2019 GMC Sierra 1500 Brakes

AFTER HAVING A RECALL ISSUE FIXED ON THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM OF MY TRUCK, I REMOTED STARTED IT FROM GM'S ONSTAR APP, WHICH CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO LIGHT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE AND GIVE A NUMBER OF ERRORS, INCLUDING A SOLID ENGINE LIGHT. GM ONSTAR DIAGNOSIS IDENTIFIED THAT THERE IS NOW ANOTHER ISSUE IN THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO MECHANICAL FAILURE AT THIS POINT, BUT I AM CONCERNED THEIR MAYBE AS OTHERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE HAVE SEEN MECHANICAL FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GMC SAVANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERT OGDEN BUICK GMC 4216 US-281, EDINBURG, TX 78542 (956)205-0761 TO BE DIAGNOSED WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.*DT*JB

AFTER STARTING MY 2019 GMC SIERRA, I RECEIVED A NUMBER OF WARNINGS INCLUDING: 1. SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM 2. STEERING ASSIST IS REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE 3. SERVICE ESC 4. BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62 MPH TOP SPEED 5. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS I STARTED TO DRIVE, I REALIZED I HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME STOPPING AS I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE VERY HARD. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND ONLY GOING 5 - 10 MPH, BUT STILL HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE AND MADE A SOFTWARE UPDATE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH GM, WHICH IS NOW A CURRENT RECALL. THE TRUCK HAS DONE IT AGAIN AS OF TODAY SO THE SW FIX IS OBVIOUSLY NOT CORRECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO OPERATE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOWN AND COUNTY GMC (1040 PASEO DEL PUEBLO SUR TAOS, TAOS NM) WHO REPROGRAMMED THE BRAKE MODULE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALSO, THE ABS, CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, AND DIFFERENTIAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM, SERVICE ESC, STEERING ASSIST REDUCED, DRIVE WITH CARE AND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE SYSTEM TOP SPEED 62 MPH MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INGERSOLL AUTO OF DANBURY (84 FEDERAL RD, DANBURY, CT 06810). THE SAME DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 28, 2019 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 19V814000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 19V889000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,606.

NEW TRUCK, GMC 1500 DENALI, 1100 MILES, STARTED VEHICLE WITH MULTIPLE WARNING SOUNDS & WARNING LIGHTS, DASH SAYS "BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62MPH TOP SPEED", SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM", STEERING ASSIST IS REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE" SERVICE ESC", BRAKING WAS COMPLETELY REDUCED & NEEDED HARD PRESS ON BRAKE TO TRY AND GET VEHICLE TO STOP. VERY DIMINISHED BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON RESTART.

AFTER STARTING MY TRUCK I GOT THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES SERVICE ESC SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE - 62 MPH TOP SPEED STEERING ASSIST REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE THOUGHT I WOULD JUST LIMP IT HOME ALTHOUGH AFTER LEAVING MY PARKING SPOT I REALIZED THAT I HAD ALMOST NO BRAKES AT A ALL. I RE PARKED THE TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IS TELLING ME THAT THEY RESET THE CODES BUT THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. NO BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WOULD BE DISASTROUS!

BRAND NEW TRUCK, AT4, 15K MILES, 5 MONTHS OLD. WAS VERY COLD TODAY OUTSIDE, WAS IN A STORE AND STARTED VEHICLE REMOTELY. CAME OUTSIDE TO A RUNNING VEHICLE, SAT IN DRIVERS SEAT AND PRESSED START BUTTON. NOTICED MULTIPLE WARNING SOUNDS/LIGHTS, DASH READ "BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62MPH TOP SPEED", SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM", STEERING ASSIST IS REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE" SERVICE ESC". THE ABS, CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY LOCAL GMC DEALER (WHO IS 5 MILES AWAY) AND READ THEM ALL THE MESSAGES AND ASKED IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE TO THEIR LOCATION. AFTER A BRIEF HOLD, THE SERVICE TECH STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE OVER. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OUT ONTO RT6. WHILE STILL IN THE PARKING LOT, TRAVELING APPROX 10-15MPH I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK MY FULL POWER ON THE PEDDLE TO STOP, AND APPROXIMATE 20-30 FEET OF DISTANCE BEFORE IT STOPPED FULLY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE SERVICE TECH BACK AND INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH 5% OR SO BREAK CAPACITY. SHE PROVIDED THE GM NUMBER FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THEIR SHOP A SHORT TIME AGO AND I AM AWAITING THEIR FEEDBACK. ON A SIDE NOTE, I WAITED IN THE TRUCK AS I DID NOT WANT TO SHUT IT DOWN, I WANTED THE SERVICE TECH TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT WAS ON THE SCREEN. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINS, WITH ME IN THE DRIVERS SEAT WITH THE KEYS, THE TRUCK SHUT ITSELF OFF. WHEN IT RESTARTED THE MESSAGES WERE GONE, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED. LUCKILY I TOOK PHOTOS AND VIDEO RECORDED THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO. THE LOSS OF BRAKES FOR ANY ISSUE SHOULD BE TREATED WITH THE UTTERMOST CARE FOR SAFETY OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS SEEMLY KNOWN ISSUE WILL (IF NOT ALREADY) RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH IF NOT CORRECTED QUICKLY.

TOOK MY TRUCK FOR A RECALL AT THE GMC DEALER YESTERDAY FOR BOTH SEATBELT TENSIONER AND TO UPDATE THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AFTER THAT EARLIER TODAY AFTER A RED LIGHT I GOT A BUNCH OF WARNING LIGHTS. THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, SERVICE ESC, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, AND SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM CAME ON. BRAKES ALL OF A SUDDEN GOT REALLY WEAK ALMOST CRASHED HAD TO BRAKE WAY EARLIER THAN I NEED TO AND DRIVE SLOW. TRUCK WAS RUNNING GREAT UNTIL I GOT THE RECALL DONE.

RANDOM INTERMITTENT VEHICLE BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED RANDOM BRAKE FAILURE FOR 45 MINUTES AT A TIME ON MY SIERRA. NO CODES OR WARNINGS ARE SHOWN WHEN IT HAPPENS. OCCURS WHILE DRIVING, AND RANDOM. CONDITION CREATES AN EXTREMELY HARD PEDDLE WITH EXTREMELY REDUCED BRAKING POWER. SAFE STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED AT LEAST 3 FOLD. VEHICLE BRAKES WILL START WORKING AGAIN IF TRUCK IS LEFT PARKED AND IGNITION OFF AFTER 30 MINUTES. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO THE SERVICING DEALER, THEY DROVE IT 30 MILES AND A WEEK LATER, GM INSTRUCTED ME TO PICK MY TRUCK BACK UP AFTER NO REPAIRS DO TO THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. I EXPRESSED EXTREME CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY, AND GM STANCE IS, "NO CODES NO PROBLEM". I WAS INSTRUCTED BY GM TO SIMPLY BRING IT BACK IN WHEN MY BRAKES FAIL AGAIN. 2 WEEKS LATER, MY BRAKES FAILED AGAIN, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ONCE AGAIN, THE TRUCK CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER SITTING WITH THE IGNITION OFF FOR 30 MINUTES. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY DROVE IT AND "COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER CONCERN" ONCE AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN I WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK IN WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL DURING THEIR OPEN BUSINESS HOURS SO THAT THEY CAN SEE IT FOR THEMSELVES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION, AND THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE OFF THE ROAD AND CONCERNING TO GM, BUT IT IS NOT. THROUGH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TRUCK YEAR AND MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND GM IS NEGLIGENT TOWARDS OUR SAFETY AND THE INNOCENT PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. THIS NEW "E-BOOST" BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE MY FAMILY OR OTHERS ARE KILLED OR INJURED BY THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED BOTH TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING SLOWING DOWN FOR CURVES AND STOPPED TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND PERSISTED AT ALL CONDITIONS UNTIL IT RESET ITSELF AFTER SITTING OFF FOR 30 MINUTES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO DEPRESS AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BURNS BUICK (500 W RTE 70, MARLTON, NJ 08053, (856) 432-0330), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,085.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE EXITING A FUEL STATION IN REVERSE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED ORANGE BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 3883 W COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32808, (407) 680-2090) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

JUNE 27TH I WAS LEAVING A GAS STATION IN NOVATO CA WITH MY DAUGHTER AND FATHER IN THE TRUCK. I SLOWLY STARTED MOVING THROUGH THE STATION AND NOTICED MY BRAKES WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. FORTUNATELY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME SO I DROPPED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR AND SLOWLY MOTORED HOME TO WAIT FOR THE TOW TRUCK. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE NOVATO CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. I THEN BEGAN THE PROCESS OF REQUESTING GM TO BUY THIS TRUCK BACK AND ITS DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO BE A SHORT PROCESS. IM STILL CURRENTLY DRIVING THIS THING WITH NO DIAGNOSIS OF ANY BRAKE ISSUE. MY WIFE WON'T EVEN GET INTO THE TRUCK. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS TRUCK AND WISH THERE WAS A DEFINITIVE ANSWER TO WHAT HAPPENED. GM CORPORATE SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO PLEASE BRING IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVAL. IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN?!!! IM NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT THE AIR COOLED SEATS NOT WORKING PROPERLY! I DRIVE A FIRE ENGINE FOR A LIVING AND MY JOB IS TO KEEP OTHERS SAFE. NOW I'M HAVING TO DRIVE THIS THING WHILE WAITING FOR GM TO STEP UP AND BUY THIS BACK BEFORE THE BRAKES GO OUT AGAIN. I SUPPOSE SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE GM ACKNOWLEDGES THERE'S AN ISSUE HERE.

ON 5/28/19 I FILLED MY 2019 GMC SIERRA DENALI AT THE LOCAL GAS STATION. AS USUAL I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER FUELING, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN PULLING OUT OF GAS STATION. UPON EXITING I LOST ALL BRAKING POWER AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS GOING APPROX. 5 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL IT WAS ON THE FLOOR WITH EXTREME FORCE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. AT APPROX. 4:41PM I RECIEVED AN ONSTAR EMAIL WITH AN ANTILOCK BRAKE PROBLEM. EMAIL SUGGESTED I TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE WITHIN 7 DAYS. I HAD GMC ROADSIDE TOW THE TRUCK FROM MY HOME TO THE NEAREST DEALER(STATEN ISLAND BUICK GMC) I LEASED THE VEHICLE FROM COLEMAN BUICK GMC AND WHEN I CONTACTED THEM I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T HELP AND THE DEALER THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO IS STILL GM. I ALSO CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. RECEIVED A CASE # AND WAITING TO BE CONTACTED. AS PER COLEMAN THE VEHICLE HAS RECALLS FOR A TRAILER BRAKE MODULE AND PARK ASSIST. AS PER SI BUICK GMC THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY COMPUTER CODES. THE HYDRAULIC TEST SHOWED NO ISSUES. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE UPGRADED THE COMPUTER AND THE TRUCK WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AS OF 5/30. THEY WANT TO TEST DRIVE AGAIN ON 5/31 AND I ASSUME I'LL BE ASKED TO PICK UP MY TRUCK. I FIND THIS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THANKFULLY I WAS GOING 5MPH WHEN I LOST FULL BRAKING. I WAS TOLD IF THE ISSUE HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR AS NEEDED. THIS SAFETY ISSUE CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY AND OR PROVE TO BE FATAL. DEPENDING ON TECHNOLOGY TO DETERMINE BRAKING CAPACITY IS ABSURD. 2019 GMC SIERRA ALSO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DULY NOTED BY CUSTOMERS. FORUMS ALSO MARK THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH OTHER OWNERS IN DIFFERENT STATES. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS, PASSENGERS AND PEDESTRIANS! LIVES ARE AT RISK AND A RECALL IS NEEDED!

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A STREET, I HEARD THE VEHICLE NOTIFICATION ALARM SOUND, I LOOKED DOWN AT THE DASH AND HAD SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED:I HAD FOUR MESSAGES: SERVICE ESC SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE - 62 MPH TOP SPEED STEERING ASSIST REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE LIGHTS ON DASH THAT WERE ILLUMINATED ABS CHECK ENGINE BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL BEFORE I COULD READ EACH WARNING LIGHT, A RED STOP LIGHT WAS APPROACHING. I WAS AT THAT TIME I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND REALIZED THAT MY BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY SPONGEY. I FIGURED I ONLY HAD ABOUT 10% BRAKING POWER. WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT, I PUSHED AS HARD AS I COULD TO STOP MY TRUCK. LUCKILY, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY TRUCK WITHOUT REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY TRUCK WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK 5 DAYS PRIOR. MY TRUCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 161 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE NEXT DAY I NEEDED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER AND HYDRO BOOST. PROBABLY THE ABSOLUTE WORSE COMPONENT TO FAIL ON THE DRIVER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCDONALD GMC CADILLAC (5155 STATE ST, SAGINAW, MI 48603, (989) 319-4136). THE DEALER TESTED THE BRAKES, REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BLED THE BRAKES, PERFORMED A ROAD TEST, AND DECLARED THAT THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED DURING A ROAD TRIP 200 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. DURING THE FAILURE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD AGAIN AND THE WARNING INDICATOR TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME SLOWLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A CASE MANGER WOULD CALL BACK WITHIN TWO DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,930. *TP