2020 GMC Sierra 2500 Brakes
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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BRAKES SINCE NEW SQUEELED. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. HAVE HAD THE TRUCK ABOUT 11 MONTHS NOW. DEALER STATED GM NOW USES A DIFFERENT PAD MATERIAL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AT A COST OF CLOSE TO $1,000 TO REPLACE THE PADS.
MY BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING VERY LOUDLY THEY HAVE BEEN SINCE AUGUST. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON US1 AND PREPARED TO STOP TO MAKE A TURN AND MY TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND ENDED UP IN THE OTHER LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC SIDEWAYS BECAUSE I TRIED TO TURN MY TRUCK TO SLOW IT DOWN. I COMPLAINED ABOUT MY BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ORDERED ME NEW BRAKES WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT MY VEHICLE AROUND AUGUST 8TH. WE ARE NOW AT THE LAST TWO DAYS OF SEPTEMBER AND THEY STILL DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES WILL COME IN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AT THIS POINT. I HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE. I BOUGHT A 70,000 TRUCK AND MY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IS ON THE LINE. GMC NEEDS TO FIND ME A COMPARABLE LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL MY TRUCK IS REPAIRED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND TOWING A TRAILER, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES WERE OVERHEATING. THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING HOT ODOR COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS WERE EXTREMELY HOT. THE CONTACT DROVE AND DROPPED OFF THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT DROVE 20 MPH AND DOWN SHIFTED TO CONTROL THE SPEED TO GET BACK HOME. THE DEALER DAVE ARBOGAST BUICK-GMC (3540 S CO ROAD 25A, TROY, OH 45373, (937) 335-0068) STATED THAT INCORRECT BRAKE PADS WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE FROM THE FACTORY AND THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROMISED TO PROVIDE A CALLBACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
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The 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 has 3 Brakes complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.