Chevrolet Sierra 2003

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• Brake line corrosion failure investigation # EA11001

  On january 11, 2011, odi opened ea11-001 to investigate allegations of premature brake line corrosion failure in model year (my) 1999 through 2003 general motors (gm) full-size pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles sold or registered in the following region of the united states that nhtsa has viewed as salt states for investigations of corrosion related issues:connecticut, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia and wisconsin.The subject vehicles represent the first five mys of gms gmt800 platform production, of which approximately 2,038,504 vehicles were sold in salt states (the subject vehicles).The gmt800 platform includes the following vehicles:1999-2007 chevrolet silverado and gmc sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500 series pick-up trucks; 2000-2006 chevrolet suburban, chevrolet tahoe and gmc yukon sport utility vehicles; and 2002-2006 cadillac escalade and chevrolet avalanche sport-utility vehicles.General motors produced a total of approximately 10,427,062 gmt800 vehicles for sales in the united states, including almost 5 million that were sold in salt states.Although there are over 60 different brake pipe routing configuration used in gmt800 vehicles, with the exception of the rear crossover pipes in my 200x-2007 vehicles that changed from rear disc to drum brakes, all of the vehicles use brake pipes from the same supplier with a common double-wall, brazed steel pipe design with a combination of hot dip zinc-aluminum corrosion protection coating and aluminum paint outer layer known in the industry as algal (astm-b750). Odi analysis of field data regarding gmt800 vehicles identified a total of 3,645 complaints of brake pipe corrosion failures, including 107 alleging crashes, and 40 injuries.Though only 20% of total gmt800 production, due to age and region the subject vehicles account for a disproportionate share of the failure experience; with 2,702 of the complaints (75%), 88 of the crashes (82%) and 20 of the injuries (50%) reported in those vehicles.Analysis of the complaints showed strong correlations to vehicle age and region.For vehicles with less than 8 years of service, the complaint rates were minimal for all regions.In the salt states the failure rates begin to climb as the vehicles advance in age, particularly in the northeast corner of the united states.The complaint rates in the salt states go from less than 0.1 incident per thousand vehicles (iptv) at 7 years in service to over 1.0 iptv after the 12th year of service for the subject pickup trucks and utility vehicles.Most of the failures reported to odi occurred in vehicles with more than 10 years in service.Odi’s investigation did not identify any specific defect conditions that were causing or contributing to the brake pipe failures.Nor did the analysis isolate the problem to any subject vehicle sub-populations when analyzed by vehicle type or production range.The investigation found that vehicles experiencing brake pipe corrosion failures were likely to have general patterns of excessive corrosion on the majority of the brake pipe assembly and appear to be occurring due to expected wear out for the brake pipe coating material used in the subject vehicles and the environmental conditions in severe corrosion states.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.For additional information, see the closing report in the investigation document file.
  

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• Parking brake failure investigation # DP05009

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• Hydraulic pump failres investigation # EA04012

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• Parking brake failure investigation # EA04011

  In a letter dated april 20, 2005, gm notified nhtsa that it had decided that defects that relate to motor vehicle safety exist in certain model year (my) 1999-2002 c/k 1500 series (pbr parking brake system) and my 2001-2005 c/k 2500 and 3500 series (trw parking brake system) pickups with manual transmissions.According to gm, some of these vehicles may have conditions that cause the friction linings to wear to an extent where the parking brake can become ineffective in immobilizing a parked vehicle.Gms action covers an estimated total of 142,585 vehicles.Dealers will install a low-force spring clip retainer for vehicles equipped with the pbr parking brake system and install a redesigned parking brake cable assembly on vehicles equipped with the trw parking brake system. A total of 58 non-duplicative complaints were received by odi and gm concerning the approximately 59,000 my 1999-2002 c/k 1500 series pickup trucks with the pbr parking brake system.These included 22 alleged rollaway incidents, resulting in a rate of 38.5 rollaway incidents per 100,000 vehicles.Odi is aware of 24 complaints regarding the my 2001-2005 c/k 2500 and 3500 series manual transmission trucks recalled by gm, including 5 alleging rollaway incidents.Though the conditions described in gms letter are also present in the c/k trucks with automatic transmissions, the rollaway rate in those vehicles was similar to those observed in peer vehicles studied by odi in this investigation.This engineering analysis is closed. For additional information, see the attached closing report.
  

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• Tailgate cable breakage investigation # EA04005

  General motors filed a defect notice 04v-129 on march 17, 2004, which outlines a program to replace the tailgate cables installed in affected model year 2000-2004 vehicles.Refer to odis closing report for ea04-005 for additional information.Odi is aware of reports of tailgate cable breakage occurring in model year 1999 and earlier vehicles.These vehicles were equipped with similar tailgate cables as addressed by 04v-129, but are not being addressed by campaign o4v-129.Odi is initiating a separate investigation to address these vehicles.The complaint-injury-fatality statistics summarized above pertain to model year 2000-2004 vehicles. The complaint-injury statistics for model year 1999 and earlier vehicles are summarized on the opening resume for that investigation.
  

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• Parking brake failure investigation # PE03057

  Odi opened pe03-057 to assess parking brake ineffectiveness in the subject vehicles.These vehicles are equipped with four wheel disc brakes that incorporate a single-shoe drum-in-hat parking brake independent of the service brakes.Complaint and warranty data indicate that the parking brake linings tend to wear out early in the life of the vehicle (at an average of 24 months in service), reducing the parking brake systems torque below that needed to immobilize the vehicle.Gm has attributed this accelerated wear to foreign material intrusion and a failure of the brake shoe to properly self-center within its brake drum.Effective with the start of my 2003 production, a newer reduced force hold-down clip was introduced to facilitate brake shoe disengagement from the drum surface.This part is also available at the service level for the my 1999-2002 vehicles.Gm has indicated that the paking brake is intended to operate in conjunction with the transmission to immobilze parked vehicles, and that in many cases, accelerated parking brake lining wear is caused by rough use, vehicle modifications, and driving with the parking engaged. Odi has upgraded the preliminary evaluation to an engineering analysis to gather further information concerning parking brake usage factors and the circumstances surrounding the seventeen reported vehicle crashes.
  

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• Steel wheel rim fracture investigation # PE03026

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A service brake booster light came on randomly one day with a buzz in the brake pedal. I took it in for service at the dealer who had $600 worth of service done to reprogram the computer and lube the 4wd components in my 2003 gmc sierra 1500 to keep my truck running great. However, just a few days later i was coming to a stop and my brake pedal went to the floor, the emergency brake light came on with a service brake system light. I drove another 20 miles back to the same dealer at about 15mph so i could jam the brakes to stop. They told me i needed $1700 to run all new brake lines.I just put new brake lines in my 2003 buick regal so the truck is going to sit in my driveway in hopes of a recall. This is ridiculous. If i had needed to stop in an emergency, i would not have been able to do so in time. *tr

When turning the steering wheel left or right on a bumpy road there was a noise in the steering column. The dealer replaced the grease and steering wheel. Please provide any further information. *jb

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P0171 [1] System too Lean (Bank 1)
• P0174 [1] System too Lean (Bank 2)
• P0300 [1] Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected
• P0335 [1] Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Malfunction
• C0201 [1] Reverse speed sensor right front - signal out of range / performance