1996 GMC C35 User Comment / Complaint

Tl* - the contact stated that the 2004 jeep grand cherokee's front rotors were warp due to poor caliper design. he needed to upgrade the oe-um on the brake caliper and disc. while driving at 60 mph with dry weather he applied the brakes, but the brake the pedal pulsated abnormally. he took the vehicle to dealership for repairs, but the parts were difficult to find. he returned for repairs twice, but they did not do any thing to vehicle because it was no longer under warranty. the failure mileage was 29500, and the current mileage was 30300.  view

Tl* - the contact stated that the 2004 jeep grand cherokee's front rotors were warp due to poor caliper design. he needed to upgrade the oe-um on the brake caliper and disc. while driving at 60 mph with dry weather he applied the brakes, but the brake the pedal pulsated abnormally. he took the vehicle to dealership for repairs, but the parts were difficult to find. he returned for repairs twice, but they did not do any thing to vehicle because it was no longer under warranty. the failure mileage was 29500, and the current mileage was 30300.  view

Tl* - the contact owns a 2000 dodge neon. while turning left into a parking lot the vehicle abruptly stopped. the front driver's side tie rod failed, causing that tire to lean. the travel speed was approximately 5 mph. the vehicle was towed away. the dealer replaced both tie rod ends. the current and failure mileage were both 90,898. the contact has the repair order.  view

Tl*- the contact stated that the 2004 buick century headlights turned off while driving the vehicle. on 02/15/07 at 30 mph on a rural highway the headlights blinked off and on, and then they went out again and stayed off for about 1/2 mile. the contact stated that the current odometer reading was 33,800 miles. on the next day he took the vehicle to the buick dealership and they replaced the dusk dawn sensor. after the repairs he drove the vehicle, and the next night the headlights turned off again. the contact hasn't driven the vehicle since the last event with the lights turning off. the contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer, and was given case# 71-495164830.  view

1.speedometer faied s daily. it will read 90 mph when i have just began accelerating. other times it will read 10 mph when i am driving with traffic on the freeway. problem has not been corrected, dealership advised it was not covered under a recall although they have received numerous complaints. 2. second row middle seat belt failed to retract. second middle seatbelt fastener got stuck and unable to unfasten seat belt without force. has not been corrected. 3. paint on radio controls & dashboard is peeling off - paint was originally grey and now some areas are black and other clear with the bright light shining through when the radio is in use. 4. brakes squeek excessively, replaced brakes & pads noise ceased for a month and then began again. 5. rear access door rattles constantly 6. rear access door plastic molding on inside of door cracked 7. front passenger seat belt plastic cover cracked and broke off 8. left rear passenger door light casing cracked and fell off 9. steering makes an abnormal noise when turning.  view

Tl*- the contact stated that every time he completed a turn in the 2006 toyota avalon ( with failure mileage: 5 miles at slow rate of speed under 20 mph, with the foot on the accelerator pedal the vehicle would not accelerate. then, without any warning ,the transmission engaged and the vehicle jerked. the vehicle had been taken to the dealer, who stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle and could not duplicate the problem. the current mileage was 22,109.  view

Tl*- the contact owns a 1996 pontiac sunfire. the vehicle made a knocking noise when the steering was turned all the way to the left. there was recall 02v286000 for the rack and pinion steering, but it did not include this vehicle due to the vin. the contact felt that it should be extended since this vehicle had the same failure as stated in the recall.  view

Tl*- the contact stated that the replacement ac delco battery model # 78-6yr for the 1998 chevrolet pickup with 30,000 failure mileage leaks acid. certain ac delco batteries manufactured in 2000 and 2001 with side posts terminal had the potential to leak acid through the terminals. this failure has the potential to corrode frames, sheet metal, brake lines, battery leads and fuel lines. the current mileage was 40,000. update *4/23/07tr  view

Car accelerated rapidly on four separate occasions without touching accelerator. despite pressing hard on brake pedal, car engine sped up and spun two wheels making black tire marks on pavement. now at dealer for diagnosis.  view

Driving car and it would die. first occurance was under warranty. car taken to dealer. dealer said fuel pump was bad and replaced pump. same problem ocurred out of warranty. noticed that some of the gages and lights on dash also quit when this happened. i could hit the key and they would come back on, and the car would restart. dealt with this for about 2 yrs because the cost of a new switch was more than i could afford at the time.finnally dissassembled the ignition switch when problem got too bad. discovered that gm had not used the normal heavy wiper style contacts that most ignition switches have. they used a plastic cam that pushes pins that operate very light spring style contacts. i found that the contacts had arced and were not making good contact. used very fine emery cloth to clean contacts, reassembled switch, and problem was solved.car starts and runs fine for now, but as soon as contacts arc enough, problem will return. i have noticed that there are many many people who have the same problem and the dealership is telling them that the problem is in the security system. well its not. anyone who has a minor amount of mechanical ability can fix the problem in about an hour. be sure and consult a repair manual on the proper removal of the ignition switch from the dash. its not hard, but there is a trck to it.  view