14.1% of complaints about the 1998 GMC Sierra came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 1998 vehicle — around the middle of the 180 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is service brakes, hydraulic (49 complaints), typically at 3.3 yr or about 70,000 miles.
AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH IN TOWN WITH TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS, BRAKES BEGAN TO GRAB. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO IDEAL BUICK OF FREDERICK MARYLAND. MECHANIC TOOK WHEELS OFF AND DRIED THEM OUT, THEN TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP--5871 URBANA PIKE, FREDRICK, MARYLAND ---1-800-922-8425. *AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ON A DRY PAVEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WHEN TURNING THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS ON, THE MOTOR MAKES A LOT OF NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. VEHICLE ALSO HAS THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: ENGINE COOLANT TANK AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ARE LEAKING, BRAKES AND FUEL PUMP ARE NOISY, AND PASSENGER SIDE DEFROSTER DOES NOT FLOW ENOUGH AIR. *AK *ML
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WHEN TURNING THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS ON, THE MOTOR MAKES A LOT OF NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. VEHICLE ALSO HAS THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: ENGINE COOLANT TANK AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ARE LEAKING, BRAKES AND FUEL PUMP ARE NOISY, AND PASSENGER SIDE DEFROSTER DOES NOT FLOW ENOUGH AIR. *AK *ML