2003 GMC L Series problems
Owners have filed 167 complaints about the 2003 GMC L Series with NHTSA. Exterior lighting accounts for 1.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of visibility at 1.2%. A further 95.2% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints167
Crashes9
Fires3
Injuries8
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Equipment 95.2% · 159
Exterior lighting 1.2% · 2
Visibility 1.2% · 2
Engine and engine cooling 1.2% · 2
Vehicle speed control 0.6% · 1
Electrical system 0.6% · 1
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire, 8 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Filings have fallen off, 7 in the last three years against 29 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
In owners' own words
No event lead to tire failure. Goodyear allegra 185/65r15 with 23k miles on them. Found crack on tire on 12/21/05. Purchase at sam's club on 03/09/03, sam's replaced tire. On 12/30/05 found flat on different tire, no visible damage. Inflated tire and checked with soap. Leaking on sidewall in two places near raised lettering. Contacted goodyear via e-mail to complain. Tires appear to be defective and a hazard. Equipment
The ignition key continues to get lock or stuck in the ignition. This represents a secondary safety issue in that car has key in the ignition at all times. Battery could drain leaving passengers and drivers stranded in unsafe or unable to react to unsafe situations (criminal pursuers, assailants, etc). Because your car has been drain due to an ignition defect that locks your key in the ignition. Equipment
2006 Malibu maxx lt. Power steering failure while hard acceleration. Had the problem since the first day it was purchased. Dealership cant duplicated the problem. We almost had 2 accidents because of this issue. Power steering message appears on the car system information.. The car always pulls hard to the right if the acceleration has to be done fast. The vehicle has currently 75,000 miles. Equipment
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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