2011 Gmc Sierra 1500 Cruise Control Problems
6 owner-reported cruise control complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (6)
THE TBS GOES OUT. PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO REDUCED POWER. I WAS GOING 65 MPH AND THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN TO 15 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. LOSE ALL BREAKS CONTROL , ABS GOES OUT TO. ALMOST HAVE BEEN DUE TO GM
THIS IS THE POINT AT WHICH I DISCOVERED THAT I HAVE BAD TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BE COME BADLY CHIPPED AND PIECES OF RUBBER TREAD BEGAN COMING FROM TREAD AREA. THE SIDEWALLS DISCOLORED AND BEGAN CRACKING. THE TIRES STARTED TO LOOSE AIR AND HAD TO BE REINFLATTED ALL THE TIME TO PRESENT. TIRE HAS SAME SYMPTOMS AS RE-CALLED TIRES BUT MICHELIN AND GM WOULD DO NOTHING TO HELP. *TR
WENT ABOUT A MILE WAS GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT ACROSS MD RT 4 WHEN I LOST POWER AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME, HAD A CLOSE CALL, ON DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A TECHNICAL NOTICE ABOUT THROTTLE BODY AND INJECTOR SENSORS THEY NEED A RECALL. *TR
I WAS GOING 40MPH WHEN I WENT TO STOP QUICK TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I PRESSED ON BRAKES TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DID DOWN SHIFT BUT AT THAT THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD CAUSING ME TO CLIP THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
2011 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLE CREW CAB Z71 4X4 COMING OFF OF THE EXPRESSWAY AND COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS UNUSALLY STIFF THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE REVVED TO OVER 5000 RPM'S AND STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD. I HAD MY FOOT PUSHED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE REMAINED REVVING AND MOVING FORWARD. I QUICKLY PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE. STARTED BACK UP AND NO ISSUES ON REMAINING DRIVE. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 1400 MILES ON IT. *TR
SECOND REPORT - SUDDEN ACCELERATION. 2011 GMC SIERRA PU TRUCK. ON DECEMBER 20, 2010 I WAS TRAVELING TO VISIT FRIENDS. WHILE ON HIGHWAY I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR 70 MPH. I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES ON CITY STREETS. UPON ENTERING A BEDROOM TOWNSHIP KNOWN FOR SPEED TRAPS I ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR 30 MPH. WHEN PRESSING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO SET THE SPEED I WAS TRAVELING (30 MPH) THE TRUCK DOWN SHIFTED AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY (TO 4000 RPM). I IMMEDIATELY TAPPED THE BRAKE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME FOR THIS TRUCK TO DOWN SHIFT AND ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. A PREVIOUS REPORT WAS MADE IN NOVEMBER 2010. *TR