Brake Drum Wheel Cylinder problems of the 2015 GMC Sierra 1500

Two problems related to brake drum wheel cylinder have been reported for the 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 based on all problems reported for the 2015 Sierra 1500.

1 Brake Drum Wheel Cylinder problem

Failure Date: 11/21/2018

I first noticed the problem when I was backing down the ramp to launch my boat. Generally I can lightly touch the brakes and the truck will stop immediately. But this time it did not and I had to pump my brakes multiple times before it finally came to a stop. I was quit alarmed but kinda blew it off. The truck had traveled about six feet further than I had anticipated. About a week later I stopped to go through my gate at my farm and when I drove through the gate which is on a slight hill decline it happened again. I went to touch the brakes to stop and ended up pumping the brakes violently in order to get the truck to stop. This time I traveled about seven or eight feet before coming to a full stop. After this incident I was convinced to take it to the dealership. It occurred once more during that time. The dealership said it was a malfunction in the vacuum pump that works off of the main engine and oil from the engine had contaminated the braking system. I had to have replaced a pump, booster, cylinder, pipe, and fluid for a total of 1266. 33 dollars. That invoice number is 208452. I feel this is a serious safety issue when you think your vehicle is going to stop and it does not. This can cause a panic situation!.

2 Brake Drum Wheel Cylinder problem

Failure Date: 11/11/2018

I first noticed the issue on the morning of Saturday, November 10th as I was backing into a parking spot. As I was backing in, I noticed all of a sudden the brake pedal was on the floor and I was about to plow into a curb and threw the truck in park. I didn't think anything of it. The second time it happened was one day later as my fiance and I had just completed a 200 mile drive home. I was pulling into the parking lot at our townhouse complex and as I was pulling forward to back into the space, I noticed I had no braking power whatsoever. I had to throw the truck in park to keep it from hitting a neighbors vehicle. I opened the hood with the engine running, and noticed a ticking noise I hadn't heard before and my brake pedal only had about 1/4" of travel left. I could pull the pedal back to where it is supposed to be but it would just fall back down to the floor. I was able to very slowly and carefully park the truck using park and the parking brake. With the engine still running and the vehicle in park, I depressed what was left of the brake pedal and held it to the floor and heard a moaning noise coming from the area near the master brake cylinder and could feel the brake pedal shuddering under my foot. I feel unsafe driving this vehicle and I was giving no warning of the brake failure. I am having the vehicle towed to sewell Buick GMC in dallas and will update when they find cause. I will also be calling gm customer support as I feel this is a huge safety hazard.




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