2011 Gmc Sierra 1500 Brakes Problems

The brake light switch located on the brake pedal failed. This disabled the cruise control, and the brake lights .

I HAD A SEVERE SHUDDER WHEN BRAKING. I TOOK APART THE FRONT BRAKES AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. WHEN I TOOK OFF THE REAR DRUM I FOUND THAT THE WASHERS ON THE HOLD DOWN SPRINGS HAD FAILED AND ALLOWED THE PIN TO PULL THROUGH. (MAKING A CROSS IN THE WASHER WHERE THERE SHOULD ONLY BE A SLOT) THE RELEASED THE SPRING AND WASHER TO FALL. THE SHOES WERE JUST SITTING THERE NOT SECURED TO THE BACK PLATE OF THE WHEEL. THE SECOND SIDE HAD ALMOST FAILED AND THE WEAR ON THE WASHER IS VISIBLE IN MY ATTACHED PHOTOS.

PURCHASED TRUCK 11/10/2011 WITH 3 MILES ON IT. AT 4,000 MILES THE TRUCKS BRAKES STARTED PULSATING AND SHIMMING WHILE APPLING BRAKES GOING DOWN HILL. TOOK IT TO DEALER , THEY RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS. GOOD TILL 5,700 MILES AND IT STARTED DOING THIS AGAIN, BUT WORSE, ALSO PROBLEMS JUST BRAKING ANY WHERE. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, NOW THEY RESURFACED REAR DRUMS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS NEW VEHICLE'S BRAKING SYSTEM. THEY WROTE THE BRAKES WERE WARPED DURING BOTH VISITS, AND NO REASON AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING TO MY NEW VEHICLE. *TT

THE HEADLIGHTS DIM THEN RETURN TO NORMAL EVERY TIME THE BREAK IS APPLIED. INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM AND RETURN TO NORMAL WHEN HAZARD LIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED. DEALER FOUND THE COMPLAINT TO BE VALID. BATTERY TESTED AND FOUND TO BE GOOD. VOLTAGE TEST OF ALTERNATOR CHECKED OUT NORMAL. ENGINE AND BODY GROUNDS CHECKED OUT NORMAL. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH WITH NEW PART WITH NO CHANGE. GENERAL MOTORS REFERENCED SERVICE BULLETIN #02-06-03-008D AND CLAIM THE TRUCK IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. AFTER SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM AND I AM STUCK WITH THE TRUCK AS IS. THE GM SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO REFUSED TO SEND ME ANY DOCUMENTATION REGARDING MY CUSTOMER CLAIM AND DIRECTED ME BACK TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN AND THE DEALER. I HAVE INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY INTO THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN ITS SAFETY AT NIGHT. MY GM CUSTOMER CLAIM #[XXX]. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW AND I WOULD NOT ALLOW MY FAMILY TO OPERATE IT AT NIGHT AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIGHT SYSTEM FAILING OR SHORTING OUT AS THE VEHICLE GETS OLDER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR