2000 GMC Sierra Complaint Log

AT LOW SPEEDS ABS BRAKES GRAB AND DON'T STOP VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CONTACTED DEALER. ALL FOUR DISC BRAKES ARE FLAKING APART.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE OR GO INTO REVERSE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

2000 2WD SIERRA - SUN GEAR SHELL DEFECTIVE FROM MFG (KNOWN PROBLEM) (1) TOTAL TRANSIMISSION FAILURE - REBUILD. (2) TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE - REBUILD. *AK

THROTTLE PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

LOSS OF BRAKING ON BUMPY OR UNPAVED DOWNHILL SLOPE. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND THE TRUCK KEPT GOING RIGHT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY INTO 55 MPH TRAFFIC LUCK BEING WITH ME NO CARS OR TRUCKS WERE COMING.

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES WERE MAKING A LOUD NOISE . CONTACTED DEALER , BRAKES LOCKED UP. HAD PART REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT FROM A SMALL, SHARP PIECE OF GRAVEL. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND DROVE HOME. AT HOME I INFLATED THE TIRE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. ALONG WITH DISCOVERING THE GRAVEL PUNCTURE, I OBSERVED 3-4 SPOTS AROUND THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE THAT WERE RAISED ABOVE THE REST OF THE SIDEWALL. THE RAISED PLACES CAN BE DESCRIBED AS LARGE BLISTERS OF 6-8 SQUARE INCHES IN SIZE. THE "BUBBLE" SPOTS WERE FOUND ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. NONE WERE OBSERVED ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. I THEN OBSERVED THE OTHER TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND FOUND DEPRESSIONS OR UNEVENNESS IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE OTHER TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W273 WMA TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)

FIRESTONE STEEL TEX (DOT VN11 B1C) TIRE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 35000 MILES MOUNTED ON A GMC, 2500, HD 2000. LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH. WHOLE TREAD SIDEWALL WAS MISSING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK *TT

BRAKES ARE WEAK AND THEY PULL RIGHT OR LEFT AT DIFFERENT TIMES THEY ALSO SQUEAL AND SOME TIMES SMOKE. WHEN PULLING A TRAILER THE TRAILER BRAKES HAVE TO DO MOST OF THE WORK TO MAKE BOTH STOP PROPERLY. THE BACK BRAKES DONT SEEM TO WORK AT ALL. THE DIVING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.*AK

THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLUCTUATE WHILE DRIVING, THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM FOR CONSUMER NOT KNOWING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER IS AFRAID OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK UPDATED 06/16/06. *JB

ABS HAS GONE OUT, CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK *YD

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE AT LOW SPEED IN WET WEATHER THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER CANNOT FIND A CAUSE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE AT 20 MPH, FIRST TIME DEALER FOUND LOOSE TERMINAL AT ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK

TIRE BLEW OUT, EXPLODING SIDEWALL, COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNCUIRD019 TIRESIZE: P255/70R/1)

CONSUMER STATED ENGINE VALVE WAS KNOCKING. AS A RESULT A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

REAR DISC BRAKES ARE OF SUCH DESIGN THAT THEY GET WET AND RUST, WHICH CAUSES THEM TO DRAG. ROTORS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY DUE TO THIS, CAUSING EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. *AK *JG

TIRE EXPERIENCED BELT TO BELT SEPARATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W273 TIRESIZE: P26575R16)

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING IN NORMAL MANNER (NON-PANIC STOP) AT SLOW SPEEDS ON ROUGH SURFACE OR WHEN ENCOUNTERING "BRAKING BUMPS" ON ASPHALT ROADS. BRAKE PEDAL SHUDDERS BRIEFLY INDICATING ABS IS ENGAGING, THEN BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND DEPRESSES FULLY WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF STOPPING POWER UNTIL BRAKES ARE RELEASED AND REAPPPLIED. CONDITION IS BOTH DISCONCERTING AND DANGEROUS PARTICULARLY ON DOWNHILLS - ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN NARROWLY AVOIDED OR HAVE BEEN FORCED TO DRIVE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD SURFACE TO AVOID HITTING OTHERS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, RESPONSE IS ALWAYS THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL CONDITION" (COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE??). THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ROUTINELY WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE - TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENCES WOULD EASILY EXCEED 100 DURING THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHCILE (ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK FOR OVER A YEAR).

CONTINUED EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE FROM PISTONS. *TR

ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN YOU PUSH ON IT. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE.*AK

INITIALLY PATCHED THE TIRE IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD, THE NEXT PROBLEM WAS AT LEAST TWO TO THREE INCHES AWAY AND WAS BURSTING ON THE INTERNAL WALL OF THE TIRE.

DT: THE CALLER SAYS THERE IS A PIECE OF METAL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT THAT CUTS INTO THE SEAT AND HIS CLOTHES. HE HAD THE SEAT REPLACED TWICE, BUT NOT THE PIECE OF METAL. IT IS LOCATED WHERE HE PIVOTS THE SEAT BACK. THE CALLER SAYS THE METAL IS REAL SHARP. HE SA DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE RIPS UNTIL A WEEK AGO. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. *AK

SIDEWALL SIDE OF TIRE COMPLETELY FAILED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN73 TIRESIZE: P26575R16)

ENCOUNTERED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE BRAKING ON AN OFF RAMP. APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 25 MPH. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, ABS MODULE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE, BRAKE PEDAL REMAINED FIRM BUT TOTAL BRAKE LOSS ON ALL 4 WHEELS ENCOUNTERED. EVASIVE STEERING AND RELEASE OF BRAKE PEDAL RESTORED VEHICLE BRAKING AND AVOIDED CONTACT WITH OTHER VEHICLES.

WHILE DRIVING, LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, SPIN COUNTERCLOCKWISE, AND HIT THE MEDIAN BARRIER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, ALSO THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC

TIRE SPLIT ON THE INSIDE & OUTSIDE SURFACES. GENERAL TIRE-AMER1550, LT245/75R16M+R DOT ADTTDOA030

WHEN PULLING OFF ROAD ONTO DIRT, GRAVEL, OR GRASS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE ABOUT 10MPH, THE BRAKES BECOME UNRESPONSIVE, VIBRATE, FADE, FAIL TO SLOW VEHICLE, AND PEDAL PRESSURE BECOMES EXCESSIVE AND SEEMS TO LOCK UP. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM. VERY SCARY! SHOULD THIS SYSTEM ENGAGE UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. IT IS NOT, I REPEAT NOT, A PANIC STOP SITUATION, JUST NORMAL "PULLING OFF THE ROAD TO STOP" SITUATIONS.*AK

UNDER TIRE INSPECTION NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON ALL TIRES., *AK (DOT NUMBER: W273WMA369 TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)

IT GREATLY CONCERNS ME THAT A FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING SHAFT OCCURS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED 3 TIMES. ARE THEY JUST WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED?*AK

THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THE GMC SIERRA PICK-UP TO EXPLODE AND BURN. *AK

2000 GMC SIERRA INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT - TRUCK EXPLODED AND BURNED. *AK

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON THE PICKUP HAS AND STILL DOES STICK WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY/SLOWLY FORWARD OR BACKWARD AS IN PARALLEL PARKING. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE IN HOT WEATHER. THE DEALER, DURING WARRANTY PERIOD, TOLD ME THEY FOUND NO DEFECT AND KNEW OF NO DEFECT. I LEFT IT GO. MY FRIEND WHO OWNS A SATURN SEDAN TOLD ME HE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING DURING SMALL MANEUVERS. I HAVE JUST READ THAT THERE ARE TWELVE COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MY ISSUE THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO YOUR AGENCY. I AM REPORTING THE SAME AT PRESENT THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR TEN YEARS. IT MAKES CLOSE PARKING DIFFICULT AND I TRY TO AVOID THE SITUATION BECAUSE OF SUCH. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF OVERPRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR TO MAKE THE TRUCK MOVE. *TR

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE UP AND TURNED WHEELS TO GO, AND THE WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. ALSO, BRAKES WENT OUT. BRAKE WAS PRESSED DOWN, AND STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. POWER STEERING PUMP AND SERPENTINE BELT WERE REPLACED. SHAFT BROKE INTERNALLY.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CHANGED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. ALSO, THERE WAS VIBRATION WHEN SHE TURNED LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE MAKING A RELATIVELY FAST STOP ON A FAIRLY BUMPY ROAD, BUT WITHOUT SLAMMING ON MY BRAKES, THE TRUCK HAD SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 OR 35MPH FROM APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THE BRAKES FAILED MOMENTARILY, AND THEN CAUGHT AGAIN. WHEN WE FINALLY STOPPED, I ENDED UP HALF WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS A RURAL ROAD AND THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC AND CONSEQUENTLY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. IT SIMPLY SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME AND MY WIFE. MY DEALER INDICATES THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, HOWEVER HE STATED THAT THEIR BRAKE TECHNICIAN FIXED A SIMILAR PROBLEM OF THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY FAILING WHEN ANOTHER OF THEIR CUSTOMERS WAS STOPPING HIS PICKUP TRUCK WHILE DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. ADDITIONALLY, MY NEIGHBOR WHO DRIVES A 2000 YUKON XL, STATED THAT HE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE OF HIS BRAKES SUDDENLY AND ONLY MOMENTARILY FAILING WHILE STOPPING FROM ABOUT 35MPH WITH SIMILAR RESULTS TO MY EXPERIENCE OF HIM ENDING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, HE TOO HAD NO TRAFFIC AND CONSEQUENTLY NO ACCIDENT. I KNOW THAT HE ALSO REPORTED THIS TO HIS DEALER WHICH COINCIDENTLY IS BAIRD GM OF RIPON, WISCONSIN.*AK

I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH WITH ALL WINDOWS SHUT AND MY AIR CONDITION ON WHEN MY DRIVERS SIDE EXT-CAB WINDOW JUST BLEW RIGHT OUT OF THE TRUCK. THE LATCH THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW SHUT HIT ONE OF THE KIDS IN THE HAND AND ENDED UP IN THE PASSENGER SIDE POCKET. THE WINDOW HIT THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK THEN ENDED UP SHATTERING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC TRYING TO AVOID THE BROKEN GLASS AND ME PULLING OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WONDERING WHAT HAPPEND. THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT, AND THE LATCH COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO A CHILD IF HIT IN THE FACE. THANKS JEFF. *AK

MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IT WAS VERY SUBTLE AT FIRST AND I DIDN'T GIVE IT MUCH THOUGHT. I HAD INTENDED TO MENTION IT TO MY DEALER BUT DIDN'T BECAUSE I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO START MY TRUCK. AFTER ABOUT FIVE OR SIX TRIPS TO THE DEALER THEY FINALLY INSTALLED A NEW COMPUTER COMPONENT THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW MY WARRANTY IS UP AND THE GAS PEDAL SEEMS TO STICK MORE OFTEN. I CAN LIVE WITH IT WHILE TRAVELING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T STICK AT A CURRENT SPEED THAT I AM DRIVING AT; IT STICKS WHEN I WANT TO START OUT OR ACCELERATE. MY CONCERN IS THAT RECENTLY WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK IT STUCK TO THE POINT THAT WHEN I TRIED TO DEPRESS IT STUCK AND THEN FREED TO WHERE I DARTED OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT. THIS WAS SCARY AND I DECIDED I HAD BETTER REPORT IT TO THE DEALER. I HAD A SERVICE COMPLETED ON MAY 23, 02 AND RAISED MY CONCERNS WITH SHAWN D. IN THE SERVICE DEPT. AND ANOTHER GENTLEMAN (NAME UNKNOWN). THE UNKNOWN PARTY ASKED ME IF MY TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I TOLD HIM NO. I ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS IT COULD BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. HE SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS A CARBON BUILDUP THAT TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO REPAIR. HE SAID GM HASN'T DECIDED TO RECALL IT AT THIS POINT. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S BOO BOO. I AM SURPRISED THAT A COMPANY THAT HAS SUCH WONDERFUL MARKETING ADS STRESSING PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND PRIDE WOULD OVERLOOK A PROBLEM THAT COULD PROVE EXTREMELY COSTLY TO THEM IN THE FUTURE. I HOPE YOU CAN BE OF SOME ASSISTANCE TO ME.*AKI

WHEN THE TRUCK IS STOPPED, YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE WILL REV UP, BUT THE TRUCK WILL NOT PROCEED FORWARD. SECONDS LATER, YOU WILL HEAR THIS LOUD "THUNK" IN THE REAREND OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TRUCK WILL VIRTUELY JUMP FORWARD CAUSING YOU TO ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. THE SAME OCCURS WHEN BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 53 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH UP ON AN INCLINE TRIED TO PASS A TRUCK WHICH STARTED TO DOWNSHIFT. HIT REAR 2 WHEELS OF TRUCK HEAD- ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED BRUISES ALONG CHEST. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *YH

VEHICLE HAS A CRACK OF 3 QUARTERS GOING DOWN ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

DT: CONTACT STATES: WHEN HE HAS A LOAD ON THIS TRUCK THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE FAILING. WHEN HE APPLIES THE BRAKES, THEY GO TO THE FLOOR. DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES WHEN SITTING STILL AND JUST IDLING CALLER CAN PRESS ON THE BRAKES AND THEY WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. GENERAL MOTORS SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE.*AK *JB

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED MULTIPLE TIMES AND ACCELERATED VERY SLOWLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB

BRAKE HOSE@ RGT FRT IS RUBBING RIM WHEN TURN WHEEL AND HAS BEEN. *AK

SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES DUE TO STEERING PUMP SHAFT SHEER. *AK

VEHICLE PULLS LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD SET OF PADS REPLACED ON FRONT END FROM SIX MONTHS AGO. SUDDEN BRAKING CAUSES VEHICLE TO JERK INTO SIDE LANES. BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T ILLUMINATE ON DASHBOARD. THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DELAER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES, VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP, AND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH BRAKING ACTION TO STOP VEHICLE FROM HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. *AK

CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10MPH ON A SIDE STREET MAKING A TURN INSIDE OF PARKING LOT, APPLIED BRAKES, AND RAN INTO A BRICK WALL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THROTTLE PEDAL STICKS DURING STARTUP. MR