2000 GMC Sierra Complaint Log

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE ANTI-SKID BRAKES WERE HEARD ENGAGING, BUT BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. CONSUMER HAD TO RELEASE THE BRAKES, AND APPLY THE PEDAL AGAIN TO STOP. DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHEN HAVING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOTDEPRESS. THEN, UPON HITTING IT AGAIN , THERE WAS VIBRATION. ON ROUGH ROADS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. MIGHT AS WELL NOT HAD ANY BRAKES. *AK

CANCELLATION WARNING DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY FOR TURN SIGNAL, AFTER MAKING A TURN, THE TURN SIGNAL REAMAINS BLINKING. *AK

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT ON THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE UPON DELIVERY WHICH CAUSES A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE, DEALERSHIP ORDERED PART HOWEVER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE UPGRADED REPLACEMENT UNIT AT THIS TIME. *MJS

WHILE PULLING A LOAD VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE AT 5 TO 20 MPH. WILL VIBRATE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS WHEN IT HAS THE RIGHT LOAD ON IT. NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND YET. *AK *ML

THERE IS NO INDICATION ON THE PANEL THAT THERE IS PULSATION. ALSO THERE IS NO ABS NOISE AND LIGHT BRAKING POWER. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEAT VENT CAP KEEPS POPPING OFF AND REPLACED. TAIL GATE BED LINER NOT FLAT, PANEL RIPPLED AND RESCUER REAR PANEL, INSTALL ADDITIONAL FASTENER. HORN PAD FAILED, BRAKES ARE SQUEAKY,, ABS SYSTEM CHECKED COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY PROBLEM, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AT TIMES AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP, MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTERNALLY.*YD

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ALONG & STEERING LOCKED UP. VEHICLE DRIFTED OVER TO A MAIL BOX & INTO A DITCH. DEALER HASN'T INSPECTED VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT CAUSED IT.*AK

STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE. CONSUMER SAID WHEN HE TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO, HORN DID NOT WORK.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES, AND BRAKING DISTANCE IS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE. *AK

CONSUMER COULD FEEL A VERY BAD VIBRATION COMING FROM FRONT OF CAR. CONSUMER STATED IT GOT WORSE WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE OVERLY "SENSITIVE". IF VEHICLES TRAVELS OVER MINOR BUMPS ON ROADWAY, ABS ENGAGES CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. TS

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000, GMC, SIERRA. WHILE BEGINNING TO TAKE OFF THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. IF DRIVER PRESSES HARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT WOULD RELEASE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2000. HE FILED A COMPLAINT ONCE BEFORE, BUT AFTER FILLING THE COMPLAINT, THE PROBLEM QUIT OCCURRING . HOWEVER, CURRENTLY IT RECURRED. THIS HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN HE BEGAN TO TAKE OFF. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TEMPORARILY FIXED IT. VEHICLE WOULD BE OKAY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, AND THEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES.*AK *SB

TRUCK VIBRATES ON ACCELERATION FROM STOP TO 20MPH. *AK

WHEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED IT DID'T LAST 24HRS. I DID HAVE DUAL EXHAUST PUT ON THIS TRUCK .I CONTACTED THE DEALER BEFORE THIS WAS DONE TO MAKE SURE. I WAS TOLD THAT AS LONG AS THE CONVERTERS WERE NOT TOUCHED EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FIND/ STILL FALL UNDER WARRANTY EXCEPT NEW MUFFLERS AND PIPES. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL FELL OFF VEHICLE WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO STEP ON IT. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN OR TOWED. *AK

AT 26K MILES THE TIRES HANDLED POORLY IN WET AND SNOWY WEATHER, THE TREADS ARE LOW FOR THE VEHICLES MILEAGE (GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST P235/75R16 - DOT T3024545). NLM

WHILE COMING DOWN A HILL PUT FOOT ON BRAKES, AND IT FELT LIKE PUSHING ON A BRICK WALL. CONSUMER PROCEEDED THROUGH A STOP SIGN. CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS BRAKE DOWN TWICK BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP.*AK THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE. THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. HORN FAILED. KEYLESS ENTERY FAILED. DOOR LOCKS FAILED. INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED. THE FAN IN THE FRONT END IS VERY LOUD. THE SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE. *YH

VEHICLE WOULD BE PULLING EXCESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT WHILE BEING DRIVEN. SPEED DID NOT PLAY A FACTOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC REALIGNED THE TIRES. PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT END AND DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION. FIRST INCIDENT COMMENCED AT 15-35 MPH, AND SECOND INCIDENT STARTED AT 50 MPH OR MORE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

MAKING U-TURN AND POWER ASSIST WENT OUT SUDDENLY MAKING STEERING IMPOSSIBLE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. ALSO, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF BRAKING SYSTEM ON THOSE VEHICLES. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 2WD EXT CAB PICKUP AND TOOK DELIVERY ABOUT 12-23-1999. I REQUESTED CAMPER MIRRORS AND THE PASENGER SIDE CAME WITH REGULAR GLASS, WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE IN THE BLIND SPOTS . GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH LATER THE NEWER MODELS CAME WITH A SMALL CONVEX MIRROR IN THE UNIT. THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE TRUCK NOW CALLS FOR THE CONVEX MIRROR BUT GM INSISTS THAT THE ONE I GOT WAS OK. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET GM TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR , THEN TRUCK STOPPED. DEALER FIXED PROBLEM AFTER THE THIRD TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE STICKS WHICH MAY CAUSE VEHICLE TO SKID AND RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE HAD VERY NOTICEABLE WEAR ON PADS, BUT BRAKES STILL HAVE GONE OUT. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP ABOUT 5 TIMES FOR BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

2000 GMC PICKUP EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE NEVER WORKED SINCE PURCHASED NEW YET DEALER ALWAYS PASSES IT FOR STATE INSPECTION. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FLASH SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. *AK

HEADLIGHTS SPORADICALLY FLASH OFF AND ON WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK. *AK

ON 12/13/99 WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE TOURQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP AND STALLED THE TRUCK IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE CROSSING THE LEFT LANE. WITH DIFFICULTY, TRUNED THE WHEEL BACK TO THE RIGHT AND PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE TRUCK. LUCKLY THERE WAS VERY LITTLE ON COMING TRAFFIC. ON 2/11/00 WHILE COMING INTO A ROLLING RIGHT HAND TURN AND GOING ABOUT 15 MPH, I STARTED TO BRAKE AND THE TOURQUE CONVERTED AGAIN LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE STALLED. AGAIN WITH DIFFICULTY I WAS ABLE TO STEER INTO THE CORNER AND MAKE THE CORNER. AS THE TRUCK WAS FREE ROLLING IT JUST STARTED ITSELF AND IT CONTIUNED ON, ALMOST CRACHED INTO TWO CARS WAITING AT THE STOP SIGN. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION. IN OCTOBER WHEN WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE, I ACCELLERATED AND TRUCK DIDN'T MOVE. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE SHIFTED TO PARK AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE AND IT FINALLY WENT INTO GEAR AND MOVED. HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH TOURQUE CONVERTER CONCERNS WITH NO SOLUTIONS. GM HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THERE 4L60E TRANSMISSIONS. MY 1998 GMC JIMMY HAS BEEN REPLACED AT 19000 MILES. AM VERY WORRIED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AT ANY TIME WHEN NOT READY AND AN ACCEDENT WILL HAPPEN. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 40 MPH VEHICLE HOPS/VIBRATION IS FELT IN DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS, VEHICLE VIBRATES AND HOPS. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AND DRIVERS AIR BAGS DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE RESULTED IN INJURIES. PASSENGER SUSTAINED CHEST, KNEES, NECK, AND HEAD TRAUMA WHILE DRIVER SUFFERED SUBDURAL HEMOTOMA, INJURY TO BOTH KNEES AND WRIST AS WELL AS MOUTH, THROAT, FACE, HAED AND RIBS. NLM

DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW DOES NOT ADJUST SUFFICENTLY TO ELIMINATE BLIND SPOT, MIRROR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NEW MIRROR WORKED THE SAME. DEALER SAYS THAT IS THE WAY THEY ALL ARE. I AM AVERAGE SIZE. THIS WOULD BE WORSE WITH TALL DRIVERS.

TIRES COULD NOT BE BALANCED, DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE BY DEALER, AGREED TO REPLACE TIRES WITHIN 8 WEEKS, NOW INTO FIFTH MONTH AND NO SETTLEMENT. DEALER CLAIMS FIRESTONE NOT RESPONDING. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

INTERNAL ENGINE NOISE, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

BRAKE SYSTEM: WHILE DRIVING ON AVENUE AT 35-40MPH, I CROSSED A RAILROAD CROSSING WHILE BRAKING AND BRAKE PEDAL APPEARED TO GO TO THE POINT OF LEAST RESISTANCE, OR NEAR THE FLOOR BOARD. ALSO, WHILE STOPPED AT INTERSECTIONS, NOTICED BRAKE PEDAL VERY SLOWLY MOVING TO THE FLOOR WHILE FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT. AND THE SERVICE DEPT. DIAGNOSED IT AS A LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER I STILL NOTICE BRAKE PEDAL SEEKING POINT OF LEAST RESISTANCE WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD CROSSINGS AND DIPS/MODERATE BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK AS A FAMILY TRUCK AND IT CARRIES MY CHILDREN ON A REGULAR BASIS. I FEEL THAT MASTER CYLINDER SHOULD NOT HAVE LEAKED AT 822 MILES. OTHER ISSUE>>> HIGHWAY SPEED VIBRATIONS: TRUCK HAS HAD A PERSISTENT HIGHWAY SPEED VIBRATION (40-45 MPH AND 60-70 MPH). THE TRUCK WAS SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM ON SEPT. 27 AND OCT. 5. SEPT. 27 THEY BALANCED THE WHEELS. ON OCT. 5, THEY BALANCED THE WHEELS AGAIN AND SUGGESTED THAT THE WHEEL WEIGHTS ARE "COMING OFF" CAUSING UNBALANCED TIRES. WHEEL WEIGHTS HAVE REMAINED INTACT AS OF THIS DATE BUT VIBRATION STILL EXIST. THE VIBRATION FEELS LIKE IT STARTS AT THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND MIGRATES THROUGH THE TRUCK TO THE STEERING COLUMN AND WHEEL WHICH ON OCCASION HAS EXHIBITED MODERATE TO HEAVY SHAKING INCLUDING SEATS AND DASH. WHILE IN TURNS AT TIMES AND GOING OVER BUMPS, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES GIVING THE SENSE OF NOT IN CONTROL. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT. THE GM FACTORY REP. WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE TIRES TO THE SAME BRAND, GOODYEAR WRANGLERS, HOWEVER I SUGGESTED TO HIM THAT THE TRUCK WAS IN FOR VIBRATION TWICE AND I SUGGESTED SWAPPING TIRES/WHEELS TO SEE IF THIS WOULD SOLVE PROBLEM AND THEY INDICATED THEY DID SWAP BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE.

VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE MEDIAN CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER AND PASSENGERS BECAUSE OF BRAKE AND STEERING MECHANISM FAILURE. YH

PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRROR IS UNSAFE, COULD BACK INTO SOMEONE. CONSUMER THINKS HE IS FURTHER AWAY FROM OBJECTS THAN HE REALLY IS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH, PUT FOOT ON BRAKES AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. THEY SAID BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A DIRT HILL AT 3 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE FREE WHEELED DOWN A HILL AT 40 MPH DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. ALSO, FRAME IS BENT.*AK

ON LOOSE DIRT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL BRAKES LET GO. THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, BENDING THE FRONT FRAME RAILS AND FRONT CROSS MEMEBER. DRIVER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30-40 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

The contact owns a 1995 N/A GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that after parking, turning the vehicle off, and exiting, the vehicle suddenly rolled forward, down a slight incline, and crashed into another parked vehicle. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not contacted regarding the failure. In addition, while making a left turn into an intersection, a second vehicle crashed into the front of the vehicle. During the crash, no air bags deployed. The contact sustained injuries to both the shoulder and the chest. No medical treatment was required. A police report was filed at the scene. The cause of the failure was not determined. No further information was available. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 4,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC ANTI LOCK). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

POWER STEERING PUMP SPLINE SHEARED.*MR AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN THE DRIVER MADE A U-TURN. *NM

SOMETIMES BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY HARD AND BRAKES DO NOT WANT TO STOP VEHICLE. *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE ABS ACTIVATED TOO SOON WHICH GREATLY INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH LIGHT BRAKING AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

2000 GMC SIERRA HAS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE ROTORS, ENGINE FAILING TO RESTART, AND THE PASSENGER CAB WAS NOT LEVEL.*MR SHIMS WERE INSTALLED TO MAKE THE CAB LEVEL. THE REAR ROTORS WERE CRYSTALLIZED AND FLAKING OFF WHICH CAUSED PULSATION WHILE BRAKING. THE ABS SENSOR FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN INTERMITTENT BRAKE LOSS. THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AT TIMES. *NM

2000 GMC SIERRA WITH DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR A SECOND TIME TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM. HE STATED IN 2005 HE HAD TO GET IT REPAIRED DUE TO PREMATURE ACTIVATION. *KB THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE RECALL BE EXTENDED TO COVER RECURRENCES OF THE SAME PROBLEMS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. *JB

2000 GMC SIERRA TRUCK HAD A RECALL IN 2006 FOR SEVERE CORROSION AREAS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED BUT TWO YEARS LATER HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND COVERAGE WAS DENIED. *NJ RECALL # 05V379000. *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING OVER 30 MPH, CAUSING STEERING TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. VIBRATION WILL FADE AFTER SPEEDS OF 50 MPH. DEALER HAS CHECKED TIRES/ WHEELS, CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK *YC