2000 GMC Sierra Complaint Log

DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT WORK IN A COLLISION, DRIVER INJURED, TRUCK TOTALLED. SOME TRUCKS WITH THIS MAKE YEAR AND MODEL DID HAVE A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND DID NOT RECIEVE A RECALL NOTICE. *AK

RIGHT FRONT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT HAS BURNED OUT THREE TIMES IN 2 YEARS. LEFT FRONT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT HAS NEVER BURNED OUT IN 2 YEARS. DAYTIME SAFETY JEOPARDIZED. NEW BULB INSTALLED EACH TIME. MOST RECENT BURNED OUT BULB IS AVAILABLE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE HOME HE HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY FOUND THERE WAS A CRACK IN AN INTERNAL HUB. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, AND LUBRICATION. THEY REPLACED ALL DAMAGED PARTS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *AK

THE FRICTION LININGS ON MY TRUCKS EMERGENCY BRAKE WORE TO THE POINT THAT ONE OF THEM SEIZED UP. I REMOVED THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. I WENT TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND WITHIN 18000 MILES THE SAME WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE GM HAS NOT COME OUT WITH A FIX. *JB

VEHICLE SPORADICALLY STARTS. DEALER ADVISED NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP, FILTER. INDEPENDANT SHOP STATED THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. INDEPENDANT FLUSHED INJECTORS AND REPLACED HOSE THAT WAS MELTING FROM GAS AS PER BULLETIN. TRUCK RAN GREAT FOR A WEEK AND THEN PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN. TRUCK CURRENTLY WON'T START AGAIN. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAB 4X4 Z71. I BELIEVE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY ABS SENSOR AS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS. I PULLED THE FUSE FOR MY ABS AND NOW I DO NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM, BUT AM AFRAID MY BRAKES WILL LOCK UP IN FOUL WEATHER.

DT: HEN THE TAILGATE WAS OPENED,OWNER REALIZED THAT THE PASSNEGER SIDE CABLE BROKE IN THE MIDDLE. OWNER WAS AFRAID THAT THE TAILGATE WILL FALL OFF BECUASE THERE WAS ONLY ONE CABLE HOLDING IT.THERE WAS RECALL 04V129000 WAS ISSUED, BUT OWNER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE DEALERSHIP WILL CHARGE OWNER FOR THE REPAIR WORK. AT THIS TIME THE OWNER DID NOT USE THE TAILGATE. OWNER DIDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECUASE GMC WAA AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM.*AK

I HAD THE DEALER DO A SCHEDULE TIRE ROTATION, AND ON THEY WAY HOME I REACHED THE SPEED OF 40 MPH THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE LIKE I WAS GOING OVER SPEED BUMPERS. THIS STOPPED BUT THE FRONT END STILL BOUNCES WHEN EVER YOU GO OVER A SERIES OF SMALL BUMPS THE WHOLE FRONT JUST SHAKES YOU HAVE TO USE TWO HANDS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN CONTROL, DON'T USE THE BRAKE THE PEDAL GOES SOFT UNTIL YOU ARE OUT THE ROUGH ROAD. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AND BUT NEW RIMS ON THE VEHICLE. THE BOUNCE IS STILL NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS OVER 40, THE ROAD DOES NOT CHANGE THE EFFECT. THE CROWNING OF THE ROAD IS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS THE FRONT IS TIGHT AND CAN NOT DUPLICATE MY PROBLEM SO THEY CAN NOT FIX IT. THE SERVICE MANGER SAYS I'VE LOWERED MY FRONT END THIS GMC SIERRA IS TOTALLY OEM EXC FOR TIRE, AND AFTERMARKET DRESS.I HAD THE TRUCK ALIGNED AND THE THRUST ANGLE WAS OFF SO MY SON-INLAW AND I DID A THRUST ALIGNMENT FIRST AND THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT. ALSO ONE OF THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BOLTS WAS SLIGHTLY LOOSE, YOU COULD SEE THE BROWN RUSTY POWDER AROUND THE BUSHING SO THIS WAS LOOSE FOR SOME TIME. I AM A DIESEL MECHANIC SO I KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG LOOSE, OR WORN OUT THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THINGS DO WEAR OUT AND I DO NOT MIND PAYING FOR THINGS TO BE DONE CORRECTLY

I HAVE A 2000 GMC SERRIA TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO INCOUNTER THE ABS FAULT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE WORST PART IS WHEN PARKING IN A PARKING LOT WITH CARS IN FRONT OF YOU. THE TRUCK HAS MARKED DECREASE IN STOPPING. I HAVE ALSO INCOUNTERED WHERE THE PEDAL GETS ROCK HARD.I DON'T GET A LIGHT ON THE DASH OR SHOW CODES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD COST OVER $500.00 TO REPAIR. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY RIGHT KNOW. I HAVE BEEN ONLY DRIVING MY 3.5 MILES TO WORK AND BACK. WE USE MY WIFES CAR TO GO ANY WHERE ELSE.

DT: AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, AGAIN THIS WAS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS LIKE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT OR GAS STATION. NO ACCIDENTS OR STRANGE SOUNDS. TOOK TO DEALER, AND REPLACED FRONT HUBS WHICH COSTED $936.67. NO OTHER PROBLEMS OCCURRED SINCE THAT REPAIR. *AK

DURING A RAIN AND THEN FREEZE IN MICHIGAN, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. BY FAILING TO OPERATE, ONCE OPEN IT WILL NOT LATCH UNTIL IT THAWS OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE SO FAR THIS 2004-2005 WINTER. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN CONTACTED AS WELL. *JB

THERE WOULD BE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN STOPPING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED/REPAIRED THE RUSTED REAR BRAKE PADS/DISC. *AK THE REAR ROTORS WERE HEAVILY CORRODED WITH PIECES BREAKING OFF WHICH REDUCED THE BRAKING SURFACE TO LESS THAN 50 %. *JB *NM

VEHICLE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STOPPING WHEN THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS INDICATED THAT HUBS AND BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ACCELERATED PEDAL STUCK. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL NUMEROUS OF TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED REPEATED FAILURES OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES AND, ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS, NEAR COLLISIONS. DEALER QUICKLY IDENTIFIED THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR AS REPLACEMENT OF THE RF WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY, WHICH INCLUDES THE ABS SPEED SENSOR. DISTURBINGLY, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON, AND THAT NO RECALL CURRENTLY EXISTS. DEALER FURTHER INDICATED THAT FUTURE FAILURES (EITHER OF THE SAME BEARING ASSEMBLY OR THE OTHER BEARING ASSEMBLY) ARE POSSIBLE.*AK

WHILE FILLING UP FOR GASOLINE THE GAS GAUGE WOULD REGISTER A HALF OF TANK. BUT THE DRIVER FILLED A FULL TANK AT THE GASOLINE PUMP. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPEN TWICE. THE DRIVER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT IN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WET SURFACE. TWO SIMILAR WRECKS IN TWO DIFFERENT CHEVY PICKUPS. ONE A 1994 AND THE OTHER IN A 2000 GMC. TRYING TO STOP, STANDING ON THE BRAKES, WHILE BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES ACCELERATED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. FOLLOWING THE LAST INCIDENT, I WENT STRAIGHT TO A LARGE EMPTY PARKING LOT AND DUPLICATED THE ACCELERATION WHILE STANDING ON BRAKES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *AK THE AUTO LIGHTING SYSTEM GOES OUT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE TRIED TO TURN ON THE MANUAL SWITCH DOES NOT WORK. *TC

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS

I OWN A 2000 GMC SIERRA. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM AS THE 2000 CHEVROLET SIVERADO. THE FUEL GAUGE READ ERRADICALLY THEN LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ONE EVEN THOUGH TANK FULL OF FUEL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FUEL LEVELING SENSOR. *NM

ANTILOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS ON MY 2000 GMC SIERRA PICKUP. HARD TO STOP VEHICLE AT AT LOW SPEEDS [UNDER TEN MILES PER HOUR.]

BRAKES FAIL BELOW 5-8 MPH.

FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS NOW (SINCE 2005),MY 2000 GMC FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES REGARDLESS HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. I CAN BE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL I PLACE THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND GAUGE NEEDLE WILL MOVE TO FUEL LEVEL. I'VE HAVE GONE TO GMC AND CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPTS. AND BOTH SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE AND ADAPTER KIT FOR AROUND $150. I BELIEVE THAT THIS DEFECTIVE GAUGE PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE THERE ARE MANY TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THIS SINCE DEALERS HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE TYPES OF TRUCKS TAKEN IN FOR THIS REPAIR MAKING IT KNOWN THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE OUT THERE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING AN 9000 LB. FIFTH DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT AND NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE AND SECOND HAVING TO PLACE THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL TO MAKE IT GO BACK UP. WHEN TRUCK IS IN PARK AND IDLING AND GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL REMAINS THERE UNTIL THE SHIFTER IS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. PLEASE HELP IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE , I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE I HAVE MY FAMILY WITH ME WHEN I TRAVEL. *JB

VEHICLE TENDS TO SLOW DOWN SLOWLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO AN INTERSECTION, ALMOST CAUSING IT TO HIT PEDESTRIANS. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER FOR CHECK UP.*AK

MY BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL--STOPPING BEFORE ENTERING TRAFFIC, STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS, PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES. AT FIRST IT SEEMED THAT MAYBE IT WAS SLIPPERY AND THE BRAKES WERE PULSING OR SOMETHING. THE LAST TIME WHEN I KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE WAS WHEN I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL.*AK

THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS RUSTED PREMATURELY. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE ROTORS THREE TIMES, BUT THE CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB ALL THESE REPLACEMENT ROTORS HAD VERY LOW MILEAGE ON THEM AND WOULD NOT PASS PENNSYLVANIA STATE INSPECTIONS. THEY WERE A.C. DELCO GM REPLACEMENT ROTORS. CONSUMER FEEL THAT GM ROTORS ARE POOR QUALITY AND UNSAFE. *BF *NM

WHILE COMING TO A SLOW STOP(-10MPH AND DRY) THE ANTILOCK BRAKES STARTED TO OPERATE CAUSING A FAILURE FOR AN ASSURED DISTANCE .WHEEL SPEED SENSORS TO BE CAUSE ,REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. HAPPENED AGAIN 8 MONTHS LATER WHEEL SPEED SENSORS REPLCED AGAIN. SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FAILURE TO STOP CAUSES ACCIDENTS NOT TAILGATE CABLES. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 04V129000. GMC ISSUED A TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT HAS EXPERIENCED BROKEN CABLES, KEEPING IT FROM MAINTAINING UPWARD POSITION. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

WHEN MOVING AT LOW SPEED AND WHEN TURNING LEFT ABS SYSTEM VIBRATED, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED ON DRY PAVEMENT. DEALER REPLACED ABS SISNSORS. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. *AK

WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE IT RAN ROUGHLY, AND A SMELL OF FUEL WAS NOTICEABLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND SAID IT WAS THE PLENUM CHAMBER AND GASKET THAT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMELL LIKE FUEL WHEN STARTING UP. *AK

THE PUMP DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED, CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. WHILE ON THE INTERNET, OWNER DISCOVERED THAT THE SAME YEAR/MAKE AND MODEL WAS BEING RECALLED FOR THIS DEFECT. OWNER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING PUMP ON GMC TRUCK.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED HIS POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE. *JB

WHEN COMING TO A NORMAL STOP AND SPEED IS AROUND 5 MPH THE ABS SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD NOISE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES STIFF AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. THIS HAPPENED 2 YEARS AGO (THE FIRST TIME - APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES) AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND NOTE THAT THERE WERE NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. I CONTACTED GM'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE PARTS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY CANNOT HELP WITH THE REPAIR. MY POINT IS AFTER THE PARTS ARE REPLACED, THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN WITH NO WARNING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND HAD TO VEER OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS TIME, I WAS EXITING MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND ROLLED INTO THE ROAD. GM CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NOT A "DOCUMENTED" ISSUE, EVEN AFTER ADMITTING THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS REPAIR. THE REPAIR IS INSUFFICIENT IN MY OPINION. I DOES NOT PREVENT BRAKE LOSS FROM OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER CALLING GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE BACK AND COMPLAINING, THEY SAID TO WAIT 2 TO 3 DAYS TO SEE IF THEY WILL COVER THE REPAIR COST (WHEEL SPEED SENSORS). THEY AVOID ANSWERING HOW THIS WILL BE RESOLVED SO THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.*AK

THROTTLE BECOMES STICKY WHEN CLOSED. AS A RESULT EXTRA FORCE IS REQUIRED ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN INITIALY DEPRESSED. THIS IS AN EXTREMLY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALY IN PARKING LOTS OR OTHER TIGHT, HIGHLY POPULATED AREAS SINCE EXTRA FORCE IS REQUIRED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO "BREAK IT FREE" ONCE IT DOES "BREAK FREE" THE VEHICLE CAN LUNGE/LURCH FOREWARD UNCONTROLED. THIS SITUATION MAKES SMOOTH THROTTLE CONTROL UNOBTAINABLE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET WORSE WITH HIGHER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AS I ASSUME THE THROTTLE PLATE EXPANDS WHEN HOT AND BINDS IN THE THROTTLE BODY. CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY PROVIDES RELIEF FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS AND BELIEVE THAT GM OFFERS AN UPDATED THROTTLE BODY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. DUE TO THE EXTREEM SAFETY HAZZARD I FEEL THAT GM IS NEGLEGENT IN NOT OFFERING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR COST, AS GM DOES SEEM TO BE AWARE OF THE DEFICIENCY.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS AT A STAND STILL WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THERE WAS SOME RESISTANCE IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN THE PEDAL DROPPED STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING BACKWARDS, THE OWNER HIT THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON IT S OWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CONSUMER CROSSED TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CHATTER AND FAIL TO STOP ON MY 2000 GMC SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK AT ANYTHING UNDER 10MPH.THIS STARTED LAST OCTOBER. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED $480 TO CORRECT. SAVED A BUNCH OF MONEY BY UNPLUGGING THE FUSE FOR THE ABS SYTEM. STOPS FINE NOW. I ALMOST HIT THE BACK OF MY GARAGE WALL AND STOPPED CARS IN FRONT.

DT: THE RUNNING LIGHTS CONTINUED TO SHORT OUT. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EIGHT TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. THIS DID NOT AFFECT NORMAL USE OF THE HEADLIGHTS OR THE TAIL LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, WHO SAID THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE LENS ON THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE FILLING UP WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINED. THE CONTACT DRILLED HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE LENS TO ALLOW WATER TO ESCAPE. SINCE THE CONTACT HAD PERFORMED THE DRILLING THE LIGHTS HAVE NOT SHORTED OUT AS OFTEN. *AK

THE ABS TURNS ON IN MY TRUCK WHILE COMING TO A SLOW STOP CAUSING THE TRUCK TO NOT STOP. I TOOK UPART MY HUBS, THE FRONT ABS SENSOR HAS CORROSION IN IT THAT PUTS IT OUT BY A FEW THOUSANDTHS AND IT THINKS IT IS GOING -5 MPH AND TURNS THE ABS ON. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS FOR ME AS I HAVE ROLLED RIGHT INTO SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS WHEN I EXPECTED MY BRAKES TO STOP MY TRUCK. LUCKILY I WAS QUICK ENOUGH TO USE THE EBRAKE EACH TIME UNTIL I COULD GET A TEMP FIX GOING. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SENSOR, NOT THE ABS ITSELF. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO CORRECT IT, OTHER THAN CLEANING IT REGULARLY, SO I DISBALED MY ABS (PULLING THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD) TO MAKE IT SAFE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK IN THE MEAN TIME UNTIL A RESOLUTION CAN BE FOUND. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BEGAN ACTIVATING OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMPS IN THE ROAD. ONE DAY PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AND TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AND HIT THE GAURDRAIL.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 GMC SIERRA WITH ALL POWER SEATS. THE SEAT BACK IS STUCK IN THE RECLINE POSITION WONT RETURN. THIS HAPPENED A FEW YEARS BACK. I HAD BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AS SOON IT HAPPENED .THEY CHARGED ME $84.00 TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW SEAT THAT COST AROUND $950. WELL I HARDLY USED THE SEAT TO MAKE THE GEAR STRIP. I AM NOT A MECHANIC,BUT THE SEAT WORKS FINE EXCLUDING THE SEAT BACK. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE NEW SEAT AT THE TIME SO THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO BRING IT BACK TO A NORMAL DRIVING POSITION.SINCE THEN MY YOUNG SON HAS PLAYED WITH THE CONTROLS AND RECLINED IT TO AN UNSAFE POSITION. CONSIDERING THIS IS ACTUALLY WHERE THE CONTROLS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ARE LOCATED I WOULD CALL THIS UNSAFE, NOT TO MENTION A REAR END COLLISION WOULD CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SEAT IS IN AN UNWANTED RECLINED POSITION.,MAKING THE SUPPORT AND HEAD REST USELESS.

FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T, LT245/75R16, LOAD RANGE C, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON 2000 GMC SIERRA 1/2 TON, 4WD, PICKUP, PURCHASED NEW BY ME, APRIL 2000. ON AUG 14, 2004, APPROX 12:00NOON, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH , PULLING A BOAT/TRAILER ON A STATE MAINTAINED GRAVEL ROAD IN LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY, MT., WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT WITH NO SOUND OF BLOW-OUT. AFTER IMMEDIATELY STOPPING, I NOTICED THE TIRE WAS COMLETELY SHREDDED. THE ENTIRE OUTER SIDEWALL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD AREA BY ABOUT 95%. THE WHEEL WAS SLIGHTLY BENT. NO OTHER DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT AS YET.*AK

DRL LIGHT FAILURE GIVES FALSE TURN SIGNAL.*AK

THE SPARE TIRE CABLE UNDER THE VEHICLE SNAPPED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. *AK *SC

ABS MALFUNCTIONING ABS WOULD KICK ON DUE TO A BAD VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR CAUSING A LENGTHING OF STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. *AK AS A TEMPORAY FIX I PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE ABS CONTROLLER TO ELIMINATE THE LEGHTENED STOPPING PROBLEM

2000 GMC PICKUP BRAKE LINE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL BROKE.*MR THIS RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES IN ABOUT 3 MILES. A RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON ON THE BRAKES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE LINE SHOWED SIGN OF WEAR FROM RUBBING ON OTHER BRAKE LINES . A YEAR LATER THE LINE BROKE AGAIN IN THE SAME LOCATION. IT TOO HAD SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAR. *NM

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKING IN AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10 MPH) WHEN COMING TO A STOP CAUSING UNEXPECTED ELONGATED STOPPING DISTANCES. HAD TO PULL FUSE TO DISABLE THE ABS MODULE IN ORDER TO BRAKE NORMALLY (BUT W/O ABS). PER GMC DIAGNOSTIC, SPEED SENSORS NOT PUTTING OUT CORRECT READING AT LOW SPEEDS. GMC DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT AND BEARING & HUB ASSEMBLIES. TRUCK OUT OF WARRANTY BUT DEALER PICKED UP HALF THE COST, AND I PAID $352.17. FILED COMPLAINT WITH GM - PROBLEM FILE # 1-236485201.

THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE IN MY 2000 GMC SIERRA HAS BEEN ERRATIC AND IS NOW CONSISTENTLY REPORTING THE TANK IS EMPTY EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP AND IT WILL THEN KEEP FLIPPING BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 100 MILES AFTER FILL UP. I CANNOT TRUST THE GAUGE ANY LONGER TO TELL ME WHEN THE TANK IS GETTING LOW EITHER, AS IT WILL SHOW 1/8 TO 1/4 EVEN WHEN IT WILL TAKE 26 OR SO GALLONS OF GAS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY LEVEL SENSOR THAT IS AFFECTED WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, MOSTLY, AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONNECTING TO THE SENSOR IN THE TANK MAY BE SHORTING OUT IN THE TANK NEAR OR IN THE PRESENCE OF GASOLINE! I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND SUGGEST THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

BRAKE FAILURE

MY 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICK UP HAS HAD POOR BRAKING FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT IT NEW FROM THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING TO WISCONSIN FROM OUR OHIO HOME ON JULY 1, 2004, I HAD TO BRAKE QUICKLY DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. THE BRAKES DID NOT TOTALLY FAIL, BUT WERE POOR ENOUGH THAT I HAD TO QUICKLY CHANGE TO THE NEXT LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER RETURNING FROM VACATION, I DID SOME INVESTIGATION ONLINE AND FOUND THROUGH A FRIEND OF A FRIEND THAT GM ENGINEERS WERE AWARE OF BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND SUBSEQUENT MODELS AND INSTITUTED A FIX WITH THE 2003 MODEL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I THEN CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER, WHO SAID GM HAD NO RECALL NOR WOULD THEY COVER ANY REPAIR COSTS INCURRED, SINCE I WAS 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH WITHIN THE MILEAGE. I HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED AT THE DEALER, NORRIS GMC IN MEDINA, OHIO, AND IT TOTALED $1,587, OR CLOSE TO THAT. I FOUND THAT TO BE PREPOSTEROUS AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. TO DATE, THEY HAVE OFFERED NO RETRIBUTION FOR THIS CLAIM. KNOWING THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM, WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FIXED ON LATER MODELS IS REPREHENSIBLE TO ME AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST NOTIFIED OWNERS TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES INSPECTED WHEN THEY LEARNED OF THE DEFECT. I DOUBT THAT I AM ALONE IN THIS ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN BRINGING GM TO OFFER SOME RETRIBUTION FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES.