GMC Sierra Complaints (2000)

698 consumer complaints on file.

#10578313April 8, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF. I SPENT A TON OF MONEY REPLACING O2 SENSORS OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS. I'VE JUST CURRENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE O2 SENSORS WERE NOT BAD, IT WAS ACTUALLY THE EXHAUST HEADER BOLTS BREAKING ALLOWING MY EMISSION SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. I'VE HAD 3 BOLTS REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO AT A TIDY COST OF $1000.00. ONE WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES IN MY TRUCK CAB. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FOUND 3 MORE BOLTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE BROKEN OFF. NOT ONLY AM I WITHOUT A VEHICLE (BECAUSE AT THIS TIME I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR) I THINK GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD CORRECT MY PROBLEM AND PAY FOR PREVIOUS REPAIRS. THIS IS POOR WORKMAN SHIP ON THEIR PART NOT TO MENTION A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. ALL GM TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1999 AND 2007 WITH V-8 ENGINES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. GM SHOULD MAN UP TO THIS ISSUE AND RECALL AND REPAIR THE FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT PROBLEM. I FOR ONE THINK THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. MY TRUCK CANNOT PASS AN ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS TEST AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577624April 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN I NOTICED MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS FEELING SOFT, THE NEXT TIME I DEPRESSED THE PEDAL, IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AT ALL. I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COMPLETE THE STOP. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE BY THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND WITNESSED THE FLUID DRIPPING OUT OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHERE HE DISCOVERED ALL FOUR LINES HAD FAILED AT A POINT WHERE ALL THE LINES WERE HELD TOGETHER BY A MOUNTING BRACKET, JUST UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND MOUNTED TO THE FRAME. HAD I BEEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND HAD TO MAKE A QUICK STOP THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576596April 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE AND FOUND A CORRODED FUEL LINE AT THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE NYLON LINE LEADING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE STEEL LINE GOING TO THE FUEL FILTER. DOING REPAIRS, THE HARD BRAKE LINE LEADING FROM THE ABS UNIT UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AREA TO THE REAR FLEX LINE CONNECTOR WAS LEAKING BADLY AS WELL AT THE REAR-MOST FITTING. PURCHASING THESE LINES SEPARATELY CANNOT BE DONE, SO I'M REPLACING ALL OF THE FUEL/BRAKE LINES MYSELF. I'M USING STAINLESS TUBING FOR THE BRAKE LINES NOT PROVIDED BY FACTORY GM PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567236February 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM LEXINGTON KY WHEN I CAME AROUND A CURVE THERE WERE TWO DEER IN THE ROAD. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HIT ONE OF THE DEER WITH A GLANCING BLOW. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK AND THE DEER RAN AWAY. THANK GOD I WAS NOT IN LEXINGTON WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THE DEER WAS NOT A CHILD. I AM 72 YEARS OLD AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY OR THE ENERGY TO MAKE THIS REPAIR. LAST YEAR MY SON WAS BACKING HIS 2001 SILVERADO TO THE LAKE TO LOAD A BOAT WHEN THIS SAME THING HAPPENED. THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE WATER UP TO THE CAB BEFORE HE GOT IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. AFTER A 1100.00 REPAIR HE TRADED FOR A FORD. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563781February 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2000 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4 BY 4. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD A GRINDING SOUND, SO I THOUGHT TO LIMP IT HOME. BAD IDEA, I WAS THE TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD YOUR CALIPER ON, SO THAT IS YOUR WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM, WELL IT MADE MY WHEEL LOCK UP AND CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT THE CURB WHERE I BENT MY RIM AND POPPED MY TIRE, SO I REPLACED THE TWO BOLTS ON DRIVER BACK SIDE AND CHECKED THE PASSENGER BACK SIDE AND THOSE TWO BOLTS WHERE LOOSE. VERY SCARY. SO I TIGHTEN THEM BOTH AND LIKE I SAID REPLACED THE OTHER TWO ON THE DRIVER SIDE. WHEN I SEEN THE WAY IT WAS SET UP I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA AND NEVER SEEN CALIPERS BOLTED LIKE THAT, THIS HAPPENED THREE MONTHS AGO WELL TODAY I WAS DRIVEN AND HEARD THE SAME NOISE AGAIN AND BEFORE I COULD STOP ALL THE WAY MY TIRE LOCKED UP AGAIN BUT THIS TIME I WAS IN CONTROL AND STOPPED OK. I AM FREAKING OUT BECAUSE I HAVE A FIVE YEAR OLD SPECIAL NEEDS DAUGHTER AND DON'T WANT HER TO BE IN MY TRUCK IF IT DECIDES TO LOCK UP AND FLIP.SO I WENT TO THE SAME AUTO SHOP AND HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN. LIKE I SAID I SEEN A LOT OF BRAKE SYSTEMS AND THIS WAY THEY HAVE IT IS NOT SAME AND I IMAGINE HAS CAUSED DEATHS, IF NOT YET IT WILL, IT ABOUT MADE ME ROLL AND SCREWED UP MY RIMS AND NEW TIRES, I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD SELL IT BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO GET THEM ALL REPLACED. SO IM GOING TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL AND IF NOT THERE NEEDS TO BE. MY MOM HAVE A 2004 SILVERADO CHEVY AND I OWNED A 2002 BEFORE AND BOTH TRUCKS BRAKE SYSTEM ARE DIFFERENT. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY ARE LIKE THIS AND WHY THEY CHANGE A GOOD THING. I HOPE THIS WAS HELPFUL. SO IF YOU HEAR GRINDING IN TIRES MAKE SURE YOU STOP AND GET IT TOWED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560789January 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS ON THE RAMP ONTO I-75 IN DETROIT WHEN I STARTED TO BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF BRAKING POWER (APPROX.10%) SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP AFTER SOME DISTANCE INWHICH I HAD TO MANEUVER ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE BARRIER WALL ON THE RAMP. LUCKILY, I WAS GOING SLOW ON THE RAMP WITH THE TRAFFIC. THERE HAD BEEN NO INDICATION PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. I HAD HEARD LATER ABOUT GMC OFFERING A REDUCED CHARGE FOR THE REPAIR AT DEALERSHIPS BUT WHEN I CALLED THE PERSON ON THE PHONE HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS OFFER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557521December 28, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AT LOW SPEED WHEN TURNING WHEEL. WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURN INTO DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT, ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING. BRAKE PEDAL "FROZE" AT POSITION AND WOULD NOT ALLOW PEDAL TO BE DEPRESSED FURTHER. VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD UNTIL IMPACTING THE EXTERIOR GARAGE WALL CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE HOME. UPON FURTHER TESTING VEHICLE IN OPEN, DRY PARKING LOT, THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATES INCORRECTLY WHEN TURNING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEED. THIS VEHICLE HAD WHEEL SENSOR SERVICE FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 05068C PERFORMED ON FEBRUARY 20, 2012. THE GM WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RECALL CAMPAIGN APPARENTLY IS NOT A PERMANENT FIX FOR THE ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE, BUT ONLY A TEMPORARY BAND-AID SOLUTION. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE IN VICINITY OF FRONT OF VEHICLE WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, OTHERWISE SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY OF LOSS OF LIFE COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552005November 12, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
METAL BRAKE LINE CORROSION AND FAILURE, RESULTING IN MASS FLUID LOSS, PEDAL TRAVELING TO THE FLOOR, AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547754October 13, 2013
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE, HYDRO BOOST SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS BRAKES FAILED. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AND IT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN A MONTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546332September 30, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKES IN MY GMC PICKUP TRUCK FAILED DUE TO SEVERELY RUSTED STEEL BRAKE LINES. TWO LINES BURST , ONE AFTER THE OTHER , AS I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK. AN INSPECTION REVEALED EXTENSIVE AND PREMATURE RUST THROUGHOUT THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542420September 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TRAVELLING TO WORK ONE MORNING ON A BUSY, WELL TRAVELED ROAD I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THERE WAS A FEW CARS AHEAD OF ME AND WE ALL HAD TO STOP FOR THE RED LIGHT. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN TO THE FLOOR AND I REALIZED I HAD LOST THE BRAKES. REALIZING THAT I WAS GOING TO REAR END THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME I WAS FORCED TO SHIFT TO 1ST GEAR ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND SWERVE TO THE RIGHT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CAME CLOSE TO HITTING SOME HUGE TREES AND RUNNING INTO A DITCH. AFTER MY NERVES SETTLED DOWN I SAFELY PULLED OUT OF THE EMBANKMENT AND SLOWLY DROVE THE TRUCK TO A SAFE OPENING VERY CLOSE BY. I STARTED TROUBLESHOOTING MY BRAKES AND FOUND A LEAK UNDER THE TRUCK BEHIND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. I LOOKED CLOSER AND FOUND THAT ONE OF MY BRAKE LINES HAD BURST OPEN. LOOKING AT THE BRAKE LINES REVEALED THEY WERE ALL RUSTED BADLY. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED HOME. AS WE WERE DRIVING HOME THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME THAT THESE TRUCKS HAVE A STRONG HISTORY OF RUST PROBLEMS OF THE BRAKE LINES AND OTHER AREAS. AFTER UNLOADING THE TRUCK I WENT ONLINE AND STARTED READING ABOUT THE RUST PROBLEMS ON THESE VEHICLES. I WAS SHOCKED AT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON AN ISSUE SO IMPORTANT AS BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT. I AM WONDERING IF SOMEONE HAS TO GET KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. I ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO OWNS A 1999-2000 GMC OR CHEVY PICK UP TRUCK TO CHECK YOUR BRAKE LINES AND IF THEY ARE RUSTING (WHICH ALMOST ALL ARE) TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA.DOT.GOV/VEHICLECOMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533798August 6, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533799August 6, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533033August 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING WEST ON CENTRAL AVENUE IN PEDAL, I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO STEVENS STREET. I FELT NO RESISTANCE AND LOOKED DOWN TO SEE IF I HAD MISSED THE BRAKE PEDAL SOMEHOW, BUT IT HAD PUSHED WITH NO RESISTANCE TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY, I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKING AND MADE THE TURN ON STEVENS. STOPPING AT DEEP SOUTH CYCLES, I TOLD THE MECHANIC WHAT HAD OCCURRED AND HE NOTICED THE REAR WHEELS WERE VERY HOT, INDICATING REAR BRAKE LOCKUP. INDEED, AT THAT TIME THEY WERE STILL LOCKED UP. WE CHECKED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SEE IF IT WAS APPLIED AND IT WASN'T. THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS THE PROPER LEVEL, ALSO. AFTER THE BRAKES HAD COOLED DOWN I DROVE THE TRUCK A SHORT DISTANCE TO A REPAIR SHOP ON CENTRAL AVENUE WHERE THEY REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS AND PADS. THEY STATED THAT THE REAR ROTORS HAD TURNED BLUE FROM THE HEAT, AND ADDED THAT THEY "HAD SEEN A LOT OF FAILURES OF GMC BRAKE CALIPERS." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532778July 30, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
ALL FRAME SUPPORTS A ROTTED NEED THEM WELDED. GMC DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS . HOW COME TOYOTA HAD TO REPLACE THEIR FRAMES BUT GM DON'T HAVE TO . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526441July 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524767July 14, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE LEAK FROM RUST HOLE IN BRAKE LINE BELOW DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. I HAVE GM VEHICLES THAT ARE MUCH OLDER THAN THIS ONE AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. 1977 CHEVY, ETC. I FEEL A RECALL IS IN ORDER, I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT DIDN'T END AS WELL I DID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521288June 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. WENT TO BRAKE AT A STOP SIGN AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE; PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. INSPECTION SHOWED FAILURE OF BRAKE LINE(S). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520900June 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511886May 14, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ABS AND HYDRAULIC BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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