GMC Sierra Complaints (2000)

698 consumer complaints on file.

#10649031October 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP, WHICH HAS SPENT ITS ENTIRE LIFE IN VIRGINIA, LOST ITS BRAKES WHILE I WAS TOWING A DUAL-AXLE TRAILER AND BOAT. THANKS TO GOD'S PROTECTION, THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AS MY MADE MY FINAL STOP RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, SO I WAS BARELY MOVING. HAD THIS HAPPENED JUST MOMENTS EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AROUND 50 MPH ON A WINDING COUNTRY ROAD. I LOOKED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINE AND FLUID RUNNING FROM IT. WHILE THERE WAS SURFACE RUST ON THE LINES, I WOULDN'T SAY IT APPEARED THAT A FAILURE WAS IMMINENT. CLEARLY, INFERIOR MATERIALS WERE USED FOR THE BRAKE LINE WHEN LESS CORROSIVE MATERIALS SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED. GM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR POOR CHOICE OF MATERIALS AND PROVIDE, AT THE VERY LEAST, REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINE SETS. THEIR CURRENT "DEEPLY DISCOUNTED" SET COSTS MORE THAN AN AFTERMARKET SET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631530September 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WAS DRIVING WITH 3 OF MY CHILDREN TO A FOOTBALL PRACTICE. WAS ON MO STATE HWY 70 DOING APPROX. 60MPH. AN INCIDENT OCCURRED AHEAD OF ME WHICH RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE SLOW DOWN. HIT MY BRAKES HARD(LIKE ALL OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME) AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND TRUCK LOST AT LEAST 90PCT OF BRAKING POWER. ALMOST COMPLETE LACK OF ANY BRAKES. IT WAS AN HONEST MIRACLE THAT ME AND MY CHILDREN ALONG WITH ANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT AT THAT SPEED WERE NOT KILLED OR BADLY INJURED. IT WAS A SPLIT SECOND INCIDENT AND ACT OF MIRACULOUS LUCK THAT AVOIDED A CATASTROPHE. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO THINK AND JUST REACTED OUT OF INSTINCT AND SWERVED FROM MIDDLE OF THREE LANES INTO GRASS SHOULDER(WHICH RESULTED IN TERRIFYING ATTEMPT AT KEEPING CONTROL AND NOT FLIPPING TRUCK OVER ETC. GOING FROM 60PLUS MPH ON A TIGHT SHOULDER IN A HIGH TRAFFIC MAJOR HWY IN SUBURBAN ST LOUIS. A MIRACLE WE SURVIVED. WHEN ON SHOULDER ATTEMPTING TO KEEP CONTROL WITH NO BRAKES I DID THINK AND ENGAGED EMERGENCY BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN WITH BASICALLY ZERO AFFECT AT HELPING SLOW DOWN. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS AND TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE FOR MY CHILDREN AND NOT SOON FORGOTTEN! DISCOVERED IT WAS A METAL BRAKELINE RUSTED ON FRAME MOUNT UNDERNEATH DRIVER DOOR THAT BURST CAUSING THIS. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE 2001 AND PURCHASED WITH 14,000 MILES. LOOKING ONLINE FOR PARTS TO REPLACE(WHICH ARE EXPENSIVE, MONEY TOO TIGHT TO AFFORD THE LOWEST QUOTE FROM REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE ALL STEEL LINES OF $1000 TO $1500)WHAT NOW PAY ALMOST WHAT TRUCK IS WORTH TO FIX? GM IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE. WHY NOT AT LEAST HAVE MORAL STRENGTH ENOUGH TO PUT OUT A BULLETIN TO INFORM OR SELF INSPECT? I AM AT A LOSS EXPRESSING MYSELF AT GM'S LACK OF CHARACTER. I WILL NEVER OWN AS WILL MY CHILDREN ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. WHY BUY AMERICAN? SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH A JAPANESE COMPANY. NEVER WOULD HAVE COME TO THIS WITH TOYOTA OR HONDA. SAD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631323September 7, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH ON A CONGESTED ROAD, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT AN UPCOMING LIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I SWERVED INTO THE ADJACENT LANE TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY THERE WAS AN OPENING IN THE ADJACENT LANE AND THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS OBSERVANT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND OPENED THE HOOD TO CONFIRM THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. IT WAS VERY LOW. I CLIMBED UNDER THE TRUCK TO OBSERVE BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE AND ASSUMED A BRAKE LINE FAILED. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A COST OF $275. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND GM IS HOLDING OUT DOING A RECALL. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED ME TO NARROWLY MISS AN ACCIDENT AND IT MADE FOR A TENSE AND ANXIOUS TIME. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE AND DO SOMETHING QUICKLY BEFORE MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627655August 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. UPON INSPECTION BRAKE LINE SHOWED MAJOR CORROSION, AND REMAINING LINES APPEAR TO HAVE MAJOR CORROSION AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626554August 20, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 65 AND THE TRUCK WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN EVEN I TRIED TO BRAKE THE RPM GAUGE WAS AT 5000 RPM AND THE TRUCK WAS FORCING ME FORWARD I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT STILL WAS ACCELERATING LIKE THE ENGINE WAS BEING REVVED UP. I MANAGED TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC AND KILLED THE ENGINE BUT IT WOULDN'T SHUT OFF I TOOK THE KEYS OUT AND AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS IT FINALLY WENTOFF. I TRIED RESTARTING IT SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STILL KEPT ACCELERATING TO THE MAX EVERYONE TIME. I CHECKED THE ACCELERATIONS CABLE AND IT WAS NOT STUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622434August 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DROVE MY SON TO FOOTBALL PRACTICE PARK TRUCK IN SCHOOL PARKING LOT ABOUT 1 HR LATER FAN BOWER MOTOTR CAUGHT FIRE BURNED UP THE DASH ,WINSHELD FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME PUT IT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618147August 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE STEEL BRAKE LINES GOING TO THE REAR BRAKES RUSTED AND BLEW. AFTER A INSPECTION ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608862July 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
PULLED ON TO ROAD WHILE TOWING BOAT AND COULD NOT STOP. BRAKE PEDDLE TO FLOOR. USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. REPLACED SOME LINES AND PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609095July 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TRUCK WAS PARKED. WENT TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE STEEL BRAKE LINE BACK BY THE DRIVER REAR WHEEL RUPTURED. ON CLOSER INSPECTION, I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES AS THEY ARE SO RUSTY AND CORRODED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I NOR MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609096July 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
CORDED BRAKE LINES CAUSED THE FLUID TO BE LOSS UPON STOPPING CAUSING THE BRAKES TO GO OUT, THIS HAPPENED IN 2012 WITH ALL THE MAIN BRAKE LINES TO ALL 4 WHEELS HAVING TO BE REPLACED, THEN AGAIN IN 2013 THE BRAKE LINES ATTACHED TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, CORRODED CAUSING A RAPID LOSS IN BRAKE FLUID AND, AND LOSS OF BRAKES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608455July 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
HIT BRAKES HARD TO AVOID DEER, RAN UP ON CURB VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, DROVE OFF A SHORT DISTANCE WHEN KNOWN THERE WAS NO BRAKE PRESSURE. SLOWLY WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO FRIEND HOUSE, STILL BROKE WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT THERE WAS NOT PRESSURE. THE WHOLE BRAKE LINE IS RUSTED AND CORROSION. UPDATED 1/28/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597059June 9, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
FRONT CROSSMEMBER WELDS SEVERELY RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT. CROSSMEMBER ABOUT READY TO BREAK LOOSE FROM FRAME. FRONT FRAME RAILS SEVERELY RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT. FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS SEVERELY RUSTED AND ROTTING AWAY. REAR FRAME SEVERELY RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT. SHOCK MOUNTS ABOUT READY TO BREAK LOOSE FROM FRAME. ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND PATHETIC FOR A 13 YEAR OLD, 32,000 DOLLAR TRUCK TO BE UN-DRIVABLE AND IN THIS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596765June 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WENT TO STOP AND ABS CAME ON AND PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND NOW IT COMES ON EVERY TIME YOU PUT ON BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN TO 5 OR 6 MPH ... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594980May 29, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO START THE TRUCK AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE GM DEALER AND HAD THE LINES FIXED FOR $890.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593362May 22, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND LEAKED CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. ALSO THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593058May 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 30 MPH, I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I PUMPED THE BRAKES A COUPLE TIMES TO REGAIN PEDAL PRESSURE WITH NO LUCK. I WAS LUCKY THAT NO OTHER CARS WERE AT THE INTERSECTION OR ELSE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT FOR SURE. I MADE A QUICK RIGHT HAND TURN AND USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM THE ABS MODULE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. I AM RELIEVED THAT NO ONE WAS AT THE INTERSECTION AND THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY WIFE AND 3 KIDS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME THE BRAKES WENT OUT. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD A SINGLE VEHICLE WHERE METAL BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED OUT. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR 10 YEARS AND NOW QUESTION GM AND THEIR QUALITY AND INTEGRITY. AT THIS POINT, I PROBABLY WON'T BUY ANOTHER GM TRUCK BECAUSE THEY RUST OUT IN LESS THAN 10 YEARS AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE WAS AT STAKE FOR A DESIGN/QUALITY FLAW. I NOW HAVE TO SPEND $1000+ DOLLARS TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK WHEN GM COULD HAVE INSTALLED STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES IN THE FIRST PLACE. DISAPPOINTED GMC TRUCK OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584933April 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HIS 2000 GMC SIERRA GOING ABOUT 45MPH. THE ROADS WERE WET HE SWERVED TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR. HE HIT A UTILITY POLE IN WHAT WAS A FRONT END COLLISION. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HIS EYE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE GLOBE OF HIS EYE DEFLATED. HE IS NOW BLIND IN HIS LEFT EYE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I CHECKED THE TRUCK FOR RECALLS. THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING PROPERLY IN FRONT END COLLISIONS. THERE WAS NEVER ANY NOTIFICATION FROM GMC ABOUT THIS RECALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10579662April 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES RUNNING ALONG FRAME HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT DUE TO THE WAY THEY WERE INSTALLED, THEY HOLD WATER AND SALT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579491April 13, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDER IT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I SAW THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND RUPTURED. WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND BACKED IT BACK AND FORTH IN THE DRIVEWAY I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES ONLY WORKED IN THE FRONT FROM THIS POINT. I REPLACED THE RUPTURED BRAKE LINE BUT I AM WORRIED THAT THE REMAINING BRAKE LINES MAY RUPTURE AT ANY POINT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579383April 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I WAS LEAVING WORK I PROCEEDED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND MY BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND THAT'S WHERE I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT MY BRAKE LINE WAS RUPTURED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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