GMC Sierra Complaints (2000)

698 consumer complaints on file.

#10137132September 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE: 2000 GMC SIERRA ABS ACTIVATES EVERYDAY AT LEAST ONCE WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT LOW SPEED SUCH AS A STOP SIGN, PARKING SPACE ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS. PAVEMENT IS DRY. I MUST QUICKLY RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSH IT AGAIN FIRMLY TO STOP. I'VE BUMPED ANOTHER CAR AND MY GARAGE BECAUSE OF THIS. A RECALL IS OUT FOR THIS, GM RECALL # 05068, NHTSA # 05V37900 BUT MY STATE, WISCONSIN, IS NOT INCLUDED. WE USE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SALT HERE. DO I HAVE TO RUN SOMEONE OVER FIRST? I WANT THIS FIXED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134299September 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ON GMC PICKUP AT 21,000 MILES FAILED, AND HAD THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED ON 7-30-04. THE BRAKES WERE NOT STOPPING VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS OF 10 MILES OR LESS. ON 8-26-05 HE HAD THE RUST CLEANED OFF BECAUSE HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES AGAIN AT 23,890 MILES. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME PROBLEM IN CANADA. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136196September 12, 2005
SEATS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136049September 9, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE ON 2000 GMC K1500 PICK UP TRUCK WORKING ERRATIC. SOMETIMES GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AND THEN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THESE TRUCKS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. GMC NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL THANKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134409August 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS SYSTEM IN MY 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES WHILE BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT, CAUSING ME TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. AFTER THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES I WAS MORE CAUTIOUS WHEN STOPPING, SO ACCIDENTS WERE AVOIDED - HOWEVER, BEFORE I WAS ABLET TO GET MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP, AND THE VEHICLE HAD SLOWED TO 5 MPH OR LESS. I WOULD NOT BE REPORTING THIS BUT FOR THE FACT THAT THE MECHANIC AT MY BRAKE SHOP SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL GM TRUCKS OF THIS AGE. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE ABS SENSOR, BUILT INTO THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS, IS NOT DESIGNED WELL ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALT AND SAND COMMON TO THE NORTHEAST. I WAS LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE AS FORTUNATE IN THE FUTURE. ALSO, DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HUB/SENSOR, THIS REPAIR IS RATHER EXPENSIVE (ALMOST $400), SO I WAS ONLY ABLE TO AFFORD REPAIRS ON ONE SIDE. MY MECHANIC SAID THE OTHER SIDE WILL LIKELY FAIL SOON AS WELL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134237August 25, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE POWER STEERING ROD BROKE ON H 2000 GMC SIERRA. THE CONSUMER DID HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONSUMER DID CONTACT GM. THE INFORMATION THEY GAVE HIM WAS THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ON THE SAME ISSUE. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 20 MPH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129948August 23, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHEN THE SPEED WAS AT 10 MPH ON HIS 2000 GMC PICKUP TRUCK. THE FRONT WHEEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED ON THE FRONT END. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE AND WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE OWNER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WORK. THIS HAPPENED IN 2004. THE OWNER DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK SINCE THEN. *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133742August 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PULLING 5TH WHEEL CAMPER ALONG INTERSTATE TRIED TO STOP AT TOLL BOOTH.BRAKES FINE UNTIL ABOUT 10MPH WHEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE WASN,T STOPPING.TRAILER BRAKES STOPPED TRUCK.DEALER SAID RUST ON SENSORS.ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT 48,000 MILES DUE TO ROTORS ROTTING AWAY.PADS WERE DAMAGED BY ROTORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133325August 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE ABS SENSOR IN BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BECAME A PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BUT NOW IT IS A PROBLEM AGAIN. UNDER 5 MPH THERE IS A TOTAL LOSS OF THE BRAKES. COSNUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR FOR THE FIRST INCIDEN.T WAS PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET BY CONSUMER, AND NOW CONSUMER MUST PAY FOR THIS 2ND REPAIR AGAIN. DID CONTACT GM MANUFACTURER AND SUGGESTED TO TAKE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER NOTED THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND IT NEEDED REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132976August 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT MY SONS BASEBALL GAME WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES ,AND THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES STARTED BUZZING. LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH FOR THE PARK TO ENGAGE ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ON DRY PAVEMENT GOING THIS SLOW. I HAD ZERO BRAKES AND I WAS BARELY MOVING WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE BRAKES STARTED WORKING WHEN I RETURNED TO THE TRUCK AFTER THE GAME. I CALLED A LOCAL SHOP, AND HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO IF THEY WERE WORKING PROPERLY NOW. I CALLED G.M. AND HAD THEM LOG MY COMPLAINT, THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS THE FIRST ONE TO COMPLAIN. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA AFTER LEARNING OF MORE OF THE ODD BRAKE FAILURES FROM OTHER GMC TRUCK OWNERS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133044August 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED WHEN TRYING TO STOP. I HIT A SMALL TREE AND ALMOST HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132290August 10, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
A 2000 GMC C3500 SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK ROLLED OVER CAUSING THE ROOF TO COLLAPSE WHICH CAUSED BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE DRIVER'S HEAD WHICH RESULTED IN HIS DEATH. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10126087August 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131523August 4, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
DT: CONTACT STATED PARKING BRAKE NEVER WORKED SINCE HE BOUGHT THE TRUCK. HE HAD IT REPAIRED AT EWING BUICK GMC IN 2004. TRUCK HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PARKING BRAKE IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. NO RECALL NUMBER WAS AVAILABLE. HE FELT THAT THE REPAIR WORK SHOULD BE DONE ON THE PARKING BRAKE OF UNDER THE RECALL ALTHOUGH THIS TRUCK DID HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE PARKING BRAKE IN HIS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEVER WORKED FROM THE TIME HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2000. HE HAS SPOKEN TO GMC. THEY COULD NOT GIVE HIM A REASON AS TO WHY IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN BOTH THE AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131353August 3, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO INOPERABLE EMERGENCY BRAKE. GM IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT IS ONLY FIXING VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. GM STATES THAT VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS DO NOT NEED AN EMERGENCY BRAKE. IF THE VEHICLES MASTER CYLINDER FAILS WHILE DRIVING, THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES ARE IDENTICAL, SO GM IS CHOOSING TO SELECTIVELY FIXING A KNOWN DEFECT. THE GM DEALERSHIP STATED THAT REPAIRS COULD RUN UP TO $700. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131451August 3, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE ( ONE ) RUSTED THROUGH . BULLETIN NO.04007A ISSUED OCT 22, 2004 DOES NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM SINCE MY TRUCK WAS BUILT ON, OR ABOUT, AUGUST OF 1999 AND THE START DATE OF THE EXISTING RECALL IS 10/99. PLEASE REFERENCE NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10010543. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131315July 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129672July 22, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127157July 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, THE CONSUME COULD FEEL THE ABS KICKING IN, HE COULD FEEL IT PULSATING. THIS MORNING HE JUMPED A CURB, AND WENT ONTO A SIDEWALK BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS, BELOW 5 MPH. WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE BRAKES WILL WORK FINE UNTIL HE GETS TO ABOUT 5 MPH. THEN THEY FAIL. CONSUMER STATES THIS HAPPENED EVERY DAY.*AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126656July 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT: THE BRAKE LINE ON THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE THREE TIMES. ON THE JUNE 17, 2005 IT BROKE AGAIN AT THE SAME LOCATION . IT WAS BREAKING IN THE FLARE INSIDE THE FITTING. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES IT SPRAYED BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE PLACE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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