GMC Sierra Complaints (2000)

698 consumer complaints on file.

#10086863August 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRL LIGHT FAILURE GIVES FALSE TURN SIGNAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086875August 14, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086678August 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075927August 12, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. AFTER APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017951August 10, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PLEASE ADD TIRE MODEL AND DOT CODE, P235/75R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000 GMC SIERRA WITH 25000 MILES. FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AT 75 MPH.*JB THE CONSUMER AND HIS LAWYER SENT TWO PETITIONS REQUESTING THAT NHTSA REOPEN ITS PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION INTO FIRESTONE STEEL TEX LIGHT TRUCK RADIAL TIRES DUE TO AN ALLEGED DEFECT IN THEIR DESIGN AND PERFOMANCE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THOSE TIRES INSTALLED ON AMBULANCE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FIVE TIRES INCLUDING THE SPARE TIRE THAT ONLY HAD 300 MILES ON IT. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075687June 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AT 10 MPH , THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND RUST COVERING THE FRONT WHEEL SENSOR, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. FOUR MONTHS PRIOR, THE ROTORS DETERIORATED BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF FACTORY METAL USED. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE FRONT WHEEL SENSOR, WHICH CORRECTED THE BRAKE FAILURE. *AK THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME HARD AND PUSHED BACK. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT LOW SPEEDS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079941June 25, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING A 5 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. AND A TECHNICIAN UNPLUGED THE ANTILOCK BRAKE FUSE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079962June 25, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC WAS WAITING FOR CONFORMATION APPROVAL TO REPLACE THE BRAKES PADS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079794June 23, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP SPLINE SHEARED.*MR AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN THE DRIVER MADE A U-TURN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078569June 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS BRAKES GOTO FULL RELEASE BELOW 10 MPH UNABLE TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078443June 18, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEATBELT UNLATCHES WITHOUT DRIVER EFFORT- SEVERAL INSTANCES GM STATES THIS IS AN "OUT-OF POCKET" REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078409June 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT WENT ON DURING NORMAL OPERATION. ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WITHIN 3 MONTHS, ABS WERE ENGAGING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS DURING STOPPING, CAUSING MANY NEAR-ACCIDENTS. ABS MODULE REPLACED BY DEALER. PROBLEM PERSISTED, DEALER REPLACED WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075577June 2, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073680May 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072584May 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
ANTILOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES WHILE COMING TO A SLOW STOP HAPPENS ALMOST CONSTANTLY. THROTTLE STICKS ON INITIAL CONTACT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072518May 12, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
WHEN I WENT IN FOR OIL CHANGE AT 66,000 MILES I WAS TOLD THE PARKING BRAKES WERE WORN OUT. SINCE I DO NOT USE THES THEY MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE.WILL REPLACE WHEN CAN MAKE THE 100 MILE TRIP TO DEALER THAT FOUND PROBLEM. DEALER WHERE PURCHASED WOULD NOT OTHER FIX PROBLEMS WHEN VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY.SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN MARCH OF 2000 THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD SLIP AT START ALMOST HIT THREE TIMES BEFORE FIXED, THE DRIVESHAFT WAS BAD THE DIFFERIENTIAL WAS PUT IN AT WRONG ANGLE THE BACK WINDOWS LEAKED AIR AND WATER THE GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN WORKED ON TWICE IS STARTING TO STICK AGAIN REPORTED THIS TOYOU IN AUG 2002 STILL NO RECALL. FOUR PICES OF TRIM FELL OFF AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH WAS REPLCED TWICE HEAT SHEILD WAS INSTALLED WRONG CAUSING DASH TO VIBRATE.CLEARLY GM IS MAKING SOME VERY DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS.WHEN THE ORIGINAL DEALER WOULD NOT GET PROBLEMS REPAIRED I ASKED GM FOR HELP I HAD TO FIND A DEALER TO HELP ME ON MY OWN.MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE FIXED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THREE OF THEM ARE SATY PROBLEMS THE TRNSMISSION TOOK OVER A YEAR TO GET RESULTS AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A ACCIDENT ANY TIME GM KNEW OF THIS.I NOW AM GETTING A KNOCK OUT OF SECOND ENGINE. I WILL PUT DOWN TODAYS DATE BECAUSE THESE PROBLEMS OCCURED OVER SUCH A LONG TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067208May 11, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AT 5 MPH ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065394April 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THERE WAS A 2 SECOND DELAY REACTION BEFORE THE ABS ENGAGED. VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES FOR 2 SECONDS. *AK WITHOUT WARNING BETWEEN 4 TO 7 MPH, ABS SYSTEM BLOCKS THE BRAKING ACTION WHICH CAUSED AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065432April 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART IT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ELECTRIC EJECTION PUMP, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK NO MATTER WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS GOING, THE ENGINE WOULD DIE AS THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY, BUT SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T RESTART UNTIL IT WAS "WORKED WITH." THE ELECTRIC INJECTION PUMP WAS REPLACED FOR A THIRD TIME. TWO NEW ALTERNATORS HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE VEHICLE BUT AT TIMES, FREQUENTLY KILLED THE PUMP WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPED IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE INOPERATIVE, SOMETIMES THERE WOULD BE A HARD START THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON, THE A/C SWITCH HAD BROKEN, AND THERE WERE LEAKING LINES. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067813April 26, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2000 GMC 1500-HAS BROKEN FRAME ABOVE REAR AXLE. TRUCK HAS BEEN USED TO TOW TRAILER WITH TONGUE WEIGHT NEVER OVER 700#,USING HITCH WITH 1000# RATING.ALSO INSTALLED IS AIR BAGS BETWEEN REAR AXLE AND FRAME, TO ALLOW LEVELING WHEN TRAILER ATTACHED ON HITCH. NO EXPLANATION RECIEVED FROM DEALER OTHER THAN HAVE NEVER SEEN IT HAPPEN.DID SAY HAVE SEEN IT ON DODGE TRUCKS. THE DEALER REP DID NOT SUGGEST HOW TO REPAIR OR AT WHAT COST, THEY DIDN'T SEEM INTERESTED IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS OVER BY 2500 MILES. SO I TOOK IT TO A GENERAL WELDER WHO QUOTED ME $200 TO $400 DOLLARS TO WELD THE FRAME AND ADD A PIECE OF STEEL TO THE FRAME TO RE-INFORCE THIS OBVIOUS PLACE OF STRESS. THE WELDER ALSO SAYS HE HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE AND DONE THESE KIND OF REPAIRS BECAUSE NONE OF THE MANUFACTURED FRAMES ARE RE-INFORCED AT THE POINT OF STRESS THAT WOULD BE PUT ON A FRAME WHEN WEIGHT IS ADDED AS FAR BACK AS A HITCH. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THESE REPAIRS DONE A THOUGHT OTHER TRAILER HAULING PICK-UP OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS FAULT. THIS TRUCK IS RATED FOR #8800 TOWING,WITH A #1000 RATED TONGUE WEIGHT HITCH. NEVER HAVE I HAD MORE THAN#5000 TRAILER WEIGHT WITH NO MORE THAN &700 TONGUE WEIGHT, BUT THE FRAME STILL CRACKED MAKING THIS AN UN-KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD. I COULD HAVE BEEN TOWING THE TRAILER AND THE FRAME COULD HAVE BROKEN COMPLETLEY, DROPPED THE TRAILER TO GROUNG CAUSING SEPERATION FROM THE TRUCK AND THAN [WHAT]?. YOUR GUESS IS GOOD AS MINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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