GMC Sierra Complaints (2000)

698 consumer complaints on file.

#10508513April 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH LIMITED BRAKE RESPONSE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502641March 13, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WAS USING MY TRUCK TO TOW ANOTHER CAR ON A TRAILER AT THE TIME. WENT TO STOP FROM ABOUT 40 MPH. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WITHOUT WARNING. FOUND THAT ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK WERE RUSTED AND HAD BLOWN OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492215January 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND MY TRUCK WAS MAJORLY UNRESPONSIVE TO STOPPING. IT TOOK AT LEAST DOUBLE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF TIME TO STOP AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THANKFULLY, I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED AND HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP OR ELSE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. THE CULPRIT OF THIS INCIDENT WAS CORRODED BRAKE LINES ON MY GMC SIERRA, ONE OF WHICH RUPTURED SUDDENLY DURING THIS INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489345December 20, 2012
ENGINE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS FRONT AND BACK ON BOTH SIDES BROKE OFF , THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485919November 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
REPEATED BRAKE FAILURES DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485036November 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
21 YEAR OLD STEP-DAUGHTER DROVE MY TRUCK TO WORK THIS AFTERNOON, WHEN SHE WENT TO LEAVE AT THE END OF HER SHIFT, SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THANKFULLY SHE WAS STILL IN HER PARKING SPACE, AND NOT OUT IN TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY 6 LANE ROAD. I FOUND AT LEAST ONE OF THE 2 BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH WHERE THEY ARE CLIPPED INTO THE PLASTIC GUIDE ON TOP OF THE FRAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479907October 12, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE I WENT TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR INDICATING A LOSS IN BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE AND A HIGHLY CORRODED BRAKE LINE JUST TO THE REAR OF THE ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT. IT WAS EVIDENT THAT WAS THE SPOT OF THE LINE FAILURE DUE TO THE HIGH AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID THAT HAD BEEN SHOT OUT OF THE LINE ABOVE IT. UPON INSPECTION I HAVE FOUND THAT THE OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO HIGHLY CORRODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478701October 5, 2012
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC 3500 EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH TIRES, SIZE LT245/75/R16. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12T019000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT) AND WENT TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP TO HAVE THE TIRES CHANGED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO RETURN TO THE TIRE SHOP TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE NEVER REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475521September 16, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
DRIVING TRUCK IN TOWN APPLIED BRAKES AT A STOPLIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES AT ALL HAD TO GO THRU THE RED LIGHT AND AROUND 3 CARS IN FRONT OF ME, RUBBED THE CURB TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. RUST AND CORROSION ON THE STEEL REAR BRAKE LINES CAUSED LINE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474577September 10, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED UNDER TRUCK CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE TOWING A BOAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474165September 6, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
ON MY WAY TO THE STORE I NOTICED REDUCED BRAKE PEDAL AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AT THIS TIME. ON MY WAY HOME THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD EVEN LESS PEDAL AND NEEDED EXTREME STOPPING DISTANCE. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE REPAIR STATION AND THE MECHANIC FOUND HEAVILY RUSTED LINES ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS OF THE ABS MODULE. ONE OF THE LINES WAS RUSTED THRU AND LEAKING IN THE AREA OF THE ABS MODULE CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION. I ALREADY HAVE HAD THE BRAKE LINES TO THE FRONT CALIPERS REPLACED IN JULY OF 2012 DUE TO EXTREME RUST. I AM HAVING ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL AT THE TIME OF THIS POSTING. THIS VEHICLE GETS VERY LIGHT DUTY PERSONNEL USE AND SHOWS NO SIGNS OF RUST IN THE BODY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471491August 20, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND NOTICED MY BRAKES WERE GONE. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. HAD IT REPAIRED AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD 4 ADDITIONAL INCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471229August 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE BACKING MY TRUCK UP TO ATTACH A TRAILER, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKING ABILITY. MY TRUCK RAN INTO THE TRAILER, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. UPON INSPECTION, IT IS EVIDENT THAT THERE IS A FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR CALIPER. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID CAN BE SEEN AND SMELLED IN THIS AREA. I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. IT WILL NEED TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR WHAT I ASSUME WILL BE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470784August 15, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE FAILED AND WAS PROVIDING INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL READING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT THE RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470317August 12, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES RUSTED THRU AND HAD COMPLETE BRAKE LOST. THE RUSTED LINES ARE AT THE ANTI-LOCK PART THAT CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NEXT TO THE FRAME. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW AND KEEP IT IN GREAT SHAPE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469201August 4, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
PULLING ON THE IN FRONT OF MY HOME , NO BRAKES USE THE PARKING BRAKE. LOOK UNDER THE SIERRA ON THE DRIVER SIDE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. CORROSION ON BRAKE LINE,71,295 MILES ON THE SIERRA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468473July 31, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. ....UPDATED 08-24-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AS WELL. ON 08/10/2012 THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LINES BROKE AGAIN. UPDATED 09/04/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465552July 13, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS GOING TO GO TO THE STORE WITH MY TRUCK AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LOOKED UNDER THE DOOR AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS RUNNING ONTO THE DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS ALL RUSTY AND FAILED. I WAS GOING TO BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND CON ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465061July 10, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THEY WERE TRAVELING 25 MPH AND THE FUEL TANK FAILED AND BEGAN TO LEAK GASOLINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME OUT TO DISPOSE OF THE GASOLINE. THE TANK WAS CUT OFF AND SECURED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE THE STRAPS HOLDING THE TANK AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WERE SEVERELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463947July 2, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND FELT A DRAGGING SENSATION AND SCRAPING NOISE. I PULLED THE TRUCK OVER, LOOKED UNDERNEATH EXPECTING TO SEE THE MUFFLER DRAGGING. I WAS SOMEWHAT SURPRISED TO SEE THE GAS TANK RESTING ON THE STREET. THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF GASOLINE LEAKING ONTO THE STREET. I CALLED AAA TO COME TOW THE CAR. THEY SAID I NEEDED TO CALL THE FIRE DEPT., WHICH I DID [XXX] SOON THERE WERE 2 FIRE TRUCKS AND A HAZMAT VEHICLE. THEY PROCEEDED TO CALL THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, AND 2 OF THEIR TRUCKS ARRIVED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CUT THE REMAINING STRAP AND REMOVED THE TANK. THE MDE PUMPED THE REMAINING FUEL INTO A METAL BARREL. IN LIGHT OF FORD'S RECALL ON 1.1 MILLION PICK-UP TRUCKS, I THOUGHT IT IMPORTANT TO REGISTER THIS REPORT AS IT IS POSSIBLE THAT GMC MIGHT BE USING THE SAME STRAPS TO SUPPORT THE GAS TANKS. I DO NOT HAVE VIN # AS THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO S & L AUTO [XXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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