2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 1995 N/A GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that after parking, turning the vehicle off, and exiting, the vehicle suddenly rolled forward, down a slight incline, and crashed into another parked vehicle. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local deale...
Mileage: 4,000
The contact owns a 1995 N/A GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that after parking, turning the vehicle off, and exiting, the vehicle suddenly rolled forward, down a slight incline, and crashed into another parked vehicle. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local deale...
Mileage: 4,000
No wreck
The contact owns a 1999 N/A GMC Sierra 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V097000 (SEAT BELTS); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. T...
THE NP246 TRANSFER CASE OIL PUMP PLATE WEARS A HOLE INTO THE CASE, CAUSING IT TO LEAK. THERE IS A SAVER PLATE THAT CAN BE INSTALLED THAT PREVENTS THIS PROBLEM.
Mileage: 270,000
I'VE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT 3 MONTHS AGO. I'VE FIXED ALMOST ALL OF THEM-ABS WAS ACTIVATING WHICH WAS PUSHING ME INTO TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING A WRECK SO I CHANGED THE ABS SPEED SENSOR AND HUB ASSEMBLY. FRONT SUSPENSION WAS GONE SO I REPLACED THAT; AS WELL AS STEERING PAR...
Mileage: 270,000
I'VE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT 3 MONTHS AGO. I'VE FIXED ALMOST ALL OF THEM-ABS WAS ACTIVATING WHICH WAS PUSHING ME INTO TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING A WRECK SO I CHANGED THE ABS SPEED SENSOR AND HUB ASSEMBLY. FRONT SUSPENSION WAS GONE SO I REPLACED THAT; AS WELL AS STEERING PAR...
Mileage: 270,000
I'VE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT 3 MONTHS AGO. I'VE FIXED ALMOST ALL OF THEM-ABS WAS ACTIVATING WHICH WAS PUSHING ME INTO TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING A WRECK SO I CHANGED THE ABS SPEED SENSOR AND HUB ASSEMBLY. FRONT SUSPENSION WAS GONE SO I REPLACED THAT; AS WELL AS STEERING PAR...
Mileage: 270,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT ENGAGE UNLESS EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE N...
Mileage: 190,000
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP IN BLAIR, NE WASHINGTON COUNTY. THE DEALERSHIP SOLD THIS TRUCK TO ME WITH REPLACED AIRBAGS THAT DIDN'T WORK. THEY REPLACED THE ORIGINAL FACTORY AIR BAGS WITH WHAT NOW ARE MARKED CHEVROLET AND NOT GMC ACCORDING TO MECHANICAL SHOP. SAME MECHANIC EXPRES...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BY WEHR FORD (11311 US-60 BUS, MOUNTAIN GROVE, MO 65711, (417) 926-3192). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER ONLY CLEANED THE ABS SENSOR FOR ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BY WEHR FORD (11311 US-60 BUS, MOUNTAIN GROVE, MO 65711, (417) 926-3192). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER ONLY CLEANED THE ABS SENSOR FOR ...
WENT TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED AGAINST MY FOOT INSTEAD OF GOING DOWN. WAS MOVING SLOWLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE CAR PUSHED MY FOOT UP FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I WENT OVER A PARKING BRAKE. MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT WHEN WHEEL SENSOR GOES BAD THE VEHICLE THINKS THE BRAKES ...
Mileage: 140,000
DURING A NORMAL STOP AT A STOP SIGN ON A RURAL ROAD, A STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO EXCESS CORROSION. THIS ONE LINE BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS MODULE IS THE ONLY LINE THAT PROVIDES PRESSURE TO THE FRONT BRAKES, WHICH SUPPLY ROUGHLY 75% OF THE VEHICLE'S BRAKING POWER. THE RUPTURE RESULTE...
Mileage: 240,000
TAKATA RECALL
Mileage: 352,410
TAKATA RECALL
Mileage: 352,410
TAKATA RECALL
Mileage: 352,410
BRAKE FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THE VEHICLE. ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED 7 OR 8 YEARS AGO DUE TO FAILURE AT MY OWN COST (RUSTED LINES, LEADING THEM TO FAIL AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED), ALL LINES WERE REPLACE WITH GM REPLACEMENT LINES BY A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN. ORIGINAL FAILURE RENDERED...
Mileage: 85,000
MY GAS NEEDLE STOP WORKING AND I KNOW THREE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM
Mileage: 100,000
BRAKE LINE RUNNING ON TOP OF FRAME FROM MASTER CYL TO ABS HAS CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. IT HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKS BRAKE FLUID. BRAKES HAVE FAILED. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER LEFT FLORIDA AND IS STILL HELD BY ORIGINAL OWNER.
Mileage: 190,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID FLOWING FROM A FRACTURE IN THE FRONT BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WA...
Mileage: 66,000
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND TOWING A 4000+ POUND BOAT, MY BRAKE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON THE GROUND. I DETACHED THE BOAT AND ATTEMPTED TO SEE IF I COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR FACILITY. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER AVAILABLE SO ...
Mileage: 175,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAIL...
Mileage: 351,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER A...
Mileage: 183,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER A...
Mileage: 183,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER A...
Mileage: 183,500
WE WERE TRAVELING WEST ON 495 HEADING TO GEORGETOWN HOSPITAL IN DC TAKING A FRIEND FOR HER WEEKLY KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CHECKUP FROM BALTIMORE MD. THE TRAFFIC HAD SLOWED TO A STOP AS I HIT MY BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH MINUTE STOPPING POWER . HAD I BEEN IN THE NEXT LANE OVER IT WOULD HAVE BE...
Mileage: 60,000
BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AND CAUSED TRUCK TO NOT BE ABLE TO STOP AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FIRST LINE WENT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND WAS REPAIRED. I ASSUMED THAT THIS WAS A SINGULAR INCIDENT AND THE REPAIR WAS FINE, AND I WOULD HAVE NO OTHER PROBLEMS. NOW, A DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE WENT. SAME EXACT...
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE TRAVELING ON COUNTRY ROAD IN QUARRYVILLE PA. I CAME TO A HILL AND A STOP SIGN AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE. IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD VERY LIMITED BRAKING POWER AND TRAVELED THROUGH THE STOP SIGN ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. IT WAS A 4 WAY STOP INTERSECTION. AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED . BUT O...
Mileage: 34,000
ABS SYSTEM BOARD - SOLENOID SOLDER CONNECTIONS VIBRATE LOOSE CAUSING FAULT CODES. ABS LIGHT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT REMAIN LIT ON DASH. TRUCK BRAKES WORK BUT WITH NO ABS ON TRUCK. ABS CONTROLLER WAS ONLY PUT ON TWO YEARS OF GMC AND CHEVY TRUCKS 99-01. *TR
MULTIPLE INCIDENCES OF STEEL BRAKE LINE CORROSION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF FLUID PRESSURE, AND THEREFORE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES ALREADY. LUCKILY I DRIVE COUNTRY ROADS WITH LITTLE OTHER TRAFFIC.OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A REPETITIVE AND SERIOUS ISSUE FOR MANY OTHER OWNERS O...
Mileage: 240,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2000 GMC SIERRA TRUCK WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I COULDN'T STOP AT THE RED LIGHT, SO I HAD TO MAKE A QUICK LEFT TURN, ACROSS ON ONCOMING TRAFFIC INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR STOPPED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY B...
Mileage: 101,000
HAD A RECALL ON THE BRAKES, RECALL # 05068. CLASSIC CHEVEROLET (NOW OUT OF BUSINESS DID THE WORK) THEY ONLY CLEANED THE PARTS, ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON A FEW MONTHS LATER SO THEY JUST KEPT CLEANING THEM UNTIL MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEN WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK IT ALL OF A SUDDEN NEED OVER $2000 DOLLARS O...
Mileage: 80,000
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 LAN...
Mileage: 111,588
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
Mileage: 180,000
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 ...
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
Mileage: 115,000
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...
Mileage: 115,000
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 ...
Mileage: 124,000
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
Mileage: 119,000
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
Mileage: 119,000
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
Mileage: 153,000
ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND LEAKED CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. ALSO THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. *TR
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 ...
BRAKE LINES RUNNING ALONG FRAME HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT DUE TO THE WAY THEY WERE INSTALLED, THEY HOLD WATER AND SALT. *JS
Mileage: 170,000
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 R...
Mileage: 281,000
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
Mileage: 230,000
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 LEAK...
Mileage: 72,000
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 LEAK...
Mileage: 72,000
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 O...
Mileage: 15,300
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 F...
Mileage: 134,000
METAL BRAKE LINE CORROSION AND FAILURE, RESULTING IN MASS FLUID LOSS, PEDAL TRAVELING TO THE FLOOR, AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *TR
Mileage: 247,000
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
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *TR
Mileage: 71,237
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
Mileage: 29,500
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 ...
Mileage: 70,000
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....
Mileage: 170,000
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 TRAV...
Mileage: 107,300
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. ...
Mileage: 88,000
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 HE...
Mileage: 108,000
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 T...
Mileage: 63,000
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
Mileage: 71,295
AS I WAS DRIVING , I HAD NO NOTICE OF PULLING INTO SUPERMARKET OF COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, FOUND OUT I HAVE MULTIPLE LEAKS AND PIN HOLES IN MY BRAKE LINES UNDERNEATH AND EXTENSIVE RUSTING ON MY VEHICLE, THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Mileage: 89,602
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME, ...
Mileage: 100,791
WHILE TRYING TO SELL MY VEHICLE, AN AUTO SERVICE FACILITY DISCOVERED SERIOUS FRAME CORROSION WHICH COULD PROVE TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CORROSION SEEMS EXCESSIVE AND SUGGESTS DESIGN AND/OR MATERIAL DEFICIENCIES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES AND HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE FAILURE...
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE TRYING TO SELL MY VEHICLE, AN AUTO SERVICE FACILITY DISCOVERED SERIOUS FRAME CORROSION WHICH COULD PROVE TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CORROSION SEEMS EXCESSIVE AND SUGGESTS DESIGN AND/OR MATERIAL DEFICIENCIES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES AND HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE FAILURE...
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE TRYING TO SELL MY VEHICLE, AN AUTO SERVICE FACILITY DISCOVERED SERIOUS FRAME CORROSION WHICH COULD PROVE TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CORROSION SEEMS EXCESSIVE AND SUGGESTS DESIGN AND/OR MATERIAL DEFICIENCIES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES AND HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE FAILURE...
Mileage: 90,000
I WAS DRIVING IN MEDIUM TRAFFIC WHEN A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED QUICKLY AND I APPLIED MY BRAKES. THEN I NOTICED THE PEDDLE GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THAT WAS THE ONLY WARNING I RECEIVED AND SO I IMMEDIATELY DROVE HOME PUMPING MY BRAKES WHEN I NEEDED TO STOP AND TRIED TO STOP INFREQUENTLY AS POSS...
ON FEBRUARY 15, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00AM, DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE PAVED HIGHWAY, THE CROSS PIN IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL GEAR HOUSING FAILED AND PARTS OF IT FELL INTO THE GEARS CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP AND THE VEHICLE TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. LUCKILY, ONCOM...
Mileage: 137,900
ON FEBRUARY 15, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00AM, DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE PAVED HIGHWAY, THE CROSS PIN IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL GEAR HOUSING FAILED AND PARTS OF IT FELL INTO THE GEARS CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP AND THE VEHICLE TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. LUCKILY, ONCOM...
Mileage: 137,900
THE 1ST PROB LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE BROKE. 2ND PROB 37000 MI HAD TO REPLACE ALL ROTORS AND PADS BECAUSE ROTORS RUSTED AND CHEWED UP PADS,ALSO REPLACED 1 CALIPER AND BRAKE LINE. 3RD PROB 10/11 42115 MI OTHER REAR BRAKE LINE BROKE. 4RTH PROB 12/11 42450MI BRAKE LINE TO THE PROPORTIONING VALVE BROKE. TH...
Mileage: 34,000
THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS HURT, AND NO VEHICLE HIT WHEN MY BRAKE LINES BURST ON THIS VEHICLE. WHEN REPAIRED THE MECHANIC SAID THEY BASICALLY ROTTED OFF FROM RUST AND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. I UNDERSTAND SOME MAINTENANCE IS NORMAL ON ANY TRUCK, BUT BEING ABLE TO USE YO...
Mileage: 116,000
RUST- HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES,ROCKER PANELS AND CAB CORNERS,GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED OUT AND BROKE OFF .BOTH SPRING SHACKLES BROKE FROM RUST AND HAD TO BE REPLACED,THE FRAME HAD TO BE FIXED(CRACKED) AND NOW THE SHOCK MOUNTS HAVE RUSTED OFF AND HAVE TO BE FIXED AND ITS ONLY GOT 115,000 MILES...
Mileage: 85,000
RUST- HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES,ROCKER PANELS AND CAB CORNERS,GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED OUT AND BROKE OFF .BOTH SPRING SHACKLES BROKE FROM RUST AND HAD TO BE REPLACED,THE FRAME HAD TO BE FIXED(CRACKED) AND NOW THE SHOCK MOUNTS HAVE RUSTED OFF AND HAVE TO BE FIXED AND ITS ONLY GOT 115,000 MILES...
Mileage: 85,000
RUST- HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES,ROCKER PANELS AND CAB CORNERS,GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED OUT AND BROKE OFF .BOTH SPRING SHACKLES BROKE FROM RUST AND HAD TO BE REPLACED,THE FRAME HAD TO BE FIXED(CRACKED) AND NOW THE SHOCK MOUNTS HAVE RUSTED OFF AND HAVE TO BE FIXED AND ITS ONLY GOT 115,000 MILES...
Mileage: 85,000
MY 2000 GMC SIERRA'S FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTED. PARTS OF THE FRAME HAVE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. ALL THE BRAKES LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO RUST AS HAVE MANY OTHER BRAKE PARTS. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED BUT PREVIOUS OWNER STATED HE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT. *TR
MY 2000 GMC SIERRA'S FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTED. PARTS OF THE FRAME HAVE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. ALL THE BRAKES LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO RUST AS HAVE MANY OTHER BRAKE PARTS. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED BUT PREVIOUS OWNER STATED HE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS SAFELY DRIVEN HOME AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO CORROSION. ...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS SAFELY DRIVEN HOME AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO CORROSION. ...
Mileage: 118,000
TRUCK HAD FAILED TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AS WE APPROACHED RED LIGHT. UPON DEPRESSING THE PEDAL THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR JUST ENOUGH TO GET TRUCK SLOWED BEFORE EMERGENCY PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR BEFORE WE REACHED INTERSECTION...
Mileage: 72,000
1ST INCIDENT ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 2010 REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE NO PREVIOUS WARNING LIGHT INDICATION - STEEL LINE BURST CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE ALONG WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED THIS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR SO THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED BY A CURB. TESTING THE BRAKES NONE WORKED EVEN...
Mileage: 138,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE LI...
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT A LOW SPEED, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT NOTIC...
Mileage: 60,000
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. I GOT LUCKY THAT I HAD ROOM TO ROLL OUT. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT MANY COMPONENTS SHOW SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE RUST. *KB
Mileage: 85,000
BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. DOING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND AN INSPECTION I NOTICED FOUR BOLTS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKEN. THE FRONT AND REAR ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES ARE BROKEN OFF. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND THIS VIDEO HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0YG6WLBNZGI. I'M NOTI...
Mileage: 103,000
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR CORROSION CAUSES LOW SPEED BRAKING FAILURE. DRIVING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH WAS TERRIFYING. ALMOST HITTING PEDESTRIANS AT A CROSSWALK, ROLLING INTO AN INTERSECTION, AND ALMOST HITTING A STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY VERIFIED THE CORRODED SEN...
Mileage: 95,000
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR CORROSION CAUSES LOW SPEED BRAKING FAILURE. DRIVING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH WAS TERRIFYING. ALMOST HITTING PEDESTRIANS AT A CROSSWALK, ROLLING INTO AN INTERSECTION, AND ALMOST HITTING A STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY VERIFIED THE CORRODED SEN...
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED CAUSING THEM TO FAIL. WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL HE PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO HIS HO...
Mileage: 95,365
REFERENCE THE RECENT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE INVOLVING THE FAULTY FUEL GAUGES ON VEHICLES.. I JUST PURCHASED A 2000 GM SIERRA P/U TRUCK THAT I LATER FOUND HAD A DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR INSIDE THE TANK. THINKING I HAD A 1/2 TANK OF GAS I GOT STRANDED ON A SIDE ROAD 22 MILES FROM HOME. IT COST ME A $1,...
Mileage: 100,000
BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND FAILED DURING DRIVING ON MAJOR FREEWAY. *TR
Mileage: 98,000
HAVE TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES 2000 GMC SIERRA 4 X4 EXTENDED CAB. 53,000 MI. I HAVE BLOWN OUT BRAKE LINES 4 TIMES OVER LAST THREE YEARS. ALL LINES TO ANTI LOCK VALVE RUSTED THROUGH, FRONT BRAKE ,DRIVERS SIDE,REAR LINE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR
Mileage: 53,000
THE ORIGINAL FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2000 GMC SIERRA VEHICLE FAILED RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF FRONT BRAKES. IT APPEARS THAT THE HOSE IS TOO LONG AND THE HOSE RUBBED ON THE RIM. THE DELCO REPLACEMENT THAT I PURCHASED HAS BEEN TOTALLY REDESIGNED. IT IS MUCH SHORTER AND ...
Mileage: 104,434
I OWN A 2000 GMC SIERRA Z71 P/U TRUCK. WITH 90043 MILES..I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT CAUSING NO BRAKES. I CALLED A DEALER TO ASK THEM IF THEY HAVE HAD ANY RECALLS OR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT.THEY TOLD ME THAT GM IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEMS OF THE BRAKE LINES...
Mileage: 90,012
BRAKES FAILED ENTIRELY. LUCKILY I HAD AN EMERGENCY BRAKE. 7 BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. - COST $1076. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY REAR BRAKES 3 TIMES IN 86000 MILES. FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED ONLY ONCE. MECHANIC SAYS THAT PERHAPS THE PROPORTIONING VALUE IS NG. THERE WAS A...
Mileage: 85,000
WHILE DRIVING HOME I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EXPERIENCED A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. LUCKILY NO CRASH OCCURRED BECAUSE I WAS ON A BACK ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE VERY BADLY CORRODED AND ALL WERE READY TO FAIL. THE WO...
Mileage: 69,287
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE BLOWING THEIR HORNS IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN AN...
Mileage: 73,100
I HAVE A 2000 GMC SIERRA THAT HAD BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. I GOT UNDER THE VEHICLE TO TRY AND CHANGE THE LINE AND FOUND ALL THE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AS IS THE FUEL LINES. YES MY TRUCK IS OLD AND I LIVE IN THE RUST BELT OF N.Y BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE EITHER N.Y STOP...
Mileage: 130,000
I HAVE A 2000 GMC SIERRA THAT HAD BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. I GOT UNDER THE VEHICLE TO TRY AND CHANGE THE LINE AND FOUND ALL THE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AS IS THE FUEL LINES. YES MY TRUCK IS OLD AND I LIVE IN THE RUST BELT OF N.Y BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE EITHER N.Y STOP...
Mileage: 130,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED OUT. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC STATED TH...
Mileage: 62,000
ORIGINAL OWNER, 2000 GMC SIERRA SLE, TRUCK HAS 178K MILES. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHEN STEPPING ON PEDAL AFTER START UP TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. NOTICED PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER TRUCK BELOW DRIVERS SEAT. CALLED A FRIEND WHO FOUND THE BRAKE LINE GOING FROM JUNCTION BELOW DRIVERS SEAT TO FRONT L...
Mileage: 170,000
2000 GMC PICKUP EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE NEVER WORKED SINCE PURCHASED NEW YET DEALER ALWAYS PASSES IT FOR STATE INSPECTION. *TR
Mileage: 100
I HAVE A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLE PICKUP TRUCK. AT 8 YEARS OLD - ONE OF MY BRAKE LINES FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS DUE TO EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE CAR. I HAD TO HAVE EVERY LAST BRAKE LINE REPLACED FOR $1,600 DUE TO THE CORROSION. I HAVE NEVER SEEN CORROS...
Mileage: 100,000
3RD TIME BRAKES/ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS TIME I FOUND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS ALSO. I HAVE A DETAILED VEHICLE REPAIR HISTORY FROM THE DAY IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED. THE BRAKELINES ARE IN BAD SHAPE. WHILE BLEEDING THE BRAKES AFTER INSTALLATION, I HAD ONE OF THE LINES RUPTURE FROM...
Mileage: 124,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES WOULD FALL MUCH FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR YET THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING REPAIRS. T...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES WOULD FALL MUCH FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR YET THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING REPAIRS. T...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD FALLEN TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 105,000
MY SPARE TIRE FELL FROM THE HOIST UNDERNEATH BED OF TRUCK SPARE TIRE LUCKILY FELL JUST AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY OR ELSE IT MAY HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE ESPECIALLY IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED I THINK IF THEIR IS A NEW TYPE OF HOIST THEY SHOULD REPLACE MINE FOR ...
BRAKING COMING TO A RED LIGHT. CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. UPON INVESTIGATION, ALL FIVE BRAKE LINES LEADING FROM THE PUMP UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT, NEXT TO THE FRAME ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. EVERYTHING ELSE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE IS ALMOST NO CORROSION A...
Mileage: 107,000
WHEN GETTING READY TO PULL OUT OF OUT DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME BY THE ABS ACTUATOR WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND SOME WERE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. HE SAID ALL LINES WOULD HAVE TO...
Mileage: 131,000
2000 GMC SIERRA 1/2 TON 4X4 TRUCK BRAKE LINE FAILURE IN MARCH 2009 A REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION NO ACCIDENT DUE TO FAILURE AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED FOR REPAIRS. REPAIR SHOP HAD TO REPLACE RUSTED METAL LINE AND ONE REAR BRAKE CALIPER DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. 24 JUL...
Mileage: 128,615
DRIVING TOWARD AN INTERSECTION I APPLIED THE BRAKES. AS I PRESSED MORE FIRMLY THE PEDAL GAVE LESS RESISTANCE AND EVENTUALLY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE INTERSECTION AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. NOT SEEING ANY TYPE OF BRAKE WARNING ON DASH I PROCEEDED HOME SLOWLY WITH LITTLE STOPPING...
Mileage: 140,000
SEVERE CORROSION OF THE STEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES ON 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 2WD. SEVERE CORROSION EXISTS AT POINTS WHERE LINES ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE FRAME AND EXTREME CORROSION WHERE BODY LINE CONNECTS TO FLEX LINE AT REAR AXLE. THIS IS SAME CORROSION AS REPORTED ON OTHER VEHICLES WITH NO FACTOR...
Mileage: 152,500
SEVERE UNDER BODY/FRAME ROT. THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS SEVERELY CORRODED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ROT HOLES IN THE BED FLOOR TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU CAN NOT WALK ON THE BED. THE ROCKER PANELS AND CAB CORNERS HAVE ROTTED AWAY COMPLETELY. FACTORY TOW PACKAGE WIRING HARNESS HOUSING IS RO...
Mileage: 112,200
FOR A LONG TIME NOW MY FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY WHEN I FILL IT UP, THEN AFTER A FEW MILES GOES TO FULL. THE PUMP IS ELECTRIC IN THE GAS TANK. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER PERSON WHO OWNS SAME VEHICLE AS I THAT HE HAD SAME PROBLEM AND HIS FINALLY JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE HE WAS ON A TRIP.. IS THIS A MA...
Mileage: 10,000
ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 ARE RUSTING THRU AND BURSTING. CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES AND NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE SERVICING THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE ROTORS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,00...
Mileage: 112,000
APPROACHING STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL AND AT SAME TIME PEDAL WENT DOWN ALMOST TO FLOOR AND LOST OF BRAKING FORCE. WAS ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP BUT HAD NO ROOM TO SPARE. INSPECTION UNDER VEHICLE REVEALED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE...
Mileage: 148,976
TRUCK LOST ABILITY TO STOP EFFECTIVELY. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC FOUND STEEL BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED BECAUSE OF CORROSION. BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 89,811
TRUCK LOST ABILITY TO STOP EFFECTIVELY. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC FOUND BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED BECAUSE OF CORROSION. BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 83,318
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COAST THROUGH A STOP SIGN WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHO...
Mileage: 63,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM; HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO MAKE A LEFT TO AVOID THE CRASH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEH...
Mileage: 89,000
BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. *TR
Mileage: 164,392
BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. *TR
Mileage: 164,392
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC K15. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT TOOK EXTRA TIME FOR THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HE HAD TO CONTINUE TO APPLY PRESSURE SO THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN. HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 64,100
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO IT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN INTO A PARKING SPACE TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC...
Mileage: 63,000
REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE CAUSED BY SALT. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
GMC SIERRA - UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. GMC RECALL #05068. *TR
Mileage: 74,512
2000 GMC SIERRA BRAKE LINE RUPTURED LAST YEAR WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE HARD TO AVOID A COLLISION. *TR
Mileage: 81,000
I HAVE A 2000 GMC SIERRA WITH ALL POWER SEATS. THE SEAT BACK IS STUCK IN THE RECLINE POSITION WONT RETURN. THIS HAPPENED A FEW YEARS BACK. I HAD BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AS SOON IT HAPPENED .THEY CHARGED ME $84.00 TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW SEAT THAT COST AROUND $950. WELL I HARDLY USED THE SEAT T...
Mileage: 37,000
I HAVE A 2000 GMC. AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10K) THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP QUICKLY,IT TAKES 10 OR MORE FEET WITH THE BRAKE FADE. I TOOK THE ABS FUSE OUT AN IT STOPS ON A DIME.VERY DANGEROUS IN SHOPPING CENTRES THE FUSE IS IN. *TR
Mileage: 170,000
MY BRAKE LINES FAILED ON MY 2000 GMC FROM WEAR. *TR
Mileage: 127,118
I HAVE A 2000 GMC SIERRA WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM. AT LOW SPEED BRAKING THE TRUCK'S ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM COMES ON AND CAUSES THE TRUCK NOT TO STOP CORRECTLY. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY NEAR COLLISIONS. I SPOKE TO GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THE THEY HAD REPAIRED THE TRUCK BEFORE I OWNED IT, AND T...
Mileage: 66,500
I WAS DRIVING IN VERY HORRIBLE CONDITIONS ALONG HWY 97 IN KLAMATH FALLS,OR AND I HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE AND BEGUN TO SPIN OUT, MY TRUCK THEN BEGIN HEADING TOWARDS A DEEP DITCH. MY TRUCK WENT DOWN A 30 FOOT BANK AND LANDED NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND AND MY TRUCK THEN LANDED ON IT'S SIDE WHERE IT CA...
Mileage: 164,000
ABS ACTIVATION AT SLOW SPEED, OFTEN WHEN TURNING. PAID FOR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CLEANING AND REINSTALL 12/14/2004. RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM PERFORMED 11/16/2005. SYMPTOMS HAVE RETURNED, DEALER WILL NOT PERFORM RECALL PROCEDURE A SECOND TIME AT NO COST. SLOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION INCREASES STOPPING DISTA...
Mileage: 98,500
EXCESSIVE RUST FROM MIDDLE OF UNDER CARRIAGE ON BACK LEAD PART FAILURES. ONE OF TWO STRAPS HOLDING UP GAS TANK, REAR STRAP, BROKE AND REAR OF GAS TANK DROPPED ABOUT 4 INCHES. I WAS NOT DRIVING THE TRUCK, JUST NOTICED THEN GASPED. I REPLACED THE GAS TANK STRAP. RESEARCH ON INTERNET REVEALS EXCESS...
Mileage: 89,000
EXCESSIVE RUST FROM MIDDLE OF UNDER CARRIAGE ON BACK LEAD PART FAILURES. ONE OF TWO STRAPS HOLDING UP GAS TANK, REAR STRAP, BROKE AND REAR OF GAS TANK DROPPED ABOUT 4 INCHES. I WAS NOT DRIVING THE TRUCK, JUST NOTICED THEN GASPED. I REPLACED THE GAS TANK STRAP. RESEARCH ON INTERNET REVEALS EXCESS...
Mileage: 89,000
EXCESSIVE RUST FROM MIDDLE OF UNDER CARRIAGE ON BACK LEAD TO TWO PART FAILURES. REAR MAIN BRAKE LINE ON DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE BURST WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN DRIVEWAY LEADING TO BRAKE FAILURE. I STOPPED TRUCK BY APPLYING EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SLAMMING TRANSMISSION INTO PARK--THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED ...
Mileage: 99,000
2000 GMC SIERRA 4X4 PICK UP ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT VERY LOW SPEED, THUS RELEASING BRAKES AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE FORWARD CAUSING ME TO GO OVER A BANK OR HIT OBJECT AHEAD. *TR
Mileage: 58,300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE EXITING A RAMP AT 35 MPH HE LOST POWER STEERING. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. UPON VEHICLE INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT FRACTURED. HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. HE WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER TH...
Mileage: 102,000
ON 02/01/06 I PURCHASED 4 TIRES FOR MY TRUCK FROM FIRESTONE AND TODAY I TOOK IT TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER AS I HAVE A RADIAL PULL IN ONE OF THE TIRES. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK WERE 8,9 AND 10 YEARS OLD AND THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX MY PROBLEM. THE DOT # ON MY RECEIPT IS 7XW8PIB5500 WHICH ...
Mileage: 125,800
TIRE FAILURE AFTER 15,000 MILES. STRONG RADIAL PULL FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ON FURTHER INSPECTION ALL FOUR TIRES HAD COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON OUTSIDE TREAD CHANNEL COVERING THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRES. SOME TREAD SEPARATION HAS STARTED ON THE FAR INSIDE CHANNEL OF THE FOUR TIRES....
Mileage: 61,000
TRUCK DRIVE TRAIN INTERMITTENTLY MAKES CLUNK NOISE WHEN I FIRST START OFF FROM A STOP. WHEN I STOP AT A RED LIGHT IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE JUST HIT ME FROM BEHIND GOING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. IT STARTED AT ABOUT 88000 MILES / 4 YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS...
Mileage: 88,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKES ON HIS VEHICLE. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. PRIOR TO THE REPAIR, THE...
Mileage: 53,000
THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY 2000 GMC SIERRA WILL NOT HOLD. I HAVE ADJUSTED BOTH THE PARK BRAKE SHOES AND CABLE, BUT IT WILL STILL NOT HOLD THE TRUCK. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT LED TO A RECALL ON GMC AND CHEVROLET PICK-UPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, BUT THE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION...
Mileage: 110,210
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC K1500. THE CONTACT WAS PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOUNTED ON THE LIFT. SUDDENLY, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE PLUNGED TO THE GROUND WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE CAB STILL MOUNTED ON THE LIFT. THE VEHICLE'S FRAME FAILED WITHOUT W...
Mileage: 135,556
PURCHASED 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 NEW. HAVE DURING TIME OF OWNERSHIP HAD BOTH FRONT AND REAR DISC BRAKES/ROTORS REPAIRED/REPLACED TWICE. ONCE WITH 20,151 MILES UNDER WARRANTY. THE LAST SET OF FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED WITH 74,299 MILES DURING THE RECALL 05068 FOR ABS SPEED SENSOR CORROSION...
Mileage: 89,063
BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE WHEN BRAKING. THANK GOD I DO NOT FOLLOW CLOSELY TO VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I WILL REPORT TH...
THE FUEL GAUGE IS BOUNCING ERRATICALLY EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL BUT IN NO OTHER GEAR. IT HAS BEEN FINE FOR YEARS BUT SUDDENLY STARTED ACTING UP. THE TRUCK RECEIVES REGULAR MAINTENANCE, BUT THE START OF THE PROBLEM DID NOT COINCIDE WITH ANY MAINTENANCE OR ANY EVENT. IT JUST STA...
FUEL GAUGE ACTING VERY ERRATIC AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START HAVE NOTICED ONLINE THAT MANY GMC SIERRA OWNERS OF SIMILAR YEARS HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 170,000
FUEL GAUGE ACTING VERY ERRATIC AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START HAVE NOTICED ONLINE THAT MANY GMC SIERRA OWNERS OF SIMILAR YEARS HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 170,000
FUEL GAUGE ACTING VERY ERRATIC AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START HAVE NOTICED ONLINE THAT MANY GMC SIERRA OWNERS OF SIMILAR YEARS HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 170,000
EVERY SO OFTEN THE FOR ABOUT A MONTH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD KICK BACK SLIGHTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP. ONE SUNDAY MORNING WHILE COMING TO STOP THE ANTI- LOCK SYSTEM KICKED BACK VERY HARD AND I RAN INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. NOW THE SYSTEM IS KICKING BACK AT ALMOST EVER...
ABS BRAKES FAILED TO WORK AT 7-8 MPH. TRUCK HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. DEALER SAID ALL IS WELL. *TR
Mileage: 16,500
PARKING BRAKE WORE OUT BY ITSELF AND FAILED TO WORK. WILL NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. HAD $400 REPAIRS MADE TO BRAKE. *TR
Mileage: 35,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA K1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AT APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MPH, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED. THIS PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON DRY PAVEMENT AND SUNNY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 129,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V37900...
Mileage: 63,000
WHILE REPLACING THE FUEL FILTER ON THE VEHICLE THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED AND STARTED LEAKING. THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO FOUND IN THE SAME CONDITION. I WAS ADVISED THAT ALL THE LINES SHOULD BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THEIR DETERIORATED CONDITION. THE VE...
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A MUSHY FEELING WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE DEPRESSED THE PEDAL AGAIN AND IT IMMEDIATELY EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD, PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, AND APPLIED ...
Mileage: 122,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. ON JANUARY 20, 2008, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH AND THE CONTACT CALLED THE HIGHWAY PATROL FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY INFORME...
Mileage: 57,000
2000 GMC 1500 SIERRA 47,357 MILES HAD A RECALL ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THEY CLEANED AND ETCHED FRONT BRAKE LINES AT THE CALIPERS. TODAY TOWING A TRAILER WITH A CAR IN THE I-95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN D.C. AND BALTIMORE I HAD TO ATTEMPT A QUICK STOP FOR SLOW TRAFFIC WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST ALL BREAKING PRESSURE...
Mileage: 47
2000 GMC 1500 SIERRA 47,357 MILES HAD A RECALL ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THEY CLEANED AND ETCHED FRONT BRAKE LINES AT THE CALIPERS. TODAY TOWING A TRAILER WITH A CAR IN THE I-95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN D.C. AND BALTIMORE I HAD TO ATTEMPT A QUICK STOP FOR SLOW TRAFFIC WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST ALL BREAKING PRESSURE...
Mileage: 47
2000 GMC 1500 SIERRA 47,357 MILES HAD A RECALL ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THEY CLEANED AND ETCHED FRONT BRAKE LINES AT THE CALIPERS. TODAY TOWING A TRAILER WITH A CAR IN THE I-95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN D.C. AND BALTIMORE I HAD TO ATTEMPT A QUICK STOP FOR SLOW TRAFFIC WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST ALL BREAKING PRESSURE...
Mileage: 47
CONTINUED EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE FROM PISTONS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING B...
Mileage: 106,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING B...
Mileage: 106,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING B...
Mileage: 106,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FAN STOPPED BLOWING WITHOUT WARNING. THE SENSOR RESISTOR WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $500. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. T...
Mileage: 189,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FAN STOPPED BLOWING WITHOUT WARNING. THE SENSOR RESISTOR WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $500. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. T...
Mileage: 189,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 3-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE REQUIRED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID THAT HE MIGHT STRIKE A PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR TWO MONTHS ...
Mileage: 80,000
FAILURE OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 DESCRIBES THIS VERY CONDITION, BUT I WAS TOLD MY TRUCK DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL AFTER A DEALER SEARCH OF MY VIN NUMBER. MY TRUCK HOWEVER FALLS WITHIN THE YEAR, MODEL...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IS CURRENTLY AT THE BODY SHOP. ...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IS CURRENTLY AT THE BODY SHOP. ...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IS CURRENTLY AT THE BODY SHOP. ...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. ON AUGUST 15, 2007, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT ENGAGING. HE STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT IT WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALE...
Mileage: 110,000
THE FUEL GAUGE IS SENDING INCORRECT READING AFTER FILL UP, THE LOW FUEL WARNING LAMP IS COMING ON AFTER FILL UP. DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON FOR THIS TRUCK AND THAT I SHOULD CONSIDER IT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT FOR ONLY 70000 MILES. *JB
Mileage: 70,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PAID FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND EXPECTED TO BE REIMBURSED. THE DEALER REIMBURSED HIM $148, BUT DID NOT REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE REPAIRS, BECAUSE THE RECEIPT WAS NOT IN HIS NAME. THE SALESMAN WHO SOLD HIM THE VEHICLE PURCHASED THE PART. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FAILED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AROUND 79000 MILES AND AGAIN AROUND 110000. I PAID FOR THE SECOND. I AM HAVING TROUBLE AGAIN AT 117000 MILES AND COME TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS IS ALLOWING COOLANT TO FIND ITS WAY INTO THE EXHAUST DESTR...
THE FRICTION LININGS ON MY TRUCKS EMERGENCY BRAKE WORE TO THE POINT THAT ONE OF THEM SEIZED UP. I REMOVED THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. I WENT TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND WITHIN 18000 MILES THE SAME WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE GM HAS NOT COME OUT WIT...
Mileage: 38,000
WHEN I APPLY BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENTS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING PREVENTS ME FROM STOPPING. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS FORCED UP WHEN I APPLY PRESSURE CAUSING ME TO PUSH REAL HARD FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THIS OCCURS VERY OFTEN WHEN THERE IS BUMPS IN THE ROAD THAT MY TIRES ARE ROLLING OVER AS I APPLY MY BRAKES C...
Mileage: 98,000
MY GAS GAUGE ON MY 2000 GMC SIERRA PICKUP IS ACTING ERRATIC. IT GOES BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE SENDING UNIT IN THE TANK AND WOULD COST APPROX $800 THANK YOU...*AB *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON DRY NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND PUMPED CONTINUOUSLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE CRUISING. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO ...
Mileage: 74,500
ON 9-25-06 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND LOST MY BRAKES . AFTER STOPPING I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER MY PICKUP .TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO THE BACK .HAVING BRAKE LINE REPLACED . *NM
Mileage: 86,000
MY 2000 GMC PICK UP TRUCK HAS A LOUD ENGINE NOISE REFERRED TO AS PISTON SLAP. THE NOISE HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH SOME GM ENGINES. THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE BUT MANY WEB SITES DESCRIBE I...
Mileage: 10
GAS GAUGE NOT RESPONDING CORRECTLY GIVING INCORRECT READING. GAUGE IS SPORADIC MOSTLY WHEN TANK IS FULL , HAVE SOME CONCERN THAT ELECTRICAL FIRE MAY OCCUR DUE TO ELECTRICAL SPARK IN FUEL TANK. I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS MATTER. *JB
FUEL GAUGE READING INCORRECTLY ON MY 2000 GMC SIERRA. *JB
Mileage: 90,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25MPH THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS CHECKED AND THEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT RESIDENTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TUNED OFF, THE ABS MODULATOR WAS OBSERVED TO BE STILL RUNNING. ...
Mileage: 91,000
THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THE THROTTLE STICKS IN THE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED. IT TAKES A VERY FIRM PUSH TO RELEASE THE THROTTLE AND WHEN IT DOES RELEASE THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER RESULT IN A RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM FLU...
Mileage: 15,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALLS CAMPAIGNS 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, AND 05V161000 CONCERNING PARKING BRAKE. THIS VEHICLE MANIFESTS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALLS. BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHI...
Mileage: 50,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALLS CAMPAIGNS 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, AND 05V161000 CONCERNING PARKING BRAKE. THIS VEHICLE MANIFESTS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALLS. BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHI...
Mileage: 50,000
WE HAVE SYMPTOMS OF THE GMC TRUCK RECALL INL 05V379000 . WE HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS BECAUSE OUR TRUCK FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY AND WE CONCERNED THIS WILL ULTIMATELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AT BROOKFIELD PONTIAC-GMC TRUCK DEALER. DIAGNOSTICS HAS DETERMINED THAT WE INDEED...
Mileage: 68,000
1-I NOTICED BRAKE FAILURE AT SLOW STOPPING SPEEDS AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. 2- THIS CAUSED A FEW CLOSE CALLS AS FAR AS ALMOST HITTING STRUCTURES OR VEHICLES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. 3-TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR LOCATED IN THE WHEEL HUB AND REPLACED AT ...
Mileage: 59,910
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
Mileage: 70,000
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
Mileage: 70,000
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 ...
Mileage: 34,000
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...
Mileage: 12,431
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 TH...
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 S...
Mileage: 93,700
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
Mileage: 93,000
RUST ON BRAKE ROTERS ON GENERAL MOTERS PICK UP TRUCKS . PADS ARE STOPPING ON RUST INSTEAD OF METAL ON ROTERS. WAS TOLD ALLOY USED FOR ROTERS ARE BAD CAUSING AN UN SAFE CONDITION. TURNING ROTERS DOES NOT HELP BECAUSE RUST IS DEEP IN THE ROTERS.
ABS ACTIVATING EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT WITH MODERATE BRAKING, SIGNIFICANTLY EXTENDING BRAKING DISTANCES
Mileage: 29,000
ABS FAILED
Mileage: 55,000
THE FUEL GAUGE QUITS AT VARIOUS TIMES, READING ZERO AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. IT SEEMS TO BE A RELAY PROBLEM IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE OFF DURATION IS GETTING LONGER AND IS NOT REALTED TO FUEL TANK LEVEL NOR TO VEHICLE MOVEMENT. SHUTTING THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK TO ON WILL ...
Mileage: 98,000
TAILGATE CABLE FAILURE, I ALWAYS GENTLY LOWER MY TAILGATE HOWEVER I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BECAUSE OEM CABLES FAILED. TAILGATE HAS HAD NO HEAVY LOAD. BOTH OEM CABLES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AT THE MIDPOINT.*AK GMC CLAIMS MY CABLES ARE GOOD AND DO NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED GMC...
Mileage: 29,300
TAIL GATE STRAPS BROKE WHILE I WAS SITTING ON THE TAIL GATE HOLDING MY SHOT GUN TAKING A BREAK FROM PLEASANT HUNTING. I WEIGH 175 POUNDS. FORTUNATELY THE GUN WAS UNLOADED AS I WENT TO THE GROUND. I HAVE MY HUNTING BUDDY AS A WITNESS. NO DAMAGE TO TAILGATE. VEHICLE MILEAGE 50,026 AT TIME. CABLE...
Mileage: 50,026
RUSTING OF REAR BRAKE ROTORS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE DEALER AND GM REPLACED THE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY WHILE IT COST ME $269 TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED. MY CONCERN QUALITY OF METAL ON ROTORS NOT CONDUSIVE WITH NORMAL EVERY DAY USE. ARE THEIR SPECIFICATION...
Mileage: 50,374
THE VEHICLES GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHEN PRESSED. WHEN THE PEDAL WAS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM
Mileage: 28,000
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK WHEN GAS IS APPLIED. CONSUMER HAS TO SLAM ON GAS PEDAL FOR IT TO DISENGAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.TS
WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD WILL LOSE BRAKE CONTROL, AND IT WILL BE HARD TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
THE COMPUTER WAS MISADJUSTED CAUSING A HOT/STALL CONDITION. NLM
FAULTY FIRESTONE TIRES CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING 6 MONTHS FOR REPLACEMENTS (FIRESTONE STEEL-TEX). NLM
REAR VIEW MIRROR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS A BLIND SPOT DUE TO MIRROR HAVING STRAIGHT GLASS, AND HAS NO PROTECTIVE COVERING WHICH PREVENTS CONSUMER FROM HAVING A CLEAR PICTURE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTED PROBLEM BUT HAD NO SOLUTION TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER COULD FEEL A VERY BAD VIBRATION COMING FROM FRONT OF CAR. CONSUMER STATED IT GOT WORSE WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AND SHIFTING GEARS AND PUSHING CLUTCH OR WHEN LETTING UP OF THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL, IDLE DOES NOT RETURN, AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AND PICK UP SPEED, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
VEHICLE WOULD BE PULLING EXCESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT WHILE BEING DRIVEN. SPEED DID NOT PLAY A FACTOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC REALIGNED THE TIRES. PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL FELL OFF VEHICLE WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO STEP ON IT. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN OR TOWED. *AK