2000 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints

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.

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

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

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, INSPECTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND DISCOVERED THAT SEVERAL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WAS REPLACED A FEW YEARS PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 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, ALL DUE TO RUST. ALSO, EXCESSIVE BODY RUST IN THE LOWER ROCKER PANELS HAS OCCURRED, MORE OF A COSMETIC PROBLEM, BUT INDICATIVE OF THE PERVASIVE RUST PROBLEM THAT EXISTS. *TR

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 POSSIBLE. *TR

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, ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY AMERICAN COLLISION IN RUTLAND, VT AS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.

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. THE FIRST PROB I WAS ROLLING TO A STOP @ A STOP SIGN. THE 3RD AND 4RTH PROB HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT SHOULD BE A CRIME TO PUT PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER BECAUSE OF INFERIOR MATERIALS.

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 YOUR FINGERS TO CRUMBLE PARTS OF THE BRAKE LINE IS NOT. YOU NEED TO INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE HURT OR KILLED, IF SOME HAVEN'T BEEN ALREADY. YOU ALSO NEED TO REVISIT THE ABS SENSOR PROBLEM FROM THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THAT FIX DID NOT WORK, SO ALL I COULD DO IS DISCONNECT THEM OR CHANCE AN ACCIDENT!!!!!!!!!! *TR

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. *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. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/17/11 *BF UPDATED 01/18/12

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 ABOUT 75 YARDS AWAY. AS LIGHT TURNED GREEN, WE SLOWLY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARKED TRUCK UNTIL A TOW TRUCK COULD GET VEHICLE BACK TO THE GARAGE FOR REPAIRS. UPON INSPECTION BY OUR MECHANIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED NEAR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE HOUSING WHICH WAS CAUSED BY CORROSSION AND POOR BRAKE LINE TUBING MATERIAL. IT WAS NOTED THAT MATERIAL WAS NOT STAINLESS STEEL OR ANY NON-CORROSIVE MATERIAL SUPPLIED AND INSTALLED BY THE OEM. IT TOOK TWO WEEKS FOR OUR TRUCK TO BE REPAIRED AS THE MECHANIC HAD TO CUSTOMER BEND THE NEW BRAKE LINES BECAUSE OEM DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT LINES WHICH CAME TO A FINAL COST OF CLOSE TO $1300. *TT

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 THOUGH IT WAS A REAR LINE FAILURE. VEHICLE TOWED AND REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE LINE FROM ABSBOX TO REAR AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES AND REAR DISC PADS WERE ALSO REPLACED. EVEN WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOE REPLACEMENT ITS ABILITY TO STOP THE TRUCK WAS MINIMAL AT BEST 2ND INCIDENT ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 2011 THE TRUCK FAILED TO PASS NC STATE SAFETY INSPECTION AS EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD - THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES AND REAR DISC PADS WERE REPLACED AGAIN WITH SIMILAR RESULTS WITH THE PREVIOUS REPLACEMENT - WITH MARGINAL EMERGENCY BRAKING OPERATION, BUT ENOUGH TO PASS THE NC STATE INSPECTION - ALSO THE BACKING PLATES OF THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THEY HAD RUSTED AWAY 3RD INCIDENT ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 2011 FRONT BRAKE FAILURE NO PREVIOUS WARNING LIGHT INDICATION - STEEL LINE TO FRONT BRAKES BURST WHERE TWO OF THE LINES WERE RUBBING TOGETHER WHERE THEY CROSS OVER THE FRAME FROM THE ABS BOX. THIS OCCURRED AT A STOP SIGN. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM MAINTAINED SOME STOPPING ABILITY AND THAT COMBINED WITH THE RECENTLY REPLACED EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS DID STOP THE TRUCK JUST SLIGHTLY PAST THE STOP SIGN. TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION IT HAD NO HYDRAULIC STOPPING ABILITY, BUT THE

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 LINES CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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

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 NOTICING THE TICKING SOUND OF EXHAUST LEAKS. LITTLE JETS OF FLAME IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAN'T BE A GOOD THING. *KB

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 SENSORS. THIS WAS A RECALLED ISSUE ALREADY COMPLIED WITH. NO HELP FROM GM. THEY SAID THE BURDEN WAS MINE. *KB

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 HOME. AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKES, HE NOTICED THE CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINE AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 $1,000.00 TO REPLACE THE UNIT AS WELL AS THE FUEL PUMP WHICH ARE ONE UNIT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS COMMON ON ALL LARGE GM VEHICLES. *TR

BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND FAILED DURING DRIVING ON MAJOR FREEWAY. *TR

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

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 THE CONNECTION TO THE CALIPER HAS TO BE ANGLED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, SO THAT THE WILL BE NO CONTACT WITH THE RIM. AFTER REPLACING THE PASSENGER SIDE, I CHECKED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HOSE AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. THE HOSE SHOWS RUBBING IS OCCURRING. I WILL HAVE TO PUT A REPLACEMENT HOSE ON THAT SIDE ALSO. *LN

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.WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR ANOTHER FATALITY? ME AND MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAVE MY TRUCK SITTING IN GARAGE AWAITING WHAT TO DO. I THOUGHT THAT GMC WERE PROFESSIONALS. I BOUGHT USA, AWAITING REPLY. THANK YOU. *TR

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 RECALL BUT GM SAID IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. I THINK THIS WAS A LIE. *TR

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 WORST DAMAGE APPEARED NEAR THE WHEELS WHICH I WOULD ASSUME IS DUE TO ROAD SALT AND MOISTURE. *TR

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 INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR CLEANED AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND REFERENCED RECALL 05V379000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,330.

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 USING SALT OR THE VEHICLES NEED TO BE BUILT WITH LINES THAT DON'T RUST OUT. THIS ISSUE I THINK IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WOULD BE EASILY FIXED BY EITHER NO MORE SALT OR BETTER LINE IN THE VEHICLES THAT DON'T RUST THROUGH. *TR

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 THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS RUSTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 LEFT WHEEL HAD FAILED. *TR

2000 GMC PICKUP EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE NEVER WORKED SINCE PURCHASED NEW YET DEALER ALWAYS PASSES IT FOR STATE INSPECTION. *TR

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 CORROSION ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT BEFORE. AS AN ASIDE, MUCH OF THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS INCREDIBLY CORRODED ON THE UNDERSIDE, AND I JUST HAD A FUEL LINE FAIL FOR THE SAME REASON. *TR

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 CORROSION. UPON INSPECTION OF ALL BRAKELINES, I FIND IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE ALL BRAKELINES FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AND THE OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD. *TR

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. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY VALVE OR MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SPENT OVER $3000 ON THE BRAKE MODULE AND BRAKE LINES WHICH WERE RUSTED. UPDATED 12/22/10. *JB

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 VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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 FREE MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 EXT CAB 5.3. *TR

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 AT, EXCEPT THE SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ALL BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE OF INFERIOR BRAKE LINES USED. *TR

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 BE REPLACED. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY OR ROADWAY AND INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *TR

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 JULY 2010 ANOTHER BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. AGAIN TRUCK WILL BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP FOR BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT/REPAIR. THIS IS THE SECOND BRAKE LINE TO RUPTURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND I'VE NOTICED THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE AND FUEL LINE SYSTEM IS SEVERELY CORRODED WITH RUST. I NO LONGER FEEL THIS TRUCK IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WILL BE GETTING RID OF IT ASAP AFTER REPAIRS. LUCKILY THE BRAKE LINES FAILED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. UPDATED IVOQ 09/10/10*JB *TR

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 POWER. WHEN I INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING LIKE RUNNING WATER AND CORRODED SO SEVERELY THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO THE NEAREST AUTO REPAIR FACILITY. *TR

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 FACTORY REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR AFFECTED PARTS. *TR

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 ROTTED. REAR BUMPER ROTTED TO THE POINT WHERE THERE WAS ONLY 40% OF THE BUMPER REMAINING. BRAKE LINES ROTTED ALONG WITH ENTIRE BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON REAR TIRES, CALIPER AND HOUSING THAT HOLDS CALIPER ROTTED. ENTIRE PORTION OF METAL THAT HOLDS THE LEFT TAILGATE HINGE ROTTED AWAY AND IS NOW GONE. TAILGATE CAN NOT BE OPENED. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE FOR AN INSPECTION STICKER I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS FALLING APART AND I WAS WARNED THAT I SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS ROTTED TO THE POINT THAT REPAIR WOULD NOT BE A COST EFFECTIVE CHOICE. UPON CONTACTING DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

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 MANUFACTURERS DEFECT? WILL THEY FIX THE PROBLEM?........ MY VEHICLE IS A..... 2000 GMC SIERRA STEPSIDE PICKUP TRUCK, 4DR, 350ENG. *TR

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

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 112,000.

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 THAT TIME AND NOT IN USE. BRAKE LINE RUNNING TO REAR OF VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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

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

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 AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.