2000 GMC Sierra complaints

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH UP ON AN INCLINE TRIED TO PASS A TRUCK WHICH STARTED TO DOWNSHIFT. HIT REAR 2 WHEELS OF TRUCK HEAD- ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED BRUISES ALONG CHEST. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *YH

WHEN DRIVING ON SLIPPERY ROAD ALL 4 WHEELS SPIN WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL SHUTTERS, AND BRAKES GET HARD. THEN, THERE ARE NO BRAKES, CONSUMER ALMOST HAD TWO ACCIDENTS. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HE ALSO EXPERIENCED BRAKED FAILURE PRIOR.*JB

I HAD ONE BLOW-UT, ON THE RIGHT FRONT, AND AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, OF THE REMAINING TIRES, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE ALSO...THE CORE WAS COMING THRU THE SIDEWALL, AND THE 2 REAR TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF PREMATURE CRACKING IN THE SIDEWALLS. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND THERE REPLY WAS....THE ONLY TIRES AFFECTED, WERE THOSE THAT WERE ON FORD VEHICHLE'S ONLY. I HAVE WAITED LONG ENOUGH TO SEE THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN MORE WIDESPREAD, THAN THEY HAD ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED. THAT IS THE REASON FOR MY CONTACTING YOU. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE, IN GETTING MY REFUND, FOR REPLACING THE TIRES WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 53 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

THE AIR CONDITIONER COMES ON WHEN THE RECIRCULATE BUTTON IS SELECTED FOR AIR SOURCE AND CANNOT BE SHUTOFF AGAIN WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CONTROL HEAD 3TIMES AND CHECKED THE WIRING BUT CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM SO THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.*AK

VEHICLE HAS A CRACK OF 3 QUARTERS GOING DOWN ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER CAN NOT GET EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE OUT OF VEHICLE WITH TOOLS THAT ARE PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER DUE TO A BENT PLASTIC SHAFT THAT WAS BENT DURING ASSEMBLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE BURNS 3QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN CHANGES HAS 21750 MILES. *AK

BRAKES MALFUCTION; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY DO NOT STOP VEHICLE PROPERLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, FRONT BEARINGS/ UNIVERSAL JOINT, AND REAR LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS IN A CLOSED POSITION, AND THEN IT WILL SUDDENLY TAKE OFF, WHICH CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CLAIMS DEFECT IS DUE TO A DIRTY THROTTLE BODY. THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE CLEANED EVERY 15,000 MILES. CONSUMER IS UPSET BECAUSE THIS INFORMATION IS NOT STATED IN OWNER'S MANUAL.*AK *SLC

BRAKE HOSE@ RGT FRT IS RUBBING RIM WHEN TURN WHEEL AND HAS BEEN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AS NORMAL TO APPROACH A STOP AND DRIVING OVER BUMP BRAKES WILL GO TO FLOOR AND FAIL FOR 2-3 SECONDS, AND THEN EVENUTALLY STOP ABOUT 3 CAR LENTHS LATER. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. 2. FIRST START OF DAY , BACKING OUT AND APPLYING BRAKES BRAKES WILL GRAB HARD , THIS WILL OCCUR ABOUT 3-4 TIMES BEFORE BRAKES WILL WORK NORMALLY. *AK THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NORMAL, BUT THE BRAKES WERE FOUND GOING TO THE FLOOR UPON TEST DRIVING. *YH

BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) OPERATES VERY POORLY, AND RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN TRAVELING OVER GRAVEL ROADS/BUMPY ROADS, OR RAILROAD TRACKS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

AT 26K MILES THE TIRES HANDLED POORLY IN WET AND SNOWY WEATHER, THE TREADS ARE LOW FOR THE VEHICLES MILEAGE (GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST P235/75R16 - DOT T3024545). NLM

THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH TIRES THAT WERE INADEQUATE FOR TRAILER TOWING AND OFF ROAD TRAVEL, THE DEALER REFUSES TO CHANGE THE TIRES BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DID NOT REQUEST THE CHANGE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75R16 MAX LOAD 2601 LBS AT 44 PSI, 4 PLY LOAD RATING B). NLM

IGNITION TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT CRANK. BATTERY/STARTER/ALTERNATOR CHECKED OUT OK. SECURITY LIGHT ON DASH LIGHTS UP WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC STATES LIKELY A SECURITY SYSTEM OR COMPUTER PROBLEM, STATED DEALER WOULD CALL GM TECH SUPPORT FOR HELP. MULTIPLE CALLS TO DEALERSHIP ARE NOT RETURNED. TRUCK STILL REFUSES TO CRANK AT RANDOM TIMES, WHEN ENGINE COLD OR WARM. SECURITY LIGHT STILL ACTIVATES RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, AND LIGHT STAYS ON TILL TRUCK SHUT OFF. TRUCK WILL NORMALLY CRANK AFTER 10 TO 30 MINUTES OF INACTIVITY. FUEL LINE CHECKED OUT OK.*AK

TRUCK IS 2000 EXT CAB LB 1/2 TON. ON CONCRETE FWYS, AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, THE TRUCK "BOUNCES" (NOT VIBRATES). THE FWY I HAPPEN TO DRIVE TO WORK ALWAYS CAUSES BOUNCING. I'VE CHANGED SHOCKS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. ALL NEW GM LONGBED (2500, CHEVYS, ETC) ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. YOU CAN SEE US ALL DRIVE AT SPECIFIC SPEEDS TO AVOID "BOUNCING". THE DEALER SAYS I GOTTA LIVE WITH THIS. I SAY "WHY".*AK

THE VEHICLES TIRE SIZE WAS NOT PROGRAMMED INTO THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN IT LEFT THE FACTORY AND IT WAS NOT CALIBRATED FOR THE TIRE SIZE WHICH CAUSED THE ABS SYSTEM NOT TO OPERATE PROPERLY RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. NLM

CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10MPH ON A SIDE STREET MAKING A TURN INSIDE OF PARKING LOT, APPLIED BRAKES, AND RAN INTO A BRICK WALL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN BUMP IS ENCOUNTERED WHILE STOPPING BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES RIGID AND VEHICLE PICKS UP SPEED. AT THIS POINT AN EMERGENCY OR PANIC STOP WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES, VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP, AND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH BRAKING ACTION TO STOP VEHICLE FROM HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A DITCH EMBANKMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED VARIOUS INJURIES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE FILL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE CHANGING GEARS CONSUMER HEARD CLUNKING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION, BUT, PROBLEM RETURNED DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES, AND BRAKING DISTANCE IS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE. *AK

INTERNAL ENGINE NOISE, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

SLOWING TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T DEPRESS TO STOP TRUCK, BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED 1ST TIME, STILL IN SHOP THIS TIME, STRUCK CURB TO STOP. *AK

CLAMP CAME OFF A HOSE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.*AK

DRIVESHAFT EXPERIENCES THUMPING, THE NOISE CAN BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED WHEN GREASING THE DRIVESHAFT YOKE OR SPLINE, HOWEVER THE THUMPING DOES COME BACK. *SLC

NOISE IN REAR SUSPENSION WHILE ACCELERATING AND STOPPING. VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL DURING A RIGHT BEND IN ROAD. ALSO HEADLIGHTS DIM AND GO BACK WHILE DRIVING. *AK

AT AN INTERSECTION CONSUMER APPLIED GAS TO CROSS INTERSECTION, NOTHING HAPPENED, ENGINE REVVED, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF GOING THROUGH GEARS, VEHICLE FINALLY MOVED AGAIN. *AK

BRAKES DO NOT GRIP AS WELL AS THEY USED TO, WHEN USING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE TAKES A LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP. *SLC

I HAD NO TROUBLE WITH THE TIRES UNTIL LATE MAY, 2000. DURING THE LAST WEEK OF MAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF JUNE 2000, I HAD FIVE FLATS ON THESE TIRES. APPARENTLY, THE TEMPERATURE IN TEXAS WAS A FACTOR. THERE WAS NEVER ANY FOREIGN OBJECT IN THE HOLE IN THE TIRE. THE HOLES WERE ALWAYS OF A RUPTURE TYPE, NEVER A CLEAN PUNCTURE. THE FLATS ALWAYS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON GRAVEL ROADS. THE LAST FLAT WAS ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I WAS AGAIN ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND WAS FORCED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY. IMMEDIATELY UPON BRAKING, I EXPERIENCED A RAPID, ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS, DEFLATION OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE, AS THE STAR SHAPED HOLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2-3 INCHES IN DIAMETER. AFTER THIS FAILURE, WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES WEAR ON THEM, I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON MY TRUCK. AT THAT TIME, NOTHING HAD BEEN MADE PUBLIC ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W273WMA279 TIRESIZE: P26575R16)

PROBLEM ONLY OCCURES WHEN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE COMPLETLY WARMED AND TRANSMISSION IS IN OVERDRIVE MODE. IF TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE "3" NO PROBLEMS OCCUR AT ANY ENGINE SPEED. DEALER STATES ON REPAIR ORDER, "NORMAL CONDITION AT THIS TIME UNTIL AN UPDATE COMES OUT". SUGGESTION WAS MADE BY DEALER THAT THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY TOURQUE CONVERTER.

WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO THE HIGHWAY. DIVIDER. I WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND THE ONLY VEHICLE INVOLVED. I WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL BUT WAS SEVERLEY SORE AND BRUISED. I DID MISS ONE DAY OF WORK. THE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE BOUGHT IN NOVEMBER 1999. THE TIRES HAD APPROX. 15,000 MILES. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS TRAVELLING APPROX. 65 MPH. THE ACCIDENT OCCURED ABOUT 1:00 A.M. I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND OF THE TRUCK. I ALSO STILL HAVE THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W273WMA349 TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF RAPIDLY. DEALER THINKS ALTERNATOR IS AT FAULT. *AK

THERE ARE TWO DIFFERANT DOT # ON FOUR TIRES .I AM ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TIRES FOR ME. BUT FIRESTONE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT THE TIRES. GMC DEALER SAYS THERE ARE BELTS THAT ARE SEPARATED IN THE TIRES. DOT ON TWO TIRES ARE VN73 THE OTHER TWO ARE W273.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN73-W273 TIRESIZE: 265/75R/16)

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED. *SLC

BAD VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND FROM REAR OF TRUCK FROM 55MPH TO 75MPH HAD RIMS CHANGED DUE TO CHROME PITING DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. DEALER HAS NO CLUE ON PROBLEM. *AK

THIS FAILED ONCE BEFORE AND HAVE ONLY GONE 5000 MILES SINCE IT WAS FIXED AND IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAD THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3500 MILES AND EVER SINCE THEN HAS HAD TO ADD 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 2 WEEKS, THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER .

DRP IN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS. IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM NEW WITH THE 2000 MODELS. CHECK GMC TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE HESITATES, JERKS, TRANSMISSION SLIPS. *CJ

TRUCK VIBRATES ON ACCELERATION FROM STOP TO 20MPH. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 54 MPH TRUCK REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS. TRUCK HAS BEEN REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON UNEVEN SURFACE THE RESPONSE IS NOT NORMAL. BRAKES WILL GRAB/RELEASE, AND SOMETIMES BEGIN TO PICK UP SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

BRAKES SEEM TO SPUTTER WHEN DEPRESSED HEAVY/LIGHT @ ANY SPEED. THIS PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. GENERAL TIRE BRAND-REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDE WALL ON FREEWAY @ 75MPH-RAN OVER NOTHING. RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS REPLACE @ NO COST, DUE TO FAILURE. PROBLEM HAS NOT ACCURED YET. STEERING WHEEL ALWAYS FEELS LOOSE-HAS BEEN CHECKED AND SERVICE CLAIMED "THERE IS NO PROBLEM". ALSO MOTHER-IN-LAW HAS A 2000 4DR EXT. CAB WITH THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEMS AMONG A FEW OTHERS INCLUDING AC VENTS SMELLING ECT. SERVICE HAS CHECKED AND REPLACED FEW BRAKE PARTS(2 TIMES) AND PROBLEM STILL ACCURES. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS PRESIST AND ARE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM TO MY FAMILY AND I. WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THESE PROBLEMS FIXED BEFORE ANY INJURIES ACCURE!!!!!

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS INSPECTING TIRES AND NOTICED THAT LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. HE TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT TOLD HIM THAT THE TIRE WASN'T ON RECALL. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT P265/75R16 AND DOT # 73WMA479 MADE IN CANADA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK THE CUSTOMER HAS REQUESTED THE FIRESTONE COMPANY TO INCLUDE P265/75R16 WILDERNESS AT TO THE RECALL LIST. *YH

POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND INABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *AK THE FAULTY CIRCUIT CLUSTER IN THE DASHBOARD CAUSED ALL GUAGES TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES NOISE IN THE FRONT END. *YH