2000 GMC SIERRA Complaints

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT OPEN WITH THE REMOTE OR MANUAL INSIDE OR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES @37000 MILES HAD TO PUT KEY IN DOOR LOCK AND HOLD KEY TO EXTREME LEFT AND PULL HANDLE AT SAME TIME TO GET PASSENGER OUT. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS STILL BROKE. *JB

LOSS OF BRAKING ON BUMPY OR UNPAVED DOWNHILL SLOPE. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND THE TRUCK KEPT GOING RIGHT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY INTO 55 MPH TRAFFIC LUCK BEING WITH ME NO CARS OR TRUCKS WERE COMING.

I FILED A COMPLAINT LAST YEAR (ODI# 10125958) ABOUT MY ONE TAILGATE CABLE BREAKING AND GM TELLING ME THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE TAILGATE CABLE RECALL NHTSA#04V129000 GM RECALL#04007. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE NHTSA OR GM. SINCE THEN MY OTHER CABLE HAS BROKEN MAKING MY TAILGATE USELESS. NOW WHENEVER I HAVE TO LOAD SOMETHING INTO MY TRUCK, I HAVE TO TAKE MY TAILGATE OFF. THAT'S AN INJURY JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. BUT THEN AGAIN, I GUESS THE NHTSA DOES NOT CARE OR LISTEN UNTIL THE INJURIES HAPPEN ANYWAY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP DRIVING 3 TO 5 MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE FUSE WAS TAKEN OUT TO DEACTIVATE THE ABS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE BRAKES DAMAGED BY ROAD SALT CORROSION, CAUSING REAR BRAKE CALIPERS TO SEIZE UP AND BRAKE DISKS TO DELAMINATE. REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. *JB

I HAD JUST EXITED A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. AFTER EXAMINING THE SPARE TIRE RETAINING CABLE I FOUND IT HAD RUSTED IN HALF ALLOWING THE TIRE TO FALL. IF THE TIRE HAD FALLEN OUT 30 SECONDS EARLIER IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MULTI CAR PILE UP WITH POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THOSE BEHIND ME. I FEEL THIS CABLE SHOULD BE REPLACED BY STAINLESS STEEL CABLE WHICH WILL NOT RUST OR AT THE VERY LEAST A SECONDARY SAFETY CHAIN BE ADDED TO AT LEAST KEEP THE TIRE WITH THE TRUCK !! I AM NOW AFRAID TO FOLLOW ANY GM MADE TRUCK ! *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ABS. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK UPDATED 1/23/2006 - THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED ON 12/27/2005. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT HAD RECALL 05V37900 REPAIR WORK DONE ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, HE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY GOING 8-10 MPH AND THE CONSUMER TRAVELED 200-300 FEET BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. BOTH WHEEL SENSORS WERE CLEANED BY THE DEALER UNDER THIS RECALL. ALTHOUGH THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED THE CONTACT ABS FAILURES. RECURRED. THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO HIS CERTIFIED DEALER ONCE SINCE THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED, AND THE RIGHT FRONT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. HE HAD ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK TO DETERMINE WHAT KIND OF SOLUTION WAS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI LOCK. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN AND STATE OF RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE EXPENSE. *AK