2000 GMC SIERRA Complaints

REGARDS GM RECALL ON BRAKE SENSOR CORROSION. DEALER (JIM CAUSLEY PONTIAC-GMC MT. CLEMENS, MI) CLAIMS GM IS WRONG ABOUT REPAIR TAKING 1 HOUR. DEALER CLAIMS REPAIR TAKES MINIMUM OF 4 HOURS. WHO IS LYING? IS DEALER GIVING 4 HOUR ESTIMATE TO DISCOURAGE REPAIR? IS GM NOT REIMBURSING DEALER ENOUGH TO ENCOURAGE DEALER TO DO REPAIR?*JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE ARE TWO NHTSA RECALLS CAMPAIGN #05V379000 AND 05V161000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES AND THE PARKING BRAKE. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALLS, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS DUE TO VIN. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND THERE IS NO ABS. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 8/12/2003. *NM

VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO COULD IDENTIFY THE MODEL, YEAR AND MAKE OF THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS I SAID PARKING BRAKE - ALL STATED THAT IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, SAME WITH THE WHEEL HUB. ALSO AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN MY SON HIT A DEER WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT PLANS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT RUSH HOUR APPROACHING TRAIN STATION. MANY PEOPLE WERE WALKING ALONG SIDEWALKS AND SOME IN THE STREET. I WENT TO USE MY HORN TO WARN THEM OF MY COMING AND IT FAILED TO WORK. ON THE WEEKEND I CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK TO REPLACE THE HORNS . I TOOK THEM OFF AND I TESTED THEM. THEY BOTH WORKED. I NOTICED THE MOUNTING AREA FOR THE HORN BRACKETS WERE CORRODED. I CLEANED THEM UP AND THEY WORKED AGAIN. THEN AFTER A DAY OR SO THE HORN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THE HORN WORKS SOMETIMES NOW BUT MOST OFTEN THEY DON'T. *NM

STOPPING TO RUN AN ERRAND ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR OF MY 2000 GMC PICKUP. THE DOOR WHICH HAS A POWER LOCK WOULD NOT OPEN. THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK HAS APPARENTLY FAILED RENDERING THE DOOR INOPERATIVE. AFTER A SHORT PANIC ATTACK, I HAD TO EXIT MY VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR. THE DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH A KEY OR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE USING THE MANUAL DOOR LOCK SLIDER BAR. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO ENSURE A FAILURE OF THE POWER LOCK FAILS SAFE. AS A SAFETY ENGINEER, I BELIEVE THIS COULD RESULT IN A FATALITY BY SOMEONE NOT BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING TO A STOP SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE DEALER TOLD THE MANUFACTURER THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ONCE DUE TO ACCUMULATION OF RUST. THE DEALER TOLD HER THE RECALL 05V379000 DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, JUST THE SENSOR. ALSO, THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT BECAUSE SHE DID NOT HAVE AN ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP, DID NOT SHOW LOYALTY TO A SPECIFIC DEALER, AND WAS NOT A CURRENT CUSTOMER OF GMC, THEY COULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 FOR ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE DEALER ONLY PARTIALLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH. THE DEALER SAID THEY PERFORMED THE REPAIR THAT WAS INDICATED ON THE RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI -LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ON, AND THE ABS DID NOT WORK. WHILE DRIVING FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL.*AK THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR. UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE, COMPLETE DETERIORATION OF BRAKING SURFACE OF ROTORS FRONT AND REAR LEADING TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR ROTORS AND PAD SETS FRONT AND REAR. ALSO UNWANTED ANTILOCK ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS DUE TO SENSOR OR ABS COMPONENT FAILURE OR MIS-PROGRAMMED ABS MODULE NOT DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. *NM