2000 GMC SIERRA Complaints

THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE ( ONE ) RUSTED THROUGH . BULLETIN NO.04007A ISSUED OCT 22, 2004 DOES NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM SINCE MY TRUCK WAS BUILT ON, OR ABOUT, AUGUST OF 1999 AND THE START DATE OF THE EXISTING RECALL IS 10/99. PLEASE REFERENCE NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10010543. *NM

DT: HEN THE TAILGATE WAS OPENED,OWNER REALIZED THAT THE PASSNEGER SIDE CABLE BROKE IN THE MIDDLE. OWNER WAS AFRAID THAT THE TAILGATE WILL FALL OFF BECUASE THERE WAS ONLY ONE CABLE HOLDING IT.THERE WAS RECALL 04V129000 WAS ISSUED, BUT OWNER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE DEALERSHIP WILL CHARGE OWNER FOR THE REPAIR WORK. AT THIS TIME THE OWNER DID NOT USE THE TAILGATE. OWNER DIDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECUASE GMC WAA AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM.*AK

DT: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, THE CONSUME COULD FEEL THE ABS KICKING IN, HE COULD FEEL IT PULSATING. THIS MORNING HE JUMPED A CURB, AND WENT ONTO A SIDEWALK BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS, BELOW 5 MPH. WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE BRAKES WILL WORK FINE UNTIL HE GETS TO ABOUT 5 MPH. THEN THEY FAIL. CONSUMER STATES THIS HAPPENED EVERY DAY.*AK *NM

DT: 2000 GMC SIERRA PICKUP. ALL OF THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CURRENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE SENSORS FOR THE ABS. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT. THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. THE WHEEL SENSORS WERE BAD. OVER THE COURSE OF 6 MONTHS, THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES FOR $1, 000. *AK AFTER REPLACEMENT, THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THAT RUST HAD FALLEN INTO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. *SC

DT: 2000 GMC SIERRA, THE VEHICLES ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COME ON AT LOW SPEED, WHEN THE CONSUMER PUTS PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AT FOR EXAMPLE 10 MPH THE ABS KICKS IN, THERE ARE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, THERE ARE NO OTHER PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA CLASSIC. HE HAD TO REPLACE A FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY THAT WAS HOUSED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THERE WAS SOME RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLES BUT NOT FOR HIS MODEL. THERE WERE FOUR WIRES IN THE FUEL TANK TWO OF THE FOUR WIRES WERE MELTED TOGETHER INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES THE BRAKES ARE FAILING BELOW 5 MPH WHEN THE ABS TRIES TO ENGAGE, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE SERVICE DEALER DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT WHAT SPECIFICALLY WAS WRONG WITH THE ABS. *AK

DT: THE ABS BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, USUALLY BETWEEN 40-5O MPH *AK THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THAT THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CAN CAUSE A LOT OF STRESS BECAUSE SHE HAS TO CONSTANTLY WATCH HOW SHE DRIVES YOU DRIVE , SO IF THE BRAKES DO FAIL SHE WOULD BE PREPARED TO PREVENT A CRASH. *SB *NM

WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT DOING AROUND 5MPH, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED CAUSING MY TRUCK NOT TO STOP. BECAUSE MY TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP I HIT THE CAR IN THE PARKING SPOT AHEAD OF ME CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PERSONS CAR. I AM GOING TO TAKE MY 2000 GMC SIERRA TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT.

NHTSA #04V129000 GM RECALL #04007 MY VIN:[XXX] GM TELLS ME THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. GM'S RECALL NOTICE THAT I SEE ON MYGMLINK.COM AFTER ENTERING MY VIN STATES "ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, THE GALVANIZED STEEL TAILGATE CABLE THAT SUPPORTS THE TAILGATE IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION MAY CORRODE, WEAKEN, AND FRACTURE." I HAVE GALVANIZED STEEL CABLES WHICH ARE CORRODED AND WEAKENED. ONE FRACTURED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE OTHER IS CLOSE TO BREAKING. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT GETTING TEMPORARY REPLACEMENTS THAT THEY ALSO STATE IN THE RECALL. THIS IS WHEN THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. MY QUESTION IS, HOW COULD IT NOT BE PART OF THE RECALL? I HAVE A 2000 SIERRA AND MY CABLES ARE CORRODED, WEAKENED AND FRACTURED. I WOULD THINK ALL CABLES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED WITH GALVANIZED STEEL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CORRODING BECAUSE OF MOISTURE. GM EVEN STATES IN THEIR RECALL QUESTION/ANSWER SECTION THAT "MOISTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS MAY ENTER BETWEEN THE METAL STRANDS OF THE CABLE AT EITHER END OF THE CABLE AND IN SOME CASES, THE BLACK PLASTIC SHEATHING MAY BECOME CRACKED OR TORN DURING NORMAL USAGE CREATING A PATH FOR MOISTURE ENTRY. MOISTURE MAY COLLECT AND CONCENTRATE NEAR THE CENTER OF THE CABLE DURING NORMAL USAGE OF THE TAILGATE, THE CABLE IS FLEXED AT THE MIDPOINT. REPEATED FLEXING, PLUS CORROSION CAUSED BY THE MOISTURE AND CONTAMINANTS, MAY WEAKEN THE METAL STRANDS, AND THEY CAN EVENTUALLY SEVER UNDER LOAD." THE FACT IS, THE CABLES ARE BREAKING DUE TO THE GALVANIZED STEEL CORRODING. IT SEEMS LIKE GM IS TRYING TO GET BY WITH REPLACING AS FEW OF THE POORLY DESIGNED CABLES AS THE NHTSA WILL LET THEM GET BY WITH. IF YOU WOULD LIKE DIGITAL PHOTOS OF MY BROKEN/CORRODED CABLES, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH GETTING MY CABLES REPLACED. BUT MORE THEN ANYTHING, I THINK GM SHOULD BE FORCED THE CORRECT THIS ISSUE ON ALL THEIR VEHICLES THAT USE GALVANIZED STEEL IN THEIR CABLES. THANK YOU. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION