2000 GMC SIERRA Complaints

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS REGULARLY. IT STICKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STAND STILL. IT IS VERY HARD TO PRESS THE PEDAL AT TIMES. WHEN I DO PUSH THE PEDAL IT TAKES A LOT OF PRESSURE TO GET IT PUSHED IN AND THE VEHICLE THEN DARTS FORWARD VERY QUICKLY. WHEN IN A TIGHT SPACE THIS CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS AS I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL IT. 8NLM

THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND FACIAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TOTALED. *AK *NLM

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED MULTIPLE TIMES AND ACCELERATED VERY SLOWLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED 4X WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT PROBLEM WOULD REOCCUR APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AFTER SERVICING. PH

HAD TALKED TO DEALERSHIP TWO TIMES COMPLAINING OF ENGINE KNOCK ON START UP. BOTH SERVICE ADVISORS TOLD ME THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE TO GET THE PROBLEM DOCUMENTED AN TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK OF IT. THEY INFORMED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GIVE MY SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER (1-64044981) AND HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAD ME PICK THE VEHICLE UP AND THEY TOLD ME THE SHOP FOREMAN LISTENED TO MY NOISE ALONG WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR AND ALL MADE THE SAME NOISE. I CALLED GMC BACK TO LET THEM KNOW THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND GOT THE VOICEMAIL BOX OF THE REPRESENITIVE SO I LEFT A MESSAGE TO PLEASE CALL ME BACK. I HAVE NOT RECIEVED A CALL BACK SO I CALLED AND TALKED TO TWO OTHER REPRESENITIVES AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME THEY JUST LEFT MESSAGES FOR THE ORIGINAL REPRESENATIVE THAT I TALKED TO. I GUESS THAT GMC DOES NOT WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT MY COMPLAINT.

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK IN THE IDLE POSITION CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK. TS GAS PEDAL STUCK AND HAD TO BE TAPPED TO GET TO MOVE. THIS CAUSED EXCESSIVE ENGINE RPMS POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP FOOT ON BRAKE TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM LURGING FORWARD. *TT

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING IN NORMAL MANNER (NON-PANIC STOP) AT SLOW SPEEDS ON ROUGH SURFACE OR WHEN ENCOUNTERING "BRAKING BUMPS" ON ASPHALT ROADS. BRAKE PEDAL SHUDDERS BRIEFLY INDICATING ABS IS ENGAGING, THEN BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND DEPRESSES FULLY WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF STOPPING POWER UNTIL BRAKES ARE RELEASED AND REAPPPLIED. CONDITION IS BOTH DISCONCERTING AND DANGEROUS PARTICULARLY ON DOWNHILLS - ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN NARROWLY AVOIDED OR HAVE BEEN FORCED TO DRIVE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD SURFACE TO AVOID HITTING OTHERS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, RESPONSE IS ALWAYS THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL CONDITION" (COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE??). THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ROUTINELY WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE - TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENCES WOULD EASILY EXCEED 100 DURING THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHCILE (ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK FOR OVER A YEAR).

THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER BROKE OFF AND THE SPARE TIRE WAS RELEASED FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK ONTO THE ROADWAY. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT HAD OCCURRED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT A FASTER SPEED. AN INSPECTION OF THE FAILED ASSEMBLY SHOWS THAT IT IS HELD UP BY A SINGLE THIN STEEL CABLE, WHICH WAS BROKEN, ALLOWING THE ASSEMBLY TO RELEASE THE SPARE TIRE AND WHEEL. DT

FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. DEALER FOUND THAT FUEL LEVEL SENSOR SHORTED/REPLACED/REMOVED. *SC. *AK