2000 GMC SIERRA Complaints

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL GETTING STUCK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO HAVE A COMPLETED CLEAN UP ON THE VEHICLE. MR SCC

INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD STICKS LOCK UP WHEN APPLIED WHEN THIS OCCUR IT CAUSE A DELAY IN STOPPING. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASION AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. TS

THE ACCELERATOR HAD STUCK, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, THE FLAPS ON THE FENDER AND THE DOOR TRIM HAD FALLEN OFF, THE BACK WINDOW LEAKED, THE HEAT SHIELD WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE CAUSED A VIBRATION IN THE DASH-PER SERVICE DEALER, THE COOLANT LIGHT STAYED ON, THE A/C HAD TO BE REPAIRED TWICE, AND THE ROTORS VIBRATED. *JB *SCC

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HAD A COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSING INJURIES. MR

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST 5 MONTHS. IT TAKES EXTRA EFFORT TO MOVE THE PEDAL FROM THE NEUTRAL (REST) POSITION IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE. THIS CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT. CURRENTLY, THE STICKING IS BARELY NOTICEABLE. OTHER TIMES, IT IS VERY APPARENT. NOTE: I KNOW OF TWO OTHER GMC SIERRA AND CHEVY SILVERADO OWNES AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. BOTH HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM (BOTH ARE YEAR 1999 VEHICLES, ONE 2WD, THE OTHER 4WD). MY VEHICLE IS A 2WD REGUALR CAB SHORT BED PICKUP. MR

CONSUMER STATES WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD. CONSUMER COULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. MRTHE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THIS CONTAINED THE BRAKE MOTION SENSOR WHICH WAS ALL ONE UNIT, CAUSING THE BRAKE FAILURE. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAS STOPPED WORKING AFTER ONLY 18000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NLM

CONSUMER NOTICED MASSIVE TIRE UNDULATION ON THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES ON THE GROUND. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, WHO ONLY ADJUSTED THE TIRES WITH THE TIRES THAT WOULD BE THE SAME AS THE FAILED TIRES. CONSUMER HAD PURCHASED A NEW SET OF TIRES BY ANOTHER BRAND. CONSUMER STATES THE DEALER HAD SHOWN THEM A LETTER STATING THE FIRESTONE TIRES ARE BUILT TO GM SPECIFICATIONS. MODEL/STEEL TEX TIRE 245/75R16 E *SCC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A GUARDRAIL OF 70 MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES DURING THE ACCIDENT THE TRUCK FRAME WAS BENT. THERE WERE 2 INJURIES.*YH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB