2000 GMC SIERRA Complaints

MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IT WAS VERY SUBTLE AT FIRST AND I DIDN'T GIVE IT MUCH THOUGHT. I HAD INTENDED TO MENTION IT TO MY DEALER BUT DIDN'T BECAUSE I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO START MY TRUCK. AFTER ABOUT FIVE OR SIX TRIPS TO THE DEALER THEY FINALLY INSTALLED A NEW COMPUTER COMPONENT THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW MY WARRANTY IS UP AND THE GAS PEDAL SEEMS TO STICK MORE OFTEN. I CAN LIVE WITH IT WHILE TRAVELING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T STICK AT A CURRENT SPEED THAT I AM DRIVING AT; IT STICKS WHEN I WANT TO START OUT OR ACCELERATE. MY CONCERN IS THAT RECENTLY WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK IT STUCK TO THE POINT THAT WHEN I TRIED TO DEPRESS IT STUCK AND THEN FREED TO WHERE I DARTED OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT. THIS WAS SCARY AND I DECIDED I HAD BETTER REPORT IT TO THE DEALER. I HAD A SERVICE COMPLETED ON MAY 23, 02 AND RAISED MY CONCERNS WITH SHAWN D. IN THE SERVICE DEPT. AND ANOTHER GENTLEMAN (NAME UNKNOWN). THE UNKNOWN PARTY ASKED ME IF MY TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I TOLD HIM NO. I ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS IT COULD BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. HE SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS A CARBON BUILDUP THAT TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO REPAIR. HE SAID GM HASN'T DECIDED TO RECALL IT AT THIS POINT. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S BOO BOO. I AM SURPRISED THAT A COMPANY THAT HAS SUCH WONDERFUL MARKETING ADS STRESSING PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND PRIDE WOULD OVERLOOK A PROBLEM THAT COULD PROVE EXTREMELY COSTLY TO THEM IN THE FUTURE. I HOPE YOU CAN BE OF SOME ASSISTANCE TO ME.*AKI

CONSUMER STATES BASED ON THE DESCRIPTION IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, EVEN IF PROPERLY ARMED BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS, THE CONTENT THEFT - DETERRENT ALARM SYSTEM WILL ONLY SOUND IF THE VEHICLE DOOR IS OPENED FROM WITHIN THE VEHICLE AFTER THE MANUAL LOCK HAS BEEN UTILIZED FROM THE INSIDE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT ACCESS HAS ALREADY BEEN GAINED TO THE INTERIOR AND THEREFORE IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO UNLOCK THE MANUAL LOCK, OR OPEN THE DOOR TO STEAL THE CONTENTS, THEREBY BYPASSING THE ALARM SYSTEM ALTOGETHER. *TT

INITIALLY PATCHED THE TIRE IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD, THE NEXT PROBLEM WAS AT LEAST TWO TO THREE INCHES AWAY AND WAS BURSTING ON THE INTERNAL WALL OF THE TIRE.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE AT LOW SPEED IN WET WEATHER THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER CANNOT FIND A CAUSE. *AK

REAR DISC BRAKES ARE OF SUCH DESIGN THAT THEY GET WET AND RUST, WHICH CAUSES THEM TO DRAG. ROTORS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY DUE TO THIS, CAUSING EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. *AK *JG

SPARE TIRE CANNOT BE REMOVED DUE TO THE TIRE PUSHING UP ON THE TUBE THAT THE TOOL GOES INTO FROM THE REAR BUMPER, CAUSING THE TOOL TO BE MISALIGNED WITH THE SPARE TIRE WINCH. THIS SITUATION COULD BE HAZARDOUS ON THE HIGHWAYS DUE TO THE FRUSTRATION OF TRYING FOR HOURS TO GET THE TIRE DOWN. ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS ****760787. *AK *JB

BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE HAD VERY NOTICEABLE WEAR ON PADS, BUT BRAKES STILL HAVE GONE OUT. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP ABOUT 5 TIMES FOR BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT FROM A SMALL, SHARP PIECE OF GRAVEL. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND DROVE HOME. AT HOME I INFLATED THE TIRE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. ALONG WITH DISCOVERING THE GRAVEL PUNCTURE, I OBSERVED 3-4 SPOTS AROUND THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE THAT WERE RAISED ABOVE THE REST OF THE SIDEWALL. THE RAISED PLACES CAN BE DESCRIBED AS LARGE BLISTERS OF 6-8 SQUARE INCHES IN SIZE. THE "BUBBLE" SPOTS WERE FOUND ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. NONE WERE OBSERVED ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. I THEN OBSERVED THE OTHER TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND FOUND DEPRESSIONS OR UNEVENNESS IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE OTHER TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W273 WMA TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE STICKS IN CLOSE POSITION. WHEN APPLYING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO GAS PEDAL VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ABS HAS GONE OUT, CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK *YD