2000 GMC SIERRA Complaints

TRUCK IS 2000 EXT CAB LB 1/2 TON. ON CONCRETE FWYS, AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, THE TRUCK "BOUNCES" (NOT VIBRATES). THE FWY I HAPPEN TO DRIVE TO WORK ALWAYS CAUSES BOUNCING. I'VE CHANGED SHOCKS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. ALL NEW GM LONGBED (2500, CHEVYS, ETC) ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. YOU CAN SEE US ALL DRIVE AT SPECIFIC SPEEDS TO AVOID "BOUNCING". THE DEALER SAYS I GOTTA LIVE WITH THIS. I SAY "WHY".*AK

THE VEHICLES TIRE SIZE WAS NOT PROGRAMMED INTO THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN IT LEFT THE FACTORY AND IT WAS NOT CALIBRATED FOR THE TIRE SIZE WHICH CAUSED THE ABS SYSTEM NOT TO OPERATE PROPERLY RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. NLM

CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10MPH ON A SIDE STREET MAKING A TURN INSIDE OF PARKING LOT, APPLIED BRAKES, AND RAN INTO A BRICK WALL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN BUMP IS ENCOUNTERED WHILE STOPPING BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES RIGID AND VEHICLE PICKS UP SPEED. AT THIS POINT AN EMERGENCY OR PANIC STOP WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES, VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP, AND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH BRAKING ACTION TO STOP VEHICLE FROM HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A DITCH EMBANKMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED VARIOUS INJURIES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE FILL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE CHANGING GEARS CONSUMER HEARD CLUNKING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION, BUT, PROBLEM RETURNED DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES, AND BRAKING DISTANCE IS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE. *AK

SLOWING TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T DEPRESS TO STOP TRUCK, BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED 1ST TIME, STILL IN SHOP THIS TIME, STRUCK CURB TO STOP. *AK

CLAMP CAME OFF A HOSE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.*AK