2000 GMC SIERRA Complaints

I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE IN MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT,JUST THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE FAILED LINE AND SAID ALL MY LINES AND ABS UNIT WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO FOUND MY RIGHT REAR SPRING HANGER WAS RUSTED OFF AND THE SPRING WAS JUST RESTING ON THE BODY. THE REAR WHEEL BRAKE BACKERS PLATES ARE RUSTED OFF ALSO, AND THE ENTIRE FRAME IS VERY CORRODED. THIS IS A HUGE REPAIR BILL THAT MAY EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS NOT NORMAL CORROSION. I HAVE LIVED IN NH 55 YRS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE ROT LIKE THIS. I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO V70 WITH 147,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO ISSUES. OBVIOUSLY GM CHEAPENED THIS TRUCK UP OR BOUGHT DEFECTIVE PARTS. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF ACCOUNTS ON THE INTERNET IDENTICAL TO MINE. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED. I AM THANKFUL I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT HIGHWAY OR CITY DRIVING AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. DO THE RIGHT THING AND HOLD GM RESPONSIBLE. THERE WOULD BE NO GM WITHOUT OUR TAX DOLLARS AND THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THANK YOU *TR

BRAKE FAILURE- SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED BRAKE LINES. HAD TO HAVE EVERY BRAKE LINE CHANGED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE; THE FIRST TIME IN 2005 WITH 70,000 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME WAS ON 10/16/11 WITH 85,000 MILES. BRAKE LINES BROKE AND ALL FLUID CAME OUT, NO BRAKES AT ALL HAD TO TOW VEHICLE TO GARAGE. THIS LAST REPAIR COST ME $1200.00. MY TRUCK IS USED FOR PERSONAL USE, NORMAL OPERATION. *TR

MULTIPLE BRAKE LINE FAILURE, AND FUEL LINE FAILURE DUE TO TO ROTTED LINES ALONG DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL. DUE TO POOR QUALITY FACTORY INSTALLED COMPONENTS. THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS, 2 WITH BRAKE LINES , 1 WITH FUEL LINES. APPROX. OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE SO FAR , (AND NOT COMPLETED YET), IS OVER $1,500.00 FOR PURCHASED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT PARTS. *TR

SEVERAL BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH, THIS CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LOSS OF ANY BRAKING. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO BE WITHOUT A TRUCK. DO TO THIS DEFECT GMC HAS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO BE ON THE ROAD. THIS WILL NOW COST ME TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO MAKE MY TRUCK SAFE TO DRIVE. GMC NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS POOR MATERIAL IN BRAKE LINE MATERIAL. PLEASE CORRECT THIS DEFECT BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE STRAP FRACTURED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE FUEL LINE STRAP HIMSELF TO PREVENT IT FROM HANGING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/07/2011 *LN *TR

ON 9 JUNE 2011, I WAS TOWING MY 8,000 LB CAMPER BACK FROM THE DEALER WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, I USED MY CAMPER BRAKES TO STOP THE TRUCK AND FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. I HAD TO TRAVEL ABOUT 30 MILES WITHOUT BRAKES PULLING MY CAMPER USING ONLY THE CAMPER BRAKES WITH THE BRAKE CONTROLLER INSIDE THE TRUCK. ONCE I ARRIVED HOME I FOUND A LINE OF FLUID ON THE GROUND, I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. I REFILLED THE RESERVOIR AND HAD MY WIFE PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL SO I COULD FIND THE LEAK. THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR GOING TO THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS LEAKING. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WITH THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE, I AT THAT TIME WAS ALSO PULLING MY CAMPER. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT INVOLVED IN BOTH, I CONSIDER MYSELF A VERY GOOD DRIVER AND A SAFE DRIVER. ALL MY BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACED ON MY 2000 GMC SIERRA TRUCK. I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINES RUST AND CORRODE LIKE THIS, THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR GM. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL COST ME ALOT OF MONEY TO REPLACE THESE LINES. YOU LOOK AT MY TRUCK AND CAN SEE THAT I TAKE CARE OF IT, IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT IS A 2000 FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT LOOK AT IT FROM UNDERNEATH AND IT LOOKS TO BE 100 YEARS OLD. I STILL HAVE THE PART OF THE LINE THAT I REPLACED THIS PAST WEEK, BUT THE LINE I HAD TO REPLACE 2 YEARS AGO I DO NOT HAVE. *TR

BACKING VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVEWAY, APPLIED BRAKE AND PEDAL DROPPED TO FLOORBOARD WITH LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES SEVERELY RUSTED, WITH A RUPTURE IN THE LINE FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ALL BRAKE LINES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 03/07/12

ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS, AS I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER PULLING OVER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING FLUID ON THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED. BE IT KNOW THAT THE FRAME AND BODY PARTS ON THIS TRUCK ARE ALSO RUSTED AS TO NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE TRUCK IS JUST OVER 10 YEARS OLD AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO MULTIPLE MANUFACTURE DEFECTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WOULD NOT LATCH. THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE BECOMING STUCK AND CAUSING THE CONTACT TO REMAIN LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE WOULD HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND PLACE HIS ARM OUTSIDE THE WINDOW TO RELEASE THE DOOR HANDLE AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS MILEAGE WAS 207,000.