2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

I HAVE A 2000 GMC. AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10K) THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP QUICKLY,IT TAKES 10 OR MORE FEET WITH THE BRAKE FADE. I TOOK THE ABS FUSE OUT AN IT STOPS ON A DIME.VERY DANGEROUS IN SHOPPING CENTRES THE FUSE IS IN. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 GMC SIERRA WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM. AT LOW SPEED BRAKING THE TRUCK'S ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM COMES ON AND CAUSES THE TRUCK NOT TO STOP CORRECTLY. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY NEAR COLLISIONS. I SPOKE TO GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THE THEY HAD REPAIRED THE TRUCK BEFORE I OWNED IT, AND THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. BUT IF THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN, THEN THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT WEAR AND TEAR IS A ISSUE WITH EVERY CAR AND THAT OVER TIME THINGS NEED TO BE REPAIRED, BUT IF IT'S THE BRAKE SYSTEM ITSELF AND NOT THE CONDITION OF THE BRAKES, SHOULDN'T THAT FALL ON GM TO MAKE THAT CORRECTION. THANK YOU *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN VERY HORRIBLE CONDITIONS ALONG HWY 97 IN KLAMATH FALLS,OR AND I HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE AND BEGUN TO SPIN OUT, MY TRUCK THEN BEGIN HEADING TOWARDS A DEEP DITCH. MY TRUCK WENT DOWN A 30 FOOT BANK AND LANDED NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND AND MY TRUCK THEN LANDED ON IT'S SIDE WHERE IT CAME TO REST. *TR

ABS ACTIVATION AT SLOW SPEED, OFTEN WHEN TURNING. PAID FOR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CLEANING AND REINSTALL 12/14/2004. RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM PERFORMED 11/16/2005. SYMPTOMS HAVE RETURNED, DEALER WILL NOT PERFORM RECALL PROCEDURE A SECOND TIME AT NO COST. SLOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAN CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

EXCESSIVE RUST FROM MIDDLE OF UNDER CARRIAGE ON BACK LEAD TO TWO PART FAILURES. REAR MAIN BRAKE LINE ON DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE BURST WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN DRIVEWAY LEADING TO BRAKE FAILURE. I STOPPED TRUCK BY APPLYING EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SLAMMING TRANSMISSION INTO PARK--THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE ROAD-- RESEARCH ON INTERNET REVEALS EXCESSIVE RUST FOR THESE TRUCKS IS COMMON. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE TOYOTA TUNDRAS DROPPING A SPARE TIRE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, I FIGURE BRAKE FAILURE POSSIBLY LEADING TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT QUALIFIES TOO. *TR

EXCESSIVE RUST FROM MIDDLE OF UNDER CARRIAGE ON BACK LEAD PART FAILURES. ONE OF TWO STRAPS HOLDING UP GAS TANK, REAR STRAP, BROKE AND REAR OF GAS TANK DROPPED ABOUT 4 INCHES. I WAS NOT DRIVING THE TRUCK, JUST NOTICED THEN GASPED. I REPLACED THE GAS TANK STRAP. RESEARCH ON INTERNET REVEALS EXCESSIVE RUST FOR THESE TRUCKS IS COMMON. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE TOYOTA TUNDRAS DROPPING A SPARE TIRE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, I FIGURE A PART FAILURE POSSIBLY LEADING TO A DROPPING A GAS TANK QUALIFIES TOO. *TR

2000 GMC SIERRA 4X4 PICK UP ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT VERY LOW SPEED, THUS RELEASING BRAKES AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE FORWARD CAUSING ME TO GO OVER A BANK OR HIT OBJECT AHEAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE EXITING A RAMP AT 35 MPH HE LOST POWER STEERING. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. UPON VEHICLE INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT FRACTURED. HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. HE WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL# 05V005000 (POWER TRAIN:DRIVE LINE:DRIVE SHAFT). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 12/10/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/10/09.*JB

ON 02/01/06 I PURCHASED 4 TIRES FOR MY TRUCK FROM FIRESTONE AND TODAY I TOOK IT TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER AS I HAVE A RADIAL PULL IN ONE OF THE TIRES. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK WERE 8,9 AND 10 YEARS OLD AND THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX MY PROBLEM. THE DOT # ON MY RECEIPT IS 7XW8PIB5500 WHICH IS NOT CORRECT AND WITH THE 00 ON THE END THE TIRES WERE OVER 6 YEARS OLD WHEN SOLD TO ME. I CALLED THERE MAIN OFFICE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD DO AN ADJUSTMENT AGAINST THE AGE OF MY TIRE AND MILEAGE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE REST WHICH COMES TO OVER $565.00 DOLLARS. IN MY OLD PURCHASE I HAVE LIFETIME WHEEL BALANCE, LIFETIME WHEEL BALANCE FOR LABOR AND RUBBER VALVE, PLUS PROTECT TIRE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. I ALSO HAVE TIRE DRY ROT ALONG WITH THE RADIAL PULL AND FEEL THAT THE TIRES I GOT WERE WELL OVER THE 5 YEARS AND I EXPECT TO GET FOUR NEW TIRES WITH THE SAME WARRANTY BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I PAID FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE. THEY SOLD ME TIRES FIRST OF ALL THAT WERE TO OLD AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT DOT NUMBER. WITH THE WAY THE ONE FRONT TIRE THAT HAS A RADIAL PULL KEEPS PULLING TO THE LEFT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND WITH THE TIRE ROT THEY COULD BLOW OUT AT ANY TIME AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ALSO. *TR

TIRE FAILURE AFTER 15,000 MILES. STRONG RADIAL PULL FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ON FURTHER INSPECTION ALL FOUR TIRES HAD COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON OUTSIDE TREAD CHANNEL COVERING THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRES. SOME TREAD SEPARATION HAS STARTED ON THE FAR INSIDE CHANNEL OF THE FOUR TIRES. UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF WARE HAS OCCURRED ON THE OUTSIDE SHOULDER OF ALL FOUR TIRES. CRACKING WAS NOTED ON TREAD LUGS. REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES UNDER WARRANTY. *TR