2000 GMC SIERRA 2500 Complaints

FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS NOW (SINCE 2005),MY 2000 GMC FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES REGARDLESS HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. I CAN BE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL I PLACE THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND GAUGE NEEDLE WILL MOVE TO FUEL LEVEL. I'VE HAVE GONE TO GMC AND CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPTS. AND BOTH SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE AND ADAPTER KIT FOR AROUND $150. I BELIEVE THAT THIS DEFECTIVE GAUGE PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE THERE ARE MANY TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THIS SINCE DEALERS HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE TYPES OF TRUCKS TAKEN IN FOR THIS REPAIR MAKING IT KNOWN THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE OUT THERE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING AN 9000 LB. FIFTH DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT AND NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE AND SECOND HAVING TO PLACE THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL TO MAKE IT GO BACK UP. WHEN TRUCK IS IN PARK AND IDLING AND GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL REMAINS THERE UNTIL THE SHIFTER IS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. PLEASE HELP IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE , I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE I HAVE MY FAMILY WITH ME WHEN I TRAVEL. *JB

2000 GMC 2500 SIERRA BRAKE LINES RUSTING THROUGH AT FRAME CLIP NEAR LEFT FRONT WHEEL. ALL BRAKE LINES VERY RUSTED. *JB

NO INCIDENT YET...EXTENSIVE RUST ON BRAKE LINES NEAR ENGINE...ALSO EXCESSIVE RUST PITTING ON BRAKE ROTORS. GM DEALER SAYS CAUSED BY SALT..TRUCK IS 2000 MODEL WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. I AM AFRAID BRAKE LINES MAY RUPTURE PREMATURELY DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND PITTING. INDEPENDENT MECHANICS VERIFY MY FEELINGS. *NM

DT: THE CALLER SAYS THERE IS A PIECE OF METAL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT THAT CUTS INTO THE SEAT AND HIS CLOTHES. HE HAD THE SEAT REPLACED TWICE, BUT NOT THE PIECE OF METAL. IT IS LOCATED WHERE HE PIVOTS THE SEAT BACK. THE CALLER SAYS THE METAL IS REAL SHARP. HE SA DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE RIPS UNTIL A WEEK AGO. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. *AK

SOMETIMES BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY HARD AND BRAKES DO NOT WANT TO STOP VEHICLE. *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE ABS ACTIVATED TOO SOON WHICH GREATLY INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH LIGHT BRAKING AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART IT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ELECTRIC EJECTION PUMP, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK NO MATTER WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS GOING, THE ENGINE WOULD DIE AS THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY, BUT SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T RESTART UNTIL IT WAS "WORKED WITH." THE ELECTRIC INJECTION PUMP WAS REPLACED FOR A THIRD TIME. TWO NEW ALTERNATORS HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE VEHICLE BUT AT TIMES, FREQUENTLY KILLED THE PUMP WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPED IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE INOPERATIVE, SOMETIMES THERE WOULD BE A HARD START THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON, THE A/C SWITCH HAD BROKEN, AND THERE WERE LEAKING LINES. *SC *JB

2000 GMC K2500 LEAKING WATER INTO ENGINE. IS THE EXTENDED LIFE ANTI-FREEZE TO BLAME? HAVE HEARD REPORTS OF THIS. DOES GM HAVE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM?. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE OVERLY "SENSITIVE". IF VEHICLES TRAVELS OVER MINOR BUMPS ON ROADWAY, ABS ENGAGES CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. TS

FIRESTONE STEEL TEX (DOT VN11 B1C) TIRE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 35000 MILES MOUNTED ON A GMC, 2500, HD 2000. LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH. WHOLE TREAD SIDEWALL WAS MISSING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK *TT

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPORTED AN ASSIGNED REASON FOR THE FAILURE EACH TIME. THEN ON THE LAST OCCURRECE THEY DID NOT EVEN TROUBLE-SHOOT THE FAILURE. INSTEAD THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PROM FOR THE ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS MY FUEL ECONOMY WENT FOR 12-14 MPG TO 8-9 MPG, THE ENGINE IDLE IS ROUGH (SOMETIMES ALMOST STALLS) AND ON OCCASION THERE IS A FUEL SMELL. AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE ITEMS THE DEALER "CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG" GMC HAS REFUSED ALL MY ATTEMPS TO HAVE A REGIONAL SUPPORT MANAGER CONTACT ME. IN ADDITION TO THIS THE FUEL PUMP HAS MADE A LOUD BUZZING NOISE ( YOU CAN HEAR INSIDE THE VEHICLE WITH THE WINDOWS UP). THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS "NORMAL".*AK