2000 GMC SIERRA 3500
30 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 8 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 2 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 1 |
Recalls (3)
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
ON CERTAIN VANS EQUIPPED WITH SURE-LOK WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT SYSTEMS, THE SPROCKET TEETH OF THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT.
EQUIPMENT
CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FILTERS ARE MARKED WITH A DATE CODE A61451 THROUGH A72571 SEQUENTIALLY. THE DATE CODE AN
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CE
Recent Complaints
2000 GMC K3500 REG. CAB PICKUP 4X4 -- BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES. VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES ON DRY PAVEMENT. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AFTER RE-APPLICATION OF BRAKES BY "PUMPING" THEM. PEDAL ALSO GOES TO FLOOR WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT OF ABS SYSTEM AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECURRING FOR THREE (3) YEARS BUT THIS TIME VEHICLE WAS INTENTIONALLY DRIVEN INTO A SNOWBANK TO PREVENT A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. ON 06/24/2010 DRIVER REAR BRAK
Mileage: 29,567
DT: A 2000 GMC 3500 DUMP TRUCK WHICH WAS PASSING BY STRUCK THE CONSUMER WHO WAS ON A BICYCLE. THIS RESULTED IN A CRACKED BICYCLE HELMET AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO BE THROWN OUT OF THE WAY BY THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND FILED A SAFETY COMPLAINT. *AK *JB
A 2000 GMC C3500 SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK ROLLED OVER CAUSING THE ROOF TO COLLAPSE WHICH CAUSED BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE DRIVER'S HEAD WHICH RESULTED IN HIS DEATH. *JB
Mileage: 143,000
I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE PURCHASED. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE CENTER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. NOW THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE BOOSTER CABLES TO START THE CABLES BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THE COPPER WIRES MELTED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE CABLES BEFORE THE OTHER CAR IGNITED I WAS BURNED. ADDITIONALLY THE TRUCK KEYS WERE NOT IN THE ON POSITION. THAT IS I HAD NOT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE YET. *NLM
Mileage: 500