2000 GMC Sierra 1500 problems
The 2000 GMC Sierra 1500 has 215 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (64%) concerns brakes. Next are fuel system (7%) and body & structure (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 215 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 64% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 93,000 miles 183 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 32 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 37 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 28 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 15 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 11 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 8 |
| 200k+ miles | 14 |
What the data shows
Of the 183 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 93,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 93,000 miles (126 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 27th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the GMC Sierra 1500 with enough data (37 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My husband was driving his 2000 GMC sierra going about 45MPH. The roads were wet he swerved to avoid another car. He hit a utility pole in what was a front end collision. The truck was totaled. The air bags did not deploy. His eye hit the steering wheel with such force that the globe of his eye deflated. He is now blind in his left eye. After the accident I checked the truck for recalls. There was a recall about airbags not deploying properly in front end collisions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 GMC sierra 1500. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle had a sudden loss of power steering and the brakes failed to engage without warning. The contact mentioned that the vehicle would veer to the right independently. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier and spun around from the front and crashed in the rear. The drivers side and front passenger side air bags deployed. The contact sustained a dislocated left shoulder and a fractured right foot.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 GMC sierra 1500 hd. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The front end of the vehicle was completely destroyed. A police report was filed. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed and is currently at the body shop. He stated that GM is giving him the run around. The current and failure mileages were 75,000.
Brake lines rusted out and caused truck to not be able to stop and almost caused an accident. First line went about 2 months ago and was repaired. I assumed that this was a singular incident and the repair was fine, and I would have no other problems. Now, a different brake line went. Same exact problem...rusted out appears that all of the lines are at issue and all of them must be replaced.