2000 GMC Sierra 3500 problems
NHTSA has received 30 complaints about the 2000 GMC Sierra 3500, and 40% of them involve brakes. After that come drivetrain & axles (10%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 15 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 15 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 57,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 3 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the GMC Sierra 3500 with enough data (9 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
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.
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
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.
Road debris bounced up and broke off the shifter cable rendering my shifter inoperable. I had to crawl under the truck and shift it by hand to get it to a place to have the cable replaced. Very dangerous.
Steel brake pipe that carries fluid to the rear brakes ruptured next to the fuel tank. Fluid is leaking and pooling on the flange of frame. Stopping performance is degraded, and no warning has registered via the instrument cluster or idiot lights. Line is badly corroded, which perhaps is to be expected given the age of the vehicle. However, I find it ironic that the exhaust system is made of stainless steel yet the brake lines are not.