2000 GMC Sierra problems
NHTSA has received 557 complaints about the 2000 GMC Sierra, and 44% of them involve brakes. Next are body & structure (6%) and steering (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 557 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 44% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 58 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 43 and 4
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 243 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 | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 40 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 47 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 46 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 33 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 19 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 20 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 243 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 68,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 67,000 miles (140 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 58 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 43 injuries reported; 4 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the GMC Sierra with enough data (391 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 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.
At 26k miles the tires handled poorly in wet and snowy weather, the treads are low for the vehicles mileage (goodyear wrangler st p235/75r16 - DOT t3024545). Nlm
No deployment of passenger and drivers air bags during a frontal collision with a tree resulted in injuries. Passenger sustained chest, knees, neck, and head trauma while driver suffered subdural hemotoma, injury to both knees and wrist as well as mouth, throat, face, haed and ribs. Nlm
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with a guardrail of 70 MPH, and neither air bag deployed. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified. Consumer states during the accident the truck frame was bent. There were 2 injuries.
When driving 10 MPH consumer turned the steering wheel towards the right and it locked up. The brakes were also difficult to depress. The driver was able to control the vehicle. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealership for inspection. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where they determined that the shaft in the power steering pump broke. The dealer also indicated that there were metal pieces in the ABS fluid which probably caused the system to fail.
Truck drive train makes clunk noise when I first start off from a stop, also in reverse. When I stop at a red light it feels like someone just hit me from behind. It started at about 39000 miles and has been getting progressively worse and now it has worn out the bushing in the tail shaft of the transmission ,wow $32000 dollars for this truck and nothing but problems .I am truly scared of this truck please help.