2000 GMC Sierra 1500

2000 GMC 1500 SIERRA 47,357 MILES HAD A RECALL ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THEY CLEANED AND ETCHED FRONT BRAKE LINES AT THE CALIPERS. TODAY TOWING A TRAILER WITH A CAR IN THE I-95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN D.C. AND BALTIMORE I HAD TO ATTEMPT A QUICK STOP FOR SLOW TRAFFIC WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST ALL BREAKING PRESSURE AND FORTUNATELY ENDED AT THE INNER GRASS SPACE BARELY SAVING A HORRIBLE CRUSH WITH SEVERAL CARS LINED IN FRONT OF ME. MY FRONT RESERVOIR WAS VERY LOW, UNDERNEATH THE CAR AT THE DRIVER'S DOOR LEVEL ALL 4 BREAK LINES WERE BADLY SWOLLEN AND CORRODED,ONE AT LEAST WAS OBVIOUSLY DRIPPING,AND EVEN THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND METAL CHUNKS WERE EASILY KNOCKED. OTHER SECTIONS LOOK VERY RUSTY WORSE THAN A 65 FORD GALAXIE AM RESTORING .AND THIS AT ALMOST 48,000 MILES . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15 AND 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE ONE UNIT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY CLEANED ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER SIDE DID NOT NEED TO BE CLEANED. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONFIRMED THAT THEY USED FORCE TO REMOVE PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO WITHSTAND MUCH MORE DAMAGE THAN WHAT OCCURRED. DURING THE RECALL REPAIR, THE DEALER DAMAGED THE FRONT BALL JOINT AND DENTED THE ROTORS. THE DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE IS WORSE THAN IT WAS PRIOR TO HAVING THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE CONTACT WITH AN INVOICE. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE BRAKES FAIL TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAS TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO ALLOW THE ABS TO RESET ITSELF. A SECOND DIAGNOSIS BY A DIFFERENT DEALER REVEALED THAT THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DAMAGED, INCLUDING THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL. THE SECOND DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILING TO MOVE FREELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO NOISE PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CLAIM NUMBER 71558918083. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,500. UPDATED 03/05/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED INFORMED DEALER MANY TIMES FOR THE TICKING HEARD IN THE VEHICLE SINCE THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME PURCHASE. UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 3-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE REQUIRED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID THAT HE MIGHT STRIKE A PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR TWO MONTHS AND THE ABS WAS DISCONNECTED. THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK) WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

FAILURE OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 DESCRIBES THIS VERY CONDITION, BUT I WAS TOLD MY TRUCK DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL AFTER A DEALER SEARCH OF MY VIN NUMBER. MY TRUCK HOWEVER FALLS WITHIN THE YEAR, MODEL AND LOCATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *JB

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. THE CONSUMER STATED SPOKE WITH DEALER, THERE HAVE BEEN 4 RECALLS THAT WERE ISSUED AND HE WAS NOT NOTIFIED SUCH AS TAILGATE, AIRBAG, FRONT BRAKE PIPE WITH BODY CROSS SEALS, AND FRONT BRAKE HOSE ABRASION. UPDATED 09/10/07 *TR

WHEN I APPLY BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENTS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING PREVENTS ME FROM STOPPING. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS FORCED UP WHEN I APPLY PRESSURE CAUSING ME TO PUSH REAL HARD FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THIS OCCURS VERY OFTEN WHEN THERE IS BUMPS IN THE ROAD THAT MY TIRES ARE ROLLING OVER AS I APPLY MY BRAKES CAUSING FOR INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON DRY NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND PUMPED CONTINUOUSLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE CRUISING. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. A NHTSA RECALL REGARDING THE SPEED SENSORS, WAS PERFORMED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT BOTH PROBLEMS WERE NOT RELATED, AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DISPLAYED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FUSE THAT SUPPLIED POWER TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IN THE MEAN TIME, WHICH DEACTIVATED THE ABS SYSTEM. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. UPDATED 1/19/2007 -*NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25MPH THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS CHECKED AND THEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT RESIDENTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TUNED OFF, THE ABS MODULATOR WAS OBSERVED TO BE STILL RUNNING. THE FUSE TO THE MODULATOR WAS DISCONNECTED AND TAKEN OUT. THE DEALER STATED THE ABS MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN

WE HAVE SYMPTOMS OF THE GMC TRUCK RECALL INL 05V379000 . WE HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS BECAUSE OUR TRUCK FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY AND WE CONCERNED THIS WILL ULTIMATELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AT BROOKFIELD PONTIAC-GMC TRUCK DEALER. DIAGNOSTICS HAS DETERMINED THAT WE INDEED HAVE THE FAILURES DEFINED IN RECALL 05V379000 . WE ARE INFORMED WISCONSIN HAS BEEN LEFT OUT OF THIS RECALL. OUR NEIGHBORING STATES SUCH AS ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN HOWEVER ARE INCLUDED. WE FEEL GMC HAS LEFT OUR SAFETY AT CHANCE AND FEEL THIS IS A LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT THAT GMC NEEDS TO INCLUDE ANY CONSUMER THAT HAS THIS SAFTEY ISSUE DEFINED IN 05V379000 . WE ARE FILING THIS COMPLAINT AS A RECORD FOR WHEN, AND IF THIS SAFETY ISSUE, CAUSES AN ACCIDENT AND BODILY HARM OR WORSE. AS WE CAN TESTIFY WISCONSIN RESIDENTS ARE SEEING THIS SAFETY ISSUE DEFINED IN THE RECALL 05V379000 AND OUR SAFETY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE GMC CORPORATION AS IT HAS BEEN BY OTHER STATES SURROUNDING US. *NM