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2000 GMC M/L Van Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 28, 2004
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2000 GMC M/L Van, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Interior & seats1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Interior & seats

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THIS REPORT IS ABOUT UHAUL LICENSED GMC EXTENDED CARGO VANS AND A DANGER IN THE VAN'S CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM. THIS WEEKEND, I RENTED ONE FOR THE PURPOSE OF MOVING. THIS GMC MODEL VAN HAS TWO OUT-OPENING SIDE DOORS, AND TWO SIMILAR REAR DOORS. *AK WHILE LOADING BOXES IN THE VAN, THE WIND SHUT THE REAR DOORS CLOSED--AND LOCKED ME INSIDE. THE DOOR LOCK INDICATORS SHOWED "RED", INDICATING THEY WERE UNLOCKED. HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. I COULD NOT OPEN THE REAR DOORS NOR THE SIDE DOORS, AND WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE VAN FOR 20 MINUTES. EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE KEY, THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET INTO THE DRIVER'S AREA DUE TO A PARTITION CAGE THAT DOES NOT OPEN. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL A PASSERBY OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS LOCK--IN HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, FORTUNATELY WHEN SOMEONE WAS WITH ME, SHOWING THAT IT IS A PROBLEM THAT CAN BE RECREATED. IT IS AN OBVIOUS FAILUER OF THE CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM THAT IS NOT ALLOWING THE VAN TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. UHAUL MUST BE CONTACTED AND THIS MUST BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY.

NHTSA ID 10100674 · filed Nov 28, 2004

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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