Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 GMC Sierra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
DROVE MY SON TO FOOTBALL PRACTICE PARK TRUCK IN SCHOOL PARKING LOT ABOUT 1 HR LATER FAN BOWER MOTOTR CAUGHT FIRE BURNED UP THE DASH ,WINSHELD FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME PUT IT OUT. *TR
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT RUSH HOUR APPROACHING TRAIN STATION. MANY PEOPLE WERE WALKING ALONG SIDEWALKS AND SOME IN THE STREET. I WENT TO USE MY HORN TO WARN THEM OF MY COMING AND IT FAILED TO WORK. ON THE WEEKEND I CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK TO REPLACE THE HORNS . I TOOK THEM OFF AND I TESTED THEM. THEY BOTH WORKED. I NOTICED THE MOUNTING AREA FOR THE HORN BRACKETS WERE CORRODED. I CLEANED THEM UP AND THEY WORKED AGAIN. THEN AFTER A DAY OR SO THE HORN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THE HORN WORKS SOMETIMES NOW BUT MOST OFTEN THEY DON'T. *NM
BRAKE FAILURE
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH UP ON INCLINE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER SLOWED DOWN AND JUMPED OUT THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE AT 20 MPH, FIRST TIME DEALER FOUND LOOSE TERMINAL AT ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK
THERE IS NO INDICATION ON THE PANEL THAT THERE IS PULSATION. ALSO THERE IS NO ABS NOISE AND LIGHT BRAKING POWER. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEAT VENT CAP KEEPS POPPING OFF AND REPLACED. TAIL GATE BED LINER NOT FLAT, PANEL RIPPLED AND RESCUER REAR PANEL, INSTALL ADDITIONAL FASTENER. HORN PAD FAILED, BRAKES ARE SQUEAKY,, ABS SYSTEM CHECKED COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY PROBLEM, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AT TIMES AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP, MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTERNALLY.*YD
IGNITION TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT CRANK. BATTERY/STARTER/ALTERNATOR CHECKED OUT OK. SECURITY LIGHT ON DASH LIGHTS UP WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC STATES LIKELY A SECURITY SYSTEM OR COMPUTER PROBLEM, STATED DEALER WOULD CALL GM TECH SUPPORT FOR HELP. MULTIPLE CALLS TO DEALERSHIP ARE NOT RETURNED. TRUCK STILL REFUSES TO CRANK AT RANDOM TIMES, WHEN ENGINE COLD OR WARM. SECURITY LIGHT STILL ACTIVATES RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, AND LIGHT STAYS ON TILL TRUCK SHUT OFF. TRUCK WILL NORMALLY CRANK AFTER 10 TO 30 MINUTES OF INACTIVITY. FUEL LINE CHECKED OUT OK.*AK
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF RAPIDLY. DEALER THINKS ALTERNATOR IS AT FAULT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO, HORN DID NOT WORK.*AK
WHILE COMING DOWN A HILL PUT FOOT ON BRAKES, AND IT FELT LIKE PUSHING ON A BRICK WALL. CONSUMER PROCEEDED THROUGH A STOP SIGN. CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS BRAKE DOWN TWICK BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP.*AK THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE. THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. HORN FAILED. KEYLESS ENTERY FAILED. DOOR LOCKS FAILED. INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED. THE FAN IN THE FRONT END IS VERY LOUD. THE SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE. *YH
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.
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