2000 GMC Sierra Interior & seats Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WOULD NOT LATCH. THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE BECOMING STUCK AND CAUSING THE CONTACT TO REMAIN LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE WOULD HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND PLACE HIS ARM OUTSIDE THE WINDOW TO RELEASE THE DOOR HANDLE AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS MILEAGE WAS 207,000.

NHTSA ID

10386050

Incident

Mar 1, 2011

Mileage

207,000 mi

2000 GMC SIERRA FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT IS HARD TO PULL AND DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. *KB THE CONSUMER INITIALLY REPORTED THE SEAT BELT WAS MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT, BUT THE NEW SEAT BELT LOCKED UP ON PASSENGERS RESTRICTING THEIR ABILITY TO LEAN FORWARD AND WAS VERY TIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT TWO MORE TIMES AND THE RESTRICTION PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT. THE DEALER STATED THE BELT WAS SUPPOSE TO WORK THAT WAY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ORIGINAL BELT NEVER WORKED THAT WAY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LAST SEAT BELT THAT WAS REPLACED NOT ONLY RESTRICTED MOVEMENT, BUT IT DID NOT RETRACT SMOOTHLY. ONCE THE SEAT BELT WAS IN USE, IT DID NOT RECOIL LEAVING THE BELT LOOSE AND USELESS. IN ADDITION, THE ARM REST KEPT FALLING OFF AND THE SEAT NO LONGER RECLINED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10206077

Incident

Oct 1, 2006

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT OPEN WITH THE REMOTE OR MANUAL INSIDE OR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES @37000 MILES HAD TO PUT KEY IN DOOR LOCK AND HOLD KEY TO EXTREME LEFT AND PULL HANDLE AT SAME TIME TO GET PASSENGER OUT. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS STILL BROKE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10150017

Incident

Oct 7, 2003

Mileage

37,000 mi

STOPPING TO RUN AN ERRAND ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR OF MY 2000 GMC PICKUP. THE DOOR WHICH HAS A POWER LOCK WOULD NOT OPEN. THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK HAS APPARENTLY FAILED RENDERING THE DOOR INOPERATIVE. AFTER A SHORT PANIC ATTACK, I HAD TO EXIT MY VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR. THE DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH A KEY OR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE USING THE MANUAL DOOR LOCK SLIDER BAR. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO ENSURE A FAILURE OF THE POWER LOCK FAILS SAFE. AS A SAFETY ENGINEER, I BELIEVE THIS COULD RESULT IN A FATALITY BY SOMEONE NOT BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10143081

Incident

Nov 17, 2005

Mileage

126,000 mi

DURING A RAIN AND THEN FREEZE IN MICHIGAN, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. BY FAILING TO OPERATE, ONCE OPEN IT WILL NOT LATCH UNTIL IT THAWS OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE SO FAR THIS 2004-2005 WINTER. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN CONTACTED AS WELL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10110166

Incident

Feb 9, 2005

Mileage

124,300 mi

THE ACCELERATOR HAD STUCK, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, THE FLAPS ON THE FENDER AND THE DOOR TRIM HAD FALLEN OFF, THE BACK WINDOW LEAKED, THE HEAT SHIELD WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE CAUSED A VIBRATION IN THE DASH-PER SERVICE DEALER, THE COOLANT LIGHT STAYED ON, THE A/C HAD TO BE REPAIRED TWICE, AND THE ROTORS VIBRATED. *JB *SCC

NHTSA ID

567912

Incident

Oct 1, 2000

POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND INABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *AK THE FAULTY CIRCUIT CLUSTER IN THE DASHBOARD CAUSED ALL GUAGES TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES NOISE IN THE FRONT END. *YH

NHTSA ID

872990

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

WHEN HITTING A BUMP THERE WAS A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP.DEALERSHIP'S OPINION WAS THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM A DFECTIVE RING AND PINION IN THE REAR AXLE. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT GMC WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. GMC DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS WORKING ON A SOLUTION. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK THE FRONT SEAT BELT SQUEAK AND HAS EXCESSIVE TENSION. REAR SEAT LATCH MALFUNCTIONS. UNDER HOOD LIGHT MALFUNCTIONS. *YH

NHTSA ID

869913

WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDALS ON A SUDDEN STOP ON BUMPY ROADS AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT DEPRESS. THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY. IT TAKES THE TRUCK A LONGER TIME TO STOP THAN NORMAL. THIS ALMOST CASUED ME TO REAR END CARS ON MORE THAN ONE OCASSION. I HAD TO TAKE MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAPPLY PRESSURE TO GET FIRM BRAKE PRESSURE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES, IT GIVES A FALSE SENSE OF ABS WORKING BUT THE TRUCK STOPS SLOWER THAN IF IT WERE THE ABS. SUDDEN STOPS ON BUMPY ROADS ARE VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

NHTSA ID

725817

Incident

Jun 4, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

865823

Incident

Feb 28, 2000