2000 GMC Sierra Steering Problems

TWO FAILURES OF STEERING SHAFT WITHIN 50,000 MILES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10142733

Incident

Nov 6, 2005

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE POWER STEERING ROD BROKE ON H 2000 GMC SIERRA. THE CONSUMER DID HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONSUMER DID CONTACT GM. THE INFORMATION THEY GAVE HIM WAS THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ON THE SAME ISSUE. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 20 MPH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10134237

Incident

Mar 22, 2005

Mileage

141,291 mi

AFTER DRIVING THROUGH 12 INCES OF SNOW FOR APROX. 100 FEET, A THUMPING NOISE STARTED IN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL AREA. TWO MECHANICS CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS NOTHING. AFTER 2 MONTHS THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FAILED, WAS REPLACED AND THE SOUND STOPPED. SHORTLY AFTER WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE ABS WOULD KICK THE PEDAL UP, AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE AT 10 MPH BECAME 50 -100 FT. WHEEL SENSOR BEARING WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $800. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW LEAKS AIR, THE DOOR WEATHERSTRIPING ON BOTH SIDES FALL OFF ON A REGULAR BASIS.THE GAS GUAGE SOMETIMES READS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS JUST FILLED, AND SOMETIMES BOUNCES FROM PLACE TO PLACE. THE DRIVERS SIDE PWR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND PULLED THE GLASS OUT OF THE TRACK. PWR MIRROR SWITCH FAILED CANNOT ADJUST MIRRORS EXCEPT TO THE LEFT AND UP. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BLOW BULBS CONSTANTLY. TIRES HAVE STRANGE WEAR, ONE LUG HIGH, ONE LUG LOW, ALL FOUR TIRES, PROPERLY INFLATED.BACK DOOR DOESN'T LATCH IN COLD WEATHER, DRIVERS DOOR LATCH FROZE OPEN THIS WINTER. WASHER FLUID SWITCH ONLY WORKS WHEN PUSHED "BEYOND NORMAL" POSITION. REAR VENTS IN CONSOLE WON'T CLOSE. AND THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH HARD TO HOLD ON, HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL TOWARD SIDE OF ROAD TO AVOID ACCIDENT. HAPPENS MANY TIMES PER DAY.

NHTSA ID

10120034

Incident

May 20, 2004

Mileage

65,000 mi

PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING PUMP ON GMC TRUCK.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED HIS POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10117711

Incident

Nov 12, 2004

TOOK THE TRUCK INTO A LOCAL GOODYEAR STORE TO HAVE A WHINING NOISE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE AND TURNED THE WHEEL IN ONE DIRECTION. WHEN HE TRIED TO TURN IT BACK, IT WOULD NOT TURN. HE PROCEEDED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND ADVISED US THAT THE SHAFT ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD JUST SNAPPED OR BROKEN. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED, AND WE RETAINED THE OLD POWER STEERING PUMP. I HAD HEARD ABOUT A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE AND CALLED A GM DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE INTO THE RECALL. I WAS ADVISED THAT GM HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF OUR TRUCK FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM WE HAD EXPERIENCED, BUT THAT OUR PARTICULAR TRUCK (WHEN IT WAS LOOKED UP BY VIN NUMBER) WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL TRUCKS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10114170

Incident

Mar 12, 2005

Mileage

83,000 mi

POWER STEERING PUMP SPLINE SHEARED.*MR AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN THE DRIVER MADE A U-TURN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10079794

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

Mileage

72,000 mi

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. *AK 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. *NM

NHTSA ID

10071411

Incident

Apr 15, 2004

Mileage

41,654 mi

I WENT INTO A SLIDE ON ICE ,SPINNING 180 DEGREES, I CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. AFTER I GOT CONTROL I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I DROVE THE TRUCK HOME AND INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE HELP OF FRIENDS AND A SPECIFIC REPAIR MANUAL. THE PROBLEM IS THE POWER STEERING SHAFT COMPLETELY SEVERED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10057046

Incident

Feb 8, 2004

INTERMITANT POWER STEERING FAILURE ESPECIALLY LEFT TURNS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10054486

Incident

Jan 19, 2004

Mileage

32,600 mi

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK IN THE IDLE POSITION CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA ID

10003889

Incident

Jan 6, 2003

CONSUMER STATES BASED ON THE DESCRIPTION IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, EVEN IF PROPERLY ARMED BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS, THE CONTENT THEFT - DETERRENT ALARM SYSTEM WILL ONLY SOUND IF THE VEHICLE DOOR IS OPENED FROM WITHIN THE VEHICLE AFTER THE MANUAL LOCK HAS BEEN UTILIZED FROM THE INSIDE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT ACCESS HAS ALREADY BEEN GAINED TO THE INTERIOR AND THEREFORE IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO UNLOCK THE MANUAL LOCK, OR OPEN THE DOOR TO STEAL THE CONTENTS, THEREBY BYPASSING THE ALARM SYSTEM ALTOGETHER. *TT

NHTSA ID

565832

IT GREATLY CONCERNS ME THAT A FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING SHAFT OCCURS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED 3 TIMES. ARE THEY JUST WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED?*AK

NHTSA ID

748568

Incident

Jul 14, 2001

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE UP AND TURNED WHEELS TO GO, AND THE WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. ALSO, BRAKES WENT OUT. BRAKE WAS PRESSED DOWN, AND STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. POWER STEERING PUMP AND SERPENTINE BELT WERE REPLACED. SHAFT BROKE INTERNALLY.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

892277

Incident

Jun 28, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

743876

CLAMP CAME OFF A HOSE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.*AK

NHTSA ID

879492

THIS FAILED ONCE BEFORE AND HAVE ONLY GONE 5000 MILES SINCE IT WAS FIXED AND IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ID

736795

Incident

Nov 23, 2000

BRAKES SEEM TO SPUTTER WHEN DEPRESSED HEAVY/LIGHT @ ANY SPEED. THIS PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. GENERAL TIRE BRAND-REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDE WALL ON FREEWAY @ 75MPH-RAN OVER NOTHING. RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS REPLACE @ NO COST, DUE TO FAILURE. PROBLEM HAS NOT ACCURED YET. STEERING WHEEL ALWAYS FEELS LOOSE-HAS BEEN CHECKED AND SERVICE CLAIMED "THERE IS NO PROBLEM". ALSO MOTHER-IN-LAW HAS A 2000 4DR EXT. CAB WITH THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEMS AMONG A FEW OTHERS INCLUDING AC VENTS SMELLING ECT. SERVICE HAS CHECKED AND REPLACED FEW BRAKE PARTS(2 TIMES) AND PROBLEM STILL ACCURES. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS PRESIST AND ARE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM TO MY FAMILY AND I. WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THESE PROBLEMS FIXED BEFORE ANY INJURIES ACCURE!!!!!

NHTSA ID

734600

Incident

Aug 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

REAR WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO WIND NOISE. NLM

NHTSA ID

555734

Incident

Jul 12, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO, HORN DID NOT WORK.*AK

NHTSA ID

870951

Incident

Apr 1, 2000

THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE WHILE BACKING, LEAVING THE TRUCK DISABLED IN DRIVEWAY. NLM

NHTSA ID

554473

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT ON THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE UPON DELIVERY WHICH CAUSES A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE, DEALERSHIP ORDERED PART HOWEVER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE UPGRADED REPLACEMENT UNIT AT THIS TIME. *MJS

NHTSA ID

554000

Incident

May 1, 2000

TIE ROD CAME UNBOLTED WHILE DRIVING SLOW SPEED IN LINE TO BOARD A STATE FERRY. LOST STEERING. VERY LUCKY WE WERE NOT TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED. *AK

NHTSA ID

727122

Incident

Jun 5, 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

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ALONG & STEERING LOCKED UP. VEHICLE DRIFTED OVER TO A MAIL BOX & INTO A DITCH. DEALER HASN'T INSPECTED VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT CAUSED IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

862961

Incident

Apr 23, 2000