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2000 GMC Z-71 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 26, 2005
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 Z-71, 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

  • Brakes350.0%
  • Exterior lighting116.7%
  • Steering116.7%
  • Suspension116.7%

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

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

ANTI LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING AND ENGAGING AT SLOW SPEEDS. "THE LEFT FRONT DUMP VALVE ACTIVATING DUE TO LEFT FRONT SENSOR DROPPING OUT AT 5MPH" LEFT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *NM

NHTSA ID 10143696 · filed Nov 26, 2005

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ONLY ON LEFT SIDE DON'T WORK. FUSES AND BULBS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND REPLACED. GMC WAS NOTIFIED, AND WAS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID 8003542 · filed Feb 5, 2002

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

Exterior lighting

Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ONLY ON LEFT SIDE DON'T WORK. FUSES AND BULBS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND REPLACED. GMC WAS NOTIFIED, AND WAS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID 8003542 · filed Feb 5, 2002

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

Steering

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE TAKEN 3 TIMES TO DEALER FOR A RATTLING IN REAR END. *AK

NHTSA ID 880844 · filed Feb 20, 2001

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

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE TAKEN 3 TIMES TO DEALER FOR A RATTLING IN REAR END. *AK

NHTSA ID 880844 · filed Feb 20, 2001

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

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .