2000 GMC Sierra SLE review from North America
"Powertrain is awesome, rest is junk.."
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I took this truck in under warranty 3 times and 3 dealers for the horn sounding like a escort horn... they said that it was normal... well now at 70000 my horn don't work anymore.. at 25000-30000 the gas pedal was sticking so I took it in and they said they have a notice at the dealerships about that and they fixed it, said carbon builds up on the throttle cable and it sticks. why no recall seems kinda dangerous the throttle sticking open?i know several people with this problem.. and it will keep happeneing. at 40000 replaced both front wheel bearing hubs.. about 220 each without labor.. then at 55000 miles I got a flat tire got all the parts to drop the spare tires down and guess what... that didn't work at all prolly never did dealer said the the cable thing was bad 150.00. had to cut the spare down with a haxsaw to get it down.. never fixed it yet... at 50000 4x4 light comes on sporratically.. dealer said bad switch...125.00 never fixed it also that special feature that is supposed to shut the power off to save the battery from going dead if you leave something on accident doesn't work from day 1 battery has gone flat dead even had gm send a tow truck to jump me in my front yard... also air leak in passenger doo (quad cab) FIXED MANY TIMES BUY THE DEALER AND STILL IS THERE.
General comments?
Very nice truck fast and handles well just make sure 4x4 auto is on when raining, or you will spin out lotsa power on just 2 wheels. need a lil more seat adjustment though I am 5 6...not 6 0.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 2000 |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | 5.3 vortec Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 5 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 7 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 70000 miles |
| Previous car | Chevrolet Silverado |
| Date of Entry | 10th October, 2003 |