2000 GMC Sierra review from North America
"Good if GM would recall all the engineering flaws they sold us for $32,000+ dollars"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The left front wheel bearing went at 20000 Km causing the ABS system to act unpredictable, due to the wheel speed sensor being part of the bearing assembly. GM would not warranty this because they said that this happened due to off road abuse even though the truck had never been off road other than gravel roads to hunting camp. The rear end self destructed at 50,000 Km for no real reason. Since I have had this truck this is the only repair that was warrantied by GM. The U-joints (all 4) went at 60,000Km, but I guess that is normal wear. The right front wheel bearing went at about 65,000Km causing the ABS system to act up again. Also I have failed to mention that these bearings are extremely expensive. I had fuel pump failure at 70,000Km for no reason, (this is another very expensive part). Both of my power windows broke at 72,000 and 75,000 Km I hear this is very common, and expensive. The 4-wheel drive switch has worked when it wants to since new, (unfortunately it never failed to work when I tried to get it fixed under warranty). The radio works great, but all of the lights on it quit long ago. The power mirrors and their heated feature only worked for the first year or so.
General comments?
As much as I have complained about this truck, I have owned other brands and they are all the same US or imported, they are all built horribly, but believe it or not this has been the least troublesome of many I have owned. Too bad none of the big auto makers will stand behind their products.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 2000 |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 5.3 gas Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 6 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 2 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 10000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 95000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Chevrolet Sierra |
| Date of Entry | 20th October, 2004 |