2000 Gmc Sierra 1500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 215 complaints
215
Total Complaints
93,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Top Issue
15
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

68,643 25th Percentile
93,000 Median Mileage
130,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
51
SERVICE BRAKES
40
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
10
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
9
PARKING BRAKE
8
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
AIR BAGS
6
POWER TRAIN
5
STRUCTURE:BODY
5

Severity Assessment

15
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAKE PEDAL FELL OFF VEHICLE WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO STEP ON IT. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN OR TOWED. *AK"
"VEHICLE WOULD BE PULLING EXCESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT WHILE BEING DRIVEN. SPEED DID NOT PLAY A FACTOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC REALIGNED THE TIRES. PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. *AK"
"WHEN DRIVING AND SHIFTING GEARS AND PUSHING CLUTCH OR WHEN LETTING UP OF THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL, IDLE DOES NOT RETURN, AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AND PICK UP SPEED, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28