2000 Gmc Sierra 3500: Reliability Data
When Do Complaints Happen?
Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.
What Fails?
Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.
Severity Assessment
Sample Complaint Reports
"VEHICLE IS MISSING THREE PARTS OF THE DIFFERENTIAL ON REAR WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES. *AK"
"PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, 24575R16. HE TOOK VEHICLE TOOK FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT REPLACED TIRE.*..."
"BRAKES ARE WEAK AND THEY PULL RIGHT OR LEFT AT DIFFERENT TIMES THEY ALSO SQUEAL AND SOME TIMES SMOKE. WHEN PULLING A TRAILER THE TRAILER BRAKES HAVE TO DO MOST OF THE WORK TO MAKE BOTH STOP PROPERLY. THE BACK BRAKES DONT SEEM TO WORK AT ALL. THE DIVING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUAT..."
Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.
When Were Complaints Filed?
Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.
When Does Each Component Fail?
Median mileage at complaint for top components.
Where Are Complaints Coming From?
Top states by complaint count.
Who Files Complaints?
Gmc Sierra 3500 — Other Years
See how this model compares across different model years.
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
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