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2000 GMC GMC

15 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2000GMCGMC carries 15 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2000 GMC is steering with 2 filings, followed by suspension (2) and tires:tread/belt (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 1 investigation file overlapping the 2000 GMC. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

15
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

15 filings

Crashes Reported

0 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
STEERING2
SUSPENSION2
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
TIRES1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1
TIRES:SIDEWALL1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
SEATS1

Recent Complaints

20030419SEATS

THE DRIVER SEAT IS NOT ATTACHED. I HAD THIS REPLACED 2 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

20020710SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

VEHICLE PULLS LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD SET OF PADS REPLACED ON FRONT END FROM SIX MONTHS AGO. SUDDEN BRAKING CAUSES VEHICLE TO JERK INTO SIDE LANES. BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T ILLUMINATE ON DASHBOARD. THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DELAER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

20020710SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

VEHICLE PULLS LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD SET OF PADS REPLACED ON FRONT END FROM SIX MONTHS AGO. SUDDEN BRAKING CAUSES VEHICLE TO JERK INTO SIDE LANES. BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T ILLUMINATE ON DASHBOARD. THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DELAER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

20020514STEERING

MODEL 6500 GMC TOP KICKS OR KODIAKS HAVE CAUSED EXTREMELY HARD STEERING EFFORTS IN THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY, AND THEN WILL LOCK UP WITH NO WARNING. THEY CHANGED ALL THESE UNITS, AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *YH

20020514SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A VIBRATION, THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS DESTOYING SUSPENSION PARTS, POSSIBLE SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *SLC

20020426SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A VIBRATION, THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS DESTOYING SUSPENSION PARTS, POSSIBLE SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *SLC

20020404VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN YOU PUSH ON IT. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE.*AK

20011218EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST NHTSA FOR PERMITTING MANY AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS TO UTILIZE SO-CALLED HIGH-BRIGHTNESS ARC-LAMPS ON PASSENGERS VEHICLES. THESE LAMPS CAUSE TEMPORARY BLINDNESS AND UNWARRANTED GLARE FOR OLDER DRIVERS SUCH AS MYSELF. THIS IS AN ESPECIAL PROBLEM WHEN THE ARC-LAMP EQUIPPED VEHICLE COMES OVER A HILL OR HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE POINT SOURCE NATURE OF THESE LAMPS RESULTS IN MUCH LOSS OF VISION IN DARK AREAS WITHIN THE FIELD OF VISION BECAUSE OF SCATTER DUE TO AGE HARDENING OF THE CRYSTALLINE LENSES OF THE EYE STRUCTURE. I AM AN INJURED PARTY ( I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY THOUSANDS) SINCE THESE LAMPS DIMINISH THE ABILITY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I RECOMMEND THAT THEY BE OUTLAWED AS A SAFETY HAZARD. I AM A 63 YEAR OLD OPTICAL ENGINEER AND HOPE TO CONTINUE DRIVING FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME.*AK

20011030STEERING

MODEL 6500 GMC TOP KICKS OR KODIAKS HAVE CAUSED EXTREMELY HARD STEERING EFFORTS IN THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY, AND THEN WILL LOCK UP WITH NO WARNING. THEY CHANGED ALL THESE UNITS, AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *YH *JG

20011002TIRES:SIDEWALL

SIDEWALL SIDE OF TIRE COMPLETELY FAILED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN73 TIRESIZE: P26575R16)

20010620POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

WHEN THE TRUCK IS STOPPED, YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE WILL REV UP, BUT THE TRUCK WILL NOT PROCEED FORWARD. SECONDS LATER, YOU WILL HEAR THIS LOUD "THUNK" IN THE REAREND OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TRUCK WILL VIRTUELY JUMP FORWARD CAUSING YOU TO ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. THE SAME OCCURS WHEN BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP.*AK

20010412STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES DUE TO STEERING PUMP SHAFT SHEER. *AK

20010320EXTERIOR LIGHTING

VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY SUNROOF DO NOT HAVE INDEPENDENT LIGHTING FOR THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN LIGHTING IS NEEDED IN REAR COMPARTMENT AND ALL LIGHTS MUST BE ILLUMINATED TO ALLOW LIGHTING IN REAR SEAT*AK

20010206TIRES

FIRST SET OF TIRES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF ROUND, THE NEW SET HAVE A RUMBLE WHICH SHAKES THE TRUCK, THESE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P265/75R16 11XS M/S). NLM

20000920TIRES:TREAD/BELT

THIS IS MY SECOND DENALI. I FILED A REPORT ON THE OTHER WHERE TREAD WAS ACTUALLY SEPARATING AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE CONSTANTLY LOSING AIR AS IF THE TREAD ON THESE TIRES ARE SEPARATING TOO. I PLAN TO HAVE THEM REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AS I AM AFRAID THEY WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO WRECK. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DISCONCERTING FOR ME SINCE THE TIRES ON MY OTHER DENALI WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BADLY VIBRATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING AS IN THE RECALLED TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: )

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2000 GMC GMC have?
The 2000 GMC GMC has 15 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2000 GMC GMC?
The most-complained component for the 2000 GMC GMC is STEERING with 2 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include SUSPENSION and TIRES:TREAD/BELT.
Is the 2000 GMC GMC safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.