2000 GMC Z-71Problems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 4 owner complaints about the 2000 GMC Z-71, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through November 26, 2005. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2000 GMC Z-71 has problems

4 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic20
Exterior lighting10
Steering10
Suspension10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2000 GMC Z-71 recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2000 vs. every other Z-71 year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Z-71 median. How we score

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2 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 2000 GMC Z-71, and the recalls they led to.

  1. PARKING BRAKE FAILUREDP05009 · closed May 31, 2006
    No recall
  2. PARKING BRAKE FAILUREPE03057 · closed Apr 9, 2004
    No recall
In owners' words

What Z-71 owners report

Recent service brakes, hydraulic complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING AND ENGAGING AT SLOW SPEEDS. "THE LEFT FRONT DUMP VALVE ACTIVATING DUE TO LEFT FRONT SENSOR DROPPING OUT AT 5MPH" LEFT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *NM
Complaint 10143696 · Nov 26, 2005 · 46,000 miles
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RAPID STOP, BRAKES WILL NOT WORK IF VEHICLE HITS A BUMP, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE. *SLC
Complaint 559941 · Feb 27, 2001

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