Which parts fail
Components named in complaints (wheels, lug nuts, original-equipment tires, TPMS).
Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2000 GMC Sierra owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
I have a 2000 GMC Sierra pickup with disc brakes on all four wheels. The parking brake is a horseshoe shaped brake shoe that is to grab a brake drum designed into the rear wheel rotor. I have used the parking brake about five times( exaggerated) in the life of my truck. When the brake failed to hold I thought nothing of it, as I rarely used it. Recently on an unrelated repair I had occasion to remove and inspect my rear rotors. The brake shoe for the parking brake repositioned itself and has been rubbing on the brake drum portion of the rotor causing it to wear the lining of the drum . Very little wear occurred to the parking brake shoe. The design of the shoe its position on the drum created a basin wear particles accumulated inside the worn area of the drum creating even faster wear to the surface. …
Firestone steeltex a/t, lt245/75r16, load range c, original equipment installed on 2000 GMC Sierra 1/2 ton, 4wd, pickup, purchased new by me, April 2000. On aug 14, 2004, approx 12:00noon, I was driving about 30mph , pulling a boat/trailer on a state maintained gravel road in lewis & clark county, mt., when the right front tire suddenly went flat with no sound of blow-out. After immediately stopping, I noticed the tire was comletely shredded. The entire outer sidewall had separated from the tread area by about 95%. The wheel was slightly bent. No other damage. No injuries. Nothing done to correct as yet.
While travelling on the highway. I had a blowout on the front driver side. The blowout caused me to crash into the highway. Divider. I was the only occupant and the only vehicle involved. I was not transported to a hospital but was severley sore and bruised. I did miss one day of work. The tire was a replacement tire bought in November 1999. The tires had approx. 15,000 miles. At the time of the accident I was travelling approx. 65 MPH. The accident occured about 1:00 a.m. I do have pictures of the tire and of the truck. I also still have the tire. (dot number: w273wma349 tiresize: p265/75r16)
Driving southbound on tx sh 123 in outside lane. Suddenly, my truck felt like it was nudged from behind, lifted up and went into a backwards slide across 3 lanes into the outside northbound lane. I was struck there by a Chevy astro van, and pushed off the road into the barditch. Both vehicles were totataled, but no injuries. One driver in each vehicle, no passengers in either. Both drivers wore seat belts. Her airbag deployed, but mine did not, since I was headed backwards. Upon inspection, both rear tires were blown out on my truck.( dot number: jrom184303 tire size: p265/75r16 )
Tl contact owns a 2000 GMC Sierra 1500. On June 22, 2007, the front driver side tire blew out. The tire was the original Firestone wilderness at I equipment that was on the vehicle when it was purchased. The contact stated that one side of the tire was shredded. The current mileage was 60,000 and failure mileage was 59,989. Updadated 08/02/07.
Original equipment with Firestone, wilderess at, p26575r16. While driving 5 MPH braking system did not stop vehicle, May have been due to tires. Tread design did not give off traction which May have caused extended stopping distance and crash. Please provide further information.
Three weeks ago vehicle was taken to the dealer because pieces of steel were sticking out of the rear driver's side tire. Dealer said, "the tires were fine". Presently, while driving at highway speed consumer heard a loud explosion. Rear driver's side tire had separated.
On August 6, 2007 my husband and I purchased a set of used 265/75/r e Firestone steeltex from myers tires in morgan city ,la. We did buy them used. The owner told us that they just took them off of a Ford pickup a few days before. So we had him put them on our 2000 GMC siera stepside pickup truck. On Saturday August 11,2007 my husband and I along with my 11 year old son was on hwy 90 going to houma la from patterson la the tire that was on the rear driver side tore apart and destroyed the driver side of the bed of our truck and we could not open the drivers side back door and it almost fliped us on the highway. We let the owner know what happen and he is not helping us with nothing. I asked him if he can pay for damages done and replace the other 3 tires and he refused. He told me to get an attorney. …
I had no trouble with the tires until late May, 2000. During the last week of May through the middle of June 2000, I had five flats on these tires. Apparently, the temperature in texas was a factor. There was never any foreign object in the hole in the tire. The holes were always of a rupture type, never a clean puncture. The flats always occurred when I was driving on gravel roads. The last flat was on the right front tire. I was again on a gravel road and was forced to brake suddenly. Immediately upon braking, I experienced a rapid, almost instantaneous, deflation of the right front tire. The tire was not repairable, as the star shaped hole was approximately 2-3 inches in diameter. After this failure, with less than 12,000 miles wear on them, I replaced all four tires on my truck. At that time, nothing had been made public about problems with Firestone tires. …
I was driving when the left front tire went flat from a small, sharp piece of gravel. I changed the tire and drove home. At home I inflated the tire to determine the cause of failure. Along with discovering the gravel puncture, I observed 3-4 spots around the sidewall of the tire that were raised above the rest of the sidewall. The raised places can be described as large blisters of 6-8 square inches in size. The "bubble" spots were found only on the outside sidewall. None were observed on the inside sidewall. I then observed the other tires on the vehicle and found depressions or unevenness in the sidewall of the other tires. (dot number: w273 wma tiresize: p265/75r16)
Wheel & Tire complaints in other Sierra years
Frequently asked questions
How common are wheel & tire problems on the 2000 GMC Sierra?
NHTSA has 36 complaints about the wheels & tires of the 2000 GMC Sierra, 8% of the model year's 443 complaints. The component named most often is tread/belt (9 mentions).
Is there a recall for 2000 GMC Sierra wheel & tire problems?
No. NHTSA lists no wheels & tires recall for the 2000 GMC Sierra, though it has 8 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
At what mileage do 2000 GMC Sierra wheel & tire problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 60,000 miles.
Is it dangerous?
Owners linked 4 crashes, 0 fires and 1 injury and 2 deaths to wheels & tires problems on this model year. If you notice symptoms, have the car checked before driving further.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.