GMC Sierra Complaints (2001)

582 consumer complaints on file.

#10191263May 20, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
DRIVING DOWN ROAD HEARD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE OF PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. NOISE WAS COMING FROM ABS UNIT WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WHEN IGNITION SWITCHED OFF. CAN ONLY STOP BY UNPLUGGING ABS UNIT ABS BRAKES DON'T WORK. BAD ON ICY ROADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189559May 2, 2007
STRUCTURE
MY 2001 DODGE 1500 PICK UP TRUCK DASH BOARD CRACKED AND CAME APART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185389March 17, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 50MPH WITH TWO PASSENGERS, WEATHER CLEAR, WHEN WE SMELLED A HINT OF BURNING PLASTIC. CONTINUED TRAVELING AND AFTER 2 OR SO MILES THE TRUCK SLOWED AND ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. PULLED TO SIDE PASSENGER IN BACK SEAT NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE BETWEEN THE BED AND CAB UNDERNEATH. WITNESS WHO WAS BEHIND IN ANOTHER VEHICLE STATED THAT SPARKS WERE FLYING FROM THE TRUCK WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD PREVIOUS TO MY PULLING OVER. THE FIRE WAS LEANING TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE SO AFTER A TRYING TIME OF WAITING FOR THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER TO FIND THE LOCK, WE ESCAPED THROUGH THE PASS DOOR UNHURT. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER PROVED TO BE NO HELP AS THE TRUCK WAS SOON ENGULFED IN FLAMES. MY TRUCK HAD 75,000 MILES ON IT, HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS DEALER MAINTAINED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I CALLED GM WHO RESPONDED QUICKLY AND STATED THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATION TEAM OUT. AFTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GM AND MY INSURANCE CO, GM STATED THEY WERE GOING TO WORK WITH THE INSURANCE AND CLOSE THE CASE WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE. I FEEL SOMEBODY SHOULD INSPECT THIS TRUCK AS WE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED OUT THERE AND TRUCKS SHOULD NOT SPONTANEOUSLY GO UP IN FLAMES! WOULD BE A SHAME TO SETTLE FOR INSURANCE MONEY AND HAVE THE EVIDENCE CRUSHED WHILE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THE SAME TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS DESTROYED BUT PERHAPS LIVES WILL BE SAVED IF THIS SITUATION IS LOOKED INTO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183857February 28, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE A 01 GMC SIERRA (LIGHT DUTY) THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BREAKING SYSTEM AS THE TRUCKS IN RECALL IN THE NORTH EASTERN STATES. MY PROBLEM IS I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN FLORIDA...MOVED TO DELAWARE AND HAVE LIVED HERE THE PAST TEN MONTHS..TRUCK IS STILL REGISTERED IN FLORIDA...AND GMC WON'T REPLACE THE RECALL ABS SENSORS BECAUSE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN FLORIDA AND ITS HAS A VIN NUMBER SHOWING ORIGINATION IN FLORIDA...HOW RIDICULOUS IS THIS???????? IS THIS LEGAL TO DENY ME A RECALL....WHEN I CAN PROVE I HAVE A PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN DELAWARE???? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183641February 27, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*- WHILE DRIVING THE 2001 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAB AT 20 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAQN TO SLOW DOWN , THEN WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A COLLISION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BUMPER CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A COMPLETE STATE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP SEPTEMBER 8, 2006, PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL SENSOR SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP INVESTIGATED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH AND NOTFIED THE CONTACT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 52300 MILES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183294February 22, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW - SOMETIMES WORKS PROPERLY, BUT OTHER TIMES READS EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL, READS MORE FUEL THAN IN TANK, ETC. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO HAVE THIS GENERATION OF GM FULL-SIZE TRUCK (GMC SIERRA, CHEVY SILVERADO, GMC YUKON, CHEVY TAHOE - GMT800 SERIES), AND MOST OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM TOLD THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182071February 9, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, PARKING BRAKE
PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO ROTORS RUSTING, REAR ROTORS RUSTED AND WORE PADS OUT FRONT BRAKE PADS WORN OUT ON INSIDE ONLY, PARKING BRAKE WORN OUT ON DRIVERS SIDE INOPERABLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. ALL PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ROTORS TOO DELAMINATED TO TURN, PARKING BRAKE PADS REPLACED TOO. ALL PARTS AVAILABLE. 800 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179323January 22, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
GAS TANK FILLER NECK LEAKING FUEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179393January 22, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT WHEEL (BOTH) SPEED SENSOR WERE CORRODED AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. THERE WAS A RECALL, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000 DATE: AUG 29,2005 THAT DESCRIBES THE EXACT PROBLEM WE HAD WITH THE SENSORS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON 9/07/05 FOR AN INSPECTION AND IT DID NOT PASS DUE TO THE SENSORS. WE WERE ADVISED TO PAY FOR REPAIR ($500) AND SEND RECEIPT IN WHEN OUR VIN NUMBER WAS LISTED ON THE RECALL....TO THIS DAY GM CLAIMS WE DO NOT QUALIFY AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT THAT WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR OUR REPAIRS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178366January 10, 2007
PARKING BRAKE
MY PARKING BRAKE NEVER WORKED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177113December 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY. TOWING MY 28 FT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER ON LEVEL GROUND WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG AND THE FEELING LIKE SOMETHING IN THE DRIVELINE HAD BROKEN. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATORS WERE DISPLAYED ON THE CONSOLE. NO FURTHER INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED YET, BUT IT IS CONSTANTLY ON MY MIND. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176718December 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SLOW SPEED UNINTENTIONAL ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174602November 28, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE POWER ASSIST STEERING SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE POWER ASSIST STEERING SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 12/29/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173880November 20, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING AN INSPECTION PERFORMED, IT WAS DETERMINED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V161000, REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE RECALL WAS FOR VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173791November 18, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
INJECTOR FAILURES ON 2001 GMC DURAMAX 6.6 DIESEL ENGINE. INJECTORS FAILED AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 167,000 MILES, FAILED AGAIN AT 197,000 MILES AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. G M CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY IF THEY FAILED AGAIN IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. INJECTORS FAILED AT 234,000 MILES AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE RENIGGED ON THEIR WORD. MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD FAILURES IN 30,000 TO 40,000 MILES. THEY ARE REPLACING PARTS WITH REMANUFACTURED PARTS AND THEY ARE NOT LASTING. GM DEALERS ARE CHARGING $3600.00 TO $4,500.00 TO REPLACE THESE INJECTORS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS PLAIN THAT THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INJECTORS WHEN THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON INJECTORS FROM 100,000 TO 200,000 MILES OR SEVEN YEARS. THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DO NOT DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES THAT MUCH IN SEVEN YEARS. ALL I WANTED WAS A FAIR DEAL AND DID NOT GET IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173313November 13, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE WHILE TRAVELING 4 MPH, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL #05V379000 FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172158October 30, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE; THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING FORWARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171935October 26, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY WITHOUT WARNING, EVEN AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. "LOW FUEL" WARNING STAYS ON WHEN ON EMPTY, EVEN WHEN THERE'S PLENTY OF GAS IN THE TANK. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING, GMC SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THERE CUSTOMERS. THIS IS MY SECOND GMC TRUCK, AND I BOUGHT THIS ONE BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY MY 1ST TRUCK WAS GOOD. MY WIFE WANTS ME TO BUY A TOYOTA NEXT TIME, THAT'S ALL SHE EVER OWNED. GMC TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, OR I'LL WON'T BE COMING BACK FOR A 3RD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171822October 25, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED PERTAINING TO THE ABS BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL WORK. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT ADDITIONAL WORK NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED TO THE BRAKES, BUT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE REPAIRS WERE NEVER MADE AND THE ABS BRAKES STILL PRESENTED PERMANENT AND REPEATABLE PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171116October 17, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE, THE TAILGATE CABLES FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED BOTH TAILGATE CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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