GMC Sierra Complaints (2001)

582 consumer complaints on file.

#10168994September 22, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GASOLINE SENSOR OR COMPUTER INDICATOR SHOWS LOW FUEL AND GAS GAUGE SHOWS NO FUEL WHEN ENGINE COLD AND WEATHER IS COOL OR COLD OUTSIDE, REGARDLESS OF THE QUANTITY OF GAS IN THE TRUCKS TANK (FULL, 1/2, 3/4, ETC). THIS JUST RECENTLY HAPPENED AND ALSO FOUR TO SIX TIMES LAST WINTER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170148September 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2001 2500HD DISC BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TS THE VEHICLE FAILED A SAFETY INSPECTION AN THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR ROTORS AND WHEEL PADS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ( CHATTER, VIBRATION OR JERKING) OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING TAKEN FOR INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS DENIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167736September 9, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167489September 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND RESULTED IN TWO REAR END COLLISIONS. THE ACCIDENTS WERE REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED BUT DENIED THE CLAIM. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167264September 2, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167265September 2, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS FUEL GAUGE-: GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL. REFUEL LIGHT COMES ON & STAYS ON. GAUGE BOUNCES BACK & FORTH & IS HARD TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. HAVE TO WATCH ODOMETER TO FIGURE OUT WHEN TO FILL TANK UP WITH GAS. ON -GOING PROBLEM!!!!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166997August 29, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. DEALER STATED PARKING BRAKE PADS WERE WORN AND DAMAGED REAR ROTORS OF DISK BRAKE SYSTEM. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLES VIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166668August 27, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2001 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB TRUCK WAS PURCHASED PRE-OWNED IN JULY 2004. VEHICLE AT PURCHASE HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. MILEAGE WAS 28,410. IN JANUARY 2006 WITH 35,904 MILES FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS WITH PADS WERE REPLACED DUE TO "RUSTED BRAKE ROTORS". IN AUGUST 2006, REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES WERE FOUND TO BE ROTTED AWAY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MILEAGE AT TIME WAS 39,846. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT ALL TIMES BY THE DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THROUGH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165897August 18, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED STEERING AND BRAKES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165040August 9, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PARKING FAILED DUE TO THE FRICTION MATERIAL ON THE PARKING BRAKE BEING WORN AWAY. THE PARKING BRAKE ERODED THE ROTOR TO THE POINT WHERE THE ROTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V161000 REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164308August 3, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE GAS GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN, AND THE FUEL LIGHT FLASHES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164256August 2, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AT 47,000 MILES AND WAS INFORMED I HAD TOTAL BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY (GM FILE#1-420413913) TO HAVE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY A GM DEALERSHIP AND I DID. THERE FINDINGS WERE NOTHING COULD BE DONE BY GM IN ASSISTING ME WITH A COMPLETE SET OF BRAKES & ROTORS DUE TO PREMATURE RUST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163944July 31, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5-10 MPH. THE ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 8/16/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162762July 18, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
I WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE I THINK THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 GMC SIERRA FAILED TO STOP MY VEHICLE IN TIME. I REAR-ENDED A PICKUP TRUCK, WHICH HIT A TOYOTA, WHICH THEN HIT A JEEP. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON ABS FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS, YET MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NHTSA SHOULD FORCE GM TO RECALL ALL TRUCKS, REGARDELESS OF LOCATION, AND HAVE THE ABS SYSTEM PROPERLY FIXED (NOT JUST CLEAN THE SENSORS!!). *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10162245July 12, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELS BELOW 10 MPH THE VEHICLE GOES INTO ABS MODE AND THE BRAKES DON'T WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS TWICE FOR THE SAME REPLACEMENT PERTAINING TO THE ABS SENSING UNIT AND THE FRONT HUB RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PRESENTING THE SAME PROBLEMS. UPDATED 7/25/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158267May 25, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED A NOISE WAS HEARD, UPON INSPECTION THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE VACUUM PLATES OF THE REAR BRAKES WERE RUSTED THROUGH. THE BRAKING ABILITY HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157348May 3, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR 2001 K1500. *TS THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND BELIEVED IT WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155768April 20, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING WEST ON I-10, IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, I FELT A VIBRATION AND WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED. MY VEHICLE SWERVED AND I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE RUBBER ON THE TIRE SEPARATED AND EXPOSED THE INFLATED TIRE. THE TIRE MAINTAINED ITS AIR PRESSURE AND SOME OF THE STEEL BELT WAS VISIBLE BUT THE TREAD WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE TRAVELING BEHIND ME, APPARENTLY, OVER STEERED IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID MY DISCARDED RUBBER AND DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ASSISTED THIS DRIVER. THE DISCARDED RUBBER DAMAGED THE REAR BUMPER AND TAILGATE OF MY VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS SENT TO FIRESTONE'S COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT AT BFNT LLC ( REF # 917284) AND THEY EVALUATED IT. THEY ARE NOT CLAIMING THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. MY VEHICLE IS NOT USED OFF ROAD AND THE MODEL NUMBER IS LT245/75R16, STEELTEX RADIAL R4S II. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155092April 11, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE WITH ABS & RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AT THE TIME OF FAILURE RESULTING IN INTERMITTENTLY NO BRAKES. DEALER DIAGNOSED PART BPMV (HYDRAULIC MAIN BRAKE CONTROL VALVE GM PART#88964302 VALVE) FAILURE CAUSED BY CORRODED WIRES. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR WIRES ONLY ABLE TO REPLACE ENTIRE VALVE. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR INSPECTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154393April 3, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILURE, WHY IS THERE A RECALL ONLY FOR THE NORTHEAST FOR WHEEL SPEED SENSORS IN CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENTS? I LIVE IN SALT LAKE CITY UTAH, ALL OF THE ROADS IN UTAH ARE KEPT THAWED WITH SALT ALL WINTER LONG. YET THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR THE "SALT BELT STATES". *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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