GMC Sierra Complaints (2001)

582 consumer complaints on file.

#10110868December 22, 2004
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND A PULSATING SENSATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE MAKING TURNS. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE WRONG LUBRICANT WAS USED AT THE FACTORY FOR THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT. THE SHAFT WAS UNABLE TO BE LUBRICATED BECAUSE THE LUBRICANT WOULD NOT PENETRATE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND SLEEVE. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105206December 22, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE GOING AROUND A WINDING ROAD. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104050December 18, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 GMC SIERRA,THE FIRST TANK OF FUEL THAT WAS PUT IN THE FUEL GAGE JUMPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY, IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS UNTIL THE CURRENT DATE, I HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO IN MY AREA WITH SAME VEHICLE WITH DIFFERENT YEARS 1999-2002, EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM, WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT IT IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO'S VEHICLE"S HAVE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF IT, SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM,VERY UNSAFE!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102812December 13, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL GAUGE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY( JUMPS FROM 1/2 TANK TO EMPTY) TODAY I WAS DRIVE ON ! 40 EAST AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 75 MPH WITH 1/2 TANK OF FUEL AND THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN, I DID GET SAFLEY TO THE SHOULDER, TO FIND I WAS OUT OF FUEL ...I T READ 1/2 TANK PREVIOUSLY I HAD HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER GMC OWNERS IN THIS AREA BUT IT WAS THEIR FUEL PUMPS. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS THE LOCAL REFINERY'S FALT FOR ADDITVIES IN THE FUEL .. AND THIS IS THE ONLY AREA WHERE THE FUEL SYSTEM IS BEING AFFECTED. MY EMPLOYEER HAD 2 FUEL PUMPS PUT IN HER NEW GMC YUKON IN 6 MONTHS, AT HER EXPENSE. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS OR AN VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE FOR THE INTERSATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102674December 11, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE CARBURETOR DESIGN ALLOWS CARBON TO BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE BODY THROAT. I OFTEN HAVE TO "HIT" THE ACCELERATOR WITH MY FOOT TO DISLODGE THE BUTTERFLY. THIS HAPPENS WORSE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SETTING FOR AN HOUR OR SO. IT WILL ALSO HAPPEN AFTER DEPARTURE WHILE SETTING IN TRAFFIC OR AT STOP LIGHTS. I USE MID GRADE FUEL AND THE TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE UP TO $100 TO CLEAN THE CARBON OUT ONLY TO HAVE IT RETURN IN A MATTER OF MONTHS. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME CONDITION/PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION THIS CONDITION IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106918December 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT 35,000 MILES HAVING EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSATE AS IF ABS WAS ENGAGING. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED AND IT HAPPEND AGAIN ONLY ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE BRAKES GRIND WHEN ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095440November 16, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TAILGATE CABLES WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL. THE NEW CABLES WERE UNEQUAL IN LENGTH WHICH PLACED ALL OF THE WEIGHT ON THE TAILGATE ON ONE CABLE. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098514November 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
ABS FRONT SPEED SENSOR RIGHT HAND(PASSENGER) SIDE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OUR 2001 GMC SIERRA Z71 AT SPEEDS BELOW 5MPH WOULD ACT LIKE THE ABS SYSTEMS WAS KICKING IN FOR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS WOULD CAUSE US NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP WHEN WE WOULD OF LIKED TO OF STOPPED. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 35,000 MILES OF ADULT DRIVEN, EASY, MOSTLY NON-TOWN DRIVING, SO THE BRAKES ARE NOT CONTINUALLY BEING APPLIED. THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND WE HAD TO PARK THIS TRUCK UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT INTO THE SHOP AND HAVE IT REPAIRED. COST OF REPAIR $391.36. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099729November 9, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099519November 5, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE THROTTLE STUCK. IT WAS NOT A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN AND WOULD BE PARKED,CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AND HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE THAN USUAL IN ORDER TO HAVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED VEHICLE JUMPED OR WOULD TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHICH THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HONOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098190November 2, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE CONTROL ACTIVATES AS TRUCK COMES TO A STOP AT LOW SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096373October 25, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP, REQUIRING IT TO BE UNBUCKLED AND FULLY RETRACTED BEFORE IT CAN BE FASTENED AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097024October 18, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HARNESS WIRING ON THE STEERING WHICH CONTROLLED THE HEADLIGHTS OVERHEATED AND MELTED. THEY WERE SO MASHED TOGETHER THAT THEY HAD BEGAN TO RUB AGAINST OTHER WIRES. THE WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095974October 18, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 10 IN EL PASO, TEXAS, THE LEFT REAR TIRE (MICHELIN XPS RIB 245-75R-16) ON MY PICKUP CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, BUT PICTURES OF THE FAILED CARCAS ARE. AS ALL FOUR TIRES WERE THE SAME MODEL AND PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME, IT WAS NECESSARY THAT ALL FOUR BE REPLACED IN ADDITION TO BODY REPAIR TO THE TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096913October 14, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
04 V 129 000/TAILGATE SUPPORT : THE CONSUMER HAD A CONCERN THAT THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SUPPORT CABLES, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR THE TAILGATE LATCH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE TAILGATE WILL NOT CLOSE/LOCK PROPERLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095455October 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HIT A TRUCK HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER 'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE LOOSE , AND THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD, BACK AND LEG INJURIES, AND WAS MEDIVACED BY HELICOPTER TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10094385September 27, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE REAR END WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. VEHICLE STARTED TO SCREAM. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THE REAR END WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091330September 20, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
A GMC SERVICE MANAGER CONVEYED TO ME THAT SEVERAL GM TRUCK OWNERS HAVE REPORTED EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE STEERING SHAFT LEADING THROUGH THE FIREWALL. WEAR AT A U JOINT OCCURS AROUND 15,000 TO 25,000 MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE TORQUE ON THE JOINT, AS EXPLAINED TO ME BY A GM SERVICE MANAGER. GM HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM BY PROVIDING A NEW STEERING ROD. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT THE OLD PART. HOPEFULLY THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM. THIS FIX CAME AT A COST OF $180.00 TO ME. THIS COST, I BELIEVE, SHOULD BE BORN BY GM. IF THE STEERING ROD IS LEFT UNREPLACED, COULD LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL RESULT FOR THESE VEHICLES OVER TIME? I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD, 6 LITER, V8.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090751September 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
BRAKES FAIL TO STOP MY 2001 GMC PU WHILE TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT IT CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO A PARKED TRUCK . THE BRAKE PEADEL WAS HARD AS A ROCK. KNOW I'M HAVING TO REPAIR THIS PERSON TRUCK. THANK GOD THEIR WAS NO PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME !!!TRYING TO ASK DEALERN FOR RECALLS AN TECH BULLETINS NO LUCK SO FAR ABS SYSY IN NOT RIGHT KNOW ACT TO SOON. PLEASE HELP FOR SOME ONE GET KILLED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090477September 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 GMC HD PICKUP WHEN I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME DUE TO A SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP BREAKING. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ARE BOTH DRIVEN BY THE SAME PUMP. THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM AND THE SHAFT WAS A "POOR" DESIGN BECAUSE IT NARROWS AT ONE END WHICH IS WHERE THEY HAVE SEEN THEM BREAK IN SIMILAR VEHICLES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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