2001 GMC SIERRA 3500 Problems & Recalls

THE TRUCK HAS LOW MILEAGE FOR IT'S AGE BUT IT 3 TIMES STARTING IN 2005 IT HAS CAUGHT FIRE IN AND AROUND THE BATTERY/ALTERNATOR. I'VE GIVEN GMC MULTIPLE TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT FIRST AND IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY THE OTHER DAY.

SOLD ME A "GOOD RUNNING VEHICLE" THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED CAUSE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN, CAUSED NO BRAKING, VEHICLE PULLED OUT OF CENTER DO TO STEERING COMPONENTS, NO SAFETY BELTS IN REAR OF VEHICLE

Mileage: 98

SOLD ME A "GOOD RUNNING VEHICLE" THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED CAUSE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN, CAUSED NO BRAKING, VEHICLE PULLED OUT OF CENTER DO TO STEERING COMPONENTS, NO SAFETY BELTS IN REAR OF VEHICLE

Mileage: 98

SOLD ME A "GOOD RUNNING VEHICLE" THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED CAUSE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN, CAUSED NO BRAKING, VEHICLE PULLED OUT OF CENTER DO TO STEERING COMPONENTS, NO SAFETY BELTS IN REAR OF VEHICLE

Mileage: 98

I ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THE OTHER DRIVER STOPPED SUDDENLY AND I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES OVER AND OVER TO STOP WHEN THE RUSTED LINE BROKE. I WAS ON A CITY STREET DRIVING SPEED LIMIT AND WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO STOP. I WAS TOWING MY TRAILER LAST WEEK AND ALMOST LOST THE TRAILER BECAUSE ...

Mileage: 240,000

I ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THE OTHER DRIVER STOPPED SUDDENLY AND I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES OVER AND OVER TO STOP WHEN THE RUSTED LINE BROKE. I WAS ON A CITY STREET DRIVING SPEED LIMIT AND WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO STOP. I WAS TOWING MY TRAILER LAST WEEK AND ALMOST LOST THE TRAILER BECAUSE ...

Mileage: 240,000

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED LEADING TO COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS IT CAME TO A STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINE METAL. PLEASE FORCE GM TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INJECTION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE...

Mileage: 19,000

THREE WEEKS AGO NOTICED LOW BRAKE FLUID. FILLED RESERVOIR AND DIDN'T SEE AND LEAKS. YESTERDAY I WAS IN TOWN SHOPPING AND WHEN I CAME OUT OF STORE AND LEAVING BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR WHEN I TRIED TO STOP HAD ENOUGH BRAKE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BOUGHT A QUART OF FLUID AND REFILL...

Mileage: 112,609

MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500 WITH A 8.1L V8 ENGINE STALLED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. IT WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL A "COOL" DOWN PERIOD. THIS PROBLEM SURFACED AS NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AFTER IT HAD RUN AND THEN SET FOR 30 - 60 MINUTES AND WOULD NOT START UNTIL SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO START I...

Mileage: 76,000

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUPTURE OF RUSTED BRAKE LINE, NO WARNING LIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP BY PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. ABS DID NOT ACTIVATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. MULTIPLE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE ON DRIVER SIDE, BACK TWO. THESE BOLTS ARE FAR TOO SMALL FOR THE JOB AND THIS EXPOSES HEAT AND EXHAUST GASES TO THE ENVIRONMENT. CREATING A FIRE DANGER TOO. *TT

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING I HAD MY BRAKES FAIL, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS A RESULT OF A BROKEN STEEL BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. WHAT I FOUND WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK WAS ALL THE LINES THAT WENT TO THE ABS UNIT WERE BADLY RUSTED. ONE OF MY COWORKERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON HIS 2001 GMC SUB...

Mileage: 31,000

AFTER EXPERIENCING ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS ON MY 2001 GMC TRUCK MODEL NK3, I BECAME AWARE OF GM RECALL NO. 05068, 05V379000, WHICH THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THIS ISSUE DOES NOT INVOLVE MY VEHICLE. FOR SAFETY REASONS, I DID REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 61,580

2001 GMC SERRIA 3500 VIN #[XXX]. VEHICLE INTERMITTANTLY STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART FOR A WHILE. I SEE A RECALL # 07V521000 FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT GM SAYS THIS VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. IT SEEMS THE RECALL DIDN'T INCLUDE ENOUGH VINS. THIS TRUCK...

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE ENGINE STALLED; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO RE-START IT IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER A COOL DOWN PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AT AN EXPENSE OF $400.59. HE ...

Mileage: 65,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE WHILE STOPPING FROM 50 MPH. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REPAIRS COULD COST SLIG...

Mileage: 175,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SES WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND TYPICALLY RESTARTS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HER VIN WAS N...

Mileage: 52,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, IT SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MUST WAIT UP TO 20 MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES FOR THIS F...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, IT SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MUST WAIT UP TO 20 MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES FOR THIS F...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA C3. WHEN THE VEHICLE APPROACHES A STOP, THE ABS GRAB AND MAKE IT HARDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ONE YEAR EARLIER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALSO FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL INSPECTIO...

Mileage: 35,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA C3. WHEN THE VEHICLE APPROACHES A STOP, THE ABS GRAB AND MAKE IT HARDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ONE YEAR EARLIER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALSO FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL INSPECTIO...

Mileage: 35,000

GMC 2001 SIERRA C3 PARKING BRAKE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AS IT SHOULD. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST IT (FROM WHAT I CAN TELL). A PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN 05V161000 ALLUDED TO THIS ISSUE BUT ONLY FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS. THIS IS NOT LOGICAL A...

Mileage: 40,000

FRONT RIGHT ABS WHEEL SENSOR FAILED 2001 SIERRA TRUCK CAUSING SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT AS THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AT LOW SPEED. TRUCK IS SUBJECT TO A GMC REGIONAL RECALL (RECALL ID# 58438 ) BUT GMC HAS REFUSED TO FIX PROBLEM STATING THE TRUCK WAS NOT IN THE RECALL DATABASE. TRUC...

Mileage: 118,800

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. INJ...

Mileage: 232,825

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.

Mileage: 67,000

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 SHO...

Mileage: 93,000

ABOUT APRIL OF 2005 MY TRUCK STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AT THIS TIME IT WOULD RESTART AUTOMATICALLY WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. TOOK IT IN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRUCK WAS MISSING A STALL CODE AND THAT THEY HAD UPDATED IT. IN SEPTEMBER IT STARTE...

Mileage: 87,550

I HAVE A 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500. I HAVE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ID NUMBER 05V37900. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAVE CALLED GM ABOUT IT, E-MAILED THEM ABOUT IT, STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER AND EVERYONE SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECT...

Mileage: 45,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS RUST ON THE ABS SENSOR ON THE FRONT AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY TOOK THE FRONT HUBS OFF AND CLEANED OUT THE RUST. THE TWO ABS SENSORS WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY AT THIS TIME. THERE WAS RECALL, 05V379000, AND THI...

Mileage: 60,000

BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO HARD AT LOW SPEED AND NOT BRAKE. MY DEALER SAID IT IS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND HE CLEANED IT. GMC HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR SUVS AND SOME PICKUPS BUT NOT FOR MY TRUCK. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

DT: CONTACT STATED THE TREAD ON 2 FIRESTONE TIRE COME OFF. THE FIRST ONE CAME OFF AT 19,657 MILES ON 6-10-05. THE SECOND ONE CAME OFF AT 22,250 MILES ON 7-13-05 WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. HE BROUGHT THEM TO FIRESTONE ON 6-10-05. THEY MADE HIM AN OFFER, BUT IT DID NOT SEEM REASONABLE. ONE MONTH LATE...

Mileage: 19,657

SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THIS TRUCK, I WAS DOING LESS THAN 20 MPH SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A LIGHT. I HIT A SMALL DUMP THEN I HEARD THE ABS COME ON AND I ROLL RIGHT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT MUST BE MY DRIVING. AFTER SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR SITUATIONS, I HAD THE ABS DISCONECTED AND HAVE ...

Mileage: 5,000

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

Mileage: 96,000

I WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2001 GMC K3500 PREPARING TO UNLOAD MY NEW REFRIDGERATOR WHEN THE CABLES SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED ME TO FALL BACK DOWN ON THE STEPS TO MY FRONT PORCH. I HAVE BEAN HAVING MID TO UPPER BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS SINCE THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE BEGAN SEEING A CHIROPRACTOR AND A ...

Mileage: 45,000

FAILURE OCCURS BELOW 15MPH WHILE DOING A NORMAL STOP ON BOTH WET AND DRY ROAD (WITH NO CONTAMINANTS ON THE ROAD TO AFFECT BRAKING). THIS HAS HAPPENED EIGHT TIMES IN THE 8500 MILES I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE, WITH THE EIGHTH TIME RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. EVENT COURSE IS THAT I AM COMING TO A NORM...

Mileage: 8,500

TIRE SIZE LT24575R16; THIS MOTORHOME HAS HAD 2 TIRES FAIL AT DIFFERENT MILEAGES. FIRST ONE HAD TREAD SEAPARATION AT 11,800 MILES, AND SECOND TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AT 14,300 MILES. BOTH CAUSED MOTORHOME TO VIBRATE, AND BOTH OCCURRED IN REAR WITH NON-DUAL AXLE ASSEMBLY. *AK THIS MOTORHOME IS SITTI...

THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE COMING FROM VEHICLE, VEHICLE WILL LEAK FUEL FROM ENGINE. THERE IS A BIG AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT SPILLS AT ONCE. *AK *YD

THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE COMING FROM VEHICLE, VEHICLE WILL LEAK FUEL FROM ENGINE. THERE IS A BIG AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT SPILLS AT ONCE. *AK *YD

WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING FILLED, FUEL SPEWS FROM FILLER NECK BECAUSE FILLER NECK IS SMALL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

IT TAKES A HALF AND HOUR BEFORE FUEL GAUGE WILL REGISTER. CONSUMER FEELS THAT IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE ARE CHILDREN PRESENT, AND IF ON ROAD AND IT COOLED THEY MAY FREEZE. *AK

IT TAKES A HALF AND HOUR BEFORE FUEL GAUGE WILL REGISTER. CONSUMER FEELS THAT IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE ARE CHILDREN PRESENT, AND IF ON ROAD AND IT COOLED THEY MAY FREEZE. *AK

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT RGISTER TILL 1/2 HOUR LATER. CONSUMER FEELS THIS MAY BE UNSAFE BECAUSE CHILDREN MAY BE PRESENT, AND MAY RUN OUT OF GAS.*AK

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT RGISTER TILL 1/2 HOUR LATER. CONSUMER FEELS THIS MAY BE UNSAFE BECAUSE CHILDREN MAY BE PRESENT, AND MAY RUN OUT OF GAS.*AK