Major Problems with 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2001 GMC Sierra 1500

2001 GMC Sierra 1500 AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 199800 miles

2001 GMC Sierra 1500 AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 173000 miles

2001 GMC Sierra 1500 ROTOR Mileage: 44600 miles

Browse 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints by category

Problems with SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC and ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from GMC Sierra 1500 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
SERVICE BRAKES while traveling at about 40 mph on flat paved road the brake warning light came on. when i tested the...	39 ~ 124096 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2001 gmc sierra pick truc 1500 - abs brake module has gone out two times now. *tr...	37 ~ 99009 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC my 2001 gmc sierra 4x4 pickup was designed with the rear brake calipers installed on the front of the rotors....	19 ~ 42731 miles
PARKING BRAKE consumer states while parked on an incline the parking brakes failed to hold vehicle rolled forward parking brakes shoes were	13 ~ 47858 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE gas fuel gauge-: gauge registers empty when tank is full. refuel light comes on & stays on. gauge bounces back...	11 ~ 91477 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the vehicle had an electrical short which caused the door ajar alarm to sound and the dashboard gauges to malfunction.	6 ~ 92860 miles
WHEELS i am writing to complain about a 2001 gmc sierra. it has a safety recall for the wheel speed sensor...	4 ~ 124450 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i have a 2001 gmc sierra 1500 that stalls on a constant basis while going a low speeds. this problem...	3 ~ 121667 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS my 2001 gmc sierra 4x4 pickup was designed with the rear brake calipers installed on the front of the rotors....	3 ~ 63200 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM rusted out fuel lines. had to replace all fuel lines. rusted out brake lines. brakes gave out while driving. luckly	2 ~ 121500 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE as far as i know the truck went around corner and veered off the road in to a snow bank...	2 ~ 173900 miles
ENGINE as far as i know the truck went around corner and veered off the road in to a snow bank...	2 ~ 174900 miles
AIR BAGS vehicle was stopped in left turn lane when impacted head on by smaller car oncoming traffic. vehicle was knocked back...	2 ~ 186400 miles
STEERING i own a 2001 gmc sierra 1500. i have always taken exceptional care of my vehicle. the motor has always...	2 ~ 149325 miles
TIRES tl* the contact owns a set of cooper master craft courser a/t 2 tires on a 2001 gmc sierra. while...	2 ~ 55000 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER dash board cracking an dodge ram truck...	2 ~ 42000 miles
POWER TRAIN was about to go shopping for christmas gifts stepped on brake at top of court and the peddle went to...	1 ~ 84000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2001 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that the vehicle was equipped with sigma stampede...	1 ~ 110000 miles
HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC brake failure due to severely rusted brake line at driver side rear wheel. rust is severe on all surfaces underneath...	1 ~ 69100 miles
SEAT BELTS vehicle was stopped in left turn lane when impacted head on by smaller car oncoming traffic. vehicle was knocked back...	1 ~ 173000 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE i have a 200 gmc sierra and have found now that all the brake lines have rusted through and the...	1 ~ 88000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN it started with the fuel gauge fluctuating between full and empty with a full tank of gas and the abs...	1 ~ 237000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i just want to let you know about a little problem i'm having with my 2001 gmc 4x4 truck. there...	1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER i fully suggest that you do an investigation on gmc/chevy pick-up trucks. i along with thousands of others are experiencing...	1
ABS WARNING LIGHT > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC on our sierra gmc 01 the abs brake light has been turning on for 2 months and have had no...	1
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM while driving i tilted my steering wheel and the headlights stopped working. i found that as i moved the wheel...	1 ~ 46515 miles
STRUCTURE my 2001 dodge 1500 pick up truck dash board cracked and came apart. *tr...	1
PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS premature brake failure due to rotors rusting rear rotors rusted and wore pads out front brake pads worn out on...	1
FILLER PIPE AND CAP > TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE gas tank filler neck leaking fuel. *jb...	1 ~ 74895 miles
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS my 2001 gmc sierra 4x4 pickup was designed with the rear brake calipers installed on the front of the rotors....	1 ~ 44600 miles
EQUIPMENT the emergency brakes on my truck have only been actually used 4-5 times. they do not hold and i'm told...	1
REAR > SUSPENSION the rear end was replaced four times. vehicle started to scream. after taking it to the dealer it was discovered	1 ~ 25000 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > TAILGATE > BODY tailgate was down 2 persons were sitting on it. tailgate cables broke on both sides causing tailgate to fall down.	1
AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN the vehicle experienced rear axle problems. ak jb...	1

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