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2001 GMC Sierra

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2007-11-07 07V521000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 11,974 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2015-12-20 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 05068A PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THIS RECALL IN 2006 WHICH…
2015-09-09 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WENT TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND EXPERIENCED BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO C…
2015-05-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE PEDAL MOVED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR WITH NO APPARENT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WHICH FAILED TO ENGAGE BRAKES WHEN SHIFTING …
2015-02-26 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE LINE FAILED AND BROKE, UPON INSPECTION ALL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND BRITTLE, HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES.…
2015-01-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE ABS FAILED AND THE VEHICL…
2014-12-31 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE SELF-SERVICING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS …
2014-12-22 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 HEADING INTO PARKING SPOT AT WALMART , APPLIED BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP , HEADING HEAD ON INTO PARKED CAR , SLAMMED EMERGE…
2014-12-21 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND APPROACHED THE GARAGE, APPLIED BRAKES AND ALL THEY DID WAS VIBRATE AND MAKE THAT PULSE NO…
2014-11-24 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WAS TRAVELING ON I-95 SOUTH IN VIRGINIA ON THE HOV LANES AT ABOUT 1:30 PM APPROACHING THE ROUTE 1 EXIT. TRAFFIC WAS D…
2014-09-24 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENTIRELY DE…
2014-08-23 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM AN EVENT THIS PAST SATURDAY HEADING TO DROP OFF MY SON. AFTER DROPPING HIM OFF I CONTINUED HO…
2014-08-06 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICL…
2014-07-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND…
2014-05-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY TRAVELING 15MPH AND IN AN AREA THA…
2014-04-30 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOD, HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING TRUCK, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. *TR
2014-02-24 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 IT WAS SNOWING AND ICY OUTSIDE. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE FOR AN UPCOMING RED LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE …
2013-10-31 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHILE A…
2013-10-14 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 STEPPED ON BRAKES APPROACHING YELLOW LIGHT ,SAILED RIGHT THOUGH LIGHT. *TR
2013-06-07 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 THE FIRST DAY I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLOSER TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES ACTIVATED. THE SECOND DAY THE …
2013-05-28 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 BRAKES HYDRAULICS FAILED WHEN TRYING TO STOP. TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP NOW. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LOST HYDRAULI…
2013-05-19 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED, LEAKING. ANTILOCK SPEED SENSOR ENGAGES DURING LOW SPEED STOPPING - EVEN AFTER RECALL WORK WA…
2013-04-05 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WAS APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. PUSHED DOWN ON BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WHEN ALL THE WAY DOWN …
2013-02-22 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILED. COMPLETELY RUSTED, IT BLEW OUT INSIDE ONE THE CLIPS THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE. HORRIBLE DESIGN. …
2013-02-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE PEDAL SEEMED TO GO DOWN FURTHER THAN NORMAL. WAS EXITING F…
2012-12-14 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ON 12/14/2012. I ENTERED A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TRUCK STOPPED,…
2012-11-13 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I LOST MY BRAKES WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE TRUCK BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, ABS KICKED …
2012-11-09 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 METAL BRAKE LINES RUSTED CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL AND REPLACEMENT OF MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE LINES. *TR
2012-11-06 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 THE CHASSIS BRAKE LINES ON MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 ARE RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THEY ARE FALLING APART. I NOTICED LAST …
2012-10-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN …
2012-09-12 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT. GOT TO END OF STREET AND SUSPECTING A PROBLEM BEGAN SLOWING EARLY. …
2012-08-02 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 THIS BRAKE LINE RUPTURE HAPPENED WHILE MY WIFE WAS @ 15 MPH STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC .HOW SHE MANAGED TO STOP I DON'T KNOW.…
2012-07-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. HAD TO VEER INTO ADJACENT LANE TO AVOID REAR ENDING TRUCK S…
2012-06-09 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 WHEN MY ISSUES STARTED, I WOULD FILL MY GAS TANK AND THE GAS GAUGE WOULD PLUMMET TO EMPTY. WHILE DRIVING, IT WOULD GO T…
2012-05-09 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTR…
2012-04-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO …
2012-03-29 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 I HAVE A 2001 GMC SIERRA THAT HAS BEEN LOSING COOLANT FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH T…
2011-11-23 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 WHILE BLEEDING THE PASS. REAR BRAKES I HAD A VERY SUDDEN LOSE OF PRESSURE ON THE PEDDLE AND THE PEDDLE WENT RIGHT TO TH…
2011-10-17 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 I WAS VERY LUCKY MY CHILDREN WERE NOT HURT, THEY USE THE TRUCK ALL THE TIME. I WENT TO MOVE MY TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY,…
2011-09-21 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR AN ABS PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE. I HAD THIS RECALL COMPLETED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. RECENTLY, …
2011-09-07 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 UPON STARTING THE TRUCK, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID DRAINED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. A…
2011-08-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, SHE THE BR…
2011-01-22 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR No 0 THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT MAKE A COMPLETE STOP. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES DUE NOT WORK AND TRUCK TENDS TO…
2011-01-04 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE …
2010-12-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 FAILURE OF ABS MODULE CAUSED ABS LIGHT AND RED SERVICE BRAKE LIGHTS TO COME ON. REPLACING BOTH FRONT HUB BEARINGS (INCL…
2010-05-08 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLL…
2010-04-26 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF SO THE CONT…
2009-12-10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 AT LOW SPEED THE ABS MALFUNCTIONS REGULARLY. *TR
2009-10-02 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING, SOME SECONDS LATER IT RESTARTED. TWICE SINCE THEN THE VE…
2009-06-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AND APPLYING …
2009-05-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 ANTI LOCK BRAKING KICKS IN WHEN IT SHOULD NOT. WE HAVE FOUND WHERE VEHICLES SOLD IN CERTAIN STATES WHERE RECALLED FOR T…