Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 GMC Sierra 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Truck has just over 150k miles. Maintained well and garaged when possible. 1) Noticed a fuel smell from the driver … |
| 2021-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY ANTI LOCK KEEP KICKING IN, THE PANHEAD BY GAS TANK IS COMPLETELY SHOT AND THERE IS A BOX BY THE GAS TANK FOR EMISSIO… |
| 2019-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS AND BREAK SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND STAYING ON. I LOST MY BREAKS LEAVING A PARKING SPOT AT MY… |
| 2018-03-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT UNDER DRIVERS SIDE CAB. TRUCK STUCK IN DRIVEWAY. LUCKY IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON HIGHWAY WILL COST… |
| 2018-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RUSTED OUT FUEL LINES. HAD TO REPLACE ALL FUEL LINES. RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. BRAKES GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING. LUCKLY NO… |
| 2017-10-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS MESSAGE LIGHT CAME ON CONSISTENTLY AND DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE EXPLAINED BY MY MECHANIC SHOP, I HAD THE WHEEL SPEED… |
| 2017-08-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 800 (NA). ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE STEER… |
| 2017-01-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LOST ALL BRAKES ON MY 01' GMC SIERRA 1500 SLE 4X4 WHILE BRAKING ON AN OFF RAMP, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BR… |
| 2016-09-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS ON MY WAY HOME, WHEN I WENT TO TURN LEFT ONTO MY ROAD. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO ACC… |
| 2016-06-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN CITY AREA, VEHICLE IN MOTION, ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR ALMO… |
| 2016-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL ABS & PARKING BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON. CLEAN CONNECTIONS, LIGHTS WENT OUT. WENT DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 3 MILES… |
| 2016-04-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MANIFOLD BOLT(S) BROKEN. HEARD IT'S A COMMON THING. REALLY DISAPPOINTS ME ABOUT MY TRUST IN GM. |
| 2016-04-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE. I HAD COMPLETE BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A BUSY ROAD. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE T… |
| 2016-01-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SECOND BRAKE LIKE FAILURE IN AS MANY YEARS. AGAIN, RUSTED AT A BEND JUST AS THE REAR LINE TURNS DOWN INTO THE CENTER HO… |
| 2015-11-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUSTED OUT STEEL BRAKE LINES WHILE DRIVING. |
| 2015-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | ANTI-LOCKING BRAKES COMING ON WHEN STOPPING. NO REGULAR BRAKES 100 FEET PASS STOP ON HIGHWAY AND ONCE TURNING WHILE P… |
| 2015-10-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRAME IS SEVERELY ROTTED BEHIND THE CAB ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FRAME THAT IS THIS AGE ROTTED SO BAD. TH… |
| 2015-05-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE RUSTED INTO OTHER LINES ARE RUSTY ALSO TRUCK HAD BEEN KEPT IN GARAGE FOR AT LEAST 6 YEARS ONLY DROVE ON BEA… |
| 2015-03-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | AS FAR AS I KNOW THE TRUCK WENT AROUND CORNER AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD IN TO A SNOW BANK DUE TO BLACK ICE AND INTO A TR… |
| 2015-03-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, GOT VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT TO FIND ALL L… |
| 2015-01-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES ARE SO RUSTY THEY LEAK. *TR |
| 2014-11-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON 11-29-2014, WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY 2 SONS, ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BRAKE PEDA… |
| 2014-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LINE BURST AND HAD NO STOPPING POWER.HAD TO ROLL TO A STOP. *TR |
| 2014-07-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS BACKING MY BOAT INTO THE WATER,STEPPED ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.THE BRAKES WERE GONE. QUICKLY PUT IN… |
| 2014-07-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | GOT IN TRUCK STARTED IT, DROVE TO THE TOP OF MILE DRIVEWAY APPLIED BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ROLLED INTO T… |
| 2013-12-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WAS ABOUT TO GO SHOPPING FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS, STEPPED ON BRAKE AT TOP OF COURT AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR. NOT JUST L… |
| 2013-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SUDDEN RUPTURE OF BRAKE LINE DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION. RUPTURE WAS EVIDENT ALONG A SEAM IN THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE MANUF… |
| 2013-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY ABS CONTROL MODULE IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ABS IS DISABLED AND COSTS $1000 TO REPLACE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD … |
| 2013-07-21 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH SIGMA STAMPEDE TIRE… |
| 2013-06-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING LESS THAN A HALF MILE FROM HOME WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. UPON … |
| 2013-05-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY WIFE APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO WARNING LIGHT AND WITH THE GRACE OF GOD I… |
| 2013-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINE AT DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. RUST IS SEVERE ON ALL SURFACES UNDERNEATH V… |
| 2013-05-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN LEFT TURN LANE WHEN IMPACTED HEAD ON BY SMALLER CAR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS KNOCKED BACK A… |
| 2013-05-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS ABOVE THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING. I HAVE NO BRAKE PRESSURE. THIS HAS BEEN A WELL DOCUMENTED GEN… |
| 2013-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AFTER BACKING MY TRUCK INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I WAS REACHING INTO THE BACK SEAT WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALL OF A… |
| 2013-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN A PERSON HIT THE BRAKES THE ABS ENGAGES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. ALL EQUIPMENT IS ORIGINAL AN… |
| 2012-11-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN MY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. I APPLIED MY PARKING BRAKE AND S… |
| 2012-10-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TWO THINGS STARTED TO HAPPEN 1. THE TRUCK WHEN COMING TO A STOP OF A SPEED OF LESS THEN 25 MPH STARTED TO LOSE ITS BRAK… |
| 2012-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MAIN BRAKELINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO REAR DIFFERENTIAL RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKED RESULTING IN A NO BRAKE SITUATION. … |
| 2012-09-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MOVING THE TRUCK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I EXPERIENCED A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. LUCKIL… |
| 2012-08-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD HEAR A NOISE LIKE WATER R… |
| 2012-07-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PE… |
| 2012-07-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE,PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR GOT OUT AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FRO… |
| 2012-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON FLAT PAVED ROAD THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TESTED THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL … |
| 2012-03-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | A SECOND BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AS A RESULT OF RUST CORROSION CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL AT 76,158 ORIGINAL MILES. I NARR… |
| 2012-01-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND TH… |
| 2012-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDA… |
| 2011-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | STOPPED IN FRONT OF HOUSE AND WHEN ALMOST STOPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES EXCEPT FOR A VE… |
| 2011-08-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 200 GMC SIERRA AND HAVE FOUND NOW THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH, AND THE FRAME IS SO BADLY RUST… |
| 2011-07-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT MY NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT THE STOP SIGN. THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO… |