Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 2001 GMC Sierra 3500.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2020-02-14	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	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/ALT…
2018-08-21	ENGINE	No	0	SOLD ME A "GOOD RUNNING VEHICLE" THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED CAUSE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN, CAUSED NO BRAKING, VEHICLE PULLE…
2016-05-12	STRUCTURE:BODY	No	0	I ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THE OTHER DRIVER STOPPED SUDDENLY AND I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES OVER AND OVER TO S…
2014-10-10	SERVICE BRAKES	Yes	0	BRAKE LINE RUPTURED LEADING TO COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS IT CAME TO A STOP. THIS IS THE SEC…
2014-05-13	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	THREE WEEKS AGO NOTICED LOW BRAKE FLUID. FILLED RESERVOIR AND DIDN'T SEE AND LEAKS. YESTERDAY I WAS IN TOWN SHOPPING AN…
2013-09-06	ENGINE	No	0	MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500 WITH A 8.1L V8 ENGINE STALLED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. IT WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL A "COOL" DOWN P…
2012-07-13	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUPTURE OF RUSTED BRAKE LINE, NO WARNING LIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. WAS BARELY ABLE T…
2011-10-13	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE ON DRIVER SIDE, BACK TWO. THESE BOLTS ARE FAR TOO SMALL FOR THE JOB AND THIS EXPOSES HEAT…
2011-01-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	No	0	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…
2010-08-20	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	No	0	AFTER EXPERIENCING ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS ON MY 2001 GMC TRUCK MODEL NK3, I BECAME AWARE OF GM RECALL NO. 05068, 05V37900…
2010-06-30	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	2001 GMC SERRIA 3500 VIN #[XXX]. VEHICLE INTERMITTANTLY STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART FOR A WHILE. I SEE A RECALL # 07V52…
2009-10-07	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.…
2009-08-24	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE ENGINE STALLED; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE…
2008-10-10	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE …
2008-06-30	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SES WARNI…
2008-05-20	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA C3. WHEN THE VEHICLE APPROACHES A STOP, THE ABS GRAB AND MAKE IT HARDER TO STOP …
2008-01-23	PARKING BRAKE	No	0	GMC 2001 SIERRA C3 PARKING BRAKE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AS IT SHOULD. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE PEDAL GOES TO …
2007-11-08	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING	No	0	FRONT RIGHT ABS WHEEL SENSOR FAILED 2001 SIERRA TRUCK CAUSING SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT AS THE ABS SY…
2006-10-17	STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS	No	0	DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE, THE TAILGATE CABLES FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. NO INJURIES WER…
2006-10-10	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	No	0	INJECTOR FAILURES ON 2001 GMC DURAMAX 6.6 DIESEL ENGINE. INJECTORS FAILED AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 167,000 MILES,…
2006-07-08	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR	Yes	1	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-END…
2006-02-18	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, IT SHUTS …
2005-06-30	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS RUST ON THE ABS SENSOR ON THE FRONT AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND T…
2005-04-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	I HAVE A 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500. I HAVE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ID NUMBER 05V37900. THERE IS NO …
2005-01-28	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	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…
2004-12-12	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	0	WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE GOING AROUND A WINDING ROAD. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AI…
2003-06-01	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH	No	1	I WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2001 GMC K3500 PREPARING TO UNLOAD MY NEW REFRIDGERATOR WHEN THE CABLES SNAPPED. T…
2003-02-23	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	FAILURE OCCURS BELOW 15MPH WHILE DOING A NORMAL STOP ON BOTH WET AND DRY ROAD (WITH NO CONTAMINANTS ON THE ROAD TO AFFE…
2001-11-01	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY	No	0	THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE COMING FROM VEHICLE, VEHICLE WILL LEAK FUEL FROM ENGINE. THERE IS A BIG AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT SPILL…
2001-08-13	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP	No	0	WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING FILLED, FUEL SPEWS FROM FILLER NECK BECAUSE FILLER NECK IS SMALL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAV…
2001-03-27	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM	No	0	GAS GAUGE DOES NOT RGISTER TILL 1/2 HOUR LATER. CONSUMER FEELS THIS MAY BE UNSAFE BECAUSE CHILDREN MAY BE PRESENT, AND …
2001-03-16	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM	No	0	IT TAKES A HALF AND HOUR BEFORE FUEL GAUGE WILL REGISTER. CONSUMER FEELS THAT IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE ARE CHILDR…
2001-02-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	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 …