2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

2001 GMC 1500 SIERRA 4X4 CURRENTLY HAS 68K MILES. VEHICLE SPEED SENSORS CAUSING ABS BRAKE ACTIVATION AT SPEEDS BELOW 12MPH. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ORIGINALLY ON 2/28/2005 FOR THIS CONDITION. VEHICLE IS HAVING A REOCCURANCE OF THIS CURRENTLY NOTICED ON OR AROUND 10/2009. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT SENORS ARE IN NEED OF COMPLETE REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER GENERAL MOTORS HAS STATED THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE SENSORTS AND A RECALL HAS NEVER EXISTED FOR SAID VEHICLE (REF NHTSA RECALL# 05V379000). GENERAL MOTORS CONTACT THAT STATED THIS RECALLL DID NOT EXIST. CURRENTLY, THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, AND OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS 95% OF THE TIME WHEN BRAKING BELOW 12MPH, AND MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT INTERSECTIONS, TRAFFIC, ETC. LOOKING FOR GM TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OCCUR. ALSO PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER SUFFICIENTLY HELD VEHICLE AS IT GETS DEPRESSED TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE STILL CAN ROLL, PROMOTING A HAZARD TO OTHERS IN THE VICINITY IF THE TRANSMISSION LOCK GIVES OUT. *TR

THE INCIDENT STARTED WHEN THE OWNER OF REPAIR SERVICE CENTER BACKED MY VEHICLE OUT OF HIS GARAGE, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING ONTO A MAJOR ROADWAY. FORTUNATELY, THIS BRAKE FAILURE DID NOT RESULT IN A COLLISION WITH PEDESTRIANS, FIXED OBJECT, OR OTHER VEHICLES WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATHS AND INJURIES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO STEEL BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO ESCAPE PROFUSELY THUS BRAKE FAILURE. THESE TWO RUPTURED LINES WERE LOCATED NEXT TO THE ABS ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THESE STEEL BRAKE LINES HAD EXCESSIVE RUSTING AND ROTTING. THE ENTIRE STEEL BRAKE LINE SYSTEM SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SEVERE RUSTING OR ROTTING. TO CORRECT THIS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITION I HAD THE ENTIRE STEEL BRAKE LINES REPLACED. I HAVE SECURED THE ORIGINAL, FAILED BRAKE LINES. I'D APPRECIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SERIOUS CONDITION TO PREVENT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS COLLISIONS WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES AND/OR DEATH. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD ALSO BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND/OR DESIGN. *TR

BRAKES FAILED, BRAKELINE RUSTED AND LEAKED FLUID , PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. COULD NOT STOP TRUCK, EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT WORK EITHER, HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO THE LOWEST GEAR, WENT OF THE ROAD TO AVOID CARS IN FRONT OF ME, TOOK 200 YARDS TO STOP. SCARY FEELING. NEVER HAD A BRAKELINE FAIL LIKE THAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A SET OF COOPER MASTER CRAFT COURSER A/T 2 TIRES ON A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE TIRES WERE SEPARATING. HE HAD THREE SETS OF TIRES REPLACED. HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FOURTH SET. A REPRESENTATIVE CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRES ARE SEPARATING BECAUSE OF STONE DRILLING ON THE ROADS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 10/27/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED THREE OF THE TIRES. THE FOURTH TIRE IS SPLITTING IN THE CENTER WITH WIRES COMING THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE TIRE. UPDATED 10/29/09

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. AT LOW SPEEDS HE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) ACTIVATION. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT RECALL # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI-LOCK) FREE REMEDY WAS NOT RELATED TO HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000 .

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. ON THE HW1 FWY ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU , HAWAII @ 7:30 PM HAWAIIAN TIME. WAS GOING 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH NO BRAKES. THE SYSTEM DIDNT RESPOND OR REPORT A FAILURE. HAD TOO DOWN SHIFT WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION & USE PARKING BRAKE TOO STOP VEHICAL & WAS ABLE 2 MANUEVER THE TRUCK ONTO THE SHOULDER OF HW1 FWY & SLID ON THE RED DIRT UNTIL IT STOP SIX FEET FROM A CALL BOX. PLEASE HELP TOO AVOID THIS HAPPENING TOO ANYONE ELSE. THE TRUCK IS @ GMC CUTTER IN WAIPAHU HAWAII.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE FREQUENTLY AND REGISTER IT AS FULL AND THEN EMPTY. GMC STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E043000. THE ONLY NEW EQUIPMENT ON THE VEHICLE WERE THE WHEELS, TIRES, AND WATER PUMP. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON ONE OCCASION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000. UPDATED 8/10/09 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PREMATURELY ACTIVATE ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,600. UPDATED 3/5/09 *CN UPDATED 03/10/09. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 THAT STALLS ON A CONSTANT BASIS WHILE GOING A LOW SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK A FEW YEARS AGO BUT HAS GOTTEN A LOT WORSE RECENTLY. THE TRUCK STALLS SEVERAL TIMES EVERY DAY NOW WHILE COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK WILL RESTART INSTANTLY UNTIL IT STALLS AGAIN AT THE NEXT STOP. I CHECKED YOUR WEB SITE AND THERE ARE SOME RECALLS FOR CRANK SENSORS FOR GMC SIERRAS, BUT NOT THE 1500 MODEL, WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE. MY TRUCK HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE CRANK SENSOR CASE. SEVERAL TIMES CARS HAVE BEEN BEHIND ME WHILE MY TRUCK STALLED AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I BOUGHT A GMC SIERRA C-1500 PICKUP TRUCK, NEW IN 2001. IN SEPT '05, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON & A HUMMING NOISE COULD BE HEARD EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE ODOMETER WAS AT 50,000 MILES, AT THAT TIME. THE PROBLEM WAS THE EBCM SHORTED-OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW, 31,000 MILES & 3 YEARS LATER (81,000 TOTAL MILES), IT SHORTED-OUT AGAIN & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THIS PART ALONE IS $1,000.00 (+ OVER $200.00 INSTALLATION). THAT PART ISN'T EVEN SUBJECTED TO NORMAL 'WEAR & TEAR' LIKE BRAKES, BECAUSE IT'S NOT A MOVING PART. IT'S A COMPUTER MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, THAT IS VITAL IN CASE OF EMERGENCY BRAKING, WHICH LUCKILY I HAVEN'T NEEDED TO USE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE EBCM (PART) IS DEFECTIVE ITSELF OR IF SOMETHING ELSE IS CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS PART SHOULD FAIL, THIS OFTEN. REQUIRING A THIRD EBCM IN 7 YEARS, IN MY OPINION, IS UNACCEPTABLE. I'VE CONTACTED GMC & I DON'T THINK I RECEIVED A LEGITIMATE REASON FOR THE FAILURE OF THE PART'JUST A POOR EXCUSE. HIS REASONING WAS THAT MY VEHICLE IS 7 YEARS OLD & HAS 81,000 MILES, THAT IT'S ACCEPTABLE FOR A COMPUTER MODULE, WHICH CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (A SAFETY ISSUE), TO MALFUNCTION & NEED REPLACING TWICE. THAT 'REASON' WAS TOTALLY ABSURD IN MY OPINION. MILEAGE SHOULDN'T COME INTO PLAY BECAUSE IT'S AN ELECTRONIC PART NOT A MOVING PART. IF THEY WANT TO JUSTIFY IT BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS 7 YEARS OLD'.IT WAS THE PART THAT FAILED, NOT THE TRUCK & IT WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND ONLY 31,000 MILES HAD BEEN ADDED, WHEN IT SHORTED-OUT AGAIN! SO, THEY SHOULDN'T EVEN BE TALKING ABOUT THE VEHICLE ITSELF'JUST THE FAULTY PART WHICH HAPPENS TO CONTROL A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE! *TR