2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

GAS FUEL GAUGE-: GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL. REFUEL LIGHT COMES ON & STAYS ON. GAUGE BOUNCES BACK & FORTH & IS HARD TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. HAVE TO WATCH ODOMETER TO FIGURE OUT WHEN TO FILL TANK UP WITH GAS. ON -GOING PROBLEM!!!!! *NM

PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. DEALER STATED PARKING BRAKE PADS WERE WORN AND DAMAGED REAR ROTORS OF DISK BRAKE SYSTEM. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLES VIN. *JB

2001 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB TRUCK WAS PURCHASED PRE-OWNED IN JULY 2004. VEHICLE AT PURCHASE HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. MILEAGE WAS 28,410. IN JANUARY 2006 WITH 35,904 MILES FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS WITH PADS WERE REPLACED DUE TO "RUSTED BRAKE ROTORS". IN AUGUST 2006, REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES WERE FOUND TO BE ROTTED AWAY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MILEAGE AT TIME WAS 39,846. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT ALL TIMES BY THE DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THROUGH. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PARKING FAILED DUE TO THE FRICTION MATERIAL ON THE PARKING BRAKE BEING WORN AWAY. THE PARKING BRAKE ERODED THE ROTOR TO THE POINT WHERE THE ROTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V161000 REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5-10 MPH. THE ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 8/16/2006 - *NM

CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR 2001 K1500. *TS THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND BELIEVED IT WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 1500 SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK. HE HAS BEEN HAVING A PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKES EVER SINCE HE BOUGHT THE TRUCK SIX MONTHS AGO. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE ABS KICKS IN AT LOW SPEEDS, AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL . THEY TOLD HIM TO CALL BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HE CALLED BACK AND THEY SAID THERE STILL WASN'T ANY RECALL. HE WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT IN THE EVENT THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN A FUTURE RECALL. HE HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT RECALL 05V379000 WILL BE ISSUED. *AK

DT: THE CALLER STATED THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT, AND THEY WOULD CHANGE THE PARKING BRAKE WITH ONE THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. INSPECTOR TOLD CALLER HE NEEDED TO GET PROBLEM FIXED OR NEXT YEAR IT WILL PROBABLY NOT PASS INSPECTION. TRUCK IS A SIERRA C15.*AK

DT: CONSUMER SAYS AT LOW SPEED UNDER 9 MPH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KICKS IN, AND VEHICLE LOSES BRAKING ABILITY. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. BRAKES PULSATE, AND CONSUMER SAYS HE HAS TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. THIS STARTED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO.*AK

THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON MY TRUCK HAVE ONLY BEEN ACTUALLY USED 4-5 TIMES. THEY DO NOT HOLD AND I'M TOLD WILL NOT PASS MY ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS ( AND CONFIDENTIALLY BY A SERVICE REP AT A DEALER) THAT THE DESIGN OF THE GMC AND CHEVROLET EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM IS POORLY DESIGNED AND WHETHER ENGAGED OR NOT , THE BRAKESHOES ARE CONTINOUSLY IN CONTACT W/THE DRUMS, CAUSING THEM TO WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY - BECOMING COMPLETELY USELESS AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPARE AND REPLACE - NOT TO MENTION VERY DANGEROUS.