2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND ACCELERATED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY STATE THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED AND THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED DUE TO RUST CORROSION AND RECOMMENDED HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A COLLISION CENTER. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE DAMAGES WERE BEYOND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,780. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF UPDATED 2/9/2012 *CN

A STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND FAILED LEAVING LIMITED BRAKING FOR THE VEHICLE. ALL FLUID DRAINED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. *KB

BRAKE FAILURE (LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR). CAUSED BY CORRODED STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. INSPECTION OF BRAKE LINES SHOWED EXTENSIVE HEAVY RUST, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE FRAME MEMBERS.

I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD SLE WHICH I LOST MY BRAKES WHILE ENTERING A INTERSECTION THE OTHER DAY BROUGHT IT TO A SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THEY INFORMED ME I HAVE ROTTED BRAKE LINES AT THE ABS MODULE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE ROTTED LINES I TOOK SOMETIME TO CHECK THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WHERE OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM THERE SEEMS TO BE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. ALSO THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS SHACKLES HAVE ROTTED OUT. *TR

WE OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP TRUCK WITH AROUND 55K MILES. LAST DEC 2010 THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE. WE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS ONE OF THE REAR CALIPERS; HOWEVER, UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKES LINES HAD RUSTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY BURST/RUPTURED DURING A BRAKE APPLICATION. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS CLOSE TO HOME WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AND WE MANAGED TO GET OUR TRUCK HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE LEFT OUR TRUCK PARKED OVER THE WINTER TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE WHEN THE WEATHER WOULD BE MORE COOPERATIVE FOR HAVING OUR VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. I CONTACTED GM EARLY MARCH 2011 REGARDING OUR PROBLEM AND GM SAID A GM AUTHORIZED DEALER HAD TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. WE HAD OUR PICKUP TOWED TO A LOCAL GMC DEALER AND THE DEALER?S SERVICE DEPT CHARGED US $98 TO INSPECT OUR VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPORTED BACK TO GM THAT THE CORROSION WAS CAUSED BY LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THE DEALERS ESTIMATE WAS $4,657 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES AND PERFORM OTHER MAINTENANCE WORK CAUSED BY THE LINES RUPTURING. IF THE "EBCM FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THEN THE DEALER?S ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL WAS REDUCED TO $3,316. I INFORMED GM THAT I'VE OWNED 10 OR SO VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER HAD ANY BRAKE LINES CORRODE/RUPTURE DURING A BRAKE APPLICATION NOR DID I HAVE TO HAVE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE BRAKE LINES TO PREVENT THEM FROM CORRODING. OTHER OWNERS OF GM PICKUPS/SUVS HAVE ALSO FILED COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA?S WEBSITE FOR THIS SAME BRAKE LINE FAILURE PROBLEM DUE TO CORROSION. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION WAS OPENED BY NHTSA TO DETERMINE THE FREQUENCY, SCOPE AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN GM PICKUPS/SUVS MANUFACTURED DURING 1999 TO 2003. THE INVESTIGATION NUMBER IS "PE 10-010" DATED 30 MARCH 2010. THE SUBJECT IS "BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION". THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED MARCH 2010 AND I CANNOT LOCATE ANY UPDATES ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. UPDATED 05/19/11 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA K1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF MY VEHICLE. THE MOTOR HAS ALWAYS HAD A KNOCK WHEN YOU START IT,WHICH DEVALUES THE TRUCK & IT ALSO HAS ALWAYS USED OIL. THE RACK & PINION HAS STARTED LEAKING. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED A TRUCK & HAVE NEVER HAD A RACK & PINION GO OUT LET ALONE AT 152000 MILES.IT ALSO IS LOSING ANTIFREEZE BUT THERE ARE NO LEAKS. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY,NOW ITS ALSO FLASHES LOW COOLANT LIGHT WHEN ITS NOT LOW. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON LINE CONCERNING THESE SAME ISSUES & LAWSUITS. I DO NOT FEEL THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE HAVING TO FOOT THESE BILLS. I HAVE CALLED GM ABOUT MY CONCERNS & THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET A RECALL FOR ALL THESE PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT HAVE DEX-COOL ANTIFREEZE. *TR

BRAKES ON TRUCK FAIL TO STOP. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED TRUCK KEEPS JUMPING AND THAN FINALLY COMES TO A STOP. *TR

PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON UNTIL ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. NO DETECTABLE CHANGE IN BRAKING. SEPARATELY, BUT ALSO INTERMITTENTLY, AT LOW SPEEDS (NO WARNING LIGHTS) THE ABS IS ENGAGED WHILE BRAKING, MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO STOP AT TIMES. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. SYMPTOMS ARE VERY SIMILAR, IF NOT IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000. MANY ANECDOTAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM IN 1999-2002 GMC LIGHT TRUCKS CAN BE EASILY FOUND ON THE INTERNET.

IT STARTED WITH THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATING BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH LIGHTING UP FOR APPARENTLY NO REASON. THEN IT STARTED GIVING ME TROUBLE STARTING AND MAKING A WEIRD WHINING NOISE. I CHECKED ALL THE FLUID LEVELS AND FUSES, EVERYTHING WAS OK. I WAS AT THE CAMP(MIDDLE OF NOWHERE) AT NIGHT WHEN I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SPARKS COMING FROM AROUND THE AREA OF THE STARTER WHEN MY HUSBAND TRIED TO START IT.(IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE DARK AND I WAS SITTING WITH A VIEW OF THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL) I CHECKED THE WIRES AND FOUND WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BREAK IN THE INSULATION, TAPED IT AND THE SPARKS QUIT. HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT HOME THE NEXT DAY AS THERE WAS NO PHONE SERVICE. STARTED RIGHT UP , AND DROVE FINE, EXCEPT FOR THE LOW WHINNY NOISE THAT NO ONE COULD PINPOINT. I WAS ALMOST HOME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. I BROUGHT IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BUT NONE OF US CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE DEVIL IS CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THE TOW/ HAUL BUTTON DIDN'T DO ANY THING, NOW THE LIGHT ACTUALLY COMES ON-WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT,BUT I CAN'T GET IT TO GO OFF. THE GAS GAUGE IS STILL ACTING NUTS AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT STILL COME AND GO. PLEASE POST INSTRUCTIONS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING THIS THING! *TR