2001 GMC Sierra complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING, SOME SECONDS LATER IT RESTARTED. TWICE SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, BUT THEN STARTED SOMETIME LATER. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT SHARON CHEVROLET, THEY FOUND A CODE THAT INDICATED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR (CKP) WAS AT FAULT. THIS HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO GM AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT ON RECALL. THIS COST ME $356.30 TO REPAIR, AND IT IS EXACTLY WAS IS ON ID #07V521000 RECALL. *TR

ANTI LOCK BRAKING KICKS IN WHEN IT SHOULD NOT. WE HAVE FOUND WHERE VEHICLES SOLD IN CERTAIN STATES WHERE RECALLED FOR THIS. PA IS ONE OF THOSE STATES BUT OUR TRUCK WAS NOT SOLD IN PA UNTIL IT WAS A YEAR OLD. GM SAYS THE SPEED SENSOR IS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE VIN NUMBER. THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO MILEAGE. BUT MY POINT IS IF I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL SEVEN YEARS AGO I WOULD NOT BE FACED WITH AN $1100.00 REPAIR NOW. *TR

SINCE WE'VE HAD THIS TRUCK, THE ACELERATOR STICKS AND YOU HAVE TO PRESS IT HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE, THEN IT RACES FOR A SECOND AND JUMPS FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT IS AT A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN YOU'RE STARTING OFF. IT IS DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS, SUCH AS FREQUENT STOP & GO TRAFFIC, AND WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO MANEUVER IN TIGHT SPACES, SUCH AS PARKING. I'M SURE THAT IT ALSO CAUSES EXCESS FUEL CONSUMPTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE. HE WAS UNSURE OF HOW THE CRASH OCCURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK, CONCUSSION, BRUISED LUNG, AND LACERATIONS ON THE BODY. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000 UPDATED 03/05/09 *CN UPDATED 03/11/09. *JB

STATE INSPECTION, FAILED DUE TO ROTTED FUEL FILLER NECK. WAS TOLD FOR AWHILE IT WAS DUE TO GAS CAP, REPLACED THAT, LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. WHEN IT WOULD NO LONGER GO OFF TOOK BACK TO DEALERS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUEL FILLER NECK, ALONG WITH VALVE/SENSOR AT A COST OF OVER $500. GM WILL NOT HELP AS THEY CLAIM IT WAS DUE TO "ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS" (WE LIVE IN MA). ALSO, PARKING BRAKE BACKING PLATES RUSTED OUT, E-BRAKE CABLES FROZEN, HAD TO REPLACE THOSE AT ANOTHER $850. OLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE, DEALER REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRES ARE THE VEHICLE'S ORIGINAL TIRES. THE PURCHASE DATE AND TIRE INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 32,960 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,910.

FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW - SOMETIMES WORKS PROPERLY, BUT OTHER TIMES READS EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL, READS MORE FUEL THAN IN TANK, ETC. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO HAVE THIS GENERATION OF GM FULL-SIZE TRUCK (GMC SIERRA, CHEVY SILVERADO, GMC YUKON, CHEVY TAHOE - GMT800 SERIES), AND MOST OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM TOLD THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY. TOWING MY 28 FT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER ON LEVEL GROUND WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG AND THE FEELING LIKE SOMETHING IN THE DRIVELINE HAD BROKEN. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATORS WERE DISPLAYED ON THE CONSOLE. NO FURTHER INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED YET, BUT IT IS CONSTANTLY ON MY MIND. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE POWER ASSIST STEERING SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE POWER ASSIST STEERING SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 12/29/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING AN INSPECTION PERFORMED, IT WAS DETERMINED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V161000, REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE RECALL WAS FOR VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND VIN.

POWER STEERING PUMP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE GAS GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN, AND THE FUEL LIGHT FLASHES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELS BELOW 10 MPH THE VEHICLE GOES INTO ABS MODE AND THE BRAKES DON'T WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS TWICE FOR THE SAME REPLACEMENT PERTAINING TO THE ABS SENSING UNIT AND THE FRONT HUB RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PRESENTING THE SAME PROBLEMS. UPDATED 7/25/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED A NOISE WAS HEARD, UPON INSPECTION THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE VACUUM PLATES OF THE REAR BRAKES WERE RUSTED THROUGH. THE BRAKING ABILITY HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE WITH ABS & RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AT THE TIME OF FAILURE RESULTING IN INTERMITTENTLY NO BRAKES. DEALER DIAGNOSED PART BPMV (HYDRAULIC MAIN BRAKE CONTROL VALVE GM PART#88964302 VALVE) FAILURE CAUSED BY CORRODED WIRES. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR WIRES ONLY ABLE TO REPLACE ENTIRE VALVE. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR INSPECTION. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A U TURN AT 3 MPH THE POWER STEERING AND ABS FAILED. THIS OCCURRED ON A NORMAL ROAD DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN HOME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. WHILE MAKING A NORMAL SPEED U TURN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THEREFORE, DELETING ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGNS 05V005000 AND O5V379000 WERE ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

MY GAS GAUGE DANCES CONSTANTLY OR JUST STAYS ON EMPTY WITH GAS GAUGE ALWAYS ON GMC SIERRA 2001. SOMETIMES IT SHOWS THE GAS LEVEL CORRECTLY FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER GETTING GAS THEN IT MOVES AROUND OR GOES TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT EMPTY. *JB

BRAKES WORKING POORLY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND ABS ENGAGING ON DRY PAVEMENT AT STOP SIGNS. REPLACED ALL PADS AND ROTORS, STILL LITTLE CHANGE IN BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO PRECISION AUTO IN MAYVILLE WI, TO HAVE THEM CHECK BRAKES. TECHNICIAN KEITH PASTORIUS RECOMMENDED REPLACING ABS SENSORS AND HUB ASSY'S ON BOTH SIDES AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS. CHARGED $60.00 FOR SCAN TOOL DIAGNOSTICS. (INVOICE#7964) I DID RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND RECALL 05V379000 MATCHING SAME SYMPTOMS I HAVE. I TOOK VEHICLE TO HOLIDAY AUTO, FON DU LAC WI THEY SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY THE SENSORS CORRODED, BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED YET IN THE RECALL. THEY FOUND "DOCUMENT 1748482-WHEEL SPEED SENSORS NEED TO BE CLEANED." THEY TRIED TO REMOVE SENSORS, AND THEY BROKE. CHARGED ME $200.00 AND SAID IF THE RECALL INCLUDES MY VEHICLE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, I COULD BE REIMBURSED. (INVOICE#257356) JAN 27 2006. I FEEL THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED AS A WARRANTY RECALL (AS DID THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER) BECAUSE SYMPTOMS AND DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE SYNONYMOUS WITH OTHER RECALL VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, AND WHEN THE DEALER DROVE THE VEHICLE IN THEY ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE SERVICE BAY DOOR FROM POOR BRAKING. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY INVESTIGATING YOU DO ON MY ISSUE. I WILL BE GLAD TO HELP WITH ANY OTHER INFORMATION IF NECESSARY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AT 10MPH THE ABS ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACTIVATION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

MY 2001 GMC SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK 43K MILES , BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE LONG BEACH 24HR FAMILY FITNESS CENTER RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A WALL ON JAN 11 2006. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES AVAILABLE. WHILE FOOT ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THERE CAME AN INDETERMINATE PULSING SOUND AND VIBRATION ON THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HIT THE PARKING STRUCTURE WALL AT A VERY SLOW SPEED (ABOUT 3-5 MILES PER HOUR). THE TRUCK IS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRENTY AND THE DEALER FOUND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY AND WAS REPLACED WITH MY $100.00 DEDUCTABLE. THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED AT $2828.20. THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE AND GM HAS TOLD ME THAT THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, HOWEVER THERE ARE RECALLS IN THE NORTH EAST STATES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND OVER 250+ CASES REPORTED IN CRASHES. LIVING BY THE OCEAN AND WHERE THERE IS SALT AIR PRESENT AND WITH THE 850K TRUCKES RECALLED MAKES SENSE. GM CAN RECALL ALL OF THE TRUCKS FOR TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES NATION WIDE THAT ARE CAUSED BY CORROSION BUT NOT A BRAKE PROBLEM THAT EFFECTS TRUCKS NATION WIDE? *NM

MY 2001 GMC SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK 43K MILES , BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE LONG BEACH 24HR FAMILY FITNESS CENTER RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A WALL ON JAN 11TH 2006. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES AVAILABLE. WHILE FOOT ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THERE CAME AN INDETERMINATE PULSING SOUND AND VIBRATION ON THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HIT THE PARKING STRUCTURE WALL AT A VERY SLOW SPEED (ABOUT 3-5 MILES PER HOUR). THE TRUCK IS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE DEALER FOUND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY AND WAS REPLACED WITH MY $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED AT $2828.20. THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE AND GM HAS TOLD ME THAT THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, HOWEVER THERE ARE RECALLS IN THE NORTH EAST STATES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND OVER 250+ CASES REPORTED IN CRASHES. LIVING BY THE OCEAN AND WHERE THERE IS SALT AIR PRESENT AND WITH THE 850K TRUCKS RECALLED MAKES SENSE. GM CAN RECALL ALL OF THE TRUCKS FOR TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES NATION WIDE THAT ARE CAUSED BY CORROSION BUT NOT A BRAKE PROBLEM THAT EFFECTS TRUCKS NATION WIDE? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE'S PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND WHILE UNLOADING A BOAT FROM A TRAILER, THE PARKING BRAKE DISENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK. AFTERWARDS THE CONTACT INITIALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE ISSUE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKE SHOES OF THE PARKING BRAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (APRIL 4, 2006): THE COMPLAINANT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE HAD INADVERDENTLY LEFT THE SHIFTER BETWEEN 'P' AND 'R'. WHEN HE SAW HIS PICKUP STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE RAMP, HE IMMEDIATELY JUMP BACK IN AND HIT THE SERVICE BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATED. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK

MANY PROBLEMS: 4 WHEEL DRIVE SENSOR, FRONT END SUSPENSION, PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, SPEED SENSORS, RADIO, CENTER CONSOLE, ENGINE NOISE RAPPING WHEN STARTING, TAILGATE CABLES, ANTI-THEFT SENSOR, AND NOW THE BATTERY VOLTAGE GAUGE NEEDLE EXCESS DROPPING WHEN STOPPING, ENGINE IDLING TO LOW WHEN STOPPING. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM IS NORMAL. LET'S TEST DRIVE A NEW TRUCK AND SHOW ME IT IS NORMAL. THIS TRUCK IS A LEMON IN MY EYES!*JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP AND RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS RECALL IS NOT VALID FOR THE STATE IN WHICH THE CONSUMER LIVES THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AREA AND REPLACED THE BROKEN LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *NM

IN 2001 MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 XXX]. WE HADN'T HAD THE VEHICLE LONG, ROUGHLY 20,000 MILES, BEFORE WE NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT TAPPING FEELING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. NOT ONLY DID THE BRAKE TAP, BUT IT WOULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE PROPERLY AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE. I THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE ABS, BUT WAS NOT SURE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY OUR LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING PERSISTED. LAST YEAR SOMETIME WE HEARD OF A CANADIAN RECALL DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING IMPROPERLY. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO ADVISED IT WAS A RECALL IN CANADA AND NOT THE U.S.; THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. WE RECENTLY HEARD OF A RECALL IN THE U.S. FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER CALLING THE DEALER WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR VIN WAS OUT OF A DIFFERENT FACTORY THAN THAT OF THE RECALL. I WAS ALSO INFORMED DURING THIS CALL THAT GM WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL MANDATED TO DO SO BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. HAVING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN I DO NOT FEEL MY VEHICLE IS SAFE AND BELIEVE GM SHOULD HAVE VOLUNTARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, AS I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS TRIGGERED THE RECENT RECALLS. HOWEVER, GM, SPECIFICALLY MCKAY MOTORS A GMC DEALERSHIP, REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE UNTIL MANDATED BY A GOVERNING AUTHORITY. I AM ASKING THAT YOU CONSIDER AN INVESTIGATION INTO MY VEHICLES FACTORY AND ULTIMATELY A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM WE ARE EXPERIENCING. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE ABS. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE RIGHT FRONT HUB. THE HUB HAS BEEN REPLACED ONE TIME ALREADY. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE PROBLEM STARTED OUT AS INTERMITTENTLY, AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE ABS ENGAGED AT AROUND 20 MPH. SHE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM AND A DEALER. NEITHER OF THEM OFFERED ANY FREE REMEDY. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000, BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS A DUALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE ABS PROBLEM.*AK

MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 [XXX] WAS RECALLED FOR UNWANTED ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. I PAID FOR THE SAME REPAIR ($363.20) OUT OF MY OWN POCKET LAST OCT. 28, 2004. RECENTLY THEY STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN AND THE RECALL NOTICE CAME OUT. (CAMPAIGN #05V379000). I TOOK MY TRUCK NOV. 2, 2005 TO HARBOR PONTIAC BUICK GMC, 9911 W. 300 NORTH, MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE SENSORS WERE BAD AND REPLACED THEM. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME $85 JUST TO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER TO CHECK WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT IF IT WAS THE ABS MODULE, IT WILL COST ME $1,111.99 TO REPLACE IT. I AM A MECHANIC AND FEEL THAT IF THE MODULE IS BAD, THE DEFECTIVE SENSORS CAUSED IT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. MY VEHICLE IS STILL DOING THE EXACT SAME THING IT WAS RECALLED FOR. I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO FIX IT AT NO COST TO ME. IN ADDITION, WHEN I TOOK IT IN YESTERDAY FOR THE REPAIRS THEY ONLY HAD (1) SENSOR IN STOCK AND REFUSED TO LET ME TAKE THE TRUCK HOME FOR "LIABILITY" REASONS. BUT TODAY THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I CAN TAKE IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING IT WAS RECALLED FOR. I CAN'T AFORD TO PAY WHAT THEY WANT TO FIX IT SO I AM FORCED TO DRIVE IT THE WAY IT IS. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE FOLLOWED BY A RUBBING NOISE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 INVOLVING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS LED TO BELIEVE HE WOULD RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING AT UNDER 10 MPH.I HAVE CALLED THE GMC HOT LINE AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 TRUCK WHICH IS ONE OF THE MODELS IDENTIFIED AS BEING IN THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLES VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE LIST,AND THAT EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM THAT GMC WILL NOT COVER IT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. HAD PREVIOUSLY THE REPAIR WORK DONE. WHEN SHE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, THEY TOLD HER THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIR WORK, BUT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REMAINING REPAIR WORK. . SINCE REPAIRS THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP , AND THEY FOUND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE ABS REMAINED LIT AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY ADJUSTED THE CABLE. THIS ADJUSTMENT DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. HE STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR ROTORS. THE ROTOR/DRUM ASSEMBLY RUSTED. THE RUSTING WAS CAUSING A DECREASE IN THE BRAKING POWER. THE ROTORS WERE SO RUSTED THEY COULD NOT BE TURNED. *AK UPDATED 11/30/2005 - *NM

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 05V379 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. THE ABS SYSTEM WAS CLEANED PREVIOUSLY AND THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HE WAS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEMS AGAIN. THEREFORE, HE FELT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD OFFER A PERMANENT SOLUTION. AN APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR HAVING THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. *AK

ABS ACTIVATES AT SLOW SPEEDS. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT WA SHAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PUSH BUTTON MODULE THAT ENGAGES THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IS GETTING STUCK BETWEEN TWO WHEEL AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. HE HAS TALKED TO GM, AND VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANY REPAIRS. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. *NM

DT : THE CONTACT STATED ON OCTOBER 1, 2004 THE ABS LIGHT WAS CAME ON AND STAYED ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACT HAS TO INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ABS SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP. CONTACT STATED SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERS, AND THEY SAID THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AT ALL NOW. THE ABS BRAKES EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALER THEY CLAIMED THAT REPLACING THE ABS MODULE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *AK

I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I PUT MY TRUCK IN 4 LOW ON MY 4X4 (MANUAL SHIFT),AND I PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE, YOU CAN FEEL THE TORQUE. WHEN I GO AND PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK IT STARTS TO GRIND WHILE ENGAGING IN THE PARK POSITION. I BROUGHT IT TO A GMC DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE TRANSFER CASE TO DO THIS. IF YOU ASK ME, IF THERE IS GRINDING NOISES ON MOVING PARTS, SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT OR "NORMAL". *NM

2001 GMC SIERRA WHEN I COME IN FOR STOP THE ABS KICKS IN AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. WILL GO ABOUT 5 TO 10 FEET FROM WERE YOU WANT IT TO STOP IT. I CALLED GMC AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE RECALL FOR 2001 TRUCKS AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE RECALL THEY HAD TO OF USED THE SAME PARTS ON ALL OF THEIR TRUCKS FOR THAT YEAR SO THEY ARE LYING AND MY BRAKE ROTORS FALL APART ABOUT 41,000 MILES FRONT AND BACK THEY REPLACED THEM AFTER SOME '!@#$% ON MY END AND WHEN I HIT 83,000 MILES THE HIGH QUALITY GMC ROTORS THAT THEY REPLACED FALL APART ON ME AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT WAS NORMAL AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. *JB

DT: NOTICED ON AUGUST 30, 2005 THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE BRAKES, BUT THE STATE OF WISCONSIN WAS NOT INCLUDED, WHEN TOUCHING THE BRAKE THE SENSOR DID NOT READ IT AND THE PEDAL PUSHED FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE. COULD COME UP TO A STOP SIGN AND COULD NOT KEEP THE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING, AND NO MATTER WHAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE THE VEHICLE STILL DID THIS. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE CONSUMER HAD TO TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, BUT THEY HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS. *AK

2001 GMC SIERRA HALF TON PICKUP, ABS ACTIVATES AT SLOW SPEEDS, I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER STATES, WHY NOT MINNESOTA. PLEASE HELP, THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM !! *NM

CONSTANT LOW SPEED ANTILOCK FAILURE. *NM

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS AND TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. REF:PE 05020 NHTSA INVESTIGATION.

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT SIDE SEATBELT ON MY 2001 GMC SIERRA PICKUP FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE SEAT BELT STOPED WORKING IT PULLS TIGHT IN THE SEAT MAKING ITUNUSEABLE WITHOUT WARNING MY WIFE WAS IN SOUTHDAKOTA WITH HER DAUGHTER AND IT TIGHTENED UP THEY HAD TO FINISH THE TRIP WITHOUT IT . I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THR 2000 TRUCKS FOR SEATBELTS . MY TRUCK WAS MADE IN MID 2000 AND PUT INTO SERVICE IN AUGUST 2000. COULD I HAVE GOTTEN ONE OF THE OLD SEATBELTS . NOW FOR THE SECOND TIME I HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW SEAT BELT . THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS COVERED UNDERWARRENTY AS IT HAPPENED ONLY SIX MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST TIME NOW ALMOST 2 YEARS TO THE DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM A FIRM BELIEVER IN WEARING BELTS SO NOW FOR 2 WEEKS NO ONE CAN RIDE IN MY TRUCK. I STILL HAVE NOT GOT THE NEW BELT

DT: 2001 GMC SERRIA. THERE WAS A RECALL IN CANADA, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL IN THE STATES ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES TAKE OVER, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, MAY BE ONE OUT OF EVERY FIVE STOPS, BUT IT SEEMED TO BE GET WORSE. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR THIS TRUCK BUT ONLY FOR THE ONES PRODUCED IN CANADA. THIS APPEARED TO BE SOMETHING THAT WAS CAUSED FROM THE ROAD SALT WHICH CORRODED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS STARTED HAPPENING JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND HAPPENED AT LEAST 50 TIMES. *AK

THE BREAKS ON MY 2001 GMC 1500 SIERRA BEGAN KICKING BACK DURING STOPS ON DRY CLEAN PAVEMENT NEAR THE END OF THE STOP. THIS CAUSED ME ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO NEARLY HIT CARS IN FRONT OF ME AT STOP SIGNS AND IN PARKING LOTS. I ALSO USE THIS VEHICLE FOR WORK AROUND MY PROPERTY AND HAVE NEARLY RUN INTO TREES AND EQUIPMENT NEAR MY VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER, HAWKINS CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE, INC. AND WAS TOLD THE ABS SPEED SENSOR WAS CORRODED AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS ON THE TWO FRONT WHEELS ON 8/17/05 UNDER INVOICE CTCS85615. I WAS ESPECIALLY CONCERNED WITH THIS PROBLEM AS MY OTHER VEHICLE, A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN BEGAN TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD TWO VEHICLES WHICH WERE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THE SAME TIME. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA ABOUT THE SUBURBAN (ODI NUMBER 10132681) ON 8/12/05 AND ALSO CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WAS DENIED ANY HELP WITH MY PROBLEM AND WAS GIVEN A FILE NUMBER 1-355599627 AND THEREFORE DID NOT CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT MY SIERRA TRUCK. I CONDUCTED SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THESE MODEL TYPE VEHICLES IN THE YEARS 1999 TO 2002 WERE RECALLED IN CANADA FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO SPOKE TO MY SISTER'S FAMILY ABOUT THEIR 1999 GMC SIERRA AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY TOO HAVE REPLACED THESE SENSORS, BUT DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA OR GM. *NM