Gmc C3 2001

Model C3 made in 2001 by Gmc got 4 consumer complains there are 2 investigations as well as 7 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags, parking brake and service brakes, hydraulic. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling, equipment and structure. The car had one investigation (engine and engine cooling).

Model 2001

Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
PIP-469509/01/200910032435Gm: loss of power hesitates on acceleration. 4.3, 4.8, 5.3, 5.7 and 6.0 engines coupled with the 4l60e or 4l65e may experience a condition of hesitates, misses or loss of power under acceleration. the vehicle may operate as if it is in r03/24/2010
EQUIPMENT
19090109/19/2001626230Customers may complain on certain models including 2002 gmc/chev truck c3 and 2001 chevrolet truck c3 the secondary information center screen going blank and the on/off button not restoring the display. *slc12/13/2001
EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL
19120012/19/2000617792Subject regarding the programmable operation of the secondary information center located in the center console. *tt03/27/2001
STRUCTURE
02086100308/01/2002634316Some customers may comment that the step pad(s) attached to the side assist (running board) steps is warping. *tt09/28/2002
STRUCTURE - BODY
01010101/01/2001624705Subject pertaining to center console power door replacement part numbers *jg11/08/2001
STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR
01086401510/01/2001627471Information regarding front and rear side access door noise. *yh02/07/2002
STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
01086401510/01/2001628505Subject regarding front and rear side door access door noise (replace door check link). *jg03/12/2002

Investigations


NHTSA IDManufacturerDate openDate closeSubjectRecall campaign
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EA06016GENERAL MOTORS CORP.09/14/200611/09/2007CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE - STALL07V521000
 In a letter dated november 7, 2007, general motors (gm) reported to the office of defects investigation (odi) that it will conduct a safety recall (07v-521) to replace the crank position sensor (ckp) in approximately 12,000 model year (my) 2001 chevrolet silverado and gmc sierra vehicles equipped with 8.1 liter engines manufactured on or before november 15, 2000.according to gm, the ckp can fail intermittently or permanently.a permanent ckp failure would result in an engine stall without restart.an intermittent ckp failure could cause the service engine soon light to illuminate, the vehicle to run rough or the engine to stall but allows restart.as a remedy, an improved ckp will be installed in the subject vehicles.the recall campaign will start in december 2007. during the preliminary evaluation (pe06-016), and this ea investigation, gm and odi independently conducted detailed reviews of certain field data to understand the nature and rate of subject vehicle stalling due to ckp failures.gm and odi reviewed gm's warranty claims for the ckp with the objective of ascertaining an estimate of those claims representing an engine stall while driving.the ckp warranty claims without verbatim text were the largest segment of warranty claims.using those claims, gm surveyed vehicle owners to gather additional information to determine if the claim was associated with a stall while driving event.based on the survey, gm estimated that approximately 49% of all warranty repairs for the ckp involved a stall while driving.odi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
EA06016GENERAL MOTORS CORP.09/14/200611/09/2007CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE - STALL07V521000
 In a letter dated november 7, 2007, general motors (gm) reported to the office of defects investigation (odi) that it will conduct a safety recall (07v-521) to replace the crank position sensor (ckp) in approximately 12,000 model year (my) 2001 chevrolet silverado and gmc sierra vehicles equipped with 8.1 liter engines manufactured on or before november 15, 2000.according to gm, the ckp can fail intermittently or permanently.a permanent ckp failure would result in an engine stall without restart.an intermittent ckp failure could cause the service engine soon light to illuminate, the vehicle to run rough or the engine to stall but allows restart.as a remedy, an improved ckp will be installed in the subject vehicles.the recall campaign will start in december 2007. during the preliminary evaluation (pe06-016), and this ea investigation, gm and odi independently conducted detailed reviews of certain field data to understand the nature and rate of subject vehicle stalling due to ckp failures.gm and odi reviewed gm's warranty claims for the ckp with the objective of ascertaining an estimate of those claims representing an engine stall while driving.the ckp warranty claims without verbatim text were the largest segment of warranty claims.using those claims, gm surveyed vehicle owners to gather additional information to determine if the claim was associated with a stall while driving event.based on the survey, gm estimated that approximately 49% of all warranty repairs for the ckp involved a stall while driving.odi

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
AIR BAGS - FRONTAL
10/12/200345000107/15/2001
 The driver's airbag in my 2001 gmc sierra c3 did not deploy in my accident. the impact was head on and primarily damaged the vehicle on the driver's side. the vehicle was traveling approximately 50 mph and i strongly feel that my injuries sustained from the accident could have been far less severe if the airbag had deployed as designed. *la
PARKING BRAKE
01/25/2005768611
 I was recently told by the previous owner of my truck that he thought there was a recall in regards to the brakes. since i had not received a notice of recall, i went to your website and looked it up. i noticed that there was a recall in regards to the rear parking brake. nhtsa campaign id 05v161000. in january of this year i took my gmc sierra c3 to the dealership due to a pulsing when i went to stop. i thought that the rotors may need to be reground or replaced. i was instructed however that it was caused by the rear parking brake assembly seizing up. i called gmc and inquired about this, (gmc customer service trackiing #1-337051820) because the problem from your website is identical to work that was performed on my vehicle. gmc indicated that my vin number was not affected, and would not discuss the matter further. the work that was performed on my vehicle is as follows: concer: ck brakes pulsate correction: replace rear brake pads rotors and park brake shoes ness to replace lr park brsake mounting plate r and r trans if any further information or documentation is needed please feel free to call
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
03/09/2009780001
 Abs and brake lights come on at the same time! i am concerned that my brakes will fail! sounds like this is a on going and expensive problem. ebcm is at fault. *tr
VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - EXTERIOR
08/21/200655000110/27/2001
 Auto dimming mirror ( on a 2001 gmc sierra c-3 pickup is malfunctioning) took to dealership on aug 21 to have mirror and a/c worked on. auto dimming feature is malfunctioning and at night causes you to see 3 images when there is only one actual. for city driving especially, this causes a safety problem, can't tell what lane other vehicles are in behind you. during the daylight hours, a purple haze outline is around all mirror images and depending on angle looked at, sometimes duplicate images. daylight hours are not really a safety problem, but night time driving is a major safety issue in my opinion. dealer said they could not work on and stated doc. # 1841960 from gm stating that this is normal on auto dimming mirrors and that no repairs were to be made on said condition. my driver side mirror is only one with malfunction. called the customer assistance #'s with gm and even offered to purchase new mirror at my cost. ca said they would check with their field rep's and call me back in 48 hours. as of now, 9 days, later, have called twice more and still have no callback or further information. *nm

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