Gmc Sierra 2500 2001
Model Sierra 2500 made in 2001 by Gmc got 24 consumer complains, 2 investigations there is 1 recall as well as 3 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling, parking brake and service brakes. Technical service bulletines regarding electrical system, engine and engine cooling and power train. The car had one investigation (engine and engine cooling). There was one recall concerning fuel system, gasoline .
Model 2001
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E043000 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. | E (Equipment) | 88303 | 10/18/2006 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 05/19/2006 | 05/22/2006 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or origin marking on the fuel filter housing manufactured from october 18, 2005, through march 21, 2006, sold for use on the vehicles listed above and on certain school buses. (to see the school bus engine sizes, click on document search and then bus applications). the connector on the fuel filter was not manufactured to honeywell's specification. as a result, the o-ring may not seat correctly on the fuel line. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition may cause an inadequate seal at the connection, potentially leading to a fuel leak. in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Honeywell will notify owners and replace the fuel filters free of charge. the recall began on october 18, 2006. owners may contact fram customer service at 1-800-890-2075 (option 1). | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket fram fuel filters and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| CSP-10414 | 01/01/2012 | 10043504 | Gmc/chevrolet: see docuemtn search button for owner letter. auxiliary battery feed may cause fusible link to melt and open circuit to prevent damage or fire in wiring harness, due to electrical over load. *pe | 04/06/2012 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| PIP-4695 | 09/01/2009 | 10032435 | Gm: 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 r | 03/24/2010 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 030730011 | 04/01/2007 | 030730011E | 10022259 | Delayed engagement with allison transmission, cold hesitation, malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated, dtc's p0701, p1709, p1711, p1713, p0841, p0843, p0847, p0870, p0872, and p0875. *kb | 07/24/2007 |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| EA06016 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/14/2006 | 11/09/2007 | CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE - STALL | 07V521000 | |
| 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 | ||||||
| EA06016 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/14/2006 | 11/09/2007 | CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE - STALL | 07V521000 | |
| 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 date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 79500 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 gmc sierra 2500. the contact stated while driving 50 mph the vehicle stalled without any warnings. the contact mentioned that he was able to turn the vehicle back on but the failure persisted. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump was defective and needed to be replaced. the mechanic also advised that the fuel lines needed to be cleaned. the remedy failed to repair the problem. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in nhtsa recall campaign id number: 07v521000 (engine and engine cooling). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 79,500 and the current mileage was 80,000. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 79500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 gmc sierra 2500. the contact stated while driving 50 mph the vehicle stalled without any warnings. the contact mentioned that he was able to turn the vehicle back on but the failure persisted. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump was defective and needed to be replaced. the mechanic also advised that the fuel lines needed to be cleaned. the remedy failed to repair the problem. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in nhtsa recall campaign id number: 07v521000 (engine and engine cooling). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 79,500 and the current mileage was 80,000. rvk | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 79500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 gmc sierra 2500. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph the vehicle stalled without any warnings. the contact mentioned that he was able to turn the vehicle back on but the failure persisted. the vehicle was taken to a local shop who diagnosed that the fuel pump was defective and needed to be replaced. the mechanic also advised that the fuel lines needed to be clean. the remedy failed to repaired the problem. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offered any assistance since the vehicle was not included on recall nhtsa campaign id number: 07v521000 (component: engine and engine cooling). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 79,500 and the current mileage was 80,000. pm | |||
| 05/19/2008 | 60515 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 gmc sierra 2500. while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle shut off on three separate occasions without warning and had to be restarted. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 07v521000 (engine and engine cooling). the current mileage was 60,520 and failure mileage was 60,515. updated 06/09/08 *bf the consumer stated the problem was diagnosed and the crankshaft sensor was replaced. updated 06/09/08 | |||
| 11/30/2007 | 63000 | 5 | 11/20/2001 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 gmc sierra 2500. while driving at any speed, the vehicle shuts off and restarts after a few minutes. the diagnostic indicated that the crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced. the current mileage was 64,200 and failure mileage was 63,000. updated 01-10-08. *kb | |||
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 10/03/2008 | 43000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 gmc sierra 2500. the contact went to a mechanic inquiring about the backing plate located near the emergency brake. the mechanic informed him that the backing plates often disintegrated. the contact believed that it was made out of an inferior metal and should not have failed at such a rate. the emergency brake was not working in his vehicle because it was rusted, which the contact attributed to the defective backing plate. the dealer stated that they had no issues with the backing plates and there were no recalls for this issue. the current and failure mileages were approximately 43,000. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 09/22/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 gmc sierra 2500. the contact stated that while driving, the abs warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact turned the vehicle off however, abs continued operating and drained the battery. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer where they advised that there was a shortage in the abs and that there were no failures within the braking system. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 130,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 09/22/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 gmc sierra 2500. the contact stated that while driving, the abs warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact turned the vehicle off however, abs continued operating and drained the battery. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer where they advised that there was a shortage in the abs and that there were no failures within the braking system. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 130,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 176000 | 1 | |
| All the brake lines are rusting through. *tr | |||
| 09/22/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 gmc sierra 2500. the contact stated that while driving the vehicle, the abs light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact stated that he turned the vehicle off and the abs was still operating and it caused the battery to drain. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that there was a shortage in the abs and that there was nothing that was wrong with the brakes. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer not notified. the failure mileage was 130,000. the vin was unavailable. ap | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 176000 | ||
| All the brake lines are rusting through | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 11/30/2010 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 gmc sierra k2500. the contact noticed that the brake lines corroded. the dealer was not notified. the manufacture was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the current and failure mileages was approximately 125,000. bw | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 106000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 gmc sierra. while traveling 4- 10 mph the contact applied the brakes and noticed that the vehicle would vibrate and the stopping distance had increased. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the anti lock brake sensor was replaced, however the failure is still occurring. there were no prior warnings. the failure mileage was 106000 and the current mileage was 107000. bml | |||
| 08/10/2008 | 1 | ||
| I took my vehicle in for a recall on the brakes a while ago. now the abs and brake lights come on just about every trip and disables my abs system. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 07/01/2006 | 48000 | 2 | 07/01/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 gmc sierra 2500. the contact stated that the antilock brakes are engaging prematurely. the vehicle makes a noise when the antilock brakes are used or altered. the dealer stated that his vin was not included in any open recalls. the vehicle has not been repaired. the current mileage is 71,000 and failure mileage was 48,000. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | |||
| 12/20/2006 | 185000 | 1 | 06/01/2001 |
| Driving down road heard noise coming from under driver's side of passenger compartment. noise was coming from abs unit would not stop even when ignition switched off. can only stop by unplugging abs unit abs brakes don't work. bad on icy roads. *tr | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | FRESNO | KITTEHARA GMC | ||
| MO | JOPLIN | MO | ROPER GMC | 417-625-5500 |
| OH | ASHTABULA | 44004 | GREAT LAKES GMC | 440-993-2195 |