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vehicle
2001 / gmc / sierra-1500
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-05)
complaints
588 on file (2000-10-27 → 2023-08-03)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
443 occupant deaths, crash years 1990-2024 (legacy-code)
ABS activation at low speed and wheel speed sensor faultsSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC26 complaints2010-08 → 2021-02sierra-1500-2001-abs-speed-sensor
10436873 AT LOW SPEED THE ABS MALFUNCTIONS REGULARLY
10809566 AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN A PERSON HIT THE BRAKES THE ABS ENGAGES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP
10370164 BRAKING SYSTEM BEGAN FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS (< 10 MPH), ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAR END VEHICLES WHEN TRYING TO STOP
Broken exhaust manifold boltsENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints2010-09 → 2016-11sierra-1500-2001-exhaust-manifold-bolts
10419415 EXHAUST BOLTS BROKE OFF AND NOW GASKET HAS FAILED
10432747 EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE ON DRIVER SIDE, BACK TWO
10630221 EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK DUE TO BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT
Erratic fuel gauge and fuel pump or sending unit failureFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE10 complaints2010-12 → 2021-02sierra-1500-2001-fuel-gauge-pump
10370165 THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN JUMPING FROM FULL TO EMPTY REGARLESS OF THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK
10423976 THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND PROVIDED ERRONEOUS READINGS
10557296 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
Frame and underbody corrosionSTRUCTURE7 complaints2010-09 → 2018-03sierra-1500-2001-frame-corrosion
10462952 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED
10713981 WHILE SELF-SERVICING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED
10783159 THE FRAME IS SEVERELY ROTTED BEHIND THE CAB ON BOTH SIDES
Tire tread and sidewall separationTIRES4 complaints2011-10 → 2016-03sierra-1500-2001-tire-separation
10454252 WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE TREAD AND OUTER SIDEWALL SEPARATION ON ALL FOUR TIRES, WHICH OCCURRED PREMATURELY
10715476 KUHMO ROAD VENTURE AT TIRE 245/75R/16 TREAD SEPARATION
Corroded steel brake line rupture and fluid lossSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC96 complaints2010-08 → 2021-12sierra-1500-2001-brake-line-corrosion
10817242 THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUSTED OUT STEEL BRAKE LINES WHILE DRIVING
10692429 BRAKE LINE FAILED AND BROKE, UPON INSPECTION ALL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND BRITTLE, HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES
10361904 BRAKE FAILURE. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR I DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR
Engine stall with crankshaft position sensor failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING12 complaints2010-12 → 2016-12sierra-1500-2001-crankshaft-sensor-stall
10548192 ENGINE STALLED AFTER PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY THEN RESTARTED, ENGINE STALLED AT STOP LIGHT RESTARTED 5 MINUTES LATER , ENGINE STALLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THEN STARTED TWO MINUTES LATER
10396001 ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND/OR FAILURE TO RESTART AFTER SHUT DOWN
10930162 VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND IDLE
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/gmc/sierra-1500
@misc{wrenchpro_2001_gmc_sierra_1500_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2001 GMC Sierra 1500},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/gmc/sierra-1500}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
