2001 GMC Sierra 2500 problems
The 2001 GMC Sierra 2500 has 171 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (40%) concerns brakes. Next are engine (18%) and fuel system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 171 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 134 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 23 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 20 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 25 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 15 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 134 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 66,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 57,000 miles (59 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 13 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the GMC Sierra 2500 with enough data (67 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While traveling at 40 MPH another vehicle ran a light and consumer's vehicle hit other vehicle. Upon impact, none of the frontal airbags deployed. Nlm
Driving on highway in the evening road was wet due to earlier rain, traveling at 60-65 MPH, when another car passed us and changed lanes erratically which caused the need to slow down. Upon engaging the brakes the ABS failed to work, and vehicle's rear end lost traction and slid into next lane of traffic, then hit guard rail and spun truck around and hit bridge guard rail on opposite side, causing truck to startle and ride concrete bridge median and finally coming to rest in grass median.
ABS light is on and wheel bearings are bad. Which I have to replace the complete hub assembly at a cost of $375.00 per side and the truck only has 31,543 miles on it. The replacement is supposed to have been changed to fix the problem.
Fuel is dumping into injectors. 2001 GMC sierra 2500 diesel. Only has 135,000 miles!! Engine boggs down when climbing hill, bridge, or towing.