2001 GMC C3
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
4 complaints1 involved a crash1 injuries
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Latest complaints
- Service brakes, hydraulic
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
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…
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
- Parking brake
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…
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
- Air bags › Frontal
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
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Crank position sensor failure - stall
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…
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?s review of gm's survey data produced a higher estimate (71%) for stall while driving.gm further estimated the rate of stall while driving for the subject vehicles over time.it estimated stalling while driving rates of 1.6%, 4.6% and 8.9% at 1, 3 and 6 years in service respectively.odi's review of the gm's survey data finds higher estimated stall while driving rates of 2.2%, 6.8% and 13% at 1, 3 and 6 years in service respectively. Odi also conducted a survey of vehicle owners using consumer complaints reported to both odi and gm.the objective was to ascertain the potential safety consequences of an engine stall due to the alleged defect.with respect to the ability to restart the vehicle after a stall, 11% reported immediate restart, 69% reported delayed restart and 20% reported no restart.over half noted at least one engine stall incident at speeds in excess of 40mph. About one-third noted the vehicle was stranded either partially or fully in a lane of traffic after the engine stall.all of the consumers surveyed noted multiple stalling events prior to proper diagnosis and replacement of the ckp.based on gm's decision to conduct a safety recall, this investigation IS closed.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10042986General motors: information provided by bulletin for all 2012 and prior general motor trucks and passenger vehicles regarding the adjustable comfort and custom upholstery of the driver and the passenger head restraint.
- 10032435Gm: 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 reduced power mode.
- 634316Some customers may comment that the step pad(s) attached to the side assist (running board) steps IS warping.
- 628505Subject regarding front and rear side door access door noise (replace door check link).
- 627471Information regarding front and rear side access door noise.
- 626230Customers 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. *Slc
- 624705Subject pertaining to center console power door replacement part numbers
- 617792Subject regarding the programmable operation of the secondary information center located in the center console.
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