2001 Gmc Sierra: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 333 complaints
333
Total Complaints
50,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
41
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

37,612 25th Percentile
50,000 Median Mileage
87,961 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
69
SERVICE BRAKES
31
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
13
TIRES
10
PARKING BRAKE
10
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
8
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
7

Severity Assessment

41
Crashes
2
Fires
14
Injuries
21
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"NEW VEHICLE ONLY 6 DAYS OLD, DRIVEN ONLY 350 SOME MILES, WHILE ON LOCAL ROAD AT SPEED LIMIT (30) BEGAN TO VIBRATE, UNABLE TO CONTROL CAUSING ME TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING LANE THEN ONTO SHOULDER. WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED IT WAS FOUND BOTH FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE HAD BEADS HAD SEPARATED. TOWED TO F..."
"THERE WAS A LARGE "BOOMING" NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE EVERYTIME CONSUMER DROVE IT. THIS NOISE OCCURRED WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPPED POSITION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY GREASED DIFFERENTIAL. HE WAS TOLD THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCED THE PR..."
"THERE WAS A LARGE "BOOMING" NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE EVERYTIME CONSUMER DROVE IT. THIS NOISE OCCURRED WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPPED POSITION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY GREASED DIFFERENTIAL. HE WAS TOLD THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCED THE PR..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28