2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 Electrical System Problems

2 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electrical System Issues in the 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500

2 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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#10604539 | June 19, 2014

TRUCK JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING, COAST TO SAFEST PULL OVER, TURN KEY OFF, SIT AND WAIT A MINUTE, SOMETIMES LONGER, TRY TO START ENGINE, USUALLY STARTS, SOMETIMES LONGER WAITS. OTHER THEN THE APPARENT SAFETY POSSIBILITIES, DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT. WELL, THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVERY ONCE & AWHILE. FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, LAST 3 MONTHS WITH INCREASING OCCURRENCES. TRUCK OUT OF WARRANTY, SO I HAVE IT SERVICED LOCALLY, DAVE COTE AUTOMOTIVE, A GM TRAINED TECHNICIAN WITH 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE, PROBLEM DIAGNOSED, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AT THE REAR OF THE 8.1 L ENGINE. TECHNICIAN COTE HAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIME REMOVING SENSOR, AT THIS WRITING STILL NO WORD. COTE GOES ON LINE TO SEEK ONLINE HELP FROM OTHER TECH'S AND DISCOVERS A SUPPOSED RECALL FOR MY YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK, THAT I NEVER RECEIVED. I ENQUIRE AT THE LOCAL DEALER VENDEHTTI MOTORS, FRANKLIN, MA ABOUT IT AFTER SUPPLYING THE VIN...

#10185389 | March 17, 2007 Fire

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 50MPH WITH TWO PASSENGERS, WEATHER CLEAR, WHEN WE SMELLED A HINT OF BURNING PLASTIC. CONTINUED TRAVELING AND AFTER 2 OR SO MILES THE TRUCK SLOWED AND ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. PULLED TO SIDE PASSENGER IN BACK SEAT NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE BETWEEN THE BED AND CAB UNDERNEATH. WITNESS WHO WAS BEHIND IN ANOTHER VEHICLE STATED THAT SPARKS WERE FLYING FROM THE TRUCK WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD PREVIOUS TO MY PULLING OVER. THE FIRE WAS LEANING TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE SO AFTER A TRYING TIME OF WAITING FOR THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER TO FIND THE LOCK, WE ESCAPED THROUGH THE PASS DOOR UNHURT. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER PROVED TO BE NO HELP AS THE TRUCK WAS SOON ENGULFED IN FLAMES. MY TRUCK HAD 75,000 MILES ON IT, HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS DEALER MAINTAINED. I AM...

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