IllustrationABS WENT OFF AT SLOW SPEEDS AND THE BRAKE WOULD PULSATE. REMOVED RUST BUILD UP UNDER ABS SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE. AFTER IT WAS FIXED GM HAD A RECALL THAT EXCLUDED MISSOURI AND I JUST DON'T THINK IT WAS FAIR. IT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL THERE 2001 CHEVY PICKUPS NOT JUST BY STATES.*JB
2001 GMC Gm
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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- Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
3 reportsDT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. HE OWNS A 2001 GM YUKON XL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT IT WILL COST HIM $3,000.00 TO FIX IT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THERE WAS NO RECALL. HE NOTICED THIS ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO.*AK
RAIN FLOODED MY 2001 GRAND AM SE TOO. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD SOME PLUGS WERE LOOSE CAUSE OF SOME EXTRA RUSTPROOFING I HAD DONE. THIS OCCURED ON THE BACK DRIVERS FLOOR. THIS KEPT HAPPENING AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS MY PROBLEM NOW BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND…
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RAIN FLOODED MY 2001 GRAND AM SE TOO. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD SOME PLUGS WERE LOOSE CAUSE OF SOME EXTRA RUSTPROOFING I HAD DONE. THIS OCCURED ON THE BACK DRIVERS FLOOR. THIS KEPT HAPPENING AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS MY PROBLEM NOW BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND AM NOW REPLACING THE DRIVERS SIDE BEARINGS. ABS BRAKES PULSATE AND MAKE AN AWFUL SOUND. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IS NORMAL. THANKS TO ALL YOU COMPLAINERS I NOW KNOW THAT I AM NOT CRAZY.WISH I HAD BEEN AWARE OF THIS FLOODING PROBLEM SOONER. ACTUALLY ALL OF THEM! AND THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR SUBMITTING THEM
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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