FaultScore report
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 2001 GMC Passenger Vehicle with NHTSA between 2003 and 2005. The largest single group is the brakes. Across this model's run it ranks 3 of 4 worst.
FaultScore 37/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the GMC Passenger Vehicle.
How this is worked out10
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
25,000 mi
Median mileage at failure
Half of reported failures happened before this
89%
Failed under 36,000 miles
Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Median failure at 23,000 miles
Median failure at 39,500 miles
Median failure at 25,000 miles
Median failure at 28,000 miles
Median failure at 31,058 miles
Median failure at 15,400 miles
Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT: THE ACCELERATOR STICKS, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT OPENS THE GAS AND MAKES THE CAR LURCH FORWARD.
NHTSA complaint #10121702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONTACT STATES: ABS SYSTEMS IS CAUSING A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS THAT SHOW ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES WORK 6-7 MPH AND BELOW THEY FAIL TO PROVIDE STOPPING POWER, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD RETCHING NOISE.
NHTSA complaint #10119484 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
1ST OCCURRENCE 05/03WITH 28000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON MAJOR ROAD VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART.VEHICLE TOWED INTO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY ,AND FUEL PUMP AND FILTERS REPLACED.*AK 2ND OCCURRENCE 06/04 BOTH HUB BEARING FROZED ON CAR,MAJOR REPAIR TO FRONT BRAKES. 3RD OCCURRENCE 03/05 WHILE DRIVING CAR AGAIN 50MPH, CAR SUDDENLY DIED AND WOULD NOT START.VEHICLE TOWED INTO DEALER AND AGIN WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD, WHICH I HAD REPLACED AND A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE DIED AGAIN.TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND NOW WAS TOLD THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE DAY I PICK THE VEHICLE UP, I GOT INTO THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. SERVICE CNTR KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND WAS TOLD IT STARTED RIGHT UP THE NEXT DAY AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I PICK THE VEHICLE UP AND DROVE IT HOME AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT 1 HOUR LATE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. 2 FUEL PUMPS AND FUEL REGULATOR LATER AND THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING.EVERY WEBSITE I VISITED EACH CONSUMER WHO LAUNCHED A COMPLAINT HAS HAD THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM.WHICH HAS DEFINITELY HIT OUR POCKETS.
NHTSA complaint #10114192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1ST OCCURRENCE 05/03WITH 28000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON MAJOR ROAD VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART.VEHICLE TOWED INTO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY ,AND FUEL PUMP AND FILTERS REPLACED.*AK 2ND OCCURRENCE 06/04 BOTH HUB BEARING FROZED ON CAR,MAJOR REPAIR TO FRONT BRAKES. 3RD OCCURRENCE 03/05 WHILE DRIVING CAR AGAIN 50MPH, CAR SUDDENLY DIED AND WOULD NOT START.VEHICLE TOWED INTO DEALER AND AGIN WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD, WHICH I HAD REPLACED AND A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE DIED AGAIN.TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND NOW WAS TOLD THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE DAY I PICK THE VEHICLE UP, I GOT INTO THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. SERVICE CNTR KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND WAS TOLD IT STARTED RIGHT UP THE NEXT DAY AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I PICK THE VEHICLE UP AND DROVE IT HOME AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT 1 HOUR LATE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. 2 FUEL PUMPS AND FUEL REGULATOR LATER AND THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING.EVERY WEBSITE I VISITED EACH CONSUMER WHO LAUNCHED A COMPLAINT HAS HAD THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM.WHICH HAS DEFINITELY HIT OUR POCKETS.
NHTSA complaint #10114192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ONE OF THE TIRES IN THE VEHICLE IS BREAKING APART.
NHTSA complaint #10095612 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I LOWERED MY TAILGATE AND ONE OF THE CABLES SNAPPED WHEN I LEANED ON IT. THERE IS NOW ONLY ONE QUESTIONABLE CABLE HOLDING IT UP. IF BOTH SNAPPED WHILE LOADING SOMETHING HEAVY THERE COULD BE AN INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #10093405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
RECURRING FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS SINCE BRAND NEW. (3 TO DATE). MOST RECENT FAILURES CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS. FIRST REPORTED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, TOOK DEALERSHIP (EWING BUICK IN PLANO, TX). THEY COULD NOT RECREATE...YESTERDAY, HAPPENED AGAIN AND I COULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO GET TOWED. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS.
NHTSA complaint #10093309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
RIGHT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT BEFORE 25000 MILES LEFT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT AT APPROXIMATELY 27000 MILES
NHTSA complaint #10040966 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING.
NHTSA complaint #10038986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
KNOCKING ON COLD START FOR 5-30 SECONDS.
NHTSA complaint #10030866 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.