Five problems related to brake abs warning light have been reported for the 2001 GMC Sierra 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 based on all problems reported for the 2001 Sierra 1500.
The abs and break system warning light has been coming on and staying on. I lost my breaks leaving a parking spot at my local walmart as I was pulling out of a parking spot! we then made appointment for the break system to be checked/repaired. The abs control system light went off for awhile but then comes back on even after the repair of said repair to break lines. My truck also has no fuel gauge that does not work. With these issues on my vehicle makes it very scary to drive and makes driving limited. I am not able to drive my truck long distances due to concerns of safety and possibly of abs warning light, break issues, and fuel gauge! I was driving my truck to pick one of my daughters up from school to lose power while pushing on gas then some jerking and a foul smell of rubber burning coming from the front right tire area. I then had someone look at the truck and was told that what ever it was happening that everything looked okay and it was possible just a break sticking. It has happened 3 different times. My truck still has approximately 98,000 or so miles on it. This truck also has bad corrosion on bottom baseboards of the truck. I saw below that I am asked for specific date of issues. I can not provide specific dates since there has been so many things wrong which has happened at different times.
My abs control module is not functioning properly. Abs is disabled and costs $1000 to replace. This is a safety hazard as the brakes can lock up at any moment or abs is disabled and may cause brakes to lock up. The abs light on dashboard is on continuously and the module will need to be replaced or further damage will occur.
Problem is intermittent. Brake and abs warning lights come on and stay on until engine is turned off. No detectable change in braking. Separately, but also intermittently, at low speeds (no warning lights) the abs is engaged while braking, making the vehicle hard to stop at times. This seems to occur most frequently when turning to the left. Symptoms are very similar, if not identical to NHTSA campaign id number : 05v379000. Many anecdotal descriptions of this same problem in 1999-2002 GMC light trucks can be easily found on the internet.
On our sierra GMC 01 the abs brake light has been turning on for 2 months and have had no usage of our emergency brake, we figured it had to do with the emergency brakes so we replaced the emergency brakes and the rear brakes which we purchased the brake shoes for $74. 94,brake pads $33. 97,brake rotor$61. 98,two pnt caliper blk $6. 44 each and the total cost of purchasing this was $199. 91 and to do the repairs we had a family mechanic fix what we believed could be the problem.
: the contact stated that the vehicle's abs activates at low speeds of 5-10 mph. The abs light was not illuminated in the vehicle. Updated 8/16/2006 -.