Table 1 shows three common electrical system related problems of the 2001 GMC Sierra 2500.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Electrical System problems | |
| Crankshaft Position Sensor problems | |
| Underhood Wiring problems |
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 the original owner. I called gm who responded quickly and stated they would send an investigation team out. After communication between gm and my insurance CO, gm stated they were going to work with the insurance and close the case without looking at the vehicle. I feel somebody should inspect this truck as we could have easily been killed out there and trucks should not spontaneously go up in flames! would be a shame to settle for insurance money and have the evidence crushed while thousands of people are driving the same truck. My truck is destroyed but perhaps lives will be saved if this situation is looked into.
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 number, they tell me that my VIN is not included with the recall? I say to them that "how can that be when it is doing what the recall was for" & they said "the problem was fixed at the factory before my truck was manufactured"? so I am asking why I will have to pay possibly thousands of dollars that I can not afford at present, when obviously the problem was never fixed to begin with. Sensor in bad location. I own a small landscape maintenance CO. Mostly mowing & seasonal clean-ups, I was expecting to use this truck till I had to retire. It is my sole means to operate plowing & landscaping business. I can not afford a new truck. This truck has less then 45,000 miles on it, it is used locally only, less then 4,000 mi. A year, I have maintained it well. No major accidents, little plowing dents. Can somebody please help me with this problem. It seems that gm is not only having recent difficulties with its vehicles but has been hiding allot from the public & government!.
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet k2500 hd silverado. The contact stated that the fuel injectors on the vehicle are bad and the failure is caused by a faulty wiring harness. A local mechanic stated that in order to repair the failure the wiring harness and fuel injectors must both be replaced. Gm was contacted and stated that they had extended the warranty on the vehicles for this failure to 7 years or 200,000 miles, whichever came first. The contacts 7 year period had expired so the repairs would be at her expense. The failure and current mileages were approximately 158,500.