2001 GMC C/K PickupProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 4 owner complaints about the 2001 GMC C/K Pickup, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through February 19, 2006. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2001 GMC C/K Pickup has problems

4 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Fuel system, gasoline10
Parking brake10
Service brakes, hydraulic10
Visibility10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2001 GMC C/K Pickup recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2001 vs. every other C/K Pickup year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the C/K Pickup median. How we score

'78'85'86'97'98'99'00'01'02
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 2001 GMC C/K Pickup, and the recalls they led to.

  1. PARKING BRAKE FAILUREEA04011 · closed May 10, 2005
    Led to recall 05V-161
  2. PARKING BRAKE FAILUREPE03057 · closed Apr 9, 2004
    No recall
In owners' words

What C/K Pickup owners report

Recent fuel system, gasoline complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

FULE GAGUE JUMPS BETWEEN EMPTY & TRUE LEVEL. FULE GAGUE WILL ALSO SHOW EMPTY AFTER SITTING AT IDLE FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. AFTER FILLING FULE TO FULL AND DRIVING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 60 MILES THE FULE GAGUE SHOWED EMPTY AND BACK TO FULL NO LESS THAN 20 TIMES. *AK
Complaint 10052857 · Jan 11, 2004

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