3.3

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
40,000 miles

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problem #2

Feb 182006

Sierra 3500

  • 80,000 miles
The contact owns a 2001 GMC Sierra 3500. Intermittently, when the vehicle is driven at any rate of speed, it shuts off without warning. The contact must wait up to 20 minutes to restart the vehicle. The fuel pump was replaced. The vehicle was taken to the dealer at least four times for this failure. The fuel filter was changed on one occasion, but the failure could not be duplicated for the other three. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 07V521000 (engine and engine cooling). The current mileage was 115,000 and failure mileage was 80,000.

- Kimball, NE, USA

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problem #1

Nov 012001

Sierra 3500 4WD Diesel

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
There is fuel leakage coming from vehicle, vehicle will leak fuel from engine. There is a big amount of fuel that spills at once.

- Santa Bananas, CA, USA

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