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P0101 on GMC vehicles The mass air flow sensor is reporting a figure the engine computer does not believe for the conditions

P0101 is named on 11 GMC model years (2016–2022): 59 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Terrain, Sierra, Sierra 3500HD, Acadia, Canyon and 1 more.

Powertrain 11 model years 59 manufacturer filings 1 owner report

Which GMC model years name P0101

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 GMC TerrainEngine141
2020 GMC TerrainEngine9—
2021 GMC TerrainEngine6—
2017 GMC SierraEquipment6—
2022 GMC TerrainPower Train5—
2018 GMC Sierra 3500HDEquipment4—
2018 GMC TerrainPower Train4—
2017 GMC AcadiaElectrical System3—
2017 GMC CanyonElectrical System3—
2016 GMC CanyonElectrical System3—
2016 GMC SavanaEquipment Adaptive/Mobility2—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Engine 20 Power Train 14 Equipment 12 Electrical System 8
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GMC filings that name P0101

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns GMC filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0101. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0101 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

The mass air flow sensor is reporting a figure the engine computer does not believe for the conditions.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what GMC and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0101 a known problem on GMC vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 59 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P0101 on 11 GMC model years (2016–2022). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which GMC models does P0101 appear on most?

2019 Terrain (15 documents), 2020 Terrain (9 documents), 2017 Sierra (6 documents).

Does P0101 on a GMC mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.