2011 GMC Sierra 1500 Features And Specs

Year

Style, Configuration, Engine Options

Trim

Sierra 1500 Crew Cab Short Box 2-Wheel Drive SL Package Includes

  • Interior

  • Seats, front 40/20/40 split-bench 3-passenger, driver and front passenger manual reclining with outboard head restraints and center fold-down armrest with storage

  • Seat trim, Dark Titanium cloth

  • Seat adjuster, manual lumbar control on the driver-side

  • Seat, rear 60/40 folding bench (folds up), 3-passenger, folding (includes child seat top tether anchor) (Requires Crew Cab models.)

  • Floor covering, color-keyed carpeting with rubberized vinyl floor mats (Extended and Crew Cab models also include rear floor mats) (May be substituted with (BG9) Graphite-colored rubberized vinyl floor covering.)

  • Steering wheel includes theft-deterrent locking feature

  • Steering column Tilt-Wheel, adjustable with brake/transmission shift interlock

  • Driver Information Center with odometer, trip odometer and message center (monitors numerous systems depending on vehicle equipment level including low fuel, turn signal \on\, transmission temperature and oil change notification) (Driver Information Center controls are operated through the trip button unless (UK3) steering wheel mounted audio controls is ordered. On 3SA, 3SF and 4SA, includes 8-point compass and outside temperature.)

  • Instrumentation, analog with speedometer, fuel level, engine temperature, and tachometer

  • Warning tones headlamp on, key-in-ignition, driver and passenger buckle up reminder and turn signal on

  • Windows, power with driver Express-Down

  • Door locks, power includes Remote Keyless Entry

  • Remote Keyless Entry with 2 transmitters, panic button and content theft alarm

  • Cruise control, electronic with set and resume speed, located on steering wheel

  • Air conditioning, single-zone manual front climate control

  • Cup holders, front (Also includes rear cupholders on Extended and Crew Cab models.)

  • Power outlets 2 auxiliary instrument panel-mounted with covers, 12-volt

  • Mirror, inside rearview manual day/night

  • Headliner, Opal Gray-colored cloth with matching retainer moldings

  • Visors, driver and front passenger sliding with clip and passenger side vanity mirror with cover, Opal Gray-colored

  • Assist handle, front passenger (Also includes rear assist handles in the headliner on Extended and Crew Cab models.)

  • Lighting, interior with dome and reading lights, illuminated entry feature and backlit instrument panel switches

  • Coat hooks, rear driver and passenger side

  • Exterior

  • Wheels, 4 - 17\ x 7.5\ (43.2 cm x 19.1 cm) 6-lug chrome-styled steel includes chrome center caps (spare wheel will not cosmetically match the other 4 wheels)

  • Tires, P245/70R17 all-season, blackwall includes a blackwall spare tire (Requires 2WD models.)

  • Wheel, 17\ (43.2 cm) steel spare (spare wheel will not cosmetically match the other 4 wheels)

  • Tire carrier outside spare, winch-type mounted under frame at rear

  • Bumper, front chrome (Includes body-color bumper top caps.)

  • Bumper, rear chrome, step-style with pad

  • Air dam, Black

  • Moldings, bodyside, body-colored (Moldings are deleted if any SEO paint is ordered.)

  • Grille, chrome surround (Not included when (VAT) Chrome grille, LPO is ordered.)

  • Headlamps, dual halogen composite with automatic exterior lamp control and flash-to-pass feature

  • Lamps, dual cargo area lamps

  • Mirrors, outside heated power-adjustable, Black, manual-folding

  • Glass, Solar-Ray deep-tinted (all windows except light-tinted glass on windshield and driver- and front passenger-side glass) (With Regular Cab models, includes rear window. With Extended Cab models, includes rear and rear quarter windows. With Crew Cab models or (C49) rear-window defogger, includes light-tinted rear window. Included with (PCM) Work Truck Preferred Package.)

  • Wipers, front intermittent wet-arm with pulse washers

  • Tailgate protection, top of tailgate protection cap

  • Door handles, black

  • Entertainment

  • Audio system, AM/FM stereo with MP3 compatible CD player seek-and-scan, digital clock, auto-tone control, Radio Data System (RDS), speed-compensated volume and TheftLock

  • XM Radio is standard on nearly all 2011 GM models and includes 3 months of trial service. Get over 170 channels, including

    commercial-free music, sports, news, talk, entertainment, comedy, family and kids' channels, and much more. With XM's incredible range of programming, everything worth listening to is on XM (Not available with (UUL) AM/FM stereo with MP3 compatible CD player and navigation, (UUK) AM/FM stereo with MP3 compatible CD/DVD player and navigation or (UE0) OnStar, delete. Requires a subscription sold separately by XM after the first 90 days. Available only in the 48 contiguous United States and District of Columbia. Visit gm.xmradio.com for details.)

  • Audio system feature, speaker system (Includes 6 speakers.)

  • Engine

  • Engine Order Code

    L20

  • Engine Type and Required Fuel

    Gas/Ethanol V8

  • Displacement (liters/cubic inches)

    4.8L/293

  • Fuel System

    Electronic Fuel Injection

  • Maximum Horsepower @ RPM

    302 @ 5600

  • Maximum Torque @ RPM

    305 @ 4600

  • Cooling System Capacity (quarts)

    NA

  • Engine Oil Cooler

    NA

  • Electrical

  • Cold Cranking Amps @ 0° F (2nd)

    NA

  • Cold Cranking Amps @ 0° F

    600

  • Maximum Alternator Capacity (amps)

    145

  • Safety

  • StabiliTrak, stability control system with Proactive Roll Avoidance and traction control

  • Daytime Running Lamps with automatic exterior lamp control

  • Air bags, frontal, driver and right-front passenger with Passenger Sensing System (Always use safety belts and the correct child restraints for your child's age and size. Even in vehicles equipped with air bags and the Passenger Sensing System, children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate infant, child or booster seat. Never place a rear-facing infant restraint in the front seat of any vehicle equipped with an active frontal air bag. See the Owner's Manual and child safety seat instructions for more safety information.)

  • Air bags, head curtain side-impact, front and rear outboard seating positions with rollover sensor (Head curtain side air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of head and neck injuries to front and rear seat outboard occupants on the near side of certain side-impact collisions. Always use safety belts and the correct child restraints for your child's age and size, even in vehicles equipped with air bags. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate infant, child or booster seat. See the Owner's Manual and child safety seat instructions for more safety information.)

  • Air bags, seat-mounted side-impact, driver and right-front passenger for thorax and pelvic protection (Head curtain side air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of head and neck injuries to front and rear seat outboard occupants on the near side of certain side-impact collisions. Always use safety belts and the correct child restraints for your child's age and size, even in vehicles equipped with air bags. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate infant, child or booster seat. See the Owner's Manual and child safety seat instructions for more safety information.)

  • OnStar, 6 months of Directions and Connections plan includes Automatic Crash Response, Emergency Services, Crisis Assist, Stolen Vehicle Assistance including Stolen Vehicle Slowdown and Remote Ignition Block, Remote Door Unlock (requires power locks), Turn-by-Turn Navigation with Destination Download (requires navigation radio) and OnStar eNav (where available), OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics, Roadside Assistance, Remote Horn and Lights, and Hands Free Calling. (Visit onstar.com for details and system limitations.)

  • Automatic Crash Response (Deleted when (UE0) OnStar delete is ordered.)

  • Stolen Vehicle Assistance (Deleted when (UE0) OnStar delete is ordered.)

  • OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation (Deleted when (UE0) OnStar delete is ordered.)

  • Door locks, rear child security. (Crew Cab models only.)

  • Tire Pressure Monitor System (does not apply to spare tire)

  • Steering

  • Steering Type

    Pwr

  • Steering Ratio (:1)

    NA

  • Turning Diameter / Radius, curb to curb (feet)

    47.2

  • Turning Diameter / Radius, wall to wall (feet)

    NA

  • Mechanical

  • Engine, Vortec 4.8L Variable Valve Timing V8 SFI FlexFuel capable of running on unleaded or up to 85% ethanol (302 hp 225.2 kW @ 5600 rpm, 305 lb-ft torque 411.8 N-m @ 4600 rpm), iron block

  • Transmission, 4-speed automatic, electronically controlled with overdrive and tow/haul mode (On Crew Cab models, requires (L20) Vortec 4.8L V8 SFI Flex-Fuel engine. Not available on T*10953 models.)

  • Suspension Package, Solid Smooth Ride includes 35 mm piston twin tube shocks and 36mm front stabilizer bar (Requires Crew Cab models.)

  • GVWR, 6800 lbs. (3084 kg) (Requires TC10753 or TC10543 models.)

  • Rear wheel drive

  • Battery, heavy-duty 600 cold-cranking amps maintenance-free with rundown protection and retained accessory power

  • Alternator, 145 amps

  • Frame, fully-boxed, hydroformed front section

  • Pickup box, Wideside

  • Suspension, front independent, coil over shock

  • Suspension, rear 2-stage multi-leaf springs, semi-elliptic

  • Steering, power, rack-and-pinion

  • Brakes, 4-wheel antilock, front disc/rear drum

  • Exhaust, aluminized stainless-steel muffler and tailpipe

  • Tools, mechanical jack and wheel wrench located in back of cab

  • Suspension

  • Front Suspension Type

    Independent

  • Rear Suspension Type

    2-stage multi-leaf

  • Front Shock Absorber Diameter (mm)

    1.81

  • Rear Shock Absorber Diameter (mm)

    1.81

  • Front Anti-Roll Bar Diameter (inches)

    1.42

  • Rear Anti-Roll Bar Diameter (inches)

    NA

  • Towing

  • Maximum Towing Capacity (pounds)

    4700

  • Maximum Trailer Weight, dead weight hitch (pounds)

    5000

  • Maximum Tongue Weight, dead weight hitch (pounds)

    500

  • Maximum Trailer Weight, weight distributing hitch (pounds)

    4700

  • Maximum Tongue Weight, weight distributing hitch (pounds)

    705

  • Transmission

  • Transmission Order Code

    M30

  • Transmission Description

    Automatic

  • Number of Transmission Speeds

    4

  • First Gear Ratio (:1)

    3.06

  • Second Gear Ratio (:1)

    1.63

  • Third Gear Ratio (:1)

    1.00

  • Fourth Gear Ratio (:1)

    0.70

  • Reverse Ratio (:1)

    2.29

  • Final Drive Axle Ratio (:1)

    NA

  • Transfer Case Model

    NA

  • Transfer Case Gear Ratio, high (:1)

    NA

  • Transfer Case Gear Ratio, low (:1)

    NA

  • Clutch Size

    NA

  • Vehicle

  • Drivetrain

    Rear Wheel Drive

  • Warranty

  • 3 Basic Years / 36,000 Basic Miles

  • 5 Roadside Assistance Years / 5 Drivetrain Years

  • 100,000 Drivetrain Miles / 6 Corrosion Years

  • 3 Corrosion Years / 100,000 Corrosion Miles

  • 36,000 Corrosion Miles / 2 Emissions Years

  • 3 Emissions Years / 50,000 Emissions Miles

  • 100,000 Roadside Assistance Miles / 24,000 Emissions Miles/km

  • Brakes

  • Brake Type

    Pwr

  • Anti-Lock-Braking System

    4-Wheel

  • Front Brake Rotors, diameter x thickness (inches)

    12.99 x 1.18

  • Rear Brake Rotors, diameter x thickness (inches)

    NA

  • Rear Drums, diameter x width (inches)

    11.61 x 2.36