Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10287355October 14, 2009
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 TO 75 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND THEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BACK QUARTER PANEL. A TOW TRUCK DRIVER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPAIRED. TWO MONTH LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER ABOVE THE WHEEL. THE TIRE DEALER THAT THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287191October 13, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SUDDEN AND NEAR TOTAL LOSE OF BRAKES. THE CHEVROLET DEALER REPORTED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND RUPTURED. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287157October 12, 2009
PARKING BRAKE
OUR 2001 CHEVY K2500 HD WAS PARKED, W/PARK BRAKE ON, AT THE TOP OF A MNT. PLATEAU WHEN IT ROLLED OFF THE TOP W/A 5 YR OLD BOY IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK, GOING 500 YDS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN SITTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MIN. AT AN IDLE BEFORE IT BEGAN TO MOVE. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE PARK BRAKE FAILING EVER OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS. OUR TRUCK WAS TOTALED DUE TO DAMAGE SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE 5 YR OLD BOY REMAINED IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK DURING THE RUNAWAY. HE BROKE HIS JAW IN THREE PLACES AND FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ARM IN TWO PLACES. HE SPENT 5 DAYS AT PRIMARY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN SLC, UT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10285712September 29, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ABS SPEED SENSOR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ANTI LOCK WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND DOES NOT ADDRESS THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,531.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285449September 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, THIS FAILURE MODE HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES, TWICE WHILE PULLING A 12,000 LBS. CAMPER AND THREE TIMES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. WHEN HAULING THE CAMPER THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE 'TOW / HAUL' MODE. THE FAILURE, THE 8.1 L ENGINE SUDDENLY LOOSES ENGINE POWER AND STALLS AND WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE ENGINE HAS RESTARTED AND NORMAL TRAVEL RESUMED. HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, SINCE JULY 24TH 2009 THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE ONLY COMMON FACTOR THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE IS THAT THE FAILURES HAVE ALL OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST TWENTY MINUTES OF DRIVING. ITS CONSEQUENCES, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CRASHES BUT SEVERAL NEAR MISSES HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURES. ON JULY 24TH 2009, I HAD JUST MERGED INTO MODERATELY HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-70 PULLING A 12,000 LBS. 5TH WHEEL CAMPER AND GAINING SPEED WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STALLED. TRAFFIC FOLLOWING ME WHICH INCLUDED SEMI TRUCKS HAD TO MOVE TO THE CENTER LANE WHILE I PULLED OVER WITHOUT POWER STEERING TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER TO SLOW DOWN. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER A BRIEF COOL DOWN PERIOD BUT I HAD NO IDEA AT THIS TIME WHY THE ENGINE HAD DIED. THERE WERE NO SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) INDICATORS BEING SHOWN. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE), AT THIS TIME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE TRUCK IS NOT BEING USED. I FEEL THAT GM DOES NOT HAVE CONTAINMENT OF THIS FAILURE AND THAT ADDITIONAL VIN NUMBERS INCLUDING MINE NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER FAILURE OCCURRENCES OUTSIDE THE CONTAINMENT RANGE. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE AND GM SHOULD REPLACE THE DEFECT BEFORE AN ACCIDENT DOES OCCUR CAUSING INJURY, DEATH, AND/OR LITIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285450September 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, THIS FAILURE MODE HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES, TWICE WHILE PULLING A 12,000 LBS. CAMPER AND THREE TIMES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. WHEN HAULING THE CAMPER THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE 'TOW / HAUL' MODE. THE FAILURE, THE 8.1 L ENGINE SUDDENLY LOOSES ENGINE POWER AND STALLS AND WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE ENGINE HAS RESTARTED AND NORMAL TRAVEL RESUMED. HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, SINCE JULY 24TH 2009 THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE ONLY COMMON FACTOR THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE IS THAT THE FAILURES HAVE ALL OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST TWENTY MINUTES OF DRIVING. ITS CONSEQUENCES, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CRASHES BUT SEVERAL NEAR MISSES HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURES. SEPTEMBER 3RD 2009, ONCE AGAIN I WAS PULLING MY 12,000 LBS. CAMPER ALONG A STATE HIGHWAY 202 IN OHIO WHEN ONCE AGAIN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AND I LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND HYDRAULIC ASSISTED BRAKES. WE WERE GOING UP A HILL AND TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO SUDDENLY TAKE EVASIVE ACTION SINCE I WAS NO LONGER ACCELERATING AND WAS LOOSING SPEED AT A RAPID RATE. LUCKILY, THERE WAS JUST ENOUGH SHOULDER WIDTH THAT ALLOWED ME TO PULL OVER WITHIN 300 FEET. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER A BRIEF COOL DOWN PERIOD BUT AGAIN I HAD NO IDEA AT THIS TIME WHY THE ENGINE HAD DIED. THERE WERE NO SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) INDICATORS BEING SHOWN. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE), AT THIS TIME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE TRUCK IS NOT BEING USED. I FEEL THAT GM DOES NOT HAVE CONTAINMENT OF THIS FAILURE AND THAT ADDITIONAL VIN NUMBERS INCLUDING MINE NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER FAILURE OCCURRENCES OUTSIDE THE CONTAINMENT RANGE. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE AND GM SHOULD REPLACE THE DEFECT BEFORE AN ACCIDENT DOES OCCUR CAUSING INJURY, DEATH, AND/OR LITIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285451September 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, THIS FAILURE MODE HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES, TWICE WHILE PULLING A 12,000 LBS. CAMPER AND THREE TIMES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. WHEN HAULING THE CAMPER THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE 'TOW / HAUL' MODE. THE FAILURE, THE 8.1 L ENGINE SUDDENLY LOOSES ENGINE POWER AND STALLS AND WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE ENGINE HAS RESTARTED AND NORMAL TRAVEL RESUMED. HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, SINCE JULY 24TH 2009 THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE ONLY COMMON FACTOR THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE IS THAT THE FAILURES HAVE ALL OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST TWENTY MINUTES OF DRIVING. ITS CONSEQUENCES, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CRASHES BUT SEVERAL NEAR MISSES HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURES. ON SEPTEMBER 10TH 2009, WHILE TRAVELING ALONG A RURAL ROAD AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIES WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTE COOL DOWN PERIOD. THERE WERE NO SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) INDICATORS BEING SHOWN. I THEN BEGAN TO SEARCH THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE MODE WITH GM TRUCKS THAT HAVE THE 8.1 L ENGINE FROM THIS PERIOD AND THAT A SAFETY RECALL (07V521000) WAS DONE ON CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE OEM CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE;, AT THIS TIME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE TRUCK IS NOT BEING USED. I FEEL THAT GM DOES NOT HAVE CONTAINMENT OF THIS FAILURE AND THAT ADDITIONAL VIN NUMBERS INCLUDING MINE NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER FAILURE OCCURRENCES OUTSIDE THE CONTAINMENT RANGE. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE AND GM SHOULD REPLACE THE DEFECT BEFORE AN ACCIDENT DOES OCCUR CAUSING INJURY, DEATH, AND/OR LITIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285452September 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, THIS FAILURE MODE HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES, TWICE WHILE PULLING A 12,000 LBS. CAMPER AND THREE TIMES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE FAILURE, THE 8.1 L ENGINE SUDDENLY LOOSES ENGINE POWER AND STALLS AND WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE ENGINE HAS RESTARTED AND NORMAL TRAVEL RESUMED. HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, SINCE JULY 24TH 2009 THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. . ITS CONSEQUENCES, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CRASHES BUT SEVERAL NEAR MISSES HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURES. THE DAY OF SEPTEMBER 17TH 2009 HAD TWO FAILURES. THE FIRST OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG DIVIDED STATE ROUTE AT 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC AND RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER THE COOL DOWN PERIOD. THERE WERE NO SES INDICATORS BEING SHOWN. THE SECOND ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MY WAY HOME. I WAS A TRAVELING ALONG STATE ROUTE 35 WHICH IS A DIVIDED HIGHWAY BUT HAS A GREAT DEAL OF TRAFFIC ON IT. THIS HIGHWAY ALSO HAS SEVERAL STOP LIGHTS IN THE AREA OF BEAVERCREEK OHIO. I HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD STARTED TO ACCELERATE BUT SUDDENLY HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID HITTING MY STALLED VEHICLE. THE GROUP OF TRAFFIC THAT WAS BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO GET AROUND ME LEAVING ME SITTING DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 4-WAY FLASHERS ON. FURTHER TRAFFIC WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND ALMOST REAR ENDED ME WHILE I WAS STALLED. I PUSHED THIS 6,700 LBS. 4X4 TRUCK OFF THE HIGHWAY MYSELF TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS NEARLY HIT A COUPLE OF TIME DURING THE PROCESS. AFTER A VERY LONG COOL DOWN PERIOD, THE ENGINE FINALLY RESTARTED. THIS TIME THERE WAS AN SES INDICATOR AND I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE TO AUTOZONE WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE 'CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR' FAILURE. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; AT THIS TIME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE TRUCK IS NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285086September 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE BOLT HEADS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS RUST OFF, THE MANIFOLD BECOMES LOOSE AND CAUSES A LEAK THAT COULD 1 CAUSE A FIRE OR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281374August 22, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, IT SHOWS RANDOM FUEL AMOUNTS. IT HAS LEFT ME OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES. ALL MY FAMILY DRIVES SILVERADOS AND GMC SIERRA, AND ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, WHAT IF I RUN OUT OF FUEL ON THE HIGH AND MY TRUCK STALLS AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280975August 19, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE ROTTED OUT CAUSING ME TO LOOSE MY BRAKES. HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. ALMOST REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR DUE SALT ON THE ROADS. 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. 93,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280376August 13, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES AS STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280087August 11, 2009
TIRES
SPARE TIRE HOLDING CABLE BROKE OFF AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE. TIRE FLEW OFF OF TRUCK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279470August 5, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHENEVER PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A LOW POWER RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN. IN ADDITION, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,758. UPDATED 09/01/09 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278808July 30, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2001 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP 8.1LITER. VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THEN WILL RESTART AFTER SLIGHT COOL DOWN. HAPPENED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. FOUND RECALL NOTICE NO. 06083. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD MY VIN# DOESN'T MATCH. HOW DOES GM KNOWINGLY LET THIS HAPPEN JUST BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS BATCH OF TRUCKS WHEN IT HAS THE SAME DIAGNOSES AS THE OTHERS??? NO MORE GM FOR ME! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278067July 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND EXHIBITED EXTREMELY LOW RPMS. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND HESITATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 19,325. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CODE READ A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. UPDATED 08/14/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277993July 22, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2001 CHEVY SILVERADO DIESEL - DOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY - MOTOR STARTING SKIPPING AND THEN HAD A LOSS OF POWER. DIESEL FUEL CAN BE SMELLED. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND CHECKED THE TRUCK. DIESEL FUEL WAS FOUND BLOWN ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING THE EXHAUST. I WAS WORRIED THAT THE TRUCK WOULD CATCH ON FIRE. BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A CHEVY DEALER TO GET CHECKED OUT AND FOUND OUT IT WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY INJECTORS THAT CHEVY IS AWARE OF BUT IF THE TRUCK IS OVER 7 YEARS OLD AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE "DEFECTIVE INJECTOR WARRANTY". I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ISSUED A WARRANTY ON THE PART BECAUSE THEY WERE AWARE THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE INSTEAD OF HAVING THE PART RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277642July 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PICKUP TRUCK STALLS AT HIGH SPEED. ENGINE DIES, BRAKES AND POWER STEERING LOSES COMPLETE POWER. THIS IS A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK (8.1L ENGINE) AND I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AND LOADED TRACTOR DOWN A STEEP HILL. LUCKY TO COME OUT ALIVE. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY CRANKCASE POSITION SENSOR. THIS APPARENTLY IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK/ENGINE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 07V521000) BUT APPARENTLY MY VIN IS NOT PART OF RECALL. GOT NEWS FOR NHTSA & GM: THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND THE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FAILURE MODE STILL EXISTS. A TRUCK WITH AN 8.1L ENGINE IS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT TOWING SOMETHING HEAVY (HORSES, TRAILER, BOAT, TRACTOR, ETC). STALLING AT ANY TIME AND ANYWHERE MAKES FOR AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THE CAMPAIGN ID AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. EXTEND THE RECALL TO LATER VIN #'S AND SAVE SOME LIVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276207July 9, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERLOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED IN HER VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHEEL INTERLOCK SYSTEM WAS DIRTY AND TRIGGERED THE SENSOR. WHEN SHE PULLED INTO HER DRIVEWAY, THE SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275212June 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. IN 2006, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD REPEATEDLY STALL. THREE YEARS LATER, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ACCOMPANIED BY ROUGH IDLING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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