Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10186009March 23, 2007
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING , BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO, AND CURRENTLY REMAINED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MAIN BOLT HOLDING THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS SHEARED AND DIAGNOSED AS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 15000.*AK UPDATE 04/19/07*TR
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#10185579March 19, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAGE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL, THE GAGE READS EMPTY. AFTER SOME FUEL IS USED IT SEEMS TO READ PROPERLY UNTIL AROUND HALF A TANK, AT WHICH POINT IT STARTS TO BOUNCE AROUD BETWEEN EMPTY AND THE PROPER READING. IT WILL ALSO READ EMPTY IF THE TRUCK IS PARK AND IDLING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
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#10185183March 15, 2007
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A SCRAPPING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE. RECALL CAMPAIGN# 05V161000 WAS RELATED TO THE PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. IN OCTOBER 2006 THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT RELATED TO THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BEING WORN. *AK THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61610. UPDATE *4/23/07 **TR
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#10185194March 15, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL MADE COMPLETE CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. ALSO, THERE WAS NOISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 MPH. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE WORN OUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *AK UPDATE 4/25/07*TR
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#10185032March 14, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. IF I AM GOING SLOW AND NEED TO STOP FAST THE BRAKES ARE LIKE I AM ON ICE. I HAVE ROLLED INTO SEVERAL RED LIGHTS. IF I AM ON ROUGH ROAD THEY DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. *JB
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#10184522March 8, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UP WITH THE 8.1 L ENGINE, SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE FAULT CODE INDICATES THAT THE CRANKCASE POSITION SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. *JB
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#10184231March 5, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. ON MARCH 2, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 70M PH THE CONTACT NOTICED ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEY FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A LINE IN THE POWER STEERING BOOSTER THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *AK UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB
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#10184237March 5, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAD A RECALL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO OF BEEN FIXED BUT NOW THEY ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND I ALMOST HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP AND THE ABS SENSORS LOCK UP THE BRAKES FOR NO REASON . THEY SAY THEY FIXED THE RECALL AWHILE BACK WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE . THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM . I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE LAWSUITS TO HIT GM . I ALMOST CRASHED THOUGH A FRONT GLASS WINDOW PANE STORE FRONT . IF I HAD HEART PROBLEMS I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HAD A HEART ATTACK ! THIS IS A SERIOUS, SERIOUS PROBLEM . *JB
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#10183222February 22, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ERATTIC FUEL GAUGE OPERATION: FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AT RANDOM TIMES,AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK ISN'T A FACTOR. GAUGE DROPS QUICKLY FROM 3/4 TO LOW FUEL WARNING (WITHIN A FEW MILES). *NM
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#10182700February 15, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
2001 SILVERADO 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK WITH GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATED WHEN THE GAS TANK FELL BELOW HALF FULL.**CC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD SHE WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE AN ENTIRE MODULE WHICH INCLUDED A FUEL PUMP BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE TWO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS THE CONSUMER WENT TO, IN ORDER TO GET TO THE GAS GAUGE, THE FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED SO THE DEALER WOULD JUST REPLACE EVERYTHING AS A MODULE. *JB
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#10182025February 8, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
FOUND FLUID ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH MOTOR AREA. CHECKED POWER STEERING RESERVOIR AND FOUND IT TO BE FULL. I FOUND I HAD LOST POWER STEERING, WHEN I PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR TO MOVE OUT OF GARAGE AREA, I FOUND THAT I HAD ALSO LOST MY BRAKES. (PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR) I WAS THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY PULLING A TRAILER AT THIS TIME. NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. I CONTACTED POWER CHEVROLET IN VALENCIA AND THEY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THEIR LOCATION. WHEN THE VEHICLE ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS REMOVED FROM THE TOW TRUCK, A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT IT HAD BOTH POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DROVE THE TRUCK AROUND THE LOT SEVERAL TIMES TO DEMONSTRATE THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. AT THE CONCLUSION OF HIS LAST TRIP AROUND THE LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SUGGESTING THAT I CHANGE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE ABOUT THIS SUGGESTION SINCE I HAD ALSO LOST MY BRAKES. THE ONE COMPONENT PART THAT AFFECTS BOTH POWER STEERING AND BRAKES IS THE HYDRO-BOOSTER. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND HYRO-BOOSTER. THEY CLAIM THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS ON EITHER OF THESE PARTS. *JB
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#10181838February 7, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2000 AND 2001 TRUCKS. *JB
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#10181267January 31, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SILVERADO PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY 2000 TO 3000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER MOMENTARILY, AND THEN START BACK UP. THE CONTACT WOULD SOMETIMES HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE IGNITION AND HAD IT REPAIRED, AFTER BEING TOLD HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED THE REIMBURSEMENT. ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TEN TIMES.*AK THE TRANSMISSION, FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT, THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 03/07/07. *JB
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#10181157January 30, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*- THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SENSOR ON THE ABS OF A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. HE WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO STOP AT A LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE SENT FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND CONFIRMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT CALLED GM, AND THEY STATED THAT THEREWAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK. THEY GAVE HIM A DIFFERENT DEALERS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO. HE THEN CALLED UP THE DEALER AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT GOING TO REPAIR THE BRAKES. THEYTOLD HIM IF THEY CHOOSE THEY COULD DENY THE SERVICE. *AK
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#10179395January 22, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL * - THE CONTACT HAS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE THREE DIFFERENT INCIDENTS WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 01/20/2007. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON EACH OCASSION SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT NO TIME DID THE ABS LIGHT COME ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD THE ABS SYSTEM WORKED ON BEFORE UNDER A SAFETY RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SHE COULD DO NOW. *AK
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#10178656January 14, 2007
PARKING BRAKE
VEHICLE FAILED TO PASS REQUIRED INSPECTION DUE TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILING TO HOLD THE VEHICLE WHEN ENGAGED AND TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL HAS ALWAYS GONE TO THE FLOOR WHEN ENGAGED. EMERGENCY BRAKE RARELY APPLIED. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES. *NM
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#10178444January 11, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
I HAVE A 2001 DURAMAX. WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT FROM KALISPEL MT, I DIMMED MY LIGHTS FOR ANOTHER CAR AND MY LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO BACK TO BRIGHT THEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SMOKE AND MY LIGHTS WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. I PULLED THE COVER OFF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE DIMMER SWITCH WAS MELTED. I REPLACED IT AT $130. I KNOW MY WIFE'S 2002 IS DOING THE SAME THING. *JB
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#10178332January 10, 2007
SEAT BELTS
TL* -THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FORCE OF THE COLLISION CAUSED THE PASSENGER TO STRIKE THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER. AN INSPECTOR FROM GMC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT BELT. *AK THE SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED BY THE BODY SHOP. UPDATED *JB
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#10177198December 28, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. GM PUT OUT RECALL FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES BUT NOT AUTO TRANS. TRUCK WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. TOOK TO DEALER AND PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED. *JB
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#10177210December 28, 2006
STEERING
STEERING COUPLER IN STEERING COLUMN GOES BAD AND CAN BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL GIVING THE DRIVER A VAGUE HANDLING SENSATION AND NOT A GOOD FEEL FOR THE ROAD SURFACE ESPECIALLY IN TURNS. GM HAS TWELVE TSBS ON THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT REPAIR FOR NO CHARGE I HAD TO PAY FOR THE LAST ONE AND IN 30K THEY HAVE ALL FAIL. *JB
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