Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10136587September 15, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE STOPS WORKING OR GIVES INACCURATE READINGS. TRUCK RUNS OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF THESE READINGS. LEAVING THE TRUCK STRANDED IN THE ROAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136461September 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, EXTENDED CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN USING THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAD TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THREE TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FIRST TIME WHEN THE CONTACT PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WAS COMPLETELY HARD AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, THE SECOND TIME THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT PULSATED. THE THIRD TIME WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP AS IF THE CONTACT WAS PANIC BRAKING. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY TOLD HIM TO CONTACT A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO SEE IF IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THEN, THEY WOULD CONSIDER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF VEHICLE, BUT THE CONSUMER DOES NOT LIVE IN THE SALT BELT STATES. THE CONTACT LIVES APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES OR LESS TO THE STATE LINE THAT SEPARATES WEST VIRGINIA, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND VIRGINIA, THE STATE IN WHICH THE CONSUMER LIVES IN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136501September 14, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE FAILURE, TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T, LT245/75R16 120/116R, LOAD RANGE E, CANADA 33777URBN05327-1. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131589September 9, 2005
TIRES
DT: CONTACT STATED THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR FENDER WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. AT THAT TIME, THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED FIRESTONE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2001, THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL ONES ON THE VEHICLE.*AK ON ORIGINAL TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT DEVELOPED A BUBBLE IN ITS SIDEWALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135898September 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ABS SYSTEM. EVERY TIME I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A FLAT SURFACE EVERYTHING IS FINE BUT IF IS A ROUGH SURFACE THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND IT WON'T STOP OR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON A ROUGH SURFACE, THE BRAKES SEEM TO SKIP AND GRIND AND NOT STOP FOR 10 - 15 SECONDS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135354September 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, I LOOSE MY BRAKING AT ABOUT 2 OR 3 MILES AN HOUR. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I KNOW THAT GM IS HAVING A RECALL ON MY TRUCK IN OTHER STATES, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE WISCONSIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135315September 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE COMING OVER A BRIDGE APPROACHING A LIGHT IN THE LEFT TURN LANE, THE LIGHT WENT FROM GREEN TO RED. THE ROAD WAS SOMEWHAT BUMPY AT THE LIGHT. I WAS DOING LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS ENGAGED VIOLENTLY. IT FELT LIKE THE PEDAL WAS PUSHING BACK AT ME. THE TRUCK WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND I HAD TO VEER INTO THE RIGHT LANE TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP DESPITE PRESSING VERY HARD ON THE BRAKES. I RAN THE RED LIGHT AND PULLED OVER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135276September 3, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. OUR TRUCK IS ONLY AT 47K MILES AND WE HAVE NEVER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE - WE HAVE NEVER NEEDED TO. WE ARE NOW TRYING TO SELL IT AND I'M FINDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THESE TRUCKS. HTTP://CHEVYTRUCKWORLD.TENMAGAZINES.COM/FORUMS/TOPIC.TEN?ID=80364 THIS WEBSITE HAS A LIST OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LESS MILES THAN OURS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135167September 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES WILL ENGAGE FOR NO REASON CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, FORTUNATLY THE ONLY THING THAT WAS HIT WAS A CURB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135126September 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BREAKING QUESTIONABLE AT TIMES. BRAKE ROTORS RUST FLAKE WHERE PADS CONTACT ROTOR, 55,000 MILES ON TRUCK WITH SECOND SET OF ROTORS SAME PROBLEM WITH FIRST SET. LOUD BRAKE NOISE AT SLOW SPEED FORWARD OR REVERSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134853August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WE HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK-UP. LAST WEEK WE WERE INFORMED THAT IT NEEDS A NEW BRAKE JOB BECAUSE OF THE SALT CORROSION BEING THROWN INTO THE BRAKE PADS AND A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSOR. OF COURSE THIS WILL COST $600. NOW I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR PART OF THE COUNTRY, BUT NOT COLORADO. WHY DO THEY GET THEIR TRUCKS FIXED WHEN COLORADO HAS JUST AS MUCH DIRT AND SALT ON THE ROADS FROM OUR WINTERS OF SNOW? THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY SHOULD COUNT, TOO. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE AN ACCIDENT TO FIX THIS!!!! AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED, WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS ALREADY A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE FIXING IT IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134873August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY VEHICLE, A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK, K1500, HAS HAD THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMING OFF AND ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. ON 70-07-05 I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER WHO SAID IT NEEDED A NEW ANTI-LOCK SENSOR. NOW I READ WHERE THIS MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT IN MY STATE! I DID NOT SPEND THE $500.00 TO HAVE A NEW SENSOR PUT IN AND NOW FEEL THAT BECAUSE GM KNOWS IT IS DEFECTIVE, MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BEFORE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. IT SEEMS ONLY RIGHT THAT VEHICLES THAT EXHIBIT THE FAULT AND THE COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT IT, THEY SHOULD BE THE ONES TO FIX IT! I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO NOW? THANK YOU.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134889August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AS AN OWNER OF A SILVERADO I WAS GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT THE RECALL DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. HOWEVER IT WAS A LET DOWN TO LEARN WISCONSIN TRUCKS ARE NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED HALF OF THE SENSORS AND NEED TO REPLACE THE REST. I FEEL MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES NOT RESPONDING AS QUICKLY AS NEEDED. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS THIS FALL BECAUSE THEY HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. THE DEALER SAYS IT'S BECAUSE I PARK IT OUTSIDE. THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST DISAPPOINTING VEHICLES I HAVE EVER OWNED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134993August 31, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO FAILED AND IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION DURING AN INSPECTION IN FEBRUARY 2004. THE TRUCK FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE BEING INEFFECTIVE. THE INSPECTOR WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY AND EASILY MOVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED. I LIVE IN TEXAS WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT NECESSARY ON A REGULAR BASIS. THEREFORE, I FEEL THERE IS NO REASON FOR FAILURE OTHER THAN MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAD THE FIRST OF TWO REPAIRS DONE AT LAWRENCE MARSHALL CHEVROLET IN HEMPSTEAD, TX. THE OTHER REPAIR WAS DONE BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. I SOLD THE VEHICLE IN MAY 2005. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135015August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134429August 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE PICKUP THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT SUBSTANDARD. THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR IF YOU HOLD IT DOWN SUCH AS AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE A TRAILER. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAVE NEARLY RUN A STOP LIGHT OR HAVE ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH A INTERSECTION THAT I HAD INTENDED TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN OR YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LAST WEEK, I NEARLY PUT IT INTO THE RIVER WHEN I LAUNCHED MY BOAT, IF I HADN'T BEEN THINKING OR HAD I PANICKED, IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. INSTEAD I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE ENGINE TO STOP ME, THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT GOOD ON THE DRIVE TRAIN. I HAVE BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM, CHANGED THE FLUID, REPLACED THE PADS (REAR PADS WERE COMPLETELY GONE, FRONT WERE LIKE NEW)THE PICKUP STILL DOESN'T STOP PROPERLY. I DON'T DRIVE IT AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131168August 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO ABS BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER HIT A BRICK WALL. THERE WAS AN OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE05020. THE CONSUMER KNEW SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF BRAKE PROBLEM . THIS WILL COST HIM $900 DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS, AND HE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THAT MUCH FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS. THEREFORE, HE NEEDED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE INVESTIGATION. THE DEALER SAID TO EITHER FIX IT OR TO PULL THE FUSE OUT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND HE JUST GOT A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE PARKING BRAKE TODAY.*AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131169August 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THERE IS AN OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE05020. CONTACT KNOWS SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF BRAKE PROBLEM. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WORK SOMETIMES. CONTACT HAS TO PRESS AND RELEASE TO HAVE BRAKE PRESSURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134259August 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEY SILVERADO WILL SUDDENLY STOP BRAKING AT LOW SPEED. TWICE THIS WEEK WHILE PARKING, I NEARLY HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I FIND IT PATICULARLY BAD WHEN TURNING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS, AND SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED RECENTLY BY A MECHANIC AND NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND WITH THE PADS OR ROTORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133921August 23, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ABS ENGAGE WHEN THEY AREN'T SUPPOSED TO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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