Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10106216January 12, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
GM RECALL #04007 TAILGATE CABLES USED TO REPLACE RECALLED UNITS ARE OF UNEQUAL LENGTH, CAUSING ONE UNIT TO BEAR THE ENTIRE LOAD. I CONTACTED GM (CASE#[XXX]), AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD TO LIKE IT OR LUMP IT. I SINCERELY HOPE THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT CAUSE ANOTHER FATALITY LIKE [XXX] OF MAINE.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109401January 6, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, SEAT BELTS
THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FOR 15 FAILURES AND OR PROBLEMS WITH GM 2001 CHEVY TRUCK. *BF THE STEERING ROD ASSEMBLY WOULD POP WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, THE SHIFTER BOOT RIPPED IMMEDIATELY, THE TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE AND BENT THE TAILGATE, THE PCV VALVE WAS USING 4 QUARTS OF OIL AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, THE BATTERY EXPLODED AT 40K MILES, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ON THE INSIDE HAD WORN DOWN THE METAL, THE LIGHTS ON THE STEREO BURNED OUT, THE LIGHTS HAD BURNED OUT, THE VALVE COVER WERE LEAKING OIL BEFORE 100K MILES, THE FUR WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH HAD BROKEN AT 50K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT AT 1K MILES AND THE DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A PRE-IGNITION KNOCK AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, THE DRIVER'S SEAT CONTROLS RIPPED AT 60K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETE GONE OUT AT 118K MILES AND THE SEAT BELTS LATCH SYSTEM HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101492January 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE OVER 5 MPH THE WHEEL SENSOR KICKED IN AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPORTING BAD INFORMATION. ALL BRAKES WHERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106803January 5, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW WILL NOT CLOSE TIGHTLY. THIS WOULD ALLOW WATER TO LEAK INTO THE REAR WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103512January 5, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S, VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS FORCE INTO A SPIN AND THEN, IT HIT A CONCRETE ROAD DIVIDER. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT KEEP HER FROM HITTING HER CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER THE FRONT AND THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE HIT THE CONCRETE DIVIDER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10101706January 5, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING BRAKE WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN PARKING THE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN PLACING TRUCK IN GEAR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON IT WILL DRIVE. DEALER STATED THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED. DEALER WANTED TO CHANGE THE ROTORS AND PARTS, BUT CONSUMER WOULD BE CHARGED FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK FROM PURCHASE. THE CONSUMER BY ANOTHER DEALER THAT THE BRAKE WAS A POOR DESIGN AND WOULD FAIL IF DRIVEN 100 FEET WITH THE BRAKE SET. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104738December 29, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
MY POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN BRAKING AND STEERING FUNCTION. THIS IS OF SPECIAL CONCERN TO ME AS I FREQUENTLY TOW A 10,000 POUND FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN OCTOBER OF 2003 AND THE PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105266December 21, 2004
STEERING
A CLUNKING NOISE IS HEARD IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TC THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND THAT IT WASN'T A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE BETWEEN 21,300 AND 23,200 MILES THE NOISE HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105046December 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE BRAKING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104084December 19, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
I HAVE JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 SILVERADO AND MY GAS HAND WILL GO TO EMPTY AND MY LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON BUT I WILL HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS...IF YOU SHAKE THE TRUCK OR STOMP OM THE GAS PEDAL IT WILL GO BACK TO FULL AND LIGHT WILL GO OFF...A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A 2002 SILVERADO AND MY AUNT HAS A BLAZER AND THEY ALL DO THE SAME THING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106625December 13, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TAILGATE CABLES FAILED CONSTANTLY. THE TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE AND BENT THE HINGES. BOTH HINGES WERE REPLACED AND A NEW TAILGATE WAS INSTALLED. *BF THE LEFT REAR TAIL GATE BROKE. THE TAIL GATE FELL ON THE BUMPER AND BENT BOTH HINGES ON THE RIGHT SIDE SCRATCHING THE TAIL GATE. THE PLASTIC SEAL LEAKED. THE CABLE WAS RUSTED. THE RIGHT STRAP HAD TOO MUCH SLACK AND WAS NOT HOLDING ANY WEIGHT ON THE TAIL GATE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102787December 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IT CURRENTLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. THE ABS WAS ACTIVATING NEARLY EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THIS WOULD OCCUR AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 5-10 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING AND BRAKING CONDITIONS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH REAR ENDING ANOTHER MOTORIST DUE TO THE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATES. I JUST HAD BOTH FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES REPLACED AT A COST OF $800. IN MY OPINION, A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 34,000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS TYPE OF NECESSARY REPAIR. GM HAS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ABS ON EARLY TO MID 1990'S MODEL TRUCKS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM AND THE SUPPLIER OF THEIR ABS PARTS. I KNOW OF 3 OTHER LIGHT TRUCKS IN MY AREA THAT HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103265December 7, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE MECHANIC REPAIRED/REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103193December 6, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101886December 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UNIVERSAL JOINT BROKE. IT WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THREE WEEKS LATER THE TRANSFER CASE BROKE, AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. GMC SENT AN APPRAISER TO CHECK VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100802November 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I WAS SEEING A LOW COOLANT WARNING LIGHT THAT WAS INTERMITTENT. I ADDED DISTILLED WATER TO THE COOLANT SYSTEM SEVERAL TIME IN THE AMOUNT FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT A HALF GALLON. I SEARCHED FOR A LEAK IN THE COOLANT HOSES BUT COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. I CHECKED THE DIP STICK TO SEE IF THE OIL WAS CLOUDY OR HAD BUBBLES BUT DID NOT SEE ANY. (I USE MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC OIL). AFTER ABOUT A WEEK THE COOLANT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT A HIGHER FREQUENCY SO I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS HEAD GASKET LEAKS AND POSSIBLE WATER PUMP GASKET LEAKS. THE BILL FOR THE REPAIR WAS $1200. I WAS LATER TOLD THE HEAD BOLTS LOST TORQUE AND "STRETCHED". THE HEADS HAD NEVER BEEN REMOVED AND THE TRUCK HAD NEVER REQUIRED ANY REPAIRS EXCEPT FOR THE BROKEN TAIL GATE CABLES WHICH CAUSED ME TO FALL OFF THE BACK TRYING TO LOAD MY KAYAK ON TOP. I DO NOT BELIEVE A TRUCK WITH 72000 MILES SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE HEAD BOLTS REPLACED. GM WAS OF NO HELP BECAUSE THEY KNEW I HAD INSURANCE TO COVER 80% OF THE REPAIR THEY DID EXTEND THE WARRANTY UP TO 100,000 MILES ON THE HEAD BOLTS AND FOR THE CLATTER IN THE VALVES THAT THEY SAID IS NORMAL. NEXT TRUCK WILL BE TOYOTA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101880November 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099046November 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THECONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACK IN THE TRANSFER CASE AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101674November 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVELINE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101369November 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
CONSUMER PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CHEVROLET SIVERADO. AFTER ABOUT 1500 MILES VEHICLE DEVELOPED A POPPING NOISE IN THE TRANSFER CASE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD A HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM RANGING FROM THE 1998 TO 2004 MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER WITH THIS DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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