Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10063900March 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TWO TIMES IN ONE MONTH TRANSMISSION WENT BAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063826March 24, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY 2500HD 4WD CREWCAB PICKUP W/6.0 LITER ENGINE, WITH 54000 MILES ON IT. I CONTINUE TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SEVERAL TIMES DAILY WHEN LEAVING FROM A STOP (PARKING OR STOP LIGHTS) I EXPERIENCE THE NEED TO APPLY EXTRA EFFORT ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEFORE IT RELEASES. THIS CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHEN BACKING UP. G M DOES HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS #02-06-04-054A. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND POSSIBLY A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH THE SAME TRUCK WHO ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND HAD IT REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. I WOULD APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064648March 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
CONSUMER COMPLAINS ABOUT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BEARINGS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THERE IS NO BRAKING POWER. SOMETIMES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT CATCHES AND SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062749March 21, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED WHILE LOADING CARGO LAST NIGHT. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE- IS THERE A RECALL YET FOR THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062614March 19, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
LEFT HAND TAILGATE STRAP BROKE WHILE TAILGATE WAS IN A LOWERED POSITION AND I WAS SITTING ON TAILAGTE. STRAP DID NOT SEPARATE INTO TWO PIECES, BUT A NOTICEABLE "FOLD" NOW EXISTS IN STRAP AND AT THIS LOCATION IT FEELS LIKE THE STRAP HAS BROKEN. UPON STRAP FAILURE, LEFT HAND LOWER TAILGATE ATTACH POINT BENT DUE TO LOAD BEING PLACED UPON THIS STRUCTURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063381March 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN CONSUMER PUT THE KEYS INTO IGNITION AND TURNED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO ENGAGE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE SECURITY SYSTEM NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063254March 16, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE. AS A RESULT, DRIVER WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND, AND SUSTAINED BACK AND LEG INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10062324March 16, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE DRIVING, MY TAILGATE TOOK IT UPON ITSELF TO LEAP OFF THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE NEARLY HITTING A VEHICLE DRIVING NEXT TO ME, AS IT SWUNG AROUND THE SIDE BY THE ONLY REMAINING CABLE AND CAUSING A SUDDEN BRAKING ACTION FROM THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME WHICH ALMOST CAUSED IT GET REAR ENDED BY THE 4X4 BEHIND IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063195March 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CONSUMER PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. CONSUMER COULD HEAR A WHISTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR OR REVERSE. ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. ON YET ANOTHER OCCASION THE SOLENOID AND WIRING HARNESS WERE REPLACED, AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. FINALLY, ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062165March 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE HAD AN ENGINE KNOCK ON MY VEHICLE SINCE RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE.DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL, BUT REFUSES TO GUARATEE RESALE VALUE, ETC. THIS IS WIDESPREAD-WHY NO RECALL OR AT LEAST A GUARANTEE OF TRADE IN VALUE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062175March 14, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BLOW OUT AND OTHER TIRE SEPARATED ON FIRESOTNE STEETEX R4S LT245R75RX16 THAT IS TWO ON SAME VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061890March 11, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
I RECENTLY CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. AS I CROSSED THE INTERSECTION I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE! FORTUNATLY, THE DRIVER FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS ALERT AND AVOIDED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SITUATION. THE ABS STARTED TO PULSE UNDER DRY CONDITIONS WHEN THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN TO LESS THAN 5MPH, BUT CONTINUED TO ROLL FOR ANOTHER 20-30 FEET BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP. ABS SHOULD BE A SAFETY FEATURE - NOT AN UNRELIABLE DEVICE THAT CAN GET SOMEONE KILLED. MY TRUCK IS OVER 36,000 MILES SO IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I AM TOLD THAT IT WILL COST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $500 -$1000 TO FIX, BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. AT THIS TIME I HAVE PULLED THE ABS 60A FUSE AND I FEEL MUCH SAFER WITHOUT THE GM ABS SYSTEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS GM PROBLEM AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE ISN'T A FIX, RECALL, OR CONSUMER NOTIFICATION. I WON'T BELIEVE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN, SINCE THE SERVICE MANAGERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. AFTER PULLING THE ABS FUSE, I DON'T LIKE THE ABS AND BRAKE INDICATORS LITE UP ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. I WOULD LIKE TO DISABLE THE ABS, SO THAT THE LIGHTS NO LONGER LIGHT UP ON MY PANEL. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE SEND ME INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DISABLE THE ABS PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062977March 11, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND PULL OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED IN HALF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PICK UP THE CABLES AND PLACE THEM IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063029March 11, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO COME, CRASHING DOWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A SEVERE ENGINE KNOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061923March 11, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD. ABOUT A YEAR TO 18 MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLES (2001 Z71 CHEVERLET AND 2002 SURBUBAN) THE PARK BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD. AS TIME WENT ON, THE PARKING BRAKE PEDEL NEEDED TO BE DEPRESSED LOWER AND LOWER UNTIL THE BRAKE WOULD NO LONGER HOLD THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061873March 10, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTLE STICKS AND MUST BE STOMPED TO DIS-ENGAGE. OFTEN THIS RESULTS IN BEING THROWN FOWARD. THE DEALER SAYS HE HAS FIXED SEVERAL LIKE THIS ON THE 6.0 LITER ENGINE. VERY DANGEROUS!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061767March 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE PULLING UP TO AN OFFICE BUILDING, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH THE BUILDING. (NAR) *PH *CB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060596March 6, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKED IN CAUSING RAPID ACCELERATION ON ICY ROAD. THE USE OF BRAKES TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID INTO LEFT LANE AND TOWARDS HIGHWAY MEDIAN STRIP. I TRIED TO STEER OUT OF THE SKID WHILE TAPPING BRAKES. VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPIN AND THEN CROSSED RIGHT LANE AND INTO SNOW FILLED DITCH HEADING TOWARDS TREES. I STEERED AWAY FROM TREES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS INTO TREES AND THEN INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNLESS IT WAS HAPPENING AT THE TIME THEY WERE EVALUATING IT. ONE WEEK LATER THE CRUISE KICKED IN BY ITSELF WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH. NO RAPID ACCELERATION THIS TIME. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060473March 5, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD CREW CAB 4X4 WITH A 6.0 LITRE. ON FEBRUARY 14, 2004, I NOTICED THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE TRUCK. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS EVERYTIME I START THE TRUCK. BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2003, I WAS HAVING MY OIL CHANGED WHEN THE MANAGER ASKED IF I WAS HAVING ANY TROUBLE WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. I STATED THAT I HAD NOT HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THE GAS PEDAL. AT THAT POINT, HE STATED THAT ALMOST EVERY NEWER MODEL CHEVROLET TRUCK HE HAD SEEN HAS HAD THAT VERY PROBLEM WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS AROUND 75,000 MILES. I NOW HAVE AROUND 75,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK NOW. IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I PICK UP MY CHILD FROM SCHOOL, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN I AM STARTING THE TRUCK UP, AND I HAVE TO PRESS QUITE HARD ON THE PEDAL. IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN ARE WALKING ALL AROUND, I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE TO PUNCH ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GET MY TRUCK TO MOVE. I WOULD APPRECIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060255March 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED (5-10 MPH) AND TRUCK RAN INTO A BUILDING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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