Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10006895February 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006756February 7, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
CONSUMER WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND HIT A WALL AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON CONTACT. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005327February 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE BRAKING, IF THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP OR ROUGH SURFACE, OCCASIONALLY YOU CAN FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT HAS NO STOPPING POWER. YOU CAN LET UP ON BRAKE, THEN RE-APPLY AND STOPPING POWER IS PROVIDED. I AM TOLD BY THE CHEVROLET DEALER, WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005283February 4, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
STICKING THROTTLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007177February 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPALCED, HOWEVER THE SECOND TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS AS WELL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005033January 31, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RIGHT SIDE OF TRUCK DOES NOT PUT OUT HEAT AND DRIVER SIDE WILL BURN YOU UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005964January 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ABS SYSTEM. ALSO STATED THAT EVERYTIME HE IS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A FLAT SURFACE EVERY THING IS FINE BUT IF IS A ROUGH SURFACE THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND IT WON'T STOP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IT IS NORMAL ON THOSE VEHICLE BUT CONSUMER DOESN'T FEEL SAFE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005981January 30, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATES WHEN SHIFT GEARS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004623January 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, CONSUMER SHUT OFF ENGINE. NEXT CONSUMER WAS CALLED BY A NEIGHBOR STATING VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE TOTALED THE VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED FIRE STARTED BEHIND STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003074January 21, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE FAILURE OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002597January 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELLING OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED AS IF TRUCK WAS SKIDDING. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE TEMPORARY CONTROL OF BRAKING AND STEERING FUNCTIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000972January 12, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
STOPPED AT REDLIGHT AND WAS HIT IN REAR OF OUR CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXT.CAB PICKUP. DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN FRONT SEATS WERE INJURED. SEATBELT SHOULDER STRAPS DID NOT LOCK .
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10002480January 10, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CABLE THAT HOLDS TAILGATE FAILED AND THREW CONSUMER ON THE GROUND. OWNER'S MANUAL HAS NO WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002573January 10, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
THE STRAP THAT HOLDS UP THE LIFTGATE BROKE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, GATE COULD HAVE INJURED SOMEONE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *JB THE PARTS ARE BEING CHECKED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000840January 8, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
MY 2001 SILVERADO TRUCK HAS HAD A STICKY GAS PEDAL SINCE NEW. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO MOTION ONCE THE TRANSMISSION IS ENGAGED IN 'DRIVE' DUE TO A GAS PEDAL THAT IS STUCK. I HAVE TO PLACE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO GET THE THROTTLE TO UNSTICK AND FEED GAS TO THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTS IN AN ABRUPT, JOLTING START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000512January 4, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
MY 2001 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK HAS 3500 MILES ON IT, AND IN THE TWO SNOW STORMS THIS WINTER(IT HAS ONLY BEEN IN TWO SNOW DRIVING SITUATIONS) BOTH TIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE BECAME DISCONNECTED BELOW THE WIPER ROTATING OUTPUT SHAFT. AFTER THE FIRST SNOW STORM I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO SIMPLY RECONNECTED EVERYTHING AND COMMENTED: WE HAVE HAD ABOUT 45 SIMILAR CASES JUST THIS MORNING. HE COMMENTED THAT THE WIPERS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE USED IN SUCH HEAVY SNOW. THE SNOW BUILT UP UNDER THE WIPER ARM, PUTTING STRESS ON THE INTERNAL LINKAGE BELOW THE SHEET METAL, AND CAUSED THE LINKAGE TO POP APART. HE SUGGESTED THAT I NOT DRIVE IN SUCH HEAVY SNOWFALL, OR THAT I KEEP THE LINKAGE CLEAR OF SNOW BUILDUP. I POINTED OUT THE OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR PULLING OVER EVERY TEN MINUTES TO CLEAR AWAY SNOW FROM UNDER THE WIPER AND ALL HE COULD RESPOND TO THAT WAS: "FORD HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS CHEVROLET ON THESE WIPER LINKAGES COMING APART". THE SECOND STORM WAS LAST NIGHT. I CAREFULLY REMOVED ALL SNOW FROM THE HOOD, FROM AROUND THE WIPERS, FROM ON TOP OF THE ROOF (SO SNOW COULD NOT SLIDE OFF IT ONTO THE WIPERS) AND AFTER 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE PASSENGER WIPER FAILED WITH A LOUD MECHANICAL NOISE. I STOPPED AND MEASURED THE SNOW THICKNESS ON THE HOOD AT LESS THAN ONE INCH. I HAPPEN TO HAVE A DIGITAL CAMERA WITH ME AND TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES OF THE DEPTH OF THE SNOW IN THE DARK WITH A FLASH ATTACHMENT. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY DEFECT AND ONE WHICH THE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE ON BEHALF OF ALL CHEVROLET PICKUP OWNERS. AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER I FIND THIS KIND OF FAILURE TO BE INEXCUSABLE AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED IT IN ANY OF THE FORTY PLUS VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST. I AM 52 YEARS OLD. YES, I WILL RETURN TO THE DEALER, AND AM UNHAPPY THAT PROBABLY THEY SIMPLY WILL HOOK THE LINKAGE BACK UP AND IT PROBABLY WILL FAIL AGAIN DURING THE NEXT SNOWSTORM. NOTE: YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE TO ALLOW US TO PUT IN THE YEAR 2003. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002021January 3, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE THROTTLE PEDAL WILL STICK CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001771December 31, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, CONSUMER STATES' ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED INFRONT AND CONSUMER HIT THAT VEHICLE ON ITS SIDE. NONE OF THE VEHICLES ARE BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS COLLISION WAS A HARD IMPACT AND AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004100December 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COMPLAINT ON 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED-CAB. THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTED OR AFTER BEING FULLY WARMED UP. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT GM WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF RE-DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A NEW CYLINDER PISTON FOR THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT SEEMED THE PISTONS WERE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A COMBINATION OF A TIMING ADJUSTMENT OR DECARBON OF THE ENGINE OR VALVE ADJUSTMENT WOULD POSSIBLY TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR THE TIME BEING, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE NOISE BECAME LOUDER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THIS TIME HE WAS TOLD THAT GM STATED THE ENGINE NOISE WAS NORMAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001355December 20, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES: WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 45MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDED ANY ADDITIONAL IN FORMATION. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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