Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#566688July 17, 2002
TIRES
CONSUMER STATES GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES (TIRE SIZE / DOT # UNKNOWN)HAVE NO TRACTION, ARE DANGEROUS AND SPIN ON DAMP SURFACES AND HEAVY RAINY ROADS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566692July 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES SHIFTER CABLE BROKE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014157July 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. CONSUMER FEELS THERE MAY BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ENGINE BECAUSE OIL NEEDS TO BE CHANGED EVERY 7000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014066July 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING STEERING WILL TURN TO LEFT, AND THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013493July 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
REAR AXLE SEALS KEPT LEAKING, CAUSING PARK BRAKE TO FAIL. SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES ON DRIVERS SIDE, AND 3 TIMES ON PASSENGERS SIDE.*AKCONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT REPAIR. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8013416July 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE PLACING VEHICLE IN DRIVE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013325July 5, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING/ACCELERATING, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING GAS PEDAL CAN GET STUCK AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013146July 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLED THEY DO NOT HOLD. THIS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HAD PARTS REPLACED 7 TIMES, HOWEVER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012857June 28, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
AIR CONDITIONER LINE LEAKS ON DISTRIBUTOR CAP, CAUSING COMPUTER TO TO SHORT CIRCUIT. CONSUMER WILL ADD MORE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012864June 28, 2002
SEAT BELTS, STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, SEAT BELT BECOMES VERY TIGHT, GIVING A FEELING OF CLOSTRAPHOBIA. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATED TIRES VIBRATED AT A SPEED OF 45-50, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND, ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE, IT SEEMS TO MISS SPEEDS, WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION, THERE IS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING, AND IN COOL WEATHER THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN, ALSO THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012814June 27, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
A DESIGN FLAW IN PASSENGERS SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE PROPERPLY OUT OF IT.*AK *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012818June 27, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN A FRONTAL COLLISON WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAD MAJOR DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012697June 26, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
AT 35 MPH POWER STEERING WENT OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. POWER STEERING UNIT WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON 17 JUNE 2002 POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN, IT WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566214June 24, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THE OIL PRESSURE WOULD NOT REMAIN CONSTANT, INSTEAD IT BOUNCED UP AND DOWN. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566177June 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN INSTANTANEOUSLY TWICE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND 25 MPH. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY CRANK SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012414June 21, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
SHOCK ABSORBORS ARE LEAKING FLUID. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS MAY CAUSE A FIRE, AND/OR SERIOUS UNEXPECTED ACCIDENT FROM THE LEAKAGE, CONSUMER DOES NOT WANT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A MATTER THAT HAS BEEN CHECKED BY THE DEALER, W/ THE DEALER REASSURING HIM THAT THIS IS OKAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUING TO LEAK. CONSUMER IS UNSURE IF THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART. *AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012069June 18, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING TRUCK AT 40 MPH VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER SPEEDING VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ,AND THEY INFORMED OWNER THAT "THERE WAS NO REASON FOR AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY". PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011931June 17, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
WHILE 2 PERSONS WERE SITTING ON OPEN TAILGATE, TAILGATE ASSEMBLY BROKE ON BOTH SIDES, AND BOTH PERSONS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8011512June 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE IS PRONED TO KNOCKING EITHER WHEN COLD START OR INTERMITTENT TRAVEL. OWNER HAS TAKEN TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP WITH THE RESPONSE FROM THEM "THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM". PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011076June 5, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN A COLLISION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALERSHIP ADVISED CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AS SOON AS BODY WORK IS COMPLETE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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