Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10658788November 18, 2014
ENGINE
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS HAVE 6 BROKEN BOLTS CAUSING A GREAT DEAL OF EMISSIONS CONTROL. I HAVE SPOKE WITH MANY CHEVY OWNERS AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE OUR CATALYTIC CONVERTER THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL OR SUIT FOR GM/CHEVY TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS.I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WOULD LIKE SOME FEED BACK AT [XXX] 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
#10658606November 17, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
OUR TRUCK WAS BEING PAINTED AT AAMCO. WE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THE AAMCO THAT THE BRAKES HAD FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK HAS RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY. THEY ALSO STATED THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE AMONGST CHEVROLET TRUCKS, AND THEY SEE THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. THE COST OF OUR REPAIR WAS APPROX. $1450.00. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NO ONE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET TRUCKS, THEN CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THE TRUCKS AND PERFORM A PROACTIVE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655333November 16, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY FIANCEE WAS ON WAY HOME FROM WORK AND WAS CAUGHT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC (THANK GOD SHE WASN'T GOING SPEED LIMIT) AND THE BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND BUMPED A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER 3 TIMES BEFORE SHE GOT IT TO STOP. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE AND SHE WAS OK. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME AND PULLED INTO MY GARAGE TO FIND THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE CAB WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND 1 LINE HAD A STREAM OF BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING OUT FROM IT. NOW I WILL BE SPENDING THE NEXT FEW DAYS REPLACING NEW LINES THREW THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM FRONT TO BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654337November 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND EXTREME FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651094October 29, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, REQUIRING ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD (WITHOUT THE USE OF THE POWER STEERING) AND TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HAD ONE CLOSE CALL, AS SOMEONE BEHIND ME HAD NOT NOTICED MY TRUCK SLOWING SUDDENLY. THEY HAD TO MAKE A QUICK ADJUSTMENT TO AVOID ME. THIS ENGINE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 OR TWELVE TIMES. DOING RESEARCH HAS FOUND THE PROBLEM TO ALMOST CERTAINLY BE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR. CHEVROLET TELLS ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. AS THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, WHY WOULD ONLY A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TRUCKS BE RECALLED TO BE FIXED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650714October 28, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, WHEELS
PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE ORIGINALLY AT 42000 MILES. HAVE TAKEN IMPECCABLE CARE OF IT. ACTUAL DATES OF INCIDENTS ARE UNKNOWN DUE TO THE FACT MOST HAVE BEEN ONGOING. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO ABS. FIXED TWICE BY GM UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL. BOTH FIXES WERE BANDAIDS (DEALER CLEANED AND APPLIED A "SPECIAL" GREASE TWICE, THEY NEVER REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS. THIRD FIX I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE SENSORS, AND SINCE THEN THE ABS HAS BEEN OK. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION (ALL LINES AND 2 CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. FUEL PUMP FAILED, FUEL LINES FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION, FUEL TANK STRAPS FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. SLOW LEAKS IN 3 OF 4 WHEELS DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION IN THE RIMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649092October 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND ON BOTH MY CHEVY TRUCKS THE ABS MODULE WILL INTERMEDIATELY MALFUNCTION AND WHILE THE LIGHT COMES ON THE ABS BRAKE DO NOT WORK. WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I95 IN RICHMOND VA I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE TRAVELING WITH TRAFFIC, WHEN A CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY OVER CONFUSION OF THE EXIT SIGNS FOR I895. THE 2013 AVALANCHE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED HARD AND WAS ABLE TO TURN AWAY FROM THE STOPPED CAR, MY FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH RENDERED STEERING AWAY USELESS. I HIT THE AVALANCHE IN THE RIGHT REAR WITH MY LEFT FRONT. THIS CAUSE $8,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND $5700 IN DAMAGE TO HIS. LATE LAST YEAR MY 2002 SUBURBAN STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE GM DEALERSHIP I WENT TO TOLD ME IT WAS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM AND WANTED $1,200 TO REPLACE THE "DEALER ONLY SUPPLIED" PART. THIS IS A PART THAT CAN WORK/ NOT WORK AT ANY MOMENT. MY ABS KICKED IN THEN LOCKED UP WITH THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE THE ACCIDENT WAS HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648633October 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I BROUGHT MY 2001 CHEVROLET TO GET NEW BRAKES ON THE REAR. AFTER THE TECH INSTALLED THEM HE TOOK THE TRUCK FOR A TEST RUN. HE SAID THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HE DIDN'T HAVE BRAKES. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. HE SAID THAT ALL 4 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID THAT THESE GM PICK-UPS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WE WALKED OUT WITH A HUGE BILL. LUCKILY THEY DIDN'T FAIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH OR WHILE TOWING OUR CAMPER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648585October 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, COMING TO STOP SIGN AT INTERSECTION. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING OR NOTICE OF A PROBLEM FROM DASH. COASTED TO STOP AND PUT TRANSMISSION INTO PARK TO COMPLETE THE STOP. INSPECTION AFTER THE INCIDENT, FOUND MAJOR BRAKE LINE CORROSION (STEEL AND RUBBER ) THROUGH OUT THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS ON IT'S WAY TO THE TURNPIKE, FOR THE TRIP HOME JUST PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648322October 17, 2014
ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FIRST INCIDENT: VEHICLE DRIVEN 100 MILES AND THEN SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS. STARTED RIGHT UP AND MOVED ABOUT 100 YARDS AND SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. TRIED TO START IT AND WOULDN'T START. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, IT STARTED AND VEHICLE DRIVEN HOME WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. SECOND INCIDENT, VEHICLE STALL WHILE MOVING IN CITY TRAFFIC (ABOUT 35 MPH). CAME TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF A BUSY UNDERPASS NEAR A MAJOR INTERSECTION. I CALLED 911 AND ASKED THAT A WRECKER BE DISPATCHED. AS 911 WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE WRECKER COMPANY (TWO TO THREE MINUTES), THE VEHICLE STARTED AND I RETURNED TO MY RESIDENCE. SCAN WITH OBD DEVICE INDICATED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. INTERNET RESEARCH OF THE PROBLEM CONFIRMS. YOUR INVESTIGATION EA06-016 AND SUBSEQUENT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V521000 CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR INDICATES A SAFETY RECALL. FOR SOME REASON, GM (DENNY MENHOLT CHEVROLET) AS WELL AS YOUR WEBSITE, INDICATES NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE ABOVE DEALERSHIP ON 10/22 TO HAVE THE CPS REPLACED. WHY ISN'T MY VEHICLE PART OF THE RECALL? THE STALL WHILE MOVING AT 35 MPH WAS DANGEROUS AND THE REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE! THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648285October 16, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
2011: I LOST MY BRAKES WHILE HAULING 2 HORSES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MARYLAND. AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWNHILL, I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN INTO A BUSINESS THAT WAS "UPHILL" AN USED GRAVITY TO STOP. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCARY. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED AND LEARNED THAT MY BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. 2014: I TOOK MY TRUCK IN TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND LEARNED THAT MY FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING. I HAD NO WARNING AND OBVIOUSLY I REPLACED THEM. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED MY AIR CONDITIONING TWICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641079October 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
METAL BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641029October 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN
I STARTED NOTICING RUST SPOTS ON THE BODY OF THE TRUCK. THEN I REALIZED IT WAS RUSTING OUT HOLES IN THE TRUCK IN CERTAIN AREAS. AFTER I STARTED NOTICING THESE SPOTS, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TOWING MY LAWN EQUIPMENT AND HEADING TO MY NEXT JOBSITE. WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN I WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AT ALL AND COURSE I WAS GOING DOWN HILL. SO I STARTED TO TRY AND SLOW DOWN THE TRUCK BY DOWNSHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN A FEW MILES PER HOUR BUT NOT NEAR ENOUGH. AS I WAS COMING AROUND A CURVE NOT LONG AFTER THE BRAKES STARTED FAILING. NOT TO FAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS STOPPED TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO DO EVERYTHING I COULD TO STOP BUT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH. I ONLY SLOWED DOWN TO 45 MPH BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE BACK OF A CAR HEAD ON. SO I DID THE ONLY OTHER THING I COULD TO MAYBE MAKE IT OUT WITHOUT A FATAL CRASH. I WENT OFF THE ROAD AROUND THE CAR AND HIT THE PARKING BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED BECAUSE IT FAILED AS WELL. SO I TURNED THE TRUCK REAL SHARP TO DODGE THE TREES AND SLID SIDEWAYS FOR A WHILE AND THE TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AND I WAS SO SICK I HAD A BAD PANIC ATTACK AND STARTED THROWING UP AND MY HEART FELT LIKE IT WAS BEING HIT BY A HAMMER AND MY BODY HURT SO BAD FROM THE TRUCK COMING TO A STOP AND ME SLAMMING INTO THE ARM REST AND THE SEAT BELT CUT MY NECK STOMACH AND CHEST. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT MY TRUCK AND NOTICED I HIT A PILE OF LOGS AND DAMAGED MY TIRES AND THE BODY OF MY TRUCK IN THE SEVERAL PLACES. THEN I TOOK IT TO A AUTO SHOP AND THEY FOUND OUT CHEVY DIDN'T PUT ANY CORROSIVE PROTECTION UNDER THE TRUCK OR ON PARTS. THE BRAKE LINES HAD BLEW OUT CAUSE OF THE RUST. ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE SHOT ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER BRAKE PARTS AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING UNDER THE TRUCK AND OUTSIDE THE TRUCK IS SOLID RUST. I COULD HAVE GOT KILLED IF I DIDN'T REACT WELL. NOW I PAY FOR A TRUCK I CAN'T DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10640266September 30, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE AT STOP SIGNS OR INTERSECTIONS, HAVE TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK TO STOP! MULTIPLE TIMES, UNPLUGGED ABS SENSOR TO DRIVE WITH CONVENTIONAL BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639583September 27, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WOULD EXPERIENCE A SHUT DOWN AND LOSS OF POWER.MEROLLLIS CHEVROLET IN EAST PT., MICHIGAN, BECAME VERY DEFIANT,AND REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM.BEFORE [XXX] BECAME CEO, [XXX] CONTACTED HER OFFICE VIA HANDWRITTEN COMMUNIQUE.IRIS CONTACT [XXX] IN DEC,2013,AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS TO BE ARRANGE W/ENGINEER BUT NEVER HAPPENED. [XXX] STOPPED DRIVING VEHICLE,EXCELLENT CONDITION W/19000 MILES.[XXX] WAS IN FEAR OF LIFE WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE..UPDATED 10/22/14 -BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) UPDATED 4/8/2015*JS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639072September 25, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RUBBING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW STEERING COLUMN WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638432September 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING TO WORK WHEN I USE MY BRAKES THEY FELT SOFT THE NEXT TIME I USED THEM THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER STOPPING MY TRUCK I SEE A RUSTY BRAKE LINE UNDER MY TRUCK HAD A HOLE IN IT AND FLUID WAS POURING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637268September 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
SECOND TIME I LOST ALL BRAKES IN THIS VEHICLE. LOST ALL BRAKES DUE TO ROTTED LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637070September 17, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AT THE SAME TIME BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON .A LITTLE LATE FOR A WARNING. I REPAIRED LINE AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. ALMOST A YEAR LATER TO THE DAY SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I'VE OWNED 21 CHEVROLETS OVER A SPAN OF 45 YEARS AND ONLY HAD ONE BRAKE LINE FAILURE(1969 CORVETTE). I THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE SO I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAD MORE RUST THAN ANY THING ELSE UNDER THE TRUCK. I LOOKED ONLINE AND WAS APPALLED TO LEARN THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR OVER FOUR YEARS, YET NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO WARN THE OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS. GM 'S RESPONSE WAS LAUGHABLE UNLESS THEY CAN REMOTELY TELL HOW MUCH FLUID HAS BEEN LOST FROM EACH VEHICLE. ALSO JUST LIKE AN APPLE BRAKE LINES DON'T ROT EVENLY UNLESS SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING ON. I LIVE IN A STATE WHERE IT SNOWS ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR AND MELTS OFF WITHIN A WEEK AND RIGHT AFTER I GO TO THE CAR WASH TO GET THE UNDER BODY WASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633252September 15, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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