Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10544828September 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS I BEGAN TO BRAKE, I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT MUSHY AND WITH SUBSEQUENT PRESSURE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. BRAKE FLUID HAD GUSHED OUT FROM THE BRAKE LINE APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. THE BRAKE LINE WAS HEAVILY CORRODED AND APPEARED TO BE IN A VERY FRAGILE STATE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY GM DEALER FOR SERVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544541September 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGH ST. IN CORTLAND OHIO, AND WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A LIGHT, THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I AVERTED AN ACCIDENT BY STEERING LEFT AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544474September 19, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543453September 13, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER BEING RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE 02 SENSOR HAD FAILED HOWEVER, THE 02 SENSOR DID NOT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542238September 6, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER ABOUT 20 FEET THE TRUCK DID STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST ON THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WHERE RUSTED AND LEAKING AND REPLACED. THE REAR LINES ARE ALSO RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED.THE TOTAL COST IS ABOUT $500.00. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FULE LINE AS IT ALSO RUSTED AND LEAKED, THAT COST WAS $900.00. APPARENTLY GM HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS. IN OVER 40 YEARS I HAVE NEVER SEEN LINES RUST THROUGH LIKE THIS.IT IS A SEROIUS PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF THE AREA HAD BEEN MORE CONGESTED AND SPEED GREATER.GM SHOULD BE PUTTING QUALITY MATERIAL ON SUCH A VITAL SYSTEM. ALSO THE REAR BRAKES WHERE ALMOST NON-EXISTENT DUE TO THE GM ABS DESIGN. THIS GIVES NO BRAKING ABILITY AND SHOULD NOT BE THAT WAY.AS FAR AS SAFETY GOES THIS SHOULD BE A NUMBER ONE ISSUE AS BRAKE FAILURE CAN BE LETAL, GAS LEAKING ISNT VERY SAFE EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541884September 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME AND BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT BUT AND AS THE LIFT BEGAN TO RISE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,409.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538216August 31, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINES BREAK / FAIL FORTUNATELY AT LOW SPEED WHILE TOWING BOAT ON TRAILER. THE SECOND FAILURE - ALSO OF BRAKE LINES - OCCURRED JUST SIX WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537354August 26, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE CONCERNING ALL ASPECTS OF BRAKING SYSTEM. FIRST AT 44,000 ABS SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THEN AT 53,400 ALL 4 NEW ROTORS AND PADS ALL THE WAY AROUND, 82,000 MILES PARKING BRAKE NEEDS REPLACED, 81,000 FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAKING, THEN AT APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES BRAKE LINES POPS WITH TRAILER ATTACHED. TRUCK IS TOWED TO GARAGE ONLY TO FIND THAT BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTY AND POPPED. ALL LINES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED TOTAL COST OVER $1,000. AT 96,600 NEED FRONT ROTORS AND REAR BRAKES, AT 126,00 NEED REAR ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKES AND 1 ORIGINAL BRAKE LINE FROM REAR TO FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT THAT NEVER WAS REPLACED. COST 268.00. USED DIFFERENT GARAGES FOR WORK AND BOTH HAVE HAD TROUBLE REPLACING HYDRAULIC LINES AND ONE IS A STATE INSPECTION STATION. BRAKING SYSTEM HAS COST ME A FORTUNE AND I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHEVY DUE TO HIGH REPAIR COST. TRUCK WAS NOT NEGLECTED AND SERVICED REGULARLY. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT 114,000 MILES WHICH LEFT ME STRANDED ONCE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536950August 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT GIVEN THE YES OR NO....THERE VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE PROBLEM. SO I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED BECAUSE OF AN EARLIER FAULT WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND A LINE BLOW OUT...AND WITH THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED I COULD SEE CLEARLY THAT THE 3 GASOLINE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED. GIVEN THAT THESE LINES RUN FROM THE FUEL TANK, ALONG THE FRAME THAN UP AND OVER THE TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION IN THE AREA OF THE MUFFLER AS WELL AND THAN BEHIND THE ENGINE TO UP AND OVER AND INTO THE ENGINE,...THESE GASOLINE LINES WERE CLEARLY NOT MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL AND THEY SHOULD BE...THE EXTREME DANGER OF A GASOLINE LINE LEAK, EXPLOSION AND FIRE IS VERY REAL. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT HAVING SAFE FUEL LINES ON THESE VEHICLES. I ALREADY SEEN WHAT CAN HAPPEN WITH CHEVY'S SIDE MOUNTED FUEL TANKS. I STRONGLY REQUEST THAT NTSB FORCE ALL VEHICLE MAKERS TO PUT STAINLESS STEEL OR HEAT RESISTANT RUBBER FUEL LINES ON ALL VEHICLES IN CANADA/USA AND FORCE A RECALL ON ALL THOSE THAT DON'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536749August 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE CORROSION CAUSED TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536523August 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES RUPTURED, PARKING BRAKE NON-EXISTENT, CORROSION OF BRAKE LINE, FUEL LINES, FRAME AND BRAKE DUST COVERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535895August 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
SO THERE I WAS DRIVING, AND I NOTICED THE ENGINE RPMS COMING UP AND THEN GOING RIGHT DOWN...WHICH I HAVE SEEN WHEN THE TRUCK RUNS HOT. A FEW HOURS LATER WHILE STILL DRIVING (AND THE RPMS THING HAPPEN A FEW TIMES) THE ENGINE RPMS STARTED TO CLIMB AND WOULDN'T STOP...I LET OF THE GAS, BACK ON...CLIMBING THEN THEY REDLINEDAT 7000RPM...THEN I HAD NO POWER, I HAD A TRANSPORT ON MY [XXX] AND TRAFFIC COMING THE OTHER WAY AT 11PM AT NIGHT. I HAD NO 4TH GEAR, NO 3RD GEAR....300YDS DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I FIGURED I BLEW THE OIL PUMP OR WATER PUMP. JUST MISSED GETTING CREAMED BY THE TRANSPORT. GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, POPPED THE HOOD...LOOKED AROUND...COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING...COOLANT WAS FINE, ENGINE OIL WAS FINE...GOT IN TRIED 1ST, 1ST WORKED, TRIED 2ND, 2ND WORKED, TRIED 3RD AND ...NOTHING. I DROVE HOME IN 2ND. PLUGGED IN THE CODE READER, GOT P0300X2,P0757X2,P1870. CHECK IT OUT NEXT DAY...SURE ENOUGH I BLEW A TRANSMISSION LINE...DRAIN THE FLUID WHICH WAS BADLY BURNT...I KNEW I WAS SCREWED...WHY WERE THE LINES NOT MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL...AND WHY WAS/ARE\IS THERE NO LOW FLUID WARNING LIGHT ON THE TRANSMISSION FLUID!? I GOT ONE ON THE ENGINE OIL, GASOLINE,COOLANT, WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID...NONE ON BRAKES AND NONE ON TRANNY FLUID...THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! 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
#10534627August 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS TO MALFUNCTION AND NOT PERFORM DURING NIGHT TIME HOURS. BASICALLY, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WOULD BLINK OUT AND NOT LIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND SEVERAL WIRES HAD BURN AND DISCONNECTED FROM THE MAIN WIRING HOUSING CAUSING THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS TO MALFUNCTION. THIS WIRING HARNESS IS A DEALER ONLY PART AND HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A FIRE WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. I STRONGLY FEEL THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MANUFACTURES RECALL ON THIS WIRING HARNESS SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ITEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533091August 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE SLOWING TO TURN INTO SERVICE STATION BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING. BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED JUST BELOW DRIVERS DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532855July 31, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE FAILURE UNDER DRIVERS SIDE CAB. WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD IT TOWED TO FIRESTONE AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY DOING 1841.00 WORTH OF BRAKE REPAIRS. ALL 5 LINES AT THE ABS PUMP I WAS TOLD ARE COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH REQUIRING 7HRS OF LABOR. IN THE RACK NEXT TO ME IS A NEWER APPROX 04 SUBURBAN EXACT SAME FAILURE. MET A GENTLEMAN IN THE LOBBY WITH AN 03 - 2500 EXACT FAILURE, THE MECHANIC WORKING ON THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME AS ME AND JUST COMPLETED THE EXACT SAME REPAIR. AND A FRIEND AT WORK WITH AN 01 JUST TOOK A WEEK DOING ALL THE LINES ON HIS. EXACT SAME REPAIR. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOME ONE DOES GET KILLED. 10 SECONDS EARLIER AND MY WIFE WOULD HAVE DRIVEN THIS 6000+LB TRUCK INTO SOMEONE IN FRONT OF HER AT 40 MPH INTO THE BUSIEST INTERSECTION OF TOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532702July 30, 2013
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS PASSENGERS INTO THE SEAT AND IT GETS TIGHTER UPON PASSENGER MOVEMENT AND WILL NOT RELEASE. THIS OCCURS ON LEVEL GROUND AND IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, STOPPED OR NOT RUNNING. THIS IS OVER A $600.00 COST TO THE CONSUMER NOT INCLUDING TAXES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532300July 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WITH A STEEP INCLINE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE BRAKES AND HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE, WHICH ALLOWED THE BRAKES TO CATCH VERY SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HAD REACHED LEVEL GROUND. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 194,000. UPDATED 09/17/13*LJ THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, TWICE. HIS WIFE NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHE SAW BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE FIRST TIME, THE BRAKES FAILED, WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532358July 29, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000 AND THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 08/27/13*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525710July 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
LUCKILY, I WAS STOPPED AT A LOCAL BANK ATM MACHINE, AND WHILE SITTING THERE, A PLUME OF VAPOR OCCURRED AROUND MY VEHICLE, WHICH I FIRST THOUGHT IT TO BE A RUPTURED COOLANT HOSE, AS THE VAPOR HAD THE SMELL OF SOME TYPE OF FLUID. I PULLED ASIDE AND SAW THAT IT WAS A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. THIS OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY OF 2013 AND AGAIN IN JULY OF 2013, AS I JUST HAD ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, I STARTING THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, THAT REGARDLESS OF THE EXPOSURE OF SUCH LINES IN THE NORTHEAST, THAT THEY SHOULD BE MADE OF A RESISTANT MATERIAL (RE: SS). LUCKILY I WAS STOPPED ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AND AT THE VERY SAME SPOT ON BOTH OCCURRENCES?? FIGURE THAT ONE OUT. I EVER MADE CONTACT TO GM, AS MOST VEHICLE EXHAUSTS ARE SS, NOW WHY DO THEY NOT MAKE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES OUT OF SS? HEY! WE ALL THE KNOW THE REASON WHY! I TOTALLY FEEL THAT GM OWES ME AND MANY OTHERS A REIMBURSEMENT ON THE NEEDED REPAIRS. TRUTHFULLY! I AM LUCKY THAT MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON BOTH OCCURRENCES! WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN SO MANY OTHER SITUATIONS! I USE MY VEHICLE A LOT TO TRANSPORT MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN, AND THANK GOD THAT THEY WERE NOT WITH ME, AND THAT I WAS NOT TRAVELING WHEN BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SUBMIT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524843July 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE MY BROTHER AND I WERE TOWING A LOADED TRAILER, THE BRAKES FAILED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE LINE TO THE FRONT BRAKES HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A LEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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