Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10168803September 20, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
I BELIEVE GM SHOULD RELEASE A TSB & REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY TO ADDRESS THE POOR QUALITY FUEL SENDING UNITS IN ALL 1999-2001 PICKUPS. MY 1999 SILVERADO DEVELOPED A FAULTY GAUGE READING APPROX 50,000. MY 2001 HAPPENED ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE & AGE. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TRIED TO SAY IT WAS BAD GAS. I KNOW BETTER. I HAVE 3 FRIENDS WITH SILVERADO'S & ALL DEVELOPED ERRATIC GAUGE READINGS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168486September 18, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE06016 2001 CHEVY 2500 HD 4X4 WITH 8.1 L; STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. BATTERY/SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE STALLS; VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT START FOR ABOUT 10-30 MIN AFTER STALL; CRANKING BUT NOT STARTING. ADDITIONAL, AFTER VEHICLE IS PARKED IT WILL CRANK BUT NOT START. REPLACED FUEL FILTER, CAP AND ROTOR, WIRES & PLUGS; HAD INJECTORS CLEANED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168589September 18, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON HWY 89 TO PAULDEN, AZ. AT ABOUT 70 MPH I NOTICED A SEVERE VIBRATION COMING FROM MY FRONT END. I DRIVE A 2001 CHEVY 2500 SILVERADO WHICH HAD FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRES ALL THE WAY AROUND WITH APPROXIMATELY 32000, MILES ON THEM. THE TREAD LIFE LOOKED LIKE MAYBE 10000 MORE MILES. BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO PULL OVER, MY FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW. I SWERVED INTO THE SOUTH BOUND LANE AND LUCKILY NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP ON THE NORTH BOUND SHOULDER. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM MY TIRE CAUSING A BLOW OUT. MY MIRROR BROKE AND ALSO MY FENDER GUARD GOT PARTIALLY TORN OFF AND THE TRUCK HAS DAMAGE FROM THE TIRE THREAD HITTING THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I FOUND PIECES OF SHATTERED MIRROR INSIDE MY TRUCK FROM WHEN THE TREADS HIT MY MIRROR. I HAD MY WINDOW OPEN AND AM FORTUNATE THAT NONE OF THAT MIRROR WENT INTO MY EYES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168335September 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. THE ABS ACTIVATED PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168419September 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS AS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES GO OUT. OFTEN WILL NOT START BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167503September 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT ANY SPEED, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE WHEEL SENSORS WERE INOPERATIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE ROAD SALTS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, BUT NO CORROSION WAS NOTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167340September 5, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A CHEVROLET 2500HD EQUIPPED WITH A 8.1 LITER ENGINE AND ALLISON TRANSMISSION. MY PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE ENGINE REFUSING TO START AFTER BEING DRIVEN A SHORT WHILE. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME BUT WAS FREQUENT ENOUGH TO BE OF CONCERN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS LASTING SOME 2 TO THREE MINUTES THE ENGINE WOULD START. THE PROBLEM ESCALATED TO THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SOMETIMES ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS UP TO 70 MPH. DURING THESE STALLS THE ENGINE WOULD SOMETIME RESTART ON ITS OWN WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY OR SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR. DURING TIMES OF STALLING THE ONLY WAY TO MAINTAIN SOME CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY TO ATTEMPT A RESTART. AT THESE TIMES THE ENGINE TURNING OVER PROVIDES ENOUGH COMPRESSION TO ALLOW THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO BE AFFECTIVE AS LONG AS THE STARTER IS ENGAGED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166877August 29, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EVERY TIME THE ENGINE STALLED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE STALLING PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166401August 24, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
DRIVING NORMAL, NO WARNING. POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE AT SPLINES. VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. PUMP SHAFT WAS REPLACED. I DO HAVE THE BROKEN PART. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166261August 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165935August 18, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THIS INCIDENT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE06016, REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165614August 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT AND BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THERE WAS A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A FAN RUNNING. A PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS CONSULTED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE ABS PUMP RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY, AND THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165535August 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MOTOR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AT 70 MPH, LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. MOTOR WOULD NOT START IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO CROSS THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP BEFORE MOTOR WOULD START AGAIN. HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 3 DAYS. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR, THEY HAVE HAD TO DO IT BEFORE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165391August 14, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING A CAMPER, THE CASING DETACHED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165415August 14, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT 15 MPH OR LESS. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165362August 13, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY SILVERADO TRUCKS STALLS, HAS ALMOST GOTTEN MYSELF AND MY FAMILY RUN OVER NUMEROUS TIMES, I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL THOUSAND TRYING TO GET IT FIXED, AND IT KEEPS STALLING, NOTHING THAT HAS EVER BEEN REPAIRED ON IT FIXES THE PROBLEM , THIS TRUCK IS A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165165August 10, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAGE READS EMPTY WHEN IDLE FOR PROLONG PERIOD OF TIME. LOOKING AT THE INFORMATION ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE I FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. CHECKED INTO THE COST OF REPAIRS IT IS OVER $500.00 FOR THE PART AND ANOTHER $500.00 FOR THE LABOR TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM SINCE THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS. INSTEAD THEY ARE PROFITING OFF THE CONSUMER WITH HIGH REPLACEMENT AND LABOR CHARGES. WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN IN DEPTH INVESTIGATION OF THIS COMPLAINT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164977August 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO HAVE NEVER BEEN VERY GOOD. THEY HAVE DEGRADED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE CAN NOT RELIABLY STOP WITH REASONABLE BRAKING DISTANCES. MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED AND ONE CRASH WHERE BRAKES COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED WITH PAD REPLACEMENT, ROTORS MACHINED/REPLACED BRAKES BLED, MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AND NOTHING HAS MADE THE BRAKES FUNCTION WELL. PLEASE NOTE THE INCIDENT DATE CAN BE LOOKED UP BUT THIS IS AN ESTIMATED DATE REPORTED HERE. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164558August 4, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL GAUGE FLOATS BACK AND FORTH AFTER THE VEHICLE SEATS IDLE THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON. IT DOES THIS EVEN IF THE TANK IS FULL OF FUEL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164333August 3, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR DECREASED AND ELEVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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