Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10024134June 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO LOW TO THE FLOORBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 5/1/2003 ,5TH TIME, AND THE PEDAL WAS STILL TOO LOW. CONSUMER HAS ALSO CONTACTED THE BBB. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023200June 16, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN MY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S FLIPPED THE TREAD OFF SEVERELY DAMAGING MY 2001 CHEVROLET TRUCK. I REPLACED ALL BUT THE TIRE THAT FAILED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020745May 30, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT
FRONTAL IMPACT ON FREEWAY AT 45 MPH CHEVROLET, SILVERADO 4X4 TOTALED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMACT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10020755May 30, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
BOTH STRAPS ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2001 SILVERADO PICKUP BROKE. I WAS STANDING ON THE BACK OF THE TAILGATE LOADING A 13 HP LAWN MOWER INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK USING RAMPS AND RIGHT SIDE STRAP BROKE, AND THE LEFT BROKE WITHIN ONE SECOND OF THE RIGHT BREAKING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY CHANGE AT LEAST ONE SET A DAY ON PICKUPS. GMC KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019127May 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE STICKING RIGHT OFF IDLE. VERY HARD TO DEPRESS ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TRUCK "LEAPS" WHEN PEDAL FINALLY "FREES-UP". HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER...DEALER UNAWARE OF ANY BULLETIN TO REPAIR PROPERLY. DEALER RAN INJECTOR CLEANER THROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM AND REPLACE FUEL FILTER. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM...DEALER DID NOT REPAIR ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN AVAILABLE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019038May 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER VEHICLE SHUT OFF. UNPLUGGED PUMP TO STOP. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ABS PUMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019919May 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY HARD. THE DRIVER HAS TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018705May 14, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND MISFIRED, THEN STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT WATER OFF THE A/C HOSE WAS DRIPPING DOWN ON THE DISTRIBUTOR AND HAD SHORT CIRCUITED THE COMPUTER. DEALER REPLACE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR. THEN DEALER PUT FOAM INSULATION OVER HOSE TO KEEP WATER FROM DRIPPING DOWN INTO DISTRIBUTOR. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL 4.3 LITER ENGINES, DUE TO POOR ROUTING OF A/C HOSE. G.M. NEEDS TO RECALL THESE ENGINES AND REROUTE A/C HOSE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018520May 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LAST YEAR MY TRUCK STARTED DEVELOPING A PAUSE IN THE ENGINE. I HAD MY LOCAL DEALER INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED CLEANED SO THEY PUT IN AN ADDITIVE. THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL AFTER 15,000 MILES. A LITTLE WHILE LONGER MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ME TO THE AIRPORT (TWO HOURS FROM MY HOME) DURING THE TRIP THE TRUCK STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISE AND HAVING THE SAME HESITATION PROBLEMS BUT WITH A LITTLE MORE VENGEANCE. WHEN WE ARRIVED A THE AIRPORT WE HAD TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF SO THAT I COULD UNLOAD MY TRAVEL BAGS. MY WIFE TRIED TO START THE TRUCK TO LEAVE AND COULD NOT GET IT GOING. I HAD TO LEAVE TO CATCH MY FLIGHT LEAVING MY WIFE AT THE CURB WITH A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. I DID GIVE HER THE INFORMATION FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. SHE CONTACTED ROADSIDE HELP AND THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED AND FIXED SO THEY GOT MY WIFE A RENTAL AND ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR THE DEALER TO FIX THE TRUCK AND I WOULD RETURN AFTER MY TRIP TO PICK IT UP. DURING THE TIME I HAD BEEN GONE I HAD FOUND OUT THROUGH MY WIFE THAT THE DEALER FELT THERE WAS A CRACKED BLOCK AND WOULD HAVE THE TRUCK FIXED FOR ME. ON MY ARRIVAL BACK IN INDIANAPOLIS I MADE MY WAY TO THE DEALER. THINKING I HAD A SOMEWHAT NEW ENGINE. IN FACT I WAS TOLD THAT THEIR PROGNOSIS WAS WRONG AND THAT IT WAS JUST A OXYGEN SENSOR THAT HAD FAILED. IT WAS GOOD AS NEW! WELL HERE I AM NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER AND HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS TIME WITH ALL THREE KIDS AND MY WIFE IN THE TRUCK AND RETURNING FROM TOLEDO. 30 MINUTES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT, UNTIL IT STARTED AND LIMPED IT HOME. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018214May 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016986May 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE USES OIL AND KNOCKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016592April 27, 2003
STEERING
A MONTH AGO I TOOK MY 2001 CHEVROLET EXT CAB SILVERADO IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE WHEN I DROVE ACROSS PARKING LOTS WITH MINOR BUMPS I COULD FEEL A RATTLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THEY LUBRICATED THE INTERMEDIATE U-JOINT IN THE STEERING COLUMN, THERE WAS GM KIT PROVIDED FOR THE REPAIR. CURRENTLY THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. I PERSONALLY JACKED UP THE VEHICLE AND ASSESSED FOR LOOSENESS. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. A CLICKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD AND FELT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED BACK AND FORTH. I WILL BE TAKING THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE THIS WEEK. I DON'T THINK THAT GM IS CORRECTLY ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM AND IT MAY LEAD TO ACCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE. IF A MANUFACTURER PREPARES A KIT FOR REPAIR, IT TELLS ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. I FEEL GM IS TAKING THE CHEAP WAY OUT BY LUBRICATING VS. THE HIGH COST WAY OR REPLACING THE FAULTY PART. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017571April 25, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
THE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017596April 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN DRIVING UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE BECAME VERY HARD WHEN IT WAS APPLIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016425April 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COLD START KNOCK OR PISTON SLAP. MY 2001 SILVERADO 6.0L SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL WHEN I START IT UP. PROBLEM BEGAN AT 11,000 MILES. NOW HAVE 18,400 MILES. - PISTON SLAP IS LOUDER AND MORE PERSISTENT. GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM, ISSUED SERVICE REQUEST #, BUT NO SERVICE AND NO RESPONSE. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PRODUCT. GM SHOULD REMEDY HUGE ENGINEERING MISTAKE AND FIX THESE ENGINES OR BUY VEHICLES BACK! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016227April 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EVERY TIME THE WEATHER IS BAD, MAINLY RAIN, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT FLASHES, AND THE TRUCK JUMPS. SOMETIMES FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER WILL HELP, AND 2 TIMES THE DISTRIBUTOR HAS BEEN DAMAGED. THE INCIDENT DATE WAS THE FIRST TIME THE DISTRIBUTOR WENT OUT, AND STRANDED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, NO ACCIDENTS THANKFULLY. THE SECOND TIME WAS APRIL 20,2003 AFTER WARRANTY ON THE FIRST WAS OVER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015880April 15, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015801April 14, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TAIL GATE CABLES RUSTED THROUGH, WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL GATE TO HAVE NO SUPPORT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015640April 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER SHARED THE COST OF THE BILL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015547April 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM....*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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