Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#761315April 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NOW LIVING IN CRESCENT CITY CA. DEALER HERE REFUSES TO FIX ENGINE KNOCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008662April 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN COLD TEMPERTURES, THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. AFTER A WHILE THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY. CONTACTED DEALER WHO NOTED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008459April 24, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHEN DRIVING 70MPH TURNED ON HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN FOG LIGHT POSITION, AND PUT SWITCH BACK ON, AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT POSITION FAILED. ALL LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED EXCEPT CLOCK AND GAUGE LEVER. AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT SWITCH SUPPOSE TO STAY ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK ALSO AUTO LIGHTING SYSTEM CONTROL PANEL SWITCH IS EXTREMELY HOT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008417April 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
INTERMITTENTLY BRAKES WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT HAS BEEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. PARTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, BUT PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESURFACE. *AK CONSUMER STATES 4 WAY EMERGENCY FLASHERS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK MUST FIDDLE WITH SWITCH OR TURN SIGNAL TO OPERATE, BATTERY WILL NOT SHOW GREEN EYE, WATER IS LEAKING LEFT SIDE TOP AND RIGHT SIDE OF DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD, AND FRONT END AND STEERING SHIMMY AT 30-40 MPH. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761031April 22, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
MY WIFE TOOK MY TRUCK TO WORK. AT THE END OF THE DAY SHE DROVE ABOUT A HALF MILE AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WHILE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC SHE HEARD A POP. WHEN SHE TOOK OFF THE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. THERE IS A BLOWOUT FROM THE RIM TO THE PAVEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007555April 15, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE TRYING TO FOLD REAR SEAT DOWN, CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO FLIP A LEVER THAT IS ON SEAT AND WHEN FLIPPING LEVER UP, THE SEAT SLAMMED DOWN AND CONSUMERS FINGER WAS IN THE HOLE OF THE LEVER. SEAT AMPUTATED THE TIP OF CONSUMERS FINGER.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THERE IS METAL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR SEAT, HOWEVER THE DRIVERS SIDE IS SOLID.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8007603April 15, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON VEHICLE, WHICH ALSO CAUSED POWER BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, DELAER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP.*AK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007310April 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH COULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. LATELY, HAD DEVELOPED STRONG VIBRATION. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO NOT ENOUGH WARM UP IN MORNING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760543April 10, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007178April 9, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING TRYING TO TURN ON FOG LIGHTS CONSUMER PUSHED DOME, OVERRIDING ONCE, CAUSING ALL OF LIGHTS TO SHUT OFF.*AKTHIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND RUN OF THE HIGHWAY, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE. MANUAL STATES THE DOME OVERIDE MUST BE PUSHED FOUR(4) TIMES WITHIN SIX(6) SECONDS. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760496April 9, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE THE POWER ASSIST STEERING FADES TO NOTHING AFTER 1/8 TURN MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MANUVER. THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND GEARBOX WERE REPLACED, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST . I HAVE HAD THE STEERING WHEEL JERK GOING AROUND CURVES AND HAVING TO APPLY THE BRAKE ALSO. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZZARD. GM STATES THAT THIS IS JUST CARACTERISTIC OF THIS TRUCK, I DO NOT FEEL IT MAKES IT OK. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE RE-ENGINEERED SO THAT THE POWER ASIST IS AT CONSTANT PRESSURE. I AM TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT SO THERE IS NO PROBLEM. IT SHOULD NOT COME TO THAT. IF I, AS A BUSINESS OWNER PRODUCE A PRODUCT THAT HAS A DEFINITE PROBLEM I CANNOT TELL MY CUSTOMERS THAT IS JUST CHARACTERISTIC OF MY WORK, TOO BAD, SO WHY CAN GM DO THAT? I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN REVIEWING THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006876April 3, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL START VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW, AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006738April 1, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
WHILE DRIVING RIGHT PASSENGER'S MIRROR HAS A BLIND SIDE. PASSENGER CAN NOT SEE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006559March 28, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH WITHOUT WARNING OCCURRED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#759916March 28, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE BOX THAT CONTAINS THE SAFETY SWITCH FOR DEPLOYMENT WAS COMPLETELY CRUSHED, HOWEVER NEITHER BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING PERSONAL BODY INJURY. THE FORCE OF HITTING THE WHEEL WAS ENOUGH TO BEND IT SO IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8006449March 26, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE SQUEAKS/SQUEALS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASION AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE NOISE WAS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE METALLIC PADS USED ON THOSE VEHICLES. NLM *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006274March 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN STOPPING, BRAKE PEDAL WAS DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK DEALER REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER AND DEGLAZED THE ROTORS. TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPING, CLUNKING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. REAR END IS NOISY, U-JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER NOISE REOCCURED, CONSUMER STATES CHEVROLET HAS A U-JOINT AND BEARING PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759657March 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TO ENGAGE AFTER COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SURGED WHILE EASING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE ALSO FEELS LIKE IT IS BEING BUMPED FROM BEHIND ON OCCASION. THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT CONSISTENT, BUT I HAVE NOTED ON THE DEISELPAGE.COM THAT OTHERS ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759660March 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE PROBLEM IS WHEN COMING TO A STOP (UNDER BRAKING) IF YOU DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE AND TOTAL STOP AND YOU DECIDE TO SWITCH BACK TO THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRUCK FREE REVS FOR ABOUT HALF A SECOND AND THEN DUMPS THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR. WHILE THIS HAS YET TO CAUSE ME ANY DANGEROUS PROBLEMS, I BELIEVE IT VERY WELL COULD IN THE RAIN OR ICE/SNOW. IF YOU'RE NOT PREPARED FOR IT, SOMETIMES IT HITS HARD ENOUGH THAT FOR A MOMENT YOU'RE SOMEWHAT DISORIENTED, REPRESENTING A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THERE'S OTHER TRAFFIC AROUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005327March 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AND NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER / MANUFACURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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