Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#8002882January 25, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, DOT VN73WMA3406 265/75RA6. ORIGINAL TIRES ON 2001, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 45MPH RIGHT, REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. TWO WEEKS LATER, TREAD SEPARATED ON RIGHT FRONT. *AK WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS TO THE LEFT HAND DITCH LINE AND HIT THE BANK. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE DRIVER WAS INJURED.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8002768January 24, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONTAL IMPACT AT 65MPH TOTALLED VEHICLE; UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DELAER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002691January 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE ACCELERATES FROM A STOP, AT TIMES, VEHICLE JUMPS FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC OR WITH A LOAD ON HILLS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9006007January 17, 2002
TIRES
SEVERAL GOODYEAR TIRES WENT FLAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002335January 16, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVERS BUCKET SEAT HAS CAUSED LOWER BACK PAIN AND IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN FLAW, THE LUMBAR SUPPORT ON BOTH DRIVERS AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS ARE NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED UP OR DOWN, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS BACK. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002098January 14, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8001948January 10, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 20-25 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK*SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001792January 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, WHETHER IT'S COLD OR HOT, VEHICLE WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE THAT COMES FROM ENGINE. NOISE GETS WORSE WHEN GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK DOOR WINDOWS WERE LOOSE. DEALER STATES THE ENGINE NOISE IS NORMAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001659January 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30-40 MPH, HAD "T"-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, CAUSED MOTOR TO BE PUSHED BACK ABOUT 5 INCHES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR AIRBAG TO GO OFF ON FRONTAL IMPACT. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8001558January 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
INITIAL START OF MOTOR HAS A COLD CRANK NOISE, ONCE MOTOR GETS HOT IT HAS A TAPPING SOUND. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756129December 28, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TRUCK SPUTTERS ON COLD STARTS, FOR FIRST 10 MINUTES OF USE,EVEN AFTER A LARGE WARM UP PERIOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000906December 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
CONSUMER STATED BOTH REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH WITH SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL NOT APPLIED, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND SENT OUT A REPRESENTATIVE WHO INFORMED DEALER TO REPLACE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY GOES TO THE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, THE DEALER SAID WHEN THE BOOSTER FAILED IT CREATED A VACCUM THAT SUCKED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000669December 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS
FRONT SEATBELT DOES NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. BELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES.4TH TIME DEALER PUT AN EXTENTIONER ON. IT SOLVED THAT PROBLEM . BELT RISES UP NEAR PELVIC AREA OF BODY WHICH IS NOT SAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563854December 10, 2001
EQUIPMENT
A PRODIGY ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL IS INSTALLED ON CONSUMERS VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THAT ON RAIN SLICK ROADS, THE BRAKING IS SERIOUSLY REDUCED, THE PRODIGY IS NOT ABLE TO SEND A SIGNAL TO THE TWO AXLES ON THE TRAILER AS QUICKLY AS THE OTHER BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED, THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005149December 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON WET BLACKTOP, THE PRODIGY FAILED TO APPLY ADEQUATE POWER TO THE ELECTRIC TRAILER BRAKES CAUSING A SERIOUS REDUCTION IN OVERALL BRAKING. WHEN THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM ACTIVATED THE PRODIGY FAILED TO SENSE ENOUGH DECELERATION TO FUNCTION ADEQUATELY. THIS TRUCK HAS A PRODIGY ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROLLER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899975December 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL IS SOFT, AND THEN PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755379December 6, 2001
TIRES
WE ARE EXPERIENCING EXESSIVE TREMBLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKING OF BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS. TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS WITH NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS. THE LAST DEALERSHIP NEAR OUR HOME HAS REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES, AND DURING OUR LAST VISIT (12/03/01) THEY REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES!! PLEASE HELP, AS WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH OUR 2 KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT!! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755299December 4, 2001
TIRES
RECALL- TIRE PLACARD- PRESENT PLACARD AND NEW PLACARD DO NOT MATCH TIRES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SPEC TIRES FOR VEHICLE- ORIGINAL TIRES ON VEHICLE- PLACARDS WRONG OR TIRES AND TIRE SPECS LISTED FOR VEHICLE ARE WRONG- NO HELP FROM GM GARAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899756November 30, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OOF 40MPH AND ABOVE VEHICLE VIBRATES BECAUSE RIMS ARE BENT FROM FACTORY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899574November 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING OIL. ENGINE WAS MAKING TAPPING NOISES. GAUAGE WOULD ALWAYS BE UNDER NORMAL LEVEL. NO OIL LEAKAGE WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND. DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE TO BURN A QUART OF OIL. ONLY IF IT BURNED A QUART OF OIL WOULD MECHANIC INSPECT VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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