Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#563579October 1, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CONSUMER REALIZED VEHICLE HAD A GAS CONSUMPTION PROBLEM JUST ONE DAY AFTER PURCHASE, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752682September 28, 2001
TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TIRES "CUPPED" BEFORE 8000 MILE ROTATION, TRANSMISSION- FEELS LIKE CLUTCH IS SLIPPING, HAS TIMES IN NUETRAL FROM A STOP THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR... MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL AT START UP QUIETS SOME, YET ALL THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE "NORMAL". *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/75/R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896975September 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, VEHICLE REAR ENDED A U-HAUL TRUCK THAT WAS ALSO IN MOTION. APPROXIMATELY $4600.00 DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY BECAUSE BOTH VEHICLES WERE IN MOTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *NOTE: DRIVER OF VEHICLE SUFFERED ARM, WRIST, AND LEG INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#752650September 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASE THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE WHICH PROCEEDED TO GET LOUDER. I PHONED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY MADE AN APPT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THE VORTEC ENGINE MADE THAT SOUND AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I DISAGREED AS IT DIDNT KNOCK WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THEY DID A TOP ENGINE CLEAN AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE. I DROVE IT TO WYOMING AND THE SAME DAY I PICKED IT UP IT WAS KNOCKING AND MISSING. I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN WHEN I GOT HOME AND GAVE ME GM CARES NUMBER IN CASE IT BROKE DOWN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN AND THEY HAVE NOW HAD IT FOR 16 DAYS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR IT . I PHONED GM THEY SAID 1 OUT OF 4 VORTEC ENGINES HAVE THIS PROBLEM..THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR IT BUT I SHOULD GET AT LEAST 36 THOUSAND MILES FROM THE ENGINE. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE I PAID 28 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE TRUCK AND WAS TOLD I SHOULD GET AT LEAST 200 THOUSAND MILES ON THE ENGINE. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BUT NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ME. THE TRANSMISSION IS ALSO SPINNING IN GEAR. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND AT THE GREEN LIGHT ACCELERATED BUT THE TRANSMISSION SPUN THEN JUMPED INTO GEAR AND ALMOST THREW THE TRUCK INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ALSO TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER THE TRANSMISSION DOESNT SHIFT PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752662September 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CRASHED INTO 14FOOT UHAUL GOING ABOUT 65MPH AIR BAGS NEVER WORKED. PLEASE ADVISE! *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#563256September 25, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN
THE TRANAMISSION HAD MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, AND WAS SERVICED FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION SEAL AS WELL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896827September 25, 2001
PARKING BRAKE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, PRESSED PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. *AKTHE CONSUMER CHECKED SEVERAL OTHER GM TRUCKS AND FOUND THAT SOME OF THEIR PARKING BRAKES ALSO GO TO THE FLOOR, THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT WHEN ADJUSTMENT IS NEEDED THE ADJUSTMENT RODS WILL HAVE NO ADJUSTMENT LEFT, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE WRONG CABLE LENGTH WAS USED EITHER FRONT OR REAR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896751September 24, 2001
TIRES
TIRES SIZE P245R7516 THAT COMES WITH VEHICLE IS NOT AN APPROPIATE TIRE FOR THIS VEHICLE . APPROPRIATE TIRE SIZE IS LT245R7516. ALSO, OTHER TIRES ARE TOO SMALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND GMC FAILED TO PUT APPROPIATE TIRES ON VEHICLE. CONTACTED GMC, THEY TOOK COMPLAINT, AND STATED IT WAS A SALES PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751828September 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER ONLY HAVING THIS NEW TRUCK FOR 2 DAYS THE TRANSMISSION WAS TAKEN OUT OF IT DUE TO A TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC WAS ADVISED BY GM TO TAKE OUT THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE A FLYWHEEL. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF WAITING FOR A PART I PICKED UP MY TRUCK. THE NEXT DAY THE NOISE WAS BACK. I HAVE HAD 2 GM REPS LISTEN TO THE NOISE. THE SECOUND REP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS "ENTRAINED GASSES" AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I DID NOT PURCHASE THIS TRUCK MAKING THE NOISE AND DO NOT WANT IT ANYMORE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562941September 5, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCES BADLY OVER FREEWAY BUMPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751724September 5, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE SEAT SLIDES FORWARD OR BACKWARD IF THE HEEL OF YOUR FOOT RESTS ON THE SEAT, CAUSING THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT TO DISENGAGE, THROWING YOU TO THE REAR OR THE CAB OR INTO THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK.THIS TRUCK HAPPENS TO HAVE MANUAL SEAT ADJUSTMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751533September 2, 2001
TIRES
BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING AND DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND WILL NOT REPAIR FRONT END. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895148August 24, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
RIGHT REAR VIEW MIRROR ONLY COMES IN FLAT GLASS. BECAUSE IT IS FLAT, CONSUMER CAN'T SEE ANYTHING BEHIND . ALSO, CAN'T EVEN SEE TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER INSISTS NOTHING THEY CAN DO .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750978August 23, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
A STEEL BELT BROKE OR SHIFTED WITHIN THE TIRE. NO BLOWOUT, OR LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. NOISE FROM TIRE & POOR HANDLING IN TURNS WAS NOTICED. THIS IS A GM OEM PART. 2/3 OF THE TREAD WAS WORN OFF AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT. (TIRESIZE: 24575R16E)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894658August 17, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING WHEN ENGAGED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED DEALER THAT EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS WEARING OUT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW COULD IT BE WHEN IT WAS NEVER USED. *AK GM INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND IF THE BRAKE WAS REPLACED, THE SAME THING WOULD OCCUR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894570August 16, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAME OFF WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY12-15 MPH, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, AND VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE LAMP POLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894427August 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR END OF THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL WHEN DRIVEN OVER BUMPS OR POTHOLES AT ANY SPEED ON ANY KIND OF ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED FOR THIS PROBLEM , BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY RAISING AND LOWERING TIRE PRESSURE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894462August 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED A BIG WEIGHT TRUCK AT APPORXIMATELY 65 MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN EXAMINING THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894345August 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH BRAKE AND POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE. CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH FRONTAL IMPACT. BRAKES DID NOT TAKE HOLD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND MECHANIC STATED BRAKES SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894177August 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON A SLIGHT INCLINE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARD AND HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION FOR THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION. *AK CONSUMER STATED, VEHICLE WILL HESITATE ON FLAT GROUND. WHEN TRYING TO GET ON HWY OR EXITS THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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