Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10075368June 14, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076118June 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN WARMING UP THE ENGINE IN THE MORNINGS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076095June 10, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL AND RAN OVER THE DRIVER. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10074855June 5, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD CREW CAB 4X4 SOUTH ON US 59 IN HOUSTON TEXAS THE TREAD FULLY SEPARATED OFF THE RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T 245/75R16, LOAD RANGE E, DOT NO.VN11BAC5300 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 ON APRIL 21, 2004. JUST PRIOR TO SEPARATION, TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING (SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH). THE VIBRATION THEN BECAME VIOLENT FOLLOWED BY LOUD NOISES. AT THIS TIME I NOTICED LARGE CHUNKS OF RUBBER FLYING ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY, FOLLOWED BY WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE ENTIRE TREAD. THE ENTIRE EVENT ONLY LASTED SECONDS. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FINDING THE TIRE STILL FULLY INFLATED, BUT MISSING THE ENTIRE TREAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT DAMAGE HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT $4018.38. I HAVE ROTATED MY TIRES ON REGULAR BASIS AND MAINTAINED CHEVROLETS RECOMMENDED PRESSURES. I CAN PROVE THE TIRE THAT LOST IT'S TREAD HAD BEEN AT 80 PSI FROM DECEMBER 2003 TO DAYS PRIOR TO THE SEPARATION. I FILED A CLAIM WITH BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC AND PAID TO SHIP THE TIRE TO THEM. THEIR RESPONSE DATED 5/5/2004, CLAIM REF. NO. [XXX] WAS "WE HAVE CAREFULLY INSPECTED YOUR TIRE. WE DID OBSERVE SIGNS THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN OPERATED FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME WHILE BEING IN AN OVER-DEFLECTED STATE CAUSING THE DETACHMENT YOU EXPERIENCED... WE MUST RESPECTFULLY DENY YOUR REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION." MY TIRES HAVE BEEN AT CHEVROLET RECOMMENDED AIR PRESSURE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW. I HAVE ALSO NEVER EXCEEDED THE GVWR, GAWR FRT OR GAWR RR LOAD RATINGS. WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH THE INTERNET IS THERE SEEMS TO BE LOTS OF OTHER FOLKS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THEM TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT VS. FILING WITH MY INSURANCE BECAUSE FIRESTONE HAS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. I HOPE THIS AGENCY CAN HELP PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM FUTURE INJURIES AND DRIVING UP OUR INSURANCE COSTS. IF ALLOWED, POST MY EMAIL AS [XXX] - I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN THRU THIS.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072170June 4, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074655June 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2001 K3500 W/ 8100 V8. VEHICLE USES 3 TO 4 QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES (EVERY 3,000 ML.). I'M NOT GETTING MUCH ACTION FROM THE DEALER & MY WARENTY IS ALMOST OUT!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074584June 1, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE ABS BRAKES SENSORS FAILED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAREND A VEHICLE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN TO GM DEALERS ON CLEANING OR REPLACING THE SENSORS. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES AND THE DEALER WANTS $140 TO REPAIR WHAT I THINK IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN OR LOCATION OF THE SENSOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074608June 1, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
IN JULY 2001, WE PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO (OKLAHOMA PACKAGE) FROM LAWRENCE MARSHALL CHEVROLET. IN MAY 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR SHORTED OUT THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP WHICH STOPPED THE ENGINE FROM TURNING OVER. LAWRENCE MARSHALL FIXED IT UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AT THAT TIME AND CONSIDERED IT COMPLETELY FIXED. IN MAY 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES, THE SAME CONDITION WAS FIXED BY LAWRENCE MARSHALL AND BECAUSE THEY CONSIDERED IT A FACTORY DEFECT, THEY FIXED IT FOR NOTHING. NOW THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AT 60,000 MILES ON THE SAME VEHICLE. WHEN YOU TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE ENGINE DIES, BUT ONLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUN FOR A WHILE. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BY MY SON, AND I DON'T WANT HIM TO GET STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE WITH THE TRUCK NOT STARTING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT HAD GOTTEN SO BAD THAT THE SALESMAN FROM LAWRENCE MARSHALL HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED FROM IN FRONT OF NEW SALES TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT HIS ESTABLISHMENT. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW IT HAS STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074364May 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE CONSUMER INDICSATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE RUSTING ON THE INSIDE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY DIDNT STO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PAST 16,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073244May 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
WHEN GOING TO STOP AT ANY TIME, THE ABS BRAKES WILL KICK ON AND ALMOST CAUSE ME TO CRASH. IF I DO NOT HURRY UP AND SLAM ON THE BRAKES, I WOULD NOT STOP AT ALL AND I WOULD REAR END THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS, I HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD THAT RIDES WITH ME IN THE TRUCK AND I HOPE NOTHING HAPPENS TO HER OR I WILL SLAP A LAWSUIT ON CHEVROLET.*MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073094May 25, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
A COMPLAINT ODI#10000512 ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON A 2001 SILVERADO. HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME BUT I LIVE IN TEXAS, THERE WAS NO SNOW, AND I WAS JUST TURNING THEM ON TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD, YET THE RIGHT WIPER FAILED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074169May 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073026May 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE PURCHASED OUR 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 NEW. RIGHT AROUND THE 15,000 MILE MARK WE NOTICED A SLIGHT TAPPING IN THE ENGINE. THIS SEEMED TO ONLY OCCUR ON START UP AND MOSTLY IN THE MORNING WHEN COLD. IT WOULD TAP FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN DISSIPATE. INITIALLY WE THOUGHT IT WAS A LIFTER, BUT WE HAVE SINCE COME TO FIND OUT IT IS NOT. THE OVERALL DIAGNOSIS IS GM PISTON SLAP. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE PISTONS ARE ILL FITTED TO THE CYLINDER WALLS, AND HENCE YOU GET THE NOISE. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. GM KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM (WELL THEY DON'T CALL IT A PROBLEM), BUT REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SAY THEY HAVE TESTED THESE ENGINES THOROUGHLY AND THE PISTON SLAP CAUSES NO LONG TERM ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE NOISE NOT ONLY BEGAN TO GET LOUDER, BUT ALSO BECAME NON STOP. IT DID NOT GO AWAY, AND NOW WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO IT ALL THE TIME. AFTER REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECORDING OF THIS PROBLEM, WE STILL HAVE NO RESOLUTION. AND THEY HAVE NOW PUT US OFF LONG ENOUGH THAT THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I MUST SAY THAT GM KNOWS HOW TO GIVE YOU THE RUN AROUND. THERE IS EVEN A WEBSITE DEDICATED TO THIS SUCH PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.PISTONSLAP.COM GO VISIT, IT IS SOME INTERESTING READING. NON THE LESS,GM WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, SO WE ARE STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT EMBARRASSES US EACH TIME WE DRIVE IT. WHAT A SHAME, BECAUSE I REALLY DO OTHERWISE LIKE MY TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072959May 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, PARKING BRAKE, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), POWER TRAIN
PARKING BRAKE HASN'T WORKED SINCE AROUND 20000 MILES, BRAKE WILL DEPRESS, BUT WON'T KEEP TRUCK FROM ROLLING. LOUD PISTON SLAP, KNOCKING FROM ENGINE MOSTLY WHEN ENGINE IS COLD, GOES AWAY AFTER WARMED UP. THIS IS A Z71 AND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE BUTTONS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME WHEN TRYING TO PUT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. POWER MIRRORS DON'T WORK A LOT OF THE TIME. AT LEAST ONE OF THE FRONT RUNNING LIGHTS STAY BURNED OUT MOST OF THE TIME. TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW BUT THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED FOR A LONG TIME. A LOT OF OTHER TRUCKS OF THIS SAME MODEL HAVE ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS. GM SHOULD ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS AND MAKE THEM RIGHT AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072973May 21, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL DOES NOT MOVE AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE TO PEDAL. WHEN PEDAL MOVES IT CAUSES A SURGE OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072926May 20, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING EAST ON F.M. 356 AT ABOUT NOON. I WAS TRAVELLING ABOUT 50 MPH. A CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF ME AND I ATTEMPTED TO PASS THE CAR. I WAS UNABLE TO DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, SO I QUICKLY RETURNED TO MY LANE. ONE OF MY TIRES WENT OFF ONTO THE UNPAVED SHOULDER AND I WENT DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT. IT WAS MUDDY SO I COULD NOT STOP. I HIT A LARGE PINE TREE HEAD ON AND STOPPED. BOTH OF US WERE WEARING OUR SEATBELTS. MY AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING MY HEAD AND TORSO TO STRIKE THE STEERING WHEEL. I SUFFERED 6TH NERVE PAULSEY AND AN ANUERISM DEVELOPED ON MY AORTA. THE AORTA HAD TO BE SURGICALLY REPAIRED. MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S AIRBAG HAD BEEN TURNED OFF DUE TO HER SMALL SIZE. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG AND A SLIGHT CONCUSSION. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10071561May 20, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING TAILGATE OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER SUFFERED A BRUISE AND SWELLING IN HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH OCCURRED BEFORE THE LATCHES FAILED COMPLETELY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10067108May 20, 2004
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK GM STATED THAT THE FAULT WAS ON THE ENGINEERING AND COULD NOT BE FIXED PERMANENTLY. GM OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073558May 12, 2004
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 10 MPH CONSUMER LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE. CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063591May 11, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, PARKING BRAKE
THE REAR ROTORS WERE PITTING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CONDITION DID NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. THE ROTORS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED SO SOON. *AK NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE REAR. THE ROTORS WERE COMPOSITE ROTORS, LAYERED METAL INSTEAD OF CAST AND WERE NOT TO BE TURNED OR FACED. THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED OUT, THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE (SERVICE BULLETIN# 10000172) *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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