2001 Chevrolet Silverado Complaint Log

FAILURE OF RUSTED OR ROTTED BRAKE LINE. DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. SLOW LEAK, DETECTED AND MADE REPAIRS MYSELF. SECOND FAILURE IN 2011, DIFFERENT LOCATION, BY ABS MODULE, NO WARNING COMPLETE FAILURE, LUCKILY HAD EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND HORSE TRAILER BRAKES TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. *TR

HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE ROTTED OUT CAUSING ME TO LOOSE MY BRAKES. HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. ALMOST REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR DUE SALT ON THE ROADS. 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. 93,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) WAS FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE AS THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED BUT PERTAINED TO THE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND NOT THE SILVERADO 2500 HEAVY DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD FORCE THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

SPARE TIRE HOLDING CABLE BROKE OFF AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE. TIRE FLEW OFF OF TRUCK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

THE BOLT HEADS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS RUST OFF, THE MANIFOLD BECOMES LOOSE AND CAUSES A LEAK THAT COULD 1 CAUSE A FIRE OR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.. *TR

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP 8.1LITER. VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THEN WILL RESTART AFTER SLIGHT COOL DOWN. HAPPENED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. FOUND RECALL NOTICE NO. 06083. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD MY VIN# DOESN'T MATCH. HOW DOES GM KNOWINGLY LET THIS HAPPEN JUST BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS BATCH OF TRUCKS WHEN IT HAS THE SAME DIAGNOSES AS THE OTHERS??? NO MORE GM FOR ME! *TR

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, THIS FAILURE MODE HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES, TWICE WHILE PULLING A 12,000 LBS. CAMPER AND THREE TIMES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. WHEN HAULING THE CAMPER THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE 'TOW / HAUL' MODE. THE FAILURE, THE 8.1 L ENGINE SUDDENLY LOOSES ENGINE POWER AND STALLS AND WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE ENGINE HAS RESTARTED AND NORMAL TRAVEL RESUMED. HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, SINCE JULY 24TH 2009 THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE ONLY COMMON FACTOR THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE IS THAT THE FAILURES HAVE ALL OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST TWENTY MINUTES OF DRIVING. ITS CONSEQUENCES, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CRASHES BUT SEVERAL NEAR MISSES HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURES. ON JULY 24TH 2009, I HAD JUST MERGED INTO MODERATELY HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-70 PULLING A 12,000 LBS. 5TH WHEEL CAMPER AND GAINING SPEED WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STALLED. TRAFFIC FOLLOWING ME WHICH INCLUDED SEMI TRUCKS HAD TO MOVE TO THE CENTER LANE WHILE I PULLED OVER WITHOUT POWER STEERING TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER TO SLOW DOWN. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER A BRIEF COOL DOWN PERIOD BUT I HAD NO IDEA AT THIS TIME WHY THE ENGINE HAD DIED. THERE WERE NO SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) INDICATORS BEING SHOWN. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE), AT THIS TIME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE TRUCK IS NOT BEING USED. I FEEL THAT GM DOES NOT HAVE CONTAINMENT OF THIS FAILURE AND THAT ADDITIONAL VIN NUMBERS INCLUDING MINE NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER FAILURE OCCURRENCES OUTSIDE THE CONTAINMENT RANGE. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE AND GM SHOULD REPLACE THE DEFECT BEFORE AN ACCIDENT DOES OCCUR CAUSING INJURY, DEATH, AND/OR LITIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THAT ALL EIGHT INJECTORS AND THE INJECTOR PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. NO OTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 50-60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS AND IT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS MODEL VEHICLE, THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS SPECIFIC YEAR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE HE EXPERIENCED WAS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURES AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 05/11/10.*LJ UPDATED 06/25/10*LJ UPDATED 08/30/10*JB

RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO DIESEL - DOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY - MOTOR STARTING SKIPPING AND THEN HAD A LOSS OF POWER. DIESEL FUEL CAN BE SMELLED. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND CHECKED THE TRUCK. DIESEL FUEL WAS FOUND BLOWN ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING THE EXHAUST. I WAS WORRIED THAT THE TRUCK WOULD CATCH ON FIRE. BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A CHEVY DEALER TO GET CHECKED OUT AND FOUND OUT IT WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY INJECTORS THAT CHEVY IS AWARE OF BUT IF THE TRUCK IS OVER 7 YEARS OLD AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE "DEFECTIVE INJECTOR WARRANTY". I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ISSUED A WARRANTY ON THE PART BECAUSE THEY WERE AWARE THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE INSTEAD OF HAVING THE PART RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERLOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED IN HER VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHEEL INTERLOCK SYSTEM WAS DIRTY AND TRIGGERED THE SENSOR. WHEN SHE PULLED INTO HER DRIVEWAY, THE SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

PICKUP TRUCK STALLS AT HIGH SPEED. ENGINE DIES, BRAKES AND POWER STEERING LOSES COMPLETE POWER. THIS IS A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK (8.1L ENGINE) AND I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AND LOADED TRACTOR DOWN A STEEP HILL. LUCKY TO COME OUT ALIVE. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY CRANKCASE POSITION SENSOR. THIS APPARENTLY IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK/ENGINE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 07V521000) BUT APPARENTLY MY VIN IS NOT PART OF RECALL. GOT NEWS FOR NHTSA & GM: THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND THE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FAILURE MODE STILL EXISTS. A TRUCK WITH AN 8.1L ENGINE IS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT TOWING SOMETHING HEAVY (HORSES, TRAILER, BOAT, TRACTOR, ETC). STALLING AT ANY TIME AND ANYWHERE MAKES FOR AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THE CAMPAIGN ID AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. EXTEND THE RECALL TO LATER VIN #'S AND SAVE SOME LIVES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND EXHIBITED EXTREMELY LOW RPMS. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND HESITATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 19,325. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CODE READ A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. UPDATED 08/14/09.*JB

MY BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I FEAR THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES AS STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. IN 2006, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD REPEATEDLY STALL. THREE YEARS LATER, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ACCOMPANIED BY ROUGH IDLING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500 PICK UP ,I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT BECAUSE MY BRAKES DIDN'T ACT RIGHT SO I TOOK IT IN AND A SHORT TIME LATER I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER ASKING ME HOW DID I GET THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINE WAS GONE ROTTED AWAY .THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL MY BRAKE LINES FOR THIS TRUCK. IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN IT DID BECAUSE A FEW WEEKS LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN PULLING MY 33 FOOT 5TH WHEEL AND WITH THAT KIND OF WEIGHT I SURELY WOULD HAVE HAD A WRECK. *TR

TRAVELING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON I 95 NORTH. TIRE BLEW,TAKING PLASTIC COWLING FROM FRONT RIGHT FENDER. TIRE BLEW INTO A GREAT MANY PIECES. REPLACED WITH [COOPER TIRE] TIRE SIZE,LT245-75R16. ALSO! ! ! ! ! 3 WEEKS LATER,TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW, LT245-75R16. SIDEWALL BLEW OUT,REPLACED WITH A COOPER TIRE. JUST ABOUT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FIRST TIRE IS NOT AVAILABLE,2ND ONE I HAVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED SAME EXACT PROBLEMS OUTLINED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05020 AND RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000. WHEN TRYING TO STOP IN PARKING LOT OR PARKING GARAGE THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AT VERY LOW SPEEDS AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I WOULD RUN INTO CEMENT WHILE CHOCKS OR BLOCKS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO STOP A CAR IN PARKING LOTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5-10 TIMES IN MY VEHICLE. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED IN THE PAST YEAR BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS BECAUSE THE ABS HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED BY VEHICLE. LAST MONTH I HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP AND MY TRUCK SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL, HAD TO RELEASE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS YET. *TR

CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL #06083--2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 8.1L V8 ENGINE. I HAVE THE EXACT ENGINE AND TRUCK, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE A DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR THAT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO STALL OCCASIONALLY--EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHILE TOWING A LARGE TRAILER. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

THE BRAKSE ON MY 2001 SILVERADO 3500 HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT THE PAST FEW YEARS. MOST OF THE TIME THEY WORK FINE BUT TODAY WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE OF ALL THE REST. I PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT, PEDESTRIANS STEPPED INTO THE CROSS WALK, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. FORTUNATELY THE PEDESTRIANS WERE ABLE TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY AS I COASTED RIGHT THROUGH THEM. THE BRAKES WORKED FINE UNTIL I GOT HOME THEN I ALMOST COASTED INTO MY GARAGE DOOR. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF. HE TRIED TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON, BUT THEY WOULDN'T POWER BACK ON. HE TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND THEY WOULD WORK, THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE LOW BEAMS. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE TOOK THE VEHICLE APART AND HE FOUND THAT THE WIRE THAT FEEDS THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH AND THE COMBINATION SWITCH HAD MELTED DUE TO A T WILT FUNCTION IN THE INSULATION AND HAD TURNED BLACK, WHICH WAS DUE TO HIGH HEAT. IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE DID THE REPAIR JOB HIMSELF, BUT HE BELIEVES THAT IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE ON ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

CORRODED BRAKE LINES CAUSED FLUID LEAK. LINES REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. ANTI-LOCK UNIT NOW FAULTY AND LIKELY DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ANTI-LOCK WHEEL SENSORS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES, ONCE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, TWICE AT MY EXPENSE.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL SENDING UNIT/PUMP TWICE. WHY DO THEY KEEP FAILING? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION OCCURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000.

FAX FWD LTR FM (MO) RE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK UNCONTROLLED ENGINE FAILURE, CONSTITUENT'S VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NOTICE BUT CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SIMILAR RECALL ISSUES, REPLY TO KANSAS CITY, MO OFC. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED IN THE SUMMER OF 2008 WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EVENTUALLY IT STARTED AGAIN. THERE WERE NO MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL APRIL 2009. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. FINALLY, A MINUTE LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AAMOCO AND UPON DIAGNOSIS, THE CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER, BECAUSE A CODE DISPLAYED, WHICH DIRECTED THEM TO A SAFETY RECALL. THE RECALL WAS IN REFERENCE TO A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR THAT COULD INTERMITTENTLY, OR FAIL COMPLETELY. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THE DEALER DID IN FACT AGREE THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, BUT CHEVROLET REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, BECAUSE HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB UPDATED 10/06/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART IMMEDIATELY, BUT OTHER TIMES IT TAKES LONGER TO RESTART. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL COMPLETELY, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

REFERRING NHTSA 07V521000 COVERING 2001 SILVERADO PICKUPS WITH 8.1 ENGINE. THE ORIGINAL RECALL ON CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BUT HAS FAILED. CHEVY WON'T HONOR RECALL AS EXPECTED. THIS NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. VERY SERIOUS! MY TRUCK ENGINE SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY LEAVING VERY LITTLE IF ANY CONTROL; POWER STEERING AND BRAKES LIMITED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). SEVERAL YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT WOULD CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THE FAILURE CAUSED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THEY THOROUGHLY CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. AS OF MARCH 12, 2009, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE HAS MASTERCRAFT COURSER A/T 2 TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ON MARCH, 8 2009, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE FAILURE DAMAGED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER AND THE AIR LIFT. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE THREAD WAS SEPARATED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

ANTI-LOCK ON BRAKES FAIL GOING AT SLOW SPEED AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THE DEALER SAID TO SAND THE RUST OFF THE SENSORS, AND WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, IT SHOWS RANDOM FUEL AMOUNTS. IT HAS LEFT ME OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES. ALL MY FAMILY DRIVES SILVERADOS AND GMC SIERRA, AND ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, WHAT IF I RUN OUT OF FUEL ON THE HIGH AND MY TRUCK STALLS AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY TRUCK BURNS OIL ENTIRELY TOO FAST. I JUST CHANGED MY OIL LESS THAN A WEEK AGO AND MY OIL LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS PROBABLY 2 QUARTS LOW AND I ONLY PUT ABOUT 150 MILES ON IT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I DO HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON MY TRUCK BUT EVERYONE TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLS SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. HE IS TYPICALLY ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THE COST OF $323.22. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO IN WHICH THERE IS AN ABS RECALL ON THIS TRUCK THAT THE CHEVY DEALER TOOK CARE OF BEFORE I GOT THE TRUCK ABOUT A YEAR AGO I STARTED TO REQUIRE MORE DISTANCE TO STOP BECAUSE THE ABS WAS COMING ON THOUGHT IT WAS THE SNOW BUT THEN I COMES ON EVERY NOW AND THEN STILL WHEN THERE IS NO SNOW OR ICE UNDER THE TRUCK IT SEEMS TO BE COMING ON AROUND 5 MPH IT DOES NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME NEITHER I HAVE CALLED CHEVY AND THEY SAID THAT IT HAS BEEN FIXED I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A BETTER MORE PERMANENT FIX OTHER THAN TAKING THE SENSOR OUT AND CLEANING IT AND PUTTING SOME GREASE IN IT I HAVE TALKED TO SOME OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME TRUCK GUESS WHAT SAME PROBLEM THIS IS A RELATIVELY EASY FIX BUT I THINK THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FARTHER [XXX]. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO ON 1/29/09 K2500 THE ABS LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OR SOMETHING WHEN I GET UP TO 65 MPH THE TRUCK STARTS VIBRATING AND THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD CLUNK NOISE I ONLY HAD THE TRUCK FOR A DAY THEN HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO HAVE THE KNOCK SENSOR AND THE RATTLING NOISE CHECKED THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A HUB THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR AFTER THEY GAVE ME A WORK ORDER THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THEY SAID THAT WAS ALSO THE KNOCK SENSOR AND SAID IT WAS REPLACED BUT TEN MINUTES AFTER THEY FIXED IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL THAT THEY SAID WAS FIXED I WOULD LIKE HELP TO SEE IF I CAN GET THESE PROBLEMS FIXED OR MY MONEY BACK THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A CHEMICAL ODOR. SHE HAD A CIGARETTE IN THE ASHTRAY AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM BEHIND THE ASHTRAY. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE ASHTRAY, BUT IT WAS TOO HOT TO GRAB. SHE ROLLED THE WINDOWS DOWN AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUGHT FIRE. A NEARBY SERVICE STATION ATTENDANT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE CIGARETTE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ENTERED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE OVER 150,000.

WIRES THAT ARE IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT HOOK UP TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH BREAK DO TO USE OF THE TILT-STEERING. THEY CAN BREAK AND SHORT OUT CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION OR NOT WORK AT ALL. OR TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY LIKE IN MY CASE. I WAS DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS ONE NIGHT AROUND 10.00 PM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. *TR

GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN GAS TANK IS FULL .GAS SENSOR HAS BUILD-UP...TRIED FUEL CLEANERS. SOME HELP...PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD WITH THE 8.1L ENGINE WITH AN INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS. THE ENGINE WILL STALL AT VARIOUS TIMES, WHILE DRIVING, SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS, ETC. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I NOTED THE RECALL ISSUED BY GM, BUT MY VEHICLES VIN WAS 5000 PAST THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL. THE TRUCK WAS BUILT IN NOVEMBER 2000 AND DELIVERED IN MID-DECEMBER 2000. I PAID TO HAVE THE CRANKCASE SENSOR REPAIRED AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE PICKUP HAS JUST OVER 50,000 MILES. *TR

2001 CHEVY HD 2500 8.1 CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILURE DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED ON RECALL. *TR

MY VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT ON ME AT ANY TIME FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I WAS DOING OR WHERE I WAS IT WOULD STALL OUT SO I WOULD HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING AND WAIT TO CRANK THE VEHICLE BACK UP. THEN DECEMBER 23 2008 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND IT COMPLETELY STOPPED I COULDN'T GET IT TO CRANK BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND IT WAS AT NIGHT ON A HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO EVERY DEALER SHIP AND EVERY MECHANIC AND NOONE COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. FINALLY I LOOKED ONLINE AT RECALLS AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE BUT WHEN I CALLED GMC THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE SO I WENT AND PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE FOUND BUT AREN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT FOR ME I MEAN IF THEY HAVE THE RECALL ALREADY FOR THE SAME VEHICLE THEN WHY ISN'T MY VEHICLE INCLUDED? *TR

VEHICLE IS STALLING AND NOT STARTING AND BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE OFTEN THAN ANY NORMAL VEHICLE/TRUCK/VAN. THIS OCCURRENCE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MANY MECHANICS AND EVEN THE DEALER. ALL TYPES OF THINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (FUEL PUMP, STARTER, TUNE-UP, SPARK PLUGS, BRAKES, BRAKE DISC, ROTORS, ETC...) AND IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS STALLING AND IT SEEMS THAT ENOUGH GAS IS NOT GETTING TO THE ENGINE AND IT SEEMS THAT BRAKES WEAR QUITE TOO OFTEN. I KNOW THIS MAY COST THE COMPANY ALOT TO RECALL BUT WE AS CITIZENS PAY ALOT FOR THESE VEHICLES AND THEY SHOULD OWN UP TO THESE MANUFACTURING ISSUES. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS OUT THERE LIKE MYSELF THAT HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM FROM MODELS DATING BACK TO 1997. PLEASE ASSIST ME WITH GETTING THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, TIMES ARE HARD AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND ANOTHER DIME ON THIS VEHICLE WHEN I SHOULDN'T. DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE LAST OCCURRENCE AND I AM AT MY WITS END. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

MUD MAX RADIAL MUDDER TIRES PURCHASED NEW FOR THE FRONT OF MY CHEVY PICK-UP ON 5/17/08 FAILED ON A TRIP FROM COLORADO TO PHOENIX AND BACK ON 11/26/08 AND 111/28/08 WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE BODY. IT CAUSED A SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, BUT THEY DID NOT BLOW OUT. ONE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE AND THE OTHER WITH MY SPARE. I BELIEVE WE WERE VERY LUCKY. *TR

2001 SILVERADO HD 8.1L ENGINE 51,009 MILES. EXPERIENCING ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ID # 07V521000. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND THE SCANNER SHOWS A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT DUE TO MY VIN NUMBER BEING OUTSIDE THE RECALLED GROUPS. EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN THE DATE RANGE OF THE EFFECTED UNITS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MY TRUCK HAS THE SAME EXACT PART NUMBER OF THE ITEM THAT IS FAILING. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST BE REAR ENDED 3 TIMES AND SEVERAL OTHER TIMES WHERE IT QUITS AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR IN AN INTERSECTION AND I LOOSE GOOD STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL. THE LAST TIME (LAST SATURDAY) LEFT ME AND MY 2 CHILDREN (4 AND 7) WALKING IN A SNOW STORM WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND RISKING FREEZING TEMPS AND ALMOST GETTING HIT BY OTHER TRAFFIC. IT WILL USUALLY START AGAIN BUT THEN RUNS ROUGH BUT SOMETIMES I HAVE TO LET IT SIT FOR AN HOUR BEFORE IT WILL START. VIC CANEVER CHEVROLET IN FENTON MI IS THE DEALER THAT SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL DUE TO VIN NUMBER NOT IN THEIR SYSTEM AS A RECALLED UNIT AND THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE WOULD NOT ASSIST ME EITHER. *TR

REAR DISC BRAKE PADS PREMATURE WEAR DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKE PISTON TO RETRACT. BOTH REAR DISC BRAKES PISTON FAILED TO RETRACT NORMALLY. INSTALLATION OF NEW PADS CAUSED EXTREME HEATING OF ROTOR. REPLACED BOTH REAR DISC BRAKE FLOATING CALIPERS WITH REBUILT UNITS THAT HAD GREASE UNDER OUTER PISTON SEAL TO PREVENT RUST TO FIX PROBLEM! *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WOULD EXPERIENCE A SHUT DOWN AND LOSS OF POWER.MEROLLLIS CHEVROLET IN EAST PT., MICHIGAN, BECAME VERY DEFIANT,AND REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM.BEFORE [XXX] BECAME CEO, [XXX] CONTACTED HER OFFICE VIA HANDWRITTEN COMMUNIQUE.IRIS CONTACT [XXX] IN DEC,2013,AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS TO BE ARRANGE W/ENGINEER BUT NEVER HAPPENED. [XXX] STOPPED DRIVING VEHICLE,EXCELLENT CONDITION W/19000 MILES.[XXX] WAS IN FEAR OF LIFE WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE..UPDATED 10/22/14 -BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) UPDATED 4/8/2015*JS *TR

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ANTI-LOCK - FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR DEFECT. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL AND NHTSA # 05V379000, THIS HOWEVER DOES NOT APPLY TO MY (AND ANY OTHER VEHICLES) ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL AND THE REPAIR IS IDENTICAL. THE ABOVE NHTSA# DOES NOT COVER 2500HD AND 3500 SERIES TRUCKS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE STILL SILVERADO MODELS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY VEHICLE HAS GONE INTO SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE ONCE IN 11/2005 AND NOW 11/2008. *TR