2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 complaints

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. 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.

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

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

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

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE HUB AND WHEEL BEARING FAILING. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE TRAVELS DOWN A STEEP 600 FOOT HILL AND FEARS A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

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

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

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

BOTH ANTILOCK SPEED SENSORS WENT FAULTY AFTER 3.5 YEARS AND WERE REPLACED BY MFG. NOW 7 YEARS AND 70K MILES BOTH ARE FAULTY AGAIN AND GM SAYS YOUR PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH A RECALL IS IN PLACE MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED??? $900.00 I WILL NEED TO PAY. *TR

SAME PROBLEM AS EA06016. MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD WITH THE 8.1L GAS ENGINE EXPERIENCED THE INTERMITTENT STALLING DESCRIBED IN EA06016. IT WAS BUILT JUST AFTER THE RECALL DATE SO GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN OFFER TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MAIN SAFETY PROBLEM IS THE SOFTWARE BUG THAT DOESN'T RECORD THE BAD CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE FIRST 20 OR SO INCIDENTS WERE ANNOYING. WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED SHUTTING DOWN WHILE GOING DOWN A 10% GRADE ON A TWISTING MOUNTAIN ROAD IT GOT SCARY. LUCKILY I WASN'T PULLING THE 15000 POUND TRAILER THAT I OFTEN PULL. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS AT ONE PARTICULAR ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND IT DOESN'T SET A DTC. IT TOOK ME THREE MONTHS OF SEARCHING THE WEB TO FIND THE PROBLEM. GM WAS OF NO HELP DIAGNOSING OR FIXING THE PROBLEM EVEN WITH THE RECALL ON THE IDENTICAL TRUCKS THAT WERE BUILT JUST PRIOR TO MINE. MY TRUCK HAD THE POSITION SENSOR REPLACED IN 2002 WITH THE SAME DESIGN PART AS THE ORIGINAL. THE REPLACED PART LASTED TILL 2008. SEARCHING THE WEB SHOWS THAT MOST OF THE 2000-2002 8.1L ENGINES DEVELOP THIS PROBLEM AT SOME POINT. GM MAKES A LOT OF MONEY SELLING UNNEEDED PARTS AND CHARGING $85 TO READ NON-EXISTENT DTCS. AN 8.1L ENGINE IS MEANT TO PULL LARGE LOADS. WHEN THE ENGINE DIES THE TRUCK LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. MY TRUCK DIED AT LEAST 50 TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO FIX IT. I WOULDN'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT BECAUSE SHE WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE KILLED SOMEONE WITH IT. IT DIED GOING AROUND THE SAME CORNER 5 DAYS IN A ROW. T

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

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

POSSIBLE EVENT. MY 2001 SILVERFISH 2500 HD(8.1 L) IS STALLING AND HARD TO START. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT IT COULD BE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR THAT HAS A RECALL. I CONTACTED THE CHEVY FOLKS AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS OUT SIDE OF THE RECALL LIST FOR 2001 MODEL. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN TRUCK STALLS. 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO RECALL ID FROM NHTSA: 07V521000. *TR

PROBLEM WITH 2001 SILVERADO 2500HD ABS BRAKES PULSATING IN LOW SPEED STOPS CAUSING PROLONGED STOPPING DISTANCE. REFERED TO LOCAL GM DEALER, WHICH STATED TRUCK WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I AM HAVING CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPAIR THE PROBLEM(NOT GM)ASAP. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON THE TRUCK PULSE AT LOW SPEEDS AS I COME TO A STOP AND IT SEEMS TO TAKE LONGER TO STOP IN MANY INSTANCES. IN INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (GM RECALL 05068, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000) THAT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. UPON CALLING CHEVROLET, I WAS INFORMED FIRST THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL. UPON CHALLENGING THAT INFORMATION, I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE RECALL STOPPED SEVERAL THOUSAND UNITS BEFORE MY VEHICLE AND THUS DID NOT APPLY. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS/STOPS RUNNING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AT TIMES IT WILL RESTART BY ITSELF. OTHER TIMES VEHICLE HAS TO BE MANUALLY RESTARTED. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE TOWING A TRAILER ETC. HAD TO REPLACE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR

BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE ON OCCASION. THAT LEAD TO LOSING COMPLETE POWER WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH) AS WELL AS LOSING COMPLETE POWER WHILE AT IDLE OR SLOW SPEEDS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT SHOWED A CODE THAT INDICATED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS AT FAULT. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THIS WAS CONFIRMED, HOWEVER THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL (07V521000) DID NOT APPLY TO MY VIN EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A 2001 WITH AN 8.1 L. I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED AT A COST OF $375. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE 3-4 MILES BEFORE IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

I WAS TOWING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER WHEN I NOTICED THE TRUCK STARTED BOUNCING VIOLENTLY. I LOOKED IN MY SIDE MIRROR AND NOTICED THE REAR WHEEL WOBBLING, SO I PULLED OVER AND CHANGED TO MY SPARE TIRE. I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 20 MILES WHEN THE BOUNCING STARTED AGAIN. IT WAS THE OTHER REAR TIRE. I HAD TO CALL SOMEONE TO BRING ME ANOTHER TIRE IN ORDER TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. I AM PUTTING (4) NEW TIRES ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS A 2001 CHEVY 2500HD WITH ONLY 24000 MILES ON IT. BOTH TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION ON THEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 2500 HD CHEVROLET WITH THE 8.1 LITER ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC AND WILL NOT START AGAIN. THE TRUCK WILL RUN ROUGH SOMETIMES WILL START AFTER A COOL DOWN PERIOD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH IT STALLING IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH IS COVERED FOR SAME PICKUP WITH SAME ENGINE OUT OF A DIFFERENT PLANT. THEY SAY EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME FAULTY PART MY PICKUP IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS FROM A DIFFERENT PLANT. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AS IT STALLED AS I WAS MAKING A TURN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE PASSING TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER. HE WAITED UNTIL THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND A HOLE WOULD NEED TO BE CUT IN THE FLOORBOARD TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO SUSTAIN MORE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD 8.1L WITH 120K MILES. TRUCK RUNS GREAT BUT MY ENGINE WILL JUST SHUT OFF. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF THEN KICK ON AGAIN ALL BY ITSELF. WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT IT WILL SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON UNLESS I TURN THE KEY TO START IT AGAIN. ENGINE IS THE ONLY THING THAT DIES, STEREO, HEADLIGHTS, ETC ALL REMAIN ON AND I DON'T GET ANY SERVICE LIGHTS OR MESSAGES ON THE DASH WHEN IT HAPPENS. SOMETIMES IF IT FEELS AS IF IT IS GOING TO DIE ON ME I CAN STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO PREVENT IT FROM DYING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND HAS TO BE COOLED IN ORDER TO RESTART. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWELVE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ONCE, BUT THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 BRAKE LINES HAD ROTTED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH OTHER PARTS. *NJ

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 8.1 LITER ENGINE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL IN TRAFFIC. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND DEALER DIAGNOSTICS SAY IT IS A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL OUT FOR THIS (GM RECALL 06083) OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 07V521000, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT MY VIN # IS NOT COVERED. MY VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL, SO THE PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY LARGER THAN THE FEW VIN'S THAT THEY ARE COVERING. *TR

2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD 4X4 SILVERADO STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. PLEASE SEE NHTSA ID 07V521000. I AM TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN MANY 6.0 TRUCKS AND A RECALL ONLY COVERS A SMALL PORTION. VERY DANGEROUS FOR A POPULAR WORK SERIES TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. THE STALLING RARELY OCCURS AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, WHICH OCCURRED EVERY FOUR OR FIVE DAYS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V258000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MY TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST OR SLOW I'D BE DRIVING. HAVING TO DRIVE IN BUSY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THROUGH CONSTRUCTION ZONES, IT'S MY OPINION THAT THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERN, NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT OTHERS. MY TRUCK IS AT A MECHANIC'S SHOP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE'S A CODE IN THE COMPUTER MODULE THAT INDICATES A "CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR AND ENGINE STALL" AND THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS A RECALL RELATING TO THIS. WHEN I CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, CONNELL CHEVROLET IN COPPERAS COVE, TEXAS THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL "BECAUSE I COULDN'T HONESTLY TELL THEM THAT THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT' HAD CAME ON; AND THAT MY TRUCK WASN'T RUNNING POORLY (OR A WORD TO THAT AFFECT). I ALSO CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. I AM HAVING MY TRUCK REPAIRED AS I PREPARE THIS COMPLAINT AND I HONESTLY AND SINCERELY HOPE THAT GENERAL MOTORS INCLUDES THE SYMPTOMS I'VE EXPERIENCED AND EXPAND THE RECALL, AND THAT ANYONE WHO HAD WORK DONE BY A MECHANIC OTHER THAN AT A DEALERSHIP BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, AS MENTIONED ABOVE. THE LAST INCIDENT DATE IS INDICATED BELOW: *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOSSES OF POWER WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS, BUT WAS ORIGINALLY NOTICED AT 60 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE LOSING POWER. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY RESTART, BUT OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD TAKE LONGER TO DO SO. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER, HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE HIS CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN

MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I MUST BRING THE TRUCK TO A HALT AND TRY TO RESTART. SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWO OR THREE TRIES BEFORE IT STARTS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN WARM WEATHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INOPERATIVE. VOLTS GAUGE WOULD READ LOW. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THE BATTERY WAS PROVIDING THE PROPER 13.8 VOLTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP BETWEEN 1-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ROLLS BEFORE STOPPING COMPLETELY. THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK. THE FAILURE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW OCCURS 90% OF THE TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

SAFETY RECALL FOR LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW EMPTY EVEN IF THE TANK IS FULL. IT WILL GO FROM BELOW EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN IF YOU ROCK THE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH IT WILL READ THE PROPER AMOUNT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED OVER A DOZEN TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST JERK AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT RECALL. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 50,000 MILES AND THROUGH TO 73,000 CURRENTLY. UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD2500 P/U STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEMS IN JULY 2007. THE ENGINE WOULD DIE AND IT WOULD TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART. FINALLY IN SEPT 2007 IT DIED ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT OVER 65 MPH. THE POWERSTEERING STOPPED AND THE POWER BRAKE ASSIST STOPPED. I WAS LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND CHARGED ME $420.99. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 37,546 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME BUT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THE REPAIR. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THEIR RECALL # 06083 NHTSA ID#07V521000 AND THEY ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SINCE IT IS THE SAME 8.1 ENGINE AND YEAR/MODEL. IF YOU GO ON THE GM-TRUCK.COM WEB SITE YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS AVERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 8.1 GM ENGINES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING UP AN UNPAVED HILL THAT WAS SLIPPERY FROM SNOW BUT HAD BEEN PLOWED. IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND THE HILL IS STEEP WITH LOTS OF SHARP CURVES. ON MY WAY UP I NOTICED MY STEERING BECAME STIFF. I CAME TO A POINT WHERE I WAS NOT MAKING ANY MORE FORWARD PROGRESS AND HAD TO STOP.(MY TIRES ARE NOT THE BEST) WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES I THEN REALIZED I DIDN'T HAVE ANY. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE BEFORE I STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS TO FAST AND SAFELY MANEUVER BACK DOWN THE HILL BACKWARDS WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. I FEEL THIS SHOULD FALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V005000. *TR

CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR LOW SPEED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE FOR 2001 MODEL SILVERADOS. THE RECALL INCLUDES ALL RUST BELT STATES. I HAVE BEEN HAVING FAILURE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IN SPEEDS OF 5 MPH OR BELOW. THEY CLAIM THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, BUT THEY ADMIT THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME EQUIPMENT THAT IS ON MY TRUCK. HOW CAN THEY ISSUE A RECALL AND NOT INCLUDE ALL MODELS THAT HAVE THIS FAULTY EQUIPMENT. GM HAS AGREED WITH ME THAT MY PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS WHAT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR, BUT THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, BECAUSE "YOUR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL GROUP." THEY STATE THAT I HAVE NOT HAD REGULAR SERVICE DONE ON MY VEHICLE AT A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WILL NOT COVER IT FOR THAT REASON. MY TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, AND WELL CARED FOR, JUST NOT A DEALERSHIP. THERE IS NOWHERE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT STATES THAT YOU MUST HAVE YOUR VEHICLE SERVICED AT A DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE PROPER REPAIRS WHICH HAVE BEEN DEEMED NOT SAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED AUTOMATICALLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF

VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING,ALMOST INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT SINCE I WAS GOING DOWNHILL. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. RESTARTED TWO HOURS LATER AFTER TOW TO GARAGE. DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND FAULTY CRANK SENSOR CODE. DEALER FOUND NHTSA RECALL # 07V521000 WAS JUST ISSUED, HOWEVER MY SERIAL # WAS NOT RECALLED. I BELIEVE ALL 2001 MODELS WITH THIS POWER TRAIN SHOULD BE RECALLED TO REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING. HE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,848. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL DUE TO THE CORROSION OF THE LINES. UPDATED 12/12/07

TRUCK DIED AT 60 MPH. LOST ALL POWER FOR FEW SECONDS THEN STARTED AGAIN. THEN WOULD NOT START FOR 2 WEEKS. FINALLY GOT IT TO START AND PUT ON SCANNER IT SAID TO REPLACE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. REPLACED IT MYSELF AND TRUCK RUNNING GREAT.MC *TR

6.6 DIESEL FUEL RAIL LEAK. CAN FUEL DRIPPING ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CREATE FIRE? SERVICE MAN AT DEALER SAID HE HAD ANOTHER LAST WEEK. THE SAME RAIL IS APPARENTLY USED ON 2001 THROUGH 2004 MODEL YEARS. *TR

DRIVING 2001 CHEV 2500 (HEAVY DUTY) ALLISON TRANS WHEN STARTED TO VIBRATE. TOOK TO SHOP AND REAR HOUSING ON TRANNY CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND. $1,200.00 REPAIR BILL. *TR

VEHICLE IS 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD WITH 6.6L DURAMAX DIESEL AND ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AT APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES / APPROX 2500 HOURS, THE TRANSFER CASE HYDRAULIC PUMP WORE THROUGH THE REAR HALF OF THE TRANSFER CASE, RESULTING IN LARGE AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING RELEASED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE THE OIL IS FLAMMABLE AND IT GETS SPRAYED ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE (INCLUDING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM) IT PROBABLY PRESENTS A FIRE HAZARD. IT IS AT THE VERY LEAST A KNOWN DEFECT, AS MINIMAL RESEARCH ONLINE (SEE HTTP://WWW.DIESELPLACE.COM/ AND SEARCH IN THE DRIVETRAIN THREAD FOR "PUMP RUB") WILL SHOW DOZENS, IF NOT HUNDREDS OF OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE TYPE THAT ARE HAVING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR