2001 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT 15 MPH OR LESS. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO RESTART. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CPS NEEDED REPLACING.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. THE BRAKES REACT LIKE A SPONGE WHENEVER THEY ARE APPLIED. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED.

FRONT ABS SENSORS ON GMC 350 TRUCKS. THEY ARE BAD JUST LIKE THE 250 & 150 P/U TRUCKS. WE HAD TOO HAVE OURS FIXED DUE TO A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT CAUSED BY NOT WORKING PROPERLY UNDER 10 MPH SHOUD BE A RECALL. *NM

AS A RESULT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 I TOOK MY 2001 SILVERADO TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALER FOR REPAIR OF DEFECT ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT ALTHOUGH MY 3500 HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS THE 1500, 2500, 3500 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ACCORDING TO GM DEALER, IT SOAKED ME FOR $282.48. ,SAME [XXX] PROBLEM MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 22,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED BY GM AND I WONDER HOW MANY 3500 OWNERS HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS RECALL. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DT: THE CONTACT STATES AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATED. THIS IS A COMPANY VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DOES NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE PERSON WHO DRIVES IT REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A DEALERSHIP AND IT IS STILL BEING INSPECTED. *AK UPDATED 11/16/2005 - UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS DROPPING OUT AT LOW SPEEDS. R&R SENSORS AND CLEANED CORROSION, TREATED WITH CORROSION RESISTANT GREASE AND REINSTALLED. *NM

PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET 3500 DUAL WHEEL DIESEL SILVERADO PICK-UP NEW IN 2001. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS ALWAYS FELT LIKE A BUCKET OF MUSH. IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ALL OF THE BRAKE ROTORS WHICH WERE RUSTED. THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. IT IS NOW JULY 2005 AND I AM TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TOMORROW TO REPAIR A BRAKEL FLUID LEAK ON THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT STOP LIKE A NORMAL VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED. I ALSO OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET 25OO AND THE BRAKES FUNCTION NORMALLY. TODAY I CHECKED ON BRAKE PROBEMS WITH CHEVROLET PICKUPS ON THE INTERNET AND FIND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH PROBLEMS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE DEATH AND LAWSUITS BEGIN. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE MORE ACTIVE ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THIS BEGINS.

ABS PULSATES ON LEFT FRONT WHEEL WHEN APPLIED (A NOISE EMINATES FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL). DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB AND LEFT LOW SPEED BRAKE SENSOR. BRAKES STILL PULSATED ON LEFT FRONT SIDE. RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOW THE LEFT HUB NEEDS REPLACING. (DID NOT HAVE REPLACED. ) PULSATION IN BRAKE SYSTEM HAD NOT STOPPED AFTER THE TWO EARLIER REPAIRS. HAVE SPENT OVER $1000.00 FOR THESE REPAIRS AND DO NOT FEEL THE GM EXPERTS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. WANT THE PROBLEM RESOLVED, BUT DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER $1000.00 ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IS THIS PROBLEM A SIGN OF A FUTURE SAFETY ISSUE? I HAUL A LARGE FITH WHEEL CAMPER AND FEAR BRAKE FAILURE AFTER PERUSING THE COMPLAINTS ON THE GM ABS SYSTEM.

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

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET C3500 PICKUP, I AM A TRAILER PULLER FOR FEMA WHILE WORKING IN CA, AND DRIVING DOWN A STEEP MOUNTAIN SIDE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALSO MY POWER BRAKES BECAME REAL HARD . LATER I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP TALKED WITH A TECHNICIAN, I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING PUMPS, I REMOVED MINE, FOUND HALF BROKEN, AFTER REPLACING POWER STEERING PUMP, STEERING AND BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL. *LA

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO K3500 WITH THE 6.0L ENGINE. MY VEHICLE HAS CONSUMED OIL FROM DAY ONE AND THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. I TRAVELED TO OHIO LAST MONTH AND USED ONE QUART IN ABOUT 450 MILES. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. NOW I MUST GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON MYSELF. MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS A 1995 GMC SIERRA K3500 WITH A 7.4L ENGINE, BOTH THE 2001 AND THE 1995 I PURCHASED NEW. I FOLLOWED THE MANUFACTURER'S DIRECTIONS ON BREAKING IN THE VEHICLE IN BOTH CASES. THE 1995 VEHICLE NEVER CONSUMED OIL, EVEN AT 145,000 MILES. I CHECK MY OIL AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, THAT IS A DISGRACE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. MY VEHICLE ALSO KNOCKS AND PINGS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AT TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND HAVE RECEIVED TWO DIFFERENT STORIES. I AM TIRED OF THE "RUN AROUND" TREATMENT BY THE DEALER AND BY CHEVY WHEN I CALL THE "CHEVY HELP LINE", "WORK IT OUT WITH THE DEALER" IS ALL I'M TOLD. I AM AWARE OF A POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHEVROLET FOR THE ENGINE PROBLEMS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE YOU COULD OFFER IN THIS MATTER. *LA

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE PROBLEM. IT DID NOT MAINTAIN THE THROTTLE. ENGINE WENT INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT A CAUSE. ALSO, A SUSPENSION PROBLEM DUE TO BOLTS PLACE DIN UPSIDE DOWN POSITION WHICH MIGHT CAUSE VEHICLE TO FLIP. ALSO, WIRES AND PLASTIC BOLTS MELTED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SO EXCESSIVELY RUSTED AND CORRODED THAT THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE HAD TRIPLED. THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS BUT REINSTALLED SAME BRAKE PADS. THERE EXISTS ONLY 2.5 INCHES OF SURFACE ON THE ROTORS LEFT FOR PADS TO HIT.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. DEALER REPLACED THE PEDAL SOFTWARE ON 7/17/2003. *AK

ORIGINAL TIRES WERE WEARING EXCESSIVELY ON VEHICLE. WHILE TURNING CORNERS VEHICLE SHOOK DRASTICALLY. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT ORIGINAL TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE OF INSUFFICIENT GRADE TO SUPPORT VEHICLE'S WEIGHT. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WITH NO RESOLUTION. 2001, CHEVROLET EXPRESS VAN, C3500 WITH 13000 MILES . CONSUMER ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE TIRES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN APPLYNG BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT AND WILL SHIMMY. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 6 TIMES. DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, DID NOT FIND A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT AND STEERING SHAKES WHENEVER STOPPING. CONDITION IS WORSE. *JG

INTERMITTENTLY BRAKES WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT HAS BEEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. PARTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, BUT PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESURFACE. *AK CONSUMER STATES 4 WAY EMERGENCY FLASHERS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK MUST FIDDLE WITH SWITCH OR TURN SIGNAL TO OPERATE, BATTERY WILL NOT SHOW GREEN EYE, WATER IS LEAKING LEFT SIDE TOP AND RIGHT SIDE OF DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD, AND FRONT END AND STEERING SHIMMY AT 30-40 MPH. *YD

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TO ENGAGE AFTER COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SURGED WHILE EASING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE ALSO FEELS LIKE IT IS BEING BUMPED FROM BEHIND ON OCCASION. THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT CONSISTENT, BUT I HAVE NOTED ON THE DEISELPAGE.COM THAT OTHERS ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF VEHICLE HAS A DUMMIE LENS, AND WIRES ARE THERE, BUT NO LIGHT BULBS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER FEELS THIS LIGHT SHOULD BE ON VEHICLE SO OTHER MOTORISTS CAN SEE HIM BETTER. *JB

SECURITY SYSTEM CUT POWER TO FUEL PUMP STOPPING ENGINE, A RESET TAKES 10 MINUTES. THE GM HELP LINE PROVIDED ME WITH THE METHOD OF RESETING THE SECURITY SYSTEM. GM'S HELP LINE ADMITS THIS IS A PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO CURRENT FACTORY UPGRADE OR REPAIR. THE ENGINE STALLS SHORTLY AFTER STARTING, ALLWOING THE VEHICLE TO BE MOVED A FEW FEET (IN MY CASE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY). *AK

CONSUMER PULLED IN FIELD OF FARM AREA THOUGH GRASS. HE TURNED VEHICLE OFF, LEFT A FEW MINUTES, AND A YOUNG GENTLEMAN TOLD HIM THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT TIRE . HE TRIED TO START VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE STOPPED. GRASS WAS ON FIRE, AND VEHICLE BURNED DOWN TO THE GROUND. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT. HE WAS HURT A LITTLE BIT.*AK

AFTER CHANGING TIRES ABS SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY ON WET ROADS. DEALER WAS TOLD NOT TO RESET ABS SYSTEM. *AK