2001 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

THE FUEL SENSOR STOPS WORKING. IT LOOKS AS IF WE STILL HAVE PLENTY OF FUEL WHEN IN FACT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF GAS. WHILE WE HAVE CAUGHT IT IN TIME THE FUEL SENSOR HAS BROKEN AND BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS AND IS BROKEN AGAIN. SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES COULD RESULT IF WE WERE TO RUN OUT OF GAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A FREEWAY.*AK

AFTER THE VEHICLE REACHED THE 30,000 MILE MARK VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SOFT SPONGY FEEL ON THE ABS BRAKES. DEALER STATED THAT THIS EXPERIENCE WAS NORMAL. CONSUMER DISAGREED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. GETTING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WAS DIFFICULT. *AK THE BRAKING WAS ESPECIALLY POOR WHEN CARRYING A HEAVY LOAD IN THE TRUCK. THE DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKES AND INDICATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. *NM

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS BROKEN TAILGATE STRAPS AND I WAS INFORMED BY GM TO CALL MY LOCAL DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE THEM REPLACED. KOOL CHEVORLET OF GRAND RAPIDS WOULD NOT HONOR THIS, AND TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THEM. WHEN I ASKED WHAT HAPPENS IF IT FALSE OFF THEY SAID IT WAS GMC PROBLEM .SAFTEY IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A CONCERN HERE.I CALLED TO MAKE A APPOINTMENT LIKE MY GM DOCUMENTSTATED AND THEY STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THE STRAPS AND STATED THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK

NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXT CAB PICKUP. ABS KICKS ON EVERYTIME YOU TRY TO STOP. IT OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT (EX. KICKS IN WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AND IT EFFECTS STOPPING TIME & DISTANCE AND FEELS LIKE I'M NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME). THE FEELING OF NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP IN TIME IS A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING!! I HAVE NOT HAD THIS REPAIRED YET, BUT I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FIX. I NEED TO GET THIS FIXED SOON, BEFORE SOMEBODY DOES GET HURT OR DAMAGE DOES OCCUR.*AK

WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DO NOT ACTIVATE. THE CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE 10 MINUTES LATER AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TWENTY MINUTES LATER, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND THIS TIME EVERYTHING WORKED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTANTLY. *AK *NM

WHILE LOADING EQUIPMENTTAILGATE DROPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TAILGATE CABLES BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TO ALLOW VEHICLE TO STOP. ABS ENGAGED ITSELF ON DRY PAVEMENT AT LOW SPEED. AFTER TRYING TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM, I FOUND IT OCCURED INTERMITTENTLY; AND IF IT DID IT WAS WHILE BRAKING AT 7 MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN ABS "MODE" IS FIRMLY PRESS PEDAL TO FLOOR AND ALLOW 3 TIMES THE STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAVE SINCE REMOVED THE ABS FUSE AND THE TRUCK STOPS NORMALLY. *AK

DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS FAILED TO LIGHT AFTER BULB REPLACEMENT, DEALER STATES THAT THE SOCKETS ARE OVEHEATED AND REQUIRES A WIRING HARNESS, NEW SOCKETS AND LOWER WATTAGE BULBS, COST ESTIMATE $180.00. *AK

THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE ALL FOUR TIRE HAD STRESS MARKS LOCATED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE SIDEWALL WHEEL. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR AN APPOINTMENT AND INSPECTION. GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT P245/70R16 PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE #DOT. *JB

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING UNDER 15 MPH, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ABS MODULE SENSOR AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $294.14. *AK *SC *JB

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSFER CASE FAILED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE DEALER LOCATED A HOLE IN THE ALUMINUM CASE. *NM THE HOLE ALLOWED FLUID TO BE DISCHARGED WHICH MEANT THE TRANSFER CASE COULD NOT BE REBUILT. *JB

WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE HARD WHEN DEPRESSED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE MOTOR CAME APARTMENT. THE CRANK SHAFT AND PISTON BROKE AND SPUN THE BEARINGS. THE DAMAGED PARTS WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. PRIOR TO STALLING THERE WAS AN ONGOING NOISE IN THE ENGINE THAT SOUNDED LIKE RODS KNOCKING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PISTON SLAP NOISE FOR THIS SIZE ENGINE. *AK

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. RECENTLY THE ABS CONTROL MODULE (ECBM) FAILED, CAUSING MY ABS MOTOR TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY (EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE CAR). UPON INVESTIGATION, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. THE DEALER QUOTED MY AROUND $1100.00 TO REPAIR THIS. GIVEN THE FACT THAT THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE GM RECALL THIS PART. AS THIS AFFECTS THE CAR'S ABS SYSTEM, IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THE TRUCK REPAIRED, POTENTIALLY WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART.*AK

THE CABLE TO THE TAILGATE BROKE WHILE LOADING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES. HEARD NOISES COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS AND WAS INFORMED THE ROTORS ON THE REAR BRAKES FAILED TO RELEASE AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR. *AK THE BRAKE PADS STUCK ON THE CLIPS AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE ROTORS. *TC

THE CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 04V045000 CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND PASSENGER VANS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, ?PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS.? SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION BRAKE HYDRO-BOOST HOUSING RELIEF VALVE BORE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS JUST 3831 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THE CONSUMER NOTICED LEAKING DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. (BRAKE RESEVIOR) *SC *JB

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES FAILED. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE LOADING THE VEHICLE TAILGATE DROPPED OPEN AND PROCEEDED TO FALL OFF. FORTUNATE NOBODY WAS HURT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 2001 SILVERADO TRUCK. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING AND FISH TAILING DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY FOUND EVIDENCE OF DEFORMATION AND RIM FLANGE GROOVING, THEY ALSO STATED THE TIRE HAD BEEN OPERATED FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME WHILE BEING IN AN OVER-DEFLATED STATE.*JB

2001 CHEVY TRUCK STRAP HOLDING TAILGATE FAILED IN CENTER OF CABLE THROWING ME TO GROUND. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING FAILED AS WELL. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

NO CRASH. LOW COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDED COOLANT A COUPLE OF TIME AND LIGHT WOULD REAPPEAR AFTER A WEEK OR SO OF DRIVING. DEALER EXAMINED TRUCK AND FOUND HEAD GASKETS LEAKING FROM LOOSE HEAD BOLTS AND APPARENTLY FACTORY DEFECT. COST OF $1100 TO REPAIR. MILEAGE AT 65,000. FIRST REPAIR.*AK

CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS TOWING A TRAILERTHE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREADS SEPARATED FROM THE TRAILER. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND COLLIDED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE. VEHICLE AND TRAILER WERE TOTALED. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY FAILED. VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED BY MANUFACTURER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT 245/75R16, DOT# VN11B1CS300. VEHICLE SUSTAINED QUARTER PANEL DAMAGE FROM THE TREAD FLAPPING AGAINST THAT AREA. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED. *AK

ABS SENSOR CORROSION CAUSING ABS TO ACTIVATE AT FIVE MILES PER HOUR LEADING TO BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELING TO FLOOR AND LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *AK

PARKING BRAKE PEDAL BROKE OFF WHILE SETTING PARKING BRAKE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ABS BRAKES SYSTEM IS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE ONE OF THE WHEELS IS LOCKED UP. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ABS SYSTEM WILL RELEASE THE WHEELS DUE TO CORROSION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE CONSUMER BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT IT. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND CLEANED THE SENSOR DISC ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM.*AK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN NORMALLY UNTIL THE SPEED WAS AROUND 5-10 MPH. WHEN THE SPEED WAS LOW THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN BUT NOT STOP. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT TWO MORE FRONT SPEED SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER REPORTING THIS ISSUE TO HOT LINE BACK IN FEBRUARY, 2004 ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

(1)HIGH VIBRATION FELT ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. STEERING PULLING FIRMLY TO THE RIGHT.(2)TREAD VERY BUMPY AROUNG ALL FOUR TIRES. THUMPING ON TREAD ,CAUSES HOLLOW SOUND IN VARIOUS PLACES AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRES. (3) DUE TO THE HISTORY OF FIRESTONE TIRES AND REPORTED FAILURES OF THESE TIRES, I HAD THEM REPLACED BEFORE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURRED.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM.*MR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS THE BAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE T STOP. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. *NM

BEGINNING SPRING 2004, THE FUEL GAUGE IN OUR 2001 CHEVY PICK-UP BEGAN SUDDENLY DROPPING TO EMPTY READING/LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHTS DESPITE HAVING A FULL TANK OF FUEL. IT IS INTERMITTENT, DROPPING TO EMPTY THEN JUMPING BACK UP TO CORRECT READING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND HOPEFUL REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT IS TO BLAME. THEY ALSO TESTED THE WIRING BETWEEN THE SENDING UNIT AND FUEL GAUGE AND THE GAUGE ITSELF. IT IS SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT (SENDING UNIT), BUT AS I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, IT SEEMED AN ODD THING TO HAVE BREAK IN SUCH A YOUNG VEHICLE (41K MILES). I BEGAN RESEARCHING RECALL INFORMATION ONLINE, BUT HAVE FOUND IT FOR ONLY THE JEEP WRANGLER AND NISSAN XTERRA. THIS IS A PRICEY REPAIR TO BE SO COMMON BUT NOT ACKNOWLEDGED AS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *LA

FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S,SIZE LT245/75R16, DOT VN11B103600. A BUBBLE DEVELOPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRES, CAUSING SHIMMYING AND VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH. *AK FIRESTONE SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD. *SC

WHILE DRIVING AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR STOPPING BRAKES DISENGAGED. ONE OCCURRENCE RESULTED IN A REAR COLLISION. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BRAKE SENSOR FAILED. *AK *LA

WELD ON FACTORY RIM BROKE LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK.*AK

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, YOU HAVE TO TAP ON IT A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE. THEN IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL, THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD REAL FAST.*AK

WHILE LOADING THE VEHICLE BOTH CABLES OF THE TAILGATE BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. CONSUMER FELL OFF AND BROKE HIS ANKLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *NM

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SPEED CONTROL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND HE REPLACED IT, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS DUE TO RUST, THE PADS, BRAKE BLEEDER SCREWS DUE TO RUST, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *NM

GAS GAUGE HAS STARTED TO ACT UP - BOUNCES AROUND, DUMPS DOWN TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL SENSOR LIGHT IN DASH COMES ON EVEN THOUGH TANK MAY BE FULL. BEGAN DOING THIS AFTER 60,000 MILES. DID HAVE IT DO THIS ONCE BEFORE BUT DID NOT REPEAT UNTIL RECENTLY SO I NEVER HAD IT CHECKED OUT. I HAVE BEEN TO MY MECHANIC (WHO'S GMC TRUCK IS ALSO DOING THE SAME THING) AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. DEALER TELLS ME $600.00 TO REPAIR BUT I FEEL THIS MAY BE A RECALL ISSUE AFTER GETTING ON LINE AND READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 1999 - 2001 SILVERADO OWNERS. I ALSO HAVE (2) CHEVY VANS THAT ARE COMPANY VEHICLES WHERE I WORK THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM - (1) BEGAN AT 60,000 ALSO.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER LOST SLIGHT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND THE VEHICLE SLID BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE A LOUD TAPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. WHEN DRIVING THE NOISE GOT LOUDER WHILE ACCELERATING . CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2001 CHEVY PICKUP DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. I CAN FILL IT UP COMPLETELY WITH GAS AND MY GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY. SO I NEVER KNOW WHETHER OR NOT I HAVE ANY GAS! THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE ON A LATE MODEL TRUCK!. *JB

DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THEIR EMERGENCY BRAKE HAVE FAILED THE TEST. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *LA

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

WHEN WARMING UP THE ENGINE IN THE MORNINGS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD. *AK

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

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