2001 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

2001 SILVERADO.....MY ONLY PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK IS THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS THE ELECTRONIC TRANSFER CASE SHIFT MOTOR. THE PART RUNS A LITTLE OVER $100. I CAN'T AFFORD THE PART RIGHT NOW, BUT IT DOESN'T AFFECT MY DAILY DRIVING, JUST WHEN I NEED 4X4 WHICH ISN'T OFTEN LIVING IN OKLAHOMA. STILL RUNS AND DRIVES LIKE A BRAND NEW TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE VEHICLE HAS STEELTEX RADIO A/T TIRES, SIZE T245-75R16 E120L (NA). THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 2005 AND, AT 30,000 MILES, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO FEEL A STRONG VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT TIRES. THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND HE REALIZED THAT THERE WAS STRONG TREAD SEPARATION IN BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03T002000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS TIRE SIZE WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL IF THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS A RECALL AND TRUCK WAS SERVICED BY PREVIOUS OWNER, OBVIOUSLY THE PARTS KEEP CORRODING AND CHEVY SAYS THEY ONLY FIX ONCE. MY MECHANIC REMOVED SPEED SENSOR AND CLEANED, BUT I AM HAVING HIM REPLACE W/ NEW. TO BE SAFE. TRUCK CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT LOW SPEEDS SAFELY. RECALL # GM 05068. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS NOW EXPERIENCING THE FAILURES LISTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000. UPDATED 11/17/08 *BF UPDATED 11/18/08. *JB

WHEN COMING TO A FULL STOP,SPEED LESS THAN 10 MPH. COULD NOT STOP, AND SOUNDED LIKE BRAKE SHOES NEEDED REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING SHOES, STILL SAME SOUND. MORE WORK ON BRAKES, NO IMPROVEMENT STILL. THEN TALKED TO MUFFLER BROTHERS, FRANKLIN OHIO. ALSO GAS GAGE ACTING UP. *TR

2001 SILVERADO. ON GOING BRAKE FAILURES. LOW SPEEDS 0-35, AND AT 45 AND UP. HAS BEEN AN ON GOING BATTLE SINCE NEW. *TR

MY SILVERADO'S BRAKES ARE VIBRATING AND FAILING TO STOP ,AGAIN ! BOTH FRONT WHEEL SENSORS WERE REPLACED,PER G. M.'S RECALL. ALSO I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS FAILURE TO STOP HAS NEARLY CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE ONLY STOPPED AFTER RUNNING INTO A CHAIN STRETCHED ACROSS A DRIVEWAY,THIS RESULTED IN SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT GRILL. I TEMPORARILY DISABLED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM BY REMOVING THE FUSE, BUT THIS DISABLES THE CRUISE CONTROL AS WELL. IT IS VERY MUCH A MATTER OF SAFETY THAT THE TRUCK STOPS WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO. *TR

ABS BRAKES ENGAGED WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS BRAKING IN TRAFFIC OR AT LIGHT. SILVERADO ABS APPEARS TO ENGAGE AND UNABLE TO STOP IN DISTANCE NEEDED. DRIVER HAS AVOIDED A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY SWERVING OR HAS ENDED UP IN THE INTERSECTION PAST THE APPROVED STOPPING POINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). AS OF DECEMBER 12, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD CHECK TO SEE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AUTOMATICALLY AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS. THE FAILURE BEGAN APPROXIMATELY IN AUGUST OF 2007 AND HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. THE NUMBER OF FAILURES INCREASE AS THE WEATHER GETS COLDER. CHEVROLET STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

1. NO WARNING 2. ABS KICK IN AT LOW SPEED AND LITTLE TO NO BRAKING IS RESULT IN FORWARD AND REVERSE, INCONSISTENTLY OCCURRING 3. DEALER REPLACED FRONT HUB #15233111 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A RATTLING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED. AS THE SPEED INCREASED, THE FAILURE WORSENED. THERE WAS NO STEERING LOSS OR WARNING LIGHTS. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,437 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

HAVING RECENTLY MOVED INTO NORTH CAROLINA, MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK FAILED THE NORTH CARLOINA STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE PARKING BRAKE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR SEVERAL YEARS, EVEN AFTER BRAKE SERVICE ON THE REAR WHEELS. THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE BULLETIN HAS ONLY BEEN FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMPANY CONSIDERS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO BE PART OF THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. NORTH CAROLINA HAS A DIFFERENT VIEW. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED *JB

THE ABS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. THEY WERE RECALLED IN 2005 - 06 AND THE "FIX" OF CLEANING THEM WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE CORRECT WAY OF HANDLING THE PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENTS AS OF NOW BUT THERE WILL BE. *TR

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 25,000 MILES, RIGHT REAR ROTOR RUSTED & CAUSED ONE OF TWO DISC PADS TO WEAR TO THE METAL BACKING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED AND THE GEARS BEGAN TO SPIN. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH GEARS, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 40,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,692 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

2001 SILVERADO 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK WITH GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATED WHEN THE GAS TANK FELL BELOW HALF FULL.**CC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD SHE WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE AN ENTIRE MODULE WHICH INCLUDED A FUEL PUMP BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE TWO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS THE CONSUMER WENT TO, IN ORDER TO GET TO THE GAS GAUGE, THE FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED SO THE DEALER WOULD JUST REPLACE EVERYTHING AS A MODULE. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SILVERADO PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY 2000 TO 3000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER MOMENTARILY, AND THEN START BACK UP. THE CONTACT WOULD SOMETIMES HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE IGNITION AND HAD IT REPAIRED, AFTER BEING TOLD HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED THE REIMBURSEMENT. ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TEN TIMES.*AK THE TRANSMISSION, FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT, THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 03/07/07. *JB

TL*- THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SENSOR ON THE ABS OF A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. HE WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO STOP AT A LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE SENT FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND CONFIRMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT CALLED GM, AND THEY STATED THAT THEREWAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK. THEY GAVE HIM A DIFFERENT DEALERS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO. HE THEN CALLED UP THE DEALER AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT GOING TO REPAIR THE BRAKES. THEYTOLD HIM IF THEY CHOOSE THEY COULD DENY THE SERVICE. *AK

TL * - THE CONTACT HAS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE THREE DIFFERENT INCIDENTS WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 01/20/2007. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON EACH OCASSION SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT NO TIME DID THE ABS LIGHT COME ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD THE ABS SYSTEM WORKED ON BEFORE UNDER A SAFETY RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SHE COULD DO NOW. *AK

VEHICLE FAILED TO PASS REQUIRED INSPECTION DUE TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILING TO HOLD THE VEHICLE WHEN ENGAGED AND TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL HAS ALWAYS GONE TO THE FLOOR WHEN ENGAGED. EMERGENCY BRAKE RARELY APPLIED. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES. *NM

ABS RECALL FOR 2001 CHEVORLET SILVERADO, RECALL # 05068 VEHICLE RECALL WAS PERFORMED BY SEAWAY CHEVORLET (DEALMAKER) THERSA NY 13691 ON NOVEMBER 18, 2005. VEHICLE HAS SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE, AT SLOW SPEEDS VEHICLE OR TURNING ABS ENGAGES AND MAKES IT SO THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WITHOUT LETTING OFF THE BRAKES. RECALL WAS PERFORMED BUT SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. *NM

SINCE OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE, REVERSE HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY. COMPLETE FAILURE 9/28. VEHICLE WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE, DOES NOT MOVE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES. I AM BEING TOLD THEY WILL NOT COVER THE FIX. VEHICLE HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

SUBMISSION IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AFTER A SAFETY RECALL; SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *TS WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, THE CONSUMER SLID ACROSS A STOP SIGN AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND HAD 2 MINOR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE BRAKES FAILING. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ACCIDENTS WERE DUE TO THE BRAKES LOCKING UP AT LOW SPEEDS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON HWY 89 TO PAULDEN, AZ. AT ABOUT 70 MPH I NOTICED A SEVERE VIBRATION COMING FROM MY FRONT END. I DRIVE A 2001 CHEVY 2500 SILVERADO WHICH HAD FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRES ALL THE WAY AROUND WITH APPROXIMATELY 32000, MILES ON THEM. THE TREAD LIFE LOOKED LIKE MAYBE 10000 MORE MILES. BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO PULL OVER, MY FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW. I SWERVED INTO THE SOUTH BOUND LANE AND LUCKILY NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP ON THE NORTH BOUND SHOULDER. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM MY TIRE CAUSING A BLOW OUT. MY MIRROR BROKE AND ALSO MY FENDER GUARD GOT PARTIALLY TORN OFF AND THE TRUCK HAS DAMAGE FROM THE TIRE THREAD HITTING THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I FOUND PIECES OF SHATTERED MIRROR INSIDE MY TRUCK FROM WHEN THE TREADS HIT MY MIRROR. I HAD MY WINDOW OPEN AND AM FORTUNATE THAT NONE OF THAT MIRROR WENT INTO MY EYES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. THE ABS ACTIVATED PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS AS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES GO OUT. OFTEN WILL NOT START BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EVERY TIME THE ENGINE STALLED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE STALLING PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

MY SILVERADO TRUCKS STALLS, HAS ALMOST GOTTEN MYSELF AND MY FAMILY RUN OVER NUMEROUS TIMES, I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL THOUSAND TRYING TO GET IT FIXED, AND IT KEEPS STALLING, NOTHING THAT HAS EVER BEEN REPAIRED ON IT FIXES THE PROBLEM , THIS TRUCK IS A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *JB

GAS GAGE READS EMPTY WHEN IDLE FOR PROLONG PERIOD OF TIME. LOOKING AT THE INFORMATION ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE I FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. CHECKED INTO THE COST OF REPAIRS IT IS OVER $500.00 FOR THE PART AND ANOTHER $500.00 FOR THE LABOR TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM SINCE THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS. INSTEAD THEY ARE PROFITING OFF THE CONSUMER WITH HIGH REPLACEMENT AND LABOR CHARGES. WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN IN DEPTH INVESTIGATION OF THIS COMPLAINT. *NM

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR BRAKE REPAIRS. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AFTER BRAKES WERE ALREADY REPAIRED. *KB PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTIFICATION, THE CONSUMER AND HER HUSBAND COMPLAINED THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING. THERE WERE 2 MINOR ACCIDENTS WHICH WERE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED WITH THE BRAKES LOCKING UP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POSITIVE POST ON THE BATTERY FRACTURED CAUSING ACID TO LEAK ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM CASING ALL AT ONCE CAUSING A BLOWOUT THAT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PUMP MOTOR WAS HEARD RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE EBCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A SHORT WHICH CAUSED THE MOTOR TO RUN. THE EBCM HAS BEEN REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 7/21/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. ADDITIONALLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE REAR DISC DRUM AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, IT WAS DETERMINED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

AT LOW SPEED STOP, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICKED IN CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, NEARLY HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *NM

INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON 04/04/06 STRIKING A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE, RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS, VEHICLE TRAVELED ACROSS A ROADWAY STRIKING A TREE. AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE NEVER DEPLOYED. VEHICLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH BOTH THE TREE AND LIGHT POLE AT 90 DEGREE ANGLE. AIR BAG SWITCH WAS IN THE ON POSITION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING RECALL #05V379000 FOR THE ABS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

WE PURCHASED OUR 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500 DIESEL DUALLY TRUCK IN FEBRUARY OF 2006. IN MAY OF 2006 WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH OUR BRAKES. WHEN WE WERE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OUR BRAKES WOULD GIVE A LITTLE (LIKE THE ABS WERE KICKING IN). WE TOOK OUR TRUCK TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY INFORMED US IT WAS OUR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THE HUB ASSEMBLY. THE COST WOULD BE $535 TO REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY AND THE BRAKE STOP SWITCH. IN INVESTIGATING ONLINE WE REALIZED THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE SPEED SENSOR. IN TALKING WITH THE INVESTIGATOR WITH THE NHTSA THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR THE SPEED SENSOR AND NOT FOR THE HUB ASSEMBLY WHICH CONTAINS THE SPEED SENSOR. WE CURRENTLY HAVE IT IN THE SHOP AND WILL BE GETTING THE OLD PARTS WHEN WE PICK UP THE TRUCK. THANK GOODNESS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT INTO THE SHOP BEFORE WE WERE INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT LIKE SO MANY OTHERS OR WE INJURED SOMEONE ELSE. I AM VERY UPSET THAT GM IS NOT TAKING MORE RESPONSIBILITY. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT TRUCKS BUT I WOULD ASSUME SOMETHING THAT CONTAINS AN ITEM THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED WOULD CAUSE THE WHOLE THING TO BE DAMAGED IF LEFT LONG ENOUGH. WE DID NOT KNOW OF THE RECALL UNTIL AFTER THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP. I HOPE THAT GM REALIZES THEIR MISTAKES AND THAT I WILL RECIEVE SOME COMPENSATION FROM THEM. WE USE OUR TRUCK TO DO DISASTER RESPONSE FULL TIME THROUGH A CHURCH ORGANIZATION AND RELY ON THE TRUCK ALL OF THE TIME. WE CAN

FROM NOVEMBER, 2004 UNTIL FIXED IN MARCH, 2005 HAD REPETITIVE EPISODES WHERE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CAME ON AT LOW SPEEDS OF AROUND 7-8 MPH. THIS LED TO SEVERAL VERY NEAR ACCIDENTS ON THE MILITARY BASE I WORK, PARKING LOTS AND ON THE CITY ROADS. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS ULTIMATELY INJURED BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FIGURED OUT TO BE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SENSORS. THEY WERE FIXED BY DEALER AT PRICE OF $598.40. A RECALL WAS RELEASED ON THIS PROBLEM IN CANADA AND IN THE US (GM RECALL 05068) IN DECEMBER, 2005. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM O'CONNOR CHEVROLET IN ROCHESTER, NY IN NOVEMBER, 2003. A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH CHEVROLET (FILE #1-409354542) AND WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED BY ME IN CANADA AND I DIDN'T LIVE IN CANADA. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER IN NEW YORK STATE WITH A NOW KNOWN DEFECT THAT NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND NOW CHEVROLET WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR STATING IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE US RECALL. IF IT IS THE SAME DEFECT IN ALL THE VEHICLES AND THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED FROM A CHEVY DEALER IT SHOULD BE HONORED. CHEVY NEARLY KILLED ME AND MY KIDS SEVERAL TIME BY THEIR NEGLIGENCE IN MANUFACTURING AND SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR NEEDED TO FIX THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. *JB

COPY OF EMAIL SENT TO GM: I RECENTLY CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER CONCERNED ABOUT MY ABS SYSTEM ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS. HE NOTIFIED ME THAT THERE WAS IN FACT A RECALL ON THE TRUCK IN CANADA AND CERTAIN STATES IN THE US FOR CORROSION PROBLEMS AROUND THE ABS SPEED SENSOR. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT HE COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL SINCE THE TRUCK WAS BUILT AND INITIALLY SOLD IN CANADA. HE THEN GAVE ME GM "800" NUMBER TO CALL, WHICH I DID (REF#1-409390276). SHE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO HAVE THE DEALER PERFORM THE NECESSARY RECALL AND THEN SUBMIT THE RECEIPTS TO GM FOR "POSSIBLE" REIMBURSEMENT. I HAVE SINCE REMOVED THE ABS FUSE FROM MY TRUCK AND AM CURRENTLY DRIVING THE TRUCK WITH THIS FEATURE DISABLED TO PREVENT FROM HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. I PLAN TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTOR SOON AND I'LL SEE IF I CAN CLEAR THE DEBRIS PROBLEM MYSELF. I SAT AND TALLIED THE CARS I'VE OWNED THE LAST 30 YEARS AND CAME UP WITH 6 DIFFERENT CARS/TRUCKS. AS FAR AS A HISTORICAL REFERENCE THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD AS FAR AS TYPICAL AMERICAN VEHICLES GO. I'VE ONLY HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULATOR ($1000), THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS ($200 MY REPAIR), AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW DRIVE MECHANISM ($200). ALL THIS WITH LESS THAN 60000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THERE'S BEEN A SEVERE DRAFT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK (BOUGHT ONE YEAR OLD WITH 20K MILES). HMMMMM. I WONDER WHY MY OTHER TWO VEHICLES ARE TOYOTA CAMRY'S AND MY NEXT TRUCK WILL PROBABLY BE A TOYOTA AS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AROUND, THE VEHICLE BECAME ANCHORED AND THE GRASS BELOW ERUPTED IN FLAMES. SINCE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED; THE VEHICLE ALSO BECAME INFLAMED. THE CONTACT OBTAINED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND QUENCHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS CAUSED BY THE FIRE. *AK

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKES MALFUNCTION WHEN ATTEMPTING STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS THE TRUCK STUTTERS LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM HAS GONE ACTIVE AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE TRUCK. I HAVE NEARLY HIT OTHER PARKED CARS AND MY GARAGE DOOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ANY LONGER. *JB

PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 4WD AUTOMATIC. HAS BEEN OUT SINCE 40,000 MILE MARK. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT THE AUTOMATIC. THE DEALER, MOLLE CHEVROLET IN BLUE SPRINGS,MO, INSISTED A CHARGE OF $ 400 TO $ 600 FOR A REPAIR ON A BASIC SAFETY FEATURE. I KNOW OF TWO ADDITIONAL VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM JUST IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. WHY DOES THE RECALL AFFECT ONLY MANUALS, WHEN THE SAME SYSTEM IS USED ON AUTOMATICS AND THEY HAVE DISPLAYED THE SAME FAILURE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 5MPH OR LESS, THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND THE ABS ACTIVATED. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS ALERTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V161000, REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE OF MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PISTONS ARE HITTING THE CYLINDER WALL OF MY ENGINE. I DO HAVE 140,000 MILES ON IT BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO. THE REASON I DIDN'T COMPLAIN BECAUSE DEALERS HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL. BUT FROM ONLINE FORUMS I HEAR THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. MY ENGINE HAS LOST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POWER AND I THINK THAT IS THE REASON WHY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGED AT 5 MPH AND BELOW. AS A RESULT, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, CONCERNING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE OF THE VIN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. *AK

THE PARKING BRAKE FRICTION LININGS WORE TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INEFFECTIVE IMMOBILIZING THE PARKED VEHICLE. WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD, UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT OCCURS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH OR ROLLING OVER A PEDESTRIAN. *JB