2001 CHEVROLET redundant SILVERADO 2500 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

FIRST INCIDENT: VEHICLE DRIVEN 100 MILES AND THEN SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS. STARTED RIGHT UP AND MOVED ABOUT 100 YARDS AND SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. TRIED TO START IT AND WOULDN'T START. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, IT STARTED AND VEHICLE DRIVEN HOME WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. SECOND INCIDENT, VEHICLE STALL WHILE MOVING IN CITY TRAFFIC (ABOUT 35 MPH). CAME TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF A BUSY UNDERPASS NEAR A MAJOR INTERSECTION. I CALLED 911 AND ASKED THAT A WRECKER BE DISPATCHED. AS 911 WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE WRECKER COMPANY (TWO TO THREE MINUTES), THE VEHICLE STARTED AND I RETURNED TO MY RESIDENCE. SCAN WITH OBD DEVICE INDICATED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. INTERNET RESEARCH OF THE PROBLEM CONFIRMS. YOUR INVESTIGATION EA06-016 AND SUBSEQUENT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V521000 CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR INDICATES A SAFETY RECALL. FOR SOME REASON, GM (DENNY MENHOLT CHEVROLET) AS WELL AS YOUR WEBSITE, INDICATES NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE ABOVE DEALERSHIP ON 10/22 TO HAVE THE CPS REPLACED. WHY ISN'T MY VEHICLE PART OF THE RECALL? THE STALL WHILE MOVING AT 35 MPH WAS DANGEROUS AND THE REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE! THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK BOLTS HAVE RUSTED AND BROKE OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE AS NORMAL ONCE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 20,000

NOISE AND EXHAUST LEAK. EXHAUST MANIFOLD NUTS BROKE ON 2001 CHEVY 6 LITER. ENGINE ONLY HAS 90,000 MILES. REPAIR COST OVER $1,000 TO FIX BOTH SIDES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 SERIES TRUCK WITH AN 8.1 LITER ENGINE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OFF WARRANTY AND I DO NOT HAVE A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER I HAD AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE COMPUTER WAS NOT PRODUCING CODES AND DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OVER A FEW WEEKS A CODE WAS FINALLY PICKED UP INDICATING A "CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE" WHICH IS OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT GM HAD RECALLED MANY VEHICLES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE SENSOR AS RECENTLY AS LAST YEAR. I CONTACTED GM ONLY TO FIND THAT EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS OF MY VEHICLE ARE IDENTICAL TO THOSE RECALLED, MY VIN # IS A FEW OUT OF THE RECALL SEQUENCE BUT GM MAY CONSIDER REPLACING MY SENSOR IF I GET A DIAGNOSIS AT A GM DEALERSHIP. HEREIN LIES MY PROBLEM. DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE FAILURE, DIAGNOSIS IS DIFFICULT. IT IT DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP I MUST DRIVE IT UNTIL ANOTHER TIME. I LIVE 35 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND TRAVEL EVEN FURTHER FROM THERE OFTEN. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS I LOSE STEERING AND BRAKES. I AM RELUCTANT TO CONTINUE DRIVING BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP HOPING IT DOES NOT STALL IN TRAFFIC AS IT HAS IN THE PAST BUT STALLS AT A POINT THAT PRODUCES A CODE FOR THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE A CODE DIAGNOSIS FROM AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND I JUST WANT THIS SAFETY ISSUE RESOLVED JUST LIKE GM DID WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 TRUCKS UNDER RECALL #06083. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

CRANKSHAFT SENSOR DEFECTIVE. 2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD SILVERADO 8.1L VIN G VEHICLE HAS HAD A ON AND OFF PROBLEM WITH RUNNING ROUGH, ERRATIC SHIFTING, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON OR INTERMITTENT. TOOK TO THE DEALER BOUGHT FROM, NEVER ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SAID IT MIGHT BE CRANK SENSOR, BUT IF ITS RUNNING O.K. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN APPROX FEB, 2004 AND WAS LAST AT THE DEALERS SPRING 2007. 3 DAYS IT WAS THERE AND THEY STILL COULD NOT EVEN SAY IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. PROBLEM WITH THE ERRATIC SHIFTING, ROUGH RUNNING , ENGINE LIGHT ON CONTINUED UNTIL SEPT.2008 WHEN THE PROBLEM BECAME VERY SERIOUS. VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL OR SIMPLY JUST QUIT RUNNING ALL TOGETHER. YOU WOULD BE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR JUST LOCAL DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SIMPLY SHUT DOWN, LEAVING YOU WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING. IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL YOU STOPPED, LET IT SIT FOR A SOMETIMES UP TO 10 MINS. VEHICLE WOULD DO THIS 2-3 TIMES A DAY, OR WEEKS BEFORE DOING IT AGAIN. IN JULY 2009 THE PROBLEM BECAME SERIOUS, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHUT OF WHILE JUST SITTING AT RED LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. MY MECHANIC DID A SCAN AND DTC'S FOR CRANK SENSOR AND SEVERAL OTHERS CAME UP. IT WAS THOUGHT THAT EVERYTHING FROM BROKEN WIRES TO MODULES HAD TO BE CHECKED. I SUBSCRIBED TO A ONLINE VEHICLE REPAIR INFO SITE AND IMMEDIATELY FOUND A PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL #06083 12/11/2007 FOR VEHICLES WITH AN 8.1L V-8 ENGINE. THE VIN NUMBERS ON MY VEHICLE WERE HIGHER THAN THOSE IN THE RECALL, BUT THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM FIT EXACTLY. MY MECHANIC WAS SHOWED THE INFO AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ON HIS SERVICE SIGHT. IT WAS DECIDED TO CHANGE THE CRANK SENSOR. THE VEHICLES PERFORMANCE INCREASED 100% AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RESOLVED. THE OLD CRANK SENSOR WAS SAVED. APPARENTLY G.M. HAS MANY MORE VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH BAD CRANK SENSORS THAN THEY ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

Mileage: 126,500

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.

Mileage: 60,000

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.

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 60,800

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

Mileage: 60,800

ENGINE STALL WITHOUT NOTICE. WILL NOT START WITHOUT NOTICE WILL DIE AT IDLE WITHOUT NOTICE. STALLS VARY. MAY STALL 3 TIMES A DAY OR GO WEEKS WITHOUT STALLING. TRIED PUTTING IN A NEW COMPUTER. DID NOT HELP. SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I AM PISSED. STILL NOT FIXED. *JB

Mileage: 90,000

UPON STARTING VEHICLE THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE PISTONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

REPORTED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN YOU CRANK UP THE ENGINE SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT TRUCK. REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PISTONS ARE "SLAPPING" INSIDE THE CYLINDER WALLS DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT IT AND REPLACEMENT PISTONS WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY DECEMBER. ENGINE IS GETTING LOUDER BY THE DAY AND FOUND BROKEN METAL FRAGMENTS WHEN OIL WAS CHANGED . WAITING ON DEALER TO RESPOND TO THIS ISSUE AND REQUESTING ENGINE BE REPLACEMENT NOW.*AK

ENGINE HAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE SINCE DAY ONE. REPORTED PROBLEM TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PISTONS ARE "SLAPPING" INSIDE THE CYLINDER WALLS AND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM FROM CHEVROLET. NEW PISTONS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 2001. CHANGED OIL AND FOUND METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE OIL THAT WERE STUCK TO THE MAGNETIC OIL BOLT. NOISE PROBLEM IS GETTING LOUDER EACH WEEK. DEALER REP CALLED AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO ME DIRECTLY. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS 163 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC

CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS 163 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC

CARBON BUILDUP. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR WHAT THE DEALER SAYS IS CARBON BUILDUP. IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 2500 MILES. THE LAST TIME IN THE DEALER SAID CHEVY KNEW IT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE PISTONS. THE NEW PISTONS WOULD BE OUT IN LATE 2001 OR EARLY 2002 AND TO KEEP DRIVING IT FOR NOW. I DID NOT PAY $ 35,000.00 TO HEAR A ENGINE KNOCK. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER.