2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Fuel System, Other Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED AN ERRONEOUS READING OF EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SENSING UNIT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,496. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ UPDATED 11/19/2012 *JS

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO LOW FUEL LIGHT NOT WORKING. LOW FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN TANK IS FULL. FUEL NEEDLE MOVES CONSTANTLY FROM FULL TO EMPTY, REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT OF GAS IN TANK. RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 90,000

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, IT SHOWS RANDOM FUEL AMOUNTS. IT HAS LEFT ME OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES. ALL MY FAMILY DRIVES SILVERADOS AND GMC SIERRA, AND ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, WHAT IF I RUN OUT OF FUEL ON THE HIGH AND MY TRUCK STALLS AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 87,057

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IN MY TRUCK FAILED AT ~ 41K MILES AND SENDS FAULTY SIGNALS TO THE GAUGE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE LEVEL INDICATED ON THE GAUGE FLUCTUATES BUT USUALLY READS EMPTY WHICH LEADS TO A VERY BRIGHT YELLOW "LOW FUEL" INDICATOR IN MY MESSAGE CENTER. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 4 OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO OWN THE SAME MAKE/MODEL FROM 1999-2001 THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE 1) I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS REALLY IN MY TRUCKS GAS TANK AND COULD BE LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF ANY HIGHWAY AT ANY TIME, AND 2) THE BRIGHT YELLOW "LOW FUEL" INDICATOR IN THE MESSAGE CENTER THAT STAYS ON NEARLY CONSTANTLY IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. MY ACQUAINTANCES AND I HAVE ALL NOTIFIED THE CHEVROLET DEALER OF OUR PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD "CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL" (PARAPHRASING). *TR

Mileage: 41,000

FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP TO SHOW EMPTY WHEN IT'S NOT. WILL ALSO "BOUNCE" IRRADICALLY FROM EMPTY TO RANDOM LEVELS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

PARKING BRAKE AND FUEL GAGE. I RECENTLY MOVED OVERSEAS WITH AF AND HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR EUROPEAN STANDARDS. MY PARKING BREAK DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I FOUND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE I HAVE NEVER USED IT. I WAS MANDATED BY EUROPEAN LAW TO GET FIXED IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT AND PAY A $30 FOR EACH MONTH UNTIL I GOT IT FIXED. MY FUEL GAGE DOESN'T MAINTAIN HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE IN MY GAS TANK. WHEN I HAVE A FULL OR EMPTY TANK THE GAUGE JUST RANDOMLY BOUCESS AROUND WITH THE UNKNOWN CORRECT AMOUNT. I AM CURRENTLY SETTING THE MILEAGE UNTIL I CAN FIND SOMEONE TO FIX IT AND THE PARTS I NEED. *TR

FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP IN MY 2001 5.3 LITER CHEVROLET SILVERADO TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. WHEN I FILL MY TANK WITH FUEL THE GAUGE READS ERRATICALLY, THE NEEDLE PINS ITSELF IN THE EMPTY POSITION. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT AND ON GOING. I NOTIFIED GM AND THEY OFFER NO REPAIR YET THIS SAME PROBLEM QUALIFIED AS A RECALL FOR REPAIR ON THE 2001 MODEL SUBURBAN WITH THE 5.3 LITER ENGINE. SIMPLY DO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR 2001 SIVLERADO FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS AND YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM YET THERE IS NO ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GM. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 36,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. FUEL IS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE RODS AND WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

GAS GAUGE BOUNCES FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND READS INACCURATE AT TIMES EVEN AFTER FILLING TANK. WITH A FULL TANK GAUGE WILL BOTTOM OUT AT EMPTY AND INITIATE LOW FUEL LIGHT AND THEN RETURN BACK TO FULL. *JB

Mileage: 81,000

THE FUEL GAGE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL, THE GAGE READS EMPTY. AFTER SOME FUEL IS USED IT SEEMS TO READ PROPERLY UNTIL AROUND HALF A TANK, AT WHICH POINT IT STARTS TO BOUNCE AROUD BETWEEN EMPTY AND THE PROPER READING. IT WILL ALSO READ EMPTY IF THE TRUCK IS PARK AND IDLING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME

Mileage: 90,000

FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2000 AND 2001 TRUCKS. *JB

Mileage: 110,000

FUEL GAUGE MOVES FROM EMPTY TO FULL AND BACK AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, AND AT TIMES FAILS TO WORK AT ALL. AFTER TAKING IT TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO SAVE MY MONEY THAT IT WOULD ONLY GO OUT AGIN, THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL THAT GM HAS JUST IGNORDED. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN WITH OTHER CHEVY OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

THE STEERING SHAFT MID-JOINT IS LOOSE AND IS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND, THE FUEL GAUGE IS MOVING FROM FULL TO EMPTY WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER WINDOWS ARE LOSING POWER, WHEN YOU POWER UP THE WINDOWS THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND THE WINDOWS GO UP SO SLOW

Mileage: 88,456

2001 SILVERADO Z71 5.3L -- THE GAS GAUGE WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY AND OFTEN SHOWS WRONG FUEL LEVEL. I HAVE TALKED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAYS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A COSTLY ONE TO FIX. I USE MY TRIPOMETER TO ESTIMATE HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE BUT IF THE FUEL MILEAGE CHANGES, AS WITH TOWING, IT IS NOT RELIABLE. I HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL AND BEEN STRANDED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

I BELIEVE GM SHOULD RELEASE A TSB & REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY TO ADDRESS THE POOR QUALITY FUEL SENDING UNITS IN ALL 1999-2001 PICKUPS. MY 1999 SILVERADO DEVELOPED A FAULTY GAUGE READING APPROX 50,000. MY 2001 HAPPENED ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE & AGE. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TRIED TO SAY IT WAS BAD GAS. I KNOW BETTER. I HAVE 3 FRIENDS WITH SILVERADO'S & ALL DEVELOPED ERRATIC GAUGE READINGS. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR DECREASED AND ELEVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

Mileage: 81,217

1. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER 80% OF THE TIME. AFTER FILLING UP FUEL TANK THE " LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE FUEL NEEDLE POINTS BACK TO EMPTY. THE FUEL NEEDLE WILL START WORKING BETTER AFTER I HAVE BURNED 1/2 A TANK OF FUEL. I HAVE 4 FRIENDS THAT ALL HAVE THE SAME TRUCK AND ALL OF THEIR TRUCKS DO THE SAME THING 2. HEATED MIRROR ON DRIVERS SIDE QUIT WORKING. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

MY GAS GAUGE WILL TAKE A DIVE TO EMPTY AND THE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. THIS IS AN ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST SIX TO SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE. *JB

Mileage: 48,500

AFTER PUTTING TRUCK IN GEAR (AUTO) THE GAS PEDAL WIL OCCASIONALLY NOT DEPRESS WITHOUT FORCE. THIS LEADS TO A SUDDEN BURST OF SPEED WHILE TRUCK IS IN GEAR. DEALER RECCOMMENDS A $100 THROTTLE BODY CLEANING. IF A CRITICAL AREA IS GETTING DIRTY, ISN'T THAT A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY MANUFACTURER? REPAIR "HOW TO" WEBSITES TALK ABOUT CLEANING AND PLUGGING A HOLE THAT LETS IN DIRT

Mileage: 60,000

I PURCHASED NEW A 2001 SILVERADO PICK-UP. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR@ 48000 MILES,TAILGATE STRAPS@ 65000 MILES, AND NOW ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR/REGULATOR@ 80000 MILES. I'VE TRIED TO WORK WITH GM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE REENBURSMENT FOR THESE REPAIRS AS WELL AS MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I DON'T BELIEVE AFTER PAYING OVER 30K FOR A NEW VEHICLE, GM WILL NOT BACK THEIR PRODUCTS OR SHARE IN THE COST OF REPLACING THESE OVERPRICED PARTS. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO?*AK

WE PURCHASED A 2001 SILVERADO EXT IN 7-01. TRUCK HAD ABOUT 16,000 MILES ON IT, WHEN WE BOUGHT IT NEW/USED. PARKING BRAKE SEEMED TO BE REALLY SOFT, BUT LOT ASSURED US, NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AND THAT THE NEW TECHNOLOGY WE HAD WITH VEHICLE'S, MADE IT EASIER FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE AND SUCH. YES THE BRAKE WORKS GREAT ON LEVEL GROUND, BUT WAIT UNTIL YOU REALLY NEED IT LIKE ON A SLOPED DRIVEWAY............. OR GETTING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED! THIS IS WHEN THEY REALLY GIVE YOU THE WORKS!!DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE US ALMOST $200 TO FIX A 15 MINUTE JOB, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAD AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I FEEL IT MAY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED, IF THESE(SO CALLED) GREAT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON GM VEHICLES DID WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR, GET REALLY SPONGY, EVEN WHEN CONSTANT PRESSURE ON PEDAL IS MAINTAINED, AND THE RESULT IS ERRATIC! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GMC/CHEVROLET BRAND?! ----P.S.- WE WERE TOLD THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ON THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL ON A SAFETY DEFECT?! BY THE WAY, GM THIS IS THE LAST VEHICLE PURCHASE WE WILL MAKE FROM YOU. IT SEEMS THE QUALITY AND SAFETY FACTOR MEAN NOTHING TO YOUR COMPANY ANYMORE, WITHOUT TRYING TO MAKE MORE MONEY FROM THE CONSUMER...OH WELL, JUST ONE LESS CUSTOMER!! *CB

Mileage: 17,000