2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Problems & Recalls
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I was driving down the road and I heard a clunk. I lost all power and coasted into a farmers field. The dash board said lost power, nothing else. I had no warning. Oil pressure was where it should be until is quit. Keller Chevrolet contacted us and told us the engine blew. The connecting rod ...
GEAR SELECTOR LIGHTS AND MILEAGE LIGHTS DONT ILLUMINATE ON DASH, INTERMITTENTLY.
Mileage: 180,000
GEAR SELECTOR LIGHTS AND MILEAGE LIGHTS DONT ILLUMINATE ON DASH, INTERMITTENTLY.
Mileage: 180,000
TRUCK JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN WON'T TURN BACK ON. IT HAS HAPPEND 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS WHERE I AM DRIVING AND IT COMPLETELY JUST SHUTS OFF. CAN'T GET IT TO START BACK UP AND HAVE TO TOW IT HOME, IT WILL THEN TURN ON AND RUN FOR A FEW DAYS AND SHUTS O...
Mileage: 200,000
TRUCK JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN WON'T TURN BACK ON. IT HAS HAPPEND 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS WHERE I AM DRIVING AND IT COMPLETELY JUST SHUTS OFF. CAN'T GET IT TO START BACK UP AND HAVE TO TOW IT HOME, IT WILL THEN TURN ON AND RUN FOR A FEW DAYS AND SHUTS O...
Mileage: 200,000
I OWN A 2001 2500HD CHEVY SILVERADO AND LAST MONTH I HAD THE LEFT REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURE AND AS A RESULT I LOST ALL BRAKING POWER. NEITHER THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND THE PROPORTIONING VALVE DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY DURING THIS MALFUNCTION SINCE FRONT BRAKES LOST ALL POWER. I WAS VERY FOR...
Mileage: 204,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLIN...
CRANKSHAFT POSITION FAILED COMPLETELY.. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN PASS, WOULD NOT RE-START UNTIL AFTER IT COOLED DOWN. NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WERE AVAILABLE DURING THIS TIME DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. SAME ISSUE AS YOUR RECALL CAMPAIGN #07V521000 AND THE GM RECALL CAM...
Mileage: 36,041
THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED THE VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH. THE ENGINE STALLS, MAY RE-START IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER A COOL DOWN PERIOD.
Mileage: 83,500
MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ONE DAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THE PRICE TO FIX WAS $2,130.00 , I WATCHED A NEWS REPORT AND EVEN A SINGLE OWNER OF SIMILAR TRUCK WHO HAD IT WASHED EVERY WEEK HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRUCK SHO...
Mileage: 61,000
MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD WITH 111,000 MILES HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE MOVING THE TRUCK FROM ONE SPOT TO ANOTHER. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR AND THE AREA UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS WET WITH BRAKE FLUID. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE L...
Mileage: 111,645
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT FOR THE ENGINE TO COOL DOWN BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPA...
Mileage: 35,000
WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, WHILE AT LOW SPEED, USING THE BRAKES ENGAGES THE ABS SYSTEM AND STEERING BECOMES SUDDENLY DIFFICULT.
Mileage: 147,000
WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, WHILE AT LOW SPEED, USING THE BRAKES ENGAGES THE ABS SYSTEM AND STEERING BECOMES SUDDENLY DIFFICULT.
Mileage: 147,000
HERE I AM 2016 AND THE THIRD TIME I HAVE TO REPLACE RUSTED CORROSIVE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES. THIS TIME I ONLY PUT 3500 MILES ON THE TRUCK SINCE THE LAST TIME. THEY ARE ON THE VERGE OR BLOWING OUT, THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY DID AND LUCKY WAS ABLE TO STOP. THE FUEL LINE IS GONE AGAIN ALSO. WHY??
Mileage: 35,000
HERE I AM 2016 AND THE THIRD TIME I HAVE TO REPLACE RUSTED CORROSIVE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES. THIS TIME I ONLY PUT 3500 MILES ON THE TRUCK SINCE THE LAST TIME. THEY ARE ON THE VERGE OR BLOWING OUT, THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY DID AND LUCKY WAS ABLE TO STOP. THE FUEL LINE IS GONE AGAIN ALSO. WHY??
Mileage: 35,000
ENGINE STOPS RUNNING IN ALL KIND OF TRAFFIC AND SPEEDS, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT TAKES MANY TRIES TO RESTART. I HAVE FOUND THAT NHTSAEA06016 HAS CALLED FOR RECALL, BUT DEALERS WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS SAFETY PROBLEM.THIS VEHICLE HAS THE 8.1 ENGINE THAT IS NAMED IN YOUR WRITE-...
Mileage: 66,000
WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL COUNTRY ROAD I SOUNDLY AND WITHOUT WARNONG LOST MY POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. . STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND BRAKES WERE ALMOST NOT FUNCTIONAL. I TOOK A GREAT EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPLY THE BRAKES TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE. IF I WAS TRAVELING IN TRAFFI...
Mileage: 331,000
WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL COUNTRY ROAD I SOUNDLY AND WITHOUT WARNONG LOST MY POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. . STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND BRAKES WERE ALMOST NOT FUNCTIONAL. I TOOK A GREAT EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPLY THE BRAKES TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE. IF I WAS TRAVELING IN TRAFFI...
Mileage: 331,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TERRAIN T/A TIRES, SIZE: LT285/75/R16 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOBBLED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS CONFIRME...
Mileage: 151,173
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 59,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ...
Mileage: 65,000
I WAS LEAVING MY PROPERTY GOING UP THE DRIVEWAY, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES AT ALL. I HAD MY WIFE PUMP THE PEDAL AND COULD SEE BRAKE FLUID SHOOTING FROM A RUSTED LINE. I'M GLAD I DIDN'T GET OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT! I ...
Mileage: 230,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVY 2500HD AND COMING INTO TRAFFIC THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE LANES JUST IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SURE ENOUGH BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RUSTY GM BRAKE HARD LINES. LEAKING...
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RAMP TO HIGHWAY 41. POWER BRAKES AND STEERING DID NOT WORK AS THE ENGINE WAS DEAD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE CRANKED REPEATEDLY TO GET IT TO RESTART. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT THAT I REMEMBER, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS WITHOUT WARNING. FIN...
Mileage: 96,000
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RAMP TO HIGHWAY 41. POWER BRAKES AND STEERING DID NOT WORK AS THE ENGINE WAS DEAD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE CRANKED REPEATEDLY TO GET IT TO RESTART. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT THAT I REMEMBER, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS WITHOUT WARNING. FIN...
Mileage: 96,000
UPPER A-FRAME/ CONTROL ARM ROTTED AWAY, PERFORATING AROUND BALL JOINT, ALLOWING BALL JOINT TO BREAK OFF VEHICLE. EXTENSIVE ROT ALL OVER VEHICLE UNDERSIDE FOR LAST 10 YEARS.
Mileage: 135,000
UPPER A-FRAME/ CONTROL ARM ROTTED AWAY, PERFORATING AROUND BALL JOINT, ALLOWING BALL JOINT TO BREAK OFF VEHICLE. EXTENSIVE ROT ALL OVER VEHICLE UNDERSIDE FOR LAST 10 YEARS.
Mileage: 135,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY @ 75MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE IN TRAFFIC VEHICLES ARE HAVING TO MAKE QUICK ADJUSTMENTS TO AVOID HITTING MY VEHICLE AND FOR THEIR SAFETY. I CALLED THIS INTO OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP HERE IN COLORADO...
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY @ 75MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE IN TRAFFIC VEHICLES ARE HAVING TO MAKE QUICK ADJUSTMENTS TO AVOID HITTING MY VEHICLE AND FOR THEIR SAFETY. I CALLED THIS INTO OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP HERE IN COLORADO...
Mileage: 50,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 SILVERADO 2500 HD AND WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AS EXPECTED. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY STOP. I AM EXTREMELY LUCKY THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND TH...
Mileage: 164,000
EXTREME BRAKE LINE CORROSION WILL REQUIRE A COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. THERE IS NO WAY THAT THIS TYPE OF CORROSION IS DUE TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN A PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIALS THAT GM CHOSE TO USE. NHTSA SHOULD FORCE GM TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR INFERIOR AND DANGEROUS COMPONENTS. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS HAVE 6 BROKEN BOLTS CAUSING A GREAT DEAL OF EMISSIONS CONTROL. I HAVE SPOKE WITH MANY CHEVY OWNERS AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE OUR CATALYTIC CONVERTER THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL OR SUIT FOR GM/CHEVY TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS.I THANK YOU FOR...
Mileage: 89,696
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, REQUIRING ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD (WITHOUT THE USE OF THE POWER STEERING) AND TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HAD ONE CLOSE CALL, AS SOMEONE BEHIND ME HAD NOT NOTICED MY TRUCK SLOWING SUDDENLY. THEY HAD TO MAKE A QUICK ADJUSTME...
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, REQUIRING ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD (WITHOUT THE USE OF THE POWER STEERING) AND TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HAD ONE CLOSE CALL, AS SOMEONE BEHIND ME HAD NOT NOTICED MY TRUCK SLOWING SUDDENLY. THEY HAD TO MAKE A QUICK ADJUSTME...
Mileage: 80,000
2011: I LOST MY BRAKES WHILE HAULING 2 HORSES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MARYLAND. AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWNHILL, I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN INTO A BUSINESS THAT WAS "UPHILL" AN USED GRAVITY TO STOP. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCARY. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED AND LEARNED THAT MY BRAKE ...
Mileage: 86,597
2011: I LOST MY BRAKES WHILE HAULING 2 HORSES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MARYLAND. AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWNHILL, I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN INTO A BUSINESS THAT WAS "UPHILL" AN USED GRAVITY TO STOP. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCARY. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED AND LEARNED THAT MY BRAKE ...
Mileage: 86,597
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WOULD EXPERIENCE A SHUT DOWN AND LOSS OF POWER.MEROLLLIS CHEVROLET IN EAST PT., MICHIGAN, BECAME VERY DEFIANT,AND REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM.BEFORE [XXX] BECAME CEO, [XXX] CONTACTED HER OFFICE VIA HANDWRITTEN COMMUNIQUE.IRIS CONTACT [XXX] IN DEC,2013,AND ...
Mileage: 8,000
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WOULD EXPERIENCE A SHUT DOWN AND LOSS OF POWER.MEROLLLIS CHEVROLET IN EAST PT., MICHIGAN, BECAME VERY DEFIANT,AND REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM.BEFORE [XXX] BECAME CEO, [XXX] CONTACTED HER OFFICE VIA HANDWRITTEN COMMUNIQUE.IRIS CONTACT [XXX] IN DEC,2013,AND ...
Mileage: 8,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RUBBING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW STEERING COLUMN WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WA...
Mileage: 215,000
MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD WITH THE 8.1 ENGINE WILL STALL AT ANYTIME. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN SITTING IDLE, TAKING OFF FROM A LIGHT, AND I'VE EVEN HAD IT HAPPEN DOING 50 MPH. I REFUSE TO LET SOMEONE BORROW MY TRUCK BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THEY WILL PANIC AND GET IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROU...
Mileage: 55,000
MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD WITH THE 8.1 ENGINE WILL STALL AT ANYTIME. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN SITTING IDLE, TAKING OFF FROM A LIGHT, AND I'VE EVEN HAD IT HAPPEN DOING 50 MPH. I REFUSE TO LET SOMEONE BORROW MY TRUCK BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THEY WILL PANIC AND GET IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROU...
Mileage: 55,000
MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD WITH THE 8.1 ENGINE WILL STALL AT ANYTIME. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN SITTING IDLE, TAKING OFF FROM A LIGHT, AND I'VE EVEN HAD IT HAPPEN DOING 50 MPH. I REFUSE TO LET SOMEONE BORROW MY TRUCK BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THEY WILL PANIC AND GET IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROU...
Mileage: 55,000
BRAKE, FUEL, TRANSMISSION COOLER, AND POWER STEERING COOLER LINES BECAME VERY RUSTY AND EVENTUALLY LEAKED. MOST LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THIS POINT, AND A FEW STILL NEED TO BE. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED IN SEPTEMBER 2005 WITH 72,010 MILES ON IT AND PROBLEM HAD ALREADY STARTED. FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAS...
Mileage: 90,000
BRAKE, FUEL, TRANSMISSION COOLER, AND POWER STEERING COOLER LINES BECAME VERY RUSTY AND EVENTUALLY LEAKED. MOST LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THIS POINT, AND A FEW STILL NEED TO BE. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED IN SEPTEMBER 2005 WITH 72,010 MILES ON IT AND PROBLEM HAD ALREADY STARTED. FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAS...
Mileage: 90,000
BRAKE, FUEL, TRANSMISSION COOLER, AND POWER STEERING COOLER LINES BECAME VERY RUSTY AND EVENTUALLY LEAKED. MOST LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THIS POINT, AND A FEW STILL NEED TO BE. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED IN SEPTEMBER 2005 WITH 72,010 MILES ON IT AND PROBLEM HAD ALREADY STARTED. FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAS...
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE COMING TO A STOP A BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT PULLING MY TRAILER. AFTER INSPECTION I WOULD SAY THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND ARE NEAR THE POINT OF FAILURE AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACE. *TR
Mileage: 223,500
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING PEDAL TO SINK TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION, ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND DEGRADED TO THE POINT OF NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 238,000
PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE AND STARTED VEHICLE. WHEN IT STARTED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MY SON HAPPENED TO BE STANDING NEXT TO THE TRUCK AND SAID THERE WAS FLUID COMING OUT BY THE FRONT TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. HE CHECKED WHERE THE FLUID WAS COMING FROM AND SAW THAT ALL THE...
Mileage: 84,000
PUSHED ON BRAKE WHILE EXITING FREEWAY AND FELT PEDAL GO TO FLOOR. DOWNSHIFTED TRANSMISSION AND REPEATEDLY PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN. WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN SINCE HAD A GOOD AMOUNT OF ROAD UNTIL THE STOP SIGN. FOUND THE REAR BRAKE LINE AND BURST DUE TO RUSTING BRAKE LINES. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVER ADO EQUIPPED WITH B.F. GOODRICH TIRES, TIRE LINE: TA RUGGED TERRAIN, TIRE SIZE: 275/70R18, AND DOT NUMBER: BE150211. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TREAD OF THE TIRES SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VE...
Mileage: 10,000
GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 60 MILES PER HOUR. TRUCK TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ALL ELECTRICAL APPEARS TO BE WORKING. OTHER TRUCKS WITH SAME MODEL YEAR HAD A RECALL UNDER GM RECALL NO. 06083. I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE BUT THEY SAY MINE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 60 MILES PER HOUR. TRUCK TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ALL ELECTRICAL APPEARS TO BE WORKING. OTHER TRUCKS WITH SAME MODEL YEAR HAD A RECALL UNDER GM RECALL NO. 06083. I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE BUT THEY SAY MINE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 60 MILES PER HOUR. TRUCK TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ALL ELECTRICAL APPEARS TO BE WORKING. OTHER TRUCKS WITH SAME MODEL YEAR HAD A RECALL UNDER GM RECALL NO. 06083. I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE BUT THEY SAY MINE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
THE REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING ALL THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT LIMITING THE BRAKING POWER ..THIS WAS A VERY BAD SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO GM.. *JS
Mileage: 320,000
I WAS DRIVING APROX. 55-60 MPH ON NORTH BOUND 71 WHEN TRAFFIC SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN,WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR SO I TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK NEVER SLOWED DOWN, THE TRAFFIC WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME SO I HAD TO DRIVE OFF INTO THE MED...
Mileage: 70,000
I JUST FINISHED READING AN ARTICLE ON YAHOO AUTOS CONCERNING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY TRUCKS BRAKE LINES RUSTING. IN 2012 I FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDER MY TRUCK. A LEAK DEVELOPED IN MIDDLE OF THE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES. I REPAIRED THIS LINE AT THIS TIME. IN AUGUST.14.2013 I HAD THE TRUCK ...
Mileage: 133,405
MY 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER COMPLAINED OF HEADACHES. AFTER NARROWING IT DOWN WE REALIZED IT ONLY HAPPENED AFTER RIDING IN MY 2001 SILVERADO. ON INVESTIGATION FOUND EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN OFF, EXHAUST MANIFOLD WARPED AND SEVERELY LEAKING EXHAUST INTO CAB. MANUFACTURER IS NO HELP. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
GOT HOME, PULLING INTO GARAGE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. HIT BACK WALL AND BACK DOOR OF HOUSE. ANYONE IF FRONT OF ME WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. FOUND BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID BLOWN EVERYWHERE. FYI-I'M A FANATIC WHEN IT COMES TO MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP ON ALL VEH...
Mileage: 150,000
THE BRAKE LINES ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO KHD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. LUCKILY THE RUPTURE HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS FAR TOO MUCH RUST ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE, WHAT IS THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TO KEEP THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF MY FROM RUSTING OUT AND CORRO...
Mileage: 173,500
ON SHOW COVERED ROAD MY BRAKES LINES RUPTURED CAUSING ME TO SLAM INTO A TREE. THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER INSPECTING THE TRUCK WE FOUND ALL THE STEEL BRAKES HAVE RUSTED OUT AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT. DEALER QUOTE WAS $1.700.00. *TR
Mileage: 165,000
REAR BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. FRONT BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO RUSTED AND LOOK TO ALSO FAIL. *TR
Mileage: 93,451
DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS I BEGAN TO BRAKE, I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT MUSHY AND WITH SUBSEQUENT PRESSURE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. BRAKE FLUID HAD GUSHED OUT FROM THE BRAKE LINE APPROXIMAT...
Mileage: 145,000
THE BRAKE LINES BREAK / FAIL FORTUNATELY AT LOW SPEED WHILE TOWING BOAT ON TRAILER. THE SECOND FAILURE - ALSO OF BRAKE LINES - OCCURRED JUST SIX WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST. *JS
Mileage: 250,000
THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS TO MALFUNCTION AND NOT PERFORM DURING NIGHT TIME HOURS. BASICALLY, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WOULD BLINK OUT AND NOT LIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND ...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000 AND THE CURR...
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000 AND THE CURR...
Mileage: 78,000
WHILE MY BROTHER AND I WERE TOWING A LOADED TRAILER, THE BRAKES FAILED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE LINE TO THE FRONT BRAKES HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A LEAK. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
BLEW A BRAKE LINE AT 35 MPH DUE TO RUST AND HAVING TO DO A PANIC STOP BECAUSE SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT! I HAVE HEARD OF THIS BEING A MAJOR GM PROBLEM!! THANK GOD I DID NOT HAVE MY BOAT OR BACK HOE BEHIND ME!!! *TR
Mileage: 120,682
TRAFFIC STOPPED QUICKLY AHEAD RIGHT AFTER LIGHT HAD CHANGED TO GREEN. SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, ABS WENT ON AND MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, PULLED OVER AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID FLOWING UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. TRUCK IS AT THE DEALERS.......... RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
BOTH OF THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK HAVE FAILED DUE TO RUST. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##
Mileage: 235,000
WHILE HELPING MY SON MOVE TO REMOVE FURNITURE FROM FLOODED ILLINOIS RIVER HOME THE TRUCK I HAVE OWNED SINCE NEW LOST BRAKES . UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE BRAKE LINE GOING FROM THE PROPORTIONATE VALVE TO THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD FAILED. MYSELF AND MY SON REPLACED THE L...
Mileage: 67,013
RUSTY BRAKE LINES, THEY SHOULDN'T RUST OUT AND FAIL THUS CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I PULLED UP TO MY DESTINATION AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE ONLY SLOWED DOWN. I THEN APPLIED THE PEDAL QUICKLY SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPP...
Mileage: 232,000
THE BRAKES FAILED IN AN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION. A CAR RAN A STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD. THE ABS KICKED IN AND I AVOIDED A COLLISION. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND FROM A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. I TOOK TO THE ...
Mileage: 114,000
WHILE IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY, TRYING TO PLACE TRUCK INTO DRIVE, PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO FLOOR. ON INSPECTION OF EXTERIOR OF TRUCK FOUND REAR BRAKE LINE, TO DRIVERS REAR WHEEL, CORRODED AND LEAKING. FOUND MAJORITY OF BRAKE LINES FLAKING RUST. *TR
Mileage: 47,000
PULLING TRAILER NEEDED TO MAKE A QUICK STOP AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE TRAILER BRAKES I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED A CAR TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. STOPPED AT NEATEST GM DEALER AND FOUND OUT ONE BRAKE LINE HAD BURSTED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. ENDED UP HAVE TO REPLACE ...
Mileage: 141,568
BRAKE LINE FAILURE. ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. LIGHT FOR ABS AND BRAKE HAVE BEEN ON AND OFF SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. DEALERS COULD NOT ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. NOTICED RUST ON BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT. CURRENTLY ALL BRAKE LINES ARE COVERED IN RUST AND LEAKING JUST PRIOR TO THE ABS COMPONENTS ON DRIVER SIDE MID...
Mileage: 36,000
BRAKE LINE FAILURE. ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. LIGHT FOR ABS AND BRAKE HAVE BEEN ON AND OFF SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. DEALERS COULD NOT ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. NOTICED RUST ON BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT. CURRENTLY ALL BRAKE LINES ARE COVERED IN RUST AND LEAKING JUST PRIOR TO THE ABS COMPONENTS ON DRIVER SIDE MID...
Mileage: 36,000
LOADED TRUCK WITH LUMBER AT LOCAL LUMBER STORE, WENT TO MOVE TRUCK TO LEAVE. AS SOON AS I STARTED TO MOVE THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. GOT OUT OPENED THE HOOD SAW ALMOST OF MY BRAKE FLUID GONE-THOUGHT IT WAS JUST NEEDING FLUID-DROVE FEW BLOCKS TO LUBE SERVICE DEALER WAND TOGETHER INSPECTED THE BRAK...
Mileage: 107,919
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED...
Mileage: 102,000
ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAS RUSTED CLEAR THROUGH AND RUPTURED WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. LOOKING AT THE OTHER LINES, IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO RUST THROUGH AS WELL. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE MUCH OLDER AND MORE MILES THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE LIKE NEW. THERE IS A FLAW IN THE LI...
Mileage: 63,560
SEVERE CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES LEADING FROM THE ABS UNIT TO ALL FOUR WHEELS RESULTED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE DEVELOPED A RUPTURE ROUGHLY 2 INCHES LONG ABOVE THE FUEL TANK THAT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DEVELOP ANY BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE. THE FAILED LINE WAS REPLACE...
Mileage: 116,000
SEVERE CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES LEADING FROM THE ABS UNIT TO ALL FOUR WHEELS RESULTED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE DEVELOPED A RUPTURE ROUGHLY 2 INCHES LONG ABOVE THE FUEL TANK THAT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DEVELOP ANY BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE. THE FAILED LINE WAS REPLACE...
Mileage: 116,000
BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND BLEW UNDER DRIVER SIDE LEAKING ALL FLUID OUT AND NO BRAKES. WASNT DRIVING FAST LUCKILY AND NO ACCIDENT. *TR
BRAKE LINES FROM ENGINE TO ABS CORRODED AND BURST CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. *TR
Mileage: 174,000
THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING A PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAD THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP AND IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I DID FIND A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM BUT THEY SAID IT DOESN'T AFFECT MY VIN #. A FEW MONTHS LATER I HAD A BRAKE LINE BREAK WHILE COMING HOME. ...
Mileage: 49,000
ALL OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ON MY CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD HAVE SEVERELY CORRODED AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN USED OFF ROAD OR IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. *TR
Mileage: 98,016
BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. *TR
AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEAF SPRING ITSELF WAS ALSO CRACKED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE SAME TO BE TRUE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK AS WELL. IT WAS...
Mileage: 80,200
1. BRAKE LINE (REAR) CORRODED AT PLASTIC RETAINING CLIP LOCATED APPROX HALFWAY TOWARD THE REAR AXLE, LOST BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS NO ACCIDENT 2. TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE CORRODED AT PLASTIC RETAINING CLIP, LEAKED FLUID, WAS REPAIRED WITHOUT CAUSING ANY OTHER DAMAGE WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF INCIDENT (1) A...
Mileage: 107,895
1. BRAKE LINE (REAR) CORRODED AT PLASTIC RETAINING CLIP LOCATED APPROX HALFWAY TOWARD THE REAR AXLE, LOST BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS NO ACCIDENT 2. TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE CORRODED AT PLASTIC RETAINING CLIP, LEAKED FLUID, WAS REPAIRED WITHOUT CAUSING ANY OTHER DAMAGE WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF INCIDENT (1) A...
Mileage: 107,895
1. BRAKE LINE (REAR) CORRODED AT PLASTIC RETAINING CLIP LOCATED APPROX HALFWAY TOWARD THE REAR AXLE, LOST BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS NO ACCIDENT 2. TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE CORRODED AT PLASTIC RETAINING CLIP, LEAKED FLUID, WAS REPAIRED WITHOUT CAUSING ANY OTHER DAMAGE WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF INCIDENT (1) A...
Mileage: 107,895
I WAS TOWING MY BOAT HOME WITH MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD AND AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD!! THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A LOSS IN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF AN IMMINENT BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. IMMEDIATELY U...
Mileage: 79,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL INTO THE FLOORBOARD HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR I...
Mileage: 200,000
BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION (RUST). BRAKE LINE TO REAR WHEELS SPRUNG LEAK AND STOPPING WAS DIFFICULT. HAD THIS BEEN AT HIGHER SPEED, COULD HAVE FATALITY. THE MATERIAL THE BRAKE LINES ARE MADE OF SHOULD NOT BE USED TO MAKE BRAKE LINES. CHECKED BRAKE LINES AND THEY ARE ALL HEAVILY CORRODED...
Mileage: 62,761
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FOUND BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. *TR
Mileage: 58,922
APPROACHED STOP SIGN, APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR...WHILE TOWING AN ENCLOSED 26' TRAILER WITH FULL LOAD. TRAILER BRAKES ENABLED A CONTROLLED STOP OF VEHICLES WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM AREA BENEATH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALONG FRAME. ONE (1) LINE IS LEAKING, WITH A...
TREAD SEPARATION FROM TIRE AND SUBSEQUENT BODY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS VERY SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF TIRE, AND FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER MY TIRE WAS PURCHASED PRIOR TO THE RANGE COVERED BY THE RECALL. BF GOODRICH HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO FOR...
Mileage: 164,659
WAS LEAVING FOR A TRIP AND HAD MY TRAILER ON THE BACK. PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO FIND MY BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING. *TR
Mileage: 66,100
HEAD ON COLLISION HIT THE BRAKES AND TRUCK JUMPED. WHEN VEHICLES HIT SEATBELT DIDN'T LOCK RIGHT AWAY WHICH THREW ME FORWARD AND INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT WAS A HEAD ON ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF WHICH MAKE THE EMT'S AND POLICE CONCERNED DO TO THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK.. *TR
Mileage: 168,000
HEAD ON COLLISION HIT THE BRAKES AND TRUCK JUMPED. WHEN VEHICLES HIT SEATBELT DIDN'T LOCK RIGHT AWAY WHICH THREW ME FORWARD AND INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT WAS A HEAD ON ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF WHICH MAKE THE EMT'S AND POLICE CONCERNED DO TO THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK.. *TR
Mileage: 168,000
HEAD ON COLLISION HIT THE BRAKES AND TRUCK JUMPED. WHEN VEHICLES HIT SEATBELT DIDN'T LOCK RIGHT AWAY WHICH THREW ME FORWARD AND INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT WAS A HEAD ON ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF WHICH MAKE THE EMT'S AND POLICE CONCERNED DO TO THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK.. *TR
Mileage: 168,000
THE REAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN ON MY TRUCK. FROM A FEW SHOPS I TALKED TO THIS HAPPENS TO A LOT OF GM V8'S LIKE MY 6.0L. ONE EXHAUST SHOP TOLD ME EVERY "SILVERADO/SEIRRA" WITH A V8 AROUND 1999-2002 HAS ONE OR MORE MANIFOLD BOLT BROKE OFF. I JUST CANT IMAGINE THAT GM CAN SEND OUT VEHICLES...
Mileage: 80,000
WENT TO STOP AND BRAKE LINE BLEW. ALL BRAKE LINES, FUEL LINES AND UNDERCARRIAGE ROTTED. *JB
Mileage: 49,111
WENT TO STOP AND BRAKE LINE BLEW. ALL BRAKE LINES, FUEL LINES AND UNDERCARRIAGE ROTTED. *JB
Mileage: 49,111
WENT TO STOP AND BRAKE LINE BLEW. ALL BRAKE LINES, FUEL LINES AND UNDERCARRIAGE ROTTED. *JB
Mileage: 49,111
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE DIED. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE DIED TWO OR THREE MORE TIMES. RESTARTED AND RAN TROUBLE FREE FOR A FEW DAYS. A WEEK OR TWO LATER IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE. IT FINALLY STARTED AND RAN TROUBLE FREE FOR A WEEK OR SO. THIS ...
Mileage: 75,000
WAS TOWING A 4200 LB LOAD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHT. PULLED SAFELY OFF OF THE HIGHWAY (BARELY!) AND INTO OCEAN PERFORMANCE MARINE - AT THE END OF THE I-95 OFFRAMP. LEFT THE BOAT THERE AND HAD THE SILVERADO TOWED. A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID BADLY....
Mileage: 88,014
TRAVELING AT 65 MPH BRAKES ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED W/O APPLYING THEM LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL ETC. EVALUATING THIS PROBLEM II SAW THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR, SO I PULLED UP ON IT WITH MY FOOT AND THE BRAKES RELEASED BUT STEERING CONTROL DID NOT RESUME. I GOT OF...
Mileage: 141,311
TRAVELING AT 65 MPH BRAKES ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED W/O APPLYING THEM LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL ETC. EVALUATING THIS PROBLEM II SAW THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR, SO I PULLED UP ON IT WITH MY FOOT AND THE BRAKES RELEASED BUT STEERING CONTROL DID NOT RESUME. I GOT OF...
Mileage: 141,311
TRAVELING AT 65 MPH BRAKES ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED W/O APPLYING THEM LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL ETC. EVALUATING THIS PROBLEM II SAW THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR, SO I PULLED UP ON IT WITH MY FOOT AND THE BRAKES RELEASED BUT STEERING CONTROL DID NOT RESUME. I GOT OF...
Mileage: 141,311
4 BOLTS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SHEARED ( BROKEN). *TR
Mileage: 130,000
FOUND 4 OUT OF 12 EXHAUST MANIFOLD MOUNTING BOLTS BROKEN. *TT
Mileage: 190,251
I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 CHEVY HD ON AUGUST 10,2001. THE TRUCK IS SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES AND IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. IT STILL LOOKS NEW BOTH INSIDE AND OUT. AT APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES THE BACK ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED THEN AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES THE FRONT ROTORS...
Mileage: 22,000
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL(SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, ETC.) IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. I'VE READ A TON FORUMS THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING OR WERE(SINCE PAID OUT-OF-POCKET) HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. GM/CHEVROLET HAS REPORTED THAT THE COST FOR REPAIR IS $500. LET ME ALSO ADD, THIS PROBLEM ISN'T IN JUST MY P...
THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT DUE TO RUST. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE TRUCK UNLOADED AND IN MY DRIVEWAY. I SIMPLY PRESSED THE BREAK PEDDLE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE. ALL OF THE LINES ARE EXTREMELY CORRODED. *TR
Mileage: 106,354
MY VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT ON ME AT ANY TIME FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I WAS DOING OR WHERE I WAS IT WOULD STALL OUT SO I WOULD HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING AND WAIT TO CRANK THE VEHICLE BACK UP. THEN DECEMBER 23 2008 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND IT C...
MY VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT ON ME AT ANY TIME FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I WAS DOING OR WHERE I WAS IT WOULD STALL OUT SO I WOULD HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING AND WAIT TO CRANK THE VEHICLE BACK UP. THEN DECEMBER 23 2008 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND IT C...
MY VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT ON ME AT ANY TIME FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I WAS DOING OR WHERE I WAS IT WOULD STALL OUT SO I WOULD HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING AND WAIT TO CRANK THE VEHICLE BACK UP. THEN DECEMBER 23 2008 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND IT C...
I WAS SLOWING DOWN, COMING TO A 4 WAY STOP. THAT WAS WHEN THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD, AND I WENT THROUGH THE 4 WAY WITHOUT STOPPING!!!! I WAS VERY LUCKY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOBODY GOING THROUGH THAT 4 WAY AT THAT TIME!!! THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAD LEAK DO TO RUSTING!!!! ALSO...
DRIVING ALONG AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP, WHEN THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. UPON CHECKING THE TRUCK, THE FRONT BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AS THEY TURN AND ROUTE OVER THE FRAME TO THE ABS UNIT WHICH IS MOUNTED UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT FLOOR. UPON INSPECTIO...
Mileage: 98,000
ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHILE STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS, MAKES BRAKE PEDAL SHUTTER, ABS MAKES NOISE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO NOT MAKE A COMPLETE STOP IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE HAS BRAND NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. ALSO ALL BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY CORRODED. CONTACTED CHEVROLET IN REGARDS TO THE SERVICE BRAKES,...
Mileage: 102,000
CORRODED BRAKE LINES CAUSED FLUID LEAK. LINES REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. ANTI-LOCK UNIT NOW FAULTY AND LIKELY DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ANTI-LOCK WHEEL SENSORS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES, ONCE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, TWICE AT MY EXPENSE.
Mileage: 76,600
CORRODED BRAKE LINES CAUSED FLUID LEAK. LINES REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. ANTI-LOCK UNIT NOW FAULTY AND LIKELY DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ANTI-LOCK WHEEL SENSORS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES, ONCE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, TWICE AT MY EXPENSE.
Mileage: 76,600
THE METAL LINE RUNNING FROM THE ABS/PROPORTIONING VALVE TO THE REAR BRAKES IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND FAILED WHILE DRIVING HOME. THERE IS ALMOST NO BRAKING LEFT ON THE TRUCK. A STOP FROM ~50MPH INCLUDING DOWNSHIFTING TO L1 AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RESULTED IN STOPPING MORE THAN 10 FEET OVER THE L...
Mileage: 122,600
THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY IN REVERSE AND WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKE AN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ROLLED TO THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET AND THROUGH MY NEIGHBOR'S FENCE. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ONLY SLOWED ...
Mileage: 108,334
BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED, CAUSING A BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AFTER INSPECTING THE FAIL...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 66 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 94,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDEN...
Mileage: 112,000
MY BRAKE LINES FAILED TWICE. ONCE IN 2008 AND TODAY 8/8/11. FAILURE DUE TO LINES RUSTING (CHEAP METAL TUBING) AND BURSTING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. MECHANIC EVEN STATED HE COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT GM WAS USING INFERIOR METAL TUBING. HE SHOWED ME A PIECE OF THE LINE AND IT SNAPPED INTO TWO PIECES, I MEA...
Mileage: 68,658
MY BRAKE LINES FAILED TWICE. ONCE IN 2008 AND TODAY 8/8/11. FAILURE DUE TO LINES RUSTING (CHEAP METAL TUBING) AND BURSTING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. MECHANIC EVEN STATED HE COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT GM WAS USING INFERIOR METAL TUBING. HE SHOWED ME A PIECE OF THE LINE AND IT SNAPPED INTO TWO PIECES, I MEA...
Mileage: 68,658
BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE PULLING TRAILER RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. BRAKE LINE THAT FAILED WAS BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS BOX. *KB
Mileage: 138,000
BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE PULLING TRAILER RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. BRAKE LINE THAT FAILED WAS BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS BOX. *KB
Mileage: 138,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THAT ALL EIGHT INJECTORS AND THE INJECTOR PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 143,000
2001 CHEVY SILVERADO K2500 BRAKE FAILURE. DRIVING HOME ON A COUNTRY BLACKTOP ROAD, ROAD WET FROM RAIN BUT VISIBILITY GOOD. APPROACHING A 45 MPH CURVE I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND WENT TO THE FLOOR QUICKLY. THE TRUCK FRONT TIRES HAD NO BRAKES AND THE REARS LOCKED UP. THE TRUCK WENT IN...
Mileage: 125,000
WE HAVE A 2001 CHEVY 2500 HD TRUCK AND HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE WHERE IT GOES FROM SHOWING THE FUEL LEVEL TO DROPPING DOWN AND THE "LOW FUEL" SENSOR SHOWING. WE ALSO HAVE THE GAS PEDAL THAT STICKS. SEVERAL OF OUR FRIENDS HAVE OWNED CHEVYS AT SOME POINT AND HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISS...
WE HAVE A 2001 CHEVY 2500 HD TRUCK AND HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE WHERE IT GOES FROM SHOWING THE FUEL LEVEL TO DROPPING DOWN AND THE "LOW FUEL" SENSOR SHOWING. WE ALSO HAVE THE GAS PEDAL THAT STICKS. SEVERAL OF OUR FRIENDS HAVE OWNED CHEVYS AT SOME POINT AND HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISS...
I WANT TO REGISTER A SAFETY COMPLAINT WITH REGARD TO THE OEM BRAKE PADS THAT WERE INSTALLED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO HD 2500. THE PADS WERE PURCHASED BY THE SHOP (LEVINE'S GARAGE) IN NEW WINDSOR NY FROM BARTON BIRKS CHEVY IN NEWBURGH NY AND INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK IN FEB 2009 ...
Mileage: 121,800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINE WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT ALL OF THE LINES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLA...
Mileage: 87,700
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINE WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT ALL OF THE LINES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLA...
Mileage: 87,700
2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED @ MOUNT POINT ON FRAME RAIL UNDER DRIVERS SEAT UPON BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ON MAY 14, 2011. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTED. *TR
Mileage: 127,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND RESTART. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR SPORADICALLY AND OFTENTIMES, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE VEHI...
Mileage: 80,000
BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY 2500HD (ORIGINAL OWNER). I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. BRAKE LINE BURST NEAR THE GAS TANK DUE TO CORROSION. HAD THAT AREA OF THE LINES REPAIRED ONLY TO HAVE ANOTHER BURST IN THE BRAKE LINE IN DIFFERENT PART OF THE LINES (JUST BEHIND FRONT WELL...
Mileage: 160,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE EIGHT TO TEN TIMES ...
Mileage: 57,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE THERE WAS A PULSATING FEELING IN THE BRAKES WHICH TOOK LONGER FOR HIM TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE WHEEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RE...
Mileage: 130,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE THERE WAS A PULSATING FEELING IN THE BRAKES WHICH TOOK LONGER FOR HIM TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE WHEEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RE...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT ALL ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND NOTICED THAT FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT ...
Mileage: 119,400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND NOTICED THAT FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT ...
Mileage: 119,400
FAILURE OF BRAKES ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD. RUPTURED HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE TO REAR LEFT. LOTS OF RUST ON LINE THAT IS VISIBLE. COST OF REPAIR 300.00 PLUS. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO COOL DOWN BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ...
Mileage: 65,000
BRAKES FAILED WENT TO FLOOR ON 2001 CHEVROLET HD 2500 4X4. HAD WHOLE FAMILY IN VEHICLE AND BRAKELINE BURST ON REAR. ALL BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLED AND POWER AND BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE *TGW THE CONSUMER LEARNED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED REGARDING THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. HOWEVER, HE WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BY GM WHO STATED HIS VEHICLE IDENTI...
I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 CHEVY CREW CAB 2500 HD TRUCK IN AUGUST 2001. THE TRUCK NOW (OCT 2010) HAS 50,300 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND SERVICED REGULARLY. AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR ROTORS AND BRAKES, THEN AT APPROXIMATELY 36,400 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRO...
Mileage: 20,000
THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY 2001 SILVERADO HD IS HEAVILY CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINES ARE LEAKING AND ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS BACKING MY BOAT IN THE WATER AND HAD A BRAKE LINE FAIL. P/S LINES ARE CORRODED AND FUEL LINES ARE CORRODED. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW AND HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE...
Mileage: 91,000
THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY 2001 SILVERADO HD IS HEAVILY CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINES ARE LEAKING AND ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS BACKING MY BOAT IN THE WATER AND HAD A BRAKE LINE FAIL. P/S LINES ARE CORRODED AND FUEL LINES ARE CORRODED. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW AND HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE...
Mileage: 91,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) WAS FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE A...
Mileage: 50,000
I STARTED THE TRUCK, PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND PROCEEDED TO THE END OF MY ALLEY. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WENT DOWN MORE THEN NORMAL AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP UNTIL I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO SKID AND STOP THE TRUCK, I CAREFULLY AND SLOWLY REVE...
Mileage: 92,600
I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD TRUCK. I HAVE HAD BRAKE FAILURE 4 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 3 YEARS DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. ONCE WHILE PULLING A HORSE TRAILER GOING UP AND DOWN HILLS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT ABLE TO COAST SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ANOTHER TIME WHILE DRIVING INT...
Mileage: 101,000
TRUCK STALLED IN TRAFFIC IN DRIVE GEAR. WOULD NOT START WITHOUT A SHORT COOL DOWN PERIOD. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY G.M. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR ONE HOUR BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION; HOWEVER, WHILE TRAVELING THE STALLING FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE FAILU...
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH MY REAR TIRE HAD THE TREAD SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 28,328
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MEC...
Mileage: 92,000
MY 2001 CHEVY WITH THE 8100 ENGINE WOULD STALL AT SPEED AND ALSO AT IDLE. THE AT-SPEED STALL WOULD RESTART ON ITS OWN WITHIN 3 OR 4 SECONDS. THE AT-IDLE STALL WOULD REQUIRE SOME ENGINE CRANKING BUT IT WOULD RESTART.(ODOMETER READING WAS 105,000KM)THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ENGINE (CRANK POSITIONING...
Mileage: 65,000
STARTING THE TRUCK START DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND THE TRUCK JUST SHUTS DOWN. LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT WILL RESTART. SEARCH THE INTERNET AND TALKED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAID THAT THE CRANK SENSOR IS THE PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR IN...
Mileage: 50,000
WE WERE JUST HEADING DOWN OUR DRIVE ON VACATION TOWING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER WHEN MY HUSBAND COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. THE BRAKES HAD STOPPED WORKING. WE FOUND OUT THE BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO FIXED THE BRAKE LINE AND WE CONTINU...
Mileage: 100,000
WE WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-5 WHEN WE STOPPED IN MEDFORD, OREGON TO FILL UP OUR 2001 CHEV. DURAMAX PICKUP WITH DIESEL. AFTER FILLING UP, WE NOTICED SMOKE AND A BURNT SMELL COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE OPENED TO HOOD TO FIND WIRES SMOLDERING. WE IMMEDIATELY MOVED THE PICKUP AWAY FROM THE FU...
Mileage: 217,800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER 10 TO 15 SECONDS THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND PERFORM AS IF THE FAILURE NEVER OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE ALSO S...
Mileage: 56,000
I HAVE JUST EXPERIENCED MY SECOND BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED/ RUSTED BRAKE LINES IN MY 2001 CHEVY 2500HD. BOTH INCIDENTS INVOLVED NORMAL BRAKING SITUATIONS APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS. PERSONAL INSPECTION OF BRAKE LINES SHOWS A LEAK THIS TIME ABOVE THE GAS TANK THE REMAINDER OF THE LINES IN THE VEH...
Mileage: 72,148
BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. FOUND OUT THAT BRAKE LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO PROPORTIONAL VALVE HAD RUSTED AND A HOLE HAD FORMED ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT. SECOND BRAKE LINE RUSTED BUT INTACT. AM CURRENTLY LOOKING TO HAVE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
I WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I WENT TO USE MY BRAKES A FEW HUNDRED FEET DOWN THE ROAD AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION AFTER I GOT HOME A BRAKE LINE HAD BLOWN OUT, AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ...
Mileage: 99,000
I WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I WENT TO USE MY BRAKES A FEW HUNDRED FEET DOWN THE ROAD AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION AFTER I GOT HOME A BRAKE LINE HAD BLOWN OUT, AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ...
Mileage: 99,000
DRIVING WHEN A DEER CROSSED IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. BRAKE HARD AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE RUSTED OUT. REQUIRES REPLACING ALL BRAKE LINES IN THE VEHICLE. SEVERE RUST ON ALL LINES. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST THROUGH ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD LED TO LOSS OF BRAKING AND NEARLY AN ACCIDENT. THE RESULTING LOSS OF THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2000. *TR
Mileage: 64,087
REAR DISC BRAKE ROTORS ON 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD ARE RUSTING TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME AT 68,000 MILES. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS 7/28/2005 AT 38,000 MILES, NOW AT 68,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE BRAKING PERFORMANCE HAS SEVERELY DEGRADED TO THE POINT WH...
Mileage: 38,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE, CAUSING HIS VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE FRONT AND REAR...
Mileage: 130,000
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES. NO LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED DURING ANY OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WILL START WHEN PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS T...
Mileage: 92,000
2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD 50,000 MILES HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED AND HAVE FAILED I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE WHEELS. BRAKE LINES BROKE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. FRAME IS ALSO EXCESSIVELY RUSTED. IN NOVEMBER 2009...
Mileage: 47,000
2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD 50,000 MILES HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED AND HAVE FAILED I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE WHEELS. BRAKE LINES BROKE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. FRAME IS ALSO EXCESSIVELY RUSTED. IN NOVEMBER 2009...
Mileage: 47,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT 25 MPH WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A VEHICLE OCCUPANT WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE S...
Mileage: 110,000
WHILE PULLING IN THE DRIVEWAY, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKING. I HAD TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP FROM HITTING GARAGE. INSPECTION REVEALED THE FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS LEAKING. *TR
Mileage: 132,937
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, FOLLOWED BY A HUMMING NOISE AND A NO POWER RESPONSE. THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO FADE AND THEN RESPONDED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE...
Mileage: 113,000
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. I HIT BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AS I APPROACHED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME (ALREADY STOPPED). THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THEN WHEN I SLOWED TO ABOUT 5 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND...
Mileage: 61,000
LOW SPEED UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. *TR
Mileage: 238,446
LOW SPEED UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. *TR
Mileage: 238,446
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR NOT. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED HIM...
Mileage: 52,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 50-60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS AND IT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE...
Mileage: 75,000
PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE MOTOR AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD -- CONSTITUTING A TRAFFIC HAZARD TO OTHER MOTORISTS- AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO OTHER INCIDENTS THAT DAY. MY SON AND DAUGHTER IN LAW REPORT SIMILAR EXPERIENCES ON SEPARAT...
Mileage: 62,000
CORRODED STEEL BRAKE LINES RUSTED, CAUSED CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF BRAKING. *TR
Mileage: 98,080
CHEVY 2001 2500HD - I HAVE JUST OVER 25,000 MILES ON IT. AT 16,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE ROTORS, ETC. BECAUSE OF RUST AND PITTING. THIS PAST SATURDAY, I RETURNED FROM A SHORT ERRAND AND I NOTICED SOMETHING DRIPPING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CRAWLED UNDER AND NOTICE HOW PIT...
Mileage: 25,000
THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 CREW CAB HAVE ALL RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE RUSHED OUT AND I WAS LEFT WITHOUT ANY BRAKES. STOPPED TRUCK WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND HAD IT TOWED. WHAT IF I HAD KILLED SOMEONE IS THAT WORTH THE EXTRA 40 DOLLARS FOR STAINLESS STEEL LINES. COME ON YOU ARE RESPONS...
Mileage: 63,545
THE ABS RECALL WHEN I CALLED GM THEY TOLD ME MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT IT DOES THE SAME THING THE RECALL WAS FOR AT ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN BRAKING THE ABS KICKS IN WHICH MAKES IT TAKE LONGER TO STOP( I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT STARTED I AM GUESSING WITH THE DATE). *TR
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, THIS FAILURE MODE HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES, TWICE WHILE PULLING A 12,000 LBS. CAMPER AND THREE TIMES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. WHEN HAULING THE CAMPER THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE 'TOW / HAUL' MODE. THE FAILURE, THE 8.1 L ENGINE SUDDENLY LOOSES ENGINE POWER AN...
Mileage: 52,252
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, THIS FAILURE MODE HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES, TWICE WHILE PULLING A 12,000 LBS. CAMPER AND THREE TIMES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. WHEN HAULING THE CAMPER THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE 'TOW / HAUL' MODE. THE FAILURE, THE 8.1 L ENGINE SUDDENLY LOOSES ENGINE POWER AN...
Mileage: 52,469
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, THIS FAILURE MODE HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES, TWICE WHILE PULLING A 12,000 LBS. CAMPER AND THREE TIMES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. WHEN HAULING THE CAMPER THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE 'TOW / HAUL' MODE. THE FAILURE, THE 8.1 L ENGINE SUDDENLY LOOSES ENGINE POWER AN...
Mileage: 52,571
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, THIS FAILURE MODE HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES, TWICE WHILE PULLING A 12,000 LBS. CAMPER AND THREE TIMES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE FAILURE, THE 8.1 L ENGINE SUDDENLY LOOSES ENGINE POWER AND STALLS AND WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE ENG...
Mileage: 52,590
THE BOLT HEADS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS RUST OFF, THE MANIFOLD BECOMES LOOSE AND CAUSES A LEAK THAT COULD 1 CAUSE A FIRE OR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.. *TR
Mileage: 11,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND EXHIBITED EXTREMELY LOW RPMS. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND HESITATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE...
Mileage: 19,300
PICKUP TRUCK STALLS AT HIGH SPEED. ENGINE DIES, BRAKES AND POWER STEERING LOSES COMPLETE POWER. THIS IS A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK (8.1L ENGINE) AND I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AND LOADED TRACTOR DOWN A STEEP HILL. LUCKY TO COME OUT ALIVE. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY CRANKCASE POSITION SENSOR. THIS APPARENTLY IS ...
Mileage: 123,000
PICKUP TRUCK STALLS AT HIGH SPEED. ENGINE DIES, BRAKES AND POWER STEERING LOSES COMPLETE POWER. THIS IS A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK (8.1L ENGINE) AND I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AND LOADED TRACTOR DOWN A STEEP HILL. LUCKY TO COME OUT ALIVE. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY CRANKCASE POSITION SENSOR. THIS APPARENTLY IS ...
Mileage: 123,000
TRAVELING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON I 95 NORTH. TIRE BLEW,TAKING PLASTIC COWLING FROM FRONT RIGHT FENDER. TIRE BLEW INTO A GREAT MANY PIECES. REPLACED WITH [COOPER TIRE] TIRE SIZE,LT245-75R16. ALSO! ! ! ! ! 3 WEEKS LATER,TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW, LT245-75R16. SIDEWALL BLEW OUT,REPL...
Mileage: 107,100
CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL #06083--2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 8.1L V8 ENGINE. I HAVE THE EXACT ENGINE AND TRUCK, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE A DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR THAT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO STALL OCCASIONALLY--EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHILE...
Mileage: 70,000
ANTI-LOCK ON BRAKES FAIL GOING AT SLOW SPEED AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THE DEALER SAID TO SAND THE RUST OFF THE SENSORS, AND WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE HAS MASTERCRAFT COURSER A/T 2 TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ON MARCH, 8 2009, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE FAILURE DAMAGED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER AND THE AIR LIFT. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT TH...
Mileage: 82,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE HUB AND WHEEL BEARING FAILING. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE ...
Mileage: 76,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE HUB AND WHEEL BEARING FAILING. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE ...
Mileage: 76,000
MY TRUCK BURNS OIL ENTIRELY TOO FAST. I JUST CHANGED MY OIL LESS THAN A WEEK AGO AND MY OIL LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS PROBABLY 2 QUARTS LOW AND I ONLY PUT ABOUT 150 MILES ON IT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I DO HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON MY TRUCK BUT EVERYONE TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL. THIS HAS BEEN GOIN...
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD WITH THE 8.1L ENGINE WITH AN INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS. THE ENGINE WILL STALL AT VARIOUS TIMES, WHILE DRIVING, SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS, ETC. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I NOTED THE RECALL ISSUED BY GM, BUT MY ...
Mileage: 2,008
BOTH ANTILOCK SPEED SENSORS WENT FAULTY AFTER 3.5 YEARS AND WERE REPLACED BY MFG. NOW 7 YEARS AND 70K MILES BOTH ARE FAULTY AGAIN AND GM SAYS YOUR PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH A RECALL IS IN PLACE MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED??? $900.00 I WILL NEED TO PAY. *TR
SAME PROBLEM AS EA06016. MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD WITH THE 8.1L GAS ENGINE EXPERIENCED THE INTERMITTENT STALLING DESCRIBED IN EA06016. IT WAS BUILT JUST AFTER THE RECALL DATE SO GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN OFFER TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MAIN SAFETY PROBLEM IS THE SOFTWARE...
Mileage: 100,000
2001 CHEVY HD 2500 8.1 CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILURE DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED ON RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 109,000
MUD MAX RADIAL MUDDER TIRES PURCHASED NEW FOR THE FRONT OF MY CHEVY PICK-UP ON 5/17/08 FAILED ON A TRIP FROM COLORADO TO PHOENIX AND BACK ON 11/26/08 AND 111/28/08 WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE BODY. IT CAUSED A SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, BUT THEY DID NOT BLOW OUT. ONE WAS REPLAC...
Mileage: 95,024
2001 SILVERADO HD 8.1L ENGINE 51,009 MILES. EXPERIENCING ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ID # 07V521000. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND THE SCANNER SHOWS A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT DUE TO MY VIN NUMBER BEING OUTSIDE THE RECALLED GR...
Mileage: 51,009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ANTI-LOCK - FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR DEFECT. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL AND NHTSA # 05V379000, THIS HOWEVER DOES NOT APPLY TO MY (AND ANY OTHER VEHICLES) ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL AND THE REPAIR IS IDENTICAL. THE ABOVE NHTSA# DOES NOT COVER 2500HD AND 3500 SERIES TR...
Mileage: 107,000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ANTI-LOCK - FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR DEFECT. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL AND NHTSA # 05V379000, THIS HOWEVER DOES NOT APPLY TO MY (AND ANY OTHER VEHICLES) ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL AND THE REPAIR IS IDENTICAL. THE ABOVE NHTSA# DOES NOT COVER 2500HD AND 3500 SERIES TR...
Mileage: 107,000
POSSIBLE EVENT. MY 2001 SILVERFISH 2500 HD(8.1 L) IS STALLING AND HARD TO START. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT IT COULD BE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR THAT HAS A RECALL. I CONTACTED THE CHEVY FOLKS AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS OUT SIDE OF THE RECALL LIST FOR 2001 MODEL. THIS IS ...
Mileage: 980,000
PROBLEM WITH 2001 SILVERADO 2500HD ABS BRAKES PULSATING IN LOW SPEED STOPS CAUSING PROLONGED STOPPING DISTANCE. REFERED TO LOCAL GM DEALER, WHICH STATED TRUCK WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I AM HAVING CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPAIR THE PROBLEM(NOT GM)ASAP. *TR
Mileage: 46,295
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON THE TRUCK PULSE AT LOW SPEEDS AS I COME TO A STOP AND IT SEEMS TO TAKE LONGER TO STOP IN MANY INSTANCES. IN INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (GM RECALL 05068, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V37...
Mileage: 100,000
VEHICLE STALLS/STOPS RUNNING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AT TIMES IT WILL RESTART BY ITSELF. OTHER TIMES VEHICLE HAS TO BE MANUALLY RESTARTED. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE TOWING A TRAILER ETC. HAD TO REPLACE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TO CORRECT PROBLEM....
Mileage: 62,000
BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE ON OCCASION. THAT LEAD TO LOSING COMPLETE POWER WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH) AS WELL AS LOSING COMPLETE POWER WHILE AT IDLE OR SLOW SPEEDS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT SHOWED A CODE THAT INDICATED THE CRANKSHAFT ...
Mileage: 88,000
I WAS TOWING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER WHEN I NOTICED THE TRUCK STARTED BOUNCING VIOLENTLY. I LOOKED IN MY SIDE MIRROR AND NOTICED THE REAR WHEEL WOBBLING, SO I PULLED OVER AND CHANGED TO MY SPARE TIRE. I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 20 MILES WHEN THE BOUNCING STARTED AGAIN. IT WAS THE O...
Mileage: 24,000
I HAVE A 2001 2500 HD CHEVROLET WITH THE 8.1 LITER ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC AND WILL NOT START AGAIN. THE TRUCK WILL RUN ROUGH SOMETIMES WILL START AFTER A COOL DOWN PERIOD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH IT STALLING IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH IS CO...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE PASSING TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER. HE WAITED UNTIL THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND...
Mileage: 58,000
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD 8.1L WITH 120K MILES. TRUCK RUNS GREAT BUT MY ENGINE WILL JUST SHUT OFF. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF THEN KICK ON AGAIN ALL BY ITSELF. WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT IT WILL SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON UNLESS I TURN THE KEY TO START IT AGAIN. EN...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND HAS TO BE COOLED IN ORDER TO RESTART. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWELVE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ONCE, BUT THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE. THE VIN WAS ...
Mileage: 95,000
2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 8.1 LITER ENGINE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL IN TRAFFIC. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND DEALER DIAGNOSTICS SAY IT IS A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL OUT FOR THIS (GM RECALL 06083) OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 07V521000, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS T...
Mileage: 36,000
2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD 4X4 SILVERADO STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. PLEASE SEE NHTSA ID 07V521000. I AM TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN MANY 6.0 TRUCKS AND A RECALL ONLY COVERS A SMALL PORTION. VERY DANGEROUS FOR A POPULAR WORK SERIES TRUCK. *TR
OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MY TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST OR SLOW I'D BE DRIVING. HAVING TO DRIVE IN BUSY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THROUGH CONSTRUCTION ZONES, IT'S MY OPINION THAT THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERN, NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT OTHERS. MY TR...
Mileage: 121,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOSSES OF POWER WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS, BUT WAS ORIGINALLY NOTICED AT 60 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 119,000
MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I MUST BRING THE TRUCK TO A HALT AND TRY TO RESTART. SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWO OR THREE TRIES BEFORE IT STARTS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN WARM WEATHER. *TR
Mileage: 62,500
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INOPERATIVE. VOLTS GAUGE WOULD READ LOW. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THE BATTERY WAS PROVIDING THE PROPER 13.8 VOLTS. *TR
Mileage: 78,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP BETWEEN 1-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ROLLS BEFORE STOPPING COMPLETELY. THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK. THE FAILURE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW OCCURS 90% OF THE TIME. THE DEA...
Mileage: 95,000
SAFETY RECALL FOR LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD. *TR
THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW EMPTY EVEN IF THE TANK IS FULL. IT WILL GO FROM BELOW EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN IF YOU ROCK THE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH IT WILL READ THE PROPER AMOUNT. *TR
THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW EMPTY EVEN IF THE TANK IS FULL. IT WILL GO FROM BELOW EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN IF YOU ROCK THE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH IT WILL READ THE PROPER AMOUNT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED OVER A DOZEN TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST JERK AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD COMPLE...
Mileage: 50,000
MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD2500 P/U STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEMS IN JULY 2007. THE ENGINE WOULD DIE AND IT WOULD TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART. FINALLY IN SEPT 2007 IT DIED ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT OVER 65 MPH. THE POWERSTEERING STOPPED AND THE POWER BRAKE ASSIST ...
Mileage: 37,541
MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD2500 P/U STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEMS IN JULY 2007. THE ENGINE WOULD DIE AND IT WOULD TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART. FINALLY IN SEPT 2007 IT DIED ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT OVER 65 MPH. THE POWERSTEERING STOPPED AND THE POWER BRAKE ASSIST ...
Mileage: 37,541
I WAS DRIVING UP AN UNPAVED HILL THAT WAS SLIPPERY FROM SNOW BUT HAD BEEN PLOWED. IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND THE HILL IS STEEP WITH LOTS OF SHARP CURVES. ON MY WAY UP I NOTICED MY STEERING BECAME STIFF. I CAME TO A POINT WHERE I WAS NOT MAKING ANY MORE FORWARD PROGRESS AND HAD TO STOP.(MY TIRES ARE NOT T...
Mileage: 65,000
CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR LOW SPEED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE FOR 2001 MODEL SILVERADOS. THE RECALL INCLUDES ALL RUST BELT STATES. I HAVE BEEN HAVING FAILURE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IN SPEEDS OF 5 MPH OR BELOW. THEY CLAIM THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, BUT THEY ADMI...
Mileage: 77,858
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED AUTOMATICALLY. A LOCAL ME...
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING. HE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,848. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS S...
Mileage: 97,848
TRUCK DIED AT 60 MPH. LOST ALL POWER FOR FEW SECONDS THEN STARTED AGAIN. THEN WOULD NOT START FOR 2 WEEKS. FINALLY GOT IT TO START AND PUT ON SCANNER IT SAID TO REPLACE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. REPLACED IT MYSELF AND TRUCK RUNNING GREAT.MC *TR
Mileage: 22,990
6.6 DIESEL FUEL RAIL LEAK. CAN FUEL DRIPPING ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CREATE FIRE? SERVICE MAN AT DEALER SAID HE HAD ANOTHER LAST WEEK. THE SAME RAIL IS APPARENTLY USED ON 2001 THROUGH 2004 MODEL YEARS. *TR
Mileage: 185,000
DRIVING 2001 CHEV 2500 (HEAVY DUTY) ALLISON TRANS WHEN STARTED TO VIBRATE. TOOK TO SHOP AND REAR HOUSING ON TRANNY CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND. $1,200.00 REPAIR BILL. *TR
I HAVE A 2001, 2500HD CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK THAT IS EXPERIENCING FUEL GAUGE ISSUES. THE FUEL GAUGE FLOATS AROUND AT RANDOM AND CAUSES THE LOW FUEL LIGHT TO COME ON EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK HAS A FULL TANK OF FUEL. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT RELIABLE IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE T...
Mileage: 132,000
ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE DRIVING AND AT TIMES WILL NOT START FOR SEVERAL TRIES. AFTER USING A PERSONAL DIAGNOSTIC TOOL I FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTION. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS A...
Mileage: 146,923
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DISCOVERER ATR TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SHAKE. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD SEPARATED. THE REPAIR CEN...
Mileage: 134,753
A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500K HD WITH ALLISON 1000 TRANSMISSION WOULD SLOW DOWN AND EVENTUALLY STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON ANY HIGHWAY. STARTING DATE OF THOSE INCIDENTS WAS IN APRIL 2001. IN WARRANTY THERE WERE SEVERAL SCARY SITUATIONS, BY WHERE WE HAD BEEN PULLING AN RV ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. ONLY LUCK AND...
Mileage: 26,494
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE ABS SYSTEM. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE DEALER STATE...
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONSTANTLY STICKS AND HE MUST USE INCREASED EFFORT TO MAKE IT WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS ALSO SERVICE BULLETIN # 020604054A. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURREN...
Mileage: 40,000
ENGINE 6.0L HAS PISTON SLAP, BURNS OIL QT/700 MILES, ROUGH IDLE. *AK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. THE TRANSMISSION LEAKED AND VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE REAR EXTENSION HOUSING OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD A CRACK AND LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. GM STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION AN ALLISON 100...
Mileage: 78,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WASEXPERIENCING ABS FAILURE, AND FOUND RECALL # 05V379000 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT SENSED VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DIS...
Mileage: 129,700
STARTING EARLY MARCH 2007, MY 2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD, 8.1L TRUCK BEGAN TO STALL IN MANY AND DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I WAS FIRST STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON A BUSINESS TRIP THEN BEGAN TO GO AND SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE DIED AND VARIOUS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND SYSTEM WARNING BOX. FROM THAT POIN...
Mileage: 77,900
MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UP WITH THE 8.1 L ENGINE, SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE FAULT CODE INDICATES THAT THE CRANKCASE POSITION SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. *JB
Mileage: 34,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. ON MARCH 2, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 70M PH THE CONTACT NOTICED ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEY FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A...
Mileage: 70,000
FOUND FLUID ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH MOTOR AREA. CHECKED POWER STEERING RESERVOIR AND FOUND IT TO BE FULL. I FOUND I HAD LOST POWER STEERING, WHEN I PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR TO MOVE OUT OF GARAGE AREA, I FOUND THAT I HAD ALSO LOST MY BRAKES. (PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR) I WAS THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT ON THE HIGH...
Mileage: 53,800
FOUND FLUID ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH MOTOR AREA. CHECKED POWER STEERING RESERVOIR AND FOUND IT TO BE FULL. I FOUND I HAD LOST POWER STEERING, WHEN I PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR TO MOVE OUT OF GARAGE AREA, I FOUND THAT I HAD ALSO LOST MY BRAKES. (PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR) I WAS THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT ON THE HIGH...
Mileage: 53,800
I HAVE A 2001 DURAMAX. WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT FROM KALISPEL MT, I DIMMED MY LIGHTS FOR ANOTHER CAR AND MY LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO BACK TO BRIGHT THEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SMOKE AND MY LIGHTS WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. I PULLED THE COVER OFF THE STEERING COLUMN AN...
Mileage: 80,000
ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATING UNDER LOW STOPPING SPEED CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO RON CURRIER CHEVROLET IN SOMERWORTH NH. WAS TOLD THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR IS OUT OF CALIBRATION. TRIED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH CHEVEROLET AS VEHICLE HAD ONLY 25,400 MILES WHEN ...
Mileage: 25,700
ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TOWING 12,000 LB TRAILER FORCING ME TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND CONTINUE. FAILED AGAIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET HOME. SCAN TOOL REVEALED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR PROBLEM. I REPLACED...
Mileage: 49,825
UNDER LOW BRAKING MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO HAVE LOW BRAKING ABILITY AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE LONGER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *JB
Mileage: 25,400
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LIFTERS IN THE ENGINE MADE CONSTANT NOISE SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT.
Mileage: 11
NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE06016 2001 CHEVY 2500 HD 4X4 WITH 8.1 L; STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. BATTERY/SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE STALLS; VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT START FOR ABOUT 10-30 MIN AFTER STALL; CRANKING BUT NOT STARTING. ADDITIONAL, AFTER VEHICLE...
Mileage: 65,000
NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE06016 2001 CHEVY 2500 HD 4X4 WITH 8.1 L; STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. BATTERY/SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE STALLS; VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT START FOR ABOUT 10-30 MIN AFTER STALL; CRANKING BUT NOT STARTING. ADDITIONAL, AFTER VEHICLE...
Mileage: 65,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT ANY SPEED, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE WHEEL SENSORS WERE INOPERATIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPOSE...
Mileage: 75,872
I OWN A CHEVROLET 2500HD EQUIPPED WITH A 8.1 LITER ENGINE AND ALLISON TRANSMISSION. MY PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE ENGINE REFUSING TO START AFTER BEING DRIVEN A SHORT WHILE. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME BUT WAS FREQUENT ENOUGH TO BE OF CONCERN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS LASTING SOME 2 TO THREE M...
Mileage: 62,000
I OWN A CHEVROLET 2500HD EQUIPPED WITH A 8.1 LITER ENGINE AND ALLISON TRANSMISSION. MY PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE ENGINE REFUSING TO START AFTER BEING DRIVEN A SHORT WHILE. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME BUT WAS FREQUENT ENOUGH TO BE OF CONCERN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS LASTING SOME 2 TO THREE M...
Mileage: 62,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THIS INCIDENT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION NHTSA A...
Mileage: 67,000
MOTOR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AT 70 MPH, LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. MOTOR WOULD NOT START IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO CROSS THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP BEFORE MOTOR WOULD START AGAIN. HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 3 DAYS. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR, THE...
Mileage: 122,000
I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 2500HD. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND BECOMING NEUTRAL WHEN STOPPING AFTER A HOT SOAK OR CITY DRIVING. AFTER A DELAY IT WILL RE-ENGAGE, OR IF YOU GAS IT A LITTLE IT WILL CLUNK INTO GEAR. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME ALL ALONG THAT...
Mileage: 15,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THER...
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THER...
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THER...
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THER...
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THER...
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THER...
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THER...
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THER...
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THER...
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THER...
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THER...
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THER...
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THER...
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THER...
Mileage: 75,000
UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING APPLICATIONS. WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. RECALL NUMBER:05V379000. *JB
Mileage: 20,012
UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING APPLICATIONS. WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. RECALL NUMBER:05V379000. *JB
Mileage: 20,012
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE GRINDING NOISES AND AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKE DISCS DEFOLIATED AND THERE WAS METAL ON METAL RESULTING IN POOR BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP REPL...
Mileage: 59,271
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE GRINDING NOISES AND AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKE DISCS DEFOLIATED AND THERE WAS METAL ON METAL RESULTING IN POOR BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP REPL...
Mileage: 59,271
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE GRINDING NOISES AND AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKE DISCS DEFOLIATED AND THERE WAS METAL ON METAL RESULTING IN POOR BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP REPL...
Mileage: 59,271
AXLE NUT CAME LOOSE ON RIGHT FRONT OF MY 2001 CHEVY 2500 HD SEVERELY AFFECTED HANDLING, WHEEL COULD HAVE FALLEN OFF, REPLACED WHEEL BEARING AND AXLE NUT. *JB
Mileage: 88,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES WERE LOSING AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALERSHIP WHICH DETERMINED THE METAL WAS WEARING DOWN ON THE INSIDE OF ALL FOUR RIMS CAUSING THE LOSS OF AIR. THE TIRE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR RIMS, THE REPAIR CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.
Mileage: 115,900
DT: THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ONGOING CONSUMPTION OF WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION HE DISCOVERED THE WINDSHIELD WASHER HOSE CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO HIS BATTERY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY, WINDSHIELD WASHER HOSE, AND MOTOR. THE REPAIRS...
Mileage: 50,000
DT: THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ONGOING CONSUMPTION OF WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION HE DISCOVERED THE WINDSHIELD WASHER HOSE CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO HIS BATTERY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY, WINDSHIELD WASHER HOSE, AND MOTOR. THE REPAIRS...
Mileage: 50,000
DT: THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ONGOING CONSUMPTION OF WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION HE DISCOVERED THE WINDSHIELD WASHER HOSE CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO HIS BATTERY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY, WINDSHIELD WASHER HOSE, AND MOTOR. THE REPAIRS...
Mileage: 50,000
WELD ATTACHING RIGHT UPPER CONTROL ARM MOUNTS TO FRAME CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER. VEHICLE NEVER IN CRASH OR MODIFIED IN ANY WAY. DISCOVERED WHILE SEARCHING FOR CAUSE OF SUDDEN PLAY IN STEERING. NOT YET REPAIRED. THIS DEFECT COULD LEAD TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSI...
Mileage: 160,000
WELD ATTACHING RIGHT UPPER CONTROL ARM MOUNTS TO FRAME CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER. VEHICLE NEVER IN CRASH OR MODIFIED IN ANY WAY. DISCOVERED WHILE SEARCHING FOR CAUSE OF SUDDEN PLAY IN STEERING. NOT YET REPAIRED. THIS DEFECT COULD LEAD TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSI...
Mileage: 160,000
MY CHEV TRUCK 2500HD VIN [XXX] ABS SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE AT SLOW SPEEDS IT WORKS FINE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I CALLED ABOUT THE RECALL 05V37900 AND WAS TOLD THIS TRUCK WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLS. IT SEEMS TO BE DOING THE SAME THING AS THE RECALL STATES. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTE...
Mileage: 53,500
DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS KICKS IN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE END OF APRIL 2005. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL FOR THE 1999'S WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL. WHEN HE...
Mileage: 45,500
TWO FAILURES OF HYDRAULIC PUMP FOR BRAKES AND STEERING. PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AT NO CHARGE. TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. *JB
Mileage: 21,000
LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING! CAUSE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE INTERNALLY. *NM
Mileage: 83,000
LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING! CAUSE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE INTERNALLY. *NM
Mileage: 83,000
TIRE FAILURE, TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T, LT245/75R16 120/116R, LOAD RANGE E, CANADA 33777URBN05327-1. *NM
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, I LOOSE MY BRAKING AT ABOUT 2 OR 3 MILES AN HOUR. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I KNOW THAT GM IS HAVING A RECALL ON MY TRUCK IN OTHER STATES, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE WISCONSIN. *JB
Mileage: 59,000
VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED. *NM
Mileage: 41,000
WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILURE - SALT CONTAMINATION - ABS ENGAGES ERRONEOUSLY - LOW SPEED INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE - MY NEIGHBOR HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND WAS JUST REPAIRED AT A DEALER AT HIS COST. *JB
Mileage: 102,000
I HAD MY FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T TIRES ROTATED BY THE DEALERSHIP(JAY WOLFE CHEVEROLET) ON MY 2001 SILVERADO 2500 HD SHORT BED CREW CAB. TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16 LOAD RANGE E. THIS WAS DONE ON 07/05/05. I HAD NOTICED A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND A SLIGHT PULLING TO THE RIGHT, THAT SEEMED ...
Mileage: 51,780
2001 CHEVROLET 2500 EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRES LEFT DRIVER REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. *MR THE TREAD WAS INTACT AND IN PERFECT CONDITION AFTER THE SIDEWALL FAILURE. *SC *JB
Mileage: 15,000
I JUST BOUGHT A 2001 SILVERADO 2500 TRUCK. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT LOW SPEEDS. USED CAR DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. NOW DRIVING THIS UNSAFE HEAVY TRUCK. WORRIED I MIGHT CRASH AND KILL SOMEONE IF THE ABS FAIL
DT: WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY GOING 10 MPH OR LESS CONSUMER REALIZED HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES AND THE STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO STOP AND NOTHING HAPPENED. CONSUMER THEN DROVE HOME IN REVERSE. CONSUMER CALLED A MECHANIC, WHO LOADED THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT ...
Mileage: 54,400
WHILE TAKING MY PICK UP IN FOR ITS 18000 MILE MAINTENANCE CHECKUP, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT ALL 4 ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DELAMINATION OF METAL FROM THE SURFACE OF THE ROTOR. AFTER INSPECTING THE ROTORS MYSELF, IT WAS OBVIOUS THIS WAS THE CASE. PRIOR TO THIS VISUAL INSPECTION, THERE WAS...
Mileage: 18,100
DT: THE BRAKES JUST DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. ABS BRAKES PULSATE, THE BACK TIRES LOCK UP AND THE BRAKES START SMOKING. *AK
Mileage: 41,000
FRONT AND REAR SEATBELTS LOCK SO TIGHT SOMETIMES THAT THE ONLY WAY FOR RELIEF IS TO UNBUCKLE THEM AND RE-FASTEN WHILE DRIVING! ALL FOUR RETRACTORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ONCE THE SEAT BELT IS UN-FASTENED, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT COMPLETELY RETRACT BACK IN. THIS LEAVES THE SEAT BELT DANGLING AFT...
FRONT AND REAR SEATBELTS LOCK SO TIGHT SOMETIMES THAT THE ONLY WAY FOR RELIEF IS TO UNBUCKLE THEM AND RE-FASTEN WHILE DRIVING! ALL FOUR RETRACTORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ONCE THE SEAT BELT IS UN-FASTENED, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT COMPLETELY RETRACT BACK IN. THIS LEAVES THE SEAT BELT DANGLING AFT...
MY BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING AND I TOOK THEM TO A GARAGE TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS ON MY TRUCK HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXTREME RUST AND DETERIORATION. I STILL HAVE THE ROTORS IN MY GARAGE. *AK
Mileage: 40,155
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD WITH 44,000 MILES ON IT, AND JUST HAD TO HAVE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON, A BROKEN SHAFT. MY DAUGHTER BACKED IT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND WITH NO WARNING, LOST STEERING AND BRAKES, AND ALMOST HIT THE TELEPHONE POLE AC...
Mileage: 44,000
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD WITH 44,000 MILES ON IT, AND JUST HAD TO HAVE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON, A BROKEN SHAFT. MY DAUGHTER BACKED IT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND WITH NO WARNING, LOST STEERING AND BRAKES, AND ALMOST HIT THE TELEPHONE POLE AC...
Mileage: 44,000
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD WITH 44,000 MILES ON IT, AND JUST HAD TO HAVE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON, A BROKEN SHAFT. MY DAUGHTER BACKED IT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND WITH NO WARNING, LOST STEERING AND BRAKES, AND ALMOST HIT THE TELEPHONE POLE AC...
Mileage: 44,000
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD WITH 44,000 MILES ON IT, AND JUST HAD TO HAVE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON, A BROKEN SHAFT. MY DAUGHTER BACKED IT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND WITH NO WARNING, LOST STEERING AND BRAKES, AND ALMOST HIT THE TELEPHONE POLE AC...
Mileage: 44,000
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD WITH 44,000 MILES ON IT, AND JUST HAD TO HAVE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON, A BROKEN SHAFT. MY DAUGHTER BACKED IT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND WITH NO WARNING, LOST STEERING AND BRAKES, AND ALMOST HIT THE TELEPHONE POLE AC...
Mileage: 44,000
GM RECALL #04007 TAILGATE CABLES USED TO REPLACE RECALLED UNITS ARE OF UNEQUAL LENGTH, CAUSING ONE UNIT TO BEAR THE ENTIRE LOAD. I CONTACTED GM (CASE#[XXX]), AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD TO LIKE IT OR LUMP IT. I SINCERELY HOPE THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT CAUSE ANOTHER FATALITY LIKE [XXX] OF MAINE.*AK INF...
MY POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN BRAKING AND STEERING FUNCTION. THIS IS OF SPECIAL CONCERN TO ME AS I FREQUENTLY TOW A 10,000 POUND FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN OCTOBER OF 2003 AND THE PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM
Mileage: 24,707
MY POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN BRAKING AND STEERING FUNCTION. THIS IS OF SPECIAL CONCERN TO ME AS I FREQUENTLY TOW A 10,000 POUND FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN OCTOBER OF 2003 AND THE PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM
Mileage: 24,707
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 20,050
BFGOODRICH P245/75R16 TIRE - RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A TREAD AND OUTSIDE SIDE WALL CAME APART ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. WAS ABLE TO CONTROL TRUCK AND PULLOVER SAFELY. TIRES / LESS THAN 5 MONTHS OLD. *JB
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING FROM THE REAR. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION...
I HAVE HAD TWO FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES SIZE 245/75R16 LOAD RANGE E THAT THE TREAD HAS CAME OFF OF THE CARCASS BUT THE TIRES HAVE NOT LOST AIR... PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS DONE TO VEHICLE. SENT CLAIM OFF TO BFNT LLC. CLAIM WAS DENIED. SAID DUE TO UNDER INFLATION. I HAVE FOUND TWO OTHER LOCAL INDIV...
Mileage: 34,963
STARTED COLD VEHICLE. BACKING OUT OF GARAGE I HAD NO POWER BRAKES NOR POWER STEERING. REMOVED POWER-STEERING PUMP RESIVOIR CAP AND AIR AND FLUID BELCHED OUT. AFTER THAT IT PERFORMED NORMALLY.*AK
Mileage: 75,000
STARTED COLD VEHICLE. BACKING OUT OF GARAGE I HAD NO POWER BRAKES NOR POWER STEERING. REMOVED POWER-STEERING PUMP RESIVOIR CAP AND AIR AND FLUID BELCHED OUT. AFTER THAT IT PERFORMED NORMALLY.*AK
Mileage: 75,000
WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD CREW CAB 4X4 SOUTH ON US 59 IN HOUSTON TEXAS THE TREAD FULLY SEPARATED OFF THE RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T 245/75R16, LOAD RANGE E, DOT NO.VN11BAC5300 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 ON APRIL 21, 2004. JUST PRIOR TO SEPARATION, TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING (SPEED WAS...
Mileage: 55,000
OUR 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD TRUCK, WHICH IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, WAS PRESENTED TO FIRESTONE ON SATURDAY APRIL 10, 2004 AT 10AM TO SHOW THEM EXCESSIVE CRACKS SURROUNDING SIDEWALLS CONSISTENTLY ON ALL FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES. THEY GAVE US A REPORT OF THE TREAD WEAR ON THE BOTTOMS WHICH WAS NOT TH...
Mileage: 19,000
WHEN LOADING EQUIPMENT IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE BOTH TAILGATE CABLES FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO FALL OFF THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY 2500HD 4WD CREWCAB PICKUP W/6.0 LITER ENGINE, WITH 54000 MILES ON IT. I CONTINUE TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SEVERAL TIMES DAILY WHEN LEAVING FROM A STOP (PARKING OR STOP LIGHTS) I EXPERIENCE THE NEED TO APPLY EXTRA EFFORT ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEFORE IT REL...
THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKED IN CAUSING RAPID ACCELERATION ON ICY ROAD. THE USE OF BRAKES TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID INTO LEFT LANE AND TOWARDS HIGHWAY MEDIAN STRIP. I TRIED TO STEER OUT OF THE SKID WHILE TAPPING BRAKES. VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPIN AND THEN CROSSED...
I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD CREW CAB 4X4 WITH A 6.0 LITRE. ON FEBRUARY 14, 2004, I NOTICED THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE TRUCK. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS EVERYTIME I START THE TRUCK. BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2003, I WAS HAVING MY OIL CHANGED WHEN THE MANAGER ASKED IF I ...
Mileage: 75,500
CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD DISINTERGRATED. *AK THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED PREVIOUSLY OF BRAKE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER HE WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *JB
Mileage: 11,900
2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD TRUCK: IN MAY OF 2002 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING AT THE FRONT SEAL BECAUSE OF THE CONVERTER BOLTS BEING LOOSE. ON 1/28/04 THE REAR CASE BUSTED AND LEAKED OUT ALL THE FLUID AS WELL. GM DEALER SAYS DEFECTIVE CASE. ALLISON TRANSMISSION SAYS THAT GM HAS A VIBRATION IN THE DRI...
WHEN THE TRUCK STARTS IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL- FOR ABOUT 10 MIN MAX- THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN THE AM OR AFTER A LONG SIT AT WORK (IE.6+ HRS) WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT ITS NORMAL AND THAT THERE IS A TECH BULLETIN ON IT- MY FATHER IN LAWS TRUCK (1500) DOESN'T MAKE THIS NOISE AND IT IS THE SAME YEAR ...
CONSUMER STATES GEARSHIFT WILL NOT DISENGAGE; CAUSING THE GEARSHIFT TO FAIL. *AK
2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD PICKUP HAD A COMPLETE POWER BRAKE AND POWER STEERING FAILURE ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH AS I WAS ALMOST NOT ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME. MECHANIC STATES THAT PUMP SHAFT HAD A BREAK IN IT. I'VE STILL GOT THE PART IF THAT WOULD HELP ...
Mileage: 54,613
2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD PICKUP HAD A COMPLETE POWER BRAKE AND POWER STEERING FAILURE ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH AS I WAS ALMOST NOT ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME. MECHANIC STATES THAT PUMP SHAFT HAD A BREAK IN IT. I'VE STILL GOT THE PART IF THAT WOULD HELP ...
Mileage: 54,613
POWER STEERING & POWER BRAKES LOCK UP. *LA
Mileage: 37,422
POWER STEERING & POWER BRAKES LOCK UP. *LA
Mileage: 37,422
ALTERNATOR DOES NOT CHARGE AFTER STARTUP ON DAYS WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP.<30 DEG F. TAKES UP TO 90SEC. DEPENDING ON TEMP. TO START CHARGING... I AM AFRAID IT WON'T CHARGE ONE OF THESE TIMES, AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR NEW VEHICLES, ALTHOUGH I OR OTHER MECHANICS I'VE BROUGHT IT T...
Mileage: 41,000
MY TAILGATE STRAPS HAVE RIPPED APART WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE MECHANIC CHECK THE PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 45,000
EXPERIENCED TIRE BELT SEPARATION AND BLOW OUT WHILE TRAVELING. THE TIRE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OF $2200.00 AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE HAD 27000 MILES OF USE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE INVOLVED WAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL, LOAD RANGE E ...
Mileage: 27,000
2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD TAIL GATE CABLE. RIGHT SIDE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE AND TAILGATE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. DAMAGING TAILGATE AND SIDE OF TRUCK. REMANING CABLE CAUSED TAILGATE TO SWING OUT PAST THE LEFT SIDE OF TRUCK. LUCKALY THERE WERE NO ONCOMING VEHICLES.
Mileage: 23,500
TAILGATE CABLE FAILURE, BOTH CABLES BROKE IN THE MIDDLE WHEN I SAT ON THE TAILGATE. I HAVE REPLACED THEM WITH NEW FROM CHEVY DEALER AND TOLD THEM IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *LA
Mileage: 44,000
LOWERED MY TAILGATE EASILY AND MY TAILGATE CABLES JUST SNAPPED. *AK
Mileage: 56,000
TAILGATE CABLE RUSTED AND SNAPPED.*AK
Mileage: 35,800
THE FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED AND PEELED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF THE MATERIALS USED. THE PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE QUALITY OF THE ROTORS WERE BAD AND THEY SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN 42K MILES. *SCC ...
Mileage: 42,979
2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD. 8.1 LITER MOTOR, ALLISON TRANSMISSION. THE TRUCK HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND FIX. *LA -HARD STARTING WHEN HOT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES, IT WILL NOT START. ENGINE TURNS OVER, BUT DOES NOT FIRE. AFTER AN A...
Mileage: 30,000
THE TRUCK KEPT DYING SO I TOOK IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP. HE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND TWO DAYS LATER IT WAS DYING AGAIN. THEY STILL HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *LA
Mileage: 50,340
ENGINE KNOCKS ON STARTUP AND WHEN WARM, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THAT OF THE LIFTER. CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL. IT'S HARD TO THINK THAT GM WOULD MAKE A GAS ENGINE TO MAKE THIS KIND OF NOISE. THE NEW 6.0 DON'T MAKE THIS TYPE OF NOISE ON START UP. I FOUND OUT FROM THE D...
Mileage: 26,120
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR VIEW WINDOW DEVELOPED STREAKS THAT WERE VERY DISTRACTING. THE DRIVER SAID THE STREAKS WERE LETTING OFF FALSE IMAGES. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM
Mileage: 9,167
I HAVE MY CHEVY 2500HD IN TO CHECK ALL 4 FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT OEM TIRES BECAUSE OF SIDEWALL SEPARATION CONCERN. I HAVE 26,000 MILES ON THESE TIRES AND ALL ARE CONSISTENT MAYBE BECAUSE OF RECOMMENDED TIRE ROTATIONS. I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS PROBLEM FOR A RESOLUTION AFTER THE VISIT TO...
ENGINE IDLE INCREASES TO 2000- 5300 RPM WHEN STOPPED OR SLOWING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. IDLE SOMETIMES RETURNS TO NORMAL BY ITS SELF OR MAY REQUIRE SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING ENGINE. *NLM
Mileage: 22,200
TURCK ENGINE HAS A KNOCK THAT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND GM THAT IT WAS SIMPLY A COLD START KNOCK. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD BY A PERSONAL FRIEND AT THE GM TECH CENTER THAT IT IS REALLY A PISTON SLAP, AND IS A RESULT OF THE PISTONS BEING TOO SMALL FOR THE BORE WHICH COULD LEAD TO ENGINE SEIZURE/FAILURE,...
Mileage: 39,000
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR FENDER.TIRE INFORMATION:FIRESTONE, STEELTEX R4S,R45/75R16, 28000 MILES ON TIRES. *AK ORIGINAL LEFT REAR
REAR PASSENGER TREAD DELAMINATED FROM TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED LIMIT ON FREEWAY. VEHICLE PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY INFLATED...JUST THE TREAT HAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. HAD NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING IN ROADWAY TO CAUSE THIS EVENT.....LOOKED ...
ENGINE USES OIL AND KNOCKS. *JB
Mileage: 10,000
FUEL BLEW INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE.*JB
Mileage: 19,468
HAVE ITERMITENT NEUTRAL/SLIPING FROM STOP AT OPERATING TEMP DEALER SAYS EVERY THING IS OK WORRIED ABOUT SAFTEY OF THIS PROBLEM HAVE NOT TOWED WITH THIS TRUCK AFRAIED TO DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE TAKING TRUCK OUT OF TOWN
Mileage: 10,000
REAR END NOISE CLUNK/BANG IN OFF HIWAY USE DEALER STATES OPERATES AS DESIGNED TAKEN TRUCK IN 3 TIMES NO RESOLVE CONCERNED WITH RELIABILTY
Mileage: 9,000
ENGINE KNOCKS ON COLD START LASTSTED FEW SECONDS AFTER 1000MI NOW KNOCK FOR CLOSE TO A MINUTE CAN STILL HEAR AFTER ITS AT OPERATING TEMP DON'T THINK ITS SAFE
Mileage: 1,000
CONSUMER STATES WHEN SHIFT GEARS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. TS
TIRE FAILURE OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRE
Mileage: 40,000
THE VEHICLE OFTEN TIMES VIBRATES IN THE SPEED RANGE FROM 10 MPH TO 70 MPH. WITHIN THE TIMES THE VEHICLE IS VIBRATING IN THE SPEED RANGE OF 50-70, OCCASIONALLY THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP WITHIN THE LANE, ON THE ORDER OF QUARTER OR HALVES OF A FOOT. TOWING GENERALLY MINIMIZES THE VIBRATION; HOWEVER NOW, ...
AFTER GOING TO 2 DEALERSHIPS WITH COMPLAINTS OF MY TRUCK "DYING"; WHICH THE FIRST COMPUTER READ-OUT SAID "ERRATIC FUEL PRESSURE" AND THE SECOND ONE SAYING "LARGE FUEL LEAK DETECTED" MY TRUCK FINALLY BROKE DOWN ON ME. THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON MY TRUCK WAS AN EMPLOY OF A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND ...
A DESIGN FLAW IN PASSENGERS SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE PROPERPLY OUT OF IT.*AK *MJ
SINCE NEW THE VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED AN ENGINE KNOCK, I HAVE TALKED TO 4 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THE DEALER ADVISES THERE IS NO REPAIR AT THIS TIME! AND ADVISED ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 6 AND 5.3 LITER ENGINES. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL REDUCE THE ENGINE LIFE...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
A PRODIGY ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL IS INSTALLED ON CONSUMERS VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THAT ON RAIN SLICK ROADS, THE BRAKING IS SERIOUSLY REDUCED, THE PRODIGY IS NOT ABLE TO SEND A SIGNAL TO THE TWO AXLES ON THE TRAILER AS QUICKLY AS THE OTHER BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED, THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO GO THROUGH ...
A PRODIGY ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL IS INSTALLED ON CONSUMERS VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THAT ON RAIN SLICK ROADS, THE BRAKING IS SERIOUSLY REDUCED, THE PRODIGY IS NOT ABLE TO SEND A SIGNAL TO THE TWO AXLES ON THE TRAILER AS QUICKLY AS THE OTHER BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED, THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO GO THROUGH ...