2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

VEHICLE STALLING INTERMITTENTLY AT ALL SPEEDS. SOMETIMES LESS THAN 40 MPH, SOMETIMES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. RESTARTS AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. EACH TIME IT STALLS THE TIME BEFORE IT RESTARTS INCREASES. *TR

Mileage: 97,821

WE HAVE A 2001 SILVERADO 3500 THAT SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF BALTIMORE TRAFFIC BACK IN 2006. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND PAID $644.33 TO HAVE IT FIXED. IT WAS THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. WE CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS IN SOME OF THE 2001'S. BUT GUESS WHAT, OURS IS NO ON THE LIST! I ASKED THE LADY "SO WHO DETERMINES WHICH OF THESE MODEL VINS GET TO BE ON THE RECALL AND WHICH ONES WILL THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR. OF COURSE SHE RESPONDED THAT SHE WAS SORRY FOR OUR INCONVENIENCE, BUT SHE COULD NOT HELP. IS THERE ANY WAY TO HAVE OUR TRUCK ON THE RECALL TOO AND GET A REIMBURSEMENT? WE TRULY LOVE OUR TRUCK AND IT HAS TO GO IN FOR THE UBS BRAKE SYSTEM TOO, BUT WE FOUND OUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL EITHER. WHAT GIVES? WE ARE THE ONES WITH THESE TWO PROBLEMS, BUT OUR DOESN'T COUNT? PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 81,950

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. AT TIMES IT WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT RESTART AT ALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND TO CONTACT NHTSA. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/23/11

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART AFTER WAITING FIVE TO TEN SECONDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGIN COOLING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 CREW CAB WITH DUAL WHEELS. SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY THE TRUCK HAS LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT, AND IT SHUT OFF WHILE TURNING A CORNER IN THE CENTER OF EXETER NH. IT LOST POWER STEERING AND THE TRUCK WENT OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SIDEWALK BY THE TOWN HALL, NARROWLY MISSING PEDESTRIANS. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND FOUND OUT IT IS BEING CAUSED BY THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A DEALER RECALL. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN # FOR THE EXISTING RECALL IS 07V52100. *TR

Mileage: 47,300

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP 8.1LITER. VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THEN WILL RESTART AFTER SLIGHT COOL DOWN. HAPPENED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. FOUND RECALL NOTICE NO. 06083. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD MY VIN# DOESN'T MATCH. HOW DOES GM KNOWINGLY LET THIS HAPPEN JUST BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS BATCH OF TRUCKS WHEN IT HAS THE SAME DIAGNOSES AS THE OTHERS??? NO MORE GM FOR ME! *TR

Mileage: 111,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND THE MOTOR SHUTS OFF, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART AFTER FOUR OR FIVE ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN TEN TIMES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE NO ERROR CODE WAS PRODUCED. THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED HIM OF A RECALL FOR HIS MODEL VEHICLE WITH IDENTICAL FAILURES; HOWEVER, THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNABLE TO BE FOUND IN THE NHTSA DATABASE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,148. UPDATED 07/02/09. *LJ

Mileage: 62,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART IMMEDIATELY, BUT OTHER TIMES IT TAKES LONGER TO RESTART. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL COMPLETELY, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AN ADDITIONAL THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER NOTIFIED HIM THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND EACH TIME THEY REPLACED THE GLOW PLUGS. THE MOST RECENT REPAIR LASTED NINE MONTHS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,934.

Mileage: 64,934

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET C3500HD. WHILE IDLING OR DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS ALSO A LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER TWO MINUTES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 210,848.

Mileage: 210,848

WHILE DRIVING, APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TRUCK SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY. NO POWER BRAKES NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER ANYTHING. AFTER 5 TO 10 SECONDS TRUCK STARTS BACK UP ON ITS OWN, SOMETIMES. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN HAULING A HEAVY LOAD. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE, WAS INTERMITTENT AND VARIED IN FREQUENCY. I CHANGED CRANK SENSOR AND PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED. GM DEALERSHIPS WHERE NOT VERY HELPFUL. *JB

Mileage: 56,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO RESTART. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CPS NEEDED REPLACING.

Mileage: 19,707

2001 K3500 W/ 8100 V8. VEHICLE USES 3 TO 4 QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES (EVERY 3,000 ML.). I'M NOT GETTING MUCH ACTION FROM THE DEALER & MY WARENTY IS ALMOST OUT!!*AK

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO K3500 WITH THE 6.0L ENGINE. MY VEHICLE HAS CONSUMED OIL FROM DAY ONE AND THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. I TRAVELED TO OHIO LAST MONTH AND USED ONE QUART IN ABOUT 450 MILES. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. NOW I MUST GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON MYSELF. MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS A 1995 GMC SIERRA K3500 WITH A 7.4L ENGINE, BOTH THE 2001 AND THE 1995 I PURCHASED NEW. I FOLLOWED THE MANUFACTURER'S DIRECTIONS ON BREAKING IN THE VEHICLE IN BOTH CASES. THE 1995 VEHICLE NEVER CONSUMED OIL, EVEN AT 145,000 MILES. I CHECK MY OIL AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, THAT IS A DISGRACE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. MY VEHICLE ALSO KNOCKS AND PINGS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AT TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND HAVE RECEIVED TWO DIFFERENT STORIES. I AM TIRED OF THE "RUN AROUND" TREATMENT BY THE DEALER AND BY CHEVY WHEN I CALL THE "CHEVY HELP LINE", "WORK IT OUT WITH THE DEALER" IS ALL I'M TOLD. I AM AWARE OF A POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHEVROLET FOR THE ENGINE PROBLEMS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE YOU COULD OFFER IN THIS MATTER. *LA

Mileage: 1

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE PROBLEM. IT DID NOT MAINTAIN THE THROTTLE. ENGINE WENT INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT A CAUSE. ALSO, A SUSPENSION PROBLEM DUE TO BOLTS PLACE DIN UPSIDE DOWN POSITION WHICH MIGHT CAUSE VEHICLE TO FLIP. ALSO, WIRES AND PLASTIC BOLTS MELTED.*AK

Mileage: 68,000

SECURITY SYSTEM CUT POWER TO FUEL PUMP STOPPING ENGINE, A RESET TAKES 10 MINUTES. THE GM HELP LINE PROVIDED ME WITH THE METHOD OF RESETING THE SECURITY SYSTEM. GM'S HELP LINE ADMITS THIS IS A PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO CURRENT FACTORY UPGRADE OR REPAIR. THE ENGINE STALLS SHORTLY AFTER STARTING, ALLWOING THE VEHICLE TO BE MOVED A FEW FEET (IN MY CASE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY). *AK

CONSUMER PULLED IN FIELD OF FARM AREA THOUGH GRASS. HE TURNED VEHICLE OFF, LEFT A FEW MINUTES, AND A YOUNG GENTLEMAN TOLD HIM THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT TIRE . HE TRIED TO START VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE STOPPED. GRASS WAS ON FIRE, AND VEHICLE BURNED DOWN TO THE GROUND. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT. HE WAS HURT A LITTLE BIT.*AK