2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Problems & Recalls

FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AND FUEL LIGHTS LIGHT COMES ON EVEN THOUGH THERE IS MORE THAN A HALF TANK OF GAS I USUALLY KEEP TANK ONCE IT DROPS TO BELOW A HALF TANK. SOMETIME I JINGLE MY KEYS AND IT WILL GO BACK UP SOMETIMES NOTHING.

Mileage: 82,530

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERY A/T TIRES, SIZE: 265R75R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY AND ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES....

Mileage: 159,000

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A STEEL BRAKE LINE CRACKED AND FAILED. I WAS AT MY HOUSE WHEN IT HAPPENED SO NO SERIOUS INJURIES OR DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THE BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY AND INSTANTLY WITH NO WARNING. IT COULD HAVE OCCURRED AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. I HAD MY WIFE PRESS ON THE PEDAL W...

Mileage: 110,000

GOING OUT OF THE GARAGE,STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND A RUSTED THRU BRAKE LINE AT THE ABS CONTROL VALVE. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 11/01/2017*CN

Mileage: 66,869

I CAN FILL MY TANK UP OF GAS AND IT WILL SAY IT IS ON EMPTY. I HAVE TO USE THE TRIP ALL THE TIME AND THIS HAS EVEN IN HAPPENED ON MY 05 TRAILBLAZER TOO. AND THE SEAT BELTS ON THE 01 LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND EVEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO PLEASE HELP. *TR

BRAKES QUIT.. ABS GROWLED AND WOULDN'T STOP, HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE. IT DOES IT MAINLY AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE WHEELS ARE TURNED. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT, LOSING MY BRAKES. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

ON SATURDAY 12/13 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. WHILE HITTING THE BRAKES FOR A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SHE RAN THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AS THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED IN TIME. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT A MILE FROM OUR HOME A...

Mileage: 58,000

TRANSFERRING SOME MATERIALS FROM NEIGHBORS HOUSE TO OURS, DIRT ROAD / DRIVEWAY. GOT TO OUR HOUSE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. REFILLED MASTER CYLINDER, PARKED THE TRUCK. CHECKED FLUID LATER, ENTIRE MASTER CYLINDER WAS EMPTY AS TRUCK WAS PARKED. BRAKE LINES SEEM TO BE ROTTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND EXTREME FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13...

Mileage: 135,000

PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE ORIGINALLY AT 42000 MILES. HAVE TAKEN IMPECCABLE CARE OF IT. ACTUAL DATES OF INCIDENTS ARE UNKNOWN DUE TO THE FACT MOST HAVE BEEN ONGOING. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO ABS. FIXED TWICE BY GM UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL. BOTH FIXES WERE BANDAIDS (DEALER CLEANED AND APPLIED A "SPECIAL"...

Mileage: 97,000

PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE ORIGINALLY AT 42000 MILES. HAVE TAKEN IMPECCABLE CARE OF IT. ACTUAL DATES OF INCIDENTS ARE UNKNOWN DUE TO THE FACT MOST HAVE BEEN ONGOING. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO ABS. FIXED TWICE BY GM UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL. BOTH FIXES WERE BANDAIDS (DEALER CLEANED AND APPLIED A "SPECIAL"...

Mileage: 97,000

PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE ORIGINALLY AT 42000 MILES. HAVE TAKEN IMPECCABLE CARE OF IT. ACTUAL DATES OF INCIDENTS ARE UNKNOWN DUE TO THE FACT MOST HAVE BEEN ONGOING. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO ABS. FIXED TWICE BY GM UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL. BOTH FIXES WERE BANDAIDS (DEALER CLEANED AND APPLIED A "SPECIAL"...

Mileage: 97,000

BRAKE LINES BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AT THE SAME TIME BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON .A LITTLE LATE FOR A WARNING. I REPAIRED LINE AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. ALMOST A YEAR LATER TO THE DAY SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I'VE OWNED 21 CHEVROLETS OVER A SPAN OF 45 YEARS AND ONLY HAD ONE BRA...

Mileage: 110,000

GOING ON A TRIP TO THE STORE , SO BEFORE THE INTERSECTION I NEED IT TO STOP, SO PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND THE PEDAL JUST WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND NO WARNING LIGHT OR SOUND AND MORE IMPORTANTLY NO BRAKES!!!!! SO I ACTED QUICKLY AND DOWN SHIFT IT TO 1ST GEAR THAT SLOW IT DO...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

I REAR ENDED SOMEONE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING IN THE INFORMATION CENTER, STARTING WITH ABS WARNING, THEN CYCLED THROUGH THE REST OF THE WARNINGS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND GEAR SELECTOR , MILEAGE DISPLAY, AND ALL OTHER DIGITAL LIGHTING SHUTS OFF. FUNCTIONS THEN TURN BACK ON, THEN OFF. IT CONTINUES THIS CYC...

Mileage: 116,400

LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE ROTTED. THE GAS LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW TOO. SOON THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES WILL BE DONE AND MAYBE TRANSMISSION LINES. TERRIBLE THAT GM MADE SUCH POOR BRAKE LINES. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND SEE THERE IS A COMPLAIN OPEN ON THIS SO WANTED YOU TO KNOW I HAD A PROBLE...

Mileage: 52,115

THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" SIGNAL LIGHT INDICATES SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT REQUIRES A SERVICE COSTING AT LEAST $1000.00 TO REPAIR. WITHOUT THE REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO IRRATICAL OPERATION INCLUDES STALLING IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" SIGNAL LIGHT INDICATES SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT REQUIRES A SERVICE COSTING AT LEAST $1000.00 TO REPAIR. WITHOUT THE REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO IRRATICAL OPERATION INCLUDES STALLING IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVING DOWN I25 IN COLORADO TRUCK SIMPLY QUIT RUNNING WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER PULLING OVER TO SIDE OF HWY. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE, OFTEN TWICE A DAY, ONE OR TWO TIME GOING TO WORK AND THE SAME GOING HOME. VERY OFTEN THE TRUCK RESTARTS RIGHT AWAY, BUT SOMETIMES IT HAS TO SET FOR SEVERAL...

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVING DOWN I25 IN COLORADO TRUCK SIMPLY QUIT RUNNING WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER PULLING OVER TO SIDE OF HWY. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE, OFTEN TWICE A DAY, ONE OR TWO TIME GOING TO WORK AND THE SAME GOING HOME. VERY OFTEN THE TRUCK RESTARTS RIGHT AWAY, BUT SOMETIMES IT HAS TO SET FOR SEVERAL...

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVING DOWN I25 IN COLORADO TRUCK SIMPLY QUIT RUNNING WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER PULLING OVER TO SIDE OF HWY. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE, OFTEN TWICE A DAY, ONE OR TWO TIME GOING TO WORK AND THE SAME GOING HOME. VERY OFTEN THE TRUCK RESTARTS RIGHT AWAY, BUT SOMETIMES IT HAS TO SET FOR SEVERAL...

Mileage: 85,000

OPERATING THE VEHICLE DOWN HIGHWAY OFF RAMP, PEDAL SUDDENLY PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. APPROACHING INTERSECTION OUT OF CONTROL, ONE PAIR OF BRAKES LOCKED UP AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO SLOW. THE PEDAL WAS UNMANAGEABLE IN THIS EMERGENCY SITUATION. I WAS ABLE TO AVERT AN ACCIDENT BY DRIVING INTO THE SHOUL...

Mileage: 315,000

WHILE PULLING A 26 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC HITCH RECEIVER FAILURE. THE WELDS APPEAR TO HAVE FAILED CAUSING THE RECEIVER TO PULLING / FALL AWAY FROM VEHICLE.THE TONGUE OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER THEN STUCK BUMPER..... *JS

Mileage: 92,678

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HAD TO STOP FOR A VAN AHEAD OF ME. I TOUCHED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES AT ALL. BECAUSE OF OTHER TRAFFIC, AND NO TIME, I HIT THE VAN IN THE REAR. NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE GENTLEMAN IN THE VAN HAD TO GO ...

Mileage: 99,000

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HAD TO STOP FOR A VAN AHEAD OF ME. I TOUCHED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES AT ALL. BECAUSE OF OTHER TRAFFIC, AND NO TIME, I HIT THE VAN IN THE REAR. NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE GENTLEMAN IN THE VAN HAD TO GO ...

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

MY WIFE WAS BACKING UP THE TRUCK TO GIVE ME AND MY STUCK FOUR WHEELER A TOW AND JUST BARELY GOT THE TRUCK TO STOP. I JUMPED IN TO MOVE IT AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR,NO WARNING LIGHTS. I THEN NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 137,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVER ADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 23,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVER ADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 23,000

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED ON A HILL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DIDNT HOLD I HAD A TRAILER ON THE BACK AND IT CAUSED THE TRAILER TO JACKNIFE AND DAMAGED MY BED. *TR

Mileage: 187,000

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SLOT AT HOME DEPOT AND PUSHED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR TWICE BEFORE APPLYING PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. NO ONE WAS PARKED IN THE SLOT IN FRONT OF ME SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT. ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES, NEAR THE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CON...

Mileage: 63,000

THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING OUT. I HAVE SPOKE TO TWO OTHER PEOPLE ONE WITH A 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE AND ANOTHER 1993 SILVERADO THEIR BRAKE LINES HAVE ALREADY RUSTED AND FAILED. HOW MANY INJURIES OR DEATHS ARE YOU GOING TO LET HAPPEN BEFORE YOU MAKE GM RECALL THE 1999 TO 2006 GM TRUCKS. *TR

Mileage: 90,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR NEE...

Mileage: 74,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TRUCK TO POST OFFICE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SLOWLY. AFTER GETTING IT HOME SAFELY I LOOKED AT LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA AND SAW BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE. THE LEAK WAS IN THE BUNDLE OF BRAKE LINES JUST ABOVE THE FRAME, GOING FROM THE RESERVOIR TO THE ABS UNIT UNDER THE DR...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TH...

Mileage: 85,000

MY FIANCE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME AND AS WE ENTERED TOWN GOING APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH THE VEHICLE SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE BREAKING IT IN HALF CAUSING THE TOP HALF OF THE TELEPHONE POLE TO SWING DOWN AND SMACK INTO THE WINDSHIELD. HE SMACKED HIS FACE OFF OF THE STEERI...

I HAD JUST PICKED UP 2 CU. YDS OF MULCH AND WAS GOING HOME WHEN I WAS COMING UP TO A ROUNDABOUT. I SLOWED DOWN MORE THAN USUAL, STARTED BRAKING EARLY, SINCE I WAS DRIVING WITH A LOAD. AS I GOT TO THE INTERSECTION I NOTICED A CAR THAT WAS COMING THROUGH QUICKLY AND GOT TO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE I ...

Mileage: 211,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED TH...

Mileage: 189,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME AND BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT BUT A...

Mileage: 211,409

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME AND BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT BUT A...

Mileage: 211,409

THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT GIVEN THE YES OR NO....THERE VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE PROBLEM. SO I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED BECAUSE OF AN EARLIER FAULT WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND A LINE BLOW OUT...AND WITH THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED I COULD SEE CLEARLY THAT THE 3 GASOLINE LINES ...

THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT GIVEN THE YES OR NO....THERE VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE PROBLEM. SO I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED BECAUSE OF AN EARLIER FAULT WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND A LINE BLOW OUT...AND WITH THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED I COULD SEE CLEARLY THAT THE 3 GASOLINE LINES ...

BRAKE LINES RUPTURED, PARKING BRAKE NON-EXISTENT, CORROSION OF BRAKE LINE, FUEL LINES, FRAME AND BRAKE DUST COVERS. *TR

SO THERE I WAS DRIVING, AND I NOTICED THE ENGINE RPMS COMING UP AND THEN GOING RIGHT DOWN...WHICH I HAVE SEEN WHEN THE TRUCK RUNS HOT. A FEW HOURS LATER WHILE STILL DRIVING (AND THE RPMS THING HAPPEN A FEW TIMES) THE ENGINE RPMS STARTED TO CLIMB AND WOULDN'T STOP...I LET OF THE GAS, BACK ON...CLIMBI...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WITH A STEEP INCLINE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE BRAKES AND HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE, WHICH ALLOWED THE BRAKES TO CATCH ...

Mileage: 194,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WITH A STEEP INCLINE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE BRAKES AND HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE, WHICH ALLOWED THE BRAKES TO CATCH ...

Mileage: 194,000

DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY READY TO TAKE A HEAVY LOAD OF SHINGLES TO THE DUMP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. BARELY COULD STOP FROM 5 MPH. UPON INSPECTION BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING DOWN THE FRAME RAIL UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT LOCATION. ALL OF THE FIVE BRAKE LINES RUNNING DOWN ALONG THE TOP OF...

Mileage: 150,000

ON SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2013, I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MPH (OR LESS) ENTERING A PARKING SPACE. THE PARKING LOT WAS LEVEL AND DRY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP, THE ABS ACTIVATED, I.E., I HEARD A GROWLING NOISE, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AND PULSATED, IT BECAME SOFT AND PROMPTLY BOTTOMED OUT ON ...

Mileage: 37,000

SPARE TIRE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE TO THE UNDER FRAME BROKE AT THE PLATE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE AND WHEEL IN PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

SPARE TIRE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE TO THE UNDER FRAME BROKE AT THE PLATE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE AND WHEEL IN PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON FRAME AND BRAKE LINES AT LOW MILEAGE. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED.

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON FRAME AND BRAKE LINES AT LOW MILEAGE. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED.

I WAS DESCENDING A DRIVEWAY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THE REAR LINE IS RUSTED THROUGH. UPON INSPECTION OF THE OTHER LINES I FOUND THEY ARE ALSO CORRODED. I WAS LUCKY TO BE WHERE I WAS IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 151,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REP...

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 10MPH AND THE ABS BEGAN TO PULSE. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO BE DEPRESSED UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T...

Mileage: 126,000

FAILURE OF VEHICLE TO STOP APPROPRIATELY, BRAKES WERE SQUISHY, BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED. PULLED VEHICLE INTO DRIVEWAY AND FOUND THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. FILLED RESERVOIR WITH FLUID, WITHIN 5 DAYS RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY, INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE STEEL BRA...

Mileage: 89,870

"REPLACE ROTTED BRAKE LINE ALONG LEFT SIDE FRAME TO REAR OF TRUCK". WAS INFORMED ALL OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED IN THIS SAME AREA AND TO EXPECT PROBLEMS IN YEAR OR SO. TRUCK IS USED TO PULL 25 FOOT RV THREE OR FOUR WEEKS PER YEAR AND EXCEPT FOR SHOPPING TRIPS REMAINS PARKED AT BOTTOM OF DRIVE...

Mileage: 40,665

THIS IS TOTALLY DANGEROUS . WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN FIXED . I SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM . THIS ABS CRAP IS WORTHLESS ! WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BREAKS TOTALLY LOCK UP AND YOU CAN NOT STOP . I ALMOST RAN THROUGH A STORE FRONT WINDOW . THE DEALERSHIP AND GM ITSELF IS TOTALLY UN ...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL HUMMING SOUND AND BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS SENS...

Mileage: 40,000

BRAKES FAILED AFTER RUSTED BRAKE LINE CAME APART. THIS FAILURE CAUSED SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, NO PARTS AVAILABLE SO CUSTOM LINES WOULD NEED TO BE MADE. LABOR COST FOR REPAIR ARE HIGH. *TR

Mileage: 89,447

APPLIED PARKING BRAKE ON STEEP HILL AND PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. TOOK TRUCK TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS TRUCK AS THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES FAIL EVEN IF THE BRAKE IS SELDOM OR NEVER USED. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

APPLIED PARKING BRAKE ON STEEP HILL AND PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. TOOK TRUCK TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS TRUCK AS THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES FAIL EVEN IF THE BRAKE IS SELDOM OR NEVER USED. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR HEARD BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING, AFTER EXAMINING UNDER TRUCK FOUND BROKE BRAKE LINE. *TR

Mileage: 190,500

BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO RUST. LOST ALL BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE PEDAL SOFTLY, CAME TO A STOP AND PULLED BACK UP TO MY HOUSE WITHOUT INCIDENT. OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS VERY LOW, BUT NO LEAKS AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER. I LOOKED UND...

Mileage: 180,000

HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND NEED REPLACED....REALLY. GM YOU NEED TO STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY REALLY GETS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER HE WAS TOLD IT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A SECURITY ISSUE AND THE CAUSE COULD HAVE BEEN A VARIETY OF FAILURES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ...

Mileage: 160,000

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE FAILURE OF BOTH LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS EHCU WHERE THEY ARE UNPROTECTED FROM WHEEL SPRAY ADJACENT TO THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ANCHOR POINT JUST INBOARD AND SLIGHTLY AFT OF THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL DIRECTLY BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER. U...

Mileage: 109,042

WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY OCCASIONAL-USE 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. BRAKES BECAME VERY SOFT, SO I DROVE EXTREMELY SLOW. FINALLY LOST BRAKES COMPLETELY UPON PULLING BACK INTO HOME DRIVEWAY. HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK WAS EVIDENT AT A RUSTED-THROUGH BRAKE LINE, BETWEEN BRAKE DISTRIBUTION MODULE AND REAR AXLE. EN...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY DESPITE THE LACK OF STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. ...

Mileage: 47,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CRAN...

Mileage: 30,000

PURCHASED BRANDNEW AND BABIED SINCE. FUEL PUMP FAILED 4 YEARS AFTER, NO COMPLAINTS, IT HAPPENS, DEALER REPLACED WITH SAME LASTED 9 MONTHS, DEALER DID NOT WARRANT PUMP, DEALER REPLACED WITH ACDELCO ( I MADE SURE) LASTED 1.5 YEARS AND LEFT ME STRANDED. ANOTHER PUMP LASTED 2 YEARS, THIS TIME THE DEALER...

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED ...

Mileage: 135,251

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED ...

Mileage: 135,251

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 9 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE SYSTEM WAS ABLE TO RESET INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ACTIVATION AND SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ...

Mileage: 200,000

BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINE ON DRIVER SIDE RAIL RUSTED OUT CAUSING MY BRAKES TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING ON MY STREET ALMOST HITTING KID ON BIKE. *TR

Mileage: 52,500

BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINE ON DRIVER SIDE RAIL RUSTED OUT CAUSING MY BRAKES TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING ON MY STREET ALMOST HITTING KID ON BIKE. *TR

Mileage: 52,500

MULTIPLE BRAKE PROBLEMS; CALIBER FAILURES, LOSS OF FLUID, DESTROYED ROTORS AND PADS, ETC. DUE TO FAILING BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK USED AND EACH TIME THE TRUCK IS BELOW 1/4 OF A TANK OR FILLED UP THE FUEL GUAGE BOUNCES BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY CAUSING THE "LOW FUEL LIGHT" TO COME ON. IT WILL READ RIGHT ONCE IT'S AT 3/4 AND DOWN TO 1/4 OF A TANK FOR THAT 1/2 OF A TANK OF FUEL OTHERWISE IT JUST BOUNCES CONST...

Mileage: 120,965

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD, SO I WOULD NOT HIT AN OCCUPIED VEHICLE. I HAD TWO BRAKE INVESTIGATIONS COMPLETED AND BOTH INVESTIGATIONS FOUND A BRAKE LINE FAILURE NEAR THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

ANTILOCK BRAKES KICKING IN AT LOW SPEED, CAUSING A NEAR CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR SPEED SENSORS FOR 99-02 CHEVY SILVERADOS, BUT WHEN I CALL GM I AM TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS ON MY TRUCK EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2001 SILVERADO. *TR

Mileage: 78,216

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA RECALL 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AT 80,000 MILES. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUM...

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS THE CONTACT NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANICS STATED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO T...

Mileage: 1,000

THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IS FAILING AND THERE WAS A RECALL # 07V521000 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR BY CHEVROLET AND NOW WITH ONLY 64,000 MI THEY DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE.

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND REPLACED SEVERAL OF THE BRAKE LINES. HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR ALL LINES BE...

Mileage: 69,000

TWO RECALLS ISSUED FOR THE ABOVE VEHICLE FOR THE HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM UNWANTED ACTIVATION #05V379000 AND EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM #05V161000. WE HAVE BOTH ISSUES OCCURRED ON VEHICLE. PHONED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND TOLD VIN # WAS NOT ON LIST SO WE HAD TO JUST DEAL WITH IT. THE NHTSA NAT...

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE GARAGED THE VEHICLE FROM THE BEGINNING. TODAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND IT DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL STOPPING POWER. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. UPON INSPE...

Mileage: 83,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PART THAT WOULD HOLD THE SPARE TI...

Mileage: 68,000

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY, DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, AND MY SPARE TIRE DETACHED AND FELL OFF THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY TRUCK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CABLE HOLDING THE TIRE IN PLACE BROKE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. MY SPARE TIRE IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE...

Mileage: 109,893

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY, DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, AND MY SPARE TIRE DETACHED AND FELL OFF THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY TRUCK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CABLE HOLDING THE TIRE IN PLACE BROKE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. MY SPARE TIRE IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE...

Mileage: 109,893

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FEEL SPONGY WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY AND HE HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN ARRIVING AT THE DEALER, T...

Mileage: 139,000

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN PERRIELLO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE SAFETY DEFECT IN THE ELECTRONICS THAT CONTROL THE SEAT MOVEMENT IN GM VEHICLES (DOT/I#2010-2133) *TGW 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD OR BACK AFTER RELEASING THE SWITCH, THE SEAT ...

I LOST THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO, WHEN LEAVING MY HOME. ONCE I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK, ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT. WHEN THE MECHANIC INSPECTED IT THEY SAID ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED & BADLY RUSTED THAT BOTH THE FRONT & THE BACK BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED....

Mileage: 102,733

ON THE 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO I OWN THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ THE RIGHT AMOUNT IT SHOWS FULL THEN EMPTY. MY FAMILY HAS 4 OF THESE MODEL TRUCKS ALL TOGETHER AND ALL OF THEM ARE DOING THE SAME THING. WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY FUEL GAUGE READ HALF A TANK AND I RAN OUT OF FUEL IN THE LEFT...

Mileage: 115,000

ON THE 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO I OWN THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ THE RIGHT AMOUNT IT SHOWS FULL THEN EMPTY. MY FAMILY HAS 4 OF THESE MODEL TRUCKS ALL TOGETHER AND ALL OF THEM ARE DOING THE SAME THING. WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY FUEL GAUGE READ HALF A TANK AND I RAN OUT OF FUEL IN THE LEFT...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES IN HIS DRIVEWAY AT LOW, UNKNOWN SPEEDS, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN NORMAL. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST, A HOL...

Mileage: 81,326

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. THANKFULLY HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE ROAD. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED, FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM A GROUP OF LINES TO THE HCU. REMOVED ALL RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE COMPONENTS. *TR

Mileage: 102,733

THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT RANDOM. THERE IS NOISE FROM THE FRONT TIRES WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN, THE BRAKES I WOULD ASSUME. THE BRAKE PAD HAVE BEEN CHANGED. THE GAS LIGHT FLIPS BACK AND FORTH FROM FULL TO EMPTY, HAVE TO USE THE MILEAGE TO KNOW WHEN TO GET GAS. AND THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, ...

Mileage: 80,000

THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT RANDOM. THERE IS NOISE FROM THE FRONT TIRES WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN, THE BRAKES I WOULD ASSUME. THE BRAKE PAD HAVE BEEN CHANGED. THE GAS LIGHT FLIPS BACK AND FORTH FROM FULL TO EMPTY, HAVE TO USE THE MILEAGE TO KNOW WHEN TO GET GAS. AND THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, ...

Mileage: 80,000

103,000 MILES ON 2001 CHEVY. SILVERADO P/U, 4TH TIME THAT BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED, ANTI LOCK NOISE WAS CONSTANT SINCE TAKING DELIVERY FROM DEALER. WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL SOUND. I DON'T THINK SO. MANY CLOSE CALLS FOR REAR END COLLISIONS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN MY FAULT ESP. AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 3...

Mileage: 1,500

103,000 MILES ON 2001 CHEVY. SILVERADO P/U, 4TH TIME THAT BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED, ANTI LOCK NOISE WAS CONSTANT SINCE TAKING DELIVERY FROM DEALER. WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL SOUND. I DON'T THINK SO. MANY CLOSE CALLS FOR REAR END COLLISIONS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN MY FAULT ESP. AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 3...

Mileage: 1,500

103,000 MILES ON 2001 CHEVY. SILVERADO P/U, 4TH TIME THAT BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED, ANTI LOCK NOISE WAS CONSTANT SINCE TAKING DELIVERY FROM DEALER. WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL SOUND. I DON'T THINK SO. MANY CLOSE CALLS FOR REAR END COLLISIONS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN MY FAULT ESP. AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 3...

Mileage: 1,500

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER STATES DIFFICULTY WITH ELECTRONIC SEAT MECHANISM. *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, AFTER RELEASING THE SWITCH, THE SEAT WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE ALL THE WAY FORWARD OR ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE REAR. ALSO, ON OCCASION, IT MOVED B...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ANTI-BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PERIODICALLY. AS OF APRIL 2, 2010, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS ...

Mileage: 84,000

2001 SILVERADO BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED-BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. LOOKED UP CHEVY TRUCK BRAKES ONLINE AND FOUND AN ASTONISHING AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED! HERE'S THE LINK TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/GM_SILVERADO_BRAK...

Mileage: 69,000

FAX FWD LTR FM (MO) RE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK UNCONTROLLED ENGINE FAILURE, CONSTITUENT'S VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NOTICE BUT CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SIMILAR RECALL ISSUES, REPLY TO KANSAS CITY, MO OFC. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED IN THE SUMMER OF 2008 WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHIC...

WHILE MOVING AT SLOW SPEED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, SOMETIMES WITHOUT ANY WARNING BRAKES WILL NOT STOP TRUCK. WHEN PEDAL IS RELEASED AND STEPPED ON AGAIN PEDAL IS HARD AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES PERIOD AFTER A FEW SECONDS BRAKES WILL COME BACK AND STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS UNDER 5...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ABS SPEED SENSOR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05...

Mileage: 101,531

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES AS STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHENEVER PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A LOW POWER RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN. IN ADDITION, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR AT ANY GIVEN SPEED....

Mileage: 64,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. IN 2006, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD REPEATEDLY STALL. THREE YEARS LATER, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ACCOMPANIED BY ...

Mileage: 20,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF. HE TRIED TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON, BUT THEY WOULDN'T POWER BACK ON. HE TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND THEY WOULD WORK, THE PROBLEM WAS WITH T...

Mileage: 131,000

STARTING PROBLEM, FAILS TO START WHEN IN PARK 6 OUT OF 20 TIMES HAVE TO TAKE OUT OF PARK TURN KEY WHILE PUTTING IN PARK. PAID TO HAVE NEW CABLE AND ADJUSTED,WORK FINE FOR ABOUT WEEK THEN STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. PROBLEM DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLS SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. HE IS TYPICALLY ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLI...

Mileage: 107,000

REFERRING NHTSA 07V521000 COVERING 2001 SILVERADO PICKUPS WITH 8.1 ENGINE. THE ORIGINAL RECALL ON CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BUT HAS FAILED. CHEVY WON'T HONOR RECALL AS EXPECTED. THIS NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. VERY SERIOUS! MY TRUCK ENGINE SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY LEAVING VERY LITTLE IF ANY CONTROL; POWE...

Mileage: 61

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A CHEMICAL ODOR. SHE HAD A CIGARETTE IN THE ASHTRAY AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM BEHIND THE ASHTRAY. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE ASHTRAY, BUT IT WAS TOO HOT TO GRAB. SHE ROLLED THE WINDOWS DOWN AND THE...

Mileage: 150,000

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE VEHICLE HAS STEELTEX RADIO A/T TIRES, SIZE T245-75R16 E120L (NA). THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 2005 AND, AT 30,000 MILES, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO FEEL A STRONG VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT TIRES. THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND HE REALIZED THAT THERE WAS S...

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 89,243

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS NOW EXPERIENCING THE FAILURES LISTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE C...

Mileage: 59,000

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

Mileage: 76,000

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

Mileage: 76,000

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

Mileage: 20,000

MY SILVERADO'S BRAKES ARE VIBRATING AND FAILING TO STOP ,AGAIN ! BOTH FRONT WHEEL SENSORS WERE REPLACED,PER G. M.'S RECALL. ALSO I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS FAILURE TO STOP HAS NEARLY CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE ONLY STOPPED AFTER RUNNING INTO ...

Mileage: 22,000

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTIL...

Mileage: 94,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AUTOMATICALLY AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS. THE FAILURE BEGAN APPROXIMATELY IN AUGUST OF 2007 AND HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. THE NUMBER OF FAILURES INCREASE AS THE W...

Mileage: 80,000

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

Mileage: 81,000

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

Mileage: 81,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

HAVING RECENTLY MOVED INTO NORTH CAROLINA, MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK FAILED THE NORTH CARLOINA STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE PARKING BRAKE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR SEVERAL YEARS, EVEN AFTER BRAKE SERVICE ON THE REAR WHEELS. THE ...

Mileage: 40,000

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

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

Mileage: 25,698

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

Mileage: 25,698

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED AND THE GEARS BEGAN TO SPIN. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH GEARS, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS REP...

Mileage: 40,000

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

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SILVERADO PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY 2000 TO 3000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER MOMENTARILY, AND THEN START BACK UP. THE CONTACT WOULD SOMETIMES HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE AN...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SILVERADO PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY 2000 TO 3000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER MOMENTARILY, AND THEN START BACK UP. THE CONTACT WOULD SOMETIMES HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE AN...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SILVERADO PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY 2000 TO 3000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER MOMENTARILY, AND THEN START BACK UP. THE CONTACT WOULD SOMETIMES HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE AN...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SILVERADO PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY 2000 TO 3000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER MOMENTARILY, AND THEN START BACK UP. THE CONTACT WOULD SOMETIMES HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE AN...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SILVERADO PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY 2000 TO 3000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER MOMENTARILY, AND THEN START BACK UP. THE CONTACT WOULD SOMETIMES HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE AN...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*- THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SENSOR ON THE ABS OF A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. HE WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO STOP AT A LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE SENT FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND CONFIRMED...

Mileage: 62,000

TL * - THE CONTACT HAS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE THREE DIFFERENT INCIDENTS WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 01/20/2007. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON EACH OCASSION SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 M...

Mileage: 56,836

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

Mileage: 34,880

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

Mileage: 52,000

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

Mileage: 52,000

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

WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON HWY 89 TO PAULDEN, AZ. AT ABOUT 70 MPH I NOTICED A SEVERE VIBRATION COMING FROM MY FRONT END. I DRIVE A 2001 CHEVY 2500 SILVERADO WHICH HAD FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRES ALL THE WAY AROUND WITH APPROXIMATELY 32000, MILES ON THEM. THE TREAD LIFE LOOKED LIKE MAYBE 10000 MORE MIL...

Mileage: 32,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EVERY TIME THE ENGINE STALLED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 9/13...

Mileage: 45,900

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EVERY TIME THE ENGINE STALLED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 9/13...

Mileage: 45,900

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

Mileage: 40,300

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

Mileage: 80,000

GAS GAGE READS EMPTY WHEN IDLE FOR PROLONG PERIOD OF TIME. LOOKING AT THE INFORMATION ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE I FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. CHECKED INTO THE COST OF REPAIRS IT IS OVER $500.00 FOR THE PART AND ANOTHER $500.00 FOR THE LABOR TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOUL...

Mileage: 60,000

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR BRAKE REPAIRS. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AFTER BRAKES WERE ALREADY REPAIRED. *KB PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTIFICATION, THE CONSUMER AND HER HUSBAND COMPLAINED THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING. THER...

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

Mileage: 65,000

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

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

Mileage: 46,233

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

Mileage: 57,000

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

Mileage: 57,000

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

Mileage: 57,000

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

Mileage: 59,400

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

Mileage: 72,550

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

Mileage: 50,500

WE PURCHASED OUR 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500 DIESEL DUALLY TRUCK IN FEBRUARY OF 2006. IN MAY OF 2006 WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH OUR BRAKES. WHEN WE WERE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OUR BRAKES WOULD GIVE A LITTLE (LIKE THE ABS WERE KICKING IN). WE TOOK OUR TRUCK TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY INFORMED...

Mileage: 96,900

FROM NOVEMBER, 2004 UNTIL FIXED IN MARCH, 2005 HAD REPETITIVE EPISODES WHERE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CAME ON AT LOW SPEEDS OF AROUND 7-8 MPH. THIS LED TO SEVERAL VERY NEAR ACCIDENTS ON THE MILITARY BASE I WORK, PARKING LOTS AND ON THE CITY ROADS. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS ULTIMATELY INJURED BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS...

Mileage: 46,051

COPY OF EMAIL SENT TO GM: I RECENTLY CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER CONCERNED ABOUT MY ABS SYSTEM ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS. HE NOTIFIED ME THAT THERE WAS IN FACT A RECALL ON THE TRUCK IN CANADA AND CERTAIN STATES IN THE US FOR CORROSION PROBLEMS AROUND THE ABS SPEED SENSOR. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT HE C...

Mileage: 62,000

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

Mileage: 130,000

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKES MALFUNCTION WHEN ATTEMPTING STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS THE TRUCK STUTTERS LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM HAS GONE ACTIVE AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE TRUCK. I HAVE NEARLY HIT OTHER PARKED CARS AND MY GARAGE DOOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. G...

Mileage: 65,000

PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 4WD AUTOMATIC. HAS BEEN OUT SINCE 40,000 MILE MARK. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT THE AUTOMATIC. THE DEALER, MOLLE CHEVROLET IN BLUE SPRINGS,MO, INSISTED A CHARGE OF $ 400 TO $ 600 FOR A REPAIR ON A BASIC SAFETY FEATURE. I K...

Mileage: 47,000

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

Mileage: 44,000

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

Mileage: 48,000

MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE OF MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PISTONS ARE HITTING THE CYLINDER WALL OF MY ENGINE. I DO HAVE 140,000 MILES ON IT BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO. THE REASON I DIDN'T COMPLAIN BECAUSE DEALERS HAVE ALWAYS ...

Mileage: 15,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGED AT 5 MPH AND BELOW. AS A RESULT, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, CONCERNING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE OF THE VIN. THE DEALER REPAIRED ...

Mileage: 38,000

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

Mileage: 50,268

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LESS THAN 5MPH THE ABS ACTIVATES. DURING THE ACTIVATION THE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUD...

Mileage: 77,960

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO [XXX]. I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE LOSS WITH THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING ACTION. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE MASTER AND DONE OTHER WORK. NONE OF THIS HAS CORRECTED THE LOSS OF BRAKING. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED UNDER NHTSARECALL 05V379000. THIS ...

Mileage: 80,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED TWICE WHILE BRAKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PUMPED TO RETURN TO OPERATING POSITION. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED ...

Mileage: 23,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED TWICE WHILE BRAKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PUMPED TO RETURN TO OPERATING POSITION. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED ...

Mileage: 23,500

WHILE NIGHT DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT 55 MPH, I DECIDED TO TURN UP THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS OF MY 2001 CHEV. SILVERADO 2500HD PICKUP. WHILE TRYING TO FIND THE DASH LIGHT ADJUSTMENT WHEEL, I ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED THE DOME LIGHT OVERRIDE SWITCH. WHEN IT ENGAGED, EVERY LIGHT ON THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 58,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RE...

Mileage: 33,500

THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM RATHER THAN AN INCIDENT. THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO DOES NOT WORK. I SAW IN YOUR DEFECT INVESTIGATION GM'S REPLY WAS OVER USE OR IMPROPER USE BY CONSUMERS. THIS IS UNTRUE. MY PARKING BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ON THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND STILL DOES. IT...

Mileage: 1

TO: <[email protected]> SUBJECT: OWNER ASSISTANCE: P. ADAMS SUBJECT: CUSTOMER HAS SERIOUS ISSUES MOSSY CHEVROLET DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 4:59 PM TO CHEVROLET: MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS:FROM: [email protected] SENT: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 10:14 PM SUBJECT: GM 200...

Mileage: 18,600

TO: <[email protected]> SUBJECT: OWNER ASSISTANCE: P. ADAMS SUBJECT: CUSTOMER HAS SERIOUS ISSUES MOSSY CHEVROLET DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 4:59 PM TO CHEVROLET: MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS:FROM: [email protected] SENT: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 10:14 PM SUBJECT: GM 200...

Mileage: 18,600

TO: <[email protected]> SUBJECT: OWNER ASSISTANCE: P. ADAMS SUBJECT: CUSTOMER HAS SERIOUS ISSUES MOSSY CHEVROLET DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 4:59 PM TO CHEVROLET: MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS:FROM: [email protected] SENT: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 10:14 PM SUBJECT: GM 200...

Mileage: 18,600

TO: <[email protected]> SUBJECT: OWNER ASSISTANCE: P. ADAMS SUBJECT: CUSTOMER HAS SERIOUS ISSUES MOSSY CHEVROLET DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 4:59 PM TO CHEVROLET: MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS:FROM: [email protected] SENT: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 10:14 PM SUBJECT: GM 200...

Mileage: 18,600

TO: <[email protected]> SUBJECT: OWNER ASSISTANCE: P. ADAMS SUBJECT: CUSTOMER HAS SERIOUS ISSUES MOSSY CHEVROLET DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 4:59 PM TO CHEVROLET: MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS:FROM: [email protected] SENT: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 10:14 PM SUBJECT: GM 200...

Mileage: 18,600

TO: <[email protected]> SUBJECT: OWNER ASSISTANCE: P. ADAMS SUBJECT: CUSTOMER HAS SERIOUS ISSUES MOSSY CHEVROLET DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 4:59 PM TO CHEVROLET: MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS:FROM: [email protected] SENT: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 10:14 PM SUBJECT: GM 200...

Mileage: 18,600

TO: <[email protected]> SUBJECT: OWNER ASSISTANCE: P. ADAMS SUBJECT: CUSTOMER HAS SERIOUS ISSUES MOSSY CHEVROLET DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 4:59 PM TO CHEVROLET: MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS:FROM: [email protected] SENT: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 10:14 PM SUBJECT: GM 200...

Mileage: 18,600

LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED WITH ONLY 76000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 76,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME HARD TO START. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A MECHANIC, THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE FUEL PUMP, AND FOUND A BURNT WIRE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 82,730

A "LOW COOLANT" WARNING WAS DISPLAYED & I HAD TO ADD COOLANT FREQUENTLY. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A SUBSTANTIAL COST. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD ISSUED A SERVICE REPORT THAT REPLACEMENT GASKETS WOULD BE DIFFERENT. I LOOKED AT THE NEW ONE TO BE INSTALLED AND IT IS...

Mileage: 70,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PARKING BRAKE IN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V161000 CONCERNING THE PARK BRAKE IN VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL BECAUSE IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPA...

Mileage: 66,427

AC DELCO SIDE MOUNT MAINTENANCE FREE BATTERY POSITIVE TERMINAL LEAKED ACID INTO THE BATTERY TRAY CAUSING MINOR BURN ON HANDS WHEN I UNKNOWINGLY PLACED MY HANDS INTO AREA TO REMOVE BATTERY. BATTERY ACID HAS ALSO LEAKED ONTO MY FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. OF WHICH COULD CAUSED FUTURE PROBLEMS WITH STOPPING. ...

2/10/06- LETTER FROM GM DENYING RECALL ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK, REFERENCE RECALL NOTICE 05V379000. 4/9/03 - TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED GM DEALER WITH CONCERN THAT ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING. THEY REPLACED 4 WHEEL DRIVE HUB BECAUSE NO CODE SHOWED ON BRAKES. 9/17/03 TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO AUTHOR...

Mileage: 10

I OWN A 2001 SILVERADO 1500 WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST, P245-75R16. WITH @25000 MILES ALL 4 TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. MFG CANADA/DOT 4B70DADR/0302 D08R/D08L. REMOVED ALL 4 TIRES FROM VEHICLE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INCIDENT. STILL RETAIN REPLACED TIRES. REALIGNMENT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *JB

Mileage: 25,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE 2001 SILVERADO ABS FEELS AS IF THEY ARE ACTIVATING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE STATE IN WHICH HE LIVED, HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABS RECALL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH SLOWING TO A STOP THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER IT IS ...

Mileage: 24,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 61,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE IDLING THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM SOUND HEARD. THE TEMPERATURE THAT DAY WAS 47 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE A PROBLEM AT FIRST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL WORKING. AFTER DRIVING TO A FILLING STATION, THERE WAS A FUEL LEAKAGE DISCOV...

Mileage: 109,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AT 10 MPH. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 3/20/2006 - THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE RE...

Mileage: 15,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. AFTERWARDS, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. UPON INSPECTIO...

Mileage: 288,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS 3 TO 5 MPH THE ABS ACTIVATED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN THE MAIL HOWEVER; THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE STATE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000...

Mileage: 90,000

ABS ENGAGES WHENEVER VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A STOP. GM HAS ALREADY RECALLED VEHICLES WITH SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS MY TRUCK, BUT HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR MY TRUCK EVEN THOUGH I LIVE IS A "RECALL STATE". *JB

Mileage: 46,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES BELOW 10 MPH. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE,IT WAS DISCOVERED BO...

Mileage: 31,000

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO, DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS FREEZE UP IN COLD WEATHER AND WONT OPEN (ELECTRIC WINDOWS) UNTIL VEHICLES INTERIOR WARMS UP THE GLASS USUALLY 20 TO 25 MINUTES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ABS ENGAGED AT SPEEDS OF 5MPH OR LESS RESULTING IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ONLINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT WAS INFORMED THE VIN WAS NOT INC...

Mileage: 48,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT SPEEDS OF 20MPH OR LESS, AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN...

Mileage: 149,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES AT SPEEDS BELOW 5 MPH. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 77,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AT 5MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED. THIS INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE AT LOWER SPEEDS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS T...

Mileage: 77,000

PARKING BREAK FAILURE. PARKING BREAK NEVER REALLY FELT RIGHT NEVER WOULD HOLD THE TRUCK I WAS TOLD BY INSPECTOR I NEED TO GET FIXED AND THEY SAID ABOUT $600

Mileage: 36,000

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ANTILOCK THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND PUT MY VIN # ON THE RECALL LIST....

Mileage: 45,000

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS ENGAGED AT 8 MPH OR LESS. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATE WHEN THIS OCCURS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATIO...

Mileage: 66,000

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A RECALL, #05V379000 REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2005. THE REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ABS CONTINUED TO ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE NEEDS MORE DIAGNOS...

Mileage: 77,736

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD EXTENDED CAB 4X4. ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED. DEALER SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED, BUT I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE CURRENT ABS RECALL #04094. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT REPAIRS WOULD ENTAIL REPLACING HUB AND WOULD COST $507.00. I WILL CONDUCT THE RECOMMENDED ...

Mileage: 52,000

ABS MODULE FAILURE - ABS LIGHT CAME ON, PUMP WOULD NOT SHUT OFF HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY. SEEMED TO BE EFFECTING BRAKE FUNCTION. 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2WD. *JB

Mileage: 62,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPARE TIRE WAS DAMAGED WHILE STORED IN THE WELL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL DUE TO THE TIRE NOT BEING SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THE TIRE PRESSURE HAD BEEN MONITORED BY THE CONTACT ON A REGULAR BASIS, THREE TO FOUR TIMES A YEAR, TH...

Mileage: 36,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN BY STANDING ON AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING ON AN INCLINE AND THIS HELPED THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VE...

Mileage: 46,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

Mileage: 85,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. IN ADDITION THE FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY READ THE FUEL TANK AS EMPTY WHEN...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. IN ADDITION THE FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY READ THE FUEL TANK AS EMPTY WHEN...

2001 Z71 1500 SILVERADO CHEVY. THE GEARS IN THE REAR END SHATTERED AS I CROSSED A BUSY COMMERCIAL STREET INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. NO CRASH INCURRED. THIS TRUCK IS JUST OFF EXT. WARRT. 4YEAR/100,000 MILE. THE TRUCK HAS 82,800 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES COMPLAINING OF A L...

Mileage: 82,800

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS COMPLETE LOSS OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. *AK

Mileage: 73,000

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT HAS THE SAME ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM AS OTHER SILVERADOS. BUT I AM TOLD MINE DOES NOT HAVE THE CORRECT VIN NUMBERS FOR THE RECALL. SO GM REFUSES TO FIX MY VEHICLE, I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR WHEN THERE IS A RECALL OUT THERE FOR THE EXACT...

REAR BRAKE PADS DO NOT MAKE FULL CONTACT WITH BRAKE DISC. OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF BRAKE DISC IS UNTOUCHED BY BRAKE PAD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I ESTIMATE THAT REAR BRAKES ARE LESS THEN 50% EFFECTIVE DUE TO LACK OF PAD CONTACT. REAR DISCS WERE DEFECTIVELY CAST SO THAT FINAL MACHINING MISSED THE OUTER...

ABS ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON. MAKES THE TRUCK TAKE EXTREMELY LONG DISTANCE TO STOP. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU HIT THE BRAKES. *JB

1) NO ADVANCE WARNING SIGNS OF FAILURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. 2) ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MILES PER HOUR. BRAKING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED AND MUST BE ACCOUNTED FOR WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE 3) VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR. MANUFACTURER RECALL IS NOT COVERED...

Mileage: 61,000

PREMATURE ENGAGEMENT OF ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *NM

Mileage: 48,500

OUR 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD DIESEL 2WD PICKUP TRUCK CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCE FALSE ACTIVATION OF THE ABS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL AT ABOUT 5 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE HARD TO STOP AND CAUSING IT TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE MARCH 2005. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR...

Mileage: 39,050

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO VIN [XXX]. I AM EXPERIENCING AN ABS ACTIVATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS. THERE IS NO ABS LIGHT THAT GOES ON, BUT I CAN FEEL AND HERE THE ABS ACTIVATING. THIS IS CAUSING A GREATER STOPPING DISTANCE THAT IS HARD TO ESTIMATE. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO COME V...

Mileage: 77,800

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK

Mileage: 65,500

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN #05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

MY FATHER, WHO IS A MECHANIC, HAD A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD IN PERFECT CONDITION. ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH CLEAR CONDITIONS, HE WAS TRAVELING TO AN APPLE ORCHARD IN CONNECTICUT. TRAVELING ABOUT 30 M.P.H., HE NOTICED A LARGE VEHICLE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. AS A DUMP TRUCK OPERATOR, HE IS ...

Mileage: 54,000

MY FATHER, WHO IS A MECHANIC, HAD A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD IN PERFECT CONDITION. ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH CLEAR CONDITIONS, HE WAS TRAVELING TO AN APPLE ORCHARD IN CONNECTICUT. TRAVELING ABOUT 30 M.P.H., HE NOTICED A LARGE VEHICLE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. AS A DUMP TRUCK OPERATOR, HE IS ...

Mileage: 54,000

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE KICK IN AND CAUSES ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND MAKING STOPPING DISTANCES LONGER. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND ANTI-LOCK SENSORS HAD TO BE REMOVED AND CLEANED. NHTSA HAS A RECALL # FOR THIS PROBLEM (05V379000) BUT THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER THE STATE ...

Mileage: 82,900

SAME AS CASE # 10127210. GAS GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY DURING STOPPED IDLE AT LIGHTS OR IDLING IN PARK. CAUSES LOW FUEL LIGHT TO COME ON. ONCE VEHICLE IS SHAKEN DURING FORWARD MOTION GAUGE WILL BOUNCE BACK TO CORRECT POSITION. (WEB SITE REFERING IS MYCARSTATS.COM) HAVE FOUND ANOTHER MASS RESIDENT WIT...

Mileage: 34,500

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK

Mileage: 39,000

DT: CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE ON HER VEHICLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ALSO, A LIGHT STAYED ON IN THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT RAN OUT OF GAS THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 SILVERADO AND THE ANTILOCKS KICK IN AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS.. CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING RANGE AND DELAYED STOPPING.....*NM

Mileage: 50,000

2001 SILVERADO POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. *TS *** NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB

Mileage: 53,836

FAILURE OF BRAKES AT LOW SPEED, ALMOST STOPPED, WHICH SEEMS TO ENGAGE ABS AND CLICKING SOUND, BUT STOPPING IS VERY DELAYED. HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF MY DRIVEWAY AND OUT INTO INTERSECTIONS. GM REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER RECALL CASE NUMBER 05V379000 BECAUSE THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE GROU...

Mileage: 140,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTILOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK UPDATED...

Mileage: 57,470

DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED IN DRY WEATHER COMING UP TO A LINE OF TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT. APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ANTI-LOCK MECHANISM KICKED IN AND MY BRAKING ABILITY WAS SEVERELY DECREASED TO THE POINT I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE NOT REPLACED AND PARTS YET, BUT I HAVE DISCOVERED RECA...

Mileage: 40,000

THERE IS A RECALL ON 99-02 CHEVY PICKUPS FOR MALFUNCTIONING ANTILOCK BRAKES THAT ONLY COVERS A FEW STATES. MY TRUCK IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM WILL NOT FIX IT, EVEN THOUGH I TRAVEL TO ONE OF THESE STATES ALL THE TIME EVEN IN THE WINTER. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN NEW THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL WENT EASILY TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD HOLD ON A HILL WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. DEALER ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH TIS DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT, IT WAS A NEW DESIGN AND WAS WORKING PROPERLY. WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS, ENGAGING THE PARKING BR...

Mileage: 14

DT: CONTACT STATES HE IS A POLICE OFFICER THAT WORKED AN ACCIDENT CASE THAT WAS THE RESULT OF BRAKE FAILURE. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID #05V379000 CONCERNING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WA...

PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS BUT NOT FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS OF THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE. WHILE PARKING ON A STEEP HILL I FOUND OUT MY PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING. I BOUGHT NEW BRAKES AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME MANUAL TRANSMISSION PICKUPS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. A...

Mileage: 105,000

STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 30,000 MILES. FIRST FAILED AT 30K, SECOND 60K, THIRD 100K. FAILURE STARTS WITH LIGHT CLUNKING SOUND AND PROGRESSES TO LOUD CLUNK AND LOOSENESS IN STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER AND GM ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM INCLUDING EVEN THE 2005 MODELS. T...

Mileage: 102,000

I STARTED HAVING A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING OF MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 4WD PICKUP. THE DEALER SAID THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION. IT COST ME OVER $300. AFTER THAT, I SPOKE TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. AN ONLINE SEARCH SUGGESTS OTHER PE...

2001 SILVERADO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS, ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS. ONGOING AND CONSISTENT. SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS ON STOPPING IN TIME. NO ACCIDENT YET! *NM

Mileage: 27,500

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 INVOLVING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE IN WHICH HIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK (11/22/05) *SC

Mileage: 75,000

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AS TRUCK IS COMING TO A STOP, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS CAUSES AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND SOME LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THIS IS ALSO VERY DISTURBING TO THE DRIVER WHO FEELS THEY DO NOT HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SAME PROBLEM THAT 1500 SERIES CHEVY SILV...

Mileage: 48,000

BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS. PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR VEHICLE KEEPS GOING. ONCE ALMOST PUTTING US IN A LAKE AND ANOTHER HITTING GARAGE AT HOME. HAVE RECORDS OF BRAKES BEING REPAIRED AFTER FIRST INCIDENT AT GM DEALER SERVICE GARAGE, ON 7-26-04 AFTER LAKE INCIDENT. VEHICLE IS AT GM GARAGE AT THIS TIME F...

Mileage: 62,000

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 05V379000. HE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. HE DOES HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THIS W...

#1 2001 SILVERADO WHEN STOPPING GRADUALLY ONCE I SLOW TO LESS THAN 10 MPH THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KICKS IN CAUSING IT TO TAKE A MUCH GREATER DISTANCE TO STOP THAN WHAT IT NORMALLY TAKES. WHEN I ASKED MY DEALER ABOUT THIS THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER WHILE DOI...

Mileage: 54,006

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN HE APPLIES THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL PULSATED AND LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A SERVICE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER SAID TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 94,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THIS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. RECALL 05V379000 FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL WAS ISSUED,...

Mileage: 31,122

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY FUEL FILTER. AFTER, THE FILTER WAS CHANGED THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AGAIN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DEALER CHANGED THE FUE...

Mileage: 92,583

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD CREW CAB, WITH PICKUP CAMPER, TOWING LIGHT CATAMARAN SAILBOAT ON TRAILER. TEMPERATURES 85-90. HAD BEEN ON FREEWAY FOR 1 1/2 HOURS, DRIVING 75 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN LOTS OF NOISE FROM BACK OF VEHICLE. THOUGHT A TRAILER TIRE MAY HAVE GONE. STOPPED ON SIDE OF FREEWAY IMME...

Mileage: 24,500

ANTI LOCK OCCURED ON LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAUSING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK AND PULL TO RIGHT CAUSING SLIDE INTO POLE AND DAMAGE TO FRONT END. AS VEHICLE IS STOPPING ABS ACTIVATES IN ANY INSTANCE, VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT.DISCONNECTION OF LEFT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR CONNECTOR WAS NECCESSARY TO PREVENT REOCCUR...

Mileage: 52,000

DT: THE CALLER SAID THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD. THE VEHICLE'S WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE (05V161000), BUT NOT VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE CALLER SAID HE THOUGHT BOTH VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HEL...

Mileage: 500

DT: 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE PART WILL WEAR OUT IF NOT USED. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED GMC ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HE FOUND THIS AFTER THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005.*AK *JB

DT: 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER STATED ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT THE CONSUMER DID NOT LIVE IN THE SALT BELT STATES. IT HAS NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES, BUT IT DID CAUSE TWO CLOSE CALLS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM F...

Mileage: 52,000

DT: 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE REAR BACKING PLATES THAT HOLD THE BACK ROTORS IN PLACE WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY GAVE HIM THE NUMBER TO GMC. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED GMC, AND THEY ACCEPTED THE COMPLAINT AND SAID THAT THEY ...

Mileage: 89,800

DT: 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE REAR BACKING PLATES THAT HOLD THE BACK ROTORS IN PLACE WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY GAVE HIM THE NUMBER TO GMC. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED GMC, AND THEY ACCEPTED THE COMPLAINT AND SAID THAT THEY ...

Mileage: 89,800

DT: 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE REAR BACKING PLATES THAT HOLD THE BACK ROTORS IN PLACE WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY GAVE HIM THE NUMBER TO GMC. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED GMC, AND THEY ACCEPTED THE COMPLAINT AND SAID THAT THEY ...

Mileage: 89,800

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY 2500HD TRUCK WITH THE PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. I NOTICE BY THIS WEB SITE THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. SINCE I HAVE A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. (#05V161000) I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WON'T TOUCH IT. THEY WO...

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 5V379000 CONCERNING THE ABS SENSORS ON 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ON 10-17-05. THE CONTACT HAD THE REAR BRAKES, PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED IN DECEMBER 2004 AT A COST OF $300.00. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKE SHOP SERVICE MAN TOLD THE CONT...

Mileage: 42,000

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 5V379000 CONCERNING THE ABS SENSORS ON 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ON 10-17-05. THE CONTACT HAD THE REAR BRAKES, PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED IN DECEMBER 2004 AT A COST OF $300.00. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKE SHOP SERVICE MAN TOLD THE CONT...

Mileage: 42,000

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 5V379000 CONCERNING THE ABS SENSORS ON 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ON 10-17-05. THE CONTACT HAD THE REAR BRAKES, PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED IN DECEMBER 2004 AT A COST OF $300.00. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKE SHOP SERVICE MAN TOLD THE CONT...

Mileage: 42,000

1) BRAKES ACTIVATING ANTI-SKID WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH EXTREMELY UNPREDICTABLE STOPPING !!!!!!! 2) BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE FOUR TIMES: IN GARAGE, IN PARKING LOT, IN WORK PLACE PARKING LOT AND AT INTERSECTION. 3) TAKEN TO HAROLD CHEVROLET 10/14/05 TO HAVE CHECKED OUT AND REPAIRED. F...

Mileage: 37,000

THE REAR DRIVERSIDE SEAT BELT IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WILL NOT RELEASE TO LET ME USE IT.I FIRST NOTICED IT ABOUT A YEAR AGO AFTER I HEARD ABOUT A GM SEATBELT RECALL. WITH IT NOT WORKING, I AM UNABLE TO PUT BOTH CARSEATS IN THE BACK.

Mileage: 40,000

ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE PEDAL PRESSURE AND/OR RELEASE RE-ENGAGE TO STOP VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEED. CRITICAL TO STOP AT SLOW SPEED SINCE STEEP DRIVEWAY ENTERS BUSY LOCAL COLLEGE TRAFFIC AND IS BLIND UNTIL VERY END OF DRIVEWAY. THERE WERE SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN UNABL...

Mileage: 34,816

ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT. VEHICLE SPEED ABOUT 5 MPH, ABS ENGAGES, VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASES. *NM

Mileage: 49,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE A RECALL O5V279000 ON THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS CAR REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM. HE OWNS A 2001 1500 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE ABS KICKED IN AT LOW SPEEDS OF 4-11 MPH. HE NOTICED THIS HAPPENING IN APRIL 2005. THE CONTACT'S STATE OF KENTUCKY WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ...

Mileage: 48,840

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY CHEVY SILVERADO ALMOST FAILED TO STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS BECAUSE THE ABS WAS ENGAGING ON DRY PAVEMENT. APPROX 12 TIMES IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH IN PARKING LOTS. *NM

Mileage: 73,000

DT: ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2005 THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED ON AND THE BRAKES PULSATED WHEN GOING UNDER 10 MPH. WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE CONSUMER HAD TO INCREASE THE STOPPING DISTANCE, AND ONE COULD HEAR THE ABS BRAKES KICKING IN. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WAS GETTING WORSE. ...

Mileage: 28,000

DT: 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL # 05V161000/GM RECALL #05042 FROM THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE INSPECTED, THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF MONT...

THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 1, 2005. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED A TRAILER.. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. NO AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON.*AK UPDA...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE ABS KICKS IN AT A LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT LIVES IN WISCONSIN WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V379000, CONCERNING THE ABS BRAKES. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES FOR A MONTH WHEN HE HAD THE SENSORS CLEANED. THIS HELPED THE...

Mileage: 48,000

MY 2001 SILVERADO SAT UNUSED FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH. AFTER THAT EVERY TIME I WOULD COME TO A STOP THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE AT ABOUT FIVE MILES AN HOUR. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE MORE THEN COUPLE OF MINER CRASHES. THE LIGHT FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT COME ON AT ANY TIME TO INDICATE...

Mileage: 38,000

DT: 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TON PICK UP. THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. WHILE DRIVING AND COMING A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKES THERE IS A CHATTER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL OR GRINDING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY, IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS MORE ...

Mileage: 68,000

DT: 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TON PICK UP. THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. WHILE DRIVING AND COMING A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKES THERE IS A CHATTER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL OR GRINDING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY, IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS MORE ...

Mileage: 68,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON JULY 2005 AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED HIM T FOR FIXING THE VEHICLE. HE SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO ALONG WITH WHAT...

DT:THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PREMATURELY FAILED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL. WHEN USING THE BRAKE IT WOULD MAKE A METAL ON METAL TYPE NOISE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES, AND SERVICED THE ...

Mileage: 43,576

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE NOT STABLE. DURING A SLOW STOP THERE WAS A STRANGE NOISE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VALVE IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BEING BY PASSED. *...

[5] MAJOR PROBLEMS CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 EXTENDED CAB 4 DOOR LT 350CU.IN 5.7 LITER. THIS TRUCK CAME WITH THE TOW HAUL EQUIP. AND WAS SOLD WITH IMPROPER TIRES FOR THE USE DESCRIBED. TIRES WHERE FIRESTONE 245/75-16. STEELTEX A/T #108/104R M/S NEW VEHICLE STICKER ALSO. TO ME. THIS FRAUD #2) NEXT FAI...

Mileage: 18,600

[5] MAJOR PROBLEMS CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 EXTENDED CAB 4 DOOR LT 350CU.IN 5.7 LITER. THIS TRUCK CAME WITH THE TOW HAUL EQUIP. AND WAS SOLD WITH IMPROPER TIRES FOR THE USE DESCRIBED. TIRES WHERE FIRESTONE 245/75-16. STEELTEX A/T #108/104R M/S NEW VEHICLE STICKER ALSO. TO ME. THIS FRAUD #2) NEXT FAI...

Mileage: 18,600

[5] MAJOR PROBLEMS CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 EXTENDED CAB 4 DOOR LT 350CU.IN 5.7 LITER. THIS TRUCK CAME WITH THE TOW HAUL EQUIP. AND WAS SOLD WITH IMPROPER TIRES FOR THE USE DESCRIBED. TIRES WHERE FIRESTONE 245/75-16. STEELTEX A/T #108/104R M/S NEW VEHICLE STICKER ALSO. TO ME. THIS FRAUD #2) NEXT FAI...

Mileage: 18,600

[5] MAJOR PROBLEMS CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 EXTENDED CAB 4 DOOR LT 350CU.IN 5.7 LITER. THIS TRUCK CAME WITH THE TOW HAUL EQUIP. AND WAS SOLD WITH IMPROPER TIRES FOR THE USE DESCRIBED. TIRES WHERE FIRESTONE 245/75-16. STEELTEX A/T #108/104R M/S NEW VEHICLE STICKER ALSO. TO ME. THIS FRAUD #2) NEXT FAI...

Mileage: 18,600

FUEL GAUGE STOPS WORKING OR GIVES INACCURATE READINGS. TRUCK RUNS OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF THESE READINGS. LEAVING THE TRUCK STRANDED IN THE ROAD. *NM

Mileage: 50,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, EXTENDED CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN USING THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAD TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THREE TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FIRST TIME WHEN THE CONTACT PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WAS COMPLETELY HARD AND WOU...

Mileage: 40,460

DT: CONTACT STATED THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR FENDER WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE I...

Mileage: 34,900

PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ABS SYSTEM. EVERY TIME I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A FLAT SURFACE EVERYTHING IS FINE BUT IF IS A ROUGH SURFACE THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND IT WON'T STOP OR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON A ROUGH SURFACE, THE BRAKES SEEM TO SKIP AND GRIND AND NOT STOP FOR ...

WHILE COMING OVER A BRIDGE APPROACHING A LIGHT IN THE LEFT TURN LANE, THE LIGHT WENT FROM GREEN TO RED. THE ROAD WAS SOMEWHAT BUMPY AT THE LIGHT. I WAS DOING LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS ENGAGED VIOLENTLY. IT FELT LIKE THE PEDAL WAS PUSHING BACK AT ME. THE TRUCK WAS U...

Mileage: 17,400

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. OUR TRUCK IS ONLY AT 47K MILES AND WE HAVE NEVER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE - WE HAVE NEVER NEEDED TO. WE ARE NOW TRYING TO SELL IT AND I'M FINDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THESE TRUCKS. HTTP://CHEVYTRUCKWORLD.TENMAGAZINES.COM/FORUMS/TOPIC.TEN?...

Mileage: 20,000

WE HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK-UP. LAST WEEK WE WERE INFORMED THAT IT NEEDS A NEW BRAKE JOB BECAUSE OF THE SALT CORROSION BEING THROWN INTO THE BRAKE PADS AND A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSOR. OF COURSE THIS WILL COST $600. NOW I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR PAR...

Mileage: 60,000

WE HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK-UP. LAST WEEK WE WERE INFORMED THAT IT NEEDS A NEW BRAKE JOB BECAUSE OF THE SALT CORROSION BEING THROWN INTO THE BRAKE PADS AND A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSOR. OF COURSE THIS WILL COST $600. NOW I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR PAR...

Mileage: 60,000

WE HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK-UP. LAST WEEK WE WERE INFORMED THAT IT NEEDS A NEW BRAKE JOB BECAUSE OF THE SALT CORROSION BEING THROWN INTO THE BRAKE PADS AND A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSOR. OF COURSE THIS WILL COST $600. NOW I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR PAR...

Mileage: 60,000

MY VEHICLE, A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK, K1500, HAS HAD THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMING OFF AND ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. ON 70-07-05 I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER WHO SAID IT NEEDED A NEW ANTI-LOCK SENSOR. NOW I READ WHERE THIS MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT IN MY STATE! I DID NOT SPEND THE $...

Mileage: 74,500

AS AN OWNER OF A SILVERADO I WAS GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT THE RECALL DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. HOWEVER IT WAS A LET DOWN TO LEARN WISCONSIN TRUCKS ARE NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED HALF OF THE SENSORS AND NEED TO REPLACE THE REST. I FEEL MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES NOT RESPOND...

THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO FAILED AND IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION DURING AN INSPECTION IN FEBRUARY 2004. THE TRUCK FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE BEING INEFFECTIVE. THE INSPECTOR WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY AND EASILY MOVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE PARKING BRAK...

Mileage: 75,000

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE PICKUP THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT SUBSTANDARD. THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR IF YOU HOLD IT DOWN SUCH AS AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE A TRAILER. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAVE NEARLY RUN A STOP LIGHT OR HAVE ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH A INTERSECTION THAT I HAD INTE...

Mileage: 25,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO ABS BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER HIT A BRICK WALL. THERE WAS AN OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE05020. THE CONSUMER KNEW SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF BRAKE PROBLEM . THIS WILL COST HIM ...

Mileage: 92,500

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THERE IS AN OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE05020. CONTACT KNOWS SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF BRAKE PROBLEM. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WORK SOMETIMES. CONTACT HAS TO PRESS AND RELEASE TO HAVE BRAKE PRESSURE. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ABS ENGAGE WHEN THEY AREN'T SUPPOSED TO

Mileage: 42,000

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ABS ENGAGE WHEN THEY AREN'T SUPPOSED TO

Mileage: 42,000

DT: THE CALLER STATES AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS KICKS IN AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME HE IS SLOWING DOWN. DEALER SAID TO BRING VEHICLE IN, BUT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. CALLER HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS.*AK

Mileage: 74,500

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO ABS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HAD BRAKES REPLACED NOW BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLIED AND TAKE ALONG TIME TO COME TO A STOP. AFRAID OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKES STOPPING TRUCK. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WANT TO WORK AT ALL. ...

Mileage: 40,000

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 5.3L 4+4 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM , SAME AS IN CANADA. TRUCK WON'T STOP AT LOW SPEEDS. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN AND TRUCK CONTINUES MOVING. MANY NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS, INCLUDING ALMOST RUNNING INTO GAS STATION, CONCRETE CURB STOP ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME. ALL IN ONE TRIP ...

Mileage: 34,500

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY LIGHT WILL COME ON, AND THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER, BUT DOES NOT LOSE THE ELECTRICAL POWER. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS, SUCH AS THE ENGINE HESITATES BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLS. THIS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE SERVICE DEALER CAN NOT F...

Mileage: 43,000

DT: CONSUMER HAS A BRAKING ISSUE DUE TO CORROSION ON HUB BEARINGS. CONSUMER HAD DEALER FIX BRAKES IN FEBRUARY. DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS. CONSUMER HAD THE SAME THING DONE LAST WEEK. TRUCK HAD DRIVEN 2500 MILES BETWEEN BRAKE JOBS. CONSUMER HEARD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH CH...

Mileage: 50,000

DT: CONSUMER HAS A BRAKING ISSUE DUE TO CORROSION ON HUB BEARINGS. CONSUMER HAD DEALER FIX BRAKES IN FEBRUARY. DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS. CONSUMER HAD THE SAME THING DONE LAST WEEK. TRUCK HAD DRIVEN 2500 MILES BETWEEN BRAKE JOBS. CONSUMER HEARD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH CH...

Mileage: 50,000

DT: CONSUMER HAS A BRAKING ISSUE DUE TO CORROSION ON HUB BEARINGS. CONSUMER HAD DEALER FIX BRAKES IN FEBRUARY. DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS. CONSUMER HAD THE SAME THING DONE LAST WEEK. TRUCK HAD DRIVEN 2500 MILES BETWEEN BRAKE JOBS. CONSUMER HEARD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH CH...

Mileage: 50,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE FRONT BRAKE ANTI LOCK SENSORS ARE SENSING THAT THE WHEELS ARE LOCKED WHEN BRAKING AT ABOUT 5 MPH OR LESS. IF SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE SENSORS MISREAD THE WHEEL. THE RELAY GOES OFF AND CANNOT STOP WITHIN A REASONABLE STOPPING...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX IT. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE THEY ADJUSTED THE PARKING BRAKE AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN A...

DT: AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. BRAKES FELT MUSHY, AND OPERATED POORLY. THE OWNER WAS GOING TO TRY TO LIVE WITH THIS, THEN IT GOT WORSE. THE OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. TRAF...

Mileage: 10

DT: AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. BRAKES FELT MUSHY, AND OPERATED POORLY. THE OWNER WAS GOING TO TRY TO LIVE WITH THIS, THEN IT GOT WORSE. THE OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. TRAF...

Mileage: 10

THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM APPARENTLY IS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN THE SYSTEM FALSELY ENGAGES IT BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES IN PARKING LOTS AND THE FINAL STRAW WAS NARROWLY MISSING A PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSS WALK. I HAVE PULLED THE FUSE FOR T...

Mileage: 40,000

-HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLIES IN MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK(41,500 MILES). THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMED TO "KICK IN" AS I CAME TO A STOP; MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP TRUCK AT A SAFE DISTANCE. *JB

Mileage: 41,450

DT: IN JUNE 2005 THE CONSUMER'S TRUCK STALLED. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE STALLED WITH A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. THERE ARE NO OTHER APPARENT PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. IT IS REGULARLY SERVICED. ...

Mileage: 43,000

DT: RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE OWNER NOTICED THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE IN THE PARKING BRAKE. OWNER NOTICED THIS AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT. THEN, THE OWNER REALIZED ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE OPERATED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THERE IS RECALL 05042 FOR THE...

Mileage: 8

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD PICKUP TRUCK THAT I PURCHASED USED IN JUNE 2003 WITH APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. UNTIL RECENTLY, THE TRUCK HAD PROVEN TO BE VERY SAFE AND RELIABLE. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT. ON JULY 18, 2005, MY WIFE LOADED OUR FIVE...

Mileage: 58,000

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY Z71 SILVERADO EXT CAB 4X4 WITH THE 5.3 V8 WITH 42000 MILES. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO UNDER 10 MPH FOR RAILROAD CROSSING THEN COASTING OVER AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP FOR THE STOP LIGHT, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING CAUSING ME TO REAR END A LARGE GRA...

Mileage: 42,215

ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS(5 - 10 MPH) AT LOW SPEEDS AND ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS ABS WILL RANDOMLY ACTIVATE AND CAUSE INABILITY TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE RELEASED AND REAPPLIED CAREFULLY TO PREVENT HITTING CARS OR OTHER OBJECTS. NO ACCIDENT AS OF YET, BUT THE PROBLEM MATCHES EXACTLY NHTSA ACTION ...

Mileage: 69,500

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO ACTIVATION OF ABS SYSTEM FOR NO REASON, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. *JB

Mileage: 45,290

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DEVELOPED PARKING BRAKE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS IN THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY.*MR THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT GM WILL BE RECALLING CERTAIN TRUCKS WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *NM

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DEVELOPED PARKING BRAKE FAILURE.*MR THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE'S REAR AXLE. WHILE DOING RESEARCH THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT GM WAS RECALLING CERTAIN TRUCKS WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSION BUT NOT INCLUDING TRUCK WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS...

LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING EVEN WHEN TANK IS FULL. *NM

Mileage: 51,000

DT: CALLER HAD WORK DONE ON ABS SYSTEM THREE YEARS AGO AND CURRENTLY PROBLEM RECURRED. WHEN HE APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD, AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING. CALLER WAS TAKING VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO GET THE WORK DONE THIS TIME. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTA...

Mileage: 67,000

2001 CHEVY 1500HD ABS ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.

Mileage: 81,800

2001 CHEVY 1500HD ABS ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.

Mileage: 81,800

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT, IE: SLOWING DOWN, STOPPING. BRAKES FAILED AT A LOW SPEED WITH A HARD PEDAL. RAN INTO A BUILDING AIR CONDITIONING UNIT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. GMC REMOVED, CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE FRONT SPEED SENSORS FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES.

Mileage: 63,000

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT CHEVROLETS FAULTY ABS SYSTEM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES WHERE WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES, THEY WILL LOCK UP AND I LOOSE ALL BREAK-POWER. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HIGHLY CONCERNS ME DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENCES THAT HAVE CAUSED DRIVERS TO BE TH...

THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AT ANY TIME DURING NORMAL DRIVING. HOWEVER, IT CAN NEVER BE CHECKED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT SAVE IT IN THE COMPUTER MEMORY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THIS MEANS I HAVE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS VERY SERIO...

Mileage: 62,000

THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AT ANY TIME DURING NORMAL DRIVING. HOWEVER, IT CAN NEVER BE CHECKED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT SAVE IT IN THE COMPUTER MEMORY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THIS MEANS I HAVE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS VERY SERIO...

Mileage: 62,000

THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AT ANY TIME DURING NORMAL DRIVING. HOWEVER, IT CAN NEVER BE CHECKED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT SAVE IT IN THE COMPUTER MEMORY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THIS MEANS I HAVE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS VERY SERIO...

Mileage: 62,000

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO Z-71 - 78,000 MILES - ABS BRAKES ENGAGE DURING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AT SLOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10MPH). THIS OCCURS 80% OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BRAKE. MECHANIC HAS QUOTED ME $900 TO REPLACE ABS CONTROL MODULE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM!!! GM NEEDS TO RE...

Mileage: 77,500

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT A NEW ENGINE BE INSTALLED IN THE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TO RECTIFY THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BURNED 1 QUART OF OIL WITHIN 1,000 MILES. *JB

DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER HAS CONCERN OVER THE ABS BRAKES. WHEN VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP THE ABS WILL CAUSE THE BRAKE TO PULSATE. IN ORDER TO STOP CONSUMER MUST LET OFF BRAKES AND APPLY AGAIN BRAKES. THIS DEACTIVATED ABS, AND ALLOWED VEHICLE TO STOP. CONSUMER HAD V...

Mileage: 40,000

DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER HAS CONCERN OVER THE ABS BRAKES. WHEN VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP THE ABS WILL CAUSE THE BRAKE TO PULSATE. IN ORDER TO STOP CONSUMER MUST LET OFF BRAKES AND APPLY AGAIN BRAKES. THIS DEACTIVATED ABS, AND ALLOWED VEHICLE TO STOP. CONSUMER HAD V...

Mileage: 40,000

DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER HAS CONCERN OVER THE ABS BRAKES. WHEN VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP THE ABS WILL CAUSE THE BRAKE TO PULSATE. IN ORDER TO STOP CONSUMER MUST LET OFF BRAKES AND APPLY AGAIN BRAKES. THIS DEACTIVATED ABS, AND ALLOWED VEHICLE TO STOP. CONSUMER HAD V...

Mileage: 40,000

ABS ACTIVATING ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO P/U AT SLOW SPEEDS CAUSING AN INABILITY TO STOP, AND ACCIDENT, AND MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Mileage: 74,500

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THERE IS AN OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE05020 FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE ABS MOTOR EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF KEEPS ON RUNNING. CONTACT HAD TO UNPLUG IT. *AK

DT: CONSUMER STATED THE ABS SENSOR WENT GONE OUT TWICE ON HIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME THE ABS FAILED (41,219 MILES) THE VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE SECOND TIME THE ABS FAILED (60,675 MILES) THE CONSUMER HIT A SMALL STEEL POLE. DURING NORMAL BRAKING PRO...

Mileage: 60,675

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE STATED THAT HIS BRAKE ROTORS WERE FAILING PREMATURELY. THE FOUND ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 49,000. THE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT EVEN WORN DOWN BUT THE ROTORS ARE COMPL...

INTERMITENT ABS PROBLEM AT LOW SPEED. ALMOST DROVE INTO A PARKED CAR WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. STEPPED ON BRAKE , PEDAL FELT SOFT , ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. BY PUTTING TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL I WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING PARKED VEHICLE. FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM...

ABS COMES ON AT LOW SPEED JUST BEFORE I STOP THE TRUCK. SOMETIMES AFTER COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MOSTLY WHEN THE TRUCK WAS JUST STARTED AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT OR DURING WORK AND THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES I NEED TO STOP. I'M NERVOUS ABOUT THE ABS AND WORRIED I CAN'T STOP SAFELY IF I HAVE TO.

Mileage: 125,000

CONTACT STATES: ABS ON 2001 CHEVROLET, SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. ABS KICKED IN AT LOW SPEED. PROGRESSED TO WHERE CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEED. HE HAD THEM REPAIRED. *AK THE LEFT FRONT HUB AND SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 39,000

ABS BRAKES PULSATED AT LOW SPEEDS INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. SCARY NEAR MISSES AND DISABLED ABS DUE TO HIGH REPLACEMENT COST.

Mileage: 60,000

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 4X4 ABS IS BEING ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING

Mileage: 36,388

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 4.8L PICKUP, PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2001. FOR THE PAST YEAR, WHENEVER I FILL THE FUEL TANK THE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY GOES TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. THE ONLY WAY TO ACCURATELY KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK IS TO RESET THE TRIP ODOMETER AT EACH FILL UP. T...

Mileage: 60,000

2001 SILVERADO ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE PREMATURELY WHEN I COME TO ASTOP.THIS CAUSES ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY BRAKES AND INCREASES MY STOPPING DISTANCE.I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING CARS IN FRONT OF ME.

BRAKE SYSTEM: ABS ACTIVATES AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 10MPH) REGARDLESS OF ROAD CONDITIONS. HAS CAUSED ME TO COME VERY CLOSE TO OTHER VEHICLES IN PARKING LOT.

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK-UP WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE RUST AND PITTING ON BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. ALL ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED REPLACED. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, BUT STATED HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

Mileage: 20,536

MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: SILVERADO TYPE: TRUCK YEAR: 2001 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05020

Mileage: 67,212

GAS GAUGE HAS STARTED TO ACT UP - BOUNCES AROUND, DUMPS DOWN TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL SENSOR LIGHT IN DASH COMES ON EVEN THOUGH TANK MAY BE FULL. BEGAN DOING THIS AFTER 60,000 MILES. DID HAVE IT DO THIS ONCE BEFORE BUT DID NOT REPEAT UNTIL RECENTLY SO I NEVER HAD IT CHECKED OUT. I HAVE BEEN TO MY MECHA...

Mileage: 59,000

DT: 2001 SILVERADO. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 15MPH OR LESS, BRAKES WER APPLIED, AND ABS SYSTEM DID NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO STOP. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WHEN IT SHOULD NOT. CONSUMER TALKED TO CHEVYROLET, AND CHEVROLET SAID THAT SINCE IT WAS AT LOW SP...

DT: WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY PULSATED AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE.*JB *SB *NM

Mileage: 27,000

DT : ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO GOING SLOWYLY BRAKES WERE APPLIED HARD BUT THEY WOULDNT WORK, AND VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE. DEALER REPORTED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE CORRODED. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW WHEEL ON THE LEFT SIDE FRONT. THE RIGHT FRONT WAS CLEANED. THE PROBLEM WAS RETU...

DT: CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHILE GOING 15-35 MPH. THE IMPACT WAS FOCUSED ON THE MIDDLE LEFT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER YET. SHE TRIED TO CALL, BUT SHE DID NOT TALK TO ANYONE.*AK UPDATED 11/16/2...

Mileage: 23,655

DT: CONTACT STATED THE ABS SENSOR WAS CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE PITTED AND RUSTED ON THE INSIDE OF THE ROTORS. SERVICE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER SAID THE REASON FOR THIS WAS BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE NOT USED ENOUGH.*AK...

Mileage: 13,675

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CRASH WAS A ROLLOVER AND THE BUMPER WAS BENT IN. CONTACT THOUGHT THAT IF THE BUMPER GOT BENT IN THE AIR BAGS WERE SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY. HER HUSBAND WAS NOT WEARING SEAT BELT. THEY DO KNOW THAT SPEED WAS A FACTOR IN THE ...

WHEN BRINGING MY 2001 CHEV. SILVERADO TO A STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM OPERATES WHEN I HAVE ALMOST COME TO A STOP, EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS IT DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL ABS FINALLY STOPS OPERATING. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE AND MOR...

Mileage: 35,000

THE EVENT BEING REPORTED IS THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE MY 15 YEAR OLD WAS DRIVING. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR WARNINGS OF THIS FAILURE. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY OUR LOCAL DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP REPLACING THE POW...

Mileage: 44,401

DT: CONTACT HAS NO BRAKES BETWEEN 0-10 MPH. BRAKES DO WORK AT OTHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WA SEEN BY A LOCAL DEALER WHO WANTED TO CHARGE FOR REPAIRS. THE CALLER SAW A RECALL FOR CANADIAN VEHICLES IN REGARD TO WHAT MAY BE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. THERE HAS...

Mileage: 48,000

LOW SPEED BRAKE FAILURE - WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP BRAKES RELEASE AS IN AN ANTI-LOCK SITUATION

Mileage: 48,000

MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH APPROX 46,000 MILES HAS THE SAME INTERMITTENT SLOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION PROBLEM AS I HAVE READ OTHER ACCOUNTS OF HERE. ABS WILL ACTIVATE AT BELOW 5 MPH SUCH AS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE GARAGE ETC THANKFULLY I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYTHING AS YET BUT HAVE HAD CLOSE CAL...

VEHICLE HAS 48,400 MILES, ON IT, AND HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS AND BRAKES CHANGED. CERTIFIED MECHANICS DID THE WORK. CONSUMER WAS UPSET ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT LAST LONG. WHEN THE ROTORS WERE TAKEN OFF THEY WERE JUST PIECES OF METAL MISSING, AND THEY ALL WERE RUSTY, ESPECIALLY ON THE IN...

Mileage: 48,400

VEHICLE HAS 48,400 MILES, ON IT, AND HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS AND BRAKES CHANGED. CERTIFIED MECHANICS DID THE WORK. CONSUMER WAS UPSET ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT LAST LONG. WHEN THE ROTORS WERE TAKEN OFF THEY WERE JUST PIECES OF METAL MISSING, AND THEY ALL WERE RUSTY, ESPECIALLY ON THE IN...

Mileage: 48,400

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE OWNS A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE ABS BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. *JB THE CONSUMER AND HAD TO SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLES SYSTEM DID NOT GIVE A WARNING FOR THE MALFUNCTION THAT WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. THE CONSUMER HAS THE ORIGINAL P...

Mileage: 59,528

DT: CONSUMER'S ABS MOTOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE ABS ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE ABS MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID PULL THE FUSE TO THE ABS SYSTEM. *AK *TT CONSUMER FEELS THAT SINCE THE ABS IS A REQU...

Mileage: 66,134

DT: CONSUMER'S ABS MOTOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE ABS ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE ABS MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID PULL THE FUSE TO THE ABS SYSTEM. *AK *TT CONSUMER FEELS THAT SINCE THE ABS IS A REQU...

Mileage: 66,134

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER BECAUS E ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THATA RECALL WAS ISSUED IN APRIL OF 2005 FOR THE PARKING BRAKE, ONLY INCLUDING MANUAL TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH PARKING BRAKE. HE STATES THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD, IT WOULD JUST ROLL. FROM T...

WHILE SITTING STILL OR DRIVING FUEL GAUGE MOVES BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY, REGUARDLESS OF AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK.FUEL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT MOVES TO EMPTY. PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES.

Mileage: 65,000

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND I READ AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT THE NHTSA WAS LOOKING INTO THIS. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES AND THE WORST WAS WHEN I WAS TRAVELLING WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER AND CAME UPON A STOP LIGHT. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND...

Mileage: 5

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CORRODED, AND VEHICLE MIGHT NOT PASS INSPECTION. TOOK VEHICLE TO INSPECTION STATION, WHO SAID THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS. SOMETIMES VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. BRAKES SEEMED TO BE DEFECTIVE. *AK CONSUMER ADDED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHI...

Mileage: 13,000

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE'S ABS ACTIVATED AT ABOUT 5 MPH, NO MATTER THE WEATHER CONDITION. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE PULSATION CAUSED BY THE ABS. NOW THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERYTHING THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURS BECAUSE DIRT...

Mileage: 44,000

DT: THE BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE CONSUEMR WANTS HIS NAME AND PROBLEM ADDED TO THE LIST OF OTHER COMPLAINTS.*AK *SB *NM

Mileage: 63,000

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO, THE BRAKES WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THEM SOUND LIKE THERE ISN'T ANY BRAKES THEIR AT ALL, MAKING A GRINDING AND GROWLING SOUND. I HAVE HAD IT AT THREE DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS AND THEY SAY THAT THEIR ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM. I KNOW THAT THEIR I...

Mileage: 43,500

MULITPLE FAILURES OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM THAT TAKES CONTROLL OF THE BRAKING AWAY. IT HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS INCLUDING CRASHING THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR OF MY HOUSE.

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET Z71 TRUCK, AND THE PARKING BRAKES WILL NOT PASS THE TEXAS SAFETY INSPECTION. THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD NOT FAIL DURING THE LIFETIME OF A VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY SINCE IT HAS ONLY 75000 MILES.

BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR IF A BUMP/UNEVEN SPOT IN THE ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED WHILE BRAKING. NO MECHANICAL CORRECTIONS TAKEN YET...SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. PEDAL TRAVEL AND BRAKING CAN ONLY BE REGAINED IF I LET OFF THE PEDAL AND REAPPLY...AND THERE'S NO MORE BUMPS. HAS RANDOMLY OCCURED THROUGHO...

Mileage: 20,000

DT: THE ABS SYSTEM IS LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE FEELS PULLING BACK AND SOMEONE IS TUGGING ON THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE STARTS WITH THE PROBLEM ABOUT 65 MPH. CONSUMER HAS NOT TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM YET. SHE IS WAITING ON THE DEALERSHIP TO CALL HER BACK. THIS PROBLEM ST...

Mileage: 88,000

ACCELERATOR STICKING IN THE UP POSITION

Mileage: 39,000

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WHILE CONSUMER WAS PARKING PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING.*MR THE VERY NEXT DAY WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE ABS ENGAGED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO THE...

Mileage: 35,000

CONSUMER STATES: SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK. WAS TOLD THIS BY THE DEALER. THE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING LOW FUEL, AND THE GAUGE SHOWED LOW FUEL BUT ACTUALLY THERE WAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

CONSUMER STATES: SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK. WAS TOLD THIS BY THE DEALER. THE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING LOW FUEL, AND THE GAUGE SHOWED LOW FUEL BUT ACTUALLY THERE WAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN BRAKES PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEED JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING. THIS OCCURED ON DRY PAVEMENT. PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT AND HAPPENED EACH TIME I STOPPED.

Mileage: 45,000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING MORE AND MORE OFTEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. ONLY ACTIVATES WHEN VEHICLE IS ALMOST STOPPED. THIS DOES SEEM TO ADD TO STOPPING DISTANCE.

Mileage: 50,000

REPLACED BOTH WHEEL HUBS ON FRONT OF 2001 SILVERADO 2500 HD (AT 39000 MILES) DUE TO ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I SPENT 900.00 ON THIS REPAIR BECAUSE I WAS GOING ON VACATION AND PULLING A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER. THE REPAIR TECH SAID THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM...I NOW WONDER

Mileage: 39,000

CONSUMER STATES: CONSUMER LET GO OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHED IT AGAIN AND ABS SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK AT ALL TIMES. THIS MAY HAPPEN ONE TIME IN A MONTH.*AK

THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FUNCTION OR HOLD THE TRUCK FROM MOVEMENT AT ALL. CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REMEMDY THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT A SIGNIFICATE REPAIR CHARGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES AND NO OTHER BRAKE ISSUES. GM J...

Mileage: 25,000

AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO NOT STOPPING. A FEW TIMES ALMOST HIT BUILDING, POLE AND A CAR (PARKING LOT OBSTACLES). VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO TAYLOR CHEVROLET ON 12/27/04 TO BE DIAGNOSED. THIS RESULTED IN REPLACING THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY BECAUSE SENSO...

Mileage: 35,506

THE ABS SYSTEM OF MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THE SYSTEM ACTIVATES CONSTANTLY, AND THE DEALER WAS REPEATEDLY UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I URGE TO TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB THE ROTORS CORRODED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. THERE W...

Mileage: 25,000

DT CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A GRINDING AND VIBRATION IN THE CLUTCH OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CLUTCH. *JB

BRAKE ROTORS UNATURAL WEAR. ROTORS DETERIORATING ON EDGES LEAVING ONLY 1 INCH OF PAD SURFACE TO ENGAGE ROTOR, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROTORS ON MY TRUCK INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO EXCESSIVE RUST ON ANTI-LOCK BREAK SYSTEM CAUSING SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING LIGHT TO ENGAGE. ESTIMATE OF $2000.00 TO RE...

Mileage: 72,000

BRAKE ROTORS UNATURAL WEAR. ROTORS DETERIORATING ON EDGES LEAVING ONLY 1 INCH OF PAD SURFACE TO ENGAGE ROTOR, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROTORS ON MY TRUCK INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO EXCESSIVE RUST ON ANTI-LOCK BREAK SYSTEM CAUSING SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING LIGHT TO ENGAGE. ESTIMATE OF $2000.00 TO RE...

Mileage: 72,000

BRAKE ROTORS UNATURAL WEAR. ROTORS DETERIORATING ON EDGES LEAVING ONLY 1 INCH OF PAD SURFACE TO ENGAGE ROTOR, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROTORS ON MY TRUCK INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO EXCESSIVE RUST ON ANTI-LOCK BREAK SYSTEM CAUSING SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING LIGHT TO ENGAGE. ESTIMATE OF $2000.00 TO RE...

Mileage: 72,000

DT: PROBLEMS BEGAN 10/04 WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, BRAKES WOULD FAIL. DEALER REPORTED NO PROBLEMS. PULSATING CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM BRAKES. CONTACT HAS PULLED THE ABS FUSE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. STEERING SHAFT: WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, SLACK IS FELT IN THE WHEEL, CONTACT HAS THE STEERING SHA...

Mileage: 75,000

DT: PROBLEMS BEGAN 10/04 WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, BRAKES WOULD FAIL. DEALER REPORTED NO PROBLEMS. PULSATING CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM BRAKES. CONTACT HAS PULLED THE ABS FUSE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. STEERING SHAFT: WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, SLACK IS FELT IN THE WHEEL, CONTACT HAS THE STEERING SHA...

Mileage: 75,000

DT: WHILE PULLING IN TO PARK, THE ABS ACTIVATED AND CONSUMER CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THE BRAKE PEDAL EVENTUALLY WENT TO THE FLOOR BUT WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AS IF IT WERE BEING ACTIVATED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY PAVEMENT WITH NO DEBRIS OR MOISTURE. AT SLOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PR...

Mileage: 44,000

DT: WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD YOU APPROACHED A TOLL BOOTH, TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE. THE PEDAL ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOOR, FELT THE ABS TRIED TO EQUALIZE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED BY EMERGENCY BRAKE ALONE. HAS BEEN HAVING AN INFREQUENT "WEIRD FEELING" IN BRAKES LATELY. H...

Mileage: 28,200

DT CONTACT STATES IN MARCH, 2005, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IT SEEMED AS IF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS IN. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PUSHED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY, BUT DID EVENTUALLY STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COMPUTER WAS SHOW...

CONSUMER STATES: WHEN PULLING OUT FROM STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE BRAKES KICK IN. ONLY HAPPENS GETTING READY TO STOP. MAKES A CHATTERING NOISE. THE SENSOR IS CALLING FOR THE ABS SYSTEM WHEN IT DOESN'T NEED THE ABS SYSTEM.*AK

Mileage: 36,000

I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS THAT ALL OF THE GM TRUCKS/SUVS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. WHEN I WOULD ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WOULD ACTIVATE ON DRY PAVEMENT AND IN GOOD WEATHER, CAUSING ME TO ROLL FORWARD PAST THE POINT OF WHERE I INTENDED TO STOP. THIS HAPPENED ...

Mileage: 80,000

CONSUMER STATES: THE ABS WHEEL SENSOR RELEASES THE BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A STOP. NO FOR WARNING NOISE BUT DOES MAKE A NOISE WHEN IT COMES ON. WHEN HOLDING THE PEDAL DOWN THE BRAKES RELEASE.*AK

Mileage: 47,600

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE TIME AS I COME TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CORRECTED.

Mileage: 80,000

DT: ENGINE DIES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, AND STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. IT HAPPENS MOST OF THE TIME WHEN SLOWING AND TURNING. NO ERROR CODES APPEAR. TOOK TO THE DEALER, THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR 4 DAYS, AND CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CHANGED FUEL FILTER, BUT DID NOT CHANGE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 38,000

ABS BRAKE MODULE FAILURE ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4. NEED TO REPLACE ABS MODULE AT $900. COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT IN INCLEMENT WEATHER...SUMMER RIGHT NOW.

Mileage: 93,000

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS. CHANGED WHEEL BARRIN WITH SENCOR IN IT, FAILED LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. BAD BRAKE CALLIBER I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE BOLT HOLDING THE CALLIBER TO THE FRAME BROKE RESULTING IN THE WHEEL LOCKING UP.

Mileage: 36,000

DT: ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. AT SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH. PROBLEM RECURRED. VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED, AND SERVICE RECORDS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

DT: FOR NO REASON AND AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE. HAPPENS MOST OF THE TIME WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. DEALER SAYS THE SENSORS ARE DIRTY, HAD THE SENSORS CLEANED ,BUT PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. HAD ONE SENSOR REPLACED AT ADVICE OF GM DEALER, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE (LEFT FRONT). HAS...

Mileage: 80,000

DT: ABS SYSTEM. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR TURNING. AS A RESULT THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. *NM

ABS BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING ON MY TRUCK. HUGE COST TO FIX THEM. CURRENTLY I HAVE PULLED THE FUSE ON THE ABS BRAKES. WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SPEND OVER $1,000 TO HAVE BRAKES FIXED. ABS BRAKES KICK IN ON TOTALLY DRY ROADS AT SLOW CONDITIONS AND CAUSE YOU TO POSSIBLY HIT SOMEONE.

Mileage: 60,000

DT: THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE BETWEEN 2-4 MPH. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE RESULT OF RUST BUILD-UP. *NM

Mileage: 52,000

DT: WHILE DRIVING EXACTLY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONSUME HAS STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE IS AFRAID AN ACCIDENT WILL RESULT. THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT INDICATED T NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. *NM

Mileage: 70,000

ALL 4 ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2001 SILVERADO THAT HAD ONLY 19,000 MI ON IT ALSO ALL THE BRAKE SHOES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE ROTORS HAD SUCH RUST BUILD-UP ON THEM THEY GROUND OFF THE SHOES. THIS COST ME OVER $400.00 TO HAVE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGE KEPT.

Mileage: 19,000

RECALLED ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR IN CANADA ; HAD PROBLEM, AND CONSUMER PAID $427.07 FOR REPLACING BOTH FRONT SENSORS. *AK

Mileage: 56,234

CONTACT STATES: WHEN DRIVING AT 10 MPH WHEN APPLYING BREAKS THEY GET HARD. AND ABS KICKS IN.

Mileage: 56,000

2001 SILVERADO PICKUP I HAVE HAD TWO NEAR MISS INCIDENTS. BOTH INVOLVE MY ANTI-LOCK BREAKS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEED AS I APPROACH STOP SIGNS OR RED LIGHTS. ALL THE SUDDEN MY BREAKS START PULSING AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. ONE TIME I HAD TO VEER ONTO THE CURB TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF...

Mileage: 58,000

CONTACT STATES: 2001, CHEVROLET SILVERADO. HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN DRIVING 40-50 MPH EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE, BUT ONCE THE CAR COMES ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE TRAVELING 5-10 MPH THE BRAKE FAIL. HAPPENS IN ANY ROAD CONDITION. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE CAR WAS TAKEN...

Mileage: 80,000

CONTACT STATES: 2001, CHEVROLET SILVERADO. HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN DRIVING 40-50 MPH EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE, BUT ONCE THE CAR COMES ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE TRAVELING 5-10 MPH THE BRAKE FAIL. HAPPENS IN ANY ROAD CONDITION. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE CAR WAS TAKEN...

Mileage: 80,000

ABS SYSTEM ON 2001 SILVERADO 4X4 BEGAN COMING ON AT LOW SPEEDS WITH ONLY GENTLE BRAKING. CAUSED STOPPING DISTANCES TO BE MUCH GREATER, CAUSING OVERSHOOT OF STOP SIGNS. NO ACCIDENT WAS INVOLVED. HAD REPAIRED AT GM DEALER, SAID ABS SENSORS WERE CORRODED AND HAD TO REPLACE ($600+ DOLLARS). VEHICLE ONLY...

Mileage: 40,000

CONTACT STATES: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WITH NO INDICATION FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 43,000

ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO MY ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED PICK UP TRUCK WITH ITS TAILGATE DOWN LUCKILY ONLY DAMAGE WAS SMASHED TURN SIGNAL AND HEADLIGHT/TURN SIGNAL BRACKET

Mileage: 61,200

1) ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON 2) LIGHT REPEATEDLY COMES ON 3) CURRENTLY NOT FIXED. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO RECALLS FOR SITUATION.

Mileage: 49,000

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO AND MY ABS BRAKES ARE ACTIVATEING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN COMEING TO A COMPLEAT STOP. I HAVE 84000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND I'VE ALMOST REAR ENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME ON NUMEROUS OCATIONS. I JUST READ AN ARTICAL IN THE DETROIT NEWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I WANTED TO TE...

Mileage: 75,000

2001 SILVERADO ABS BRAKES KEPT APPLYING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE ROLLING TO A STOP. APPLYING AFTER HITTING A BUMP PRIOR TO STOP. WHILE GETTING GAS ONE DAY I WENT TO CHANGE LANES IN THE GAS PUMP AREA,WHILE BARELY MOVING THE ABS PUMP STARTED RUNNING AND IT TOOK BOTH FEET AND BOTH HANDS HOLDING ONTO THE S...

Mileage: 39,000

UNWANTED APPLICATION OF ABS WHEN STOPPING ON DRY PAVEMENT WHICH CAUSES GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.

Mileage: 40,000

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS BEGAN TO ENGAGE ON DRY PAVEMENT WHILE SLOWING BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 5 MPH AND STOPPING. AT FIRST IT WAS OCCASIONAL, BUT THEN THE BRAKES BEGAN TO ENGAGE CONSISTENTLY ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE CONSU...

THE CONSUMER STATED HE PLACED THE CAMPER ONTO THE TRUCK AND THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. JUST WENT A COUPLE YARDS WITH TRUCK AND ALL AT ONCE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BECAUSE OF BROKEN SHAFT.CAMPER WAS A PULL BEHIND 30 FT. DEALER REPORTS THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPP...

Mileage: 30,500

THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTING SYSTEM AT NIGHT. REPORTED AT 2:05 AM 4-20-02 TO ONSTAR AND TO THE DEALER IN APRIL. THEY TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLACE THE COMPONENT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 14,765

CLUNK , SQUEAK, OR SQUAWK WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND STARTING UP.*AK

CLUNK , SQUEAK, OR SQUAWK WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND STARTING UP.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS HARD TO APPLY WHEN PASSING OR PULLING FROM A STOP, THE PEDAL WILL STICK. CONSUMER HAS TO USE HIS FOOT TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE GAS NEEDLE FLUCTUATES FROM EMPTY TO FULL CONTINUALLY.*AK CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM COULD BE A ...

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS HARD TO APPLY WHEN PASSING OR PULLING FROM A STOP, THE PEDAL WILL STICK. CONSUMER HAS TO USE HIS FOOT TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE GAS NEEDLE FLUCTUATES FROM EMPTY TO FULL CONTINUALLY.*AK CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM COULD BE A ...

Mileage: 50,000

PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT STAY ADJUSTED, LEADING PICKUP TO ONLY BE HELD BY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION "PARK" PAWL WHEN STOPPED.*AK

PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT STAY ADJUSTED, LEADING PICKUP TO ONLY BE HELD BY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION "PARK" PAWL WHEN STOPPED.*AK

TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKING UNIT. *AK

Mileage: 69,500

THE BRAKES PREMATURELY FAILED TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY WHEN APPLIED. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ALMOST REAR ENDED OTHER VEHICLES. CONSUMER WAS GOING TO HAVE THE BRAKES DIAGNOSED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, BUT UNTIL THEN THE CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. CHEVROLET STATED THAT THIS MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN R...

THE ABS BRAKES COME ON WHEN DRIVING SLOW. I SMASHED OTHER CARS, RAN STOP SIGNS, AND BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

2001 CHEVROLET 2500 TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH.*MR WHEN THE TREAD OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED IT DAMAGED THE REAR FENDER AND WHEEL WELL. *NM

Mileage: 49,944

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVEROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD EXT. CAB. THE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE BREAKAWAY MECHANISM THAT CAUSES THEM TO 'BREAKAWAY' COMPLETELY. THIS JUST HAPPENED TO MY PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR AND SIX MONTHS AGO HAPPENED TO THE DRIVER SIDE. WHATEVER PIECE THEY USED INSIDE TH...

Mileage: 68,000

THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS, RUST BUILD UP BETWEEN THE SENSOR, AND THE MOUNT OF THE SENSOR. AT LOW SPEEDS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, WHICH CAUSED THE ABS TO DISENGAGE, CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO PULSATE. *AK

DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION THE INSPECTOR INFORMED CONSUMER ABOUT RUSTED REAR BRAKE ROTORS. CONSUMER DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS HAD BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

Mileage: 59,833

AT SLOW SPEED, JUST BEFORE STOPPING, BRAKE PEDAL GOES HALF WAY TO FLOOR AND I GET A RATCHING SOUND AND FEELING IN THE PEDAL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A MONTH OR SO AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING HARDER TO STOP. I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. I HAD NO PROBLEM STOPPING ON VEHICLES B...

PARKING BRAKE FAILURES

Mileage: 32,000

RECEIVED LETTER FROM GM REGARDING POSSIBLE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. WHEN IT DID COME ON SEVERAL TIMES, WENT TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR ON GM. A MONTH LATER, AT FREEWAY SPEEDS TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WENT TO NEUTRAL, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH SEVERAL TRUCKS. LIMPED H...

Mileage: 103,892

I HAVE HAD SERVERAL NEAR MISSES WHILE PULLING A TRAILER WITH MY 2001 SILVERADO PICKUP. THE TRUCK STOPS FINE WITH NO LOAD. BUT WHEN TRAILERING IT SEEMS TO TAKE A LOT MORE PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I'VE HAD THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BECAUSE THE HYDRALIC PRESSURE WASN'T THERE. I P...

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER STATED THE SENSOR HUB ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AND CLEANED THE HUBS. *NM

Mileage: 39,741

(1) ON SATURDAY MARCH 5TH, 2005 WE WERE PULLING MY 2001 CHEVROLET EXTENEDED CAB 4X4 OUT OF THE MUD. (2) THE FAILURE IS THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE PULLING THE TRUCK OUT OF THE MUD AND IT CAUSED MY TRUCK TO CRASH INTO THE 2004 HUMMER SUV THAT WAS PULLING MY CHEVROLET OUT OF THE MUD. T...

Mileage: 120,000

WAS ROLLING THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOWN WHILE BACKING UP WITH TRAILER WHEN I HEARD A NOISE AND THE WINDOW STOPPED MID-WAY. NEEDED TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLY INSTEAD OF PURCHASING A SIMPLE CABLE.*AK

Mileage: 50,621

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2001, REPLACED TIMING CHAIN AT 55,000 MILES. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND WOULD NOT STOP AND WHEN IT OCCURRED THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKING IN. THE CONSUMER AL...

Mileage: 55,000

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2001, REPLACED TIMING CHAIN AT 55,000 MILES. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND WOULD NOT STOP AND WHEN IT OCCURRED THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKING IN. THE CONSUMER AL...

Mileage: 55,000

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2001, REPLACED TIMING CHAIN AT 55,000 MILES. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND WOULD NOT STOP AND WHEN IT OCCURRED THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKING IN. THE CONSUMER AL...

Mileage: 55,000

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE REPAIR RECALL 04V129000 REPAIRS CONCERNING TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS WITH OTHER DEFECTIVE PARTS. *AK

SEVERE BRAKE ROTOR RUST, ROTORS REPAIRED ONCE, LESS THEN THREE WEEKS SEVERE RUST RETURNED. VERY POOR BREAKING PERFORMANCE UNDER LOAD. TOOK BACK TO DEALER SECOND TIME THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR. REPAIR ORDER SHOWS NORMAL CONDITION. TRUCK ONLY HAD 16000 MILES NOW WITH 26000 MILES STILL VERY POOR BRA...

Mileage: 16,000

MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1/2 TON EXT CAB PICKUP'S PARKING BRAKE IS APPARENTLY WORN OUT AND WILL NOT HOLD VEHICLE AT ALL. I HAVE ASK THE LOCAL GM DEALER TO ADJUST THE PARKING BRAKE BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE (WHICH NOW I FOUND OUT WAS NOT TRUE) BUT MUST BE REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME THE ...

Mileage: 42,000

FRONT WHEEL SPINDLES AND HUB RUST CAUSING ACTIVATION OF ABS SYSTEM WHEN IT SHOULD NOT ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS STOP AND GO DRIVING OR SLOW BRAKING IN PARKING LOTS. THIS ACTIVATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM CAUSES INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND UNEXPECTED LACK OF BRAKING CONTROL. GM DEALERS IN 12701...

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE BRAKING 5 MPH ABS MADE A GRINDING NOISE, THEN THE PEDAL STARTED TO PULSATE. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK

Mileage: 68,000

THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING,THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL EXPLODED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE DRIVER DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT 245/75R16 #DOT YN11BAB. PLEASE...

Mileage: 16,549

MY 2001 CHREVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK HAS ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT. I RECENTLY TRIED TO ACTUATE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHEN PARKED. I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE WILL NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. IT PROVIDES VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE WHEN THE ENGINE IS IDLEING AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE OR REVERS...

Mileage: 10,000

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM GENERAL MOTORS IN APRIL 2004 INDICATING THE TAILGATE CABLES ON A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO I PURCHASED WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD BE REPLACE WHEN NEW ONES BECOME AVAILABLE. BOTH CABLES WITHOUT WARNING IN JULY 2004 WHILE I WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE. LUCKILY, I ...

Mileage: 69,000

THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A ROLLING STOP. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT WARN THE CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT OPERATIVE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE HAD FAILED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED THE ABS MOTOR WAS CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GETTING HARD WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. MECHANIC DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. ALSO INFORMED MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE, A...

Mileage: 28,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED THE ABS MOTOR WAS CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GETTING HARD WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. MECHANIC DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. ALSO INFORMED MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE, A...

Mileage: 28,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER LEFT THE FREEWAY AND STRUCK A LARGE PILE OF DIRT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES. WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK *AK

Mileage: 86,000

WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE WORN FRONT/REAR BRAKES. HWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEMS RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 24,000

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A 45 MPH FRONT END COLLISION ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. *NM

Mileage: 47,000

THROTTLE PEDAL STICKS AT IDLE, WHEN I PUSH ON THE THROTTLE TRUCK JUMPS FORWARD. THIS STARTED ABOUT 55,000 MILES AND NOW HAVE 63,000. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS DAILY, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE OVER RIDE SENSOR FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS CAUSING THEM TO GO OFF PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE DOME LIGHTS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OFF. *SC *TC

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE LOADING ITEMS ONTO THE VEHICLE THE TAILGATE STRAP CABLES BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A OWNER FELL ON THE GROUND AND SUFFERED FROM BACK AND KNEE INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 50,000

THE VEHICLE'S INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED AND CAUSED A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *NM *JB

Mileage: 21,300

THE PARKING BRAKE WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN PARKING THE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN PLACING TRUCK IN GEAR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON IT WILL DRIVE. DEALER STATED THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED. DEALER WANTED TO CHANGE THE ROTORS AND PARTS, BUT CONSUMER WOULD BE CHARGED FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE CON...

Mileage: 50

CONSUMER'S, VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS FORCE INTO A SPIN AND THEN, IT HIT A CONCRETE ROAD DIVIDER. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *A...

Mileage: 77,000

THE REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW WILL NOT CLOSE TIGHTLY. THIS WOULD ALLOW WATER TO LEAK INTO THE REAR WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 43,000

A CLUNKING NOISE IS HEARD IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TC THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND THAT IT WASN'T A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE BETWEEN 21,300 AND 23,200 MILES THE NOISE HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER....

Mileage: 21,300

WHILE BRAKING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 18,000

WHILE BRAKING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 18,000

I HAVE JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 SILVERADO AND MY GAS HAND WILL GO TO EMPTY AND MY LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON BUT I WILL HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS...IF YOU SHAKE THE TRUCK OR STOMP OM THE GAS PEDAL IT WILL GO BACK TO FULL AND LIGHT WILL GO OFF...A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A 2002 SILVERADO AND MY AUN...

Mileage: 49,500

THE TAILGATE CABLES FAILED CONSTANTLY. THE TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE AND BENT THE HINGES. BOTH HINGES WERE REPLACED AND A NEW TAILGATE WAS INSTALLED. *BF THE LEFT REAR TAIL GATE BROKE. THE TAIL GATE FELL ON THE BUMPER AND BENT BOTH HINGES ON THE RIGHT SIDE SCRATCHING THE TAIL GATE. THE PLASTIC S...

Mileage: 14,000

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IT CURRENTLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. THE ABS WAS ACTIVATING NEARLY EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THIS WOULD OCCUR AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 5-10 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING AND BRAKING CONDITIONS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH...

Mileage: 32,500

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE MECHANIC REPAIRED/REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK

Mileage: 67,000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

UNIVERSAL JOINT BROKE. IT WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THREE WEEKS LATER THE TRANSFER CASE BROKE, AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. GMC SENT AN APPRAISER TO CHECK VEHICLE.*AK

UNIVERSAL JOINT BROKE. IT WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THREE WEEKS LATER THE TRANSFER CASE BROKE, AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. GMC SENT AN APPRAISER TO CHECK VEHICLE.*AK

UNIVERSAL JOINT BROKE. IT WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THREE WEEKS LATER THE TRANSFER CASE BROKE, AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. GMC SENT AN APPRAISER TO CHECK VEHICLE.*AK

THECONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACK IN THE TRANSFER CASE AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *JB *SC

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS SEEING A LOW COOLANT WARNING LIGHT THAT WAS INTERMITTENT. I ADDED DISTILLED WATER TO THE COOLANT SYSTEM SEVERAL TIME IN THE AMOUNT FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT A HALF GALLON. I SEARCHED FOR A LEAK IN THE COOLANT HOSES BUT COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. I CHECKED THE DIP STICK TO SEE IF THE OIL WAS CLOUDY O...

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVELINE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 26,750

CONSUMER PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CHEVROLET SIVERADO. AFTER ABOUT 1500 MILES VEHICLE DEVELOPED A POPPING NOISE IN THE TRANSFER CASE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD A HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM RANGING FROM THE 1998 TO 2004 MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 1,500

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE AND THE BATTERY LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT A MILE DOWN THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STALLED FOR THE SECOND TIME. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD ...

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE AND THE BATTERY LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT A MILE DOWN THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STALLED FOR THE SECOND TIME. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD ...

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS...

Mileage: 28,000

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS...

Mileage: 28,000

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW CRAPPED OUT. WINDOW DOESN'T GO DOWN, CABLE BROKEN AT MOTOR DRIVE. THE TRUCK IS A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO, IT'S ONLY 3, WELL TECHNICALLY 4 YEARS OLD. THE PART TO REPLACE IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS WELL OVER RATED IN PRICE. YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE THE WHOLE COMPONENT. JUST THE CABLE ...

TOTAL FAILURE OF THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKES

Mileage: 58,600

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO FULL SIZE PICKUP TRUCK WITH LONG BED. TAILGATE LATCHES FAILED IN SEPT 2004. CARGO SHIFTED AGAINST TAILGATE AND TAILGATE OPENED ALLOWING PARTIAL CARGO TO FALL OUT ON HIGHWAY 60 SOUTH IN PA, SOUTH OF THE PA TURNPIKE. NO PRIOR WARNING OR OTHER TYPE OF FAILURE. NO DAMAGE TO V...

Mileage: 23,500

CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION ENCLOSURE NUMBER 04039. THIS WAS AN IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN FOR REPLACEMENT OF FUEL INJECTIONS. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER REGGIE GARRET. *AK THE FUEL INJECTOR LINES WERE RUSTED OUT SPEWING DIESEL EVERYWHERE. *SC

Mileage: 83,000

FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE, TREAD LOST ON LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TIRES, HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *BF DAMAGE WAS CAUSED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TC

Mileage: 51,330

THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE PITTED AND THROWING THE BRAKES SHOES OFF. THE ROTORS AND SHOES WERE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE PITTED AND THROWING THE BRAKES SHOES OFF. THE ROTORS AND SHOES WERE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, VEHICLE GEAR IN PARK, VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN HILL. * BF COUNCIL FOR CONSUMER STATED THAT INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILED BRAKE. CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE LEAVING TWO MINOR CHILDREN INSIDE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE...

EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, VEHICLE GEAR IN PARK, VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN HILL. * BF COUNCIL FOR CONSUMER STATED THAT INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILED BRAKE. CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE LEAVING TWO MINOR CHILDREN INSIDE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE...

WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE MIRROR AND LEFT FRONT BUMPER. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL TIRES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT TIRED TREAD SEPARATED. *JB

Mileage: 39,478

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 PICK-UP, WHICH TO MY DISMAY NEEDED REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES (90% HIGHWAY MILES). I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE LOCAL GM DEALER (HUTCHINS CHEVROLET, SOLDOTNA, AK.) THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES DUE TO A DES...

Mileage: 49,700

ABS SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY ENGAGES AT LOW SPEED (@5MPH). WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE ABS ENGAGED AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE NEXT SLOT. ALSO, WHILE PARKING IN FRONT A A RESTARAUNT, THE ABS ENGAGED AND I ALMOST DROVE INTO THE LOBBY. I'VE HAD THE SPEED SENSORS REPLACED AT ABOUT 60K MILE...

Mileage: 60,000

UPON PLACING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN. CONSUMER TRIED THE SPARE KEY AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. CONSUMER HAD TO DISABLE THE AIR BAGS IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE.*AK

Mileage: 96,000

FAULTY ROTORS ON 2001 CHEVRO SILVERADO. I HAVE 50,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK NO TOWING OR PLOWING. JUST EVERY DAY USE. IT APPEARS THAT THE ROTORS ARE SEVERLY PITTED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AT 38,000 MILES ORIGINALLY. I'VE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WEAR OUT PADS THIS EARLY. I'VE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS O...

Mileage: 50,300

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. *BF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET GAS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED AT THE PUMP REFUELING. *TC

Mileage: 7,027

LOW FUEL GAUGE COMES ON ALL THE TIME, AT FIRST IT WOULD SHOW FULL THEN EMPTY, NOW ITS STARTING TO STOP AT 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN IT IS FULL OF GAS, I CALLED THE DEALER HERE IN CALI AND THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL, SOUNDS LIKE ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 36,500

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CALIPER WAS STICKING USING ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE BRAKE PAD. AS A RESULT A GRINDING NOISE WAS PRODUCED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED ON SEVERAL OCCASION. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN AIR CONDITIONING HOSE WHICH WAS ROUTED DIRECTLY OVER THE DISTRIBUTOR. THE GM ENGINEERING FELT THAT CONDENSATI...

Mileage: 15,929

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CABLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. *AK CONSUMER STILL HAVING TROUBLE W...

Mileage: 12,000

WHILE DRIVING STRAP TO THE TAILGATE SHEARED OFF. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE TAILGATE, CABLES, AND TOOLS WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TAILGATE AND CABLES WILL NOT BE REPLACED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DECI...

THE FUEL SENSOR STOPS WORKING. IT LOOKS AS IF WE STILL HAVE PLENTY OF FUEL WHEN IN FACT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF GAS. WHILE WE HAVE CAUGHT IT IN TIME THE FUEL SENSOR HAS BROKEN AND BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS AND IS BROKEN AGAIN. SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES COULD RESULT IF WE WERE TO RUN O...

Mileage: 57,656

AFTER THE VEHICLE REACHED THE 30,000 MILE MARK VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SOFT SPONGY FEEL ON THE ABS BRAKES. DEALER STATED THAT THIS EXPERIENCE WAS NORMAL. CONSUMER DISAGREED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. GETTING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WAS DIFFICULT. *AK THE BRAKING WAS ESPECIALLY POO...

Mileage: 30,000

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS BROKEN TAILGATE STRAPS AND I WAS INFORMED BY GM TO CALL MY LOCAL DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE THEM REPLACED. KOOL CHEVORLET OF GRAND RAPIDS WOULD NOT HONOR THIS, AND TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THEM. WHEN I ASKED WHAT HAPPENS IF IT FALSE OFF THEY SAID IT WAS GMC PROB...

Mileage: 37,000

NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXT CAB PICKUP. ABS KICKS ON EVERYTIME YOU TRY TO STOP. IT OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT (EX. KICKS IN WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AND IT EFFECTS STOPPING TIME & DISTANCE AND FEELS LIKE I'M NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME...

Mileage: 52,000

WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DO NOT ACTIVATE. THE CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE 10 MINUTES LATER AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TWENTY MINUTES LATER, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND THIS TIME EVERYTHING WORKED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTANTLY. *AK *NM

Mileage: 35,020

WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DO NOT ACTIVATE. THE CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE 10 MINUTES LATER AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TWENTY MINUTES LATER, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND THIS TIME EVERYTHING WORKED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTANTLY. *AK *NM

Mileage: 35,020

WHILE LOADING EQUIPMENTTAILGATE DROPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TAILGATE CABLES BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TO ALLOW VEHICLE TO STOP. ABS ENGAGED ITSELF ON DRY PAVEMENT AT LOW SPEED. AFTER TRYING TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM, I FOUND IT OCCURED INTERMITTENTLY; AND IF IT DID IT WAS WHILE BRAKING AT 7 MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN ABS "MODE" IS FIRMLY PRESS PEDAL TO FLOOR A...

Mileage: 27,500

DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS FAILED TO LIGHT AFTER BULB REPLACEMENT, DEALER STATES THAT THE SOCKETS ARE OVEHEATED AND REQUIRES A WIRING HARNESS, NEW SOCKETS AND LOWER WATTAGE BULBS, COST ESTIMATE $180.00. *AK

THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE ALL FOUR TIRE HAD STRESS MARKS LOCATED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE SIDEWALL WHEEL. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR AN APPOINTMENT AND INSPECTION. GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT P245/70R16 PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE #DOT. *JB

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING UNDER 15 MPH, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ABS MODULE SENSOR AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $294.14. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 41,800

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSFER CASE FAILED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE DEALER LOCATED A HOLE IN THE ALUMINUM CASE. *NM THE HOLE ALLOWED FLUID TO BE DISCHARGED WHICH MEANT THE TRANSFER CASE COULD NOT BE REBUILT. *JB

WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE HARD WHEN DEPRESSED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE MOTOR CAME APARTMENT. THE CRANK SHAFT AND PISTON BROKE AND SPUN THE BEARINGS. THE DAMAGED PARTS WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. PRIOR TO STALLING THERE WAS AN ONGOING NOISE IN THE ENGINE THAT SOUNDED LIKE RODS KNOCKING. DEALE...

Mileage: 200

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. RECENTLY THE ABS CONTROL MODULE (ECBM) FAILED, CAUSING MY ABS MOTOR TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY (EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE CAR). UPON INVESTIGATION, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. THE DEALER QUOTED MY AROUND $1100.00 TO REPAIR THIS. ...

Mileage: 49,500

THE CABLE TO THE TAILGATE BROKE WHILE LOADING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 110,000

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES. HEARD NOISES COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS AND WAS INFORMED THE ROTORS ON THE REAR BRAKES FAILED TO RELEASE AND CAUSED THE BRAK...

Mileage: 34,000

THE CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 04V045000 CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND PASSENGER VANS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, ?PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS.? SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH AN OUT-OF...

Mileage: 39,831

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES FAILED. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE LOADING THE VEHICLE TAILGATE DROPPED OPEN AND PROCEEDED TO FALL OFF. FORTUNATE NOBODY WAS HURT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 2001 SILVERADO TRUCK. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING AND FISH TAILING DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE...

Mileage: 24,182

2001 CHEVY TRUCK STRAP HOLDING TAILGATE FAILED IN CENTER OF CABLE THROWING ME TO GROUND. *JB

Mileage: 33,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING FAILED AS WELL. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 51,000

NO CRASH. LOW COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDED COOLANT A COUPLE OF TIME AND LIGHT WOULD REAPPEAR AFTER A WEEK OR SO OF DRIVING. DEALER EXAMINED TRUCK AND FOUND HEAD GASKETS LEAKING FROM LOOSE HEAD BOLTS AND APPARENTLY FACTORY DEFECT. COST OF $1100 TO REPAIR. MILEAGE AT 65,000. FIRST REPAIR.*AK

Mileage: 66,000

CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 37,400

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS TOWING A TRAILERTHE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREADS SEPARATED FROM THE TRAILER. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND COLLIDED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, AND WAS T...

Mileage: 18,000

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS TOWING A TRAILERTHE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREADS SEPARATED FROM THE TRAILER. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND COLLIDED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, AND WAS T...

Mileage: 18,000

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY FAILED. VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED BY MANUFACTURER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT 245/75R16, DOT# VN11B1CS300. VEHICLE SUSTAINED QUARTER PANEL DAMAGE FROM THE TREAD FLAPPING AGAINST THAT AREA. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

ABS SENSOR CORROSION CAUSING ABS TO ACTIVATE AT FIVE MILES PER HOUR LEADING TO BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELING TO FLOOR AND LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *AK

Mileage: 24,300

PARKING BRAKE PEDAL BROKE OFF WHILE SETTING PARKING BRAKE.*AK

Mileage: 36,699

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ABS BRAKES SYSTEM IS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE ONE OF THE WHEELS IS LOCKED UP. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ABS SYSTEM WILL RELEASE THE WHEELS DUE TO CORROSION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE CONSUMER BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT IT. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND...

Mileage: 28,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT TWO MORE FRONT SPEED SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER REPORTING THIS ISSUE TO HOT LINE BACK IN FEBRUARY, 2004 ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 52,100

(1)HIGH VIBRATION FELT ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. STEERING PULLING FIRMLY TO THE RIGHT.(2)TREAD VERY BUMPY AROUNG ALL FOUR TIRES. THUMPING ON TREAD ,CAUSES HOLLOW SOUND IN VARIOUS PLACES AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRES. (3) DUE TO THE HISTORY OF FIRESTONE TIRES AND REPORTED FAILURES OF THESE TIRES...

Mileage: 43,170

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM.*MR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS THE BAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE T STOP. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. *NM

Mileage: 30,000

BEGINNING SPRING 2004, THE FUEL GAUGE IN OUR 2001 CHEVY PICK-UP BEGAN SUDDENLY DROPPING TO EMPTY READING/LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHTS DESPITE HAVING A FULL TANK OF FUEL. IT IS INTERMITTENT, DROPPING TO EMPTY THEN JUMPING BACK UP TO CORRECT READING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND HOPEFU...

Mileage: 35,000

FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S,SIZE LT245/75R16, DOT VN11B103600. A BUBBLE DEVELOPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRES, CAUSING SHIMMYING AND VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH. *AK FIRESTONE SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD. *SC

Mileage: 31,000

FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S,SIZE LT245/75R16, DOT VN11B103600. A BUBBLE DEVELOPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRES, CAUSING SHIMMYING AND VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH. *AK FIRESTONE SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD. *SC

Mileage: 31,000

WHILE DRIVING AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR STOPPING BRAKES DISENGAGED. ONE OCCURRENCE RESULTED IN A REAR COLLISION. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BRAKE SENSOR FAILED. *AK *LA

Mileage: 85,000

WELD ON FACTORY RIM BROKE LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK.*AK

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, YOU HAVE TO TAP ON IT A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE. THEN IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL, THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD REAL FAST.*AK

WHILE LOADING THE VEHICLE BOTH CABLES OF THE TAILGATE BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. CONSUMER FELL OFF AND BROKE HIS ANKLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 32,362

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SPEED CONTROL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND HE REPLACED IT, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE...

Mileage: 23,359

GAS GAUGE HAS STARTED TO ACT UP - BOUNCES AROUND, DUMPS DOWN TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL SENSOR LIGHT IN DASH COMES ON EVEN THOUGH TANK MAY BE FULL. BEGAN DOING THIS AFTER 60,000 MILES. DID HAVE IT DO THIS ONCE BEFORE BUT DID NOT REPEAT UNTIL RECENTLY SO I NEVER HAD IT CHECKED OUT. I HAVE BEEN TO MY ME...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER LOST SLIGHT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

Mileage: 40,689

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND THE VEHICLE SLID BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE A LOUD TAPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. WHEN DRIVING THE NOISE GOT LOUDER WHILE ACCELERATING . CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCAS...

THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2001 CHEVY PICKUP DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. I CAN FILL IT UP COMPLETELY WITH GAS AND MY GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY. SO I NEVER KNOW WHETHER OR NOT I HAVE ANY GAS! THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE ON A LATE MODEL TRUCK!. *JB

Mileage: 67,450

DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THEIR EMERGENCY BRAKE HAVE FAILED THE TEST. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *LA

Mileage: 83,000

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 83,000

WHEN WARMING UP THE ENGINE IN THE MORNINGS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD. *AK

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL AND RAN OVER THE DRIVER. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

WHILE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

Mileage: 19,000

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE ABS BRAKES SENSORS FAILED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAREND A VEHICLE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN TO GM DEALERS ON CLEANING OR REPLACING THE SENSORS. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES AND THE DEALER WANTS $140 TO REPAIR WHAT I THINK IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN OR LOCATIO...

Mileage: 38,100

IN JULY 2001, WE PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO (OKLAHOMA PACKAGE) FROM LAWRENCE MARSHALL CHEVROLET. IN MAY 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR SHORTED OUT THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP WHICH STOPPED THE ENGINE FROM TURNING OVER. LAWRENCE MARSHALL FIXED IT UNDER FACTORY W...

WHEN GOING TO STOP AT ANY TIME, THE ABS BRAKES WILL KICK ON AND ALMOST CAUSE ME TO CRASH. IF I DO NOT HURRY UP AND SLAM ON THE BRAKES, I WOULD NOT STOP AT ALL AND I WOULD REAR END THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS, I HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD THAT RIDES WITH ME IN ...

A COMPLAINT ODI#10000512 ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON A 2001 SILVERADO. HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME BUT I LIVE IN TEXAS, THERE WAS NO SNOW, AND I WAS JUST TURNING THEM ON TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD, YET THE RIGHT WIPER FAILED

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WE PURCHASED OUR 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 NEW. RIGHT AROUND THE 15,000 MILE MARK WE NOTICED A SLIGHT TAPPING IN THE ENGINE. THIS SEEMED TO ONLY OCCUR ON START UP AND MOSTLY IN THE MORNING WHEN COLD. IT WOULD TAP FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN DISSIPATE. INITIALLY WE THOUGHT IT WAS A LIFTER, B...

Mileage: 15,000

GAS PEDAL DOES NOT MOVE AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE TO PEDAL. WHEN PEDAL MOVES IT CAUSES A SURGE OF VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 47,900

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK GM STATED THAT THE FAULT WAS ON THE ENGINEERING AND COULD NOT BE FIXED PER...

Mileage: 7,000

WHILE DRIVING TAILGATE OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER SUFFERED A BRUISE AND SWELLING IN HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH OCCURRED BEFORE THE LATCHES FAILED COMPLETELY. *LA

Mileage: 29,459

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON F.M. 356 AT ABOUT NOON. I WAS TRAVELLING ABOUT 50 MPH. A CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF ME AND I ATTEMPTED TO PASS THE CAR. I WAS UNABLE TO DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, SO I QUICKLY RETURNED TO MY LANE. ONE OF MY TIRES WENT OFF ONTO THE UNPAVED SHOULDER AND I WENT DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT...

Mileage: 8,000

WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 10 MPH CONSUMER LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE. CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 10 MPH CONSUMER LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE. CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 42,000

THE REAR ROTORS WERE PITTING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CONDITION DID NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. THE ROTORS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED SO SOON. *AK NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE REAR. THE ROTORS WERE COMPOSITE ROTORS, LAYERED METAL INSTEAD OF CAST AND WERE NOT TO BE TURNED OR FACE...

Mileage: 30,000

THE REAR ROTORS WERE PITTING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CONDITION DID NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. THE ROTORS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED SO SOON. *AK NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE REAR. THE ROTORS WERE COMPOSITE ROTORS, LAYERED METAL INSTEAD OF CAST AND WERE NOT TO BE TURNED OR FACE...

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT END WAS CAUSING THE STEERING TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 93,000

2001 CHEVROLETE SILVERADO, ABS BRAKE FAILURES INTERMITTENT ABS SLOW SPEED FAILURES, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, NO WARNING LIGTHS COME ON BEFORE OR AFTER, NO NOISE, VIBRATION ,NOTHING TO WARN BRAKES ARE GOING TO FAIL. VEHICLE AS BEEN TO DEALER 11 TIMES FOR REPAIRS, THEY DO ALL THE USUAL INSPECTION...

Mileage: 200

HUSBAND NOTICED THAT 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75R16 TIRES WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT...UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT SIDE FRONT TIRE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE, THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT TIRE AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRE...

WHEN LOADING THE TRUCK TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER FELL TO THE GROUND, AND SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, WINDSHIELD POPS AND CRACKLES. SOUNDS AS IF THE WINDSHIELD IS NOT SEALED CORRECTLY. *LA

I WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE AND UNLOADING A BOX FROM THE BED OF MY TRUCK WHEN BOTH CABLES HOLDING THE TAILGATE SNAPPED. *LA

WHEN STOPPING AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED REACHES 5 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGES. WHEN THIS OCCURS CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT,WHEN GOING STRAIGHT AND THE VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN TURNING. THE DEALERSHIP FEELS THAT THE ABS SENSOR WHICH CONTROLS THE ABS AT 5 MPH MAY BE CORRODED AND NEEDS TO BE CLE...

Mileage: 42,000

ABS MODULE CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER IGNITION TURNED OFF. HAD TO PULL ABS 60 AMP FUSE TO STOP MODULE FROM RUNNING. *NM

Mileage: 56,000

DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE , LIKE THE GLASS IS BEING SCRATCHED BY SOMETHING IN THE DOOR, OR THE ROLLER ASSEMBLY NEEDS GREASED. *JB

Mileage: 37,900

WHILE LOADING EQUIPMENT, THE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE AND COLLAPSED 3 TO 4 INCHES, THROWING THE DRIVER TO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A SPRAINED SHOULDER. *AK *JB

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL, BUT THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. DRIVER CONTACTED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT, LT245/75R16. ...

Mileage: 38,000

THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD GM WOULD HAVE NEW PISTONS IN 02/2002 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PISTON SLAP IN THE ENGINE. IN 10/2002, HE WAS INFORMED THE PISTONS WERE NORMAL. *PH *JB

TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WA SNOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 84,000

THE TAILGATE SUPPORT BROKE ON OUR 2001 Z71 CHEVROLET SILVERADO,TWO DAYS LATER THE SECOND ONE BROKE . THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND USED BY MY WIFE, THERE IS NO EXCESSIVE LOADING OR PRESSURE ON THE TAIL GATE WHILE OPEN. BOTH CABLES ARE RUSTED THRU AND FRACTURED IN THE SAME MANNER. THE VEHICLE IS NEVER ...

Mileage: 53,123

TWO TIMES IN ONE MONTH TRANSMISSION WENT BAD

Mileage: 89,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINS ABOUT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BEARINGS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THERE IS NO BRAKING POWER. SOMETIMES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT CATCHES AND SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Mileage: 51,000

MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED WHILE LOADING CARGO LAST NIGHT. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE- IS THERE A RECALL YET FOR THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT? *JB

LEFT HAND TAILGATE STRAP BROKE WHILE TAILGATE WAS IN A LOWERED POSITION AND I WAS SITTING ON TAILAGTE. STRAP DID NOT SEPARATE INTO TWO PIECES, BUT A NOTICEABLE "FOLD" NOW EXISTS IN STRAP AND AT THIS LOCATION IT FEELS LIKE THE STRAP HAS BROKEN. UPON STRAP FAILURE, LEFT HAND LOWER TAILGATE ATTACH PO...

Mileage: 46,000

ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN CONSUMER PUT THE KEYS INTO IGNITION AND TURNED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO ENGAGE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE SECURITY SYSTEM NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY.*AK

Mileage: 48,000

TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE. AS A RESULT, DRIVER WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND, AND SUSTAINED BACK AND LEG INJURIES. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING, MY TAILGATE TOOK IT UPON ITSELF TO LEAP OFF THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE NEARLY HITTING A VEHICLE DRIVING NEXT TO ME, AS IT SWUNG AROUND THE SIDE BY THE ONLY REMAINING CABLE AND CAUSING A SUDDEN BRAKING ACTION FROM THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME WHICH ALMOST CAUSED IT GET REAR ENDED BY ...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CONSUMER PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. CONSUMER COULD HEAR A WHISTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR...

Mileage: 7,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CONSUMER PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. CONSUMER COULD HEAR A WHISTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR...

Mileage: 7,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CONSUMER PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. CONSUMER COULD HEAR A WHISTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR...

Mileage: 7,000

I HAVE HAD AN ENGINE KNOCK ON MY VEHICLE SINCE RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE.DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL, BUT REFUSES TO GUARATEE RESALE VALUE, ETC. THIS IS WIDESPREAD-WHY NO RECALL OR AT LEAST A GUARANTEE OF TRADE IN VALUE?*AK

Mileage: 1,500

TIRE BLOW OUT AND OTHER TIRE SEPARATED ON FIRESOTNE STEETEX R4S LT245R75RX16 THAT IS TWO ON SAME VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 26,460

I RECENTLY CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. AS I CROSSED THE INTERSECTION I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE! FORTUNATLY, THE DRIVER FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS ALERT AND AVOIDED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SITUATION. THE ABS STARTED TO PULSE UNDER DRY CONDITIONS WHEN THE TRUCK SLOWE...

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND PULL OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED IN HALF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PICK UP THE CABLES AND PLACE THEM IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRI...

WHILE DRIVING TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO COME, CRASHING DOWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A SEVERE ENGINE KNOCK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO COME, CRASHING DOWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A SEVERE ENGINE KNOCK. *AK

WHILE PULLING UP TO AN OFFICE BUILDING, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH THE BUILDING. (NAR) *PH *CB

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. *JB WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AND WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS NO PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS SPORADIC. ...

Mileage: 20,000

BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED (5-10 MPH) AND TRUCK RAN INTO A BUILDING. *AK

Mileage: 33,899

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY THE TAILGATE DROPPED OPEN AND PROCEEDED TO FALL OFF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE WRITTEN ESTIMATE I RECEIVED QUOTED $1045.48 TO REPAIR ALL THE DAMAGE. I AM THANK FULL TO GOD THAT IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THERE WAS NOON BEHIND US AND ...

Mileage: 62,200

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY THE TAILGATE DROPPED OPEN AND PROCEEDED TO FALL OFF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE WRITTEN ESTIMATE I RECEIVED QUOTED $1045.48 TO REPAIR ALL THE DAMAGE. I AM THANK FULL TO GOD THAT IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THERE WAS NOON BEHIND US AND ...

Mileage: 62,200

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED HEARD A NOISE, AND SUDDENLY THE REAR OF THE TRUCK DROPPED. DEALER STATED THAT LEFT REAR AXLE HOUSING CRACKED IN HALF. *AK CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND MANUFACTURING DEFECTS INCLUDING WEAK WELDING RESULTED IN RECURRENT LOOSENING OF BOTH BEDSIDES, METAL ...

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED HEARD A NOISE, AND SUDDENLY THE REAR OF THE TRUCK DROPPED. DEALER STATED THAT LEFT REAR AXLE HOUSING CRACKED IN HALF. *AK CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND MANUFACTURING DEFECTS INCLUDING WEAK WELDING RESULTED IN RECURRENT LOOSENING OF BOTH BEDSIDES, METAL ...

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED HEARD A NOISE, AND SUDDENLY THE REAR OF THE TRUCK DROPPED. DEALER STATED THAT LEFT REAR AXLE HOUSING CRACKED IN HALF. *AK CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND MANUFACTURING DEFECTS INCLUDING WEAK WELDING RESULTED IN RECURRENT LOOSENING OF BOTH BEDSIDES, METAL ...

CONSUMER WAS LOADING A FOUR WHEELER ONTO THE BACK OF PICKUP. WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THE ARMS THAT ATTACHED THE TAILGATE TO THE TRUCK BROKE. THE FOUR WHEELER FLIPPED OVER THE TAILGATE AND DROPPED.*AK

THE LEFT TAIL GATE CABLE ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 SILVERADO SHORT BED SNAPPED DROPPING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAIL GATE ONTO THE BUMPER. THE TAIL GATE WAS DOWN AT THE TIME WITH DRY WALL ENTENDING ONTO THE TAIL GATE. THE BREAK APPEARED TO BE WHERE THE CABLE BENDS WHEN THE TAIL GATE IS CLOSED.*AK

Mileage: 41,175

PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE AND BARELY WORKS WHEN VEHICLE IS LEVEL. WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND THE VEHICLE LEVEL THE TRUCK CAN BE MOVED FORWARD OR REVERSE WITH THE ENGINE AT IDLE SPEED WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. THE PARKING BRAKE IS USELESS ON EVEN THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE AND THE TR...

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE COMING TO A STOP ON A HILL THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES HOWEVER THEY DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN BACKING OUT STEERING WHEEL DID NOT MOVE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP SNAPPED AND CAUS...

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE AN 01 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH AN ABS PROBLEM. THE MOTOR OR PUMP ACTIVATES PREMATURELY AND WAY TOO OFTEN.IT HAS BEEN WORKED ON ,AT A GMC DEALERSHIP, THREE TIMESTHE FIRST INCCIDENT HAPPENED IN A WALMART PARKING LOTI WAS TURNING INTO A SPACE WHEN THE ABS MOTOR JUST TOOK OFF.I WASNT GOING TO GET...

Mileage: 51,000

I HAVE HAD MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IN THE DEALER TWICE BECAUSE OF THE TAILGATE OPENING UNEXPECTEDLY. A FEW MONTHS AGO I OPENED THE TAILGATE AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF MY HANDS AND BOTH CABLES BROKE OFF AT THE SAME TIME. I FEEL FOR A VEHICLE ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS OLD THE CABLES SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED...

BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE ON MY TRUCK BEFORE IT WAS 3 YRS. OLD. IT COST $30 TO REPLACE. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. *AK THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE HAD A CONTAMINATED FUEL SYSTEM WHICH WOULD COST $170 AND IT WOULD INCLUDE CLEANING THE INJECTORS. AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP THAT THE CONSUMER SPOKE WITH PR...

Mileage: 43,000

2001 SILVERADO W/5300--I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE UNSTUCK TWICE AND THE CARBON JUNK CLEANED OUT TWICE FROM MY TRUCK IN LESS THAN 80000 MILES AND IT STILL KNOCKS. I SEE ALL KINDS OF SERVICE BULLITINS AND NOTICE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF STICKING,ENGINE RATTLE AT STARTUP ANDD YET YOU LET GM OFF T...

TAILGATE CABLES. ONE HAS BROKEN AND THE OTHER IS ALMOST BROKEN THROUGH. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE CABLES. THE TRUCK IS KEPT IN A GARAGE OUT OF THE WEATHER. THE TRUCK IS ONLY A 2001.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TAILGATE FELL OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED STRAP ATTACHMENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

SUPPORT CABLES FOR MY TAILGATE BOTH BROKEN WITHEN 3 YEARS OF PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. I BLAMED MY SON OF LETTING IT DROP BUT AFTER READING A ARTICLE IN THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS I REALIZE IT IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND G.M. OWES ME REPLACMENT PARTS AND A APOLOGY. *AK

Mileage: 33,000

THE PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO RELEASE THE REAR WHEEL WHEN THE HANDLE IS LIFTED. IT HAS FAILED IN THE WINTERS OF 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004. THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD GOES OUT. ONE REAR WHEEL IS RELEASED. THE OTHER IS NOT. THE SYSTEM FAILS REPEATEDLY, MAKING THE DRIVER HESITANT TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE,...

Mileage: 10,001

LAWYER REPRESENTING CONSUMER WHO WAS INJURED WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *LA (LAWYER CLYDE JACKSON ON BEHALF OF CLIENT)* JB

BOTH TAILGATE CABLE OF 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO SNAPPED WHILE OFF-LOADING RUBBISH INTO COUNTY RUBBISH DUMP TRAILER. INCIDENT GAVE ME A GOOD SCARE AND COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD IF I DID NOT REGAIN MY BALANCE AND FELL 10' INTO THE TRAILER FULL OF DANGEROUS OBJECTS. NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE...

BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED. *AK

MY 2001 SILVERADO 1500 THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. I HAVE TO REALLY PUSH DOWN HARD TO GET IT TO MOVE. THIS IS ALSO HAPPENING ON MY HUSBANDS NEW 2004 SILVERAVO 1500. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS. IT IS GETTING SO BAD THAT I AM ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.*AK

Mileage: 5,000

HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT ANIT-LOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. THIS INCREASES BRAKING DISTANCE UNEXPECTEDLY, AND I HAVE FOUND MYSELF IN THE OTHER LANE TRYING NOT TO GET HIT. COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND TO CHEVY CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THEY BOTH SAID THAT THERE...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

Mileage: 52,000

TAILGATE CABLES ONE HAS BROKEN AND THE OTHER HAS A RUST SPOT.*AK

ON AUGUST 15, 2003, THE RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRE ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO SUFFERED COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "CAPPING", ON THE INTERSTATE. I FILED A CLAIM WITH GM SINCE THE TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER MFR WARRANTY. GM REFERRED ME TO FIRESTONE AND I FILED A CLAIM ...

Mileage: 30,150

WHILE BRAKING FROM 55 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP THE VEHICLE BY PULLING UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR IN...

I FAILED MY STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING. 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EVERY TWO YEARS REGARDLESS OF USE. THIS IS NOT WEAR & TEAR, AS I DO NOT USE MY PARKING BRAKE. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR SOMETHING I DON'T USE A...

Mileage: 56,000

RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE STICKING IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE THROTTLE ACCELERATOR PERIODICALLY STICKS IN THE CLOSED POSITION. WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WITH ENOUGH PRESSURE, THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY FREES UP AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD SUDDENLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. DEALER ADVISES THAT THE...

THE ABS SENSOR FAILURE RESULTED IN SERVICE BRAKES FAILING TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS ALSO PRESENT WHILE BEING REPAIRED. *SC

Mileage: 35,000

THE ABS SENSOR FAILURE RESULTED IN SERVICE BRAKES FAILING TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS ALSO PRESENT WHILE BEING REPAIRED. *SC

Mileage: 35,000

I HAD A COOLER ON MY TAILGATE, WHEN I WENT TO CLIMB INTO MY BED BY STEPPING ON THE TAILGATE, BOTH CABLES SUPPORTING THE TAILGATE SNAPPED, SENDING ME AND THE COOLER ONTO THE GROUND. *CB

Mileage: 61,900

ROTORS RUSTED AND WOULDN'T ALLOW THE BRAKE PADS TO MAKE FULL AND PROPER CONTACT WITH THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE USED. *PH THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO INFORM THE VEHICLE OWNERS THAT THE PARTS ARE MADE WITH USED MATERIALS AND THAT THE WARRANTY IS NOT VALID. COULD HAVE CAUSED S...

THE CONSUMER FOUND CRACKS ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *PH THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN HOME PURCHASE, THE CONSUMER FOUND A CHUNK OUT OF IT IN THE SEVERAL SPOTS. THERE WAS PAINT CHIPPING OFF. IF SOMETHING HEAVY WAS PLACED HEAVY WAS PLACED IN THE CAB IT COULD POSSIBLY BREAK OFF. *SC

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. *PH *NM

Mileage: 30,320

BRAKES-WOULD NOT STOP TRUCK FROM THE DAY I TOOK DELIVERY. AIRCONDITIONER DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE ODER AFTER RUNING ABOUT HALF HOUR.

BRAKES-WOULD NOT STOP TRUCK FROM THE DAY I TOOK DELIVERY. AIRCONDITIONER DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE ODER AFTER RUNING ABOUT HALF HOUR.

AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK ABOUT AN HOUR, THE AIR CONDITIONER QUITS PUTTING OUT COLD AIR. THE BLOWER STILL WORKS BUT THE CAB GETS WARMER AND WARMER.

Mileage: 18,000

FRONT TIRE PREMATURELY WORN ON ONE SIDE DEALER REPLACED RACK &PINION ,STEERING GEAR THAT WAS LEAKING DEALER SET TOE REFUSED TO DO FULL ALIGNMENT.ROTATED TIRES.AT18,100 FRONT TIRE AGAIN WORN ON ONE SIDE DIFFERENT DEALER INSTALLED ANOTHER REMANUFACTURED RACK & PINION,STEERING GEAR AN DID A FULL ALIGN...

Mileage: 13,210

FRONT TIRE PREMATURELY WORN ON ONE SIDE DEALER REPLACED RACK &PINION ,STEERING GEAR THAT WAS LEAKING DEALER SET TOE REFUSED TO DO FULL ALIGNMENT.ROTATED TIRES.AT18,100 FRONT TIRE AGAIN WORN ON ONE SIDE DIFFERENT DEALER INSTALLED ANOTHER REMANUFACTURED RACK & PINION,STEERING GEAR AN DID A FULL ALIGN...

Mileage: 13,210

THE VEHICLE HAD A LEAK IN THE FUEL RETURN MANIFOLD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *MR A LEAK IN THE FUEL RETURN MANIFOLD CAUSED DIESEL FUEL TO ENTER THE ENGINE CRANK CASE. NEW SEAL RETAINERS WERE INSTALLED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED (DUROMAX ENGINE). THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *SCC...

Mileage: 550

THE VEHICLE HAD A LEAK IN THE FUEL RETURN MANIFOLD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *MR A LEAK IN THE FUEL RETURN MANIFOLD CAUSED DIESEL FUEL TO ENTER THE ENGINE CRANK CASE. NEW SEAL RETAINERS WERE INSTALLED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED (DUROMAX ENGINE). THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *SCC...

Mileage: 550

POWER ASSIST STEERING FADED TO NOTHING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED MAJOR FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, INCLUDING TIRES, BUT THE STEERING FAILURE STILL PERSISTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. MANUFACTURE RWAS NOT CLAIMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY AT THIS TIME. *AK

Mileage: 24,000

POWER ASSIST STEERING FADED TO NOTHING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED MAJOR FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, INCLUDING TIRES, BUT THE STEERING FAILURE STILL PERSISTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. MANUFACTURE RWAS NOT CLAIMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY AT THIS TIME. *AK

Mileage: 24,000

BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD BROKE SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN I DROPPED THE TAILGATE AS I WAS OPENING IT.

Mileage: 20,000

RELATED: PE03057 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PREMATURE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR FAILURES WITH MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. I HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH DRAGGING EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE REFERENCED NHSTA ACTION NUMBER. I'M ABOUT ...

RELATED: PE03057 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PREMATURE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR FAILURES WITH MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. I HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH DRAGGING EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE REFERENCED NHSTA ACTION NUMBER. I'M ABOUT ...

RELATED: PE03057 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PREMATURE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR FAILURES WITH MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. I HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH DRAGGING EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE REFERENCED NHSTA ACTION NUMBER. I'M ABOUT ...

BATTERY FAILED AND LEAKED ACID AT TERMINAL. ACID LEAKED ONTO WIND SHIELD WASHER PUMP. BATTERY AND PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 45,000

BATTERY FAILED AND LEAKED ACID AT TERMINAL. ACID LEAKED ONTO WIND SHIELD WASHER PUMP. BATTERY AND PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 45,000

ACCELERATOR STICKS, VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND PROPERLY.

Mileage: 45,000

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING BELT FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 32,663

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING BELT FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 32,663

4 WHEEL DRIVE MAKES A GRINDING/GROWLING NOISE AND BINDS THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITH ONLY A SLIGHT TURN OF THE WHEEL. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN UNTIL 17,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUES TO WORSEN AS TIME GOES BY. CHEV 2001 SILVERADO 1500 4WD. *AK

Mileage: 17,000

WHILE GETTING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE BRAKES. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE SO CORRODED, THAT THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 27,000 MILES. I INFORMED GENERAL MOTORS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND T...

Mileage: 27,000

WHILE THE CONSUMER LOOKED OVER THE TIRES HE NOTICED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAD BUBBLES ON THE SIDE WALLS. *NLM

WHILE SITTING ON THE TAILGATE, BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE. *LA

Mileage: 37,000

OWNER WAS OPENING TAILGATE WHEN THE TAILGATE STARTED TO SLIP AND BOTH CABLES SNAPPED - NO INJURY OR TAILGATE SEPARATION OCCURRED. ODI ENGINEERING CONTACTED THE OWNER WHO PROVIDED THE ABOVE SUMMARY: THIS UPDATED INFORMATION DIFFERED FROM THE ORIGINAL INFORMATION WHICH WAS RECORDED IN ERROR. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE STICKING IN THE CLOSED POSITION. *MR THE THROTTLE ACCELERATOR HAD STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY FREED UP AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD SUDDENLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. *SCC *JB

WHILE LOADING FISHING EQUIPMENT AND SLEEPING BAGS THE TAILGATE ASSEMBLY STRAPS BROKE ON BOTH SIDES. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

TAILGATE CABLES FAILED WHEN GATE LOWERED. DEALER CLAIMED NOT COVERED AS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

Mileage: 72,350

TAILGATE CABLE WAS RUSTING. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE TAILGATE WILL COLLAPSE. *AK *TS *NLM

TRUCK QUITS ANYTIME DEALER REPLACED DIST. CAPPED 5 TIMES IN 18,000 MILES BBB WOULD NOT HELP QUIT MAKE INK PAYMENTS TRUCK REPOSESS. *LA

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH CABLES THAT SUPPORT THE TAILGATE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS ONE BROKE WHILE I WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE. *LA

Mileage: 50,000

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD PICKUP, TAILGATE CABLE BROKE.*AK

Mileage: 35,950

THE LEFT TAILGATE CABLE ON MY 2001 CHEVEROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD BROKE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. FORTUNATELY THE RIGHT HELD AND NO SERIOUS INJURY OCURRED. HOWEVER BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF RUST INSIDE THE PROTECTIVE SLEEVES HAD EATEN AWAY THE METAL. THIS PROBLEM IS CONCEALED BY THE PROTECTIVE...

Mileage: 34,250

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I WERE LOADING EQUIPMENT INTO THE TRUCK WHEN THIS HAPPENED.*AK

Mileage: 48,500

I HAD JUST BOUGHT MY TRUCK USED AT A DEALER HERE IN MINNESOTA. I WENT TO MY WIFE'S PARENTS TO SHOW THEM THE TRUCK. WHEN I OPENED THE TAILGATE AND WENT TO REST IT ON THE STRAPS, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THEY BOTH BROKE AND MY TAILGATE SLAMMED INTO THE BUMPER. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIX TAILGATE, AND THE ...

Mileage: 31,000

BROKEN TAILGATE CABLES ON MY 2001 SILVERADO. *AK

Mileage: 46,000

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON AND THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. *JB

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE OWNER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *NLM THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE IN MOTION. THE RIGHT WIPER DID NOT CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A RATTLE NOISE ...

Mileage: 300

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE OWNER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *NLM THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE IN MOTION. THE RIGHT WIPER DID NOT CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A RATTLE NOISE ...

Mileage: 300

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE OWNER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *NLM THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE IN MOTION. THE RIGHT WIPER DID NOT CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A RATTLE NOISE ...

Mileage: 300

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE OWNER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *NLM THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE IN MOTION. THE RIGHT WIPER DID NOT CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A RATTLE NOISE ...

Mileage: 300

ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ON VEHICLE ENGAGES AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT HUB SENSORS DROPPED OUT. THE CONSUMER KNEW A PERSON THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM IN WHICH THAT PERSON WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 50K AN...

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING UP A HILL. THEN VEHICLE STRUCK A WOODEN FENCE. ONE BEAM OF THE FENCE CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, STRIKING THE CONSUMER IN THE HEAD, EVENTUALLY KILLING HIM. ALSO, TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. IN THE CONFUSION, CONSUM...

Mileage: 900

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING UP A HILL. THEN VEHICLE STRUCK A WOODEN FENCE. ONE BEAM OF THE FENCE CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, STRIKING THE CONSUMER IN THE HEAD, EVENTUALLY KILLING HIM. ALSO, TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. IN THE CONFUSION, CONSUM...

Mileage: 900

WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCELERATION. *AK

WHEN STARTING ACCELERATOR PEDAL/ THROTTLE STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH GREAT PRESSURE TO RELEASE THE PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO WAS STRUCK ON THE SIDE AND SENT INTO A TREE AT BETWEEN 30-35 MPH. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *LA

Mileage: 57,900

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT WORK AT TIMES. THE DEALER STATED A DEFECTIVE FUEL MODULE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *JB

Mileage: 61,400

WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE LEFT DAYTIME LIGHTS STOPPED OPERATING.*AK *JB

Mileage: 7,000

TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED, CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO COLLAPSE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT A LEAK IN THE TRANSFER CASE AFTER 36,000 MILES CAUSED DRIVELINE TO LOCK UP.THIS HAPPENED AT 49,000 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 49,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT A LEAK IN THE TRANSFER CASE AFTER 36,000 MILES CAUSED DRIVELINE TO LOCK UP.THIS HAPPENED AT 49,000 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 49,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE SEVERELY WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT ALL FOUR(4) TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

Mileage: 17,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE SEVERELY WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT ALL FOUR(4) TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

Mileage: 17,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ON A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BOUNCED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THEM BALANCED, AND WAS TOLD THE TIRES MAYBE RECALLED TIRES. THE TIRES DID NOT HAVE BUBBLES OR SPLITS ON THEM, THEY JUST VIBRATED AND BOUNCED WHILE DRIVING. WILDE...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ON A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BOUNCED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THEM BALANCED, AND WAS TOLD THE TIRES MAYBE RECALLED TIRES. THE TIRES DID NOT HAVE BUBBLES OR SPLITS ON THEM, THEY JUST VIBRATED AND BOUNCED WHILE DRIVING. WILDE...

4.3 LITER V6 ENGINE W/STANDARD TRANS. - BUTTERFLY VALVE IN ENGINE AIR INTAKE THROTTLE BODY HAS SHALLOW CUP RIVETED TO ENGINE SIDE (UNDERSIDE) OF FLAT BUTTERFLY VALVE. THIS SHALLOW METAL CUP IS TEARING LOOSE, WITH OUTSIDE EDGE BENDING DOWNWARD AND AWAY FROM FLAT BUTTERFLY VALVE TO APPROX. 30 DEGREES...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE WAY THE AIR FILTER WAS DESIGNED, IT COLLECTED VAPOR MOISTURE WHICH PLUGGED UP THE FILTER.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITH TREAD SEPERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *NLM THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN REPEATEDLY TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK AGAIN AND THE DEALER DID NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GM TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER TO NOT USE CHEVRON GAS. AFTER GM ADVIS...

Mileage: 43,900

RACK&PINION STEERING WAS LEAKING AND CAUSING RAPID/UNEVEN FRONT TIRE WEAR AT 13000 MI.DEALER REPLACED WITH REMANUFACTURED PART THAT IS NOW LEAKING AGAIN AT 18000 MI. AND IS NOW MAKING GROWLING NOISE.DEALER REFUSED TO ALIGN VEHICLE OR REPLACE EITHER BADLY WORN TIRE. DEFECTIVE RACK & PINION CAUSED LOS...

Mileage: 13,000

RACK&PINION STEERING WAS LEAKING AND CAUSING RAPID/UNEVEN FRONT TIRE WEAR AT 13000 MI.DEALER REPLACED WITH REMANUFACTURED PART THAT IS NOW LEAKING AGAIN AT 18000 MI. AND IS NOW MAKING GROWLING NOISE.DEALER REFUSED TO ALIGN VEHICLE OR REPLACE EITHER BADLY WORN TIRE. DEFECTIVE RACK & PINION CAUSED LOS...

Mileage: 13,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WHICH CAUSED TREAD TO SEPARATE FROM THE SIDEWALL. THIS OCCURRED WITH ONLY THE DRIVER IN A 2001, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO, AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 300 MILES, TIRE SIZE LT 215/75R16, DOT# UTW8DMC3501. MANUFACTUERER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

Mileage: 300

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, WITH ONLY THE DRIVER IN A CHEVROLET, SILVERADO 2001, AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 300 MILES, TIRE SIZE LT 265/75R16, DOT# UTW8DMC3501, LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WHICH CAUSED TREAD TO SEPARATE FROM THE SIDEWALL. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT THIS TIME. MANUFACTURER WAS NO...

Mileage: 300

WHEN APPLYING ANTI LOCK BRAKES, THEY FAILED. ALSO, POWER STEERING WOULDN'T WORK WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND TRYING TO TURN. TOOK TRUCK BACK NUMEROUS OF TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CHECKED THE TRUCK, AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. CALLED MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PR...

CYCLING SWITCH ON A/C ARE NO GOOD. HAD SWITCH REPLACED ON 08/09/03 AND MECHANIC AT DEALER STATED AC DELCO IS PUTTING OUT FAULTY SWITCHES. THE SWITCH HE USED TO REPLACE MY FAULTY SWITCH WAS ALSO NO GOOD; HE REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER SWITCH. IT WORK FOR THE 7 MILE RIDE HOME. BUT ON SUN. 08/10/03 TH...

Mileage: 43,495

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

WHEN THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC BOOSTER. THE BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE SAME FAILURE. *AK *PH *NLM

Mileage: 35,000

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WHEN ENGAGED IT DIDN'T HOLD, AND VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD.*AK

Mileage: 33,000

CONSUMER STATES WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE, AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE PITMAN ARM, AND IDLE ARM. SHORTLY AFTERWARS PROBLEM REOCCURED, AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 28,000

CONSUMER STATES WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE, AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE PITMAN ARM, AND IDLE ARM. SHORTLY AFTERWARS PROBLEM REOCCURED, AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 28,000

THERE IS A CLUNK OR DEEP FREQUENCY RATTLE IN THE STEERING WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS. GM HAS PERFORMED THE REPAIR WITH THE "KIT" FOR LUBRICATION IN THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ONCE ALREADY. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED IN ONLY 6 MONTHS AND 12,000 MILES. AS AN ENGINEER, I AM CONCERNED LONG-TERM THAT T...

Mileage: 28,000

A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS RUBBING WHEN MOVING. *AK

Mileage: 43,000

PER CONSUMER ABS MOTOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE CAUSED BY OVERHEATING.*AK

Mileage: 47,200

THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD WHEN THEY WERE PRESSED WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP. *NLM *CB *NLM

Mileage: 4,600

I HAVE 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD 4X4 CREW CAB SHORT BOX, WITH A 5 SPEED ALLISON AUTOMATIC WITH PUSH BUTTON 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON THE DASH. AT 117,000 MILES MY TRANSFER CASE WENT OUT LEAVING ME STRANDED LUCKILY ONLY 30 MILES FROM HOME. NOW AT 279,000 MILES MY TRANSFER CASE GOES OUT AGAIN THIS TIME LEAVING ...

Mileage: 279,000

I HAVE 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD 4X4 CREW CAB SHORT BOX, WITH A 5 SPEED ALLISON AUTOMATIC WITH PUSH BUTTON 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON THE DASH. AT 117,000 MILES MY TRANSFER CASE WENT OUT LEAVING ME STRANDED LUCKILY ONLY 30 MILES FROM HOME. NOW AT 279,000 MILES MY TRANSFER CASE GOES OUT AGAIN THIS TIME LEAVING ...

Mileage: 279,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE LEFT FRONT SIDE TIRES BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. SIZE#LT26575R16 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60-65 MPH HE BEGAN TO HEAR A GRINDING NOISE, HE THOUGHT,IT WAS FRONT TIRE, BUT 30 MINUTES LATER, REAR TIRE HUB FELL OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL A TOW TRUCK, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. ONCE AT THE DEA...

NOISEY ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. *AK

Mileage: 4,000

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB 4X4ACCELERATOR STICKS AT IDLE AND REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO DISLODGE. ONCE PEDAL BREAKS LOOSE, THE FORCE REQUIRED DEPRESSES THE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK LURCHES FORWARD UNTIL THROTTLE CONTROL IS REGAINED.*AK

ENGINE NOISE ON ACCELERATION WAS TOLD BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES NORMAL CONDITION THEN WAS PRESENTED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN STATES NOISE ON ACCELERATION CAUSED BY BALANCE SHAFT CONDITION THERE IS NO FIX. PAID 16000 FOR A NEW TRUCK TO FIND OUT THAT THEY BUILD IN NORMAL ENGINE NOISE?? IS THERE NO RECOURSE?...

Mileage: 1,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE POSITION WHICH REQUIRED FORCE TO ACCELERATE. *NLM. *AK PH *JB

Mileage: 55,261

PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM ON 2001 CHEVROLET PICK UP TRUCK. *MR THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A MOVING ANIMAL AND THE AIRBAG(S) DIDN'T DEPLOY. (THE ANIMAL WAS ABOUT SIX HUNDRED POUNDS AND THE CONSUMER HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AT A NORMAL SPEED) *SCC *JB

ENGINE LOSES OIL. IN MARCH ENGINE LOST TWO QUARTS OF OIL IN 900 MILES. AT 49,000 MILES RINGS AND PISTONS WERE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, ENGINE IS SMOKING. *AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO LOW TO THE FLOORBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 5/1/2003 ,5TH TIME, AND THE PEDAL WAS STILL TOO LOW. CONSUMER HAS ALSO CONTACTED THE BBB. *AK

FRONTAL IMPACT ON FREEWAY AT 45 MPH CHEVROLET, SILVERADO 4X4 TOTALED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMACT.*AK

Mileage: 13,000

FRONTAL IMPACT ON FREEWAY AT 45 MPH CHEVROLET, SILVERADO 4X4 TOTALED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMACT.*AK

Mileage: 13,000

BOTH STRAPS ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2001 SILVERADO PICKUP BROKE. I WAS STANDING ON THE BACK OF THE TAILGATE LOADING A 13 HP LAWN MOWER INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK USING RAMPS AND RIGHT SIDE STRAP BROKE, AND THE LEFT BROKE WITHIN ONE SECOND OF THE RIGHT BREAKING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT IS UNDER WA...

Mileage: 31,562

THROTTLE STICKING RIGHT OFF IDLE. VERY HARD TO DEPRESS ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TRUCK "LEAPS" WHEN PEDAL FINALLY "FREES-UP". HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER...DEALER UNAWARE OF ANY BULLETIN TO REPAIR PROPERLY. DEALER RAN INJECTOR CLEANER THROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM AND REPLACE FUEL FIL...

Mileage: 25,000

ABS PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER VEHICLE SHUT OFF. UNPLUGGED PUMP TO STOP. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ABS PUMP. *JB

SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY HARD. THE DRIVER HAS TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. *NLM

Mileage: 20,000

THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND MISFIRED, THEN STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT WATER OFF THE A/C HOSE WAS DRIPPING DOWN ON THE DISTRIBUTOR AND HAD SHORT CIRCUITED THE COMPUTER. DEALER REPLACE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR. THEN DEALER PUT FOAM INSULATION OVER HOSE TO K...

Mileage: 13,150

LAST YEAR MY TRUCK STARTED DEVELOPING A PAUSE IN THE ENGINE. I HAD MY LOCAL DEALER INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED CLEANED SO THEY PUT IN AN ADDITIVE. THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL AFTER 15,000 MILES. A LITTLE WHILE LONGER MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ME TO THE A...

Mileage: 36,950

THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

A MONTH AGO I TOOK MY 2001 CHEVROLET EXT CAB SILVERADO IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE WHEN I DROVE ACROSS PARKING LOTS WITH MINOR BUMPS I COULD FEEL A RATTLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THEY LUBRICATED THE INTERMEDIATE U-JOINT IN THE STEERING COLUMN, THERE WAS GM KIT PROVIDED FOR THE REPAIR. CURRENTLY THE STEERI...

Mileage: 19,000

THE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *JB

Mileage: 22,000

WHEN DRIVING UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE BECAME VERY HARD WHEN IT WAS APPLIED. *JB

Mileage: 20,000

COLD START KNOCK OR PISTON SLAP. MY 2001 SILVERADO 6.0L SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL WHEN I START IT UP. PROBLEM BEGAN AT 11,000 MILES. NOW HAVE 18,400 MILES. - PISTON SLAP IS LOUDER AND MORE PERSISTENT. GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM, ISSUED SERVICE REQUEST #, BUT NO SERVICE AND NO RESPONSE. VERY DISAPPO...

Mileage: 11,000

EVERY TIME THE WEATHER IS BAD, MAINLY RAIN, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT FLASHES, AND THE TRUCK JUMPS. SOMETIMES FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER WILL HELP, AND 2 TIMES THE DISTRIBUTOR HAS BEEN DAMAGED. THE INCIDENT DATE WAS THE FIRST TIME THE DISTRIBUTOR WENT OUT, AND STRANDED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERS...

Mileage: 62,051

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *NLM

THE TAIL GATE CABLES RUSTED THROUGH, WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL GATE TO HAVE NO SUPPORT. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER SHARED THE COST OF THE BILL.

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM....*AK

Mileage: 500

THE ABS UNIT CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL THE MAIN ABS FUSE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 500

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE TRUCK MAKES A LOUD BANGING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE (ON THE FLY). THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME WHEN GOING INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. *JB

Mileage: 13,000

THE PARK BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD PANEL. THE BRAKE DID NOT HOLD IN THE UP RIGHT POSITION. *JB THE PARK BRAKE HAD WORN OUT. *SCC

Mileage: 49,008

FLYWHEEL CRACKED ON NEW VEHICLE. *NLM

Mileage: 31,879

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLES TAILGATE BROKE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM

THE FUEL SENSOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR OVER TWO MONTHS, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE ENGINE VALVES WORE OUT PREMATURELY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE VALVES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB

TAILGATE WAS IN DOWN POSITION WHEN BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE. *AK *NLM

THE STRAPS FOR THE TAILGATE SNAPPED, AND CONSEQUENTLY CONSUMER WAS INJURED.*JB

Mileage: 10,000

THE TAILGATE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE.*JB

THE ENGINE SPUTTERED, MISFIRED THEN STALLED, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED IT WAS DUE TO CORROSION ON THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND REPLACED THE CAP AND THE ROTOR BUTTON, THEY ALSO INDICATED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE CORROSION WAS DUE TO THE AIR CONDITIONER HOSE ON TOP OF THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP WHICH LEAKE...

Mileage: 19,438

ENGINE NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE LIFTER. PH

THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK IN THE IDLE POSITION.*JB

THE EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE DID NOT HOLD.*JB

THE ABS WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.*JB

CONSUMER WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND HIT A WALL AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON CONTACT. PH

WHILE BRAKING, IF THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP OR ROUGH SURFACE, OCCASIONALLY YOU CAN FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT HAS NO STOPPING POWER. YOU CAN LET UP ON BRAKE, THEN RE-APPLY AND STOPPING POWER IS PROVIDED. I AM TOLD BY THE CHEVROLET DEALER, WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, THAT THIS IS A PROB...

STICKING THROTTLE

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPALCED, HOWEVER THE SECOND TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS AS WELL. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ABS SYSTEM. ALSO STATED THAT EVERYTIME HE IS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A FLAT SURFACE EVERY THING IS FINE BUT IF IS A ROUGH SURFACE THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND IT WON'T STOP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IT IS NORMAL ON THOSE VEHICLE BUT CONSU...

WHILE TRAVELLING OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED AS IF TRUCK WAS SKIDDING. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE TEMPORARY CONTROL OF BRAKING AND STEERING FUNCTIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION.*JB

STOPPED AT REDLIGHT AND WAS HIT IN REAR OF OUR CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXT.CAB PICKUP. DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN FRONT SEATS WERE INJURED. SEATBELT SHOULDER STRAPS DID NOT LOCK .

Mileage: 41,000

THE STRAP THAT HOLDS UP THE LIFTGATE BROKE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, GATE COULD HAVE INJURED SOMEONE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *JB THE PARTS ARE BEING CHECKED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JG

Mileage: 21,000

MY 2001 SILVERADO TRUCK HAS HAD A STICKY GAS PEDAL SINCE NEW. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO MOTION ONCE THE TRANSMISSION IS ENGAGED IN 'DRIVE' DUE TO A GAS PEDAL THAT IS STUCK. I HAVE TO PLACE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO GET THE THROTTLE TO UNSTICK AND FEED GAS TO THE ENGI...

MY 2001 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK HAS 3500 MILES ON IT, AND IN THE TWO SNOW STORMS THIS WINTER(IT HAS ONLY BEEN IN TWO SNOW DRIVING SITUATIONS) BOTH TIMES THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE BECAME DISCONNECTED BELOW THE WIPER ROTATING OUTPUT SHAFT. AFTER THE FIRST SNOW STORM I BROUGHT IT TO T...

Mileage: 3,498

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE THROTTLE PEDAL WILL STICK CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *JG

Mileage: 11,264

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, CONSUMER STATES' ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED INFRONT AND CONSUMER HIT THAT VEHICLE ON ITS SIDE. NONE OF THE VEHICLES ARE BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS COLLISION WAS A HARD IMPACT AND AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.

COMPLAINT ON 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED-CAB. THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTED OR AFTER BEING FULLY WARMED UP. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT GM WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF RE-DESIGNING AND MANUF...

CONSUMER STATES: WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 45MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDED ANY ADDITIONAL IN FORMATION. TS

WHEN HAULING HEAVY LOADS, CONSUMER STATES THE TRUCK CONSUMES MORE OIL THAN NORMAL. CONSUMER FEELS THIS MAY BE A DEFFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

REBUILT TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPPING NOW ALSO IS GEARED WRONG AND CLUNKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM P/R/N/D WAS NOT HAPPENING BEFOR REBUILDING IT. HANDED BULLETEN STATING IT WAS NORMAL. ENGINE HAS KNOCKING AND PINGING ALL THE TIME. GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT IS NORMAL. THEY GAVE US A 100,000 MILE ...

WHEN I HAVE MY PLOW ON THE TRUCK IT WILL OVER HEAT AND FOG UP ALLTHE WINDOWS. THE WINDOWS FOG UP SO FAST AND SO MUCH THAT IT IS HARD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE YOU CANT SEE. I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR AND THEY SAID THAT IF THEY DID NOT SEE IT HAPPEN THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. AS SOON AS I ...

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. CONSUMER STATES WAS ABLE TO RESTART. TOOK TO CHEVROLET AND THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM WITH ENGINES STALLING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

ENGINE IS USING BETWEEN 4 AND 7 QTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. GENERAL MOTORS DESIGNED A NEW PCV VALVE IN HOPES OF SOLVING THIS OIL USAGE PROBLEM. IT HAS NOT HELPED ONE BIT. THE TRUCK IS NOT LEAKING THE OIL OUT ON THE GROUND. THERE IS NO BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM TAILPIPE. THIS TO ME SEEMS TO BE ...

THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING UPON COLD START UP AT APPROX. EIGHT THOUSAND MILES, AND A PROBLEM STARTED WITH A ENGINE PINGING NOISE(VALVE CLATTER) AT THE SAME MILEAGE. THE PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN WHICH NO ATTEMPT FOR CORRECTION WAS MADE ON REPAIRING THE ENGINE KNOCK. THE...

THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING UPON COLD START UP AT APPROX. EIGHT THOUSAND MILES, AND A PROBLEM STARTED WITH A ENGINE PINGING NOISE(VALVE CLATTER) AT THE SAME MILEAGE. THE PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN WHICH NO ATTEMPT FOR CORRECTION WAS MADE ON REPAIRING THE ENGINE KNOCK. THE...

BENT AND TWISTED FINGERS MR. ULATOWSKI OWNS A BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY AND WEARS OUT A PICKUP TRUCK EVERY YEAR OR TWO BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE DRIVING. MR. ULATOWSKI'S FINGERS ARE CRIPPLED FROM HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS ARE BENT OVER THE BABY FINGE...

PER THE MANUFACTURES DIRECTIONS I INFLATE THE TIRES TO 55PSI FRONT AND 80PSI REAR. I TOW A 30FT, 10,000LB FIFTH WHEEL WHOSE KING PIN WEIGHT IS 1600LBS. I DRIVE UP TO 60MPH TOWING AND BETWEEN 65 AND 70 WHEN NOT TOWING. I CHOOSE THE TRUCK TO PROVIDE A ONE THIRD SAFETY MARGIN FOR THE TRUCKS TOTAL CAPAC...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SURGE WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING, THERE IS ALSO A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. NLM

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THEY UNHOOKED THE TAIL GATE, THE STRAPS HAD BROKEN. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. NLM THE TAILGATE STRAPS ARE COVERED WITH PLASTIC. MOISTURE GETS BEHIND THE PLASTIC COVER AND HOLDS IT TO THE CABLE TO RUST. THE PLASTIC ON THE STRAPS SHOULD BE SEALED AT BOTH ENDS, PREVEN...

CONSUMER NOTICED INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW, A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO THE VIN#. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. *MR

I WAS SOUTH BOUND ON ONE WAY STREET 30 MPH INTO GREEN LIGHT INTERSECTION. A WEST BOUND CAR FAILED TO STOP AND STRUCK REAR PANEL BEHIND DRIVERS REAR WHEEL. THIS STARTED A SPIN AND THREW ME AGAINST DRIVERS WINDOW. I BLACKED OUT FOR A SECOND AND THE TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL. I HIT BRAKES HARD, BUT WHEEL...

THE AC DELCO BATTERY LEAKED ACID WHICH DRIPPED ONTO THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE LINE. I NOTICED THIS BEFORE IT CORRODED THE BRAKE LINE AND CAUSED A CRASH. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MANY VEHICLES WITH THE AC DELCO BATTERY. I ASK YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE IT KILLS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. THIS SHOULD BE A R...

KNOCKING NOISE FROM BEGINNING-DEALER STATED "COLD STARTUP"-WRONG! MANUFACTURER SAID NOT DETRIMENTAL TO ENGINE-THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY ENGINE @ 25,000 MILES-STILL KNOCKING. GRINDING IN REAR END AT TAKE OFF-HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVESHAFT-STILL GRINDING. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR ENGINE KNOCKING AN...

KNOCKING NOISE FROM BEGINNING-DEALER STATED "COLD STARTUP"-WRONG! MANUFACTURER SAID NOT DETRIMENTAL TO ENGINE-THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY ENGINE @ 25,000 MILES-STILL KNOCKING. GRINDING IN REAR END AT TAKE OFF-HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVESHAFT-STILL GRINDING. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR ENGINE KNOCKING AN...

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

TIRE BEGAN VIBRATING AT 50MPH. INSPECTION OF TIRE REVEALED NO LOST BALANCE WEIGHTS OR BULGE. UPON CONTINUING JOURNEY, TIRE BLOWOUT OCCURRED WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES. DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRE OR FIX FENDER DAMAGE AND GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE DIVISION CREATED CLAIM # BUT WILL NOT RETU...

VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO BACKFIRE/ SHAKE, AND THEN CUT OFF ON SEVERAL OCCASION. VEHICLE AT THE DEALER .*AKTHE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE HORN IS INOPERABLE. THE HORN RELAY WAS REPLACED. *JG

VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO BACKFIRE/ SHAKE, AND THEN CUT OFF ON SEVERAL OCCASION. VEHICLE AT THE DEALER .*AKTHE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE HORN IS INOPERABLE. THE HORN RELAY WAS REPLACED. *JG

VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO BACKFIRE/ SHAKE, AND THEN CUT OFF ON SEVERAL OCCASION. VEHICLE AT THE DEALER .*AKTHE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE HORN IS INOPERABLE. THE HORN RELAY WAS REPLACED. *JG

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND WITH NO WARNING, IF CONSUMER HITS A BUMP IN ROAD ANTI LOCK BRAKES WILL NOT WORK, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF PARKING BRAKE CAUSED BRAKE SHOE TO WEAR. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DESIGN ALLOWS SHOE TO DROP DOWN AND CONTACT THE PARKING BRAKE DRUM WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THIS WEARS OUT SHOE AND DRUM. *YH

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK. ALSO THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED.*JB

THE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER. GMC RESPONDED THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS AND WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40 MPH CRASH. OCCUPANT OF OTHER VEHICLE HAD TO BE EXTRACATED FROM HER VEHICLE AND LIFE FLIGHTED TO MEDICAL FACILITY.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

SEALING O RING IS LEAKING FUEL ONTO ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FUEL SEALING O RING WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE CONTROL STICKS. WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE INITIALLY, BUT THEN WILL LURCH FORWARD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH VEHICLE WILL SPUTTER,/BARELY IDLING, AND THEN STALL IN MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER 3 TIMES, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH VEHICLE WILL SPUTTER,/BARELY IDLING, AND THEN STALL IN MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER 3 TIMES, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

THE ENGINE KNOCKS FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS UPON STARTING THE TRUCK.*AK

VEHICLE MADE "CLICKING" NOISE WHEN STARTED DUE TO OIL PUMP FAILURE. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. CONSUMER FEELS THERE MAY BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ENGINE BECAUSE OIL NEEDS TO BE CHANGED EVERY 7000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. CONSUMER FEELS THERE MAY BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ENGINE BECAUSE OIL NEEDS TO BE CHANGED EVERY 7000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES (TIRE SIZE / DOT # UNKNOWN)HAVE NO TRACTION, ARE DANGEROUS AND SPIN ON DAMP SURFACES AND HEAVY RAINY ROADS. *TT

CONSUMER STATES SHIFTER CABLE BROKE. *TT

CONSUMER STATES WHILE PULLING A SKID-STEER LOADER UP A HILL WITH FOOT OFF BRAKES AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE ENGINE IS LEAKING DIESEL FUEL RESULTING STRONG DIESEL FUMES. *TT

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING STEERING WILL TURN TO LEFT, AND THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

REAR AXLE SEALS KEPT LEAKING, CAUSING PARK BRAKE TO FAIL. SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES ON DRIVERS SIDE, AND 3 TIMES ON PASSENGERS SIDE.*AKCONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT REPAIR. *SCC

WHILE PLACING VEHICLE IN DRIVE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING/ACCELERATING, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING GAS PEDAL CAN GET STUCK AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLED THEY DO NOT HOLD. THIS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HAD PARTS REPLACED 7 TIMES, HOWEVER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK *YH

AIR CONDITIONER LINE LEAKS ON DISTRIBUTOR CAP, CAUSING COMPUTER TO TO SHORT CIRCUIT. CONSUMER WILL ADD MORE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER LINE LEAKS ON DISTRIBUTOR CAP, CAUSING COMPUTER TO TO SHORT CIRCUIT. CONSUMER WILL ADD MORE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, SEAT BELT BECOMES VERY TIGHT, GIVING A FEELING OF CLOSTRAPHOBIA. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATED TIRES VIBRATED AT A SPEED OF 45-50, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND, ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE, IT SEEMS TO MISS SPEEDS, WHEN MAKING HA...

WHILE DRIVING, SEAT BELT BECOMES VERY TIGHT, GIVING A FEELING OF CLOSTRAPHOBIA. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATED TIRES VIBRATED AT A SPEED OF 45-50, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND, ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE, IT SEEMS TO MISS SPEEDS, WHEN MAKING HA...

WHILE DRIVING, SEAT BELT BECOMES VERY TIGHT, GIVING A FEELING OF CLOSTRAPHOBIA. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATED TIRES VIBRATED AT A SPEED OF 45-50, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND, ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE, IT SEEMS TO MISS SPEEDS, WHEN MAKING HA...

WHILE DRIVING, SEAT BELT BECOMES VERY TIGHT, GIVING A FEELING OF CLOSTRAPHOBIA. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATED TIRES VIBRATED AT A SPEED OF 45-50, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND, ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE, IT SEEMS TO MISS SPEEDS, WHEN MAKING HA...

WHILE DRIVING, SEAT BELT BECOMES VERY TIGHT, GIVING A FEELING OF CLOSTRAPHOBIA. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATED TIRES VIBRATED AT A SPEED OF 45-50, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND, ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE, IT SEEMS TO MISS SPEEDS, WHEN MAKING HA...

IN A FRONTAL COLLISON WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAD MAJOR DAMAGE. *AK

AT 35 MPH POWER STEERING WENT OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. POWER STEERING UNIT WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON 17 JUNE 2002 POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN, IT WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THE OIL PRESSURE WOULD NOT REMAIN CONSTANT, INSTEAD IT BOUNCED UP AND DOWN. *YD

Mileage: 5,000

SHOCK ABSORBORS ARE LEAKING FLUID. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS MAY CAUSE A FIRE, AND/OR SERIOUS UNEXPECTED ACCIDENT FROM THE LEAKAGE, CONSUMER DOES NOT WANT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A MATTER THAT HAS BEEN CHECKED BY THE DEALER, W/ THE DEALER REASSURING HIM THAT THIS IS OKAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS CONT...

THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN INSTANTANEOUSLY TWICE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND 25 MPH. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY CRANK SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. *YH

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK AT 40 MPH VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER SPEEDING VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ,AND THEY INFORMED OWNER THAT "THERE WAS NO REASON FOR AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY". PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE 2 PERSONS WERE SITTING ON OPEN TAILGATE, TAILGATE ASSEMBLY BROKE ON BOTH SIDES, AND BOTH PERSONS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*AK *YH

WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN A COLLISION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALERSHIP ADVISED CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AS SOON AS BODY WORK IS COMPLETE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK *TT

REAR BRAKES SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IT CAUSES EXTENED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND PROBLE REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP IT VIBRATES. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND MOTOR WAS OUT OF BALANCE. *AK *YD

A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IS COMING FROM THE MOTOR, WE HAVE HAD THE LIFTERS REPLACED, BUT IT STILL HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WE HAVE CONTACTED THE BBB ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WE ARE WAITING TO SEE WHERE WE GO FROM HERE.*AK

A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IS COMING FROM THE MOTOR, WE HAVE HAD THE LIFTERS REPLACED, BUT IT STILL HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WE HAVE CONTACTED THE BBB ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WE ARE WAITING TO SEE WHERE WE GO FROM HERE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH, CONSUMER T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*JB *JG

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A CLATTERING NOISE DURING ACCELERATION/PINGING, UP INCLINES AND UNDER LOAD WEIGHT. AND FOUND EXCESSIVE VALVE CLATTERING ON ACCELERATION AND DECARBONIZED THE VALVES, BUT WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. (THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE PINGI...

WHILE GETTING INSPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE FRAME CROSS MEMBER WAS LOOSE. *SCC

WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND SECOND TO THIRD, FEELS LIKE GOING OVER BUMPS. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM GOT WORSE. CONSUMER CAN HARDLY SHIFT.*JB.*JG

WHILE DRIVING AT 39MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, AND NONE OFTHE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGWAY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE/ VEHICLE IN ANOTHER LANDE TO OVOID CAR HE HIT AND RAN INTO MERIDIAN STRIP. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WASAWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

I OWN A 2001 K2500 HD SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB PICKUP. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PASSENGERS SEAT BELT WILL LOCK UP AND NOT RELEASE ITS TENSION UNTIL THE SEATBELT IS RELEASED AND ALLOWED TO FULLY RETRACT, AND THEN REFASTENED. THE SEAT BELT TENSIONING SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. ...

WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , NO BRAKING ACTION. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THE REAR DISC BRAKE CALIPER HOUSING IS OF SUCH SIZE, SHAPE AND PLACEMENT AS TO CAPTURE DEBRIS BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL, THE TRAPPED DEBRIS SERVES TO SCORE THE SURFACE OF THE ALUMINUM WHEEL CAUSING IT TO EVENTUALLY SEPARATE, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON ONE OF THE VEHI...

WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH POWERSTEERING WENT OUT, BRAKES AS WELL. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, OWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL, AS WELL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH POWERSTEERING WENT OUT, BRAKES AS WELL. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, OWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL, AS WELL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION. PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

NOW LIVING IN CRESCENT CITY CA. DEALER HERE REFUSES TO FIX ENGINE KNOCK.*AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN COLD TEMPERTURES, THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. AFTER A WHILE THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY. CONTACTED DEALER WHO NOTED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. *AK *JB

WHEN DRIVING 70MPH TURNED ON HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN FOG LIGHT POSITION, AND PUT SWITCH BACK ON, AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT POSITION FAILED. ALL LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED EXCEPT CLOCK AND GAUGE LEVER. AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT SWITCH SUPPOSE TO STAY ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND D...

MY WIFE TOOK MY TRUCK TO WORK. AT THE END OF THE DAY SHE DROVE ABOUT A HALF MILE AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WHILE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC SHE HEARD A POP. WHEN SHE TOOK OFF THE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. THERE IS A BLOWOUT FROM THE RIM TO THE PAVEMENT.*AK

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON VEHICLE, WHICH ALSO CAUSED POWER BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, DELAER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP.*AK.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH COULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. LATELY, HAD DEVELOPED STRONG VIBRATION. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO NOT ENOUGH WARM UP IN MORNING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRYING TO TURN ON FOG LIGHTS CONSUMER PUSHED DOME, OVERRIDING ONCE, CAUSING ALL OF LIGHTS TO SHUT OFF.*AKTHIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND RUN OF THE HIGHWAY, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE. MANUAL STATES THE DOME OVERIDE MUST BE PUSHED FOUR(4) TIMES WITHIN S...

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE THE POWER ASSIST STEERING FADES TO NOTHING AFTER 1/8 TURN MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MANUVER. THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND GEARBOX WERE REPLACED, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST . I HAVE HAD THE STEERING WHEEL JERK GOING AROUND CURVES AND HAVING TO APPLY THE BRAKE ALSO. I BELIEVE ...

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE THE POWER ASSIST STEERING FADES TO NOTHING AFTER 1/8 TURN MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MANUVER. THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND GEARBOX WERE REPLACED, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST . I HAVE HAD THE STEERING WHEEL JERK GOING AROUND CURVES AND HAVING TO APPLY THE BRAKE ALSO. I BELIEVE ...

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL START VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW, AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING RIGHT PASSENGER'S MIRROR HAS A BLIND SIDE. PASSENGER CAN NOT SEE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH WITHOUT WARNING OCCURRED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE SQUEAKS/SQUEALS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASION AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE NOISE WAS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE METALLIC PADS USED ON THOSE VEHICLES. NLM *TT

WHEN STOPPING, BRAKE PEDAL WAS DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK DEALER REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER AND DEGLAZED THE ROTORS. TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPING, CLUNKING AND WOULD N...

WHEN STOPPING, BRAKE PEDAL WAS DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK DEALER REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER AND DEGLAZED THE ROTORS. TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPING, CLUNKING AND WOULD N...

WHEN STOPPING, BRAKE PEDAL WAS DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK DEALER REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER AND DEGLAZED THE ROTORS. TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPING, CLUNKING AND WOULD N...

WHEN STOPPING, BRAKE PEDAL WAS DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK DEALER REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER AND DEGLAZED THE ROTORS. TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPING, CLUNKING AND WOULD N...

THE PROBLEM IS WHEN COMING TO A STOP (UNDER BRAKING) IF YOU DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE AND TOTAL STOP AND YOU DECIDE TO SWITCH BACK TO THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRUCK FREE REVS FOR ABOUT HALF A SECOND AND THEN DUMPS THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR. WHILE THIS HAS YET TO CAUSE ME ANY DANGEROUS PROBLEMS, I BELIEVE...

THE PROBLEM IS WHEN COMING TO A STOP (UNDER BRAKING) IF YOU DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE AND TOTAL STOP AND YOU DECIDE TO SWITCH BACK TO THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRUCK FREE REVS FOR ABOUT HALF A SECOND AND THEN DUMPS THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR. WHILE THIS HAS YET TO CAUSE ME ANY DANGEROUS PROBLEMS, I BELIEVE...

THE PROBLEM IS WHEN COMING TO A STOP (UNDER BRAKING) IF YOU DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE AND TOTAL STOP AND YOU DECIDE TO SWITCH BACK TO THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRUCK FREE REVS FOR ABOUT HALF A SECOND AND THEN DUMPS THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR. WHILE THIS HAS YET TO CAUSE ME ANY DANGEROUS PROBLEMS, I BELIEVE...

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AND NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER / MANUFACURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD RAISED VEHICLE WITH BIGGER RIMS AND TIRES, THEN, HAD EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION LOW POWER. OFTEN THERE WAS LOW FLUID. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING LEAKAGE. IN TIME, TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE ENGAGED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL, BUT BRAKES WILL NOT OPERATE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY MPH COULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WA SCAUSING IT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH A CAR WASH LINE AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A PLOW. *AK

BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, CONSUMER RAN OVER A SMALL NAIL, CONSUMER STATED THE PUNCTURE WAS EXTREMELY SMALL THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE RUINED THE TIRE BEYOND REPAIR, CONSUMER STATED ON THE SECOND OCCASION A CHUNK OF THE TIRE CAME OFF, AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING NO MORE THAN 43 MPH, AND ONCE AGAIN THE TI...

CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB

WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE TO STOP NOTHING HAPPENS RIGHT AWAY. THEN THE PEDAL TICKS (STUDDERS) GOES CLOSE TO THE FLOOR AND LOCK UP.

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE MOVING AT TIMES. ALSO, A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM TRANSIMISSION WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, BUT NONE OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

CAR PARKED IN FAST LANE/NO SHOULDER/APPLIED BRAKES AND SLID COULD NOT STEER TRUCK/BRAKES LOCKED. *AK

CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 55 MPH AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED CHEST/NECK AND LEG INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT A PERSON FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC

CONUSMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHEN DOME OVERIDE IS PUSHED 4 TIMES, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK *JG

CONUSMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHEN DOME OVERIDE IS PUSHED 4 TIMES, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK *JG

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING GEARS, STALLING RESULTS, AND VEHICLE STOPS. *AK

ENGINE STOPS INSTANTANEOUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. EXTREME SAFETY PROBLEM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AS POWER STEERING IS LOST. CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED IN BOTH INSTANCES.

ENGINE STOPS INSTANTANEOUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. EXTREME SAFETY PROBLEM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AS POWER STEERING IS LOST. CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED IN BOTH INSTANCES.

ENGINE STOPS INSTANTANEOUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. EXTREME SAFETY PROBLEM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AS POWER STEERING IS LOST. CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED IN BOTH INSTANCES.

CONSUMER CONTATCED DEALERSHIP FOR A KNOCKING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER ENGINE PISTON WERE THE INCORRECT SIZE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

EXPERIENCE VIBRATION BETWEEN 40 AND 70 MPH, FEELS AS THOUGH TIRES ARE SKIPPING ON ROAD SURFACE. DRIVER INPUT IS LIMITED BY THE RESPONSE OF TIRES. ALL 5 TIRES WERE REPLACED, EXPERIENCING SAME CONDITION AGAIN AT 4,000 MILES. HAVE RETURNED TO DEALER REGARDING SAME PROBLEM, AND AM GOING TOR RETURN ONCE...

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH.*AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN THE MORNIINGS IT WILL MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE THAT COMES FROM ENGINE. NOISE SOUNDS LIKE TWO PIECES OF METAL HITTING EACH OTHER. THIS WILL GO ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT STOPS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT NOISE WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, DOT VN73WMA3406 265/75RA6. ORIGINAL TIRES ON 2001, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 45MPH RIGHT, REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. TWO WEEKS LATER, TREAD SEPARATED ON RIGHT FRONT. *AK WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS TO THE LEFT HAND DI...

FRONTAL IMPACT AT 65MPH TOTALLED VEHICLE; UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DELAER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATES FROM A STOP, AT TIMES, VEHICLE JUMPS FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC OR WITH A LOAD ON HILLS. *TT

SEVERAL GOODYEAR TIRES WENT FLAT

DRIVERS BUCKET SEAT HAS CAUSED LOWER BACK PAIN AND IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN FLAW, THE LUMBAR SUPPORT ON BOTH DRIVERS AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS ARE NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED UP OR DOWN, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS BACK. *YD

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 20-25 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK*SLC

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, WHETHER IT'S COLD OR HOT, VEHICLE WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE THAT COMES FROM ENGINE. NOISE GETS WORSE WHEN GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK DOOR WINDOWS WERE LOOSE. DEALER STATES THE ENGINE NOISE IS NORMAL. *JB

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, WHETHER IT'S COLD OR HOT, VEHICLE WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE THAT COMES FROM ENGINE. NOISE GETS WORSE WHEN GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK DOOR WINDOWS WERE LOOSE. DEALER STATES THE ENGINE NOISE IS NORMAL. *JB

CONSUMER STATED BOTH REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH WITH SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL NOT APPLIED, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND SENT OUT A REPRESENTATIVE WHO INFORMED DEALER TO REPLACE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES LO...

WE ARE EXPERIENCING EXESSIVE TREMBLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKING OF BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS. TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS WITH NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS. THE LAST DEALERSHIP NEAR OUR HOME HAS REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES, AND DURING OUR LAST VISIT (12/03/01) THEY REPLACED AL...

RECALL- TIRE PLACARD- PRESENT PLACARD AND NEW PLACARD DO NOT MATCH TIRES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SPEC TIRES FOR VEHICLE- ORIGINAL TIRES ON VEHICLE- PLACARDS WRONG OR TIRES AND TIRE SPECS LISTED FOR VEHICLE ARE WRONG- NO HELP FROM GM GARAGE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OOF 40MPH AND ABOVE VEHICLE VIBRATES BECAUSE RIMS ARE BENT FROM FACTORY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITONAL INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING OIL. ENGINE WAS MAKING TAPPING NOISES. GAUAGE WOULD ALWAYS BE UNDER NORMAL LEVEL. NO OIL LEAKAGE WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND. DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE TO BURN A QUART OF OIL. ONLY IF IT BURNED A QUART OF OIL WOULD MECHA...

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS, AND TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE HAS TAKEN PLACE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NOTE: DRIVER RECEIVED SEVER...

A TWO IMPACT WRECK ,WITH THE SECOND AT 55 MPH HIT HEAD ON,NO AIRBAG OR ONSTAR DEPLOYMENT. *AK

TRUCK SAT IDLE FOR 4 DAYS. STARTED TRUCK AND TRIED TO PUT IT INTO REVERSE SEVERAL TIMES. TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT. HAD TO START TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE SHIFTING TOOK PLACE. CHEVROLET DEALER SAYS ALLISON IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ATTEMPTING TO FIND A FIX. ALLISON HAS NOT ADVISED US OR THE D...

BRAND NEW TRUCK,AT 639 MILES 2 TIRES FOUND TO BE OUT OF ROUND. THERE HAS BEEN A VIBRATION FROM 38-45 MILES PER HR. IN THE BODY OF THE TRUCK. TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AT 7,420 MILES, PROBLEM STILL THERE. TRUCK TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TIRES NEEDED BALANCED AGAIN AT 9,705 MILES. PROBLEM STILL TH...

ABS BRAKES, DO NOT STOP. I WAS GOING 40MPH AND A FLOCK OF TURKEY WAS IN THE ROAD, I PUT ON MY BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THANK GOD THAT THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. YOUR BRAKES ARE THERE TO STOP YOU, NOT TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND TRAVEL ABOUT ANOTHER 100 FEET. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF CO...

ABS BRAKES, DO NOT STOP. I WAS GOING 40MPH AND A FLOCK OF TURKEY WAS IN THE ROAD, I PUT ON MY BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THANK GOD THAT THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. YOUR BRAKES ARE THERE TO STOP YOU, NOT TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND TRAVEL ABOUT ANOTHER 100 FEET. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF CO...

A BRAND NEW TRUCK>>BACK AT DEALER A VIBRATION IN THE BODY OF TRUCK AT 38-42 MPH >>639 MILES ON TIRES>>TWO TIRES OUT OF ROUND, DEALER REPLACED 2 TIRES. PROBLEM STILL THERE>> TIRES AT 7420 ROTATED AND BALANCED>>PROBLEM STILL PRESENT>>> BACK TO A DEALER AT 9,705 MILES>>TIRES RE-BALANCED>> PROBLEM STILL...

I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON STATE ROUTE 262 AT APPROXIMATELY 32 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I ENCOUNTERED A STOPPED VEHICLE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN AN INITIAL BRAKE AND THEN LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT MY RELEASING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CAUSED ME TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN FRO...

I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON STATE ROUTE 262 AT APPROXIMATELY 32 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I ENCOUNTERED A STOPPED VEHICLE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN AN INITIAL BRAKE AND THEN LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT MY RELEASING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CAUSED ME TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN FRO...

I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON STATE ROUTE 262 AT APPROXIMATELY 32 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I ENCOUNTERED A STOPPED VEHICLE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN AN INITIAL BRAKE AND THEN LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT MY RELEASING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CAUSED ME TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN FRO...

VEHICLE WILL STALL USAUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF, AFTER COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE COULD BE TURNED BACK ON, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK ON 10-20-01, THE VEHICLES ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT RUNNING 3 TIMES WHILE CRUISING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEE...

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 67 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A "VAULT" ROLLOVER CRASH. VEHICLE WENT OFF PAVEMENT AND IN COMING BACK ONTO ROAD VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL OVER. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THIS SYSTEM. ...

THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENIGNE. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR IT WILL MOVE NO WHERE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN PARK, IT WENT INTO REVERSE, AND RAN INTO THE SIDE OF A BARN . CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS TAKING A LOOK AT VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

WHILE COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED, APPLIED BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE KEPT GOING. WENT OVER A SMALL BARRIER WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO BECOME AIRBORNE. CAME DOWN, AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. DISTANCE TRAVELLED ABOUT 100 FEET. CONSUMER INJURED BACK. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK *YD

WHILE COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED, APPLIED BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE KEPT GOING. WENT OVER A SMALL BARRIER WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO BECOME AIRBORNE. CAME DOWN, AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. DISTANCE TRAVELLED ABOUT 100 FEET. CONSUMER INJURED BACK. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK *YD

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD A FRONT IMPACT CRASH WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED, SPEED UNKNOWN, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED BACK INURY. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD A FRONT IMPACT CRASH WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED, SPEED UNKNOWN, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED BACK INURY. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER TURNED ALL FOUR ROTORS AND SERVICED THE CALIPERS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER TURNED ALL FOUR ROTORS AND SERVICED THE CALIPERS.*JB

TIRES "CUPPED" BEFORE 8000 MILE ROTATION, TRANSMISSION- FEELS LIKE CLUTCH IS SLIPPING, HAS TIMES IN NUETRAL FROM A STOP THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR... MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL AT START UP QUIETS SOME, YET ALL THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE "NORMAL". *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/75/R16)

TIRES "CUPPED" BEFORE 8000 MILE ROTATION, TRANSMISSION- FEELS LIKE CLUTCH IS SLIPPING, HAS TIMES IN NUETRAL FROM A STOP THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR... MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL AT START UP QUIETS SOME, YET ALL THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE "NORMAL". *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/75/R16)

TIRES "CUPPED" BEFORE 8000 MILE ROTATION, TRANSMISSION- FEELS LIKE CLUTCH IS SLIPPING, HAS TIMES IN NUETRAL FROM A STOP THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR... MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL AT START UP QUIETS SOME, YET ALL THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE "NORMAL". *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/75/R16)

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, VEHICLE REAR ENDED A U-HAUL TRUCK THAT WAS ALSO IN MOTION. APPROXIMATELY $4600.00 DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY BECAUSE BOTH VEHICLES WERE IN MOTION. PLEASE PROVI...

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASE THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE WHICH PROCEEDED TO GET LOUDER. I PHONED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY MADE AN APPT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THE VORTEC ENGINE MADE THAT SOUND AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COU...

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASE THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE WHICH PROCEEDED TO GET LOUDER. I PHONED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY MADE AN APPT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THE VORTEC ENGINE MADE THAT SOUND AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COU...

CRASHED INTO 14FOOT UHAUL GOING ABOUT 65MPH AIR BAGS NEVER WORKED. PLEASE ADVISE! *AK

THE TRANAMISSION HAD MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, AND WAS SERVICED FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION SEAL AS WELL. *YH

THE TRANAMISSION HAD MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, AND WAS SERVICED FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION SEAL AS WELL. *YH

THE TRANAMISSION HAD MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, AND WAS SERVICED FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION SEAL AS WELL. *YH

THE TRANAMISSION HAD MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, AND WAS SERVICED FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION SEAL AS WELL. *YH

THE ODOMETER WAS MALFUNCTIONING. *YH

THE ODOMETER WAS MALFUNCTIONING. *YH

AFTER ONLY HAVING THIS NEW TRUCK FOR 2 DAYS THE TRANSMISSION WAS TAKEN OUT OF IT DUE TO A TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC WAS ADVISED BY GM TO TAKE OUT THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE A FLYWHEEL. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF WAITING FOR A PART I PICKED UP MY TRUCK. THE NEXT DAY THE NOISE WAS BACK. I HAV...

AFTER ONLY HAVING THIS NEW TRUCK FOR 2 DAYS THE TRANSMISSION WAS TAKEN OUT OF IT DUE TO A TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC WAS ADVISED BY GM TO TAKE OUT THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE A FLYWHEEL. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF WAITING FOR A PART I PICKED UP MY TRUCK. THE NEXT DAY THE NOISE WAS BACK. I HAV...

THE SEAT SLIDES FORWARD OR BACKWARD IF THE HEEL OF YOUR FOOT RESTS ON THE SEAT, CAUSING THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT TO DISENGAGE, THROWING YOU TO THE REAR OR THE CAB OR INTO THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK.THIS TRUCK HAPPENS TO HAVE MANUAL SEAT ADJUSTMENT.*AK

THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCES BADLY OVER FREEWAY BUMPS.

BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING AND DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND WILL NOT REPAIR FRONT END. *AK

RIGHT REAR VIEW MIRROR ONLY COMES IN FLAT GLASS. BECAUSE IT IS FLAT, CONSUMER CAN'T SEE ANYTHING BEHIND . ALSO, CAN'T EVEN SEE TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER INSISTS NOTHING THEY CAN DO .*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING WHEN ENGAGED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED DEALER THAT EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS WEARING OUT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW COULD IT BE WHEN IT WAS NEVER USED. *AK GM INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND IF THE BRAKE WAS REPLACED, THE SA...

LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAME OFF WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY12-15 MPH, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, AND VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE LAMP POLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

REAR END OF THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL WHEN DRIVEN OVER BUMPS OR POTHOLES AT ANY SPEED ON ANY KIND OF ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED FOR THIS PROBLEM , BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY RAISING AND LOWERING TIRE PRESSURE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED A BIG WEIGHT TRUCK AT APPORXIMATELY 65 MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN EXAMINING THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH BRAKE AND POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE. CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH FRONTAL IMPACT. BRAKES DID NOT TAKE HOLD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND MECHANIC STATED BRAKES SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH BRAKE AND POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE. CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH FRONTAL IMPACT. BRAKES DID NOT TAKE HOLD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND MECHANIC STATED BRAKES SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN. *AK

ON A SLIGHT INCLINE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARD AND HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION FOR THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION. *AK CONSUMER STATED, VEHICLE WILL HESITATE ON FLAT GROUND. WHEN TRYING TO GET ON HWY OR EXITS THIS CAN BE VERY DANGE...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEED BRAKES WOULD GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR.THIS FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, AND HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING TO BE DONE.*AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 5TH TO 3RD, OVER REVVING THE ENGINE, ALSO IT WILL FOR NO REASON SHIFT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SECOND GEAR AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

SELT BELT IS LOCKING UNDER LOW SPEED MOVMENT FORWARD AND HAS POTENTAL FOR CAUSING ACCIDENT/ CRASH WHEN LOOKING OVER SHOLDER TO YOUR LEFT. NOT A VERY COMFORTABLE FEELING NOT BEING ABLE TO LOOK WHEN YOU NEED TO..

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 5TH TO 3RD, OVER REVVING THE ENGINE, ALSO IT WILL FOR NO REASON SHIFT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SECOND GEAR AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

SELT BELT IS LOCKING UNDER LOW SPEED MOVMENT FORWARD AND HAS POTENTAL FOR CAUSING ACCIDENT/ CRASH WHEN LOOKING OVER SHOLDER TO YOUR LEFT. NOT A VERY COMFORTABLE FEELING NOT BEING ABLE TO LOOK WHEN YOU NEED TO..

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM REAR . DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS, AND MADE NO DETERMINATION AS TO THE REASON FOR THE LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

TIRE FAILURE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: ?)

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK, THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT. THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT TIGHTENED, AND CAUSED WATER TO RUN DOWN THE BACK WINDOW.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK, THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT. THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT TIGHTENED, AND CAUSED WATER TO RUN DOWN THE BACK WINDOW.

ON 3 OF THE ONLY 4 OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT 70 MPH FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES EXCEEDED 90, THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS HAVE MANIFESTED: LOUD ENGINE KNOCK SUFFICIENT TO SHAKE VEHICLE AND DISCHARGE OF LARGE CLOUD OF GRAY (NOT THE BLACK AS IS TYPICAL FOR A DIESEL)...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, BUT PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES THE VEHICLE WILL START AGAIN. DEALER UNABLE TO RECREATE PROBLEM NO SOLUTION PROVIDED.*AK

WAS TRAVELING 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ENTERING ONTO A RAMP ANDTIRE WENT FLAT. WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED THAT PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER #ST, P23575 R16 . DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

I WAS INFORMED BY MY DEALER THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL & IS CAUSED BY CARBON BUILDING UP IN THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH CAUSES THE THROTTLE TO SEIZE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE 1999 MODELS & HAS CONTINUED UNTIL THE PRESENT MODEL. IT IS DEFECTIVE, HAS B...

FUEL SLOSHES AND MOVES TRUCK AND MAKES THUMP NOISE AS IF NO BAFFLES. AFRAID IT WILL BREAK TANK AND SPILL FUEL. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT NOT PUT ON SHOP REPAIR REPORT AS I HAD REQUESTED.*AK

SURGING,SES LIGHT ON,CODE 89,BAD INJECTOR PUMP,3 WARRANTY TRIPS TO SHOP,CHEVY WON'T SHIP PART,BEEN 6 DAYS STILL WAITING,ON VACATION AND ITS HOLDING UP TRIP,WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK TO TOW AND CAN'T USE IT, TENNESSEE PUT ON FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR DIDN'T HELP,THEN LOCAL SHOP FLASHED PCM WITH 4 DRIVABILIT...

SURGING,SES LIGHT ON,CODE 89,BAD INJECTOR PUMP,3 WARRANTY TRIPS TO SHOP,CHEVY WON'T SHIP PART,BEEN 6 DAYS STILL WAITING,ON VACATION AND ITS HOLDING UP TRIP,WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK TO TOW AND CAN'T USE IT, TENNESSEE PUT ON FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR DIDN'T HELP,THEN LOCAL SHOP FLASHED PCM WITH 4 DRIVABILIT...

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING. THEN, AFTER ROLIING ABOUT 10 YARDS, IT STOPPED. ON 05/01/01, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN, AND VEHICLE ROLLED RIGHT THROUGH STOP SIGN. CONSUMER TOOK TO VEHICLE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. C...

TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE IN NEUTRAL AFTER STOPPING AND APPLYING BRAKE THEN ACCELERATING. DEALER PICKED UP WITH WRECKER. WHEN WRECKER ARRIVED, CONDITION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. DEALER HAS VALVE BODY ORDERED TO REPLACE IN TRANSMISSION. SECOND PROBLEM: REAR LEAF SPRINGS SHIFT CAUSEING A KNOCK WHEN GO...

TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE IN NEUTRAL AFTER STOPPING AND APPLYING BRAKE THEN ACCELERATING. DEALER PICKED UP WITH WRECKER. WHEN WRECKER ARRIVED, CONDITION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. DEALER HAS VALVE BODY ORDERED TO REPLACE IN TRANSMISSION. SECOND PROBLEM: REAR LEAF SPRINGS SHIFT CAUSEING A KNOCK WHEN GO...

AT TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. CONSUMER STATED IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND ENGINE MISFIRED SEVERAL TIME DAILY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION CLUNKED ON STRAIGHT AWAY, A TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK UP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. . VEHICLE WAS THERE FOR FOUR TIMES, VEHICLE IS THERE CURRENTLY. *AK

ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND ENGINE MISFIRED SEVERAL TIME DAILY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION CLUNKED ON STRAIGHT AWAY, A TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK UP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. . VEHICLE WAS THERE FOR FOUR TIMES, VEHICLE IS THERE CURRENTLY. *AK

ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND ENGINE MISFIRED SEVERAL TIME DAILY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION CLUNKED ON STRAIGHT AWAY, A TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK UP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. . VEHICLE WAS THERE FOR FOUR TIMES, VEHICLE IS THERE CURRENTLY. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKES WHILE HAULING/PULLING MATERIALS OR RIDING BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WILL SUDDENLY BE NO RESISTANCE BEHIND BRAKE PEDAL, AND CONSUMER CAN PUSH PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED OPERATION OF BRAKES TO BE NORMAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF BECAUSE IT WILL WANDER BACK AND FORTH. DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED TO CONSUMER THAT "BRAIN IS TRYING TO OVER-CORRECT WHILE STEERING.*AK

6.0 LITER ENGINE IS MAKING A LOUD "PECKING" AND "CLATTERING" NOISE DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOISE IS NORMAL. CONSUMER FEELS NOISE COULD BE COMING FROM VALVES IN ENGINE.*AK *SLC

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY JUMPS WHILE CHANGING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEARS. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT HAS NOT INFORMED CONSUMER AS TO CAUSE OR REASON OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

AFRAID THE HITCH WILL LET GO AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A VACTION TRIP. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON AT ALL TIMES. FRONT SENSORS WERE REPLACED TWICE, ONCE IN MARCH, AND AGAIN ON THE 2ND OF MAY. LIGHT WAS BACK ON, AND CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED IF IT WILL DEPLOY IF NEEDED. *AK

THE PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTANT NEUTRAL CONDITION. THIS HAPPENS WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT FOR A FEW MINUTES. AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKES AND APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE REVS, BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES WITH A LARGE BANG AND THE REAR TIRES BREAK T...

WHEN PRESSING ON GAS IT DOES NOT ENGAGE, IT IS STICKING IN THROTTLE BODY. WHEN IT DID ENGAGE, IT CAUSED VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF AT A RAPID ACCELERATION. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY CLEANED THROTTLE BODY, AND PROBLEM STOPPED FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO ADJUST SEATBELT FOR CONSUMER'S HEIGHT. SHOULDER BELT FITS BELOW CONSUMER'S SHOULDER. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE REMEDY TO REPAIR SEATBELT. *AK

THE 3-POINT SAFETY BELT CUTS INTO MY SHOULDER AND CAUSES SEVERE PAIN EVEN WHEN THE VEHICKLE IS NOT MOVING. THE SAFETY BELT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO CORRECT TIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT NOTICED A THE TIME VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED DUE TO TEH SHORT DURATION OF THE TEST DRIVE, AND THE HEAVY COAT THAT W...

POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING ONTO RACK AND PINION STEERING, RENDERING VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

NUT (S) AND COTTER KEY(S) MISSING ON RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT AND RIGHT SWAY BAR ENDS.. VEHICLE MFR. IN INDIANA PLANT.....VERY DANGEROUS...CAUTION ALL OWNERS OF ANY TRUCK MANUFACTURER IN THIS PLANT THE LAST WEEKS OF MAY 2001. MISSING NUTS WILL CAUSE COPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.*AK

NUT (S) AND COTTER KEY(S) MISSING ON RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT AND RIGHT SWAY BAR ENDS.. VEHICLE MFR. IN INDIANA PLANT.....VERY DANGEROUS...CAUTION ALL OWNERS OF ANY TRUCK MANUFACTURER IN THIS PLANT THE LAST WEEKS OF MAY 2001. MISSING NUTS WILL CAUSE COPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATLEY 55 MPH ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD POPPING NOISE RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP WHILE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, NOT TO LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP WAS EXAMINING VEHICLE...

CONSUMER HAD BOUGHT VEHICLE BRAND NEW. COULD BE DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION WOULD BE JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TO DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.*AK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPAIRED. *YH

AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THAT THE SAFETY BELY SYSTEM WAS CAUSING PAIN IN MY SHOULDER. THIS IS A RESULT OF A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE PASSANGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WHICH PREVENTS THE SHOULDER BELT PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT FROM BEING ADJUSTED SO THAT THE DRIVER AND/ORPASSA...

DOME OVERIDE BUTTON CAUSES AUTOMATIC LIGHTS TO GO OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AT NIGHT.

WHILE DRIVING FUEL INJECTORSLINE BROKE, CAUSING DIESEL FUEL TO SPRAY OUT ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVER BEHIND CONSUMER TO TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER REPLACED INJECTOR LINE. *AK

THIS TRK DRIFTS LEFT WITHIN ABOUT 40 FT YOUR OFF THE ROAD I TOOK IT IN THEY SET THE FRONT END 3 OR 4 TIMES THE LAST TIME THEY WENT PAST MANUF.SPECTS TO COMPENSATE AND SET TOE IN OUT TRK STILL DRIFTS AT ABOUT 60 TO100 FT AND NOW TIRES ARE WAREING ON THE INSIDE THIS TRK SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS AND I...

REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY BUBBLED ON TOP WHEN INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT. WHER ECONSUMER WAS BACKING UP AT LESS THAN 5 MPH, AND ANOTHER CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BUMPER MET OR EXCEEDED STANDARDS. CONSUMER FELT THAT DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR MORE SEVERE IN EVENT OF A HIGH...

I HAVE TAKEN THIS TRUCK TO 2 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS AND CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THEY TELL ME THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 1999, NOT JUST ON TRUCKS. ONE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T USE A GMCOIL FILTER.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL SPONGY AT TIMES SCINCE NEW. DEALER STATES PADS NEED TO BRAKE IN. WITH SPONGY PEDAL THERE IS ALMOST NO BRAKING ABILITY. *AK

THE TIRE SIZE IS LT245/75R16. THERE WASN'T ENOUGH ROOM TO FIT IT ALL IN THE SPACE PROVIDED. AFTER CHANGING THE TIRE, I FOUND THAT A LUG IN THE TREAD WAS TORN FROM THE TIRE WITH A ONE INCH TEAR. IT WAS NOT A STRAIGHT LINE, AND IT FOLLOWED THE CONTOUR OF THE SIDE OF THE LUG. THIS TOLD ME THAT NOTH...

THE ENGINE KNOCKS AT STARTUP WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. I CONTACTED GM AND I HAVE GONE TO A LOCAL DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM (NOT LAWSON CHEVROLET WHICH WAS THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM). NEITHER GENERAL MOTORS OR THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE OF ANY HELP. BASICALLY I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE KNOCKING AT S...

SEATBELT SYSEM IS NOT DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE OVER 6.6" TALL. IN AN ACCIDENT, IT COULD CAUSE INJURY TO CONSUMER'S BACK.*AK THE CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE IF ADAPTER DEVICE OR OTHER SEAT OPTIONS WAS AVAILABLE FOR TALL PERSONS, BUT THE ANSWER WAS NONE TO BOTH. THEN, THE CONSUMER ASKED IF ...

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY TRUCK WILL OFTEN ACTIVATE WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS, MINOR POT-HOLES, OR SLIPPERY SURFACES (AS ONE MIGHT EXPECT). HOWEVER, WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATES, IT FEELS LIKE I LOSE 50% OR MORE OF MY BRAKING CAPABILITY. I'VE COME CLOSE TO HITTING OBJECTS (NO PEOPLE, THANK GOODNESS),...

3 TIMES IN SAME APPLIED BRAKES HARD TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL SOFT, TRUCK DID NOT STOP VERY FAST. ON THE 3RD TIME, I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IN TIME BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLE. HAVE TO PUSH EXTREMELY HARD ON PEDAL, BUT TRUCK STILL DOES NOT STOP FAST ENOUGH. ROADS WERE DRY. I FE...

WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN DRIVESHAFT MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER FEARS THAT DRIVESHAFT MAY FALL FROM VEHICLE. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND MAKING TURNS THERE IS A METALLIC CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE, DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL.*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE GAVE WAY ON FLAT GROUND, AND SUBSEQUENTLY RAN OVER DRIVER'S LEGS. *AK EMERGENCY BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP. IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR AND SOMETIMES POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *YH

EMERGENCY BRAKE GAVE WAY ON FLAT GROUND, AND SUBSEQUENTLY RAN OVER DRIVER'S LEGS. *AK EMERGENCY BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP. IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR AND SOMETIMES POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *YH

EMERGENCY BRAKE GAVE WAY ON FLAT GROUND, AND SUBSEQUENTLY RAN OVER DRIVER'S LEGS. *AK EMERGENCY BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP. IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR AND SOMETIMES POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ORIGINAL TIRES, P26575R16-114M&S CONSUMER NOTICED ON ALL 4 TIRES LITTLE RIPPLES, AND CONSUMER FELT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A SIGN OF TREAD SEPARATION. *AK NOONE WOULD HELP CONSUMER REPLACE TIRES, DOT# W273WMB, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. *SLC

CONTACTED DEALER;SAID TSB WILL BE ISSUED;I AM MAKING NHTSA AWARE OF PROBLEM TO KEEP CONSUMERS INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS REMEADIES OR REPAIRS CONSERNING THIS ENGINE NOISE. *AK

AFTER DRIVING IN SNOW AND PARKING VEHICLE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. *AK DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF DUE TO LUGS: NUTS BEING LOOSE ON BOTH REAR WHEELS. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY.*AK

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. MY NAME IS CONRAD DUVAL AND AM EMPLOYED AT AUBURN METAL FABRICATION AS A SHOP SUPERVISOR .THE COMPANY RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS NEW VEHICLE WHICH I USE TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO WORK .WELL TO GET TO THE MATTER AT HAND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON SO WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERV...

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. MY NAME IS CONRAD DUVAL AND AM EMPLOYED AT AUBURN METAL FABRICATION AS A SHOP SUPERVISOR .THE COMPANY RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS NEW VEHICLE WHICH I USE TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO WORK .WELL TO GET TO THE MATTER AT HAND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON SO WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERV...

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. MY NAME IS CONRAD DUVAL AND AM EMPLOYED AT AUBURN METAL FABRICATION AS A SHOP SUPERVISOR .THE COMPANY RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS NEW VEHICLE WHICH I USE TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO WORK .WELL TO GET TO THE MATTER AT HAND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON SO WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERV...

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. MY NAME IS CONRAD DUVAL AND AM EMPLOYED AT AUBURN METAL FABRICATION AS A SHOP SUPERVISOR .THE COMPANY RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS NEW VEHICLE WHICH I USE TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO WORK .WELL TO GET TO THE MATTER AT HAND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON SO WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERV...

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. MY NAME IS CONRAD DUVAL AND AM EMPLOYED AT AUBURN METAL FABRICATION AS A SHOP SUPERVISOR .THE COMPANY RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS NEW VEHICLE WHICH I USE TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO WORK .WELL TO GET TO THE MATTER AT HAND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON SO WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERV...

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. MY NAME IS CONRAD DUVAL AND AM EMPLOYED AT AUBURN METAL FABRICATION AS A SHOP SUPERVISOR .THE COMPANY RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS NEW VEHICLE WHICH I USE TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO WORK .WELL TO GET TO THE MATTER AT HAND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON SO WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERV...

SET CRUISE @ 67MPH LEVEL GROUND (APPORX 1900RPM) RUN FOR ~10-15 MINS. GO UP SUFFICIENT GRADE FOR CC TO FORCE DOWNSHIFT TO NEXT LOWER GEAR AND INCREASE IN RPM TO 3000+. UPON CRESTING HILL AND GOING DOWN GRADUAL DOWNGRADE THE VEHICLE WILL UPSHIFT BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL RESET ITS SETPOINT TO ~ 4...