2001 Chevrolet Redundant Silverado 2500 Problems

Unknown Lost my truck to fire I was shopping and when I came out of the store the fire department had already put the fire out. They had said the fire started under the hood on the driver side.

THIS VEHICLE HAS ABS ACTIVATING BETWEEN 3MPH AND 10MPH WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THERE IS NO CONDITION WARRANTING THE NEED FOR ABS (E.G. WET OR ICY ROADS) WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THERE IS NO CODES OR DASHBOARD LIGHTS FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUES DOES INCREASE THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON DIRT ROADS, OR WHEN HAULING HEAVY LOADS. GM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND IT IS CAUSED BY RUST AROUND THE ABS SENSORS. THERE IS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000) FOR VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT DESPITE MATCHING THE MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND THE VERY SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON. GM HAS TOLD ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND HOPE THAT MAYBE SOMEDAY THE RECALL WILL BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

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

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO ON 1/29/09 K2500 THE ABS LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OR SOMETHING WHEN I GET UP TO 65 MPH THE TRUCK STARTS VIBRATING AND THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD CLUNK NOISE I ONLY HAD THE TRUCK FOR A DAY THEN HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO HAVE THE KNOCK SENSOR AND THE RATTLING NOISE CHECKED THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A HUB THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR AFTER THEY GAVE ME A WORK ORDER THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THEY SAID THAT WAS ALSO THE KNOCK SENSOR AND SAID IT WAS REPLACED BUT TEN MINUTES AFTER THEY FIXED IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL THAT THEY SAID WAS FIXED I WOULD LIKE HELP TO SEE IF I CAN GET THESE PROBLEMS FIXED OR MY MONEY BACK THANK YOU *TR

VEHICLE IS 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD WITH 6.6L DURAMAX DIESEL AND ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AT APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES / APPROX 2500 HOURS, THE TRANSFER CASE HYDRAULIC PUMP WORE THROUGH THE REAR HALF OF THE TRANSFER CASE, RESULTING IN LARGE AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING RELEASED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE THE OIL IS FLAMMABLE AND IT GETS SPRAYED ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE (INCLUDING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM) IT PROBABLY PRESENTS A FIRE HAZARD. IT IS AT THE VERY LEAST A KNOWN DEFECT, AS MINIMAL RESEARCH ONLINE (SEE HTTP://WWW.DIESELPLACE.COM/ AND SEARCH IN THE DRIVETRAIN THREAD FOR "PUMP RUB") WILL SHOW DOZENS, IF NOT HUNDREDS OF OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE TYPE THAT ARE HAVING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

EXTREME RUST, TAILGATE CABLES BROKE IN USE, HAD TO REPLACE. TAILGATE STILL WON'T LATCH PROPERLY, DROPPING OPEN WHILE DRIVING/HAULING FAIRLY OFTEN; BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT, REPLACED BEFORE HAD ACCIDENT; WHOLE FRAME RUSTED - UNDER CARRIAGE//TIRE WELLS/DRIVE SHAFT/AROUND REECE HITCH SO I WORRY ABOUT PULLING TRAILER/HAILING. HORN HAS RUSTED OFF. ONLY 77,000 MILES AS I DO NOT DRIVE IT DAILY, JUST TO WORK AROUND MY PLACE OR PICKUP/HAUL/TRAILER SOMETHING. GM NEEDS RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS RUST ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE MY HOUSE AND THIS DRUNK DRIVER HIT MY TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.AND MEST UP ALL OF ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK INCLUDING MY ENGINE,BABY SEATS AND TIRES AND WINDOWS.

Unknown Lost my truck to fire I was shopping and when I came out of the store the fire department had already put the fire out. They had said the fire started under the hood on the driver side.

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

SINGLE OCCUPANT BLACK ICE-INDUCED HEAD ON HIGH FORCE IMPACT TREE COLLISION WHILE WITH NO PRE-TENSIONER OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS OF ONE-OWNER VEHICLE

EXTREME RUST, TAILGATE CABLES BROKE IN USE, HAD TO REPLACE. TAILGATE STILL WON'T LATCH PROPERLY, DROPPING OPEN WHILE DRIVING/HAULING FAIRLY OFTEN; BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT, REPLACED BEFORE HAD ACCIDENT; WHOLE FRAME RUSTED - UNDER CARRIAGE//TIRE WELLS/DRIVE SHAFT/AROUND REECE HITCH SO I WORRY ABOUT PULLING TRAILER/HAILING. HORN HAS RUSTED OFF. ONLY 77,000 MILES AS I DO NOT DRIVE IT DAILY, JUST TO WORK AROUND MY PLACE OR PICKUP/HAUL/TRAILER SOMETHING. GM NEEDS RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS RUST ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE MY HOUSE AND THIS DRUNK DRIVER HIT MY TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.AND MEST UP ALL OF ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK INCLUDING MY ENGINE,BABY SEATS AND TIRES AND WINDOWS.

THIS IS THE 5TH TIME MY BRAKES ARE HANGING UP AND OVER HEATING THE WHEEL. SMOKING SEVERLY. HAD PROBLEM WITH ABS. SYSTEM SO I UNPLUGGED SENSORS FROM FRONT WHEELS. AND ON THE 1ST THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE DID IT AGAIN. DOESN'T MATTER IF ON STATE HWY OR CITY STREETS. ALWAYS STARTS WHEN MOVING. A WOBBLE IN STEERING WHEEL. THEN PULLING RIGHT OR LEFT DEPENDING ON WHICH WHEEL IS LOCKING.

ACCELERATOR STICKS, GAS SENDING UNIT GOES HAYWIRE (GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY, LOW FUEL LIGHT COMING ON. *JB

THROTLE STICKS AND MUST BE STOMPED TO DIS-ENGAGE. OFTEN THIS RESULTS IN BEING THROWN FOWARD. THE DEALER SAYS HE HAS FIXED SEVERAL LIKE THIS ON THE 6.0 LITER ENGINE. VERY DANGEROUS!!!*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH UPHILL, THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO A AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE HE PURCHASED CIRCLIP AND INSTALLED IT IN THE VEHICLE. HE WAS THEN ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR HAVE IT REBUILT AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN SINCE THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO ON 1/29/09 K2500 THE ABS LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OR SOMETHING WHEN I GET UP TO 65 MPH THE TRUCK STARTS VIBRATING AND THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD CLUNK NOISE I ONLY HAD THE TRUCK FOR A DAY THEN HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO HAVE THE KNOCK SENSOR AND THE RATTLING NOISE CHECKED THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A HUB THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR AFTER THEY GAVE ME A WORK ORDER THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THEY SAID THAT WAS ALSO THE KNOCK SENSOR AND SAID IT WAS REPLACED BUT TEN MINUTES AFTER THEY FIXED IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL THAT THEY SAID WAS FIXED I WOULD LIKE HELP TO SEE IF I CAN GET THESE PROBLEMS FIXED OR MY MONEY BACK THANK YOU *TR

I HAD JUST REPLACED THE HUB AND BEARING HOUSING ON THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE ON MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE 2001 CHEVROLET HD2500 SILVERADO PICKUP AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REFILLING AND BLEEDING THE AIR FROM THE BRAKE LINES. DURING THIS PROCESS IT APPEARED AS IF IT WAS REQUIRING MORE FLUID THAN I HAD REMOVED IT WAS THEN THAT I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL. TO MY SURPRISE AFTER REMOVING THE PLASTIC WHEEL WELL COVER I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYES AT WHAT I SAW, THERE WERE THE BRAKE LINES EITHER RUSTED AWAY OR DELAMINATED. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN OVER FIFTY YEARS OF REPAIRING MY OWN VEHICLES, I CAN ONLY BE THANKFUL THAT I WASN'T ON THE ROAD TOWING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER WHEN THE BRAKE LINES FAILED IN SUCH A CATASTROPHIC MANNER. SINCE THIS HAPPENED LATE IN OCTOBER OF 2013 I HAVE YET TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES, IF YOU NEED PICTURES OF THE PROBLEM I CAN PROVIDE THEM TO YOU. *TR

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

SINGLE OCCUPANT BLACK ICE-INDUCED HEAD ON HIGH FORCE IMPACT TREE COLLISION WHILE WITH NO PRE-TENSIONER OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS OF ONE-OWNER VEHICLE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 TRUCK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

THIS IS THE 5TH TIME MY BRAKES ARE HANGING UP AND OVER HEATING THE WHEEL. SMOKING SEVERLY. HAD PROBLEM WITH ABS. SYSTEM SO I UNPLUGGED SENSORS FROM FRONT WHEELS. AND ON THE 1ST THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE DID IT AGAIN. DOESN'T MATTER IF ON STATE HWY OR CITY STREETS. ALWAYS STARTS WHEN MOVING. A WOBBLE IN STEERING WHEEL. THEN PULLING RIGHT OR LEFT DEPENDING ON WHICH WHEEL IS LOCKING.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED POWER STEERING AND THE POWER BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES AT ONE TIME. CONTACTED DEALER, INFORMED CONSUMER THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

2001 CHEVY 2500 HD TRUCKS ( FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES) LOOSING UP UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THESE ARE SEALED HUB UNITS SO YOU MUST PURCHASE BRAND NEW ONES AT A COST OF OVER $500-700 PER UNIT. I HAVE HAD BOTH SIDES LOSING UP ON ME AND NOW THE REPLACEMENT IS NOW LOOSE AGAIN AFTER 30,000 MILES. TO TEST THIS YOU MUST JACK THE WHEEL OFF THE GROUND AND PUSH/PULL ON THE WHEEL IT WILL ROCK BACK AND FORTH AS IF ITS READY TO COME OFF THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. I WAS A MECHANIC FOR 9 YEARS SO IM NOT YOUR AVERAGE DRIVER WHO WOULD NOT NOTICE ITEMS SUCH AS THIS. I TAKE BETTER CARE THAN MOST FOR MY TRUCKS AND SEE THIS AS A MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR FOR ALL OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS ON THE ROAD. NOTE: THIS WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL HUB THEY USED FOR ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS. NOW THEY WENT BACK TO THE ACTUAL BEARING NUT THAT YOU CAN TIGHTEN IF LOOSE....SEEM STRANGE HUH? MAYBE THEY KNOW SOMETHING AND TRIED TO KEEP IT UNDER THE TABLE??? *NM

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS. *MR THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND WAS DIAGNOSED BY K-S FUEL INJECTION AS BEING THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE LIGHTS AND LOW POWER, THE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN WHICH THE REAR HOUSING WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING OIL, THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE DRIVESHAFTS WERE REMOVED, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS NOISY AND WAS REPLACED, THE UPPER BALL JOINT WAS BAD, AND A FAULTY "NSDU" SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *SC

SINGLE OCCUPANT BLACK ICE-INDUCED HEAD ON HIGH FORCE IMPACT TREE COLLISION WHILE WITH NO PRE-TENSIONER OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS OF ONE-OWNER VEHICLE

THE LOW BEAM SYLVANIA HEADLIGHT BULB IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD PICKUP TRUCK WENT BAD AND STARTED MY UNDER HOOD AREA OF MY TRUCK ON FIRE. MUCH OF THE UNDERHOOD EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED BEFORE I COULD PUT IT OUT. SYLVANIA TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT AND REFUSES TO COVER DAMAGES EVEN AFTER RECEIVING THE DEFECTIVE BULB AND MANY PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE. *TR