Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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
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 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. THE ENGINE QUITTING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM HWY SPEEDS TO SLOW CITY DRIVING. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT TIMES WHEN LEAVING A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. *TR
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 WERE BADLY RUSTED. GIVEN THAT THESE LINES RUN FROM THE FUEL TANK, ALONG THE FRAME THAN UP AND OVER THE TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION IN THE AREA OF THE MUFFLER AS WELL AND THAN BEHIND THE ENGINE TO UP AND OVER AND INTO THE ENGINE,...THESE GASOLINE LINES WERE CLEARLY NOT MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL AND THEY SHOULD BE...THE EXTREME DANGER OF A GASOLINE LINE LEAK, EXPLOSION AND FIRE IS VERY REAL. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT HAVING SAFE FUEL LINES ON THESE VEHICLES. I ALREADY SEEN WHAT CAN HAPPEN WITH CHEVY'S SIDE MOUNTED FUEL TANKS. I STRONGLY REQUEST THAT NTSB FORCE ALL VEHICLE MAKERS TO PUT STAINLESS STEEL OR HEAT RESISTANT RUBBER FUEL LINES ON ALL VEHICLES IN CANADA/USA AND FORCE A RECALL ON ALL THOSE THAT DON'T. *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...CLIMBING THEN THEY REDLINEDAT 7000RPM...THEN I HAD NO POWER, I HAD A TRANSPORT ON MY [XXX] AND TRAFFIC COMING THE OTHER WAY AT 11PM AT NIGHT. I HAD NO 4TH GEAR, NO 3RD GEAR....300YDS DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I FIGURED I BLEW THE OIL PUMP OR WATER PUMP. JUST MISSED GETTING CREAMED BY THE TRANSPORT. GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, POPPED THE HOOD...LOOKED AROUND...COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING...COOLANT WAS FINE, ENGINE OIL WAS FINE...GOT IN TRIED 1ST, 1ST WORKED, TRIED 2ND, 2ND WORKED, TRIED 3RD AND ...NOTHING. I DROVE HOME IN 2ND. PLUGGED IN THE CODE READER, GOT P0300X2,P0757X2,P1870. CHECK IT OUT NEXT DAY...SURE ENOUGH I BLEW A TRANSMISSION LINE...DRAIN THE FLUID WHICH WAS BADLY BURNT...I KNEW I WAS SCREWED...WHY WERE THE LINES NOT MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL...AND WHY WAS/ARE\IS THERE NO LOW FLUID WARNING LIGHT ON THE TRANSMISSION FLUID!? I GOT ONE ON THE ENGINE OIL, GASOLINE,COOLANT, WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID...NONE ON BRAKES AND NONE ON TRANNY FLUID...THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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. STILL RUNS AND DRIVES LIKE A BRAND NEW TRUCK. *TR
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 LOAD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD OVER 6,000 DOLLARS OF WARRT. WORK. NOT TO MENTION WHAT I HAVE PUT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I AM A SELF EMPLOYED PERSON, AND WITHOUT A TRUCK I CAN NOT MAKE A LIVING. IT HAS BEEN AT A REPAIR SHOP NOW FOR 6 DAYS!! I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. GM FIX MY TRUCK. *NM
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, AND BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUBS NEEDED TO REPLACED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE ALMOST HAD 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE ABS BRAKES FAILED AND WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY K R AUTO REPAIR. NEW ABS CONTROL UNIT INSTALLED.
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
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVELINE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
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 FATIGUE RESULTING IN THE SHEARING OF AXLE HOUSING, AND GENERAL MALFUNCTION OF FACTORY ASSEMBLED COMPONENTS RESULTING IN MISALIGNMENT OF THE BED OF THE VEHICLE AND MALFUNCTION OF THE TAILGATE. ALSO, VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOOSE POWER AND ROAD STABILITY WHEN TURNING RIGHT AT LOW SPEED. DUE TO THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY CONSUMER, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. *LA
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
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 AND 5 TIMES FOR REAR END GRINDING. I'M NOW FIGHTING WITH GM AND BBB FOR A BUY BACK-MY TRUCK QUALIFIES UNDER THE LEMON LAW-33 TOTAL DAYS IN SHOP SO FAR. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER!!!*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 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 HARD TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION, THERE IS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING, AND IN COOL WEATHER THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN, ALSO THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING.*JB
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 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE BRAKES, AND MY DEALER SAID MY BRAKES ARE FINE. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE PEOPLE GETTING KILLED IN ORDER FOR SOMEONE TO ADRESS THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER PROBLEM>>> I HAVE THIS CLUCKING NOSIE IN THE REAR OF MY TRUCK, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE REAR OF THE TRUCK IS GOING TO FALL OFF. A DEALER STATED THAT THE DRIVE-SHAFT YOLK WAS DRY, THEY REMOVED DRIVE-SHAFT AND LUBED YOLK. PROBLEM IS WORSE THAN IT WAS BEFORE. THIS IS A 2001 BRAND NEW TRUCK, I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS. *AK
THE ODOMETER WAS MALFUNCTIONING. *YH
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
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