2001 Chevrolet Silverado Visibility Problems

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 AND MORE FREQUENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE IGNITION AND HAD IT REPAIRED, AFTER BEING TOLD HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED THE REIMBURSEMENT. ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TEN TIMES.*AK THE TRANSMISSION, FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT, THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 03/07/07. *JB

NHTSA ID

10181267

Incident

Jul 9, 2006

Mileage

80,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10149637

Incident

Feb 7, 2006

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 THE MIRROR IS DEFECTIVE. I'VE NEVER HEARD THIS HAPPEINING TO ANY VEHICLE OTHER THAT CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUV'S FROM 2000 TO 2003. *AK

NHTSA ID

10116480

Incident

Apr 5, 2005

Mileage

68,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10112691

Incident

Mar 6, 2005

Mileage

50,621 mi

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 CAN NOT BE PURCHASED. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE WITH THESE WINDOW REGULATORS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10098774

Incident

Oct 30, 2004

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

NHTSA ID

10073094

Incident

May 22, 2004

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

NHTSA ID

10065599

Incident

Mar 25, 2004

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

NHTSA ID

10064437

Incident

Mar 15, 2004

Mileage

37,900 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10051408

Incident

Dec 24, 2003

Mileage

45,000 mi

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 WHICH HAD COME FROM THE DASH AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER FOUND FOUR MISSING BOLTS UNDER THE STEERING. DUE TO THE VEHICLE GOING TO THE LEFT, THE FRONT CALIPERS WERE REMOVED, TO CHECK MOVEMENT, THE REAR DRUMS FOR DRAGGING, BINDING, ADJUST AND REASSEMBLE. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10040585

Incident

Mar 12, 2001

Mileage

300 mi

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 THE DEALER WHO SIMPLY RECONNECTED EVERYTHING AND COMMENTED: WE HAVE HAD ABOUT 45 SIMILAR CASES JUST THIS MORNING. HE COMMENTED THAT THE WIPERS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE USED IN SUCH HEAVY SNOW. THE SNOW BUILT UP UNDER THE WIPER ARM, PUTTING STRESS ON THE INTERNAL LINKAGE BELOW THE SHEET METAL, AND CAUSED THE LINKAGE TO POP APART. HE SUGGESTED THAT I NOT DRIVE IN SUCH HEAVY SNOWFALL, OR THAT I KEEP THE LINKAGE CLEAR OF SNOW BUILDUP. I POINTED OUT THE OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR PULLING OVER EVERY TEN MINUTES TO CLEAR AWAY SNOW FROM UNDER THE WIPER AND ALL HE COULD RESPOND TO THAT WAS: "FORD HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS CHEVROLET ON THESE WIPER LINKAGES COMING APART". THE SECOND STORM WAS LAST NIGHT. I CAREFULLY REMOVED ALL SNOW FROM THE HOOD, FROM AROUND THE WIPERS, FROM ON TOP OF THE ROOF (SO SNOW COULD NOT SLIDE OFF IT ONTO THE WIPERS) AND AFTER 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE PASSENGER WIPER FAILED WITH A LOUD MECHANICAL NOISE. I STOPPED AND MEASURED THE SNOW THICKNESS ON THE HOOD AT LESS THAN ONE INCH. I HAPPEN TO HAVE A DIGITAL CAMERA WITH ME AND TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES OF THE DEPTH OF THE SNOW IN THE DARK WITH A FLASH ATTACHMENT. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY DEFECT AND ONE WHICH THE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE ON BEHALF OF ALL CHEVROLET PICKUP OWNERS. AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER I FIND THIS KIND OF FAILURE TO BE INEXCUSABLE AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED IT IN ANY OF THE FORTY PLUS VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST. I AM 52 YEARS OLD. YES, I WILL RETURN TO THE DEALER, AND AM UNHAPPY THAT PROBABLY THEY SIMPLY WILL HOOK THE LINKAGE BACK UP AND IT PROBABLY WILL FAIL AGAIN DURING THE NEXT SNOWSTORM. NOTE: YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE TO ALLOW US TO PUT IN THE YEAR 2003. TS

NHTSA ID

10000512

Incident

Dec 31, 2002

Mileage

3,498 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

8019571

Incident

Sep 25, 2002

WHILE DRIVING RIGHT PASSENGER'S MIRROR HAS A BLIND SIDE. PASSENGER CAN NOT SEE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8006738

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

NHTSA ID

8001792

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

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

NHTSA ID

895148