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2001 Chevrolet W3500 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 11, 2005
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 27, 2004

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 Chevrolet W3500. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Steering
Filed Feb 11, 2005

THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID, WHICH MADE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT. TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR TWICE ON THE POWER STEERING BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.

NHTSA ID
10111370
Incident
Feb 10, 2005
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 27, 2004

ON JUNE 2004, WHILE DRIVING IN REMOTE AREA CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND SAW A BIG BUBBLE ON THE TIRE. ON SEPTEMBER 25, SAW A BUBBLE ON THE REAR AND FRONT TIRES ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX RADIAL, SIZE LT245/75R16. *AK

NHTSA ID
10094390
Incident
Sep 27, 2004

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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