Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 08/23/2005 | 78000 | ||
| Parking brake is not holding and we have used it maybe 2 or 3 times. abs and brake lights stay on all the time. we have a 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. i have seen many complaints about this on the iternet. can you not do something about these complaints | |||
| 10/23/2007 | 48000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 dodge 1500 quad cab. the contact stated that after pulling into a driveway they lifted adjusted the steering wheel and the vehicle completely shut down. when the contact adjusted the wheel back down everything came back on. the contact did this several more times and every time the steering wheel was up the vehicle shut down and when the steering wheel was down the vehicle started back up. the dealer inspected the vehicle and stated that the wiring harness under the steering column were to short and had started to come loose. the vehicle was repaired. the contact feels this is a safety issue because if some one is driving and make an adjustment the vehicle can shut down and cause an accident. the contact had the failure occur again a few years later, which caused the headlights to fail. the vehicles high beams worked, but the headlights went out. the vin was not available at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage was 48000 and the current mileage was 74000. | |||
| 01/01/2005 | 15 | ||
| The consumer requested assistance for 15 failures and or problems with gm 2001 chevy truck. *bf the steering rod assembly would pop when the steering wheel was turned, the shifter boot ripped immediately, the tailgate straps broke and bent the tailgate, the pcv valve was using 4 quarts of oil and the dealer was unable to find the problem, the battery exploded at 40k miles, the right rear brake on the inside had worn down the metal, the lights on the stereo burned out, the lights had burned out, the valve cover were leaking oil before 100k miles, the fur wheel drive switch had broken at 50k miles, the transmission did not shift at 1k miles and the dealers were unable to find the problem, the engine experienced a pre-ignition knock and the dealer was unable to find the problem, the driver's seat controls ripped at 60k miles, the transmission had complete gone out at 118k miles and the seat belts latch system had become defective. *sc | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 01/01/2005 | 15 | ||
| The consumer requested assistance for 15 failures and or problems with gm 2001 chevy truck. *bf the steering rod assembly would pop when the steering wheel was turned, the shifter boot ripped immediately, the tailgate straps broke and bent the tailgate, the pcv valve was using 4 quarts of oil and the dealer was unable to find the problem, the battery exploded at 40k miles, the right rear brake on the inside had worn down the metal, the lights on the stereo burned out, the lights had burned out, the valve cover were leaking oil before 100k miles, the fur wheel drive switch had broken at 50k miles, the transmission did not shift at 1k miles and the dealers were unable to find the problem, the engine experienced a pre-ignition knock and the dealer was unable to find the problem, the driver's seat controls ripped at 60k miles, the transmission had complete gone out at 118k miles and the seat belts latch system had become defective. *sc | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER | |||
| 03/17/2003 | 03/17/2001 | ||
| My 2001 chevrolet 1500 truck will not start all the time. *nlm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 10/01/2001 | 12000 | 2 | 11/28/2000 |
| Nothing but problems with truck. first was the slip yoke in the drive shaft, felt like tranny was slipping from take off at start position. replaced under warranty.*ak anti-lock brakes would come on with every stop. usually at very slow speeds, causing truck to exceed 5-10 ft further than it should have. had front wheel bearing replaced, fixed for some time doing it again. also in the mean time, had to have all brakes and rotors replaced. brake system is awful. this could cause accidents. also, has cold engine knock, very loud knock, not a normal knock. something isnt right with this. done this since a little over 20,000 miles, worse when temperatures outside are low. had to have 4x4 switch on dash replaced. kept getting service 4wd unit. out of warranty at this time. i know of at least 4 other with all same problems. still nothing done with gm, something should be done. especially with the brake system. safety hazard. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 06/04/2004 | 56000 | 1 | |
| Brake rotors corroded completely , emergency brake rusted completely , massive rust under truck , brake calipers rusted , power steering went out ,a.c. fan went out, short in wiring in door locks and windows, this a 2001, 56,000, miles, low mileage truck to have so many problems, the dealership said they had not seen this problem before, i looked it up, there is rusting and total corrosion of the brake rotors in many different states, over along period of time, even when the rotors are replaced they are rusting completely again. chevy is selling an expensive truck, and then profiting again on the replacement of the defective parts, and making a premium profit on that too.! they are not bothering to fix a defect that has been going on for a long time. very disgusted with the chevy silverado, my first and last chevy. *nm | |||