Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| EA06016 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/14/2006 | 11/09/2007 | CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE - STALL | 07V521000 | |
| In a letter dated november 7, 2007, general motors (gm) reported to the office of defects investigation (odi) that it will conduct a safety recall (07v-521) to replace the crank position sensor (ckp) in approximately 12,000 model year (my) 2001 chevrolet silverado and gmc sierra vehicles equipped with 8.1 liter engines manufactured on or before november 15, 2000.according to gm, the ckp can fail intermittently or permanently.a permanent ckp failure would result in an engine stall without restart.an intermittent ckp failure could cause the service engine soon light to illuminate, the vehicle to run rough or the engine to stall but allows restart.as a remedy, an improved ckp will be installed in the subject vehicles.the recall campaign will start in december 2007. during the preliminary evaluation (pe06-016), and this ea investigation, gm and odi independently conducted detailed reviews of certain field data to understand the nature and rate of subject vehicle stalling due to ckp failures.gm and odi reviewed gm's warranty claims for the ckp with the objective of ascertaining an estimate of those claims representing an engine stall while driving.the ckp warranty claims without verbatim text were the largest segment of warranty claims.using those claims, gm surveyed vehicle owners to gather additional information to determine if the claim was associated with a stall while driving event.based on the survey, gm estimated that approximately 49% of all warranty repairs for the ckp involved a stall while driving.odi | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | ||||||
| EA06016 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/14/2006 | 11/09/2007 | CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE - STALL | 07V521000 | |
| In a letter dated november 7, 2007, general motors (gm) reported to the office of defects investigation (odi) that it will conduct a safety recall (07v-521) to replace the crank position sensor (ckp) in approximately 12,000 model year (my) 2001 chevrolet silverado and gmc sierra vehicles equipped with 8.1 liter engines manufactured on or before november 15, 2000.according to gm, the ckp can fail intermittently or permanently.a permanent ckp failure would result in an engine stall without restart.an intermittent ckp failure could cause the service engine soon light to illuminate, the vehicle to run rough or the engine to stall but allows restart.as a remedy, an improved ckp will be installed in the subject vehicles.the recall campaign will start in december 2007. during the preliminary evaluation (pe06-016), and this ea investigation, gm and odi independently conducted detailed reviews of certain field data to understand the nature and rate of subject vehicle stalling due to ckp failures.gm and odi reviewed gm's warranty claims for the ckp with the objective of ascertaining an estimate of those claims representing an engine stall while driving.the ckp warranty claims without verbatim text were the largest segment of warranty claims.using those claims, gm surveyed vehicle owners to gather additional information to determine if the claim was associated with a stall while driving event.based on the survey, gm estimated that approximately 49% of all warranty repairs for the ckp involved a stall while driving.odi | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 12/23/2008 | |||
| My vehice would stall out on me at any time for about 2 months it didn't matter what speed i was doing or where i was it would stall out so i would have to coast to the side of the road with no power steering and wait to crank the vehicle back up. then december 23 2008 i was on my way home and it completely stopped i couldn't get it to crank battery was completely dead and it was at night on a highway. i took it to every dealer ship and every mechanic and noone could tell me what was wrong with it. finally i looked online at recalls and found that there is a recall for the exact make and model of my vehicle but when i called gmc they told me that there was no recall for my vehicle so i went and paid out of my own pocket to fix this problem. this is a major problem that they have found but aren't doing anything about it for me i mean if they have the recall already for the same vehicle then why isn't my vehicle included? | |||
| 08/09/2011 | 94000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. while driving approximately 66 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. the failure occurred intermittently at different speeds. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. the mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. nhtsa recall campaign number: 07v521000 (engine and engine cooling) may be related to the failure. the manufacturer was contacted and stated the vin was not included in the recall. the approximate failure mileage was 94,000. rvk | |||
| 08/09/2011 | 94000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. while driving at approximately 66 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. the failure occurs intermittently at different speeds. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for a diagnostic. the mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 07v521000 (engine and engine cooling) that may be related to the failure. the manufacturer was contacted and stated the vin was not included in the recall. the approximate failure mileage was 94,000. ds | |||
| 10/05/2010 | 112000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500hd. while the contact was driving approximately 25 mph, approaching a traffic stop signal, the brake pedal was engaged and the engine stalled without warning. the engine restarted after waiting a few moments. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and they recommended the crankshaft position sensor be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. there was a recall related to the similar defect for the model year 2001 silverado, which was under nhtsa campaign id number 07v521000 (engine and engine cooling). the contact planned to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 112,000. js | |||
| 05/17/2007 | 80000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. the contact was driving 50 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. he was able to coast the vehicle from the roadway and restart. the failure would recur sporadically and oftentimes, the contact was unable to immediately restart the vehicle. the failure was intermittent and became more frequent over time. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who replaced the crankshaft position sensor. the manufacturer was not willing to offer any assistance. the current mileage was approximately 113,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 80,000. | |||
| 05/17/2007 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. he was able to coast the vehicle to the side of the road and restart. sometimes it restarted immediately or he had to wait a couple minutes before it would. the failure was intermittent and became more frequent. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who replaced the crankshaft position sensor. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the current mileage was approximately 113,000. the failure mileage was approximately 80,000-bk | |||
| 02/06/2011 | 57000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. while driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled as the battery warning light illuminated. the vehicle was shifted into neutral and the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the contact stated that he had experienced the failure eight to ten times over a course of two months. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failure. the contact stated he referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 07v521000 (engine and engine cooling) and was advised by the dealer and the manufacturer that his vehicle was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not inspected for the failure by the dealer and was not repaired. the failure mileage was 57,000 and the current mileage was 58,000. | |||
| 02/06/2011 | 57000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. while driving 35 mph the vehicle stalled and lost all power, on the message center the battery light illuminated. he shifted the vehicle in neutral and restarted the vehicle. the vehicle restarted as normal. he stated he has experienced the failure eight to ten times over a course of two months. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failure. the contact stated he referenced to the dealer recall nhtsa campaign id number: 07v521000 (engine and engine cooling) and was advised by the dealer and the manufacturer that his vehicle was not part of the recall. the vehicle was not checked by the dealer. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 57,000 and the current mileage was 58,000. vwb | |||
| 10/25/2010 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500hd. the contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph the vehicle stalled and would not restart. the vehicle had to cool down before it would restart again. the vehicle was diagnosed by a independent mechanic who informed the contact that the crank shaft had failed. then the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who replaced the crank shaft sensor. the vehicle has been repaired. the failure mileage was 65,000. tb | |||
| 07/12/2006 | 1 | ||
| 2001 chevrolet silverado. consumer states vehicle stalled and power and brakes became inoperable *tgw the consumer learned a recall had been issued for the exact problem he experienced regarding the crankshaft position sensor. however, he was denied reimbursement by gm who stated his vehicle identification number was not included in the recall. *jb | |||
| 08/27/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. while driving approximately 65 mph, the engine stalled without warning. the contact waited for one hour before the vehicle would restart and resume in operation; however, during the travel the stalling failure recurred. in addition, the failure occurred on a separate occasion with the | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 92000 | ||
| The contact owns a 2001 chevrolet 2500. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40mph the vehicle stalled. the failure has occurred approximately 15 times. no lights were illuminated during any of the failures. the vehicle will start when put in park and restarted. the vehicle was taken to a gm dealer and was informed that a recall was in effect, nhtsa campaign id number 07v521000, but the owners vin is not included. the vehicle has been repaired at the owners expense. the failure mileage was approximately 92,000. the current mileage is 95,500. rd | |||
| 07/16/2008 | 52000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500hd. while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning. on the third attempt, the vehicle restarted. the failure occurred on numerous occasions whether the vehicle was in motion or not. an authorized dealer informed him that the problem could not be diagnosed without an indicator light being illuminated. the vehicle was taken to several independent mechanics but it was verified that no diagnosis could be given without an indicator light. the current mileage was approximately 81,000. the failure mileage was approximately 52,000. | |||
| 07/15/2009 | 75000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500hd. while driving at approximate speeds of 50-60 mph on normal road conditions, the engine stalled without warning. the contact was able to restart the vehicle within a few moments and it was taken to an authorized dealer for further inspection. the dealer replaced the crankshaft position sensor at the owner | |||
| 07/02/2009 | 19300 | 1 | 09/05/2001 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. the contact started the ignition and the vehicle misfired and exhibited extremely low rpms. on separate occasions, the engine stalled and hesitated. the failures occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the crankshaft position sensor failed. the vin was excluded from nhtsa campaign id number 07v521000 (engine and engine cooling), although the failures were identical. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was 19,300 and the current mileage is 19,325. the consumer stated the code read a problem with the camshaft position sensor. updated 08/14/09.*jb | |||
| 07/04/2009 | 123000 | 1 | |
| Pickup truck stalls at high speed. engine dies, brakes and power steering loses complete power. this is a heavy duty truck (8.1l engine) and i was towing a trailer and loaded tractor down a steep hill. lucky to come out alive. dealer diagnosed as faulty crankcase position sensor. this apparently is a known problem with this truck/engine (nhtsa campaign id 07v521000) but apparently my vin is not part of recall. got news for nhtsa & gm: the problem has not been fixed and the extremely dangerous failure mode still exists. a truck with an 8.1l engine is more often than not towing something heavy (horses, trailer, boat, tractor, etc). stalling at any time and anywhere makes for an extremely dangerous condition. do a google search on the campaign id and you will see that this is not an isolated incident. extend the recall to later vin #'s and save some lives. *tr | |||
| 11/15/2008 | 51009 | 1 | |
| 2001 silverado hd 8.1l engine 51,009 miles. experiencing issues associated with nhtsa id # 07v521000. i have had it checked and the scanner shows a crankshaft position sensor failure. i took it to the dealer and was told that they will not fix it due to my vin number being outside the recalled groups. even though it is in the date range of the effected units. i did some research and found that my truck has the same exact part number of the item that is failing. this has caused me to almost be rear ended 3 times and several other times where it quits at highway speed or in an intersection and i loose good steering and braking control. the last time (last saturday) left me and my 2 children (4 and 7) walking in a snow storm with poor visibility and risking freezing temps and almost getting hit by other traffic. it will usually start again but then runs rough but sometimes i have to let it sit for an hour before it will start. vic canever chevrolet in fenton mi is the dealer that said that they will not honor the recall due to vin number not in their system as a recalled unit and the gm customer service hotline would not assist me either. *tr | |||
| 10/27/2007 | 980000 | ||
| Possible event. my 2001 silverfish 2500 hd(8.1 l) is stalling and hard to start. my independent mechanic believes that it could be the crankshaft position sensor that has a recall. i contacted the chevy folks and they said that my vin number is out side of the recall list for 2001 model. this is a real safety problem when truck stalls. 2001 chevrolet silverado recall id from nhtsa: 07v521000. *tr | |||
| 09/22/2008 | 88000 | 1 | |
| Began having problems with starting the vehicle on occasion. that lead to losing complete power while at highway speeds (65 mph) as well as losing complete power while at idle or slow speeds. the last time it happened the check engine light came on. it showed a code that indicated the crankshaft sensor was at fault. truck was taken to dealership and this was confirmed, however the dealer informed me that the recall (07v521000) did not apply to my vin even though it was a 2001 with an 8.1 l. i paid to have it fixed at a cost of $375. *tr | |||
| 03/16/2008 | 119000 | 1 | 09/01/2001 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. the contact experienced intermittent losses of power with his vehicle. the failure occurred numerous times while driving at both low and high speeds, but was originally noticed at 60 mph. there were no warning indicators prior to the vehicle losing power. occasionally, the vehicle would shut down and immediately restart, but other times, it would take longer to do so. the dealer stated that the vin was not included in the recall pertaining to this failure. the contact called the manufacturer's customer service line and was informed that there was no recall for this failure; however, he was also informed that his vin was not included in the recall because his check engine warning light did not illuminate prior to the failure. the recall number was unknown. the current mileage was 121,000 and failure mileage was approximately 119,000. updated 7/3/08 *cn | |||
| 09/07/2007 | 37541 | 10 | 01/13/2001 |
| My 2001 chevrolet silverado hd2500 p/u started having intermittent stalling problems in july 2007. the engine would die and it would take a few minutes to restart. finally in sept 2007 it died on the freeway when i was traveling at over 65 mph. the powersteering stopped and the power brake assist stopped. i was lucky that i didn't have a high speed accident. the truck was taken to the local chevrolet dealer and they replaced the crankshaft position sensor and charged me $420.99. the vehicle only had 37,546 miles on it at the time but was out of warranty. i have not had any further problems since the repair. i contacted chevrolet about their recall # 06083 nhtsa id#07v521000 and they advised that my vehicle did not qualify. i don't understand why since it is the same 8.1 engine and year/model. if you go on the gm-truck.com web site you will see that this is avery common and dangerous problem with the 2001 8.1 gm engines. *tr | |||
| 12/12/2007 | 70000 | 5 | 06/21/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. while driving approximately 50 mph, the battery warning light illuminated on the instrument panel and then the vehicle stalled. the vehicle immediately restarted automatically. a local mechanic stated that the crank shaft sensor caused the failure. the vehicle was repaired and there had been no further occurrences. the dealer stated that his vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 07v521000 (engine and engine cooling). he filed a formal complaint with the manufacturer. the current and failure mileages were 70,000. updated 02-14-08 *bf | |||
| 11/12/2007 | 22990 | 6 | 01/05/2007 |
| Truck died at 60 mph. lost all power for few seconds then started again. then would not start for 2 weeks. finally got it to start and put on scanner it said to replace crankshaft position sensor. replaced it myself and truck running great.mc *tr | |||
| 02/10/2007 | 34500 | 4 | 12/17/2001 |
| My 2001 chevrolet silverado pick-up with the 8.1 l engine, suddenly shuts down while driving. the fault code indicates that the crankcase position sensor is defective. *jb | |||
| 07/07/2001 | 11 | 1 | 07/07/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the lifters in the engine made constant noise since the date of purchase. the noise was present when the ignition was turned on. the service dealer was notified, but the manufacturer was not. | |||
| 08/18/2006 | 67000 | 1 | 10/01/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle stalled suddenly without warning while driving at highway speeds. an independent repair shop determined the crank shaft position sensor was bad and needed to be replaced. the contact expressed this incident should be included in the ongoing investigation nhtsa action number: pe06016, regarding the engine and engine cooling. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 07/04/2009 | 123000 | 1 | |
| Pickup truck stalls at high speed. engine dies, brakes and power steering loses complete power. this is a heavy duty truck (8.1l engine) and i was towing a trailer and loaded tractor down a steep hill. lucky to come out alive. dealer diagnosed as faulty crankcase position sensor. this apparently is a known problem with this truck/engine (nhtsa campaign id 07v521000) but apparently my vin is not part of recall. got news for nhtsa & gm: the problem has not been fixed and the extremely dangerous failure mode still exists. a truck with an 8.1l engine is more often than not towing something heavy (horses, trailer, boat, tractor, etc). stalling at any time and anywhere makes for an extremely dangerous condition. do a google search on the campaign id and you will see that this is not an isolated incident. extend the recall to later vin #'s and save some lives. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 09/17/2009 | 52590 | 1 | |
| The events leading up to the failure, this failure mode has happened five times, twice while pulling a 12,000 lbs. camper and three times during normal driving. the failure, the 8.1 l engine suddenly looses engine power and stalls and will not immediately restart. after a minute or two the engine has restarted and normal travel resumed. how often it occurs, since july 24th 2009 this failure has occurred on five occasions. . its consequences, there have been no crashes but several near misses have been associated with the failures. the day of september 17th 2009 had two failures. the first occurred while traveling along divided state route at 65 mph when the engine suddenly stalled but i was able to pull out of traffic and restart the engine after the cool down period. there were no ses indicators being shown. the second engine failure occurred on my way home. i was a traveling along state route 35 which is a divided highway but has a great deal of traffic on it. this highway also has several stop lights in the area of beavercreek ohio. i had stopped at a red light and when i started to accelerate the engine suddenly died. traffic behind me had started to accelerate but suddenly had to take evasive action to avoid hitting my stalled vehicle. the group of traffic that was behind me was able to get around me leaving me sitting dead in the middle of the highway with my 4-way flashers on. further traffic was not paying attention and almost rear ended me while i was stalled. i pushed this 6,700 lbs. 4x4 truck off the highway myself to the shoulder and was nearly hit a couple of time during the process. after a very long cool down period, the engine finally restarted. this time there was an ses indicator and i proceeded to drive to autozone where they said it was the | |||
| 09/10/2009 | 52571 | 1 | |
| The events leading up to the failure, this failure mode has happened five times, twice while pulling a 12,000 lbs. camper and three times during normal driving. when hauling the camper the transmission was in the | |||
| 05/06/2009 | 70000 | 1 | |
| Crankshaft position sensor product safety recall #06083--2001 chevy silverado 8.1l v8 engine. i have the exact engine and truck, but my vin is not included in the recall. i have a defective crankshaft position sensor that causes the truck to stall occasionally--even at highway speeds and while towing a large trailer. chevrolet refuses to cover the repair under the recall. *tr | |||
| 02/20/2009 | 1 | ||
| My truck burns oil entirely too fast. i just changed my oil less than a week ago and my oil level light came on. it was probably 2 quarts low and i only put about 150 miles on it. this is unacceptable. i do have a lot of miles on my truck but everyone tells me this is normal. this has been going on since i purchased the vehicle. i don't know what else to do. *tr | |||
| 12/30/2008 | 2008 | 1 | |
| I have a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500hd with the 8.1l engine with an intermittent stalling problem as described by others. the engine will stall at various times, while driving, sitting at stop lights, etc. the problem has been an issue for several years. i noted the recall issued by gm, but my vehicles vin was 5000 past the scope of the recall. the truck was built in november 2000 and delivered in mid-december 2000. i paid to have the crankcase sensor repaired and it appears to have resolved the problem. the pickup has just over 50,000 miles. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2008 | 100000 | ||
| Same problem as ea06016. my 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500hd with the 8.1l gas engine experienced the intermittent stalling described in ea06016. it was built just after the recall date so gm would not do anything other than offer to charge me for the repair. the main safety problem is the software bug that doesn't record the bad crankshaft position sensor. the first 20 or so incidents were annoying. when the truck started shutting down while going down a 10% grade on a twisting mountain road it got scary. luckily i wasn't pulling the 15000 pound trailer that i often pull. the problem only occurs at one particular engine temperature and it doesn't set a dtc. it took me three months of searching the web to find the problem. gm was of no help diagnosing or fixing the problem even with the recall on the identical trucks that were built just prior to mine. my truck had the position sensor replaced in 2002 with the same design part as the original. the replaced part lasted till 2008. searching the web shows that most of the 2000-2002 8.1l engines develop this problem at some point. gm makes a lot of money selling unneeded parts and charging $85 to read non-existent dtcs. an 8.1l engine is meant to pull large loads. when the engine dies the truck loses power steering and brakes. my truck died at least 50 times before i was able to fix it. i wouldn't let my wife drive it because she would most likely have killed someone with it. it died going around the same corner 5 days in a row. turning a 7000 pound truck without power steering is a bit of a challenge. i am a test engineer with 30 years of experience. without the help of the internet this problem is nearly impossible to diagnose. gm is of no help. the problem sets no codes and the vehicle runs fine if it warms up or cools down from the one temperature. i replaced my sensor and the vehicle now runs fine. there are thousands of more vehicles out there with the same problem. hopefully you will re-open your investigation. *tr | |||
| 09/03/2008 | 62000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle stalls/stops running without any warning. at times it will restart by itself. other times vehicle has to be manually restarted. this is a major problem when on the highway or in traffic, especially if you are towing a trailer etc. had to replace crankshaft position sensor to correct problem. *tr | |||
| 08/17/2007 | 95000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. while driving at any speed, the vehicle shuts off and has to be cooled in order to restart. the failure has occurred approximately twelve times while driving. the vehicle was taken to a dealer once, but there was no error code. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 07v521000 (engine and engine cooling). the current mileage was 98,000 and failure mileage was 95,000. | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 62500 | 1 | |
| My 2001 chevrolet silverado stalls while driving. there is no warning when this happens. i must bring the truck to a halt and try to restart. sometimes it takes two or three tries before it starts. it seems to happen in warm weather. *tr | |||
| 10/14/2006 | 49825 | 2 | |
| Engine quit without warning while towing 12,000 lb trailer forcing me to the side of the road. after a few minutes i was able to restart the engine and continue. failed again shortly thereafter. i was eventually able to get home. scan tool revealed crankshaft position sensor problem. i replaced the crankshaft position sensor myself. *nm | |||
| 04/25/2006 | 75000 | 2 | 01/02/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while approaching a stop, driving 5 mph and applying the brakes, the anti- lock brake system activated. this caused an increased stopping distance. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. upon inspection the speed sensor hub was corroded due to road salt and was replaced. there is a nhtsa recall, # 05v379000, regarding the service brakes, anti-lock. the consumers vehicle identification number was not included in the recall. the alternator failed. the rotors and brakes had to be replaced due to the rotors rusting from the inside. the rotors could not be turned because they were heavily rusted. the left power window failed, the manufacturer used a steel cable for the assembly, which allowed water to seep in which caused corrosion. the left rear outside axle was leaking. the a/c idler pulley and tensioner was making a loud noise. the right power window failed. the tires were cracking along the edges close to the rim. grease leaked out from the cv joint. the rear oil seal was leaking. the rims were delaminating. the cd would not eject from the player. the ignition switch was replaced, the passenger windshield wiper was loose, the multi-function switch was replaced. the accelerator would stick sometimes and the driver side mirror was broken. updated 07/10/06. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 09/07/2007 | 37541 | 10 | 01/13/2001 |
| My 2001 chevrolet silverado hd2500 p/u started having intermittent stalling problems in july 2007. the engine would die and it would take a few minutes to restart. finally in sept 2007 it died on the freeway when i was traveling at over 65 mph. the powersteering stopped and the power brake assist stopped. i was lucky that i didn't have a high speed accident. the truck was taken to the local chevrolet dealer and they replaced the crankshaft position sensor and charged me $420.99. the vehicle only had 37,546 miles on it at the time but was out of warranty. i have not had any further problems since the repair. i contacted chevrolet about their recall # 06083 nhtsa id#07v521000 and they advised that my vehicle did not qualify. i don't understand why since it is the same 8.1 engine and year/model. if you go on the gm-truck.com web site you will see that this is avery common and dangerous problem with the 2001 8.1 gm engines. *tr | |||
| 07/21/2007 | 146923 | 2 | 08/26/2003 |
| Engine stall while driving. the engine stalls without notice while driving and at times will not start for several tries. after using a personal diagnostic tool i found the problem to be a crankshaft position sensor malfunction. this is definitely a safety problem because when the engine stalls at 75mph down the interstate and no power steering to help you safely exit the roadway with minimal breaking ability, this should be a concern and recall! the part at a gm dealership is 110.00 and the charge to get it replaced is not known at this time. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2006 | 122000 | 4 | 08/09/2006 |
| Motor completely shut off at 70 mph, lost power steering and power braking. motor would not start in neutral. had to cross through traffic to the shoulder and stop before motor would start again. happened 4 times in 3 days. brought vehicle to dealer and dealer told me it was the crank sensor, they have had to do it before. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 10/10/2003 | 1 | 05/10/2001 | |
| Engine 6.0l has piston slap, burns oil qt/700 miles, rough idle. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 11500 | 1 | |
| The bolt heads on the exhaust manifolds rust off, the manifold becomes loose and causes a leak that could 1 cause a fire or carbon monoxide poisoning.. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CRANKCASE (PCV) | |||
| 07/17/2006 | 50000 | 12 | 03/26/2001 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled over a dozen times. the failure was noticed while driving 70 mph. the check engine light illuminated prior to the failure. occasionally, the vehicle would just jerk and other times it would completely shut down. the contact had to wait approximately 5-10 minutes before the vehicle would restart. the dealer stated that his vin was excluded from the crankshaft recall. the purchase date and recall number were unknown. the current mileage was 73,000 and failure mileage was approximately 50,000. updated 02-19-08 *bf the consumer stated the problem started at 50,000 miles and through to 73,000 currently. updated 02/14/08 *tr | |||