2001 Chevrolet C/K PICKUPS Recalls & Complaints

Incident: March 18, 2008 · Filed: January 2, 2015

WAS LOOKING TO PARK IN A SUPER MARKET AND WHEN I SLOWED TO TURN IN AND PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT VIBRATED AND ACTUALLY ATTEMPTED TO SPEED UP SLIGHTLY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE STAINLESS STEEL ROTORS HAD RUST ON THEM AND THE SENSOR WASN'T WORKING RIGHT. POLISHED THEM AND IT WAS GOOD FOR A YEAR OR SO. THE NEXT THING ABOUT A YEAR LATER I GOT A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THEY HAD TO DO THE SAME PROCESS. THEY DID REIMBURSE ME FROM THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. *TR

Incident: October 15, 2009 · Filed: April 29, 2010

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB 4X4, THERE WAS A RECALL AROUND 2005 FOR THE ABS ENGAGING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE SERVICE WAS COMPLETED IN 2006. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE ABS STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID THEY ALREADY DID THE RECALL SERVICE SO I NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS THIS TIME. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE ORIGINAL RECALL SERVICE DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, THAT IT SHOULD BE FIXED AGAIN. TRUCK HAS AROUND 104,000 MILES ON IT. THE ABS STARTED WORKING IMPROPERLY AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD NO CRASHES YET BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

Incident: February 13, 2010 · Filed: March 30, 2010

MY DAUGHTER MISSED A CURVE IN HEAVY FOG AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON AT ABOUT 40-45 MPH. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE IMPACT WAS A FEW INCHES LEFT OF CENTER AND WAS SUCH THAT IT MOVED THE ENGINE BLOCK BACK INTO THE CAB OF THE PICKUP. IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.

Incident: January 3, 2007 · Filed: January 4, 2007

INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT - CONSTANT CLUNKING NOISE. HAD SERVICED AT 21K MILES AND NOW BAD AGAIN AT 43K MILES. SUPPOSEDLY SAFE PER DEALER, JUST AN ANNOYANCE. BUT IT COULD DUPLICATE/MASK A SIMILAR CLUNKING NOISE WHICH COULD BE SUSPENSION RELATED AND UNSAFE. A DRIVER WOULD ASSUME IT WAS THE STEERING ISSUE BUT IN REALITY IT MAY NOT BE, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *NM

Incident: August 31, 2006 · Filed: August 31, 2006

2001 CHEVY P/U. PREVIOUS RECALL REGARDING ANTILOCK BREAKING SYSTEM ENGAGING ON DRY PAYMENT IS RE-OCCURING AFTER INITIAL VEHICLE REPAIR. IN MY OPINNION THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER PROBABLY DID MINIMAL REPAIR (TEMPORARY FIX) WHICH DID NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY. *NM

Incident: February 15, 2006 · Filed: March 14, 2006

I AM AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH OWNER. I HAVE TRIED TO ENGAGE THE AREA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHEVROLET TO MEET WITH ME, BUT THIS PERSON HAS YET TO AGREE TO PERSONALLY DISCUSS THEIR (IN MY OPINION) ENGINEERING DEFECT WITH ME. 2000 THROUGH 2004 SUV'S WITH MANUALLY FOLDING MIRRORS COME APART BY MERELY FOLDING THEM IN PREPARATION FOR GOING THROUGH MY WASH. I HAVE FOUND THAT A PIVOT SHAFT RETAINING FASTENER UNLOADS ITSELF OF THE SPRING PRESSURE DURING THE FOLDING-IN PROCESS CAUSING THE VEHICLE OWNER A SAFETY ISSUE OF A NON-VIEWABLE SIDE MIRROR DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE MIRROR IS ENGINEERED TO BE FOLDED IN AND OUT TO GO THROUGH CAR WASHES. *NM

Incident: August 24, 2005 · Filed: September 20, 2005

THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WENT INTO ANIT-LOCK BRAKE MODE AS I WAS MAKING A STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT COMING JUST SHORT OF SMASHING INTO A GARBAGE TRUCK. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE SINCE IT IS NOT LOCATED IN CANADA OR SOME STATES LISTED IN THE US. THEY HAVE SAID IT IS A RECALL ON FAILING ANTI-LOCK SENSORS THAT HAVE RUST FROM SALT, BUT MINNESOTA IS NOT ONE OF THE STATES. WE DON'T USE SALT ON ROADS UP HERE DURING THE WINTER? WHAT A JOKE. *NM

Incident: July 13, 2005 · Filed: July 13, 2005

ABS BRAKES CONSTANTLY COME ON AT LOW SPEEDS. TODAY WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ABS CAME ON AS I WAS SLOWING , THEN BRAKE PEDAL STIFFENED AND WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. I PULLED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP.

Incident: July 4, 2005 · Filed: July 4, 2005

2001 CHEVROLET 1500 EXT. CAB 4WD TRUCK ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED. THE INCIDENT OCCURED IN A PARKING LOT AS THE TRUCK WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVIATED AND THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF BREAKING POWER. THE TRUCK HIT THE CAR IN THE PARKING SPACE OPPOSITE THE TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY ABSENT OF A USABLE WEAR SURFACE ON THE INSIDE OF THE ROTOR, THE EXTERNAL SIDE OF THE ROTOR DID NOT EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBELM. NEW ROTORS WERE INSTALLED WITH NEW PADS AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED THEN STILL OCCURRED. I PURCHASED A SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE ALLDATA WEBSITE TO RETREIVE APPLICABLE SERVICE BULLETINS. THE SERVICE BULLETIN LISTS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AS THE POSSIBLE FAULT. UPON EXAMINATION, THE SENSOR ALSO HAD THE SAME RUST PROBLEM AS THE ROTOR. THE SENSERS WILL ALSO BE REPLACED A OWNER'S EXPENSE ($110/PER SENSOR). THE WAS NO MENTION OF ANY ROTOR PROBLEMS IN THE BULLETIN. A 2001 VEHICLE WITH 85,000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE THE ROTOR DAMAGE THAT EXISTED. I HAVE SAVED THE ROTORS AS AN EXAMPLE. ALSO, THE ABS ACTIVATION'S COMPLETE LACK OF BREAKING POWER, BEYOND WHAT IS EXPECTED IN NORMAL ABS ACTIVATION CIRCUMSTANCES, MAKE ME LUCKLY TO HAVE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NOT A PERSON.

Incident: May 3, 2005 · Filed: May 3, 2005

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ENGAGE WHEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. I PULLED THE FUSE ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES UNTIL I CAN GET FIXED.