2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500: loss of power steering

Filed Mar 17, 2017 · Engine · 36,041 miles · CA

Crankshaft position failed completely.. The vehicle stalled while driving down a mountain pass, would not re-start until after it cooled down. No power steering or power brakes were available during this time due to engine failure. Same issue as your recall campaign #07v521000 and the gm recall campaign #06083

Filed Dec 19, 2015 · Brakes, Steering · 331,000 miles · MI

While driving on a rural country road I soundly and without warnong lost my power brakes and steering. . Steering was very difficult and brakes were almost not functional. I took a great effort to turn the steering wheel and apply the brakes to safely stop the vehicle. If I was traveling in traffic at highway speeds I could not control and safely stop the vehicle.. I immediately parked the vehicle and had it towed to a nearby dealership. The power steering pump was replaced. So the power steering pump malfunctioned (broken shaft) while the vehicle was underway.. The power steering malfunction affected both the power steering and brakes and there was no warning. I feel this is a poor design. Minimally there should be some sort of warning when the power steering and or power brakes are compromised. As I understand it this same issue occurs when the serpentine belt fails. The belt will fail when the belt tensioner does. Again no warning when this occurs.

Filed Sep 3, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 55,000 miles · MI

My 2001 chevy silverado 2500hd with the 8.1 engine will stall at anytime. It has happened when sitting idle, taking off from a light, and I've even had it happen doing 50 MPH. I refuse to let someone borrow my truck because I'm afraid they will panic and get in an accident. It is especially dangerous since you lose power steering and basically have no control of the vehicle. Sometimes I can drive for 50 miles and not have a problem and other times it will stall twice in 30 minutes. So there seems to be no rhyme or reason. I do not understand why there has not been a recall issued for this problem.

Filed Jun 4, 2012 · Brakes, Steering · 141,311 miles · MO · 1 injury

Traveling at 65 MPH brakes all of a sudden the brakes were applied w/o applying them loss of steering control etc. Evaluating this problem ii saw that the brake pedal was going down to the floor, so I pulled up on it with my foot and the brakes released but steering control did not resume. I got off at the next exit and very slowly made my way on home. Any application of the brake pedal resulted in brakes locking up and they were applied so tightly that any acceleration could not speed up unless I pulled up on the brake pedal. Upon arriving home looked things over no power steering unless motor was at high RPM,power steering pump looked as if it expelled fluid out the breather cap and the brakes smelled as if very hot. Now that this happened I recognized this had happened before but somehow repaired itself,but not to this extreme. I suffered bruises from shoulder harness and seatbelt and some knots on my head from being thrown around I came so close to out of control and a rollover simply couldn't control my truck.

Filed Dec 21, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · FL

My vehicle 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?

Filed Feb 15, 2010 · Engine · 70,000 miles · WY

I have a 2001 chevrolet 2500 series truck with an 8.1 liter engine. I have experienced several engine stalls while driving. After a few minutes the engine would restart. Since the vehicle is off warranty and I do not have a local chevrolet dealer I had an independent auto repair shop attempt to diagnose the problem. The computer was not producing codes and diagnosis was not possible. After several attempts over a few weeks a code was finally picked up indicating a "crankshaft position sensor failure" which is occurring intermittently. I then discovered that gm had recalled many vehicles due to this problem and replaced the sensor as recently as last year. I contacted gm only to find that even though the symptoms of my vehicle are identical to those recalled, my VIN # is a few out of the recall sequence but gm may consider replacing my sensor if I get a diagnosis at a gm dealership. Herein lies my problem. Due to the intermittent nature of the failure, diagnosis is difficult. It it does not occur while at the dealership I must drive it until another time. I live 35 miles from the dealership and travel even further from there often. When the engine stalls I lose steering and brakes. I am reluctant to continue driving back and forth to the dealership hoping it does not stall in traffic as it has in the past but stalls at a point that produces a code for the dealership. I have a code diagnosis from an independent shop and I just want this safety issue resolved just like gm did with thousands of other 2001 chevrolet 2500 trucks under recall #06083.

Filed Jul 23, 2008 · Transmission · LA

2001 chevrolet 2500hd 4x4 silverado stalling while driving and turning causing loss of steering and braking. Please see the federal safety agency id 07v521000. I am told that this problem is occurring in many 6.0 trucks and a recall only covers a small portion. Very dangerous for a popular work series truck.

Filed Jan 9, 2008 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · WI

I was driving up an unpaved hill that was slippery from snow but had been plowed. It was night time and the hill is steep with lots of sharp curves. On my way up I noticed my steering became stiff. I came to a point where I was not making any more forward progress and had to stop.(my tires are not the best) when I hit the brakes I then realized I didn't have any. I was able to get the truck into reverse before I started rolling backwards to fast and safely maneuver back down the hill backwards without complications. I feel this should fall under the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v005000.

Filed Jul 22, 2007 · Engine · 146,923 miles · NV

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.

Filed Feb 8, 2007 · Brakes, Steering · 53,800 miles · CA

Found fluid on floor underneath motor area. Checked power steering reservoir and found it to be full. I found I had lost power steering, when I put vehicle in gear to move out of garage area, I found that I had also lost my brakes. (pedal went to the floor) I was thankful that I was not on the highway pulling a trailer at this time. No power steering and no brakes. I contacted power chevrolet in valencia and they told me not to drive the vehicle but to have it towed to their location. When the vehicle arrived at the dealership and was removed from the tow truck, a service representative was able to move the vehicle. He stated that it had both power steering and brakes. The service representative drove the truck around the lot several times to demonstrate that everything was working fine. At the conclusion of his last trip around the lot, the brake pedal went to the floor. I received a call from the service department suggesting that I change the power steering pump. I was not comfortable about this suggestion since I had also lost my brakes. The one component part that affects both power steering and brakes is the hydro-booster. I had them replace the power steering pump and hyro-booster. They claim there have not been any recalls on either of these parts.

Filed Sep 18, 2006 · Electrical, Engine · 65,000 miles · CA

The federal safety agency action number pe06016 2001 chevy 2500 hd 4x4 with 8.1 l; stalling at highway speeds, loss of power steering and brakes. Battery/security light comes on when vehicle stalls; vehicle may or may not start for about 10-30 min after stall; cranking but not starting. Additional, after vehicle is parked it will crank but not start. Replaced fuel filter, cap and rotor, wires & plugs; had injectors cleaned and the problem has not been fixed.

Filed Aug 15, 2006 · Engine · 122,000 miles · MN

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.