While traveling at normal speed heard a noise, and suddenly the rear of the truck dropped. Dealer stated that left rear axle housing cracked in half. *ak consumer experienced numerous problems and manufacturing defects including weak welding resulted in recurrent loosening of both bedsides, metal fatigue resulting in the shearing of axle housing, and general malfunction of factory assembled components resulting in misalignment of the bed of the vehicle and malfunction of the tailgate. Also, vehicle seemed to loose power and road stability when turning right at low speed. Due to the problems experienced by consumer, vehicle was taken to dealership for repairs and replacement of defective components.
2001 Chevrolet Silverado engine complaints
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After driving the truck about an hour, the air conditioner quits putting out cold air. The blower still works but the cab gets warmer and warmer.
Brakes-would not stop truck from the day I took delivery. Airconditioner developed a terrible oder after runing about half hour.
The vehicle had a leak in the fuel return manifold on the right side. *mr a leak in the fuel return manifold caused diesel fuel to enter the engine crank case. New seal retainers were installed, but the problem recurred (duromax engine). The consumer believes this is a safety problem. *scc
4.3 liter v6 engine w/standard trans. - butterfly valve in engine air intake throttle body has shallow cup riveted to engine side (underside) of flat butterfly valve. This shallow metal cup is tearing loose, with outside edge bending downward and away from flat butterfly valve to approx. 30 degrees. The bend is at the riveted joints where the cup is anchored to the flat butterfly valve. The cup metal has two tears in the metal where rivets have held fast. Vehicle has 40,000 miles and is in good condition, driven on city streets only. Dealer says will fix free if chevrolet service center gives ok, and chevrolet service center says dealer must approve. Problem has potential for catastrophic engine damage and/or engine fire. Please help.
While driving at any speed engine check light illuminated, vehicle lost power and stalled. This was caused by the way the air filter was designed, it collected vapor moisture which plugged up the filter.
While driving at highway speeds the engine shut down and caused loss of power steering. *nlm the vehicle was taken repeatedly to the dealer. The vehicle was taken back again and the dealer did not find the problem. The gm technician informed the consumer to not use chevron gas. After gm advised the dealer what to do, the problem was resolved. *scc
Engine noise on acceleration was told by dealer several times normal condition then was presented a technical bulletin states noise on acceleration caused by balance shaft condition there is no fix. Paid 16000 for a new truck to find out that they build in normal engine noise?? Is there no recourse?
Engine loses oil. In march engine lost two quarts of oil in 900 miles. At 49,000 miles rings and pistons were replaced. Currently, engine is smoking.
Last year my truck started developing a pause in the engine. I had my local dealer investigate the problem. They stated the fuel injectors needed cleaned so they put in an additive. They stated that the problem was normal after 15,000 miles. A little while longer my wife was driving me to the airport (two hours from my home) during the trip the truck started making the same noise and having the same hesitation problems but with a little more vengeance. When we arrived a the airport we had turned the vehicle off so that I could unload my travel bags. My wife tried to start the truck to leave and could not get it going. I had to leave to catch my flight leaving my wife at the curb with a defective vehicle. I did give her the information for roadside assistance. She contacted roadside help and the truck was towed to a local dealer. They were not able to get the vehicle started and fixed so they got my wife a rental and arrangements were made for the dealer to fix the truck and I would return after my trip to pick it up. During the time I had been gone I had found out through my wife that the dealer felt there was a cracked block and would have the truck fixed for me. On my arrival back in indianapolis I made my way to the dealer. Thinking I had a somewhat new engine. In fact I was told that their prognosis was wrong and that it was just a oxygen sensor that had failed. It was good as new! Well here I am not even a year later and having the same problems. This time with all three kids and my wife in the truck and returning from toledo. 30 minutes on the side of the road at night, until it started and limped it home.
Cold start knock or piston slap. My 2001 silverado 6.0l sounds like a diesel when I start it up. Problem began at 11,000 miles. Now have 18,400 miles. - piston slap is louder and more persistent. Gm has acknowledged problem, issued service request #, but no service and no response. Very disappointed in gm customer service and product. Gm should remedy huge engineering mistake and fix these engines or buy vehicles back!
Every time the weather is bad, mainly rain, the service engine soon light flashes, and the truck jumps. Sometimes fuel injector cleaner will help, and 2 times the distributor has been damaged. The incident date was the first time the distributor went out, and stranded me in the middle of an intersection, no accidents thankfully. The second time was april 20,2003 after warranty on the first was over.
The vehicle stalled without warning which made it difficult for the driver to control the vehicle. The dealer has been notified. *nlm....
Flywheel cracked on new vehicle.
The engine valves wore out prematurely, the dealer replaced the valves, however the problem recurred.
Engine noise that sounds like lifter. Ph
Complaint on 2001 chevrolet silverado extended-cab. The vehicle made a knocking noise when it was first started or after being fully warmed up. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that gm was fully aware of the problem and that they were in the process of re-designing and manufacturing a new cylinder piston for the engine because it seemed the pistons were causing the problem. The consumer was informed that a combination of a timing adjustment or decarbon of the engine or valve adjustment would possibly take care of the problem for the time being, however the consumer stated the engine noise became louder. The consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer and this time he was told that gm stated the engine noise was normal.
When hauling heavy loads, consumer states the truck consumes more oil than normal. Consumer feels this may be a deffect. Please provide any further information. Mr
When I have my plow on the truck it will over heat and fog up allthe windows. The windows fog up so fast and so much that it is hard to pull off the road because you cant see. I told the dealer about this last year and they said that if they did not see it happen they could not fix it. As soon as I put my plow on this year it did it again . Now the dealer said that they have had other complaints about it and they don't know how to fix it . They said it is a design flaw with my truck. They are trying to find a way to fix it but in the mean time I am driving my family around in an unsafe vehicle. Dt
While traveling at 60 MPH the vehicle engine suddenly shut off. Consumer states was able to restart. Took to chevrolet and they are not aware of any problem with engines stalling. Please provide any further information. Mr
Engine is using between 4 and 7 qts of oil between oil changes. General motors designed a new pcv valve in hopes of solving this oil usage problem. It has not helped one bit. The truck is not leaking the oil out on the ground. There is no blue smoke coming from tailpipe. This to me seems to be air pollution. I was told it was a nation wide problem not just mine. The vehicle is doing this at normal highway driving speeds of 55 to 70 MPH. Dt
The engine started knocking upon cold start up at approx. Eight thousand miles, and a problem started with a engine pinging noise(valve clatter) at the same mileage. The problems were reported to the dealer several times in which no attempt for correction was made on repairing the engine knock. The valve clatter problem has been worked on more than three times with no solution. Now the problem is deemed unrepairable or as the dealer states "normal" as my reply is that the truck did not make any noise untill 8,000 miles, if the noise is normal why did it take 8,ooo miles for the problem to arrise. At the present time the engine knocks on both hot and cold start and valve clatter is experienced upon acceleration, constant speeds, and is the worst when trying to tow a trailer of less than 30% of vehicles max gvwr. The second problem is the bumping, knocking loose steering sensation felt in the steering wheel. This problem has also been worked on several times with no solution. I have recently been informed that there are new intermediate steering shaft parts that are suppose to fix my problem, but I am not being told of a completion or delivery date on this correction. My concern is that the steering is going to malfunction causing a accident. I have contacted the dealership many times with my concerns. The only replies I have received are "yes there is a problem, but we don't know how to fix it, or will call you!" it seems to me that a manufacturer that can design and manufacturer millions of vehicles should know how to fix what they produce. Dt
Consumer states that the vehicle will start to surge while the consumer is driving, there is also a knocking noise in the engine. Contacted dealer and they cannot find the problem. Nlm
Knocking noise from beginning-dealer stated "cold startup"-wrong! Manufacturer said not detrimental to engine-they had to replace my engine @ 25,000 miles-still knocking. Grinding in rear end at take off-had to replace my driveshaft-still grinding. My truck has been in 4 times for engine knocking and 5 times for rear end grinding. I'm now fighting with gm and bbb for a buy back-my truck qualifies under the lemon law-33 total days in shop so far. Will never buy another!!!
Vehicle has started to backfire/ shake, and then cut off on several occasion. Vehicle at the dealer .*akthe crankshaft sensor was replaced. Also, the horn is inoperable. The horn relay was replaced.
The engine knocks for approximately 10 seconds upon starting the truck.
Vehicle made "clicking" noise when started due to oil pump failure.
Engine light stays on all the time. Consumer feels there may be a serious problem with engine because oil needs to be changed every 7000 miles. Please provide any further information.
Consumer states shifter cable broke.
While driving, seat belt becomes very tight, giving a feeling of clostraphobia. Took vehicle to dealer.*ak consumer stated tires vibrated at a speed of 45-50, consumer was informed that the tires were out of round, also when the vehicle is driven for awhile, it seems to miss speeds, when making hard turns in either direction, there is a whining noise coming from the steering, and in cool weather the steering is hard to turn, also the service engine soon light illuminated and the vehicle would stall while driving.
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