2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

MY 2001 Z71 SILVERADO HAS HAD THE STEERING SECTOR LUBRICATED TWICE BECAUSE OF LOUD BUMPING. *NM

MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO GAS GAUGE IS ERRATIC. GOES BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY OR NOT WORK AT ALL. RAN OUT OF GAS AND ENGINE STALLED , LOST POWER BRAKES TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM STARTED LESS THAN 1000 MILES AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE AS THERE ARE FORUMS ON INTERNET WITH PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAYS IT IS BAD SENDING UNIT AND WILL REPLACE FOR $800. *JB

THE PARKING BRAKE IS WORN OFF. IT DID NOT PASS THE STATE INSPECTION AND NOW IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $350 DOLLARS TO GET SOMETHING FIX THAT GM SHOULD RECALL. NOT BEING ABLE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE COULD OF BEING VERY DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY IN CASE NEEDED. THANK GOD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. PLEASE REPORT THIS TO GM AND HAVE THEM DO SOMETHING. THANKS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BURNED UP. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD RUBBED ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD BURNED UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/23/06. *JB

2001 CHEVROLET 1500HD FUEL PUMP. MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING MY ENGINE TO DIE AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *NM

THE STEERING SHAFT MID-JOINT IS LOOSE AND IS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND, THE FUEL GAUGE IS MOVING FROM FULL TO EMPTY WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER WINDOWS ARE LOSING POWER, WHEN YOU POWER UP THE WINDOWS THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND THE WINDOWS GO UP SO SLOW

2001 SILVERADO Z71 5.3L -- THE GAS GAUGE WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY AND OFTEN SHOWS WRONG FUEL LEVEL. I HAVE TALKED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAYS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A COSTLY ONE TO FIX. I USE MY TRIPOMETER TO ESTIMATE HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE BUT IF THE FUEL MILEAGE CHANGES, AS WITH TOWING, IT IS NOT RELIABLE. I HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL AND BEEN STRANDED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *JB

I BELIEVE GM SHOULD RELEASE A TSB & REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY TO ADDRESS THE POOR QUALITY FUEL SENDING UNITS IN ALL 1999-2001 PICKUPS. MY 1999 SILVERADO DEVELOPED A FAULTY GAUGE READING APPROX 50,000. MY 2001 HAPPENED ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE & AGE. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TRIED TO SAY IT WAS BAD GAS. I KNOW BETTER. I HAVE 3 FRIENDS WITH SILVERADO'S & ALL DEVELOPED ERRATIC GAUGE READINGS. *JB

DRIVING NORMAL, NO WARNING. POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE AT SPLINES. VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. PUMP SHAFT WAS REPLACED. I DO HAVE THE BROKEN PART. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT AND BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THERE WAS A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A FAN RUNNING. A PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS CONSULTED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE ABS PUMP RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY, AND THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.