2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

WHILE PROCEEDING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY DRIVER ACCELERATED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED REPEATEDLY. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OFF THE EXIT RAMP. *AK ENGINE PINGING SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE BUT WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. HOWEVER WHEN DRIVING 30-40 MPH ENGINE WILL PING LOUDLY THEN STALL. *TT

CHEVROLET HAS A DEFECTIVE CLIP THAT IS ON THIER EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM AND THEY KNOW THIS BUT ARE NOT DOING A RECALL TO TRY AND SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY STILL ARE NOT ACCEPTING FAULT AND ARE MAKING THE CONSUMER PAY FOR THIER MISTAKE. AFTER REPEATED PHONE CALLS TO THEM I DID GET THEM TO AGREE TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE FIX ON MY 1/2 TON PICK-UP. MY QUESTION IS WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? IT IS NOT SO MUCH THE MONEY I HAD TO PUT OUT OF POCKET BUT THE FACT THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM ON ALL OF THIER TRUCKS MADE AFTER 1999.*AK

MY 2001 CHEVROLET C1500 SILVERADO IS TWO YEARS OLD AND DUE IT'S FIRST STATE INSPECTION. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT PASS BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK, EVEN SITTING STILL AT IDLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NEVER BEEN USED, BUT BOTH EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN OUT AND ONE ROTOR/DRUM WAS RUINED. *AK

PISTON SLAP, THIS IS A LOW END KNOCK THAT MOSTLY OCCURS DURING COLD START UP AND GOES AWAY WITHIN THE FIST COUPLE OF MINUTES. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM. THE TICK / KNOCK THAT IS NOT NORMAL.*JB

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, CONSUMER SHUT OFF ENGINE. NEXT CONSUMER WAS CALLED BY A NEIGHBOR STATING VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE TOTALED THE VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED FIRE STARTED BEHIND STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CABLE THAT HOLDS TAILGATE FAILED AND THREW CONSUMER ON THE GROUND. OWNER'S MANUAL HAS NO WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB. *AK

ENGINE HAS UNKNOWN KNOCKING/RATTLING WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE, AND COULD BE HEARD THROUGHOUT NORMAL DRIVING DURING DAYTIME. DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT TRUCK, AND DETERMINED IT TO BE PISTON SLAP, AND GAVE CONSUMER LITERATURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKES WENT OUT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

ENGINE IS PRONED TO KNOCKING EITHER WHEN COLD START OR INTERMITTENT TRAVEL. OWNER HAS TAKEN TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP WITH THE RESPONSE FROM THEM "THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM". PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK