Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 3500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Front right brake overheated. |
| 2023-05-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving engine cuts off intermittently, usually will restart. This is caused by the Crank position sensor. Once… |
| 2017-04-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND W… |
| 2017-04-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DIMMER SWITCH FOR INTERIOR LIGHTING IS PRONE TO FAILURE. WHEN IT FAILS, ALL DASH AND GAUGE CLUSTER ILLUMINATION WIL… |
| 2017-02-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2001 CHEVY ONE TON SILVERADO PICK-UP WITH 90,000 MILES ON IT , HAS MAJORLY RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. WHILE DRIVING DO… |
| 2016-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED. RUPTURED BRAKE LINE & BARELY AVOIDED ACCIDENT. ON A STREET, VEHICLE MOVING. |
| 2015-09-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE TOWING LOAD. 76000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE 2004 AND HAVE PARKED IT… |
| 2015-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT W… |
| 2015-03-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CAME CLOSE TO HITTING AN SO CRUISER IN BACK WHEN FRONT BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT ON LEFT FRAME AND AT FRONT WHEEL ,WONDERING… |
| 2015-01-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE C… |
| 2014-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ATTEMPT… |
| 2014-10-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS PREPARING TO HOOK MY 5TH WHEEL AND WHILE POSITIONING MY TRUCK I HAD LOSE OF ALMOST ALL BRAKING. THE BRAKE PEDAL W… |
| 2014-02-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHY ISN'T NHTSA FORCING GM TO RECALL ALL THESE TRUCKS AND SUV'S WITH BADLY RUSTING BRAKE SYSTEMS??? MY 2001 CHEVY SILVE… |
| 2013-12-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE AN… |
| 2013-07-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND ON BOTH MY CHEVY TRUCKS THE ABS MODULE WILL INTERMEDIATELY MALFUNCTION AND WHILE THE LIGHT CO… |
| 2012-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE, CAUSING THE … |
| 2012-08-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE SLOWING TO EXECUTE A LEFT TURN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT FULL TRAVEL. OVERSHOT THE TURN AND HAD TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT A… |
| 2012-07-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE ENTERING A RESIDE… |
| 2012-07-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | MY TRUCK HAS EXCESSIVE UNDERCARRIAGE RUST, TO THE POINT OF REDUCED MATERIAL THICKNESS ON THE FRAME AND ALL FRAME MOUNTE… |
| 2012-04-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS HIT HEAD ON IN MY 2001 CHEVY DUAL WHEEL TRUCK, BOTH VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING APPROX 40/50MPH, MY TRUCK SHUT OFF ON… |
| 2012-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILURES , RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR |
| 2011-02-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING APPROX 35 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, PEDAL WAS SPONGY AND NO REAL BRAKING POWER. FOUND BRAKE LINES RUSTE… |
| 2011-01-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLING INTERMITTENTLY AT ALL SPEEDS. SOMETIMES LESS THAN 40 MPH, SOMETIMES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 65… |
| 2010-11-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. AT T… |
| 2010-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK RUSTED THRU AND BRAKES FAILED WHILE ON THE ROAD. THE RUSTED LINES RAN FROM THE ABS SYSTEM TO T… |
| 2010-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME. RUST THRU. *TR |
| 2010-07-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE ST… |
| 2010-04-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 CREW CAB WITH DUAL WHEELS. SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY THE TRUCK HAS LOST POWER WHIL… |
| 2009-09-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500 EXTENDED CAB 8' BED 4X4 AND HAVE HAD THE BRAKE LINES RUST OUT TO WHERE THE BRAKES FAI… |
| 2009-07-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP 8.1LITER. VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THEN WILL RESTART AFTER SLIGHT COOL… |
| 2009-07-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO DIESEL - DOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY - MOTOR STARTING SKIPPING AND THEN HAD A LOSS OF POWER. DIES… |
| 2009-05-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500 PICK UP ,I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT BECAUSE MY BRAKES DIDN'T ACT RIGHT S… |
| 2009-04-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE BRAKSE ON MY 2001 SILVERADO 3500 HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT THE PAST FEW YEARS. MOST OF THE TIME THEY WORK FINE BUT TO… |
| 2009-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF… |
| 2008-12-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS STALLING AND NOT STARTING AND BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE OFTEN THAN ANY NORMAL VEHICLE/TRUCK/VAN. THIS … |
| 2008-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND THE MOTOR S… |
| 2008-09-04 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE… |
| 2008-07-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | RE: A 2001 CHEVROLET PICKUP IN 2002-NEW. I HAVE 32,000 MILES ON IT. IT KEEPS CUTTING OUT AND RED LIGHTS AND EVEN DRIVIN… |
| 2008-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2002 CHEVROLET K-3500. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY ROADS WITH MINIMAL BRAKE PEDAL PRESS… |
| 2007-11-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET C3500HD. WHILE IDLING OR DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS AL… |
| 2007-10-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE B… |
| 2007-10-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | THE ABS SENSOR CAUSED THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE TO CHATTER WHEN ALMOST TO A STOP. ON WET PAVEMENT THE WHEEL WOULD SLIDE. I … |
| 2007-10-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGING AT SLOW SPEED. *TR |
| 2007-07-20 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | OUR 2001 CHEVROLET 3500 TRUCK RIGHT REAR WINDOW STARTED FLUTTERING AND BLEW OUT LANDING IN ROAD AND CAUSING VEHICLES TO… |
| 2007-07-20 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | REAR DRIVERS' SIDE WINDOW FELL OUT. VEHICLE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION SWERVED TO MISS. *JB |
| 2007-03-22 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING , B… |
| 2006-08-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT 15 MPH OR LESS. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERV… |
| 2006-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. THE BRAKES RE… |
| 2006-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 2001 SILVERADO 3500 THAT SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF BALTIMORE TRAFFIC BACK IN 2006. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED A… |
| 2006-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO RESTART. THE CHECK ENGINE… |