CHEVROLET SILVERADO

Chevrolet Silverado stalling, engine knock, oil consumption, class action, Chevrolet Silverado defect, lemon,

    There are complaints of excessive oil consumption and engine knock on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado. Here are NHTSA complaints:

Make : CHEVROLET Model : SILVERADO Year : 2001
Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 898723 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: October 20, 2001
VIN : 1GCEK19T81E...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
VEHICLE WILL STALL USAUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF, AFTER COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE COULD BE TURNED BACK ON, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK ON 10-20-01, THE VEHICLES ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT RUNNING 3 TIMES WHILE CRUISING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL WITH NO FAILED MESSAGES, AFTER COASTING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE RESTARTED OK EACH TIME. ON 10-22-01 THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR EXISTING OR PREVIOUS FAULTS, PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ON 11-03-01 THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN OCCURRED 3 TIMES. ON 11-06-01, THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT LEAKING COOLANT TANK WAS ALLOWING COOLANT TO FOLLOW WIRING HARNESS INTO THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON THE DRIVERTRAIN COMPUTER UNIT, CAUSING INTERMITTANT FUEL INJECTION OPERATION. REPAIRS WERE MADE, PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED.*YD

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Make : CHEVROLET Model : SILVERADO Year : 2001
Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10040041 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure:
VIN : 1GCJK39101E...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
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.*AK

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Make : CHEVROLET Model : SILVERADO Year : 2001
Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10044822 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure:
VIN : 1GCHK23G01F...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
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. *LA

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Make : CHEVROLET Model : SILVERADO Year : 2001
Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10069006 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: November 15, 2002
VIN : 1GCEK19T31E...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
BRAKES-WOULD NOT STOP TRUCK FROM THE DAY I TOOK DELIVERY. AIRCONDITIONER DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE ODER AFTER RUNING ABOUT HALF HOUR.

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Make : CHEVROLET Model : SILVERADO Year : 2001
Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10070796 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: July 15, 2002
VIN : 2GCEC192011...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
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.

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Make : CHEVROLET Model : SILVERADO Year : 2001
Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10076118 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: July 6, 2001
VIN : 2GCEC19V811...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
WHEN WARMING UP THE ENGINE IN THE MORNINGS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD. *AK

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Make : CHEVROLET Model : SILVERADO Year : 2001
Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10079685 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: June 22, 2004
VIN : 1GCGK29U21Z...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE A LOUD TAPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. WHEN DRIVING THE NOISE GOT LOUDER WHILE ACCELERATING . CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

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Make : CHEVROLET Model : SILVERADO Year : 2001
Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10091821 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: September 2, 2003
VIN : 1GCHK29U31E...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE MOTOR CAME APARTMENT. THE CRANK SHAFT AND PISTON BROKE AND SPUN THE BEARINGS. THE DAMAGED PARTS WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. PRIOR TO STALLING THERE WAS AN ONGOING NOISE IN THE ENGINE THAT SOUNDED LIKE RODS KNOCKING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PISTON SLAP NOISE FOR THIS SIZE ENGINE. *AK

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Make : CHEVROLET Model : SILVERADO Year : 2001
Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10101399 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: November 19, 2004
VIN : 1GCHK29GX1E...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE AND THE BATTERY LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT A MILE DOWN THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STALLED FOR THE SECOND TIME. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK