2001 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 problems
NHTSA has received 97 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, and 40% of them involve brakes. After that come engine (25%) and fuel system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 97 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 72 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 72 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 73,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (32 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 23 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 3500 with enough data (31 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer pulled in field of farm area though grass. He turned vehicle off, left a few minutes, and a young gentleman told him that vehicle was on fire. Smoke was coming from front right tire . He tried to start vehicle, and vehicle stopped. Grass was on fire, and vehicle burned down to the ground. Fire department was called out. He was hurt a little bit.
I was hit head on in my 2001 chevy dual wheel truck, both vehicles were traveling approx 40/50MPH, my truck shut off on impact. My air bags and seat belts did not work. I had a neck injury and need an operation.
While driving, approximately 70 MPH, the truck shuts down completely. No power brakes no power steering, no power anything. After 5 to 10 seconds truck starts back up on its own, sometimes. Very dangerous when hauling a heavy load. This happened more than once, was intermittent and varied in frequency. I changed crank sensor and problem has not occurred. GM dealerships where not very helpful.