2001 Chevrolet Silverado cruise control problems
38 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 86% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 5 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
While driving at 55 MPH consumer lost control of vehicle while traveling up a hill. Then vehicle struck a wooden fence. One beam of the fence came through the windshield, striking the consumer in the head, eventually killing him. Also, two passengers sustained injuries. In the confusion, consumer depressed the gas pedal instead of the brakes and struck a fire hydrant. All passengers and the consumer were wearing seat belts. However, the air bags did not deploy. Police arrived on the scene and made a report.
While in reverse the vehicle accelerated backwards and the steering locked up. The consumer managed to decelerate the vehicle. The dealership was notified but did not resolve the problem.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado
- Brakes 452 complaints
- Engine 94 complaints
- Tires 57 complaints
- Body & structure 53 complaints
- Air bags 49 complaints
- Fuel system 49 complaints
- Transmission 45 complaints
- Steering 39 complaints