2001 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck

I HAVE 2001 8.1 CHEVY 1 TON,HAD 3 CRANKSHAFT SENSORS REPLACED! 4 YEARS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH 3 ONE!!!MARTYS GMC REPLACED IT!!(RECALLED) WANTED OLD 1 BACK,THEY SAID NO? 2 DAYS BEFORE MY 1 YEAR WARRANTY CRANK SENSOR FAILED! I SCANNED IT MYSELF, NEXT DAY WAS SATURDAY,BRIAN KELLY SERVICE MANAGER SAID GET IT IN HERE TODAY, CAUSE SUNDAY IT'S UP!! SO IF I HAD IT TOWED $200 LATER(PART$60) I HAD MANY PROBLEM WITH MARTYS GMC KINGSTON MASS,I"M ALL DONE WITH GM BAD QUALITY WITH DEALERS LIKE THEM I WILL SPEND MY NEXT$40000, ON FORD!!!!! WISH I HAD THE REPS #(GMC). *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE FUEL LINE CONSTANTLY SPEWED GAS FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO RATS CHEWING ON THE FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COUPLE OTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DETERMINED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A STRESS FRACTURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL LINE. UPDATED 1/10/2007 - THE CONSUMER HAS THE OLD PART IN HIS POSSESSION, PART # 15126980. *NM

PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT WORK. THE TRUCKS WERE RECALLED, BECAUSE THEY ARE A STANDARD. TAHOES WERE NOT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE SAME PARKING BRAKE. MY PARKING BRAKE NOT WORKING IS DANGEROUS WHEN I PARK ON A HILL OR WHEN I NEED THE EXTRA SAFETY. IT HAS ALSO AFFECTED MY REVERSE DUE TO PARKING ON A HILL AND THEN PUTTING IT IN GEAR. IT IS NOW VERY LOUD TO PUT IT IN GEAR. TRUCK RECALL #05042

POTENTIAL FOR FATAL ACCIDENTS. THE 2001 CHEV. 1500 SILVERADO I DRIVE HAS POOR BRAKES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN BE DEPRESS TO A POINT BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN BACKING AND LOOKING OUT THE BACK WINDOW I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HIT THE ACCELLERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THIS CAUSES THE ASB SYSTEM TO ACCTIVATE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY TELL ME THAT THE BRAKE PEDEL TRAVEL IS NO GREATER THAN ANY OTHER VEHILCE OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. TWO OF MY SONS DRIVE THE CHEV SUBURUBAN AND COMPLAIN OF POOR BRAKES AS WELL.

1) MY WIFE AND I WERE COMING HOME FROM DINING OUT. WE WAS TURNING ON WALTON FERRY ROAD WHEN WE HEARD THIS LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. 2) WHEN WE REACHED HOME I PULLED IN THE DRIVE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I WENT TO RESTART MY ENGINE IT WOULD NOT START. 3) REPLACED STARTER WHICH HAD LOCKED UP. REPLACED STARTER RELAY WHICH WAS THE MAIN FACTOR FOR THIS FAILURE. THE STARTER RELAY WILL TRY TO START THE ENGINE EVEN IF THE KEY IS OUT. *NM

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE ON PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. THAT CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO DRAG ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 30 FEET. I REPLACED THE CABLE BUT CAN'T FIND THE RECEIPT NOW THAT I SEEN THAT NHTSA IS LOOKING INTO THIS. I'M WRITING TODAY TO DOCUMENT THE DAMAGE, GOUGED PAINT AND METAL ON RIGHT SIDE OF TAILGATE PLUS THE CABLE I BOUGHT. *JB