IllustrationTHE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ALTERNATOR/BURNED OUT ALONG WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR,TAIL GATE PLATE LIGHTS, STEERING COLUMN HAD COME APART, SEAT BELTS, DOOR LOCKS/WERE INTERMITTENT, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE RIMS CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR/FOUR RIMS HAD WARPED, AND THE BED LINER HAD PEELED OFF. *MR *SCC *JB
2001 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
21 reportsON DEC 3, 2002 WHILE DRIVING MY CHEVY TAHOE ON THE INTERSTATE,THE DRIVERS SEAT MALFUNCTIONED. THIS RESULTED IN THE SEAT MOVING AUTOMATICALLY AND UNCONTROLABLY TO THE EXTREME FORWARD POSITION AND PINNING ME IN THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD SAFELY AND, AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND REST…
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ON DEC 3, 2002 WHILE DRIVING MY CHEVY TAHOE ON THE INTERSTATE,THE DRIVERS SEAT MALFUNCTIONED. THIS RESULTED IN THE SEAT MOVING AUTOMATICALLY AND UNCONTROLABLY TO THE EXTREME FORWARD POSITION AND PINNING ME IN THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD SAFELY AND, AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING, THE SEAT STILL WOULD NOT RESPOND. I HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE - THIS IS QUITE SERIOUS. I THINK GM OR AGENCIES OTHER THAN GM SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS DEFECT BECAUSE OF THE OBVIOUS POTENTIAL FOR VERY SERIOUS INJURY. I SHUDDER TO THINK IF A PREGNANT WOMAN OR A VERY LARGE PERSON WERE BEHIND THE WHEEL WHEN THE SEAT MALFUNCTIONED AND COULD NOT FREE THEMSELVES FROM THE CRUSHING FORCE OF THE SEAT. I WAS LUCKY!!! I CERTAINLY DO NOT WISH TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WHILE NOT KNOWING WHAT TYPE OF UNEXPECTED DANGER I AM SUBJECTING MYSELF TO.
REAR AXLE HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 4000 MILES. LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION.*AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE ON DRY PAVEMENT.*AK THE DEALER REMOVED THE ABS FUSE TO CORRECT THE EXTENDED STOPPING PROBLEM. *YH
TRUCK WAS IN ACCIDENT INVOLVING TWO OTHER VEHICLES THAT HIT AT 45 MPH. FIRST HIT WAS HEAD ON AND THE SECOND HIT WAS A T-BONE ON PASSENGER SIDE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN MY VEHICLE, NOR IN THE 2001CHEVY TAHOE THAT TBONED ME.*AK
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BOOSTING SYSTEM SUPPLIES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING,VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY HAVE NO BRAKES AND LOSE STEERING. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL HAVE CATASTROPHIC STEERING, AND NO BRAKES. VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE LOSING BRAKE FLUID, AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE WHERE IT IS GOING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING WRONG WITH…
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BOOSTING SYSTEM SUPPLIES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING,VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY HAVE NO BRAKES AND LOSE STEERING. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL HAVE CATASTROPHIC STEERING, AND NO BRAKES. VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE LOSING BRAKE FLUID, AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE WHERE IT IS GOING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.*AK
TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED, TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL, REPLACE ALL FIVE GENERAL TIRES.
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION REAR PASSANGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND BENT FINDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, TIRE SIZE P26575R16, VN73WMA4900. *AK
TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT AND ANOTHER TIRE HAS A SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE 16 INCH TIRES SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED (FIRESTONE AT 16 INCH TIRES). NLM
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1EA04012 · Hydraulic Pump Failres
Opened Apr 30, 2004 · Closed Feb 28, 2005
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:power Assist; Steering:hydraulic Power Assist System
GM IS CONDUCTING A RECALL ON ALL SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILD BETWEEN MAY 1999 AND OCTOBER 14, 1999.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE INCORPORATED INTO PRODUCTION IN EARLY OCTOBER 1999, AND VEHICLES BUILT AFTER THAT DATE HAVE LOWER WARRANTY FAILURE RATES.THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA APPEAR TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE CHANGES. GM MADE ADDITIONAL CHANGES IN NOVEMBER 1999, FEBRUARY 2000, MAY 2001, AND FEBRUARY 2004.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS PROBLEM AND WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION, IF WARRANTED, IN THE FUTURE.FOR FURTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS SEE THE ATTACHED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS REPORT.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:power Assist
GM IS CONDUCTING A RECALL ON ALL SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILD BETWEEN MAY 1999 AND OCTOBER 14, 1999.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE INCORPORATED INTO PRODUCTION IN EARLY OCTOBER 1999, AND VEHICLES BUILT AFTER THAT DATE HAVE LOWER WARRANTY FAILURE RATES.THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA APPEAR TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE CHANGES. GM MADE ADDITIONAL CHANGES IN NOVEMBER 1999, FEBRUARY 2000, MAY 2001, AND FEBRUARY 2004.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS PROBLEM AND WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION, IF WARRANTED, IN THE FUTURE.FOR FURTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS SEE THE ATTACHED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS REPORT.
Steering:hydraulic Power Assist System
GM IS CONDUCTING A RECALL ON ALL SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILD BETWEEN MAY 1999 AND OCTOBER 14, 1999.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE INCORPORATED INTO PRODUCTION IN EARLY OCTOBER 1999, AND VEHICLES BUILT AFTER THAT DATE HAVE LOWER WARRANTY FAILURE RATES.THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA APPEAR TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE CHANGES. GM MADE ADDITIONAL CHANGES IN NOVEMBER 1999, FEBRUARY 2000, MAY 2001, AND FEBRUARY 2004.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS PROBLEM AND WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION, IF WARRANTED, IN THE FUTURE.FOR FURTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS SEE THE ATTACHED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS REPORT.