2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAR

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN AAI MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LIST PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIA

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

CERTAIN CEQUENT 90 DEGREE 7-WAY RIGHT ANGLE ADAPTORS SOLD BY DISTRIBUTORS IN TOW PACKAGES FOR AFTERMARKET SALES TO TOW 5TH WHEEL RV TRAVEL TRAILERS. DUE TO INCORRECT WIRING OF THE HARNESS, THE TRAILER LIGHTS MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

CERTAIN GUIDE REPLACEMENT HEADLAMPS, P/NOS. 16526133 AND 16526134, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 1 TO JULY 11, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON MY 1999-2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCKS. THE HEADLAMP FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE PHOTOMETRY REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLE

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

CERTAIN MAXZONE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES, DEPO BRAND, P/NOS. 332-1182L-AS AND 332-1182R-AS, SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR 1999-2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADOS. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVIC

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE D

EQUIPMENT

AFTERMARKET PICKUP TRUCK OVER-THE-RAIL BEDLINERS MANUFACTURED FOR INSTALLATION ON 1999-2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA PICKUP TRUCKS. THE TOGGLE WING ASSEMBLY USED TO ATTACH THE BEDLINER TO THE TRUCK BED IS NOT ENGAGING FULLY IN THE STAKE POCKET OF THE PICKUP TRUCK.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

CERTAIN EAGLE EYES REPLACEMENT HEADLAMPS, MODEL NOS. GM159-B001L AND GM159-B001R, SOLD FOR USE ON 1999-2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO MODEL VEHICLES. THE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED E

PARKING BRAKE

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND BUILT WITH EITHER PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS OR TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS, THE PARKING BRAKE FRICTION LININGS MAY WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.

WHEELS:HUB

CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL REPLACEMENT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE BRAND NAMES: NATIONAL, CARQUEST P/NOS. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059, AND 515060, SHIPPED BETWEEN JANUARY 23, 2006, AND DECEMBER 20, 2007, SOLD FOR LIGHT DUTY AND MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS. THE INBOARD RETENTION NUT USED TO M

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE GALVANIZED STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAIN THE TAILGATE IN THE FULL OPEN (HORIZONTAL) POSITION MAY CORRODE, WEAKEN, AND EVENTUALLY FRACTURE. IF BOTH CABLES FRACTURED, THE TAILGATE WOULD SUDDENLY DROP AND STRIKE THE TOP SURFACE OF TH

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND A

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN 8.1L V8 ENGINE, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION CAN OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY OR FAIL COMPLETELY. IF THE SENSOR OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, THE SES LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE MAY RUN ROUGH. THE ENGINE MAY STALL, AND IF SO, MAY RE-START IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER A C

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERY A/T TIRES, SIZE: 265R75R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY AND ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM, NECK, BACK, AND SHOULDER, SIX BROKEN RIBS, A PUNCTURED LUNG, AND NERVE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LEG. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM T

Mileage: 159,000

I REAR ENDED SOMEONE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HAD TO STOP FOR A VAN AHEAD OF ME. I TOUCHED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES AT ALL. BECAUSE OF OTHER TRAFFIC, AND NO TIME, I HIT THE VAN IN THE REAR. NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE GENTLEMAN IN THE VAN HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. I HAD A BUMP ON MY LEG, AND MY BROTHER WAS NOT HURT. I JUST NOW HAVE HEARD OTHER STORIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM GOING ON FOR YEARS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *JS

Mileage: 99,000

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HAD TO STOP FOR A VAN AHEAD OF ME. I TOUCHED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES AT ALL. BECAUSE OF OTHER TRAFFIC, AND NO TIME, I HIT THE VAN IN THE REAR. NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE GENTLEMAN IN THE VAN HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. I HAD A BUMP ON MY LEG, AND MY BROTHER WAS NOT HURT. I JUST NOW HAVE HEARD OTHER STORIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM GOING ON FOR YEARS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *JS

Mileage: 99,000

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED ON A HILL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DIDNT HOLD I HAD A TRAILER ON THE BACK AND IT CAUSED THE TRAILER TO JACKNIFE AND DAMAGED MY BED. *TR

Mileage: 187,000

MY FIANCE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME AND AS WE ENTERED TOWN GOING APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH THE VEHICLE SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE BREAKING IT IN HALF CAUSING THE TOP HALF OF THE TELEPHONE POLE TO SWING DOWN AND SMACK INTO THE WINDSHIELD. HE SMACKED HIS FACE OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND I WAS LAYING DOWN ON THE SEAT AND ROLLED OFF AND BROKE THE ASHTRAY HOLDER WITH MY FACE. DURING THE IMPACT NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE AIRBAGS WERE ALL IN WORKING ORDER. T

THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT GIVEN THE YES OR NO....THERE VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE PROBLEM. SO I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED BECAUSE OF AN EARLIER FAULT WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND A LINE BLOW OUT...AND WITH THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED I COULD SEE CLEARLY THAT THE 3 GASOLINE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED. GIVEN THAT THESE LINES RUN FROM THE FUEL TANK, ALONG THE FRAME THAN UP AND OVER THE TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION IN THE AREA OF THE MUFFLER AS WELL AND THAN BEHIND THE ENGINE TO U

THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT GIVEN THE YES OR NO....THERE VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE PROBLEM. SO I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED BECAUSE OF AN EARLIER FAULT WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND A LINE BLOW OUT...AND WITH THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED I COULD SEE CLEARLY THAT THE 3 GASOLINE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED. GIVEN THAT THESE LINES RUN FROM THE FUEL TANK, ALONG THE FRAME THAN UP AND OVER THE TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION IN THE AREA OF THE MUFFLER AS WELL AND THAN BEHIND THE ENGINE TO U

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF. HE TRIED TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON, BUT THEY WOULDN'T POWER BACK ON. HE TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND THEY WOULD WORK, THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE LOW BEAMS. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE TOOK THE VEHICLE APART AND HE FOUND THAT THE WIRE THAT FEEDS THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH AND THE COMBINATION SWITCH HAD MELTED DUE TO A T WILT FUNCTION IN THE INSULATI

Mileage: 131,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A CHEMICAL ODOR. SHE HAD A CIGARETTE IN THE ASHTRAY AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM BEHIND THE ASHTRAY. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE ASHTRAY, BUT IT WAS TOO HOT TO GRAB. SHE ROLLED THE WINDOWS DOWN AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUGHT FIRE. A NEARBY SERVICE STATION ATTENDANT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE CIGARETTE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE V

Mileage: 150,000

1. NO WARNING 2. ABS KICK IN AT LOW SPEED AND LITTLE TO NO BRAKING IS RESULT IN FORWARD AND REVERSE, INCONSISTENTLY OCCURRING 3. DEALER REPLACED FRONT HUB #15233111 *TR

Mileage: 81,000

1. NO WARNING 2. ABS KICK IN AT LOW SPEED AND LITTLE TO NO BRAKING IS RESULT IN FORWARD AND REVERSE, INCONSISTENTLY OCCURRING 3. DEALER REPLACED FRONT HUB #15233111 *TR

Mileage: 81,000

SUBMISSION IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AFTER A SAFETY RECALL; SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *TS WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, THE CONSUMER SLID ACROSS A STOP SIGN AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND HAD 2 MINOR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE BRAKES FAILING. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ACCIDENTS WERE DUE TO THE BRAKES LOCKING UP AT LOW SPEEDS. *JB

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR BRAKE REPAIRS. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AFTER BRAKES WERE ALREADY REPAIRED. *KB PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTIFICATION, THE CONSUMER AND HER HUSBAND COMPLAINED THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING. THERE WERE 2 MINOR ACCIDENTS WHICH WERE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED WITH THE BRAKES LOCKING UP. *JB

INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON 04/04/06 STRIKING A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE, RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS, VEHICLE TRAVELED ACROSS A ROADWAY STRIKING A TREE. AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE NEVER DEPLOYED. VEHICLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH BOTH THE TREE AND LIGHT POLE AT 90 DEGREE ANGLE. AIR BAG SWITCH WAS IN THE ON POSITION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. *NM

Mileage: 72,550

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AROUND, THE VEHICLE BECAME ANCHORED AND THE GRASS BELOW ERUPTED IN FLAMES. SINCE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED; THE VEHICLE ALSO BECAME INFLAMED. THE CONTACT OBTAINED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND QUENCHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS CAUSED BY THE FIRE. *AK

Mileage: 130,000

TO: <[email protected]> SUBJECT: OWNER ASSISTANCE: P. ADAMS SUBJECT: CUSTOMER HAS SERIOUS ISSUES MOSSY CHEVROLET DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 4:59 PM TO CHEVROLET: MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS:FROM: [email protected] SENT: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 10:14 PM SUBJECT: GM 2001 FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T CUSTOM ALLOY WHEELS W/A/T TIRES. THAT MAKES 8 RIMS BUT END RESULT WAS THE TIRES WHERE FIRESTONE LT245/75-16 STEELTEX A/T. 50PSI.LOAD RANGE C SPEC. OR NUMBERS ON TIRES 108

Mileage: 18,600

TO: <[email protected]> SUBJECT: OWNER ASSISTANCE: P. ADAMS SUBJECT: CUSTOMER HAS SERIOUS ISSUES MOSSY CHEVROLET DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 4:59 PM TO CHEVROLET: MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS:FROM: [email protected] SENT: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 10:14 PM SUBJECT: GM 2001 FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T CUSTOM ALLOY WHEELS W/A/T TIRES. THAT MAKES 8 RIMS BUT END RESULT WAS THE TIRES WHERE FIRESTONE LT245/75-16 STEELTEX A/T. 50PSI.LOAD RANGE C SPEC. OR NUMBERS ON TIRES 108

Mileage: 18,600

TO: <[email protected]> SUBJECT: OWNER ASSISTANCE: P. ADAMS SUBJECT: CUSTOMER HAS SERIOUS ISSUES MOSSY CHEVROLET DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 4:59 PM TO CHEVROLET: MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS:FROM: [email protected] SENT: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 10:14 PM SUBJECT: GM 2001 FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T CUSTOM ALLOY WHEELS W/A/T TIRES. THAT MAKES 8 RIMS BUT END RESULT WAS THE TIRES WHERE FIRESTONE LT245/75-16 STEELTEX A/T. 50PSI.LOAD RANGE C SPEC. OR NUMBERS ON TIRES 108

Mileage: 18,600

TO: <[email protected]> SUBJECT: OWNER ASSISTANCE: P. ADAMS SUBJECT: CUSTOMER HAS SERIOUS ISSUES MOSSY CHEVROLET DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 4:59 PM TO CHEVROLET: MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS:FROM: [email protected] SENT: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 10:14 PM SUBJECT: GM 2001 FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T CUSTOM ALLOY WHEELS W/A/T TIRES. THAT MAKES 8 RIMS BUT END RESULT WAS THE TIRES WHERE FIRESTONE LT245/75-16 STEELTEX A/T. 50PSI.LOAD RANGE C SPEC. OR NUMBERS ON TIRES 108

Mileage: 18,600