GVWR: Class 2G: 8,001 - 9,000 lb (3,629 - 4,082 kg)
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Silverado
Model Year: 2001
Other Engine Info: Iron
Plant City: Fort Wayne
Plant Company Name: GM Truck Group
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Indiana
Series: 2500
Trim: 3/4 Ton
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
I HAVE A 2006 3/4 TON PICK UP WITH THE DURAMAX DIESEL AND ALISON TRANSMISSION. IN NOVEMBER OF 2006 AT ABOUT 20K MILES, A LOW PRESSURE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE (PART NUMBER 219989580) DEVELOPED A MAJOR LEAK AND REQUIRED REPAIR. WITHIN WEEKS, THE REPLACED LINE FAILED AND THE DEALER INFORMED US THAT MANY TRUCKS OF THE SAME DESIGN WERE FAILING FOR THE SAME PART. IT TOOK WEEKS TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART FOR GM. FEED BACK FROM OTHER GM DEALERS INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WIDE SPREAD. WHEN A REPLACEMENT PART WAS FINALLY PROVIDED, WE WERE INFORMED BY GM WESTERN REGION SERVICE THAT A DESIGN "FIX" HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND THAT THE TRUCK WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THREE WEEKS AGO, (45,000 MILES) MY TRUCK STARTED LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AGAIN. AN INSPECTION BY THE DEALER REVEALED THAT NOT ONLY THE SAME LINE WAS LEAKING AGAIN BUT THAT TWO OTHER LINES OF THE SAME DESIGN WERE ALSO LEAKING. THIS DEALER, E&L MOTORS IN KEMMERER HAD ALREADY SEEN MORE THAN A DOZEN TRUCKS IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS FRUSTRATED BECAUSE REPLACEMENT LINES FROM GM WOULD START LEAKING WITHIN DAYS OF INSTALLATION. WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THERE WAS A RUMOR THAT GM WOULD BE DOING A RECALL ON THIS PART. IN THE MEAN TIME, I AM NOT GETTING ANY DIRECT INFORMATION AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION GM IS TELLING IT'S DEALERS IS TO HAVE THE OWNER CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FREQUENTLY, A SPECIAL FLUID WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH ANYONE EXCEPT AN AUTHORIZED GM DEALER. RECENT CONTACTS WITH OTHER GM DEALERS HAVE EXPOSED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH "DOZENS" OF TRUCKS IN OUR AREA WHICH ARE ALSO WAITING FOR A RELIABLE REPLACEMENT PART. I USE THIS TRUCK FOR WORK. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS HAVING ONE OF THE LEAKING LINES BLOW LEAVING ME STRANDED IN FREEZING WEATHER WHERE CELL COVERAGE EVEN ON THE INTERSTATE IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE. *TR
2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH UPHILL, THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO A AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE HE PURCHASED CIRCLIP AND INSTALLED IT IN THE VEHICLE. HE WAS THEN ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR HAVE IT REBUILT AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN SINCE THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.