Eight problems related to gasoline fuel system have been reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The abs and parking brake lights come on at random. There is noise from the front tires when you make a turn, the brakes I would assume. The brake pad have been changed. The gas light flips back and forth from full to empty, have to use the mileage to know when to get gas. And the gas pedal sticks, not good in traffic.
Gas gage reads empty when idle for prolong period of time. Looking at the information on the NHTSA web site I find that many people are experiencing this problem. Checked into the cost of repairs it is over $500. 00 for the part and another $500. 00 for the labor to correct this problem. This should be covered by gm since they know the problem exists. Instead they are profiting off the consumer with high replacement and labor charges. Would like to see an in depth investigation of this complaint.
Fuel gauge stops working or gives inaccurate readings. Truck runs out of gas because of these readings. Leaving the truck stranded in the road.
Same as case # 10127210. Gas gauge will drop to empty during stopped idle at lights or idling in park. Causes low fuel light to come on. Once vehicle is shaken during forward motion gauge will bounce back to correct position. (web site refering is mycarstats. Com) have found another mass resident with same problem also.
The fuel sensor stops working. It looks as if we still have plenty of fuel when in fact the vehicle is out of gas. While we have caught it in time the fuel sensor has broken and been replaced twice in the last seven months and is broken again. Serious consequences could result if we were to run out of gas in heavy traffic on a freeway.
While driving accelerator pedal is hard to apply when passing or pulling from a stop, the pedal will stick. Consumer has to use his foot to release the accelerator pedal. The gas needle fluctuates from empty to full continually. Consumer very concerned that the fuel gauge problem could be a fire hazard.
While driving at 30 mph, the engine failed without warning. The gas gauge did not work at times. The dealer stated a defective fuel module caused the engine to fail.
Fuel is leaking from rear . Dealership has been in possession of vehicle for two weeks, and made no determination as to the reason for the leak. Please provide any additional information/attachments.