Three problems related to engine shut off without warning have been reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 based on all problems reported for the 2001 Silverado 2500.
Truck just shuts off while driving. As if the key was turned off and then won't turn back on. It has happend 3 times in the last 3 weeks where I am driving and it completely just shuts off. Can't get it to start back up and have to tow it home, it will then turn on and run for a few days and shuts off while driving.
While driving down the highway @ 75mph the vehicle shut off. This has now happened multiple times and is a safety issue. While in traffic vehicles are having to make quick adjustments to avoid hitting my vehicle and for their safety. I called this into our local chevy dealership here in colorado springs CO along with calling Chevrolet recall center to be told that my vehicle is not on their list. Well apparently it should be along with all the other 2001 2500 hd silverado's that are experiencing this problem.
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly shut off. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive 3-4 miles before it shut off again. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the camshaft position sensor needed to be replaced. The contact did not notice any differences beforehand. The current and failure mileages were 60,000.