Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 2500 / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000081631 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: JACKSONVILLE Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILVERADO 2500 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 08 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Engine has a loud knocking noise since day one. reported problem to chevrolet dealership and was told that the pistons are "slapping" inside the cylinder walls and that this was a known problem from chevrolet. new pistons will not be available until december 2001. changed oil and found metal fragments in the oil that were stuck to the magnetic oil bolt. noise problem is getting louder each week. dealer rep called and explained the problem to me directly. *ak