Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 2500 / 2001

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000081633 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, 16 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: Reported a loud knocking noise when you crank up the engine since i first bought truck. reported problem to dealer and was told the pistons are "slapping" inside the cylinder walls due to a known problem that chevrolet already knows about it and replacement pistons would be available by december. engine is getting louder by the day and found broken metal fragments when oil was changed . waiting on dealer to respond to this issue and requesting engine be replacement now.*ak