2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Engine and Engine Cooling Problems
Owners have filed 62 complaints with NHTSA about engine and engine cooling problems on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 21% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 59,500 miles. The words owners use most often: “crankshaft position sensor” (26% of reports).
- 62engine and engine cooling complaints
- 59,500median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 63%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Crankshaft position sensor: mentioned in 16 of 62 complaints (26%)
- Immediately restart: mentioned in 6 of 62 complaints (10%)
- Crank shaft: mentioned in 5 of 62 complaints (8%)
- Engine restarted: mentioned in 5 of 62 complaints (8%)
At what mileage do engine and engine cooling problems happen?
Based on 54 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
None of the 62 complaints report a crash, fire or injury.
Chevrolet Silverado 2500 engine and engine cooling complaints by model year
| Model year | Engine and Engine Cooling complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Silverado 2500 | 1 | 2% | 83,000 |
| 2022 Silverado 2500 | 3 | 3% | 33,990 |
| 2020 Silverado 2500 | 4 | 4% | 133,000 |
| 2019 Silverado 2500 | 3 | 4% | 71,000 |
| 2018 Silverado 2500 | 1 | 2% | 109,000 |
| 2015 Silverado 2500 | 1 | 1% | 280,000 |
| 2011 Silverado 2500 | 1 | 1% | — |
| 2009 Silverado 2500 | 1 | 2% | 12,000 |
| 2008 Silverado 2500 | 5 | 3% | 38,000 |
| 2007 Silverado 2500 | 13 | 6% | 31,000 |
| 2006 Silverado 2500 | 12 | 7% | 38,036 |
| 2005 Silverado 2500 | 16 | 6% | 57,947 |
| 2004 Silverado 2500 | 23 | 6% | 73,900 |
| 2003 Silverado 2500 | 16 | 4% | 72,986 |
| 2002 Silverado 2500 | 43 | 12% | 74,892 |
| 2001 Silverado 2500 | 62 | 21% | 59,500 |
| 2000 Silverado 2500 | 11 | 8% | 63,750 |
| 1999 Silverado 2500 | 3 | 4% | 137,532 |
| 1998 Silverado 2500 | 2 | 3% | — |
| 1997 Silverado 2500 | 7 | 11% | 143,548 |
| 1995 Silverado 2500 | 1 | 33% | 129,023 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists engine and engine cooling for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet 2500 hd. The contact stated that while driving uphill at 55 mph, the engine stalled. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed that there were no recalls for the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000 and the…
My vehicle would stall out on me at any time for about 2 months it didn't matter what speed i was doing or where i was it would stall out so i would have to coast to the side of the road with no power steering and wait to crank the vehicle back up. Then december 23 2008 i was on my way home and it…
Broken exhaust manifold bolts. *tr
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500s have engine and engine cooling problems?
No. NHTSA has 62 owner complaints about engine and engine cooling for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 (21% of the 300 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 engine and engine cooling?
No recall currently lists engine and engine cooling for this vehicle.
At what mileage do engine and engine cooling problems start?
The median reported mileage is 59,500 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about engine and engine cooling problems on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500?
The most frequent phrase is “crankshaft position sensor”, in 16 of 62 complaints, followed by “immediately restart” (6).
Other 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems
See all 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems or engine and engine cooling problems across all Silverado 2500 years.