2001 Chevrolet Silverado electrical system problems
30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Warning lights started flashing in the information center, starting with abs warning, then cycled through the rest of the warnings. The instrument panel gauges and gear selector , mileage display, and all other digital lighting shuts off. Functions then turn back on, then off. It continues this…”
filed Aug 22, 2014
“Tl* the contact owns 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis however he was told it that the failure was caused by a security issue and the cause could have been a variety of failures. The failure recurred…”
filed Jul 25, 2012
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicle that may have an OnStar system that has progression tones when pressing the blue or red button. Technician will need to…
PIC4310L · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 17, 2015
Electrical System problems in other Silverado years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 Silverado | 10 | 8% |
| 2015 Silverado | 9 | 12% |
| 2014 Silverado | 20 | 16% |
| 2013 Silverado | 6 | 9% |
| 2012 Silverado | 4 | 6% |
| 2011 Silverado | 5 | 7% |
| 2010 Silverado | 8 | 13% |
| 2009 Silverado | 17 | 22% |
| 2008 Silverado | 48 | 30% |
| 2007 Silverado | 38 | 21% |
| 2006 Silverado | 14 | 8% |
| 2005 Silverado | 64 | 20% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.