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2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 engine problems

The 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has 86 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 23% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

86

Engine complaints

23%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Silverado 2500 engine complaints by model year86 complaints1995: 1 complaints1997: 8 complaints1998: 2 complaints1999: 5 complaints2000: 12 complaints2001: 86 complaints2002: 56 complaints2003: 32 complaints2004: 37 complaints2005: 22 complaints2006: 17 complaints2007: 18 complaints2008: 9 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 2 complaints2011: 10 complaints2012: 8 complaints2013: 6 complaints2014: 7 complaints2015: 13 complaints2016: 8 complaints2017: 12 complaints2018: 13 complaints2019: 22 complaints2020: 14 complaints2021: 7 complaints2022: 8 complaints2023: 7 complaints2024: 12 complaints2025: 5 complaints
Silverado 2500 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WOULD EXPERIENCE A SHUT DOWN AND LOSS OF POWER.MEROLLLIS CHEVROLET IN EAST PT., MICHIGAN, BECAME VERY DEFIANT,AND REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM.BEFORE [XXX] BECAME CEO, [XXX] CONTACTED HER OFFICE VIA HANDWRITTEN COMMUNIQUE.IRIS CONTACT [XXX] IN DEC,2013,AND…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 5, 2008 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 have?

NHTSA has 86 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 engine — 23% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.