NHTSA Complaint #10033144 — 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

TURCK ENGINE HAS A KNOCK THAT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND GM THAT IT WAS SIMPLY A COLD START KNOCK. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD BY A PERSONAL FRIEND AT THE GM TECH CENTER THAT IT IS REALLY A PISTON SLAP, AND IS A RESULT OF THE PISTONS BEING TOO SMALL FOR THE BORE WHICH COULD LEAD TO ENGINE SEIZURE/FAILURE, AND THAT GM IS AWARE OF IT! THE TRUCK KNOCKS EVEN WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. I HAVE BEGGED FOR A REPAIR UNDER THE TRUCKS WARRANTY BUT HAVE BEEN DENIED. I AM CONCERNED THAT AT SOME POINT THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND HARM TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. GM SEEMS TO THINK IF THEY PRETEND IT IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM, AND IF THEY CROSS THEIR FINGERS THEY WILL SAVE MONEY AND AVOID A RECALL. THE DEALER INDICATED TO ME THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND SO DOES GM BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. AT ONE POINT GM WAS OFFERING TO EXTEND MY WARRANTY BUT RENIGD BECAUSE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER, EVEN THOUGH I PAID FOR THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE SOMEONE OWNING ONE OF THESE TRUCKS DOES HAVE THE ENGINE SIEZE AND INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE HURT! INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE AS I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES ON MANY DATES IN HOPES OF GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE THEY WANT ME TO GO AWAY. *AK