NHTSA Complaint #10091821 — 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10091821
Vehicle	2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	September 2, 2003
Date Filed	September 10, 2004
Mileage	200 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	IN

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE MOTOR CAME APARTMENT. THE CRANK SHAFT AND PISTON BROKE AND SPUN THE BEARINGS. THE DAMAGED PARTS WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. PRIOR TO STALLING THERE WAS AN ONGOING NOISE IN THE ENGINE THAT SOUNDED LIKE RODS KNOCKING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PISTON SLAP NOISE FOR THIS SIZE ENGINE. *AK

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