We have classified the 3 complaints from 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD about VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL into the following categories.
Accelerator sticks, gas sending unit goes haywire (goes from full to empty, low fuel light coming on. *jb
Throtle sticks and must be stomped to dis-engage. often this results in being thrown foward. the dealer says he has fixed several like this on the 6.0 liter engine. very dangerous!!!*ak
I own a 2001 chevrolet 2500 hd crew cab 4x4 with a 6.0 litre. on february 14, 2004, i noticed that the gas pedal was sticking when i first started the truck. it has continued to do this everytime i start the truck. back in november of 2003, i was having my oil changed when the manager asked if i was having any trouble with the gas pedal sticking. i stated that i had not had any trouble with the gas pedal. at that point, he stated that almost every newer model chevrolet truck he had seen has had that very problem when the mileage was around 75,000 miles. i now have around 75,000 miles on my truck now. it has become a safety issue. when i pick up my child from school, the gas pedal sticks when i am starting the truck up, and i have to press quite hard on the pedal. in an environment where children are walking all around, i cannot afford to have to punch on the gas pedal to get my truck to move. i would appreciate an investigation into this problem.*jb
The cruise control kicked in causing rapid acceleration on icy road. the use of brakes to turn off cruise control caused the vehicle to go into a skid into left lane and towards highway median strip. i tried to steer out of the skid while tapping brakes. vehicle went into a spin and then crossed right lane and into snow filled ditch heading towards trees. i steered away from trees, causing vehicle to slide sideways into trees and then into a chain link fence. airbag did not deploy. i took the vehicle to the shop where they said they could not diagnose the problem unless it was happening at the time they were evaluating it. one week later the cruise kicked in by itself when i was driving at 45 mph. no rapid acceleration this time. *jb
Engine idle increases to 2000- 5300 rpm when stopped or slowing with foot on brake pedal. idle sometimes returns to normal by its self or may require shutting off and restarting engine. *nlm