2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 electrical system problems
26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Unknown Lost my truck to fire I was shopping and when I came out of the store the fire department had already put the fire out. They had said the fire started under the hood on the driver side.”
filed Jun 12, 2023
“Truck just shuts off while driving. As if the key was turned off and then won't turn back on. It has happend 3 times in the last 3 weeks where I am driving and it completely just shuts off. Can't get it to start back up and have to tow it home, it will then turn on and run for a few days and shuts…”
filed Dec 18, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
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Electrical System problems in other Silverado 2500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Silverado 2500 | 7 | 32% |
| 2024 Silverado 2500 | 53 | 38% |
| 2023 Silverado 2500 | 15 | 34% |
| 2022 Silverado 2500 | 27 | 30% |
| 2021 Silverado 2500 | 17 | 20% |
| 2020 Silverado 2500 | 15 | 15% |
| 2019 Silverado 2500 | 18 | 25% |
| 2018 Silverado 2500 | 13 | 25% |
| 2017 Silverado 2500 | 15 | 28% |
| 2016 Silverado 2500 | 18 | 15% |
| 2015 Silverado 2500 | 57 | 33% |
| 2014 Silverado 2500 | 6 | 15% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
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.