2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Electrical system Problems

“Pulling away from a stop light, the motor and electrical system shut down. I coasted over to the side of the road -- constituting a traffic hazard to other motorists- and re-started the vehicle. There were no other incidents that day. My son and daughter in law report similar experiences on separate occasions.”

“While driving at any speed, engine will suddenly shut off, requiring me to pull off the road (without the use of the power steering) and to wait a few minutes to restart the engine. Had one close call, as someone behind me had not noticed my truck slowing suddenly. They had to make a quick adjustment to avoid me. This engine failure has happened about 10 or twelve times. Doing research has found the problem to almost certainly be the crankshaft positioning sensor. Chevrolet tells me that my VIN number is not on the recall list. …”

“We were traveling south on I-5 when we stopped in medford, oregon to fill up our 2001 chev. Duramax pickup with diesel. After filling up, we noticed smoke and a burnt smell coming out from under the hood. We opened to hood to find wires smoldering. We immediately moved the pickup away from the fuel tanks at the gas station and re-opened the hood. My husband removed the plastic shroud containing what looked to be enclosed wires which were smoldering. I got the fire extinguisher from the gas station attendant. …”

“I have a 2001 2500 hd Chevrolet with the 8.1 liter engine. The vehicle will stall in traffic and will not start again. The truck will run rough sometimes will start after a cool down period. This is a very dangerous situation with it stalling in traffic. This is the crankshaft sensor which is covered for same pickup with same engine out of a different plant. They say even though it is the same faulty part my pickup is not covered because it is from a different plant. This almost caused a accident while I was driving as it stalled as I was making a turn.”

“My 2001 chevy with the 8100 engine would stall at speed and also at idle. The at-speed stall would restart on its own within 3 or 4 seconds. The at-idle stall would require some engine cranking but it would restart.(odometer reading was 105,000km)there is a recall for this engine (crank positioning sensor)however my VIN is outside of the recall. Dealer not sure what to do. I had them replace the sensor at my expense. This move resolved the stall problem. It has never stalled again. Question: why would my VIN not be included in the recall....same symptoms ...same solution as the recall !”