Service Brakes
Filed Sep 25, 2012116,000 milesMD
BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE IN MOTION. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED - ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED, AS WELL AS FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT. *TR
2001 Chevrolet C/K Series
Routine
Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control › accelerator pedal. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSuspension › Front › Wheel Bearing
Filed May 16, 2006NY
FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED AT 33,000 WITH AN OUT OF POCKET COST TO ME OF $300. THIS IS ON A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB. THERE WERE NO CONSEQUENCES OF THE FAILURE AS I HAD IT REPLACED. HOWEVER THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE LIFE THREATENING SHOULD REPAIRS NOT BE PERFORMED IN TIME. WHILE AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED TO ME THEY REPLACE THIS ITEM TO THE TUNE OF 2 OR 3 VEHICLES EVERY OTHER DAY! I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD REPORT THIS ISSUE TO YOU BUT IF THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS TRUTHFUL THERE IS A GIGANTIC PROBLEM WITH THESE. *NM
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Dec 10, 20045,534 milesNJ
HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWIN. ENGINE KNOCK GM CLAIMS CAN NOT BE FIXED, HAVE NOW MANY TIMES HARD START OR COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF ENGINE WHEN DRIVING, HED TO STEER TO PULL OVER. TRUCK NEED TO COOL DOWN THEN RESTARTED. ALSO SINCE UPGRADED DRIVE SHAFT AND UPLADED NEW INFO TO COMPUTER FOR MORE TOURQUE HAVE STEPPED ON GAS BUT AFEW SECOD DELAY B/R ENGAGED. TOOK FOR SERVICE GM CLAIMS CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Mar 18, 200436,000 milesMI
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN STEPPING ON IT TO MOVE FORWARD AND THEN WHEN IT RELEASES THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS ON BOTH OUR 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND OUR 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO ALMOST ALL THE TIME.*AK
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.