2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL THE VEHICLE A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR WAS FULL OF WATER, WHICH BURNED THE COIL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

ABS ENGAGED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP AND CAUSING ME TO RUN OVER PARKING LOT STOP CURB AND ALMOST DOWN INTO A LAKE. MY GRANDMA CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID IT HAD BEEN FIXED IN 2008 UNDER A RECALL AND AS SUCH WOULDN'T FIX IT AGAIN EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM SUPPOSEDLY FIXED.

BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH, FAIL FAILURE DO TO FAULTY BRAKE LINES. WHY ARNT BRAKE LINES STAINLESS STEEL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFTEY HAZZARD. NEED TO BE RECALLED.

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AND BURST LEAVING US WITH NO BRAKES AND UNABLE TO STOP. ALMOST IN A COLLISION, AND LEFT US STRANDED. TWO TIMES THIS HAPPENED WITH TWO DIFFERENT BRAKE LINES BURSTING AT LOW SPEED. LUCKILY WE WEREN'T GOING FAST.

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING/BRAKING FINE IN/AROUND TOWN AND ON HIGHWAY. NOTICED THAT IT WAS BECOMING HARDER TO GET TRUCK TO STOP AS BRAKE PEDAL WAS GRADUALLY GETTING CLOSER TO FLOOR BEFORE BRAKES WOULD START SLOWING TRUCK DOWN. STOPPED AT RESTAURANT TO EAT, WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO LEAVE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO A MECHANIC I TRUST. HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. HE ALSO SAID THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THAT ONE HAD RUPTURED (IT WAS SPRAYING A MIST WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PUSHED). HE REPAIRED THE RUPTURED LINE, TOPPED OFF THE FLUID, AND BLED THE BRAKES, BRAKES WORK AGAIN, BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER CORRODED LINES MAY RUPTURE WHEN I NEED THE BRAKES THE MOST. COST OF THIS REPAIR INSTANCE WAS $387. DEALER QUOTE TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES WAS $1500. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE LINES ALL RUN VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND IN SOME INSTANCES RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER. MECHANIC SAID THAT CHEVROLET OFFERS A "KIT" CONTAINING ALL OF THE LINES EXCEPT FOR THE TWO LINES TO THE REAR WHEELS. THE LINES IN THIS KIT ARE EPOXY-COATED TO PREVENT FUTURE CORROSION. HOWEVER, DUE TO TIGHT QUARTERS AND CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE OTHER BRAKE LINES, REPLACEMENT OF ALL OF THESE BRAKE LINES IS VERY DIFFICULT. THIS VEHICLE IS LOCATED IN VIRGINIA, WHICH WAS NOT ONE OF THE SALT STATES INDICATED IN A NOW-CLOSED RECALL (EA-11-001).

TRANNY, ABS, COOLING SYSTEM, TAILGATE, ETC. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK 2003 DIDN'T EXCHANGE TITLE UNTIL LATER RECALL WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT UNDER 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. I FILE AN COMPLAIN RECALL REPAIR STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. SAD THING MY FATHER IS AN RETIRED EMPLOYEE IN DALLAS LOCATION. RESEARCHED THE RECALLS FROM PREVIOUSLY AND PRESENT SAME RESULTS. THEY HAVE UNTIL 2 DAYS TO CONTACT ME @ [XXX] IN GOING TO THE WAREHOUSE AND RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE OWNER, CFO, CEO WHOMEVER AND ASK FOR A FULL REFUND OR I'M FILING AN COMPLAINT AND SMALL CLAMS FOR 30 YRS WORTH. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED SMOKE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS FRACTURED AROUND TRANSFER CASE HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

THE BREAK LINES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO FAILED CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM. THEY RUSTED THROUGH

AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 5 MPH, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES ON DRY OR WET PAVEMENT RESULTING IN FAILURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. EXAMPLE - PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND RESULTED IN BUMPING INTO NEXT VEHICLE. ALSO AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHTED INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP RESULTING IN VEHICLE GOING INTO THE INTERSECTION AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SPEED SENSORS AND THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERDO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

ALL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. WE JUST PURCHASED THEN TRUCK USED. MY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE TRUCK.FOR A NOISE IN THE STEERING, THATS WHEN HE DISCOVERED THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES HE INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD BLOW A LINE AND ANYTIME DUE TO THE RUSTED LINES. HE RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL OF THE LINES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER CRASHING INTO A CURB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,523. UPDATED 1/15/16 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS DISTRACTED AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO A RAVINE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT INJURED BOTH LEGS, KNEES, AND RIBS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND COMING TO A STOP MY ABS SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY STOP I MAKE. THIS CAUSES INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE AND CREATES A LARGE SAFETY RISK.

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK ON HIGHWAY 70, THE TRAFFIC SLOWED, I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR (RUSTED BRAKE LINES RUPTURED CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE) AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. I WHIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO AVOID REAR ENDING UP COMING CARS. I MANAGED TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN BY PULLING DOWN TO 1ST AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO AN OFF RAMP, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP, BEFORE HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND A SIGN POLE. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS THAT HAD FAR MORE MILES THAN MY TRUCK AND WERE NOT TAKEN CARE OF LIKE THIS TRUCK. NEVER HAVE I HAD A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON ANY OTHER CAR. THIS SHOULD NOT EVER HAPPEN, NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, SNOW REMOVAL METHODS, ETC. I WAS LUCKY, I COULD HAVE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED SOMEONE. I WOULD BET THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN MANY FATAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THESE POOR BRAKE LINE BEING INSTALLED ON TRUCKS.

COMING BACK FROM STORE ,WENT TO TURN IN DRIVEWAY TO HOUSE NO BRAKES RAN OFF IN GRASS AND CREEK.FRONT AND BACK BRAKES BOTH LEAKING AND RUSTED BAD.HAD THIS TRUCK SINCE 07 AND TAKEN CARE OF .CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY WHAT SHOP WANTS TO FIX. GM NEEDS RECALL TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BAD HURT OR KILLED.

I WAS DRIVING TO ALABAMA FROM FLORIDA. WHEN I WAS ABOUT THREE HOURS OUT I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD HAULING A LOT OF PERSONAL ITEMS SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MOVING. IT STARTED STORMING REAL BAD SO I SLOWED DOWN TO 60 MPH AND AS I WAS APPROACHING ANOTHER VEHICLE THEY ALL THE SUDDEN SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. I SAW THEM AS SOON AS THEY DID IT THEN I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I ALMOST HIT THEM BUT I TURNED SHARP AND WENT INTO THE WOODS. I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING BUT SMALL TREES SO VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO OUTSIDE OF TRUCK. DAMAGE IS STILL THEIR BECAUSE SINCE THE WRECK I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK CAUSE I DESTROYED MY BACK AND NECK. AFTER THAT I STILL HAD TO DRIVE THE TRUCK THE REST OF THE THREE HOUR TRIP THAT ENDED UP TAKING NINE HOURS OF EXTREME PAIN AND SHOT NERVES. ONCE I FINALLY GOT HOME IT TOOK FOREVER AND A LOT OF MONEY TO HALF WAY FIX THE TRUCK. SINCE YOU CAN'T GET REPLACEMENT LINES AND HAD TO HAVE THEM CUSTOM MADE. TRUCK IS STILL CRAP BECAUSE NOW EVERY SINGLE PART OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS SHOT ALONG WITH THE BODY AND UNDERCARRIAGE. IT IS SOLID RUST NOW AND KEEPS BRAKING DOWN AND WILL COST AROUND THREE TO FIVE THOUSAND AT THE CHEAPEST TO FIX. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT I DO NOW THEN I WOULD HAVE SUED CHEVY AND THIS WORTHLESS ORGANIZATION CAUSE YALL HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME AND DID NOTHING. I THINK YALL AND CHEVY OWE ME AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE A LOT OF MONEY. IF YOU STILL DO NOTHING I WILL GO TO EVERY NEWS ORGANIZATION

THE STEEL BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND BROKE CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. UPON ENTERING AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND WHILE TURNING THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PIN IN THE PITMAN ARM SHEARED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. MA 10/2 UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

DRIVERS BUCKET SEAT: AS I WAS PUTTING ON THE SEATBELT, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK BROKE. I REMOVED THE SEATBACK FRAME IN ORDER TO REPAIR IT AND FOUND THE BRACKET THAT IS BOLTED TO THE LOWER SEAT FRAME WAS TORN ALMOST COMPLETELY APART ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE AND THE WELD THAT HOLDS THE TUBE INTO THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE WAS BROKEN. I DECIDED TO REPLACE IT RATHER THAN REPAIR IT AS I FELT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE AT A STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN A FOUR-VEHICLE COLLISION. THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER BOTH SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER ENCOUNTERED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND SUFFERED FROM MINOR INJURIES TO THE FACE. THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.

A CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME AS I WAS ACCELERATING SO I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHICH WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER PARKED I OPENED DOOR AND PUMPED BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS BROKE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS NO WAY TO STOP AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE FLUID PUMPED OUT THE BROKEN BRAKE LINE. THERE IS NO WARNING FOR THIS FAILURE AND NO LEAKS OR DASH LIGHTS PRIOR TO THIS LINE BREAKING ON THE WAY TO WORK. I HAVE BEEN READING OF MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTING ON THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS A REAL ISSUE AND PEOPLE WILL GET IN ACCIDENTS. I AM VERY LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. NOT EVERYONE WILL BE THIS FORTUNATE. I HOPE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE LINE FAILURE OF BRAKE LINE FROM ABS UNIT TO REAR END CAUSED VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. 1 LINE FAILED AND CAUSED COMPLETE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LOSS. *TR

ABS ACTIVATION ON DRY PAVEMENT AT LOW SPEED AND THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO TRAVEL FURTHER INSTEAD OF STOPPING. SOMETIMES FEATHERING THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN KEEP ABS FROM ACTIVATING. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS ARTICLES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER CHEVROLET PICKUPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND AN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID LEAK WAS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

YET ANOTHER BRAKE LINE STORY TO THROW ON THE HEAP. FULL DISCLOSURE, I DO MECHANIC WORK ON MY OWN CARS AND PERIODIC INSPECTIONS AS A RESULT. THE AREAS OF THE FAILURES, INCLUDING MINE, ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN INSPECTING. ANYWAY, ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 65 WENT TO START SLOWING DOWN FOR MY EXIT AND THE PEDAL JUST KEPT GOING. I FEVERISHLY PUMPED THE BRAKES AND STARTED GEARING DOWN AND TRYING THE EBRAKE. NO EBRAKE, WHICH I THOUGH WAS ODD BECAUSE ITS MECHANICAL AND IT WORKED JUST FINE BEFORE. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO INDICATION OF THE BRAKES GOING BAD AND NARROWLY MISSED VEHICLES AS I BROUGHT IT TO A STOP. THE BRAKES THAT YOU DO HAVE ARE SO MINIMAL, THEIR JUST ABOUT USELESS. IT WAS THE MAIN FEEDER LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES, BEFORE THE RUBBER FLEX LINE TO THE AXLE, RIGHT ON A BEND. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, 12" AWAY FROM THE SIGNIFICANT BLOW OUT, NOT A PIN HOLE, IT WAS STILL HAVE WAY DECENT TO USE A COMPRESSION FITTING FOR A TEMPORARY FIX. WHY ARE COMPANIES ALLOWED TO USE STEEL FOR BRAKE LINES IN THE FIRST PLACE, EVEN COATED, ONCE IT SCRATCHES THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE BEGINNING OF THE END. BOTH FUEL AND BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE TO MADE FROM THAT WILL NOT RUST, ALONG WITH THE FITTINGS. I UNDERSTAND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BUT BRAKE LINES ARE IN NO WAY ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I ACTUALLY CONTACTED CHEVY ABOUT THIS MATTER AND BASICALLY GOT NOWHERE, THE SENIOR ADVISER, [XXX], JUST KEPT TELLING ME THINGS I ALREADY KNEW AND STATING THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. JUST TALKING IN CIRCLES AND TOWING THE COMPAN

WHILE BACKING MY BOAT UP A SMALL GRADE IN MY DRIVEWAY, ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES BROKE CAUSING ME TO LOOSE COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEM. NO BRAKES AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BOAT INTO THE GARAGE DUE TO THE FACT I WAS PUSHING IT UP A SMALL GRADE. I HAD JUST COME OFF OF THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HAD THE LINE BROKE WHILE TRYING TO STOP ON THE HIGHWAY THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKE LINES THEY WERE ALL FOUND TO BE COVERED WITH RUST AND HAD TO BE ALL REPLACES. HAD OVER A $600.00 REPAIR BILL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKES ON ALL FOUR WHEELS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

OUR TRUCK WAS BEING PAINTED AT AAMCO. WE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THE AAMCO THAT THE BRAKES HAD FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK HAS RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY. THEY ALSO STATED THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE AMONGST CHEVROLET TRUCKS, AND THEY SEE THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. THE COST OF OUR REPAIR WAS APPROX. $1450.00. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NO ONE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET TRUCKS, THEN CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THE TRUCKS AND PERFORM A PROACTIVE REPAIR. *TR

MY FIANCEE WAS ON WAY HOME FROM WORK AND WAS CAUGHT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC (THANK GOD SHE WASN'T GOING SPEED LIMIT) AND THE BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND BUMPED A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER 3 TIMES BEFORE SHE GOT IT TO STOP. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE AND SHE WAS OK. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME AND PULLED INTO MY GARAGE TO FIND THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE CAB WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND 1 LINE HAD A STREAM OF BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING OUT FROM IT. NOW I WILL BE SPENDING THE NEXT FEW DAYS REPLACING NEW LINES THREW THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM FRONT TO BACK. *TR

I BROUGHT MY 2001 CHEVROLET TO GET NEW BRAKES ON THE REAR. AFTER THE TECH INSTALLED THEM HE TOOK THE TRUCK FOR A TEST RUN. HE SAID THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HE DIDN'T HAVE BRAKES. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. HE SAID THAT ALL 4 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID THAT THESE GM PICK-UPS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WE WALKED OUT WITH A HUGE BILL. LUCKILY THEY DIDN'T FAIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH OR WHILE TOWING OUR CAMPER! *TR

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, COMING TO STOP SIGN AT INTERSECTION. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING OR NOTICE OF A PROBLEM FROM DASH. COASTED TO STOP AND PUT TRANSMISSION INTO PARK TO COMPLETE THE STOP. INSPECTION AFTER THE INCIDENT, FOUND MAJOR BRAKE LINE CORROSION (STEEL AND RUBBER ) THROUGH OUT THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS ON IT'S WAY TO THE TURNPIKE, FOR THE TRIP HOME JUST PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *TR

METAL BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. *TR

I STARTED NOTICING RUST SPOTS ON THE BODY OF THE TRUCK. THEN I REALIZED IT WAS RUSTING OUT HOLES IN THE TRUCK IN CERTAIN AREAS. AFTER I STARTED NOTICING THESE SPOTS, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TOWING MY LAWN EQUIPMENT AND HEADING TO MY NEXT JOBSITE. WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN I WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AT ALL AND COURSE I WAS GOING DOWN HILL. SO I STARTED TO TRY AND SLOW DOWN THE TRUCK BY DOWNSHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN A FEW MILES PER HOUR BUT NOT NEAR ENOUGH. AS I WAS COMING AROUND A CURVE NOT LONG AFTER THE BRAKES STARTED FAILING. NOT TO FAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS STOPPED TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO DO EVERYTHING I COULD TO STOP BUT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH. I ONLY SLOWED DOWN TO 45 MPH BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE BACK OF A CAR HEAD ON. SO I DID THE ONLY OTHER THING I COULD TO MAYBE MAKE IT OUT WITHOUT A FATAL CRASH. I WENT OFF THE ROAD AROUND THE CAR AND HIT THE PARKING BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED BECAUSE IT FAILED AS WELL. SO I TURNED THE TRUCK REAL SHARP TO DODGE THE TREES AND SLID SIDEWAYS FOR A WHILE AND THE TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AND I WAS SO SICK I HAD A BAD PANIC ATTACK AND STARTED THROWING UP AND MY HEART FELT LIKE IT WAS BEING HIT BY A HAMMER AND MY BODY HURT SO BAD FROM THE TRUCK COMING TO A STOP AND ME SLAMMING INTO THE ARM REST AND THE SEAT BELT CUT MY NECK STOMACH AND CHEST. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT MY TRUCK AND NOTICED I HIT A PILE OF LOGS AND DAMAGED MY TIRES AND THE BODY OF MY TRUCK IN THE SEVERAL PLACES. TH

ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE AT STOP SIGNS OR INTERSECTIONS, HAVE TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK TO STOP! MULTIPLE TIMES, UNPLUGGED ABS SENSOR TO DRIVE WITH CONVENTIONAL BRAKES. *TR

SECOND TIME I LOST ALL BRAKES IN THIS VEHICLE. LOST ALL BRAKES DUE TO ROTTED LINES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW. VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES. EACH TIME THE BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO "EXCESSIVE PITTING AND CORROSION" THIS WAS DONE TWICE DURING THE YEARS OWNED. DURING THE MOST RECENT BRAKE SERVICE I WAS INFORMED AND SHOWN THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SO BADLY CORRODED AS TO BE A HAZARD AND THAT THEY COULD FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO INFERIOR MATERIALS BEING INCORPORATED INTO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AS THE DANGERS OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED BRAKE FAILURE ARE SIGNIFICANT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASION WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

THE BRAKE'S LOST PRESSURE AND ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION ALL THE BRAKES LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND AND ONE OF THE LINES GAVE OUT COMPLETELY WHICH LEAD TO THE LOSS OF PRESSURE AND CAUSE OF WRECK. *TR

AS I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I BRAKED, MY TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP, MADE A LOUD SOUND, BUT AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE, IT FINALLY STOPPED. I HAD NEW BRAKES, PLUS ROTORS AND CALIBERS PUT ON TRUCK BEFORE ALL OF THIS HAPPENED, I FIGURED THEY DID SOMETHING WRONG, BUT TOOK IT BACK TO GOODYEAR AND THEY ASSURED ME THE BRAKES WERE OK, AND THAT IT IS THE ABS. I ALMOST BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE IN CERTAIN STATES, BUT MY STATE IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THIS BECAUSE IF MY ABS FAILS, THEY SHOULD INCLUDE ALL THE STATES IN THE RECALL, AS MINE EVIDENTLY NEEDS REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS IS, PLEASE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX AND I THINK GM SHOULD REPLACE IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK NOW AND NEED TO RESOLVE THIS COMPLAINT AS I DO NEED TO GET BACK TO DRIVING IT. TKS *TR

WHILE PULLING BOAT OUT OF WATER AT MARINA,PULLED TRUCK UP RAMP TO PARKING LOT AND WHEN MY BUDDY HIT THE BRAKES,THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. WHEN WE LOOKED UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, WE COULD SEE BREAK FLUID LEAKING OUT OF BRAKE LINE. TOOK TO MECHANIC ,LINES ALL RUSTED OUT. CHECKED MY LINES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO WHEN I GOT HOME,SAME PROBLEM, ALL RUSTED. TRUCK IS PARKED UNTIL RECALL. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM THIRD TO FOURTH THE ENGINE APPEARED TO HAVE A STUCK THROTTLE CABLE. PULLED THE TRUCK SAFELY OFF THE ROAD AND CHECK THE THROTTLE CABLE MAKING SURE IT WAS NOT BROKEN OR KINKED. I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND THE RPMS AT IDOL WERE AT 2000 AND THEN I PLACED THE TRUCK INTO FIRST GEAR AND BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS MY HOME. AS I SHIFTED FROM 1 TO SECOND THE RPMS BEGAN TO RISE. AS I PLACED THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN RPMS TO 3000 AND THEN ONTO 4000. I PLACED THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND ALLOW THE MOTION OF THE ENGINE TO PUSH THE TRUCK FORWARD AND USING THE BRAKES I WAS ABLE TO KEEP SPEEDS BELOW 45 AND WHEN THE TRUCK CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE RPMS CONTINUED TO RISE ABOVE 4000. AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK HOME AND INSPECTION OF THE THROTTLE BODY, A HALF CUP MOVABLE PLATE WAS FOUND ATTACHED TO THE BUTTERFLY..THIS HAD PREVENTED THE BUTTERFLY TO CLOSE AND HAD TORN FROM THE BUTTERFLY PLATE. I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY DOCUMENTATION ON THIS PLATE OR CUP ON ANY SITES NOR IS IT MENTIONED IN ANY OWNER MANUALS. I WAS LUCKY, BUT OTHERS WHO ARE NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED MAY NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO OR EVEN AN INCREASE CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A DEATH OR INJURY. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN AT LOW SPEED JUST AFTER START UP OF THE ENGINE THE POWER STEERING FAILED. VEHICLE THEN REQUIRED BRUTE STRENGTH TURN TURN.WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND GET REPAIRED BUT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO DAUGHTER OR WIFE THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF STRENGTH REQUIRED. MY MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED VEHICLE STATED THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS OCCUR IN GM VANS BEFORE WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF POWER STEERING BOX. $362.00 REPAIR WITH LABOR. *TR

BRAKES FAILED. BRAKE LINES BROKE DUE TO RUST. *TR

THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN SOFT FOR QUITE A WHILE. DURING A PA. STATE SAFETY INSP. IT WAS DISCOVERED BY INSPECTION MECHANIC THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. HE WAS GOING TO REPLACE ONLY THE AFFECTED AREA AT FIRST BUT THEN DISCOVERED THE LINES WERE LEAKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THEREFORE ALL THE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I WAS CHANGING THE OIL ON MY 2001 SILVERADO 1500 LS WHICH HAS ABOUT 115,000 MILES IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHILE I WAS UNDER THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES (AROUND THE ABS UNIT) ALONG SIDE THE FRAME RAILS ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS BADLY CORRODED. I MAY WELL HAVE TO CHANGE THE LINES ASAP AS IT IS HAZARD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. IT MAY WELL BE FATAL FOR ME OR FOR ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD IN CASE THE BRAKE LINES BURST WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE. DID NOT EXPECT THIS FROM GM. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THE TRUCK SO FAR AND THIS IS WHAT I GET BACK - GLARING ISSUES WHICH CAN GET ANYONE INJURED SERIOUSLY/KILLED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND GET GM TO FIX THIS FOR ALL AFFECTED CONSUMERS BEFORE A WAKE UP CALL IN THE FORM OF A FATAL ACCIDENT. *JS

I LEFT MY PARKING AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASH. I NOTICED A VERY SPONGY FEEL SO PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT HALF OF MY FLUID WAS MISSING. I INSPECTED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED, EVEN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BASED ON THIS INSPECTION, DESPITE NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A "SMOKING GUN" LEAK, IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES ARE THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITH BRAKE FLUID STILL LEFT IN THE SYSTEM. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT SUCH A CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM (BRAKES) SHOULD HAVE A CORROSION PROBLEM TO THE DEGREE THAT THIS DOES. *JS