2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

SUBURBAN WAS TRAVELING @ APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER/HOUR WHEN A TOYOTA FORERUNNER ILLEGALLY PULLED IN FRONT @ A SPEED OF APPROX 5-10 PER HOURS AND CAUSED A HEAD-COLLISION. FORERUNNERS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE SUBURBAN DID NOT CAUSING INJURY TO OCCUPANT OF THE SUBURBAN. THE SUBURBAN'S DAMAGE WAS BOTH RADIATORS WERE SPLIT INTO 2 ALSO CAR NEEDED OVER 10,000.00 WORTH OF MAJOR REPAIRS TO FRONT END. AFTER CRASH CAR WOULD NOT START. POSSIBLE IGNITION PROBLEM. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THE ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,100.

THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER STALL WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR FAIL TO START. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY WHICH WAS INACCURATE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. CAR WOULD NOT CRANK AT FIRST BUT THEN STARTED, THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME HESITANT TO START. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE OTHER COMPONENTS, SUCH AS THE RADIO, WERE STILL OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME HESITANT TO START. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. AUTORIDE SUSPENSION, NOT WORKING. HARSH RIDE WITHOUT SHOCK DAMPERING. FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT FREQUENTLY LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT EXTEND ENOUGH TO SECURE A PERSON. SEAT BELT OFTEN LOCKS UP WHEN PASSENGER IS BELTED IN AND PASSENGER CANNOT MOVE. *TR

EVEN AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED FOR THE LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION THE ABS IS ACTIVATING AGAIN. THIS TIME CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO A CONCRETE WALL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS DONE BACK IN 2009. OBVIOUSLY THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAD AN ACCIDENT AT LOW SPEED BECAUSE OF UNWANTED (ABS) BRAKES ACTIVATION. I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS AS I STOP AT LOW SPEED MY TRUCK MOVES FORWARD AGAIN AFTER THE STOP CAUSING A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. I BOUGHT MY TRUCK IN FLORIDA. FOR THIS REASON MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST DUE TO THE FACT I PURCHASED IN A NON CORROSIVE STATE. I HAD TO COME TO OHIO QUITE OFTEN TO CARE FOR MY ILL MOTHER STARTING IN 2009. I ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SENSORS RECALLED, THE TAILGATE RECALLED(ACTUALLY FELL OFF THE TRUCK 3 TIMES WHILE I WAS ENROUTE), THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR RECALL( NOT LETTING ME KNOW WHETHER I HAD GAS OR NOT), THE SEATS RECALL. ALL OF THIS DUE TO FAULTY PARTS CORRODING, AFTER I CAME TO OHIO, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I NEED MY VIN NUMBER ADDED TO THE RECALL SO I CAN HAVE THESE THINGS REPLACED BY A DEALER. I CANNOT DRIVE MY TRUCK NOW BECAUSE IT ISN'T SAFE. I HAVE TO TRANSPORT MY LITTLE GRAND CHILDREN AND ITS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUPTURED ON REAR AXLE DUE TO EXTERNAL CORROSION CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. STEERED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND COASTED TO STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD EXTENSIVE RUST TO THE POINT OF CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. ...UPDATED 09-05-14 *BF UPDATED 3/30/2015 *JS

DURING DECELERATION THE BRAKE PEDAL EXHIBITED LITTLE PRESSURE AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. BRAKING ABILITY WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED BUT THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. INSPECTION OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE REVEALED A SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINE LOCATED JUST AFT OF THE CAB WHICH HAD RUPTURED AND RELEASED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID. *JS

WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVE WAY BRAKES FAILED, I WAS LUCKING NO CAR WERE COMING ON THE ROAD I BACKED ONTO. AFTER GETTING IT STOPPED I PULLED BACK IN DRIVE WAY AND CHECKED IT OUT. THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE BACK BRAKES HAD A HOLE IN IT. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME IN SEPT 2013 ON ANOTHER BRAKE LINE. *JS

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED AND WHEN I STARTED IT UP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING. I STEPPED OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A POOL OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO THEM ALL BEING BADLY CORRODED. *TR

SOMEONE RAN A RED LIGHT AND CREAMED INTO US AT ABOUT 50-55 MPH. THE IMPACT AREA WAS THE PASSENGER WHEEL WELL AREA AND THE IMPACT WAS SO VIOLENT THAT IT SMASHED EVERYTHING OVER AND INCLUDING THE STARTER... OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I ALWAYS WONDERED IF IT WAS BECAUSE THE CRASH SMASHED THE STARTER AND HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GM RECALLS NOW. BOTH MY SON AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN THE SAME AFTER THAT CRASH AND NEITHER OF US CAN EVEN SLEEP IN A BED FROM NECK AND BACK PAIN... WE BOTH HAD BRAIN INJURIES AND MINE WAS RATHER SEVERE WHERE I LOST MY SUPERIOR INTELLIGENCE AND PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY...AND HAD SEVERE LANGUAGE AND SPEECH PROBLEMS... IT WAS ALMOST LIKE I WAS DYSLEXIC AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN THE SAME. BOTH OUR HEALTH DETERIORATED SINCE... I WAS TOLD 'OUR AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED' IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HARD IMPACT (WHICH IT WAS), SINCE THE MAN'S CAR WAS TOTALED FOR HOW HE HIT US WITHOUT EVER BRAKING OR SLOWING DOWN... SINCE THE IMPACT WAS THE PASSENGER WHEEL WELL AREA AND CORNER BUMPER CLEAR OVER TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND EVEN BROKE THE STARTER, I WONDER IF THE IGNITION DID SOMETHING TO MAKE THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOY. I ALWAYS FELT THERE WAS MORE TO THIS ACCIDENT, BUT NO ONE WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR US. NOW WITH ALL THESE GM RECALLS, I WONDER IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS ACCIDENT. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF OUR AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED WITH SUCH A VIOLENT CRASH AND IF WHEN THE CRASH BROKE THE STARTER IF IT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING? THANK YO

AFTER RETURNING TO THE TRUCK FROM AN ERRAND I STARTED THE ENGINE AND, UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LAMPS OF ANY SORT WERE ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING OF THE PEDAL DID NOT PRODUCE ANY RESISTANCE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WARNING LAMP CAME ON. BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED BUT DID NOT RESULT IN ANY RESISTANCE FROM THE PEDAL. HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED HOME WHERE IT THEN SAT OVER-NIGHT. I OBSERVED A LARGE WET SPOT ON THE DRIVEWAY JUST BELOW THE DRIVER?S SIDE DOOR. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES GOING INTO OR OUT OF THE ABS MODULE WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND AT LEAST ONE HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. I ARRIVED AS THEY WERE RAISING THE TRUCK ON A LIFT. EVIDENTLY THEY ALSO ADDED SOME BRAKE FLUID BECAUSE QUITE A LARGE PUDDLE WAS FORMING ON THE SHOP FLOOR BELOW WHERE THE BRAKE LINES ENTER THE ABS MODULE. THE TECHNICIAN, THE SERVICE CONSULTANT, AND I ALL OBSERVED THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES, AND FLUID WAS LITERALLY DRIPPING FROM ONE THAT HAD OBVIOUSLY BURST. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT GM DOES NOT MAKE REPLACEMENT STEEL BRAKE LINES SO ALL THE LINES WOULD NEED TO BE HAND FABRICATED BY THE TECHNICIAN. DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ABS MODULE MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF HOW CORRODED THE BRAKE LINE FITTINGS ARE (FITTINGS ARE STEEL, ABS MODULE IS ALUMINUM) WHERE THEY SCREW INTO THE MODU

BRAKE LINES ARE EXTREMELY CORRODED. THESE COULD RUPTURE AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING. CONTACTED GM WAS TOLD SINCE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE OTHER CARS/TRUCKS THAT ARE OLDER AND HAVE NO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THIS SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS FROM THESE INFERIOR BRAKE LINES. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK THAT I PURCHASED NEW. A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ANTILOCK BRAKES IN RUST BELT STATES. SUPPOSEDLY THE SENSORS WERE DIRTY AND NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. WISCONSIN WAS INITIALLY NOT A RUST BELT STATE BUT EVENTUALLY WAS INCLUDED. PRIOR TO ITS INCLUSION MY ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING ON A REGULAR BASIS AND CAUSED THREE NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS BEFORE I PULLED THE FUSE TO CUT POWER TO THE SYSTEM. AFTER WISCONSIN WAS INCLUDED I TOOK MY CAR IN - THE SENSORS HAD RUSTED AWAY TO NON EXISTENCE. THEY REPLACED THE SENSORS. ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO THE TRUCK BEGAN TO EXHIBIT THE SAME FAILURES CAUSING MORE NEAR MISSES. I CONTACTED GM. THEY REFUSE THE REPAIR IT A SECOND TIME. SO I HAVE DISABLED ANTILOCK BRAKES AGAIN. I THINK GM SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THEIR SENSORS AND THEY SHOULD BE DESIGNING SENSORS THAT DON'T RUST AWAY. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT OF THE FUEL SENSOR FAILING (LOW FUEL LIGHT AND FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR FALSE) WAS AT 68,400 MILES. 2ND TIME FAILED ON 04/16/2011 AT 98,500 MILES WHICH COSTS ME ANOTHER 800.00 BUCKS. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME ITS STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN AT 118,300 MILES, AND WILL PROBABLY COST ME AGAIN!! I CAN SEE IT HAPPENING ONCE, BUT NOT UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN HAPPEN 3 TIMES THAT IS RIDICULOUS, NOT TO MENTION THE EXPENSE! CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE HAD SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THIS OR LEAST FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THIS IS A DEFECT WITH THE PART AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE COULD BE DANGEROUS AND PEOPLE HAVE LITTLE CHOICE FOR SAFETY REASONS BUT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AT GREAT EXPENSE. THIS NEEDS A RECALL ..NOT EVERYONE HAS $800.00 LAYING AROUND AND GM SHOULD FIX THIS FOR FREE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS A 2ND, 3RD TIME! COME ON GM YOUR REP IS ON THE LINE.. *TR

STARTED TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO CONTROL. MANAGED TO COAST TO STOP AND PUSHED TRUCK BACK TO GARAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED AN ERRONEOUS READING OF EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SENSING UNIT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 06/27/14*LJ UPDATED 8/23/2017*CN

IN ABOUT 2006, THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY HUSBAND'S TRUCK STOPPED FUNCTIONING. IT SHOWED EMPTY WHEN TANK WAS FULL. NO RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED TO US. WHEN HE HAD DIAGNOSED, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A BAD CHIP OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, OR SWITCH. IT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE TO FIX.AT THIS TIME I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER & UNDERWENT SURGERY $ MOS. OF CHEMO. MY HUSBAND,MILITARY RETIREE, STAYED WITH ME IN HOSPITAL. AFTER MY CHEMO, HE HAD BOTH HIPS REPLACED AND WAS BEING TREATED UNTIL 2013 FOR SPINAL INJECTIONS. IN JULY 2013, HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 4 CANCER & PASSED AWAY IN AUGUST. IN THE MEANTIME, WHEN HE DROVE THE TRUCK HE RECORDED MILEAGE AFTER A FILL IN ORDER TO KEEP TRACK OF AMT. OF FUEL.I ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THIS AS BEING NON-SAFE, BUT HE COULD ONLY GET INTO A TRUCK BECAUSE OF HIS MEDICAL CONDITION, SO OUR CHOICES WERE LIMITED.NOW AFTER HIS PASSING, THE TRUCK IS IN MY NAME BUT I DO NOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE I AM AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT.I AM STILL UNDER THE CARE OF AN ONCOLOGIST AND NEED THE TRUCK AT THIS TIME. ARE YOU ABLE TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM? IT WOULD RELIEVE THE STRESS & GIVE ME PEACE OF MIND REGARDING MY SAFETY. I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE. I WAS REFERRED TO YOU BY THE NHTSA. *TR

I BROUGHT MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO IN FOR IT'S ANNUAL INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK DID NOT PASS INSPECTION AS THE FRAME WAS ALL RUSTED OUT, THE REST OF THE TRUCK LOOKS LIKE IT IS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD AND OTHER THAN THE REAR BUMPER, IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY RUST ON IT, AS I HAVE TAKE WELL CARE OF IT SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW; A FEW YEARS BACK, I NEEDED TO GET ALL THE BREAK SENSORS REPLACED, HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BREAK LINES, AND REPLACE 2 OF THE BRAKE ROTORS AND DISK, DUE TO RUST. WHEN I CHECKED AROUND FOR A NEW FRAME, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON FOR GM TRUCKS BUILT AROUND 2001. I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW TRUCK OR PAY THE APPROX. $7,000 COST OF PUTTING A NEW FRAME UNDER MY TRUCK. I THINK THAT DUE TO ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL YEAR, GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE FRAMES, AND REIMBURSE. *TR

COMING UP ON A RED LIGHT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ONLY THEN DID THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, AND FINALLY COASTED TO A STOP. UPON FINDING A PIN HOLE IN ONE LINE, THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. ONCE REPLACING THE BRAKE LINES, THE FUEL LINES WAS ALSO SO RUSTED, AND THEY WERE ABOUT TO FAIL. *TR

UPON SLOWING DOWN NEAR MY HOUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING AND I USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO HOLD THE TRUCK IN PLACE WHILE I PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK. I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FLUID WAS POURING OUT OF ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED OUT AS WERE THE FUEL LINES I HAD REPLACED IN THE PAST. *TR

TRANSMISSION LOST 1ST AND REVERSE. SPOKE WITH TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND LEARNED THAT THE GM 4L60E USES "PRESSED POWDERED METAL" TO MANUFACTURE THE SUNSHELL IN THE 4L60E. LEARNED THAT MECHANICS REFER TO THE 4L60E TRANSMISSION AS A "140 THOUSAND TO 160 THOUSAND MILE PART" REQUIRING A VERY EXPENSE REBUILD OR REPLACE. ALSO LEARNED THAT AFTERMARKET SUNSHELLS ARE AVAILABLE IN CASE HARDENED STEEL FOR ABOUT $50.00 USD. *JS

WENT TO CHANGE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND GASKET WHEN NUMBER ONE CYLINDER MANIFOLD BOLT BROKE OFF UNDER MINIMAL PRESSURE. BOLT BROKE OFF FLUSH/RECESSED TO GASKET SURFACE OF CYLINDER HEAD. INSPECTED BOLT AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE BOLT WAS FRACTURED WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP AND REPRESENTATIVE PULLED UP VIN HISTORY IN COMPUTER. HISTORY SHOWED AN ERROR WITH NUMBER ONE CYLINDER DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY AND DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED "THAT MOTOR SHOULD HAVE NEVER MADE IT OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY PLANT." NO HELP FROM DEALERSHIP TO REMOVE BROKEN BOLT SO EXHAUST LEAK CAN BE REPAIRED. DEALERSHIP ALSO NOTICED THAT THE NUMBER ONE SPARK PLUG ON THE SAME CYLINDER WAS STICKING OUT FURTHER THAN THE OTHER PLUGS. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE SPARK PLUG HOLE HAD NOT BEEN THREADED ALL THE WAY INTO THE CYLINDER. NO HELP FROM GM ON THAT ONE EITHER. HAD TO BUY A TAP AND FINISH THREADING THE HOLE MYSELF AT HOME. RESEARCHED BROKEN BOLT EXTRACTION FOR SILVERADO EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *JS

SIMPLY DRIVING WEST ON NORTH AVE AT 25 - 30. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES GETTING CLOSE TO INTERSECTION. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. TRIED USING FOOT OPERATED EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT IT DID NOT WORK EITHER. PUT IT INTO 4 WD LOW TO SLOW AS BEST I COULD. DROVE OFF THE ROAD ONTO GRASS TO AVOID CAR AHEAD OF ME. DROVE VERY SLOWLY IN 4WD LOW TO F&F TIRE AT 410 N. MOORLAND BLVD THE CLOSEST CAR SERVICE SHOP ABOUT 2 MILES FROM WHERE BRAKES WENT OUT. SERVICE TECH CHECKED AND REPORTED THE BRAKE LINES ARE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND ONE LET GO. LATER HE REPORTED ALL LINES WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS TRUCK HAS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 50,000. IT IS ALWAYS KEPT IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE AND RARELY USED AS PER 50,000 + IN 13 YEARS. HAD RUST PROBLEM WITH BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30,000. STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL REAR CALIPERS REPLACED AT THAT TIME SHOWING OUTER PAD ON DRIVER SIDE NEVER MOVED TO CONTACT ROTOR, BUT INNER PAD RIVET WAS GOUGING THE ROTOR. BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLOSE TO FLOOR DURING FIRST MONTH OF PURCHASE. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD "THAT'S HOW ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE". TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN (DEALER) FOR ROUTINE CHECKING & TO INSTALL FOG LIGHTS. CHECK-OFF SHEET NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT BRAKES. HAVE REPLACE 4 ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS ON PASSENGER SIDE SO FAR. LAST TIME OPERATED THE WINDOW LESS THAN A DOZEN TIMES BEFORE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN AGAIN. DEALER ALWAYS CLAIMS RUST IS BECAUSE TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN ENOUGH. WEBSITE COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUSTY ROTORS AND BR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

I PURCHASE MY CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUP NEW IN 2001 AND HAVE MAINTAINED WELL. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE ON BOARD COMPUTER WARNING LIGHT WILL INDICATE MY FUEL TANK IS EMPTY AND THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE WILL GO TO EMPTY. THE LIGHT AND GAUGE WILL REMAIN THIS WAY UNTIL I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. AT THAT TIME IT MAY WORK OR IT MAY NOT. I CURRENTLY HAVE 72,300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRENCE BEGAN AROUND 35,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEIR RESPONSE HAS BEEN THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN IT IS IN THE SHOP SO THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM CONCERN WITH THE CURRENT SAFETY RECALLS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE IMPACT BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT MAY ALSO BE AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THIS UNTIL THE RECENT PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN MADE PUBLIC. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT APPROPRIATELY. OVER THE PERIOD I HAVE OWN THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM Z(CABLE) TWICE BECAUSE IT BROKE. I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM FAIR WEAR AND TEAR UNTIL I REVIEWED THE OVER 381 COMPLAINTS ABOUT PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. I WISH TO BE NOTIFIED CONCERNING ANY RECALL OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 72,300 MILES. THE CABLE FIRST BROKE AROUND 35,000 MILES. *TR

BELOW 5 MPH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE, BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES PRESSURIZED, AND TRUCK DOES NOT STOP AND CONTINUES TO ROLL UNLESS YOU PRESS ON THE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY ASSUME IT IS A SENSOR IN THE WHEEL HUB. AND WITHOUT A LIGHT OR CODE THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE REGULAR OCCUPANTS IN THIS VEHICLE AND WE FREQUENTLY DRIVE IN SCHOOL AREAS AND FEEL THIS IS A EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE OCCUPANTS AND PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES AROUND US. I CONTACTED GM BUT THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT THAT THIS PROBLEM EXIST. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1999 CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. I ARGUED MY POINT IF THIS SYSTEM FAILS IT SHOULD FAIL SO THE BRAKE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO WORK! *TR

THE REAR BRAKE LINE BUSTED WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED IN DRIVEWAY AND APPEARS AS THOUGH ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. OHIO. *TR

MY TRUCK HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND, SINCE I PURCHASING IT NEW IN JULY, 2001, I RARELY USE THE PARKING BRAKE. A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, WHEN PARKING ON A HILL, I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK HOWEVER, AS I RARELY USED IT I CONTINUED TO RELY ON THE TRANSMISSION'S "PARK" SETTING TO KEEP THE TRUCK IN PLACE UNTIL LONG AFTER THE GUARANTEE HAD EXPIRED. WHEN I THEN LOOKED INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF WHETHER THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE I FOUND THAT THERE HAD BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR CARS WITH A STANDARD TRANSMISSION SO I DECIDED TO CONTINUE LIVING WITH THIS FAULT. NOW, AS I LEARN MORE AND MORE ABOUT THE TENDENCY OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE TO RUST THROUGH AND FAIL IT OCCURS TO ME THAT THIS IS, IN FACT, AN EMERGENCY BRAKE AS WELL AS A PARKING BRAKE. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 59,923 MILES. I BELIEVE IT, AND OTHERS LIKE IT, SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO ALONG WITH THOSE STANDARD TRANSMISSION MODELS. I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT WOULD HELP FURTHER THAT ACTION. *TR

PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY A BRAKELINE RUPTURED ALONG FRAME RAIL IN FRONT OF DRIVERS DOOR.HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ABOUT 20 FEET OF LINE ON MORE THAN THREE OCCASIONS.LATEST INCIDENT WAS REPLACING THE FUEL FILTER,THE FUEL LINES ARE CORRODED AND LEAKING FUEL.MY LOCAL DEALER HAS REFUSED SERVICE ON A VEHICLE MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD.NOW WHAT?

LOSS OF COOLANT NO VISIBLE LEAK, COOLANT IS SEEPING INTO HEADS DUE TO FAULTY CASTECH HEADS USED BY GM IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THESE TRUCKS. *TR

HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN PULLING INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT APPEARED TO HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL BRAKING ON FRONT WHEELS. UPON INSPECTION THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. WENT STRAIGHT TO GARAGE FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE IN DANGER OF RUSTING THROUGH IN SEVERAL SPOTS. ALSO ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE IS BADLY RUSTED AS TO ROTORS, SHOCKS AND SUCH. ACTUALLY HAD ALL ROTORS REPLACED ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AT CHEVROLET DEALER IN ORDER FOR TRUCK TO PASS THE STATE INSPECTION. HAVE OTHER VEHICLES EVEN OLDER THAN THIS TRUCK WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEMS WITH RUST UNDER THEM. WAS TOLD BY GARAGE MECHANIC THAT HE HAS SEEN A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF CHEVY TRUCKS OF THIS VINTAGE WITH SAME PROBLEMS. IT'S A SHAME, BECAUSE THIS TRUCK LOOKS ALMOST NEW IN EVERY OTHER ASPECT.

GM RECALLED THIS VEHICLE IN 2006 DUE TO CORROSION OF FRONT ABS SPEED SENSOR (CHEVY RECALL #05068C: PRODUCT SAFETY - FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION). MY ABS ARE PULSING AT VERY LOW SPEED - STOP SIGNS/LIGHTS/PARKING ETC. THIS IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CORROSION ISSUE. I'VE BEEN TOLD I HAD THE REPAIR (I DON'T DOUBT IT - THERE WERE TWO - ONE FOR REAR PARKING BRAKE AND ONE I DIDN'T REALLY RESEARCH - I JUST TOOK IT IN - I ASSUME THAT WAS THIS ISSUE - SENSOR CORROSION). I KNOW THE VEHICLE IS 13 YEARS OLD. HOWEVER, I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND IT HAS ONLY 87,000 MILES. IT WAS ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT. IT LIVED IN WI FOR ITS FIRST 11 YEARS, AND NOW RESIDES ON THE SOUTHERN OR COAST. MY QUESTION: ONCE AN OEM MAKES A SAFETY REPAIR UNDER RECALL, IS THERE AN OBLIGATION THAT IT SOLVES THE PROBLEM? OR IS IT THE USUAL 1 YEAR PARTS AND LABOR THING? THANKS! *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME APPLIED HIS BRAKES FOR A DISABLED VEHICLE IN THE ROADWAY. I BEGAN TO PRESS MINE WHEN THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. I BEGAN TO PUMP THE BRAKES QUICKLY HOPING THE SYSTEM WOULD SEND FLUID TO THE OTHER SET WHICH IT DID NOT. IN ORDER TO PREVENT IMPACTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME OR THE DISABLED VEHICLE, I HAD TO SEND THE VEHICLE ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC, LAUNCH OVER A ROADSIDE DITCH AND COME TO A STOP IN A CORN FIELD. THE FAILURE WAS A PINHOLE BLOWOUT UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHERE THE BRAKE WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS SILVERADO NOV. 2000, WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I HAD REPLACED MY LEFT FRONT DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT. TO DATE I HAVE REPLACE THIS SAME LEFT FRONT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT NO LESS THAN 9 TIMES. MY WIFE HAS A SUBURBAN AND IT IS A 2009 AND WE HAVE REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT APPROX. 4 TIMES. YOU CAN NOT DRIVE DOWN A ROAD OR HIGHWAY AND LOOK AT AN ONCOMING CHEVY TRUCK/SUV WITHOUT SEEING A DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT OUT. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A NOTICE OR RECALL OF ANY TYPE. CHEVY IS GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR

MY BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES ARE SO RUSTED I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE DAY THAT ONE OF THEM BREAKS. AND POSSIBLE KILLS SOMEONE. I JUST HOPE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN BEFORE GM DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I AM HOLDING OFF REPLACING THE LINES TO SEE IF GM IS GOING TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I DONT USE THIS TRUCK FOR FEAR OF GETTING INTO AND ACCIDENT!!!! *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE AND HAD TO REACH INTO PASSENGER SEAT WHICH RESULTED IN ME APPLYING A LITTLE MORE PRESSURE ONTO MY BRAKE PEDAL. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR BOARD AND I KNEW SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG. I PROCEEDED TO GO STRAIGHT HOME AND NOTICED MUCH LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES. I CHECKED UNDER MY VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY AND SAW THAT MY BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH DOWN THE ROAD WHEN A GROUP OF THREE DUCKS RAN INTO THE ROAD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS IN AN EMERGENCY AND THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT BECAUSE IT WAS MADE OF STEEL AND HAD RUSTED OUT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I RAN OVER THE DUCKS. I AM GLAD THAT IT WASN'T FOR A CAR OR PERSON THAT I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. *TR

AS I WAS COMING DOWN A HILL TOWARD STOPPED TRAFFIC I APPLIED MY BRAKES.THE BRAKE STARTED TO SLOW THE TRUCK THEN WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.TO AVOID THE STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF ME I TURNED TOWARD THE SHOULDER OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD.I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE AROUND THE CAR AND STAY BETWEEN THE CAR AND A DRAIN RUNOFF ON THE SHOULDER.I CONTINUED ON THE SHOULD STILL TRYING TO STOP I SPLIT BETWEEN A TELEPHONE POLE AND A TREE.I FINALLY CAME TO A STOPPED ABOUT 75FT AFTER THAT.I GOT OUT TO CHECK UNDER THE TRUCK AT EACH TIRE.THERE WAS NO FLUID.I PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE HOOD AND CHECK THE MASTER CYLINDER.IT WAS FULL.I WENT BACK UNDER THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR AND UNDER THE DOOR HINGES ON THE FRAME THE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, ALL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED, I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINES IN THIS BAD OF A CONDITION ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 12 YEARS OLD.CHEVY SHOULD OWN UP TO THEIR CHEAPNESS AND DO SAFETY RECALL. *TR

TWO OF THE FACTORY EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE, THE BACK TWO NEAREST THE FIRE WALL. THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK DUE TO THE FACTORY EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF, AND THE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING EXHAUST WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO THE FIREWALL MATERIAL WHICH I AM WORRIED THAT MIGHT CATCH ON FIRE. GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THESE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON SILVERADOS TO FIX AND REPAIR THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE OR STOP. THE CONTACT AVOIDED TRAFFIC BY MANEUVERING TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES SUFFERED FROM SEVERE CORROSION AND HAD BEGUN TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGH ST. IN CORTLAND OHIO, AND WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A LIGHT, THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I AVERTED AN ACCIDENT BY STEERING LEFT AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER ABOUT 20 FEET THE TRUCK DID STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST ON THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WHERE RUSTED AND LEAKING AND REPLACED. THE REAR LINES ARE ALSO RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED.THE TOTAL COST IS ABOUT $500.00. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FULE LINE AS IT ALSO RUSTED AND LEAKED, THAT COST WAS $900.00. APPARENTLY GM HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS. IN OVER 40 YEARS I HAVE NEVER SEEN LINES RUST THROUGH LIKE THIS.IT IS A SEROIUS PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF THE AREA HAD BEEN MORE CONGESTED AND SPEED GREATER.GM SHOULD BE PUTTING QUALITY MATERIAL ON SUCH A VITAL SYSTEM. ALSO THE REAR BRAKES WHERE ALMOST NON-EXISTENT DUE TO THE GM ABS DESIGN. THIS GIVES NO BRAKING ABILITY AND SHOULD NOT BE THAT WAY.AS FAR AS SAFETY GOES THIS SHOULD BE A NUMBER ONE ISSUE AS BRAKE FAILURE CAN BE LETAL, GAS LEAKING ISNT VERY SAFE EITHER.

THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE CONCERNING ALL ASPECTS OF BRAKING SYSTEM. FIRST AT 44,000 ABS SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THEN AT 53,400 ALL 4 NEW ROTORS AND PADS ALL THE WAY AROUND, 82,000 MILES PARKING BRAKE NEEDS REPLACED, 81,000 FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAKING, THEN AT APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES BRAKE LINES POPS WITH TRAILER ATTACHED. TRUCK IS TOWED TO GARAGE ONLY TO FIND THAT BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTY AND POPPED. ALL LINES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED TOTAL COST OVER $1,000. AT 96,600 NEED FRONT ROTORS AND REAR BRAKES, AT 126,00 NEED REAR ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKES AND 1 ORIGINAL BRAKE LINE FROM REAR TO FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT THAT NEVER WAS REPLACED. COST 268.00. USED DIFFERENT GARAGES FOR WORK AND BOTH HAVE HAD TROUBLE REPLACING HYDRAULIC LINES AND ONE IS A STATE INSPECTION STATION. BRAKING SYSTEM HAS COST ME A FORTUNE AND I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHEVY DUE TO HIGH REPAIR COST. TRUCK WAS NOT NEGLECTED AND SERVICED REGULARLY. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT 114,000 MILES WHICH LEFT ME STRANDED ONCE AGAIN. *TR

WHILE SLOWING TO TURN INTO SERVICE STATION BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING. BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED JUST BELOW DRIVERS DOOR. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE UNDER DRIVERS SIDE CAB. WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD IT TOWED TO FIRESTONE AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY DOING 1841.00 WORTH OF BRAKE REPAIRS. ALL 5 LINES AT THE ABS PUMP I WAS TOLD ARE COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH REQUIRING 7HRS OF LABOR. IN THE RACK NEXT TO ME IS A NEWER APPROX 04 SUBURBAN EXACT SAME FAILURE. MET A GENTLEMAN IN THE LOBBY WITH AN 03 - 2500 EXACT FAILURE, THE MECHANIC WORKING ON THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME AS ME AND JUST COMPLETED THE EXACT SAME REPAIR. AND A FRIEND AT WORK WITH AN 01 JUST TOOK A WEEK DOING ALL THE LINES ON HIS. EXACT SAME REPAIR. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOME ONE DOES GET KILLED. 10 SECONDS EARLIER AND MY WIFE WOULD HAVE DRIVEN THIS 6000+LB TRUCK INTO SOMEONE IN FRONT OF HER AT 40 MPH INTO THE BUSIEST INTERSECTION OF TOWN. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS PASSENGERS INTO THE SEAT AND IT GETS TIGHTER UPON PASSENGER MOVEMENT AND WILL NOT RELEASE. THIS OCCURS ON LEVEL GROUND AND IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, STOPPED OR NOT RUNNING. THIS IS OVER A $600.00 COST TO THE CONSUMER NOT INCLUDING TAXES. *TR

LUCKILY, I WAS STOPPED AT A LOCAL BANK ATM MACHINE, AND WHILE SITTING THERE, A PLUME OF VAPOR OCCURRED AROUND MY VEHICLE, WHICH I FIRST THOUGHT IT TO BE A RUPTURED COOLANT HOSE, AS THE VAPOR HAD THE SMELL OF SOME TYPE OF FLUID. I PULLED ASIDE AND SAW THAT IT WAS A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. THIS OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY OF 2013 AND AGAIN IN JULY OF 2013, AS I JUST HAD ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, I STARTING THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, THAT REGARDLESS OF THE EXPOSURE OF SUCH LINES IN THE NORTHEAST, THAT THEY SHOULD BE MADE OF A RESISTANT MATERIAL (RE: SS). LUCKILY I WAS STOPPED ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AND AT THE VERY SAME SPOT ON BOTH OCCURRENCES?? FIGURE THAT ONE OUT. I EVER MADE CONTACT TO GM, AS MOST VEHICLE EXHAUSTS ARE SS, NOW WHY DO THEY NOT MAKE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES OUT OF SS? HEY! WE ALL THE KNOW THE REASON WHY! I TOTALLY FEEL THAT GM OWES ME AND MANY OTHERS A REIMBURSEMENT ON THE NEEDED REPAIRS. TRUTHFULLY! I AM LUCKY THAT MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON BOTH OCCURRENCES! WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN SO MANY OTHER SITUATIONS! I USE MY VEHICLE A LOT TO TRANSPORT MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN, AND THANK GOD THAT THEY WERE NOT WITH ME, AND THAT I WAS NOT TRAVELING WHEN BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SUBMIT! *TR