2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

REAR DISC BRAKE PADS PREMATURE WEAR DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKE PISTON TO RETRACT. BOTH REAR DISC BRAKES PISTON FAILED TO RETRACT NORMALLY. INSTALLATION OF NEW PADS CAUSED EXTREME HEATING OF ROTOR. REPLACED BOTH REAR DISC BRAKE FLOATING CALIPERS WITH REBUILT UNITS THAT HAD GREASE UNDER OUTER PISTON SEAL TO PREVENT RUST TO FIX PROBLEM! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). SEVERAL YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT WOULD CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THE FAILURE CAUSED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THEY THOROUGHLY CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. AS OF MARCH 12, 2009, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

WE OWN A 2001 CHEVY Z71 PICKUP. WE ARE HAVING A RECURRING AND POSSIBLE COMMON CHEVY PROBLEM OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON AND THE TRUCK FAILING TO START UNLESS THE SECURITY SYSTEM IS RESET. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY UNHOOKED THE AFTER MARKET REMOTE START A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, SAYING THAT IT WAS CONFUSING THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THIS DID NOT HELP. WE DESPERATELY NEED A RECALL ISSUED BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED OTHERWISE. THIS HAS BEEN ROUGH ON MY HUSBAND, BECAUSE HE WORKS AWAY FROM HOME AND I HAVE HAD TO PICK HIM UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT MANY TIMES. *TR

GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY, WHETHER VEHICLE IS FULL OR NOT. SWINGS BACK AND FORTH OCCASIONALLY. WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF TOO. ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT COMES OFF AND ON WITH NO DETECTED REASON FOUND. *TR

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05086 WAS DONE ON MY 2001 CHEVY. SILVERADO ON 11 OCT. 05 AT 59,952 MILES. NO PARTS WERE CHANGED OUT. JUST CLEANED THE ABS SENSORS. ALL HAS WORKED GOOD UNTIL AUGUST 2008. I HAVE AT LEAST 4 OCCURRENCES A WEEK AT SPEEDS OF 1 TO 6 MPH. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK SINCE 8-01-08 TO TODAY. I'VE BEEN TOLD MY CHEVY. DEALER THAT THIS IS A ONE TIME CLEAN/FIX AND CANNOT BE DONE AGAIN. THAT I COULD DISABLE IT AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON AND THE ABS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. TO HAVE THEM CLEAN OR REPAIR WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY ON MY TRUCK. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY. IMPALA THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AND HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT HUBS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. I KEEP MY RECEIPTS IN HOPES THAT IF THERE IS A RECALL I CAN BE REIMBURSED. I HOPE THAT WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER ANOTHER RECALL SO THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED. THANK YOU *TR

NORMAL DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MILES. THE FAILURES ARE MANY AND OFTEN. TRANSMISSION FAILURES EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. ALWAYS LEAKS TRANS FLDS ALL OVER STREETS AND DRIVEWAYS. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. CHEVROLET DEALER ERASED FAILURE AND DIAGNOSTIC CODES TO GOUGE CONSUMER, MANY TIMES. PARKING BRAKE CABLE SNAPPED IN TWO ON DRIVEWAY. ABS FAILURES AT LOW SPEEDS AND ENGINE KLACKS LOUD WHEN STARTING. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF A DEFECTIVE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE LAST TIME GMPP WITH GM DEALER REPAIR THE UNDERWARRANTY REPAIRS TOOK 6 WEEKS THERE ARE ONLY 26.000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DEFECT IN ITS DESIGN AND APPLICATION. (SEE PTIOR COMPLAINTS) TIRES FLEW OFF, ALTERING OF SERVICE CONTRACTS ON AND ON. *TR

THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE, PREVENTING THE BRAKE RELEASE AND PREVENTING CAR FROM MOVING. WHEN I BOUGHT A NEW CABLE AT THE DEALER THE PARTS COUNTER MAN TOLD ME "IT IS COMMON FOR THESE TO BREAK". IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN OUT IN THE EVENING, SHE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF THIS IS "COMMON" I WOULD LIKE A RECALL SO THEY CAN ALL BE REPLACED WITH AN IMPROVED CABLE. *TR

FUEL GAUGE, ERRATIC MOSTLY WHEN FULL, GOES TO EMPTY (LOW FUEL LIGHT), GOES HALF WAY EVENTUALLY SLOWLY IT WILL GO BACK TO FULL, EMPTY. PARKED, DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. ALSO GM HAS PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SOLENOID STICKING CAUSING BRAKE LIGHT TO COME AND A CONSTANT HUMMING SOUND. TAHOES AND TRUCKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. PARK BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK BEFORE DAYLIGHT, THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO. I WOULD THEN ADJUST THE TILT STEERING AND THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. AFTER PLAYING WITH THE TILT A LITTLE MORE THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON AND I WOULD DRIVE AWAY. UNTIL ONCE WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THERE OWN. ALSO THE WIPERS WOULD FLINCH WHEN I HIT THE DIMMER SWITCH. *TR

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM JUST STARTED ACTIVATING WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. IT OCCURS EVERY SINGLE TIME I TRY TO STOP! HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO GET IT FIXED YET JUST STARTED LAST NIGHT WHEN IT MADE ME RUN INTO MY OWN GARAGE WRECKING MY GARAGE!! *TR

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT SOMETHING CAUSED MY TRUCK TO ROLL OVER. EARLIER THAT DAY I REMEMBER THAT MY PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK. I ALSO HAD SOME TROUBLE PUTTING THE GEAR INTO PARK. MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING THIS ACCIDENT, AND I WAS DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON IF THAT HAS ANY BEARING ON THIS. ALSO, MY FRONT TIRES WERE ALWAYS NEEDING AIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. IN 2005, THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THIS ALSO INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH EVENTUALLY LED TO A MINOR CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. BODY WORK WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE ABS WOULD RANDOMLY ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE RELATING TO THE ABS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS A PRODUCT LIABILITY. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT A GM REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO IT BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT GM DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE ABS FAILURE RECURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT AN ENTIRELY NEW BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NEEDED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND SHOCKS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAS BEGUN TO RECUR A YEAR AND A HALF LATER. THE ABS IS CURRENTLY ENGAGING AGAIN AND ALMOST CAUSES REAR END CRASHES. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A SECONDARY RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED TO PROPERLY REPAIR THIS DEFECT. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS ON MY 2001 SILVERADO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ABS SENSORS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AT LOW BRAKE SPEEDS. I UNDERSTAND CHEVY ISSUED A RECALL CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM, I NEVER RECIEVED ANY NOTICE OF THIS PROBLEM OR ANY OTHER RECALL NOTICES. IT COST ME $744,99 TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE. I FEEL THIS IS A CHEVY DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPLACE THESE ABS SENSORS SINCE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THERE PROBLEM FROM THE ORGINAL DESIGN. MY TRUCK IS OF COURSE OUT OF WARRANTY AT 53,256 MILES.

WHEN DRIVING ON CITY STREETS IN PHOENIX I WILL PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WILL DROP. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN THERE ARE BUMPS OR ROUGH PAVEMENT. I HAVE TO QUICKLY PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET BRAKES BAKE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2003. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED FROM TWO WHEEL TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSFER CASE DETACHED FROM THE BACK OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DRIVESHAFT FELL OUT AND LOCKED UP THE VEHICLE. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT DRIVE OVER A POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

COPPER TIRES THE TREAD IS COMING APART BIG RIPS IN LUGS DOT# 3D11-CN6-4905 BOUGHT IN JULY 13-06 ALL 4 TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED. AS THE MECHANIC WAS CHANGING THE BRAKES THE MECHANIC NOTICE THAT THE PARKING BRAKES WERE WORN OUT. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE PARK BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF THE CONTACT APPLIES THE PARKING BRAKE THE VEHICLE CAN ROLL DOWN A HILL AND CAUSE A CRASH. CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL(05V161000) BUT IS UNSUCCESSFUL GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR MANUAL VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT OWN A AUTOMATIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGED, THE WHEELS LOCKED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. EVER SINCE THAT TIME, THE ABS HAS CONTINUED TO ENGAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2004. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY DURING THE RECALL REPAIR FOR THE ABS TO FAIL AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ABS FRONT SPEED SENSORS, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT NEEDED TOB E REPLACED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED LATER AND THE CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED, HOWEVER IN JULY 2008, THE ABS BEGAN TO ENGAGE AGAIN AT LOW SPEEDS. AGAIN, THE RIGHT FRONT SPEEDSENSOR WAS BAD. UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IN MY TRUCK FAILED AT ~ 41K MILES AND SENDS FAULTY SIGNALS TO THE GAUGE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE LEVEL INDICATED ON THE GAUGE FLUCTUATES BUT USUALLY READS EMPTY WHICH LEADS TO A VERY BRIGHT YELLOW "LOW FUEL" INDICATOR IN MY MESSAGE CENTER. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 4 OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO OWN THE SAME MAKE/MODEL FROM 1999-2001 THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE 1) I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS REALLY IN MY TRUCKS GAS TANK AND COULD BE LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF ANY HIGHWAY AT ANY TIME, AND 2) THE BRIGHT YELLOW "LOW FUEL" INDICATOR IN THE MESSAGE CENTER THAT STAYS ON NEARLY CONSTANTLY IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. MY ACQUAINTANCES AND I HAVE ALL NOTIFIED THE CHEVROLET DEALER OF OUR PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD "CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL" (PARAPHRASING). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE SPEED SENSORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED TWO OR THREE TIMES. ON JUNE 4, 2008, THE BRAKE SENSORS WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF MORE THAN $500. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,362. UPDATED 07/29/08.*LJ UPDATED 08/05/08

ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE TARGET OF RECALL AND THE REQUIRED SERVICE WAS PERFORMED IN 2005. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY EXHIBITING THE SAME CONDITIONS THE RECALL WAS INTENDED TO FIX, ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN NOT NECESSARY. THE NOISE PRODUCED WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATES WAS PRODUCED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YESTERDAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT TOUCHED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT REDUCE SPEED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AND HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET. *TR

MY SPARE TIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVEL AT ABOUT 45 MPH, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. THE TIRE BOUNCED UP OFF THE PAVEMENT BUT STAYED IN MY LANE. THIS SUPPORT SYSTEM USES A 3/16" WIRE FOR IT SUPPORTING THE WEIGHT OF THE SUSPENDED TIRE. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS SUPPORT SYSTEM? [XXX] *TR 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. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. HE THEN NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE FRAME OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 05/08/08. *LJ THE ANIT-LOCK BRAKE MOTOR AND WIRES FROM THE MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, BUT NEVER BLEW A FUSE. UPDATED 05/09/08

FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP TO SHOW EMPTY WHEN IT'S NOT. WILL ALSO "BOUNCE" IRRADICALLY FROM EMPTY TO RANDOM LEVELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ABS ACTIVATED PREMATURELY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE TOOK APPROXIMATELY TEN EXTRA FEET TO STOP. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES (2.5 YRS AGO) BOTH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE ABS DASH LIGHTS BECAME TO COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. I HAVE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS MADE SEVERAL BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENTS AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL RETAIL AUTOMOTIVE CENTERS AND RECEIVED NO POSITIVE RESOLUTION. STILL THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON. IT WASN'T UNTIL TODAY THAT I LEARNED ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. TO THINK THAT I HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH OUT ABS FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS NOW. UPON TRYING TO OBTAIN SOME INFORMATION ON THE PRODUCT AND THE PROBLEM, I WAS SHOCKED AND ANGRY TO FIND SO MANY FORUMS AND SITES WHERE THIS SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH NO EASY SOLUTION. FROM A DEALER THE COST OF REPAIR IS AROUND $1500. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF MY OWN WORK ON MY TRUCK, AND AM FRUSTRATED THAT A SMALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENT WILL IN THE END COST ME THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF MONEY AND FRUSTRATION. SUCH AN INTREGAL COMPONENT, WITH A VERY IMPORTANT PURPOSE (BRAKES), SHOULD HAVE A LONGER OPERATING LIFE OR BE MADE MORE AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. AT LEAST IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY A WARRANTY. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE IS RUNNING CONSTANTLY. THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MY TRUCK A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE ON THE ABS SYSTEM TO GET THE MODULE TO STOP RUNNING. IT WAS RUNNING EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND KEY REMOVED!! NOW THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT ARE ON CONSTANTLY. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $1,000.00+ TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN SO MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN DRIVE THE TRUCK, THE BRAKES ARE WORKING BUT I AM NOT SURE THAT IT IS SAFE. THANK YOU FOR ADDING THIS DEFECT TO YOUR DATABASE. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4 IN JULY OF 2001. I DON'T DRIVE IT THAT MUCH, AND WHEN I DO, IT IS MOSTLY FREEWAY MILES. ABOUT 5 TIMES/YEAR I'LL TOW A LIGHT BOAT TO PUGET SOUND, AND AFTER COMING BACK ALWAYS HOSE OFF THE BOAT, TRAILER, AND SALT WATER EXPOSED AREA OF THE TRUCK. IN 2004 AT 6770 MILES, THE REAR ROTORS, CALIPERS AND PADS WERE RUINED (UNDER WARRANTY--CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE DEBRIS CAUGHT UP IN MECHANISM). GOOD CHEVROLET FIXED PERFECTLY. NOW IN MARCH 2008 AT ONLY 18,700 MILES (12K MILES ON NEW BRAKES), THE REAR BRAKES NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. GOOD IS SAYING THE CAUSE IS SALT WATER. AND OF COURSE THE WARRANTY IS LONG OVER----LOOKING AT $2000 TO FIX. I SAY HOGWASH! BRAKES SHOULD NOT FALL APART AFTER 12,000 GENTLE MILES. I DON'T FOUR WHEEL DRIVE EXCEPT ON RARE OCCASION TO GET OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS---AND THAT'S ON SNOW. I AM EASY WITH THIS TRUCK. I DON'T SPEED AROUND AND SLAM ON THE BRAKES EVER. NEVER. I AM PRETTY SURE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. JUST GOOGLED UP A SIMILAR CASE OF A 2002 SILVERADO IN COLORADO WITH 28,000 MILES AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUST. I'LL REPAIR BRAKES ELSEWHERE. I'LL WAIT AND SEE IF SOME CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT COMES OF THIS. IT'S TOO BAD. THE TRUCK IS PRETTY NICE, BUT HAVING BRAKES FALL APART FOR NO GOOD REASON IS BS AND TOO EXPENSIVE, NOT TO MENTION AS WELL AS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURRED ON DRY ROAD SURFACES. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DOING 50MPH IS A SEVERE STORM WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SUFFERED A BELT SEPARATION CAUSING SPIN AND HITTING BACKWARDS INTO A CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDE. THE COLLISION WITH THE DIVIDE CAUSED OVER $7500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. IT WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER - THIS TIRE WAS A SUPER SWAMPER RADIAL TSL 33X14.5 R16 WITH APPROXIMATELY 24K MILES ON THEM. *TR

ON MANY GM TRUCKS,SUVS AND CARS FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. WE HAVE REPLACED NO LESS THAN 10 OF THESE AT A COST OF APPROX. 500.00 PER ITEM. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WITH JUST US. MANY DEALERS SEE THIS AS A RECALL ITEM. *TR

ERATIC FUEL GUAGE. *TR

ON CERTAIN MODELS OF THE SILVERADO THERE IN A ENGINE NOISE DUE TO FAILURE OF POSITION SKIRTS AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE LOSS OF POWER MORE EMISSIONS AND GM WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE LATCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS WEEK AND KEEPS BENDING, NOT ALLOWING THE LATCH TO ENGAGE CORRECTLY AND HAS DISENGAGED MANY TIMES. *TR

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE AND FALSE FUEL LEVEL READINGS WOULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE EMPTY FUEL TANK, AND BEING STRANDED AWAY FROM SERVICES. REPLACEMENT OF FUEL GAUGE SENSORS AT A HIGH COST PLACE ON THE OWNER OF A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN PRODUCT OR DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

I HAVE A 2001 SILVERADO. MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE COMING ON AT SLOW SPEEDS, MAKING IT SOMETIMES VERY HARD TO STOP. YESTERDAY WHEN PULLING INTO MY WORK PARKING SPACE I COULD NOT STOP AND JUMPED THE CURB. IF THERE WERE SOMEONE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. *TR

EMERGENCY (PARKING) BRAKES HAS NEVER WORKED ON MY VEHICLE. WHEN NEW I NOTED THAT IT WOULD GO COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WHEN ENGAGED BUT ASSUMED THAT IT WAS SIMPLY DIFFERENT THAN PAST EMERGENCY BRAKES. HOWEVER, I DISCOVERED LONG AGO THAT, WHEN ENGAGED ON A HILL IT SIMPLY HAD NO EFFECT! GIVEN THAT I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION I DO NOT BOTHER TO ENGAGE IT BUT, IF EVER NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY USELESS. IT IS CLEARLY A FAULTY DESIGN. CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT FOR ALL OWNERS, NOT JUST THOSE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OR BELOW, THE ABS SENSOR FAILED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING. THE CONTACT HAS HAD ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOOK APART THE COMPONENT AND PLACED IT BACK IN THE LOCATION THAT THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT LIVE IN A HIGH CORROSION AREA. AS OF JANUARY 9, 2008, THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I HAVE 4 FIRESTONE WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE DEFECTIVE. THEY ARE ABOUT 6 YEARS OLD BUT IN THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THEM ABOUT 3,000 MILES. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED A SIDEWALL SEPARATION ON ALL 4 OF THESE TIRES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES. I HAVE REMOVED THE TIRES AND REPLACED THEM WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. I HAVE SAVED THE OLD TIRES FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. *TR

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE - DESIGN FAULT. PER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THE PARKING BRAKE FAILURE TO ENGAGE IS DUE TO NOT USING THE PARKING BRAKE EACH TIME THE TRUCK IS PARKED. THIS IS A DESIGN FAULT AS A PART SHOULD NOT FAIL IF YOU USE IT ONLY AS NEEDED. CHEVROLET HAS A RECALL FOR THE 2001 SILVERADO MANUAL TRANSMISSION BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. ABS BRAKES: ABS LIGHT GENERALLY COMES ON WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK. CHEVROLET HAS A RECALL FOR THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE ON THE 2001 SILVERADO BUT HAS LIMITED THE RECALL TO STATES WITH MORE EROSION (SALT) AND THEREFORE IS NOT FIXING THIS ISSUE IN TEXAS. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - INSTRUMENT PANEL: THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYS WARNING LIGHTS, E.G. ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, ETC. INTERMITTENTLY. CHEVROLET HAS A RECALL ON THE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO INSTRUMENT PANEL HOWEVER NOT FOR THIS VIN NUMBER. *TR

BRAKE FAILURES. STARTED HAPPENING AFTER ABOUT 15,000 MILES. *TR

BRAND NEW SET OF HANKOOK WAS INSTALLED PROFESSIONALLY AND INFLATION WAS CHECKED EVERY WEEK. SIDEWALL SEPARATION OCCURRED 1 MONTH (2,000 MILES) AFTER INSTALLATION RESULTING IN A LARGE KNOT ON THE SIDEWALL. CURRENTLY TRYING TO CONTACT RETAILER AND MANUFACTURER FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS APPLIED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DESIGN CAUSED THE PARKING BRAKE PADS TO RUB AGAINST THE DRUM. AS A RESULT, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING THE PARKED VEHICLE. AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2007, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V161000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000. UPDATED 3/5/09 *CN UPDATED 03/10/09. *JB

PARKING BRAKE AND FUEL GAGE. I RECENTLY MOVED OVERSEAS WITH AF AND HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR EUROPEAN STANDARDS. MY PARKING BREAK DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I FOUND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE I HAVE NEVER USED IT. I WAS MANDATED BY EUROPEAN LAW TO GET FIXED IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT AND PAY A $30 FOR EACH MONTH UNTIL I GOT IT FIXED. MY FUEL GAGE DOESN'T MAINTAIN HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE IN MY GAS TANK. WHEN I HAVE A FULL OR EMPTY TANK THE GAUGE JUST RANDOMLY BOUCESS AROUND WITH THE UNKNOWN CORRECT AMOUNT. I AM CURRENTLY SETTING THE MILEAGE UNTIL I CAN FIND SOMEONE TO FIX IT AND THE PARTS I NEED. *TR

ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WITHOUT CAUSE. THIS CAUSES LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES. THIS WAS REPAIRED WITH EXISTING RECALL AND PROBLEM IS RECURRING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO STOP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000. THE CONSUMER STATED ONCE HE INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE RECALL, THE MECHANICS CHECKED THE ABS SENSOR AND FOUND THE WIRE HARNESS TO BE CORRODED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WIRE HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD. THE BRAKES EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO FUNCTION. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR. HE WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR REPLACED. IN OCTOBER 2002, THE SPEED CONTROL SENSORS WERE CLEANED FOR CORROSION, BUT NOT REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,500. * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TAILGATE DOES NOT LATCH AND NEVER HAS. FROM TIME TO TIME IT JUST FLOPS OPEN AND HOPE WHATEVER YOU ARE CARRYING DOES NOT FALL OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR GREATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FELT THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS CAUSED THE FAILURE. HE STATED THAT THE SEALS FOR THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.