2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

GRADUAL FAILURE OF PARKING BRAKE. PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE IN PLACE WHILE JACKING OR IN GEAR WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PROVIDED NO EMERGENCY BRAKING. NO ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT. A RECALL WAS PRESENT FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODELS ONLY EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE IDENTICAL. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSORS ARE ENGAGING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING 5 MPH OR LESS. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS REPAIRED UNDER SAFETY RECALL # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). FOR THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, LESS THAN 20,000 MILES LATER, THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIR UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 97,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

(1) NO PRIOR EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE (2) THE PASSENGER REAR SEATBELT WILL ONLY RETRACT AND IS VERY HARD TO RETRIEVE. MY FOUR (4) YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT AND THE BELT STARTED TO TIGHTEN UP AND HE WAS BEING CONSTRICTED SO MUCH THAT HE COULDN'T BREATHE. I NOTICED THE EVENT TAKING PLACE AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND UNBUCKLED HIM. (3) THE SEAT BELT IS TO BE REPLACED AT A WHOPPING $250.00 CHARGE FROM THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT AND RETRACTION DEVICE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WE SWITCHED HIS SEAT TO THE OTHER SIDE. WE THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE BELT BEING TANGLED UP INSIDE THE RETRACTION DEVICE, HOWEVER THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT WAS A MALFUNCTIONING RETRACTOR AND ENTIRE SEAT BELT NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE TAKES A LONG TIME TO STOP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 61,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. HE STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF A RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP IN MY 2001 5.3 LITER CHEVROLET SILVERADO TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. WHEN I FILL MY TANK WITH FUEL THE GAUGE READS ERRATICALLY, THE NEEDLE PINS ITSELF IN THE EMPTY POSITION. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT AND ON GOING. I NOTIFIED GM AND THEY OFFER NO REPAIR YET THIS SAME PROBLEM QUALIFIED AS A RECALL FOR REPAIR ON THE 2001 MODEL SUBURBAN WITH THE 5.3 LITER ENGINE. SIMPLY DO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR 2001 SIVLERADO FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS AND YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM YET THERE IS NO ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GM. THANK YOU *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO I AM REQUIRED TO USE MORE THAN THE USUAL AMOUNT OF FORCE TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR, AND WHEN I DO THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOUND UP "LIMP" ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE THIS WEEKEND WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE PEDAL LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WOUND UP BEING TOWED FOR REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WORKS PERIODICALLY AND THE PART IS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. HE STATED THAT IT COSTS $600 JUST TO REPAIR THE FUEL GAUGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/28/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. FUEL IS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE RODS AND WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

THE STALK FOR THE COMBINATION TURN SIGNAL, WINDSHIELD WIPER, CRUISE CONTROL, BROKE RESULTED IN UNRELIABLE OPERATION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND UNRELIABLE TURN SINGAL OPERATION. IN THE CASE OF THE 2001 SILVERADO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED WHEN THE TURN SIGNALWAS SELECTED. SINCE THIS SAME CONTROL WAS USED FOR SEVERAL CRITICAL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS, AND CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION, I EXPECT CERTAIN FAILURE MODES COULD PRESENT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL SILVERADO AND OTHER GM VEHICLES THAT USE THE SAME COMBINATION CONTROL.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE ABS ACTIVATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDALWAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS RECALL # 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A GENERAL MOTORS REPRESENTATIVE, WHO STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD BE UNABLE TO INSPECT OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 69,000.*AK UPDATED 04/30/07. *JB

GAS GAUGE BOUNCES FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND READS INACCURATE AT TIMES EVEN AFTER FILLING TANK. WITH A FULL TANK GAUGE WILL BOTTOM OUT AT EMPTY AND INITIATE LOW FUEL LIGHT AND THEN RETURN BACK TO FULL. *JB

THE FUEL GAGE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL, THE GAGE READS EMPTY. AFTER SOME FUEL IS USED IT SEEMS TO READ PROPERLY UNTIL AROUND HALF A TANK, AT WHICH POINT IT STARTS TO BOUNCE AROUD BETWEEN EMPTY AND THE PROPER READING. IT WILL ALSO READ EMPTY IF THE TRUCK IS PARK AND IDLING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A SCRAPPING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE. RECALL CAMPAIGN# 05V161000 WAS RELATED TO THE PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. IN OCTOBER 2006 THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT RELATED TO THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BEING WORN. *AK THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61610. UPDATE *4/23/07 **TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL MADE COMPLETE CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. ALSO, THERE WAS NOISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 MPH. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE WORN OUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *AK UPDATE 4/25/07*TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. IF I AM GOING SLOW AND NEED TO STOP FAST THE BRAKES ARE LIKE I AM ON ICE. I HAVE ROLLED INTO SEVERAL RED LIGHTS. IF I AM ON ROUGH ROAD THEY DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. *JB

I HAD A RECALL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO OF BEEN FIXED BUT NOW THEY ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND I ALMOST HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP AND THE ABS SENSORS LOCK UP THE BRAKES FOR NO REASON . THEY SAY THEY FIXED THE RECALL AWHILE BACK WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE . THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM . I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE LAWSUITS TO HIT GM . I ALMOST CRASHED THOUGH A FRONT GLASS WINDOW PANE STORE FRONT . IF I HAD HEART PROBLEMS I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HAD A HEART ATTACK ! THIS IS A SERIOUS, SERIOUS PROBLEM . *JB

ERATTIC FUEL GAUGE OPERATION: FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AT RANDOM TIMES,AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK ISN'T A FACTOR. GAUGE DROPS QUICKLY FROM 3/4 TO LOW FUEL WARNING (WITHIN A FEW MILES). *NM

FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2000 AND 2001 TRUCKS. *JB

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. GM PUT OUT RECALL FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES BUT NOT AUTO TRANS. TRUCK WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. TOOK TO DEALER AND PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED. *JB

STEERING COUPLER IN STEERING COLUMN GOES BAD AND CAN BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL GIVING THE DRIVER A VAGUE HANDLING SENSATION AND NOT A GOOD FEEL FOR THE ROAD SURFACE ESPECIALLY IN TURNS. GM HAS TWELVE TSBS ON THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT REPAIR FOR NO CHARGE I HAD TO PAY FOR THE LAST ONE AND IN 30K THEY HAVE ALL FAIL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS METAL TO METAL. THE ROTORS WERE SHAVED AND THE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 1/19/2007 - THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN. THE PADS ON THE REGULAR BRAKES STILL HAD OVER 50% USE LEFT. THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT HE ONLY USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TWICE. THE BRAKES ARE NOT SELF ADJUSTING BUT HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED MANUALLY. *NM

FUEL GAUGE MOVES FROM EMPTY TO FULL AND BACK AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, AND AT TIMES FAILS TO WORK AT ALL. AFTER TAKING IT TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO SAVE MY MONEY THAT IT WOULD ONLY GO OUT AGIN, THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL THAT GM HAS JUST IGNORDED. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN WITH OTHER CHEVY OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

MY 2001 Z71 SILVERADO HAS HAD THE STEERING SECTOR LUBRICATED TWICE BECAUSE OF LOUD BUMPING. *NM

MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO GAS GAUGE IS ERRATIC. GOES BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY OR NOT WORK AT ALL. RAN OUT OF GAS AND ENGINE STALLED , LOST POWER BRAKES TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM STARTED LESS THAN 1000 MILES AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE AS THERE ARE FORUMS ON INTERNET WITH PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAYS IT IS BAD SENDING UNIT AND WILL REPLACE FOR $800. *JB

THE PARKING BRAKE IS WORN OFF. IT DID NOT PASS THE STATE INSPECTION AND NOW IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $350 DOLLARS TO GET SOMETHING FIX THAT GM SHOULD RECALL. NOT BEING ABLE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE COULD OF BEING VERY DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY IN CASE NEEDED. THANK GOD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. PLEASE REPORT THIS TO GM AND HAVE THEM DO SOMETHING. THANKS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BURNED UP. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD RUBBED ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD BURNED UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/23/06. *JB

THE STEERING SHAFT MID-JOINT IS LOOSE AND IS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND, THE FUEL GAUGE IS MOVING FROM FULL TO EMPTY WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER WINDOWS ARE LOSING POWER, WHEN YOU POWER UP THE WINDOWS THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND THE WINDOWS GO UP SO SLOW

2001 SILVERADO Z71 5.3L -- THE GAS GAUGE WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY AND OFTEN SHOWS WRONG FUEL LEVEL. I HAVE TALKED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAYS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A COSTLY ONE TO FIX. I USE MY TRIPOMETER TO ESTIMATE HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE BUT IF THE FUEL MILEAGE CHANGES, AS WITH TOWING, IT IS NOT RELIABLE. I HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL AND BEEN STRANDED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *JB

I BELIEVE GM SHOULD RELEASE A TSB & REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY TO ADDRESS THE POOR QUALITY FUEL SENDING UNITS IN ALL 1999-2001 PICKUPS. MY 1999 SILVERADO DEVELOPED A FAULTY GAUGE READING APPROX 50,000. MY 2001 HAPPENED ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE & AGE. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TRIED TO SAY IT WAS BAD GAS. I KNOW BETTER. I HAVE 3 FRIENDS WITH SILVERADO'S & ALL DEVELOPED ERRATIC GAUGE READINGS. *JB

DRIVING NORMAL, NO WARNING. POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE AT SPLINES. VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. PUMP SHAFT WAS REPLACED. I DO HAVE THE BROKEN PART. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT AND BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THERE WAS A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A FAN RUNNING. A PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS CONSULTED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE ABS PUMP RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY, AND THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO HAVE NEVER BEEN VERY GOOD. THEY HAVE DEGRADED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE CAN NOT RELIABLY STOP WITH REASONABLE BRAKING DISTANCES. MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED AND ONE CRASH WHERE BRAKES COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED WITH PAD REPLACEMENT, ROTORS MACHINED/REPLACED BRAKES BLED, MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AND NOTHING HAS MADE THE BRAKES FUNCTION WELL. PLEASE NOTE THE INCIDENT DATE CAN BE LOOKED UP BUT THIS IS AN ESTIMATED DATE REPORTED HERE. *NM

MY FUEL GAUGE FLOATS BACK AND FORTH AFTER THE VEHICLE SEATS IDLE THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON. IT DOES THIS EVEN IF THE TANK IS FULL OF FUEL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR DECREASED AND ELEVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IN MY 2001 SILVERADO IS STUCK IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE 2004. ABOUT THE TIME I NOTICED IT WAS STUCK, I HAD HEARD OF A PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELTS WITH CHEVROLET'S. *JB

1. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER 80% OF THE TIME. AFTER FILLING UP FUEL TANK THE " LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE FUEL NEEDLE POINTS BACK TO EMPTY. THE FUEL NEEDLE WILL START WORKING BETTER AFTER I HAVE BURNED 1/2 A TANK OF FUEL. I HAVE 4 FRIENDS THAT ALL HAVE THE SAME TRUCK AND ALL OF THEIR TRUCKS DO THE SAME THING 2. HEATED MIRROR ON DRIVERS SIDE QUIT WORKING. *JB

ON A RECENT VACATION TO CANADA, MY TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING ON MY 2001 SILVERADO. I CHECKED THE FUSE AND THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY AND BOTH WERE GOOD. I NARROWED THIS DOWN TO A BAD TURN SIGNAL MULTI-SWITCH. I ALSO HAD A SWITCH GO OUT ON MY 2002 SUBURBAN. AFTER TALKING TO A DEALER, THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON OTHER SILVERADO WITH THE SAME SWITCH. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS IS COSTING MY A LOT OF MONEY AND I ALMOST GOT INTO A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS ON THE WAY HOME BECAUSE I COULD NOT SIGNAL. *JB

THE ABS ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO STEPSIDE (EXTENDED CAB) KICKS IN AT LOW SPEED STOPS. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING THINGS IN THE PAST BECAUSE IT HINDERS THE TRUCK'S STOPPING CAPABILITIES. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MY DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST, BUT NO CODES EVER SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER. FOR WHATEVER REASON, NO INFO ABOUT MY BRAKE COMPLAINTS WAS EVER ENTERED ON MY RECORDS. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I HAD IT (I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW). I FINALLY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT FOR THE SOUTH. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK HAD TOO MANY MILES NOW TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THAT THE RECALL WASN'T FOR MY AREA AND THAT SINCE IT WASN'T ON MY SERVICE RECORDS THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE IN THIS MATTER (MY TRUCK JUST TURNED 101K MILES)? *NM

BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED COMPLETELY , EMERGENCY BRAKE RUSTED COMPLETELY , MASSIVE RUST UNDER TRUCK , BRAKE CALIPERS RUSTED , POWER STEERING WENT OUT ,A.C. FAN WENT OUT, SHORT IN WIRING IN DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS, THIS A 2001, 56,000, MILES, LOW MILEAGE TRUCK TO HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD NOT SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, I LOOKED IT UP, THERE IS RUSTING AND TOTAL CORROSION OF THE BRAKE ROTORS IN MANY DIFFERENT STATES, OVER ALONG PERIOD OF TIME, EVEN WHEN THE ROTORS ARE REPLACED THEY ARE RUSTING COMPLETELY AGAIN. CHEVY IS SELLING AN EXPENSIVE TRUCK, AND THEN PROFITING AGAIN ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, AND MAKING A PREMIUM PROFIT ON THAT TOO.! THEY ARE NOT BOTHERING TO FIX A DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME. VERY DISGUSTED WITH THE CHEVY SILVERADO, MY FIRST AND LAST CHEVY. *NM

OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURES. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE (UNDER THE RECALL), I STARTED EXPERIENCING BRAKING FAILURES AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAVE NOT BEEN BACK THREE TIMES AND THE DEALER IS UN-ABLE TO RESOLVE. *JB

ANTI- LOCK BRAKES ENGAGING WHEN NOT NEEDED. *JB

ANTI -LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM OVER COMPENSATING CAUSING LOW IMPACT CRASH. ON DRY SUMMER DAY,BUMPED INTO BUILDING. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. 2004 TOOK TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION' DIRTY SENSOR. DEC. 9 2005 FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR COULD BARELY STOP. FOR FIRST TWO MILES. THEN STARTED WORKING PROPERLY. FIRST BOUGHT VEHICLE IN NOV 2000 APROX. 3 WEEK'S AFTER HAVING TRUCK RAN OVER LITTLE BUMP IN THE ROAD AT INTERSECTION. ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAME ON NO BRAKES WENT INTO INTERSECTION. TOOK TO DEALER. SAID NO PROBLEM. HEAR STORIES OF POSSIBLE RECALL 01 SILVERADO PLEASE HELP THANKS. *JB

THE CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE WITH THE REAR CALIPER LOCKING UP. THERE IS ALSO PROBLEM WITH A STIFF PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS. *TS THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE HUB, THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE WORN AND THERE WAS SENSOR CORROSION. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE REPAIRED AT THE FACTORY'S EXPENSE. RECALL#05068 *SC

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE ON 2001 CHEVROLET 1500 SERIES PICKUP. CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE PUBLISHED A SAFETY ALERT FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM STATING THAT 1999-2005 MODELS ARE AT DANGER BECAUSE OF FRICTION THAT COULD MAKE THE PARKING BRAKE INEFFECTIVE. OUR UNDERSTANDING IS A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, BUT NOT FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE. WE TOOK ONE OF THE TRUCKS FROM OUR BUSINESS FLEET (COMPRISED OF 15-20 CHEVROLET 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCKS) TO BE INSPECTED TODAY AND IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THIS PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. THERE WAS ANOTHER GENTLEMAN AT THE INSPECTION PLACE WITH A CHEVROLET 1500 TRUCK WHILE WE WERE THERE, AND HIS TRUCK FAILED FOR THE PARKING BRAKE ALSO. WE CONTACTED MORITZ CHEVROLET, A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY SEE LARGE #S OF VEHICLES COME IN FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE AUTO INSPECTION ESTABLISHMENT SAID THEY SAME THING - THEY FAIL COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF 1999-2005 CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUP TRUCKS FOR PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. IT IS GOING TO COST US $200 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. CHEVROLET CLEARLY KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED AT ONCE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

WHEN BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT, ABS KICKS IN MAKING IT HARD TO STOP. TOOK TO CHEVY GARAGE IN SUPERIOR, WI AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE BUT NOT IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN OR MINNESOTA. WHY? *NM

MY GAS GAUGE WILL TAKE A DIVE TO EMPTY AND THE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. THIS IS AN ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST SIX TO SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRUCK AND WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHERE HE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT STOP. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO STOP FOR A STOP SIGN BUT COULD NOT STOP. THE SERVICE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AT 4,000 MILES. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE BOTH FRONT BEARINGS AND ABS SENSORS. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS TIME THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT HUB AND THE ABS SENSOR.*AK THE ABS ACTIVATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED AT 4000 MILES. *NM

UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION. INCREASED UNEXPECTED STOPPING DISTANCES. NEAR COLLISION WITH GARAGE AND NEAR HITTING OF PEDESTRIAN. UPCOMING RECALL APPLICABLE ONLY TO "SALT BELT" STATES. DOES NOT INCLUDE WI. NOR MN.[SALT NOT USED ON STREETS IN THESE STATES?] SEE CAMPAIGN #05V379000. *NM

PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE VERY LOW SPEED, IT WAS RAINING. PRESSED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AND THE ABS STARTED PUMPING THE PEDAL REMAINED HARD BUT THE ABS KEPT PUMPING AS THE VEHICLE ROLLED UP OVER THE SIDEWALK AND INTO THE SIDE OF A BUSINESS. G.M. STATES THE VEHICLE IS PART OF A RECALL BUT IS CURRENTLY WAITING ON PARTS. *JB