2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 complaints

THE REAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN ON MY TRUCK. FROM A FEW SHOPS I TALKED TO THIS HAPPENS TO A LOT OF GM V8'S LIKE MY 6.0L. ONE EXHAUST SHOP TOLD ME EVERY "SILVERADO/SEIRRA" WITH A V8 AROUND 1999-2002 HAS ONE OR MORE MANIFOLD BOLT BROKE OFF. I JUST CANT IMAGINE THAT GM CAN SEND OUT VEHICLES THAT THEY KNOW ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY FIXED THIS ON LATER MODELS WITH LARGER MANIFOLD BOLTS. BUT SCREW THE GUY WHO HAS AN OLDER TRUCK, RIGHT? THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED, AND GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPAIR THIS AT NO COST OR A DISCOUNTED COST. *TR

WENT TO STOP AND BRAKE LINE BLEW. ALL BRAKE LINES, FUEL LINES AND UNDERCARRIAGE ROTTED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE DIED. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE DIED TWO OR THREE MORE TIMES. RESTARTED AND RAN TROUBLE FREE FOR A FEW DAYS. A WEEK OR TWO LATER IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE. IT FINALLY STARTED AND RAN TROUBLE FREE FOR A WEEK OR SO. THIS CYCLE HAS REPEATED OVER THE PAST MONTH OR SO. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ON YOUR WEB SIGHT AND NOTED A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. *TR

WAS TOWING A 4200 LB LOAD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHT. PULLED SAFELY OFF OF THE HIGHWAY (BARELY!) AND INTO OCEAN PERFORMANCE MARINE - AT THE END OF THE I-95 OFFRAMP. LEFT THE BOAT THERE AND HAD THE SILVERADO TOWED. A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID BADLY. STILL NO WARNING LIGHT. *TR

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH BRAKES ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED W/O APPLYING THEM LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL ETC. EVALUATING THIS PROBLEM II SAW THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR, SO I PULLED UP ON IT WITH MY FOOT AND THE BRAKES RELEASED BUT STEERING CONTROL DID NOT RESUME. I GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND VERY SLOWLY MADE MY WAY ON HOME. ANY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL RESULTED IN BRAKES LOCKING UP AND THEY WERE APPLIED SO TIGHTLY THAT ANY ACCELERATION COULD NOT SPEED UP UNLESS I PULLED UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. UPON ARRIVING HOME LOOKED THINGS OVER NO POWER STEERING UNLESS MOTOR WAS AT HIGH RPM,POWER STEERING PUMP LOOKED AS IF IT EXPELLED FLUID OUT THE BREATHER CAP AND THE BRAKES SMELLED AS IF VERY HOT. NOW THAT THIS HAPPENED I RECOGNIZED THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE BUT SOMEHOW REPAIRED ITSELF,BUT NOT TO THIS EXTREME. I SUFFERED BRUISES FROM SHOULDER HARNESS AND SEATBELT AND SOME KNOTS ON MY HEAD FROM BEING THROWN AROUND I CAME SO CLOSE TO OUT OF CONTROL AND A ROLLOVER SIMPLY COULDN'T CONTROL MY TRUCK. *TR

4 BOLTS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SHEARED ( BROKEN). *TR

FOUND 4 OUT OF 12 EXHAUST MANIFOLD MOUNTING BOLTS BROKEN. *TT

I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 CHEVY HD ON AUGUST 10,2001. THE TRUCK IS SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES AND IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. IT STILL LOOKS NEW BOTH INSIDE AND OUT. AT APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES THE BACK ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED THEN AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THEN LAST SUMMER THE BACK BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED. ALSO SOMETIME WITHIN 30,000 - 45,000 MILES ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS TWO DIFFERENT ALTERNATORS AND A WINDOW MOTOR. TODAY (APRIL 20,2012) MY WIFE AND I WERE GOING TO TOWN TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT, WHEN AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE PULLED ONTO A STREET THAT WE WERE ON BUT WAS GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER AND WHEN I DID THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I HAD ROOM TO MOVE THE TRUCK TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND AFTER SOME DISTANCE WE GOT STOPPED. WE NURSED THE TRUCK HOME AND ITS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AGAIN WITH SOME TYPE OF A BRAKE PROBLEM.I THINK THAT I HAVE REPORTED THIS BEFORE BUT A TRUCK THAT IS BABIED AND TREATED LIKE MINE WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES ON IT THAT HAS TO HAVE THREE SETS OF BRAKES (NOT COUNTING THE ORIGINAL), ALL THE BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. ROTORS REPLACED FRONT AND REAR AND ROTORS REPLACED AND TURNED A SECOND TIME, AND NOW SOMETHING BRAKE RELATED BROKEN AGAIN SHOULD GET SOMEONE'S ATTENTION. THESE TRUCKS AREN'T SAFE, AND NO ONE BUYS INTO THE ENV

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL(SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, ETC.) IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. I'VE READ A TON FORUMS THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING OR WERE(SINCE PAID OUT-OF-POCKET) HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. GM/CHEVROLET HAS REPORTED THAT THE COST FOR REPAIR IS $500. LET ME ALSO ADD, THIS PROBLEM ISN'T IN JUST MY PARTICULAR MODEL AND YEAR, BUT NEWER MODELS AS WELL. THIS IS HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM BEING THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE DOESN'T KNOW THE SPEED OF HIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT DUE TO RUST. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE TRUCK UNLOADED AND IN MY DRIVEWAY. I SIMPLY PRESSED THE BREAK PEDDLE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE. ALL OF THE LINES ARE EXTREMELY CORRODED. *TR

I NOTICED MY BRAKES STARTING TO FEEL SOFT AFTER A PANIC STOP AND A LEAK UNDER MY TRUCK. THE LEAK WAS TRACED TO THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE TRUCK CAB LEADING TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE VALVE. ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS EXTENSIVE CORROSION TO THE BRAKE LINES. ALL BRAKE LINES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS TRUCK. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK BOLTS HAVE RUSTED AND BROKE OFF. *TR

MY VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT ON ME AT ANY TIME FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I WAS DOING OR WHERE I WAS IT WOULD STALL OUT SO I WOULD HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING AND WAIT TO CRANK THE VEHICLE BACK UP. THEN DECEMBER 23 2008 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND IT COMPLETELY STOPPED I COULDN'T GET IT TO CRANK BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND IT WAS AT NIGHT ON A HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO EVERY DEALER SHIP AND EVERY MECHANIC AND NOONE COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. FINALLY I LOOKED ONLINE AT RECALLS AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE BUT WHEN I CALLED GMC THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE SO I WENT AND PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE FOUND BUT AREN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT FOR ME I MEAN IF THEY HAVE THE RECALL ALREADY FOR THE SAME VEHICLE THEN WHY ISN'T MY VEHICLE INCLUDED? *TR

I WAS SLOWING DOWN, COMING TO A 4 WAY STOP. THAT WAS WHEN THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD, AND I WENT THROUGH THE 4 WAY WITHOUT STOPPING!!!! I WAS VERY LUCKY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOBODY GOING THROUGH THAT 4 WAY AT THAT TIME!!! THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAD LEAK DO TO RUSTING!!!! ALSO I HAD JUST DROP OFF MY TRAVEL TRAILER BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. COULDN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN TRYING TO STOP 9500LBS!!!!!!!!! *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP, WHEN THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. UPON CHECKING THE TRUCK, THE FRONT BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AS THEY TURN AND ROUTE OVER THE FRAME TO THE ABS UNIT WHICH IS MOUNTED UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION, ALL OF THE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. ONE LET LOOSE DUE TO THE RUST AND CORROSION, AND CAUSED A LARGE LEAK, RESULTING IN THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILING. THIS IS A ONE OWNER TRUCK AND HAS NOT HAD ANY MODIFICATIONS TO IT. THE PLACEMENT OF THE ABS UNIT AND THE WAY THE LINES ARE ROUTED EXPOSES THE BRAKE LINES TO ALL OF THE ROAD SPRAY AND THEREFORE ROAD SALT, WHICH CORRODES THE LINES PREMATURELY. IF INVESTIGATORS WOULD LIKE TO COME OUT AND INSPECT THIS VEHICLE, CONTACT ME- IT HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED AND IS AS IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY. THIS NEEDS TO BE HANDLED BY GM ASAP. THIS IS A CRASH WAITING TO HAPPEN.THIS HAS ALREADY PROVED TO BE VERY DANGEROUS, AS THE LOSS OF THE BRAKES WAS SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE, MAKE THAT VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY LEFT INTACT. IF I WERE TO BE TOWING ANYTHING OR GOING FASTER, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH FOR SURE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THIS IS A 2500HD, WHICH IS USED BY MOST TO TOW LARGE, HEAVY ITEMS, AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO. BRAKES SHOULD NOT FAIL IN THIS FASHION. THIS IS A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM IN THE SNOW BELT AND THE OWNERS SHOULD BE AT LEAST WARNED TO CHECK THEIR

ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHILE STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS, MAKES BRAKE PEDAL SHUTTER, ABS MAKES NOISE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO NOT MAKE A COMPLETE STOP IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE HAS BRAND NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. ALSO ALL BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY CORRODED. CONTACTED CHEVROLET IN REGARDS TO THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK RECALL OF 8/29/2005 FOR SALT STATES #49552 - THEY INDICATE MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE RECALL??? *TR

CORRODED BRAKE LINES CAUSED FLUID LEAK. LINES REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. ANTI-LOCK UNIT NOW FAULTY AND LIKELY DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ANTI-LOCK WHEEL SENSORS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES, ONCE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, TWICE AT MY EXPENSE.

THE METAL LINE RUNNING FROM THE ABS/PROPORTIONING VALVE TO THE REAR BRAKES IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND FAILED WHILE DRIVING HOME. THERE IS ALMOST NO BRAKING LEFT ON THE TRUCK. A STOP FROM ~50MPH INCLUDING DOWNSHIFTING TO L1 AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RESULTED IN STOPPING MORE THAN 10 FEET OVER THE LINE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS MOST OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR EVEN AFTER SEVERAL PUMPS. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE. TWO OF THE BRAKE LINES RUNNING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FAILED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND WERE REPLACED. *TT

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY IN REVERSE AND WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKE AN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ROLLED TO THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET AND THROUGH MY NEIGHBOR'S FENCE. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ONLY SLOWED MY SPEED IN REVERSE AND DID NOT STOP ME. THE BRAKE LINE ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR IS RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKEN OFF AT THE FLANGE AT THE REAR WHEEL. INSPECTION SHOWS ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM LUCKY THIS FAILURE DID NOT HAPPEN AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION OR IN AN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED, CAUSING A BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AFTER INSPECTING THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 66 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY RECOMMENDED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE SIMILAR DEFECT FOR THE MODEL YEAR 2001 SILVERADO, WHICH WAS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

MY BRAKE LINES FAILED TWICE. ONCE IN 2008 AND TODAY 8/8/11. FAILURE DUE TO LINES RUSTING (CHEAP METAL TUBING) AND BURSTING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. MECHANIC EVEN STATED HE COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT GM WAS USING INFERIOR METAL TUBING. HE SHOWED ME A PIECE OF THE LINE AND IT SNAPPED INTO TWO PIECES, I MEAN IT DIDN'T EVEN BEND IT JUST SNAPPED. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE PULLING TRAILER RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. BRAKE LINE THAT FAILED WAS BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS BOX. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THAT ALL EIGHT INJECTORS AND THE INJECTOR PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. NO OTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT (AT ABOUT 5 MPH) THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I APPLIED THE SERVICE BRAKES. THERE WAS NO BRAKING CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AS IT ROLLED ACROSS THE STREET BY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE AND BUMPING IT AGAINST THE CURB. THERE WAS NO VEHICLE DAMAGE OR OCCUPANT INJURY. NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT SHOWED EITHER BEFORE THE EVENT OR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND I REAPPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND WE ARE WAITING TO GET THE PARTS TO REPAIR. THERE IS A POOL OF BRAKE FLUID LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHICH IS WHERE THE BRAKE LINE HAS CORRODED AND FAILED. I WILL NEED TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES AS THEY ARE ALSO CORRODED, AS WELL AS ALL THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS BECAUSE OF CORROSION. I WILL RETAIN THE CORRODED PARTS FOR FUTURE INSPECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE AS NORMAL ONCE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO K2500 BRAKE FAILURE. DRIVING HOME ON A COUNTRY BLACKTOP ROAD, ROAD WET FROM RAIN BUT VISIBILITY GOOD. APPROACHING A 45 MPH CURVE I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND WENT TO THE FLOOR QUICKLY. THE TRUCK FRONT TIRES HAD NO BRAKES AND THE REARS LOCKED UP. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A 360 SPIN AND OFF THE ROAD AT APPROX. 50 MPH. THE TRUCK WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO A SWAMPY AREA. UPON INSPECTION THE BRAKE LINES TO THE FRONT WHEELS HAD BLOWN OUT AND WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE GM DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. APPROX. $12,000 LOSS. *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 CHEVY 2500 HD TRUCK AND HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE WHERE IT GOES FROM SHOWING THE FUEL LEVEL TO DROPPING DOWN AND THE "LOW FUEL" SENSOR SHOWING. WE ALSO HAVE THE GAS PEDAL THAT STICKS. SEVERAL OF OUR FRIENDS HAVE OWNED CHEVYS AT SOME POINT AND HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. THESE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED. WE HAVE LIVED WITH THESE ISSUES FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR ISSUES THAT SEVERAL CHEVY OWNERS ARE ALL EXPERIENCING. *TR

I WANT TO REGISTER A SAFETY COMPLAINT WITH REGARD TO THE OEM BRAKE PADS THAT WERE INSTALLED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO HD 2500. THE PADS WERE PURCHASED BY THE SHOP (LEVINE'S GARAGE) IN NEW WINDSOR NY FROM BARTON BIRKS CHEVY IN NEWBURGH NY AND INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK IN FEB 2009 IN ADDITION TO NEW ROTORS. I RECENTLY SMELLED BRAKE BURNING AND DISASSEMBLED THE BRAKES TO DISCOVER THE PADS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WERE PITTED AND SCORED. THE ROTORS SHOWED NO DAMAGE. I REPLACED THE PADS AND RETURNED THE DAMAGED PADS TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD A ONE YEAR WARRANTY AND IT WAS PASSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE PADS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ARE FINE. BOTH SETS OF PADS HAVE ABOUT 90% MATERIAL STILL ON THEM. I BELIEVE THESE PADS ARE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD LIKE YOUR INTERVENTION.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINE WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT ALL OF THE LINES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SEVERE CORROSION. HE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS INSPECTED FOR FEAR OF THE PARTS ON THE VEHICLE BECOMING DETACHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS ON LOW, FLAT SURFACES, THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE ABS SENSOR HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. UPDATED 06/16/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS FOR HIS MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE HUB ASSEMBLY, ABS, SENSOR, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/16/11*JB

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED @ MOUNT POINT ON FRAME RAIL UNDER DRIVERS SEAT UPON BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ON MAY 14, 2011. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND RESTART. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR SPORADICALLY AND OFTENTIMES, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND BECAME MORE FREQUENT OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY 2500HD (ORIGINAL OWNER). I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. BRAKE LINE BURST NEAR THE GAS TANK DUE TO CORROSION. HAD THAT AREA OF THE LINES REPAIRED ONLY TO HAVE ANOTHER BURST IN THE BRAKE LINE IN DIFFERENT PART OF THE LINES (JUST BEHIND FRONT WELL WELL) JUST TWO DAYS LATER. THIS IS A VEHICLE DESIGNED FOR TOWING. I WAS TOWING A LARGE, HEAVY BOAT AT THE TIME. I WAS LUCKY THAT I STILL HAD FRONT BRAKES AND A TRAILER WITH BRAKES. THE AUTO REPAIR PLACE TOLD ME THEY ARE SEEING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE EIGHT TO TEN TIMES OVER A COURSE OF TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED HE REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE BY THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/13/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE THERE WAS A PULSATING FEELING IN THE BRAKES WHICH TOOK LONGER FOR HIM TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE WHEEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 05/11/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WOULD NED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND NOTICED THAT FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,400. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 3/21/11 *CN

THE LOW BEAM SYLVANIA HEADLIGHT BULB IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD PICKUP TRUCK WENT BAD AND STARTED MY UNDER HOOD AREA OF MY TRUCK ON FIRE. MUCH OF THE UNDERHOOD EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED BEFORE I COULD PUT IT OUT. SYLVANIA TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT AND REFUSES TO COVER DAMAGES EVEN AFTER RECEIVING THE DEFECTIVE BULB AND MANY PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE. *TR

FAILURE OF BRAKES ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD. RUPTURED HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE TO REAR LEFT. LOTS OF RUST ON LINE THAT IS VISIBLE. COST OF REPAIR 300.00 PLUS. *TR

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE ON THE 2001 CHEVROLET PICKUP,THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME BRAKE SYSTEM FROM 1999 AND UP TO THE LAST YEAR OR SO. THE EMERGENCY /PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD AND IF IT DOES WORK IT IS A ONE TIME USE ONLY DUE TO POOR DESIGN.THE BRAKE IS A SINGLE PIECE THAT HAS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKE SHOE ON IT AND WHEN APPLIED IT SIMPLY BENDS THE SHOE OUT TO MAKE CONTACT AND THEN IT CAN NOT COME BACK IN SO THE BRAKE STAYS PARTLY ON UNTIL IT BURNS UP LEAVING THE PICKUP WITH NO PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE . I HAVE HAD MINE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE LEARNED TO NEVER SET IT UNLESS IT IS A EMERGENCY UNLESS I WISH TO SPEND 100 REPLACING THE SHOE. THIS I FEEL IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO COOL DOWN BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRANK SHAFT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

BRAKES FAILED WENT TO FLOOR ON 2001 CHEVROLET HD 2500 4X4. HAD WHOLE FAMILY IN VEHICLE AND BRAKELINE BURST ON REAR. ALL BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT. *TR

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLED AND POWER AND BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE *TGW THE CONSUMER LEARNED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED REGARDING THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. HOWEVER, HE WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BY GM WHO STATED HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 CHEVY CREW CAB 2500 HD TRUCK IN AUGUST 2001. THE TRUCK NOW (OCT 2010) HAS 50,300 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND SERVICED REGULARLY. AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR ROTORS AND BRAKES, THEN AT APPROXIMATELY 36,400 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS, BRAKES AND THE ALTERNATOR. AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES THE DRIVERS DOOR POWER WINDOW MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND SPEED SENSORS ON THE TRUCK HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW WITH 50,300 MILES, THE TRUCK IS SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY NEEDING ANOTHER ALTERNATOR AND THE REAR BRAKES / ROTORS ARE WORN OUT AGAIN. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK I HAVE ALREADY SPENT APPROXIMATELY $2800 ON BRAKES, BRAKE LINES, WHEEL / SPEED SENSORS AND NEW ROTORS AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND POWER DOOR MOTOR. THE TRUCK HAS STRANDED ME TWO TIMES WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AND ONCE WHEN THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. IT APPEARS THAT THE DEALERSHIPS AND GM KNOW ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS BUT JUST TRY TO GET THEM PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WHEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS I OFFERED TO HAVE THE METAL / ROTORS ANALYZED TO DETERMINE WHY THEY FAILED BUT GM WASN'T INTERESTED. THEY PAID HALF ON THAT REPAIR AND REQUESTED THAT I LEAVE THE ROTORS WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS LUCKY BOTH TIMES WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE WE WERE GOING SLOW AND ON RURAL ROADS WITH MINIMAL TRAFFIC, THE OTHER TIME THE TRUCK STRANDED US WE CAMPING ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHEN WE WERE ABOUT 10 MILES FRO

THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY 2001 SILVERADO HD IS HEAVILY CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINES ARE LEAKING AND ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS BACKING MY BOAT IN THE WATER AND HAD A BRAKE LINE FAIL. P/S LINES ARE CORRODED AND FUEL LINES ARE CORRODED. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW AND HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF IT. THE LOWER CAB CORNERS ARE RUSTED OUT AS WELL. THIS VEHICLE HAS AROUND 90,000 MILES AND IS NOT DRIVEN OFTEN IN THE WINTER MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) WAS FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE AS THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED BUT PERTAINED TO THE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND NOT THE SILVERADO 2500 HEAVY DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD FORCE THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I STARTED THE TRUCK, PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND PROCEEDED TO THE END OF MY ALLEY. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WENT DOWN MORE THEN NORMAL AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP UNTIL I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO SKID AND STOP THE TRUCK, I CAREFULLY AND SLOWLY REVERSED THE TRUCK BACK INTO THE DRIVE WAY AND PARKED IT. THERE WAS A WET SPOT IN THE ALLEY THAT UPON INSPECTION WAS BRAKE FLUID. LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM A RUSTED THRU BRAKE LINE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK UNDER ABOUT WHERE YOUR LEFT FOOT WOULD BE WHILE SITTING IN THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE CHEVY DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME BRAKE LINE FAILURE IS NOT UNCOMMON IN THE VINTAGE TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME MINE WAS THE 3RD TUCK HE TOWED TODAY WITH THE SAME CONDITION. I DO NOT WANT THIS INCIDENT REPORT TO REFLECT BADLY ON THE DEALERSHIP WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. BURSTING BRAKE LINES ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSES ME GREAT CONCERN. I WAS TOLD THE REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINE IS OF THE SAME STEEL MATERIAL AS THE FAILED PART AND NOT STAINLESS STEEL. *TR