2001 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL HUMMING SOUND AND BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS SENSORS WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THE ABS FUSE BE DISCONNECTED TO PERMANENTLY PREVENT THE FAILURE BUT THE ABS FUNCTION WOULD NO LONGER BE OPERABLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 11/15/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AN INTERNET SEARCH RECOMMENDED TO PULL OUT THE ABS FUSE TO DISABLE THE ABS SYSTEM, SO IT WONT CRASH THE TRUCK. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TRUCKS OUT THERE WITH THE ABS FUSE REMOVED. UPDATED 11/19/2012 *JS UPDATED 11/27/12*LJ

BRAKES FAILED AFTER RUSTED BRAKE LINE CAME APART. THIS FAILURE CAUSED SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, NO PARTS AVAILABLE SO CUSTOM LINES WOULD NEED TO BE MADE. LABOR COST FOR REPAIR ARE HIGH. *TR

APPLIED PARKING BRAKE ON STEEP HILL AND PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. TOOK TRUCK TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS TRUCK AS THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES FAIL EVEN IF THE BRAKE IS SELDOM OR NEVER USED. *TR

DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR HEARD BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING, AFTER EXAMINING UNDER TRUCK FOUND BROKE BRAKE LINE. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO RUST. LOST ALL BRAKES. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE PEDAL SOFTLY, CAME TO A STOP AND PULLED BACK UP TO MY HOUSE WITHOUT INCIDENT. OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS VERY LOW, BUT NO LEAKS AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. THE BRAKE LINES { 4 IN A PLASTIC CLAMP ON THE FRAME} WERE ALL WET AND RUSTED. A LINE OR LINES HAD RUPTURED UNDER JUST NORMAL BRAKING AND VERY LUCKILY IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE RUPTURE SEEMS TO BE A LINE INSIDE THE PLASTIC CLAMP MOUNTED TO THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. *TR

HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND NEED REPLACED....REALLY. GM YOU NEED TO STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY REALLY GETS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER HE WAS TOLD IT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A SECURITY ISSUE AND THE CAUSE COULD HAVE BEEN A VARIETY OF FAILURES. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE FAILURE OF BOTH LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS EHCU WHERE THEY ARE UNPROTECTED FROM WHEEL SPRAY ADJACENT TO THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ANCHOR POINT JUST INBOARD AND SLIGHTLY AFT OF THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL DIRECTLY BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE LINE CLOSEST TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FAILED FIRST AND THAT THE OTHER LINE FAILED A SPLIT SECOND LATER DUE TO THE BURST PRESSURE TORQUE MOMENT CREATED BY THE FIRST LINE FAILURE. UP UNTIL MAY 14TH THE TRUCK REMAINED STATIONARY IN THE DRIVEWAY BUT IS NOW UNDERGOING TOTAL BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT. DURING THIS TASK IT HAS BECOME EVIDENT THAT THE LINES HAVE CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE IN MANY PLACES BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS CONCENTRATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT BUMPER TO THE REAR AXLE. THE ONLY LINE NOT IN THIS AREA IS THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE WHICH IS IN REASONABLE CONDITION EXCEPT WHERE IT PASSES ALONG THE LEFT SIDE TO THE ABS EHCU. IN MANY PLACES THE LINES CAN BE BROKEN BY HAND USING THE ACTION OF BREAKING A STICK BY HAND. IN SOME CASES THIS CAUSED THE LINE TO BREAK IN MULTIPLE PIECES. ANY THOUGHTS THAT THIS IS ANYTHING BUT A MATERIAL QUALITY ISSUE ARE SENSELESS. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH MATERIAL QUALITY ISSUES, SPECIFICALLY RUSTING OF METAL. PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED ARE TAIL GATE CABLES (RECALLED) WINDOW REGULATOR CABLES, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CLEANING PROCEDURE DUE TO RUST ( EVEN THOUGH THIS TRUCK IS NOT COVERED

WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY OCCASIONAL-USE 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. BRAKES BECAME VERY SOFT, SO I DROVE EXTREMELY SLOW. FINALLY LOST BRAKES COMPLETELY UPON PULLING BACK INTO HOME DRIVEWAY. HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK WAS EVIDENT AT A RUSTED-THROUGH BRAKE LINE, BETWEEN BRAKE DISTRIBUTION MODULE AND REAR AXLE. ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM NEEDS IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE AMOUNT OF CORROSION THAT HAS APPEARED ON THE BRAKE LINES IS ACTUALLY PRETTY FRIGHTENING. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE ENTIRE FAMILIES ARE DRIVING AROUND NY AND NEW ENGLAND WITH THESE RUSTED OUT BRAKE SYSTEMS. BOUGHT THE TRUCK AS A USED VEHICLE IN 2009, AND THE UNDER-FRAME LOOKED ACCEPTABLE AT THE TIME. A WARM ADIRONDACK WINTER SEEMS TO HAVE LEFT US WITH A LOT OF SALTWATER ON THE ROADS, WHICH SEEMED TO CAUSE WORSE THAN NORMAL CORROSION. I CAN UNDERSTAND AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD NEW ENGLAND TRUCK BEING RUSTY - BUT THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD NEVER CORRODE - AND YET, THE BRAKE LINES SEEM TO BE THE RUSTIEST PART ON THIS GM TRUCK. THERE NEEDS TO BE HIGHER STANDARDS FOR BRAKE LINES. CHEAP, UNCOATED STEEL IS UNACCEPTABLE WITH MODERN, SAFE ENGINEERING STANDARDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY DESPITE THE LACK OF STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

PURCHASED BRANDNEW AND BABIED SINCE. FUEL PUMP FAILED 4 YEARS AFTER, NO COMPLAINTS, IT HAPPENS, DEALER REPLACED WITH SAME LASTED 9 MONTHS, DEALER DID NOT WARRANT PUMP, DEALER REPLACED WITH ACDELCO ( I MADE SURE) LASTED 1.5 YEARS AND LEFT ME STRANDED. ANOTHER PUMP LASTED 2 YEARS, THIS TIME THE DEALER OFFERED AFTERMARKET, I STUCK WITH AC DELCO AND FAILED LAST YEAR 2010. ANOTHER AC DELCO IN THE TANK AND TODAY 2011 DEC 25 IT FAILED. MY TRUCK IS LIKE BRAND NEW, AND ONLY USE HI TEST GAS, THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE FUEL PUMPS, A MAJOR ISSUE FOR ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURING WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,251. ...UPDATE 01/20/12 *BF UPDATED 02/27/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 9 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE SYSTEM WAS ABLE TO RESET INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ACTIVATION AND SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINE ON DRIVER SIDE RAIL RUSTED OUT CAUSING MY BRAKES TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING ON MY STREET ALMOST HITTING KID ON BIKE. *TR

MULTIPLE BRAKE PROBLEMS; CALIBER FAILURES, LOSS OF FLUID, DESTROYED ROTORS AND PADS, ETC. DUE TO FAILING BRAKE LINES. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK USED AND EACH TIME THE TRUCK IS BELOW 1/4 OF A TANK OR FILLED UP THE FUEL GUAGE BOUNCES BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY CAUSING THE "LOW FUEL LIGHT" TO COME ON. IT WILL READ RIGHT ONCE IT'S AT 3/4 AND DOWN TO 1/4 OF A TANK FOR THAT 1/2 OF A TANK OF FUEL OTHERWISE IT JUST BOUNCES CONSTIANTLY BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY EVEN IF I JUST FILLED IT. I SPOKE WITH THE PRIOR OWNER AND HE SAID THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 3 OR SO YEARS AGO AT 75,000 TO 80,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. *TT

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD, SO I WOULD NOT HIT AN OCCUPIED VEHICLE. I HAD TWO BRAKE INVESTIGATIONS COMPLETED AND BOTH INVESTIGATIONS FOUND A BRAKE LINE FAILURE NEAR THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. *TR

ANTILOCK BRAKES KICKING IN AT LOW SPEED, CAUSING A NEAR CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR SPEED SENSORS FOR 99-02 CHEVY SILVERADOS, BUT WHEN I CALL GM I AM TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS ON MY TRUCK EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2001 SILVERADO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA RECALL 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AT 80,000 MILES. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME FREE OF CHARGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS THE CONTACT NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANICS STATED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE SOME OF THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LINES WERE NOT REPLACED ALTHOUGH THEY WERE CORRODING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000.

THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IS FAILING AND THERE WAS A RECALL # 07V521000 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR BY CHEVROLET AND NOW WITH ONLY 64,000 MI THEY DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND REPLACED SEVERAL OF THE BRAKE LINES. HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR ALL LINES BECAUSE IT WOULD REQUIRE HIM TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE BED OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,720 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF

TWO RECALLS ISSUED FOR THE ABOVE VEHICLE FOR THE HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM UNWANTED ACTIVATION #05V379000 AND EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM #05V161000. WE HAVE BOTH ISSUES OCCURRED ON VEHICLE. PHONED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND TOLD VIN # WAS NOT ON LIST SO WE HAD TO JUST DEAL WITH IT. THE NHTSA NATIONAL RECALL STATES TO PHONE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY IF ISSUE OCCURS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WE FEEL CHEVROLET SHOULD CORRECT AT NO COST TO US DUE TO CHEVY FAILURE.

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE GARAGED THE VEHICLE FROM THE BEGINNING. TODAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND IT DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL STOPPING POWER. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. UPON INSPECTION, UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE BED MEETS THE CAB, THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM A LINE. IT APPEARS THE LINE IS CORRODED AND AFTER LOOKING MORE CLOSELY, IT SEEMS THERE IS RUST THROUGHOUT THE BRAKE LINES. FORTUNATELY, THIS DIDN'T OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH COULD HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC OUTCOME. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS INOPERABLE AND NEEDS IMMEDIATE REPAIR. I WILL BE CALLING MY LOCAL DEALER IN ORDER TO DETERMINE MY OPTIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PART THAT WOULD HOLD THE SPARE TIRE UP. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY, DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, AND MY SPARE TIRE DETACHED AND FELL OFF THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY TRUCK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CABLE HOLDING THE TIRE IN PLACE BROKE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. MY SPARE TIRE IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE ATTACHED TO MY VEHICLE. IF THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FEEL SPONGY WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY AND HE HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN ARRIVING AT THE DEALER, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN PERRIELLO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE SAFETY DEFECT IN THE ELECTRONICS THAT CONTROL THE SEAT MOVEMENT IN GM VEHICLES (DOT/I#2010-2133) *TGW 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD OR BACK AFTER RELEASING THE SWITCH, THE SEAT WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE ALL THE WAY FORWARD OR ALL THE WAY TO THE REAR. ALSO, ON OCCASION THE SEAT MOVED BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE SWITCH. *JB

I LOST THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO, WHEN LEAVING MY HOME. ONCE I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK, ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT. WHEN THE MECHANIC INSPECTED IT THEY SAID ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED & BADLY RUSTED THAT BOTH THE FRONT & THE BACK BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY, OF COURSE, NO LONGER MAKE THE BRAKE LINES FOR THIS TRUCK SO THEY HAD TO BE HAND MADE. VERY EXPENSIVE. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY. ON THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. *TR

ON THE 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO I OWN THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ THE RIGHT AMOUNT IT SHOWS FULL THEN EMPTY. MY FAMILY HAS 4 OF THESE MODEL TRUCKS ALL TOGETHER AND ALL OF THEM ARE DOING THE SAME THING. WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY FUEL GAUGE READ HALF A TANK AND I RAN OUT OF FUEL IN THE LEFT LANE. MY VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE CAUSING A ACCIDENT. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON ALOT OF THESE MODEL TRUCKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES IN HIS DRIVEWAY AT LOW, UNKNOWN SPEEDS, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN NORMAL. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST, A HOLE AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW BRAKE LINE FROM AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND PERFORMED THE REPAIR HIMSELF. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,326.

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. THANKFULLY HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE ROAD. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED, FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM A GROUP OF LINES TO THE HCU. REMOVED ALL RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE COMPONENTS. *TR

THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT RANDOM. THERE IS NOISE FROM THE FRONT TIRES WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN, THE BRAKES I WOULD ASSUME. THE BRAKE PAD HAVE BEEN CHANGED. THE GAS LIGHT FLIPS BACK AND FORTH FROM FULL TO EMPTY, HAVE TO USE THE MILEAGE TO KNOW WHEN TO GET GAS. AND THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, NOT GOOD IN TRAFFIC. *TR

103,000 MILES ON 2001 CHEVY. SILVERADO P/U, 4TH TIME THAT BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED, ANTI LOCK NOISE WAS CONSTANT SINCE TAKING DELIVERY FROM DEALER. WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL SOUND. I DON'T THINK SO. MANY CLOSE CALLS FOR REAR END COLLISIONS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN MY FAULT ESP. AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 30 MPH. JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM. ALSO, ANTIFREEZE COMPLAINT WITH SMELL. SMELL MAKES US NAUSEOUS .FAUCET -RUNNING SOUND COMING FROM JUST BELOW DASH BUT UNDER HOOD, PAID DEALER TO FIX TWICE, WENT BACK TO GM DEALER TO TRY AND REMEDY FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER THE SHOPS WARRANTY AND OF COURSE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. LAST COMPLAINT, DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS NEED TO BE REPLACED ALL THE TIME. REPLACED ONE DAY, LESS THAN 48 HOURS LATER, NEED TO BE REPLACE AGAIN. RUSTED FROM WATER IN HEADLAMP. *TR

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER STATES DIFFICULTY WITH ELECTRONIC SEAT MECHANISM. *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, AFTER RELEASING THE SWITCH, THE SEAT WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE ALL THE WAY FORWARD OR ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE REAR. ALSO, ON OCCASION, IT MOVED BACK AND FORTH ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT ACTUALLY ACTIVATING SWITCH. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ANTI-BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PERIODICALLY. AS OF APRIL 2, 2010, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

2001 SILVERADO BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED-BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. LOOKED UP CHEVY TRUCK BRAKES ONLINE AND FOUND AN ASTONISHING AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED! HERE'S THE LINK TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/GM_SILVERADO_BRAKES.HTML. *TR

FAX FWD LTR FM (MO) RE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK UNCONTROLLED ENGINE FAILURE, CONSTITUENT'S VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NOTICE BUT CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SIMILAR RECALL ISSUES, REPLY TO KANSAS CITY, MO OFC. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED IN THE SUMMER OF 2008 WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EVENTUALLY IT STARTED AGAIN. THERE WERE NO MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL APRIL 2009. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. FINALLY, A MINUTE LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AAMOCO AND UPON DIAGNOSIS, THE CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER, BECAUSE A CODE DISPLAYED, WHICH DIRECTED THEM TO A SAFETY RECALL. THE RECALL WAS IN REFERENCE TO A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR THAT COULD INTERMITTENTLY, OR FAIL COMPLETELY. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THE DEALER DID IN FACT AGREE THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, BUT CHEVROLET REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, BECAUSE HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB UPDATED 10/06/10.*JB

WHILE MOVING AT SLOW SPEED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, SOMETIMES WITHOUT ANY WARNING BRAKES WILL NOT STOP TRUCK. WHEN PEDAL IS RELEASED AND STEPPED ON AGAIN PEDAL IS HARD AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES PERIOD AFTER A FEW SECONDS BRAKES WILL COME BACK AND STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS UNDER 5 MILES PER HOUR WHILE APPLYING STEADY PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE WHEN THERE IS NO WHEEL SLIPPAGE. IF THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU STOPS SUDDENLY AND YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BRAKES. VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES AND OTHER THAN RECALL FOR THE BRAKES HAS HAD NOTHING DONE TO THE BRAKES. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN EXAMINED BY MYSELF AND ARE WORN VERY LITTLE. AFTER I TOOK THE TRUCK IN BRAKE RECALL, I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED IF THE DEALER IN KENTUCKY DID ANYTHING TO THE BRAKES AT ALL. BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ABS SPEED SENSOR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ANTI LOCK WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND DOES NOT ADDRESS THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,531.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES AS STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHENEVER PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A LOW POWER RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN. IN ADDITION, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,758. UPDATED 09/01/09 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. IN 2006, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD REPEATEDLY STALL. THREE YEARS LATER, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ACCOMPANIED BY ROUGH IDLING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF. HE TRIED TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON, BUT THEY WOULDN'T POWER BACK ON. HE TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND THEY WOULD WORK, THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE LOW BEAMS. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE TOOK THE VEHICLE APART AND HE FOUND THAT THE WIRE THAT FEEDS THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH AND THE COMBINATION SWITCH HAD MELTED DUE TO A T WILT FUNCTION IN THE INSULATION AND HAD TURNED BLACK, WHICH WAS DUE TO HIGH HEAT. IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE DID THE REPAIR JOB HIMSELF, BUT HE BELIEVES THAT IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE ON ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

STARTING PROBLEM, FAILS TO START WHEN IN PARK 6 OUT OF 20 TIMES HAVE TO TAKE OUT OF PARK TURN KEY WHILE PUTTING IN PARK. PAID TO HAVE NEW CABLE AND ADJUSTED,WORK FINE FOR ABOUT WEEK THEN STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. PROBLEM DAILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLS SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. HE IS TYPICALLY ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THE COST OF $323.22. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

REFERRING NHTSA 07V521000 COVERING 2001 SILVERADO PICKUPS WITH 8.1 ENGINE. THE ORIGINAL RECALL ON CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BUT HAS FAILED. CHEVY WON'T HONOR RECALL AS EXPECTED. THIS NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. VERY SERIOUS! MY TRUCK ENGINE SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY LEAVING VERY LITTLE IF ANY CONTROL; POWER STEERING AND BRAKES LIMITED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A CHEMICAL ODOR. SHE HAD A CIGARETTE IN THE ASHTRAY AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM BEHIND THE ASHTRAY. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE ASHTRAY, BUT IT WAS TOO HOT TO GRAB. SHE ROLLED THE WINDOWS DOWN AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUGHT FIRE. A NEARBY SERVICE STATION ATTENDANT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE CIGARETTE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ENTERED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE OVER 150,000.