2001 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

[5] MAJOR PROBLEMS CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 EXTENDED CAB 4 DOOR LT 350CU.IN 5.7 LITER. THIS TRUCK CAME WITH THE TOW HAUL EQUIP. AND WAS SOLD WITH IMPROPER TIRES FOR THE USE DESCRIBED. TIRES WHERE FIRESTONE 245/75-16. STEELTEX A/T #108/104R M/S NEW VEHICLE STICKER ALSO. TO ME. THIS FRAUD #2) NEXT FAILURE: LOST ALL BRAKING GOING DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT FLAT TO THE FLOOR. I RELEASED PRESSURE. PUSHED AGAIN. DOWN TO THE FLOOR BUT WITH PULSING FELT THROUGH PEDAL. RELEASED AGAIN SAME ...USED BOTH LEGS ON ONE BRAKE PEDAL OTHER ON PARKING BRAKE. ENGINE SHAKING DURING THIS. APPROX. STOPPING DISTANCE 600-700-YARDS.! INFORMED DEALER WHEN NEXT SERVICE DUE AT 15.000MI. NO COMMENT NO ISSUE #3) NEXT FAILURE: GM CRAP EXHAUST SYSTEM MANIFOLD CRACKED IN TWO@17,156MI. AND CONVERTER BLOCKAGE DUE TO BREAKAGE OF MANIFOLD FRAGMENTS. #4) NEXT FAILURE: SAME AS #2 ABOVE. BREAKING LOSS FOR BRIEF 90-200 SECONDS. ENOUGH TIME TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR CAUSE ONE. 17,982.47 MI #5) 20 MI ROUND TRIP ON WAY HOME ON FREEWAY SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED AND THE RPM GAUGE IS AT 6,000 RPM IT DOES NOT GO ANY HIGHER. THEN IT GRABBED AND SPED WAY UP. LET OFF GAS AND SLING SHOT TYPE ERRATIC SPEEDS WITH SAME PRESSURE ON GAS NEXT PEDAL. SAME [XXX] TIME. I WILL NEVER REACH THAT SPACE IN TIME OR MILES BEFORE THIS UNRELIABLE DEFECT LAIDEN POORLY DESIGNED PIECE OF SHODY MERCHANDISE KILLS ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. THE SERVICE DEPT WANTS ME TO AUTHORIZE TAKE DOWN OF TRANSMISSION AND DISSEMBLE THE UNIT AND SAID NEEDED TO NO

FUEL GAUGE STOPS WORKING OR GIVES INACCURATE READINGS. TRUCK RUNS OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF THESE READINGS. LEAVING THE TRUCK STRANDED IN THE ROAD. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, EXTENDED CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN USING THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAD TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THREE TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FIRST TIME WHEN THE CONTACT PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WAS COMPLETELY HARD AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, THE SECOND TIME THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT PULSATED. THE THIRD TIME WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP AS IF THE CONTACT WAS PANIC BRAKING. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY TOLD HIM TO CONTACT A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO SEE IF IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THEN, THEY WOULD CONSIDER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF VEHICLE, BUT THE CONSUMER DOES NOT LIVE IN THE SALT BELT STATES. THE CONTACT LIVES APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES OR LESS TO THE STATE LINE THAT SEPARATES WEST VIRGINIA, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND VIRGINIA, THE STATE IN WHICH THE CONSUMER LIVES IN. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATED THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR FENDER WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. AT THAT TIME, THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED FIRESTONE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2001, THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL ONES ON THE VEHICLE.*AK ON ORIGINAL TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT DEVELOPED A BUBBLE IN ITS SIDEWALL. *NM

PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ABS SYSTEM. EVERY TIME I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A FLAT SURFACE EVERYTHING IS FINE BUT IF IS A ROUGH SURFACE THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND IT WON'T STOP OR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON A ROUGH SURFACE, THE BRAKES SEEM TO SKIP AND GRIND AND NOT STOP FOR 10 - 15 SECONDS. *NM

WHILE COMING OVER A BRIDGE APPROACHING A LIGHT IN THE LEFT TURN LANE, THE LIGHT WENT FROM GREEN TO RED. THE ROAD WAS SOMEWHAT BUMPY AT THE LIGHT. I WAS DOING LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS ENGAGED VIOLENTLY. IT FELT LIKE THE PEDAL WAS PUSHING BACK AT ME. THE TRUCK WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND I HAD TO VEER INTO THE RIGHT LANE TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP DESPITE PRESSING VERY HARD ON THE BRAKES. I RAN THE RED LIGHT AND PULLED OVER. *JB

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. OUR TRUCK IS ONLY AT 47K MILES AND WE HAVE NEVER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE - WE HAVE NEVER NEEDED TO. WE ARE NOW TRYING TO SELL IT AND I'M FINDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THESE TRUCKS. HTTP://CHEVYTRUCKWORLD.TENMAGAZINES.COM/FORUMS/TOPIC.TEN?ID=80364 THIS WEBSITE HAS A LIST OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LESS MILES THAN OURS. *JB

WE HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK-UP. LAST WEEK WE WERE INFORMED THAT IT NEEDS A NEW BRAKE JOB BECAUSE OF THE SALT CORROSION BEING THROWN INTO THE BRAKE PADS AND A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSOR. OF COURSE THIS WILL COST $600. NOW I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR PART OF THE COUNTRY, BUT NOT COLORADO. WHY DO THEY GET THEIR TRUCKS FIXED WHEN COLORADO HAS JUST AS MUCH DIRT AND SALT ON THE ROADS FROM OUR WINTERS OF SNOW? THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY SHOULD COUNT, TOO. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE AN ACCIDENT TO FIX THIS!!!! AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED, WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS ALREADY A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE FIXING IT IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.*JB

MY VEHICLE, A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK, K1500, HAS HAD THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMING OFF AND ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. ON 70-07-05 I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER WHO SAID IT NEEDED A NEW ANTI-LOCK SENSOR. NOW I READ WHERE THIS MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT IN MY STATE! I DID NOT SPEND THE $500.00 TO HAVE A NEW SENSOR PUT IN AND NOW FEEL THAT BECAUSE GM KNOWS IT IS DEFECTIVE, MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BEFORE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. IT SEEMS ONLY RIGHT THAT VEHICLES THAT EXHIBIT THE FAULT AND THE COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT IT, THEY SHOULD BE THE ONES TO FIX IT! I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO NOW? THANK YOU.*JB

AS AN OWNER OF A SILVERADO I WAS GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT THE RECALL DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. HOWEVER IT WAS A LET DOWN TO LEARN WISCONSIN TRUCKS ARE NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED HALF OF THE SENSORS AND NEED TO REPLACE THE REST. I FEEL MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES NOT RESPONDING AS QUICKLY AS NEEDED. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS THIS FALL BECAUSE THEY HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. THE DEALER SAYS IT'S BECAUSE I PARK IT OUTSIDE. THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST DISAPPOINTING VEHICLES I HAVE EVER OWNED. *JB

THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO FAILED AND IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION DURING AN INSPECTION IN FEBRUARY 2004. THE TRUCK FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE BEING INEFFECTIVE. THE INSPECTOR WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY AND EASILY MOVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED. I LIVE IN TEXAS WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT NECESSARY ON A REGULAR BASIS. THEREFORE, I FEEL THERE IS NO REASON FOR FAILURE OTHER THAN MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAD THE FIRST OF TWO REPAIRS DONE AT LAWRENCE MARSHALL CHEVROLET IN HEMPSTEAD, TX. THE OTHER REPAIR WAS DONE BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. I SOLD THE VEHICLE IN MAY 2005. *NM

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE PICKUP THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT SUBSTANDARD. THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR IF YOU HOLD IT DOWN SUCH AS AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE A TRAILER. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAVE NEARLY RUN A STOP LIGHT OR HAVE ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH A INTERSECTION THAT I HAD INTENDED TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN OR YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LAST WEEK, I NEARLY PUT IT INTO THE RIVER WHEN I LAUNCHED MY BOAT, IF I HADN'T BEEN THINKING OR HAD I PANICKED, IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. INSTEAD I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE ENGINE TO STOP ME, THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT GOOD ON THE DRIVE TRAIN. I HAVE BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM, CHANGED THE FLUID, REPLACED THE PADS (REAR PADS WERE COMPLETELY GONE, FRONT WERE LIKE NEW)THE PICKUP STILL DOESN'T STOP PROPERLY. I DON'T DRIVE IT AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO ABS BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER HIT A BRICK WALL. THERE WAS AN OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE05020. THE CONSUMER KNEW SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF BRAKE PROBLEM . THIS WILL COST HIM $900 DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS, AND HE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THAT MUCH FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS. THEREFORE, HE NEEDED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE INVESTIGATION. THE DEALER SAID TO EITHER FIX IT OR TO PULL THE FUSE OUT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND HE JUST GOT A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE PARKING BRAKE TODAY.*AK *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THERE IS AN OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE05020. CONTACT KNOWS SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF BRAKE PROBLEM. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WORK SOMETIMES. CONTACT HAS TO PRESS AND RELEASE TO HAVE BRAKE PRESSURE. *AK

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ABS ENGAGE WHEN THEY AREN'T SUPPOSED TO

DT: THE CALLER STATES AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS KICKS IN AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME HE IS SLOWING DOWN. DEALER SAID TO BRING VEHICLE IN, BUT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. CALLER HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS.*AK

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO ABS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HAD BRAKES REPLACED NOW BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLIED AND TAKE ALONG TIME TO COME TO A STOP. AFRAID OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKES STOPPING TRUCK. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WANT TO WORK AT ALL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ON GOING PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *JB

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 5.3L 4+4 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM , SAME AS IN CANADA. TRUCK WON'T STOP AT LOW SPEEDS. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN AND TRUCK CONTINUES MOVING. MANY NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS, INCLUDING ALMOST RUNNING INTO GAS STATION, CONCRETE CURB STOP ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME. ALL IN ONE TRIP TO GAS STATION. HAVEN'T DRIVEN TRUCK SINCE. TRUCK ONLY HAS 34,500 MILES ON IT. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION! NEEDS FIXED. YOUR MORE THAN WELCOME TO SEE FOR YOURSELF.*AK

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY LIGHT WILL COME ON, AND THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER, BUT DOES NOT LOSE THE ELECTRICAL POWER. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS, SUCH AS THE ENGINE HESITATES BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLS. THIS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE SERVICE DEALER CAN NOT FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY HAVE NOT CHECKED THE CHARGING PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES IT COULD BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CHARGING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS TO SIT AND WAIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALERS, BUT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

DT: CONSUMER HAS A BRAKING ISSUE DUE TO CORROSION ON HUB BEARINGS. CONSUMER HAD DEALER FIX BRAKES IN FEBRUARY. DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS. CONSUMER HAD THE SAME THING DONE LAST WEEK. TRUCK HAD DRIVEN 2500 MILES BETWEEN BRAKE JOBS. CONSUMER HEARD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD MIDAS FIX THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO WHAT HE FOUND ON INTERNET. CONSUMER SAID THAT VEHICLE WAS FIXED. MIDAS REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS, AND THIS SEEMED TO FIX PROBLEM. MIDAS DID THE REPAIR LAST FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2005. CONSUMER TALKED TO MANUFACTURER, AND WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSE. CONSUMER SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ORIGINALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING JUST LOCKED. *AK *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE FRONT BRAKE ANTI LOCK SENSORS ARE SENSING THAT THE WHEELS ARE LOCKED WHEN BRAKING AT ABOUT 5 MPH OR LESS. IF SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE SENSORS MISREAD THE WHEEL. THE RELAY GOES OFF AND CANNOT STOP WITHIN A REASONABLE STOPPING DISTANCE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD HIM THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE, AND THEY WOULD TAKE THE SENSORS OUT AND CLEAN THEM. THIS WILL COST A $300 AND WILL BE A TEMPORARY FIX. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ALL TIME IT IS ONLY HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX IT. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE THEY ADJUSTED THE PARKING BRAKE AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEY WOULD CONSTANTLY FIX IT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, AND CURRENTLY THEY WILL NOT DO IT. A RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED 6-7 TIMES.*AK

DT: AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. BRAKES FELT MUSHY, AND OPERATED POORLY. THE OWNER WAS GOING TO TRY TO LIVE WITH THIS, THEN IT GOT WORSE. THE OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. TRAFFIC STOPPED AND THE OWNER PUSHED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. HAD TO VEER ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO GIVE THE TRUCK ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP. THERE WAS ONLY 20,00 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE OWNER GOT THE PARTS, AND THEN TOOK OFF FRONT WHEELS AND THE FRONT BRAKES LOOKED LIKE BRAND NEW. HOWEVER, WHEN HE PULLED OFF THE REAR WHEELS HE SAW THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE OWNER CONTACTED GM, THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY WERE SENDING THE ROTORS BACK TO GM FOR REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT DO THAT. THE OWNER DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS TELLING THE TRUTH. THE OWNER WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE ROTORS HIMSELF. *AK

THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM APPARENTLY IS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN THE SYSTEM FALSELY ENGAGES IT BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES IN PARKING LOTS AND THE FINAL STRAW WAS NARROWLY MISSING A PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSS WALK. I HAVE PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM (NOW MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK, BUT BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE). *NM

-HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLIES IN MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK(41,500 MILES). THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMED TO "KICK IN" AS I CAME TO A STOP; MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP TRUCK AT A SAFE DISTANCE. *JB

DT: IN JUNE 2005 THE CONSUMER'S TRUCK STALLED. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE STALLED WITH A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. THERE ARE NO OTHER APPARENT PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. IT IS REGULARLY SERVICED. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.*AK ON 7/12/05 THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED. *NM

DT: RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE OWNER NOTICED THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE IN THE PARKING BRAKE. OWNER NOTICED THIS AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT. THEN, THE OWNER REALIZED ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE OPERATED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THERE IS RECALL 05042 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE RECALL IS FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *AK

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD PICKUP TRUCK THAT I PURCHASED USED IN JUNE 2003 WITH APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. UNTIL RECENTLY, THE TRUCK HAD PROVEN TO BE VERY SAFE AND RELIABLE. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT. ON JULY 18, 2005, MY WIFE LOADED OUR FIVE-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER INTO HER CAR SEAT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO GET IN TO DRIVE. UPON STARTING THE TRUCK, SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT. SHE THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE ONLY TO HAVE THE TRUCK DRIFT FORWARD DESPITE HER BRAKING EFFORT. AT THAT TIME, SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT SHE COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. AFTER SIGNIFICANT EFFORT, SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK FROM ITS VERY LOW SPEED. WE TOWED THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND PROBLEM AND PROVIDE A REPAIR COST ESTIMATE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP (PUMP) FAILED. THE POWER BRAKES ARE HYDRAULICALLY ASSISTED BY THE PUMP RATHER THAN USING ENGINE VACUUM ASSIST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INPUT SHAFT TO PUMP HAD SHEARED IN HALF. THE DEALER REQUIRED ME TO PAY A CORE CHARGE SINCE THE PUMP WAS SO SEVERELY DAMAGED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN IT FOR A CORE THEMSELVES. THE REPAIR TOTAL COST $356. THE PUMP IS LOCATED DEEP WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE ARE NO MEANS TO EXTERNALLY DAMAGE THE PUMP SUGGESTING A MATERIAL OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITHIN THE PUMP. THE PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER IS TO CALL ATTENTION TO A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE SEVERE INJURY O

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY Z71 SILVERADO EXT CAB 4X4 WITH THE 5.3 V8 WITH 42000 MILES. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO UNDER 10 MPH FOR RAILROAD CROSSING THEN COASTING OVER AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP FOR THE STOP LIGHT, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING CAUSING ME TO REAR END A LARGE GRAVEL DUMP TRUCK. CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY BUMPER, GRILL AND WRINKLED MY HOOD. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PAST PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES AND WITHOUT OUT WARNING THEY FAILED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND TSB 03-05-25-007A SEP 04 BRAKES - LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION DESCRIBING MY PROBLEM. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS AND IT APPEARS THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. WHY HASN'T GM ISSUED A RECALL SINCE THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT TIME WHEN I CAN'T STOP WHEN A CHILD IS IN FRONT OF ME! I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE AND HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED UNTIL I GET A RESPONSE FROM GM SINCE I FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MAKE THIS AS A INSURANCE CLAIM. *JB

ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS(5 - 10 MPH) AT LOW SPEEDS AND ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS ABS WILL RANDOMLY ACTIVATE AND CAUSE INABILITY TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE RELEASED AND REAPPLIED CAREFULLY TO PREVENT HITTING CARS OR OTHER OBJECTS. NO ACCIDENT AS OF YET, BUT THE PROBLEM MATCHES EXACTLY NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05020. *NM

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO ACTIVATION OF ABS SYSTEM FOR NO REASON, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. *JB

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DEVELOPED PARKING BRAKE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS IN THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY.*MR THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT GM WILL BE RECALLING CERTAIN TRUCKS WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *NM

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DEVELOPED PARKING BRAKE FAILURE.*MR THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE'S REAR AXLE. WHILE DOING RESEARCH THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT GM WAS RECALLING CERTAIN TRUCKS WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSION BUT NOT INCLUDING TRUCK WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING EVEN WHEN TANK IS FULL. *NM

DT: CALLER HAD WORK DONE ON ABS SYSTEM THREE YEARS AGO AND CURRENTLY PROBLEM RECURRED. WHEN HE APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD, AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING. CALLER WAS TAKING VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO GET THE WORK DONE THIS TIME. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

2001 CHEVY 1500HD ABS ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT, IE: SLOWING DOWN, STOPPING. BRAKES FAILED AT A LOW SPEED WITH A HARD PEDAL. RAN INTO A BUILDING AIR CONDITIONING UNIT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. GMC REMOVED, CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE FRONT SPEED SENSORS FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES.

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT CHEVROLETS FAULTY ABS SYSTEM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES WHERE WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES, THEY WILL LOCK UP AND I LOOSE ALL BREAK-POWER. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HIGHLY CONCERNS ME DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENCES THAT HAVE CAUSED DRIVERS TO BE THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND APPERENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY CHEVY OWNER WITH THAT PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR ABS SYSTEM BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS INJURED

THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AT ANY TIME DURING NORMAL DRIVING. HOWEVER, IT CAN NEVER BE CHECKED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT SAVE IT IN THE COMPUTER MEMORY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THIS MEANS I HAVE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS ALSO. THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AND INACCURATE. I FEAR THAT I MAY RUN OUT OF FUEL AT SOME POINT BECAUSE OF THIS. THEN I MAY BE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CURRENTLY HAVE TO TRACK MY MILEAGE WITH THE TRIP METER TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I REALIZE THESE ARE VERY COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE AND GM REFUSES TO RECALL IT.

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO Z-71 - 78,000 MILES - ABS BRAKES ENGAGE DURING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AT SLOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10MPH). THIS OCCURS 80% OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BRAKE. MECHANIC HAS QUOTED ME $900 TO REPLACE ABS CONTROL MODULE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM!!! GM NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED!!!!

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT A NEW ENGINE BE INSTALLED IN THE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TO RECTIFY THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BURNED 1 QUART OF OIL WITHIN 1,000 MILES. *JB

DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER HAS CONCERN OVER THE ABS BRAKES. WHEN VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP THE ABS WILL CAUSE THE BRAKE TO PULSATE. IN ORDER TO STOP CONSUMER MUST LET OFF BRAKES AND APPLY AGAIN BRAKES. THIS DEACTIVATED ABS, AND ALLOWED VEHICLE TO STOP. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED ONCE, COST WAS ABOUT $600. THIS REPAIR WAS ON THE LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE AND TOOK PLACE IN MARCH OF 2004. CONSUMER WAS GOING TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. . CONSUMER FIRST STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM IN FEBRUARY OF 2004. THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON . WHEN VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY CONSUMER HAD WARRANTY WORK DONE ON BRAKES, REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS UNEVEN WEAR ON THE ROTOR. CONSUMER HEARD OF INVESTIGATION OR RECALL, AFTER LOOKING FOUND INVESTIGATION THAT SOUNDS SIMILAR, PE05020 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT HAS BEEN DURING DRY CONDITIONS. DEALER IN FLORIDA TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE NORTH WITH THIS HAPPENING DUE TO CORROSION. DEALER WAS A1AUTOMOTIVE AUTHORIZED CHEVY DEALER. *AK

ABS ACTIVATING ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO P/U AT SLOW SPEEDS CAUSING AN INABILITY TO STOP, AND ACCIDENT, AND MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THERE IS AN OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE05020 FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE ABS MOTOR EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF KEEPS ON RUNNING. CONTACT HAD TO UNPLUG IT. *AK

DT: CONSUMER STATED THE ABS SENSOR WENT GONE OUT TWICE ON HIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME THE ABS FAILED (41,219 MILES) THE VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE SECOND TIME THE ABS FAILED (60,675 MILES) THE CONSUMER HIT A SMALL STEEL POLE. DURING NORMAL BRAKING PROCEDURES, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE PULSATES AND THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR NOISES LETTING THE CONSUMER KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE MECHANIC REPLACED ONE FRONT HUB WITH THE ABS BRAKE SENSOR. THE SECOND TIME BOTH HUBS AND ABS SENSORS WERE REPLACED. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE STATED THAT HIS BRAKE ROTORS WERE FAILING PREMATURELY. THE FOUND ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 49,000. THE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT EVEN WORN DOWN BUT THE ROTORS ARE COMPLETELY SHOT. THE CONSUMER IS AWAITING A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER. IF SOMEONE WERE TO NOT CHECK THERE BRAKES THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IF GONE WITHOUT NOTICE. *NM

INTERMITENT ABS PROBLEM AT LOW SPEED. ALMOST DROVE INTO A PARKED CAR WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. STEPPED ON BRAKE , PEDAL FELT SOFT , ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. BY PUTTING TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL I WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING PARKED VEHICLE. FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND TRANSPORT CANADA HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON 1999 THRU 2002 GM PICKUPS TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM . HOW MANY DEATHS WILL IT TAKE BEFORE THE US TAKES ACTION?

ABS COMES ON AT LOW SPEED JUST BEFORE I STOP THE TRUCK. SOMETIMES AFTER COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MOSTLY WHEN THE TRUCK WAS JUST STARTED AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT OR DURING WORK AND THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES I NEED TO STOP. I'M NERVOUS ABOUT THE ABS AND WORRIED I CAN'T STOP SAFELY IF I HAVE TO.

CONTACT STATES: ABS ON 2001 CHEVROLET, SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. ABS KICKED IN AT LOW SPEED. PROGRESSED TO WHERE CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEED. HE HAD THEM REPAIRED. *AK THE LEFT FRONT HUB AND SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

ABS BRAKES PULSATED AT LOW SPEEDS INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. SCARY NEAR MISSES AND DISABLED ABS DUE TO HIGH REPLACEMENT COST.