2001 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 4X4 ABS IS BEING ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 4.8L PICKUP, PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2001. FOR THE PAST YEAR, WHENEVER I FILL THE FUEL TANK THE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY GOES TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. THE ONLY WAY TO ACCURATELY KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK IS TO RESET THE TRIP ODOMETER AT EACH FILL UP. THIS APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVY PICKUPS AS I'VE TALKED TO NUMEROUS CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS OCCURS ON SEVERAL DIUFFERENT MODEL YEAR TRUCKS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, WHO SUGGEST OWNERS LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM UNTIL YOU NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, BECAUSE THE SENDING UNIT IS INSIDE THE GAS TANK ALONG WITH THE PUMP. THIS REPAIR IS IN THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE IT INVOLVES EITHER DROPPING THE GAS TANK OR REMOVING THE BED TO GET TO THE AFFECTED PARTS. I BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD ORDER A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND REPAIR IT AT NO CHARGE TO OWNERS. A NON FUNCTIONING GAS GAUGE IS AN ANNOYANCE AT THE LEAST, AND DANGEROUS AT THE WORST IF DRIVERS WERE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ON A CROWDED STREET OR HIGHWAY, OR BE STRANDED WITHOUT FUEL IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE FACT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME INDICATES GM IS UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE OWNERS' REPAIRS. THANK YOU.

2001 SILVERADO ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE PREMATURELY WHEN I COME TO ASTOP.THIS CAUSES ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY BRAKES AND INCREASES MY STOPPING DISTANCE.I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING CARS IN FRONT OF ME.

BRAKE SYSTEM: ABS ACTIVATES AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 10MPH) REGARDLESS OF ROAD CONDITIONS. HAS CAUSED ME TO COME VERY CLOSE TO OTHER VEHICLES IN PARKING LOT.

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK-UP WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE RUST AND PITTING ON BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. ALL ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED REPLACED. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, BUT STATED HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: SILVERADO TYPE: TRUCK YEAR: 2001 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05020

GAS GAUGE HAS STARTED TO ACT UP - BOUNCES AROUND, DUMPS DOWN TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL SENSOR LIGHT IN DASH COMES ON EVEN THOUGH TANK MAY BE FULL. BEGAN DOING THIS AFTER 60,000 MILES. DID HAVE IT DO THIS ONCE BEFORE BUT DID NOT REPEAT UNTIL RECENTLY SO I NEVER HAD IT CHECKED OUT. I HAVE BEEN TO MY MECHANIC (WHO'S GMC TRUCK IS ALSO DOING THE SAME THING) AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

DT: 2001 SILVERADO. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 15MPH OR LESS, BRAKES WER APPLIED, AND ABS SYSTEM DID NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO STOP. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WHEN IT SHOULD NOT. CONSUMER TALKED TO CHEVYROLET, AND CHEVROLET SAID THAT SINCE IT WAS AT LOW SPEEDS IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO.*AK

DT: WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY PULSATED AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE.*JB *SB *NM

DT : ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO GOING SLOWYLY BRAKES WERE APPLIED HARD BUT THEY WOULDNT WORK, AND VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE. DEALER REPORTED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE CORRODED. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW WHEEL ON THE LEFT SIDE FRONT. THE RIGHT FRONT WAS CLEANED. THE PROBLEM WAS RETURNING. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE ABS WAS HEARD, AND RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS OCCURRED IN ALL CONDITIONS. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON.*AK

DT: CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHILE GOING 15-35 MPH. THE IMPACT WAS FOCUSED ON THE MIDDLE LEFT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER YET. SHE TRIED TO CALL, BUT SHE DID NOT TALK TO ANYONE.*AK UPDATED 11/16/2006 - THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT SHE MAY HAVE BEEN GOING ANYWHERE FROM 15-35 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED THE ABS SENSOR WAS CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE PITTED AND RUSTED ON THE INSIDE OF THE ROTORS. SERVICE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER SAID THE REASON FOR THIS WAS BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE NOT USED ENOUGH.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE SYSTEM IS POORLY DESIGNED. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CRASH WAS A ROLLOVER AND THE BUMPER WAS BENT IN. CONTACT THOUGHT THAT IF THE BUMPER GOT BENT IN THE AIR BAGS WERE SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY. HER HUSBAND WAS NOT WEARING SEAT BELT. THEY DO KNOW THAT SPEED WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AVAILABLE. *AK

WHEN BRINGING MY 2001 CHEV. SILVERADO TO A STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM OPERATES WHEN I HAVE ALMOST COME TO A STOP, EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS IT DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL ABS FINALLY STOPS OPERATING. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE. I KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE MORE PERSON WHO HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH HIS 2000 SILVERADO.

THE EVENT BEING REPORTED IS THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE MY 15 YEAR OLD WAS DRIVING. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR WARNINGS OF THIS FAILURE. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY OUR LOCAL DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP.

DT: CONTACT HAS NO BRAKES BETWEEN 0-10 MPH. BRAKES DO WORK AT OTHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WA SEEN BY A LOCAL DEALER WHO WANTED TO CHARGE FOR REPAIRS. THE CALLER SAW A RECALL FOR CANADIAN VEHICLES IN REGARD TO WHAT MAY BE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT ALTHOUGH THERE WERE THREE NEAR MISSES. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A YEAR AGO.*AK *SB

LOW SPEED BRAKE FAILURE - WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP BRAKES RELEASE AS IN AN ANTI-LOCK SITUATION

MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH APPROX 46,000 MILES HAS THE SAME INTERMITTENT SLOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION PROBLEM AS I HAVE READ OTHER ACCOUNTS OF HERE. ABS WILL ACTIVATE AT BELOW 5 MPH SUCH AS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE GARAGE ETC THANKFULLY I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYTHING AS YET BUT HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS HAVE HAD TO DEALER AND TOLD THAT I NEEDED TWO NEW SENSORS MINIMUM MAYBE WHOLE HUB ASSEMBLY BUT EVEN IF I REPAIR THAT IF THE SENSORS GO BAD OR GET RUST UNDER THEM THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITH NO WARNING LIGHT. THERE IS NO ABS WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED FOR THIS FAILURE AND THIS IS THE SAFTEY PROBLERM !!! THERE HAS BEEN A CANADIAN RECALL FOR THIS WHY NOT IN US ??? HAVE DEACTIVATED ABS FOR TIME BEING RATHER THAN WORRY IF THE TRUCK WILL STOP WHEN I WANT IT TOO.

VEHICLE HAS 48,400 MILES, ON IT, AND HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS AND BRAKES CHANGED. CERTIFIED MECHANICS DID THE WORK. CONSUMER WAS UPSET ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT LAST LONG. WHEN THE ROTORS WERE TAKEN OFF THEY WERE JUST PIECES OF METAL MISSING, AND THEY ALL WERE RUSTY, ESPECIALLY ON THE INSIDE WHERE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES OPERATED. *AK CONSUMER SAID THAT THE FRONT ROTOR WAS TOO THIN TO BE TURNED, THE BRAKE PAD WAS NOT WORN OUT AND IT WAS POOR METAL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER SILVERADO VEHICLE OWNERS AND THEY EITHER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OR DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE SITUATION UNTIL AFTER THEY GOT THERE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT, AND WAS INFORMED OF THE SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER SAID THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS SUCH AS THIS ONE BECAUSE OF OTHER SILVERADO OWNERS.*SB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE OWNS A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE ABS BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. *JB THE CONSUMER AND HAD TO SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLES SYSTEM DID NOT GIVE A WARNING FOR THE MALFUNCTION THAT WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. THE CONSUMER HAS THE ORIGINAL PARTS THAT WERE TAKEN OFF OF THE VEHICLE FOR GMC TO DO A DIAGNOSIS OF THE SITUATION. CONSUMER IS VERY UPSET ABOUT THE ABS BRAKES AND THE COMPLAINTS THEY SAW ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE AND WANTS GMC TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES. *SB

DT: CONSUMER'S ABS MOTOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE ABS ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE ABS MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID PULL THE FUSE TO THE ABS SYSTEM. *AK *TT CONSUMER FEELS THAT SINCE THE ABS IS A REQUIRED OPTION THEN IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY INSTEAD OF COSTING $1,000 TO REPLACE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT SINCE IT'S THE BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IT WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND STATES THAT ARIZONA IS ONLY WORRIED ABOUT EMISSIONS.*SB

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER BECAUS E ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THATA RECALL WAS ISSUED IN APRIL OF 2005 FOR THE PARKING BRAKE, ONLY INCLUDING MANUAL TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH PARKING BRAKE. HE STATES THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD, IT WOULD JUST ROLL. FROM THE TIME HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THERE WAS NO PRESSURE ON PARKING BRAKE PEDAL, AND THIS WAS UNLIKE ANY VEHICLE PARK BRAKE HE HAD SEEN. DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THIS WAS THE WAY THE NEW BRAKES WERE IN VEHICLES. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS REPLACED, AND WORKED WELL SINCE THEN.*AK

WHILE SITTING STILL OR DRIVING FUEL GAUGE MOVES BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY, REGUARDLESS OF AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK.FUEL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT MOVES TO EMPTY. PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES.

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND I READ AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT THE NHTSA WAS LOOKING INTO THIS. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES AND THE WORST WAS WHEN I WAS TRAVELLING WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER AND CAME UPON A STOP LIGHT. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS ALMOST TO A STOP WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME AS I COULDN'T STOP AS I SHOULD HAVE AND ENDED UP PART WAY INTO THE INTERSECTION. I PLAN ON CONTACTING MY MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT IS REQUIRED TO GET THIS REPAIRED.

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CORRODED, AND VEHICLE MIGHT NOT PASS INSPECTION. TOOK VEHICLE TO INSPECTION STATION, WHO SAID THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS. SOMETIMES VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. BRAKES SEEMED TO BE DEFECTIVE. *AK CONSUMER ADDED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THUS CAUSING HEAT BUILD-UP AND INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO INCREASES ANXIETY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WILL STOP IN TIME. *TT *NM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE'S ABS ACTIVATED AT ABOUT 5 MPH, NO MATTER THE WEATHER CONDITION. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE PULSATION CAUSED BY THE ABS. NOW THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERYTHING THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURS BECAUSE DIRT OR RUST OBSCURES THE WHEEL SENSORS LOCATED BEHIND EACH BRAKE ROTOR. *NM

DT: THE BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE CONSUEMR WANTS HIS NAME AND PROBLEM ADDED TO THE LIST OF OTHER COMPLAINTS.*AK *SB *NM

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO, THE BRAKES WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THEM SOUND LIKE THERE ISN'T ANY BRAKES THEIR AT ALL, MAKING A GRINDING AND GROWLING SOUND. I HAVE HAD IT AT THREE DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS AND THEY SAY THAT THEIR ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM. I KNOW THAT THEIR ISN'T SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES BECAUSE IT ONLY MAKES THAT SOUND WHEN I USE MY BRAKES. I AM ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK LONG DISTANCE BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY TRUST IT. THANKS.

MULITPLE FAILURES OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM THAT TAKES CONTROLL OF THE BRAKING AWAY. IT HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS INCLUDING CRASHING THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR OF MY HOUSE.

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET Z71 TRUCK, AND THE PARKING BRAKES WILL NOT PASS THE TEXAS SAFETY INSPECTION. THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD NOT FAIL DURING THE LIFETIME OF A VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY SINCE IT HAS ONLY 75000 MILES.

BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR IF A BUMP/UNEVEN SPOT IN THE ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED WHILE BRAKING. NO MECHANICAL CORRECTIONS TAKEN YET...SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. PEDAL TRAVEL AND BRAKING CAN ONLY BE REGAINED IF I LET OFF THE PEDAL AND REAPPLY...AND THERE'S NO MORE BUMPS. HAS RANDOMLY OCCURED THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP DEPENDING UPON ROAD CONDITIONS.

DT: THE ABS SYSTEM IS LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE FEELS PULLING BACK AND SOMEONE IS TUGGING ON THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE STARTS WITH THE PROBLEM ABOUT 65 MPH. CONSUMER HAS NOT TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM YET. SHE IS WAITING ON THE DEALERSHIP TO CALL HER BACK. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. THIS IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION THAT THE CONSUMER HAS. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE ON ,THE ABS LIGHT AND THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ARE ON.*AK

ACCELERATOR STICKING IN THE UP POSITION

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WHILE CONSUMER WAS PARKING PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING.*MR THE VERY NEXT DAY WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE ABS ENGAGED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO THE INTERSECTION. *NM

CONSUMER STATES: SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK. WAS TOLD THIS BY THE DEALER. THE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING LOW FUEL, AND THE GAUGE SHOWED LOW FUEL BUT ACTUALLY THERE WAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. *AK

WHEN BRAKES PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEED JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING. THIS OCCURED ON DRY PAVEMENT. PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT AND HAPPENED EACH TIME I STOPPED.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING MORE AND MORE OFTEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. ONLY ACTIVATES WHEN VEHICLE IS ALMOST STOPPED. THIS DOES SEEM TO ADD TO STOPPING DISTANCE.

REPLACED BOTH WHEEL HUBS ON FRONT OF 2001 SILVERADO 2500 HD (AT 39000 MILES) DUE TO ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I SPENT 900.00 ON THIS REPAIR BECAUSE I WAS GOING ON VACATION AND PULLING A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER. THE REPAIR TECH SAID THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM...I NOW WONDER

CONSUMER STATES: CONSUMER LET GO OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHED IT AGAIN AND ABS SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK AT ALL TIMES. THIS MAY HAPPEN ONE TIME IN A MONTH.*AK

THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FUNCTION OR HOLD THE TRUCK FROM MOVEMENT AT ALL. CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REMEMDY THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT A SIGNIFICATE REPAIR CHARGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES AND NO OTHER BRAKE ISSUES. GM JUST RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS EXACT BRAKE SYSTEM BUT LIMITED IT TO ONLY VEHICLES. THE TEXT FROM A NEWS PUBLICATION ON THIS RECALL READS: "THE 1500 SERIES OF THE CHEVY SILVERADO BETWEEN 1999-2002 AND GMC SIERRA PICKUPS, THE 2500 AND 3500 SERIES, BETWEEN 2001-04, TO REPAIR THE PARKING BRAKE. THE RECALL ONLY AFFECTS TRUCKS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, A TOTAL OF 142,585 VEHICLES. FRICTION CAN LEAD TO PARKING BRAKE FAILURES, WHICH COULD ALLOW UNATTENDED VEHICLES TO MOVE, GM SAID. " I HAVE A SERIOUS CONCERN WITH MY PARKING BRAKE, AND IT SEEMS GM DOES AS WELL, BUT LIMITS IT TO MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES. DOES THIS IMPLY THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY AUTOMATIC TRUCK IS NOT NEEDED??

AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO NOT STOPPING. A FEW TIMES ALMOST HIT BUILDING, POLE AND A CAR (PARKING LOT OBSTACLES). VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO TAYLOR CHEVROLET ON 12/27/04 TO BE DIAGNOSED. THIS RESULTED IN REPLACING THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY BECAUSE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND COULD NOT BE CLEANED OR REPLACED. COST OF REPAIR $463.00 WITH ONLY 35,506 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

THE ABS SYSTEM OF MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THE SYSTEM ACTIVATES CONSTANTLY, AND THE DEALER WAS REPEATEDLY UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I URGE TO TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB THE ROTORS CORRODED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. THERE WAS FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PULSATION. BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS. *SC *JB

DT CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A GRINDING AND VIBRATION IN THE CLUTCH OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CLUTCH. *JB

BRAKE ROTORS UNATURAL WEAR. ROTORS DETERIORATING ON EDGES LEAVING ONLY 1 INCH OF PAD SURFACE TO ENGAGE ROTOR, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROTORS ON MY TRUCK INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO EXCESSIVE RUST ON ANTI-LOCK BREAK SYSTEM CAUSING SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING LIGHT TO ENGAGE. ESTIMATE OF $2000.00 TO REPAIR.

DT: PROBLEMS BEGAN 10/04 WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, BRAKES WOULD FAIL. DEALER REPORTED NO PROBLEMS. PULSATING CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM BRAKES. CONTACT HAS PULLED THE ABS FUSE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. STEERING SHAFT: WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, SLACK IS FELT IN THE WHEEL, CONTACT HAS THE STEERING SHAFT TWICE. POPPING AND GRINDING IS HEARD WHEN TURNING. *NM

DT: WHILE PULLING IN TO PARK, THE ABS ACTIVATED AND CONSUMER CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THE BRAKE PEDAL EVENTUALLY WENT TO THE FLOOR BUT WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AS IF IT WERE BEING ACTIVATED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY PAVEMENT WITH NO DEBRIS OR MOISTURE. AT SLOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PRESSURE ABS WOULD COME ON LATELY. *NM CONSUMER STATES THAT GM WILL PAY FOR ALL THE DAMAGES AND BELIEVES INSTEAD OF THE GM DEALER CLEANING THE SENSORS THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THEM WITH NEW ONES AND NOT SOME THAT WILL RUST.

DT: WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD YOU APPROACHED A TOLL BOOTH, TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE. THE PEDAL ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOOR, FELT THE ABS TRIED TO EQUALIZE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED BY EMERGENCY BRAKE ALONE. HAS BEEN HAVING AN INFREQUENT "WEIRD FEELING" IN BRAKES LATELY. HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER DUE TO EXPENSE, HAD TO MAKE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. ALL 4 ROTORS WERE CORROSIVE AND PREMATURELY AGED DESPITE THE MILEAGE. SURFACE WERE DELAMINATED AND FALLING APART. THE PADS WERE HOWEVER WERE OKAY. *NM

DT CONTACT STATES IN MARCH, 2005, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IT SEEMED AS IF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS IN. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PUSHED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY, BUT DID EVENTUALLY STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COMPUTER WAS SHOWING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE SERVICE MECHANIC SUGGESTED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST, REPLACED LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, CLEANED FRONT AND REAR SPEED SENSOR GROUND. THIS DID HELP THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM