Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10474449September 10, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN HE ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID A CRASH. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE AS A RESULT OF RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT SECURED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474425September 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR STEEL BRAKELINE FAILURE CAUSED BY RUST-THROUGH, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKEFLUID. LEAK WAS AT BEND OVER FRAME BRACKET AND FITTING FOR FLEXIBLE RUBBER HOSE FOR REAR AXLE BRAKE . DID UNDER VEHICLE INSPECTION OF BRAKELINES ON VEHICLE, ALL BRAKELINES FRONT AND REAR NEED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. LINES BETWEEN MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS BRAKE CONTROLLER AND LINES TO ALL SERVICE BRAKES NEED REPLACEMENT. LOSS OF REAR BRAKES CAUSED REAR BRAKES TO FAIL. REMAINING FRONT BRAKES SYSTEM WOULD HAVE BEEN USELESS IF LOSS WAS AT HIGH SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474040September 6, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473953September 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TOWING MY BOAT HOME WITH MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD AND AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD!! THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A LOSS IN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF AN IMMINENT BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. IMMEDIATELY UPON NOTICING THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE I DOWNSHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO HELP SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC AS I ROLLED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITH A 3,000 POUND BOAT/TRAILER LOAD I WAS TOWING. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME BY ALTERING MY ROUTE TO AVOID DOWNSLOPING INTERSECTIONS AND ALSO DOWNSHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLOW DOWN AS I APPROACHED THOSE INTERSECTIONS I COULD NOT AVOID. SINCE I DID NOT HAVE A VEHICLE LIFT OR THE PROPER TOOLS/EQUIPMENT TO MAKE THE REPAIRS, I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY. THEIR DIAGNOSIS: BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT CORROSION. REPAIR BILL WAS $260 TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE CORRODED BRAKE LINE THAT SUPPLIED THE BRAKES TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL! THIS SAME CIRCUMSTANCE OCCURRED AGAIN ON 9/3/12 (I.E., SAME LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE (WITHOUT WARNING) & TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE)! THE TRUCK IS AGAIN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE LINE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FAILED DUE TO CORROSION & HE ALSO SAID ALL THE OTHER BRAKE LINES, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE REPLACED ON 6/22/2012, ARE CORRODED "PRETTY BAD." HE ALSO STATED THAT THE DESIGN & LOCATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEMS ON THESE CHEVROLET & GMC SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCKS IS SUCH THAT CORROSION AND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE, ESPECIALLY IN OUR REGION (UPPER MICHIGAN) WITH LONG WINTERS AND ROAD SALT. WHAT'S WORSE IS THAT KEY COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM (IN PARTICULAR THE ABS VALVE) ARE NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR SERVICE, MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR, WHICH ONLY ADDS TO THE COST OF REPAIR. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473829September 4, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL INTO THE FLOORBOARD HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473321September 2, 2012
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472942August 29, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR HEARD BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING, AFTER EXAMINING UNDER TRUCK FOUND BROKE BRAKE LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472983August 29, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE SLOWING TO EXECUTE A LEFT TURN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT FULL TRAVEL. OVERSHOT THE TURN AND HAD TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE. HAD EMPTY LEFT TURN LANE AVAILABLE FOR INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE - HENCE NO ACCIDENT. CHECKED BRAKE RESERVOIR AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS LOWER THAN LAST CHECKED. ABLE TO LIMP HOME AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE BED AREA (ABOVE THE FUEL TANK AREA). ALSO NOTICED QUIT A BIT OF CORROSION ON ALL THE BRAKE LINES AS WELL AS DIESEL FUEL LINES. TRUCK WAS FROM NEW JERSEY AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472458August 25, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKES FAILED IN TRAFFIC APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. A SEVERE COLLISION WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A BRAKE LINE BETWEEN THE ABS CONTROLLER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A SUDDEN RUPTURE AND BRAKE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, ALL BRAKE LINES WERE FOUND TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED FROM END TO END. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472466August 25, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO RUST. LOST ALL BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472470August 25, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION (RUST). BRAKE LINE TO REAR WHEELS SPRUNG LEAK AND STOPPING WAS DIFFICULT. HAD THIS BEEN AT HIGHER SPEED, COULD HAVE FATALITY. THE MATERIAL THE BRAKE LINES ARE MADE OF SHOULD NOT BE USED TO MAKE BRAKE LINES. CHECKED BRAKE LINES AND THEY ARE ALL HEAVILY CORRODED. ALL WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. SIMILARLY THE FUEL LINE IS HEAVILY CORRODED BETWEEN TANK AND ENGINE. IT IS APPARENT THAT SAVING A FEW PENNIES ON COST OF BRAKE LINES ALLOY, IS MORE IMPORTANT TO GM THAN THE LIVES OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472394August 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
LUCKY I WAS SITTING AT A WENDY'S PICKUP WINDOW WHEN I FELT A POP AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CHECKED AND FOUND THAT 2 OF MY BRAKE LINES HAD PIN HOLES LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED ALONG WITH GAS LINE (FROM MASTER CYL TO ABS BLOCK AND BACK) IT IS SITTING AT A CHEVY DEALER IN VA BEACH BECAUSE THEY SAID COST OVER 3000 TO FIX OR TOTAL IT, GLAD IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS REALLY DRIVING LIKE ON THE WAY HOME TO PA AFTER VAC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469978August 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I LIVE IN A SECTION OF TOWN WHERE THERE ARE NUMEROUS, STEEP HILLS. ON THE WAY HOME, I BEGAN BRAKING TO KEEP BELOW THE 35MPH SPEED LIMIT, AND THE BRAKES WENT WAY FURTHER DOWN THAN NORMAL, BUT THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN. SINCE I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HOME, I KEPT GOING ON MY WAY VERY SLOWLY. I DOWNSHIFTED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FIRST GEAR THE NEXT TIME I NEEDED TO BRAKE (AT MY HOUSE), THIS TIME THE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND FINALLY STOPPED WHEN I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE REAR OF THE CAR, I DISCOVERED THE RUSTY BRAKE LINE THAT HAD RUPTURED, AND SEVERAL OTHER BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES THAT WERE VERY RUSTY AS WELL. TRUCK REMAINS PARKED FOR NOW, TO REPLACE THE BROKEN LINE, (THE ONE THAT RUNS FROM THE ABS/PROPORTIONER TO THE REAR BRAKES) AND THE OTHER RUSTY BRAKE LINES AS WELL AS THE RUSTY FUEL LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469120August 3, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK WHEN THE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 141,600 UPDATED 08/16/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON BFORE, DURING OR AFTER THE BRAKE LIGHTS. UPDATED 08/21/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468489July 31, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FOUND BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468221July 30, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
APPROACHED STOP SIGN, APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR...WHILE TOWING AN ENCLOSED 26' TRAILER WITH FULL LOAD. TRAILER BRAKES ENABLED A CONTROLLED STOP OF VEHICLES WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM AREA BENEATH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALONG FRAME. ONE (1) LINE IS LEAKING, WITH ALL OF THE OTHER LINES SEVERELY RUSTED (VISUALLY). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468075July 28, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467973July 27, 2012
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION FROM TIRE AND SUBSEQUENT BODY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS VERY SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF TIRE, AND FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER MY TIRE WAS PURCHASED PRIOR TO THE RANGE COVERED BY THE RECALL. BF GOODRICH HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467912July 27, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467759July 26, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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