Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10458330May 14, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKES WENT OUT - NOT TOTALLY OUT I BUT HAD TO PUSH THE BREAKS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR TO SLOWLY STOP. I HAD VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER (3- 4 MINUTES LATER ) THE INSTRUMENT BREAK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. HAD I BEEN GOING ANY FASTER I WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED A LEAKING BREAK LINE. THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS A RESULT OF EXCESSSIVE RUST IN THE BREAK LINE. THE WARNING LIGHT SHOULD HAVE COME ON MUCH SOONER AND THE BREAK LINE SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. $3,000 LATER, IT WAS FIXED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458068May 10, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY AND MY BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT. NO WARNING LIGHT THAT IS A LIE AND SO IS THE STATEMENT ABOUT IT SLOWLY COMING TO A STOP. LUCKILY I WAS GOING UP A HILL SO IT CAME TO A STOP THEN STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC AND I HAD TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A POLE AND BROKE MY TAILGATE OFF CAUSE THE TAILGATE PINS WERE RUSTED TO AND I LIVE IN ALABAMA. NO SALT ANYWHERE. THANKS CHEVY, NOW I CAN'T EVEN FIX THE TRUCK BECAUSE ITS GOING TO COST ME 1,000 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457964May 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457715May 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY WIFE WAS ON AN ERRAND AND WHEN SHE GOT INTO THE TRUCK TO COME HOME THE BRAKE PEDDLE WAS SOFT AND WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP. SHE WAS SCARED AND TESTED THE BRAKES AND FOUND THERE WAS SOME SO CAME HOME SLOWLY WITH A PLAN IN HER MIND TO HIT SOMETHING OTHER THAN ANOTHER CAR IN THE CASE THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE ROAD THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457173May 2, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED BUT WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED REPEATEDLY AND THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK); HOWEVER THE REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457191May 2, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE CORRODED AT ABS UNIT ALONG FRAME. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455948April 21, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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 ENVIRONMENT OR LACK OF DRIVING EXCUSES. I ALSO HAVE A 1997 CHEVY TRUCK WITH APPROXIMATELY 126,000 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL, A TRUCK WITH 57,000 MILES THAT REQUIRES TWO ALTERNATORS (NOT COUNTING THE ORIGINAL), WHEEL SENSORS,BRAKE LINES / ROTORS / BRAKES THAT YOU HAD BETTER NOT TRUST AND A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY TO KEEP THE THING ON THE ROAD IS NOT A QUALITY PRODUCT. *JS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455735April 19, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS TRUCK HAS SEVERAL EXHAUST HEADER BOLTS THAT ARE BREAKING OFF. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND SHOULD BE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST HEADER BOLTS THEY SHOULD NOT BE BREAKING OFF AND THEY ARE CAUSING EMISSION ERRORS AND NEEDING MAJOR REPAIRS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454582April 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,220.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454293April 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAILURES , RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453852April 2, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453719April 1, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED SAME EXACT PROBLEMS OUTLINED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05020 AND RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000. WHEN TRYING TO STOP IN PARKING LOT OR PARKING GARAGE THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AT VERY LOW SPEEDS AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I WOULD RUN INTO CEMENT WHILE CHOCKS OR BLOCKS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO STOP A CAR IN PARKING LOTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5-10 TIMES IN MY VEHICLE. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED IN THE PAST YEAR BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS BECAUSE THE ABS HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED BY VEHICLE. LAST MONTH I HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP AND MY TRUCK SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL, HAD TO RELEASE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450625March 7, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449942March 1, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449028February 23, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SUSPENSION
MY DRIVERS SIDE HUB WENT OUT ABOUT 120,000 MILES. REPLACED IT, WENT OUT LESS THAN OVER YEAR LATER, THEN AGAIN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS LATER . TAILGATE LATCH BROKE BEFORE THEN, ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER, FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. FRONT RUNNING LIGHTS ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE A LIGHT OUT. 2009 RACK AND PINION WENT OUT, REPLACED IT, THEN ONE YEAR LATER WENT OUT AGAIN.U JOINT WENT OUT ABOUT SAME TIME. AND IGNITION STUCK AND COULDN'T TAKE OUT OF GEAR OR TURN OFF. FUEL LINE UNCLIPPED AND DUMPED ALL MY GAS,2010 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. NOW MY PASSENGER SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY HAS GONE OUT FOR FIRST TIME WITH ABS LIGHT ON AND WHEEL CLANKING AND SEPARATING. RACK AND PINION BLOWN ALSO. REPAIRS NOT CHEAP, AND ALWAYS HAPPENS AT FINANCIALLY BAD TIME. SO NOW IT SITS IN DRIVEWAY BROKE DOWN AND I'M TRYING TO FIND A HUB FOR CHEAP SO I CAN GET AROUND AGAIN TO WORK ETC. SEEMS LIKE EVERYTIME I FIX SOMETHING ANOTHER PART GOES OUT. NEVER HEARD ABOUT ANY RECALL PROBLEMS TILL NOW, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT ANY OPTIONS OF GETTING REPAIR. ITS COSTING ME WEEKS OF OFF TIME FROM WORK. AND BILLS PILING UP, RENT PAST DUE, NO MONEY TO REPAIR, AND AFFECTING MY COULD'VE LIFE. ANY HELP APPRECIATED. I LIKE CHEVY, BUY JUST FEEL LIKE MINE SEEMS TO HAVE ALLOT OF PROBLEMS THAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN YOUR PAGE I READ. IN FACT HAD EVERY PROBLEM LISTED PLUS .PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447953February 14, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS GM IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS ISSUE. THIS IS CAUSING CO RELEASE, HIGH HEAT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NOISE, AND AN EXPENSE THAT I SHOULD NOT PAY FOR. SOME STATES ARE NOT ACCEPTING THESE VEHICLES NOW FOR NOT MEETING THE EMISSION STANDARDS PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447489February 11, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446582February 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE IN MOTION, A COMPONENT IN THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILED, CREATING AN INTERFERENCE CONDITION LOCKING UP MY REAR END. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND WAS JUST AROUND TOWN, TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF PARTS FAILING. THERE WAS AMPLE GEAR OIL IN THE REAR END, AND MAINTENANCE WAS NOT A FACTOR AS I DID A GEAR OIL CHANGE THIS PAST SUMMER. I SELDOM USE THIS VEHICLE TO TOW AND IT HAS NEVER SEEN A PLOW OR OVERLY ROUGH DRIVING CONDITIONS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445621January 27, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE GOES EMPTYTO FULL CONSTANTLY. DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST 8 TO 900.00 DOLLARS TO FIX. IF I AM MISKAKEN THIS PART OF FUEL PUMP ASSY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445240January 25, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2011 AND SINCE HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST ON ALL THE BRAKE LINES GOING AND COMING FROM THE ABS MODULE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME RAIL. I HAVE READ MANY CASES OF OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THEIR LINES BURST IN AS LITTLE AS 2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OPERATION OF MY TRUCK WITH THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY ARE AND HOPE THAT GENERAL MOTORS WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THIS SAFETY HAZARD. THERE IS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE (FRAME RAILS, BOLT LOCATIONS, WELD LOCATIONS, UNDERSIDE OF BUMPERS, ECT). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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