Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10434208November 4, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES, ROTORS, AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 11/16/11 *BF UPDATED 11/21/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434265November 4, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434165November 3, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
LOST BRAKES AT A LOW SPEED DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. WILL NEED TO REPLACE ALL OTHER BRAKE LINES AS THEY ARE HEAVILY CORRODED AS WELL. THEN, JUST TODAY I TRIED TO APPLY MY PARKING BRAKE AND SOMETHING BROKE. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE CABLE BROKE AND PARKING BRAKES REMAIN ON. WILL HAVE TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED FOR REPAIR ONCE AGAIN. I BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FORUM AS I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH CHEVROLET BRAKES. HTTP://TRUCKS.ABOUT.COM/B/2011/08/01/BRAKE-LINE-CORROSION-SUSPECTED-IN-GM-TRUCKS.HTM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433751October 31, 2011
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEEL SPEED SENSORS REPLACED UNDER RECALL FAILED AGAIN FAILING TO STOP VEHICLE IN SAFE DISTANCE UNDER 10 MPH. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AGAIN. WAS TOLD BRAKE LINES ALSO CORRODED. HAVE FOUND THAT A COMMON COMPLAINT ON CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432433October 22, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FAILURE OF RUSTED OR ROTTED BRAKE LINE. DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. SLOW LEAK, DETECTED AND MADE REPAIRS MYSELF. SECOND FAILURE IN 2011, DIFFERENT LOCATION, BY ABS MODULE, NO WARNING COMPLETE FAILURE, LUCKILY HAD EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND HORSE TRAILER BRAKES TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430309October 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430157October 14, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MULTIPLE BRAKE PROBLEMS; CALIBER FAILURES, LOSS OF FLUID, DESTROYED ROTORS AND PADS, ETC. DUE TO FAILING BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428364October 3, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OR LESS, HE NOTICED THAT THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AND INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,150. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428119October 1, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. RAN OFF ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER, REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. BACKING PLATES ON REAR DISKS HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. ALL CALIPERS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ALL PARKING BRAKE CABLES HAVE BROKEN DUE TO CORROSION. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427971September 29, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE METAL LINE RUNNING FROM THE ABS/PROPORTIONING VALVE TO THE REAR BRAKES IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND FAILED WHILE DRIVING HOME. THERE IS ALMOST NO BRAKING LEFT ON THE TRUCK. A STOP FROM ~50MPH INCLUDING DOWNSHIFTING TO L1 AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RESULTED IN STOPPING MORE THAN 10 FEET OVER THE LINE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS MOST OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR EVEN AFTER SEVERAL PUMPS. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE. TWO OF THE BRAKE LINES RUNNING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FAILED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND WERE REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427505September 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY IN REVERSE AND WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKE AN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ROLLED TO THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET AND THROUGH MY NEIGHBOR'S FENCE. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ONLY SLOWED MY SPEED IN REVERSE AND DID NOT STOP ME. THE BRAKE LINE ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR IS RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKEN OFF AT THE FLANGE AT THE REAR WHEEL. INSPECTION SHOWS ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM LUCKY THIS FAILURE DID NOT HAPPEN AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION OR IN AN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427109September 25, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I APPLIED BRAKES GOING DOWN HILL WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE VERY UNRESPONSIVE TO BRAKING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK AFTER A LENGTHY TIME. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP UP ANY CONDITIONS IF NEEDED TO DO SO IF THERE WASN'T A LONG AREA OF ROAD TO GRADUALLY STOP LIKE I HAD. I'M REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS TRUCK WAS GARAGED MOST OF ITS LIFE AND IS VERY LOW MILEAGE(45K). IT HAS NO RUST ON BODY, ONLY ON THE BRAKE LINES AND I BELIEVE THE FUEL LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427012September 24, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AS VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. VEHICLE ENDS UP 2-5 FEET FURTHER THAN DESIRED STOPPING LOCATION. HUBS, HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES WITH ONLY 61K MILES ON VEHICLE THAT IS GARAGE KEPT. NOTHING HAS FIXED PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425845September 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425705September 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING ON RT 280 IN NJ. TRAFFIC WAS MERGING TO ONE LANE, GOT CUT OFF BY MERGING CAR, HIT BRAKES HARD, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WAS ABLE TO STOP BY FLOORING PEDAL, DOWNSHIFTING AND USING RUMBLE STRIP. BRAKE LINES UNDER TRUCK ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED, IT APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED IN MORE THAN ONE SPOT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425561September 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I LOST MY BRAKES COMPLETELY, LUCKILY I SUSPECTED A BRAKE LINE LEAKAGE DUE TO THE BRAKE FLUID NEEDING TO BE REFILLED PRIOR TO MY TRIP. THERE WAS CONFUSION AMONGST DRIVERS AHEAD OF ME MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, EVERYONE GOT HARD ON THEIR BRAKES INCLUDING ME. MY ABS KICKED ON AND IMMEDIATELY THE LINE RUPTURED, I SAW A MIST OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR AND MY BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR RENDERING MY BRAKES USELESS. I MISSED REAR ENDING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME BY INCHES. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP GETTING ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE ALL RUSTED FROM FRONT TO BACK AND DEEMED UNSAFE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425238September 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RAN OUT OF FUEL ON HIGHWAY,FUEL GAUGE ALL OF A SUDDEN DROP TO EMPTY TRUCK STALLED OUT,JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED TRUCK.PREVIOUS CAR 2000 BUICK LESABRE HAD SAME ISSUE COST ABOUT $500.00 TO REPAIR,ALSO HAVE A 1996 CHEVY VAN THAT DOES THE SAME THING GM CAN NOT TELL ME THAT THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THIS ISSUE,THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF FUEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424487September 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424248September 8, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WAS PULLING INTO GARAGE APPLIED BRAKES WAS RUNNING 4 MPH ANTI LOCK ACTIVATED PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR HIT WORK BENCH KNOCKED WALL OUT OF BACK OF GARAGE & DAMAGE TRUCK $5000 TOTAL DAMAGE. FOUND OUT WHEEL SENSOR WAS BAD REPLACED NO MORE PROBLEMS. SEAMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT'S IS SUPPOSE TO HELP YOU STOP SHOULD NOT KEEP YOU FROM STOPPING IF IT GOES BAD CRAPPY FAIL SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423789September 5, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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