2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

WENT TO SEARS TO HAVE THEIR TECHNICIANS REPLACE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS AND THEY REFUSED BECAUSE THEY SAID MY BRAKE LINES WERE SO RUSTED THAT THEY WERE ABOUT TO BREAK IF THEY TRIED TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS. THEY ADVISED ME TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP MILTON RUBEN HERE IN AUGUSTA GEORGIA OR SOMEONE WHO DEALS WITH REPLACING STEEL BRAKE LINES. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES THEY ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK FROM FRONT TO BACK. I WILL BE TAKING A PICTURE TOMORROW FOR MY RECORDS.THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN AND I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A SERVICE SHOP TO BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I AM GLAD THAT SEARS POINTED THIS OUT, IT PROBABLY SAVED SOME LIVES. *TR

UPON A ROUTINE GOF (GREASE,OIL & FILTER), THE MECHANIC AT THE TIRES PLUS SHOP AT OKEECHOBEE, FL, INVESTIGATED A LOW BRAKE FLUID ISSUE AND UPON TROUBLESHOOTING, THE BRAKE LINE BURST, LEAVING NO BRAKES. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME OUT TO THE GARAGE BAY AND SHOWED ME THE RUSTED LINE(S) AND SUGGESTED THAT THEY ALL BE REPLACED. I HAD BRAKES UPON ARRIVING FOR THE GOF), SO THIS WAS AN UNPLEASANT "SURPRISE". THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN, SO I WAS UNABLE TO SHOP FOR A COMPETITIVE JOB ESTIMATE. ALSO, I HAD TO ABANDON THE VEHICLE AND ARRANGE A RIDE, AS THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN OVERNIGHT AT THE TIRES PLUS GARAGE. UPON A SUBSEQUENT INTERNET SEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A PARTICULAR PROBLEM FOR SILVERADOS AND SUBURBANS VINTAGE 1999-2006, AND WAS ENCOURAGED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR THE WORK WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY $600. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. UPON INSPECTION DISCOVERED BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND HAD A HOLE. *TR

I HAVE TRIED TO STAY WITH A GM PRODUCT BUT THE TRUCK I RECENTLY PURCHASED HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS,WHILE TRYING ALSO TO AVOID THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM OF THE GM BAD FRAME,BY THE WAY TOYOTA WARRANTIES THERE FRAMES. THE 1ST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP THE REAR SPRING SHACKLES BROKE THERE ARE 30 YEAR OLD TRUCKS THAT STILL DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM,I OWN ONE. NEXT ABOUT ANOTHER 30 DAYS GO BY THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP DECIDED TO DIE. THAT SO FAR BRINGS REPAIRS UP TO CLOSE TO 650.00 AFTER 60 DAYS. LAST WK. MY BRAKE LINE FAILED @ ABOUT 50 MPH,NO WARNING LIGHT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR.THIS TRUCK HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF . SHOULD I CONTINUE ABOUT THE HOLE IN MY WINDSHIELD FRAME EVERY TIME IT RAINS MY ASH TRAY IS FILLED WITH WATER. BY THE WAY I WAS QUOTED ABOUT 1400.00 FOR ALL THE BRAKE LINE REPAIRS. WTF GM WHO HAS THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS,I DONT. THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL USE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO DECELERATE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ UPDATED 01/30/20130*JS

WHEN DRIVING TO WORK, WENT TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO WARNING. FOUND OUT BRAKE LINES ROTTED AND LEAKED. COULD NOT BUY HAD TO HAVE BRAKE LINES MADE AND INSTALLED BY MECHANIC. THE MORE PEOPLE I'VE TALK TO CHEVY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BRAKE LINES. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR . WENT INTO DITCH TO AVOID THE CAR. THE TRUCK IS KEPT VERY CLEAN AND NEVER TAKEN OFF ROAD. PURCHASED THE TRUCK BRAND NEW. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HILL LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES PEDDLE HELD FOR A SECOND THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS WAITING TO COME THROUGH INTERSECTION, UPON INSPECTION FOUND BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING ANY TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,000.

BROUGHT A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 IN FOR A SLOW LEAK IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. UPON MECHANIC TACKING TIRE OFF THE VEHICLE THE INSPECTION REVEALED THE INSIDE SIDE WALL SEAM IS SEPARATING AND ACTUALLY HAS A GAPS MEASURING 3/16' WIDE BY A FEW INCHES LONG ALL ALONG THE SEAM. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ALSO REVEALS THE SAME SIDE WALL SEPARATION TEARS IN THE SEAM. THIS IS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A , P245-75-16. WITH A MANUFACTURERS DATE OF 2009. *TR

THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I HAVE BLOWN A LINE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST 3 WERE WITHIN THE LAST 2 YEARS. FIRST, PULLED UP TO A LIGHT AT 25 MPH AND MANAGED TO STOP AFTER I RAN THE LIGHT. NO TRAFFIC, NO CRASH, AND I AM NOT SURE OF THE MILEAGE. SECOND, PARKING TRUCK AT HOME, BLEW A LINE. LESS THAN 5 MPH, NO DAMAGE, AGAIN, NOT SURE OF MILEAGE. THIRD, PULLING TRUCK INTO A GARAGE TO REPLACE A U-JOINT, BLEW A LINE. LESS THAN 5 MPH, NO DAMAGE, NOT SURE OF MILEAGE. I HAD ALL OF THE REMAINING LINES REPLACED AT THIS TIME. FOURTH, YESTERDAY (OCTOBER 23, 2010) DRIVING IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON THE HIGHWAY, 40-45 MPH, CAME UP ON SLOWER TRAFFIC, BLEW A LINE, REAR-ENDED THE SMALL TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME AND SHOVED HIM DOWN THE ROAD. BOTH VEHICLES DAMAGED, MINE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DAMAGE. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FEBRUARY 1, 2007 WITH 60,119 MILES ON IT. I GENERALLY DRIVE MY VEHICLES MANY YEARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MANY BRAKE LINE ISSUES. MY FORD TRUCK WITH 135,000 NEVER HAD A LINE BLOW, 1995 THUNDERBIRD WITH 125,000 ONE LINE BLEW, 1991 T-BIRD, 214,000 MILES NEVER BLEW A LINE, I COULD GO ON, BUT NONE OF THE OTHERS HAVE BLOWN LINES EITHER. *TR