2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

FIRST INCIDENT OF THE FUEL SENSOR FAILING (LOW FUEL LIGHT AND FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR FALSE) WAS AT 45,500 MILES WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME. 2ND TIME FAILED ON 02/16/2009 AT 133,697 MILES WHICH COSTS ME 754.67. 3RD TIME WHICH IS CURRENTLY STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN AT 174,500 MILES, AND WILL PROBABLY COST ME ANOTHER 754.67!! FIRST OF ALL I CAN UNDERSTAND ONCE ON A VEHICLE BUT 3 TIMES IS RIDICULOUS, NOT TO MENTION THE EXPENSE! CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE HAD SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THIS OR LEAST FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. NO DOUBT THIS IS A DEFECT WITH THIS PART AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I'M ABOUT TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WHICH WILL STILL COST ME MONEY IN THE END WITH TRADE-IN OR SELLING IT MYSELF SO I WILL PROBABLY HAVE REPAIR IT FOR THE 3RD TIME. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN GM AND WILL PROBABLY NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE. THIS ISSUE COULD BE DANGEROUS IF PEOPLE DO NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. NOT EVERYONE HAS 750.00 LAYING AROUND AND GM SHOULD FIX FOR FREE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS A 2ND, 3RD TIME!

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 4 DOOR EXTRA CAB , BRAKE FAILURE TWO MONTHS AGO FROM BRAKE LINE RUPTURE OF HEAVILY RUSTED STEEL BRAKE LINE,LOCATED ABOVE GAS TANK. CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALED FRAME AND OTHER BRAKE AND GAS LINES, ROTORS, BRAKE ROTOR SHIELDS, EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES BADLY RUSTED! NO REPAIRS MADE YET. 60,000 MILES ON TRUCK. BODY EXCEPT FOR ROCKER PANELS AND REAR BUMPER IS EXCELLENT ! BOTTOM OF TRUCK PRESSURE FLUSHED WEEKLY DURING WINTER AND SPRING SINCE 2002. FAILURE WHEN IN MY DRIVEWAY, WILL REPLACE SECTION OF LINE WITH LEAK THIS WEEK. IS TRUCK SAFE TO DRIVE? *KB

ON JULY 30TH, 2011 AT ABOUT 22:00 HRS, I WAS OPERATING MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ON INTERSTATE 476 IN THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA AND INITIALLY IT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WITHOUT WARNING A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE LINE RUPTURE OCCURRED. I INSPECTED THE STEEL LINES AND THEY ARE ALL CORRODED TO AN ALARMING DEGREE AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK HAS 70,000 MILES AND AFTER USE DURING THE SAME TRIP WITH NO PROBLEMS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. TO SAFELY STOP I HAD TO DOWN SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR, AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFT AGAIN TO NEUTRAL TO STOP SAFELY. *TR

EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES FORM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS UNIT. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT RED LIGHT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION. BOTH MAIN LINES BLEW CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. ANY VEHICLE IN THE NORTH EAST REGION (USA) SHOULD COME STOCK WITH STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES, AS TO PREVENT SUCH PREMATURE CORROSION.

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT ABOUT 45 MPH I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND THERE WAS NOTHING, I HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND REALIZED THEY NEVER WORKED. LUCKILY, I COULD SLOW DOWN AND PUT IT IN LOW RANGE UNTIL IT STOPPED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED A RUPTURE IN THE REAR BRAKE LINE DUE TO CORROSION. DEALER REPLACED LINE (SHABBY JOB) AT A HUGE COST. I FEEL THESE LINES SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAT THIS, I NOTICED THE LINES AT THE FRONT SPLITTER ARE ALSO SEVERELY CORRODED, I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY GRANDKIDS IN THIS TRUCK. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED CHEVY'S BUT MAYBE ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE. ALL I ASK IS THIS PROBLEM BE CORRECTED. THANK YOU.

THE ABS SENSOR ON BOTH SIDES OF MY 2001 SILVERADO WENT OUT, THIS CAUSES YOUR BRAKES TO BE SOFT AND NOT STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES, MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAD TO PAY 725 JUST TO REPAIR ONE SIDE. CHEVY KNOWS THESE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEY WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

IF DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE FOR SAFETY WHY IS IT THAT 2009 (NEW BODY STYLE) THRU APPROX,2004 THE RIGHT FRONT BULB BURNS OUT SO OFTEN.(THE LEFT ONE HAS NEVER BEEN REPLACED) S/N.THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF TV AND NEWSPAPER ADDS ABOUT PRODUCTS LIKE HEADLIGHT RESTORATION KITS.DEALERS HAVE SALES ON GETTING YOUR HEADLIGHTS BRITE AGAIN (FOR SAFETY REASONS) ISNT THIS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE AND WHY IS IT HAPPENING NOW.IF IT IS CHEAP PLASTIC THEN THE MANUFACTURER IS AT FAULT FOR CUTTING CORNERS

MY BRAKES ARE BEGINNING TO FAIL WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPACES. I HIT THE BACK OF A PARKED VEHICLE THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE OF IT AND NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. WHEN THE SHARP TURN IS MADE (IN EITHER DIRECTION) THE ABS KICKS IN AND THE PEDAL BEGINS TO VIBRATE THEN GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ON 6/21/2011 I CALLED CHEVROLET TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND ASK FOR HELP AND THEY WOULD NOT BECAUSE A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN MADE. I FOUND OTHER RECALLS ONLINE STATING THIS SAME KIND OF PROBLEM; (NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000) I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO ISSUE A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO I CAN BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS I AM GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE RIGHT NOW TO MAKE MY VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

RUSTED THROUGH STEEL BRAKE LINES FAILED TODAY AS I WAS BRAKING THE LINES RUPTURED AND I LOST BRAKES. AT FRAME MOUNT LOCATION AT REAR LEFT WHEEL AND ALSO AT PROPORTIONING ABS BLOCK ON FRAME RAIL BELOW DRIVERS SEAT NOTHING DONE TO REPAIR YET SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER BEING TOWED HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED ABNORMALLY, CAUSING THE REAR BRAKE LINE TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED AND REPAIRED BY THE OWNER FOR THE FRONT AND REAR HUB ASSEMBLIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 107,400. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.