2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

I HAVE OWNED A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 EXTENDED CAB PICKUP FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS. DURING MY OWNERSHIP I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES WORKED ON NUMEROUS TIMES AS THE CALIPERS WERE STICKING, I COULD FEEL A SHUDDER WHEN COMING TO A STOP, OR FOR A SOFT PEDAL. LAST YEAR, I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I MANAGED TO LIMP THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE TRUCK HAD RUPTURED A BRAKE LINE AND THAT TO ENSURE SAFETY, ALL BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE REPLACED. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS TOTALLY INACCURATE. ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2005 THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME SPORADIC, RANDOMLY GOING TO EMPTY THEN BACK TO FULL AND EVERY WHERE IN BETWEEN. THIS WOULD MOSTLY HAPPEN WHEN THE TRUCK WAS LOWER ON FUEL. AS THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS PASTED BY IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE. FINALLY IN 2009 I REPLACED THE UNIT AND FUEL PUMP. THE KIT INCLUDED AND NEW CONNECTOR FOR THE WIRING HARNESS, SO I WAS HOPEFUL THIS WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE. WELL AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OR LESS I STARTED HAVING ISSUES AGAIN. THIS TIME THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT RANDOMLY GO ALL THE WAY TO EMPTY OR FULL RANDOMLY, BUT ONCE IT GETS PAST 3/4 OF A TANK IT CANNOT BE TRUSTED ANYMORE. ESPECIALLY ONCE YOU GET PAST THE 1/4 OF A TANK IT LOOSES ALL ACCURACY. ALLOT OF TIMES IT WHEN I START THE TRUCK IT WILL BE AT 1/8 OF A TANK BUT AS I START DRIVING IT WILL GO UP TO A 1/4 OF A TANK. OR VISA VERSA. I LIVE IN A FLAT PART OF THE COUNTRY AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HILLS. LAST TIME I FILLED UP IT SAID I HAD A LITTLE LESS THEN A 1/8 OF A TANK (ABOUT 3 GALLONS, 26 GALLON TANK) AND WHEN I FILLED IT UP I PUT ALMOST 26 GALLONS IN. I WOULD REPLACE IT, BUT I DON'T WANT THE SAME THING TO START HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO'S GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY AND THE GAS LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WITH A FULL TANK RAISING THE RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN AN UNSAFE LOCATION. QUOTES TO FIX THE PROBLEM RANGE FROM $500 - $800. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE RUSTED FROM THE BRAKE LINE TO THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE THE SPARE TIRE WOULD NOT LOWER FROM THE CABLE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE DUE TO THE CABLE SYSTEM FOR THE SPARE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO PURCHASE A USED TIRE TO CHANGE THE FLAT TIRE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN ORDER TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN HE HAD TO ABRUPTLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A VEHICLE THAT DROVE INTO HIS LANE. THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS UNIT AND FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE FRONT BRAKES WERE CORRODED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY IN 2003 BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND THE ABS ENGAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE ANTI-LOCK HYDRAULIC REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN 2005 UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE MAUNFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,669, AND THE CURRENT FAILURE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 03/31/11*LJ UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. *TR

HYDRAULIC BRAKE FAILURE. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER:PEO5020 WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS WAS LIKELY THE "WHEEL SPEED SENSOR" AND REQUIRED A COMPLETE WHEEL BEARING REPLACEMENT AS THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THE "WHEEL SPEED SENSOR" COULD BE REPLACED. I BECAME SUSPICIOUS AFTER LOOKING AT THE "SERVICE ADVISORS" WRIT-UP WHICH WAS NOTHING LIKE I HAD DESCRIBED TO HIM OR THE MECHANIC AND NOTHING LIKE THEY HAD TOLD ME THE REPAIR WAS. WHEN CONFRONTING THE "SERVICE ADVISOR" ABOUT THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN UP, HIS RESPONSE WAS "THIS WAS MY WAY OF WRITING IT UP". AFTER LOOKING UP THE NHTSA INFORMATION WHICH I PRINTED OUT, IT APPEARS THE MANUFACTURER WAS TO PAY FOR THE COMPLETE REPAIR. I WAS CHARGED BY THE DEALER FOR THE COMPLETE REPAIR. AFTER GETTING HOME I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR RECALLS AND HERE I AM - LOOKING FOR HELP IN THIS FRAUD BY THE DEALER. I AM NOW SUSPICIOUS THAT THEY MIGHT BE DOUBLE CHARGING - IE: CHARGE THE CUSTOMER AND ALSO CHARGE GM? ANOTHER REPAIR I HAD COMPLETED AT THE SAME TIME WAS A DEFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE - TOTAL FAILURE. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EAO4011 WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER MECHANIC THE LININGS WEAR EVEN WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED. REQUIRED LININGS AND OTHER PART REPLACEMENT FOR WHICH I WAS ALSO CHARGED. IN THE RECALL VEHICLES I DID NOT SEE MY VEHICLE HOWEVER THE MECHANIC DESCRIBED THE CONDITION JUST AS THE RECALL NOTICE DESCRIBED IT SO I'M THINKING THIS VEHICLE MIGHT ALSO BE INCLUDED? THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED A BRAKE FLUSH - WHICH I HAD DONE AND NOW AM THINKING THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN REQUIRED WHEN THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED? I FIRST STARTED NOTICING THE PROBLEM (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PEO5020) WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES THIS WINTER HOWEVER DISMISSED IT AT FIRST THINKING I MAY HAVE BEEN ON ICE. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO SMASHING INTO A BLOCK WALL ON ONE OCCASION, A FENCE AND PARKING CURB ON OTHERS. THANKS. THANKS. *TR

SPEED WHEEL SENSOR FAILURE, GM DO NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY RECALL, THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, AND TOLD ME BECAUSE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NOISE (GRUNTING SOUND) IN FRONT WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. SEEMS LIKE ABS IS RELEASING THE FRONT BRAKE. PULLED IN DRIVEWAY LAST NIGHT PUSH DOWN BRAKE PEDAL, THE TRUCK FRONT BRAKES MADE AN AWFUL SOUND, STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EFFECTED AND RAN OFF DRIVE INTO YARD. TRUCK HAS BEEN INTO DEALER TWICE, STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. *TR