2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

BRAKE LINES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAVE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WILL NOT PASS THE YEARLY VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE CORROSION RATE OF THESE BRAKE LINES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER THAN SHOULD BE EXPECTED FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE HAVE THIS INSTANCE ADDED TO THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE GAUGE IN THE FUEL TANK GOES WILD GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY IN A MATTER OF SECONDS I NEVER NOW IF ITS FULL OR EMPTY.. *TR

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO LOW FUEL LIGHT NOT WORKING. LOW FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN TANK IS FULL. FUEL NEEDLE MOVES CONSTANTLY FROM FULL TO EMPTY, REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT OF GAS IN TANK. RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL? *TR

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE AT 85,000 MILES. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES ALONG WITH BRAKE LIGHT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS NO OR INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKES . PUMP CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. AT SLOW SPEEDS VEHICLE MAY NOT STOP. GM DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM EXIST BUT SAYS GM DOES NOT WARRANTY THE PART AND NO RECALL EXIST. *TR

I OWN A 2001 SILVERADO 1500. I HAVE A REOCURRING PROBLEM WITH MY ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TRYING TO STOP. I HAD THIS PROBLEM IN 2004 AND HAD THE HUB REPLACED ON MY DIME. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN 2006. THERE WAS A RECALL AT THAT TIME AND HAD ALL THE SPEED SENSORS REPLACED PER RECALL. NOW IN 2010 I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM RE-APPEAR. I OWN ANOTHER 2004 GM PRODUCT W/ ANTILOCKS, AND MANY FRIENDS WITH OTHER YEAR GM VEHICLES WITH NO ABS ISSUES. IS THIS PROBLEM ONLY WITH THE 2001 SILVERADO 1500? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO STOP BELOW 5 MPH, THE BRAKES PULSATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR BEGIN PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY ACCORDING TO RECALL 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP IN 2008L; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

FROM STOPPED POSITION I PULLED VEHICLE FORWARD APROX. 50 FT AND TRIED TO STOP. I HEARD ABS PUMP COME ON AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AS A ROCK WITH NO PULSATION. I THEN HIT A TREE CAUSING DAMAGED TO THE BUMPER, HEADLIGHT AND HOOD. MY SPEED WAS APPROX 4 MPH. THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LIGHT ON BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I HAD TO REMOVE MAIN ABS FUSE TO MAKE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. THEN I HAD THE BRAKE AND ABS INDICATOR LIGHTS ON. I CONTACTED GM. THEY DID AN INSPECTION. DURING THE INSPECTION THE INSPECTOR BROKE MY PARKING BRAKE. THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME THE RESULTS, ONLY THAT THEY COULD NOT VERIFY THAT THE ABS CAUSED THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE I HAD REMOVED THE FUSE. BUT DID TELL ME THAT AFTER THE FUSE WAS REINSTALLED THAT THE ABS DID COME ON AT SLOW SPEED STOPS AND ALL INDICATORS LIGHTS WERE OFF. I WAS DENIED ANY OFFER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I ALSO DO NOT KNOW IF MY VEHICLE HAD THE 2005 RECALL DONE TO IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,050. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJB UPDATED 01/10/11*J

GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN GAS TANK IS FULL .GAS SENSOR HAS BUILD-UP...TRIED FUEL CLEANERS. SOME HELP...PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR LESS APPROACHING A COMPLETE STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED PREMATURELY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A LOW SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,100.