2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELT A VIBRATION, DROVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRES WERE FLAT. HE PURCHASED FOUR TIRES TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND TWO OF THE TIRES HAVE FAILED. THE TIRES ARE YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER H/T SIZE P265/75R16. HE CHANGED THE TIRES TO HIS SPARE AND DROVE HIS VEHICLE HOME. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 12/10/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ALL OF THE VALVE STEMS WERE CRACKED. THE VALVE STEMS AND TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VALVE STEMS WERE THE PROBLEM, NOT THE TIRES. UPDATED 12/17/10*JB

FUEL GAUGE ERRATIC. SAYS LOW FUEL UPON FILL UP. DOESN'T STAY SETTLED TO GIVE GOOD FUEL READING. *TR

UPON STEPPING ON BRAKE AT LOW SPEED TO STOP, IT FELT AS THOUGH ABS TOOK OVER AND CAUSED TRUCK TO LOSE BRAKING POWER. ALMOST CRASHED INTO FENCE. THAN SECOND TIME LESS THAN ONE HOUR LATER HAD SAME THING HAPPEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. THIRD TIME A DAY LATTER PULLING INTO DRIVE ABS FELT AGAIN AND BRAKE NOT ENGAGING. *TR

I LOST THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO, COMING HOME FROM A FAMILY OUTING. ONCE I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK, MY HUSBAND SAW ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT. WHEN THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER INSPECTED IT THEY SAID ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED & BADLY RUSTED THAT BOTH THE FRONT & THE BACK BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY, OF COURSE, NO LONGER MAKE THE BRAKE LINES FOR THIS TRUCK SO THEY HAD TO BE HAND MADE. *TR

1. AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM, CST ON AUGUST 10, 2010, I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND BEGAN EXITING MY SUBDIVISION DOWN THE ONE LANE GRAVEL ROAD. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH, AND COMPRESSED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL. 2. AFTER APPLYING THE BREAKS TO REDUCE MY SPEED WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, AND ALL FUNCTION TO THE BRAKES WAS LOST. I CONTINUED DOWNHILL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FULLY DEPRESSED, WHICH PROVIDED SOME DECELERATION, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN MOTION, REACHING A SPEED OF ABOUT 20MPH BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO REST ON THE ONE LANE BRIDGE EXITING THE SUBDIVISION. A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE NEARLY COMPLETELY CORRODED, AND HAD RUPTURED, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE CHASSIS, AND PUDDLING ON THE GRAVEL. 3. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE MUST BE DIAGNOSED AT MY OWN EXPENSE BEFORE ASSISTANCE COULD BE PROVIDED. I PLAN TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010. *TR

BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, AND THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. ALL FIVE LINES LEADING TO THE ABS UNIT LOCATED INSIDE THE FRAME RAIL, UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT, ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. ONE OF THE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND SPRUNG A LEAK. SINCE THE LINES ARE RUNNING ALONG THE TOP SIDE OF THE FRAME RAIL FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER AND TO THE FRONT WHEELS, THE REPLACEMENT WILL BE A DIFFICULT JOB. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT CARRY REPLACEMENT LINES AND THEY MUST BE CUSTOM BENT. SINCE THE LINES ARE TYPICALLY INSTALLED ON A BARE FRAME WITHOUT THE CHASSIS, THE ORIGINAL INSTALLATION IS MUCH EASIER THAN FIELD REPLACEMENT. GIVEN THE DIFFICULTY OF FIELD REPLACEMENT AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF BRAKE FAILURE, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD USE A HIGHER QUALITY ORIGINAL PART. *TR

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. ODOMETER 56K. 3/20/10 TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES, CALIPERS, FRONT TO REAR BRAKE LINES REPLACED. RUSTED LINES. 7/24/10 FOUR MONTHS AFTER, REPEATED BRAKE FAILURE. TOTALLY BLEW REAR BRAKES. CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. AVOIDED A COLLISION. EXPENSIVE, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. NEEDS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE. THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE ABS FUSE IN ORDER TO PREVENT IT FROM ENGAGING. HE ALSO LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000: BRAKES HYDRAULIC ANTI LOCK) BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

WIRES THAT ARE IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT HOOK UP TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH BREAK DO TO USE OF THE TILT-STEERING. THEY CAN BREAK AND SHORT OUT CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION OR NOT WORK AT ALL. OR TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY LIKE IN MY CASE. I WAS DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS ONE NIGHT AROUND 10.00 PM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURES AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK) WHERE THE DEALER CLEANED THE LEFT BRAKE SENSOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE SENSORS UNDER THE CONTACTS FACTORY WARRANTY. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE RECALL REPAIR SHOULD HAVE CALLED FOR THE SENSORS TO BE REPLACED AND NOT CLEANED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,402.