2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS TO INCLUDE 10 MPH. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO STOP. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A RELATED RECALL WAS STATE SPECIFIC. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED, 5-10MPH, ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS EXTENDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE. HAPPENS MORE THAN 50% OF THE TIME WHEN STOPPING. SAME CONDITION AS DESCRIBED IN CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000. *TR

ON JANUARY 9TH I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 601, MILE MARKER 19,@ 45 MPH WHEN MY TIRE SEPARATED AND DISINTEGRATED WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRE DAMAGED THE WHEEL WELL AND TRUCK BODY. TIRE: P265/75R16 114T M+S LONG TRAIL T/A, SKU# 4121-786, BFGOODRICH. I SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES AND FORTUNATELY MY WIFE AND I WERE SAFE WITH ONLY MINER DISCOMFORT IN NECK AND BACK AREAS. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL SENDING UNIT/PUMP TWICE. WHY DO THEY KEEP FAILING? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET PICKUP C1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OVERRIDE THE ABS BY APPLYING EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE ONTO A CURB. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF TO RESET THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS PRIOR TO BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS CORRODED AND CHARGED HIM $200 TO CLEAN IT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD RECUR IF THE WHEEL SENSORS BECOME CORRODED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 17TH AND 18TH OF 2009. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COME ON ALMOST ALL THE TIME WHEN I AM BRAKING AT ABOUT 5 MPH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT CHEVROLET SAYS MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL IS JUST FOR CERTAIN STATES, INDIANA (WHERE I LIVE) BEING ONE OF THEM. CHEVROLET DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ONE THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING, SO THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF DEFECT. MY TRUCK STARTED HAVING THE PROBLEM AT ABOUT 99,000 MILES. *TR

ON A SATURDAY 11/21/2009 I WAS DRIVING MY 201 CHEVROLET SILVERADO {59,021 MILES} DOWN A DIRT INCLINE WHICH LEADS TO A POND.WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES ,THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT ALL, AND I KEEP GOING WHILE MY FOOT WAS HOLDING THE BRAKES DOWN , UNTIL MY TRUCK'S FRONT TIRES WERE IN THE PONDS WATER. AS I ENTERED THE WATER THE BRAKES FINALLY TOOK HOLD AND I STOPPED. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CLEAR DAY WITHOUT ANY ICE OR SNOW. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED~ THE FIRST WAS ABOUT 11/2003 I WAS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS {THE BRAKES WOULD CHATTER WHEN APPLIED}SO I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO CK. THE BRAKES THIS WAS ON 12/01/2003. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED A FEW DAYS LATER AND SAID THE MECHANIC HAD A ACCIDENT WITH THE TRUCK, HE WAS BRING IT INTO THE GARAGE AND HE HAD GONE RIGHT THROUGH THE CLOSED GARAGE DOORS BECAUSE OF A BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER AT THIS POINT CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES {NOT STOPPING & GOING THROUGH THE CLOSED DOORS}DAMAGE WAS DONE AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BUG DEFLECTOR,BUMPER CAP , FRONT GRILL & REPAIRED AND PAINTED THE HOOD. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE ~WHEEL SENSORS ~TELLING US THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. WE HAD NO USE OF THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT 6WK. THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO US WITHOUT CHARGE. WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK NOW FEARING SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE WE ARE NEVER SURE WHEN THIS BRAKE FAILURE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. WE HAVE CALLED GM THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CHEVROLET DEALER BUT THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO CONFIRM THE BRAKE FAILURE . *TR

I FIRST RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IN 2005. IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON 11/1/05 AND HAD BRAKES "FIXED", WHICH WAS SIMPLY CLEANING THE ABS SPEED SENSOR. MILEAGE WAS 61,911. THEN ON 9/11/09 MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT OUR SUPERMARKET AT LOW SPEED (3-4 MILES PER HOUR). BRAKES FAILED AND TRUCK CONTINUED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE FRONT OF A PARKED VEHICLE, WHICH IN TURN WAS PUSHED BACKWARD HITTING A WOMAN PUTTING GROCERIES IN HER TRUNK. THE WOMAN WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND AND MAY HAVE BEEN INJURED. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND THEY AGAIN "FIXED" BRAKES. THIS TIME IT WAS AT MY EXPENSE OF $447. MILEAGE WAS 100,670. GM HAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN. FIRST, THE RECALL "FIX" WAS ACTUALLY JUST A BAND-AID TO TEMPORARILY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND NOT A ROOT-CAUSE SOLUTION. THERE WAS NO SERVICE BULLETIN OR COMMUNICATION TO OWNERS THAT THIS SERVICE NEEDED TO BE DONE AGAIN EVERY FEW YEARS (AT OWNERS EXPENSE) OR THE BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEED ISSUE WOULD RETURN AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 TO 75 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND THEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BACK QUARTER PANEL. A TOW TRUCK DRIVER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPAIRED. TWO MONTH LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER ABOVE THE WHEEL. THE TIRE DEALER THAT THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 113,000.

SUDDEN AND NEAR TOTAL LOSE OF BRAKES. THE CHEVROLET DEALER REPORTED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND RUPTURED. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR