2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES (2.5 YRS AGO) BOTH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE ABS DASH LIGHTS BECAME TO COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. I HAVE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS MADE SEVERAL BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENTS AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL RETAIL AUTOMOTIVE CENTERS AND RECEIVED NO POSITIVE RESOLUTION. STILL THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON. IT WASN'T UNTIL TODAY THAT I LEARNED ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. TO THINK THAT I HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH OUT ABS FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS NOW. UPON TRYING TO OBTAIN SOME INFORMATION ON THE PRODUCT AND THE PROBLEM, I WAS SHOCKED AND ANGRY TO FIND SO MANY FORUMS AND SITES WHERE THIS SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH NO EASY SOLUTION. FROM A DEALER THE COST OF REPAIR IS AROUND $1500. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF MY OWN WORK ON MY TRUCK, AND AM FRUSTRATED THAT A SMALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENT WILL IN THE END COST ME THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF MONEY AND FRUSTRATION. SUCH AN INTREGAL COMPONENT, WITH A VERY IMPORTANT PURPOSE (BRAKES), SHOULD HAVE A LONGER OPERATING LIFE OR BE MADE MORE AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. AT LEAST IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY A WARRANTY. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE IS RUNNING CONSTANTLY. THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MY TRUCK A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE ON THE ABS SYSTEM TO GET THE MODULE TO STOP RUNNING. IT WAS RUNNING EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND KEY REMOVED!! NOW THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT ARE ON CONSTANTLY. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $1,000.00+ TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN SO MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN DRIVE THE TRUCK, THE BRAKES ARE WORKING BUT I AM NOT SURE THAT IT IS SAFE. THANK YOU FOR ADDING THIS DEFECT TO YOUR DATABASE. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4 IN JULY OF 2001. I DON'T DRIVE IT THAT MUCH, AND WHEN I DO, IT IS MOSTLY FREEWAY MILES. ABOUT 5 TIMES/YEAR I'LL TOW A LIGHT BOAT TO PUGET SOUND, AND AFTER COMING BACK ALWAYS HOSE OFF THE BOAT, TRAILER, AND SALT WATER EXPOSED AREA OF THE TRUCK. IN 2004 AT 6770 MILES, THE REAR ROTORS, CALIPERS AND PADS WERE RUINED (UNDER WARRANTY--CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE DEBRIS CAUGHT UP IN MECHANISM). GOOD CHEVROLET FIXED PERFECTLY. NOW IN MARCH 2008 AT ONLY 18,700 MILES (12K MILES ON NEW BRAKES), THE REAR BRAKES NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. GOOD IS SAYING THE CAUSE IS SALT WATER. AND OF COURSE THE WARRANTY IS LONG OVER----LOOKING AT $2000 TO FIX. I SAY HOGWASH! BRAKES SHOULD NOT FALL APART AFTER 12,000 GENTLE MILES. I DON'T FOUR WHEEL DRIVE EXCEPT ON RARE OCCASION TO GET OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS---AND THAT'S ON SNOW. I AM EASY WITH THIS TRUCK. I DON'T SPEED AROUND AND SLAM ON THE BRAKES EVER. NEVER. I AM PRETTY SURE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. JUST GOOGLED UP A SIMILAR CASE OF A 2002 SILVERADO IN COLORADO WITH 28,000 MILES AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUST. I'LL REPAIR BRAKES ELSEWHERE. I'LL WAIT AND SEE IF SOME CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT COMES OF THIS. IT'S TOO BAD. THE TRUCK IS PRETTY NICE, BUT HAVING BRAKES FALL APART FOR NO GOOD REASON IS BS AND TOO EXPENSIVE, NOT TO MENTION AS WELL AS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURRED ON DRY ROAD SURFACES. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DOING 50MPH IS A SEVERE STORM WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SUFFERED A BELT SEPARATION CAUSING SPIN AND HITTING BACKWARDS INTO A CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDE. THE COLLISION WITH THE DIVIDE CAUSED OVER $7500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. IT WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER - THIS TIRE WAS A SUPER SWAMPER RADIAL TSL 33X14.5 R16 WITH APPROXIMATELY 24K MILES ON THEM. *TR

ON MANY GM TRUCKS,SUVS AND CARS FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. WE HAVE REPLACED NO LESS THAN 10 OF THESE AT A COST OF APPROX. 500.00 PER ITEM. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WITH JUST US. MANY DEALERS SEE THIS AS A RECALL ITEM. *TR

ON CERTAIN MODELS OF THE SILVERADO THERE IN A ENGINE NOISE DUE TO FAILURE OF POSITION SKIRTS AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE LOSS OF POWER MORE EMISSIONS AND GM WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE LATCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS WEEK AND KEEPS BENDING, NOT ALLOWING THE LATCH TO ENGAGE CORRECTLY AND HAS DISENGAGED MANY TIMES. *TR

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE AND FALSE FUEL LEVEL READINGS WOULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE EMPTY FUEL TANK, AND BEING STRANDED AWAY FROM SERVICES. REPLACEMENT OF FUEL GAUGE SENSORS AT A HIGH COST PLACE ON THE OWNER OF A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN PRODUCT OR DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR