2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO HAVE NEVER BEEN VERY GOOD. THEY HAVE DEGRADED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE CAN NOT RELIABLY STOP WITH REASONABLE BRAKING DISTANCES. MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED AND ONE CRASH WHERE BRAKES COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED WITH PAD REPLACEMENT, ROTORS MACHINED/REPLACED BRAKES BLED, MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AND NOTHING HAS MADE THE BRAKES FUNCTION WELL. PLEASE NOTE THE INCIDENT DATE CAN BE LOOKED UP BUT THIS IS AN ESTIMATED DATE REPORTED HERE. *NM

MY FUEL GAUGE FLOATS BACK AND FORTH AFTER THE VEHICLE SEATS IDLE THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON. IT DOES THIS EVEN IF THE TANK IS FULL OF FUEL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR DECREASED AND ELEVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IN MY 2001 SILVERADO IS STUCK IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE 2004. ABOUT THE TIME I NOTICED IT WAS STUCK, I HAD HEARD OF A PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELTS WITH CHEVROLET'S. *JB

1. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER 80% OF THE TIME. AFTER FILLING UP FUEL TANK THE " LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE FUEL NEEDLE POINTS BACK TO EMPTY. THE FUEL NEEDLE WILL START WORKING BETTER AFTER I HAVE BURNED 1/2 A TANK OF FUEL. I HAVE 4 FRIENDS THAT ALL HAVE THE SAME TRUCK AND ALL OF THEIR TRUCKS DO THE SAME THING 2. HEATED MIRROR ON DRIVERS SIDE QUIT WORKING. *JB

ON A RECENT VACATION TO CANADA, MY TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING ON MY 2001 SILVERADO. I CHECKED THE FUSE AND THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY AND BOTH WERE GOOD. I NARROWED THIS DOWN TO A BAD TURN SIGNAL MULTI-SWITCH. I ALSO HAD A SWITCH GO OUT ON MY 2002 SUBURBAN. AFTER TALKING TO A DEALER, THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON OTHER SILVERADO WITH THE SAME SWITCH. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS IS COSTING MY A LOT OF MONEY AND I ALMOST GOT INTO A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS ON THE WAY HOME BECAUSE I COULD NOT SIGNAL. *JB

THE ABS ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO STEPSIDE (EXTENDED CAB) KICKS IN AT LOW SPEED STOPS. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING THINGS IN THE PAST BECAUSE IT HINDERS THE TRUCK'S STOPPING CAPABILITIES. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MY DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST, BUT NO CODES EVER SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER. FOR WHATEVER REASON, NO INFO ABOUT MY BRAKE COMPLAINTS WAS EVER ENTERED ON MY RECORDS. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I HAD IT (I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW). I FINALLY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT FOR THE SOUTH. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK HAD TOO MANY MILES NOW TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THAT THE RECALL WASN'T FOR MY AREA AND THAT SINCE IT WASN'T ON MY SERVICE RECORDS THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE IN THIS MATTER (MY TRUCK JUST TURNED 101K MILES)? *NM

BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED COMPLETELY , EMERGENCY BRAKE RUSTED COMPLETELY , MASSIVE RUST UNDER TRUCK , BRAKE CALIPERS RUSTED , POWER STEERING WENT OUT ,A.C. FAN WENT OUT, SHORT IN WIRING IN DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS, THIS A 2001, 56,000, MILES, LOW MILEAGE TRUCK TO HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD NOT SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, I LOOKED IT UP, THERE IS RUSTING AND TOTAL CORROSION OF THE BRAKE ROTORS IN MANY DIFFERENT STATES, OVER ALONG PERIOD OF TIME, EVEN WHEN THE ROTORS ARE REPLACED THEY ARE RUSTING COMPLETELY AGAIN. CHEVY IS SELLING AN EXPENSIVE TRUCK, AND THEN PROFITING AGAIN ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, AND MAKING A PREMIUM PROFIT ON THAT TOO.! THEY ARE NOT BOTHERING TO FIX A DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME. VERY DISGUSTED WITH THE CHEVY SILVERADO, MY FIRST AND LAST CHEVY. *NM

OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURES. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE (UNDER THE RECALL), I STARTED EXPERIENCING BRAKING FAILURES AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAVE NOT BEEN BACK THREE TIMES AND THE DEALER IS UN-ABLE TO RESOLVE. *JB

ANTI -LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM OVER COMPENSATING CAUSING LOW IMPACT CRASH. ON DRY SUMMER DAY,BUMPED INTO BUILDING. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. 2004 TOOK TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION' DIRTY SENSOR. DEC. 9 2005 FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR COULD BARELY STOP. FOR FIRST TWO MILES. THEN STARTED WORKING PROPERLY. FIRST BOUGHT VEHICLE IN NOV 2000 APROX. 3 WEEK'S AFTER HAVING TRUCK RAN OVER LITTLE BUMP IN THE ROAD AT INTERSECTION. ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAME ON NO BRAKES WENT INTO INTERSECTION. TOOK TO DEALER. SAID NO PROBLEM. HEAR STORIES OF POSSIBLE RECALL 01 SILVERADO PLEASE HELP THANKS. *JB