2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

DT THE DEALERSHIP CAME ON JUNE 27TH, 2005. THE DIFFERENTIAL THAT DRIVES THE WHEELS IN THE BACK ON THE VAN MADE A NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 5 OR 6 TIMES, THEY REBUILT IT TWICE, AND KEPT SAYING IT WAS ALRIGHT TO DRIVE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING , AND IT LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

THE BRAKES ON THE T RUCK ARE NOT RIGHT. THEY WORK OKAY BUT WHEN YOU ARE GOING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR AND HIT THE BRAKE, THE ABS COMES ON MAKES A GRATING NOISE THAT YOU CAN BOTH FEEL AND HEAR. I HAVE HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED AND THIS IS WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP THAN NORMAL. THE NOISIE IS ALSO KIND OF SCARY. I HAVE HAD TO PUT NEW ROTORS ON THE F RONT OF THE T RUCK AND BOTH ROTORS AND PADS ON THE BACK. ALL OF THEM WERE RUSTED AND PITTED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS ABOUT 26,000 MILES ON IT AND IT DOESN'T GET HARD USE.

I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGING AT SLOW SPEED AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. IN NOVEMBER 2004 THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE (ABS WAS ENGAGED ON DRY PAVEMENT) WHEN PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY, RESULTING IN A NEAR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT A LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE SENSORS IN THE WHEELS BECAUSE OF CORROSION, I BELIEVE AS A RESULT OF DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING. MY TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS DRIVEN IN A NORMAL FASHION WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED.

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ABS BRAKES, FIRST THE RIGHT FRONT BEARING HUB WEAR AND TIRE VIBRATION, THEN THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, WILL STAY ON THEN EXTINGUISH AND COME AGAIN AND STAY ON, ABS DOES NOT WORK.

UPON TAKING MY TRUCK TO GET INSPECTED, I WAS INFORMED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS COMPLETELY SHOT. I TOOK THE TRCUK TO THE DEALER TO GET IT REPLACED AND WAS THEN TOLD THAT ALL FOUR BRAKES WERE GONE (DOWN TO THE ROTORS). THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES AND WAS NOT DRIVEN THAT HARD SINCE PURCHASED.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGING AT SLOW SPEEDS IN CLEAR AND DRY WEATHER. WOULD NOT STOP IN TIME WHILE TRYING TO PARK IN A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT . VEHICLE WENT PAST INTENDED STOP IN LOT AND JUST MISSED A PEDESTRIAN. TRUCK WAS STOPPED BY CURB. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL SHOP NOT UNDER WARRANTY. CAUSE OF BRAKING PROBLEM WAS CORROSION ON WHEEL SENSORS. REAR SENSORS WHERE CLEANED. FRONT LEFT CALIPER AND PADS WERE DAMAGED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT CALIPERS( REPLACEMENT IN SET ONLY REQUIRED)WILL CHECK TO SEE IF OLD PART IS STILL AVAILABLE. REAR SENSORS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED.

AT ABOUT 55,900 MILES, THE ABS ON MY PICKUP TRUCK BEGAN COMMING ON AT ABOUT 5 TO 8 MPH WHEN BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING AND LED TO MY WIFE CRASHING INTO A STEEL POLE BARRIER IN A PARKING LOT AND DESTROYING THE FRONT BUMPER.

AFTER PUTTING TRUCK IN GEAR (AUTO) THE GAS PEDAL WIL OCCASIONALLY NOT DEPRESS WITHOUT FORCE. THIS LEADS TO A SUDDEN BURST OF SPEED WHILE TRUCK IS IN GEAR. DEALER RECCOMMENDS A $100 THROTTLE BODY CLEANING. IF A CRITICAL AREA IS GETTING DIRTY, ISN'T THAT A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY MANUFACTURER? REPAIR "HOW TO" WEBSITES TALK ABOUT CLEANING AND PLUGGING A HOLE THAT LETS IN DIRT

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. RECALL DOESN'T INCLUDE TRUCKS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, BUT THEY HAVE THE SAME BRAKE SYSTEMS. MY EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING ALTHOUGH I HAVE ONLY USED THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES IN FOUR YEARS. ALSO, AFTER QUESTIONING OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME TRUCKS THEY FIND OUT THAT THEIR BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING EITHER.*AK

THE OWNER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY HARDENED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. ALSO THE OWNER CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND BLED THE BRAKES. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE STILL DOESN'T HAVE MUCH BRAKING POWER. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE THE RIGHT FRONT BEARING AND THE HUB SENSOR. *SC *JB