Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. He stated that the parking brake does not work. The dealer inspected the vehicle and determined there was a malfunction with the parking brake. The dealer stated that the vehicle was not included as part of a recall. The failure and current mileages were 56,000. The VIN was unavailable.
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 5 MPH the ABS activated when the brake pedalwas depressed and the vehicle failed to stop. The road conditions were clear. The dealer had not inspected the vehicle. There was recall # 05v379000 concerning the antilock brakes. Prior to the failure the vehicle was inspected and repaired under the recall. The contact spoke with a general motors representative, who stated that the dealer would be unable to inspect or repair the vehicle again. The current and failure mileage were 69,000.*ak updated 04/30/07.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. On several occasions while driving at slow speeds the brake pedal made complete contact with the floor. The contact had to engage the brakes a couple of times to slow the vehicle down. Also, there was noise. The failure mileage was 25 MPH. There was snow on the ground at the time of the failure. The mechanic stated that the rear rotors were worn out, and had to be replaced. The current mileage was 49,000. *ak update 4/25/07
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact heard a scrapping noise in the vehicle. Recall campaign# 05v161000 was related to the parking brake failure. The failure mileage was 52,000. In october 2006 the dealer stated that the recall was not related to this vehicle due to the brake pads and rotors being worn. *ak the current mileage was 61610. Update *4/23/07 *
Anti-lock brakes do not work properly. If I am going slow and need to stop fast the brakes are like I am on ice. I have rolled into several red lights. If I am on rough road they do not work correctly.
I had a recall that was supposed to of been fixed but now they are not working correctly and I almost had a major accident. I have a 2001 chevy silverado pickup and the ABS sensors lock up the brakes for no reason . They say they fixed the recall awhile back which I do not believe . This is a very serious problem . I am just waiting for the lawsuits to hit gm . I almost crashed though a front glass window pane store front . If I had heart problems I would have probably had a heart attack ! This is a serious, serious problem .
Parking brake failure. Gm put out recall for manual transmission vehicles but not auto trans. Truck would not pass state inspection. Took to dealer and paid to have it fixed.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, a grinding noise was heard. The vehicle was driven to an independent repair shop, who determined the parking brake was metal to metal. The rotors were shaved and the pads were replaced. The dealer was not contacted. Updated 1/19/2007 - the emergency brake pads were completely worn. The pads on the regular brakes still had over 50% use left. The consumer claimed that he only used the emergency brake twice. The brakes are not self adjusting but have to be adjusted manually.
The parking brake is worn off. It did not pass the state inspection and now it will cost me about $350 dollars to get something fix that gm should recall. Not being able to use the parking brake could of being very dangerous to my family in case needed. Thank god this did not happen. Please report this to gm and have them do something. Thanks.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the ABS light and both brake lights illuminated. When the vehicle was shut off, there was a noise that sounded like a fan running. A private mechanic was consulted, who informed the contact that the noise was due to the ABS pump running continuously, and that the ABS module needed to be replaced.
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.
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)?
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.
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.
Anti- lock brakes engaging when not needed.
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.
The consumer had trouble with the rear caliper locking up. There is also problem with a stiff pedal at low speeds. *ts there were problems with the hub, the rear brake rotors and pads were worn and there was sensor corrosion. The consumer requested that the vehicle be repaired at the factory's expense. Recall#05068
Parking brake failure on 2001 chevrolet 1500 series pickup. Consumer reports magazine published a safety alert for this same problem stating that 1999-2005 models are at danger because of friction that could make the parking brake ineffective. Our understanding is a recall has been issued for the manual transmissions, but not for the automatic transmissions which is what we have. We took one of the trucks from our business fleet (comprised of 15-20 chevrolet 1500 series pickup trucks) to be inspected today and it failed because of this parking brake failure. There was another gentleman at the inspection place with a chevrolet 1500 truck while we were there, and his truck failed for the parking brake also. We contacted moritz chevrolet, a local dealership, and they stated that they see large #s of vehicles come in for this same problem. The auto inspection establishment said they same thing - they fail countless numbers of 1999-2005 chevrolet 1500 pickup trucks for parking brake failure. It is going to cost us $200 to have this repaired. Chevrolet clearly knows that there is a problem, and a recall needs to be issued at once. This is a safety hazard.
When braking on dry pavement, ABS kicks in making it hard to stop. Took to chevy garage in superior, wi and they said there was a recall on the vehicle but not in the state of wisconsin or minnesota. Why?
Dt: the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet truck and was having problems with the brakes. The first time there was an incident where he tried to stop the vehicle but could not stop. As a result the consumer's vehicle hit another vehicle. The second time the consumer was trying to stop for a stop sign but could not stop. The service dealer turned the rotors at 4,000 miles. The first time the dealer replaced the both front bearings and ABS sensors. The consumer had to pay for this repair. This time the service dealer replaced right and left hub and the ABS sensor.*ak the ABS activated as the vehicle was slowing down. The rotors had to be turned at 4000 miles.
Pulled into a parking space very low speed, it was raining. Pressed on brake pedal to stop and the ABS started pumping the pedal remained hard but the ABS kept pumping as the vehicle rolled up over the sidewalk and into the side of a business. G.m. States the vehicle is part of a recall but is currently waiting on parts.
Unwanted ABS activation. Increased unexpected stopping distances. Near collision with garage and near hitting of pedestrian. Upcoming recall applicable only to "salt belt" states. Does not include wi. Nor mn.[salt not used on streets in these states?] see campaign #05v379000.
I own a 2001 chevrolet silverado truck the anti- lock brakes will engage for no reason causing increased stopping distances, fortunatly the only thing that was hit was a curb.
When coming to a stop, the brakes on my 2001 chey silverado will suddenly stop braking at low speed. Twice this week while parking, I nearly hit the vehicle in front of me. I find it paticularly bad when turning. This has been going on for the past three months, and seem to be getting worse. I have had the brakes inspected recently by a mechanic and nothing wrong was found with the pads or rotors.
Brake anti-lock system cycles at low speeds increasing stopping distance.
While trying to come to a stop upon entering a parking spot in front of a county health bldg. The brake pedal on my truck did not respond. The pedal went hard and the truck continued forward, I applied the brake again with the same results causing the truck to strike the building and destroy a service enterance door. I estimate my speed to have been under 5 MPH since the airbag did not deploy. I believe this is the result of a deffective anti-lock brake sensor. As of today I have not been to the dealer to have the failure fixed.
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.
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