2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 steering problems

Filed Jun 2, 2016 · Brakes, Steering · 324,000 miles · LA

This is the 5th time my brakes are hanging up and over heating the wheel. Smoking severly. Had problem with ABS. System so I unplugged sensors from front wheels. And on the 1st the right passenger side did it again. Doesn't matter if on state hwy or city streets. Always starts when moving. A wobble in steering wheel. Then pulling right or left depending on which wheel is locking.

Filed May 16, 2016 · Brakes, Steering · 147,000 miles · OH

When slowing down to stop, while at low speed, using the brakes engages the ABS system and steering becomes suddenly difficult.

Filed Dec 19, 2015 · Brakes, Steering · 331,000 miles · MI

While driving on a rural country road I soundly and without warnong lost my power brakes and steering. . Steering was very difficult and brakes were almost not functional. I took a great effort to turn the steering wheel and apply the brakes to safely stop the vehicle. If I was traveling in traffic at highway speeds I could not control and safely stop the vehicle.. I immediately parked the vehicle and had it towed to a nearby dealership. The power steering pump was replaced. So the power steering pump malfunctioned (broken shaft) while the vehicle was underway.. The power steering malfunction affected both the power steering and brakes and there was no warning. I feel this is a poor design. Minimally there should be some sort of warning when the power steering and or power brakes are compromised. As I understand it this same issue occurs when the serpentine belt fails. The belt will fail when the belt tensioner does. Again no warning when this occurs.

Filed Jul 14, 2015 · Engine, Steering · 65,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet 2500 hd. While driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the crank shaft position sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

Filed May 28, 2015 · Brakes, Steering · 96,000 miles · WI

The vehicle stalled while driving down a ramp to highway 41. Power brakes and steering did not work as the engine was dead. The vehicle had to be cranked repeatedly to get it to restart. This was the first incident that I remember, but it happened again many times over the years without warning. Finally this year after some research I found that the problem was caused by a faulty crank position sensor. I learned there was a recall (the federal safety agency - ea06016) for this but gm said my vehicle was not covered by it even though it was the same problem identified in the recall. I have read reports of others that had the same failure but gm has refused to fix saying the vehicle was not included in the recall. I believe the recall should be expanded as this is a serious problem that could cause an accident. The crankshaft position sensor was replaced and the problem has been solved. I have the old sensor if needed for testing.

Filed Sep 25, 2014 · Steering · 215,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that a rubbing sound emitted from the steering column whenever making a turn. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing. The technician diagnosed that a new steering column was needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 215,000.

Filed Sep 3, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 55,000 miles · MI

My 2001 chevy silverado 2500hd with the 8.1 engine will stall at anytime. It has happened when sitting idle, taking off from a light, and I've even had it happen doing 50 MPH. I refuse to let someone borrow my truck because I'm afraid they will panic and get in an accident. It is especially dangerous since you lose power steering and basically have no control of the vehicle. Sometimes I can drive for 50 miles and not have a problem and other times it will stall twice in 30 minutes. So there seems to be no rhyme or reason. I do not understand why there has not been a recall issued for this problem.

Filed Jun 24, 2014 · Brakes, Engine · 110,000 miles · VA

Going down the highway at approx 60 miles per hour. Truck turned off. This has happened several times. All electrical appears to be working. Other trucks with same model year had a recall under gm recall no. 06083. I have the same engine but they say mine is not subject to the recall.

Filed Jun 4, 2012 · Brakes, Steering · 141,311 miles · MO · 1 injury

Traveling at 65 MPH brakes all of a sudden the brakes were applied w/o applying them loss of steering control etc. Evaluating this problem ii saw that the brake pedal was going down to the floor, so I pulled up on it with my foot and the brakes released but steering control did not resume. I got off at the next exit and very slowly made my way on home. Any application of the brake pedal resulted in brakes locking up and they were applied so tightly that any acceleration could not speed up unless I pulled up on the brake pedal. Upon arriving home looked things over no power steering unless motor was at high RPM,power steering pump looked as if it expelled fluid out the breather cap and the brakes smelled as if very hot. Now that this happened I recognized this had happened before but somehow repaired itself,but not to this extreme. I suffered bruises from shoulder harness and seatbelt and some knots on my head from being thrown around I came so close to out of control and a rollover simply couldn't control my truck.

Filed Mar 5, 2007 · Steering · 70,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. On march 2, 2007, while driving 70m ph the contact noticed oncoming traffic, and when attempting to apply the brakes they failed. The contact was unable to gain control of the steering wheel. The dealer advised the contact that there was a line in the power steering booster that caused the failure. The manufacturer stated that there was nothing they could do to assist the contact with the repairs. The current and failure mileage was 70,000. *ak updated 04/05/07.