Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 3500. The contact stated that the brakes failed to engage, causing the contact to drive through a red traffic light. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic and a diagnostic was performed. The failure was located at the rear brake lines and the fuel tank, which was severely corroded. The contact stated that the front frame was also found to be corroded. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate current and failure mileage was 104,000. Updated 01/05/13*lj the consumer stated this malfunction has also caused the left rear rear brake caliper to fail. The caliper had not been replaced. Updated 02/08/2013
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 brakes complaints
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I own a 2001 chevy silverado 3500 extended cab 8' bed 4x4 and have had the brake lines rust out to where the brakes failed and the fuel lines rust to the point of leaking. I am having to completely replace both sets of lines. Have there been any other complaints as to this issue?
Driving approx 35 MPH brake pedal went to floor, pedal was spongy and no real braking power. Found brake lines rusted thru and other signs of corrosion under body. Replace two lines. On october 24, 2012 truck lost braking power again. Found more rusted out lines.
While slowing to execute a left turn, brake pedal went full travel. Overshot the turn and had to proceed to the next available. Had empty left turn lane available for increased stopping distance - hence no accident. Checked brake reservoir and noticed brake fluid level was lower than last checked. Able to limp home and found brake fluid leaking from underneath the bed area (above the fuel tank area). Also noticed quit a bit of corrosion on all the brake lines as well as diesel fuel lines. Truck was from new jersey area.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 3500. The contact stated that the brakes failed while entering a residential driveway. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who stated that the rear brake lines were rusted completely. The failure and the current mileages were 145,000.
My truck has excessive undercarriage rust, to the point of reduced material thickness on the frame and all frame mounted components. Have experience one fuel line failure and fear additional failures of fuel and brake lines. Also all suspension mounting points have large metal flakes coming off.
Brakes failures , rusted brake lines.
We have a 2001 silverado 3500 that shut down in the middle of baltimore traffic back in 2006. We had to have it towed and paid $644.33 to have it fixed. It was the crank position sensor. We came to find out that there was a recall on this in some of the 2001's. But guess what, ours is no on the list! I asked the lady "so who determines which of these model vins get to be on the recall and which ones will the consumer have to pay for. Of course she responded that she was sorry for our inconvenience, but she could not help. Is there any way to have our truck on the recall too and get a reimbursement? We truly love our truck and it has to go in for the ubs brake system too, but we found out it is not covered under that recall either. What gives? We are the ones with these two problems, but our doesn't count? Please help.
Brake line failure for the second time. Rust thru.
Brake lines on my truck rusted thru and brakes failed while on the road. The rusted lines ran from the ABS system to the master cylinder and front brakes. It occurred at low speed and I used emergency brake to get home. The lines have not been replaced as yet. I will save parts.
On my 2001 chevy silverado 3500 pick up ,I took it to the dealer to be checked out because my brakes didn't act right so I took it in and a short time later I received a call from the dealer asking me how did I get the truck into the dealer because the brake line was gone rotted away .they had to replace all my brake lines for this truck. It was a good thing that it happened when it did because a few weeks later I would have been pulling my 33 foot 5th wheel and with that kind of weight I surely would have had a wreck.
The brakse on my 2001 silverado 3500 have been intermittent the past few years. Most of the time they work fine but today was the worst experience of all the rest. I pulled up to a stop light, pedestrians stepped into the cross walk, I stepped on the brakes and went right through the red light. Fortunately the pedestrians were able to jump out of the way as I coasted right through them. The brakes worked fine until I got home then I almost coasted into my garage door.
Vehicle is stalling and not starting and brakes have to be replaced more often than any normal vehicle/truck/van. This occurrence has been happening for the last 2 years. Took the vehicle to many mechanics and even the dealer. All types of things have been replaced (fuel pump, starter, tune-up, spark plugs, brakes, brake disc, rotors, etc...) and it still has the same problem. The vehicle is stalling and it seems that enough gas is not getting to the engine and it seems that brakes wear quite too often. I know this may cost the company alot to recall but we as citizens pay alot for these vehicles and they should own up to these manufacturing issues. I have investigated this problem online and there are many others out there like myself that have reported the same problem from models dating back to 1997. Please assist me with getting the manufacturer to fix this problem, times are hard and I can't afford to spend another dime on this vehicle when I shouldn't. Date listed below is the last occurrence and I am at my wits end. Thanks in advance for your assistance.
2002 chevrolet k-3500. Anti-lock brake system is activating at slow speeds on dry roads with minimal brake pedal pressure, causing questionable braking and stopping ability.
The ABS sensor caused the left front brake to chatter when almost to a stop. On wet pavement the wheel would slide. I took my truck to my dealer for repair. They said that rust was forming between the casting and the sensor and lifting the sensor up. They have seen this several times. They took the sensor out and cleaned the casting and sensor sprayed a anti rust on both and replaced the sensor. Things work ok now.
Anti lock brakes engaging at slow speed.
Dt*: the contact stated the ABS activated at 15 MPH or less. There was a the federal safety agency recall, # 05v379000, regarding the service brakes, hydraulic; antilock. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.
Dt*: the contact stated while applying the brakes at various speeds the stopping distance is increased. The brakes react like a sponge whenever they are applied. The dealership and manufacturer were alerted.
Front ABS sensors on gmc 350 trucks. They are bad just like the 250 & 150 p/u trucks. We had too have ours fixed due to a near miss accident caused by not working properly under 10 MPH shoud be a recall.
As a result of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v379000 I took my 2001 silverado to a certified gm dealer for repair of defect only to find out that although my 3500 has the same exact problem as the 1500, 2500, 3500 is not included in the recall according to gm dealer, it soaked me for $282.48. ,same [xxx] problem my truck only has 22,000 miles. I would like to be reimbursed by gm and I wonder how many 3500 owners have had to pay for this recall. *nm information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Dt: the contact states at low speeds the ABS activated. This is a company vehicle. The contact does not drive the vehicle, but the person who drives it reported the problem. The vehicle is currently at a dealership and it is still being inspected. *ak updated 11/16/2005 - upon inspection the dealer determined that the front wheel speed sensor was dropping out at low speeds. R&r sensors and cleaned corrosion, treated with corrosion resistant grease and reinstalled.
Purchased a 2001 chevrolet 3500 dual wheel diesel silverado pick-up new in 2001. The brake pedal has always felt like a bucket of mush. In the first six months the dealer replaced the master cylinder and all of the brake rotors which were rusted. The problem was still there. It is now july 2005 and I am taking my vehicle to the dealer tomorrow to repair a brakel fluid leak on the left rear of the vehicle. This vehicle is very dangerous to drive because you can not stop like a normal vehicle at any speed. I also own a 2000 chevrolet 25oo and the brakes function normally. Today I checked on brake probems with chevrolet pickups on the internet and find that I am not the only one with problems. It is only a matter of time before death and lawsuits begin. I would encourage you to be more active on this problem before this begins.
Abs pulsates on left front wheel when applied (a noise eminates from the left front wheel). Dealer replaced right front hub and left low speed brake sensor. Brakes still pulsated on left front side. Returned to dealer and was told now the left hub needs replacing. (did not have replaced. ) pulsation in brake system had not stopped after the two earlier repairs. Have spent over $1000.00 for these repairs and do not feel the gm experts know what they are doing. Want the problem resolved, but don't want to spend another $1000.00 only to find out that the problem still exists. Is this problem a sign of a future safety issue? I haul a large fith wheel camper and fear brake failure after perusing the complaints on the gm ABS system.
Consumer states that brake system was so excessively rusted and corroded that the vehicle's stopping distance had tripled. The dealer turned the rotors but reinstalled same brake pads. There exists only 2.5 inches of surface on the rotors left for pads to hit.
While driving at any speed and when applyng brakes, vehicle will pull to the left and will shimmy. Vehicle was serviced 6 times. Dealer repaired the brakes; however, did not find a solution for the problem.*ak vehicle still pulls to the left and steering shakes whenever stopping. Condition is worse.
Intermittently brakes will go all the way to the floor. It has been to dealer 7 times for same problem. Parts have been changed, but problem seems to resurface. *ak consumer states 4 way emergency flashers do not always work must fiddle with switch or turn signal to operate, battery will not show green eye, water is leaking left side top and right side of drivers side windshield, and front end and steering shimmy at 30-40 MPH.
After changing tires ABS system would not work properly on wet roads. Dealer was told not to reset ABS system.
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