When the vehicle brakes were applied the brake pedal went to the floor and the vehicle experienced extended stopping distance. The dealer replaced the hydraulic booster. The booster had to be replaced again because of the same failure. *ak *ph
2001 Chevrolet Silverado brakes complaints
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Emergency parking brake when engaged it didn't hold, and vehicle rolled forward.
Per consumer ABS motor will not shut off. This could result in a vehicle fire caused by overheating.
The brakes did not hold when they were pressed while driving over a bump. *nlm *cb
The brake pedal is too low to the floorboard. Vehicle was taken to the dealer on 5/1/2003 ,5th time, and the pedal was still too low. Consumer has also contacted the bbb.
Abs pump continued to run after vehicle shut off. Unplugged pump to stop. Required replacement of ABS pump.
Sometimes while driving, when the brakes are applied the brake pedal is very hard. The driver has to pump brake pedal to stop.
The rotors were out of round, which caused the vehicle to experience extended stopping distance.
When driving under rainy conditions, the brake became very hard when it was applied.
The ABS unit continued to run after the vehicle was turned off, the consumer had to pull the main ABS fuse to solve the problem.
The park brake light appeared on the dash board panel. The brake did not hold in the up right position. *jb the park brake had worn out.
The emergency park brake did not hold.
The ABS was not functioning properly, when the brake was applied, it would go all the way to the floor.
While braking, if the truck hits a bump or rough surface, occasionally you can feel a vibration in the brake pedal and it has no stopping power. You can let up on brake, then re-apply and stopping power is provided. I am told by the chevrolet dealer, where I purchased the truck, that this is a problem with the anti-lock braking. When I asked about a recall on this, I was told there was none.
Problems with the brake pedal and ABS system. Also stated that everytime he is driving the vehicle on a flat surface every thing is fine but if is a rough surface the brake pedal will go down to the floor and it won't stop. Dealer was contacted and stated that it is normal on those vehicle but consumer doesn't feel safe. Ts
While travelling over an expansion joint on a bridge, the anti lock brake system engaged as if truck was skidding. This caused consumer to lose temporary control of braking and steering functions which resulted in a collision.
Abs brake system doesn't work properly, dealer has been notified.
While driving at any speed, and with no warning, if consumer hits a bump in road anti lock brakes will not work, and it will be hard for vehicle to stop. Dealer notified.
Premature wear of parking brake caused brake shoe to wear. Dealer has repaired vehicle. *ak consumer stated that the parking brake design allows shoe to drop down and contact the parking brake drum while vehicle was moving. This wears out shoe and drum.
While driving about 50mph vehicle will sputter,/barely idling, and then stall in middle of an intersection. Vehicle checked by dealer 3 times, who advised consumer that he could not duplicate problem.
While traveling on highway and without prior warning steering will turn to left, and the ABS braking light appears on dashboard. Dealership is aware of problem.
When brakes are appled they do not hold. This caused an accident. Had parts replaced 7 times, however problem reoccurred. *ak
Rear brakes system not working properly. When applying brakes it causes extened stopping distance. Vehicle been to the dealer on two occasions and proble reoccurring. Feel free to provide any further information.
While driving 5-10 MPH powersteering went out, brakes as well. Brake pedal went to the floor. Vehicle was towed to dealer, ower steering pump failed, causing the brakes to fail, as well.
Consumer states the vehicle squeaks/squeals when brakes are applied, vehicle has been to the dealer on two occasion and they informed consumer that the noise was the characteristic of the metallic pads used on those vehicles. Nlm
When stopping, brake pedal was down to the floor. Abs brakes locked up and vehicle slid before coming to a stop. Took vehicle to dealer who could not duplicate the problem.*ak dealer replaced leaking master cylinder and deglazed the rotors. Transmission experienced slipping, clunking and would not shift into 1st gear, dealer replaced transmission. Rear end is noisy, u-joints have been replaced, however noise reoccured, consumer states chevrolet has a u-joint and bearing problem.
The problem is when coming to a stop (under braking) if you don't come to a complete and total stop and you decide to switch back to the accelerator, the truck free revs for about half a second and then dumps the transmission in gear. While this has yet to cause me any dangerous problems, I believe it very well could in the rain or ice/snow. If you're not prepared for it, sometimes it hits hard enough that for a moment you're somewhat disoriented, representing a dangerous situation if there's other traffic around.
While driving could step on the brakes pedal, but brakes will not operate, resulting in extended stopping distance. Dealer was contacted. Please provide more information.
Brake failure.
While traveling through a car wash line and when applying brakes they didn't work properly, and vehicle ran into a plow.
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