Two problems related to brake fluid leak have been reported for the 2001 Chevrolet 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While pulling boat out of water at marina,pulled truck up ramp to parking lot and when my buddy hit the brakes,the brake pedal went to the floorboard. When we looked under drivers side door, we could see break fluid leaking out of break line. Took to mechanic ,lines all rusted out. Checked my lines on my 2001 chevy silverado when I got home,same problem, all rusted. Truck is parked until recall.
Started truck, went to put in gear and brake pedal went clear to floor. Looked under truck and had a puddle of brake fluid approximately under the front of the driver's door. Upon inspection, the line that went from the abs module up to the right front brake had ruptured (small pin hole). All the brake lines on the truck are about rusted through. This rupture left me with no brakes on the truck. Luckily it happened in a parking lot while putting in gear instead of while trying to brake on the roads.