Brake Sensor problems of the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

I've had multiple extremely dangerous situation with this vehicle over 2 years. One of the first concern was my headlight daytime bulbs melted to the harness and the one on the passenger side melted thru the number so I started carrying a fire extinguisher behind the driver seat. But one of the most dangerous indecent happened while driving down the highway when my wheel bearing hub gave out n there is nothing else to support the tire onto the truck so my front driver tire went flying off n my truck coming to a complete stop into the ground causing damage to my self, my finder, the wheel sensor, n the driver door. After getting all that fixed I'm afraid of the other hubs giving out. Also when I hit my brakes it seems like there is air in the pedal n the truck will not stop. I don't know if it's bc the sensor got damaged or if the abs box is damage from corrosion and my emergency brake has never seem to do anything. I have replaced many of parts on this truck n when I do it seems like one thing after another.

Abs activates sporadically when braking at low speeds, both in forward and backward motion. This increases stopping distance dramatically. Previous recalls were issued in 2006 (clean sensors) and 2009 (replace sensors). Apparently this is a know safety issue! local dealer refuses to address this without charge and refers me to gm.

I have a 2001 chevy Silverado 1500 extended cab pickup truck that I purchased new. A number of years ago there was a recall for antilock brakes in rust belt states. Supposedly the sensors were dirty and needed to be cleaned. Wisconsin was initially not a rust belt state but eventually was included. Prior to its inclusion my antilock brakes were malfunctioning on a regular basis and caused three near miss accidents before I pulled the fuse to cut power to the system. After wisconsin was included I took my car in - the sensors had rusted away to non existence. They replaced the sensors. About 9 months ago the truck began to exhibit the same failures causing more near misses. I contacted gm. They refuse the repair it a second time. So I have disabled antilock brakes again. I think gm should be made to replace their sensors and they should be designing sensors that don't rust away.

Was pulling into garage applied brakes was running 4 mph anti lock activated peddle went to floor hit work bench knocked wall out of back of garage & damage truck $5000 total damage. Found out wheel sensor was bad replaced no more problems. Seams like something that's is suppose to help you stop should not keep you from stopping if it goes bad crappy fail safe.

Silverado braking is soft and sometimes appears to be engage with front end transfer, that what it sounds like, it could be faulty sensor that activates the abs system. Not sure. . .

The front wheel hubs on my 2001 silverado had to be replaced due to abs sensors not working properly at low brake speeds. I understand chevy issued a recall concerning this problem, I never recieved any notice of this problem or any other recall notices. It cost me $744,99 to have this work done. I feel this is a chevy defect and they should have been made to replace these abs sensors since it is a safety hazard and there problem from the orginal design. My truck is of course out of warranty at 53,256 miles.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 10 mph, the brake pedal vibrated when depressed and the vehicle took longer than normal to stop. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). The current and failure mileages were 103,000. The consumer stated once he informed the dealership of the recall, the mechanics checked the abs sensor and found the wire harness to be corroded. The consumer stated the wire harness was replaced and the sensor needed to be cleaned and now the problem is fixed. Updated 12/12/07.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the antilock brake sensors are engaging when the vehicle is traveling 5 mph or less. The failure occurs while driving and this is the second time. The first occurrence was repaired under safety recall # 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). For the second occurrence, less than 20,000 miles later, the dealer has refused to make the repair under the safety recall. The current mileage is 97,000 and failure mileage was 96,000.

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 .

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact was experiencing brake failures and the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA recall campaign id number 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock) where the dealer cleaned the left brake sensor. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The dealer replaced the right and left brake sensors under the contacts factory warranty. The contact believed the recall repair should have called for the sensors to be replaced and not cleaned. The failure mileage was not available and the current mileage was 37,402.