general problems of the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - part 1

Abs locks up because of faulty wheel speed sensors known problem locking up brake pedal resulting in loss of control of vehicle causing collisions and dangerous situations.

The gm/GMC trucks with abs are unsafe and dangerous to the drivers and other pedestrians and vehicles on all roads. The abs module light comes on and the brake warning light after driving normally and occasionally on its own and after a bump in the road. The abs system is unavailable/disabled when the light is on, the abs system has stopped and the light turned on when applying the brakes hard to avoid other vehicles and other actions such as steering away to avoid an accident arenecessary. While doing research on this problem I discovered that many gm/GMC pickup trucks have this problem with abs failure and the only sure repair being to replace the abs/ebcm module, there are codes stored for the abs system showing it has failed and stopped working. This problem is so large that an aftermarket industry has grown to address this issue providing rebuilt modules. I worked for a Chevrolet dealership for 19 years and am an ase master technician and tested my own silverado and have had to replace my abs module, at my own cost as nearly all other owners, to ensure that I and my wife will be safe while driving. Please make the manufacturers responsible and liable for repairs/replacement so that the truck owners and others sharing the roads stay safe and alive.

Break line and break system has been giving issues and failure has occur. To the point of almost causing an accident. Steering issues several times. Pick-up truck suspension since newer truck has had big issues. Please remediate.

Parking brake not working on 5 speed transmission. Has rolled when parked and in gear. Has happened on multiple occasions.

Anti-lock engages at low speeds causing a no brake situation. Almost hit car in front and stationary objects.

Anti-lock brakes engaging on dry pavement. Not allowing truck to stop safely while trying to park. Hit a concrete wall today. Chevy claims to have already repaired this in 2006 but apparently not. If it were fixed this would not be a problem. Just thankful no one was hurt.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 55 mph, the abs engaged independently without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

When the parking break is pressed down the truck is drivable.

Evaporated system.

Abs engaged making it impossible to stop and causing me to run over parking lot stop curb and almost down into a lake. My grandma Chevrolet and they said it had been fixed in 2008 under a recall and as such wouldn't fix it again even though it is the same problem supposedly fixed.

At speeds lower than 5 mph, abs braking system engages on dry or wet pavement resulting in failure to stop the vehicle. Example - pulling into a parking spot the vehicle would not stop and resulted in bumping into next vehicle. Also at a stop sign/lighted intersection, the vehicle would not stop resulting in vehicle going into the intersection and oncoming traffic.

While driving at slow speeds and coming to a stop my abs system will activate on dry pavement. This happens at every stop I make. This causes increase stopping distance and creates a large safety risk.

Tl- the contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while attempting to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal, there was an increase in stopping distance. The contact stated that when the failure occurred, the brake pedal vibrated and traveled to the floorboard. The failure occurred when driving at low speeds. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the brakes on all four wheels but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The failure mileage was unavailable. Djr.

The brake's lost pressure and ended up rear ending the car in front of me. After further examination all the brakes lines are completely rusted and and one of the lines gave out completely which lead to the loss of pressure and cause of wreck.

Even after the recall was performed for the low speed abs activation the abs is activating again. This time causing me to run into a concrete wall. I contacted the dealer and they said the recall was done back in 2009. Obviously that did not fix the problems.

Started to leave driveway and brake petal went to floor with no control. Managed to coast to stop and pushed truck back to garage.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the check engine warning light, low fuel warning light, and the abs warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet silverado. While driving at various speeds over bumps the brakes slipped and were stiff and failed to stop. The emergency brake was engaged to stop the vehicle and contact stated the vehicle was undriveable. There were no warning lights illuminated the contact called paramus Chevrolet 94 NJ-17, paramus, NJ 07652 (201) 261-7100 but vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but did not assist. The failure mileage was 60,000. Ap.

Pulling into a driveway a brakeline ruptured along frame rail in front of drivers door. Have had to replace about 20 feet of line on more than three occasions. Latest incident was replacing the fuel filter,the fuel lines are corroded and leaking fuel. My local dealer has refused service on a vehicle more than 10 years old. Now what?.

I was driving to alabama from florida. When I was about three hours out I was going down the road hauling a lot of personal items since I was in the middle of moving. It started storming real bad so I slowed down to 60 mph and as I was approaching another vehicle they all the sudden slammed on their brakes. I saw them as soon as they did it then I slammed on my brakes and the pedal went straight to the floor. I almost hit them but I turned sharp and went into the woods. I didn't hit anything but small trees so very little damage to outside of truck. Damage is still their because since the wreck I have not been able to work cause I destroyed my back and neck. After that I still had to drive the truck the rest of the three hour trip that ended up taking nine hours of extreme pain and shot nerves. Once I finally got home it took forever and a lot of money to half way fix the truck. Since you can't get replacement lines and had to have them custom made. Truck is still crap because now every single part of the brake system is shot along with the body and undercarriage. It is solid rust now and keeps braking down and will cost around three to five thousand at the cheapest to fix. If I would have known what I do now then I would have sued chevy and this worthless organization cause yall have known about this problem for a long time and did nothing. I think yall and chevy owe me and thousands of other people a lot of money. If you still do nothing I will go to every news organization or any other company or lawyer that will go after your company. You are here to protect people from things like this but all you have done is hope we all die. I will spend the rest of my life trying to shut you down and make every person that works for this crap organization responsible for every person that gets hurt or dies. Just do your job that's all I want.

I was driving down the hwy and my brakes went completely out. No warning light that is a lie and so is the statement about it slowly coming to a stop. Luckily I was going up a hill so it came to a stop then started rolling backwards into on coming traffic and I had to go off the road and hit a pole and broke my tailgate off cause the tailgate pins were rusted to and I live in alabama. No salt anywhere. Thanks chevy, now I can't even fix the truck because its going to cost me 1,000 dollars.

While pulling into my parking area and braking, the break pedal went to the floor. A hissing sound was heard while the pedal was being pushed. Upon inspection a break in the brakeline under the driver's side cab was identified at the hanger. Based upon visual inspection their appears to be corrosion around the break in the line.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph or less, he noticed that the abs would activate and increase stopping distance and time when braking. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 155,150. The VIN was not available.

My brakes are beginning to fail when making sharp turns. Noticeble when turning into parking spaces. I hit the back of a parked vehicle this weekend because of it and now I'm afraid to drive my truck. When the sharp turn is made (in either direction) the abs kicks in and the pedal begins to vibrate then goes to the floor. The vehicle is a 2001 chevy Silverado 1500, 4 wheel drive. On 6/21/2011 I called cheverolet to report this problem and ask for help and they would not because a recall had not been made. I found other recalls online stating this same kind of problem; (NHTSA recall campaign id number 05v379000) I would like for you to issue a recall as soon as possible so I can be reimbursed for the repairs I am going to have to make right now to make my vehicle safe to drive.

The parking brake will fail without warning. The only way that it will work is with continuous adjustment. It has been repaired by a mechanic only to fail again. This has been a recurring problem since I purchased the vehicle in 2011.

In my 2001 chevy silver auto, every time I come to a stop at a stop sign I am experiencing unwanted anti-lock brake system application. This happens every time I stop and happens at low speeds only. I have found there was a recall on this same issue ( NHTSA campaign # 05v379000). This however does not include my vehicle but it needs to !!.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact was driving 5 mph when he applied the brakes and the pedal went straight into the floorboard. The emergency brake was applied and the vehicle coasted to a stop. The brakes were repaired. The failure mileage was 97,000 and the current mileage was 97,050. Updated 01/04/ljb updated 01/10/j.

Nosie (grunting sound) in front when applying brake. Seems like abs is releasing the front brake. Pulled in driveway last night push down brake pedel, the truck front brakes made an awful sound, stopping distance was effected and ran off drive into yard. Truck has been into dealer twice, still has the problem.

Upon stepping on brake at low speed to stop, it felt as though abs took over and caused truck to lose braking power. Almost crashed into fence. Than second time less than one hour later had same thing happen pulling into driveway. Third time a day latter pulling into drive abs felt again and brake not engaging.

Anti-lock brakes engage as vehicle comes to a stop. Vehicle ends up 2-5 feet further than desired stopping location. Hubs, have been replaced, rotors have been replaced 4 times with only 61k miles on vehicle that is garage kept. Nothing has fixed problem. Vehicle is dangerous to drive.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that the abs was activated while driving low speeds to include 10 mph. When the contact attempted to stop the vehicle, it failed to stop. The dealer advised the contact that a related recall was state specific. The Chevrolet manufacturer also informed the contact that he would have to repair the vehicle at his own expense. The failure mileage was 84,000.

Abs activates at low speed, 5-10mph, on dry pavement. This extends the stopping distance. Happens more than 50% of the time when stopping. Same condition as described in campaign number 05v379000.

I believe my vehicle has suffered same exact problems outlined in NHTSA action number: pe05020 and recall campaign number: 05v379000. When trying to stop in parking lot or parking garage the abs would activate at very low speeds and my vehicle would not stop. I would run into cement while chocks or blocks that are designed to stop a car in parking lots. This has happened 5-10 times in my vehicle. It has not happened in the past year but I believe this is because the abs has been deactivated by vehicle. Last month I had to slam on brakes and they locked up and my truck skidded out of control, had to release brakes to regain control. Luckily no accidents yet.

The anti-lock braking system just started activating when I am traveling at low speeds. It occurs every single time I try to stop! have not gotten to get it fixed yet just started last night when it made me run into my own garage wrecking my garage!!.

When driving on city streets in phoenix I will press on the brake pedal and the pedal will drop. This happens mostly when there are bumps or rough pavement. I have to quickly pump the brake pedal to get brakes bake. This has been going on since I bought the truck in 2003.