2001 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Brakes Problems

Front right brake overheated.

NHTSA ID

11613397

Incident

Sep 5, 2024

MY 2001 CHEVY ONE TON SILVERADO PICK-UP WITH 90,000 MILES ON IT , HAS MAJORLY RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I BLEW A BRAKE LINE. WHEN I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT LINE IT WAS,I WAS AMAZED AT HOW BADLY ALL THE LINES WERE RUSTED. MY MECHANIC QUOTED ME LIKE $ 1400 DOLLARS TO REPLACE ALL OF THE LINES,AND GUARANTEE HIS WORK. I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL GM TRUCKS FROM 2000 TO 2009 HAD THIS MAJOR PROBLEM . I HAVE FOUND AN AFTER MARKET LINE KIT FOR $ 280 WITH ABOUT 3 DAYS LABOR FOR A DIY GUY.

NHTSA ID

10955530

Incident

Feb 3, 2017

Mileage

90,000 mi

BRAKES FAILED. RUPTURED BRAKE LINE & BARELY AVOIDED ACCIDENT. ON A STREET, VEHICLE MOVING.

NHTSA ID

10875275

Incident

Jun 10, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE TOWING LOAD. 76000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE 2004 AND HAVE PARKED IT INSIDE SINCE OWNING IT. ANNUAL INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE ON DRIVE TRAIN BY MECHANIC. NO WARNING THAT THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. BRAKE LINE OVER REAR AXLE LEAKING FLUID. HAD THE BOAT/TRAILER TOWED HOME BY FRIEND AND TOOK TRUCK TO REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

10784936

Incident

Sep 26, 2015

Mileage

76,700 mi

CAME CLOSE TO HITTING AN SO CRUISER IN BACK WHEN FRONT BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT ON LEFT FRAME AND AT FRONT WHEEL ,WONDERING IF GM IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ,BEEN READING ON GOOGLE THAT IT SEEMS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME THING GOING ON LOOKED AT REST OF LINES AND THEY ARE ALL ALMOST RUSTED AWAY ,I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS I HAVE A 1996 S10 BLAZER AND THE LINES ARE JUST FINE ON THIS OLD OF A VEHICLE ,I CAN'T FIND ANYWHERE THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ? *TR

NHTSA ID

10694738

Incident

Mar 5, 2015

Mileage

58,345 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS FAILED AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 04/13/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 11/12/2015*JS

NHTSA ID

10679102

Incident

Dec 1, 2014

Mileage

69,000 mi

I WAS PREPARING TO HOOK MY 5TH WHEEL AND WHILE POSITIONING MY TRUCK I HAD LOSE OF ALMOST ALL BRAKING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I NOTICED A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER MY DRIVERS DOOR. I THEN TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND I HAD TO PAY $1400,00. I BABY MY TRUCK BUT THE RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS BAD, THE BODY AND INTERIOR IS PRISTINE. WE COULD HAVE DIED IF THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AFTER MY 5TH WHEEL WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY! I WANT GM TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND GIVE ME OUR MONEY! I HAVE ALL RECEIPTS FROM THE CHELSEA CHEVY DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10664676

Incident

Oct 16, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND ON BOTH MY CHEVY TRUCKS THE ABS MODULE WILL INTERMEDIATELY MALFUNCTION AND WHILE THE LIGHT COMES ON THE ABS BRAKE DO NOT WORK. WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I95 IN RICHMOND VA I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE TRAVELING WITH TRAFFIC, WHEN A CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY OVER CONFUSION OF THE EXIT SIGNS FOR I895. THE 2013 AVALANCHE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED HARD AND WAS ABLE TO TURN AWAY FROM THE STOPPED CAR, MY FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH RENDERED STEERING AWAY USELESS. I HIT THE AVALANCHE IN THE RIGHT REAR WITH MY LEFT FRONT. THIS CAUSE $8,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND $5700 IN DAMAGE TO HIS. LATE LAST YEAR MY 2002 SUBURBAN STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE GM DEALERSHIP I WENT TO TOLD ME IT WAS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM AND WANTED $1,200 TO REPLACE THE "DEALER ONLY SUPPLIED" PART. THIS IS A PART THAT CAN WORK/ NOT WORK AT ANY MOMENT. MY ABS KICKED IN THEN LOCKED UP WITH THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE THE ACCIDENT WAS HAPPENING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10649092

Incident

Jul 27, 2013

Mileage

144,000 mi

WHY ISN'T NHTSA FORCING GM TO RECALL ALL THESE TRUCKS AND SUV'S WITH BADLY RUSTING BRAKE SYSTEMS??? MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500 HAS MAJOR BRAKE ISSUES DUE TO RUST/CORROSION. I WAS TRAVELING THE INTERSTATE AND WENT FOR MY EXIT, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, NEARLY A NO BRAKE SITUATION, FORTUNATELY I STILL HAD MY FRONT BRAKES WORKING. THIS TRUCK SPENDS IT'S NIGHTS IN THE GARAGE, AND IS WELL CARED FOR WITH LOW MILEAGE FOR A 2001 (ONLY 98,000) MILES, MY 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS 210,000 MILES! AND I'VE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH BRAKE-LINE RUST/CORROSION. I DON'T FEEL SAFE TAKING MY TRUCK ON LONG VACATIONS OR USING IT TO TOW A TRAVEL TRAILER (WHICH IS WHY I BOUGHT IT) AND IT ONLY HAS 98,000 MILES, BUT MY TRUSTY GRAND CARAVAN GIVES NO PROBLEMS WITH ITS BRAKE PERFORMANCE EVEN WITH 210,000 MILES. *JS

NHTSA ID

10609083

Incident

Feb 12, 2014

Mileage

98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT REPORTED NO INJURIES DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE INCIDENT BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

NHTSA ID

10560234

Incident

Dec 30, 2013

Mileage

117,000 mi

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*JS

NHTSA ID

10487826

Incident

Sep 1, 2012

Mileage

104,000 mi

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? *TR

NHTSA ID

10483607

Incident

Sep 26, 2009

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10482324

Incident

Feb 8, 2011

Mileage

60,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10472983

Incident

Aug 25, 2012

Mileage

138,345 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10467912

Incident

Jul 20, 2012

Mileage

145,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10465338

Incident

Jul 12, 2012

Mileage

96,000 mi

BRAKES FAILURES , RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10454293

Incident

Apr 5, 2012

Mileage

90,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10376225

Incident

Mar 24, 2006

Mileage

81,950 mi

BRAKE LINE FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME. RUST THRU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10362223

Incident

Aug 20, 2010

Mileage

65,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10355522

Incident

Sep 14, 2010

Mileage

81,167 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10326062

Incident

May 19, 2009

Mileage

61,607 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10266436

Incident

Apr 22, 2009

Mileage

65,135 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10251240

Incident

Dec 8, 2008

Mileage

72,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235984

Incident

Jun 15, 2008

Mileage

50,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10208497

Incident

Oct 21, 2007

Mileage

68,000 mi