Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | ABS locks up because of faulty wheel speed sensors known problem locking up brake pedal resulting in loss of control of… |
| 2024-02-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The gm/gmc trucks with abs are unsafe and dangerous to the drivers and other pedestrians and vehicles on all roads. Th… |
| 2023-07-03 | WHEELS | No | 0 | The exterior of the wheel well separated from the interior cylinder of the wheel well. The issue appears that the wheel… |
| 2023-06-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 equipped with Kelly Tires, Tire Line: Edge, Tire Size: 245/75/R16, DOT… |
| 2023-05-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Break line and break system has been giving issues and failure has occur. To the point of almost causing an accident. S… |
| 2022-10-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | Vehicle was involved in a motor vehicle collision where this vehicle struck another in an offset head-on manner. The c… |
| 2022-07-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | Head on collision. No airbags deployed. Front of truck was completely crushed in, but no airbags. |
| 2021-07-21 | WHEELS | No | 0 | My spare tire hoist cable broke causing the spare tire to fall away from vehicle into traffic. |
| 2021-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED AT PRIVATE RESIDENCE. TAILGATE DOES NOT OPEN. SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THERE IS NO ACCESS TO REPLACE BAD BRAK… |
| 2021-04-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 2 | STRUCTURAL FAILURE & AIRBAG FAILURE Crash on the bend of a dangerous Utah road. Lost control and vehicle crossed cent… |
| 2020-11-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | THE REAR BRAKE LINE ON MY 2001 CHEVT 1500 SILVERADO RUSTED INTO. IS WAS NOT A SALT CORRISON. MANY TRUCKS HAVE THIS ISSU… |
| 2019-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORROSIVE FAILURE OF BRAKE LINES. COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. |
| 2019-06-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH INTERMITTENT STARTING. I HAVE POWER TO EVERYTHING BUT WILL NOT START WHEN KEY IS TURNED. BEEN … |
| 2019-04-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE: SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 REAR BRAKE LINE SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AN… |
| 2019-03-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING LINE TO RUPTURE WHILE IN OPERATION, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPP… |
| 2019-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE AND BRAKE LINE WERE RUSTED… |
| 2018-11-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE S… |
| 2018-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PARKING BRAKE NOT WORKING ON 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION. HAS ROLLED WHEN PARKED AND IN GEAR. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIO… |
| 2018-10-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK USED APPROX. ON 10/2016. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS. I FOUND THE FUEL LINES RUSTED… |
| 2018-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE FRIVING ON A STREET I 8NSERTED A CIG LIGHTER IN TO CIG LIGHGER SOCKET. AND PULLED IT OUT RIGHT AWAY. SMOKE STARTE… |
| 2018-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING A NO BRAKE SITUATION. ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT AND STATIONARY OBJECTS. |
| 2017-11-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | I'VE HAD MULTIPLE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THIS VEHICLE OVER 2 YEARS. ONE OF THE FIRST CONCERN WAS MY HEADLIG… |
| 2017-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY, THEN IN FRONT OF ME WAS A YELLOW LIGHT ABOUT TO TURN RED. I WAS FAR AWAY SO … |
| 2017-09-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING I LOST BRAKE PEDAL. ALL THE LINES HAD SOME TYPE OF DEFECT IN THE STEEL LINES CAUSING A FAILURE AND LOSS … |
| 2017-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES |
| 2017-07-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGING ON DRY PAVEMENT. NOT ALLOWING TRUCK TO STOP SAFELY WHILE TRYING TO PARK. HIT A CONCRETE WALL … |
| 2017-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DROVE TRUCK TO GO FISHING, PARKED, FINISHED FISHING AND WENT TO TAKE TRUCK OUT OF PARK AN PUT INTO GEAR AND THE PEDAL W… |
| 2017-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS ACTIVATES SPORADICALLY WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, BOTH IN FORWARD AND BACKWARD MOTION. THIS INCREASES STOPPING DI… |
| 2017-05-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | EXTREMELY RUSTY BRAKE LINES, RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH DUE TO NO PROTECTION FROM ELEMENTS. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WHI… |
| 2017-05-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HAD TO BRAKE HARD AND STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. LOOKS VERY RUSTY. FRONT… |
| 2017-03-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXTREME FRAME RUST/ROT BEHIND FRONT PASSENGER TIRE- BOTTOM HALF OF FRAME RUSTED AND GONE- APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES |
| 2017-03-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNI… |
| 2016-11-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE … |
| 2016-11-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VERY WELL MAINTAINED SILVERADO. AT JUST 100000 MILES I NOTICED MULTIPLE EXHAUST MANIFOL… |
| 2016-10-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO MASSIVE, SYSTEM WIDE, CORROSION. ALL LINES SHOW EVIDENCE OF DETERIORATION. THIS IS NOT NORMAL… |
| 2016-10-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAM… |
| 2016-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN THE PARKING BREAK IS PRESSED DOWN THE TRUCK IS DRIVABLE. |
| 2016-06-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | EVAPORATED SYSTEM. |
| 2016-06-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS ENGAGED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP AND CAUSING ME TO RUN OVER PARKING LOT STOP CURB AND ALMOST DOWN INTO A LAKE. … |
| 2016-05-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED T… |
| 2016-05-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH, FAIL FAILURE DO TO FAULTY BRAKE LINES. WHY ARNT BRAKE LINES STAINLESS STEEL. THIS IS A HUGE… |
| 2016-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS DRIVING/BRAKING FINE IN/AROUND TOWN AND ON HIGHWAY. NOTICED THAT IT WAS BECOMING HARDER TO GET TRUCK TO ST… |
| 2016-04-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CRACKED DASHBOARD |
| 2016-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | TRANNY, ABS, COOLING SYSTEM, TAILGATE, ETC. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK 2003 DIDN'T EXCHANGE TITLE UNTIL LATER RECALL WHEN I FI… |
| 2016-03-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMIT… |
| 2016-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | THE BREAK LINES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO FAILED CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM. THEY RUSTED THROUGH |
| 2015-11-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 5 MPH, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES ON DRY OR WET PAVEMENT RESULTING IN FAILURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.… |
| 2015-11-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ALL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. WE JUST PURCHASED THEN TRUCK USED. MY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE… |
| 2015-11-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED… |
| 2015-10-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS DISTRACTED AND DROVE OFF T… |