Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving down the road and I heard a clunk. I lost all power and coasted into a farmers field. The dash board sa… |
| 2019-12-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRUCK JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN WON'T TURN BACK ON. IT HAS HAPPEND 3 TIMES IN… |
| 2019-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GEAR SELECTOR LIGHTS AND MILEAGE LIGHTS DONT ILLUMINATE ON DASH, INTERMITTENTLY. |
| 2017-11-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 2500HD CHEVY SILVERADO AND LAST MONTH I HAD THE LEFT REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURE AND AS A RESULT I LOST… |
| 2017-03-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. T… |
| 2017-03-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED THE VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH. THE ENGINE STALLS, MAY RE-START IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER… |
| 2016-11-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ONE DAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. I CAL… |
| 2016-09-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD WITH 111,000 MILES HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE MOVING THE TRUCK FRO… |
| 2016-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, WHILE AT LOW SPEED, USING THE BRAKES ENGAGES THE ABS SYSTEM AND STEERING BECOMES SUDDENLY DI… |
| 2016-03-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HERE I AM 2016 AND THE THIRD TIME I HAVE TO REPLACE RUSTED CORROSIVE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES. THIS TIME I ONLY PUT 3… |
| 2015-12-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL COUNTRY ROAD I SOUNDLY AND WITHOUT WARNONG LOST MY POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. . STEERING WAS V… |
| 2015-08-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STOPS RUNNING IN ALL KIND OF TRAFFIC AND SPEEDS, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT TAKES MANY … |
| 2015-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARN… |
| 2015-07-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS LEAVING MY PROPERTY GOING UP THE DRIVEWAY, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES AT… |
| 2015-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVY 2500HD AND COMING INTO TRAFFIC THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.… |
| 2015-05-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UPPER A-FRAME/ CONTROL ARM ROTTED AWAY, PERFORATING AROUND BALL JOINT, ALLOWING BALL JOINT TO BREAK OFF VEHICLE. EXTENS… |
| 2015-02-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 SILVERADO 2500 HD AND WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AS EXPECTED. ALL… |
| 2015-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY @ 75MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS A SAFETY ISSU… |
| 2014-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | EXTREME BRAKE LINE CORROSION WILL REQUIRE A COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. THERE IS NO WAY THAT THIS TYPE OF CORROS… |
| 2014-11-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZ… |
| 2014-08-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE COMING TO A STOP A BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT PULLING MY TRAILER. … |
| 2014-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING PEDAL TO SINK TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION, ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE COM… |
| 2014-07-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE AND STARTED VEHICLE. WHEN IT STARTED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MY SON HAPPENED TO BE STANDING … |
| 2014-06-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 60 MILES PER HOUR. TRUCK TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ALL ELECTRICAL A… |
| 2014-05-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PUSHED ON BRAKE WHILE EXITING FREEWAY AND FELT PEDAL GO TO FLOOR. DOWNSHIFTED TRANSMISSION AND REPEATEDLY PUSHED BRAKE … |
| 2014-04-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING ALL THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT LIMITING THE BRAKING POWER ..THIS WAS A VERY BAD … |
| 2014-03-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | GOT HOME, PULLING INTO GARAGE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. HIT BACK WALL AND BACK DOOR OF HOUSE. ANYONE IF FRONT… |
| 2014-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, REQUIRING ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD (WITHOUT THE USE OF THE P… |
| 2014-03-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LINES ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO KHD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. LUCKILY THE RUPTURE HAPPENED… |
| 2014-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER COMPLAINED OF HEADACHES. AFTER NARROWING IT DOWN WE REALIZED IT ONLY HAPPENED AFTER RIDING IN M… |
| 2014-01-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | ON SHOW COVERED ROAD MY BRAKES LINES RUPTURED CAUSING ME TO SLAM INTO A TREE. THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER … |
| 2013-12-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. FRONT BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO RUSTED AND LOOK TO ALSO F… |
| 2013-11-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVER ADO EQUIPPED WITH B.F. GOODRICH TIRES, TIRE LINE: TA RUGGED TERRAIN, TIRE … |
| 2013-09-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS I BEGAN TO BRAKE, I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT MUSHY AND WITH SUBSE… |
| 2013-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE LOW BEAM HEADLAM… |
| 2013-07-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LINES BREAK / FAIL FORTUNATELY AT LOW SPEED WHILE TOWING BOAT ON TRAILER. THE SECOND FAILURE - ALSO OF BR… |
| 2013-06-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BLEW A BRAKE LINE AT 35 MPH DUE TO RUST AND HAVING TO DO A PANIC STOP BECAUSE SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. LINES … |
| 2013-06-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE MY BROTHER AND I WERE TOWING A LOADED TRAILER, THE BRAKES FAILED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND ALL THE BR… |
| 2013-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING INDICATO… |
| 2013-05-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TRAFFIC STOPPED QUICKLY AHEAD RIGHT AFTER LIGHT HAD CHANGED TO GREEN. SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, ABS WENT ON AND MY PEDAL WE… |
| 2013-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BOTH OF THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK HAVE FAILED DUE TO RUST. *TR ## VIN FAILED ## |
| 2013-05-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE HELPING MY SON MOVE TO REMOVE FURNITURE FROM FLOODED ILLINOIS RIVER HOME THE TRUCK I HAVE OWNED SINCE NEW LOST BR… |
| 2013-03-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RUSTY BRAKE LINES, THEY SHOULDN'T RUST OUT AND FAIL THUS CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I PULLED UP TO MY DESTINATION A… |
| 2013-03-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING APROX. 55-60 MPH ON NORTH BOUND 71 WHEN TRAFFIC SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN,WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES THE PE… |
| 2013-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES FAILED IN AN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION. A CAR RAN A STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD. THE … |
| 2013-01-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PULLING TRAILER NEEDED TO MAKE A QUICK STOP AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE TRAILER BRAKES I… |
| 2013-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAS RUSTED CLEAR THROUGH AND RUPTURED WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. LOOKING AT THE OTHER L… |
| 2013-01-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LOADED TRUCK WITH LUMBER AT LOCAL LUMBER STORE, WENT TO MOVE TRUCK TO LEAVE. AS SOON AS I STARTED TO MOVE THE RED BRAKE… |
| 2012-12-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND BLEW UNDER DRIVER SIDE LEAKING ALL FLUID OUT AND NO BRAKES. WASNT DRIVING FAST LUCKILY AND NO A… |
| 2012-11-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES FROM ENGINE TO ABS CORRODED AND BURST CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. *TR |