2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD EXTENSIVE RUST TO THE POINT OF CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. ...UPDATED 09-05-14 *BF UPDATED 3/30/2015 *JS

Mileage: 135,000

HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN PULLING INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT APPEARED TO HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL BRAKING ON FRONT WHEELS. UPON INSPECTION THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. WENT STRAIGHT TO GARAGE FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE IN DANGER OF RUSTING THROUGH IN SEVERAL SPOTS. ALSO ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE IS BADLY RUSTED AS TO ROTORS, SHOCKS AND SUCH. ACTUALLY HAD ALL ROTORS REPLACED ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AT CHEVROLET DEALER IN ORDER FOR TRUCK TO PASS THE STATE INSPECTION. HAVE OTHER VEHICLES EVEN OLDER THAN THIS TRUCK WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEMS WITH RUST UNDER THEM. WAS TOLD BY GARAGE MECHANIC THAT HE HAS SEEN A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF CHEVY TRUCKS OF THIS VINTAGE WITH SAME PROBLEMS. IT'S A SHAME, BECAUSE THIS TRUCK LOOKS ALMOST NEW IN EVERY OTHER ASPECT.

Mileage: 38,000

THERE WAS A RECALL ON AUGUST 29 2005 FOR THIS PROBLEM. RECALL NUMBER 36327 I HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK RIGHT NOW HOW SHOULD I HANDLE THIS SITUATION? IT IS THE HYDRAULIC: ABS SENSOR (THE PROBLEM STARTED SLOWLY AND NOW ITS BAD) I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK WHEN THE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 141,600 UPDATED 08/16/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON BFORE, DURING OR AFTER THE BRAKE LIGHTS. UPDATED 08/21/12

Mileage: 141,600

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. *TR

MY WIFE WAS ON AN ERRAND AND WHEN SHE GOT INTO THE TRUCK TO COME HOME THE BRAKE PEDDLE WAS SOFT AND WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP. SHE WAS SCARED AND TESTED THE BRAKES AND FOUND THERE WAS SOME SO CAME HOME SLOWLY WITH A PLAN IN HER MIND TO HIT SOMETHING OTHER THAN ANOTHER CAR IN THE CASE THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE ROAD THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

BRAKE LINE CORRODED AT ABS UNIT ALONG FRAME. *JS

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,220.

Mileage: 81,220

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. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2011 AND SINCE HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST ON ALL THE BRAKE LINES GOING AND COMING FROM THE ABS MODULE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME RAIL. I HAVE READ MANY CASES OF OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THEIR LINES BURST IN AS LITTLE AS 2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OPERATION OF MY TRUCK WITH THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY ARE AND HOPE THAT GENERAL MOTORS WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THIS SAFETY HAZARD. THERE IS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE (FRAME RAILS, BOLT LOCATIONS, WELD LOCATIONS, UNDERSIDE OF BUMPERS, ECT). *TR

RUSTING FUEL LINE CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE FUEL TANK, WHILE REPAIRING THAT LINE I OBSERVED SEVERAL OTHER RUSTING LINES IN THAT AREA BRAKE, AND MORE FUEL LINES. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

MY BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I FEAR THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 190,000

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAUSED BY RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE FROM ABS UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 90,045

2001 SILVERADO 1500 4WD EXT. CAB SHORT BED. ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED NEW IN 2001. JUST SO HAPPENS THAT I EXPERIENCED MY BRAKE FAILURE DURING A RETURN TRIP AFTER PURCHASING A USED LAWN TRACTOR THAT I WAS BRINGING BACK HOME ON MY 6X10 SINGLE AXLE TRAILER. I WAS APPROACHING THE OFF RAMP TO MY EXIT OFF OF MAJOR HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. ALONG WITH OTHER VEHICLES TAKING EXIT ALSO I STARTED TO BRAKE TO GO INTO EXIT AND SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING THE BRAKE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I STARTED HEADING TO COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS SLOWING DOWN INTO THE TURN. I LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO SWERVE BACK ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT COLLISION TO ANY VEHICLE AND THEN PRESS DOWN ON EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A SLOW STOP. I MUST MENTION ALSO THAT I HAD MY 9 YEAR OLD SON WITH ME WHO WAS OBLIVIOUS TO EVERYTHING GOING ON UNTIL I EXPLAINED WHAT JUST HAPPENED. I HAD TO CALL MY WIFE TO COME SO THAT I COULD UNHOOK TRAILER FROM MY TRUCK AND HOOK BACK UP TO HER 2003 GMC YUKON. AFTER GATHERING MYSELF AND PONDERING THE SITUATION I THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK HOME DOWNSHIFTING THE AUTO TRANS TO SLOW MYSELF AND USING EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SIT FOR REDLIGHTS. AFTER GETTING HOME I CRAWLED UNDER TRUCK TO DETERMINE WHERE MY FAILURE OCCURRED AND NOTICED A LARGE WET SPOT RIGHT UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR WHERE ALL 4 BRAKE LINES RUN ALONGSIDE THE WIRING HARNESSES. THERE IS ALSO A LARGE BLACK PLASTIC CLIP AT THIS LOCATION THAT HOLDS THE 4 BRAKE LINES. THIS AREA IS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT TIRE WHICH IN MY OPINION TAKES A LARGE AMOUNT OF SPLASH UP FROM THE TIRE. I MUST MENTION THAT AT NO TIME DID ANY WARNING LIGHT COME ON AND HAS NOT COME ON YET. I HAD NO BRAKES...UNLIKE THE THEORY THAT I SHOULD HAVE HAD BRAKES ON THE OTHER CIRCUIT OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE NOT FIXED TRUCK YET DUE TO COST OF REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 108,605

BRAKE LINES ALL RUSTED CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE.. ROCKER PANELS TOTALLY ROTTED OUT..

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN STARTING MY VEHICLE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, IN SHORT ORDER THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED PUMPING THE PEDAL BUT THE SOFT PEDAL FEEL DID NOT SUBSIDE AND THE PEDAL WOULD STILL GO TO THE FLOOR. I THEN GOT OUT AND CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT OF A RUPTURED LINE. A PIN HOLE SIZED RUPTURE IS AT THE DRIVER REAR AXLE NEAR WHERE THE HARD LINE CONNECTS TO THE FLEX RUBBER LINE. I FEEL THAT IT IS RELEVANT THAT THOUGH THIS VEHICLE IS NOW IN A SOUTHERN STATE, THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF ITS EXISTENCE WAS IN A SALT-BELT STATE. *TR

Mileage: 137,800

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 65,254

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES, ROTORS, AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 11/16/11 *BF UPDATED 11/21/11

Mileage: 53,000

LOST BRAKES AT A LOW SPEED DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. WILL NEED TO REPLACE ALL OTHER BRAKE LINES AS THEY ARE HEAVILY CORRODED AS WELL. THEN, JUST TODAY I TRIED TO APPLY MY PARKING BRAKE AND SOMETHING BROKE. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE CABLE BROKE AND PARKING BRAKES REMAIN ON. WILL HAVE TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED FOR REPAIR ONCE AGAIN. I BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FORUM AS I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH CHEVROLET BRAKES. HTTP://TRUCKS.ABOUT.COM/B/2011/08/01/BRAKE-LINE-CORROSION-SUSPECTED-IN-GM-TRUCKS.HTM. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

WHEEL SPEED SENSORS REPLACED UNDER RECALL FAILED AGAIN FAILING TO STOP VEHICLE IN SAFE DISTANCE UNDER 10 MPH. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AGAIN. WAS TOLD BRAKE LINES ALSO CORRODED. HAVE FOUND THAT A COMMON COMPLAINT ON CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR

FAILURE OF RUSTED OR ROTTED BRAKE LINE. DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. SLOW LEAK, DETECTED AND MADE REPAIRS MYSELF. SECOND FAILURE IN 2011, DIFFERENT LOCATION, BY ABS MODULE, NO WARNING COMPLETE FAILURE, LUCKILY HAD EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND HORSE TRAILER BRAKES TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* 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.

Mileage: 155,150

FRONT BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. RAN OFF ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER, REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. BACKING PLATES ON REAR DISKS HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. ALL CALIPERS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ALL PARKING BRAKE CABLES HAVE BROKEN DUE TO CORROSION. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES! *TR

Mileage: 43,500

I APPLIED BRAKES GOING DOWN HILL WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE VERY UNRESPONSIVE TO BRAKING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK AFTER A LENGTHY TIME. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP UP ANY CONDITIONS IF NEEDED TO DO SO IF THERE WASN'T A LONG AREA OF ROAD TO GRADUALLY STOP LIKE I HAD. I'M REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS TRUCK WAS GARAGED MOST OF ITS LIFE AND IS VERY LOW MILEAGE(45K). IT HAS NO RUST ON BODY, ONLY ON THE BRAKE LINES AND I BELIEVE THE FUEL LINES. *TR

Mileage: 45,250

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. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

DRIVING ON RT 280 IN NJ. TRAFFIC WAS MERGING TO ONE LANE, GOT CUT OFF BY MERGING CAR, HIT BRAKES HARD, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WAS ABLE TO STOP BY FLOORING PEDAL, DOWNSHIFTING AND USING RUMBLE STRIP. BRAKE LINES UNDER TRUCK ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED, IT APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED IN MORE THAN ONE SPOT. *TT

Mileage: 117,376

I LOST MY BRAKES COMPLETELY, LUCKILY I SUSPECTED A BRAKE LINE LEAKAGE DUE TO THE BRAKE FLUID NEEDING TO BE REFILLED PRIOR TO MY TRIP. THERE WAS CONFUSION AMONGST DRIVERS AHEAD OF ME MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, EVERYONE GOT HARD ON THEIR BRAKES INCLUDING ME. MY ABS KICKED ON AND IMMEDIATELY THE LINE RUPTURED, I SAW A MIST OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR AND MY BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR RENDERING MY BRAKES USELESS. I MISSED REAR ENDING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME BY INCHES. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP GETTING ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE ALL RUSTED FROM FRONT TO BACK AND DEEMED UNSAFE. *KB

Mileage: 110,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN SHE WENT TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITH VIRTUALLY NO STOPPING ABILITY. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO A PARKING LOT SAFELY. WHEN I ARRIVED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A HUGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK AT THE AREA UNDER THE DRIVERS FEET. UPON INSPECTING THE FAILURE I NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES AT THE POINT WHERE THE CROSS THE FRAME TO THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WERE MASSIVELY RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE THE FLUID WAS PURGING OUT OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE LINES. UPON TESTING THE BRAKES MYSELF THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO STOPPING ABILITY DUE TO COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL BRAKE FLUID AND AIR THAT HAD NOW ENTERED THE SYSTEM. AFTER REVIEWING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET I REALIZED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY GM OWNER HAVING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. LUCKILY, IT DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH AND INJURIES OR DEATH. HAD THIS HAPPENED 2 WEEKS EARLIER WHILE IS WAS TOWING MY 30 FOOT JAYCO CAMPER, THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE HAD AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT OUTCOME. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THERE ALSO NEEDS TO BE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT IT IS GOING TO COST TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IN THIRTY YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE OWNED ONLY CHEVROLET'S. THIS WILL PROBABLY CHANGE IN A YEAR OR TWO WHEN I REPLACE THIS VEHICLE AND PROBABLY GO TO A FOREIGN MANUFACTURER, MAY LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT! TO REITERATE, THE BRAKES LINES ARE RUSTING ALONG THE FRAME RAIL UNDER THE AREA OF THE DRIVER'S FEET TO THE POINT WHERE THEY FAIL AND ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID IS PURGED. THERE HAD BEEN ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION (IE: SEEPING, LEAKING, OR DRIPPING) PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE AND RATHER INSTANT FAILURE. I HAVE TAKEN DIGITAL PICTURES FOR FUTURE PROOF.

Mileage: 155,555

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 4 DOOR EXTRA CAB , BRAKE FAILURE TWO MONTHS AGO FROM BRAKE LINE RUPTURE OF HEAVILY RUSTED STEEL BRAKE LINE,LOCATED ABOVE GAS TANK. CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALED FRAME AND OTHER BRAKE AND GAS LINES, ROTORS, BRAKE ROTOR SHIELDS, EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES BADLY RUSTED! NO REPAIRS MADE YET. 60,000 MILES ON TRUCK. BODY EXCEPT FOR ROCKER PANELS AND REAR BUMPER IS EXCELLENT ! BOTTOM OF TRUCK PRESSURE FLUSHED WEEKLY DURING WINTER AND SPRING SINCE 2002. FAILURE WHEN IN MY DRIVEWAY, WILL REPLACE SECTION OF LINE WITH LEAK THIS WEEK. IS TRUCK SAFE TO DRIVE? *KB

Mileage: 60,000

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 4 DOOR EXTRA CAB , BRAKE FAILURE TWO MONTHS AGO FROM BRAKE LINE RUPTURE OF HEAVILY RUSTED STEEL BRAKE LINE,LOCATED ABOVE GAS TANK. CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALED FRAME AND OTHER BRAKE AND GAS LINES, ROTORS, BRAKE ROTOR SHIELDS, EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES BADLY RUSTED! NO REPAIRS MADE YET. 60,000 MILES ON TRUCK. BODY EXCEPT FOR ROCKER PANELS AND REAR BUMPER IS EXCELLENT ! BOTTOM OF TRUCK PRESSURE FLUSHED WEEKLY DURING WINTER AND SPRING SINCE 2002. FAILURE WHEN IN MY DRIVEWAY, WILL REPLACE SECTION OF LINE WITH LEAK THIS WEEK. IS TRUCK SAFE TO DRIVE? *KB

Mileage: 60,000

ON JULY 30TH, 2011 AT ABOUT 22:00 HRS, I WAS OPERATING MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ON INTERSTATE 476 IN THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA AND INITIALLY IT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WITHOUT WARNING A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE LINE RUPTURE OCCURRED. I INSPECTED THE STEEL LINES AND THEY ARE ALL CORRODED TO AN ALARMING DEGREE AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK HAS 70,000 MILES AND AFTER USE DURING THE SAME TRIP WITH NO PROBLEMS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. TO SAFELY STOP I HAD TO DOWN SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR, AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFT AGAIN TO NEUTRAL TO STOP SAFELY. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES FORM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS UNIT. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT RED LIGHT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION. BOTH MAIN LINES BLEW CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. ANY VEHICLE IN THE NORTH EAST REGION (USA) SHOULD COME STOCK WITH STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES, AS TO PREVENT SUCH PREMATURE CORROSION.

Mileage: 48,000

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT ABOUT 45 MPH I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND THERE WAS NOTHING, I HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND REALIZED THEY NEVER WORKED. LUCKILY, I COULD SLOW DOWN AND PUT IT IN LOW RANGE UNTIL IT STOPPED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED A RUPTURE IN THE REAR BRAKE LINE DUE TO CORROSION. DEALER REPLACED LINE (SHABBY JOB) AT A HUGE COST. I FEEL THESE LINES SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAT THIS, I NOTICED THE LINES AT THE FRONT SPLITTER ARE ALSO SEVERELY CORRODED, I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY GRANDKIDS IN THIS TRUCK. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED CHEVY'S BUT MAYBE ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE. ALL I ASK IS THIS PROBLEM BE CORRECTED. THANK YOU.

Mileage: 51,000

THE ABS SENSOR ON BOTH SIDES OF MY 2001 SILVERADO WENT OUT, THIS CAUSES YOUR BRAKES TO BE SOFT AND NOT STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES, MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAD TO PAY 725 JUST TO REPAIR ONE SIDE. CHEVY KNOWS THESE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEY WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 179,000

MY BRAKES ARE BEGINNING TO FAIL WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. NOTICEABLE 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 CHEVROLET 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. *TR

Mileage: 153,402

MY BRAKES ARE BEGINNING TO FAIL WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. NOTICEABLE 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 CHEVROLET 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. *TR

Mileage: 153,402

RUSTED THROUGH STEEL BRAKE LINES FAILED TODAY AS I WAS BRAKING THE LINES RUPTURED AND I LOST BRAKES. AT FRAME MOUNT LOCATION AT REAR LEFT WHEEL AND ALSO AT PROPORTIONING ABS BLOCK ON FRAME RAIL BELOW DRIVERS SEAT NOTHING DONE TO REPAIR YET SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER BEING TOWED HOME. *TR

Mileage: 167,726

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED ABNORMALLY, CAUSING THE REAR BRAKE LINE TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED AND REPAIRED BY THE OWNER FOR THE FRONT AND REAR HUB ASSEMBLIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 107,400. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 107,400

BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE RUSTED FROM THE BRAKE LINE TO THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

Mileage: 157,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN HE HAD TO ABRUPTLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A VEHICLE THAT DROVE INTO HIS LANE. THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS UNIT AND FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE FRONT BRAKES WERE CORRODED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

HYDRAULIC BRAKE FAILURE. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER:PEO5020 WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS WAS LIKELY THE "WHEEL SPEED SENSOR" AND REQUIRED A COMPLETE WHEEL BEARING REPLACEMENT AS THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THE "WHEEL SPEED SENSOR" COULD BE REPLACED. I BECAME SUSPICIOUS AFTER LOOKING AT THE "SERVICE ADVISORS" WRIT-UP WHICH WAS NOTHING LIKE I HAD DESCRIBED TO HIM OR THE MECHANIC AND NOTHING LIKE THEY HAD TOLD ME THE REPAIR WAS. WHEN CONFRONTING THE "SERVICE ADVISOR" ABOUT THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN UP, HIS RESPONSE WAS "THIS WAS MY WAY OF WRITING IT UP". AFTER LOOKING UP THE NHTSA INFORMATION WHICH I PRINTED OUT, IT APPEARS THE MANUFACTURER WAS TO PAY FOR THE COMPLETE REPAIR. I WAS CHARGED BY THE DEALER FOR THE COMPLETE REPAIR. AFTER GETTING HOME I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR RECALLS AND HERE I AM - LOOKING FOR HELP IN THIS FRAUD BY THE DEALER. I AM NOW SUSPICIOUS THAT THEY MIGHT BE DOUBLE CHARGING - IE: CHARGE THE CUSTOMER AND ALSO CHARGE GM? ANOTHER REPAIR I HAD COMPLETED AT THE SAME TIME WAS A DEFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE - TOTAL FAILURE. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EAO4011 WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER MECHANIC THE LININGS WEAR EVEN WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED. REQUIRED LININGS AND OTHER PART REPLACEMENT FOR WHICH I WAS ALSO CHARGED. IN THE RECALL VEHICLES I DID NOT SEE MY VEHICLE HOWEVER THE MECHANIC DESCRIBED THE CONDITION JUST AS THE RECALL NOTICE DESCRIBED IT SO I'M THINKING THIS VEHICLE MIGHT ALSO BE INCLUDED? THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED A BRAKE FLUSH - WHICH I HAD DONE AND NOW AM THINKING THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN REQUIRED WHEN THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED? I FIRST STARTED NOTICING THE PROBLEM (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PEO5020) WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES THIS WINTER HOWEVER DISMISSED IT AT FIRST THINKING I MAY HAVE BEEN ON ICE. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO SMASHING INTO A BLOCK WALL ON ONE OCCASION, A FENCE AND PARKING CURB ON OTHERS. THANKS. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY IN 2003 BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND THE ABS ENGAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE ANTI-LOCK HYDRAULIC REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN 2005 UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE MAUNFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,669, AND THE CURRENT FAILURE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 03/31/11*LJ UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 36,669

SPEED WHEEL SENSOR FAILURE, GM DO NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY RECALL, THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, AND TOLD ME BECAUSE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,800

AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO HAVE IT GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT GOING FAST, AND THERE WAS ENOUGH PRESSURE REMAINING IN THE BRAKE LINE TO SLOW ME DOWN (HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER THAN 5 MPH, I DON'T KNOW THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CASE). AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER, THE INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH; THIS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAD ITS MOST RECENT MAINTENANCE DONE LESS THAN A MONTH AND 20 MILES PRIOR AND NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. I FOLLOWED UP WITH FURTHER REVIEW OF MY OWN ON THE INTERNET TO FIND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN THE RUST BELT STATES WHERE SALT IS USED EACH WINTER. I AM GLAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO STOP, AND AM GRATEFUL THAT I WAS NOT ON A BUSY ROAD GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED. I CANNOT IMAGINE WHY SUCH A VITAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ON ANY VEHICLE WOULD BE MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT COULD NOT WITHSTAND THE ELEMENTS BETTER. IN ADDITION, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT SUCH A FLAW WOULD HAVE PROMPTED A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE ANYONE DOES GET HURT. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION, RUST OUT. A DEER RAN INTO THE HIGHWAY, HIT BRAKES TO STOP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HIT DEER AND DID MAJOR DAMAGE TO FRONT OF TRUCK. AFTER INSPECTION, ALL BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACED. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT, INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 100,100

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 !! *TR

Mileage: 116,000

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 !! *TR

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND DECELERATING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,900.

Mileage: 46,900

I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS, EVEN ON DRY ROADS, AND CAUSES LOSS OF BRAKES. IF THE ROADS ARE SLICK IT MALFUNCTIONS CONSTANTLY WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE. IT WAS FIXED UNDER RECALL ONCE ALREADY BUT HAPPENED AGAIN ONLY A YEAR LATER. THIS IS NOW THE 3RD WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. I'VE HAD TO PUT UP WITH IT SINCE CHEVROLET WON'T FIX IT AT THEIR EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH IT'S AN ONGOING RECALLED SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE LIKE THIS! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

BRAKE LINES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAVE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WILL NOT PASS THE YEARLY VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE CORROSION RATE OF THESE BRAKE LINES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER THAN SHOULD BE EXPECTED FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE HAVE THIS INSTANCE ADDED TO THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE AT 85,000 MILES. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES ALONG WITH BRAKE LIGHT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS NO OR INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKES . PUMP CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. AT SLOW SPEEDS VEHICLE MAY NOT STOP. GM DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM EXIST BUT SAYS GM DOES NOT WARRANTY THE PART AND NO RECALL EXIST. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I OWN A 2001 SILVERADO 1500. I HAVE A REOCURRING PROBLEM WITH MY ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TRYING TO STOP. I HAD THIS PROBLEM IN 2004 AND HAD THE HUB REPLACED ON MY DIME. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN 2006. THERE WAS A RECALL AT THAT TIME AND HAD ALL THE SPEED SENSORS REPLACED PER RECALL. NOW IN 2010 I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM RE-APPEAR. I OWN ANOTHER 2004 GM PRODUCT W/ ANTILOCKS, AND MANY FRIENDS WITH OTHER YEAR GM VEHICLES WITH NO ABS ISSUES. IS THIS PROBLEM ONLY WITH THE 2001 SILVERADO 1500? *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO STOP BELOW 5 MPH, THE BRAKES PULSATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR BEGIN PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY ACCORDING TO RECALL 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP IN 2008L; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

Mileage: 15,000

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 100,582

FROM STOPPED POSITION I PULLED VEHICLE FORWARD APROX. 50 FT AND TRIED TO STOP. I HEARD ABS PUMP COME ON AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AS A ROCK WITH NO PULSATION. I THEN HIT A TREE CAUSING DAMAGED TO THE BUMPER, HEADLIGHT AND HOOD. MY SPEED WAS APPROX 4 MPH. THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LIGHT ON BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I HAD TO REMOVE MAIN ABS FUSE TO MAKE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. THEN I HAD THE BRAKE AND ABS INDICATOR LIGHTS ON. I CONTACTED GM. THEY DID AN INSPECTION. DURING THE INSPECTION THE INSPECTOR BROKE MY PARKING BRAKE. THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME THE RESULTS, ONLY THAT THEY COULD NOT VERIFY THAT THE ABS CAUSED THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE I HAD REMOVED THE FUSE. BUT DID TELL ME THAT AFTER THE FUSE WAS REINSTALLED THAT THE ABS DID COME ON AT SLOW SPEED STOPS AND ALL INDICATORS LIGHTS WERE OFF. I WAS DENIED ANY OFFER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I ALSO DO NOT KNOW IF MY VEHICLE HAD THE 2005 RECALL DONE TO IT. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

TL* 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 01/04/11*LJB UPDATED 01/10/11*J

Mileage: 97,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR LESS APPROACHING A COMPLETE STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED PREMATURELY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A LOW SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,100.

Mileage: 55,100

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. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I LOST THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO, COMING HOME FROM A FAMILY OUTING. ONCE I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK, MY HUSBAND SAW ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT. WHEN THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER INSPECTED IT THEY SAID ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED & BADLY RUSTED THAT BOTH THE FRONT & THE BACK BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY, OF COURSE, NO LONGER MAKE THE BRAKE LINES FOR THIS TRUCK SO THEY HAD TO BE HAND MADE. *TR

Mileage: 155,100

1. AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM, CST ON AUGUST 10, 2010, I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND BEGAN EXITING MY SUBDIVISION DOWN THE ONE LANE GRAVEL ROAD. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH, AND COMPRESSED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL. 2. AFTER APPLYING THE BREAKS TO REDUCE MY SPEED WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, AND ALL FUNCTION TO THE BRAKES WAS LOST. I CONTINUED DOWNHILL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FULLY DEPRESSED, WHICH PROVIDED SOME DECELERATION, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN MOTION, REACHING A SPEED OF ABOUT 20MPH BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO REST ON THE ONE LANE BRIDGE EXITING THE SUBDIVISION. A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE NEARLY COMPLETELY CORRODED, AND HAD RUPTURED, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE CHASSIS, AND PUDDLING ON THE GRAVEL. 3. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE MUST BE DIAGNOSED AT MY OWN EXPENSE BEFORE ASSISTANCE COULD BE PROVIDED. I PLAN TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010. *TR

Mileage: 117,703

BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, AND THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. ALL FIVE LINES LEADING TO THE ABS UNIT LOCATED INSIDE THE FRAME RAIL, UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT, ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. ONE OF THE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND SPRUNG A LEAK. SINCE THE LINES ARE RUNNING ALONG THE TOP SIDE OF THE FRAME RAIL FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER AND TO THE FRONT WHEELS, THE REPLACEMENT WILL BE A DIFFICULT JOB. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT CARRY REPLACEMENT LINES AND THEY MUST BE CUSTOM BENT. SINCE THE LINES ARE TYPICALLY INSTALLED ON A BARE FRAME WITHOUT THE CHASSIS, THE ORIGINAL INSTALLATION IS MUCH EASIER THAN FIELD REPLACEMENT. GIVEN THE DIFFICULTY OF FIELD REPLACEMENT AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF BRAKE FAILURE, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD USE A HIGHER QUALITY ORIGINAL PART. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. ODOMETER 56K. 3/20/10 TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES, CALIPERS, FRONT TO REAR BRAKE LINES REPLACED. RUSTED LINES. 7/24/10 FOUR MONTHS AFTER, REPEATED BRAKE FAILURE. TOTALLY BLEW REAR BRAKES. CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. AVOIDED A COLLISION. EXPENSIVE, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. NEEDS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 56,489

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE. THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE ABS FUSE IN ORDER TO PREVENT IT FROM ENGAGING. HE ALSO LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000: BRAKES HYDRAULIC ANTI LOCK) BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. *TR

Mileage: 57,154

TL* 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.

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... *TR

Mileage: 86,435

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED, FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM A GROUP OF LINES TO THE HCU. REMOVED ALL RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE COMPONENTS. REPLACED 5 BRAKE LINES, CALIPER, BRAKE HOSE, & FLUID. COST = $ 1369.21. *TR

Mileage: 115,464

ABS FAILURE. I TURNED IN MY 01 1500 SILVERADO (94K MILES)BACK IN 07 FOR THE INITIAL BRAKE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE SENSOR AND I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM TILL MARCH 2010. THE ABS IS NONE STOP NOW,IT WAS NOT A GRADUAL GROWING PROBLEM MY BRAKES JUST STOPPED WORKING. IF IM GOING ABOUT 10-20MPH AND DO NOT SLAM ON THE BRAKES THE ABS SETS OFF AND THE TRUCK JUST SLIDES TILL I PUMP THE BRAKES AND GET VEHICLE TO STOP. I HAVE USED A FEW CANS OF BRAKE CLEANER ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND IT SEEMS TO WORK FOR A WEEK OR TWO BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

BRAKE LINES FAILED ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. MY SON WAS DRIVING, BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP OK WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED AS THEY WERE RUSTED TOO BADLY TO REPAIR. THIS COST ME A LOT OF MONEY AND THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 172,400

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP WITH ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE ABS COMPUTER MODULE HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE I HAVE HAD IT. YOU CAN TELL IT IS NOT WORKING WHEN THE SYSTEM CONTINUALLY PUMPS THE BRAKES EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. THE MODULE COSTS $800-$1000 AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. I CALLED CHEVROLET TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND TOOK IT UP THEIR CHAIN OF COMPLAINTS AS FAR AS I COULD GET ANYONE TO LISTEN TO ME. THE BEST THEY WOULD OFFER AS A RESOLUTION WAS A COUPON FOR $500 OFF A NEW PICKUP TRUCK. I PULLED THE MODULE TO STOP THE CONTINUOUS PUMPING. AND MY DASHBOARD BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON CONTINUALLY. MY BRAKES STILL FUNCTION, BUT THE ABS SAFETY SYSTEM DOES NOT AID THEM. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO NTSB THE FIRST TIME THE MODULE FAILED AND GOT NO REPLY AND THIS IS THE SECOND MODULE TO FAIL ON THIS TRUCK. MY MECHANIC SAY HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN THIS MANY TIMES ON 2001 SILVERADO. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE ABS WON'T FUNCTION WITHOUT THE MODULE WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 195,000

AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2008 I LOST THE USE OF MY BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, UPON INSPECTION THE BRAKE LINE WAS ALL RUSTED AND FULL OF HOLES. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED AND THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $600.21 ON OCTOBER 1. I SAW IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPER AN INVESTIGATION WAS BEING CONDUCTED INTO THIS PROBLEM. YOU CAN ADD ME TO THIS LIST. *TR

Mileage: 92,806

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES AT A LOW SPEED THE ABS WHEEL SENSOR WOULD ACTIVATE INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE FRONT ABS WHEEL SENSOR REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

IN 2005 A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR CERTAIN MODELS OF THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THIS RECALL WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ABS SPEED SENSORS. AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING PERIODS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EACH AND EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE AN UNWANTED INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAN LEAD TO TRAGEDY. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DEALERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS, CLEAN THE MOUNTING SURFACE, AND RE-INSTALL. NO PARTS WERE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. IN THIS CASE THE RECALL PROCESS WAS PERFORMED AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 89,000 MILES. GENERAL MOTORS WAS CONTACTED AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY DURING THE RECALL. THE SOLUTION WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO RE-OCCUR ENDANGERING THE SAFETY OF ALL MOTORISTS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL*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.

Mileage: 84,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET PICKUP C1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OVERRIDE THE ABS BY APPLYING EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE ONTO A CURB. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF TO RESET THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS PRIOR TO BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS CORRODED AND CHARGED HIM $200 TO CLEAN IT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD RECUR IF THE WHEEL SENSORS BECOME CORRODED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 17TH AND 18TH OF 2009. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

Mileage: 68,000

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COME ON ALMOST ALL THE TIME WHEN I AM BRAKING AT ABOUT 5 MPH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT CHEVROLET SAYS MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL IS JUST FOR CERTAIN STATES, INDIANA (WHERE I LIVE) BEING ONE OF THEM. CHEVROLET DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ONE THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING, SO THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF DEFECT. MY TRUCK STARTED HAVING THE PROBLEM AT ABOUT 99,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

ON A SATURDAY 11/21/2009 I WAS DRIVING MY 201 CHEVROLET SILVERADO {59,021 MILES} DOWN A DIRT INCLINE WHICH LEADS TO A POND.WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES ,THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT ALL, AND I KEEP GOING WHILE MY FOOT WAS HOLDING THE BRAKES DOWN , UNTIL MY TRUCK'S FRONT TIRES WERE IN THE PONDS WATER. AS I ENTERED THE WATER THE BRAKES FINALLY TOOK HOLD AND I STOPPED. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CLEAR DAY WITHOUT ANY ICE OR SNOW. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED~ THE FIRST WAS ABOUT 11/2003 I WAS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS {THE BRAKES WOULD CHATTER WHEN APPLIED}SO I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO CK. THE BRAKES THIS WAS ON 12/01/2003. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED A FEW DAYS LATER AND SAID THE MECHANIC HAD A ACCIDENT WITH THE TRUCK, HE WAS BRING IT INTO THE GARAGE AND HE HAD GONE RIGHT THROUGH THE CLOSED GARAGE DOORS BECAUSE OF A BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER AT THIS POINT CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES {NOT STOPPING & GOING THROUGH THE CLOSED DOORS}DAMAGE WAS DONE AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BUG DEFLECTOR,BUMPER CAP , FRONT GRILL & REPAIRED AND PAINTED THE HOOD. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE ~WHEEL SENSORS ~TELLING US THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. WE HAD NO USE OF THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT 6WK. THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO US WITHOUT CHARGE. WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK NOW FEARING SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE WE ARE NEVER SURE WHEN THIS BRAKE FAILURE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. WE HAVE CALLED GM THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CHEVROLET DEALER BUT THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO CONFIRM THE BRAKE FAILURE . *TR

Mileage: 59,021

SUDDEN AND NEAR TOTAL LOSE OF BRAKES. THE CHEVROLET DEALER REPORTED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND RUPTURED. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 90,500

HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE ROTTED OUT CAUSING ME TO LOOSE MY BRAKES. HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. ALMOST REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR DUE SALT ON THE ROADS. 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. 93,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 940,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION OCCURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000.

Mileage: 39,000

REAR DISC BRAKE PADS PREMATURE WEAR DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKE PISTON TO RETRACT. BOTH REAR DISC BRAKES PISTON FAILED TO RETRACT NORMALLY. INSTALLATION OF NEW PADS CAUSED EXTREME HEATING OF ROTOR. REPLACED BOTH REAR DISC BRAKE FLOATING CALIPERS WITH REBUILT UNITS THAT HAD GREASE UNDER OUTER PISTON SEAL TO PREVENT RUST TO FIX PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 37,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). SEVERAL YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT WOULD CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THE FAILURE CAUSED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THEY THOROUGHLY CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. AS OF MARCH 12, 2009, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 75,000

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05086 WAS DONE ON MY 2001 CHEVY. SILVERADO ON 11 OCT. 05 AT 59,952 MILES. NO PARTS WERE CHANGED OUT. JUST CLEANED THE ABS SENSORS. ALL HAS WORKED GOOD UNTIL AUGUST 2008. I HAVE AT LEAST 4 OCCURRENCES A WEEK AT SPEEDS OF 1 TO 6 MPH. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK SINCE 8-01-08 TO TODAY. I'VE BEEN TOLD MY CHEVY. DEALER THAT THIS IS A ONE TIME CLEAN/FIX AND CANNOT BE DONE AGAIN. THAT I COULD DISABLE IT AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON AND THE ABS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. TO HAVE THEM CLEAN OR REPAIR WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY ON MY TRUCK. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY. IMPALA THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AND HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT HUBS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. I KEEP MY RECEIPTS IN HOPES THAT IF THERE IS A RECALL I CAN BE REIMBURSED. I HOPE THAT WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER ANOTHER RECALL SO THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED. THANK YOU *TR

NORMAL DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MILES. THE FAILURES ARE MANY AND OFTEN. TRANSMISSION FAILURES EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. ALWAYS LEAKS TRANS FLDS ALL OVER STREETS AND DRIVEWAYS. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. CHEVROLET DEALER ERASED FAILURE AND DIAGNOSTIC CODES TO GOUGE CONSUMER, MANY TIMES. PARKING BRAKE CABLE SNAPPED IN TWO ON DRIVEWAY. ABS FAILURES AT LOW SPEEDS AND ENGINE KLACKS LOUD WHEN STARTING. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF A DEFECTIVE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE LAST TIME GMPP WITH GM DEALER REPAIR THE UNDERWARRANTY REPAIRS TOOK 6 WEEKS THERE ARE ONLY 26.000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DEFECT IN ITS DESIGN AND APPLICATION. (SEE PTIOR COMPLAINTS) TIRES FLEW OFF, ALTERING OF SERVICE CONTRACTS ON AND ON. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

FUEL GAUGE, ERRATIC MOSTLY WHEN FULL, GOES TO EMPTY (LOW FUEL LIGHT), GOES HALF WAY EVENTUALLY SLOWLY IT WILL GO BACK TO FULL, EMPTY. PARKED, DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. ALSO GM HAS PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SOLENOID STICKING CAUSING BRAKE LIGHT TO COME AND A CONSTANT HUMMING SOUND. TAHOES AND TRUCKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. PARK BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

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!! *TR

Mileage: 96,689

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!! *TR

Mileage: 96,689

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. IN 2005, THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THIS ALSO INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH EVENTUALLY LED TO A MINOR CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. BODY WORK WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE ABS WOULD RANDOMLY ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE RELATING TO THE ABS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS A PRODUCT LIABILITY. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT A GM REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO IT BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT GM DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE ABS FAILURE RECURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT AN ENTIRELY NEW BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NEEDED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND SHOCKS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAS BEGUN TO RECUR A YEAR AND A HALF LATER. THE ABS IS CURRENTLY ENGAGING AGAIN AND ALMOST CAUSES REAR END CRASHES. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A SECONDARY RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED TO PROPERLY REPAIR THIS DEFECT. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 50,000

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.

Mileage: 53,242

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. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGED, THE WHEELS LOCKED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. EVER SINCE THAT TIME, THE ABS HAS CONTINUED TO ENGAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2004. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY DURING THE RECALL REPAIR FOR THE ABS TO FAIL AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ABS FRONT SPEED SENSORS, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT NEEDED TOB E REPLACED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED LATER AND THE CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED, HOWEVER IN JULY 2008, THE ABS BEGAN TO ENGAGE AGAIN AT LOW SPEEDS. AGAIN, THE RIGHT FRONT SPEEDSENSOR WAS BAD. UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB

Mileage: 35,372

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE SPEED SENSORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED TWO OR THREE TIMES. ON JUNE 4, 2008, THE BRAKE SENSORS WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF MORE THAN $500. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,362. UPDATED 07/29/08.*LJ UPDATED 08/05/08

Mileage: 65,362

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE SPEED SENSORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED TWO OR THREE TIMES. ON JUNE 4, 2008, THE BRAKE SENSORS WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF MORE THAN $500. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,362. UPDATED 07/29/08.*LJ UPDATED 08/05/08

Mileage: 65,362

ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE TARGET OF RECALL AND THE REQUIRED SERVICE WAS PERFORMED IN 2005. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY EXHIBITING THE SAME CONDITIONS THE RECALL WAS INTENDED TO FIX, ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN NOT NECESSARY. THE NOISE PRODUCED WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATES WAS PRODUCED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YESTERDAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT TOUCHED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT REDUCE SPEED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AND HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET. *TR

Mileage: 67,976

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. HE THEN NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE FRAME OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 05/08/08. *LJ THE ANIT-LOCK BRAKE MOTOR AND WIRES FROM THE MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, BUT NEVER BLEW A FUSE. UPDATED 05/09/08

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ABS ACTIVATED PREMATURELY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE TOOK APPROXIMATELY TEN EXTRA FEET TO STOP. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE IS RUNNING CONSTANTLY. THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MY TRUCK A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE ON THE ABS SYSTEM TO GET THE MODULE TO STOP RUNNING. IT WAS RUNNING EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND KEY REMOVED!! NOW THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT ARE ON CONSTANTLY. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $1,000.00+ TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN SO MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN DRIVE THE TRUCK, THE BRAKES ARE WORKING BUT I AM NOT SURE THAT IT IS SAFE. THANK YOU FOR ADDING THIS DEFECT TO YOUR DATABASE. *TR

Mileage: 71,156

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE IS RUNNING CONSTANTLY. THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MY TRUCK A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE ON THE ABS SYSTEM TO GET THE MODULE TO STOP RUNNING. IT WAS RUNNING EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND KEY REMOVED!! NOW THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT ARE ON CONSTANTLY. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $1,000.00+ TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN SO MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN DRIVE THE TRUCK, THE BRAKES ARE WORKING BUT I AM NOT SURE THAT IT IS SAFE. THANK YOU FOR ADDING THIS DEFECT TO YOUR DATABASE. *TR

Mileage: 71,156

I BOUGHT A NEW CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4 IN JULY OF 2001. I DON'T DRIVE IT THAT MUCH, AND WHEN I DO, IT IS MOSTLY FREEWAY MILES. ABOUT 5 TIMES/YEAR I'LL TOW A LIGHT BOAT TO PUGET SOUND, AND AFTER COMING BACK ALWAYS HOSE OFF THE BOAT, TRAILER, AND SALT WATER EXPOSED AREA OF THE TRUCK. IN 2004 AT 6770 MILES, THE REAR ROTORS, CALIPERS AND PADS WERE RUINED (UNDER WARRANTY--CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE DEBRIS CAUGHT UP IN MECHANISM). GOOD CHEVROLET FIXED PERFECTLY. NOW IN MARCH 2008 AT ONLY 18,700 MILES (12K MILES ON NEW BRAKES), THE REAR BRAKES NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. GOOD IS SAYING THE CAUSE IS SALT WATER. AND OF COURSE THE WARRANTY IS LONG OVER----LOOKING AT $2000 TO FIX. I SAY HOGWASH! BRAKES SHOULD NOT FALL APART AFTER 12,000 GENTLE MILES. I DON'T FOUR WHEEL DRIVE EXCEPT ON RARE OCCASION TO GET OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS---AND THAT'S ON SNOW. I AM EASY WITH THIS TRUCK. I DON'T SPEED AROUND AND SLAM ON THE BRAKES EVER. NEVER. I AM PRETTY SURE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. JUST GOOGLED UP A SIMILAR CASE OF A 2002 SILVERADO IN COLORADO WITH 28,000 MILES AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUST. I'LL REPAIR BRAKES ELSEWHERE. I'LL WAIT AND SEE IF SOME CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT COMES OF THIS. IT'S TOO BAD. THE TRUCK IS PRETTY NICE, BUT HAVING BRAKES FALL APART FOR NO GOOD REASON IS BS AND TOO EXPENSIVE, NOT TO MENTION AS WELL AS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 18,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURRED ON DRY ROAD SURFACES. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 10,000

I HAVE A 2001 SILVERADO. MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE COMING ON AT SLOW SPEEDS, MAKING IT SOMETIMES VERY HARD TO STOP. YESTERDAY WHEN PULLING INTO MY WORK PARKING SPACE I COULD NOT STOP AND JUMPED THE CURB. IF THERE WERE SOMEONE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OR BELOW, THE ABS SENSOR FAILED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING. THE CONTACT HAS HAD ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOOK APART THE COMPONENT AND PLACED IT BACK IN THE LOCATION THAT THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT LIVE IN A HIGH CORROSION AREA. AS OF JANUARY 9, 2008, THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 35,000

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE - DESIGN FAULT. PER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THE PARKING BRAKE FAILURE TO ENGAGE IS DUE TO NOT USING THE PARKING BRAKE EACH TIME THE TRUCK IS PARKED. THIS IS A DESIGN FAULT AS A PART SHOULD NOT FAIL IF YOU USE IT ONLY AS NEEDED. CHEVROLET HAS A RECALL FOR THE 2001 SILVERADO MANUAL TRANSMISSION BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. ABS BRAKES: ABS LIGHT GENERALLY COMES ON WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK. CHEVROLET HAS A RECALL FOR THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE ON THE 2001 SILVERADO BUT HAS LIMITED THE RECALL TO STATES WITH MORE EROSION (SALT) AND THEREFORE IS NOT FIXING THIS ISSUE IN TEXAS. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - INSTRUMENT PANEL: THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYS WARNING LIGHTS, E.G. ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, ETC. INTERMITTENTLY. CHEVROLET HAS A RECALL ON THE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO INSTRUMENT PANEL HOWEVER NOT FOR THIS VIN NUMBER. *TR

BRAKE FAILURES. STARTED HAPPENING AFTER ABOUT 15,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WITHOUT CAUSE. THIS CAUSES LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES. THIS WAS REPAIRED WITH EXISTING RECALL AND PROBLEM IS RECURRING. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

TL*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 *TR

Mileage: 103,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD. THE BRAKES EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO FUNCTION. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR. HE WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR REPLACED. IN OCTOBER 2002, THE SPEED CONTROL SENSORS WERE CLEANED FOR CORROSION, BUT NOT REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,500. * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

Mileage: 67,500

TL*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.

Mileage: 96,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE TAKES A LONG TIME TO STOP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 61,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. HE STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF A RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 56,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE ABS ACTIVATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDALWAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS RECALL # 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A GENERAL MOTORS REPRESENTATIVE, WHO STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD BE UNABLE TO INSPECT OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 69,000.*AK UPDATED 04/30/07. *JB

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A SCRAPPING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE. RECALL CAMPAIGN# 05V161000 WAS RELATED TO THE PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. IN OCTOBER 2006 THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT RELATED TO THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BEING WORN. *AK THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61610. UPDATE *4/23/07 **TR

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL MADE COMPLETE CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. ALSO, THERE WAS NOISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 MPH. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE WORN OUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *AK UPDATE 4/25/07*TR

Mileage: 25

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. IF I AM GOING SLOW AND NEED TO STOP FAST THE BRAKES ARE LIKE I AM ON ICE. I HAVE ROLLED INTO SEVERAL RED LIGHTS. IF I AM ON ROUGH ROAD THEY DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

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 . *JB

Mileage: 104,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT AND BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THERE WAS A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A FAN RUNNING. A PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS CONSULTED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE ABS PUMP RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY, AND THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 53,500

BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO HAVE NEVER BEEN VERY GOOD. THEY HAVE DEGRADED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE CAN NOT RELIABLY STOP WITH REASONABLE BRAKING DISTANCES. MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED AND ONE CRASH WHERE BRAKES COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED WITH PAD REPLACEMENT, ROTORS MACHINED/REPLACED BRAKES BLED, MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AND NOTHING HAS MADE THE BRAKES FUNCTION WELL. PLEASE NOTE THE INCIDENT DATE CAN BE LOOKED UP BUT THIS IS AN ESTIMATED DATE REPORTED HERE. *NM

Mileage: 80,000

THE ABS ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO STEPSIDE (EXTENDED CAB) KICKS IN AT LOW SPEED STOPS. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING THINGS IN THE PAST BECAUSE IT HINDERS THE TRUCK'S STOPPING CAPABILITIES. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MY DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST, BUT NO CODES EVER SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER. FOR WHATEVER REASON, NO INFO ABOUT MY BRAKE COMPLAINTS WAS EVER ENTERED ON MY RECORDS. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I HAD IT (I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW). I FINALLY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT FOR THE SOUTH. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK HAD TOO MANY MILES NOW TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THAT THE RECALL WASN'T FOR MY AREA AND THAT SINCE IT WASN'T ON MY SERVICE RECORDS THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE IN THIS MATTER (MY TRUCK JUST TURNED 101K MILES)? *NM

BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED COMPLETELY , EMERGENCY BRAKE RUSTED COMPLETELY , MASSIVE RUST UNDER TRUCK , BRAKE CALIPERS RUSTED , POWER STEERING WENT OUT ,A.C. FAN WENT OUT, SHORT IN WIRING IN DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS, THIS A 2001, 56,000, MILES, LOW MILEAGE TRUCK TO HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD NOT SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, I LOOKED IT UP, THERE IS RUSTING AND TOTAL CORROSION OF THE BRAKE ROTORS IN MANY DIFFERENT STATES, OVER ALONG PERIOD OF TIME, EVEN WHEN THE ROTORS ARE REPLACED THEY ARE RUSTING COMPLETELY AGAIN. CHEVY IS SELLING AN EXPENSIVE TRUCK, AND THEN PROFITING AGAIN ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, AND MAKING A PREMIUM PROFIT ON THAT TOO.! THEY ARE NOT BOTHERING TO FIX A DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME. VERY DISGUSTED WITH THE CHEVY SILVERADO, MY FIRST AND LAST CHEVY. *NM

Mileage: 56,000

OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURES. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE (UNDER THE RECALL), I STARTED EXPERIENCING BRAKING FAILURES AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAVE NOT BEEN BACK THREE TIMES AND THE DEALER IS UN-ABLE TO RESOLVE. *JB

Mileage: 95,000

ANTI- LOCK BRAKES ENGAGING WHEN NOT NEEDED. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

ANTI -LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM OVER COMPENSATING CAUSING LOW IMPACT CRASH. ON DRY SUMMER DAY,BUMPED INTO BUILDING. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. 2004 TOOK TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION' DIRTY SENSOR. DEC. 9 2005 FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR COULD BARELY STOP. FOR FIRST TWO MILES. THEN STARTED WORKING PROPERLY. FIRST BOUGHT VEHICLE IN NOV 2000 APROX. 3 WEEK'S AFTER HAVING TRUCK RAN OVER LITTLE BUMP IN THE ROAD AT INTERSECTION. ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAME ON NO BRAKES WENT INTO INTERSECTION. TOOK TO DEALER. SAID NO PROBLEM. HEAR STORIES OF POSSIBLE RECALL 01 SILVERADO PLEASE HELP THANKS. *JB

Mileage: 600

THE CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE WITH THE REAR CALIPER LOCKING UP. THERE IS ALSO PROBLEM WITH A STIFF PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS. *TS THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE HUB, THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE WORN AND THERE WAS SENSOR CORROSION. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE REPAIRED AT THE FACTORY'S EXPENSE. RECALL#05068 *SC

Mileage: 30,481

WHEN BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT, ABS KICKS IN MAKING IT HARD TO STOP. TOOK TO CHEVY GARAGE IN SUPERIOR, WI AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE BUT NOT IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN OR MINNESOTA. WHY? *NM

Mileage: 42,200

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRUCK AND WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHERE HE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT STOP. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO STOP FOR A STOP SIGN BUT COULD NOT STOP. THE SERVICE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AT 4,000 MILES. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE BOTH FRONT BEARINGS AND ABS SENSORS. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS TIME THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT HUB AND THE ABS SENSOR.*AK THE ABS ACTIVATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED AT 4000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 20,000

UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION. INCREASED UNEXPECTED STOPPING DISTANCES. NEAR COLLISION WITH GARAGE AND NEAR HITTING OF PEDESTRIAN. UPCOMING RECALL APPLICABLE ONLY TO "SALT BELT" STATES. DOES NOT INCLUDE WI. NOR MN.[SALT NOT USED ON STREETS IN THESE STATES?] SEE CAMPAIGN #05V379000. *NM

Mileage: 56,000

PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE VERY LOW SPEED, IT WAS RAINING. PRESSED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AND THE ABS STARTED PUMPING THE PEDAL REMAINED HARD BUT THE ABS KEPT PUMPING AS THE VEHICLE ROLLED UP OVER THE SIDEWALK AND INTO THE SIDE OF A BUSINESS. G.M. STATES THE VEHICLE IS PART OF A RECALL BUT IS CURRENTLY WAITING ON PARTS. *JB

Mileage: 43,028

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES WILL ENGAGE FOR NO REASON CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, FORTUNATLY THE ONLY THING THAT WAS HIT WAS A CURB.

Mileage: 5

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEY SILVERADO WILL SUDDENLY STOP BRAKING AT LOW SPEED. TWICE THIS WEEK WHILE PARKING, I NEARLY HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I FIND IT PATICULARLY BAD WHEN TURNING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS, AND SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED RECENTLY BY A MECHANIC AND NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND WITH THE PADS OR ROTORS.

Mileage: 50,000

BRAKE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM CYCLES AT LOW SPEEDS INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

Mileage: 106,500

WHILE TRYING TO COME TO A STOP UPON ENTERING A PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF A COUNTY HEALTH BLDG. THE BRAKE PEDAL ON MY TRUCK DID NOT RESPOND. THE PEDAL WENT HARD AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED FORWARD, I APPLIED THE BRAKE AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STRIKE THE BUILDING AND DESTROY A SERVICE ENTERANCE DOOR. I ESTIMATE MY SPEED TO HAVE BEEN UNDER 5 MPH SINCE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE RESULT OF A DEFFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR. AS OF TODAY I HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE FIXED.

Mileage: 53,800

I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGING AT SLOW SPEED AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. IN NOVEMBER 2004 THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE (ABS WAS ENGAGED ON DRY PAVEMENT) WHEN PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY, RESULTING IN A NEAR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT A LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE SENSORS IN THE WHEELS BECAUSE OF CORROSION, I BELIEVE AS A RESULT OF DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING. MY TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS DRIVEN IN A NORMAL FASHION WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED.

Mileage: 39,700

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGING AT SLOW SPEEDS IN CLEAR AND DRY WEATHER. WOULD NOT STOP IN TIME WHILE TRYING TO PARK IN A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT . VEHICLE WENT PAST INTENDED STOP IN LOT AND JUST MISSED A PEDESTRIAN. TRUCK WAS STOPPED BY CURB. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL SHOP NOT UNDER WARRANTY. CAUSE OF BRAKING PROBLEM WAS CORROSION ON WHEEL SENSORS. REAR SENSORS WHERE CLEANED. FRONT LEFT CALIPER AND PADS WERE DAMAGED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT CALIPERS( REPLACEMENT IN SET ONLY REQUIRED)WILL CHECK TO SEE IF OLD PART IS STILL AVAILABLE. REAR SENSORS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED.

Mileage: 37,441

THE OWNER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY HARDENED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. ALSO THE OWNER CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND BLED THE BRAKES. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE STILL DOESN'T HAVE MUCH BRAKING POWER. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE THE RIGHT FRONT BEARING AND THE HUB SENSOR. *SC *JB

Mileage: 60,000

ABS BRAKE FAULTY SENSOR ON 2001 SILVERADO ENGAGES ON DRY SURFACES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNS INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. FURTHER, THE DEALER ONLY OFFERS TO CLEAN THEM OR REPLACE THE DEFECT AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. *NM

Mileage: 57,000

WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE OVER 5 MPH THE WHEEL SENSOR KICKED IN AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPORTING BAD INFORMATION. ALL BRAKES WHERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *TC

Mileage: 51,000

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FOR 15 FAILURES AND OR PROBLEMS WITH GM 2001 CHEVY TRUCK. *BF THE STEERING ROD ASSEMBLY WOULD POP WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, THE SHIFTER BOOT RIPPED IMMEDIATELY, THE TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE AND BENT THE TAILGATE, THE PCV VALVE WAS USING 4 QUARTS OF OIL AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, THE BATTERY EXPLODED AT 40K MILES, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ON THE INSIDE HAD WORN DOWN THE METAL, THE LIGHTS ON THE STEREO BURNED OUT, THE LIGHTS HAD BURNED OUT, THE VALVE COVER WERE LEAKING OIL BEFORE 100K MILES, THE FUR WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH HAD BROKEN AT 50K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT AT 1K MILES AND THE DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A PRE-IGNITION KNOCK AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, THE DRIVER'S SEAT CONTROLS RIPPED AT 60K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETE GONE OUT AT 118K MILES AND THE SEAT BELTS LATCH SYSTEM HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE. *SC

BATTERY FAILURE, FRONT AND REAR ROTORS PROBLEM. * BF

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED, WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ROTORS RUSTED AND THE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER MAD COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER SINCE THIS WAS THE FIRST SERVICING SINCE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS AWARE OF OTHER VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUSTING AND PITTING OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *SC

Mileage: 29,500

FAULTY ABS MODULE; ABS PUMP KEPT RUNNING AFTER ENGINE IGNITION TURNED OFF. PART 88982296.*AK

Mileage: 70,000

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. YOU HAVE TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET IN ORDER TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WHOM ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKES WENT OUT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL IS SOFT, AND THEN PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *TT

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WAS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, AND A SQUEALING SOUND. DEALER REPLACED REAR DRUMS/ SHOES AND PADS. STATED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WAS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, AND A SQUEALING SOUND. DEALER REPLACED REAR DRUMS/ SHOES AND PADS. STATED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WAS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, AND A SQUEALING SOUND. DEALER REPLACED REAR DRUMS/ SHOES AND PADS. STATED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.*AK

BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HAD TO PUSH BRAKES DOWN TWICE BEFORE VEHICLE STOPS. ALSO, BRAKES DONOT WORK GOOD ON DRY PAVEMENT. *AK

THE ABS BRAKES FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER APPLIED THEM, THE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. NLM

WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES NOTICED PEDAL TRAVELING TO FLOORBOARD. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN VEHICE LOST BRAKING POWER, VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

CONSUMER HAS TO PUSH DOWN ON BRAKES HARD BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP. CONSUMER HAS ALMOST RAN A STOP SIGN. *AK