2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

BRAKES FAILURES , RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WE HAVE A 2001 SILVERADO 3500 THAT SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF BALTIMORE TRAFFIC BACK IN 2006. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND PAID $644.33 TO HAVE IT FIXED. IT WAS THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. WE CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS IN SOME OF THE 2001'S. BUT GUESS WHAT, OURS IS NO ON THE LIST! I ASKED THE LADY "SO WHO DETERMINES WHICH OF THESE MODEL VINS GET TO BE ON THE RECALL AND WHICH ONES WILL THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR. OF COURSE SHE RESPONDED THAT SHE WAS SORRY FOR OUR INCONVENIENCE, BUT SHE COULD NOT HELP. IS THERE ANY WAY TO HAVE OUR TRUCK ON THE RECALL TOO AND GET A REIMBURSEMENT? WE TRULY LOVE OUR TRUCK AND IT HAS TO GO IN FOR THE UBS BRAKE SYSTEM TOO, BUT WE FOUND OUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL EITHER. WHAT GIVES? WE ARE THE ONES WITH THESE TWO PROBLEMS, BUT OUR DOESN'T COUNT? PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 81,950

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

Mileage: 65,000

BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK RUSTED THRU AND BRAKES FAILED WHILE ON THE ROAD. THE RUSTED LINES RAN FROM THE ABS SYSTEM TO THE MASTER CYLINDER AND FRONT BRAKES. IT OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED AND I USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET HOME. THE LINES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AS YET. I WILL SAVE PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 81,167

ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500 PICK UP ,I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT BECAUSE MY BRAKES DIDN'T ACT RIGHT SO I TOOK IT IN AND A SHORT TIME LATER I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER ASKING ME HOW DID I GET THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINE WAS GONE ROTTED AWAY .THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL MY BRAKE LINES FOR THIS TRUCK. IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN IT DID BECAUSE A FEW WEEKS LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN PULLING MY 33 FOOT 5TH WHEEL AND WITH THAT KIND OF WEIGHT I SURELY WOULD HAVE HAD A WRECK. *TR

Mileage: 61,607

THE BRAKSE ON MY 2001 SILVERADO 3500 HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT THE PAST FEW YEARS. MOST OF THE TIME THEY WORK FINE BUT TODAY WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE OF ALL THE REST. I PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT, PEDESTRIANS STEPPED INTO THE CROSS WALK, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. FORTUNATELY THE PEDESTRIANS WERE ABLE TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY AS I COASTED RIGHT THROUGH THEM. THE BRAKES WORKED FINE UNTIL I GOT HOME THEN I ALMOST COASTED INTO MY GARAGE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 65,135

2002 CHEVROLET K-3500. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY ROADS WITH MINIMAL BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE, CAUSING QUESTIONABLE BRAKING AND STOPPING ABILITY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE ABS SENSOR CAUSED THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE TO CHATTER WHEN ALMOST TO A STOP. ON WET PAVEMENT THE WHEEL WOULD SLIDE. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID THAT RUST WAS FORMING BETWEEN THE CASTING AND THE SENSOR AND LIFTING THE SENSOR UP. THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES. THEY TOOK THE SENSOR OUT AND CLEANED THE CASTING AND SENSOR SPRAYED A ANTI RUST ON BOTH AND REPLACED THE SENSOR. THINGS WORK OK NOW. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

THE ABS SENSOR CAUSED THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE TO CHATTER WHEN ALMOST TO A STOP. ON WET PAVEMENT THE WHEEL WOULD SLIDE. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID THAT RUST WAS FORMING BETWEEN THE CASTING AND THE SENSOR AND LIFTING THE SENSOR UP. THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES. THEY TOOK THE SENSOR OUT AND CLEANED THE CASTING AND SENSOR SPRAYED A ANTI RUST ON BOTH AND REPLACED THE SENSOR. THINGS WORK OK NOW. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGING AT SLOW SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT 15 MPH OR LESS. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 47,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. THE BRAKES REACT LIKE A SPONGE WHENEVER THEY ARE APPLIED. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED.

Mileage: 39,063

FRONT ABS SENSORS ON GMC 350 TRUCKS. THEY ARE BAD JUST LIKE THE 250 & 150 P/U TRUCKS. WE HAD TOO HAVE OURS FIXED DUE TO A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT CAUSED BY NOT WORKING PROPERLY UNDER 10 MPH SHOUD BE A RECALL. *NM

Mileage: 54,000

AS A RESULT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 I TOOK MY 2001 SILVERADO TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALER FOR REPAIR OF DEFECT ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT ALTHOUGH MY 3500 HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS THE 1500, 2500, 3500 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ACCORDING TO GM DEALER, IT SOAKED ME FOR $282.48. ,SAME [XXX] PROBLEM MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 22,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED BY GM AND I WONDER HOW MANY 3500 OWNERS HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS RECALL. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 21,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATED. THIS IS A COMPANY VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DOES NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE PERSON WHO DRIVES IT REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A DEALERSHIP AND IT IS STILL BEING INSPECTED. *AK UPDATED 11/16/2005 - UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS DROPPING OUT AT LOW SPEEDS. R&R SENSORS AND CLEANED CORROSION, TREATED WITH CORROSION RESISTANT GREASE AND REINSTALLED. *NM

PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET 3500 DUAL WHEEL DIESEL SILVERADO PICK-UP NEW IN 2001. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS ALWAYS FELT LIKE A BUCKET OF MUSH. IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ALL OF THE BRAKE ROTORS WHICH WERE RUSTED. THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. IT IS NOW JULY 2005 AND I AM TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TOMORROW TO REPAIR A BRAKEL FLUID LEAK ON THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT STOP LIKE A NORMAL VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED. I ALSO OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET 25OO AND THE BRAKES FUNCTION NORMALLY. TODAY I CHECKED ON BRAKE PROBEMS WITH CHEVROLET PICKUPS ON THE INTERNET AND FIND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH PROBLEMS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE DEATH AND LAWSUITS BEGIN. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE MORE ACTIVE ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THIS BEGINS.

ABS PULSATES ON LEFT FRONT WHEEL WHEN APPLIED (A NOISE EMINATES FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL). DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB AND LEFT LOW SPEED BRAKE SENSOR. BRAKES STILL PULSATED ON LEFT FRONT SIDE. RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOW THE LEFT HUB NEEDS REPLACING. (DID NOT HAVE REPLACED. ) PULSATION IN BRAKE SYSTEM HAD NOT STOPPED AFTER THE TWO EARLIER REPAIRS. HAVE SPENT OVER $1000.00 FOR THESE REPAIRS AND DO NOT FEEL THE GM EXPERTS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. WANT THE PROBLEM RESOLVED, BUT DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER $1000.00 ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IS THIS PROBLEM A SIGN OF A FUTURE SAFETY ISSUE? I HAUL A LARGE FITH WHEEL CAMPER AND FEAR BRAKE FAILURE AFTER PERUSING THE COMPLAINTS ON THE GM ABS SYSTEM.

Mileage: 30,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SO EXCESSIVELY RUSTED AND CORRODED THAT THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE HAD TRIPLED. THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS BUT REINSTALLED SAME BRAKE PADS. THERE EXISTS ONLY 2.5 INCHES OF SURFACE ON THE ROTORS LEFT FOR PADS TO HIT.

Mileage: 15,096

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN APPLYNG BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT AND WILL SHIMMY. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 6 TIMES. DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, DID NOT FIND A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT AND STEERING SHAKES WHENEVER STOPPING. CONDITION IS WORSE. *JG

INTERMITTENTLY BRAKES WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT HAS BEEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. PARTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, BUT PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESURFACE. *AK CONSUMER STATES 4 WAY EMERGENCY FLASHERS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK MUST FIDDLE WITH SWITCH OR TURN SIGNAL TO OPERATE, BATTERY WILL NOT SHOW GREEN EYE, WATER IS LEAKING LEFT SIDE TOP AND RIGHT SIDE OF DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD, AND FRONT END AND STEERING SHIMMY AT 30-40 MPH. *YD

AFTER CHANGING TIRES ABS SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY ON WET ROADS. DEALER WAS TOLD NOT TO RESET ABS SYSTEM. *AK