Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 08/07/2012 | 128000 | 1 | |
| Lucky i was sitting at a wendy's pickup window when i felt a pop and my brake pedal went to the floor. checked and found that 2 of my brake lines had pin holes leaking brake fluid. all brake lines are rusted along with gas line (from master cyl to abs block and back) it is sitting at a chevy dealer in va beach because they said cost over 3000 to fix or total it, glad it happened when i was really driving like on the way home to pa after vac. *tr | |||
| 08/07/2012 | 128000 | ||
| Lucky i was sitting at a wendys pickup window when i felt a pop and my brake pedal went to the floor. checked and found that 2 of my brake lines had pin holes leaking brake fluid. all brake lines are rusted along with gas line (from master cyl to abs block and back) it is sitting at a chevy dealer in va beach because they said cost over 3000 to fix or total it, glad it happened when i was really driving like on the way home to pa after vac. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||
| 07/04/2003 | 17000 | 1 | 08/07/2001 |
| We purchased a 2001 silverado ext in 7-01. truck had about 16,000 miles on it, when we bought it new/used. parking brake seemed to be really soft, but lot assured us, nothing was wrong with it and that the new technology we had with vehicle's, made it easier for elderly people and such. yes the brake works great on level ground, but wait until you really need it like on a sloped driveway............. or getting the vehicle inspected! this is when they really give you the works!!dealership wanted to charge us almost $200 to fix a 15 minute job, which should have been fixed while it was under warranty. we had an unfortunate incident, which resulted in the death of another person. to make a long story short, i feel it may have been prevented, if these(so called) great anti-lock brakes on gm vehicles did what they are supposed to do. we have encountered several occasions where the brakes go to the floor, get really spongy, even when constant pressure on pedal is maintained, and the result is erratic! what happened to the gmc/chevrolet brand?! ----p.s.- we were told this is a common complaint on the parking brake, but yet there is no recall on a safety defect?! by the way, gm this is the last vehicle purchase we will make from you. it seems the quality and safety factor mean nothing to your company anymore, without trying to make more money from the consumer...oh well, just one less customer!! *cb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 100000 | ||
| 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! | |||
| 11/21/2009 | 59021 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 03/10/2003 | 80000 | 1 | 11/27/2000 |
| 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 | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 09/25/2005 | 43028 | 1 | 08/29/2001 |
| 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 | |||
| 2 | 12/31/1999 | ||
| 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 | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | |||
| 08/25/2005 | 50000 | 12 | 06/03/2002 |
| 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. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | |||
| 10/18/2009 | 68000 | ||
| 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. | |||