Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 HD brakes problems
94 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
182 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
84,089 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2001 to 2005 model years. Data snapshot: . 167 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
94 of 182 complaints match this topic (51.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10170642 · 2006-10-12 (October 12, 2006)
2001 CHEVROLET 1500HD FUEL PUMP. MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING MY ENGINE TO DIE AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10170642 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10196371 · 2007-07-14 (July 14, 2007)
REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO ROTTING LINE. CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE.... NO FRONT OR REAR BRAKES. ALL BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY NO CRASH OR INJURIES WITH THIS INCIDENT, BUT VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 52,592 miles reported. Look up ODI 10196371 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10383433 · 2011-02-21 (February 21, 2011)
NOISE (GRUNTING SOUND) IN FRONT WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. SEEMS LIKE ABS IS RELEASING THE FRONT BRAKE. PULLED IN DRIVEWAY LAST NIGHT PUSH DOWN BRAKE PEDAL, THE TRUCK FRONT BRAKES MADE AN AWFUL SOUND, STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EFFECTED AND RAN OFF DRIVE INTO YARD. TRUCK HAS BEEN INTO DEALER TWICE, STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 85,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10383433 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10399392 · 2011-05-06 (May 6, 2011)
I HAVE OWNED A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 EXTENDED CAB PICKUP FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS. DURING MY OWNERSHIP I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES WORKED ON NUMEROUS TIMES AS THE CALIPERS WERE STICKING, I COULD FEEL A SHUDDER WHEN COMING TO A STOP, OR FOR A SOFT PEDAL. LAST YEAR, I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I MANAGED TO LIMP THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE TRUCK HAD RUPTURED A BRAKE LINE AND THAT TO ENSURE SAFETY, ALL BRAKE …
Owner-reported narrative. 100,118 miles reported. Look up ODI 10399392 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10419196 · 2011-08-12 (August 12, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTIN…
Owner-reported narrative. 119,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10419196 at NHTSA ↗