2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: problems, recalls and reliability
0 recalls and 468 owner complaints on record; the weakest area is service brakes, hydraulic (30% of complaints).
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0
recalls
468
owner complaints
5
fire reports
90,000
typical failure mileage, mi
All counts are reports filed with NHTSA in the United States - US market only, not worldwide totals.
No recall campaignsProblems tend to appear late (median 90,000 mi)Weak spot: service brakes, hydraulic (30%)5 fire reports
Common problems
Computed from 468 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for this exact model year.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic (brakes)30% · 139 complaints
Service Brakes (brakes)25% · 115 complaints
Parking Brake5% · 22 complaints
Fuel System, Gasoline (fuel pump, tank, lines)5% · 22 complaints
Structure (body, frame, doors, rust)4% · 17 complaints
Tires3% · 16 complaints
“ABS locks up because of faulty wheel speed sensors known problem locking up brake pedal resulting in loss of control of vehicle causing collisions and dangerous situations.”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Dec 2024
“Break line and break system has been giving issues and failure has occur. To the point of almost causing an accident. Steering issues several times. Pick-up truck suspension since newer truck has had big issues. Please remediate.”Owner report · Suspension · May 2023
“Vehicle was involved in a motor vehicle collision where this vehicle struck another in an offset head-on manner. The cab completely separated from the frame of this vehicle. The cab came to final rest on the roadway separated from the frame, with the bed remaining attached to the frame.”Owner report · Structure · Oct 2022
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“Vehicle parked at private residence. Tailgate does not open. Safety hazard since there is no access to replace bad brake lights.”Owner report · Structure · May 2021
“STRUCTURAL FAILURE & AIRBAG FAILURE Crash on the bend of a dangerous Utah road. Lost control and vehicle crossed center line striking another vehicle headon. The cab separated from the frame of the truck. The airbags did not deploy.”Owner report · Unknown Or Other · Apr 2021
“The rear brake line on my 2001 chevt 1500 silverado rusted into. Is was not a salt corrison. Many trucks have this issue. I work in a parts store and a man came in last week with the same problem. It is know these checy trucks in this year do this. I hope u can take this serious and have gm to correct it before someone gets killed if they haven't already. I ran off the road due to it breaking and slide upon a fence. When I pushed on the brake . I had nothing no brakes at all. Please help. Thank you”Owner report · Service Brakes · Nov 2020
“I'm having problems with intermittent starting. I have power to everything but will not start when key is turned. Been stranded twice. Once it started after 5 minutes the next time it took 26 hours.”Owner report · Unknown Or Other · Jun 2019
“Brake lines have rusted through, causing line to rupture while in operation, nearly causing an accident. This has happened twice in last 9 months.”Owner report · Service Brakes · Mar 2019
“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the ABS module and brake line were rusted. The contact was a mechanic and repaired the brake line himself. The contact called mccarthy chevrolet lee's summit (945 se oldham pkwy, lee's summit, mo 64081, (816) 356-6610) and they confirmed that there were no recalls. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 250,000.”Owner report · Service Brakes · Jan 2019
“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle stalled and the security warning indicator illuminated. The contact waited a few minutes and the vehicle restarted normally. The contact also stated that the failure occurred approximately ten times in the past eight years. The vehicle was taken to nix auto center inc. (700 s george nigh expy, mcalester, ok 74501) in july of 2015 to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 8-4865333314. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 138,000.”Owner report · Engine · Nov 2018
When filing, owners marked a crash in 48 of these complaints and injuries in 25 - self-reported to NHTSA, not verified accident statistics.
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Is the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 reliable?
NHTSA has 468 owner complaints and 0 recall campaigns on record for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The most complained-about area is service brakes, hydraulic (30% of complaints).
At what mileage do 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems usually appear?
Half of the complaints that mention mileage were filed at 90,000 miles or less.
Source: NHTSA recall campaigns and owner complaints (public domain). Counts reflect reports on file and are not a defect rate.