2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500: problems, recalls and reliability

“My truck only has 61,000 miles on it and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor one day on my way to work. I called the dealer and the price to fix was $2,130.00 , I watched a news report and even a single owner of similar truck who had it washed every week had the same problem. The truck should have been designed with a guard protecting the brakes.”Owner report · Service Brakes · Nov 2016

“My 2001 chevy silverado 2500hd with 111,000 miles had a total loss of braking in my driveway while moving the truck from one spot to another. Upon inspection of the truck there was no brake fluid in the reservoir and the area under the drivers seat was wet with brake fluid. Inspection of the brake lines found severe corrosion on the lines. There was no partial braking effort, braking went to zero. I was ready to pick up a new 7600lb travel trailer this week and we came close to a tragedy. Local dealer in gettysburg, pa said there was no recall or "silent recall".”Owner report · Service Brakes · Sep 2016

“When slowing down to stop, while at low speed, using the brakes engages the ABS system and steering becomes suddenly difficult.”Owner report · Steering · May 2016

“Here I am 2016 and the third time I have to replace rusted corrosive brake lines and fuel lines. This time I only put 3500 miles on the truck since the last time. They are on the verge or blowing out, the first two times they did and lucky was able to stop. The fuel line is gone again also. Why??”Owner report · Service Brakes · Mar 2016

“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd equipped with bf goodrich rugged terrain t/a tires, size: lt285/75/r16 (na). The contact stated that the vehicle wobbled while driving various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing where it was confirmed that there was tread separation from the front and rear tires. The tires were replaced. The manufacture was notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 151,173 and the tire failure mileage was 50,000.”Owner report · Tires · Nov 2015

“Engine stops running in all kind of traffic and speeds, causing a loss of brakes and control of vehicle. It takes many tries to restart. I have found that nhtsaea06016 has called for recall, but dealers will not address this safety problem.this vehicle has the 8.1 engine that is named in your write-up.12”Owner report · Engine · Aug 2015

“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning and the battery warning light also illuminated. The contact had to wait for the engine to cool down before the vehicle could be restarted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 07v521000 (engine and engine cooling). The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.”Owner report · Engine · Aug 2015