2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Service Brakes Problems
- 126
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 126 stored complaint records:
- 17 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lines · 66 records
- brake pedal · 50 records
- brake line · 35 records
- pedal went · 27 records
- went floor · 25 records
- lines rusted · 17 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 46 |
| 150–400k mi | 32 |
| 60–100k mi | 30 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
My truck has an automatic transmission and, since i purchasing it new in july, 2001, i rarely use the parking brake. A few months after purchase, when parking on a hill, i first noticed that the parking brake did not work however, as i rarely used it i continued to rely on the transmission's "park" setting to keep the truck in place until long after the guarantee had expired. When i then looked into the possibility…
ODI 10568847
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.