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vehicle
2001 / chevrolet / silverado-1500
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-25)
complaints
1,825 on file (2000-09-07 → 2025-12-15)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
1477 occupant deaths, crash years 1990-2024 (legacy-code)
Brake line corrosion causing loss of brakingSERVICE BRAKES74 complaints2014-07 → 2021-01silverado-1500-2001-brake-line-corrosion
10863828 BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH, FAIL FAILURE DO TO FAULTY BRAKE LINES. WHY ARNT BRAKE LINES STAINLESS STEEL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFTEY HAZZARD. NEED TO BE RECALLED
10609869 BRAKE LINES RUPTURED ON REAR AXLE DUE TO EXTERNAL CORROSION CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. STEERED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND COASTED TO STOP. *TR
10668611 BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT, LOSING MY BRAKES. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES. *TR
Frame and undercarriage rust perforationSTRUCTURE6 complaints2015-05 → 2023-07silverado-1500-2001-frame-rust-perforation
10960226 EXTREME FRAME RUST/ROT BEHIND FRONT PASSENGER TIRE- BOTTOM HALF OF FRAME RUSTED AND GONE- APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES
10721528 UPPER A-FRAME/ CONTROL ARM ROTTED AWAY, PERFORATING AROUND BALL JOINT, ALLOWING BALL JOINT TO BREAK OFF VEHICLE. EXTENSIVE ROT ALL OVER VEHICLE UNDERSIDE FOR LAST 10 YEARS
10913610 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000
10777916 WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND COMING TO A STOP MY ABS SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY STOP I MAKE. THIS CAUSES INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE AND CREATES A LARGE SAFETY RISK
10726366 UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE
10695496 ABS ACTIVATION ON DRY PAVEMENT AT LOW SPEED AND THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO TRAVEL FURTHER INSTEAD OF STOPPING. SOMETIMES FEATHERING THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN KEEP ABS FROM ACTIVATING
Engine stall from crankshaft position sensor failureENGINE22 complaints2014-07 → 2019-12silverado-1500-2001-crank-sensor-stall
10966088 THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED THE VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH. THE ENGINE STALLS, MAY RE-START IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER A COOL DOWN PERIOD
11533991 While driving engine cuts off intermittently, usually will restart. This is caused by the Crank position sensor. Once replaced, the issue was resolved. This vehicle was NOT covered by NHTSA recall 07U521000
10966544 CRANKSHAFT POSITION FAILED COMPLETELY.. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN PASS, WOULD NOT RE-START UNTIL AFTER IT COOLED DOWN. NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WERE AVAILABLE DURING THIS TIME DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE
Airbag non-deployment in frontal and rear-end crashesAIR BAGS10 complaints2014-07 → 2025-06silverado-1500-2001-airbag-non-deployment
10627738 I REAR ENDED SOMEONE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
11474313 Head on collision. No airbags deployed. Front of truck was completely crushed in, but no airbags
10780068 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS DISTRACTED AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO A RAVINE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT INJURED BOTH LEGS, KNEES, AND RIBS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION
11433034 My tires have very little wear because I drive far less now. On I-75 in FL recently, while coming off the ramp and increasing speed, the steering wheel began to wobble back and forth violently. As the road surface was wet, I lost control briefly
10789643 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERY A/T TIRES, SIZE: 265R75R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE
10609411 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVER ADO EQUIPPED WITH B.F. GOODRICH TIRES, TIRE LINE: TA RUGGED TERRAIN, TIRE SIZE: 275/70R18, AND DOT NUMBER: BE150211
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/chevrolet/silverado-1500
@misc{wrenchpro_2001_chevrolet_silverado_1500_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/chevrolet/silverado-1500}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
