2001 Chevrolet Silverado problems
Owners have filed 1,048 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 43% of complaints. Next are engine (9%) and tires (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,048 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 43% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 115 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 94 and 4
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 613 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 91 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 130 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 158 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 96 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 72 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 25 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Of the 613 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 49,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (338 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 115 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 94 injuries reported; 4 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado with enough data (826 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer had a head-on collision at 55 MPH and neither airbag deployed. Driver and passenger suffered chest/neck and leg injuries. Vehicle was totalled. Consumer states that a person from the other vehicle was killed in the accident. *slc
While driving at 55 MPH consumer lost control of vehicle while traveling up a hill. Then vehicle struck a wooden fence. One beam of the fence came through the windshield, striking the consumer in the head, eventually killing him. Also, two passengers sustained injuries. In the confusion, consumer depressed the gas pedal instead of the brakes and struck a fire hydrant. All passengers and the consumer were wearing seat belts. However, the air bags did not deploy. Police arrived on the scene and made a report.
ABS engages whenever vehicle is brought to a stop. GM has already recalled vehicles with same year and model as my truck, but has refused to repair my truck even though I live is a "recall state".
Tl* - the contact owns a 2001 silverado pickup. The contact stated that every 2000 to 3000 miles while driving at 50 MPH the engine would lose power momentarily, and then start back up. The contact would sometimes have to pull over on the road and restart the vehicle. The failure became more and more frequent. He took the vehicle to three or four different dealers, and they could not duplicate or diagnose the failure.