2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 parking brake problems
29 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the parking brake on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I lost my brakes completely, luckily I suspected a brake line leakage due to the brake fluid needing to be refilled prior to my trip. There was confusion amongst drivers ahead of me merging onto the highway, everyone got hard on their brakes including me. My abs kicked on and immediately the line…”
filed Sep 15, 2011
“Parking brake is not holding and we have used it maybe 2 or 3 times. Abs and brake lights stay on all the time. We have a 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. I have seen many complaints about this on the iternet. Can you not do something about these complaints. *tt”
filed Aug 6, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Parking Brake problems in other Silverado 1500 years
Silverado 1500 parking brake problems by year →Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.