2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 service brakes problems
70 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 — 18% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Unknown Lost my truck to fire I was shopping and when I came out of the store the fire department had already put the fire out. They had said the fire started under the hood on the driver side.”
filed Jun 12, 2023
“Extreme rust, tailgate cables broke in use, had to replace. Tailgate still won't latch properly, dropping open while driving/hauling fairly often; brake line rusted out, replaced before had accident; whole frame rusted - under carriage//tire wells/drive shaft/around reece hitch so I worry about…”
filed Jun 18, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other Silverado 2500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Silverado 2500 | 37 | 27% |
| 2023 Silverado 2500 | 2 | 5% |
| 2022 Silverado 2500 | 10 | 11% |
| 2021 Silverado 2500 | 12 | 14% |
| 2020 Silverado 2500 | 15 | 15% |
| 2019 Silverado 2500 | 6 | 8% |
| 2017 Silverado 2500 | 5 | 9% |
| 2016 Silverado 2500 | 13 | 11% |
| 2015 Silverado 2500 | 37 | 21% |
| 2014 Silverado 2500 | 2 | 5% |
| 2013 Silverado 2500 | 9 | 18% |
| 2012 Silverado 2500 | 2 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
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.