2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems
Owners have filed 627 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 24.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes at 21.2%.
What owners report breaking
Of those complaints, 84 describe a crash, 10 describe a fire, 57 report an injury and 14 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 in this data, 2001 sits 19th by complaint volume. 2014 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 15 in the last three years against 8 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 87,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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