2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Recalls, Problems & Safety Rating

2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 recalls

No safety recalls on file for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.

Most common 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems

Problem areas named in the 468 complaints owners filed with NHTSA.

Problem area	Reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	155
Service Brakes	133
Fuel System, Gasoline	33
Structure	30
Parking Brake	29
Electrical System	25
Fuel System, Other	21
Tires	20
Power Train	20
Engine And Engine Cooling	17

What owners report

2025-12-15, Service Brakes
ABS locks up because of faulty wheel speed sensors known problem locking up brake pedal resulting in loss of control of vehicle causing collisions and dangerous situations.

2025-06-02, Unknown Or Other
STRUCTURAL FAILURE & AIRBAG FAILURE Crash on the bend of a dangerous Utah road. Lost control and vehicle crossed center line striking another vehicle headon. The cab separated from the frame of the truck. The airbags did not deploy.

2024-12-04, Service Brakes
The gm/gmc trucks with abs are unsafe and dangerous to the drivers and other pedestrians and vehicles on all roads. The Abs module light comes on and the brake warning light after driving normally and occasionally on its own and after a bump in the road. The abs system is unavailable/disabled when the light is on, the abs system has stopped and the light turned on when applying the brakes hard to avoid other vehicles and other actions such as steering away to avoid an accident arenecessary. While doing research on this problem I discovered that many gm/gmc pickup trucks have this problem with abs failure and the only sure repair being to replace the abs/ebcm module, there are codes stored

2023-07-21, Wheels
My spare tire hoist cable broke causing the spare tire to fall away from vehicle into traffic.

2023-07-08, Wheels
The exterior of the wheel well separated from the interior cylinder of the wheel well. The issue appears that the wheel well (usually one piece) has cracked/separated into two pieces, likely due to rust. The car was parked at a store and made a loud popping sound, which could be heard from inside the store. The popping sound came from the loud separation of these pieces as shown in the attached images. This separation was powerful enough to bend and distort the entire exterior of the wheel/hub cap. The vehicle required a tow. This issue could have been a lot worse if the car was driving while the incident occurred. Upon inspection, the other wheel wells are likely to have the same thing occu

2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 questions

Does the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 have any recalls?

No. NHTSA has no safety recalls on file for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 at this time.

What are the most common problems with the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?

Based on 468 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the most-reported problem areas are Service Brakes, Hydraulic (155), Service Brakes (133), Fuel System, Gasoline (33).

How do I check if a recall on my 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has been fixed?

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