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2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 brakes problems

The 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has 146 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 39% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

146

Brakes complaints

39%

Share of year

11

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Silverado 2500 brakes complaints by model year262 complaints1994: 3 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 25 complaints1998: 34 complaints1999: 53 complaints2000: 81 complaints2001: 146 complaints2002: 217 complaints2003: 262 complaints2004: 174 complaints2005: 75 complaints2006: 72 complaints2007: 23 complaints2008: 5 complaints2009: 5 complaints2010: 1 complaints2012: 2 complaints2013: 9 complaints2014: 2 complaints2015: 37 complaints2016: 15 complaints2017: 5 complaints2018: 1 complaints2019: 6 complaints2020: 17 complaints2021: 12 complaints2022: 11 complaints2023: 2 complaints2024: 38 complaints
Silverado 2500 brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“GOT HOME, PULLING INTO GARAGE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. HIT BACK WALL AND BACK DOOR OF HOUSE. ANYONE IF FRONT OF ME WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. FOUND BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID BLOWN EVERYWHERE. FYI-I'M A FANATIC WHEN IT COMES TO MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP ON ALL…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · March 7, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 have?

NHTSA has 146 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 brakes — 39% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.