2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 627 complaints
627
Total Complaints
87,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
84
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

53,650 25th Percentile
87,000 Median Mileage
120,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
133
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
86
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
43
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
28
PARKING BRAKE
25
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
14
TIRES
14
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
13
POWER TRAIN
12
ENGINE
11

Severity Assessment

84
Crashes
10
Fires
57
Injuries
14
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER HAS TO PUSH DOWN ON BRAKES HARD BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP. CONSUMER HAS ALMOST RAN A STOP SIGN. *AK"
"WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES NOTICED PEDAL TRAVELING TO FLOORBOARD. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN VEHICE LOST BRAKING POWER, VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC"
"THE ABS BRAKES FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER APPLIED THEM, THE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. NLM"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28