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2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 steering problems

19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 25005% of all complaints for this model year.

19
Steering complaints
5%
share of all complaints
72,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • This is the 5th time my brakes are hanging up and over heating the wheel. Smoking severly. Had problem with abs. System so I unplugged sensors from front wheels. And on the 1st the right passenger side did it again. Doesn't matter if on state hwy or city streets. Always starts when moving. A wobble…

    filed Jun 2, 2016

  • When slowing down to stop, while at low speed, using the brakes engages the abs system and steering becomes suddenly difficult.

    filed May 16, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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.