2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 2%of 468 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 88,975miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2% of the 468 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 88,975 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was in a car accident. While driving, I don't know what happened but something caused my truck to roll over. Earlier that day I remember that my parking brake would not work. I also had some trouble putting the gear into park. My airbags didn't deploy during this accident, and I was driving with cruise control on if that has any bearing on this. Also, my front tires were always needing air.”
NHTSA complaint #10245168, filed 2008-10, 120,000 miles“While driving my 2001 Chevrolet silverado I am required to use more than the usual amount of force to depress the accelerator, and when I do the vehicle lunges forward. My accelerator pedal wound up limp on the floor of the vehicle this weekend when pushing down on the pedal leaving the vehicle unable to accelerate while driving in traffic. The vehicle wound up being towed for repair.”
NHTSA complaint #10192166, filed 2007-05, 57,195 miles“The stalk for the combination turn signal, windshield wiper, cruise control, broke resulted in unreliable operation of the windshield wipers and unreliable turn singal operation. In the case of the 2001 silverado the windshield wipers activated when the turn signalwas selected. Since this same control was used for several critical functions, including turn signals, wipers, and cruise control activation and deactivation, I expect certain failure modes could present a serious safety issue. …”
NHTSA complaint #10187969, filed 2007-04, 50,000 miles“The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet silverado. Whenever the contact drove the vehicle he noticed that it took more than the normal pressure in order to depress the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The contact has noticed the failure since the vehicle was purchased. The current and failure mileages were 110450.”
NHTSA complaint #10305448, filed 2010-02, 110,450 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #11705043, filed 2025-12Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1% |
| 2025 | 4 | 4% |
| 2024 | 13 | 4% |
| 2023 | 18 | 5% |
| 2022 | 12 | 2% |
| 2021 | 10 | 1% |
| 2020 | 28 | 4% |
| 2019 | 18 | 2% |
| 2018 | 19 | 4% |
| 2017 | 18 | 3% |
| 2016 | 11 | 1% |
| 2015 | 16 | 1% |
| 2014 | 23 | 2% |
| 2013 | 5 | 2% |
| 2012 | 3 | 1% |
| 2011 | 11 | 2% |
| 2010 | 11 | 3% |
| 2009 | 11 | 2% |
| 2008 | 12 | 1% |
| 2007 | 18 | 2% |
| 2006 | 9 | 3% |
| 2005 | 13 | 2% |
| 2004 | 20 | 3% |
| 2003 | 29 | 4% |
| 2002 | 5 | 1% |
| 2001 | 10 | 2% |
| 2000 | 14 | 2% |
| 1999 | 18 | 3% |
| 1998 | 15 | 4% |
| 1997 | 9 | 2% |
| 1996 | 1 | 14% |
Other parts of the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
307 complaintsFuel system
62 complaintsBody and structure
30 complaintsElectrical system
23 complaintsTires
20 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
19 complaintsEngine cooling
17 complaintsSteering
16 complaintsAir bags
12 complaintsExterior lighting
12 complaintsEngine
11 complaintsSeat belts
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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