Problems with 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD STEERING

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 in steering wheel. then pulling right or left depending on which wheel is locking.

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet 2500 hd. while driving at 40 mph, the vehicle stalled and the steering wheel seized. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the crank shaft position sensor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

Traveling at 65 mph brakes all of a sudden the brakes were applied w/o applying them loss of steering control etc. evaluating this problem ii saw that the brake pedal was going down to the floor, so i pulled up on it with my foot and the brakes released but steering control did not resume. i got off at the next exit and very slowly made my way on home. any application of the brake pedal resulted in brakes locking up and they were applied so tightly that any acceleration could not speed up unless i pulled up on the brake pedal. upon arriving home looked things over no power steering unless motor was at high rpm,power steering pump looked as if it expelled fluid out the breather cap and the brakes smelled as if very hot. now that this happened i recognized this had happened before but somehow repaired itself,but not to this extreme. i suffered bruises from shoulder harness and seatbelt and some knots on my head from being thrown around i came so close to out of control and a rollover simply couldn't control my truck. *tr

The vehicle stalled while driving down a ramp to highway 41. power brakes and steering did not work as the engine was dead. the vehicle had to be cranked repeatedly to get it to restart. this was the first incident that i remember, but it happened again many times over the years without warning. finally this year after some research i found that the problem was caused by a faulty crank position sensor. i learned there was a recall (nhtsa - ea06016) for this but gm said my vehicle was not covered by it even though it was the same problem identified in the recall. i have read reports of others that had the same failure but gm has refused to fix saying the vehicle was not included in the recall. i believe the recall should be expanded as this is a serious problem that could cause an accident. the crankshaft position sensor was replaced and the problem has been solved. i have the old sensor if needed for testing.

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. on march 2, 2007, while driving 70m ph the contact noticed oncoming traffic, and when attempting to apply the brakes they failed. the contact was unable to gain control of the steering wheel. the dealer advised the contact that there was a line in the power steering booster that caused the failure. the manufacturer stated that there was nothing they could do to assist the contact with the repairs. the current and failure mileage was 70,000. *ak updated 04/05/07. *jb

Dt: while pulling out of the driveway going 10 mph or less consumer realized he didn't have any brakes and the steering was not working. consumer put vehicle in reverse to stop and nothing happened. consumer then drove home in reverse. consumer called a mechanic, who loaded the vehicle, and took it to the shop where everything worked fine. consumer talked to service manager at dealership, and asked the mechanic to see if power steering pulley wiggled. mechanic did so, and said shaft broke. consumer had this replaced, but later discovered the old part that was taken off was not broken. no problems now with the vehicle. *ak *sb *nm

Started cold vehicle. backing out of garage i had no power brakes nor power steering. removed power-steering pump resivoir cap and air and fluid belched out. after that it performed normally.*ak

Power steering & power brakes lock up. *la

2001 chevrolet 2500hd pickup had a complete power brake and power steering failure almost resulting in a crash as i was almost not able to bring the vehicle to a stop. luckily no one was in front of me. mechanic states that pump shaft had a break in it. i've still got the part if that would help with your investigation. luckily i was not towing my 10,000 pound rv trailer at the time of the failure or i may not have been able to control the vehicle. *ak

While driving at highway speed power steering and the power brakes failed, resulting in loss of steering and brakes at one time. contacted dealer, informed consumer this was a common problem.*ak