# 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
> NHTSA complaint `449247` · 2004-01-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 3500
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
- **Miles at failure:** 127,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET C3500 PICKUP, I AM A TRAILER PULLER FOR FEMA WHILE WORKING IN CA, AND DRIVING DOWN A STEEP MOUNTAIN SIDE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALSO MY POWER BRAKES BECAME REAL HARD . LATER I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP TALKED WITH A TECHNICIAN, I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING PUMPS, I REMOVED MINE, FOUND HALF BROKEN, AFTER REPLACING POWER STEERING PUMP, STEERING AND BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL.  *LA
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*