2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Fatalities reported

Owners filed 614 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. No safety recall has been issued.

When it fails
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100,000 milesMedian miles at failure

486 complaints record an odometer reading. Failures cluster around 120,000150,000 miles.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes151
1002
Service Brakes, Hydraulic133
1512
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip48
800
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings18
100
Parking Brake18
100
Air Bags18
1409
Tires13
101
Air Bags › Frontal11
10013
Tires › Tread/Belt9
002
Suspension9
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 15, 2026FL

The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with a light pole at an estimated speed of approximately 30 mph. Despite the severity and frontal nature of the impact, the driver-side steering wheel airbag did not deploy. To my knowledge, no airbags deployed. The vehicle/component may be available for inspection upon request. The lack of airbag deployment may have increased the risk of injury to the driver. The driver sustained four broken ribs and a fractured back in the crash, and there was also concern that the driver may have struck the throat/neck area on the steering wheel. The airbag issue has not been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center. Police responded to the crash and saw the vehicle. The vehicle was seen my police at the time of the incident but has not yet been inspected by insurance representatives, and I am not aware of any inspection by the vehicle manufacturer regarding the airbag non-deployment. I do not know whether there were any airbag warning lights, warning messages, or other symptoms related to the airbag system before the crash. The police report indicates a non-fatal injury with same-day hospital release. However, the driver was actually transferred to another hospital out of state and remained hospitalized for approximately six additional days due to injuries sustained in the crash, including four broken ribs and a fractured back. The responding officer may not have been aware of the subsequent transfer and hospitalizat

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 15, 2026FL

The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with a light pole at an estimated speed of approximately 30–40 mph. Despite the severity and frontal nature of the impact, the driver-side steering wheel airbag did not deploy. To my knowledge, no airbags deployed. The vehicle/component may be available for inspection upon request. The lack of airbag deployment may have increased the risk of injury to the driver. The driver sustained four broken ribs and a fractured back in the crash, and there was also concern that the driver may have struck the throat/neck area on the steering wheel. The airbag issue has not been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center. Police responded to the crash and saw the vehicle. The vehicle has not yet been inspected by insurance representatives, and I am not aware of any inspection by the vehicle manufacturer regarding the airbag non-deployment. I do not know whether there were any airbag warning lights, warning messages, or other symptoms related to the airbag system before the crash. The police report indicates a non-fatal injury with same-day hospital release. However, the driver was actually transferred to another hospital out of state and remained hospitalized for approximately six additional days due to injuries sustained in the crash, including four broken ribs and a fractured back. The responding officer may not have been aware of the subsequent transfer and hospitalization at the time the police report was completed.

Tires
Filed Sep 4, 2026153,358 milesAZ

The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 equipped with Dextero Tires, Tire Line: DHT2, Tire Size: LT245/75/R16, DOT Number: Y9B0LL1X3718. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle was shaking abnormally, and the doors were rattling. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to the residence where the lug nuts were checked but no failure was found; however, the contact felt a large bulge on the front passenger’s side tire. The tire was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure persisted, and approximately a week later there was a bulge in the rear passenger’s side tire. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the tires were no longer in stock. The vehicle was taken back to the residence, and all four tires were removed and inspected. The contact stated that the driver's side front and rear tires rolled, wobbled, and fell over, indicating treadwear issues. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 153,358. The tire failure mileage was 11,000.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 15, 2026TX

Airbag recall Recall Engine knock sensors bad

Visibility
Filed Mar 5, 2025WA

The contact owns a 1995 N/A Chevrolet GMT-400. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 03V159000 (VISIBILITY); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Air BagsCrash1 killed
Filed Oct 19, 2024CA

From the initial report, the driver was over speed limit. However, the airbags DID NOT deploy that could have potentially saved his life.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 11, 2024CA

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V178000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 2, 2023MI

Emergency brake keeps engaging Power steering problem, seat belt light stays on even when buckled. Headlights are dim

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 9, 2022TX

My husband just had a wreck last night. His gas pedals got stuck causing him to lose control of the truck and the truck to spend around in the middle of the street. It hit another car and a telephone pole before jumping the curb and landing in a field. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON ANY PARTS OF THE TRUCK THAT WAS IMPACTED BY THE WRECK. Both sides of the truck are completely smashed in and both windshields have been busted out. My husband actually came of the windshield of the truck where the Airbag should have deployed.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 17, 2021NE

While driving home from work, while braking for a stoplight, the brake pedal suddenly went soft. Using an abundance of caution, i drove slowly home, though pumping brakes was required even when driving 5 mph. When i made it home, it was obvious there had been a catastrophic brake line failure, as fluid trailed across my driveway and pooled under my truck. On closer inspection, it's amazing how corroded all visible brake lines were. This failure could have happened at speed and would likely have resulted in a crash. I am appalled these have not been recalled.

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 13, 2021174,000 milesAK

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving with cargo, the cables fractured, and the items in the bed of the truck shifted to the tailgate and cause the tailgate to become inoperable. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 04V129000 (Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who declined to repair the vehicle. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 174,000 Parts distribution disconnect.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 13, 2020150,000 milesFL

MY SON FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AND HIT A TREE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HE HAD HIS SEATBELT ON HOWEVER I DON'T THINK IT WORKED PROPERLY EITHER DUE TO HIS CHIN HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD. HE PUSHED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN INTO THE DASH ABOUT 4-5 INCHES AND COULDN'T EVEN MOVE THE SHIFTER ON THE COLUMN. THE TRUCK IS TOTALED AND THERE IS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS HE HIT THE TREE HEAD ON BUT TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO CREW CAB, 4X4, STEPSIDE

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 3, 2020140,351 milesIN

STARTED SMELLING GAS FROM UNDER MY TRUCK. LOOKED FOR A LEAK AND COULD NOT LOCATE AT THAT TIME. THEN GOT A CODE PO 457, EVAP LEAK. THEN AFTER DRIVING NOTICED ODOR OF GAS GETTING STRONGER AS TIME WENT ON . CHECKED UNDER THE TRUCK AGAIN AND FOUND GAS SPRAYING FROM THE PRESSURE LINE RIGHT ONTO THE EXHAUST ! HUGE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD ! AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION FUEL LINES ARE VERY CORRODED AND NOW COMPROMISED. THIS IS A FIRE BOMB WAITING TO GO !

Engine
Filed Mar 7, 202028,000 milesAZ

HELLO, I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF ALL SUDDEN THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE ANOTHER CHANGE AND I STOPPED AND CHECKED THE FRON OF MY CAR AND NOTICE SOMETHING WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE, AND HAD BEEN TOLD THAT IF THE ENGINE HOT DAMAGE I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ONE PUT IN. I COULD ONLY SPPED UP TO 35 MPH

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 1, 2019150,000 milesKY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOWLY DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME SAFELY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Service Brakes
Filed May 28, 2019115,000 milesPA

THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE ALMOST EVERY TIME I APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS FOR NO REASON.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 20, 2019198,500 milesNC

MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. AND WHEN I TURN MY TRUCK OFF. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES A DAY

Engine
Filed Dec 14, 2018136,000 milesOR

ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THE BOLTS BREAK OFF AT THE HEAD OF THE BOLT WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR NOT. SOMETIMES THE BOLTS BREAK OFF FLUSH WITH THE MANIFOLD AND SOMETIMES THEY BREAK OFF FLUSH WITH THE HEAD. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD 6 OUT OF THE 12 BOLTS ON MY ENGINE BREAK OFF. THE FIX IS TO DRILL OUT THE REMAINING PIECE OF BOLT (THREADED PART) AND THEN USE A BOLT EXTRACTOR TO REMOVE THE REMAINING PIECE OF BOLT THAT IS STILL SEIZED IN THE HEAD. WELL, THE MOST COMMON BOLT TO BREAK OFF OUT OF THE 12 MANIFOLD BOLTS IS THE ONE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS POSITION. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IS THE HARDEST BOLT TO REMOVE BECAUSE OF IT'S LOCATION. MOST SHOPS I'VE BEEN TO SAY THAT THE TICKING SOUND THAT YOU HEAR ONCE THIS BOLT BREAKS OFF IS A LOOSE LIFTER. THAT IS INCORRECT! THE TICKING SOUND IS ACTUALLY AN EXHAUST LEAK STEMMING FROM, MOST LIKELY, THE BROKEN BOLT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. THE SOUND GOES AWAY ONCE THE ENGINE WARMS UP BECAUSE OF THE METAL EXPANDING WITH THE TEMPERATURE INCREASE. I HAD 3 MECHANICS UNDER THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK FOR ALMOST 9 HOURS TRYING TO REMOVE THE 6 BOLTS THAT HAD BROKEN ON MY ENGINE. THEY HAD BROKEN EVERY DRILL BIT IN THEIR SHOP (THE SHOP IS A 14 LIFT, 16 BAY SHOP) THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE USED TO DRILL A HOLE FOR THE EXTRACTOR JUST TRYING TO GET A HOLE FOR THE EXTRACTOR TO FIT IN AND THEN THE BOLT EXTRACTOR BROKE OFF IN THE LAST BOLT WHICH HAPPENED TO BE THE ONE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. THEY HAD THE CROSS MEMBER REMOVED AND WERE PREPARIN

Air BagsCrash
Filed Nov 23, 2018200,000 milesTN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SEMI TRUCK. BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ALTHOUGH IT WAS DEACTIVATED VIA THE AIR BAG DEACTIVATION SWITCH LOCATED ON THE LOWER MIDDLE SECTION OF THE DASHBOARD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 19, 201855,000 milesNY

BRAKE LINE BURST BELOW DRIVER'S DOOR. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT CRASHING AS I WAS ONLY MOVING A FEW MILES PER HOUR IN A DRIVEWAY, THOUGH THERE WAS VERY LITTLE BRAKING CAPACITY. I SEE IN A SEARCH THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF GM TRUCKS. GM APPARENTLY ADMITTED THEY USED INFERIOR STEEL FOR BRAKE LINES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

20 of 614 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2014
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
202693310Do not drive
202598040Routine
2024306200Above average
2023373360Above average
2022619660Above average
20218178110Above average
20207281290Above average
20191,0781080Above average
2018516741Fatalities reported
20177116120Do not drive
201679311101Do not drive
20151,10411141Fatalities reported
20141,4346184Fatalities reported
2013301200Above average
2012216210Above average
2011563441Fatalities reported
2010362310Above average
2009444360Above average
2008914391Fatalities reported
20078492142Fatalities reported
20063590150Above average
20055250342Fatalities reported
2004797081Fatalities reported
2003805070Above average
2002509051Fatalities reported
2001468053Fatalities reported
2000 — this page614053Fatalities reported
1999587252Fatalities reported
19983612110Above average
19975552131Fatalities reported
19967001Fatalities reported
19953000Routine
199410010Routine

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Reading this record

3 deaths reported in complaints filed with NHTSA.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.