2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

HAD TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT ON A HILL. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR NO BRAKES.HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. HAD BRAKE LINE TO REAR REPLACED.3 YEARS LATER (TODAY) BRAKE LINE TO FRONT FAILED RUSTED. THERE ARE SEVERAL BRAKE LINES ON THIS TRUCK THEY ARE ALL SEVERELY RUSTED AN NEED REPAIR. I AM IN THE AUTOBODY REPAIR BUSINESS AND HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON ALMOST ALL SILVERADOS 6 YEARS AND OLDER . STARTING 1999 AND UP. *TR

BACKING UP TO LAUNCH BOAT ON RAMP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DROVE TRUCK 2 BLOCKS TO HOUSE USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. SAW BRAKE FLUID ON THE ROAD. BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND ONE HAS FAILED. MASTER CYLINDER HAS LOST ALL FLUID. *JS

RUSTY BRAKE LINES CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES. POOR DESIGN AND PRODUCT BY GM. WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP. BRAKE LINE BLEW.MY SON AND WIFE ALMOST DIED. THIS TRUCK IS A RUSTY CRAP TRUCK. THE ROCKER PANEL ARE RUSTED THRU. OH, AND GM DOES NOT MAKE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENTS EITHER IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT. SHAME ON YOU GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. WHEN I TRIED TO GET BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. I BRAKE LINE WAS BADLY CORRODED AND BROKE THROUGH. I HAD ZERO BRAKING ABILITY AND HAD TO BACK THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE USING ONLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF BROKEN BRAKE LINES DUE TO BAD CORROSION ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST INCIDENT ALSO RESULTED IN A BROKEN, BADLY CORRODED BRAKE LINE BREAKING AND LEAKING FLUID, AND RESULTED IN ZERO BRAKING ABILITY. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED FOR REPAIR THAT TIME. NOT SURE HOW IM GOING TO GET IT FIXED THIS TIME. ALL REMAINING BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO BADLY RUSTED AND ARE SURE TO BRAKE SHORTLY IF NOT REPLACED. THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK IS ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED TO A POINT THAT APPEARS THAT THE TRUCK IS 100+ YEARS OLD. THE FRAME IS NEARLY TO THE POINT OF BEING RUSTED THROUGH. THESE ARE SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WITH THESE TRUCKS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHEVROLET. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS NEGLIGENCE BY USING INFERIOR MATERIAL FOR BRAKE LINES AND FRAME STEEL. *TR

AFTER DRIVING FOR AROUND 30 MILES I WAS PULLING UP TO THE GARAGE AT HOME SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED AT ABOUT 3 MILES PER HOUR. IN A PANIC, THE TRUCK KEPT MOVING WITHOUT STOPPING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 FEET, THEN I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND IT STOPPED. WITHOUT DOING THAT I WOULD HAVE HIT MY GARAGE DOOR, MISSING THE DOOR BY INCHES. THIS ISSUE IS STILL ONGOING AS OF 8/18/13. IN ORDER TO STOP, THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE PUMPED AT ALL TIMES WHEN TRYING TO STOP. THE ANTI-LOCK BAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT 3 TO 4 MILES PER HOUR ALL THE TIME IF NOT PUMPED. I AM A MECHANIC AND STARTED SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM. UPON MY FINDING THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE. I HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE TRUCK ISN'T USED MUCH, ALTHOUGH IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS VERY SOON. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE AT MY EXPENSE WHEN THIS ISSUE IS MORE WIDE SPREAD THEN JUST MY TRUCK. SOME HAVE SAID THAT A EARLIER MODEL OF SUV HAD A RECALL WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AT 3 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS A DESIGN FLAW. ON A LARGER NOTE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON EITHER. *TR

I OWN A YEAR 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. ON APRIL 15, 2013, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE NEAREST VILLAGE, I LOST ALL POWER IN MY BRAKES. THE TRUCK WAS GOING DOWNHILL AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED. I WAS QUICKLY OVERTAKING A SLOWER PASSENGER CAR AHEAD OF ME, SO I HAD TO VEER OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER AND INTO A ROUGH RAVINE. EVENTUALLY I SLOWED TO A STOP. I GOT OUT AND EXAMINED THE BRAKE FLUID AND FOUND IT TO BE LESS THAN THE MINIMUM LEVEL. I ALSO SAW FLUID LEAKING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE REAR AXIAL. SINCE THE INCIDENT HAPPEN IN THE EVENING, I CALLED A FRIEND WHO HELPED ME BRING THE TRUCK TO MY HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILED (RUSTED THROUGH) REAR BRAKE LINE. THE OTHER REAR BAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN, I HAD THEM ALL REPLACED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $1625. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 99,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF REPAIR AND WAS GARAGED DURING WINTER MONTHS SINCE IT IS PRIMARILY A FARM VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKE LINE WEAR AND RUST IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE TRUCK LOST ALL BRAKE POWER AND WAS INCREASING IN SPEED EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY ENGAGED. ONLY BY STEERING OFF THE ROAD AND DRIVING UP AN ELEVATED ROAD EMBANKMENT WAS I ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK SAFELY. *TR

EACH OF THE 3 BRAKES LINES UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FORTUNATELY ALL NOTICED WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. ON ALL 3 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NEAR TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. ALL THE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND REQUIRED REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE DUAL BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER DOES NOT PROVIDE ACCEPTABLE EMERGENCY BRAKING WITH A RUPTURED LINE. I AM REPORTING MY INCIDENTS FOLLOWING A REPORT ON THE LOCAL NEWS ABOUT THESE SAME FAILURES HAPPENING ON MANY GM TRUCKS. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED WITH APPROXIMATELY 61,000 MILES ON IT. PREVIOUS HISTORY IS UNKNOWN. DATE OF ORIGINAL INCIDENT IS PROBABLY NOT ACCURATE. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES. LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED CAUSING FAILURE AND LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LOSS OF BRAKES. THANKFULLY FAILURE OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THREE MONTHS EARLIER FRONT ROTORS WERE BADLY PITTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SOME PARTS IN REAR BRAKES BADLY RUSTED. BAD RUST ON PARTS OF UNDER CARRIAGE. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE ON INTERSTATE 65 SB WHEN ATTEMPTING A PANIC STOP. A SEMI-TRUCK TRAILER BLEW A TIRE WHICH SENT SHRAPNEL/DEBRIS FLYING IN THE AIR. TRAFFIC IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE TRUCK AND DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME PANICKED AND "SLAMMED" ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID THE FLYING OBJECTS. IN TURN, I HAD TO FULLY APPLY MY BRAKES TO THE POINT OF ABS INTERVENTION. THERE WAS ONE TO THREE CYCLES OF THE ABS BEFORE I LOST ALL BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. AT THIS POINT I HAD TO SWERVE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF ME. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHOWS THAT ONE OF THE THREE METAL BRAKE LINES RUNNING ALONG THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL, UNDER THE CAB RUPTURED (HENCE LOSS OF PEDAL PRESSURE). THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHERE THE BRAKE LINES TRANSITION FROM ABOVE THE FRAME RAIL TO ALONG SIDE THE FRAME RAIL. ALL THREE BRAKE LINES IN THIS AREA ARE CORRODED BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO VISUALLY TELL THE SEVERITY OF THE CORROSION DUE TO A SPIRAL SHIELDING THAT IS WRAPPED AROUND THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF BRAKE LINE. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER HAD THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEEN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

DURING A SCHEDULED MAINT./REPAIR VISIT AT A MAJOR CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THEY ADVISED THE SHOCK ABSORBERS COULDN'T BE REPLACED; THE UPPER MOUNTS FOR BOTH REAR SHOCKS WERE GONE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED I TAKE THE TRUCK TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR THE NEEDED RESTORATION WORK, THEN RETURN. I LATER INSPECTED THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY TRUCK AND FOUND EXTENSIVE ROT AND RUST ON MAJOR FRAME STRUCTURES. BOTH UPPER SHOCK MOUNTS APPEAR TO HAVE ROTTED AWAY. BOTH FRAME SPREADER TUBES, TO WHICH THE UPPER SHOCK MOUNTS AND THE REAR FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAP ARE ATTACHED, HAVE LOST MOST OF THEIR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. I ALSO NOTED MOST MAIN FASTENER BOLTS APPEAR TO HAVE LOST THEIR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY,DUE TO ROT AND RUST. IN DECEMBER OF 2009, I REPLACED THE FUEL STRAPS. ONE BRAKE LINE FAILED (ROTTED OPEN), CAUSING BRAKE LOSS, AS I WAS DEPARTING THE SERVICE VISIT. ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAD DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY. IN JULY OF 2011, I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR ROTTED OUT BUMPER. I AM NOW SEEING ROT AND RUST BREAKING THROUGH THE FRONT BUMPER OF MY TRUCK. IN LIGHT OF THE MAJOR RUST AND STRUCTURAL FAILURES I HAVE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY, I STARTED RESEARCHING NHTSA'S DATA BASE TO SEE IF OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES WITH THEIR SILVERADO, OR IF THIS WAS AN ANOMALY. I WAS QUITE STARTLED TO FIND NUMEROUS REPORTS BEING CITED FOR IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AND FAILURES FOR THIS VEHICLE. TWO ISSUES CONCERN ME: FIRST, MAJOR RUST & ROT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THIS MODEL AND LATER ONES FOR OVER A PER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE REDUCED SPEED ONLY SLIGHTLY. THE CONTACT THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT THE SHIFT LEVER BECAME FRACTURED AND EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT BOTH OF THE BRAKE LINES AND CABLES WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING AND PUMPING THE BRAKES DID VERY LITTLE TO ASSIST. WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN SINCE THIS WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A LOWER GRADE, AND WAS ABLE TO NURSE IT TO A LARGE PARKING LOT. INSPECTED THE CAUSE AND SEEN THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES AND COULD NOT TELL WHICH OF THE 5 LINES WERE THE CAUSE. *TR

THE FUEL LINE SUPPLYING THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL RUPTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION IT IS IN AND FUEL WAS SPRAYING OUT UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK,. DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT REPAIR, DUE TO HAVING TO REMOVE THE BED/CAB FOR REPLACEMENT AND ACCESS TO IT. THE FUEL AND BRAKE LINES ARE IMPROPERLY ROUTED FROM THE FACTORY, CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION AND SALT DAMAGE. IN MY OPINION, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THIS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM RECTIFIED. THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS SAME TRUCK FAILED FROM CORROSION TWO YEARS AGO. SAME SCENARIO, IMPROPER ROUTING CAUSING EXCESSIVE AND PREMATURE FAILURE FROM RUST AND CORROSION DUE TO THE LOCATION THEY ARE IN. *TR

I HAD THE OIL CHANGED ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 2 WHEEL-DRIVE PICK-UP TRUCK BY A LOCAL SHOP AND WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK AFTER THE OIL CHANGE AND PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE IN THE SHOP PARKING LOT, I NOTICED THAT I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR. PRIOR TO THIS, I NEVER HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES PREVIOUSLY WERE STRONG AND REQUIRED A SLIGHT PUSH. I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE AND FOUND THAT STOPPING REQUIRED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE SAME SHOP AND ASKED THE SHOP TO TAKE A LOOK. THE SHOP FOUND THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WAS LEAKING FLUID (UNDER DRIVER SIDE) AND EXPLAINED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES LOOKED RUSTED. THIS TRUCK PRIMARILY WAS USED BY A HIGHWAY DEPT OUTSIDE OF BUFFALO, NY (ROAD SALT/RUST BELT GEOGRAPHIC AREA) - THE EXPOSURE TO AMOUNTS OF ROAD SALT/ICE-MELTING CHEMICALS MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK ABOUT THE REPAIR OPTIONS. IF THE NHTSA WOULD LIKE ANY EVIDENCE (SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS OR THE ACTUAL RUSTED BRAKE LINES), PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR

DURING THE ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE NEXT INSPECTION DUE TO RUST ($1200), AND THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES WERE ALREADY REPLACED ONCE DUE TO RUST-THROUGH. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ROUTINELY MAINTAINED AND COMMERCIALLY WASHED THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE, DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS UP (UNTIL THE LAST 5 MONTHS) ONLY IN EASTERN PA, DE, MD AREA (NO SNOW BELT TRAVEL). IN MY 40 YEARS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED OR EVEN HEARD OF BRAKE BACKING PLATES RUSTING THROUGH DURING THE LIFE OF A 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLE (LET ALONE TWICE) AND, HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED (OR HEARD OF) ALL BRAKE LINES ON A VEHICLE RUSTING THROUGH TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR OR DETERIORATION. IT IS MOST DEFINITELY A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE CRITICAL SAFETY (BRAKE) COMPONENTS RUSTING THROUGH AT A HIGHLY ACCELERATED RATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON TO THE DRIVER/OWNER. *TR

WAS TOWING A TRAILER. (LIGHT LOAD) GOING APPROX 35MPH STOP LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, WITH PLENTY OF TIME FOR ME TO STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY LET LOSS. I THEN HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO RUN THE YELLOW/RED LIGHT. LUCKILY IT DID NOT TURN OUR WORSE. BUT I THEN HAD TO MAKE MY WAY TO A PARKING LOT WITH NO BRAKES. MY TRUCK IS MANUAL SO THAT HELPED MAKE THING A LITTLE EASIER. I THEN LOOKED AND FOUND OUT THE ONE OF MY BRAKE LINES HAD BUSTED FROM CORROSION. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE LINES. PLAN TO DO SO SOON. *TR

BACKING UP TRUCK, MOVED IT FORWARD AND THE BRAKES WENT, COULDN'T STOP THE TRUCK. I WAS MOVING FORWARD AFTER HAVING IT ON REVERSE, SO THE SPEED WAS SLOW (5MPH). NOTICED THERE WAS A PUDDLE ON THE GROUND OF BRAKE FLUID, AND TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE, THERE WAS A LOT OF RUST AND CORROSION THAT CAME FROM UNDERNEATH. I WAS ON VACATION WHEN THIS HAPPENED, CALLED AAA FOR A TOW ON THE DATE LISTED. REPLACED BRAKE LINES, MASTER CYLINDER, AND NOTICED WHILE REPLACING THE BRAKE LINES, THERE'S MORE CORROSION COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. *TR

I WAS HEADED TO THE STORE WHEN MY TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET I TOOK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINES DUE TO THERE BEING EXCESSIVE CORROSION. ALSO ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT LOW SPEEDS. AND I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. AT 118000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE MY HEATER CORE REPLACED DUE NO HEAT AND ONCE AGAIN AT 121,000 MILES I HAVE LOST HEAT AGAIN. *TR

SITTING AT DRIVE THRU WINDOW WAITING ON FOOD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WENT TO THE FLOOR ALL OF A SUDDEN AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE BURST. FLUID EVERYWHERE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW. *TR

WHEN I TURN LEFT INTO A PARKING SPOT THE ABS SYSTEM GOES ON (EVEN ON DRY SURFACES WHERE THERE IS NO SLIPPING) AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. *TR

WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL STATED CHATTERING LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATING. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BEING PARKED IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE IT WOULD NOT STOP AND WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. *TR

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE AND FUEL PUMP 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 . FUEL GAUGE HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS. DECIDED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ALONG WITH FUEL PUMP. *TR

SOME FRIENDS BORROWED MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO TO HAUL SOME SHEET ROCK HEADED DOWN TO HARDWARE STORE AND ENDED UP CALLING ME WITH A SMOKING ENGINE TOLD THEM TO BRING IT BACK TO THE HOUSE. MY BUDDY SAID THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP ALL THAT GOOD ON THE WAY OVER AND WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD I HAD HIM PUSH THE BRAKES AND FLUID SHOT OUT OF THE BREAK LINES RUNNING ALONG THE BODY FRAME THEY LOOK ALL CORRODED IN ONE LOCATION AND ONE OF THEM BURST. WE ARE FORTUNATE THE ONLY RAN TO THE HARDWARE STORE AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD OF ENDED VERY BADLY. *TR

MULTIPLE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. CRASHED INTO METAL GATE. *TR

FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED 3 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REMOVED AND CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, HE HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE SHACKLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE LEAF SPRING WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SHACKLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,455. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/20/13*LJ

I STEPPED ON BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO GO TO GARAGE AND REPLACE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE ASKED A FEW PEOPLE WHO OWN CHEVY PICKUPS AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND PUSHED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND THE PEDAL WENT CLOSE TO THE FLOOR AND JUST BARELY SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO TURN OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLE IN MY WAY BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP QUICK ENOUGH. TURNED OUT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND THE REST ARE THAT RUSTED THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL CORRODED TO THE POINT OF LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRUCK WAS THEN PARKED UNTIL IT COULD BE SERVICED. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE FOUND TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED & CORRODED. A SECOND LINE (FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE REAR AXLE) DISINTEGRATED UPON REMOVAL. THE WORST CORROSION WAS AT THE POINTS WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WERE CLIPPED INTO THE PLASTIC BRACKETS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BENCH SEAT COVER WAS REPLACED AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ACTIVATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V417000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,100.

WHEN COMING TO STOP SIGN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR.

APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP INITALLY STARTED TO STOP AND THEN PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR AND COULD NOT STOP UNTIL ANOTHER 50 FEET OR SO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NEEDLE BEARINGS IN THE OIL. IN ADDITION, THE ROCKER ARM HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,771 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,850.

TOOK VEH. IN FOR HEADLIGHT ALIGNMENT. GOT INTO VEH. TO LEAVE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. HE CHECK AND SAID ALL LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEH. HAD TO BE TOWED TO A CHEV. DEALER TO BLEED THE LINE. TOTAL COST INCLUDING ONE CALIPER THAT WAS TOO RUSTED WAS $794.11. I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY MOMENTS PRIOR TO GOING TO THE SERVICE STATION. HAD I NOT STOPPED THERE WHEN I DID, I HAVE NO DOUBT SERIOUS INJURIES WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AS THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

I WAS GOING DOWN A STREET IN OUR CITY SOMEONE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TURNED TO AVOID A CRASH AND RAN INTO A FENCE. I CHECKED WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK HOME I NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER THE TRUCK WHEN I CHECKED IT WAS BRAKE FLUID. I REPLACED THE RUSTED LINE AND TWO WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE,THE TRUCK IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVE AND I CANT MOVE IT. *TR

LOST BRAKES WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT AT LOCAL GROCERY STORE. HAD TO STOMP E-BRAKE TO KEEP FROM HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO SEE BRAKE FLUID RUNNING DOWN FRAME RAIL. BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUSTING OUT. GOT LUCKY THIS HAPPENED A MILE FROM MY BROTHERS GARAGE... HE LOADED ME UP ON HIS CAR TRAILER AND TOOK TO GARAGE. UP ON THE LIFT WE WENT. RUST RUST RUST. NEED TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES FRONT TO BACK...FUEL LINES LOOK LIKE CRAP TOO. HAD THIS HAPPENED THE NEXT MORNING I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO TYPE THIS OUT FROM THE HOSPITAL AS THE WIFE AND I WERE DUE TO LEAVE THE NEXT MORNING ON OUR ANNIVERSARY TRIP. COME ON GM RECALL!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE MY BRAKES FAILED. I HAD MY 12 YEAR OLD SON WITH ME, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE MY FEAR. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. LUCKILY I WAS APPROACHING THE REST AREA AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE SERVICE ROAD TO SLOW MYSELF DOWN. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE( AT MY EXPENSE)AND WHEN HE SHOWED ME THE BROKEN LINE I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW RUSTED IT WAS. THIS WAS IN 2011. THE FOLLOWING YEAR (2012) THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WHILE TRAVELING IN TOWN THE BRAKES FAILED. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE POINTED OUT HOW RUSTED ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE AND HOW DANGEROUS THE VEHICLE WAS. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES. THIS WAS AN EXPENSE THAT WAS NOT ANTICIPATED WHEN PURCHASING AN AMERICAN MADE CHEVY TRUCK. VERY DISAPPOINTING. UPON INVESTIGATING THIS SITUATION I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT IT IS A DEFECT WITH THE CHEVY VEHICLES. CHEVY SHOULD MAKE THIS RIGHT. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE HAD A CRASH, THE THOUGHT OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IS VERY DISTURBING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE DUE TO A FRACTURED CABLE WHICH WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE TIRE WAS IMMEDIATELY RELEASED ONTO THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

ON 9/18/12 I WAS TRAVELING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON RT 29N IN COLUMBIA MD WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED AND THEN STOPPED. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES OF MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE SLOWED SOMEWHAT BUT THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULDN'T STOP. I REAR ENDED AN UNMARKED POLICE VEHICLE AT APPROX 20-25MPH. MY TRUCK SUFFERED FRT BUMPER DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE BACK WINDOW BLOWING OUT. THE POLICE CAR SUFFERED REAR BUMPER DAMAGE. THE OFFICER STATED THAT HE WAS OK FROM THE CRASH. I ALSO SUFFERED NOT INJURIES. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANES AND OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS EMPTY. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MY INSURANCE COMPANY CAME OUT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGES. THE AUTO ADJUSTER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING ALL THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAVE THE SYSTEM. MY INSURANCE COMPANY SAYS THE BRAKE LINES ARE A WEAR ITEM AND ARE NOT COVERED BUT THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK FROM THE ACCIDENT WILL BE COVERED. GM SAYS THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE BRAKE LINES AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE LINES. I AM HAVING THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES TO STOP THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN AT CONSIDERABLE COST TO ME. AFTER READING UP ON THE SUBJECT IT APPEARS GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I COULD HAVE KILLED/INJURED SOMEONE DUE TO THESE FAULTY BRAKE LINES. *TR

REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. THANK GOD I WAS GOING SLOW AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. WHEN FIXING THE BRAKE LINE I NOTICE THE REAR DUST SHIELDS WERE COMPLETELY GONE AND THE FRAME HAD ALOT OF RUST. FAST FORWARD 8-20-12 WHEN WORKING ON THE FRONT BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THEY RUSTED OUT TOO. I HAD THE TRUCK UP ON JACK STANDS. CAME HOME TO FIND THE FRONT END ON THE GROUND. THE FRAME BROKE COMPLETELY INTO, AT THE CROSS MEMBER FOR THE TORSIONBARS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST PARTS OF THE FRAME. WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED IF I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI-LOCK). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND BOTH ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,001. ..UPDATED 11/28/12 *BF UPDATED 11/29/12.*JB

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK RUSTED OUT, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE BRAKING POWER. OF ALL THE VEHICLES THAT I'VE OWNED OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST OUT! ON 11/13/2010, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT LINE RUSTED THROUGH WHEN MY CHILDREN AND I WERE IN THE TRUCK. IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT LOW, BUT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO STILL HAVE BRAKING POWER. I DROVE ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE TO A GAS STATION AND HAD ALMOST NO BRAKING POWER WHEN I GOT THERE. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND BRAKE FLUID WAS SPRAYING OUT! MY TRUCK WAS TOWED HOME AND THE NEXT DAY I SPLICED IN A REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINE, BUT NOTICED THAT THEY ALL SEEMED TO BE VERY RUSTY. IN AUGUST OF 2012 ANOTHER BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH, THIS TIME WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD STARTED THE TRUCK TO LEAVE, AND PUSHED ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. AT THIS POINT, I DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL OF THE FAULTY FACTORY BRAKE LINES WITH AFTER-MARKET STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES. I'M STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS JOB, AS IT IS VERY MAINTENANCE INTENSIVE JOB, AND I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE, BUT LUCKILY I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES TO DRIVE. I DO NOT THINK THAT THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE FAILED SO QUICKLY, CONSIDERING I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED A BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THAT CHEVROLET SELECTED AN IMPROPER TYPE OF STEEL TO USE FOR THE BRAKE LINES.

WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN ST. IN NEWARK, DELAWARE MY BRAKING SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED. IT WAS A GOOD THING I WAS NOT ON INTERSTATE AND HAD TO STOP QUICKLY OR SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAD TO HAVE TRUCK TAKEN TO NEAREST GARAGE FOR COMPLETE BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT AT COST OF 885.00 DOLLARS. I LOOKED UP THIS MODEL FOR COMPLAINTS AND HAVE FOUND MANY TRUCKS WITH BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT I FELT LESS PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS ABLE STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT NOTICE NO PUDDLES. RESUMED DRIVE HOME. CHECK FLUID RESERVOIR, FLUID ALMOST GONE. FILLED RESERVOIR AND PUMPED BRAKES BACK UP. NOTICED SOME DRIPS IN DRIVEWAY. ALSO NOTICED SLIGHT GAS SMELL. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND HE DETERMINED THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE BRAKE LINE ROTTED, THE GAS LINES WERE ROTTING OUT AS WELL. THE AREAS THAT WERE ROTTED THE MOST IS RIGHT WHERE THE SUPPORT BRACKETS ARE. THESE WERE UNDERNEATH DRIVER SIDE DOOR, HEADED UP INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LINES WERE REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES TO PREVENT FROM HAPPENING FURTHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,800.

I WAS TRAVELING ON I-83 NORTH IN THE RIGHT LANE FROM BALTIMORE MD TO HERSHEY PARK PA. A DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO MY LANE FROM THE MARKET ST ON RAMP IN YORK PA., AT VERY LOW SPEED CAUSED ME TO JAM ON THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHING IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR YIELDED NO RESULTS. I HAD NO BRAKING WHATSOEVER. LUCKILY THE CAR TRYING TO MERGE STAYED ON THE SHOULDER OR I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. I COASTED DOWN A LONG HILL - DOWNSHIFTING WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON, UNTIL I CAME UPON AN AVAILABLE SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO. CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND IT WAS HALF FULL. FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL A COUPLE FEET BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. WITH PLENTY OF LEVEL SHOULDER TO TEST - I WENT UP AND BACK ABOUT 5 MPH TO SEE IF I HAD ANY BRAKES AT ALL AND DETERMINED THERE WERE NONE.. I WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND ENDED UP PAYING $973 TO HAVE THE 2 BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS UNIT, AND THE 2 LINES FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE FRONT WHEEL REPLACED. I STILL NEED TO HAVE THE REAR LINES REPLACED ALTHOUGH THE MECHANIC SAID THEY LOOKED OK. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT JBA CHEVROLET GLEN BURNIE( USED ) HAS BEEN TITLED IN MD UNTIL JANUARY OF THIS YEAR VA. *TR

A CAR PULLED OUT FROM A SIDE STREET AND WHEN BRAKING PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER DRIVING AROUND THE CAR AND FURTHER BRAKE PRESSURE THE TRUCK SLOWED. I ALSO HAD MY FUEL LINES REPLACED LAST YEAR. AND YES. THERE IS A LOT OF FRAME RUST IN THE FRAME AND OTHER AREAS. WHEN IS CHEVY GOING TO PONY UP. THIS HAPPENED TO MY FRIENDS TAKOMA AND THEY GAVE HIM $12000 FOR A 13 YEAR OLD TRUCK. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHEVY. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY BRAKE LINES HAVE BUSTED OPEN !!!!!! THEY ARE ALL RUSTED OUT . MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO REPLACE THEM ALL . THE FIRST TIME, I TOOK IT TO A DEALER THINKING THEY WOULD FIX IT RIGHT .BIG MISTAKE THEY PIECED IT TOGETHER WITH COMPRESSION FITTINGS FOR $400.00. AT LEAST I WASN'T MOVING FAST THANK GOD. THIS MUST BECOME A RECALL , IS ANYBODY LISTENING !!! *TR