2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

HI I WAS HAULING DEBRIS FROM MY YARD AND TAKING TO LAND FILL.ABOUT 800 TO 900LBS TOTAL. STOPPED AT CONVENIENCE STORE FOR GAS AND FOOD. PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT, BRAKES GAVE OUT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS. NO WARNING AT ALL...BARELY ANY BRAKES AT ALL. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GET ON EXPRESSWAY?? WOW! THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO STOPPING THIS THING IN AN EMERGENCY?? I SEE GM ALREADY KNOWS OF THIS FAILURE. I THINK A HEADS UP WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ORDER??? I'VE CALLED ALL THE PEOPLE I KNOW WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES. ONLY ONE PERSON WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HE HAS SPENT OVER A 1000.00 IN REPAIRS. REPLACED RUSTED BRAKE LINES. HE TOLD ME HE JUST REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION LINES ALSO. HAS ANYONE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED?? I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, JERRY'S CHEVROLET FOR INFORMATION. I PURCHASED IT NEW. WAITING FOR SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO RETURN MY CALL. *TR

BRAKE LINE LEADING TO THE REAR BRAKES FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. FAILURE OCCURED WITHOUT NOTICE. NO ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM FAILURE. INSPECTING THE REMAINING LINES REVEALED ALL WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPLACED. *TR

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO MAKE A TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN, I PUMPED THE BRAKES WITH NO RESULT. I DOWN SHIFTED TO THIRD, THEN SECOND, TO FIRST AND MADE A TURN INTO AN UPHILL DRIVEWAY. UPON STOPPING, BRAKE FLUID LEAKED UNDER THE CAB. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME, AND I DID NOT CRASH! *TR

BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WENT AT THE SAME TIME RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. SEVERE CORROSION ON FRAME CROSS MEMBER. *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO EXT. CAB. I'M RETIRED AND DRIVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 1000 MILES A YEAR OR SO. IN JANUARY 2004 TO PASS THE NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FROM THE AXLE BEARING'S OUT REPLACED. AT THE TIME I HAD BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE COST WAS ALMOST $800.00 NOW ON MAY 4 2012 WITH 23,400 MILES ON THE TRUCK, I NEEDED TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED, COST APPROXIMATELY $400.00! I HAD BOTH REPAIRS DONE BY A QUALIFIED ACE MECHANIC, WHO ALSO IS A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY SO HE CAN BE TRUSTED! I ALSO WANT TO ADD THERE IS NOT A SPECK OF RUST ON ANY OF THE BODY PANELS, AND THE UNDER CARRIAGE IS RINSED FREQUENTLY. THIS TRUCK IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THEY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WAS FRACTURED AND THE OTHERS WERE CORRODED FROM RUST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF RESULTING IN PINGING NOISE. MY MECHANIC VERIFIED THE BROKEN BOLTS AND TOLD ME THIS COULD LEAD TO OTHER MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS INCLUDING POSSIBLE FIRE. HE ALSO SUGGESTED I SHOULD CONTACT A GM DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS JUST BREAK OFF. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON RTE 3 IN NH I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND A CONSTRUCTION AREA HAD SLOWED TRAVEL ALL THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN AND AS I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND MY TRUCK WAS SPEWING BRAKE FLUID FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. UPON EXAMINATION I CAN SEE ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MAN I HIT HAD A BACK INJURY THANK GOD I HAD MY SEATBELT ON! *TR

THE BRAKE LINES OF THE CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 HAVE ALL RUSTED OUT. THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. SOME OF THE LINES WERE REPLACED WITHIN A FEW YEARS. BRAKE CALIPERS AFFECTED AS WELL. *JB *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK,PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NO BRAKES.AAA TOWED TO DEALER. BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. LUCKY THIS WAS NOT AN EMERGENCY STOP!! GM NO HELP. $1451.00 LATER TRUCK REPAIRED. DRIVING GM PRODUCTS SINCE 1972 HAVE NEVER HAD THE CORRISON PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS TRUCK.ROTORS BRAKES BRAKE LINES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SHE WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES ON OUR 2000 CHEVY PICKUP WHEN THE BRAKE LINE ON THE TRUCK RUPTURED AND SHE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN REARENDED THE JEEP IN FRONT OF HER CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. WE THEN HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO ARE RESIDENTS WERE I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO FIND THE LEAK AND HOW BADLY THE TRUCK HAD RUSTED LINES AND THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK. I FEEL THIS A LIVE AND DEATH PROBLEM TO ANY 1 DRIVING THESE VEHICLES AND IF MY WIFE HAD NOT TAKEN EVASIVE ACTION THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A DEATH INVOLVED. CHEVY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE ON LINE HAVE HAD THE SAME TROUBLES WITH THESE RUSTED LINES RUPTURING. *TR

I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOU IN APPROXIMATELY 2008/09. AT 20 MPH THERE ARE ALMOST NO BRAKES (NOT ABS BRAKES, NO BRAKES). I PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM ENDED. I HEARD NOTHING BACK FROM YOU. FRIENDS WHO DROVE MY TRUCK COMPLAINED OF EXCESSIVELY SOFT BRAKES SINCE IT WAS NEW. I WAS CHECKING YOUR WEBSITE 3 DAYS AGO WHEN I CAME ACROSS RECALL #GM05068, NHTSA 05V379000. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALL REPAIRS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN DONE ON MY VEHICLE ON 02-17-06. THEY SAID THEY ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS ONCE. I ASSUME THIS WAS DONE WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR OTHER ISSUES, AS I HAD NO BRAKE PROBLEMS AT THE TIME. SO APPROXIMATELY 2 YRS AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE WAS DONE THE PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF. I CALLED GM TODAY (REF # 71-106-286-2771) THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ON THE RECALL BUT IT IS "POSSIBLE" THEY MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE SOME ASSISTANCE UNDER ANOTHER PROGRAM IF I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS "OF A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT". I WAS ALREADY TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE FIX WOULD COST BETWEEN $200-350.00, AND DIAGNOSIS IS LIKELY TO ADD ANOTHER 100.00, WITH NO ASSURANCE OF ANY REIMBURSEMENT. MY PROBLEM IS THREE FOLD: THE ORIGINAL FIX DID NOT ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN WHICH DIRECTLY IMPACTS SAFETY AND APPEARS TO RE-OCCUR RANDOMLY EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS, A REAL FIX MUST HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED SINCE TRUCKS AFTER 2002 ARE NOT SIMILARLY AFFECTED. FOR MY WIFE'S SAFETY I HA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

07/06/2008 - LEAVING A PARKING LOT. ATTEMPTED TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKE LINES CRACKED DUE TO RUST. BRAKE FLUID WAS COVERING GROUND UNDER TRUCK. THREE OUT OF FOUR MAIN LINES WERE REPLACED. 04/22/2012 - MILEAGE-98,600 - LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD HOLES DUE TO RUST. THIS LINE WAS A SEPARATE LINE FROM THE OTHER THREE OUT OF FOUR LINES THAT WERE REPLACED. *TR

APPLYING BRAKES FOR SLOW TRAFFIC THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. RAN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT. NOTED FAILURE OF REAR BRAKE STEEL LINE WHICH WAS HEAVILY RUSTED. NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

THE REAR BRAKE LINES STARTED TO RUST OUT ON 2005 CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL, IN 2009 ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, NO ACCIDENT. I REPLACED AT THE BRAKE LINES MYSELF. *TR THE REAR FRAME RAILS ARE RUSTING AND HOLES HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE FRAME.

1. 8/27/2008 BRAKES FAILED DURING SUDDEN STOP WHILE TOWING TRAILER. ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVOIDED. FAULT: BURST BRAKE LINE. HAD BAD LINE REPLACED. 2. 3/5/2012 BRAKES FAILED. FAULT: BURST BRAKE LINE. HAD ALL LINES REPLACED. *TR

APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. ON INSPECTION I COULD SEE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINE. TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHO TELLS ME ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST, AS WELL AS THE ABS AND CALIPER. I HAD THE ABS SENSORS REPLACED 2-3 YEARS AGO DUE TO RUST, AT A SERVICE CENTER NOT AT THE DEALER, AND NOW THE REPLACEMENT ONES ARE BAD. SO I'M THINKING GM IS USING SUBSTANDARD PARTS AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE EVEN MORE SUBSTANDARD. THE ABS SENSORS WERE ALREADY UNDER RECALL, I HAVING NOT UNDERSTOOD HOW RECALLS WORKED TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR THE REPAIRS AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE OF A RECALL, BEFORE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. SO WHEN I DID HAVE PROBLEMS THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE ALREADY EXHAUSTED; I INQUIRED WHAT THE DEALER DID WHEN I TOOK IT TO THEM FOR RECALL; THE DEALER TOLD ME THE CLEANED THE ABS SENSORS TO SATISFY THE RECALL ORDER. SO 2-3 YEARS AGO I HAD THEM REPLACED WHEN THEY DID RUST AND FAIL, NOW THEY ARE ACTING UP AGAIN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. SO NOW THEY WANT $3,200 TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES, CALIPER AND ABS. *KB

MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT, ALSO ONE OF MY GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED AWAY, MY SPARE TIRE HOLDER RUSTED AWAY. BUT THE WORST THING IS MY REAR FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTED AWAY!! A TRUCK ONLY 12 YRS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE THE FRAME RUST AWAY, THAT IS POOR QUALITY,AND A SAFETY ISSUE. SOME THING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS ASAP... *TR

THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM ABS UNIT TO REAR OF TRUCK RUPTURED IN A PARKING LOT IN JULY OF 2010. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, IN DECEMBER OF 2010, BOTH BRAKE LINES RUNNING FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS UNIT RUPTURED WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I NOTICED THE FRONT BRAKE LINES GOING FROM ABS UNIT TO EACH FRONT CALIPER WERE CORRODED IN EARLY MARCH 2012 AND REPLACED BEFORE THEY COULD RUPTURE. IT'S A GOOD THING I REPLACED THEM BECAUSE BARELY MOVING THE LINES RESULTED IN RUPTURES IN BOTH LINES BEFORE THEY COULD BE UNTHREADED TO BE REPLACED. THANKFULLY NONE OF THE RUPTURES RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.I BACKED IT BACK INTO THE GARAGE AND FOUND THE LINES ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WERE ROTTED AND LEAKING. I REPLACED THEM BUT JUST GOT MY TRUCK INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE REST OF THE LINES REPLACED SOON AS THEY ARE RUSTED VERY BAD AND COULD GO AT ANYTIME.THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2003 WITH 17000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS ONLY 51000 MILES ON IT. *TR

FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS. IT SEEMS LIKE THE ANTILOCK BRAKE KICKS IN, BUT THE PAVEMENT IS DRY AND THE TRUCK JUST KEEPS GOING, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN AND YOU PRAY THAT YOU WILL STOP BEFORE YOU HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE! AFTER THIS HAPPENED TO US 3 OR 4 TIMES WE LEARNED TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ON THE ROAD AND SLOWED WAY DOWN BEFORE COMING TO A STOP SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP, JUST IN CASE THIS WERE TO OCCUR. (IT DID NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN, ONLY WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT) HOWEVER, WERE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE HAD TO STOP ALL OF A SUDDEN FOR AN EMERGENCY. LUCKY THAT NEVER HAPPENED. THE LAST TIME MY WIFE CAME IN THE DRIVEWAY AND CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING OUR GARAGE DOOR, THAT WAS IT! THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PARKED FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. ABOUT 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO MY WIFE TYPED IN "2000 SILVERADO BRAKE PROBLEMS" ON THE COMPUTER AND WE WERE AMAZED TO PULL UP 59 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS OF 1999 TO 2006 SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA WHICH ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BY YOUR OFFICE ALREADY. THAT IS WHEN WE PUT 2 AND 2 TOGETHER WITH THE COMPLAINTS OF THE BRAKELINES RUPTURING UPON QUICK HEAVY BRAKING, AS WAS IN MANY COMPLAINTS ALSO, THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE REASON THAT OUR SON HAD THE ACCIDENT WITH THIS TRUCK IN SEPT. OF 2010. HE WAS DRIVING IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, CRAWLING ALONG, WHEN SOMEONE HAD PULLED IN FRONT OF HIM AND HE HAD TO SLAM ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE BRAKES WOULD SPORADICALLY PULSATE WHEN DEPRESSED AND INTERMITTENTLY, WOULD CAUSE A DRASTIC INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE ABS SENSOR WOULD ACTIVATE AS IF THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON WET ROADWAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2005 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE ABS FUSE TO USE THE MANUAL BRAKING SYSTEM BECAUSE CLEANING OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARINGS DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE BRAKE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED IN 2005 AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES. THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AS IT TURNED YELLOW I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NOT BRAKES, AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES I DID SLOW DOWN, BUT I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE LIGHT (WHICH WAS RED NOW.) WITH MY YELLOW FLASHING LIGHT ON. I THEN PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT SAFE ZONE TO PULL OVER AND ASSESS THE BRAKES. FOUND A BROKEN BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVER SEAT ON TOP OF FRAME RAIL. *TR

MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO ABS IS BEING ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP AND IT IS ALSO BEING ACTIVATED WHEN COMING TO A SLOW TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS OF ALMOST CRASHING INTO BUILDINGS OR OTHER VEHICLES AS THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE! I EXPERIENCED PRESSURE AND SLIGHT JERKING THEN COMPLETE FAILURE AS THE BRAKE HIT THE FLOOR CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL! I HAVE HAD 2 SEPARATE MECHANICS DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM AND BOTH DO NOT FIND ANYTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH IT AND NO DASH SENSORS INDICATED OR ERROR CODES FOUND. ONE MECHANIC CHECKED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AND NO ERROR. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE MY BRAKES AND WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED AND THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND IT WAS EXPENSIVE. I AM FRUSTRATED AND BEGAN SEARCHING RECALL NOTICES & FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND CHEVY ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE #05068 IN: IOWA, MINNESOTA, MICHIGAN, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, OHIO, ETC. THE "SALT BELT", THE PROBLEM ON TOP OF BRAKE FAILURE IS THAT I RESIDE IN SOUTH DAKOTA! AND I AM NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL OF MY SURROUNDING STATES. NOW I HAVE JUST GOTTEN OFF THE PHONE WITH CHEVY AT THEIR 800 NUMBER, AND WAS TOLD NO RECALL LISTED FOR MY VIN# & MOST LIKELY I WILL PAY FOR REPAIRS OF THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COAST UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND IN THE CENTER LANE OF INTERSTATE 50 AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE ABRUPTLY CHANGED LANES IN FRONT OF ME WHILE CROSSING THE SEVERN RIVER BRIDGE IN MARYLAND. I ABRUPTLY APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF THE MAIN AND EMERGENCY BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DOWN SHIFT AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND A BRAKE LINE UNDER THE CABIN AND UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN AT THE HANGER AND BRAKE FLUID WAS DRAINING FROM THE LINE. *KB

I WAS BACKING MY TRUCK UP AT A BOAT LAUNCH WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND STILL KEPT GOING ALMOST RUNNING OVER MY HUNTING PARTNER. I PULLED THE TRAILER OUT AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. WHILE GOING HOME LATER THAT DAY I WAS GOING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT THEN CAME ON. I FOUND THE FLUID WAS LOW AND THEN FILLED IT UP. AT HOME I SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER MY TRUCK LIKE A SIEVE. MY GARAGE INFORMED ME MY BRAKE LINES ARE ALL EATEN UP BY RUST - THOUGH TRUCK WAS UNDERCOATED. I NEED TO REPLACE THE LINES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAULING A TRAILER AT 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO STOP BY APPLYING THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,475.

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ALL MY BRAKE COMPONENTS SUCH AS, ROTORS, CALIPERS, BRAKE LINES, BACKING PLATES, ALSO THE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WELDED IN ALL DUE TO METAL CORROSION OR RUST. NOW MY LATEST PROBLEM IS THE REAR SHOCK MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN DUE TO RUST SO NOW MY SHOCKS ARE JUST DANGLING AROUND NOT DOING ANYTHING TO PREVENT ME FROM GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE, THE REAR CROSSMEMBER THAT GOES FROM ONE END OF THE FRAME TO THE OTHER IS ALSO ROTTED THROUGH SO NOW I CAN'T EVEN REPAIR THE SHOCK MOUNTS BECAUSE THEY MOUNT TO THIS CROSSMEMBER WHICH IS NOW A PIECE OF ROTTED METAL! I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST THIS TRUCK HAS ROTTED THROUGH, I HAVE A 1984 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO CHANGE OR REPLACE ANY OF THESE PARTS BECAUSE OF RUST. I HAVE READ THAT GM HAD USED CHEAPER METAL FROM CHINA ON THEIR MODEL TRUCKS FROM 1999-2004 AND DIDN'T STOP USING THEM UNTIL ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS STARTED TO SURFACE. WHY DOESN'T GM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OF SHODDY MATERIALS AND COMPENSATE ALL THE HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED THEIR TRUCKS FOR THESE YEARS!!!!!! *TR

VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION, BRAKE LINES RUPTURED FROM CORROSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, IT BECAME DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN OR REDUCE SPEED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

MY WIFE WAS PICKING ME UP AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN WE GOT HOME I NOTICED THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW SO I FILLED IT AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STILL SPONGY SO I GOT UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND HAD HER PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL. I SAW BRAKE FLUID SQUIRT OUT OF A METAL BRAKE LINE THAT IS CORRODED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000. UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. T HE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. BUT DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT ENTERED THE STREET. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A GREAT INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING AND THE RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. UPDATED 02/06/12

MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 THAT I PURCHASED NEW AND NOW HAVE 109,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON ME 3 DIFFERENT TIMES DUE TO CORROSION TO THE BRAKE LINES THAT RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT BRAKE LINES REPLACED ONCE IN 2008 AND THE REAR BRAKE LINES REPLACED TWICE IN 2009 & 2011. THE 3 TIMES EITHER MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OR I WAS WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO PULL OFF INTO A FIELD OR BREAKDOWN LANE OF THE HIGHWAY AVOIDING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. 2010 HAD THE REAR SHACKLE BRACKET REPLACE BECAUSE OF CORROSION THAT RUSTED THROUGH AND IN 2011 HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION.THE FRAME HAS ALOT OF CORROSION AND ONE OF THE CROSS BARS IS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE OWNED DIFFERENT VEHICLES OVER 44 YEARS AND I ALWAYS DROVE MY VEHICLES FOR 10 OR MORE YEARS BEFORE GETTING A NEW ONE AND NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT HAD BRAKE LINES RUST THROUGH AND WITH THIS MUCH UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION. *TR

JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO, AND IT PASSED NYS INSPECTION WITH NO PROBLEMS (94,000 MI. ON IT). WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND STOPPED TO BACK INTO A SPACE WHEN THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PARKED THE TRUCK AND OPENED THE HOOD TO VERIFY FLUID IN THE MASTER (OK) THEN LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND A SMALL (BUT GROWING) PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. WAS ABLE TO NURSE IT HOME (LOW SPEEDS, EBRAKE) AND JACK IT UP TO FIND THE LEAK. THE LEAK IS ONE OF THE 4 LINES ABOVE THE FRAME NEAR THE ANTILOCK CONTROL. TO MY SURPRISE ALL 4 LINES ARE VERY RUSTY AND ALL WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR COST BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THE LINES LOOK OK EVERYWHERE ELSE EXCEPT FOR THIS 2 FOOT SECTION WHERE THEY ARE BUNDLED AND RIDE ON TOP OF THE FRAME. I AM GLAD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN AT SPEED OR IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION BUT IT MIGHT HAVE. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE ON 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. BADLY RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR

PARKED ON A HILL WITH BOAT ATTACHED. STARTED TRUCK AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. COULD NOT MOVE TRUCK. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON EXHAUST. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP. RUSTED BRAKE LINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET K1500 SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD VIBRATE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES: ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

FRONT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU. TRUCK HAD TO TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. 8 FEET OF BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS UNDER THE TRUCK HE SAID THIS WAS ONLY THE START, ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAVE VERY HEAVY RUST. UPON INSPECTION BY ME, I SAW EXACTLY WHAT THE MECHANIC WAS STATING. I WAS DOING A SIMPLE U TURN ON MY STREET WHEN THE BRAKES LET OUT. THERE WAS NO BRAKING AT ALL, THE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS VERY LUCKY I WAS DOING LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE REPAIR AT THE SHOP COST ME $980.00. FOUR CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO HEAVY RUSTING. THIS TRUCK IS A MAINTAINED VEHICLE. YES I DO LIVE IN LONG ISLAND N.Y. WHERE THERE IS SNOW REMOVAL BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF RUST ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES. I KEEP MANY OF MY VEHICLES FOR 15 YEARS DO TO THE LOW MILEAGE I PUT ON A VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MUCH RUST ON THEIR BRAKE LINES NOR HAVE I EVER HAD A BRAKE RUST THRU. IN ADDITION I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IF THE FRONT BRAKES WERE LOST YOU WOULD HAVE THE REAR BRAKES WORKING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NOT SO ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS LOTS OF RUST ON ALL ITS BRAKE LINES. DRIVE SAFETY IS AN ISSUE THAT CERTAINLY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND A CORRECTION RECALL SHOULD BE INSTITUTED. I UNDERSTAND NHTSA IS LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE AS THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS MANY PEOPLE DO KEEP THEIR VEHICLES FOR MANY YEARS, HOWEVER I DO READ THAT VEHICLES MUCH YOUNGER THAN MINE ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. GM HAS A PROB

PULLING A TRAILER ,WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LINE BUSTED UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS DOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. NEITHER THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRAME. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

WHEN DRIVING THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WILL LIGHT UP. TOOK TRUCK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE PUT IT ON A COMPUTER AND THE COMPUTER GAVE A CODE THAT A RELAY IS BAD WHICH IS BUILT ONTO THE TRUCKS MAIN COMPUTER BOARD. NO WAY TO REPLACE IT EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS TO REPROGRAM IT. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT WHEN ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON THAT YOUR ABS BRAKES WILL BE DISABLED. TALKED TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR MATTER. THEY TOLD ME NO. NO RECALLS WILL BE ISSUED UNLESS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH MORE THAN ONE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE DID A LOT OF SEARCHING AND TALKED TO MANY MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE CAME ACROSS MANY SILVERADO AND TAHOE VEHICLES HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. TO ME IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE PART OF YOUR BRAKE FUNCTION IS ENABLED. *TR

THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE I WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED IN MY CONDOMINIUM PARKING LOT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT MY INDEPENDENT GARAGE WHERE I HAVEA BEEN DEALING SINCE 1983. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD "ROTTED OUT." THEY REPLACED 10 FEET OF BRAKE LINE. THE SECOND TIME I EXPERIENCE CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WAS YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT ABOUT 6:30 PM. FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON THE EARLY SUNDAY EVENING OF THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. BY DOWNSHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO 2ND AND THEN 1ST GEAR I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE RIGHT-HAND TURN AT THE INTERSECTION ONTO THE BERM OF THE ROAD. EARLIER THAT DAY I HAD COME DOWN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN AT STERRET'S GAP IN PENNSYLVANIA. HAD THE FAILURE OCCURRED THEN I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REPORT IT. WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE TOWED MY BOAT ON THE PA TURNPIKE WITH THE TRUCK. GOD KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE DIED HAD THE FAILURE OCCURRED THEN. FORTUNATELY NO PEDESTRIAN WAS CROSSING THE STREET WHEN THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED - THEY WOULD BE DEAD! THERE ARE REPEATED REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURES ON THESE TRUCKS DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION/ROT. IT IS TIME YOU FOLKS ACT. MY NEXT STEPS ARE: CONTACT MY REPRESENTATIVE, SENATORS, AND AN ATTORNEY. *TR

WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME NEAR THE DRIVERS DOOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS APPARENT THAT ONE OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND RUPTURED. ALSO ALL OF THE OTHER BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND AWAITING REPAIRS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE MODEL TRUCKS AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS POSTS ABOUT IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND UPON ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST FROM MIDDLE OF SHACKLES IN REAR TO THE BACK BUMPER. CROSS MEMBER FAILING AND SEVERAL BRAKE LINES RUSTING AND NEED REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT. GOOD MAINTENANCE KEPT. CORNER PANELS RUSTING ALONG WITH BOTH REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES AND BRAKE DUST COVERS HAVE RUSTED OFF. SPARE TIRE CABLE AND MECHANICAL MECHANISM TO LOWER AND RAISE THE TIRE ARE RUSTED. SHACKLE MOUNTS ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH THE FRAME AND ARE IN DANGER OF COMING OFF. HAD TO WELD A BRACE ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR FRAME TO PREVENT FAILURE IN THAT AREA SO THAT VEHICLE IS SOMEWHAT SAFE TO DRIVE. DAMAGED STARTED TO OCCUR AROUND 2005 AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. VEHICLE DOES SIT FOR LONG DURATIONS IN MY YARD. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE GETTING READY TO GO INTO TOWN. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED IT AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. RIGHT UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR I SAW ALOT OF FLUID LEAKING. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE BRAKE LINES LEADING TO THE ABS UNIT ARE VERY RUSTY, SO MUCH SO THAT ONE ACTUALLY BURST. I HAD DRIVEN THE TRUCK EARLIER IN THE DAY AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG, NO SPONGY BRAKES OR WARNING LIGHTS. I TRIED CONTACTING GM. ALL THEY WANTED TO DO IS HAVE ME TOW THE TRUCK TO A DEALER AND HAVE THEM INSPECT IT. I LATER CALLED THE DEALER AND TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE SAID GM PROBABLY WOULDN'T PAY ANYTHING TOWARDS FIXING THE BRAKE LINES. AS OF YET I HAVEN'T REPAIRED THE RUSTY LINES BUT I AM GOING TO SAVE THEM IN CASE THERE IS A RECALL SO I CAN SHOW THEM TO SOMEONE. *TR