2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

GM PICKUP TRUCKS -EXCESSIVE RUST TO BRAKE LINES, FRAME & CROSS-MEMBERS. I SUGGEST A METALLUGICAL ANALYSIS OF SAID PARTS FROM LATE '90S THRU 2007 VS '60S,'70'S, & '80'S MODELS WHICH DID NOT EXHIBIT EARLY FAILURE. THE EXCESSIVE RUST TO BRAKE LINES & UNDERCARRIAGE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS DANGEROUS TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AND OTHER MOTORIST & PEDESTRIANS WHEN FAILURE OCCURS, NOT IF, BUT WHEN IT OCCURS. THE NHTSA HAS BEEN AWARE SINCE 2009 AND IT APPEARS TO THE PUBLIC THAT POLITICS IS IN PLAY. NO RESULTS HAVE SURFACED, BUT PLENTY OF DANGEROUSLY RUSTED & UNSAFE VEHICLES TRAVEL THE ROAD AMONGST YOUR LOVED ONES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES FAILED. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID DUE TO RUSTED METAL LINES. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING OTHERS BY TURNING ON TO A SIDE STREET AND USING THE E-BRAKE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED HALF A MILE SOONER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH DIFFERENT SCENARIO. *TR

2000 SILVERADO 1500 LONG BED REG.CAB.BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. IN 5MIN RESEARCH, FOUND HUNDREDS W/SAME ISSUE. COSTS TOO MUCH TO FIX,CANT AFFORD A NEW TRUCK. WHAT IS THE AVG. PERSON SUPPOSED TO DO? GM ID OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF ISSUE AND HOW DANGEROUS IT IS. PEDAL LOST WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHT FOR LOSS OF SYSTEM. PROBLEM NEEDS RESOLVED OR AT LEAST ADDRESSED. *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THREE SEPARATE BRAKE FAILURES DUE TO SEVERELY CORRODED/RUSTED BRAKE LINES. THE FIRST OCCURRED IN 2008, THE SECOND IN 2010, AND THE MOST RECENT WAS LAST WEEK. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL OF THE LINES AS A RESULT. LUCKILY, THE LOSS OF BREAKS HAS HAPPENED IN AREAS/SITUATIONS WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHEN THIS OCCURS, AND CONTRARY TO WHAT GM HAS SAID, NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON TO WARN THE DRIVER OF THE LOSS OF BRAKE LINE PRESSURE/FLUID. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. THE LATEST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 102,000 MILES, THE OTHERS OCCURRED AT APPROX 87,000 AND 93,000 MILES VIN # = [XXX]. *TR

2005 REPLACED REAR BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED THROUGH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4X4 REGULAR CAB. ALSO NOTED DRIVER SIDE ROCKERPANEL RUSTED THROUGH. 8-2011 GAS TAK STRAP BOTH COMPLETELY CORRODED THROUGH DROPPING GAS TANK ON THE GROUND. NOTED DURING REPLACEMENT THAT TRUCK BED CROSS MEMBERS ARE RUSTED OR RUSTING THROUGH SO BED WILL NO LONGER BE ATTACHED TO ANYTHING ONCE COMPLETELY CORRODED. *TT

ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL NOT WORK IN THIS CONDITION. STATE OF COLORADO WILL NOT ALLOW MY VEHICLE TO PASS THE REQUIRED EMISSIONS TEST WITH THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. CHECKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THERE WAS BUT MY STATE, COLORADO IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V39000). *TR

2000 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND BRAKES BARELY WORKED. THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. I CRAWLED UNDERNEATH AND SAW THE FLUID COMING FROM THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE AREA WHERE THE LEAK IS OCCURRING CAN BE SQUEEZED TOGETHER WITH FINGER PRESSURE. INSPECTED THE OTHER BRAKE LINES AND THEY ALL APPEAR CORRODED WITH SEVERAL PLACES BEING VERY WEAK AND CAN BE SQUEEZED TOGETHER WITH FINGER PRESSURE. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, THERE SEEMS TO BE PLENTY OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. SOME WITH MORE DISASTROUS RESULTS.I AM LOOKING TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL. *TT

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY 1500 TRUCK. ON JUNE 24, 2011, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THE PEDDLE FOR THE BREAKS WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES. LUCKILY I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND WAS TRAINED ON WHAT TO DO IN THIS SITUATION AND I FOUND IT PRIOR TO NEEDING THEM FOR AN ABRUPT STOP. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, I FOUND THE BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR AXEL HAD RUSTED THROUGH UNDER THE CAB. I REMOVED THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND REPLACED THE LINE. I THEN EXAMINED THE OTHER BRAKE LINES AND FOUND ALL THE BRAKE LINES TO BE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THIS RUSTING IS PREMATURE FOR A 2000 YEAR VEHICLE. MY 2001 VOLKSWAGEN'S BRAKE LINES STILL LOOK LIKE NEW AND IT HAS FIFTY THOUSAND MORE MILES. THIS PREMATURE RUSTING IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. IF I NEEDED THE BRAKES FOR AN EMERGENCY STOP, OR DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF NO BRAKES, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS PERSONAL OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. GM KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE COMPONENTS ON THE TRUCKS THEY MADE. THEY JUST HAVE NOT HAD ANYONE MAKE THEM DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. YES I HAVE THE OLD LINES. *TT

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CHATTERED AND FAILED TO STOP MY 1500 SILVERADO ON AN DRY SUNNY DAY, HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IN 2005 ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THRU. *KB

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURE UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME RAIL. *KB

MY TRUCK HAS A TOW/HAUL FEATURE WHERE YOU PUSH A BUTTON TO TURN THE FEATURE ON AND OFF. I BOUGHT A TRAVEL TRAILER, I PUSHED THE BUTTON AND IT DIDN'T COME ON. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A ORANGE WIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT TEARS. EVERY PERSON THAT I SAW WITH THE PROBLEM HAD THAT ORANGE WIRE BROKEN, I OPENED UP MY STEERING COLUMN AND SURE ENOUGH THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A BRACE WHERE THE WIRE FITS IN. THE BRACE HAD CUT THE WIRE. I TRIED TO FIX IT BUT THE WIRE IS SO SMALL I COULDN'T. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A SMOOTH STOP WITHOUT THE ABS SYSTEM BEING ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO EXTENDED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACTBELEIVED THE FAILURE TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED TWICE BEFORE BY THE MANUFACTURER BUT CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,500.

I WAS BRAKING WHILE EXITING MY LOCAL EXIT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN HYDRAULIC BRAKE PRESSURE WAS SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY LOST, SENDING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME, I WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AT THE END OF THE RAMP. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE TURN AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE HOME ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IT WAS OBVIOUS WHAT HAPPENED, A HYDRAULIC FITTING RUPTURED FROM CORROSION/RUST, WHICH DEPRESSURIZED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AFTER REPLACING THE FITTING, A COMPLETELY SEPARATE BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION WHICH WOULD/COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEPARATE INCIDENT. IT IS CLEAR THAT EVERY BRAKE LINE AND FITTING NEEDS TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE OF CORROSION/RUST. *TT

RUSTED BRAKE LINE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID CAUSIN REAR BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

2000 Z71 3 DOOR BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE FRAME ROTTING THE LOAD LIMITER THAT HITS THE AXLE BECAME WEEK AND ROTTED IT TILTED AND WAS ABLE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE LINE LEAF SPRING BRACKET BROKE WENT THROUGH THE BED CROSS MEMBERS RUSTED OFF EXCESSIVE TILT IN TRUCK CAUSED REAR END TO GO ROCKER HAVE ALREADY BEEN REDONE ONCE BED TRUCK BED IS RUSTED WHEEL WELLS AND ON THE BED ITSELF TO THE POINT IT NOT WORTH FIXING FRAME HAD BEEN PATCHED BEFORE I GOT THE TRUCK AND IT ROTTING AROUND THE PATCHES IV PURCHASED A USED FRAME OF ANOTHER TRUCK BASICALLY IM TREATING THIS TRUCK LIKE AN OLD CLASSIC IT IN NEED OF FULL RESTORATION AND IT REALLY SHOULD NOT BE THE TRUCK IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD MY 1989 SCOTTSDALE DIDN'T HAVE A 1/16 TH THE ISSUES AT 20 YEARS OLD WHEN I SOLD IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR UNEXPECTEDLY ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE DELAYED RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THERE WERE TWO RECALLS RELATED TO THE DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 00V055000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), AND 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I JUST READ YOU ARE INVESTIGATING GM SUVS FOR DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGES. I HAVE A YEAR 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS READ ERRONEOUSLY FOR THE PAST SIX OR SEVEN YEARS. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES,BUT HAVE NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME AN ABSURD AMOUNT. I BELIEVE ITS A DESIGN FLAW THEY SHOULD REPAIR FOR FREE. I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU EXPAND YOUR INVESTIGATION TO INCLUDE GM PICKUPS BACK TO AT LEAST THE YEAR 2000. *TR

SUDDEN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICK UP TRUCK. BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND LEAKING. REPAIRED REAR BRAKE LINE THAT WAS SEPARATED IN 2010. ALL LINES APPEAR TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED. *TR

I HAD COMPLETE FAILURE OF MY 2000 SILVERADO 1500 2WD EXT CAB BRAKE LINES . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, AND WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE HIS FOOT IMMEDIATELY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO RUST CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR SHOCK SUPPORT BEAM FRACTURED, AND THE CONTACT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE PART FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED AS THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT LOWS SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE SUDDENLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO IDLE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM HIS LOCAL DEALER; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO RUST CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

2000 CHEVY Z71 BRAKE LINES RUSTED HOLES IN LINE DDDKY. *TR

I LEFT WORK AND WHEN I PULLED UP TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT MY BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND HAD TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. DEALER SAID THEY WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. MY TRANSFER CASE IS STUCK IN 4WD ALL THE TIME WHICH HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY FRONT DIFF ALSO. IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT THE FRONT DIFF WILL LOCK UP. MY FATHER IN LAW OWNS THE SAME YEAR TRUCK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE SAME CONDITION. I WORK AS A AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN AND ALMOST EVERY TRANSFER CASE OF THIS GEN EXHIBITS THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEAR THAT IF THESE ARE NOT CORRECTED THEY WILL LOCK UP AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. THE ONLY FIX I KNOW OF IS TO REPLACE THE DIFF AND TRANSFER CASE. I DRIVE MY TRUCK VERY NORMALLY. IT IS NOT ABUSED AND DOES VERY LITTLE OFF ROAD DRIVING. *TR

2000 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 . APPROXIMATELY 12-5-2009 BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE I WAS EXITING MY STEEP DRIVEWAY. I LOST MY BRAKES AND NEARLY COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. OVER $600 IN REPAIRS. I AM REPORTING THIS LATE BECAUSE I DID NOT REALIZE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER SILVERADO OWNERS. BRAKE LINES AS WELL AS ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE ARE EXTREMELY RUSTED. I AM NOW IN PROCESS OF HAVING FRAME WELDED AND NEW ROCKER PANELS ATTACHED. I HAVE NOT SEEN RUST ON A VEHICLE SUCH AS THIS SINCE THE 1970'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING TO EXIT A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICING AN ABNORMAL LEAK, HE FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED HIM TO A SERVICE MANAGER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED ON DRIVE SURFACES ON LOW SPEED STOPS; THE FAILURE MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER 10 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK ( 05V379000) BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500. UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF THE CONSUMER WANTS THE COMPLAINT DISREGARDED. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A BEARING FAILURE AND NOT ABS FAILURE. UPDATED 05/23/11

FIRST INCIDENT REPLACE RUSTED REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE $150.00 12/05/2002 76977 MILES SECOND INCIDENT REPLACE RUSTED FRONT STEEL BRAKE LINE AT ABS UNIT $170.00 7/27/2009 97,733MILES LUCKILY I WASN'T MOVING. WHY DOES THE MANUFACTURER WANT TO SAVE MONEY AT THE EXPENSE OF SOMEONE'S LIFE.

VEHICLE BECAME VERY BOUNCY IN THE REAR, WOULD BOUNCE ENOUGH TO NEARLY SPIN OUT WHILE DRIVING. WENT TO CHANGE REAR SHOCKS AND SAW THAT BOTH CROSS MEMBERS OF THE FRAME ARE ROTTED OFF. THIS SUPPORTS THE FRAME AND IS THE ATTACHMENT FOR SHOCK MOUNTS AND GAS TANK. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE OR ROAD WORTHY IN THIS CONDITION. (INCIDENTALLY, EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AND ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO DUE TO ROTTING, AS WELL AS THE GAS TANK STRAPS. ROCKER PANELS ARE RUSTED OUT, AS WELL AS THE WHEEL WELLS OF THE BED. I BOUGHT THIS USED IN 2004. *TR

I WAS BACKING MY TRUCK UP TO PARK IT IN MY YARD, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN TOOK A LOOK AT TO WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN, I FOUND A HOLE IN MY LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE UNDER A WIRE HARNESS THAT WAS ROUTED OVER THE BRAKE LINE. THE LINE WAS BADLY RUSTED. THE ROUTING WAS INCORRECT TO KEEP FROM WEARING A HOLE IN THE LINE. I THINK THIS WAS DONE AT THE FACTORY CAUSES I HAVE NEVER MESSED WITH THE WIRE HARNESS, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE. *TR

I TRIED TO STOP, BECAUSE OF A SUDDEN STOPPED CAR IN FRONT. I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, LEFT THE ROAD, DROVE INTO A FIELD. NO DAMAGE DONE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ALL MY BRAKES LINES RUSTED THROUGH, CORRODED BEYOND REPAIR. WORST CORROSION I EVER SAW ON ANY BRAKE LINES. SUDDEN FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED DEADLY CRASH.

THE LATEST POSSIBLE RECALL OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UPS YOU STATE ONLY IN SALTED STATES BUT YOU DO NOT INCLUDE UTAH WHICH USES LARGE AMOUNTS OF SALT ON THEIR ROADS AS DO OTHER WESTERN STATES. WHY DO YOU LIMIT YOUR RECALL TO EASTERN STATES? *TR

BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS SEAT FAILED DUE TO RUST. DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH SLOWED DOWN BEHIND ANOTHER CAR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE FRONT BRAKES HAD FAILED, STOPPED WITH REAR BRAKES ONLY. MISSED CAR IN FRONT BY INCHES. TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO LOCAL SERVICE STATION AND I WAS TOLD ALL BRAKE LINES GOING TO THE ABS UNIT WERE BADLY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

MY WIFE COMPLAINED THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY HAD AIR IN THE LINES AND STOPPING WAS DIFFICULT. WHEN I WENT TO BLEED THEM I FOUND THAT THE FRONT STEEL LINE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED AND HAD A PINHOLE SIZED FAILURE. I HAD A MECHANIC REPLACE THE LINES AND HE WAS SURPRISED AT THE LEVEL OF CORROSION ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE OUTER BODY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION GIVING A FALSE IMPRESSION OF BEING IN GOOD SHAPE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. HE MENTIONED THAT THE ONLY WAY HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE MULTIPLE BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,400.

WHILE DOING A NORMAL STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I CHECKED AND THE BRAKE LINE IS CORRODED AND LEAKING NEAR THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. *TR

BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP 5 DIFFERENT INCIDENCES. NO ACCIDENT, NO INJURIES. CAUSE CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES. 8/4/06 - 20,462 MILES, 2/28/07 - 22,872 MILES, 11/28/07 - 25,849 MILES, 6/9/10 - 37,486 MILES, 12/18/10 - 39,000 MILES (CURRENTLY WAITING TO BE FIXED).

WHILE DRIVING MY SILVERADO DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH THE ABS LIGHT JUST CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING OR TOUCHING THE BRAKES. LIGHT STAYS ON, AND ABS DOES NOT OPERATE AT ALL NOW, BRAKES FEEL SOFT AND SPONGY AND UNSAFE. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID YES THERE WAS BUT MY VIN. NUMBER WASN'T EFFECTED IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE AS I'VE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. I BELIEVE GM HAS A PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS ADDRESSED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING UNDER 10 MPH, THE ABS UNIT ACTIVATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES HARDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT RECALL 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI LOCK) HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED; THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED A PART OF THE BRAKE LINE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE REPAIR WAS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,400. UPDATED 01/26/11*LJ UPDATED 04/04/11 *JB

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS SLIDE BACK AND FORTH DEPENDING ON WHETHER I AM ACCELERATING OR BRAKING. THIS MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT AFFECTS THE PRESSURE THAT MY FOOT PUTS ON THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR AND OFTEN CAUSES ME TO STOP FASTER THAN INTENDED (WHICH COULD CAUSE A DRIVER BEHIND ME TO CRASH INTO MY TRUCK).

100% BRAKE FAILURE, FLUID LEAKING FROM BRAKE LINE UNDER TRUCK, LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL AT STOP, NOT ABLE TO AVOID STOPPED VEHICLE AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, HAVE TRUCK TOWED FROM SCENE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STEERED INTO THE GRASS TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED AND DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 PICKUP TRUCK, 3 DOOR EXTENDED CAB VERSION. YEAR 2000. SEVERE BODY, BRAKE LINE AND FRAME RUST THROUGH. FRAME MEMBERS AND FUEL TANK, EXHAUST AND SHOCK ABSORBER SUPPORTS RUSTING THROUGH AND FAILING. CREATING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION TO OCCUPANTS AND OTHER DRIVERS. BRAKE LINES FAILED COMPLETELY TWICE. BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE. VIN: [XXX]. HAVE HAD TO MAKE BODY PANEL REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT TO CONTROL RUST THROUGH, HAVE HAD A BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHILE EXITING I-10 IN FLORIDA WHILE ON A VACATION TRIP, COULD NOT STOP AT END OF EXIT RAMP AND CONTINUED THROUGH A 4 CORNER INTERSECTION WITH ONLY THE USE OF THE PARKING BRAKE. ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH 3 VEHICLES. HAD TO GET EMERGENCY TOW AND REPAIRS TO CONTINUE RETURN TRIP TO MASSACHUSETTS. SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC AFTER LEAVING REPAIR SHOP HAVING HAD TO REPLACE A RUSTED LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER ! NOW, REAR FRAME CROSSMEMBERS ARE RUSTING THROUGH AND POSING A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN HINGHAM, MA. APPEARS NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN MAKING ANY REPAIRS. BODY SHOP MANAGER SAYS, IT'S A POOR DESIGN AND POOR MATERIALS ( STEEL ) USED IN CONSTRUCTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM GETS CORROSION AND THEN AT LOW SPEEDS WONT ALLOW YOU TO STOP WHEN PLANNED. THE ABS ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT. I HAVE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL VEHICLES CAUSE OF THIS. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS AND THE TRUCK WAS FIXED ONCE, BUT NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN AND CHEVROLET WONT TAKE CARE OF IT A SECOND TIME. THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR ISSUES. *TR

REAR LEFT SIDE BRAKELINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST ON 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, ON INSPECTION RUST NOTICED ON ALL BRAKE LINES. MANY SIMILAR REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS ON SAME COMPLAINT. NEWYORK BASED VEHICLE, TRUCK ALWAYS WASHED UNDERCARRIAGE TO REMOVE SALT FROM ROADWAY IN WINTER MONTHS. ALL LINES NEED REPLACEMENT...DANGEROUS CONDITION!!!!! PLEASE HAVE YOUR VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR YOUR SAFETY. NO DAMAGE , CRASHED INTO CURB IN PARKING LOT. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THESE VEHICLES SHOULD ALL BE REMOVED FROM ROADS AND FIXED AT GM EXPENSE. NHTSA HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO ENFORCE SAFETY RECALLS BUT HAS YET TAKEN DUE TO INFLUENCE OF OUR "NATIONALIZED CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY". DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF THIS COMPANY, ANY FAILURE TO ACT RESPONSIBLY ON THIS MATTER SHOULD BE SEEN AS "WANTON NEGLECT" BY THIS AGENCY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE & NOT JUST THESE VEHICLE OWNERS. I FULLY INTEND TO INFORM MY LOCAL REP. TO THE FAILURE OF THIS AGENCY TO TAKE SERIOUSLY THE CONSEQUENCES OF CONTINUING TO ALLOW 1.3 MILLION TRUCKS WITH KNOWN SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES TO REMAIN OPERATING ON OUR ROADWAYS. *TR