2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE I ENCOUNTERED A TRAFFIC JAM AND HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKES. WHEN I DID, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO USE MY E BRAKE TO AVOID A COLLISION. BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE LOST AND UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND MOST OF MY BRAKE LINES UNDER THE CAR WERE CORRODED. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE FRONT LINES WITH A NON CORROSIVE MATERIAL AND AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE REAR LINE. I DID SAVE ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES. *TR

BRAKE LINE BURST AND RESULTED IN LOW SPEED CRASH. PROPERTY AND VEHICLE DAMAGE OCCURRED DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HALF TON Z71 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCK. WHENEVER I HAVE TO BRAKE SUDDENLY THE BRAKES ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN IF I GO OVER A CRACK IN THE PAVEMENT. THE BRAKES FAIL AND I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE TRUCK. MY 16 YEAR OLD SON HAD A CAR ACCIDENT WITH THE TRUCK DUE TO THIS BRAKE FAILURE. HE HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY ON THE FREEWAY DUE TO A CAR ACCIDENT AHEAD OF HIM AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE TRUCK WENT ACROSS THE EXPANSION JOINT IN THE FREEWAY. HE REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. IF HE HAD NOT SLOWED DOWN TO LESS THAN APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I THINK TRUCK'S ABS SYSTEM HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN IT AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS RESULTS IF NOT LOOKED INTO. THE CHEVROLET DEALERS SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM BUT IT CONTINUES TO FAIL IN THESE SITUATIONS. *TR

REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION IN A NONE ENCLOSED AREA. BRAKE LINE ROTTED THROUGH IN AN AREA EXPOSED TO FRESH AIR. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWS ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE FAILING DUE TO CORROSION. BRAKE PEDAL WAS LOST ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TOWING A 29 FOOT RV TRAVEL TRAILER. NO INCIDENT TO REPORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP. AS THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS UTILIZED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE HE DISCOVERED FIVE BRAKE LINES EXPELLING FROM THE ABS MODULE. ALL FIVE LINES FROM THE ABS MODULE WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,797.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR FOR THE ABS WAS DEFECTIVE; WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD PULSATE AND MAKE A CLICKING SOUND. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO COMPLETELY STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES AND REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER AND CONTACT HIM BACK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 46,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MAIN WIRING SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT AND RADIO TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR THE HEADLIGHTS AND RADIO FAILURE BEFORE BEING REPAIRED. THE HEADLIGHT AND RADIO WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,694.

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO P/U I HAVE APPROX. 58000 MILES ON IT ON 9-18-2010 MY WIFE WAS RETURNING HOME AND LOST THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK SHE WAS TWO STREETS AWAY FROM HOME SO SHE SLOWLY PROCEEDED TO DRIVE IT HOME. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES SEVERELY RUSTED WITH ONE LEAKING INSPECTING FURTHER IT WAS COME TO A CONCLUSION ALL THE BRAKE LINES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS IF YOU TOUCHED ONE YOU MIGHT COMPROMISE THE OTHERS. AFTER CALLING THE DEALER AND HEARING IT WOULD COST ME APPRX 3000 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT DONE I HAVE TAKEN THREE DAYS OFF OF WORK TO DO THIS THE BEST THAT I CAN IT CANT BE ANY WORSE THAN THE LINES THAT ARE ON THERE NOW...... *TR

PURCHASED 2000 SILVERADO NEW IN FALL OF 2000. ON 8/30/10 DRIVING SOUTH ON MERRITT PKY (CT) BRINGING DAUGHTER TO COLLEGE APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND SUDDENLY FOOT WENT TO FLOOR AND ABSOLUTELY NO MORE BRAKES. HIT CAR IN FRONT WHICH HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES. PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STEERED INTO GUARDRAIL TO STOP THE MOVING TRUCK. UNBELIEVABLY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE, FOUR VEHICLES INVOLVED INCLUDING OURS. TRUCK WAS TOTALED. WE ALWAYS LOVED THE VEHICLE AND FELT SECURE WHEN DRIVING IT NOW JUST THE THOUGHT OF BEING IN ANY VEHICLE AND NOT STOPPING IS A VERY REAL FEAR. STATE POLICE OFFICER DID NOT CITE US SAID IT WAS MECHANICAL FAILURE "BLEW A LINE". THERE VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURIES/FATALITIES CAUSED BY THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE, WE WERE ALL FORTUNATE ONLY PROPERTY DAMAGE. PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AND SILVERADO WAS TOTALED. INSURANCE RATES WILL GO SKY HIGH NOW WITH SURCHARGE. CAN WE SUE GM? WE HAVE POLICE REPORT. *TR

CORRODED BRAKE LINES BURST DURING BRAKING, LOSS BRAKING FRONT AND REAR LINES. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE TOWING TRAILER. NO CRASH OR INJURIES. REPLACING ALL BRAKE LINES. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO CORROSION. VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED THROUGH THE REAR AND FRONT METAL BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,758. UPDATED 11/16/10 * UPDATED 11/23/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 45 MPH YET THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING UPHILL AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED PREMATURELY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO ORDER THE PART NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED HE WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF ONCE THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUST. UPDATED 12/30/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AT 2 MPH WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL MUCH FURTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED. IN ADDITION, BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP MY TRUCK WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I COASTED INTO THE INTERSECTION AND STOPPED. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE SUPPLY LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES WAS REPLACED. IT HAD FAILED DUE TO RUST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE DRIVER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH IN HEAVY WINDS, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER HEAD AND STOMACH. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, MOUTH AND HAND. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND THE OTHER PASSENGERS HEAD AND HANDS WERE INJURED. THE PASSENGER SEATED IN THE MIDDLE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER FACE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE, BUT CONCLUDED THAT THEY NEEDED MORE EVIDENCE. THE POLICE REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000. UPDATED 10/20/10 *BF UPDATED 10/26/10*JB

PRESSED BRAKE TO PUT INTO GEAR. BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO PRESSURE. HEAR FLUID COMING OUT FROM UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR UNDERCARRIAGE. PRESSED FOOT BRAKE AGAIN. SAME THING. FLUID COMING OUT. NO PRESSURE. CHECKED. BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM RUSTED BRAKE LINES. VERY BAD RUST. VERY DANGEROUS. BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT RUST LIKE THAT. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IN A CAR IS THE BRAKES. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. I WORK IN THE QUALITY DEPARTMENT FOR A MAJOR US DEFENSE CONTRACTOR AND THIS WOULD NOT PASS STANDARDS. MAJOR FAILURE. GOOD THING MY DAUGHTER AND ME WERE STILL PARKED. I LIVE ON A VERY STEEP HILL AND THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD IF I DIDN'T NOTICE PROBLEM. *TR

BOTH OF THE WINDOWS IN MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO WILL NOT WORK. THIS COULD RESULT IN FAILURE TO BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. AND THE TAILGATE WILL NOT STAY UP. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2 WHEEL DRIVE EXTENDED CAB WITH 85000 MILES CRAWLING THROUGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, SOMEONE CUT ME OFF. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT SLOWLY TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED "PUMPING THE PEDAL" TO NO EFFECT. I TRIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IT DID NOT HOLD THE CAR. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD. SLOWED DOWN BY DOWN SHIFTING. COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. PUMPED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES. I SAW A PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR. I HAD RUPTURE IN THE METAL BRAKE LINE. I CRAWLED TO A SERVICE STATION WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE. I HAVE NOT FOUND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM 40 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL INTO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE METAL BRAKE LINE HAD FRACTURED AND CAUSED ALL BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION AND RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 01/28/11*LJ UPDATED 04/20/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2005 ACCORDING TO RECALL 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK); HOWEVER, IN MARCH 2010, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN OR STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,207. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

2000 CHEVY SILVERADO - UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION. ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON A DECLINING DRIVEWAY - ABS CAME ON - EST. GOING SLOW BETWEEN +/- 4-10 MPH. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO BACK OF PARKED CAR CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE (~$2K) TO CAR. TRUCK CONTINUES TO HAVE ABS STOPPING FAILURE AT SLOW SPEEDS. WAS PART OF RECALL IN 2006; 'CORRECTED' BY DEALER. CONCERN 'CORRECTION' DID NOT FIX ISSUE. TRUCK DRIVEN DAILY (NO CHOICE) ... CONCERNED WITH SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WHEN BRAKING FROM VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM INDEPENDENTLY WOULD ENGAGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 CHEVORLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB PICK UP APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF A 20 FT. CATTLE TRAILER THAT WAS BEING PULLED BY ANOTHER TRUCK MAKING A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME. MY TRUCK WAS TOTAL LOSS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I RECEIVED NECK AND HEAD INJURY, CRACKED RIBS, COMPLEX CONCUSSION AND INJURY TO MY HIP FROM THE ACCIDENT. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 05V379000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 10 MPH) FOR NO REASON CAUSING REDUCED BRAKING. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A BUILDUP OF CORROSION, DIRT AND OTHER MATERIALS BETWEEN THE FRONT HUB/BEARING AND WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CAUSING LOSS OF SPEED SENSOR SIGNAL. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST REPAIRED IN 2005 UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AGAIN IN JANUARY 2010 AND WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *TR

BRAKE LINES CORRODED CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK AND LOSS OF MOST BRAKING CAPACITY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND STOPPED AT RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN WE STARTED MOVING OTHER VEHICLE DECIDED TO TURN, I HIT MY BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED TO SEE THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED AND RUPTURED. I REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE LINE AND FLUID AND HAVE THE OLD PARTS IF REQUIRED TO SEE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING APPROX 25 MPH IN THE RAINY, WET EVENING OF JUNE 15, 2010 AT 10:30 PM TRAVELING EAST ON CR 87 AND TURNING TO GET UP ON THE OVERPASS BRIDGE OF EXIT 234. I STARTED TO HYDROPLANE WHEN I HIT THE GRAVEL, ROCK PART OF THE ROAD AND SKIDDED INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRIDGE HITTING MY PASSENGER TIRE AND BOUNCING ME OUT AND SPINNING AROUND. I TRIED TO COMPENSATE BY APPLYING BRAKES GENTLY AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP, MY SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME BACK AS I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY HEAD AND CHEST. I THEN WAS SPUN HEAD ON INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND SMASHED THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK. I WAS SO SCARED AND ALL I COULD THINK IS WHEN IS MY AIRBAG GOING TO GO OFF, IT NEVER DID. THERE IS OVER $5000.00 DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND IT IS ONLY WORTH $8000.00. I WENT TO THE ER AND SUFFERED MILD CONCUSSION, NECK STRAIN AND BRUISED CHEST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE CODE FOR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS MISSING AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,446.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK AT 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY MY BRAKES TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO THE HALFMOON FIRE DEPARTMENT DRIVEWAY. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN. IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BUT I WAS LUCKY. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AFTER NURSING IT TO A SAFE LOCATION, TO FIND A SEVERELY RUSTY MAIN BRAKE LINE WHICH HAD BURST JUST IN FRONT OF THE GAS TANK ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK ALONG THE FRAME. WE PLAN ON REPLACING THE BRAKE LINE OURSELVES AND HAVE NOT YET DETERMINED COST AS THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT 6:30 PM. *TR

I WAS TOWING A SMALL DUMP TRAILER ON MY FARM USING MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOST ALL USE OF BRAKES. CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE LINES ARE ALL COMPLETELY RUSTY AND HAD RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID AND BRAKE PRESSURE. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD PICKUP - CORRODED BRAKE LINE. FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE HOSE TO CALIPER END COMPLETELY ROTTED (I.E RUST), LINE LEAKED AND LOST PEDAL FIRMNESS. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK NOTICE AND REPAIRED MY SELF WITH NEW LINE. ALL OTHER BRAKE LINE EXHIBIT SIGNS OF SEVERE CORROSION ALONG WITH FUEL LINES AND TRANSMISSION LINES. I WOULD NOT EXPECT THIS SEVERE CORROSION ON A 1970 CHEVY PICKUP, LET ALONE A 2000. NEW STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE NOT AVAILABLE; ONLY THE HOSES LEADING TO CALIPERS. HARD LINES WILL NEED TO BE FABRICATED WHICH IS LABOR INTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRAME AND FRONT SUSPENSION LINE AND FITTINGS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR HIS VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH IN SNOWY WEATHER, THE GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED AND BROKE CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO FRACTURE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED REPAIRS TO THE FUEL STRAPS WOULD BE OUTSIDE OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 126, 544.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE LINE FAILED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND COASTED ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC REPAIRED 48 FEET OF THE BRAKE TUBING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

DISCOVERED A LOW PEDAL CONDITION WHILE DRIVING ON 695 , INSPECTED AND FOUND RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES AND FITTINGS HAVE CAUSED BRAKING MALFUNCTIONS IN MY 2000 SILVERADO THE VEHICLE HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT . THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE! THE DEALER REPAIRED FIRST PROBLEM @400.00 SECOND PROBLEM IS STILL PENDING. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO RUSTED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE GAS LINE WAS ALSO RUSTED OUT. *TR

ONE OWNER 2000 SILVERADO 1500 LT, WHILE PULLING LIGHT MOTORCYCLE TRAILER GOING DOWNHILL - BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. DRIVER WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE ROOM TO GRADUALLY STOP. BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH - FLUID STREAMING OUT. GM AND DEALER FINALLY REPLACED "DEFECTIVE LINES" (VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50K MILES). 1 YEAR LATER, REMAINING LINES RUSTED OUT AND FAILED. OWNER REPLACED AT OWN COST AND FINALLY SOLD TRUCK. GM FAILED TO RECOGNIZE SYMPTOMS OF ISSUE ALL ALONG AND PROVIDED LESS THAN ACCEPTABLE SUPPORT. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 LT, WHICH I PURCHASED FROM MY SON ON OCT 17, 2009. PRIOR TO THAT MY SON EXPERIENCED THE RIGHT FRONT BAKE LINE BURST IN JUNE OF 2009, WHICH HE HAD REPLACED. I HAD THE BRAKE LINES CHECKED AT THE CHEVY DEALER WHO ADVISED ME TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES. CHEVY DOES NOT OFFER PRE-MADE BRAKE LINES, MEANING THEY HAVE TO BE MADE UP INDIVIDUALLY, AT A HUGE EXPENSE. ACCORDING TO OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION THERE ARE 110 OWNER COMPLAINTS SUCH AS MINE. THE COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THE LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURE BECAUSE OF CORROSION. IN 37 OF THESE COMPLAINTS THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED BY A DEALER INSPECTION. THREE COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT CORRODED BRAKE LINE FAILURE RESULTED IN A CRASH. MY WIFE AND I ARE RETIRED AND TRYING TO ENJOY OUR LASTING YEARS AND HOPEFULLY GM WILL RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. OUR LIVES ARE WORTH MORE THAN BRAKE LINES. *TR

AT A CHEVY DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND CHECK. WAS TOLD TRUCK WAS READY. IN ROUTE, THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A LEAK IN BRAKE LINE AND THAT BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND BRITTLE. I WAS TRAVELING AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPAIR BRAKE LINES. THEY REPLACED BRAKE LINES AND CONNECTORS FROM THE ABS UNIT BACK TO REAR WHEELS @ INCREDIBLE COST. WHEN I GOT HOME, I WENT TO TRUSTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO RUSTED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THEM TOO IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE BRAKE LINE PUNCTURE HAPPENED WHEN IT WAS AT THE DEALER. THERE WAS NO LEAK BEFORE IT WENT IN FOR SERVICE. THEY REFUSED TO TELL ME HOW THE LEAK OCCURRED EXCEPT TO SAY THAT THE LINES WERE RUSTY. I JUST READ IN PAPER ABOUT A NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO BRAKE FAILURE ON OLDER MODEL CHEVY TRUCKS. I LIVE IN NEW YORK. THE TRUCK IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF, REGULARLY SERVICED, AND HAD JUST ABOVE 80,00 MILES. THE DEALER TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY THE BRAKE LINES DID NOT RUPTURE WHEN I WAS DRIVING. THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURE WAS BECAUSE OF CORROSION, AND THE DEALER BACK HOME TOLD ME THAT ALL THE OTHER BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF CORROSION. I'VE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS. TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES WILL PUT MY EXPENDITURES FAR OVER WHAT THE TRUCK IS WORTH. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY TRIP. I WAS GIVEN NO REASON FOR WHY IT WENT (ANOTHER $2600). THE LAST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS A RUST-RELATED LEAK-OUT OF THE POWER STEERI

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB. I NOTICED A BRAKE LEAK UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LIKES TO AND FROM THE ABS MODULE WERE BADLY CORRODED WITH AT LEAST 1 LEAKING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF CORROSION IN OTHER PARTS IN THE SAME AREA. THIS TRUCK HAS 145,000 MILES. THIS IS ALL HIGHWAY MILES. FOUND THAT NHTSA HAS OPENED AN INVESTIGATION WITH GM ON CORROSION IN BRAKE LINES IN 1999 THRU 2003 TRUCKS. WANT TO REGISTER WITH NHTSA ON THIS SAME ISSUE. WAS GOING TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE ITS TOO DANGEROUS TO KEEP DRIVING IT, NOW GOING TO SIT ON THE TRUCK TO AWAIT OUTCOME OF NHTSA INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVROLET 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ABRUPTLY ENGAGED THE BRAKES AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO RUST AND DETERIORATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,678. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ONE LINE HAS FAILED AND OTHERS ARE BADLY CORRODED. THE FAULTY LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT FLAMES IGNITED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND GARDEN HOSE. THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE AND NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A RESPONSE WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE WAS 120,000.

THIS BRAKE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2007 MY ANTILOCK BRAKES WILL NOT LET MY TRUCK STOP AT LOW SPEEDS. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO HIT GAS PUMP BARICADES DAMAGEING MY TRUCK. IT HAS CAUSED MANY NEAR MISSES AT INTERSECTIONS. I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS TRUCK.

ABS FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS. HAVE CLEANED BOTH SENSORS, CHECKED VOLTAGE AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. I HIT MY GATE AT THE HOUSE WHERE I PARK THE TRUCK BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AND RAN FORWARD. *TR

THE GOVERNMENT HAS CAR MAKERS TRYING TO GAIN MORE FUEL ECONOMY BY HAVING THEM MAKE THEIR VEHICLES SMALLER AND LIGHTER, BUT THAT IS FOR CARS ALMOST ONLY. SO NOW THAT TRUCK REMAIN STANDARD AS BEFORE THEIR HEAD LIGHTS ON DIM ARE HIGHER THEN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN THE CARS THEREFORE CAUSING BLINDNESS TO THE CAR DRIVER. THE GOV. SHOULD SET A MAX. HEIGHT FOR HEADLIGHTS TO BE OFF THE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING ON A LEVEL SURFACE. AND THEN THE LAW ALLOWS SOME OF THESE TRUCK OWNERS TO JACK THEIR UNIT UP EVEN HIGHER THAN STANDARD TO WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS OR EVEN ABOVE THE ROOF OF THE CARS AND IT VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT WHEN YOU MEET ONE COMING OR ONE PULLS UP BEHIND YOU. OF COURSE I KNOW THERE WILL BE NOTHING DONE ON SOMETIME LIKE THIS UNTIL 100 PEOPLE HAVE WRECKS AND OR KILLED OR THEY RUN OVER SOMEONE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM IN THE BLINDING LIGHTS OF A STANDARD HIGH RISE TRUCK. RIGHT? *TR

AT SLOW SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP OR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON. THERE IS A RECALL # 05068C THAT MY VIN IS INCLUDED HOWEVER VEHICLES LOCATED IN NC ARE NOT INCLUDED. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN DIFFERENT STATES INCLUDING NY, PA AND NJ. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DAMAGE OR INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. GM AND THE DEALER SIR WALTER CHEVROLET IN RALEIGH, NC REFUSE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNDER RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 PICK UP. THE ABS GOES OFF AT SLOW SPEEDS UNDER 10MPH YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF THE BRAKING ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD'NT STOP. I ALMOST DRIFTED INTO TRAFFIC. *CN