Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the clutch hydraulic pump failed while pulling out of her driveway. The vehicle cannot be moved or repaired. She has had three mechanics inspect the vehicle and they all stated that it cannot be repaired and was due to a manufacturer defect. General motors stated that they can do nothing to assist with the failure. There are no recalls available for her vehicle. The failure speed and purchase date were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 129,832.
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado. The contact noticed brake fluid leaking and stated that the brake pedal must be depressed to the floor in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer on july 16, 2007. The dealer stated that the brake lines and brake pipes needed to be replaced. The contact drove the vehicle into her garage door at 10 MPH. The garage door has been replaced. The current mileage was 59,000 and failure mileage was 54,000.
The parking brake shoes on my 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500 have required numerous replacements. I have to replace the parking brake shoes every year before having my truck inspected. Even after being replaced, the parking brake barely holds on even the slightest incline.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 45 MPH the brakes failed. The failure was related to recall 05v379000, concerning service brakes, hydraulic:antilock in addition, the fuel pump failed. The dealer stated that the contact's vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN, and that the second opinion that she obtained from another dealer caused them not to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 76632, and the current mileage was 76732.
Tl* contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 5 MPH and making a turn into the driveway the brake pedal extended to the floor. The contact was driving slow enough to avoid a crash. However, he had to use the emergency brake. When he looked under the vehicle there was hydraulic fluid leaking outside of the frame under the passenger's side. The vehicle was towed to a local chevrolet dealer, and they stated that 3 or 4 brake lines were corroded. The failure and current mileage were 79000. The mechanic gave him an estimate of $1,000 to $1,400.
Yearly inspection is due. My husband checked parking brake 3 days before taking my pickup in for inspection. It was fine that day. My pickup failed inspection because parking brake would not hold. My husband tested the brake at the inspection center and it went to the firewall and would not hold. We accused the inspector of tampering with the brake. He insists the failure of the parking brake is a common problem with our model. Which is true? If it is a common problem gm should issue a recall and repair the brake at no cost to the consumer.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. At 5 MPH the contact stated that the brakes failed while trying to park. The vehicle continued to accelerate down a hill and struck a retaining wall. A police report was filed, and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was remedied due to recall # 05v379000 on february 28, 2007. The contact stated that the recall repair appeared to be the cause of the crash. The current and failure mileage were 92,000.
2000 silverado with 55902 miles. Abs light began to come on intermittently with occasional display of red brake light. Vehicle had been recalled for cleaning of wheel sensors which was completed. Brakes were checked and new rear pads with rotor turning was completed. Abs light still on. Taken to dealer and advised ABS modulator was bad. Cost for part, $762.62 plus labor. Repair not done. Will continue to operate vehicle with conventional non-ABS brakes until recall. Abs light continues to intermittently display ABS does not work. How many other vehicles are on the highway like this due to astronomical repair cost?
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet 1500 pickup. While driving the vehicle at speeds ranging from 20 to 40 MPH and attempting to apply the brakes the pedal made complete contact with the floor. The failure mileage was 61,023. The brake shoes and pads have been replaced on several occasions ,and the failure recurred. The current mileage was 62,000. *ak the ABS activated without cause. Updated 04/05/07
I have owned a 2000 chevy silverado ext. Cab 4wd since december of 2001. Today I was driving to work, and it was wet out. I was traveling at 25 MPH and as I was slowing to a light I completely stopped the truck. There was another car 10 feet in front of me. As I started to pull away at around 4 to 5 MPH the car in front of me started to slow because of traffic. When I hit the brake the ABS motor started to pulsate so fast the truck wouldn't stop and I never took my foot off the brake pedal. I then moved the shift lever to park and it still wouldn't stop. I then hit the car in front of me and then I finally stopped. The driver in front of me luckily had no damage to his car since I was only driving a few MPH. I continued to work. The ABS light never came on. As I left work to go to lunch,same day, I was pulling up to a light at a very busy intersection . I slowed way ahead of time and crawled to the light and just as I hit the brake to stop the same thing happened where the ABS motor ran continuously and I couldn't stop the vehicle . I threw the truck in park and it still wouldn't stop and was starting to enter the intersection on a red light. I then stepped on the parking brake and it finally stopped. I was almost killed because a semi just started to pass me and he was traveling at about 50 MPH. I then turned the truck around and went down the road to my work. As I was parking the truck at my work it happened again,3rd time. The truck is now out of the extended warranty and I can't see paying 1,500 to 2,000 dollars to fix this when it is a manufacturer defect. This particular problem should never happen. There should be a recall for this problem or someone is going to be killed, if that hasn't already happened. I will never feel safe driving a chevy/gm vehicle again and will tell everyone I know about this problem. Just so it's understood I'm a very safe driver and have an excellent driving record.
The ABS failed in my truck, causing me to hit a trailer parked in my driveway. While gm has already "repaired" this under a previous recall, their "repair" obviously doesn't work. They were unresponsive about my complaint, since my truck had already been "repaired". If someone would have been walking in front of my truck when the brakes failed, I would have killed them. It is one thing to have the radio quit working, it is an entirely different thing to have the brakes totally fail. Gm needs to do something about this besides cleaning a couple sensors. There were no warning lights, no indication whatsoever of the impending failure. I backed up and the brakes worked fine. There are still no warning lights. I spoke with the dealership and their answer was "there isn't anything we can test for this intermittent problem. We can try to get it to fail and go from there". I now have a 6000 lb projectile that I have no idea if it is going to stop or not. I removed the ABS fuse until I can figure out what to do with this unreliable product.
My parking brake has failed on my 2000 silverado 1500, 2 times. The parking brake became engaged while driving (the pedal was up and no light was showing) causing the vehicle to drag. It had to be towed to a garage to have the parking brake shoes and clip replaced.
Tl*- the contact stated that the 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500, had ABS problems. While driving under 15 MPH the contact almost had to stand on the brake pedal to get the vehicle to come to a stop. There was a recall campaign # 05v379000 for service brakes, anti lock. The contact has contacted the manufacturer, and filed a complaint with file # 71470052366. The contact stated that this was file over a week ago. The contact stated that he has had the sensors replaced on 3 occasions. The 1st sensor was replaced at 45,104 miles on 08/02/05, and the 2nd sensor was replaced at 46583 on 10/24/05 and the 3rd was replaced 01/17/07 with 60216 miles. The contact believes that the ABS should not have so many problems. The contact stated that on 3 occasions he has barely averted a crash.
Abs would release the brakes when attempting to stop; covered under recall 05v37900 in three of four surrounding states.
Same parking brake problem as covered in recall on trucks with manual transmission, only mine is an automatic and not covered. Parking brake has seldom been used yet pedal goes all the way to floor and does not hold vehicle securely since 30,000 miles, and cannot be adjusted. Parking brake shoes are worn abnormally while rear disk brake pads (original) are barely worn. This is a terrible design and needs a recall. Internet forums are full of complaints similar to mine on this vehicle.
Parking brake does not work in my 2000 silverado 1500 equipped with an automatic transmission. Understanding that a recall for the manuals has been made, I feel that it is necessary to do the same for automatics, to relieve undue stress on power train when parked on a hill. The parking brake has not worked since the truck reached 36,000 mile's.
2000 silverado 4 wheel drive VIN 2gcek19t6y13xxxxx rear brakes corrode every 8,000 miles to the point of being totally ineffective at stopping the vehicle. Also parking brakes require readjustment at 8,000 miles because they wear out not even being used. This I see was a recall for manual transmissions, automatic transmissions suffer the same problem but no recall.the federal safety agency recall#05v1610000.the rear brake pads wear out every 30,000 miles the front brake pads every 100,000 miles this I believe is the cause of many vehicle accidents ,this is because the vehicle is only being stopped by one set of brakes which causes the ABS to come on prematurely.this all started in the year 2000 and still continues today november 2006.
Dt*: the contact stated the antilock braking system failed while driving 10 MPH. A the federal safety agency recall #05v379000 pertaining to service brakes, hydraulic:antilock was performed on the vehicle. After the repairs, the brakes were still inoperable.
Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic shop for brake service, it was determined the rear parking brake pads were worn out. The mechanic also found a the federal safety agency recall #05v161000 regarding the parking brake via website similar to the problems the vehicle had. The manufacturer was contacted and expressed that the recall was for vehicles with manual transmissions. The contact's vehicle had an automatic transmission, but had the same problems stated in the recall. Updated 10/30/06.
Parking brake failure. The parking brake has failed to secure vehicle. I realize that recall has been made for manual trans but this has gotten progressively worse and now total failure. Failed safety and state vehicle inspection. The internet boards are filled with examples of failed parking/emergency brakes on 2000 yr silverado. This constitutes a design defect and gm needs to address. Linkage is now locked in open position effectively providing no emergency brake. This in addition to the failure of the fuel sensing module in fuel tank and the ABS brake shudder/failure problems at lower speeds. I just want it on record that gm puts out these trucks yr/yr with these know problems and doesn't correct these safety issues until the federal safety agency puts their weight behind it. Thx *cbc
Dt*: the contact stated at various speeds, the vehicle rotors were corroded. All four rotors had this problem. The pads were not making full contact with the discs. The contact felt the braking was not affected but could decrease in the future. The vehicle had a 4-wheel anti-lock braking system. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on 08/22/06 to have a recall performed regarding the ABS system, but was not completed because the dealer notified the contact that the rotors needed to be replaced as well. The manufacturer was not contacted. Updated 09/13/06
Dt*: the contact stated the rear passenger side brakes started to grind, and a clunk was heard while driving 15 MPH on dry flat road conditions. Upon inspection, the contact noticed the rear brake pads and caliper on the ground. Also, the rear driver side dust shield was deteriorated the dealer was contacted on 08/22/06 and expressed that the brakes had to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted on 08/28/06 and determined there was no recall pertaining to the brakes. The vehicle had 4-wheel antilock brakes.
Parking brake failure as in recall #050042 except my vehicle is has an automatic transmission. Parking brake fails to hold vehicle securely on an incline. Also, parking brake pedal has now released with such excessive force that it has exceeded its normal range of motion and has become mechanically locked in the "up" or released position rendering it inoperable.
Dt*: the contact stated that the brakes failed while driving 15 MPH nearly causing an accident; the vehicle swerved on a sidewalk in order to avoid crashing into another vehicle. The dealers determined that the cause for the brake malfunction was caused by the brakeline rusting out. 08/02/06 updated.
Dt: the contact stated while depressing the brakes traveling at any speed they intermittently skids as if the brake are locking up and there is an extended stopping distance. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer on several occasions. On one occasion the dealer replaced the brakes however the problem persisted. When the vehicle taken back to the dealer, they test drove the vehicle and determined that the problem was fix. However, the problem still persists.
While attempting to park my vehicle I began coming to a stop and was going to begin backing up, at this time, the ABS kicked in and the truck lurched forward hitting a parked car. The brake pedal went all the way to the floor and there was no previous warning. If someone had been between my vehicle and the one hit, they could have been killed. The vehicle was towed from the lot to the dealer. Was told to call customer service by the local dealership. The truck had 84000 miles and brakes had all been replaced 3 months earlier. I do not feel safe driving this truck now.
Driving north on garderstate parkway the brake light of my 2000 chevy silverado came on. I exited parkway at northfield exit and I applied my brakes. The brake pedal felt soft and the pedal went to the floor. I was able to make a left turn at the end of the exit ramp. The light at tilton road turned red I applied brakes the pedal went to the floor. There is a sunoco station on the corner which I coasted into. I checked under the hood fluid level was below the min. Line. I added fluid into the reservoir. I got back into the truck and applied my brakes. Pedal went to the floor again. I looked under the truck and noticed there was brake fluid running onto the ground. Noticed a pep boys store about 1/2 of a block down the road. I waited till there was no cars coming and proceeded out onto tilton road toward pep boys. Down shifted and applied brake pedal as I approached store. They checked the braking system and indicated that a brake line was leaking fluid. Monday they repaired the truck by replacing about a five (5) foot section of brake line at the tune of $262.52 wow. I do have the old section of brake line that was removed. The old section of brake line is so heavily rusted the shop indicated it was very unusual. When I got home I looked at the repair and the rest of the line still in the truck and I am worried about condition of brake lines and the excessive rust that exist. I'm worried that there may be another leak,result might be that we are not as lucky the next time. The parkway is a 65 MPH road and if I would have had to stop very fast doing that speed I truly believe I would never have been able to stop without injuries. I have always owned chevy's and I kept them for generally 9 to 10 years and I have never had a brake line rust out as did my 2000 chevy truck. I hope that this matter can be investigated. Thank you very much for time spent in reading my long description of this occurrence. Edward r glaser.
When getting my 2000 chevy truck inspected, it failed due to the parking brake not holding. Curious I went to several inspection station and asked for an inspection. The four shops I approached all asked if I had my parking brake fixed before they would inspect it. When speaking to a moritz chevy (in ft. Worth, tx) dealership, I was told that if you don't use the parking brake it will shift and not work. And worse they said it could rub the other rotors and eventually need replacing. All this from something that is never used in the car. Should I have the air bag inspected since I never use it? How many people have been hurt or worse? Everyone apparently knows there is something wrong with the parking brake except for chevy. Why is that? How many people have to die before they will listen?
Emergency/parking brake shoes worn completely out. 2000 chevy 1500 pickup truck has few miles but dealer refused to fix. Dealers do admit it is a design defect that allows the shoes to rub while vehicle is driven wearing out the shoes. They have a 'redesigned part' for replacement. Since the emergency brakes should never engage while in motion they should last forever and always be functional if emergency/parking brake is needed. The cost to replace was several hundred dollars but that isn't the real issue. The problem is that there are probably millions of vehicles out there with owners that assume the brake is engage and working properly while gm knows there is a problem but apparently is willing to risk lives to prevent a recall. This leave the owners and their children not to mention anyone else near the vehicle at risk of death or injury when the brake is needed and doesn't do it's job.
Dt*: the contact stated the rear brake rotors were replaced due to rust after only 14,000 miles. The problem appeared on the front rotors at 38,000 miles and those were also replaced. The problem was noticed because the ABS light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer for replacement of the brake rotors and pads on both occasions. The rust first appeared near the axel of the rotor and worked its way toward the outside. The rust was only present on the braking surface.
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