Just north of columbia, sc merging onto I-20, traffic suddenly slowed ahead. I applied the brakes and the brake pedal went to the floor. We managed to slow, utilizing emergency braking and gearing to avoid a crash. After looking at the vehicle, we discovered the rear left brake line had ruptured. We are having it repaired at a gm dealership. The reported diagnosis is brake line corrosion. The dealership is replacing the brake line and purging the brake system to repair the issue.
2000 Chevrolet Silverado brakes complaints
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I live in connecticut and I have a 2000 chevy silverado k1500 ext cab 5.3l truck with 198000+ miles on it. The truck has been garaged just about its whole life since I bought it brand new. Last week my wife was driving the truck to the store. While coming to a stop sign just down the street the brakes failed. Fortunately she was coming to a stop and wasn't going fast with no one in front of her. She walked back to the house and I went down to find that a brake line had busted behind the drivers wheel on the frame rail before it goes over the frame to the ABS module. I had the truck towed back to my house and put in the garage to inspect it. I am amazed on how much that all of the brake lines are rusted. Some areas of the line when I touched it just fell apart in my hands. I have been hearing that just about everyone I know who owns 1999-2003 chevy trucks are having brake line failing due to cheap steel rusted lines. While I was under the truck I also noticed that one of the cross members that support the right rear shock plus the gas tank is supported off of is rusted with only half a tube left. Plus just about all of my gas lines have serious rust on them. My other issue is that the rocker panels on both sides of the cab are rusted threw to a point that you can stick your hand in them. When is chevy going to get off their butt and do something about this. The brake lines, fuel lines & cross member corrosion are safety issues that should be dealt with before people get hurt or worst killed.
Customer went to apply brakes coming down a steep hill. Brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Vehicle was wrecked to the repair shop the next day. Upon inspection, all brake lines from the master cylinder to the wheels were rusted and corroded. The place where the leak happened was right at the ABS pump. Both lines for the front and rear braking systems burst before the ABS pump causing a complete loss of brakes. I have worked on many chevrolets of this model and all seem to have the same problem. This particular one has always been a north carolina vehicle. Has never been up north.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that the frame was extremely corroded. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the rear shackles would have to be replaced. Additionally, the brake lines were found to be corroded. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
Did new brake pads and when started to drive break line blew-towed to mechanic and was told all brake lines were rusted and need to be replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado. The contact inspected the vehicle while parked and noticed that the brake lines were corroded. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the brake lines would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Was driving my 2000 1500 and had brake failure. Upon inspection not only did I find extensive rust on lines but my rear shackles are rotting through and some places on the frame. Started to think there no way this should not be happening to this truck. Only 140000 miles this has got to be a case of poor quality. Not only is this a safety issue and should be checked on but it is an expensive fix. I did slide off the road but I came to a safe stop in a field luckily my e-brake worked and nobody else was around. Could you please investigate this and take care of it. Chevrolet should stand by their product but they don't care about us, they just want their money. Also there is a lot of rust on body of truck, like actual holes in bedside and passenger side rocker panel is bad. Thank you for your time and consideration ,sincerely chevy truck owner:(
My wife and I drove our truck to town about 10 miles. I noticed the brake pedal felt spongy so we finished our business and drove home, when we pulled into the drive the brake pedal went to the floor. But we were able to get it stopped. I checked the fluid level and it was empty so I put some fluid in and ask my wife to push brake pedal as I looked around. I saw brake fluid spraying out from under the cab on the drivers side. I got under it and saw the brake lines were leaking and they were really rusted. It looked liked the brake line ruptured due to corrosion.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, he applied the brakes and there was an abnormal increase in stopping distance. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the wheel speed sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock) however the failure was not corrected. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000 and the current mileage was 127,000..... Updated 02-20-13 *bf updated 02/25/2013
Brake line corroded to the point of failure.
Found a puddle of brake fluid on the driveway below the driver's side door. Inspection revealed that the brake lines that run along the frame rail below the driver's side door are completely rusted/corroded, and are leaking brake fluid. Vehicle is unsafe to drive until repaired. This is an extremely serious safety issue, and needs to be addressed immediately.
I applied my brakes to slow down for the three cars stopping in the lane ahead of me. I started to decelerate and then all of a sudden my brake pedal went to the floor and I had to swerve to avoid rear-ending the car in front of me. Luckily there was no one in the other lane (same direction) so there was no accident but I had to then push the brake all the way to the floor going 10 MPH for minimum stopping power.
Brake line failure due to corrosion. No brakes at all pedal went to the floor. 9-4-12 another brake line failure due to corrosion. No brakes at all pedal to the floor. Someone needs to do something about this!!!!!
Abs sensor engages at low speeds every single time the brakes are applied between 3 MPH and 10 MPH. Multiple replacements, and recall warranty have not fixed this issue. Lawyers are being contacted.
Brake pedal went to the floor while backing my boat trailer at a boat launch. All lines are rotted where they are fastened to drivers side inner frame. Brake line blew near gas tank where it is fastened to inner side of frame.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH the vehicle anti-lock system engaged without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 4,000 and the current mileage was 41,000.
I had brake line failure,due to rusted lines, had to replace all lines!! Almost caused an accident. Had rocker panels, and cab corners rust through, had to replace rear bumper, because of extreme rust through, have had to have frame repair, because of extreme rust. The rust is not slowing, and the truck will eventually have to be taken off the road, because it will be un- road worthy. Why will gm not address this widespread issue?
Attempted to stop at 10 MPH driving straight antilock brake system activated, had no brakes, put transmission into 1st gear stopped 1 foot from building. Almost went through plate glass window! I just changed both my front antilock sensor's and had no effect on the loss of the brakes, they just pulsed. Owned this vehicle since 2001 and have had two antilock brake computers replaces at a cost of $800.00 each time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado. The contact started the vehicle and depressed the brakes, but the brakes were abnormally depressed into the floor board. In addition, brake fluid was leaking from beneath the door. The was no warning to indicate a failure. The contact stated that he would have been badly injured had the failure occurred while he was driving. The vehicle was towed to a personal mechanic where the brake lines were replaced. The failure and current mileages were 105,000. Updated 07/19/12*lj updated 07/23/12
Turned into my driveway and brake pedal went to the floor. As I pumped brake pedal vehicle slowly came to stop. I opened the hood and saw brake fluid around brake lines. I noticed rust on brake lines. My wife pressed on brake pedal as I saw fluid spray from rusted area of brake line.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH, the vehicle would not stop. The contact had to maneuver to the shoulder in order to stop the vehicle. No warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but no diagnosis was performed. The manufacture was contacted and they stated that the vehicle was already repaired under the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 130,000 and the current mileage was 140,000.
Brake line corroded to the point where the line ruptured and I lost all braking ability. I needed to use the emergency brake to stop the truck.
Supply line to rear brake rusted through causing loss of brake fluid and severely reduced braking effectiveness.
Rear brake line corrosion leak without warning. Loss of braking.
Truck lost 90% of braking ability due to what was diagnosed as corroded brake lines / lack of hydraulic brake power. Thankfully I was on an empty street, moving at a slow rate of speed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for routine service when the anti-lock braking system failed to activate. The failure caused the vehicle to crash into a concrete wall. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number: 00v055000: service brakes, hydraulic:antilock and was taken to the dealer but the contact was advised by the dealer that the vehicle did not need the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 130,000.
Complete brake failure when driving due to rusted brake lines. Had one replaced earlier. No proportioning. Front and rear failed together. Only way to stop is the emergency brake (which had previously failed and been repaired).
Brake lines are severely rusted. The hydraulic brake light comes on during every drive, but still has fluid. Replacement cost of components over $1600, not including ABS control problems.
The brake lines failed on my silverado and I completely lost braking. With a dual master cylinder system this is usually not possible. On these trucks the lines are spring covered plain steel lines that are packed tight together next to the frame before they enter the antilock brake controller, which is under the floor on the drivers side of the truck. The way the lines are constructed and routed leads to contaminates being trapped in the area around the lines causing them to prematurely rust out. The fact that both the front and rear lines and routed together to the middle of the vehicle eliminates the safety benefits of the dual master cylinder / front and rear systems that provided an additional safety factor on older vehicles. In my case the front and rear lines failed at the same point and at the same time. Additionally on inspecting my truck the hardware that holds the emergency brake pads in place had also rusted away and caused the emergency brake lining to set askew in the rotor causing it to get worn down. In an emergency situation you may not be able to count on the emergency brake to operate as well. All in all a really poor designed system that should be recalled and fixed before lives are lost.
I took my 1500 chevy pick-up to a gm dealer in ri,( hurd gmc) after I smelled gasoline when driving, the service dept informed me that the fuel line is rotted (at or near the fuel filter)and leaking gasoline near the exhaust, they told me not to drive the truck, for fear of a fire. They also noted that the brake lines the run down the drivers side frame rail are also rotted . I have repaired other brake lines in the front,last year, because of leaking brake fluid, the gm dealer quoted me a price of around $2000.00 to replace the entire fuel line from the tank to the injectors. Which included replacement of all rotted brake lines. I have parked the truck for fear of a fire, or possible loss of brakes. The truck is not a rusted mess underneath, I took care not to drive on salty roads, these lines are made of raw steel, I believe if they were stainless steel, I would not be in this mess. What does one do with a perfectly good truck, but can't drive it for fear of fire or crash ???
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