After narrowly avoiding an accident, I noticed that the ABS would activate in the last ten feet or so when stopping my 2000 cheverolet silverado pickup truck. Vin [xxx]. I took the truck to the gm dealership and reported the incidents and requested repair. The service department of brenengen cheverlet, west salem wisconsin found a gm bulletin on the problem and followed the instructions contained therein and cleaned the ABS sensor mounts which corrected the problem. I have read in the local newspaper about a possible recall of some gm vehicles. So far this recall has not been released in the state of wisconsin, but certainly there is an ongoing problem that needs immediate attention and action to correct this problem. I am convinced from my experience, that this situation will cause or has caused many accidents/incidents in the state of wisconsin. *nm updated 07/19/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
2000 Chevrolet Silverado brakes complaints
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Brake lines (pipes) are rusted so severely that all fluid suddenly leaked out as I was driving in heavy traffic. The rusting condition must have originated when the vehicle was manufactured, as I reported brake problems to the dealer from whom I purchased the vehicle. After several complaints the dealer made major repairs in 2002 on the brakes due to rusted out components, but did not replace the hydraulic lines. The service manager exclaimed that he had never seen so much rust on brake systems. As a retired professor, having taught metallurgy and industrial materials, there are metal treatment procedures that must be followed when manufacturing piping for vehicle hydraulic systems. Obviously, general motors used inferior parts and materials in brake systems. If they do not recall all vehicles with brake component rusting problems, many accidents will occur. The vehicle I am reporting is currently under repair and the cost estimates by the service department at tom gill chevrolet in florence, kentucky are quoted at $1500.00, or more. Brake lines should not rust out in five years. I have never had rusted out brakes lines on any of 14 vehicles I have owned. General motors is responsible for the pending repair costs, and if past history is an indication, they will deny responsibility and blame the consumer one more time.
Abs failure at low speed causing collision in parking lot - this has been a recurring problem with my 2000 silverado 1500 p/u - resulting in extreme body damage to the truck and a near fatal result for myself and two grandchildren - this truck has been serviced regularly at the dealership, in fact major work was done 6/13/05 and was brought back to the dealership on 7/5/05 with brake concerns.
2000 chevrolet silverado pick-up has been having brake problems and is getting worse. Truck has a defect with the antilock brake sensor that is know to gm. There was an announcement on the news about a recall on brakes for gm trucks and suvs. According to information on the internet the 2000 chevrolet silverado is part of that recall. When I called the dealer to get it fixed they said an "official" recall hasn't been made yet. I told them that I have already been experiencing problems with the brakes and was almost in an accident due to this. They said to bring it in. When the dealership called gm for authorization to repair the vehicle gm refused to authorize truck to be repaired because "the recall is not going out until november". This is a safety issue and it needs to be addressed now. The truck is becoming unsafe to drive. Gm has already made it public that there will be a recall due to this problem. They should take responsibility for this problem and repair vehicles that are currently experiencing brake problems before someone gets into a serious accident because of it.
Break problems, truck does not want to stop on occasion. I have made several complaints to the dealer, and to gm, however the dealer has fixed my truck, and it still has problems, I have found out that there is a recall on it ( recall number 05068) gm has not given me any satisfaction, and was very rude telling me that I did not know how to drive, I am a 66 year old man and I have been driving since I was 16, I think I should know when my truck will not stop.
Dt: the consumer complained about ABS brake problems with a 2000 chevrolet silverado. The brakes were not stopping properly. When the consumer pushes the brakes the vehicle continued going. The ABS went off, and the car jumped, and was moving forward. This has been happening for a year. The consumer tried to repair the vehicle but the brakes were still having the problems. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, and they tried to fix the problem. Also , the consumer contacted gm and was told this vehicle was not included in recall 05v379000 due to VIN. The consumer lived in michigan. The consumer was employeed by gm. The speed was 15-25 MPH when the ABS would kick in.
I purchased the vehicle with just over 36000 miles and have used it as a daily-driver. The ABS began to activate while maneuvering at low speeds. Problem has occurred more often than I can count. Has lead to the vehicle running up onto curbs/sidewalks. One occasion has caused me to hit another vehicle. Dealership told me, after examining the vehicle, it was defective speed sensors. (they didn't really inspect it. The speed sensors were replaced earlier that week) ended up replacing entire front assemblies. I was told that the parts wore out. (funny, was told the plastic speed sensors wore out the metal surrounding them. And they showed no wear) I have the original speed sensors.
We have had problems with the brakes on our 2000 silverado 1/2 ton since we bought it in 2003. We have replaced both rear and front brakes (including front rotors). The pedal has always been soft, and sometimes goes right to the floor. The ABS light comes on and off. Recently the brakes have been failing, resulting in us rolling through stop signs, gas stations, driveway, causing dangerous situations. The pedal either goes to the floor, or the anti-lock grabs, causing the brakes to 'catch' and 'uncatch' and us to roll through. My husband and I are both concerned about the money we are putting into these brakes, and are worried that an accident is imminent if the brakes continue to function in this way. Our dealer says they can do nothing until a recall letter is sent out. As of now, we have had the ABS disconnected by our mechanic, so that we can have some brakes without the worry of the anti-lock catching and us rolling through intersections. Is chevorlet worried about this? When can we expect something to be fixed by gm?
2000 chevrolet ABS system developed problems.***no answer required***. *mr on two separate occasions the consumer was unable to stop the vehicle at low speeds. The consumer had to use the emergency brae to stop the vehicle.
Dt: recall #05068 on the ABS system. The consumer experienced the same problem as stated in the recall, however the state that the consumer resides in was not included. The consumer stated that the problem has been going on for a month and it was getting worse. The consumer noticed the problem around august 1, 2005. The consumer could feel it through the brake and hear a clicking sound. *jb (11/17/05)
2000 chevy silverado. A while back I had a problem with the anti-lock brakes. They would engage at low speed and make it near impossible to stop. A mechanic friend told me that it was because of corrosion under the antilock sensors in the front wheel. He cleaned this area and the problem was gone. Now the problem has returned. This has to be a safety violation on behave of chevy.
All of the rotors rusted and had severe corrosion prior to my truck having even 8000 miles. Yes that # of miles is correct only 8000. I was told by other general motor truck gmc, tahoe etc similar vehicles that this is normal due to the poor quality of materials used. I have purchased new after market rotors that are not corroding as the originals did. I have kept my original rotors to remind me of gm quality for my next truck purchase which turns out to be a ford f250 2005. I really think that gm should be held responsible for the rotor problem, it is not because of our climate as I have lived in the virgin islands and have owned many different vehicles foreign and domestic and have never seen rotors deteriorate like on this 2000 silverado. The federal safety agency needs to hold chevrolet responsible they should not be able to purchase rotors from inferior venders and then blame the problem on the customers climate, I am a far ways from the northern states. I still have not had my tailgate cables replaced as the dealer never has them in stock. But they are still good. What about my 1996 chevrolet s-10 those cables have rusted and broke and are not covered under the recall.
Activation of the antilock brake system at low braking speeds for no reason.
Dt: there is a problem with the ABS brake system . On 8-15-05 the brakes failed, causing the consumer to run a stop light at an intersection. The consumer was able to safely get the vehicle home without incident. After the brake failure he noticed the ABS warning light came on. The consumer has not driven the vehicle since. The consumer has not been able to take the vehicle to a dealer to be inspected as of yet. The consumer had contacted the dealership and they told him to contact the manufacturer. The manufacturer told him that it was under investigation.
Dt: the consumer experienced a problem with unwanted anti lock brake activation. The problem first started around 7-4-05. The consumer contacted a dealership by phone and they told him that it was normal for this to occur. This happened at slow speeds, 10 MPH or less. This was an on going problem. And it has caused the consumer to almost have an accident a couple of times. The consumer found on the website that there was the federal safety agency recall 05v379000/gm recall 05068. When the consumer contacted the manufacturer they told him that it was still under investigation.
Dt: the contact was driving on 8-26-05 going 20 MPH and he slowed down as he was coming to a stop sign and when he put foot on the brake it slowed him down initially and then it just got very hard to stop. He hit someone from behind. No one was hurt. There was no police report taken. The consumer heard on the news that there was a recall 05v379000 .
2000 silverado pickup. Brakes will not stop vehicle- slow it down and it rolls to a stop. Low speeds. Happens intermittently- especially during rain or muddy road conditions. Strongly believed to be improper sensing or adjustment by ABS system. Do not understand why hawaii not part of recall. Is this a matter of what states sends in the most votes or a matter of safety? Gm has a faulty product- I and my family are endangered and I want it fixed- as do others here in hawaii.
Dt: consumer experiences a problem at speeds of ten miles and less when applying brake pressure. This felt like false activation of the ABS system. There were no brakes when this occurred. The vehicle did not stop no matter how hard brake pressure was applied. Had to pump the brakes in order to stop. Consumer has not had any repairs or corrections done to ABS at this time. The consumer has not taken truck to a dealership for diagnosis of this problem.
When trying to stop at slow speeds the brake pedal kicks back like the ABS is engaged. I have to take my foot off and re-apply the brakes to stop.this is a very dangerous situation.
Just joining the massess of gm truck owners with faulty hub assembly ABS sensors. 2000 chevy silverado - 50,000 miles (problem started at approx 45,000) lack of ability in slow speed stopping created some near miss situations with garage doors and people/other autos in parking lots. Temporary solution was to pull the fuse, a whole lot less danger on the road without any ABS than with it.
I have had ongoing problems with the antilock brakes on my 2000 chev. Silverado. This morning I pulled into my drive and the brakes would not stop the truck. My grandchild was in the driveway and by the grace of god he jumped out of the way in time. I understand you are considering a recall on the brakes on these vehicles - please, prevent further incidents by making gm fix this problem!!
Two complaints, same vehicle system: brakes. 1. My front brakes failed while driving @20mph thru a residential area..sailed through a stop sign but fortunately no one was at the intersection. Had to push the brake pedal all the way to the floor to get minimal stopping ability. No fluid leakage. Master cylinder level was still at 'max'; truck was towed to repair shop (procare); found both front brake lines blown due to severe rust; rear brake lines out of the differential appeared fine. Why would the brake lines rust through ??? 2. During this repair, procare stated that they found the rear rotors severely rusted and would need replaced...again! [supposedly, procare stated that other large gm vehicles (sierra, tahoe, trailblazer, suburban, etc) have the same issue with rusting rotors.] rear rotors and pads were replaced on this vehicle 11/26/2002 @19k miles due to severe rust. Front rotors and pads were replaced 9/5/2003 @26k miles due to sever rust. This vehicle is not used in any extreme conditions nor is it used for a business. Why are the rotors rusting ?? Is gm using substandard parts? Complaints to the chevy customer service number 1‑800‑222‑1020 (as in the past) are futile and useless at this point.
The straps on my baby's car seat do not tighten easily. Repeated tightening of the straps LED to plastic fatigue on the piece that connects to the straps. We had two of these car seats with my first child. With the first one, dorel juvenile group sold me another car seat at a discounted price. With the second car seat to experience this trouble, dorel told me that they hadn't received any other claims of this problem. Now with my second child, we mostly had trouble with the car seat when it was in the rear facing position. Dorel should at least acknowledge that there is a problem with the design of the car seat that leads to plastic fatigue. This car seat is the comfort ride model no. 22-400-brd. There wasn't a box to check for this particular car seat. This was an intermittent problem.
Failuree of the anti-lock braking speed sensors at low speeds that LED to two separate crashes. The dealership cleaned the wheel speed sensors but did not replace any parts
Intermittent brake slippage was noticed. Brakes would engage, then actually felt like they weren't holding, significantly increasing stopping distance. Problem worsened quickly and within a few days happened on almost every stop. Repair shop checked rotors and pads, and declared them okay. They suspected something with ABS, found at least one ABS recall notice, and suggested repair at the dealership. Dealership determined that both front wheel speed sensors were bad, and replaced both at a cost of nearly $600. Brakes function correctly now. Vehicle is 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500 and problem follows symptoms and remedy associated with the federal safety agency pe05020.
Dt: contact states: he is complaining about the ABS braking problem that is currently being investigated by gm. He has had an accident involving the ABS problem. He was going approx. 33 MPH when he applied the brakes after slowing down to approx. 11 MPH and he did not have any brakes. He glided into the car in front of him. The dealer repaired the vehicle. Gm paid for the repair cost and the rental car; but he wants the damage done to his car paid for by gm. He has had problems before this. He had new brakes and rotors put on at 45,000 miles. *nm the anti-lock brake system (ABS) failed due to corroded brake sensors.
(1) driving in normal conditions. Dry roads. Normal speeds. (2) when having to stop, the anti-lock brakes kick on, keeping my 2000 silverado from being able to stop. I have to let up on the brakes and re-apply in order to prevent myself from hitting the car in front of me or rolling through a stop sign or light. (3) nothing has been done. I have read that a lot of people have been removing the fuse so the anti-lock brakes don't even work. This is not a proper solution.
I own a 2000 chevy silverado. While traveling at low speeds the anti-lock brake system activates which makes it harder to stop the vehicle. I have had several near misses because this defect has affected stopping distances. Gm is aware of the problem with the faulty ABS sensors. I know that there was a recall in canada but they haven't done a recall in the us. I talked to a mechanic at a chevy dealership who stated that it would cost hundreds of dollars to fix the sensors. I am on a fixed income. It should be their responsibility due to the faulty sensors. This defect is jeopardizing people's lives. I can't drive my children in the vehicle because I fear for their safety.
Anti-lock brakes activating at low speeds leading to longer stopping distance.
2000 chevy silverado brakes - vehicle has less than 50,000 miles and I started having brake problems - the brake pedal will kick back as if the ABS goes on when I am stopping at a stop sign,etc -- starting occurring more frequently so I decided to change the brake pads in the rear. To my surprise the left rear rotor and backing plate were totally rusted through and that brake pad was worn down almost completely while the right rear rotor/backing plate and brake pad were almost new?? I went ahead and put on the new brake pads but this did not cure the problem. I now am going to take it in to the brake shop where I suspect I will need a new rotor/backing plate and ABS sensor on the left rear. I doubt this is due to salt as if it was, it would occur on either both sides or the drivers side more than the passenger side, don't you?? As well, I live in a county that doesn't use straight salt and do little to no city driving.
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