I have a 2000 chevy venture van w/ only 62043 miles on it. With some of my kids in the car, the engine started to whine. Brought it to a garage, where I was told my transmission was junk and it would cost about $2k to fix. I thank god that I at least got to a garage and there was no accident. This is on the heels of gasket seals leaking in the engine, ABS hub centers failing, all brakes having had work (not just front), suspension work, sliding doors coming off track. Called chevy dealer who gave me # for gm, who couldn't work out solution with me because I chose to service car at local garage and not dealer. Never mind that the dealer wouldn't have taken my extended warranty. Will never buy another van from chevy again and hope someone learns from my experience.
2000 Chevrolet Van brakes problems
10 complaints (45% of all complaints for this car). 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 45%
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip5
- Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module3
- Foundation components: disc2
- Foundation components2
- Power assist1
- Antilock: control unit/module1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Chevrolet Van brakes problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Hydraulic pump failres
Gm is conducting a recall on all subject vehicles build between may 1999 and october 14, 1999.significant changes were incorporated into production in early october 1999, and vehicles built after that date have lower warranty failure rates.the complaint and warranty data appear to support the effectiveness of these changes. Gm made additional changes in november 1999, february 2000, may 2001, and february 2004.odi will continue to monitor this problem and will take further action, if warranted, in the future.for further technical details see the attached engineering analysis report.
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What 2000 Chevrolet Van owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
I own a 2000 chevrolet astro van which I have not been able to drive for over a year because of malfunctioning antilock brakes. I brought it to be repaired last year and paid over $800 for one set of brakes, the other set still needs to be fixed. The antilock brakes prevent the vehicle from stopping when traveling at slow speeds. This is a definite safety problem. There has been a service bulletin for this problem on this vehicle since 2002. There is currently an investigation of this very problem on similar chevy suvs and trucks, but not including the astro van.
I own a 2000 chevrolet astro van which I have not been able to drive for over a year because of malfunctioning antilock brakes. I brought it to be repaired last year and paid over $800 for one set of brakes, the other set still needs to be fixed. The antilock brakes prevent the vehicle from stopping when traveling at slow speeds. This is a definite safety problem. There has been a service bulletin for this problem on this vehicle since 2002. There is currently an investigation of this very problem on similar chevy suvs and trucks, but not including the astro van.
I own a 2000 chevrolet astro van which I have not been able to drive for over a year because of malfunctioning antilock brakes. I brought it to be repaired last year and paid over $800 for one set of brakes, the other set still needs to be fixed. The antilock brakes prevent the vehicle from stopping when traveling at slow speeds. This is a definite safety problem. There has been a service bulletin for this problem on this vehicle since 2002. There is currently an investigation of this very problem on similar chevy suvs and trucks, but not including the astro van.
I have a 2000 chevrolet astro van which I have not been able to drive for about a year because of malfuncioning antilock brakes. I brought it to be repaired last year but after paying over $800 the problem remains. The antilock brakes prevent the vehicle from stopping when traveling at slow speeds. Today I heard of an investigation of this very problem on similar chevy suvs and trucks, but the astro van was not included in the article I read. Please let me know if my vehicle will be included in this action. Thank you! Andrea amodeo, 1059 bailey hill road, readsboro, vt
While driving at about 35 MPH my vehicle lost all power relating to the brakes and steering. (the radio and lights were still operating.) the only thing I could do was coast to a stop. This caused me to run a red light, but fortunately the only car going through the intersection had just cleared it before I entered the intersection.
Vehicle was involved in a collision due to brake failure.
While traveling and when depressing brakes noticed a grinding noise and vibration in front end with extended stopping distance. Please provide further information. Dealer has repaired fleet vehicles four to five times, and each problem returned . Please provide further information.
The brakes are significantly undersized and are exposed to excessive heat resulting in the consumer replacing the pads prematurely, the front pads are being changed every 9000 miles (2 1998 and 1 2000 1 ton chevrolet van chassis). Nlm
Brakes are not sufficient enough to stop vehicle due to a vehicle weight load. Please give any further details.
Questions about the 2000 Chevrolet Van brakes
Does the 2000 Chevrolet Van have brakes problems?
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the brakes of the 2000 Chevrolet Van, 45% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2000 Chevrolet Van brakes problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 2000 Chevrolet Van brakes?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Chevrolet Van have bad brakes?
The Chevrolet Van model years with the most brakes complaints are 1996 (11 complaints) and 2000 (10 complaints).
Other 2000 Chevrolet Van problems
Tires 3Electrical 2Engine 2Lights 2Steering 2Acceleration 1Airbags 1Body 1Locks 1Suspension 1Transmission 1Visibility 1Wheels 1
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