2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 1995 N/A Chevrolet GMT-400. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 03V159000 (VISIBILITY); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amoun...
From the initial report, the driver was over speed limit. However, the airbags DID NOT deploy that could have potentially saved his life.
The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V178000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amou...
Emergency brake keeps engaging Power steering problem, seat belt light stays on even when buckled. Headlights are dim
Emergency brake keeps engaging Power steering problem, seat belt light stays on even when buckled. Headlights are dim
Emergency brake keeps engaging Power steering problem, seat belt light stays on even when buckled. Headlights are dim
My husband just had a wreck last night. His gas pedals got stuck causing him to lose control of the truck and the truck to spend around in the middle of the street. It hit another car and a telephone pole before jumping the curb and landing in a field. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON ANY PARTS OF THE...
My husband just had a wreck last night. His gas pedals got stuck causing him to lose control of the truck and the truck to spend around in the middle of the street. It hit another car and a telephone pole before jumping the curb and landing in a field. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON ANY PARTS OF THE...
My husband just had a wreck last night. His gas pedals got stuck causing him to lose control of the truck and the truck to spend around in the middle of the street. It hit another car and a telephone pole before jumping the curb and landing in a field. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON ANY PARTS OF THE...
While driving home from work, while braking for a stoplight, the brake pedal suddenly went soft. Using an abundance of caution, i drove slowly home, though pumping brakes was required even when driving 5 mph. When i made it home, it was obvious there had been a catastrophic brake line failure, as ...
The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving with cargo, the cables fractured, and the items in the bed of the truck shifted to the tailgate and cause the tailgate to become inoperable. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 04V129000 (Struc...
Mileage: 174,000
MY SON FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AND HIT A TREE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HE HAD HIS SEATBELT ON HOWEVER I DON'T THINK IT WORKED PROPERLY EITHER DUE TO HIS CHIN HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD. HE PUSHED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN INTO THE DASH ABOUT 4-5 INCHES AND COULD...
Mileage: 150,000
MY SON FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AND HIT A TREE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HE HAD HIS SEATBELT ON HOWEVER I DON'T THINK IT WORKED PROPERLY EITHER DUE TO HIS CHIN HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD. HE PUSHED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN INTO THE DASH ABOUT 4-5 INCHES AND COULD...
Mileage: 150,000
STARTED SMELLING GAS FROM UNDER MY TRUCK. LOOKED FOR A LEAK AND COULD NOT LOCATE AT THAT TIME. THEN GOT A CODE PO 457, EVAP LEAK. THEN AFTER DRIVING NOTICED ODOR OF GAS GETTING STRONGER AS TIME WENT ON . CHECKED UNDER THE TRUCK AGAIN AND FOUND GAS SPRAYING FROM THE PRESSURE LINE RIGHT ONTO THE EXHAU...
Mileage: 140,351
HELLO, I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF ALL SUDDEN THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE ANOTHER CHANGE AND I STOPPED AND CHECKED THE FRON OF MY CAR AND NOTICE SOMETHING WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE, AND HAD BEEN TOLD THAT IF THE ENGINE HOT DAMAGE I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ONE PUT IN. I COULD ONLY SPPED UP TO 35 MPH
Mileage: 28,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOWLY DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME SAFELY. THE DEALER AND MA...
Mileage: 150,000
THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE ALMOST EVERY TIME I APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS FOR NO REASON.
Mileage: 115,000
MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. AND WHEN I TURN MY TRUCK OFF. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES A DAY
Mileage: 198,500
ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THE BOLTS BREAK OFF AT THE HEAD OF THE BOLT WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR NOT. SOMETIMES THE BOLTS BREAK OFF FLUSH WITH THE MANIFOLD AND SOMETIMES THEY BREAK OFF FLUSH WITH THE HEAD. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD 6 OUT OF THE 12 BOLTS ON MY ENGINE BREAK OFF. THE FIX IS TO DRI...
Mileage: 136,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SEMI TRUCK. BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ALTHOUGH IT WAS DEA...
Mileage: 200,000
BRAKE LINE BURST BELOW DRIVER'S DOOR. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT CRASHING AS I WAS ONLY MOVING A FEW MILES PER HOUR IN A DRIVEWAY, THOUGH THERE WAS VERY LITTLE BRAKING CAPACITY. I SEE IN A SEARCH THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF GM TRUCKS. GM APPARENTLY ADMITTED THEY USED INFER...
Mileage: 55,000
BRAKE LINE UNDER THE CAB BROKE DUE TO RUST. I LIVE IN EAST TENNESSEE IN AN AREA THAT DOES NOT USE EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF SALT ON THE ROADS IN THE WINTER AND ALWAYS TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES. I WOULD NOT EXPECT THIS MUCH RUST ON A SAFETY COMPONENT SUCH AS THE BRAKE LINE. WHEN SLOWING TO TUR...
Mileage: 216,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ABS AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
Mileage: 220,000
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. FRAME FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. BRAKES LINES HAD ALSO RUSTED OFF PREVIOUS AND REPLACED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 130,000 MILES.
Mileage: 130,000
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. FRAME FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. BRAKES LINES HAD ALSO RUSTED OFF PREVIOUS AND REPLACED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 130,000 MILES.
Mileage: 130,000
BRAKE LINE CORRODED (FROM OUTSIDE) AND DURING A TRIP HOME FROM WORK, I SUDDENLY HAD NO BRAKES WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. I HAD JUST ARRIVED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS TURNING AROUND. I WAS PROBABLY DOING 1 MPH OR LESS AND VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP.
Mileage: 138,000
WHEN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT THE TRUCK SEEMS TO WANT TO CROSS OVER LANES JUST BY CROSSING A DIP. IT FEELS FLOATY ON THE ROAD ANOTHER WORDS IT DOESN'T WANT TO STAY IN ITS OWN LANE
Mileage: 225,000
WHEN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT THE TRUCK SEEMS TO WANT TO CROSS OVER LANES JUST BY CROSSING A DIP. IT FEELS FLOATY ON THE ROAD ANOTHER WORDS IT DOESN'T WANT TO STAY IN ITS OWN LANE
Mileage: 225,000
WHEN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT THE TRUCK SEEMS TO WANT TO CROSS OVER LANES JUST BY CROSSING A DIP. IT FEELS FLOATY ON THE ROAD ANOTHER WORDS IT DOESN'T WANT TO STAY IN ITS OWN LANE
Mileage: 225,000
I JUST HAD TRANSMISSION WORK DONE ON MY TRUCK WHEN IT BURNED THE GEARS UP. MY BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS EITHER WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY STOPPED OR LOCKED UP. RIGHT NOW ITS BROKE DOWN DUE TO TOO MANY PROBLEMS FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO FIX BUT HAS ONLY BEEN NOT DRIVEABLE SINCE JULY 2017
Mileage: 175,000
I JUST HAD TRANSMISSION WORK DONE ON MY TRUCK WHEN IT BURNED THE GEARS UP. MY BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS EITHER WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY STOPPED OR LOCKED UP. RIGHT NOW ITS BROKE DOWN DUE TO TOO MANY PROBLEMS FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO FIX BUT HAS ONLY BEEN NOT DRIVEABLE SINCE JULY 2017
Mileage: 175,000
I JUST HAD TRANSMISSION WORK DONE ON MY TRUCK WHEN IT BURNED THE GEARS UP. MY BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS EITHER WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY STOPPED OR LOCKED UP. RIGHT NOW ITS BROKE DOWN DUE TO TOO MANY PROBLEMS FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO FIX BUT HAS ONLY BEEN NOT DRIVEABLE SINCE JULY 2017
Mileage: 175,000
I WENT TO MOVE MY VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO BACK UP INTO THE ROAD. AS I WAS COMING BACK DOWN MY DRIVEWAY MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD NOT STOP. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY GOING A COUPLE MILES PER HOUR AND I WAS ABLE TO JAM IT IN PARK BEFORE GOING THROUGH OUR HOUSE. I GOT OUT VERY NERVOUS AND SAW BRA...
Mileage: 112,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND...
Mileage: 175,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION DUE TO ANOTHER DRIVER HARD BRAKING. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH, WHICH DISABLED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING, THE ...
Mileage: 292,000
THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH PREMATURELY, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE FAILURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 120,000
WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PETAL, IT WILL GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND IF I LET OFF OF PRESSING THE PETAL AND PRESS AGAIN, IT WILL PUSH MY FOOT BACK UP TOWARD ME AND IF I LET OFF AND PRESS AGAIN IT WILL FINALLY COME TO A STOP. IT DOES THE SAME THING ANYWHERE I APPLY THE BRAKE PETAL AND I'M IN MOTION. W...
Mileage: 198,973
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...
MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS NOT EXPOSED TO WINTER/SALT CONDITIONS FOR THE FIRST FIRST 13 YEARS OF IT'S LIFE. SINCE THEN IT HAS BECOME MY PRIMARY VEHICLE. RECENTLY WHEN I HAD TO "SPIKE" THE BRAKES HARD TO AVOID WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT A BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AREA RUPTURED DUE...
Mileage: 102,750
ANTILOCK PROBLEM
Mileage: 59,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE GEAR WAS IN PARK, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY BEGAN TO ROLL. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE...
Mileage: 166,000
TOOK PICK-UP FOR A DRIVE, WAS 1/2 MILE DOWN ROAD WHEN BRAKES WENT DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING AND BRAKE FLUID STARTED SPRAYING ON THE BACK WINDOW BETWEEN CAB AND BED OF TRUCK. BARELY MADE IT BACK TO MY HOME AND NERVOUSLY PULLED IN WITH BARELY ENOUGH BRAKING POWER TO STOP. DRIVING ON 2-LINE BLACK TOPPED...
Mileage: 232,770
BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING. LUCKILY WAS IN DRIVEWAY WHEN FAILED. FOUND LEAKING METAL BRAKE LINE NEAR THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. OTHERS ARE RUSTED TOO, SO IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY FAIL.
Mileage: 162,000
WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO ANY STOP ABS ON AND YOU LOSE ALL BRAKES AND YOU JUST ROLL. PUMP THE BRAKES NOTHING HAVES HIT EMERGENCY BRAKE SHUT TRUCK OF AND RESTARTED PROBLEM CONTINUES. SO TRUCK IS PARK UNTIL PROBLEM RESOLVED. *TR
Mileage: 167,270
WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO ANY STOP ABS ON AND YOU LOSE ALL BRAKES AND YOU JUST ROLL. PUMP THE BRAKES NOTHING HAVES HIT EMERGENCY BRAKE SHUT TRUCK OF AND RESTARTED PROBLEM CONTINUES. SO TRUCK IS PARK UNTIL PROBLEM RESOLVED. *TR
Mileage: 167,270
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6...
Mileage: 62,000
CRACKED FRAME BETWEEN SPRING HANGERS: THE FRAMERAILS BROKE VERTICALLY FROM BOTTOM FLANGE TO DIAGONAL SLOT AT OR NEAR NEUTRAL AXIS OF BOTH FRAME RAILS. THE FRAME RAIL HAS LARGE HOLE IN BOTTOM OF RAIL HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF 'C' SHAPE FOR ACCESSING BED/BOX MOUNTING BOLTS. CRACK PROPAGATES FROM THIS HOLE ...
Mileage: 107,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V161000 (PARKING BRAKE) AND 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR DUE TO A WHEEL HUB FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE...
Mileage: 182,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V161000 (PARKING BRAKE) AND 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR DUE TO A WHEEL HUB FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE...
Mileage: 182,000
HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SO I COULD STOP. WHEN DRIVING SLOW AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL IS SOLID AND DOES NOT MOVE. VERY DANGEROUS. CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE AT ALL. BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT. HAS TO REPLACE. TRANSMISSION LINES ROTTED OUT. HAD TO REPLACE. TRANSMISSION OI...
Mileage: 210,000
HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SO I COULD STOP. WHEN DRIVING SLOW AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL IS SOLID AND DOES NOT MOVE. VERY DANGEROUS. CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE AT ALL. BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT. HAS TO REPLACE. TRANSMISSION LINES ROTTED OUT. HAD TO REPLACE. TRANSMISSION OI...
Mileage: 210,000
HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SO I COULD STOP. WHEN DRIVING SLOW AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL IS SOLID AND DOES NOT MOVE. VERY DANGEROUS. CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE AT ALL. BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT. HAS TO REPLACE. TRANSMISSION LINES ROTTED OUT. HAD TO REPLACE. TRANSMISSION OI...
Mileage: 210,000
HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SO I COULD STOP. WHEN DRIVING SLOW AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL IS SOLID AND DOES NOT MOVE. VERY DANGEROUS. CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE AT ALL. BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT. HAS TO REPLACE. TRANSMISSION LINES ROTTED OUT. HAD TO REPLACE. TRANSMISSION OI...
Mileage: 210,000
HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SO I COULD STOP. WHEN DRIVING SLOW AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL IS SOLID AND DOES NOT MOVE. VERY DANGEROUS. CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE AT ALL. BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT. HAS TO REPLACE. TRANSMISSION LINES ROTTED OUT. HAD TO REPLACE. TRANSMISSION OI...
Mileage: 210,000
REAR BRAKES LOCK UP UNDER LIGHT BRAKING OR NORMAL BRAKING, RUSTING BRAKE LINES, REAR EMERGENCY BRAKES BANGING AND CHATTERING. BACK PLATES RUSTED OFF
Mileage: 195,642
I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND HAD TO STOP FAST AND BRAKE LINE BROKE FROM RUST COULD NOT STOP AT ALL HAD NO WARNING ENDED UP IN A FIELD COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD AND HAD MY KIDS WITH ME. *TR
Mileage: 240,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4WD, YESTERDAY AFTERNOON I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES I HEARD A "POP" NOISE AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND A CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD . I GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED BY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. I INSPECTED ALL 4 WHE...
Mileage: 165,000
THE FIRST BRAKE LINE FAILURE WAS IN JULY OF 2012 AND WAS FROM THE ABS TO THE REAR BRAKE HOSE, THIS ONE LINE COST $337.05 TO REPLACE. IT FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY AND I ALMOST RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE 2ND LINE FAILED YESTERDAY 10/5/16 WHILE DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROAD AND AGAIN WAS LOCATED ON...
Mileage: 137,000
LOST BRAKEING DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT.TRUCK HAS 44,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN GARAGED FOR 14 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED.THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE WINTER DRIVING.COST 826.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE ALL RUSTED BRAKE LINES.THESE LINES WHERE OF FAULTY MATERIAL.
Mileage: 44,000
WENT TO GET VEHICLE INSPECTED WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND IS UNINSPECTABLE AND THAT I NEED TO JUNK THE TRUCK THE BODY IS GREAT HAS 150000 MILES BUT THE CROSS BRACES ARE RUSTED OUT AND ITS CRACKED OVER THE REAR AXEL WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS OYHERS ARE HAVING AND WITH TOYOTA HAVING RECA...
Mileage: 150,000
WENT TO GET VEHICLE INSPECTED WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND IS UNINSPECTABLE AND THAT I NEED TO JUNK THE TRUCK THE BODY IS GREAT HAS 150000 MILES BUT THE CROSS BRACES ARE RUSTED OUT AND ITS CRACKED OVER THE REAR AXEL WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS OYHERS ARE HAVING AND WITH TOYOTA HAVING RECA...
Mileage: 150,000
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN. I STOPPED AT MY MAIL BOX AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I ONLY HAD ANOTHER 400 FEET TO MAKE IT HOME. THE P/U IS NOW PARKED, WAITING ON REPAIRS. I HAVE TALKED TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT AND THEY TELL ME THE BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND NEE...
Mileage: 129,000
WAS LEAVING DRIVEWAY. PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD RELEASED AND REAPPLIED TO TAKE OUT OF PARK BRAKE WENT TO FLOOR INSPECTED UNDER TRUCK BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER DRIVEWAY UNDER TRUCK.
Mileage: 183,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK AND HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEM(S) WITH DOORS UNTIL ON AUGUST 18, 2016 THE POWER LOCK MECHANISM FOR THE PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED WORKING. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STILL WORKED. I FELT THAT MY KEY TO THE DOORS WOULD ALLOW ACCESS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT IT WOULD NOT OPEN....
AS I WAS MAKING A TURN AFTER A STOP (WHICH FELT SOMEWHAT SLUGGISH OF A STOP) I WENT TO TAP THE BRAKES AND EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. I WAS ON A DESCENT AND IMMEDIATELY THREW THE TRUCK INTO PARK TO CUT THE POWER TO WHEELS AND PRESSED EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE ...
A BRAKE LINE EXPLODED AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT CORROSION ON MOST OF THE BRAKE LINES. IT SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS TO MAKE THEM OUT OF A MATERIAL THAT RUSTS COMPLETELY THROUGH AFTER 16 YEARS. WHY ARE THEY NOT USING STAINLESS STEE...
Mileage: 175,000
EXTREME RUST ON UNDER CARRAGE OF VEHICLE. BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE FRAME RUSTED OUT AT REAR LEAF SPRINGS AND FRAME RAIL CROSS MEMBERS. REAR SHOCK HANGERS RUSTED OFF VEHICLE. FRAME RUSTED SO BAD THAT IT PROHIBITS TOUNG OF ANY TYPE OF TRAILER. TOYOTA HAD SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAD T...
Mileage: 216,000
EXTREME RUST ON UNDER CARRAGE OF VEHICLE. BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE FRAME RUSTED OUT AT REAR LEAF SPRINGS AND FRAME RAIL CROSS MEMBERS. REAR SHOCK HANGERS RUSTED OFF VEHICLE. FRAME RUSTED SO BAD THAT IT PROHIBITS TOUNG OF ANY TYPE OF TRAILER. TOYOTA HAD SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAD T...
Mileage: 216,000
EXTREME RUST ON UNDER CARRAGE OF VEHICLE. BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE FRAME RUSTED OUT AT REAR LEAF SPRINGS AND FRAME RAIL CROSS MEMBERS. REAR SHOCK HANGERS RUSTED OFF VEHICLE. FRAME RUSTED SO BAD THAT IT PROHIBITS TOUNG OF ANY TYPE OF TRAILER. TOYOTA HAD SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAD T...
Mileage: 216,000
EXTREME RUST ON UNDER CARRAGE OF VEHICLE. BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE FRAME RUSTED OUT AT REAR LEAF SPRINGS AND FRAME RAIL CROSS MEMBERS. REAR SHOCK HANGERS RUSTED OFF VEHICLE. FRAME RUSTED SO BAD THAT IT PROHIBITS TOUNG OF ANY TYPE OF TRAILER. TOYOTA HAD SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAD T...
Mileage: 216,000
EXTREME RUST ON UNDER CARRAGE OF VEHICLE. BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE FRAME RUSTED OUT AT REAR LEAF SPRINGS AND FRAME RAIL CROSS MEMBERS. REAR SHOCK HANGERS RUSTED OFF VEHICLE. FRAME RUSTED SO BAD THAT IT PROHIBITS TOUNG OF ANY TYPE OF TRAILER. TOYOTA HAD SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAD T...
Mileage: 216,000
RUSTED BRAKE LINE BURST RESULTING IN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. EVEN THE DUAL SYSTEM TO HAVE AT LEAST TWO FUNCTIONING BRAKES ALSO FAILED. GM USED SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL FOR THE LINES. THESE SHOULD HAVE NOT RUSTED IN LOUISIANA. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING SLOWLY WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST UNT...
Mileage: 171,415
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HYDRAULLIC BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Mileage: 75,000
THIS TRUCK HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK IN A SAFE DISTANCE WHICH ENDED UP WITH ME HAVING AN ACCIDENT WITH IT. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AFTER LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM ALL. NOW WITH 173,000 MILES THE GAS LINES ARE LEAKING AND THE...
Mileage: 10,000
THIS TRUCK HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK IN A SAFE DISTANCE WHICH ENDED UP WITH ME HAVING AN ACCIDENT WITH IT. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AFTER LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM ALL. NOW WITH 173,000 MILES THE GAS LINES ARE LEAKING AND THE...
Mileage: 10,000
THIS TRUCK HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK IN A SAFE DISTANCE WHICH ENDED UP WITH ME HAVING AN ACCIDENT WITH IT. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AFTER LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM ALL. NOW WITH 173,000 MILES THE GAS LINES ARE LEAKING AND THE...
Mileage: 10,000
TYPICAL GM PRODUCT, REAR BUMPER RUST OUT, BRAKE LIKES RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT, REAR CROSS MEMBERS, FUEL TANK CROSS MEMBER HAS RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY ON PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE SHOCK MOUNTS TO AND THE SAME FOR THE REAR CROMMM MEMBER WHERE THE SHOCK MOUNTS TO ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I MEAN THE FUEL TAN CRO...
Mileage: 172,000
TYPICAL GM PRODUCT, REAR BUMPER RUST OUT, BRAKE LIKES RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT, REAR CROSS MEMBERS, FUEL TANK CROSS MEMBER HAS RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY ON PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE SHOCK MOUNTS TO AND THE SAME FOR THE REAR CROMMM MEMBER WHERE THE SHOCK MOUNTS TO ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I MEAN THE FUEL TAN CRO...
Mileage: 172,000
TYPICAL GM PRODUCT, REAR BUMPER RUST OUT, BRAKE LIKES RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT, REAR CROSS MEMBERS, FUEL TANK CROSS MEMBER HAS RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY ON PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE SHOCK MOUNTS TO AND THE SAME FOR THE REAR CROMMM MEMBER WHERE THE SHOCK MOUNTS TO ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I MEAN THE FUEL TAN CRO...
Mileage: 172,000
THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ALL WORK DURING THE DAY. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, THE BOTTOM REAR LIGHTS (BRAKE LIGHTS) TURN OFF WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE.
Mileage: 125,000
"TAKATA RECALL" AS I WAS LEAVING A LOCAL STORE IN MY NEIGBOR-HOOD,I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I THEN TRIED TO PUMP IT UP BUT THAT DID WORK. SO I DROVE IT SLOWLY HOME,DOWN SHIFTING WHILE COMING TO STOPS.I HAVE A 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED MY B...
Mileage: 141,000
MY TRUCK HAD TO HAVE A WHOLE BREAK LINE PUT IN LAST YR AND IT COST ME 200 BUCKS.NOW THE OTHER SIDE WENT OUT AND I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND CANT AFFORD ANOTHER 200 BUCKS,,,ITS A 2000 MODEL AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER TRUCKS IN THE 90S WITH GOOD LINES,,WHATS UP WITH THIS ???I THINK WITH ALL THE PROBL...
Mileage: 30,000
IN OCTOBER 2014 WENT TO HAVE ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION TO BE PERFORMED. WAS REJECTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME. AS TRUCK WAS LIFTED THE FRAME WAS BENDING. INSPECTION STATION SAID TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NO RUST IN WHEEL WELLS, TAILGATE, BUMPERS. TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 91,500 MILES DRIVEN. APPEARA...
Mileage: 91,423
FARM BROKE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY A REPAIR SHOPS WHEN I WAS HAVING A FLAT TIRE FIXED.
Mileage: 400,000
I WAS CHANGING THE SHOCKS ON THE REAR AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WHERE THE TOP SHOCK MOUNT IS IS ALMOST RUSTED OFF. WILL CHEVY PAY TO REPAIR THE FRAME DAMAGE BECAUSE ITS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHY IS IT THAT CHEVY FRAMES RUST SOOO BAD? WHY DON'T THEY COAT THE FRAMES WITH SOMETHING TO THEY DON'T RUST SO...
Mileage: 60,000
I SLOW TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN OFF HWY 20, ONCE IN THE TURNING LANE I SEE A SEMI CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. I PUT ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDDLE GOES TO FLOOR. UNABLE TO STOP I MAKE A TIRE SCREECHING TURN IN FRONT OF THE SEMI BARELY MISSING HIM. BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH ON DRIVERS...
Mileage: 93,867
WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD ON 8/22/2015 TURNED CORNER HEARD LOUD POP AND TRUCK SLID SIDEWAYS INTO GAURD RAIL. I GET OUT AND SEE MY SHOCK WEDGED UP IN FRAME. NOTICED LOTS OF FRAME RUST AND SHOCK SUPPORT COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. MY WHOLE FAMILLY HAS THE 02 TO 06 CHEVY PICKUPS AND IT SEEMS THERE FRAMES ARE A...
Mileage: 150,862
I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT COME ON AND A HUMMING SOUND FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT OFF INCLUDING REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, AND A MOTOR NEAR THE ABS SYSTEM KEPT RUNNING. I THEN PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND ONE OF THE BRAKE L...
Mileage: 127,135
ALL OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE LEAKING AND MY BRAKES AREN'T WORKING. I WAS DRIVING UP MY ROAD AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. I HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY TO GET HOME. I'VE CALLED SEVERAL GARAGES AND THEY ALL TELL ME THAT ALL OF THE SILVERADOS HAVE BAD BRAKE LINES THAT RUST THROUGH AND THEY CHANGE THEM ...
Mileage: 60,000
GOING TO WORK THE FIRST TIME DOING ABOUT 45 M.P.H. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DID NOT HIT IT WENT AROUND THE CAR GOOD THING. THERE WAS NOT A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. NEXT WEEK IM GOING ON VAC, I PULL A BOAT THAT IS 2000 POUNDS IF THE BRAKE LINE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN IT WOULD HA...
Mileage: 1,730,000
STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHERE LINES RUN BETWEEN FRAME AND FRONT DRIVERS SIDE CAB MOUNT. FROM THE DEALER THAT REPLACED THE LINES, THERE WAS A PIN HOLE IN THE LINE. I HAVE THE PARTS. WENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 6 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT 5:15PM. THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I BRAKE...
Mileage: 90,007
@00 MILES AFTER COMPLETE BRAKE JOB NEW PADS AND ROTORS STATE INSPECTION STEEL BRAKE LINE FROM ABS UNIT TO RF CALIBER FAILED. THREE DAYS LATER STEEL LINE FROM ABS TO MASTER AND FRONT BRAKES FAILED. THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED. WHY ARE OTHER MANUFACTURES HAVING THIS PRO...
Mileage: 14,200
FATAL COLLISION OCCURRED ON 8/20/15 ON SR 126E IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON. VEHICLE DRIFTED OFF ROADWAY AND SUSTAINED FRONTAL IMPACT WITH LARGE TREE RESULTING IN ENGINE FIRE. THIS IS THE THIRD OF THREE CHEV SILVERADOS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN FRONTAL IMPACTS THIS YEAR THAT HAS RESULTED IN A FIRE
FATAL COLLISION OCCURRED ON 8/20/15 ON SR 126E IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON. VEHICLE DRIFTED OFF ROADWAY AND SUSTAINED FRONTAL IMPACT WITH LARGE TREE RESULTING IN ENGINE FIRE. THIS IS THE THIRD OF THREE CHEV SILVERADOS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN FRONTAL IMPACTS THIS YEAR THAT HAS RESULTED IN A FIRE
FATAL COLLISION OCCURRED ON 8/20/15 ON SR 126E IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON. VEHICLE DRIFTED OFF ROADWAY AND SUSTAINED FRONTAL IMPACT WITH LARGE TREE RESULTING IN ENGINE FIRE. THIS IS THE THIRD OF THREE CHEV SILVERADOS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN FRONTAL IMPACTS THIS YEAR THAT HAS RESULTED IN A FIRE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION NEAR THE ABS CONTROL BOX ON A BRAKE LINE, WHICH RESULTED IN EXCESS FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VE...
Mileage: 147,000
MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD KICK IN WHEN I WOULD SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP. THEY WOULD NOT LET ME STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AND MY BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN WORKING GREAT. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO A LOT OF CHEVY OWNERS?
Mileage: 173,526
MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD KICK IN WHEN I WOULD SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP. THEY WOULD NOT LET ME STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AND MY BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN WORKING GREAT. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO A LOT OF CHEVY OWNERS?
Mileage: 173,526
I WAS DRIVING UP MY STREET TO GO WATCH FIREWORKS AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN, MY BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. I BARELY MANAGED TO STOP IN TIME AND GOT TURNED AROUND TO GET MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO BACK IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I LOOKED FOR THE PROBLEM I SAW RUSTED BRAKE LINES, AND BRAKE FL...
Mileage: 130,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL AMERI 660 AS TIRES (NA), SIZE: P255/70R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP SOUND NEAR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER ...
Mileage: 93,000
BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT DO TO ROAD SALT.
Mileage: 250,000
BACKED OUT OF GARAGE DRIVE WITH A DOWNWARD SLOPE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. STOPPED THE TRUCK USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE INCIDENT, NOT BEFORE. CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, FLUID LEVEL WAS BELOW MINIMUM. UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM WAS APPARE...
Mileage: 93,465
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, STARTED TO MAKE RIGHT TURN AND ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND JUST AS QUICKLY KICK STARTED. LATER SAME DAY ENGINE SHUT OFF IN PARKING LOT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART IT. THE NEXT DAY ENGINE DID THE SAME THING (SHUT OFF) BUT AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY R...
Mileage: 168,267
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, STARTED TO MAKE RIGHT TURN AND ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND JUST AS QUICKLY KICK STARTED. LATER SAME DAY ENGINE SHUT OFF IN PARKING LOT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART IT. THE NEXT DAY ENGINE DID THE SAME THING (SHUT OFF) BUT AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY R...
Mileage: 168,267
FUEL TANK LEAK ,FRONT OF TANK APPROX HALF WAY UP TANK NOT VISABLE WITH OUT REMOVAL BRAKE LINES ALSO ROTTED OUT FOR SECOND TIME. *TR
Mileage: 118,560
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60 MPH, THE CAR AHEAD OF US MADE A SUDDEN, DRASTIC SLOW DOWN. AS WE PRESSED THE BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WE CONTINUED TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND STOPPED INCHES BEFORE HITTING THE CAR AHEAD OF US. THANKFULLY WE HAD AT LEAST 5 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN US. HAD BREAK ...
Mileage: 114,000
I WAS DOWN MOUNT PLACE ROAD GOING TO WORK 5:00 AM IN THE MORNING I BRAKE FOR A DEAR AN SLOW DOWN THEN ON BRAKE PADDLE HIT THE FLOOR AN MY PICK UP WAS HARD TO STOP HAD TO TAKE IT BACK HOME AN I HAVE BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND A BRAKE LINE BURST. *TR
Mileage: 17,898
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A STOP AT THE TOP OF A HILL, THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAIL...
Mileage: 190,000
THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE IS A TOTAL PIECE OF JUNK. THERE ARE MANY, MANY VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME TRANSMISSION. IT LOCKED UP SLINGING THE DRIVER INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. THIS BROKE THE BOLTS HOLDING THE SEAT TO THE FRAME. THE COST TO FIX WAS OVER 1200 DOLLARS. I'VE TALKED WITH S...
Mileage: 140,000
THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE IS A TOTAL PIECE OF JUNK. THERE ARE MANY, MANY VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME TRANSMISSION. IT LOCKED UP SLINGING THE DRIVER INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. THIS BROKE THE BOLTS HOLDING THE SEAT TO THE FRAME. THE COST TO FIX WAS OVER 1200 DOLLARS. I'VE TALKED WITH S...
Mileage: 140,000
THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE IS A TOTAL PIECE OF JUNK. THERE ARE MANY, MANY VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME TRANSMISSION. IT LOCKED UP SLINGING THE DRIVER INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. THIS BROKE THE BOLTS HOLDING THE SEAT TO THE FRAME. THE COST TO FIX WAS OVER 1200 DOLLARS. I'VE TALKED WITH S...
Mileage: 140,000
PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY ABS MOTOR BEGAN RUNNING AND NO BRAKING HAD TO RAM INTO PARK TO KEEP FROM HITTING GARAGE. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY ABS MOTOR BEGAN RUNNING AND NO BRAKING HAD TO RAM INTO PARK TO KEEP FROM HITTING GARAGE. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
I WAS LEAVING A BANK PARKING LOT AND WENT TO STOP BEFORE TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY, I WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS COMING FROM A C...
Mileage: 62,800
MY CAR HAS ONLY 50,400 MILES-ITS A 2009, YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING I FELT A JOLTING IN THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK AND IT CONTINUED EACH TIME I STOPPED AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME IT WAS A TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. I WENT ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISSU...
Mileage: 50,000
MY CAR HAS ONLY 50,400 MILES-ITS A 2009, YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING I FELT A JOLTING IN THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK AND IT CONTINUED EACH TIME I STOPPED AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME IT WAS A TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. I WENT ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISSU...
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE COMING UP TO AN INTERSECTION MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE AHEAD OF ME , NOR WAS THERE ANY CROSS TRAFFIC.. I SOON FOUND OUT THAT MY FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND HAD LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID TO THE FRONT BRAKES. ALL BRAKE LINES ...
Mileage: 137,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNO...
Mileage: 160,000
ABS BRAKES COME ON AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
AT ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN BRAKING BRAKE PEDDLE GETS HARD ABS TRIES TO ENGAGE. BUT YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. I HAVE HEARD ITS DUE TO A CORRODED ABS SENSORS. WHY THERE IS NO RECALL WHEN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS BEYOND ME. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AS SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE SAID ON LINE. *TR
Mileage: 136,000
FRAME BRAKING INTO OVER THE BACK TIRES MAJOR RUSTING HEATH HAZARD TO MY SELF PLUS OTHER'S SAME ISSUE AS TOYOTA RECALLED FRAME ISSUES. *TR
Mileage: 198,000
COOLANT LEAK (INTERNAL) INTO CRANKCASE MOTOR OVERHEATING, BEARING FAILURE,LOST OF OIL PRESSURE CRACK IN CYLINDER HEADS (CASTECH)#862 *JS
Mileage: 110,000
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, WENT TO STOP AT STOP LIGHT, BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKE LIGHT. CALLED G.M. THEY PUT ME IN A PHONE LOOP NOTHING RESOLVED. *TR
Mileage: 132,000
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. GOODYEAR WRANGLER LT265/75R16. THE SIDEWALL WAS BLOWN OUT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE. *TR
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY. DRIVER FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, LEFT THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER. SIDEWALL OF TIRE BLOWN OUT AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. IN BOTH CASES THE SIDE WALL HAS BLOWN OUT. *TR
AT LOW SPEED WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES IT FEELS LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES CAUSING THE TRUCK NOT TO STOP UNTIL YOU PUMP THE BRAKES. *TR
Mileage: 222,000
WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ON SOLID DRY PAVEMENT. UPON MY INVESTIGATION WHAT I FOUND WAS THE FRONT HUB BEARING SEAL RUSTED OUT. THIS CAUSED ROAD SALTS/WATER TO ENTER THE HUB ASSY.. THIS THEN CREATED A RUST THAT GATHERED ON THE MAGNETIC ABS SPEED S...
Mileage: 50,000
WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ON SOLID DRY PAVEMENT. UPON MY INVESTIGATION WHAT I FOUND WAS THE FRONT HUB BEARING SEAL RUSTED OUT. THIS CAUSED ROAD SALTS/WATER TO ENTER THE HUB ASSY.. THIS THEN CREATED A RUST THAT GATHERED ON THE MAGNETIC ABS SPEED S...
Mileage: 50,000
I WENT TO MOVE MY TRUCK FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO THE STREET. AS I WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY I HAD TO PUSH AS HARD AS I COULD TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK ONLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS AS FAR AS I COULD PUSH IT DOWN. I DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK TO SEE IF THE BRAKES WOULD WORK B...
Mileage: 225,225
RUSTY BRAKE LINES LEAKING BADLY. TO MUCH MONEY TO HAVE DEALER REPAIR. TRUCK JUST SITTING. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY, I NOTICED THE TOW/HAUL BUTTON DIDN'T WORK, THEN THE GAS GAUGE. EVENTUALLY, WITHIN A YEAR, ALL THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY GO ON AND LATER OFF AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE EVEN ACCURATE TO ANY DEGREE WHEN THEY DO COME ON. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE TRUCK SHUT OFF WH...
Mileage: 155,000
WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY, I NOTICED THE TOW/HAUL BUTTON DIDN'T WORK, THEN THE GAS GAUGE. EVENTUALLY, WITHIN A YEAR, ALL THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY GO ON AND LATER OFF AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE EVEN ACCURATE TO ANY DEGREE WHEN THEY DO COME ON. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE TRUCK SHUT OFF WH...
Mileage: 155,000
WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY, I NOTICED THE TOW/HAUL BUTTON DIDN'T WORK, THEN THE GAS GAUGE. EVENTUALLY, WITHIN A YEAR, ALL THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY GO ON AND LATER OFF AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE EVEN ACCURATE TO ANY DEGREE WHEN THEY DO COME ON. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE TRUCK SHUT OFF WH...
Mileage: 155,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ABRUPTLY WHEN ENGAGED. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED REPEATEDLY HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD IN A BACK AND FORTH MOTION ...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ABRUPTLY WHEN ENGAGED. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED REPEATEDLY HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD IN A BACK AND FORTH MOTION ...
Mileage: 105,000
TWO OF THE BRAKE LINES SPLIT OPEN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING A ROUTINE DECELERATION TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW. I HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO BRING THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO A STOP IN AN ADJOINING PARKING LOT. UPON INSPECTION THE BROK...
Mileage: 191,200
ON 09/21/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS I HAD JUST COME OFF INTERSTATE 66 WEST.I WAS ENTERING A GATED COMMUNITY IN GAINESVILLE, VA. I STOPPED AT THE GUARD BOOTH TO SHOW I.D. I NOTICED SOME SMOKE AT THE GUARD BOOTH AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAR BEHIND ME. I SLOWLY ACCELERATED TO THE NEXT CROSS STREET....
Mileage: 211,000
AS I WAS ABOUT TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED PRESSING IT AGAIN, AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. UPON INSPECTION UNDER THE VEHICLE, I DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND B...
Mileage: 20
REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VERY HARD TO STOP VEHICLE WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT. THOUGHT THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF SAFETY MECHANISM TO PREVENT THE FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. NO STOPPING POWER FROM FRONT BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THEM. I WAS VERY F...
Mileage: 120,000
I WAS MOVING A CAMPER AND LOST ALL BRAKES, FORTUNATELY AT LOW SPEEDS. I GOT OUT TO OBSERVE A BLOWN BRAKE LINE BELOW THE DRIVERS DOOR. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO STOP. I REPAIRED THIS FIX AT $500.00 ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN 50 MILES LATER. THIS TIME I WAS LAUNCHING A BOAT WITH THE ENTIR...
Mileage: 157,000
I WAS TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT AND ANOTHER CAR CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING ME TO APPLY MY BRAKES UPON REALIZING THAT THE PEDAL HAD WENT TO THE FLOOR I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK CAME TO A SLOW STOP AND I MISSED THE OTHER VEHICLE BY MERE INCHES I LIMPED THE VEHICLE TO WORK AVOIDING GETTING...
Mileage: 142,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND INFORMED THAT ON...
Mileage: 87,000
WHILE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY A VEHICLE DRIVING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MAKE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN CAUSING ME TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO FAIL LEAVING ME WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKE FOR THE DRIVE HOME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. TWO YEARS AGE THREE B...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOAD SNAPPING SOUND HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AS THE CONTACT TRAVELED OVER A LARGE CRACK IN THE GROUND. THE CONTACT OPENED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHERE HE OBSERVED THA...
Mileage: 176,294
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 104,000
I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES AND WHEN IT DOES THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. VERY BAD TIMING WHEN ON MY WAY TO WORK THE STREETS WERE WET AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DECIDED TO STOMP ON THEIR BRAKES AND TAKE "THAT"EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY.BRAKES L...
Mileage: 92,450
1ST TIME - STOPPING AT DEALER. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. LINE FROM ABS TO LF BRAKE FAILED. DEALER QUOTED ~ $1000 TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES. REPLACED FAILED SECTION. 2ND TIME: ABOUT TO EXIT FREEWAY. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND ENTERED RAMP MUCH TOO FAST. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SOME HYDRAUL...
Mileage: 138,000
PULLING BOAT, COME DOWN HILL TO STOP SIGN, BRAKE PEDAL BOTTOMED OUT, HIT THE PARK BRAKE TRUCK STOPPED AS TWO VEHICLES WERE AT INTERSECTION. BRAKE LINE BUSTED, HEARD OF A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, IS IT REAL OR NOT. GOOD WAY TO GET KILLED. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
1 OF 5 BRAKE LINES (MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE) RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL BRAKING ABILITY AS I WAS TO TURN LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WAS $1346.95 WHICH INCLUDED TH...
Mileage: 105,000
TO DATE I HAVE HAD THREE (3) OF THE 4 BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK REPAIRED BECAUSE OF LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST. MY TRUCK ORIGINALLY CAME FROM THE FT. WAYNE, IN AREA WHERE THEY USE SALT THROUGHOUT THE WINTER MONTHS. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM MY WIFE'S SISTER. I KNOW THE TRUCK WAS GARAGED AND WELL MAINTAINE...
Mileage: 149,000
2000 SILVERADO RUSTED BRAKE LINE GAVE WAY AS MY FAMILY WAS TOWING OUR CAMPER DOWN I-94 IN WISCONSIN. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT AND THAT WE WERE ABLE TO LIMP THE TRUCK INTO A FORD DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE AND REPAIR. DEALER REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AS THEY WERE ALL RUSTED AND NOT SAFE FOR THE ROAD. ...
Mileage: 130,514
THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK HAVE FAILED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HAD JUST STARTED TO BACK UP. THE SECOND TIME WAS ALSO IN MY DRIVEWAY RIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS AS I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT IN A 35 MPH Z...
Mileage: 65,000
THERE WERE 2 INCIDENTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON DIFFERENT PORTION OF BRAKE LINES ON MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2000 EXTENDED CAB. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THE PROBLEM APPEARED WHILE BACKING OUT FROM MY DRIVE WAY. BOTH TIMES THERE WERE COMPLETELY NO BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT...
Mileage: 83,823
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 4X4 EXTENDED CAB SHORT BED WITH 5.3L AND AUTO TRANSMISSION SLT PACKAGE WITH 165000 HIGHWAY MILES. I TRAVEL AROUND 62 MILES A DAY. ON JUNE 4TH, 2014, I WAS TRAVELING THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH AND I BEGAN SLOWING TO EXIT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. NO MAT...
Mileage: 163,000
I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE AND I WENT TO STOP SUDDENLY TO AVOID SOMEONE PULLING OUT OF FRONT OF ME AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. SO NOT HAVING ANY BRAKE PEDAL I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT TO AVOID OTHER CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME A...
Mileage: 141,000
WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT HOME AND LOOKED AROUND I FOUND OUT MY DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE SNAPPED IN HALF AND THE LEAF SPRING SHOT UP AND TORE A HOLE IN MY TRUCK BED. LUCKILY THE TRUCK WAS UNLOADED AT THE TIME. THE SHACKLE RUSTED...
Mileage: 105,000
AT DIFFERENT TIMES THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A CHATTER NOISE AND THEN NO BRAKES. IT SEEMED TO HAVE BRAKES AFTER I WOULD HIT THE PEDAL AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY CHATTERED AS I WAS STOPPING TO PULL ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I WAS PROCEEDING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS A LOADED 18 WHEELER...
Mileage: 96,000
UPON LEAVING THE ZILPO CAMPGROUND IN KENTUCKY, TOWING A 15 FOOT BASS BOAT WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN AGES 5 AND 6 YEARS IN THE BACK SEAT, I APPROACHED THE PARK RANGER CHECK STATION AY 30-35 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR LEAVING NO BRAKING ABILI...
Mileage: 21,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO C1500 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 65-70 MPH WHEN AN ABNORMAL BUMP SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THEN DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROADW...
Mileage: 68,000
'THE PADS RUSTED TO THE ROTORS, DESTROYING THE ROTORS. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS TWO MORE TIMES. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR CALIPERS AND THE BACKING PLATES AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS SE...
Mileage: 12,000
'THE PADS RUSTED TO THE ROTORS, DESTROYING THE ROTORS. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS TWO MORE TIMES. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR CALIPERS AND THE BACKING PLATES AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS SE...
Mileage: 12,000
'THE PADS RUSTED TO THE ROTORS, DESTROYING THE ROTORS. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS TWO MORE TIMES. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR CALIPERS AND THE BACKING PLATES AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS SE...
Mileage: 12,000
'THE PADS RUSTED TO THE ROTORS, DESTROYING THE ROTORS. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS TWO MORE TIMES. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR CALIPERS AND THE BACKING PLATES AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS SE...
Mileage: 12,000
'THE PADS RUSTED TO THE ROTORS, DESTROYING THE ROTORS. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS TWO MORE TIMES. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR CALIPERS AND THE BACKING PLATES AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS SE...
Mileage: 12,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD THE SQUEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE PAD WAS WORN QUICKER THAN USUAL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPA...
Mileage: 22,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45MPH, HEADING SOUTH, FOUND ROAD I NEEDED TO TURN ON, TO HEAD EAST, HIT THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED ME TO MISS TURN DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING. TOWED VEHICLE HOME AND FOUND BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND BLOWN BY ABS ...
Mileage: 131,200
THIS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES, THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED BRAKE LINES. I COMPLAINED TO MECHANIC A NUMBER OF TIMES ABOUT BRAKES SHUDDERING AND GOING DOWN VERY LOW BEFORE CATCHING, THEY DROVE IT AND OF COURSE IT DID NOT DO IT. MORE RECENTLY THEY ARE SHUDDERING AND FEELING LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAK...
Mileage: 100,000
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP I HAD NO BRAKES. TURNS OUT THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE CAB NEAR THE GAS TANK. *TR
Mileage: 107,000
WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS KICKS IN AND YOU LOSE THE ABILITY TO STOP. I USUALLY PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN NEUTRAL OR REVERSE TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
THE VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE RUSTED THROUGH LEAKING ALL THE FLUID. ONE MONTH LATER AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE TWO MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE LINES THE REAR BRAKE LINES BLEW CAUSING LOSS OF ALL BRA...
Mileage: 98,000
IN AUGUST 2013 REAR BRAKE LINES UNDER REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKING. HAD REPAIRED WAS INFORMED THEY WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED, 2 BRAKE LINES REPLACED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. I ALSO NOTED THE OTHER BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT VEHICLE WERE ALSO WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED - SUGGESTED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES BE RE...
Mileage: 84,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN ICE COVERED ROAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THEN WENT DOWN A HILL AND WHEN I PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR ALMOST WRECKED UNABLE TO STOP ON ICE COVERED ROAD. BRAKE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON UNTIL I GOT HOME ABOUT HALF HOUR AFTER BRAKE LINE FAILURE. HAD A 5 YEAR OLD AN...
Mileage: 200,000
VEHICLE CAME TO STOP IN FRONT OF ME. DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE DITCH OF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. LEARNED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT LEAK. UPON RESEARCHING T...
Mileage: 142,890
VEHICLE CAME TO STOP IN FRONT OF ME. DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE DITCH OF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. LEARNED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT LEAK. UPON RESEARCHING T...
Mileage: 142,890
MY TRUCK HAS THE BAD GM CASTECH CYLINDER HEADS THAT LEAK COOLANT INTO THE OIL. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM VIA GM TSB. DEALER AND MFG. REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. I FEEL THIS IS NOT A MECHANICAL WEAR ISSUE. IT IS BAD HEADS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AND RECAL...
Mileage: 160,000
HAD DRIVEN TRUCK HOME FOR LUNCH.WAS RETURNING TO WORK. WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT REDLIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK INTO PARKING LOT. PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND UNDER DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. I WAS SCARED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. I H...
Mileage: 110,137
BRAKE LINE FAILURE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKES! *TR
Mileage: 72,750
BRAKE LINE FAILURE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKES! *TR
Mileage: 72,750
DRIVING ON A SECONDARY RD STOPPED TO TURN. BRAKE LINE BLEW UNDER DRIVERS SIDE. *TR
Mileage: 88,000
MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT USUALLY STAY ON.THE OTHER DAY THEY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT MY BRAKES TO STOP AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AVOIDING THE CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I ENDED UP ON THE SIDEWALK THANKFULLY THEIR WERE NO PEOPLE ...
Mileage: 240,000
WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE TURN FOR HOME, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP, I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT DOWN IN GEAR AND MAKE TURN, I THEN DRIFTED TO STOP AND USED PARKING BREAK TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DRASTIC BECAUSE I DID HAVE MY 3 YEAR OLD IN CAR SEAT IN BACK. THE BREAK ...
Mileage: 176,000
BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND RUPTURED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKING ABILITY. *TR
Mileage: 113,000
BRAKE LINE STARTED LEAKING WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND HE SAID ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 156,239
PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY. BRAKES LINES RUSTED THROUGH. BROUGHT TO DEALER TO FIX 9/17/13/. HAD TO RETURN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND INFORM THEM TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES AS THEY ARE ALL RUSTED THROUGH, THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE GM ISSUE (I FOUND THE ISSUE ONLINE) . THEY HAD ON...
Mileage: 169,512
WHILE DRIVING ON SOUTH MINIVILLE ROAD IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY VA, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT FROM WORKING FINE AND THEN STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ITS WAS LUCKY THAT TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND SOMETHING CHEVY SHOULD BE RESP...
Mileage: 144,000
DRIVING IN A NORMAL SITUATION, BRAKING TO GET OVER INTO TURN LANE AND THE BRAKES WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND BRAKE LINES UNDER LEFT FRONT OF CAB RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEM TO LOSE PRESSURE. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT IN A CRITICAL SITUATION BECAUSE I LOST ALL BRAKING POWER, VERY SC...
Mileage: 97,000
LUCKILY I WAS SITTING STILL AT A STOP LIGHT. THE PEDAL JUST DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PUMP THE BRAKES BACK UP THAT A WARNING LIGHT EVEN CAME ON. UPON INSPECTION THE HARD LINE SUPPLYING THE REAR BRAKES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. ALSO ...
Mileage: 130,972
BACKED UP OUT OF TURNAROUND. DROVE TO END OF DRIVEWAY AND STOPPED. TURNED LEFT OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND ACCELERATED UP TO SPEED. DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND APPROACHED CROSSROAD TO TURN RIGHT. STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SO I PUMPED IT AND HAD NOTHING WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. LUC...
Mileage: 156,150
DRIVING HOME FROM A MORNING OF SHOPPING, I WENT TO STOP TO MAKE A TURN INTO WALGREEN'S PARKING LOT WHEN I NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP.. I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A PURCHASE AT WALGREEN'S, BUT WHEN I WAS FINISHED I DECIDED TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. I COULD SMELL AN ODOR THAT SMELLED LIKE BRAKE FL...
Mileage: 60,000
HAD TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT ON A HILL. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR NO BRAKES.HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. HAD BRAKE LINE TO REAR REPLACED.3 YEARS LATER (TODAY) BRAKE LINE TO FRONT FAILED RUSTED. THERE ARE SEVERAL BRAKE LINES ON THIS TRUCK THEY ARE ALL SEVERELY RUSTED AN NEED REPAIR. I AM IN THE ...
Mileage: 43,500
BACKING UP TO LAUNCH BOAT ON RAMP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DROVE TRUCK 2 BLOCKS TO HOUSE USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. SAW BRAKE FLUID ON THE ROAD. BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND ONE HAS FAILED. MASTER CYLINDER HAS LOST ALL FLUID. *JS
Mileage: 124,000
RUSTY BRAKE LINES CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES. POOR DESIGN AND PRODUCT BY GM. WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP. BRAKE LINE BLEW.MY SON AND WIFE ALMOST DIED. THIS TRUCK IS A RUSTY CRAP TRUCK. THE ROCKER PANEL ARE RUSTED THRU. OH, AND GM DOES NOT MAKE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENTS EITHER IN THE PARTS DEPAR...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE BRAKE WARNI...
Mileage: 152,000
REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. WHEN I TRIED TO GET BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. I BRAKE LINE WAS BADLY CORRODED AND BROKE THROUGH. I HAD ZERO BRAKING ABILITY AND HAD TO BACK THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE USING ONLY THE ...
Mileage: 100,000
AFTER DRIVING FOR AROUND 30 MILES I WAS PULLING UP TO THE GARAGE AT HOME SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED AT ABOUT 3 MILES PER HOUR. IN A PANIC, THE TRUCK KEPT MOVING WITHOUT STOPPING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 FEET, THEN I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND IT STOPPED. WITHOUT DOING THAT...
Mileage: 60,000
I OWN A YEAR 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. ON APRIL 15, 2013, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE NEAREST VILLAGE, I LOST ALL POWER IN MY BRAKES. THE TRUCK WAS GOING DOWNHILL AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED. I WAS QUICKLY OVERTAKING A SLOWER PASSENGER ...
Mileage: 99,000
EACH OF THE 3 BRAKES LINES UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FORTUNATELY ALL NOTICED WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. ON ALL 3 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NEAR TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. ALL THE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND REQUIRED REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE DUAL BRA...
Mileage: 70,000
HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES. LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED CAUSING FAILURE AND LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LOSS OF BRAKES. THANKFULLY FAILURE OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THREE MONTHS EARLIER FRONT ROTORS WERE BADLY PITTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SOME PARTS IN REAR BRAKES BADLY RUSTED. BAD RUST ON PARTS OF ...
Mileage: 79,209
BRAKE FAILURE ON INTERSTATE 65 SB WHEN ATTEMPTING A PANIC STOP. A SEMI-TRUCK TRAILER BLEW A TIRE WHICH SENT SHRAPNEL/DEBRIS FLYING IN THE AIR. TRAFFIC IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE TRUCK AND DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME PANICKED AND "SLAMMED" ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID THE FLYING OBJECTS. IN TURN, I HAD TO F...
Mileage: 114,012
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINT./REPAIR VISIT AT A MAJOR CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THEY ADVISED THE SHOCK ABSORBERS COULDN'T BE REPLACED; THE UPPER MOUNTS FOR BOTH REAR SHOCKS WERE GONE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED I TAKE THE TRUCK TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR THE NEEDED RESTORATION WORK, THEN RETURN. I LATER INSPECTED ...
Mileage: 141,775
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINT./REPAIR VISIT AT A MAJOR CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THEY ADVISED THE SHOCK ABSORBERS COULDN'T BE REPLACED; THE UPPER MOUNTS FOR BOTH REAR SHOCKS WERE GONE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED I TAKE THE TRUCK TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR THE NEEDED RESTORATION WORK, THEN RETURN. I LATER INSPECTED ...
Mileage: 141,775
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINT./REPAIR VISIT AT A MAJOR CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THEY ADVISED THE SHOCK ABSORBERS COULDN'T BE REPLACED; THE UPPER MOUNTS FOR BOTH REAR SHOCKS WERE GONE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED I TAKE THE TRUCK TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR THE NEEDED RESTORATION WORK, THEN RETURN. I LATER INSPECTED ...
Mileage: 141,775
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE REDUCED SPEED ONLY SLIGHTLY. THE CONTACT THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT THE SHIFT LEVER BECAME ...
Mileage: 86,000
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING AND PUMPING THE BRAKES DID VERY LITTLE TO ASSIST. WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN SINCE THIS WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A LOWER GRADE, AND WAS ABLE TO NURSE IT TO A LARGE PARKING LOT. INSPECTED THE CAUSE AND SEEN THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES AND COULD NOT TELL WHICH OF T...
Mileage: 132,000
THE FUEL LINE SUPPLYING THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL RUPTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION IT IS IN AND FUEL WAS SPRAYING OUT UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK,. DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT REPAIR, DUE TO HAVING TO REMOVE THE ...
Mileage: 91,366
THE FUEL LINE SUPPLYING THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL RUPTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION IT IS IN AND FUEL WAS SPRAYING OUT UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK,. DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT REPAIR, DUE TO HAVING TO REMOVE THE ...
Mileage: 91,366
I HAD THE OIL CHANGED ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 2 WHEEL-DRIVE PICK-UP TRUCK BY A LOCAL SHOP AND WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK AFTER THE OIL CHANGE AND PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE IN THE SHOP PARKING LOT, I NOTICED THAT I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR. PRIOR TO THIS, I NEVER HAD TO...
Mileage: 94,806
DURING THE ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE NEXT INSPECTION DUE TO RUST ($1200), AND THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES WERE ALREADY REPLACED ONCE DUE ...
Mileage: 255,000
WAS TOWING A TRAILER. (LIGHT LOAD) GOING APPROX 35MPH STOP LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, WITH PLENTY OF TIME FOR ME TO STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY LET LOSS. I THEN HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO RUN THE YELLOW/RED LIGHT. LUCKILY IT DID NOT TURN OUR WORSE. BUT I THEN HAD TO MAKE MY WAY TO A PARKING LOT WITH NO ...
Mileage: 148,000
BACKING UP TRUCK, MOVED IT FORWARD AND THE BRAKES WENT, COULDN'T STOP THE TRUCK. I WAS MOVING FORWARD AFTER HAVING IT ON REVERSE, SO THE SPEED WAS SLOW (5MPH). NOTICED THERE WAS A PUDDLE ON THE GROUND OF BRAKE FLUID, AND TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE, THERE WAS A LOT OF RUST AND CORROSION THAT CAME FROM U...
Mileage: 154,000
I WAS HEADED TO THE STORE WHEN MY TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET I TOOK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINES DUE TO THERE BEING EXCESSIVE CORROSION. ALSO ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT LOW SPEED...
Mileage: 120,800
I WAS HEADED TO THE STORE WHEN MY TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET I TOOK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINES DUE TO THERE BEING EXCESSIVE CORROSION. ALSO ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT LOW SPEED...
Mileage: 120,800
SITTING AT DRIVE THRU WINDOW WAITING ON FOOD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WENT TO THE FLOOR ALL OF A SUDDEN AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE BURST. FLUID EVERYWHERE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW. *TR
Mileage: 157,000
WHEN I TURN LEFT INTO A PARKING SPOT THE ABS SYSTEM GOES ON (EVEN ON DRY SURFACES WHERE THERE IS NO SLIPPING) AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 185,000
WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL STATED CHATTERING LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATING. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BEING PARKED IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE IT WOULD NOT STOP AND WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. *TR
Mileage: 210,000
WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL STATED CHATTERING LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATING. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BEING PARKED IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE IT WOULD NOT STOP AND WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. *TR
Mileage: 210,000
FAULTY FUEL GAUGE AND FUEL PUMP 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 . FUEL GAUGE HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS. DECIDED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ALONG WITH FUEL PUMP. *TR
Mileage: 112,000
SOME FRIENDS BORROWED MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO TO HAUL SOME SHEET ROCK HEADED DOWN TO HARDWARE STORE AND ENDED UP CALLING ME WITH A SMOKING ENGINE TOLD THEM TO BRING IT BACK TO THE HOUSE. MY BUDDY SAID THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP ALL THAT GOOD ON THE WAY OVER AND WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR LOOKING UNDER THE...
Mileage: 137,992
MULTIPLE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. CRASHED INTO METAL GATE. *TR
Mileage: 118,000
FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED 3 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WHEEL SP...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, HE HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE SHACKLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE LEAF SPRING WAS S...
Mileage: 101,455
I STEPPED ON BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO GO TO GARAGE AND REPLACE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE ASKED A FEW PEOPLE WHO OWN CHEVY PICKUPS AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 112,000
I WAS DRIVING AND PUSHED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND THE PEDAL WENT CLOSE TO THE FLOOR AND JUST BARELY SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO TURN OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLE IN MY WAY BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP QUICK ENOUGH. TURNED OUT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND THE REST ARE THAT RUSTED THAT ...
Mileage: 56,600
THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL CORRODED TO THE POINT OF LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRUCK WAS THEN PARKED UNTIL IT COULD BE SERVICED. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE FOUND TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED & CORRODED. A SECOND LINE (FROM THE ABS MO...
Mileage: 184,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BENCH SEAT COVER WAS REPLACED AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ACTIVATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V417000 (A...
Mileage: 105,000
WHEN COMING TO STOP SIGN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR.
Mileage: 54,506
APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP INITALLY STARTED TO STOP AND THEN PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR AND COULD NOT STOP UNTIL ANOTHER 50 FEET OR SO. *TR
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NEEDLE BEARINGS IN THE OIL. IN ADDITION, THE ROCKER ARM HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 38,771
TOOK VEH. IN FOR HEADLIGHT ALIGNMENT. GOT INTO VEH. TO LEAVE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. HE CHECK AND SAID ALL LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEH. HAD TO BE TOWED TO A CHEV. DEALER TO BLEED THE LINE. TOTAL ...
Mileage: 106,200
I WAS GOING DOWN A STREET IN OUR CITY SOMEONE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TURNED TO AVOID A CRASH AND RAN INTO A FENCE. I CHECKED WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK HOME I NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER THE TRUCK WHEN I CHECKED IT WAS BRAKE FLUID. I REPLACED THE RUS...
Mileage: 179,102
LOST BRAKES WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT AT LOCAL GROCERY STORE. HAD TO STOMP E-BRAKE TO KEEP FROM HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO SEE BRAKE FLUID RUNNING DOWN FRAME RAIL. BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUSTING OUT. GOT LUCKY THIS HAPPENED A MILE FROM MY BROTHERS GARAGE... HE LOADED ...
Mileage: 76,400
WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE MY BRAKES FAILED. I HAD MY 12 YEAR OLD SON WITH ME, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE MY FEAR. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. LUCKILY I WAS APPROACHING THE REST AREA AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE SERVICE ROAD TO SLOW MYSELF DOWN. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANI...
Mileage: 42,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE DUE TO A FRACTURED CABLE WHICH WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE TIRE WAS IMMEDIATELY RELEASED ONTO THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...
Mileage: 100,000
ON 9/18/12 I WAS TRAVELING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON RT 29N IN COLUMBIA MD WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED AND THEN STOPPED. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES OF MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE SLOWED SOMEWHAT BUT THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULDN'T STOP. I REAR ENDED AN UNMARKED POLICE VEHIC...
Mileage: 67,087
REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. THANK GOD I WAS GOING SLOW AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. WHEN FIXING THE BRAKE LINE I NOTICE THE REAR DUST SHIELDS WERE COMPLETELY GONE AND THE FRAME HAD ALOT OF RUST. FAST FORWARD 8-20-12 WHEN WORKING ON THE FRONT BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THEY RUSTED OUT TOO. I HAD THE TR...
Mileage: 95,000
REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. THANK GOD I WAS GOING SLOW AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. WHEN FIXING THE BRAKE LINE I NOTICE THE REAR DUST SHIELDS WERE COMPLETELY GONE AND THE FRAME HAD ALOT OF RUST. FAST FORWARD 8-20-12 WHEN WORKING ON THE FRONT BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THEY RUSTED OUT TOO. I HAD THE TR...
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED...
Mileage: 80,001
THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK RUSTED OUT, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE BRAKING POWER. OF ALL THE VEHICLES THAT I'VE OWNED OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST OUT! ON 11/13/2010, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT LINE RUSTED THROUGH WHEN MY CHILDREN AND I WERE IN THE TRUCK. IN A RESTAURANT PARKING L...
Mileage: 110,218
WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN ST. IN NEWARK, DELAWARE MY BRAKING SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED. IT WAS A GOOD THING I WAS NOT ON INTERSTATE AND HAD TO STOP QUICKLY OR SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAD TO HAVE TRUCK TAKEN TO NEAREST GARAGE FOR COMPLETE BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT AT COST OF 885.00 DOLLARS. I LOOKE...
Mileage: 15
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT I FELT LESS PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS ABLE STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT NOTICE NO PUDDLES. RESUMED DRIVE HOME. CHECK FLUID RESERVOIR, FLUID ALMOST GONE. FILLED RESERVOIR AND PUMPED BRAKES BACK UP....
Mileage: 120,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT I FELT LESS PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS ABLE STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT NOTICE NO PUDDLES. RESUMED DRIVE HOME. CHECK FLUID RESERVOIR, FLUID ALMOST GONE. FILLED RESERVOIR AND PUMPED BRAKES BACK UP....
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND N...
Mileage: 79,800
I WAS TRAVELING ON I-83 NORTH IN THE RIGHT LANE FROM BALTIMORE MD TO HERSHEY PARK PA. A DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO MY LANE FROM THE MARKET ST ON RAMP IN YORK PA., AT VERY LOW SPEED CAUSED ME TO JAM ON THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHING IT ALL T...
A CAR PULLED OUT FROM A SIDE STREET AND WHEN BRAKING PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER DRIVING AROUND THE CAR AND FURTHER BRAKE PRESSURE THE TRUCK SLOWED. I ALSO HAD MY FUEL LINES REPLACED LAST YEAR. AND YES. THERE IS A LOT OF FRAME RUST IN THE FRAME AND OTHER AREAS. WHEN IS ...
Mileage: 140,000
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY BRAKE LINES HAVE BUSTED OPEN !!!!!! THEY ARE ALL RUSTED OUT . MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO REPLACE THEM ALL . THE FIRST TIME, I TOOK IT TO A DEALER THINKING THEY WOULD FIX IT RIGHT .BIG MISTAKE THEY PIECED IT TOGETHER WITH COMPRESSION FITTINGS FOR $400.00. AT LEAST I WASN'T MOV...
Mileage: 60,000
HI I WAS HAULING DEBRIS FROM MY YARD AND TAKING TO LAND FILL.ABOUT 800 TO 900LBS TOTAL. STOPPED AT CONVENIENCE STORE FOR GAS AND FOOD. PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT, BRAKES GAVE OUT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS. NO WARNING AT ALL...BARELY ANY BRAKES AT ALL. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GET ...
Mileage: 145,000
HI I WAS HAULING DEBRIS FROM MY YARD AND TAKING TO LAND FILL.ABOUT 800 TO 900LBS TOTAL. STOPPED AT CONVENIENCE STORE FOR GAS AND FOOD. PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT, BRAKES GAVE OUT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS. NO WARNING AT ALL...BARELY ANY BRAKES AT ALL. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GET ...
Mileage: 145,000
BRAKE LINE LEADING TO THE REAR BRAKES FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. FAILURE OCCURED WITHOUT NOTICE. NO ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM FAILURE. INSPECTING THE REMAINING LINES REVEALED ALL WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 125,500
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO MAKE A TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN, I PUMPED THE BRAKES WITH NO RESULT. I DOWN SHIFTED TO THIRD, THEN SECOND, TO FIRST AND MADE A TURN INTO AN UPHILL DRIVEWAY. UPON STOPPING, BRAKE FLUID LEAKED UNDER THE CAB. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A REPAI...
Mileage: 90,586
BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WENT AT THE SAME TIME RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. SEVERE CORROSION ON FRAME CROSS MEMBER. *TR
Mileage: 180,000
BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WENT AT THE SAME TIME RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. SEVERE CORROSION ON FRAME CROSS MEMBER. *TR
Mileage: 180,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO EXT. CAB. I'M RETIRED AND DRIVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 1000 MILES A YEAR OR SO. IN JANUARY 2004 TO PASS THE NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FROM THE AXLE BEARING'S OUT REPLACED. AT THE TIME I HAD BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 MILES ON THE ...
Mileage: 7,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THEY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WAS FRACTURED AND THE OTHERS WERE CORRODED FROM RUST. THE VEHICLE H...
Mileage: 150,000
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF RESULTING IN PINGING NOISE. MY MECHANIC VERIFIED THE BROKEN BOLTS AND TOLD ME THIS COULD LEAD TO OTHER MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS INCLUDING POSSIBLE FIRE. HE ALSO SUGGESTED I SHOULD CONTACT A GM DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ...
Mileage: 89,000
WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON RTE 3 IN NH I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND A CONSTRUCTION AREA HAD SLOWED TRAVEL ALL THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN AND AS I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND MY TRUCK WAS SPEWING BRAKE FLUID FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR....
Mileage: 191,000
THE BRAKE LINES OF THE CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 HAVE ALL RUSTED OUT. THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. SOME OF THE LINES WERE REPLACED WITHIN A FEW YEARS. BRAKE CALIPERS AFFECTED AS WELL. *JB *JB
Mileage: 62,345
THE BRAKE LINES OF THE CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 HAVE ALL RUSTED OUT. THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. SOME OF THE LINES WERE REPLACED WITHIN A FEW YEARS. BRAKE CALIPERS AFFECTED AS WELL. *JB *JB
Mileage: 62,345
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 90,000
DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK,PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NO BRAKES.AAA TOWED TO DEALER. BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. LUCKY THIS WAS NOT AN EMERGENCY STOP!! GM NO HELP. $1451.00 LATER TRUCK REPAIRED. DRIVING GM PRODUCTS SINCE 1972 HAVE NEVER HAD THE CORRISON PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS TRU...
Mileage: 105,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...
Mileage: 106,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SHE WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES ON OUR 2000 CHEVY PICKUP WHEN THE BRAKE LINE ON THE TRUCK RUPTURED AND SHE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN REARENDED THE JEEP IN FRONT OF HER CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. WE THEN HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO ARE RESIDENTS WERE I LOOKED...
Mileage: 104,000
I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOU IN APPROXIMATELY 2008/09. AT 20 MPH THERE ARE ALMOST NO BRAKES (NOT ABS BRAKES, NO BRAKES). I PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM ENDED. I HEARD NOTHING BACK FROM YOU. FRIENDS WHO DROVE MY TRUCK COMPLAINED OF EXCESSIVELY SOFT BRAKES SINCE IT WAS N...
Mileage: 66,453
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE ...
Mileage: 150,000
07/06/2008 - LEAVING A PARKING LOT. ATTEMPTED TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKE LINES CRACKED DUE TO RUST. BRAKE FLUID WAS COVERING GROUND UNDER TRUCK. THREE OUT OF FOUR MAIN LINES WERE REPLACED. 04/22/2012 - MILEAGE-98,600 - LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE PED...
Mileage: 60,000
APPLYING BRAKES FOR SLOW TRAFFIC THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. RAN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT. NOTED FAILURE OF REAR BRAKE STEEL LINE WHICH WAS HEAVILY RUSTED. NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO BRAKE FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 53,387
THE REAR BRAKE LINES STARTED TO RUST OUT ON 2005 CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL, IN 2009 ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, NO ACCIDENT. I REPLACED AT THE BRAKE LINES MYSELF. *TR THE REAR FRAME RAILS ARE RUSTING AND HOLES HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE FRAME.
THE REAR BRAKE LINES STARTED TO RUST OUT ON 2005 CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL, IN 2009 ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, NO ACCIDENT. I REPLACED AT THE BRAKE LINES MYSELF. *TR THE REAR FRAME RAILS ARE RUSTING AND HOLES HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE FRAME.
1. 8/27/2008 BRAKES FAILED DURING SUDDEN STOP WHILE TOWING TRAILER. ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVOIDED. FAULT: BURST BRAKE LINE. HAD BAD LINE REPLACED. 2. 3/5/2012 BRAKES FAILED. FAULT: BURST BRAKE LINE. HAD ALL LINES REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 112,047
APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. ON INSPECTION I COULD SEE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINE. TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHO TELLS ME ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST, AS WELL AS THE ABS AND CALIPER. I HAD THE ABS SENSORS REPLACED 2-3 YEARS...
Mileage: 70,000
MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT, ALSO ONE OF MY GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED AWAY, MY SPARE TIRE HOLDER RUSTED AWAY. BUT THE WORST THING IS MY REAR FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTED AWAY!! A TRUCK ONLY 12 YRS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE THE FRAME RUST AWAY, THAT IS POOR QUALITY,AND A SAFETY ISSUE. SOME TH...
Mileage: 190,000
THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM ABS UNIT TO REAR OF TRUCK RUPTURED IN A PARKING LOT IN JULY OF 2010. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, IN DECEMBER OF 2010, BOTH BRAKE LINES RUNNING FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS UNIT RUPTURED WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I NOTICED THE FRONT BRAKE LINES GOING FROM ABS UNIT TO EAC...
Mileage: 184,000
WHILE GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.I BACKED IT BACK INTO THE GARAGE AND FOUND THE LINES ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WERE ROTTED AND LEAKING. I REPLACED THEM BUT JUST GOT MY TRUCK INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE REST OF THE LINES REPLACED SOON A...
Mileage: 49,259
FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS. IT SEEMS LIKE THE ANTILOCK BRAKE KICKS IN, BUT THE PAVEMENT IS DRY AND THE TRUCK JUST KEEPS GOING, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN AND YOU PRAY THAT YOU WILL STOP BEFORE YOU HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE! AFTER THIS HAPPE...
Mileage: 30,026
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE BRAKES WOULD SPORADICALLY PULSATE WHEN DEPRESSED AND INTERMITTENTLY, WOULD CAUSE A DRASTIC INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE A...
Mileage: 110,000
APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AS IT TURNED YELLOW I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NOT BRAKES, AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES I DID SLOW DOWN, BUT I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE LIGHT (WHICH WAS RED NOW.) WITH MY YELLOW FLASHING LIGHT ON. I THEN PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT SAFE ZONE T...
Mileage: 234,740
MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO ABS IS BEING ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP AND IT IS ALSO BEING ACTIVATED WHEN COMING TO A SLOW TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS OF ALMOST CRASHING INTO BUILDINGS OR OTHER VEHICLES AS THIS PROBLEM IS CAUS...
Mileage: 215,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COAST UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS ...
Mileage: 60,000
I WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND IN THE CENTER LANE OF INTERSTATE 50 AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE ABRUPTLY CHANGED LANES IN FRONT OF ME WHILE CROSSING THE SEVERN RIVER BRIDGE IN MARYLAND. I ABRUPTLY APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF T...
Mileage: 131,792
I WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND IN THE CENTER LANE OF INTERSTATE 50 AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE ABRUPTLY CHANGED LANES IN FRONT OF ME WHILE CROSSING THE SEVERN RIVER BRIDGE IN MARYLAND. I ABRUPTLY APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF T...
Mileage: 131,792
I WAS BACKING MY TRUCK UP AT A BOAT LAUNCH WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND STILL KEPT GOING ALMOST RUNNING OVER MY HUNTING PARTNER. I PULLED THE TRAILER OUT AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. WHILE GOING HOME LATER THAT DAY I WAS GOING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKE W...
Mileage: 121,275
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAULING A TRAILER AT 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO STOP BY APPLYING THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL. THE CONTACT EXAMINED TH...
Mileage: 102,475
I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ALL MY BRAKE COMPONENTS SUCH AS, ROTORS, CALIPERS, BRAKE LINES, BACKING PLATES, ALSO THE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WELDED IN ALL DUE TO METAL CORROSION OR RUST. NOW MY LATEST PROBLEM IS THE REAR SHOCK MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN DUE TO RUST SO NOW MY SHOCKS ARE JUST...
Mileage: 94,642
I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ALL MY BRAKE COMPONENTS SUCH AS, ROTORS, CALIPERS, BRAKE LINES, BACKING PLATES, ALSO THE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WELDED IN ALL DUE TO METAL CORROSION OR RUST. NOW MY LATEST PROBLEM IS THE REAR SHOCK MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN DUE TO RUST SO NOW MY SHOCKS ARE JUST...
Mileage: 94,642
VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION, BRAKE LINES RUPTURED FROM CORROSION. *TR
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, IT BECAME DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN OR REDUCE SPEED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MAN...
Mileage: 128,000
MY WIFE WAS PICKING ME UP AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN WE GOT HOME I NOTICED THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW SO I FILLED IT AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STILL SPONGY SO I GOT UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND HAD HER PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL. I SAW BRAKE FLUID SQUIRT OUT OF A METAL BRAKE LINE THAT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...
Mileage: 120,000
MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 THAT I PURCHASED NEW AND NOW HAVE 109,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON ME 3 DIFFERENT TIMES DUE TO CORROSION TO THE BRAKE LINES THAT RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT BRAKE LINES REPLACED ONCE IN 2008 AND THE REAR BRAKE LINES REPL...
Mileage: 108,672
JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO, AND IT PASSED NYS INSPECTION WITH NO PROBLEMS (94,000 MI. ON IT). WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND STOPPED TO BACK INTO A SPACE WHEN THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PARKED THE TRUCK AND OPENED THE HOOD TO VERIFY FLUID IN THE MASTER (OK) TH...
BRAKE LINE RUPTURE ON 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. BADLY RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
PARKED ON A HILL WITH BOAT ATTACHED. STARTED TRUCK AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. COULD NOT MOVE TRUCK. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON EXHAUST. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP. RUSTED BRAKE LINE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET K1500 SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD VIBRATE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ...
FRONT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU. TRUCK HAD TO TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. 8 FEET OF BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS UNDER THE TRUCK HE SAID THIS WAS ONLY THE START, ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAVE VERY HEAVY RUST. UPON INSPECTION BY ME, I SAW EXACTLY WHAT THE MECHANIC WAS STATING. I WAS DOING A SIM...
Mileage: 85,875
PULLING A TRAILER ,WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LINE BUSTED UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS DOOR. *TR
Mileage: 102,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. NEITHER THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRAME. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT...
Mileage: 117,000
WHEN DRIVING THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WILL LIGHT UP. TOOK TRUCK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE PUT IT ON A COMPUTER AND THE COMPUTER GAVE A CODE THAT A RELAY IS BAD WHICH IS BUILT ONTO THE TRUCKS MAIN COMPUTER BOARD. NO WAY TO REPLACE IT EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND...
THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE I WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED IN MY CONDOMINIUM PARKING LOT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT MY INDEPENDENT GARAGE WHERE I HAVEA BEEN DEALING SINCE 1983. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINES...
Mileage: 82,660
WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME NEAR THE DRIVERS DOOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS APPARENT THAT ONE OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AN...
Mileage: 65,717
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND UPON ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WA...
Mileage: 140,000
EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST FROM MIDDLE OF SHACKLES IN REAR TO THE BACK BUMPER. CROSS MEMBER FAILING AND SEVERAL BRAKE LINES RUSTING AND NEED REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT. GOOD MAINTENANCE KEPT. CORNER PANELS RUSTING ALONG WITH BOTH REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES AND BRAKE DUST COVERS HAVE RUSTED OFF. S...
Mileage: 64,395
MY WIFE AND I WERE GETTING READY TO GO INTO TOWN. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED IT AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. RIGHT UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR I SAW ALOT OF FLUID LEAKING. UPON CLOSER ...
Mileage: 182,855
GM PICKUP TRUCKS -EXCESSIVE RUST TO BRAKE LINES, FRAME & CROSS-MEMBERS. I SUGGEST A METALLUGICAL ANALYSIS OF SAID PARTS FROM LATE '90S THRU 2007 VS '60S,'70'S, & '80'S MODELS WHICH DID NOT EXHIBIT EARLY FAILURE. THE EXCESSIVE RUST TO BRAKE LINES & UNDERCARRIAGE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS DANGEROUS T...
Mileage: 137,880
GM PICKUP TRUCKS -EXCESSIVE RUST TO BRAKE LINES, FRAME & CROSS-MEMBERS. I SUGGEST A METALLUGICAL ANALYSIS OF SAID PARTS FROM LATE '90S THRU 2007 VS '60S,'70'S, & '80'S MODELS WHICH DID NOT EXHIBIT EARLY FAILURE. THE EXCESSIVE RUST TO BRAKE LINES & UNDERCARRIAGE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS DANGEROUS T...
Mileage: 137,880
WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES FAILED. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID DUE TO RUSTED METAL LINES. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING OTHERS BY TURNING ON TO A SIDE STREET AND USING THE E-BRAKE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED HALF A MILE SOONER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH DIFFERENT SCENARIO. *TR
Mileage: 93,000
2000 SILVERADO 1500 LONG BED REG.CAB.BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. IN 5MIN RESEARCH, FOUND HUNDREDS W/SAME ISSUE. COSTS TOO MUCH TO FIX,CANT AFFORD A NEW TRUCK. WHAT IS THE AVG. PERSON SUPPOSED TO DO? GM ID OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF ISSUE AND HOW DANGEROUS IT IS. PEDAL LOST W...
Mileage: 170,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THREE SEPARATE BRAKE FAILURES DUE TO SEVERELY CORRODED/RUSTED BRAKE LINES. THE FIRST OCCURRED IN 2008, THE SECOND IN 2010, AND THE MOST RECENT WAS LAST WEEK. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL OF THE LINES AS A RESULT. LUCKILY, THE LOSS ...
Mileage: 103,000
2005 REPLACED REAR BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED THROUGH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4X4 REGULAR CAB. ALSO NOTED DRIVER SIDE ROCKERPANEL RUSTED THROUGH. 8-2011 GAS TAK STRAP BOTH COMPLETELY CORRODED THROUGH DROPPING GAS TANK ON THE GROUND. NOTED DURING REPLACEMENT THAT TRUCK B...
Mileage: 130,000
ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL NOT WORK IN THIS CONDITION. STATE OF COLORADO WILL NOT ALLOW MY VEHICLE TO PASS THE REQUIRED EMISSIONS TEST WITH THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. CHECKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THERE WAS BUT MY STATE,...
ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL NOT WORK IN THIS CONDITION. STATE OF COLORADO WILL NOT ALLOW MY VEHICLE TO PASS THE REQUIRED EMISSIONS TEST WITH THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. CHECKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THERE WAS BUT MY STATE,...
ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL NOT WORK IN THIS CONDITION. STATE OF COLORADO WILL NOT ALLOW MY VEHICLE TO PASS THE REQUIRED EMISSIONS TEST WITH THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. CHECKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THERE WAS BUT MY STATE,...
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND BRAKES BARELY WORKED. THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. I CRAWLED UNDERNEATH AND SAW THE FLUID COMI...
Mileage: 93,622
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY 1500 TRUCK. ON JUNE 24, 2011, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THE PEDDLE FOR THE BREAKS WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES. LUCKILY I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND WAS TRAINED ON WHAT TO DO IN THIS SITUATION AND I FOUND IT PRIOR TO NEEDING THEM FOR AN ABRUPT STOP. UPON...
Mileage: 114,000
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CHATTERED AND FAILED TO STOP MY 1500 SILVERADO ON AN DRY SUNNY DAY, HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IN 2005 ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THRU. *KB
Mileage: 124,000
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURE UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME RAIL. *KB
Mileage: 131,320
MY TRUCK HAS A TOW/HAUL FEATURE WHERE YOU PUSH A BUTTON TO TURN THE FEATURE ON AND OFF. I BOUGHT A TRAVEL TRAILER, I PUSHED THE BUTTON AND IT DIDN'T COME ON. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A ORANGE WIRE IN THE STEERING COLUM...
Mileage: 111,000
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A SMOOTH STOP WITHOUT THE ABS SYSTEM BEING ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO EXTENDED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACTBELEIVED THE FAILURE TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF T...
I WAS BRAKING WHILE EXITING MY LOCAL EXIT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN HYDRAULIC BRAKE PRESSURE WAS SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY LOST, SENDING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME, I WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AT THE END OF THE RAMP. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE TUR...
Mileage: 139,000
RUSTED BRAKE LINE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID CAUSIN REAR BRAKE FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 94,000
2000 Z71 3 DOOR BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE FRAME ROTTING THE LOAD LIMITER THAT HITS THE AXLE BECAME WEEK AND ROTTED IT TILTED AND WAS ABLE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE LINE LEAF SPRING BRACKET BROKE WENT THROUGH THE BED CROSS MEMBERS RUSTED OFF EXCESSIVE TILT IN TRUCK CAUSED REAR END ...
Mileage: 110,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR UNEXPECTEDLY ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE DELAYED RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDEN...
Mileage: 40,000
I JUST READ YOU ARE INVESTIGATING GM SUVS FOR DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGES. I HAVE A YEAR 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS READ ERRONEOUSLY FOR THE PAST SIX OR SEVEN YEARS. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES,BUT HAVE NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME AN ABSURD A...
SUDDEN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICK UP TRUCK. BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND LEAKING. REPAIRED REAR BRAKE LINE THAT WAS SEPARATED IN 2010. ALL LINES APPEAR TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED. *TR
Mileage: 120,809
I HAD COMPLETE FAILURE OF MY 2000 SILVERADO 1500 2WD EXT CAB BRAKE LINES . *TR
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, AND WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE HIS FOOT IMMEDIATELY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO RUST C...
Mileage: 118,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, AND WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE HIS FOOT IMMEDIATELY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO RUST C...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED AS THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE ARRIV...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED AS THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE ARRIV...
Mileage: 170,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT LOWS SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE SUDDENLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO IDLE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM HIS LOCAL DEALER; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT DUE...
Mileage: 115,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO RUST CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS N...
Mileage: 129,000
2000 CHEVY Z71 BRAKE LINES RUSTED HOLES IN LINE DDDKY. *TR
2000 CHEVY Z71 BRAKE LINES RUSTED HOLES IN LINE DDDKY. *TR
I LEFT WORK AND WHEN I PULLED UP TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT MY BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND HAD TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. DEALER SAID THEY WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. MY TRANSFER CASE IS STUCK IN 4WD ALL THE TIME WHICH HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY FRONT DIFF ALSO. IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT THE FRONT DIFF WILL LOCK UP. MY FATHER IN LAW OWNS THE SAME YEAR TRUCK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE SAME CO...
Mileage: 60,000
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 . APPROXIMATELY 12-5-2009 BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE I WAS EXITING MY STEEP DRIVEWAY. I LOST MY BRAKES AND NEARLY COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. OVER $600 IN REPAIRS. I AM REPORTING THIS LATE BECAUSE I DID NOT REALIZE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER SILVERADO OWNERS. BRAKE ...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING TO EXIT A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICING AN ABNORMAL LEAK, HE FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND HAD FAILED. THE ...
Mileage: 31,800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED ON DRIVE SURFACES ON LOW SPEED STOPS; THE FAILURE MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 85,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER 10 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WA...
Mileage: 72,500
FIRST INCIDENT REPLACE RUSTED REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE $150.00 12/05/2002 76977 MILES SECOND INCIDENT REPLACE RUSTED FRONT STEEL BRAKE LINE AT ABS UNIT $170.00 7/27/2009 97,733MILES LUCKILY I WASN'T MOVING. WHY DOES THE MANUFACTURER WANT TO SAVE MONEY AT THE EXPENSE OF SOMEONE'S LIF...
Mileage: 76,977
VEHICLE BECAME VERY BOUNCY IN THE REAR, WOULD BOUNCE ENOUGH TO NEARLY SPIN OUT WHILE DRIVING. WENT TO CHANGE REAR SHOCKS AND SAW THAT BOTH CROSS MEMBERS OF THE FRAME ARE ROTTED OFF. THIS SUPPORTS THE FRAME AND IS THE ATTACHMENT FOR SHOCK MOUNTS AND GAS TANK. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE T...
Mileage: 110,000
I WAS BACKING MY TRUCK UP TO PARK IT IN MY YARD, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN TOOK A LOOK AT TO WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN, I FOUND A HOLE IN MY LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE UNDER A WIRE HARNESS THAT WAS ROUTED OVER THE BRAKE LINE. THE LINE WAS BADLY RUSTED. THE ROUTING WAS INCORRECT TO KEEP ...
Mileage: 68,784
I TRIED TO STOP, BECAUSE OF A SUDDEN STOPPED CAR IN FRONT. I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, LEFT THE ROAD, DROVE INTO A FIELD. NO DAMAGE DONE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ALL MY BRAKES LINES RUSTED THROUGH, CORRODED BEYOND REPAIR. WORST CORROSION I EVER SAW ON ANY BRAKE LINES. SUDDEN FAILURE COUL...
Mileage: 40,000
THE LATEST POSSIBLE RECALL OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UPS YOU STATE ONLY IN SALTED STATES BUT YOU DO NOT INCLUDE UTAH WHICH USES LARGE AMOUNTS OF SALT ON THEIR ROADS AS DO OTHER WESTERN STATES. WHY DO YOU LIMIT YOUR RECALL TO EASTERN STATES? *TR
Mileage: 88,000
BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS SEAT FAILED DUE TO RUST. DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH SLOWED DOWN BEHIND ANOTHER CAR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE FRONT BRAKES HAD FAILED, STOPPED WITH REAR BRAKES ONLY. MISSED CAR IN FRONT BY INCHES. TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO LOCAL SERVICE STATION AND I WAS TOLD ALL BRAKE ...
Mileage: 50,000
MY WIFE COMPLAINED THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY HAD AIR IN THE LINES AND STOPPING WAS DIFFICULT. WHEN I WENT TO BLEED THEM I FOUND THAT THE FRONT STEEL LINE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED AND HAD A PINHOLE SIZED FAILURE. I HAD A MECHANIC REPLACE THE LINES AND HE WAS SURPRISED AT THE LEVEL OF CORROSION ALL OVER ...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRO...
Mileage: 110,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. HE MENTIONED THAT THE ONLY WAY HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO...
Mileage: 60,400
WHILE DOING A NORMAL STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I CHECKED AND THE BRAKE LINE IS CORRODED AND LEAKING NEAR THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. *TR
Mileage: 200,000
BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP 5 DIFFERENT INCIDENCES. NO ACCIDENT, NO INJURIES. CAUSE CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES. 8/4/06 - 20,462 MILES, 2/28/07 - 22,872 MILES, 11/28/07 - 25,849 MILES, 6/9/10 - 37,486 MILES, 12/18/10 - 39,000 MILES (CURRENTLY WAITING TO BE FIXED).
Mileage: 20,462
WHILE DRIVING MY SILVERADO DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH THE ABS LIGHT JUST CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING OR TOUCHING THE BRAKES. LIGHT STAYS ON, AND ABS DOES NOT OPERATE AT ALL NOW, BRAKES FEEL SOFT AND SPONGY AND UNSAFE. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID YES TH...
Mileage: 170,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING UNDER 10 MPH, THE ABS UNIT ACTIVATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES HARDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEAL...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED; THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE C...
Mileage: 92,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED; THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE C...
Mileage: 92,000
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS SLIDE BACK AND FORTH DEPENDING ON WHETHER I AM ACCELERATING OR BRAKING. THIS MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT AFFECTS THE PRESSURE THAT MY FOOT PUTS ON THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR AND OFTEN CAUSES ME TO STOP FASTER THAN INTENDED (WHICH COULD CAUSE A DRIVER BEHIND ME TO CRASH INTO...
Mileage: 98,000
100% BRAKE FAILURE, FLUID LEAKING FROM BRAKE LINE UNDER TRUCK, LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL AT STOP, NOT ABLE TO AVOID STOPPED VEHICLE AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, HAVE TRUCK TOWED FROM SCENE. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STEERED INTO THE GRASS TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED AND DISCOVERED THAT ...
Mileage: 140,000
CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 PICKUP TRUCK, 3 DOOR EXTENDED CAB VERSION. YEAR 2000. SEVERE BODY, BRAKE LINE AND FRAME RUST THROUGH. FRAME MEMBERS AND FUEL TANK, EXHAUST AND SHOCK ABSORBER SUPPORTS RUSTING THROUGH AND FAILING. CREATING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION TO OCCUPANTS AND OTHER DRIVERS. BRAKE LINES FA...
Mileage: 121,000
CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 PICKUP TRUCK, 3 DOOR EXTENDED CAB VERSION. YEAR 2000. SEVERE BODY, BRAKE LINE AND FRAME RUST THROUGH. FRAME MEMBERS AND FUEL TANK, EXHAUST AND SHOCK ABSORBER SUPPORTS RUSTING THROUGH AND FAILING. CREATING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION TO OCCUPANTS AND OTHER DRIVERS. BRAKE LINES FA...
Mileage: 121,000
CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 PICKUP TRUCK, 3 DOOR EXTENDED CAB VERSION. YEAR 2000. SEVERE BODY, BRAKE LINE AND FRAME RUST THROUGH. FRAME MEMBERS AND FUEL TANK, EXHAUST AND SHOCK ABSORBER SUPPORTS RUSTING THROUGH AND FAILING. CREATING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION TO OCCUPANTS AND OTHER DRIVERS. BRAKE LINES FA...
Mileage: 121,000
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM GETS CORROSION AND THEN AT LOW SPEEDS WONT ALLOW YOU TO STOP WHEN PLANNED. THE ABS ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT. I HAVE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL VEHICLES CAUSE OF THIS. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS AND THE TRUCK WAS FIXED ON...
Mileage: 150,000
REAR LEFT SIDE BRAKELINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST ON 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, ON INSPECTION RUST NOTICED ON ALL BRAKE LINES. MANY SIMILAR REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS ON SAME COMPLAINT. NEWYORK BASED VEHICLE, TRUCK ALWAYS WASHED UNDERCARRIAGE TO REMOVE SALT FROM ROADWAY IN WINTER MONTHS. ALL LINES NEED REPLA...
Mileage: 203,000
REAR LEFT SIDE BRAKELINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST ON 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, ON INSPECTION RUST NOTICED ON ALL BRAKE LINES. MANY SIMILAR REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS ON SAME COMPLAINT. NEWYORK BASED VEHICLE, TRUCK ALWAYS WASHED UNDERCARRIAGE TO REMOVE SALT FROM ROADWAY IN WINTER MONTHS. ALL LINES NEED REPLA...
Mileage: 203,000
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 C...
Mileage: 100,000
BRAKE LINE BURST AND RESULTED IN LOW SPEED CRASH. PROPERTY AND VEHICLE DAMAGE OCCURRED DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *TR
Mileage: 95,800
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...
Mileage: 135,000
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...
Mileage: 189,721
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 VE...
Mileage: 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 AUTHORIZE...
Mileage: 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 INOPER...
Mileage: 119,694
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 INOPER...
Mileage: 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 ON...
Mileage: 58,000
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 AN...
Mileage: 105,000
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
Mileage: 90,000
BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO CORROSION. VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
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...
Mileage: 87,758
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. T...
Mileage: 104,000
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...
Mileage: 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 T...
Mileage: 120,975
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. ...
Mileage: 85,000
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 SH...
Mileage: 93,733
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 ...
Mileage: 85,000
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 ...
Mileage: 85,000
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 WH...
Mileage: 170,000
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. TH...
Mileage: 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 SPE...
Mileage: 119,500
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 WIT...
Mileage: 115,000
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 INJUR...
Mileage: 160,000
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 CONTIN...
Mileage: 114,000
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 NHT...
Mileage: 38,754
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
Mileage: 39,397
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 L...
Mileage: 70,250
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 PASSENG...
Mileage: 138,000
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 PASSENG...
Mileage: 138,000
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 PASSENG...
Mileage: 138,000
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 ...
Mileage: 114,000
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 A...
Mileage: 120,000
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
Mileage: 109,000
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 W...
Mileage: 108,000
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 RELAT...
Mileage: 99,000
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 RELAT...
Mileage: 99,000
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 REPAI...
Mileage: 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 COASTE...
Mileage: 90,000
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...
Mileage: 50,000
THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO RUSTED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE GAS LINE WAS ALSO RUSTED OUT. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
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" (V...
Mileage: 45,000
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...
Mileage: 155,000
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 U...
Mileage: 81,151
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...
Mileage: 145,000
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...
Mileage: 132,678
BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ONE LINE HAS FAILED AND OTHERS ARE BADLY CORRODED. THE FAULTY LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
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 IN...
Mileage: 12,000
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.
Mileage: 140,000
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
Mileage: 165,000
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
Mileage: 165,000
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 ...
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 ...
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 I...
Mileage: 94,000
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
Mileage: 79,000
MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UP TRUCK RESIDES IN THE SALT BELT AREA OF THE US AND HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE LINE RUSTING WHICH CAUSES WITHOUT WARNING TOTAL FAILURE OF BRAKES. I EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES IN DECEMBER OF 2008 AND AGAIN LAST WEEK, THIS TIME THE REAR BRAKES. THE DE...
Mileage: 78,100
ON DECEMBER 12, 2009, MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO WAS INVOLVED IN A TWO VEHICLE COLLISION AS A RESULT OF MY ABS SENSORS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHICH IN NORMAL HARD BRAKING WOULD HAVE STOPPED WITH OUT PROBLEM. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO MY FRONT BUMPER AS WELL AS THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 75,000
I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED ON THE REAR OF MY 2000 SILVERADO WITH LESS THEN 8000 MILES DUE TO ALL COMPONENT'S RUSTING OUT. *TR
Mileage: 8,000
BRAKE LINES RUSTING INTO ON 2000 CHEVY TRUCK. *TR
Mileage: 650,000
BRAKES FAILED AT A STOP SIGN. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINING WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO THE FRONT BRAKE LINING IN 2007. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 20 MILES A WEEK SINCE 2002. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE UP TO DATE. HAD OTHER C...
Mileage: 95,000
I DID THE RECALL FOR MY BRAKES ON CHEVY SILVERADO 2000 BUT STILL THE BRAKE LINE WAS CUT BY THE RIM I THINK THIS IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE 16 INCH RIMS ON. IT IS BETTER TO UPGRADE TO 17 INC RIM I TALKED TO GMC BUT THEY SAID THE RECALL FIXED THE LINE, BUT IT IS STILL TOO CLOSE TO THE RIM. IN THE EVENT IF ...
Mileage: 25
BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. HAS HAPPENED TWICE DUE TO LINES RUSTING OUT, AND NOW MECHANIC SAYS FUEL LINES ARE RUSTING OUT. I LIVE IN KY WITH LITTLE SALT AND HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. DRIVING ALONG AND BAM, NO BRAKES DUE TO CORROSION. LAST TIME IT...
Mileage: 99,180
BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. HAS HAPPENED TWICE DUE TO LINES RUSTING OUT, AND NOW MECHANIC SAYS FUEL LINES ARE RUSTING OUT. I LIVE IN KY WITH LITTLE SALT AND HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. DRIVING ALONG AND BAM, NO BRAKES DUE TO CORROSION. LAST TIME IT...
Mileage: 99,180
WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LOW SPEED, THE ABS KEPT ACTIVATING AND PREVENTED ME FROM STOPPING MY VEHICLE. WHAT STOPPED ME WAS THE TRUCK THAT I HIT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK BUT NO DAMAGE TO THE DELIVERY TRUCK. AT THAT TIME I OPENED THE HOOD ON MY TRUCK AND DISCONNECTED THE FRONT WHEEL SENSOR RENDERI...
Mileage: 72,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE BRAKES SINCE 2007. WHILE ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO DOWN SHIFT AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 82,923
PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE AND TRUCK WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT. THIS DEFECT IS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 05042 FOR TRUCKS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. MY TRUCK HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BUT HAS THIS EXACT SAME DEFECT. *TR
Mileage: 51,203
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO W/ 99K MILES. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED, DUE TO CORROSION (RUST). APPARENTLY, THESE ARE NOT STAINLESS STEEL LINES. THIS LINE IS LOCATED ALONG THE L...
Mileage: 99,500
ABS SYSTEM ACTUATES DURING LOW SPEED STOPS. THIS OCCURS TO SOME EXTENT ON ALL STOPS, OCCASIONALLY TO THE POINT IT IS NOT CERTAIN THE TRUCK WILL STOP. DEALER STATES RECALL IS CLOSED. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
GM REFUSES TO CORRECT ABS PROBLEM. MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO IS EXPERIENCING A LOW SPEED ABS BRAKE ACTIVATION WHICH CAUSES AN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. THIS VEHICLE WAS SERVED BY THE DEALER IN 2005 FOR THE RECALL (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05020). THE PROBLEM HAS NOW STARTED AGAIN AND GM REFUSES TO TAK...
Mileage: 83,357
WE HAD TWO CRASHES LAST WINTER (MICHIGAN 2009) WHEN WE APPLIED BRAKES AND THE VEHCILE (2000 SILVERADO PICKUP) LUNGED FORWARD INSTEAD OF STOPPING. WE FIGURED THE VEHCILE SLID ON ICEY ROADS BUT IN JULY THIS YEAR WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT WHERE WE SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE AND TRUCK D...
Mileage: 83,000
INVOLVED IN A WRECK WERE MY FRONT END HIT THE REAR OF A FORD 4X4 F150, WAS TRAVELING AROUND 30 MPH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAVE PICTURES OF MY FRONT END,TRUCK WAS TOTALED. *TR
Mileage: 224,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PISTONS STRIKING AGAINST THE METAL BECA...
Mileage: 87,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PISTONS STRIKING AGAINST THE METAL BECA...
Mileage: 87,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PISTONS STRIKING AGAINST THE METAL BECA...
Mileage: 87,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PISTONS STRIKING AGAINST THE METAL BECA...
Mileage: 87,000
SIGNAL CONTINUED TO CLICK AFTER CANCELING, CHANGED SIGNAL FLASHER BUT DID NOT STOP, TOOK TO DEALER, DIAGNOSED AS MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH - $1,000 IN TOTAL TO FIX - NOT IMPRESSED WITH GM DESERVE TO GO BROKE AS THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 202,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY REACH HIS DESTINATION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP FAILED. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY PRI...
Mileage: 213,060
SILVERADO 1500 4WD STEERING GEAR BOX DEFECT IN THAT IT STARTS TO GRIND AND THREATENS FREEZE UP AND POWER STEERING LOSS USUALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING LEFT TURN. DEALER HAS ALREADY REPLACED 2 UNITS. THE ORIGINAL WAS REPLACED AT 81,000 MILES. THE SECOND AT 96,000 AND NOW IT'S BAD AGAIN AT 120,000 MILES. DEAL...
Mileage: 81,000
DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND APPLYING THE BRAKE TO STOP THE PEDAL HAD A CHATTER FEEL TO IT AND THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD NOT STOP. AT THAT TIME I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT THE STOP LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. THIS ALSO HAPPENED PULLING IN...
Mileage: 180,000
GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED AWAY. *TR
Mileage: 94,000
MY FATHER RECENTLY DIED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUFFERED IN A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. HE WAS DRIVING HIS 2000 CHEVROLET C1500 PICKUP TRUCK. HE INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE ON HIS TRUCK STUCK AND HE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, HE RAN OFF THE ROAD, HIT A TREE TOTALING THE VEHICLE. *TR
MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE RECALL NR 05V379000 SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC, ANTILOCK SYMPTOMS BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATES AS POSTED ON THE RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE NOT REC'D A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM AS WELL. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO GM AND TOLD THEM I HAVE HAD THIS PARTICULAR PRO...
Mileage: 2,500
MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE RECALL NR 05V379000 SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC, ANTILOCK SYMPTOMS BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATES AS POSTED ON THE RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE NOT REC'D A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM AS WELL. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO GM AND TOLD THEM I HAVE HAD THIS PARTICULAR PRO...
Mileage: 2,500
I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY 2000 SILVERADO LEANS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DUE TO COIL SPRING DEFECT.IV'E SEEN OTHER SILVERADOS ON THE ROAD BODY STYLES BETWEEN 99-02 THAT ALSO LEANS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS A RECALL . *TR
Mileage: 140,000
1 = WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK, MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS SEVERELY HEATING UP CAUSING WHEEL TO SMOKE AND SMELL OF BRAKE PADS BURNING UP. 2 = FIRST TIME OCCURRENCE, NO SOUND OF INTERMEDIATE SCRAPING NOISES HEARD FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. 3 = TOOK TRUCK TO REPAIR SHOP, THEY DETERMINED THE EMERG...
Mileage: 175,913
1 = WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK, MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS SEVERELY HEATING UP CAUSING WHEEL TO SMOKE AND SMELL OF BRAKE PADS BURNING UP. 2 = FIRST TIME OCCURRENCE, NO SOUND OF INTERMEDIATE SCRAPING NOISES HEARD FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. 3 = TOOK TRUCK TO REPAIR SHOP, THEY DETERMINED THE EMERG...
Mileage: 175,913
HWY STOP AND GO DUE TO 3 COLLISIONS, TRAVELING BETWEEN 4 TO 10 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HR, EXITED TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC FOR GAS WHEN THE BRAKE WENT TO FLOOR. I PUMPED BRAKE TO NO AVAIL. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO TRAVEL 150 MILES ON THE HWY TO RETURN HOME TO CHILDREN. BRAKES DID NOT RETUR...
Mileage: 68,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE INITIAL FAILURE BEGAN WHEN HE WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE THEN HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND THE ...
Mileage: 50,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH BRAKES THAT ARE SOFT. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN SINCE "DAY ONE" AND I CONSIDER THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO BRING TO A STOP. I TRAILER A 3000LB BOAT, AND EVEN THOUGH THE BOAT'S TRAILER HAS BRAKES, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. THE TRUCK IS MAINTAINED P...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON ICY ROADS, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SLID ON THE ICE AND STRUCK THE MEDIAN ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE THEN SPUN FROM THE LEFT OF THE HIGHWAY TO THE RIGHT, AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP...
Mileage: 92,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKES MADE A CLICKING SOUND AND APPEARED TO BE WEARING OUT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00X001000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER), ALTHOUG...
Mileage: 118,000
DRIVING AT 35 MPH I WENT TO STOP FOR A TURNING CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. TO AVOID AN HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO A DITCH. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS NOTED THAT EVERY ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES (SHAPED AS A ...
Mileage: 106,000
THE FUEL TANK FILL NECK IS LACKING THE PROPER RUST INHIBITING COATINGS THIS THEN IS CAUSING THE METAL NECK WHERE THE FILL NOZZLE ENTERS TO RUST OUT.. THIS CAUSES GAS VAPORS TO ESCAPE THE FUEL TANK. ALSO THE GROUND STRAP IS OF POOR CONSTRUCTION. THIS THEN CORRODES INTO DUST... THESE FAC...
Mileage: 110,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND THEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL VIBRATES AND PUSHES BACK ON THE CONTACT'S FOOT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DO...
Mileage: 66,300
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO, 5.3 LITE Z71. COLD ENGINE KNOCK. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SKID ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE BRAKE SHOES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURREN...
Mileage: 72,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2008, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LEAK ORIGINATED FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED H...
Mileage: 110,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER DIA...
Mileage: 162,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER DIA...
Mileage: 162,000
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO1500 V6 STALLS WHEN DRIVING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO INDICATE ANY ISSUES WITH ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUT CANNOT OFFER ANY REASON AS TO WHY THIS OCCURS. I HAVE REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, DISTRIBUTOR AND ROTOR BUTTON. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND CAN NOT BE T...
ON THIS DATE I WAS OUT SHOPPING ,WHEN I APPROACHED A REDLIGHT. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND FELT NO RESPONSE. APPLIED MORE PRESSURE AND FELT ABS PULSE ABOUT 4 TIMES. THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HIT A HONDA ODYSSEY IN THE REAR,THAT CONTAINED 3 SMALL CHILDREN AND THEIR FATHER. LUCKILY, NO INJURIES....
Mileage: 162,000
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS HAD PREMATURE WEAR ON LEFT SIDE CAUSING METAL TO METAL CONTACT WITH THE SHOE AND THE ROTOR. HAPPENED AT 40,000 AND 85,000 MILES. REPLACED ROTOR AND BRAKES BOTH TIMES. RECALL #05V161000 ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM IN TRUCKS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ONLY. WORN E...
Mileage: 40,000
BRAKES FAILED WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND SHE REARENDED A VEHICLE, HER VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED, THEY HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. *TR
Mileage: 78,000
BRAKE LINE FAILURE IDENTICAL TO A RECALL DESCRIPTION (00V345000). TOLD BY GM DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. FAILURE OCCURRED IN DRIVEWAY. HAD IT OCCURRED ON THE ROAD INJURY OR DEATH COULD HAVE RESULTED. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 71,000
BRAKE LINE FAILURE IDENTICAL TO A RECALL DESCRIPTION (00V345000). TOLD BY GM DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. FAILURE OCCURRED IN DRIVEWAY. HAD IT OCCURRED ON THE ROAD INJURY OR DEATH COULD HAVE RESULTED. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 71,000
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT THE SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON QUITE FREQUENTLY WHEN I AM DRIVING . I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND OTHER AUTO SERVICE CENTERS . THEY TELL ME THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM . I HAVE LEARNED FROM OTHER TRUCK OWNE...
Mileage: 71,637
2000 SILVERADO 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK WITHOUT ANY WARNING HAD NO BRAKES.. WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (GM) AND TOLD THAT ALL 4 BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED..THEREFORE ALL LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS...GM WOULD NOT ASSIST IN ANY OF THE 1600 DOLLAR PLUS REPAIR BILL...... *TR
Mileage: 125,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 1-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE LOST TOTAL BRAKE POWER WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF DA...
Mileage: 160,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 1-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE LOST TOTAL BRAKE POWER WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF DA...
Mileage: 160,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PIPES HAD ABNORMAL CORROSION, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE HAD THE BRAKE PIPES REPLACED AND STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND C...
Mileage: 65,000
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND REAR WHEELS LOSE TRACTION BRAKE PEDAL GOES LOWER THAN NORMAL WITH LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE,WITH A NOISE WITH THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. OCCURS EVERY TIME. HAS NOT BEEN CHECKOUT YET. RECALL CAMPAIGNS #'S 00093,05068 WERE DONE. *TR
Mileage: 131,000
AFTER THE TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF AND IN PARK OUR SON (WHO IS UNDER TWO) WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND OTHER GEARS. THE TRUCK ROLLED IN THE GARAGE. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE KEY IS BETWEEN THE OFF POSITION AND ACCESSORY POSITION. *TR
Mileage: 123,000
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN 2006 FOR THE SPEED SENSORS ON MY 2000 SILVERADO. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE SPEED SENSOR. IN NOVEMBER 2007 THE ABS BRAKE ACTIVATION STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE DAY CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO OCCUR. IT CONTINUED TO GET...
Mileage: 105,696
FUEL GAUGE WORK WHEN IT WANTS TOO ENGINE IS A 5.3 THEIR ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEM. THIS IS A SAFETY IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
ABS SYSTEM OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS. ABS INTERMITTENTLY WORKS AND CAN STOP WORKING WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKING IS NEEDED. THIS IS A LARGE PROBLEM AMONGST THE GM FAMILY OF TRUCKS GM IS AWARE OF MODULE FAILURE AND REFUSES TO GIVE AFFIX. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT BECAME STUCK AND P...
Mileage: 106,419
I WAS DRIVING ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD (IN TRAFFIC) , AS I APPROACHED A LINE OF TRAFFIC A STOPLIGHT WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED!! I THEN SHIFTED THE TRUCK INTO FIRST GEAR AND VEERED TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A GAS STATION WASN,T TOO FAR FROM THE INTERSECTION SO I DRIFTED IN...
Mileage: 72,268
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V055000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER THE REPAIR, ALL OF THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. HE DISCOVERED THAT T...
Mileage: 117,900
TRUCK WAS RECALLED FOR OPERATION OF ABS BRAKE SENSOR AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK WHILE I STILL OWN THE TRUCK. CONTACTED GM AND THEY REPORTED IT IS UNLIKELY THEY WILL DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. TRUCK MOVES AND ENGAGES ABS AT LOW SPEEDS AT ONCE WHILE STOPPED. THIS IS THE IDENTICAL REASON I...
Mileage: 95,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP BETWEEN 1-15 MPH, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSATE AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND THEY STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD IT REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL. THE RECA...
Mileage: 95,000
BRAKES FAILED WHILE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT ME OR COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. CAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE WAS A CORRODED BRAKE LINE. WHILE THE GAS LINES ARE STAINLESS STEEL, THE BRAKE LINES ARE NOT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR
Mileage: 53,000
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP WHICH I PURCHASED NEW AT 36,000 MILES I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUSTING ON THE INSIDE SURFACES OF THE ROTORS ESPECIALLY THE REAR. LATELY I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE REAR BRAKES HANGING UP OR DRAGGING ON THE ROTORS SO I CH...
Mileage: 36,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71. WHEN I START MY TRUCK MY GAS GAUGE WILL STAY ON EMPTY EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. IT WILL ALSO SHOW A HALF A TANK OF GAS WHEN I AM ACTUALLY EMPTY. THIS CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY INTERSTATE NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK WI...
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER 20 SECONDS OF APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN THE...
Mileage: 99,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER 20 SECONDS OF APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN THE...
Mileage: 99,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DECELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT NEARLY CRASHED INTO A BUILDING ONCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE ABS...
Mileage: 69,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON FUEL WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY FULL. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON AMONG OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MA...
Mileage: 97,800
JUST BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ABS ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ACTIVATES AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. OFTEN TIMES IT WILL OCCUR AT STOP LIGHTS OR PULLING INTO PARKING STALLS. *TR
Mileage: 97,000
25 MPH, HEAD ON COLLISION WITH TREE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS, FACE HIT STEERING WHEEL, NOSE INJURY AND LIP CUT OPEN. *TR
Mileage: 144,000
SIRS, I CONTACTED YOU A FEW YRS. AGO [BELIVE IN EITHER 03 OR 04] IN REGARD TO THE ROTORS ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK FAILING. AT THAT TIME THE TRUCK HAD APPRXIMATELY 45K MIILES ON IT. WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME IT IS AN ENVIROMENTAL HAZZARD, DUE TO WHERE I ...
Mileage: 59,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT MUST PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN MAKES A LOUD NOISE. THERE ARE FOUR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES: ...
Mileage: 47,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP, WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A STOP BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VIBRATES, DRASTICALLY INCREASING MY STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAVE HAD MANY NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS AND SLID OUT INTO MANY INTERSECTIONS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A REPAIR GARAGE AND THEY STATED MY ABS BRAKES ...
Mileage: 105,000
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT OPERATE, HAS NOT FOR YEARS , ON MOST CHEVROLET TRUCKS. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
PASSENGER WINDOW JUST STOPPED GOING UP ,MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE IT STILL WORKS BUT WINDOW WILL NOT MOVE .I THINK IT IS THE CABLE INSIDE ON THE PULLEY.*CN
Mileage: 54
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RUSTED AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SHOULD BE ...
Mileage: 80,000
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKES WERE SQUEALING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR INSIDE BRAKE PAD WAS THE ONLY ONE WORN. MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY ICE AND DIRT COLLECTED IN THE CALIPER. *KB CONSUMER SENT IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN A VOQ. *KB UPDATED 04/14/08. *KB THE CONSUMER STAT...
Mileage: 102,000
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKES WERE SQUEALING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR INSIDE BRAKE PAD WAS THE ONLY ONE WORN. MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY ICE AND DIRT COLLECTED IN THE CALIPER. *KB CONSUMER SENT IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN A VOQ. *KB UPDATED 04/14/08. *KB THE CONSUMER STAT...
Mileage: 102,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD AND THE ANTI-LOCK BEGAN TO PULSATE BUT NO BRAKING. HE ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL SP...
Mileage: 44,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD AND THE ANTI-LOCK BEGAN TO PULSATE BUT NO BRAKING. HE ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL SP...
Mileage: 44,000
MY 2000 CHEVY HAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
ON OCTOBER 28TH, 2007 I PUT ON MY BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKE LINES BLOW OUT AND I COULDN'T STOP AS QUICKLY AS I SHOULD HAVE. THE BRAKE FLUID DRAINED OUT OF THE LINES DUE TO THE RUPTURE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. I WOULD HATE TO THINK IF A PEDEST...
Mileage: 74,688
FUEL GAUGE ALTERNATES BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT WHEN EMPTY PURCHASED USED RECENTLY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD AND IS STARTED, THE ENGINE KNOCKS FROM THIRTY SECONDS TO ONE MINUTE. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED, THE KNOCKING STOPS. GENERAL MOTORS STATED THAT THIS WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND IS KNOWN AS ENGINE KNOCK COLD S...
Mileage: 49,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVEROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD PICKUP. IT IS AN EXTENDED CAB SHORTBED, WITH THE 5.3L ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE TRUCK THEN CONTINUES TO MOVE AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP. WHEN THE ABS ENGAGES IT IS ALWAYS ...
Mileage: 117,000
UPON ENTERING PARKING SPACE AT WORK ABS SYSTEM CAME ON FOR NO REASON CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD THREW FENCE. *JB
Mileage: 54,090
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON TWELVE OCCASIONS. HE H...
Mileage: 59,500
THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUP TRUCK AND ROLLED INTO A SCHOOL BUS. THESE TIRES ARE SECURED UNDERTHE REAR OF THE TRUCK BY THE SAME TYPE OF CABLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE ON GOING TAIL GATE CABLE RECALL. ALL CHEV AND GMC PICKUPS HAVE THESE DEFECTIVE CABLES HOLDING THE SPARES ...
Mileage: 81,989
THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUP TRUCK AND ROLLED INTO A SCHOOL BUS. THESE TIRES ARE SECURED UNDERTHE REAR OF THE TRUCK BY THE SAME TYPE OF CABLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE ON GOING TAIL GATE CABLE RECALL. ALL CHEV AND GMC PICKUPS HAVE THESE DEFECTIVE CABLES HOLDING THE SPARES ...
Mileage: 81,989
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE...
Mileage: 97,000
FUEL GAUGE FAILURE WHEN VEHICLE IS IN "PARK". LOW FUEL SIGNAL GOES ON. THEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, THE GAUGE GOES TO FULL. THEN EVENTUALLY THE GAUGE GOES TO THE LEVEL OF THE FUEL. *JB
Mileage: 55,000
THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS PUMP RUSTED OUT AND FAILED. BRAKE LINE FAILURE RESULTED IN NO BRAKING ABILITY WHATSOEVER. ONE WAS REPLACED EARLIER THAN THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW - APPROXIMATELY 2/07. TRUCK WAS PARKED BOTH TIMES THEY FAILED SO NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY. GOT LUCKY, THIS ...
Mileage: 57,000
RECENT VEHICLE INSPECTION REJECTION DUE TO PARKING BRAKE FAILURE TO OPERATE ON 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE AT A VERY LOW MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE. REPAIRS LED TO HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. I AM AWARE OF A RECALL ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, DID CHEVROLET...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT AND STRUCK THE CENTER DIVIDER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDERS AND CHEST ALONG WITH A SORE NECK....
Mileage: 77,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED WHEN THEY WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE SLID APPROXIMATELY THIRTY YARDS. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (NHTSA CAMPAIG...
Mileage: 233,400
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...
Mileage: 129,832
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 ...
Mileage: 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. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRES. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN AIR BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE STORE REPLACED THE TIRE. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOU...
Mileage: 68,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRES. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN AIR BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE STORE REPLACED THE TIRE. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOU...
Mileage: 68,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1/2 TON PICKUP. THE DRIVER'S SIDE RUNNING FRONT RUNNING LIGHT OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ILLUMINATE AND HAS NOT WORKED CONSISTENTLY FOR TWO AND HALF YEARS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR CHEVROLET PICKUP VEHICLE AND THEY COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM. *T...
Mileage: 27,000
CONTINENTAL TIRES HAS IGNORED MY COMPLAINT. YESTERDAY I EXPERIENCED THE THIRD DELAMINATION, EXPLOSIVE OR CATASTROPHIC BLOWOUT OF A CONTINENTAL TIRE ON THE CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK IN THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS. IN EACH INCIDENT THE TREAD DETACHED AND DESTROYED THE REAR FENDER AND INNER FENDER LINING....
Mileage: 209,808
MY WIFE AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A NEAR HEAD ON COLLISION ON MAY 6,2007 WHILE DRIVING A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB PICK UP. THE SPEED AT IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH , AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELTS PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. HOWEVER, THE 2 INJURIES COULD HAVE BE...
Mileage: 135,000
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 RECAL...
Mileage: 76,632
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 RECAL...
Mileage: 76,632
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 ...
Mileage: 79,000
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...
Mileage: 56,301
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 REMEDIE...
Mileage: 92,000
BOTH EXTENDED CAB WINDOW SEALS LEAK, WHICH HAS MADE THE WINDOWS SUBJECT TO FALLING OUT AND BREAKING *JB
Mileage: 80,900
BOTH EXTENDED CAB WINDOW SEALS LEAK, WHICH HAS MADE THE WINDOWS SUBJECT TO FALLING OUT AND BREAKING *JB
Mileage: 80,900
WHEN AIR TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 65 DEGREES THE SECURITY LIGHT IS DISPLAYED IN THE INFORMATION CENTER. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE TRUCK FAILED TO START AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. FUEL FILTER, SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PASS-LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, AND THINKS THAT...
Mileage: 120,000
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 DEA...
Mileage: 55,902
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 TH...
Mileage: 61,023
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 TH...
Mileage: 61,023
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 TH...
Mileage: 61,023
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 ...
Mileage: 83,780
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 WALKIN...
Mileage: 91,222
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 06V06600 FOR HIS TAILGATE HINGES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS ONLY WILLING TO REPLACE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE, BUT THE TAILGATE HINGES RUSTED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AS WELL. ACCORDING TO ...
Mileage: 73,000
FUEL TANK REAR MOUNTING STRAP CORRODED THRU STRAP ON OUTER SIDE OF TRUCK. BREAK OCCURRED ABOUT 1" DOWN OF THE TOP OF THE RUBBER CHAFF PROTECTIVE COATING. RUBBER COATING PROVIDED A POCKET TO TRAP MOISTURE AND INCREASE RATE OF FAILURE. FORWARD STRAP HAS SIMILAR DAMAGE BUT HAS YET TO FAIL. FAILURE OF S...
Mileage: 145,000
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. *JB
Mileage: 82,066
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 TH...
Mileage: 44,700
ABS WOULD RELEASE THE BRAKES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP; COVERED UNDER RECALL 05V37900 IN THREE OF FOUR SURROUNDING STATES. *JB
Mileage: 90,000
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...
Mileage: 30,000
REAR GAS TANK STRAP HAS CARRODED THRU, THIS WAS NOTICED WHEN IWAS HAVING NEW TIRES PUT ON. THE TRUCK HAS 84000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOT YET FIXED THE PROBLEM CAUSE IT WAS FOUND YESTERDAY. I USUALLY KEEP A VEHICAL ABOUT 10 YRS., AND NEVER RAN INTO THIS PROBLEM . THE STRAPS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 6-...
Mileage: 84,000
FLASHER IS CONSTANTLY CLICKING WHEN NO BLINKER OR HAZARD LIGHT ARE TURNED ON WHICH CAUSES YOU TO BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR TURN SIGNAL ON SO THAT YOU CAN PERFORM A TURN OR LANE CHANGE IN WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FALSE SENSE OF THE CLICKING OF THE FLASHER. I'VE REPLACED IT TWICE AND IT...
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO (4.3) WITH 92K MILES. MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED 1/2 TANK FULL. NOW THE GAUGE INDICATES EMPTY WHEN I FILL THE TANK COMPLETELY. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REP...
Mileage: 91,200
TAIL GATE STRAP RECALL APRIL 2004 GM STATES STRAPS ARE DEFECTIVE MUST BE REPLACED WITH NEW STAINLESS STEEL STRAPS. NOV. 2006 STRAPS ARE RUSTED AND CORRODED. STRAPS NOT STAINLESS STEEL . I FEEL GM FALSELY MISS LED OWNERS OF THE 2000 SILVERADO TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. *JB
Mileage: 105,000
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 TRANSMIS...
Mileage: 16,000
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 TRANSMIS...
Mileage: 16,000
FUEL LINES RUNNING UNDER THE TRUCK ARE RUSTED , CAUSING A LEAK WHEN THE TRUCK IS RUNNING AND THEREAFTER UNTIL THE FUEL LINE IS DRAINED WHEN THE MOTOR IS TURNED OFF. *NM
Mileage: 129,900
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...
Mileage: 36,000
GAS GAGE CONSISTANTLY CHANGING. SEEMS TO BE BAD DESIGN ON THESE MODELS. EVERYONE I KNOW THAT HAS AROUND THIS SAME YEAR HAS THIS PROBLEM. FAILURE TO WORK CAN LEAVE A PERSON STRANDED. I WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS THAT THIS IS A BAD DESIGN AND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAS TO BE CHANGED T...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. A NHTSA RECALL #05V379000 PERTAINING TO SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE BRAKES WERE STILL INOPERABLE.
Mileage: 90,000
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 NHTSA RECALL #05V161000 REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE VIA WEBSITE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE HAD. THE...
Mileage: 153,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A ROADSIDE BARRIER. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WITH NECK INJURIES, FRACTURES OF THE RIBS AND FOOT, AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE V...
Mileage: 70,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A ROADSIDE BARRIER. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WITH NECK INJURIES, FRACTURES OF THE RIBS AND FOOT, AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE V...
Mileage: 70,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD, WHILE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS ENGAGED, THE STRAP ASSEMBLY AND RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY BACK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO...
Mileage: 76,000
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA02015. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ACCEL PEDAL GETTING STUCK. DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL WHICH IT IS NOT. HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHEN MANEUVERING AT LOWER SPEEDS PARKING LOTS/STREETS ETC. YOU HAVE TO GIVE THE PEDAL A FIRM PUSH TO GET IT UNSTUCK AND...
Mileage: 30,000
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/EMERGE...
Mileage: 55,000
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...
Mileage: 44,000
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 ...
Mileage: 121,327
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA02015. I DID NOT KNOW OF THIS SITE AND OF SUCH DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS, BUT ALTHOUGH THE MATTER MIGHT BE CLOSED, I MUST STRONGLY URGE YOU TO REOPEN THIS MATTER REGARDLESS OF WHAT GM IS RESPONDING WITH. I HAVE NOTICED IN THE PAST AND PRESENT, THAT THE CON...
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 MECHANICALL...
Mileage: 65,000
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 UPD...
Mileage: 51,485
WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK, THE SERVICE 4WD DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF FOR AWHILE, THEN COME BACK ON. AS SOON AS I GOT HOME I CALLED MY MECHANIC, HE SAID HE HAD WORKED ON SEVERAL 2000 SILVERADOS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM LATELY. ALSO FOUND OUT THE NEIGHBOR HAD T...
Mileage: 107,350
THIS FOR A CHEVROLET C1500 TRUCK, YEAR 2000. THE YOKE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL WON'T STAY TIGHT. IT HAS COME LOOSE TWICE. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED TWICE. LOOKS LIKE IT IS COMING LOOSE AGAIN. STARTS TO MAKE A WHINING SOUND WHEN IT STARTS TO GET LOOSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. *NM
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 PRO...
Mileage: 58,000
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 VEHIC...
Mileage: 84,000
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY TAHOE. THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING AN ODOR OF GASOLINE AND LEAKING GASOLINE FROM THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE MECHANIC SHOP FOR SERVICE. THE PROBLEM AREA WAS LOCATED AND DETERMINED TO BE THE FUEL MODULE CONNECTOR LEAKING GAS. *NM
Mileage: 85,790
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 T...
Mileage: 120,944
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...
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 EME...
Mileage: 70,000
AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 350 MILES ON I-95 & I-26 WE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE REAR TIRE. IT DID 1300.00 IN BODY DAMAGE TO OUR 2000 SILVERADO 1500 P/U'S REAR FENDER. AFTER REPLACING THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE WE CONTINUED TO OUR DESTINATION WHERE WE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH NEW ONES. THERE WAS STIL...
Mileage: 84,559
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 REPLACE...
Mileage: 38,000
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 REPLACE...
Mileage: 38,000
2000 SILVERADO 1500 WITH 70,500 MILES JULY/05 MY BRAKES STATED TO FEEL LIKE I ONLY HAD 70% OF MY BRAKING CAPACITY. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER I STOMP ON THE BRAKE OR BRAKE WITH INCREASING PRESSURE,THE ANTILOCK WILL NOT ENGAGE NOR WILL THE TIRES LOCK UP. I REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS AND PADS (NON OE @ 62...
Mileage: 61,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT ANY SPEED, THE ABS ENGAGED. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 5 TO 10MPH, THE BRAKES MADE GROANING NOISES AND THERE WAS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN T...
Mileage: 170,000
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP WITH 43,000 MILES ON IT. THE THROTTLE HAS BEGAN TO OCCASIONALLY STICK, AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NORMAL AND THE THROTTLE BODY HAS TO BE CLEANED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $140. WHEN THE THROTTLE STICKS FROM A "STANDING START", THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD (OR...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE ONLY THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE WAS REPLACED DUE TO RUST CAUSING A LEAK WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKES. REPLACED BRAKE LINE TO RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO ABS BOX. TOTAL CHARGE WAS $212.05. *AK
Mileage: 102,000
I WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY SOMEONE THAT THE RECALL THE CHEVROLET HAS OUT # 04007 MAY APPLY TO OTHER VIN NUMBERS. MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL INTO THE VIN BREAK , HOWEVER, THE SAME DEFECT HAS OCCURRED. CORROSION UNDER THE JACKET AND THE CABLE BREAKS IN TWO PIECES. THE LAST EIGHT OF MY VIN Y1102238. *JB
ABS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING. *NM
Mileage: 12,000
BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSATE BETWEEN 3 MPH AND 5 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO SLOW WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP; STOP LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, ETC. FAILURE OF THE ABS CAUSED MYSELF TO ROLL THROUGH A STOP, INTO TRAFFIC, AND INTO THE DITCH. A TEST FOR LOW SPEED ANTI-LOCK OPERATION WAS DONE. RESULTS S...
Mileage: 74,428
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP 12/30/05 I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE ABS RECALL. 12/31 THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. THE DEALER COMPLETED THE RECALL WORK AND STATED THE ABS LIGHT WAS AN "ACTIVE FAILURE" CODE IN THE COMPUTER AND WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. REPAIR OF THIS FAU...
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP 12/30/05 I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE ABS RECALL. 12/31 THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. THE DEALER COMPLETED THE RECALL WORK AND STATED THE ABS LIGHT WAS AN "ACTIVE FAILURE" CODE IN THE COMPUTER AND WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. REPAIR OF THIS FAU...
FAILURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. DEFECTIVE MODULE KEPT FEEDING POWER TO THE MOTOR OF THE ABS AND THEN THE MOTOR FRIED. MY ABS LIGHT (YELLOW) CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT (RED). A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN REVEALED THE ABS MODULE AND MOTOR BOTH WERE DEFECTIVE. I HAD BOTH THE MODULE AND TH...
Mileage: 85,000
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED DO TO CORROSION, DO TO THE SALT USAGE FOR SNOW & ICE CONTROL IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. THEY WOULD ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS, AND BY THE TIME I GOT THE DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED I ALMOST HIT A BUILDING AND A VEHICLE COULDN'T STOP IN TIME. THE PARTS WHERE REMOVED, CLEA...
Mileage: 66,577
MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT @ 70637 MILES . THIS CONVERSION VAN IS USED MAINLY FOR LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL. ISN'T IT RATHER COINCIDENTAL THAT MY NEIGHBORS LIKE VAN'S TRANSMISSION WENT OUT TOO. NOW THIS IS AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED ON 3/24/2005. THIS VAN HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I HAVE NEVER...
Mileage: 70,637
STATE SAFETY INSPECTION- PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, 158.24 REPAIR. PARKING BRAKE PADS. MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET AND GM PICKUPS OF SEVERAL MODEL YEARS(MINE IS A 2000) CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THERE IS A RECALL ON M...
Mileage: 79,000
ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING A MUCH LONGER TIME TO STOP MY TRUCK. ALMOST ROLLED OUT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. ONLY HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY WITHOUT ANY RHYME OR REASON. *JB
ABS BRAKES START TO CHATTER WHEN BRAKES APPLIED SLOWLY AND WILL NOT STOP MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. A FRIEND HAS A 2003 SILVERADO WITH 35000 MILES AND DID THE SAME THING. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. ABS WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT INDICATE A PROBLEM. ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. DEALER ...
ABS BRAKE MALFUNCTION, VEHICLE HARD TO STOP AT LOW SPEED. *NM
Mileage: 70,000
WHAT IS DESCRIBED WITH THE BRAKES IN THE RECALL INFORMATION IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME YESTERDAY 08/29/05 ON INTERSTATE 69 HERE IN INDIANA. I ALMOST HIT A SEMI TRUCK IN THE REAR IN. I FINALLY GOT MY TRUCK STOPPED BY THROWING IT INTO PARK AFTER NOTHING ELSE WORKED. THEN I WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY C...
Mileage: 77,000
OVERLY SENSITIVE SEAT BELT TRIGGER. SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT WHILE DRIVING CAUSES SEAT BELT TO LOCK, RESTRICTING REQUIRED MOVEMENT FOR SAFE VEHICLE OPERATION, SUCH AS LOOKING OVER SHOULDER WHILE DRIVING TO SEE IF SAFE TO CHANGE LANES OR WHILE BACKING OUT OF SPACES. OPERATOR OF VEHICLE MUST FIGHT WITH SEAT...
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXT.CAB 4X4 I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ON THIS TRUCK ,ABS COMES ON AT LOW SPEEDS ,THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY HARD AND CANT STOP,THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION .THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS ,DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK.I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER C...
Mileage: 75,000
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE DURING NORMAL STOP AND GO DRIVING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS NEAR COLLISIONS. DEFECT REPORTED TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ON 5-24-05.
Mileage: 50,979
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE DURING NORMAL STOP AND GO DRIVING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS NEAR COLLISIONS. DEFECT REPORTED TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ON 5-24-05.
Mileage: 50,979
ABS BRAKES ON MY 2000 SILVERADO WONT STOP ME AT SLOW SPEEDS, BRAKES RACHET AND TRUCK KEEPS GOING
Mileage: 85,000
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING MODULATOR VALVE AND MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING.
Mileage: 105,000
THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED LAST YEAR, BUT I AM JUST NOW REPORTING IT LOOKING AT THE RECENT RECALL OF THIS SAME PICKUP. I OWN A 2000 HALF TON CHEVROLET PU 4X4. I NOTICED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING VERY WELL AT LOW SPEEDS AND MADE A NOISE BEFORE FINALLY STOPPING THE TRUCK. IT WAS GETTING NOTIC...
Mileage: 14,000
1. BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE. NO WAY TO TURN THEM. HAD TO REPLACE. 2. ANTI-LOCK SENSORS RUSTED. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. 3. PLEASE DON'T LET THEM STEER YOU AWAY FROM THE ROTOR PROBLEM. IT'S A LOT BIGGER THAN THE SENSOR PROBLEM. 3. I TALKED TO GM ABOUT BOTH PROBLEMS. GOT NO HELP. ...
BRAKES ABS, AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER 40MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES AND THERE IS A LOUD RATCHETING NOISE. THE VIECHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE IS THREE TIMES THE NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE.THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. SECOND CONTACT AND THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. NO ACCIDENTS AT THIS TIME.
Mileage: 5,000
THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE WHICH DOES NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH SUPPORT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING WHILE PARKED ON A HILL. CONSUMER NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER.*AK
TAILGATE CABLE CORRODED AND BROKE. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMER ALSO REPLACED THE CABLE THAT HADN'T BORKEN YET. *BF *NM
Mileage: 71,000
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED INTENSE SHAKING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS. CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE AT HOME AND EXAMINED IT HIMSELF, FINDING A LOOSE BOLT CONNECTING THE TIE ROD. *AK TOOK VEHICLE TO...
Mileage: 28,500
A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE AND CABLE SHEARED OFF. DRIVER PLACED THE CABLE AND TIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. *AK
GM VEHICLES, CORROSION MAY CAUSE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. THE RECALL STATED IF THE REPAIRS HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE, SEND IN THE RECEIPT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE IT WAS A CANA...
GM VEHICLES, CORROSION MAY CAUSE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. THE RECALL STATED IF THE REPAIRS HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE, SEND IN THE RECEIPT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE IT WAS A CANA...
WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED, AND WAS STILL NOT SATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE. *AK
Mileage: 31,000
WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED, AND WAS STILL NOT SATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE. *AK
Mileage: 31,000
WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED, AND WAS STILL NOT SATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE. *AK
Mileage: 31,000
INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. ABS FAILURE. HAD TRUCK BRAKES CHECKED AND REPAIRED, THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. BRAKES WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB
Mileage: 34,256
IN EARLY JANUARY I NOTICED ON TV THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. FOR THE DRIVESHAFT ON THE POWER STEERING UNIT. I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO, HOW LONG DOES THE MANUFACTURER HAVE TO NOTIFY THE OWNERS ON THE RECALL? OR ARE THEY REQUIRED TO DO SO. I BELIEVE THERE WAS ANOTHER REC...
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK, I AM HAVING SEVERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALER STATES THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED AND HAVE PUT ONLY 10,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND MOSTLY USE MY COMPANY CAR. I AM LOOKI...
I AM CURRENTLY WORKING BASED IN MEXICO. MY 2000 TAHOE IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE THAT I ONLY USE TO TRAVEL WITH MY FAMILY WITHIN MEXICO. ON FRIDAY THE 21ST OF JANUARY 2005 MY SON AND I WERE TRAVELING ON A STATE ROAD AND MY TAHOE CAUGHT ON FIRE GOING 50 MPH. TRAFIC ON THE ROAD WAS SIGNALING TO ME AS IF ...
Mileage: 110,021
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. OWNER WILL APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD IT'S POSITION WHEN APPLIED. *NM
Mileage: 10,000
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET BROKE FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. ON THE FIRST OCCASION THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. ON THE SECOND OCCASION DEALER WILL REPAIR PROBLEM AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK THE SEAT BRACKET FAILED ALLOWING THE ...
Mileage: 70,000
MY VEHICLE HYDROPLANED FROM THE LEFT LANE INTO THE RIGHT LANE. THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE IMPACTED A VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE, MY VEHICLE THEN CONTINUED INTO A RETAINING WALL ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. I IMPACTED THE RETAINING WALL HEAD ONAT APPROX 35 MPH. MY VEHICLE WAS THEN STRUCK IN THE PASSENG...
Mileage: 109,000
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD. *AK
Mileage: 140,000
TAILGATE FELL OFF WHILE PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. TAILGATE WAS BEING DRAGGED WITHOUT CONSUMER'S KNOWLEDGE. RECALL 04V129000 WAS RECEIVED FOR THE DEFECT. *AK
Mileage: 122,756
LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN THE TANK WAS JUST FILLED UP. MAINLY WHEN IDILING AND AFTER STARTING VECHICLE.*AK
WHENEVER I APPLY MY BRAKES NORMALLY, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED DECREASES TO APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH. THIS CAUSES THE BRAKE PEDEL TO LOCK AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES FORWARD UNTIL IT ROLLS TO A STOP OR IT HITS SOMTHING. I HAVE ALREADY HIT SEVERAL CARS AND ROLLED THROUGH MANY...
Mileage: 105,398
BOTH CONSUMER'S VEHICLES HAD INTENSE TREAD USEAGE. TIRES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES ON EACH VEHICLE. THE SECOND VEHICLE ALSO HAVD GENERAL TIRES, SIZE 235/85R16. *AK
Mileage: 25,000
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON INCLINE PARKING BRAKE FAILED, AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. EVOQ FILED BY: STATE FARM AGENT MARK CARR 21 TYGARG VALLEY MALL FAIRMONT WEST VIRGINIA, 26555 304-216-8569. *AK
Mileage: 55,713
TO MUCH PRESSURE NEEDED TO PUSH ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN STARTING OUT FROM IDLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH SUDDENLY WHETHER IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS IS ESPECIALY DANGEROUS IN A PARKING LOT WHERE PEOPLE MAY BE WALKING BEHIND VEHICLE. DEALER FIX ONLY LASTED TEMPORARILY. THIS PROBLEM IS NOW HAPPENING ON...
Mileage: 28,000
THE ACCELERATOR, WHEN AT IDLE, HAS A "CATCH" IN IT WHICH REQUIRES AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF FOOT PRESSURE TO OVERCOME AND WHEN OVERCOME, THE VEHICLE LURCHES AHEAD OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL THE BRAKE IS APPLIED.THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEREBY THE DRIVER IS NOT IN COMPLETE CONTROL, PARTICULARLY IN...
Mileage: 62,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. *AK
THE POSITIVE POST BROKE OFF THE DELCO BATTERY WHICH CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WHICH SOLD THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY WHICH CAME WITH THE BATTERY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD.*AK THE CONSUMER TOLD CHEVROLET THAT BATTERY ACID WAS LE...
Mileage: 61,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKE PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR. AFTER ARRIVING AT DESTINATION NOTICED THE CABLE, WHICH SUPPORTED THE SPARE TIRE BROKE, AND SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING. *AK
Mileage: 40,000
THE POSITIVE POST BROKE OFF THE DELCO BATTERY WHICH CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WHICH SOLD THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY WHICH CAME WITH THE BATTERY. *AK
Mileage: 61,000
DRIVER PRESSED THE HORN ,AND IT DID NOT WORK. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HORN HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED TECHNICIAN NOTICED CRACKS BETWEEN ALL FOUR TIRE TREADS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THEY DID NOT RESPOND. *JB
Mileage: 65,700
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THROTTLE STICKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *TS *SCC *JB
Mileage: 48,000
THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. THE CONSUMER FELT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DESIGN DEFECT. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK THE DEALER FOUND RUSTING WHICH CAUSED PREMATURE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE ROTORS. *TT *JB
Mileage: 28,000
THE VEHICLE MADE A RATTLING SOUND WHILE DRIVING AND THE WHEELS FELT UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RATTLING WAS COMING FROM THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. *NLM
THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED BY THEMSELVES. *JB
IN A FRONTAL CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK *JB
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: WHEN THE ANTILOCK IS ENGAGED, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR (ON SLOW BRAKING/IT WILL CYCLE THE ABS), THE HUB RUSTS AND RENDERS THE WHEEL, AND THE SPEED LEFT FRONT SENSOR IS INACCURATE AND WAS DROPPING OUT AT 6 MPH AND UNDER. SCC
Mileage: 21,000
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: WHEN THE ANTILOCK IS ENGAGED, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR (ON SLOW BRAKING/IT WILL CYCLE THE ABS), THE HUB RUSTS AND RENDERS THE WHEEL, AND THE SPEED LEFT FRONT SENSOR IS INACCURATE AND WAS DROPPING OUT AT 6 MPH AND UNDER. SCC
Mileage: 21,000
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: WHEN THE ANTILOCK IS ENGAGED, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR (ON SLOW BRAKING/IT WILL CYCLE THE ABS), THE HUB RUSTS AND RENDERS THE WHEEL, AND THE SPEED LEFT FRONT SENSOR IS INACCURATE AND WAS DROPPING OUT AT 6 MPH AND UNDER. SCC
Mileage: 21,000
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 62000 MILES. GM WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NO RECALLS OUT. TS
THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION. ONE MONTH LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO A FAULTY AIR BAG MODULE. *SCC *NLM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UPON PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL IT STICKS, IT FEELS AS IF IT RUBBING AND GRINDING. WHEN AT A STAND STILL UPON MOVING THE VEHICLE YOU HAVE TO STOMP THE PEDAL ALMOST TO TAKE OFF AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
CONSUMER'S HUSBAND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A BUILDING. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FACE INJURIES. HAD TO HAVE TOP LIP COMPLETELY REPLACED.*AKJLG
MODULE INSIDE FUEL TANK FAILED, ALLOWING FUEL PUMP TO OVERHEAT. THIS CAUSED INSULATION OF WIRES TO MELT WHICH WAS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
MODULE INSIDE FUEL TANK FAILED, ALLOWING FUEL PUMP TO OVERHEAT. THIS CAUSED INSULATION OF WIRES TO MELT WHICH WAS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE PISTONS IN THE ENGINE ARE KNOCKING. THE DEALER STATES THEY CANNOT HEAR THE NOISE WHICH IS QUITE OBVIOUS AND GETTING LOUDER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND STILL IT IS NOT CORRECTED. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BBB, CONGRESSMAN, ATTY GENERAL, IN HOPES TO HAVE SOMETHING DO...
BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON ,AND COULD NOT STOP TRUCK. CONSUMER'S SON HAD TO START SLOWING TRUCK DOWN A LONG DISTANT BEFORE REACHING OTHER TRAFFIC.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL DRIFT TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, HAS NOT FOUND REMEDY FOR PROBLEM.*AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY PRESENT ON RIGHT REAR TIRE, WHICH CAUSED LONGER BRAKING DISTANCE. DLR SAYS IT IS DUE TO RIGHT REAR CALIPERS CORRODING AND ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB
THE CONSUMER STATES THE PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T HOLD WHEN ENGAGED. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THE CABLE MAY BE THE PROBLEM BUT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMS ITS ADJUSTED THE CABLE IS AS TIGHT AS IT CAN GET. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION.*JB
WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED TO COME TO A STOP, THE PEDAL WILL KICK BACK, RESULTING IN NO BRAKING ACTION. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. ON 1 MARCH, 2002 VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED WHILE BRAKING. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 800.00. *AK THIS DEFECT OCCURS WHEN ...
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, BRAKE PEDAL FORCED FOOT UP, AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, BRAKE PEDAL FORCED FOOT UP, AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
WAS DRIVING 40MPH AND STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE SLID ON WET/ SLIPPERY ROAD,AND REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
MY SON REAR ENDED CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. BRYCE PASSENGER FRONT TEETH WERE KNOCKED OUT. THEY WERE GOING 40MPH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BRYCE (14) IS DIABETIC AND HIS DENTAL BILLS WILL BE COSTLY AND HIS HEALTH ISSUE WILL EFFECT HIS TREATMENT.*AK
PARKING BRAKE IS DOWN TOO FAR, IT HITS FLOOR BEFORE EXERTING ENOUGH PRESSURE FOR BRAKE PADS TO CONNECT ON A STEEP HILL, DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK IN ADDITION, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RUBBER PAD ON THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL FELL OFF. *YD
ABS BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS ADVERTISED IF ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACES, OTHER THAN PERFECTLY SMOOTH, ARE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE BRAKING PROCESS. THIS IS TRUE FOR CHEVROLET TRUCKS AS WELL AS DODGE PICKUPS. I HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAVE THESE TWO BRANDS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH STOPPI...
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHILE TRAVELING OVER ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED IT FALLS TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES DO NOT ACTIVATE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS OPERATING W...
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT TIRE, P265/75R16, DOT W273WMA, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, CHEVROLET WITH 25000 MILES. SIDEWALL BLEWOUT AT 70 MPH ON LEFT REAR TIRE. NO ACCIDENT.*AK CONSUMER HAD JUST HAD TIRES ROTATED WITH PROPER AIR IN THEM. *SLC
ABS BRAKES WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN BRAKING PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR, NO NOISE OR VIBRATION. DEALER SAID IT WAS ABS SYSTEM FAILING. TOOK VEHICLE DEALER 6 TIMES, REPLACED ONLY BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER . *AK
ABS BRAKES WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN BRAKING PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR, NO NOISE OR VIBRATION. DEALER SAID IT WAS ABS SYSTEM FAILING. TOOK VEHICLE DEALER 6 TIMES, REPLACED ONLY BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER . *AK
THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE BEGINNING. THESE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED LIKE THE FORDS WERE. THESE WERE STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON GM TRUCKS ALSO. I DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH THESE ON THE TRUCK. CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THESE AT THIS TIME. *AK (TIRESIZE: 2657016)
DOOR LATCH/LOCK WOULD NOT HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED. IT WAS RUSTED TO BAD. *AK
CUSTOMIZED VAN WITH AFTERMARKET SEATS. SEATS WOULD SLIDE BACK AND FORTH ON TRACTS. WOULD NOT REMAIN LOCKED IN PLACE. BOLTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE TRACTS WERE BROKEN. PASSENGER SIDE WAS BROKEN PRIOR TO DRIVER'S.*AK
WHENEVER FUEL TANK IS 1/2 FULL FUEL PUMP WOULD MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. HAD MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP CHECK FUEL PUMP. WAS INFORMED TO KEEP IT FULL INSTEAD OF 1/2 FULL DUE TO FUEL PUMP BEING DEFECTIVE. WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAD NO PARTS TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP AT THAT TIME.*AK
INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKE, PEDAL FEELS NORMAL/NOISY, AND A SHATTERING FEELING, BUT NO BRAKING ACTION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
SPARE TIRE WAS RELEASED DUE TO SUPPORT CABLE BREAKING. *AK
REAR AXLE HAD BROKEN AFTER MAKING A LOT OF NOISE WHILE DRIVING. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPAIRED AXLE. BUT PROBLEM/NOISE, HAD REAPPEARED. MECHANIC INDICATED WILL NOT REPAIR UNTIL AXLE BREAKS AGAIN. *AK
MOTOR HAS BEEN KNOCKING SINCE I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE I'LL JUST LIKE FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE. *AK
LEFT REARVIEW MIRROR HAS VIBRATION. *AK
LIFTERS KNOCK AT STARTUP ALL THE TIME. DEALER HAS REPLACED LIFTERS, USED HEAVY GRADE OIL AND CLEANERS, HIGHER GRADE GASOLINE USED FOR SIX MONTHS, NOTHING HAS STOPPED THE KNOCKING. SERVICE MANAGER HAS STATED THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 3.5L ENGINES AND THIS DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON THE...
CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING IRREGULAR RIDING AND PULLING AT ALL SPEEDS, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ALIGNMENT AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TREAD AND BELTING WERE SEPARATING, CONSUMER CALLED FIRESTONE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 1999 AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TIRES HE HAD BUT FIRESTONE WAS CONTEMPLA...
WHILE DRIVING AND TRAILLING A CARGO BRAKES WON'T STOP ON TIME. WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT A CARGO, BRAKES PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.*AK CONSUMER STATES HE HAS TO PUMP BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP. *JB
PART OF FRAME WHERE TOWING HITCH ATTACHES TO FRAME BUCKLED UPWARD, BENDING FRAME OF BUMPER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
AFTER BRAKING TO STOP VEHICLE HESITATES. ALSO, THERE IS INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER DEALER 6 TIMES, AND WAS TOLD BRAKE LINE WAS TOO CLOSE TO LEFT EXHAUST PIPE, HEATED BRAKE FLUID. DEALER COMPUTER WAS CONVENIENTLY DOWN LAST 3 TIMES. SO THOSE VISITS WER NOT DOC...
AFTER BRAKING TO STOP VEHICLE HESITATES. ALSO, THERE IS INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER DEALER 6 TIMES, AND WAS TOLD BRAKE LINE WAS TOO CLOSE TO LEFT EXHAUST PIPE, HEATED BRAKE FLUID. DEALER COMPUTER WAS CONVENIENTLY DOWN LAST 3 TIMES. SO THOSE VISITS WER NOT DOC...
BRAKES WOULD GET DEBRIS AND ROCKS ON THEM DUE TO RIDING ON DIRT ROADS. RIMS WOULD BE DETERIORATING DUE TO TIRES NOT HOLDING AIR. BEEN TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR PROBLEM. CLAIMED DRIVER WAS AT FAULT.*AK THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THIS VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW AND THE TRUCK IS A LEMON....
BRAKES WOULD GET DEBRIS AND ROCKS ON THEM DUE TO RIDING ON DIRT ROADS. RIMS WOULD BE DETERIORATING DUE TO TIRES NOT HOLDING AIR. BEEN TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR PROBLEM. CLAIMED DRIVER WAS AT FAULT.*AK THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THIS VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW AND THE TRUCK IS A LEMON....
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A ROUGH IDLE SINCE NEW, DEALER CAN NOT FIND A REMEDY. *SLC
ABS BRAKES PULSATE AND LOCK UP. THEY HAVE BEEN FIXED FOR SAME PROBLEM TWICE. DEALER SAYS SITUATION CAN'T BE DUPLICATED.*AK
ABS BRAKES PULSATE AND LOCK UP. THEY HAVE BEEN FIXED FOR SAME PROBLEM TWICE. DEALER SAYS SITUATION CAN'T BE DUPLICATED.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE HOSES ARE PULLED TIGHT WHEN THE WHEELS ARE TURNED TO THE MAXIMUM SIDES. *SLC
I REQUESTED FROM JIM BISHOP TO REPLACE MY TIRES PRIOR TO MY PROBLEM SINCE I HAD BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW FROM THEM I WAS TOLD THEY DIDNOT DEAL IN TIRES...I THEN WENT TO FIRSTONE AND THEY TO WOULD NOT REPLACE MY TIRES IN HUNTSVILLE....I THEN FILED WITH NHTSA *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN73WMA0S0 TIRESIZE: P265/75...
THIS IS THE SECOND TRUCK I HAVE OWNED IN WHICH THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED. THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED ON THE TRUCK I PREVIOUSLY OWNED AND THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BACK BY GENERAL MOTORS. I KNOW OF TWO MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR TRUCKS BOUGHT BACK BY GM, AND THEIR NEW TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS T...
THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT 63 MPH SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND REPLACED THE TIRES (NO MAKE/MODEL PROVIDED) THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT DRIVE PROPERLY. *MJS
THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT 63 MPH SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND REPLACED THE TIRES (NO MAKE/MODEL PROVIDED) THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT DRIVE PROPERLY. *MJS
WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO RIGHT. DRIVER CONTINOUSLY HAS TO KEEP STEERING WHEEL TO LEFT FOR VEHICLE TO GO STRAIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY BECAUSE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH A MISSING OUT OFF TRANSFER CASE SEAL. WHILE DRIVING COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUS DOWN, AND VEHICLE IS ALSO POURING TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. *AK
VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY BECAUSE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH A MISSING OUT OFF TRANSFER CASE SEAL. WHILE DRIVING COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUS DOWN, AND VEHICLE IS ALSO POURING TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. *AK
VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY BECAUSE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH A MISSING OUT OFF TRANSFER CASE SEAL. WHILE DRIVING COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUS DOWN, AND VEHICLE IS ALSO POURING TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITHOUT HITTING A ROCK OR BUMP PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG HAD DOUBLE FAILURE, AND IT CAME OUT, BUT DIDN'T BUST THROUGH THE DASH.*AK
ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS, THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP SIMPLY CHECKS THE DRP OPERATION AND STATES THAT THE TRUCK IS ENGAGED AS DESIGNED. THESE FAILED BRAKES HAVE ENDANGERED THE LIVES OF PASSENGERS IN THIS TRUCK BY RUNNING THROUGH RED LIGHTS, WHEN IT SHOULD BE STOPPING.
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES(P255 75R 16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION.
TIRE INVOLVED IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS 265/75R16. PLEASE ADVISED ME WHICH DOT# SERIES IS INVOLVED WITH THIS RECALL IF POSSIBLE. (CLAIM# 05-4522-603) *MW
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE FAILURE-SIDEWALL BLOWN OUT. OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND INSURED LOST CONTROL. P265/75/R16 I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I RAN OFF THE ROAD. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT I HIT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO FAST. THE PASSE...
NEGOTIATING HIGHWAY TURN, VEHICLE FAILED TO MAKE TURN, WENT OVER CULVERT AND INTO DITCH. INSURED HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. SHOP INDICATES SEVERE MISALIGNMENT. INSRD CALLED, SHE ROUNDED CORNER AND WENT INTO DITCH. SHE AS THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. TIRES DID NOT BLOW BUT STEEL BELTS ARE SHO...
WHILE DRIVING, THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (SIZE#P265/75/R16) TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. (CLAIM#40-2418-573). *YD
WHILE DRIVING, THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (SIZE#P265/75/R16) TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. (CLAIM#40-2418-573). *YD
THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOW-OUT FOR NO REASON AND THE TREAD WAS ALL IN TACK AND ROLLED BY ME AS I STOPED( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )
SIZE P265/75R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, CHEVROLET C1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM TIRE. FIRESTONE HAS REPLACED 2 OF THE 4 TIRES.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75/R15 *MW
REGARDING THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL OF 15" TIRES. ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT(8/22/00) IN ATLANTA, GA, I SAW A LADY WHOSE FIRESTONE WILDNERNESS AT 16" TIRE SEPARATED FROM ITS TREAD, JUST LIKE ALL THOSE INCIDENTS OF THE 15" TIRE. ON MY 2000 CHEVY TRUCK I HAVE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 16" TIRES. WHAT IS ...
1. THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. IT HAD PROBLEMS GOING INTO REVERSE AND IT WOULD GET STUCK BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR IT WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. 2. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS A O-RING BUSTED LOOSE FROM THE RADIATOR THAT CONNECTED THE TRANSMISSION LINE TO T...
1. THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. IT HAD PROBLEMS GOING INTO REVERSE AND IT WOULD GET STUCK BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR IT WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. 2. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS A O-RING BUSTED LOOSE FROM THE RADIATOR THAT CONNECTED THE TRANSMISSION LINE TO T...
POWER STEERING SHAFT SNAPPED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER PUT ANOTHER PUMP IN. WHILE ON VACATION AROUND MAY 5TH, SHAFT BROKE AGAIN, AND ON JUNE 2ND, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS AT DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP. *AK THE VEHICLE MAKES NO...
POWER STEERING SHAFT SNAPPED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER PUT ANOTHER PUMP IN. WHILE ON VACATION AROUND MAY 5TH, SHAFT BROKE AGAIN, AND ON JUNE 2ND, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS AT DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP. *AK THE VEHICLE MAKES NO...
WHILE DRIVING SWERVED TO AVOID ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE AND HIT A CONCRETE PILLOW HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK
TRUCK VIBRATES VERY BADLY. CONSUMER HAS TO FIGHT TO CONTROL IT. *AK
DASHBOARD SUPPORT RAIL EXTENDS FROM THE DASHBOARD TO THE FLOORBOARD, PLASTIC COVERING BECOMES CAUGHT ON THE DRIVERS RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. PLASTIC COVERING HAS BEEN REMOVED, DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *ML
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH EXHAUST WOULD MAKE SHRILLING/GRINDING NOISE WHICH WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. WOULD ALSO BE VIBRATING. THIS CAUSED NOISE TO BECOME LOUDER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED PROBLEM COULD NOT BE SOLVED, BUT COULD HEAR THE NOISE.
LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE IS SITTING JUST BELOW THE AXLE. IF THE BRAKE LINE COMES INTO CONTACT WITH OTHER OBJECTS, IT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
VEHICLE'S LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES DEVELOPED BULGE OR BUBBLE AND CAUSED VIBRATIONS AND SUDDEN SWERVE TO THE RIGHT, GOODYEAR WRANGLER SE P235/75R16). YH
HEAD LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE RESULTING IN BURN ON DRIVERS FINGER. YH
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. ALSO, REAR PASSENGER'S SEATBELT LOCKED UP WHILE IN USE, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO FEEL "LOCKED IN". DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *ML
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. ALSO, REAR PASSENGER'S SEATBELT LOCKED UP WHILE IN USE, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO FEEL "LOCKED IN". DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *ML
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, CONSUMER SUSTAINED TRAUMA TO THE CHEST.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) YH
THE REAR DOORS WILL NOT LATCH IF THE VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO TEMPS BELOW 45 DEGREES, THE FRONT DOORS ARE SECURED TO THE REAR DOORS, SO IF THE REAR LATCH WON'T LATCH THE FRONT DOORS MAY OPEN, THE DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC
FRONT END STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE CAUSING WHEEL BALANCE INOPERABLE. YH
FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEMS IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, VIBRATE AND EXPERIENCE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 63MPH. NLM
DEFECTIVE FRONT SUSPENSION CAUSES VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 63 MPH. NLM
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE OCCUPANT PRESSED THE BRAKES AND WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND CAUSED A REAR END CRASH. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. MJS
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH LEFT BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A DITCH AND HIT AN ENBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, SEAT BELT BROKE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH LEFT BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A DITCH AND HIT AN ENBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, SEAT BELT BROKE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH LEFT BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A DITCH AND HIT AN ENBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, SEAT BELT BROKE. *AK