2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Parking Brake Problems

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 THE MAIN AND EMERGENCY BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DOWN SHIFT AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND A BRAKE LINE UNDER THE CABIN AND UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN AT THE HANGER AND BRAKE FLUID WAS DRAINING FROM THE LINE. *KB

Mileage: 131,792

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, COLORADO IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V39000). *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 THE ROAD. SLOWED DOWN BY DOWN SHIFTING. COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. PUMPED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES. I SAW A PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR. I HAD RUPTURE IN THE METAL BRAKE LINE. I CRAWLED TO A SERVICE STATION WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE. I HAVE NOT FOUND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

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

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 EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS CAME INTO CONTACT WITH PARKING BRAKE DRUMS, CAUSING HEAT BUILD UP WHICH BURNED UP THE CALIPER, BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE HOSE AND THEN TOLD ME THERE WAS A 9 PAGE SAFETY RECALL ALREADY ISSUED BY GM FOR THIS SAME EXACT PARKING BRAKE DEFECT. I TOLD THEM NOT TO REPAIR THE TRUCK. I WENT TO THE GM DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED FREE. GM REFUSED TO REPAIR THE TRUCK STATING THE SAFETY RECALL (I.E. # 05042B) ONLY EFFECTED VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MY TRUCK IS AUTOMATIC. PLEASE NOTE: I USED TO BE NAISE CERTIFIED IN BRAKES. I ASKED THE SERVICE MGR WHAT DIFFERENCE IS THERE IN "ANY" OF THE BRAKE COMPONENT PART NUMBERS BETWEEN A MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC VEHICLE OF THIS SAME YEAR AND TYPE. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE. IF I WENT TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE FOR ANY ONE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE COMPONENTS, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS THEY WOULD NEVER ASK IF THE VEHICLE IS MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC, THEY ONLY ASK THE YEAR AND SIZE OF MOTOR. IF THE PARKING BRAKE CAN FAIL ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE, AND THERE IS NOT ONE DIFFERENCE IN PART NUMBERS THEN IT CAN FAIL ON AN AUTOMATIC VEHICLE. THE GM SERVICE MANAGER AGREED BUT SAID HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE RECALL STATES MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES. I SAID YOU KNOW IT HAS TO BE A TYPO ERROR ON THE RECALL DOCUMENT. MY AUTOMATIC VEHICLE HAD A CONTACT CONDITION BETWEEN THE PARKING BRAKE PADS AND THE PARKING BRAKE DRUMS AND MY PARKING BRAKE "WAS NOT APPLIED". THE RECALL STATES THIS IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SAME IDENTICAL FAILURE ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE. SAME PARTS, SAME ASSEMBLY LINE, IDENTICAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 175,913

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 EMERGENCY BRAKE REDUCES BRAKE HOLDING POWER AND CAUSES EXPENSIVE PREMATURE EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

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 EQUIP AUTO TRANSMISSIONS WITH A DIFFERENT PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM? THIS AUTO MAKER SHOULD STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES,THANKS VR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON JULY 16, 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE PIPES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO HER GARAGE DOOR AT 10 MPH. THE GARAGE DOOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

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

YEARLY INSPECTION IS DUE. MY HUSBAND CHECKED PARKING BRAKE 3 DAYS BEFORE TAKING MY PICKUP IN FOR INSPECTION. IT WAS FINE THAT DAY. MY PICKUP FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD. MY HUSBAND TESTED THE BRAKE AT THE INSPECTION CENTER AND IT WENT TO THE FIREWALL AND WOULD NOT HOLD. WE ACCUSED THE INSPECTOR OF TAMPERING WITH THE BRAKE. HE INSISTS THE FAILURE OF THE PARKING BRAKE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OUR MODEL. WHICH IS TRUE? IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REPAIR THE BRAKE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *JB

Mileage: 56,301

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

SAME PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM AS COVERED IN RECALL ON TRUCKS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ONLY MINE IS AN AUTOMATIC AND NOT COVERED. PARKING BRAKE HAS SELDOM BEEN USED YET PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND DOES NOT HOLD VEHICLE SECURELY SINCE 30,000 MILES, AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. PARKING BRAKE SHOES ARE WORN ABNORMALLY WHILE REAR DISK BRAKE PADS (ORIGINAL) ARE BARELY WORN. THIS IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN AND NEEDS A RECALL. INTERNET FORUMS ARE FULL OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE ON THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 30,000

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 TRANSMISSIONS, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS SUFFER THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL.NHTSA RECALL#05V1610000.THE REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT EVERY 30,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS EVERY 100,000 MILES THIS I BELIEVE IS THE CAUSE OF MANY VEHICLE ACCIDENTS ,THIS IS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS ONLY BEING STOPPED BY ONE SET OF BRAKES WHICH CAUSES THE ABS TO COME ON PREMATURELY.THIS ALL STARTED IN THE YEAR 2000 AND STILL CONTINUES TODAY NOVEMBER 2006. *NM

Mileage: 16,000

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK IN MY 2000 SILVERADO 1500 EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. UNDERSTANDING THAT A RECALL FOR THE MANUALS HAS BEEN MADE, I FEEL THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO DO THE SAME FOR AUTOMATICS, TO RELIEVE UNDUE STRESS ON POWER TRAIN WHEN PARKED ON A HILL. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THE TRUCK REACHED 36,000 MILE'S. *NM

Mileage: 36,000

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 MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND EXPRESSED THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS STATED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 10/30/06. *JB

Mileage: 153,000

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/EMERGENCY BRAKES ON 2000 YR SILVERADO. THIS CONSTITUTES A DESIGN DEFECT AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS. LINKAGE IS NOW LOCKED IN OPEN POSITION EFFECTIVELY PROVIDING NO EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS IN ADDITION TO THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENSING MODULE IN FUEL TANK AND THE ABS BRAKE SHUDDER/FAILURE PROBLEMS AT LOWER SPEEDS. I JUST WANT IT ON RECORD THAT GM PUTS OUT THESE TRUCKS YR/YR WITH THESE KNOW PROBLEMS AND DOESN'T CORRECT THESE SAFETY ISSUES UNTIL THE NHTSA PUTS THEIR WEIGHT BEHIND IT. THX *CBC *NM

Mileage: 55,000

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE AS IN RECALL #050042 EXCEPT MY VEHICLE IS HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD VEHICLE SECURELY ON AN INCLINE. ALSO, PARKING BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOW RELEASED WITH SUCH EXCESSIVE FORCE THAT IT HAS EXCEEDED ITS NORMAL RANGE OF MOTION AND HAS BECOME MECHANICALLY LOCKED IN THE "UP" OR RELEASED POSITION RENDERING IT INOPERABLE. *JB

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN GETTING MY 2000 CHEVY TRUCK INSPECTED, IT FAILED DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING. CURIOUS I WENT TO SEVERAL INSPECTION STATION AND ASKED FOR AN INSPECTION. THE FOUR SHOPS I APPROACHED ALL ASKED IF I HAD MY PARKING BRAKE FIXED BEFORE THEY WOULD INSPECT IT. WHEN SPEAKING TO A MORITZ CHEVY (IN FT. WORTH, TX) DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT IF YOU DON'T USE THE PARKING BRAKE IT WILL SHIFT AND NOT WORK. AND WORSE THEY SAID IT COULD RUB THE OTHER ROTORS AND EVENTUALLY NEED REPLACING. ALL THIS FROM SOMETHING THAT IS NEVER USED IN THE CAR. SHOULD I HAVE THE AIR BAG INSPECTED SINCE I NEVER USE IT? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT OR WORSE? EVERYONE APPARENTLY KNOWS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PARKING BRAKE EXCEPT FOR CHEVY. WHY IS THAT? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY WILL LISTEN? *JB

EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE SHOES WORN COMPLETELY OUT. 2000 CHEVY 1500 PICKUP TRUCK HAS FEW MILES BUT DEALER REFUSED TO FIX. DEALERS DO ADMIT IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT ALLOWS THE SHOES TO RUB WHILE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN WEARING OUT THE SHOES. THEY HAVE A 'REDESIGNED PART' FOR REPLACEMENT. SINCE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES SHOULD NEVER ENGAGE WHILE IN MOTION THEY SHOULD LAST FOREVER AND ALWAYS BE FUNCTIONAL IF EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE IS NEEDED. THE COST TO REPLACE WAS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS BUT THAT ISN'T THE REAL ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY MILLIONS OF VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH OWNERS THAT ASSUME THE BRAKE IS ENGAGE AND WORKING PROPERLY WHILE GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY IS WILLING TO RISK LIVES TO PREVENT A RECALL. THIS LEAVE THE OWNERS AND THEIR CHILDREN NOT TO MENTION ANYONE ELSE NEAR THE VEHICLE AT RISK OF DEATH OR INJURY WHEN THE BRAKE IS NEEDED AND DOESN'T DO IT'S JOB. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

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 MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODELS OF THIS TRUCK. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE KNOWN BY MOST CONSUMERS UNLESS THEY HAVE A REQUIRED SAFETY INSPECTION. *NM

Mileage: 79,000

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

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

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

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

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