2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

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 SENSOR . THE GM CAMPAIGN UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 SAYS THIS IS DUE TO AN EXTERIOR RUST ISSUE. THIS IS NOT WHAT I FOUND ! WHEN THE GM PROCEDURE TO REPAIR THIS IS DONE , IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME BECAUSE THE RUSTED GREASE IS REMOVED FROM THE SENSOR TIP . I REPLACED BOTH FRONT HUB ASSY AND THIS IS NOW NOT A DEFECT . MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MANY HAVE REPORTED THAT , THIS IS A ONE TIME FIX, SO IT IS MY BELIEF GM SOLD THIS QUICK FIX TO NHTSA TO CHEAP OUT ON THE REAL FIX , WHICH IS TO REPLACE THE FRONT HUB ASSY AND USE SEALS WITH A RUST RESISTANT METAL . IT IS A LOT CHEAPER TO REMOVE THE RUST OFF THE SENSOR TIP , THAN TO FIX THE REAL CAUSE WHICH IS A RUSTED DAMAGED HUB ASSY DUE TO POOR METAL QUALITY OF THE GREASE/HUB BEARING SEAL. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES SINCE 1977 INCLUDING VEHICLES WITH ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS . *TR

Mileage: 50,000

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 ONTO A GRASSY SURFACE UNTIL REACHING A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED A RUBBER HOSE OVER THE HOLES IN THE FAULTY BRAKE LINES AND SECURED WITH SUPPORT CLAMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AT AN EXTREMELY LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE LINES AND MAIN LINES HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

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 THIS, FOUND OUT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, AND THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION EA11001 THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR CLOSE TO 2 YEARS. 800+ REPORTS EXIST. THOUSANDS MORE UNREPORTED IN VARIOUS INTERNET FORUMS. WHEN WILL THIS BE RESOLVED WITH A VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED? THIS IS A BAD DESIGN, DUE TO STEEL BRAKE LINES, AND DESIGNED TO COLLECT MOISTURE AND SALT BY MEANS OF SPRING MATERIAL ON EXTERIOR OF LINES, AND LINES GROUPED TOGETHER DIRECTLY BEHIND THE SPLASH COMING OFF THE FRONT TIRE. IT IS AN OBVIOUS FLAW. FURTHERMORE, GM APPARENTLY DOES NOT HAVE GM REPLACEMENT (CERTIFIED?) SET OF BRAKE LINES. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A FATAL CRASH TO FINALLY RESOLVE THIS? *TR

Mileage: 142,890

WHEN COMING TO STOP SIGN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR.

Mileage: 54,506

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 THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI-LOCK). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND BOTH ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,001. ..UPDATED 11/28/12 *BF UPDATED 11/29/12.*JB

Mileage: 80,001

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

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 TRUCK.ROTORS BRAKES BRAKE LINES. *JB

Mileage: 105,800

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 AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

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 PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD HOLES DUE TO RUST. THIS LINE WAS A SEPARATE LINE FROM THE OTHER THREE OUT OF FOUR LINES THAT WERE REPLACED. *TR

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.

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 AGO DUE TO RUST, AT A SERVICE CENTER NOT AT THE DEALER, AND NOW THE REPLACEMENT ONES ARE BAD. SO I'M THINKING GM IS USING SUBSTANDARD PARTS AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE EVEN MORE SUBSTANDARD. THE ABS SENSORS WERE ALREADY UNDER RECALL, I HAVING NOT UNDERSTOOD HOW RECALLS WORKED TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR THE REPAIRS AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE OF A RECALL, BEFORE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. SO WHEN I DID HAVE PROBLEMS THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE ALREADY EXHAUSTED; I INQUIRED WHAT THE DEALER DID WHEN I TOOK IT TO THEM FOR RECALL; THE DEALER TOLD ME THE CLEANED THE ABS SENSORS TO SATISFY THE RECALL ORDER. SO 2-3 YEARS AGO I HAD THEM REPLACED WHEN THEY DID RUST AND FAIL, NOW THEY ARE ACTING UP AGAIN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. SO NOW THEY WANT $3,200 TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES, CALIPER AND ABS. *KB

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 THING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS ASAP... *TR

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 EACH FRONT CALIPER WERE CORRODED IN EARLY MARCH 2012 AND REPLACED BEFORE THEY COULD RUPTURE. IT'S A GOOD THING I REPLACED THEM BECAUSE BARELY MOVING THE LINES RESULTED IN RUPTURES IN BOTH LINES BEFORE THEY COULD BE UNTHREADED TO BE REPLACED. THANKFULLY NONE OF THE RUPTURES RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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 AS THEY ARE RUSTED VERY BAD AND COULD GO AT ANYTIME.THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2003 WITH 17000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS ONLY 51000 MILES ON IT. *TR

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 HAPPENED TO US 3 OR 4 TIMES WE LEARNED TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ON THE ROAD AND SLOWED WAY DOWN BEFORE COMING TO A STOP SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP, JUST IN CASE THIS WERE TO OCCUR. (IT DID NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN, ONLY WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT) HOWEVER, WERE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE HAD TO STOP ALL OF A SUDDEN FOR AN EMERGENCY. LUCKY THAT NEVER HAPPENED. THE LAST TIME MY WIFE CAME IN THE DRIVEWAY AND CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING OUR GARAGE DOOR, THAT WAS IT! THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PARKED FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. ABOUT 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO MY WIFE TYPED IN "2000 SILVERADO BRAKE PROBLEMS" ON THE COMPUTER AND WE WERE AMAZED TO PULL UP 59 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS OF 1999 TO 2006 SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA WHICH ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BY YOUR OFFICE ALREADY. THAT IS WHEN WE PUT 2 AND 2 TOGETHER WITH THE COMPLAINTS OF THE BRAKELINES RUPTURING UPON QUICK HEAVY BRAKING, AS WAS IN MANY COMPLAINTS ALSO, THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE REASON THAT OUR SON HAD THE ACCIDENT WITH THIS TRUCK IN SEPT. OF 2010. HE WAS DRIVING IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, CRAWLING ALONG, WHEN SOMEONE HAD PULLED IN FRONT OF HIM AND HE HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BRAKE - HIS BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE OF THE LINE BURSTING AND HE HIT AN EXPENSIVE TRAFFIC INFO SIGN AND DID $4000 DAMAGE TO OUR TRUCK. HE CHOSE TO GO FOR THE SIGN INSTEAD OF INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PROBABLY KILLING SOMEONE. THEN WE CALLED OUR CHEVY. DEALER, $110 TO DIAGNOSE, THEN GM AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP US UNTIL WE TAKE IT IN AND PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS. *TR

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 ABS SENSOR WOULD ACTIVATE AS IF THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON WET ROADWAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2005 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE ABS FUSE TO USE THE MANUAL BRAKING SYSTEM BECAUSE CLEANING OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARINGS DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE BRAKE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED IN 2005 AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES. THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

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 TO PULL OVER AND ASSESS THE BRAKES. FOUND A BROKEN BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVER SEAT ON TOP OF FRAME RAIL. *TR

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 CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE! I EXPERIENCED PRESSURE AND SLIGHT JERKING THEN COMPLETE FAILURE AS THE BRAKE HIT THE FLOOR CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL! I HAVE HAD 2 SEPARATE MECHANICS DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM AND BOTH DO NOT FIND ANYTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH IT AND NO DASH SENSORS INDICATED OR ERROR CODES FOUND. ONE MECHANIC CHECKED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AND NO ERROR. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE MY BRAKES AND WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED AND THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND IT WAS EXPENSIVE. I AM FRUSTRATED AND BEGAN SEARCHING RECALL NOTICES & FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND CHEVY ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE #05068 IN: IOWA, MINNESOTA, MICHIGAN, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, OHIO, ETC. THE "SALT BELT", THE PROBLEM ON TOP OF BRAKE FAILURE IS THAT I RESIDE IN SOUTH DAKOTA! AND I AM NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL OF MY SURROUNDING STATES. NOW I HAVE JUST GOTTEN OFF THE PHONE WITH CHEVY AT THEIR 800 NUMBER, AND WAS TOLD NO RECALL LISTED FOR MY VIN# & MOST LIKELY I WILL PAY FOR REPAIRS OF THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *TR

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 INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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 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

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 WARNING LIGHT THEN CAME ON. I FOUND THE FLUID WAS LOW AND THEN FILLED IT UP. AT HOME I SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER MY TRUCK LIKE A SIEVE. MY GARAGE INFORMED ME MY BRAKE LINES ARE ALL EATEN UP BY RUST - THOUGH TRUCK WAS UNDERCOATED. I NEED TO REPLACE THE LINES. *TR

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 THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,475.

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 DANGLING AROUND NOT DOING ANYTHING TO PREVENT ME FROM GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE, THE REAR CROSSMEMBER THAT GOES FROM ONE END OF THE FRAME TO THE OTHER IS ALSO ROTTED THROUGH SO NOW I CAN'T EVEN REPAIR THE SHOCK MOUNTS BECAUSE THEY MOUNT TO THIS CROSSMEMBER WHICH IS NOW A PIECE OF ROTTED METAL! I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST THIS TRUCK HAS ROTTED THROUGH, I HAVE A 1984 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO CHANGE OR REPLACE ANY OF THESE PARTS BECAUSE OF RUST. I HAVE READ THAT GM HAD USED CHEAPER METAL FROM CHINA ON THEIR MODEL TRUCKS FROM 1999-2004 AND DIDN'T STOP USING THEM UNTIL ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS STARTED TO SURFACE. WHY DOESN'T GM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OF SHODDY MATERIALS AND COMPENSATE ALL THE HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED THEIR TRUCKS FOR THESE YEARS!!!!!! *TR

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 MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

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 IS CORRODED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. *TR

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. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000. UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. T HE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. BUT DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT ENTERED THE STREET. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A GREAT INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING AND THE RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. UPDATED 02/06/12

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 REPLACED TWICE IN 2009 & 2011. THE 3 TIMES EITHER MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OR I WAS WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO PULL OFF INTO A FIELD OR BREAKDOWN LANE OF THE HIGHWAY AVOIDING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. 2010 HAD THE REAR SHACKLE BRACKET REPLACE BECAUSE OF CORROSION THAT RUSTED THROUGH AND IN 2011 HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION.THE FRAME HAS ALOT OF CORROSION AND ONE OF THE CROSS BARS IS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE OWNED DIFFERENT VEHICLES OVER 44 YEARS AND I ALWAYS DROVE MY VEHICLES FOR 10 OR MORE YEARS BEFORE GETTING A NEW ONE AND NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT HAD BRAKE LINES RUST THROUGH AND WITH THIS MUCH UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION. *TR

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) THEN LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND A SMALL (BUT GROWING) PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. WAS ABLE TO NURSE IT HOME (LOW SPEEDS, EBRAKE) AND JACK IT UP TO FIND THE LEAK. THE LEAK IS ONE OF THE 4 LINES ABOVE THE FRAME NEAR THE ANTILOCK CONTROL. TO MY SURPRISE ALL 4 LINES ARE VERY RUSTY AND ALL WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR COST BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THE LINES LOOK OK EVERYWHERE ELSE EXCEPT FOR THIS 2 FOOT SECTION WHERE THEY ARE BUNDLED AND RIDE ON TOP OF THE FRAME. I AM GLAD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN AT SPEED OR IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION BUT IT MIGHT HAVE. *TR

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 NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES: ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

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 SIMPLE U TURN ON MY STREET WHEN THE BRAKES LET OUT. THERE WAS NO BRAKING AT ALL, THE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS VERY LUCKY I WAS DOING LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE REPAIR AT THE SHOP COST ME $980.00. FOUR CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO HEAVY RUSTING. THIS TRUCK IS A MAINTAINED VEHICLE. YES I DO LIVE IN LONG ISLAND N.Y. WHERE THERE IS SNOW REMOVAL BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF RUST ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES. I KEEP MANY OF MY VEHICLES FOR 15 YEARS DO TO THE LOW MILEAGE I PUT ON A VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MUCH RUST ON THEIR BRAKE LINES NOR HAVE I EVER HAD A BRAKE RUST THRU. IN ADDITION I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IF THE FRONT BRAKES WERE LOST YOU WOULD HAVE THE REAR BRAKES WORKING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NOT SO ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS LOTS OF RUST ON ALL ITS BRAKE LINES. DRIVE SAFETY IS AN ISSUE THAT CERTAINLY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND A CORRECTION RECALL SHOULD BE INSTITUTED. I UNDERSTAND NHTSA IS LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE AS THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS MANY PEOPLE DO KEEP THEIR VEHICLES FOR MANY YEARS, HOWEVER I DO READ THAT VEHICLES MUCH YOUNGER THAN MINE ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. GM HAS A PROBLEM, THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AND THEY STAND BUY DOING NOTHING. YOU FOLKS (NHTSA ) NEED TO STEP IN AND CORRECT THIS DEADLY ISSUE. AS A SIDE NOTE,I DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT ANYTHING, BUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS REALLY GOTTEN TO ME. I IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR IF MY WIFE AND FAMILY ARE IN THIS TRUCK THE RAMIFICATIONS COULD BE ENORMOUS.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 85,875

PULLING A TRAILER ,WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LINE BUSTED UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

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 DEALERSHIP HAS TO REPROGRAM IT. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT WHEN ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON THAT YOUR ABS BRAKES WILL BE DISABLED. TALKED TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR MATTER. THEY TOLD ME NO. NO RECALLS WILL BE ISSUED UNLESS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH MORE THAN ONE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE DID A LOT OF SEARCHING AND TALKED TO MANY MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE CAME ACROSS MANY SILVERADO AND TAHOE VEHICLES HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. TO ME IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE PART OF YOUR BRAKE FUNCTION IS ENABLED. *TR

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 HAD "ROTTED OUT." THEY REPLACED 10 FEET OF BRAKE LINE. THE SECOND TIME I EXPERIENCE CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WAS YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT ABOUT 6:30 PM. FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON THE EARLY SUNDAY EVENING OF THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. BY DOWNSHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO 2ND AND THEN 1ST GEAR I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE RIGHT-HAND TURN AT THE INTERSECTION ONTO THE BERM OF THE ROAD. EARLIER THAT DAY I HAD COME DOWN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN AT STERRET'S GAP IN PENNSYLVANIA. HAD THE FAILURE OCCURRED THEN I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REPORT IT. WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE TOWED MY BOAT ON THE PA TURNPIKE WITH THE TRUCK. GOD KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE DIED HAD THE FAILURE OCCURRED THEN. FORTUNATELY NO PEDESTRIAN WAS CROSSING THE STREET WHEN THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED - THEY WOULD BE DEAD! THERE ARE REPEATED REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURES ON THESE TRUCKS DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION/ROT. IT IS TIME YOU FOLKS ACT. MY NEXT STEPS ARE: CONTACT MY REPRESENTATIVE, SENATORS, AND AN ATTORNEY. *TR

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 AND RUPTURED. ALSO ALL OF THE OTHER BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND AWAITING REPAIRS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE MODEL TRUCKS AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS POSTS ABOUT IT.

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 WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

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 INSPECTION THE BRAKE LINES LEADING TO THE ABS UNIT ARE VERY RUSTY, SO MUCH SO THAT ONE ACTUALLY BURST. I HAD DRIVEN THE TRUCK EARLIER IN THE DAY AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG, NO SPONGY BRAKES OR WARNING LIGHTS. I TRIED CONTACTING GM. ALL THEY WANTED TO DO IS HAVE ME TOW THE TRUCK TO A DEALER AND HAVE THEM INSPECT IT. I LATER CALLED THE DEALER AND TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE SAID GM PROBABLY WOULDN'T PAY ANYTHING TOWARDS FIXING THE BRAKE LINES. AS OF YET I HAVEN'T REPAIRED THE RUSTY LINES BUT I AM GOING TO SAVE THEM IN CASE THERE IS A RECALL SO I CAN SHOW THEM TO SOMEONE. *TR

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 TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AND OTHER MOTORIST & PEDESTRIANS WHEN FAILURE OCCURS, NOT IF, BUT WHEN IT OCCURS. THE NHTSA HAS BEEN AWARE SINCE 2009 AND IT APPEARS TO THE PUBLIC THAT POLITICS IS IN PLAY. NO RESULTS HAVE SURFACED, BUT PLENTY OF DANGEROUSLY RUSTED & UNSAFE VEHICLES TRAVEL THE ROAD AMONGST YOUR LOVED ONES. *TR

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 WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHT FOR LOSS OF SYSTEM. PROBLEM NEEDS RESOLVED OR AT LEAST ADDRESSED. *TR

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 OF BREAKS HAS HAPPENED IN AREAS/SITUATIONS WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHEN THIS OCCURS, AND CONTRARY TO WHAT GM HAS SAID, NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON TO WARN THE DRIVER OF THE LOSS OF BRAKE LINE PRESSURE/FLUID. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. THE LATEST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 102,000 MILES, THE OTHERS OCCURRED AT APPROX 87,000 AND 93,000 MILES VIN # = [XXX]. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

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, COLORADO IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V39000). *TR

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 COMING FROM THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE AREA WHERE THE LEAK IS OCCURRING CAN BE SQUEEZED TOGETHER WITH FINGER PRESSURE. INSPECTED THE OTHER BRAKE LINES AND THEY ALL APPEAR CORRODED WITH SEVERAL PLACES BEING VERY WEAK AND CAN BE SQUEEZED TOGETHER WITH FINGER PRESSURE. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, THERE SEEMS TO BE PLENTY OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. SOME WITH MORE DISASTROUS RESULTS.I AM LOOKING TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL. *TT

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 CLOSER INSPECTION, I FOUND THE BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR AXEL HAD RUSTED THROUGH UNDER THE CAB. I REMOVED THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND REPLACED THE LINE. I THEN EXAMINED THE OTHER BRAKE LINES AND FOUND ALL THE BRAKE LINES TO BE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THIS RUSTING IS PREMATURE FOR A 2000 YEAR VEHICLE. MY 2001 VOLKSWAGEN'S BRAKE LINES STILL LOOK LIKE NEW AND IT HAS FIFTY THOUSAND MORE MILES. THIS PREMATURE RUSTING IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. IF I NEEDED THE BRAKES FOR AN EMERGENCY STOP, OR DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF NO BRAKES, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS PERSONAL OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. GM KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE COMPONENTS ON THE TRUCKS THEY MADE. THEY JUST HAVE NOT HAD ANYONE MAKE THEM DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. YES I HAVE THE OLD LINES. *TT

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

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 THE INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED TWICE BEFORE BY THE MANUFACTURER BUT CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,500.

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 TURN AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE HOME ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IT WAS OBVIOUS WHAT HAPPENED, A HYDRAULIC FITTING RUPTURED FROM CORROSION/RUST, WHICH DEPRESSURIZED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AFTER REPLACING THE FITTING, A COMPLETELY SEPARATE BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION WHICH WOULD/COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEPARATE INCIDENT. IT IS CLEAR THAT EVERY BRAKE LINE AND FITTING NEEDS TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE OF CORROSION/RUST. *TT

Mileage: 139,000

RUSTED BRAKE LINE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID CAUSIN REAR BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

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 INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THERE WERE TWO RECALLS RELATED TO THE DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 00V055000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), AND 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

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 CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR SHOCK SUPPORT BEAM FRACTURED, AND THE CONTACT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE PART FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

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 ARRIVAL OF THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

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 TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

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 NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

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

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 LINES AS WELL AS ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE ARE EXTREMELY RUSTED. I AM NOW IN PROCESS OF HAVING FRAME WELDED AND NEW ROCKER PANELS ATTACHED. I HAVE NOT SEEN RUST ON A VEHICLE SUCH AS THIS SINCE THE 1970'S. *TR

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 VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED HIM TO A SERVICE MANAGER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,800.

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 THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

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 FROM WEARING A HOLE IN THE LINE. I THINK THIS WAS DONE AT THE FACTORY CAUSES I HAVE NEVER MESSED WITH THE WIRE HARNESS, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE. *TR

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 COULD HAVE CAUSED DEADLY CRASH.

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 LINES GOING TO THE ABS UNIT WERE BADLY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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 THE UNDERSIDE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE OUTER BODY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION GIVING A FALSE IMPRESSION OF BEING IN GOOD SHAPE.

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 CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

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 STATED THAT THERE MULTIPLE BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,400.

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 THERE WAS BUT MY VIN. NUMBER WASN'T EFFECTED IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE AS I'VE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. I BELIEVE GM HAS A PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS ADDRESSED.

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 DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT RECALL 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI LOCK) HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

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 CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED A PART OF THE BRAKE LINE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE REPAIR WAS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,400. UPDATED 01/26/11*LJ UPDATED 04/04/11 *JB

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 CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED A PART OF THE BRAKE LINE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE REPAIR WAS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,400. UPDATED 01/26/11*LJ UPDATED 04/04/11 *JB

Mileage: 92,000

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 ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

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 FAILED COMPLETELY TWICE. BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE. VIN: [XXX]. HAVE HAD TO MAKE BODY PANEL REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT TO CONTROL RUST THROUGH, HAVE HAD A BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHILE EXITING I-10 IN FLORIDA WHILE ON A VACATION TRIP, COULD NOT STOP AT END OF EXIT RAMP AND CONTINUED THROUGH A 4 CORNER INTERSECTION WITH ONLY THE USE OF THE PARKING BRAKE. ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH 3 VEHICLES. HAD TO GET EMERGENCY TOW AND REPAIRS TO CONTINUE RETURN TRIP TO MASSACHUSETTS. SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC AFTER LEAVING REPAIR SHOP HAVING HAD TO REPLACE A RUSTED LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER ! NOW, REAR FRAME CROSSMEMBERS ARE RUSTING THROUGH AND POSING A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN HINGHAM, MA. APPEARS NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN MAKING ANY REPAIRS. BODY SHOP MANAGER SAYS, IT'S A POOR DESIGN AND POOR MATERIALS ( STEEL ) USED IN CONSTRUCTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 ONCE, BUT NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN AND CHEVROLET WONT TAKE CARE OF IT A SECOND TIME. THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR ISSUES. *TR

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 REPLACEMENT...DANGEROUS CONDITION!!!!! PLEASE HAVE YOUR VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR YOUR SAFETY. NO DAMAGE , CRASHED INTO CURB IN PARKING LOT. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THESE VEHICLES SHOULD ALL BE REMOVED FROM ROADS AND FIXED AT GM EXPENSE. NHTSA HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO ENFORCE SAFETY RECALLS BUT HAS YET TAKEN DUE TO INFLUENCE OF OUR "NATIONALIZED CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY". DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF THIS COMPANY, ANY FAILURE TO ACT RESPONSIBLY ON THIS MATTER SHOULD BE SEEN AS "WANTON NEGLECT" BY THIS AGENCY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE & NOT JUST THESE VEHICLE OWNERS. I FULLY INTEND TO INFORM MY LOCAL REP. TO THE FAILURE OF THIS AGENCY TO TAKE SERIOUSLY THE CONSEQUENCES OF CONTINUING TO ALLOW 1.3 MILLION TRUCKS WITH KNOWN SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES TO REMAIN OPERATING ON OUR ROADWAYS. *TR

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 CORRODED. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE FRONT LINES WITH A NON CORROSIVE MATERIAL AND AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE REAR LINE. I DID SAVE ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES. *TR

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 DUE TO THIS BRAKE FAILURE. HE HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY ON THE FREEWAY DUE TO A CAR ACCIDENT AHEAD OF HIM AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE TRUCK WENT ACROSS THE EXPANSION JOINT IN THE FREEWAY. HE REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. IF HE HAD NOT SLOWED DOWN TO LESS THAN APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I THINK TRUCK'S ABS SYSTEM HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN IT AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS RESULTS IF NOT LOOKED INTO. THE CHEVROLET DEALERS SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM BUT IT CONTINUES TO FAIL IN THESE SITUATIONS. *TR

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 REPORT. *TR

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 VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE HE DISCOVERED FIVE BRAKE LINES EXPELLING FROM THE ABS MODULE. ALL FIVE LINES FROM THE ABS MODULE WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,797.

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 AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES AND REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER AND CONTACT HIM BACK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 46,600.

Mileage: 46,600

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 ONE LEAKING INSPECTING FURTHER IT WAS COME TO A CONCLUSION ALL THE BRAKE LINES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS IF YOU TOUCHED ONE YOU MIGHT COMPROMISE THE OTHERS. AFTER CALLING THE DEALER AND HEARING IT WOULD COST ME APPRX 3000 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT DONE I HAVE TAKEN THREE DAYS OFF OF WORK TO DO THIS THE BEST THAT I CAN IT CANT BE ANY WORSE THAN THE LINES THAT ARE ON THERE NOW...... *TR

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 AND STEERED INTO GUARDRAIL TO STOP THE MOVING TRUCK. UNBELIEVABLY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE, FOUR VEHICLES INVOLVED INCLUDING OURS. TRUCK WAS TOTALED. WE ALWAYS LOVED THE VEHICLE AND FELT SECURE WHEN DRIVING IT NOW JUST THE THOUGHT OF BEING IN ANY VEHICLE AND NOT STOPPING IS A VERY REAL FEAR. STATE POLICE OFFICER DID NOT CITE US SAID IT WAS MECHANICAL FAILURE "BLEW A LINE". THERE VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURIES/FATALITIES CAUSED BY THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE, WE WERE ALL FORTUNATE ONLY PROPERTY DAMAGE. PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AND SILVERADO WAS TOTALED. INSURANCE RATES WILL GO SKY HIGH NOW WITH SURCHARGE. CAN WE SUE GM? WE HAVE POLICE REPORT. *TR

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. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,758. UPDATED 11/16/10 * UPDATED 11/23/10*JB

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. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO ORDER THE PART NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED HE WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF ONCE THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUST. UPDATED 12/30/10

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. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED. IN ADDITION, BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

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 TO RUST. *TR

Mileage: 120,975

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 SHOULD NOT RUST LIKE THAT. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IN A CAR IS THE BRAKES. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. I WORK IN THE QUALITY DEPARTMENT FOR A MAJOR US DEFENSE CONTRACTOR AND THIS WOULD NOT PASS STANDARDS. MAJOR FAILURE. GOOD THING MY DAUGHTER AND ME WERE STILL PARKED. I LIVE ON A VERY STEEP HILL AND THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD IF I DIDN'T NOTICE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 93,733

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

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 WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION AND RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 01/28/11*LJ UPDATED 04/20/11

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. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,207. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

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 SPEEDS. WAS PART OF RECALL IN 2006; 'CORRECTED' BY DEALER. CONCERN 'CORRECTION' DID NOT FIX ISSUE. TRUCK DRIVEN DAILY (NO CHOICE) ... CONCERNED WITH SAFETY. *TR

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 WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 115,000

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 CONTINUED TO OCCUR WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 05V379000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

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 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AGAIN IN JANUARY 2010 AND WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *TR

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 LINE AND FLUID AND HAVE THE OLD PARTS IF REQUIRED TO SEE. *TR

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 PASSENGER TIRE AND BOUNCING ME OUT AND SPINNING AROUND. I TRIED TO COMPENSATE BY APPLYING BRAKES GENTLY AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP, MY SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME BACK AS I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY HEAD AND CHEST. I THEN WAS SPUN HEAD ON INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND SMASHED THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK. I WAS SO SCARED AND ALL I COULD THINK IS WHEN IS MY AIRBAG GOING TO GO OFF, IT NEVER DID. THERE IS OVER $5000.00 DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND IT IS ONLY WORTH $8000.00. I WENT TO THE ER AND SUFFERED MILD CONCUSSION, NECK STRAIN AND BRUISED CHEST. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

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 ACCIDENT BUT I WAS LUCKY. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AFTER NURSING IT TO A SAFE LOCATION, TO FIND A SEVERELY RUSTY MAIN BRAKE LINE WHICH HAD BURST JUST IN FRONT OF THE GAS TANK ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK ALONG THE FRAME. WE PLAN ON REPLACING THE BRAKE LINE OURSELVES AND HAVE NOT YET DETERMINED COST AS THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT 6:30 PM. *TR

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 WITH FUEL LINES AND TRANSMISSION LINES. I WOULD NOT EXPECT THIS SEVERE CORROSION ON A 1970 CHEVY PICKUP, LET ALONE A 2000. NEW STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE NOT AVAILABLE; ONLY THE HOSES LEADING TO CALIPERS. HARD LINES WILL NEED TO BE FABRICATED WHICH IS LABOR INTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

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 COASTED ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC REPAIRED 48 FEET OF THE BRAKE TUBING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

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 PENDING. *TR

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" (VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50K MILES). 1 YEAR LATER, REMAINING LINES RUSTED OUT AND FAILED. OWNER REPLACED AT OWN COST AND FINALLY SOLD TRUCK. GM FAILED TO RECOGNIZE SYMPTOMS OF ISSUE ALL ALONG AND PROVIDED LESS THAN ACCEPTABLE SUPPORT. *TR

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 OFFER PRE-MADE BRAKE LINES, MEANING THEY HAVE TO BE MADE UP INDIVIDUALLY, AT A HUGE EXPENSE. ACCORDING TO OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION THERE ARE 110 OWNER COMPLAINTS SUCH AS MINE. THE COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THE LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURE BECAUSE OF CORROSION. IN 37 OF THESE COMPLAINTS THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED BY A DEALER INSPECTION. THREE COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT CORRODED BRAKE LINE FAILURE RESULTED IN A CRASH. MY WIFE AND I ARE RETIRED AND TRYING TO ENJOY OUR LASTING YEARS AND HOPEFULLY GM WILL RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. OUR LIVES ARE WORTH MORE THAN BRAKE LINES. *TR

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 UNIT BACK TO REAR WHEELS @ INCREDIBLE COST. WHEN I GOT HOME, I WENT TO TRUSTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO RUSTED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THEM TOO IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE BRAKE LINE PUNCTURE HAPPENED WHEN IT WAS AT THE DEALER. THERE WAS NO LEAK BEFORE IT WENT IN FOR SERVICE. THEY REFUSED TO TELL ME HOW THE LEAK OCCURRED EXCEPT TO SAY THAT THE LINES WERE RUSTY. I JUST READ IN PAPER ABOUT A NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO BRAKE FAILURE ON OLDER MODEL CHEVY TRUCKS. I LIVE IN NEW YORK. THE TRUCK IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF, REGULARLY SERVICED, AND HAD JUST ABOVE 80,00 MILES. THE DEALER TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY THE BRAKE LINES DID NOT RUPTURE WHEN I WAS DRIVING. THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURE WAS BECAUSE OF CORROSION, AND THE DEALER BACK HOME TOLD ME THAT ALL THE OTHER BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF CORROSION. I'VE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS. TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES WILL PUT MY EXPENDITURES FAR OVER WHAT THE TRUCK IS WORTH. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY TRIP. I WAS GIVEN NO REASON FOR WHY IT WENT (ANOTHER $2600). THE LAST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS A RUST-RELATED LEAK-OUT OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID. NEVER ANOTHER CHEVY. HORRIBLE TRUCK, HORRIBLE COMPANY. INCIDENTALLY, LONG-BED CHEVY TRUCKS APPARENTLY ALWAYS HAVE VIBRATION THAT THEY NEVER FIX, EVEN IF COMPLAINED ABOUT, APPARENTLY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T. AN OVERALL DEFECTIVE TRUCK, PERHAPS MORE APPROPRIATELY A DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURER. BELIEVE ME, IT DOES NO GOOD TO TRY TO WORK WITH THE COMPANY TO DEAL WITH ANY KIND OF PROBLEM, INCLUDING WARRANTY PROBLEMS. THEY WERE ALWAYS SO UNRESPONSIVE, YOU JUST GIVE UP. *TR

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 OTHER PARTS IN THE SAME AREA. THIS TRUCK HAS 145,000 MILES. THIS IS ALL HIGHWAY MILES. FOUND THAT NHTSA HAS OPENED AN INVESTIGATION WITH GM ON CORROSION IN BRAKE LINES IN 1999 THRU 2003 TRUCKS. WANT TO REGISTER WITH NHTSA ON THIS SAME ISSUE. WAS GOING TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE ITS TOO DANGEROUS TO KEEP DRIVING IT, NOW GOING TO SIT ON THE TRUCK TO AWAIT OUTCOME OF NHTSA INVESTIGATION. *TR

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 CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

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

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

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 INCLUDING NY, PA AND NJ. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DAMAGE OR INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. GM AND THE DEALER SIR WALTER CHEVROLET IN RALEIGH, NC REFUSE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNDER RECALL. *TR

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 DEALER AND GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT ASSIST IN THE COST REPAIR AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN. I HAD ALL THE FRONT BRAKE LINES REPLACED BY GM AFTER THE FAILURE LAST YEAR WHEN THE BRAKE LINES RUST THROUGH, THERE IS NO FAIL SAFE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND YOU EXPERIENCE TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR A SAFETY RECALL, BUT THESE BRAKE LINE ARE SUBSTANDARD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED BY GM BEFORE A LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

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 VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. APPARENTLY RECALL SERVICE WORK WAS PERFORMED ON NOVEMBER 11, 2005 TO FIX THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT PLAQUES NEARLY 1.3 MILLION GM TRUCKS FROM 1999 TO 2002. THE ABS SENSORS BECOME CORRODED AND ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS, GREATLY INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF A LOW SPEED BREAKING SITUATION. THE RECALL MAY HAVE REPLACED THE SENSORS BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AS I AM NOW A VICTIM OF THE SAME FAILING SENSORS NEARLY 4 YEARS LATER. I HAD NO WARNINGS THAT THE SENSORS WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY AND UNTIL THE CRASH OCCURRED AND I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM, I HAD NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CORROSION PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SENSORS AND THE RECALL GM ISSUED AS A RESULT. I FEEL THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND GM SHOULD BE TELLING CONSUMERS ABOUT THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

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 CHEVROLET TRUCKS OLDER AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY RUST FROM SNOW OR SALT. *TR

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 THE VEHICLE HITS A POT HOLE THE RIM THEN IT WILL CUT THE BRAKE LINE AND FAIL. *TR

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 HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND PREGNANT DAUGHTER IN LAW. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED IF IT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPENED. GM HAS OUR TAX DOLLARS AND SHOULD USE SOME OF IT TO RECALL AND FIX THIS DEADLY PROBLEM. THIS IS COSTING BETWEEN $400.00 TO $600.00 TO REPAIR. LOCAL MECHANIC HAS SAID IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES IN THIS YEAR RANGE, ALONG WITH TAHOES. *TR

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 RENDERING MY ABS INOP. THAT'S THE WAY MY ABS WILL REMAIN TILL CHEVY ADMITS THE SYSTEM HAS FLAWS AND THERE IS A RECALL. *TR

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 VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $277.92. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO COMPENSATION COULD BE OFFERED FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, SHE WAS OFFERED FREE OIL CHANGES AND A TIRE ROTATION FOR A YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,923 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 82,923

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 LEFT FRAME RAIL. ABOUT 2 INCHES BEFORE IT CONNECTS TO THE RUBBER BRAKE HOSE, A LARGE SECTION OF IT WAS RUSTED. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT MANY SILVERADO OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME BAD EXPERIENCE. IF MY OTHER 3 VEHICLES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, I WOULD THEN AGREE THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO ROAD SALT. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO IT. *TR

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 TAKE ANY ACTION SINCE THEY SAY THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ALREADY AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 83000 MILES. *TR

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 DID NOT STOP AND KEPT ON GOING. WE THEN TOOK IT TO GARAGE AND THE MECHANIC PUT A NEW WHEEL BEARING (WITH WHEEL SENSOR) ON RIGHT FRONT. I NOTICED ON 8/30/2005 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER. 05V379000 THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF 1999-2002 TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE ARE SO LUCKY THAT ANOTHER HUMAN BEING WAS NOT HURT IN THESE INCIDENCES. WE HAVE REPLACED 2 BUMPERS AND NOW LOOKING AT A 3RD ONE. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

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 INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE TRUCK JUMPED THE CURB AND BENT MY PLOW MOUNT. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT HIT THE VEHICLE OR SOMEONE OR SOMETHING ELSE. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS 3/24/09. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING HOPING THEY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY SAY IT MIGHT BE THE SPEED SENSOR, BUT IF IT SOMETHING ELSE LIKE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE THAT THING COSTS OVER $1000 PLUS LABOR MAYBE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS IF THIS MIGHT ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

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 PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2000. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK IN TO IT AND THIS HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS BACK I ALMOST WRECKED YESTERDAY TOO. *TR

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 PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2000. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK IN TO IT AND THIS HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS BACK I ALMOST WRECKED YESTERDAY TOO. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

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

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 RETURN UNTIL EXIT HOME. I LIVE ON THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SAND IS EVERYWHERE AND FROM WHAT I SEE MY 2000 CHEVEROLET SILVERADO HAS A RECALL FOR CORROSION 05V37900 AND GM ID 05068B, C, BUT I DON'T LIVE IN THE "SALT BELT" AREA I LIVE IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TX. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 1 1/2 YRS. I NOW HAVE TO DRIVE LEAVING A MINIMUM OF 3 CAR LENGTH TO ASSURE WHEN STOPPING ITS GOING TO. I HAVE HAD IT CHECK W/BRAKE CHECK WHO STATES THEY THINK IT IS A VAPOR LOCK, PUT EVERYTHING AT THE TIME CHECK OUT FINE, BUT WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM ON LINE WHEN I FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS IN EFFECT, BUT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF IT DUE TO MY LOCATION. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPT W/ CHAMPION CHEVERLOT HERE IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD I HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF $93.00, WHEN I DON'T WANT IT TESTED I WANT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM TO BE INSPECTED AND CORRECTED IF NECESSARY UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO CORROSION FROM LIVING ON THE COAST. THE OTHER INSTANCE WAS AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL SLOW STARTS AND STOPS. I TUNED OFF TRUCK AND WHEN I WENT TO START AND PLACE IN GEAR, THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING ISN'T RELEASING IN THE BRAKES, PUMP THEM GET VERY LITTLE PRESSURE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE BACK IN FULL STRENGTH, IT IS VERY FRIGHTFUL. *TR

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 BRAKE PEDAL WOULD VIBRATE AND EXTEND TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A RECALL REPAIRED FOR THE SPEED SENSOR CABLE IN 2006. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STILL GRINDING AND VIBRATING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ON DECEMBER 16, 2008 AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE FUNCTIONAL; HOWEVER, THE SPEED SENSOR CONTROL FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE MADE REGARDING THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR BECAUSE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 2/5/09 *CN UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

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 PROPERLY, AND IS CONSIDERED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BY ALL WHO SEES AND OR RIDES IN IT. I'VE HAD THE BRAKE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALLY SERVICED, INCLUDING A SYSTEM BLEED, BUT THIS CONDITION PERSISTS. OTHER THAN THE SOFT BRAKE FEEL PROBLEM, I LIKE THE VEHICLE. *TR

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), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000.

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 HOOK) THAT ARE NEAR THE ABS BOX WERE ABNORMALLY CORRODED AND RUSTED THROUGH EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MADE FROM STAINLESS STEEL. BRAKE FLUID GUSHED OUT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS VEHICLE IS STORED DURING WINTER MONTHS (NOV.-APR) SALT AND SNOW ARE NOT ISSUES. I HAVE A 2001 GMC 4X4 AND INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AFTER THE ACCIDENT WITH THE SILVERADO. THOSE BRAKE LINES LOOK FINE.*TR

Mileage: 106,000

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 DOWN OR STOP. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CRASH INTO A PILE OF COD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,300.

Mileage: 66,300

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 CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,500.

Mileage: 72,000

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 DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING A ROTTEN AND CORRODED BRAKE LINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 162,000.

Mileage: 162,000

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. LOOKS LIKE A BRAKE LINE FAILED, WHY?????????? THE STATE OF RI IMPOUNDED THE TRUCK FOR AN INVESTIGATION,THE RESULTS OF WHICH I COULD HAVE WRITTEN AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THEY ONLY STATE THE OBVIOUS. THEY HAVE ALSO SEIZED THE PLATED AND SUSPENDED THE REG. UNTIL ALL REPAIRS ARE MADE AND CERTIFIED . AGAIN I ASK WHY WOULD A BRAKE LINE FAIL ON AN 8 MODEL YEAR OLD VECH. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 162,000

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

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 DAYS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK) HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR WAS BASICALLY A CLEANING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT ACTUALLY REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160,000. UPDATED 07/09/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. UPDATED

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 DAYS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK) HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR WAS BASICALLY A CLEANING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT ACTUALLY REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160,000. UPDATED 07/09/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. UPDATED

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 CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

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

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 PREVENTED HIM FROM STOPPING THE VEHICLE. HE CRASHED INTO A SMALL CURB, WHICH ALLOWED HIM TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,419.

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 INTO THERE. II LIFTED THE HOOD AND FOUND NO FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR, I THEN LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND DISCOVERED FLUID (BRAKE) ALL OVER THE LOT AND THE BACK DRIVER SIDE AXLE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO SEE HIM AND HE SHOWED HOW BAD THE CORROSION WAS ON THE BRAKE LINES. EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE TRUCK (FROM ABOUT SIX INCHES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER) WAS ROTTED ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH!!! NEED LESS TO SAY, I HAVE TO REPLACE EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE TRUCK, WHICH WILL BE A FORTUNE!!! DID I MENTION THE FUEL LINES? THEY TOO ARE ALSO ROTTED!! IT SEEMS THAT EVERYWHERE THAT THE STEEL LINES WERE USED, IT IS ROTTED I'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINES ALSO IN THE NEAR FUTURE. GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR SELLING VEHICLES WITH THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS!!! *TR

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 THERE WAS OVER A HALF AN INCH REMAINING ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE NEARLY WORN. THE REAR BRAKES WERE DOING ALL OF THE WORK. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,900.

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 IT WAS RECALLED AND I REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS DOING. *TR

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 RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 04/16/08 *BF UPDATED 04/16/08 *TR

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 CHECKED THEM. I FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM ONLY WORSE. NOW BOTH DUST SHIELDS ON THE REAR ARE RUSTING AWAY,THE PASSENGER SIDE IS COMPLETELY GONE, AT 76,000 MILES. THIS CONDITION IS BOTH COSTLY AND DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THE RUST BUILD UP IS SO BAD THAT THE BRAKE PAD WILL NOT MAKE THE REQUIRED CONTACT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT RIDES ON THE RUST NOT A CLEAN SMOOTH METAL SURFACE. I DRIVE THIS TRUCK DAILY SO YOU WOULD THINK THIS SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING BUT IT IS. IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE UNANSWERED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM GO TO,HTTP://CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/GM_SILVERADO_BRAKES.HTML. I USUALLY KEEP A VEHICLE ABOUT TEN YEARS ON AVERAGE AND HAVE NEVER DEALT WITH ANYTHING LIKE THIS. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN AN INVESTIGATION OR RECALL ON THIS? GM ISN'T ADDRESSING THESE COMPLAINTS. SO WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR,A FEW FATALITIES? ALSO MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

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 DRIVEWAY, IT DRAMATICALLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SMOKE APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE POWER WAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000.

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 RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE WOULD NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT HAD THE FUMES REMOVED FROM THE ABS AND THE SYSTEM WAS DISABLED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 03-19-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK HAS THE SAME DEFECT AS RECALL NUMBER 05V379000 A REGIONAL RECALL BUT THE TRUCK WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL. UPDATED 03/19/08 *TR

Mileage: 69,000

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

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 LIVE. I REPLIED THAT I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON THE TRUCK IN MAY {?} OF THAT YEAR & THE ROTORS WERE FINE BUT WHEN I TOOK TRUCK FOR INSPECTION IN NOV. THEY WERE NOT. I ASKED HOW MUCH SALT THEY THOUGHT PA. USED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS? I RECIEVED NO REPLY. NOW HERE WE ARE IN JAN., 2008. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 60 K MILES ON IT & THE ROTORS NEED REPLACED AGAIN?? CONSIDERING THIS TRUCK IS DRIVEN AN AVERAGE OF 7K MILES PER YEAR, WITH 90% OF THAT BEING DURING SUMMER MONTHES, THIS IS NOT AN ENVIROMENTAL PROBLEM! THIS TRUCK IS ONLY DRIVEN DURING WINTER MONTHES IF THERE IS AN EMERGANCY SO IT IS EXTREMELY RARE THIS TRUCK IS DRIVEN ON SALTED ROADS. THIS TRUCK IS ALSO GARAGED AT ALL TIMES, I WAX THE FIREWALLS, ARMOR ALL & CLEAN THE TRUCK WEEKLY. ALSO OUR DRIVEWAY IS ALONG A RURAL ROAD & THE DRIVEWAY IS HIGHER THAN THE ROAD SURFACE. I HAVE GONE THROUGH YOUR COMPLAINT LIST & I HAVE FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM, IN RE:ODI ID #10158646. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THE ONLY REASON YOU HAVE NOT RECIEVED MORE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE IS DUE TO TOO MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE WHAT THE CHEVY REPS. ARE SAYING ABOUT ENVIROMENTAL HAZZARD.I HAVE HAD CHEVY EMPLOYEES TELL ME BRAND NEW CARS, JUST OFF THE DELIVERY TRUCK ARE ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM & THE DEALERSHIPS ARE REPLACING THE ROTORS BEFORE THE CARS ARE EVEN PUT ON THE LOT!! SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE QUALITY OF THESE ROTORS & I REALLY DO WISH YOU WOULD INVESTIGATE FURTHER BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT/KILLED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ANY/ALL HELP ON THIS MATTER. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. EDWARD J. WALKER *TR

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: 00V055000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), 00V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS), 00X001000 (SERVICE BRAKES:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER), AND 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

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 WERE MALFUNCTIONING AND THEY HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEM WITH OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS MADE THAT YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

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 REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY TO THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. AS OF DECEMBER 28, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOT CLEARED. UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

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 STATED ON 3 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROADS . THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE REASON FOR THE TRACTION LOSS, WAS DUE TO THE BRAKE PAD HANGING UP. *JB

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 STATED ON 3 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROADS . THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE REASON FOR THE TRACTION LOSS, WAS DUE TO THE BRAKE PAD HANGING UP. *JB

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 SPEED SENSOR FAILED AND DISABLED THE BRAKING SYSTEM. BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF UPDATED 01/17/07 *TR

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 SPEED SENSOR FAILED AND DISABLED THE BRAKING SYSTEM. BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF UPDATED 01/17/07 *TR

Mileage: 44,000

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 PEDESTRIAN HAD RUN OUT IN FRONT OF ME, WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED! *TR

Mileage: 74,688

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 HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. A RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2006. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,500. UPDATED 10/31/07 *TR

Mileage: 59,500

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 MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THEY REPLACED THEM ONCE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,600. UPDATED 12/12/07

Mileage: 97,000

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 IS USED AS A TOW VEHICLE FOR A TRAILER. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED, THE OLD LINES ARE AVAILABLE. I DON'T HAVE THE VIN HANDY, CAN SUPPLY ON REQUEST. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

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 CAMPAIGN ID # 00V055000), HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FELT THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 233,400.

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 MANUFACTURER DEFECT. GENERAL MOTORS STATED THAT THEY CAN DO NOTHING TO ASSIST WITH THE FAILURE. THERE ARE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE FOR HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE SPEED AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 129,832.

Mileage: 129,832

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 RECALL DUE TO THE VIN, AND THAT THE SECOND OPINION THAT SHE OBTAINED FROM ANOTHER DEALER CAUSED THEM NOT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76632, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76732. *AK

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 FLUID LEAKING OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME UNDER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT 3 OR 4 BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 79000. THE MECHANIC GAVE HIM AN ESTIMATE OF $1,000 TO $1,400. *AK

Mileage: 79,000

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 REMEDIED DUE TO RECALL # 05V379000 ON FEBRUARY 28, 2007. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR APPEARED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 92,000.*AK

Mileage: 92,000

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 DEALER AND ADVISED ABS MODULATOR WAS BAD. COST FOR PART, $762.62 PLUS LABOR. REPAIR NOT DONE. WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE VEHICLE WITH CONVENTIONAL NON-ABS BRAKES UNTIL RECALL. ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAY ABS DOES NOT WORK. HOW MANY OTHER VEHICLES ARE ON THE HIGHWAY LIKE THIS DUE TO ASTRONOMICAL REPAIR COST? *JB

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 THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *AK THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT CAUSE. UPDATED 04/05/07 *JB

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 THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *AK THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT CAUSE. UPDATED 04/05/07 *JB

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 THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *AK THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT CAUSE. UPDATED 04/05/07 *JB

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 5 MPH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO SLOW BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THE ABS MOTOR STARTED TO PULSATE SO FAST THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP AND I NEVER TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. I THEN MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER TO PARK AND IT STILL WOULDN'T STOP. I THEN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THEN I FINALLY STOPPED. THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME LUCKILY HAD NO DAMAGE TO HIS CAR SINCE I WAS ONLY DRIVING A FEW MPH. I CONTINUED TO WORK. THE ABS LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. AS I LEFT WORK TO GO TO LUNCH,SAME DAY, I WAS PULLING UP TO A LIGHT AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION . I SLOWED WAY AHEAD OF TIME AND CRAWLED TO THE LIGHT AND JUST AS I HIT THE BRAKE TO STOP THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHERE THE ABS MOTOR RAN CONTINUOUSLY AND I COULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE . I THREW THE TRUCK IN PARK AND IT STILL WOULDN'T STOP AND WAS STARTING TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION ON A RED LIGHT. I THEN STEPPED ON THE PARKING BRAKE AND IT FINALLY STOPPED. I WAS ALMOST KILLED BECAUSE A SEMI JUST STARTED TO PASS ME AND HE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 MPH. I THEN TURNED THE TRUCK AROUND AND WENT DOWN THE ROAD TO MY WORK. AS I WAS PARKING THE TRUCK AT MY WORK IT HAPPENED AGAIN,3RD TIME. THE TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I CAN'T SEE PAYING 1,500 TO 2,000 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED, IF THAT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPENED. I WILL NEVER FEEL SAFE DRIVING A CHEVY/GM VEHICLE AGAIN AND WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. JUST SO IT'S UNDERSTOOD I'M A VERY SAFE DRIVER AND HAVE AN EXCELLENT DRIVING RECORD. *NM

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 WALKING IN FRONT OF MY TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, I WOULD HAVE KILLED THEM. IT IS ONE THING TO HAVE THE RADIO QUIT WORKING, IT IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THING TO HAVE THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAIL. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BESIDES CLEANING A COUPLE SENSORS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO INDICATION WHATSOEVER OF THE IMPENDING FAILURE. I BACKED UP AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. THERE ARE STILL NO WARNING LIGHTS. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEIR ANSWER WAS "THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WE CAN TEST FOR THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WE CAN TRY TO GET IT TO FAIL AND GO FROM THERE". I NOW HAVE A 6000 LB PROJECTILE THAT I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT IS GOING TO STOP OR NOT. I REMOVED THE ABS FUSE UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THIS UNRELIABLE PRODUCT. *NM

Mileage: 91,222

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 THE MANUFACTURER, AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FILE # 71470052366. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS FILE OVER A WEEK AGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS HAD THE SENSORS REPLACED ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE 1ST SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT 45,104 MILES ON 08/02/05, AND THE 2ND SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT 46583 ON 10/24/05 AND THE 3RD WAS REPLACED 01/17/07 WITH 60216 MILES. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE ABS SHOULD NOT HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 3 OCCASIONS HE HAS BARELY AVERTED A CRASH. *AK

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

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

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 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. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 08/22/06 TO HAVE A RECALL PERFORMED REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT WAS NOT COMPLETED BECAUSE THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 09/13/06

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 WAS CONTACTED ON 08/22/06 AND EXPRESSED THAT THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ON 08/28/06 AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NO RECALL PERTAINING TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD 4-WHEEL ANTILOCK BRAKES.

Mileage: 121,327

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 UPDATED. *TT

Mileage: 51,485

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 PROBLEM PERSISTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIX. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *NM

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 VEHICLE AND THE ONE HIT, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE LOT TO THE DEALER. WAS TOLD TO CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE TRUCK HAD 84000 MILES AND BRAKES HAD ALL BEEN REPLACED 3 MONTHS EARLIER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK NOW. *JB

Mileage: 84,000

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 TURNED RED I APPLIED BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE IS A SUNOCO STATION ON THE CORNER WHICH I COASTED INTO. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD FLUID LEVEL WAS BELOW THE MIN. LINE. I ADDED FLUID INTO THE RESERVOIR. I GOT BACK INTO THE TRUCK AND APPLIED MY BRAKES. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID RUNNING ONTO THE GROUND. NOTICED A PEP BOYS STORE ABOUT 1/2 OF A BLOCK DOWN THE ROAD. I WAITED TILL THERE WAS NO CARS COMING AND PROCEEDED OUT ONTO TILTON ROAD TOWARD PEP BOYS. DOWN SHIFTED AND APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL AS I APPROACHED STORE. THEY CHECKED THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND INDICATED THAT A BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING FLUID. MONDAY THEY REPAIRED THE TRUCK BY REPLACING ABOUT A FIVE (5) FOOT SECTION OF BRAKE LINE AT THE TUNE OF $262.52 WOW. I DO HAVE THE OLD SECTION OF BRAKE LINE THAT WAS REMOVED. THE OLD SECTION OF BRAKE LINE IS SO HEAVILY RUSTED THE SHOP INDICATED IT WAS VERY UNUSUAL. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED AT THE REPAIR AND THE REST OF THE LINE STILL IN THE TRUCK AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT CONDITION OF BRAKE LINES AND THE EXCESSIVE RUST THAT EXIST. I'M WORRIED THAT THERE MAY BE ANOTHER LEAK,RESULT MIGHT BE THAT WE ARE NOT AS LUCKY THE NEXT TIME. THE PARKWAY IS A 65 MPH ROAD AND IF I WOULD HAVE HAD TO STOP VERY FAST DOING THAT SPEED I TRULY BELIEVE I WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT INJURIES. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED CHEVY'S AND I KEPT THEM FOR GENERALLY 9 TO 10 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST OUT AS DID MY 2000 CHEVY TRUCK. I HOPE THAT THIS MATTER CAN BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TIME SPENT IN READING MY LONG DESCRIPTION OF THIS OCCURRENCE. EDWARD R GLASER. *NM

Mileage: 120,944

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 REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ON BOTH OCCASIONS. THE RUST FIRST APPEARED NEAR THE AXEL OF THE ROTOR AND WORKED ITS WAY TOWARD THE OUTSIDE. THE RUST WAS ONLY PRESENT ON THE BRAKING SURFACE.

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 REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ON BOTH OCCASIONS. THE RUST FIRST APPEARED NEAR THE AXEL OF THE ROTOR AND WORKED ITS WAY TOWARD THE OUTSIDE. THE RUST WAS ONLY PRESENT ON THE BRAKING SURFACE.

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 @ 62,500 MILES). THE LACK OF BRAKING WAS STILL PRESENT. NEXT I REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I JUST HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE SYSTEM, THEY NOTED THE REAR PADS WERE WORN (AFTER 8,000 MILES). THE DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID THE NON OE PADS WERE PROBABLY THE CAUSE OF THE LACK OF BRAKING. MY CONCERN WAS THE FACT THAT THE LACK OF BRAKING STARTED WHEN THE OE PADS WERE STILL ON THE TRUCK. *NM

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 THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED.

Mileage: 170,000

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

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 SHOWED PROBLEM TO BE FAULTY ABS SYSTEM. ( NOTED TO BE MANUFACTURE DEFECT PER NEWSPAPER ARTICLE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL ). PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES. *JB

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 FAULT WAS ESTIMATED $1,400-1900. I HAVE ALSO PAID TO HAVE THE FUEL GAUGE FIXED. IT WENT FROM EMPTY TO FULL AT RANDOM AND HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *JB

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 THE MOTOR REPLACED. THE PARTS TOTALED AROUND $1500. *NM

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, CLEANED, CONDITIONED AND PUT BACK ON THE VEHICLE. CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000. *JB

Mileage: 66,577

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 WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY FOR MY FRIEND. MY GARAGE CAME UP WITH A 150.00 WORTH OF PARTS TO FIX MINE. I HAVE 76.000 MILES ON MY 2000. *NM

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 CHARGED ME $264.00 FOR NEW PADS AND ROTORS ON THE REAR WHEELS. *JB

Mileage: 77,000

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 NOTICEABLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS AS TIME WENT ON. I TOOK IT TO THE CAR DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. NOT ONLY DID THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR NEED REPLACING, BUT SO DID ALL FOUR ROTORS. THEY WERE RUSTED SO BADLY THAT THEY WERE FLAKING AWAY. THIS TRUCK HAD ONLY 14,000 MILES ON IT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A 2000. IT WAS STORED INSIDE WHEN NOT DRIVEN. GM AGREED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS BUT NOT ALL. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I OFFERED TO TAKE THE DEALER TO A JUNK YARD TO SHOW HIM THAT ROTORS DON'T RUST LIKE THESE WERE EVEN AT JUNK YARDS. I STILL HAVE THE ROTORS IF YOUR DEPT. WOULD BE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS MORE TO THE STORY THAN GM WAS WILLING TO TELL ME, ESPECIALLY NOTICING THE RECENT RECALL OF THEIR TRUCKS.

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. THEY LET ON LIKE THEY DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THEIR BRAKES. I KNEW THEY LYING. 4. PLEASE MAKE SURE TENNESSEE IS INCLUDED AND ALSO THE ROTOR PROBLEM. MINE IS A 2000 SILVERADO. THANKS

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 CANADIAN RECALL. THE RIGHT INNER TIE ROD WAS LOOSE. *JB

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

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 INTERSECTIONS. EVENTULY SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. I HAVE SEARCHED MANY WEBSITES AND FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY DIRTY WHEEL HUB SENSORS DUE TO A MANUFACTURES DESIGN FLAW. THE DEALERS OFTEN MIS-DIAGNOS OR SCAM CUSTOMERS INTO NEW ABS COMPUTERS AND OTHER EXPENSIVE SOLUTIONS. THE BEST SOLUTION IS TO PULL THE ABS FUSE FOR THE ABS CONTROL MODULE BUT THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO PASS STATE INSPECTIONS. MOTOR VEHICLES WITH THIS CONDITION ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND OFTEN UNREPORTED. PREVENTION CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED BY NORMAL OWNER MAINTAINENCE AND MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSABLE. *AK

Mileage: 105,398

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 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 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 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

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

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

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 GOING OVER A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. *JG

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

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 STOPPING ON EVEN SLIGHTLY ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS? THANKS IN ADVANCE, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*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

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

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

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

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 DOCUMENTED. *AK THE DEALER BELIEVES THE BRAKE LINE WAS NOT THE PROBLEM.

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. *YH

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

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 THE OLD TRUCKS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. IT IS TIME FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE GM REPAIR THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED.*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.

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

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

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