2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

MY BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING IN A PARKING LOT. CAREFULLY, I MADE IT HOME WITH NO BRAKES AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL CORRODED AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. BRAKE LINES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MADE FROM NON-CORROSIVE MATERIAL. FIXING BRAKES ON THIS MODEL PICKUP IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING. ONE BRAKE LINE IS LOCATED UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK. *TR WHEN THE CONSUMER EXAMINED THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE, HE WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE EXTENT OF CORROSION ON THE MEAL BRAKE LINE. HE WAS ALSO SHOCKED TO FIND THAT FOR ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES, HE HAD TO REMOVE THE TRUCK BED, IN ORDER TO SEE IT. THE FIRST RUPTURE OCCURRED ON THE LINE RUNNING FROM THE METERING OR PROPORTIONAL VALVE TO THE REAR BRAKES. THERE WAS NO WAY HE COULD SEE THAT AREA. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED DURING BLEEDING AND TESTING OF THE FIRST REPAIR. THE THIRD LEAK APPEARED BY THE MOVEMENT OF THE LINE DURING THE SECOND REPAIR. ALL WERE DUE TO CORROSION IN WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NON-CORROSIVE MATERIAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE LINES AND THE MATERIALS USED WERE TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND HE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR PARTS AND LABOR. UPDATED 06/29/12. *JB

Mileage: 140,000

JUST BACKED INTO THE ST. CLAIR RIVER TO RETRIEVE SMALL BOAT. LOADED BOAT. AS I PUT MY FOOT DOWN ON BRAKE PEDAL TO MOVE TRANSMISSION TO DRIVE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, GOT THE TRANS TO NEUTRAL, BUT NOT TO DRIVE. THE TRUCK AND BOAT STARTED TO ROLL INTO RIVER. PANIC SITUATION... JAMBED TRANS INTO DRIVE, AND WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK OUT OF RIVER, WITH WATER LINE HALF WAY UP DRIVERS DOOR. ONCE HOME DISCOVERED BADLY RUSTED BRAKE LINE ABOVE FUEL TANK RUPTURED. REPAIRED... TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING TRUCK TO WORK, BRAKE LINE BETWEEN MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS MODUAL FAILED. HAD ENOUGH! REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES ON TRUCK EXCEPT THE ONE OVER REAR AXEL. I STILL WILLD O THAT ONE ALSO. ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH ARE STILL ILLUMINATED. STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THAT ISSUE.. MANY DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER SILVERADO OWNERS, AND AUTOPARTS EMPLOYEES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE, WITH VERY DANGAROUS POTENTIAL FOR INJURYS.. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

ON 11/23/2011 AT 6:45 AM EST, I WAS HEADED DOWN A SNOW COVERED ROAD WHEN I NOTICED A PLOW TRUCK COMING TOWARDS ME AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I THEN HIT THE BRAKES AT NORMAL PRESSURE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NEXT TO NO RESISTANCE, HAVING NO BRAKES I DOWNSHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLOWING ME BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH, I COLLIDED WITH A FIRE HYDRANT AT THE TOP OF A STEEP EMBANKMENT ON THE SIDE OF THE AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND KNOCKED THE FIRE HYDRANT OUT OF THE GROUND. HAD THE FIRE HYDRANT NOT BEEN THERE, I COULD'VE FELL MORE THAN 50 FEET DOWN TO MY DEMISE. LUCKILY, THE HYDRANT WAS SHUT OFF AND THE ONLY DAMAGE (BECAUSE THE PLOW FRAME ABSORBED MOST OF THE IMPACT) WAS THE FRONT BUMPER. I HAVE HAD TO PAY $75 JUST TO HAVE THE LINE PATCHED GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE TRUCK TO BE DRIVABLE, WITH IMMINENT FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES ACROSS THE REAR AXLE AND THE FRONT BRAKE LINES TO THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH BOTH MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 (MODEL YEAR 2000) AND MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 (MODEL YEAR 1999). *TR

Mileage: 148,905

HARD BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. SOFT PEDAL AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. EXORBITANT CORROSION OF LINES. ALL METAL LINES NEED REPLACEMENT ON INSPECTION. ALSO EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED AND LEAKED FLUID OUT AND IT CAUSED COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS GIVING WARNING TO THIS FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 90,212

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID THROUGH BROKEN RUSTED THROUGH STEEL BRAKE LINES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION ALL BRAKE LINES ARE IN SIMILAR CONDITION. *TR

THE MAIN BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ANTILOCK UNIT RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/21/12 *CN

Mileage: 26,500

ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES IN MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES STOP WORKING AFTER A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WITH NO WARNING ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 PICKUP AND PULLING AN EMPTY 16\' CARGO TRAILER, AND STARTED TO DECEND A 8% GRADE HILL. I HAD THE TRANS IN TOW MODE AND STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW FROM APPROX 50 MPH, AS I WAS GOING TO TURN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. THE BRAKES FIRST HELD AND THEN AS I HELD BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE CONSTANT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY REALIZED I WAS IN TROUBLE AND PULLED THE TRANS TO 3 AND THEN 2. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME MAKING THE SAME LEFT TURN AS I, AS THERE WAS A STEEP TREE LINED HILL TO MY RIGHT AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC AT THAT POINT. I STEPPED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED BUT MISSED MY TURN BY APPROX. 100 FEET. I RECOVERED MY COMPOSURE AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES STOPPED SHAKING ENOUGH TO LIMP MY TRUCK HOME USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND 2ND GEAR. I WAS APPROX. 2 MILES FROM MY HOME ON A COUNTRY BLACKTOP ROAD. WHEN CHECKING OUT THE TRUCK BRAKE LINES FOUND THEM TO BE EXTREMELY RUSTY AND IN ONE PLACE SPLIT. I REPLACED THAT LINE ONLY TO FAIL A 2ND LINE WHILE BLEEDING THE BRAKES IN MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER REPLACING THE 2 LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE AND THE 2 LINES FROM THE MODULE TO THE FRONT WHEEL CYLINDERS, I AGAIN VENTURED OUT ONLY TO AGAIN LOSE MY BRAKES ON THE DOWNGRADE OF MY DRIVEWAY AGAIN, WHICH WAS THE LAST STRAW, AND I REPLACE ALL THE REMAINING LINES. PEDAL IS STILL MUSHY BUT THE BRAKES ARE HOLDING AND NOT LEAKING FLUID. I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THE TRUCK AND PUT MAYBE 3,000 MILES A YEAR ON THE TRUCK. I ALSO OWN A 1997 AUTOMOBILE WHICH HAS OVER 300,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM AND THE BRAKE LINES SHOW VERY LITTLE RUST, AND I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ALL WINTER WHILE I MIGHT USE THE TRUCK A HALF DOZEN TIMES DURING ADVERSE CONDITIONS. I BELIEVE GM IS AT FAULT HERE BY PUTTING CHEAP STEEL BRAKE LINES ON THEIR TRUCKS, PROBABLY AS A COST REDUCTION SINCE THEY

Mileage: 105,597

WHILE DRIVING MY SILVERADO APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, A CAR IN FRONT OF ME ALREADY STOPPED THERE! I HAD SWERVE AROUND BY GOING ON THE SIDEWALK AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP, THANK GOD I DIDN'T HIT THAT CAR OR ANY PEDESTRIANS. I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM FRAME ABOVE LEFT REAR WHEEL & REAR AXEL. I HAD THE SILVERADO TOWED TO THE GM SERVICE CENTER TO INSPECT THE BRAKE LINES; $99.00 PLUS TAX GM SERVICE CENTER SAID BRAKE LINES WHERE RUSTED THROUGH AND WOULD BE $1,012.98 PLUS TAX! TO REPAIR LEAKING LINES. I BELIEVE THIS IFAILURE IS DUE TO GM NOT UTILIZING STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 299,001

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TWO INSTANCES WERE ON THE REAR LINES DUE TO EXPOSURE TO SALT SPRAY. RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS LOCATED AT THE RETAINMENT CLIP HOLDING THE TWO LINES RUNNING DOWNSTREAM OF THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE FRAME RAIL. BOTH LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND BEGAN LEAKING. LINES STARTED LEAKING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN ICY CONDITIONS. ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THE ADDED PRESSURE LEAD TO LINE FAILURE. VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO INTERSECTION DUE TO REDUCED BRAKE FUNCTION. FORTUNATELY DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 162,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE, LEFT SIDE BEHIND WHEEL WHERE LINES RUN ON TOP OF FRAME. WHILE IN THE DRIVE THRU LANE AT FAST FOOD RESTRAINT. NEARLY PINNED PEDESTRIAN BETWEEN MY TRUCK AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

Mileage: 119,400

BRAKE LINE LEAKING FLUID. WIFE STEPPED ON BRAKES AND ROLLED THROUGH INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY K AND HIGHWAY N IN ST. CHARLES, MO. THE LINE THAT FAILED IS IN THE BUNDLE ALONG THE FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. ALL THE LINES SHOW SIGNS OF RUST. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. JUST GLAD SHE DID NOT HIT ANYONE OR GET INJURED. HOPE YOU QUIT DRAGGING YOUR FEET ON THIS ISSUE AND MAKE THE CAR COMPANY THAT THE USA IS INVESTED IN FIX THEIR BRAKE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 182,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. AS HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE THEY FAILED TO ENGAGE. HE HAD TO CONTINUALLY PRESS THE BRAKES WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

THE BRAKE LINES FAILED ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500. THE VEHICLE WAS BACKING DOWN A BOAT LAUNCH RAMP AT THE TIME AND WAS STOPPED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED AND ALL OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES REPLACED (THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE MADE BECAUSE GM DOES NOT SELL REPLACEMENT LINE). *TR

Mileage: 100,000

FOR THE TIME IN 4 MONTHS, MY 2000 CHEVROLET K2500HD FULL SIZED PICKUP TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUST-THROUGH OF A BRAKE LINE. THE FIRST FAILURE POINT WAS LOCATED NEAR THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL IN THE VICINITY OF THE METAL LINE TO RUBBER HOSE CONNECTION, IN THE EXACT LOCATION WHERE THE METAL LINE RUNS BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM'S WIRING TO THE RIGHT-FRONT WHEEL SENSOR. TODAY'S FAILURE IS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DIRECTLY UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE ACTUAL LEAK IS IN A SECTION OF LINE THAT IS NOT OBSCURED BY ANY MOUNTING POINTS. IT IS OUT IN THE OPEN AND FULLY VISIBLE WHEN LOOKING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL OTHER SECTIONS OF BRAKE LINE APPEAR HAVE MAJOR RUST ISSUES ALSO. THIS TRUCK HAS 45,454 MILES ON IT. THE ORIGINAL BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AT 26,XXX MILES. THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, SO I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE NOTICED THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR OF THIS VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF TURNING TO A DARK COLOR WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD AFTER A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH, EVEN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT MASTER CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SATISFIED WITH THE STOPPING POWER OF THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW I ALWAYS FELT THE BRAKES HAD A VERY "SPONGY" FEEL. EVEN WHEN NEW THERE WERE A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN I EXPERIENCED 'AM I GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP' SCARES. I MUST NOW HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY, TO HAVE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM OF BRAKE LINES INSPECTED AND REPLACED AS NECESSARY. OBVIOUSLY THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THIS IS DONE. *TR

Mileage: 45,454

FAILURE OF STEEL BRAKE LINES RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING ON 2000 SILVERADO 2500 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

2000 CHEVROLET 2500 PICK UP TRUCK - THIRD OCCURRENCE OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY DUE TO CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES. PRIOR OCCURRENCES OF BRAKE LINE CORROSION LEADING TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY OCCURRED IN OCT 2007 AND AUG, 2009 (SAME PROBLEM - DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE SECTIONS). *TR

Mileage: 46,800

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TOO RUSTED THROUGH (DEFECTIVE LINES) STEEL LINES LEAKING BRAKE FLUID CAUSING LOSS OF PRESSURE TO APPLY BRAKES AS DESIGNED; ON UNDER SIDE OF VEHICLE FLUID US SPRAYED WITHOUT WARNING. OCCURRED WHILE ON DOWNSIDE OF MOUNTAIN WITH LIGHT PRESSURE ON PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 78,610

BRAKES ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET 2500 PICKUP FAILED BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE LINE RUSTING THROUGH. SERVICE CENTER SAID IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WITH THESE TRUCKS. A TEN YEAR OLD TRUCK WITH 33,000.00 ALMOST KILLED ME. THAT IN A WORD IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

TRUCK LOST ABILITY TO STOP EFFECTIVELY. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC FOUND FRONT STEEL BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED FROM CORROSION. BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 53,704

TRUCK LOST ABILITY TO STOP EFFECTIVELY. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC FOUND BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED FROM CORROSION. BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 47,921

CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP, YEAR 2000, BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUPTURED BRAKE LINE, THAT WERE TOTALLY RUSTED OUT. GOT LUCKY....HAPPENED IN DRIVEWAY. BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 27,500

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSIVE BRAKE LINES. ALL BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACEMENT. OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS HAVE SHOW PROBLEMS DUE TO CORROSION SUCH AS BRAKE CALIPERS - ADDING TO STOPPING DISTANCE - AND ABS SENSORS - VEHICLE WOULD SLOW TO 5 TO 10 MPH FOR A SECOND OR TWO PRIOR TO STOPPING - DEALER REPLACED BRAKE LINES AT MY COST - WILL SUPPLY VIN NUMBER LATER IF POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I HAD COME HOME FROM BEING OUT ON THE ROAD ALL WEEK, SINCE I AM AN OTR TRUCK DRIVER. I STARTED MY TRUCK TO LET IT WARM UP AND WHEN I GOT IN TO LEAVE, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT MY TRUCK INTO (R) AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SINCE I DO MOST MY MAINT. ON MY VEHICLES I FIGURED THE (MASTER CYLINDER) WENT BAD. AFTER REPLACING I WAS NOTICING THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAB. CRAWLED UNDER AND FOUND THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BLOWN AT THE ABS BLOCK. THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER DID MY REPAIRS AT THE GRAND SUM OF $850.21. *TR

Mileage: 195,000

I WAS PARKING MY TRUCK AND LOST MY BRAKES. FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THEM. ALSO I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND FUEL LINES ARE RUSTED BADLY. I REPAIRED THE FUEL LINE 6 MONTHS AGO BECAUSE IT RUSTED THREW. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO REPLACE ALL LINES DO TO POOR QUALITY LINES WERE USED. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2000 CHEVY PICKUP ANTI-LOCK BRAKE KICK IN AND HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES AND TRUCK ACCELERATED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

LOST BRAKES,BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND LOST FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 93,640

ANTILOCK BRAKES IN FRONT ACTIVATING WHEN NOT SUPPOSED TO. CAMPAIGN ID: 00V055000. THIS WAS FIXED ONCE AND IS NOW RECURRING. DEALER WILL NOT FIX AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 115,000

ANTILOCK BRAKES IN FRONT ACTIVATING WHEN NOT SUPPOSED TO. CAMPAIGN ID: 00V055000. THIS WAS FIXED ONCE AND IS NOW RECURRING. DEALER WILL NOT FIX AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 115,000

PURCHASED A USED 200 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K2500 4WD. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT 7MPH WHILE STOPPING. IT OCCURS AT EVERY STOP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSORS PER THE RECALL WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER TESTED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FIX AND FOUND IT STILL FAILING. NOW GM WON'T DO ANYTHING MORE AND MY TRUCK STILL HAS FAULTY ANTI LOCK BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 123,235

DRIVING SILVERADO, DEPRESSED BRAKE AND BRAKES FAILED. I WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY SO LUCKILY THERE I DIDN'T STRIKE ANYONE. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FLUID DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I TOOK THE SILVERADO IMMEDIATELY TO THE GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY BRAKE LINES WHERE RUSTED, AND ONE WAS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT HAD RUSTED LINES. THIS IS A FAILURE DUE TO COST CUTTING MEASURES BY GM. USING A BARE STEEL TUBE THAT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO RUSTING IS TOTAL IRRESPONSIBLE. SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART SHOULD NOT BE DESIGNED TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 77,009

WE ARE EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS GIVING US NO BRAKING WHEN ACTIVATED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED ON !0/28/05 FOR ABS RECALL #05068 AT 75,484 MILES THIS PROBLEM IS RE OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 18MONTHS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 115,000 MILES. I,VE NOTICED A NEW RECALL OUT #05V379000 FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS BRAKING ISSUE WAS ONCE IN A WHILE NOW TO BE EVERY DAY AND ALMOST EVERY COMPLETE STOP. COULD THE MANUFACTURER BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS ISSUE AGAIN AT NO COST TO US? IT DOES APPEAR TO US THAT GM FIXED THE ISSUE THE FIRST TIME BUT NOT THE PROBLEM,THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE.*TR

Mileage: 115,000

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, FORTUNATELY AT SLOW SPEED WHERE PARKING BRAKE COULD BE USED TO STOP. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY AFTER EXITING A HIGH-SPEED INTERSTATE, HOWEVER, WHERE THE FAILURE COULD WELL HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS CRASH. THE VEHICLE, A 2000 CHEVROLET 3/4 TON SILVERADO HD TRUCK, WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY CHEVROLET DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT RUST HAD CAUSED TWO LEAKS IN THE BRAKE LINES, CAUSING IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF ALL FOUR WHEEL BRAKES. AN ESTIMATE OF UP TO $7000 FOR REPAIR WAS GIVEN. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 8 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE MOVED ANOTHER 10-15 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR THE VEHICLE AND GENERAL MOTORS WOULD NOT ASSIST IN REMEDYING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,900. UPDATED 10-07-08 *BF THE ABS ENGAGED PREMATURELY. UPDATED 10/15/08. *JB

Mileage: 45,200

MY 2000 CHEVROLET K2500 SILVERADO HAS 60,000 MILES. THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. THE INTERIOR BRAKE PAD, ON THE DISC BREAKS, ONLY COME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR FOR 1/2 OF AN INCH OR LESS. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED ALL THE TIME AND I THINK IT IS BECAUSE AN UNDUE AMOUNT OF BRAKING PRESSURE IS PLACED ON THE FRONT DISC BRAKES AS THE REAR BRAKES ARE CLEARLY NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. I HAD MIDAS REVIEW THE BRAKES AND THEY CLAIM THIS IS COMMON. THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE ALL THEY DO IS RUST SINCE THE BRAKE PAD HARDLY TOUCHES THE ROTOR. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP WHO ALSO SAID THIS IS COMMON. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY INVESTIGATIONS INTO CHEVY TRUCK ACCIDENTS AND HOW THE BRAKES FUNCTION? DO CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS EVEN REALIZE THEIR 5,000-6,000 POUND TRUCKS, OFTEN USED FOR TOWING, ARE NOT STOPPING AS THEY WERE DESIGNED TO STOP? WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? WHO CAN I HAVE INSPECT MY BRAKES TO CONFIRM THIS COMMON BRAKE DEFECT BEFORE I HAVE THEM REPLACED? *TR

Mileage: 60,000

IN MAY (2007) I WENT TO NEW YORK AND DROVE MY SON'S 2000 Z71 SILVERADO BACK TO TEXAS WHEN HE WAS SENT TO IRAQ. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS NOTICED ON THE TRIP, BUT AFTER THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROX 3 WEEKS IN MY DRIVEWAY, IT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE IT ACROSS MY DRIVEWAY WHILE I WAS EDGING. IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING HIGH-CENTERED UNDERNEATH IT. MY SON TAKES EXCELLENT CARE OF HIS VEHICLE AND STAYS CURRENT ON ALL MAINTENANCE, ALWAYS. AND, HE HAD JUST HAD NEW REAR BRAKES INSTALLED BEFORE HE LEFT. I HAD TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK TAKE IT TO A SHOP AND THEY REPLACED ALL BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKES BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY WERE FROZEN WITH RUST. WHEN IT WAS BEING DRIVEN EVERYDAY, THE RUST NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO OXIDIZE ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY FREEZE THE WHEELS UP, BUT AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE IT WAS LIKE IT WAS UP ON BLOCKS. *TR

Mileage: 125,441

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES RECALL. ONE OF THE BRAKES, DUE TO THE OTHERS NOT BEING DEFECTIVE WAS DAMAGED. TWO YEARS LATER, THE SAME DEFECT OCCURRED ON THE REMAINING BRAKES. DURING THE PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR, ALL OF THE BRAKES WERE NOT SERVICED DUE TO THE DEALERS SPECIFICATIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE HE HAS ALREADY USED HIS RECALL, HE IS REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, ALTHOUGH THE OTHER BRAKES WERE NOT A PART OF THE ORIGINIAL RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD DO AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS A CONCERN OF THEIRS. THE CONTACT DID NOT AGREE TO ANY CHARGES AS IT RELATES TO ANY RECALL. GM'S RECALL NOTICE ID: IS 05068. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,580. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 95,000.

Mileage: 75,580

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. ON JUNE 14, 2007, AT 84,000 MILES, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE BACK SIDE OF THE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED, EXCEPT FOR A HALF INCH OF PAD. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE ONE WHEELS WORTH OF COMBINED BRAKING. ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, TOTALING $468.49 IN REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,159. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ

Mileage: 84,159

UNNECESSARY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION (ABS) AT MEDIUM AND LOW SPEEDS. THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES EVEN AT MEDIUM BRAKING PEDAL PRESSURE. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

CONSUMER 2000 CHEVROLET PICKUP HAS A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *TS THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE ABS RECALL AND HE WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED T WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATED FOLLOWED BY A SQUEAKING NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT LIVE IN A SALT BELT STATE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. NO FURTHER REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK 11/29/2005 - *NM

Mileage: 41,000

DT: THE CALLER SAID BRAKE LINES RUSTED. HE BELIEVED THE REAR BRAKES WERE AFFECTED. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH RUST AND CORROSION. MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HELP. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS REPAIRED , AND THE SECOND TIME THERE WAS A DIFFERENT SECTION.*AK

Mileage: 79,000

WHY DOES GMC NOT DO A TOTAL RECALL ON THE VEHICLE THEY SALE AND THEY PICK THE STATES WHERE THEY WANT THE RECALL TO TAKE PLACE. IN UTAH WE USE SALT ON THE ROADS AND YES WE DO GET SNOW REMEMBER THE WINTER OLYMPICS OF 2002 THIS IS NOT RIGHT FOR THEM TO PICK AND CHOOSE STATES. IF IT A RECALL ON BRAKES IT SHOULD BE NATION WIDE NOT JUST THE ONE'S THEY FEEL IS RIGHT . THIS PUTS MY FAMILY AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY . I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY PICKUP .. PLEASE HELP. *JB

MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K2500 , VIN [XXX], PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 1999, HAD A HYDRAULIC POWER, LOSS RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE VECHICLE AND CALL A TOW TRUCK AND TOWED TO DELERSHIP. NHTSA HAS A RECALL 05V-005000 FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR, HOWEVER IT DOES NOT COVER MY VIN. CONTACTED GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR THIS UNDER THE RECALL AND THEY REFUSED. IT APPEARS THERE ARE MORE VECHICLES WITH FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMPS THAN THE RECALL COVERS. REQUEST YOU REVIEW THIS RECALL. THE PUMP WILL BE REPLACED AND I WILL REQUEST THE REMOVED PARTS BE SAVED FOR ME. *AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 40,200

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET, SILVERADO 2500 PICKUP TRUCK I BOUGHT NEW. WITH ABOUT 125,000 MILES . 2 MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVING A PROBLEM. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR, MAKE A HORRIBLE NOISE AND THEN THE TRUCK THRUSTS FORWARD. THE PAST TWO MONTHS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN VERY SPORATIC. AS FEW AS 3 TIMES A WEEK AS MUCH AS 10 TIMES A WEEK. ONE TIME I WAS STOPPING AT A SIDE ROAD WAITING TO ENTER A HIGWAY AND THE TRUCK STOPPED THEN THRUST FORWARD INTO THE TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT GET HIT BUT CAME CLOSE TO A ACCIDENT. THE WAY TO STOP IT IS BY THROWING IT INTO PARK. YESTERDAY I STOPPED IN FRONT OF A CUSTOMERS GARAGE AND WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AS THE TRUCK THRUST FORWARD. I CONTACTED THE CHEVY DEALER AND HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. NO GOOD. THEN WAS TOLD IT WAS THE POWER BOOSTER. NOT THAT. .TODAY THEY SAY IT IS THE SENSOR IN ONE OF THE WHEELS. WILL REPLACE TOMORROW.I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WILL STOP IT FROM THRUSTING FORWARD. I HAVE SPEND MUCH MONEY SENSOR ALONE COSTING 600.00 AND THE GARAGE DOOR 760.00 MY BIGGEST WORRY IS FEAR OF THRUSTING FORWARD WHEN AT A CROSS ROAD. THE CAR DEALERS AND GENERAL MOTORS HOT LINE SAID THEIR IS NO PRIOR REPORT . I HOPE ITS THE SENSORBECAUSE EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENS YOU PANIC . IT IS VERY COSTLY AND COULD COST ME MY LIFE. I ALSO THINK THAT MORE CONCERN FROM THE MANUFACTURER COULD BE TAKEN . I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO IF THIS SENSOR DOES NOT WORK AS THEY SAY THIS IS THE ONLY CODE THAT CAME UP WHEN PUT ON A MACHINE. THEY PUT IT ON THE MACHINE BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAD TO GET IT TO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS ON AS THEY COULD NOT CHECK IT UNLESS IT WAS ON. THIS WAS DIFFICULT AS THE DEALER IS 30 MINUTES AWAY. IF YOU HAVE EVERY HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I HAVE TO SPEND MORE UNNECESSARY MONIES OR BEFORE I GET HURT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU COULD GIVE ME. THANKS RICH . *AK

Mileage: 125,000

MY SON REAR ENDED A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK IN A SNOW STORM LAST WEEK. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. AIR TEMPS PREVIOUS WEEK WERE IN THE -20 TO -40 RANGE. TEMPERATURE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS -15. I RAISE THIS AS INDICATED BELOW. *AK MY CONCERNS ARE: 1. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS $6000 DAMAGE TO OUR 2004 CHEVY K2500 CREW CAB PICK-UP TO INCLUDE GRILL, RADIATOR, BOTH QUARTER PANELS, HOOD, BUMPER AND FORWARD ENGINE COMPONENTS. THE IMPACT SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT 25 MPH. THAT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THE BAG. I REALIZE THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND MY INSURANCE WOULD HAVE COVERED THE BAG, BUT I THINK (AS DID EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAVE SEEN THE DAMAGE) THAT THE BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. 2. ABS SYSTEM FAILED. TRUCK REAR END SLID TO RIGHT TOWARD TRAFFIC. MY SON WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. CHOICE OF IMPACT WAS EITHER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, OFF ROAD DOWN DEEP HILL INTO FOREST OR REAR END TRUCK. NOTE: OTHER OWNERS IN AREA OF THE 1999-2000 PICK-UP SERIES HAVE ALSO HAD ABS SYSTEM FAILED. LOCAL DEALERS ARE AWARE OF FAILURE AROUND 100,000 MILE MARK BUT SAY THAT IT IS NORMAL. ABS LIGHT IS NOW ON. SIDE NOTE - WE HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS. PROBLEMS INCLUDE ONGOING SHORT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN COLD WEATHER, 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILS TO DISENGAGE ALTHOUGH LIGHT ON DASH SAYS IT HAS (DISCOVERED AT LOCAL REPAIR SHOP), COMPUTER FAILURE ON DEALER INSTALLED EQUIPMENT (NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS AN OPTION).

Mileage: 114,000

2000 K2500 PICKUP. HAVE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE AND NOW NEEDS A 3RD TIME. TRUCK ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES AND CAN NOT KEEP BRAKES AND ROTORS ON IT. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER FINALLY TOLD ME GM HAD A PROBLEM WITH THESE BRAKE ISSUES AND NOW ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND TO GET THE BRAKES DONE THE 3RD TIME. *JB

Mileage: 20,000

WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE DRIVER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE DRIVER TURNED IN A DRIVEWAY HE SAW SMOKE EMITTING FROM HE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *PH *NLM

WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER WAS MAKING A A LEFT TURN WHEN THE A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD AND IMMEDIATELY THE STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVY GARAGE AND THE VACUUM PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JG *DT

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY DID NOT HOLD. DRIVER HIT A DEER. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *SLC

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR BROAD. FLUID LEVEL LOW. LOST FLUID IN APROXIMATE 1800 MILES. THIS CAUSED A CRASH ON 4/16/2001.

4 TIMES I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER. BRAKE SYSTEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES AND VIBRATES CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK