2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE LINE FAILURES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. FIRST BEING THE MAIN LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES, THEN BRAKE LINE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, THEN LINE TO LEFT FRONT WHEEL. WHILE TRUCK WAS BEING WORKED ON IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FRAME RAIL WAS STARTING TO RUST THROUGH NEAR WHERE THE FRONT BUMPER MOUNTS, ALSO NOTICED RUST ON THE FRAME AT FRONT OF CAB AREA, THIS IS NOT SURFACE RUST, THIS IS RUSTED THROUGH THE FRAME AND HAS LARGE RUST SCALES. IT IS PRIMARILY IN THE AREA OF THE CAB AND FORWARD. FRAME SEEMS TO BE OKAY FROM THE CAB BACK, PROBLEM IS WHERE THE FRAME IS ENCLOSED. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TIME 15:30. ROAD CONDITIONS: DRY. NO CLOUDS. INCIDENT: SLOWING TO A STOP AT PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED AT APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND LURCHED FORWARD INTO PEDESTRIANS. CONDITION REPLICATES THE ABS FAILURES IN SIMILAR VEHICLES THAT ARE UNDER RECALL; DEALER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL BUT HAS SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET K3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET C3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD FRACTURED AT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET K3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE MOVING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI LOCK). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000. UPDATED 03/12/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/13/09. *JB

Mileage: 58,000

THIS INFORMATION PERTAINS TO A CHEVY CK 3500 CREW CAB 4X4 DULLY PURCHASED NEW IN 2000. AT 1,923 MILES THE ORIGINAL FACTORY FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 3,108 MILES THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. AGAIN, AT 7,709 MILES THE FRONT DISC PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 11,596 MILES FRONT DISC PADS, REAR SHOES AND LININGS. AT 20,317 MILES FRONT PADS AGAIN ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT OF H1320 BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. AT 24,977 MILES FRONT PADS AND H0780 BRAKE VALVE REPLACED. AT 35,000 MILES ONE MORE SET OF FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AND THE GENERAL CUT ME LOOSE. SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, IT HAS CONTINUED TO BE A FRONT BRAKE JOB BETWEEN EVERY 6,000-10,000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 1,923

ANTILOCK BRAKES ALWAYS ACTIVATE WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS, WAS TOLD BY CHEVY DEALER THERE IS A RECALL BUT NOT ON MY VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 75,500

DT: PROBLEMS BEGAN ABOUT MARCH 2005, WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. FRONT BRAKES ARE GRABBING, AND CALIPERS STAY SHUT. WHEN DRIVER HITS THE BRAKES HARD CALIPERS LOCK. AND WHEN MAKING TURNS A NOISE IS HEARD, A GRINDING NOISE. IN LAST 4 MONTHS BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS CAUSED WHEN THIS OCCURS. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, AFTER REMOVAL,THE PADS WERE CHEWED UP. NOT WORN, BUT DAMAGED. OWNER REPLACED BRAKES. *AK

Mileage: 67,700

DT: PROBLEMS BEGAN ABOUT MARCH 2005, WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. FRONT BRAKES ARE GRABBING, AND CALIPERS STAY SHUT. WHEN DRIVER HITS THE BRAKES HARD CALIPERS LOCK. AND WHEN MAKING TURNS A NOISE IS HEARD, A GRINDING NOISE. IN LAST 4 MONTHS BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS CAUSED WHEN THIS OCCURS. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, AFTER REMOVAL,THE PADS WERE CHEWED UP. NOT WORN, BUT DAMAGED. OWNER REPLACED BRAKES. *AK

Mileage: 67,700

DT: PROBLEMS BEGAN ABOUT MARCH 2005, WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. FRONT BRAKES ARE GRABBING, AND CALIPERS STAY SHUT. WHEN DRIVER HITS THE BRAKES HARD CALIPERS LOCK. AND WHEN MAKING TURNS A NOISE IS HEARD, A GRINDING NOISE. IN LAST 4 MONTHS BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS CAUSED WHEN THIS OCCURS. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, AFTER REMOVAL,THE PADS WERE CHEWED UP. NOT WORN, BUT DAMAGED. OWNER REPLACED BRAKES. *AK

Mileage: 67,700

SAME SYMTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN ACTION # PE05020 ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED, SUDDENLY THEIR IS MINIMUM BRAKING, AND STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED GREATLY! VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALER SAYS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE "FIXED".

Mileage: 5,300

THE ABS CHECK LIGHT MAINTAINS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME STOPPING AT INCLINES AND INTERSECTIONS. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER FOR CHECK UP.*AK VEHICLE ROCKS THROUGH STOPS IN WET CONDITIONS WITH ABS NOISES, BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. *AK

CHEVROLET 3500 VAN 2000, CALIPERS AND ROTORS DEFECTIVE. *BF THE BRAKES FAIL EVERY 600 TO 1000 MILES. *JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 CHEVY 3500 4 DOOR DULLY. IT NOW HAS 67,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS WORN OUT SEVEN SETS OF BRAKES AND AT THIS MOMENT IT NEEDS THE 8TH SET PLUS THE FRONT ROTORS ARE CRACKED FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. EVEN WITH NEW BRAKE PADS THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD YOU MUST DRIVE IT LIKE YOUR DRIVING IN SNOW. I SELDOM DRIVE IT OVER 55 MILES PER HOUR UNLESS I AM ON THE OPEN ROAD WITH NO CARS IN SIGHT. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS JUST SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. BUT THAT IS A RESULT ONLY OF MY DEFENSIVE DRIVING HABITS. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FOR HEAVY HAULING BUT THE TRUCK WON'T STOP ITSELF MUCH LESS A LOADED TRAILER. THE DEALER WAS HAPPY TO PUT NEW BRAKES ON AS LONG AS THE GENERAL WAS PAYING THE BILL BUT NOW THAT THE 3 YEARS 36,000 HAS EXPIRED IT'S JUST ME AND MY CHECK BOOK. *LA

Mileage: 10,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 CHEVY 3500 4 DOOR DULLY. IT NOW HAS 67,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS WORN OUT SEVEN SETS OF BRAKES AND AT THIS MOMENT IT NEEDS THE 8TH SET PLUS THE FRONT ROTORS ARE CRACKED FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. EVEN WITH NEW BRAKE PADS THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD YOU MUST DRIVE IT LIKE YOUR DRIVING IN SNOW. I SELDOM DRIVE IT OVER 55 MILES PER HOUR UNLESS I AM ON THE OPEN ROAD WITH NO CARS IN SIGHT. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS JUST SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. BUT THAT IS A RESULT ONLY OF MY DEFENSIVE DRIVING HABITS. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FOR HEAVY HAULING BUT THE TRUCK WON'T STOP ITSELF MUCH LESS A LOADED TRAILER. THE DEALER WAS HAPPY TO PUT NEW BRAKES ON AS LONG AS THE GENERAL WAS PAYING THE BILL BUT NOW THAT THE 3 YEARS 36,000 HAS EXPIRED IT'S JUST ME AND MY CHECK BOOK. *LA

Mileage: 10,000

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHEN BRAKING, IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A RATTLE NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *LA THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT BULB WAS INOPERATIVE. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL COVER CAME OFF. THE TAIL PIPE MADE A RATTLE NOISE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TAIL PIPE. THE FOG LIGHT BULB WAS INOPERATIVE. THE FRONT BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE AIR CONDITION WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY. THE WOOD TRIM ON THE DASH WAS LOOSE. THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKED. THE PLASTIC COMPARTMENT ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX WAS CRACKED. THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. *JB

WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY BRAKES AND STEERING SIMULTANEOUSLY FAILED. EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED TO STOP THE TRUCK. THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE STEERING SHAFT BREAKING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING SHAFT BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN THE NEXT 15,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 25-35 MPH. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

WHEN THE WAS IN REVERSE ON AN INCLINE, THE FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP AND THE BACK TIRES FAILED TO FUNCTION, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. *JB THE BRAKES ONLY LASTED ABOUT 7-8 THOUSAND MILES. THE BRAKES DIDN'T PERFORM VERY WELL AND THEY LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN DIRT ROADS. *NLM

Mileage: 40,000

THE BRAKES OVERHEATED AND THEY SMOKED WHEN DRIVING ON LONG STEEP GRADES, ALSO WHEN DOWN SHIFTING, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW OR STOP. THE BRAKES WERE NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE CLEANED, AND THE BRAKE SHOES WERE ADJUSTED. (THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM) THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THESE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE SUGGESTED THE CONSUMER PURCHASE A 2001 MODEL WHICH HAD THE REVISED BRAKING SYSTEM. *NLM *SCC *JB

Mileage: 1,237

APPLIED ABS BRAKES AT 40 MPH .BRAKES STARTED TO CATCH THEN WENT TO FLOOR CAUSING INCREASED STOPPPING DISTANCE AND VEHICLE COLLISION.

Mileage: 17,486

CONSUMER STATES THE REAR BRAKE SHOES ARE WEARING PREMATURELY. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CANT FIND PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS HAD SIX SETS OF BRAKES WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS. *JB *YH

CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A INTERSECTION HE APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, AND IF VEHICLE HIT A BUMP ANTI LOCK BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULSATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THERE IS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE DURING ACTIVATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WHICH HAVE FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ALSO, REAR BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO ACTIVATE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED , POSSIBLY RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

WHEN PRESSING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL VIOLENTLY KICKED BACK TOWARDS THE DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKE LIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT WERE WIRED INCORRECTLY, CAUSING OPERATION TO WORK REVERSED. BRAKE LINING BROKE OFF FROM METAL PAD WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO ROTORS. ALIGNMENT WARPED ROTORS. AT 30-35MPH THE TIRE INCIDENT THREW THE CAP OFF OF REAR DRIVER SID TIRE, RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO GAS TANK AND TIRE RIPPED OFF THE GAS TANK INLET.

BRAKE LIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT WERE WIRED INCORRECTLY, CAUSING OPERATION TO WORK REVERSED. BRAKE LINING BROKE OFF FROM METAL PAD WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO ROTORS. ALIGNMENT WARPED ROTORS. AT 30-35MPH THE TIRE INCIDENT THREW THE CAP OFF OF REAR DRIVER SID TIRE, RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO GAS TANK AND TIRE RIPPED OFF THE GAS TANK INLET.

THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT BRAKES SQUEAK AND THE PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT IS LOOSING VACUUM. NLM

VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER HAS REPAIRED AND REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS OF BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS.*AK

HAD APPLIED GAS TO SPEED UP AND IT WOULD GO BACK. ENGINE KEPT REVVING, BUT REMAINED AT SAME SPEED. ABS WOULD KICK IN ON ANY SLIPPERY SURFACE. RIGHT FRONT TIRE GRABBED, HARD, AND THEN LOCKED UP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AT DEALERSHIP ALL BRAKE PARTS WERE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS WEIGHED WITH A MEDIUM SIZED VEHICLE IN TOW AND THE WEIGHT WAS 12140, AS PER GM THE TRUCKS MAX GVW RATING IS 11,000, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED OVERWEIGHT OF SPECS WHICH CAUSED PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO THE CONSUMER WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE USED AS A TOW TRUCK, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT GM IS SELLING TRUCKS WITH WRECKER PROVISIONS BUT ARE TOO LIGHT TO BE TOW TRUCKS OR THEY ARE SELLING TRUCKS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEMS, ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE DRIVER WAS BRAKING AND FAILED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 30MPH PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR ,RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAUSING A COLLISION AND INJURY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

REAR BRAKES WERE EXCESSIVELY WEARING OUT EVERY 3-4,000 MILES. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR. WOULD HAVE NO REAR BRAKES WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LACK OF REAR BRAKES, ON ONE OCCASION DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL, THE BRAKE PADS WERE SCORCHED, MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, AND THE BRAKE PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS REPLACED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VIN INDICATED A TOW TRUCK, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT HEAVY ENOUGH TO BE TOW TRUCK. MANUFACTURER COULD NOT GIVE EXPLAINATION FOR LABELING OF TOW TRUCK. IT COULD NOT BE USED AS A TOW TRUCK.BRAKES WOULD CONTINUE TO WEAR OUT DUE TO NOT BEING HEAVY ENOUGH, ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S EXPLANATION. *AK CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A FIX TO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM OR A PRO-RATED REPLACEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. *SLC

BACK BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY RIGHT FRONT BRAKES, CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THE FAULTY BRAKES. *SLC

THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE BRAKE FAILURES, SEVERAL REPAIRS COMPLETED HOWEVER THE BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN THE DRIVER HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNED SUFFICIENTLY FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. *MJS

THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND REAR SHOES HAVE FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO DRUMS AND ROTORS, POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO CAUSE EXCESSIVE WEAR. NLM

HAPPENED TO BE TURNING AROUND IN A PARKING LOT, PULLED OUT INTO THE HIGHWAY WITH BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC, FELT POWER STEERING JUMP. THEN, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, EVEN AT A LOW SPEED 5MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP VEHICLE WAS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. *AK *ML