2000 Chevrolet Silverado Complaint Log

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05020 PAST RECALL FIX BY GENERAL MOTORS WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. FRONT SENSORS FOR THE ABS SYSTEM BECOME DIRTY BECAUSE OF BAD SEALS IN THE HUB ASSEMBLY.ORIGINAL FIX ONLY PROVIDED MAINTENANCE TO THE PROBLEM NOT A PERMANENT FIX. AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY. DRIVER FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, LEFT THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER. SIDEWALL OF TIRE BLOWN OUT AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. IN BOTH CASES THE SIDE WALL HAS BLOWN OUT. *TR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP LIGHT GOING ABOUT 25 MILE AN HOUR I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT FELT MUSHY THEN WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FINALLY STOPPING BEFORE ENTERING A HIGHWAY WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 50 MILES PER HOUR. TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME NOTICED BRAKE FLUID COMING OUT UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. ALL THE LINES CORRODED JUST A FEW MORE FEET TO STOP AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD. *TR

I WENT TO MOVE MY TRUCK FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO THE STREET. AS I WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY I HAD TO PUSH AS HARD AS I COULD TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK ONLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS AS FAR AS I COULD PUSH IT DOWN. I DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK TO SEE IF THE BRAKES WOULD WORK BETTER. I STILL HAD TO PUSH DOWN ALL THE WAY AND IT LOOK A LONG TIME TO STOP. I WAS NOT CONFORMABLE DRIVING MUCH OVER 10 MPH. WHEN I GOT BACK TO THE DRIVEWAY I NOTICED A LINE OF FLUID. I LOOKED AT THE REAR DRIVE SIDE WHEEL WELL AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER IT. IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LINE TO RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING I WAS BACKING UP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR,THE CURB STOP THE TRUCK.TRUCK WAS IN CHEVY DEALER SERVICE FOR A COMPLETE REAR BRAKE JOB,PAD KIT,ROTOR,AND PARKING BRAKE KIT IN 2013 WHICH INCLUDED A MULTI-POINT INSPECTION, ALSO IN 2009,2012. AT NO TIME VERBALLY OR WRITTEN ON MY RECEIPTS WERE BRAKE LINES NEEDED REPLACING. PUT TRUCK IN SHOP TO HAVE BRAKE LINE REPLACE BY DEALER RECOMMENDATION AND WHEN I PICKED TRUCK UP 10/25/2014 FOUND THEY DIDN'T REPLACE RUSTED BRAKE LINE TO REAR BRAKES. *TR

IN OCTOBER 2014 WENT TO HAVE ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION TO BE PERFORMED. WAS REJECTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME. AS TRUCK WAS LIFTED THE FRAME WAS BENDING. INSPECTION STATION SAID TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NO RUST IN WHEEL WELLS, TAILGATE, BUMPERS. TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 91,500 MILES DRIVEN. APPEARANCE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HAVE REPORTED TO GMAC (CASE # 71-1508539581)AND THEY HAVE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO REPLACE FRAME. DO NOT DRIVE IT IN SALT WATER AND DO NOT TRAILER ANY BOATS OR OTHER NEAR SALT WATER. HAVE BEEN WITHOUT VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR. WAS TOLD THAT THIS TRUCK IF DRIVEN IS A DANGER TO DRIVE: HAVE REVIEWED YOUR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VINTAGE VEHICLE AND MANY COMPLAINTANTS WONDER WHY SOMETHING HASN'T BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THIS APPARENT INFERIOR MATERIAL USED IN THESE TRUCKS OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS IN MANUFACTURING. HAVE IN EARLIER REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT RESULTED FROM RUST RELATED CORROSION BRAKE LINES RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME.AM WILLING TO SEND COPIES OF THE TRUCK'S OUTER CONDITION CONFIRMING THAT IT HASN'T BEEN ABUSED IN ANY WAY. PLEASE GIVE ME AN E-MAIL ADDRESS AND INSTRUCTIONS HO I MAY FORWARD THE PHOTOS TO YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURTEOUS ATTENTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, WENT TO STOP AT STOP LIGHT, BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKE LIGHT. CALLED G.M. THEY PUT ME IN A PHONE LOOP NOTHING RESOLVED. *TR

ON 09/21/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS I HAD JUST COME OFF INTERSTATE 66 WEST.I WAS ENTERING A GATED COMMUNITY IN GAINESVILLE, VA. I STOPPED AT THE GUARD BOOTH TO SHOW I.D. I NOTICED SOME SMOKE AT THE GUARD BOOTH AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAR BEHIND ME. I SLOWLY ACCELERATED TO THE NEXT CROSS STREET. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND I STILL HAD NO BRAKING. I HAD TO UTILIZE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THE SMOKE WAS FROM MY VEHICLE. IT WAS FROM THE BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES ONTO THE EXHAUST. THE REASON I HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BOTH LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILING AT THE SAME TIME. THE LOCATION OF THE LINE FAILURE WAS ON THE FRAME RAIL CLOSER TO THE MASTER CYLINDER (NOT FURTHER DOWN BY THE DRIVER'S DOOR). I AM THANKFUL THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AT HIGH SPEED AND OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I AM THANKFUL THAT THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS PRESENT THAT I HAD TO BRAKE FOR AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. I PERSONALLY INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AFTER THE INCIDENT AND HAVE FOUND THE CORROSION EXCESSIVE. I HAVE ORDERED A KIT TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER REPORTED ANY DEFECT ON ANY VEHICLE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS THAT SERIOUS OF A SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND THE BRAKE LINE MATERIAL AND DESIGN ARE AT FAULT. *TR

@00 MILES AFTER COMPLETE BRAKE JOB NEW PADS AND ROTORS STATE INSPECTION STEEL BRAKE LINE FROM ABS UNIT TO RF CALIBER FAILED. THREE DAYS LATER STEEL LINE FROM ABS TO MASTER AND FRONT BRAKES FAILED. THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED. WHY ARE OTHER MANUFACTURES HAVING THIS PROBLEM? HIGHER QUALITY MATERIAL MAYBE. THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON GM HAS DEVELOPED A KIT WITH ALL NEW BRAKE LINES. INSTALLATION IS ON YOU PRICES RANGE FROM 1000-4000 DOLLARS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (NOTE BETTER QUALITY BRAKE LINES ARE USED IN THE KIT.)

TWO OF THE BRAKE LINES SPLIT OPEN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING A ROUTINE DECELERATION TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW. I HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO BRING THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO A STOP IN AN ADJOINING PARKING LOT. UPON INSPECTION THE BROKEN LINES AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID WE SEEN. THE BRAKE RESERVOIR LOST NEARLY 10OZ. OF FLUID. THE BRAKE LINES ARE WELL KNOWN IN THE AUTO REPAIR TRADE CIRCLES TO BE MADE OF INFERIOR STEEL AND GM SHOULD OFFER REPLACEMENT AT NO CHARGE. FOR JUXTAPOSITION, I OWN A 1995 JEEP WRANGLER WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF MILES AND HAS STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES AND THE LOOK WEATHERED, BUT NO CORROSION AND NEVER A FAILURE. *TR

I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND FELT ONE SET BLOW OUT, PRESSED HARDER TO COMPENSATE AND FELT THE REMAINING SET BLOW OUT. THE PEDAL THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON (NO REASON FOR IT TO?). LUCKILY I HAD A TRAILER CONNECTED WHICH HAD WORKING ELECTRIC BRAKES AND I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY ACTIVATE THOSE BRAKES. LATER THAT DAY WHILE MOVING THE VEHICLE IN MY YARD, I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH IMMEDIATELY FAILED. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES REVEALED MASSIVE CORROSION ON ALL OF THE LINES AND WILL REQUIRE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. INSPECTION OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE REVEALED THE LINE WAS COATED IN PLASTIC EXCEPT IN SOME AREAS. THOSE AREAS WERE TOTALLY CORRODED RESULTING IN THE CABLE BRAKING IN ONE OF THOSE AREAS. SO IN ONE PEDAL ACTION, BOTH FRONT AND BACK BRAKES CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. AND IN THE SAME DAY, ALL 3 SYSTEMS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND THEY REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TOWED IN AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RUN (AT THE VEHICLE OWNERS EXPENSE), HOWEVER CHEVROLET HAD NO PROGRAM IN PLACE AND WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE REPAIRS NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST... I OPTED TO REPAIR ALL THE BREAK LINES MYSELF TO AVOID THE THE EXTRA COST OF A TOW AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT WOULD HAVE NO OUTCOME OTHER THAN A REPORT TO CHEVROLET AT A LARGE EXPENSE TO ME. APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 MILES.

SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. GOODYEAR WRANGLER LT265/75R16. THE SIDEWALL WAS BLOWN OUT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL A/T TIRES, DOT VN118AC030. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW MILEAGE, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRED BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP AND REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION THAT MAY AFFECTED THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 42,000.

AS I WAS ABOUT TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED PRESSING IT AGAIN, AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. UPON INSPECTION UNDER THE VEHICLE, I DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BURST. THANK GOD THAT I WAS NOT ACTUALLY IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AS I NEED TO BACK INTO A VERY BUSY STREET (ACTUALLY, IT'S A HIGHWAY) AND THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AS I HAVE COME ACROSS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, AND ACTUALLY I'VE HAD TO REPLACE A DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE THAT WAS RUSTED THROUGH SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. APPARENTLY, CHEVROLET DOES NOT THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. THEY ARE WRONG! *TR

REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VERY HARD TO STOP VEHICLE WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT. THOUGHT THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF SAFETY MECHANISM TO PREVENT THE FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. NO STOPPING POWER FROM FRONT BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THEM. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT BE INVOLVED IN A WRECK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED A HIGH READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND ANTI-FREEZE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE DID FINALLY STOP. DROVE CAREFULLY HOME ABOUT 2 MILES. I FOUND A STEEL BRAKE LINE THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED. BRAKE FLUID WAS ALL OVER THE UNDER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. *TR

THE METAL BRAKE LINE BLEW A HOLE IN IT CAUSING ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

I WAS TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT AND ANOTHER CAR CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING ME TO APPLY MY BRAKES UPON REALIZING THAT THE PEDAL HAD WENT TO THE FLOOR I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK CAME TO A SLOW STOP AND I MISSED THE OTHER VEHICLE BY MERE INCHES I LIMPED THE VEHICLE TO WORK AVOIDING GETTING TOO CLOSE TO OTHER VEHICLES AND DOWNSHIFTING TO HELP SLOW DOWN WHEN I GOT BACK TO WORK I PRESSED THE PEDAL AND HEARD A HISSING SOUND I LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID BY THE REAR AXLE UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I HAD A FRIEND SLOWLY DEPRESS THE PEDAL AND FOUND THAT THE MAIN LINE RUNNING TO THE REAR HAD A HOLE AND NOTICED THE ENTIRE LINE HAD RUSTED SO I STARTED LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE LINES A NOTICED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND ARE READY TO BURST JUST LIKE MY BRAKE LINE DID I'M JUST GLAD I WASN'T GOING FASTER OR HAD MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

AT LOW SPEED WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES IT FEELS LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES CAUSING THE TRUCK NOT TO STOP UNTIL YOU PUMP THE BRAKES. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOAD SNAPPING SOUND HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AS THE CONTACT TRAVELED OVER A LARGE CRACK IN THE GROUND. THE CONTACT OPENED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHERE HE OBSERVED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING CAME THROUGH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WHO WAS A LICENSED MECHANIC REPLACED THE SHACKLE ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,294. UPDATED 10/24/14*LJ UPDATED 4/16/2015 *JS

WHILE DRIVING I HIT MY BRAKES AND THE PRESSURE WENT OUT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM DRIVER SIDE JUST BEHIND THE FRONT TIRE.

MY TRUCK HAD TO HAVE A WHOLE BREAK LINE PUT IN LAST YR AND IT COST ME 200 BUCKS.NOW THE OTHER SIDE WENT OUT AND I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND CANT AFFORD ANOTHER 200 BUCKS,,,ITS A 2000 MODEL AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER TRUCKS IN THE 90S WITH GOOD LINES,,WHATS UP WITH THIS ???I THINK WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THESE MODELS G M SHOULD PUT A RECALL OUT ON THEM!! FOR NOW I AM HOUSE BOUND,,,THANKS GM FOR A WONDERFULL TRUCK!!!

PULLING BOAT, COME DOWN HILL TO STOP SIGN, BRAKE PEDAL BOTTOMED OUT, HIT THE PARK BRAKE TRUCK STOPPED AS TWO VEHICLES WERE AT INTERSECTION. BRAKE LINE BUSTED, HEARD OF A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, IS IT REAL OR NOT. GOOD WAY TO GET KILLED. *TR

MY OLDEST SON WAS DRIVING MY 2000 CHEVY 2500 PICKUP TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK. HE NARROWLY MISSED REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY HOME WITH A VERY MUSHY FEELING BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I INSPECTED THE TRUCK I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED SO BAD THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING FLUID UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. *JS

THE SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE BROKE, AND THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. IT BOUNCED AT LEAST 10 FEET IN THE AIR, NARROWLY MISSING CARS DRIVING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. LUCKILY IT ROLLED TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I HAD NEVER USED THE SPARE, NOR LOWERED THE HOIST MECHANISM. THIS TIRE WEIGHS ~75 POUNDS AND COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED A PASSING MOTORIST. *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY A VEHICLE DRIVING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MAKE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN CAUSING ME TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO FAIL LEAVING ME WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKE FOR THE DRIVE HOME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. TWO YEARS AGE THREE BRAKE LINES FAILED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. I WAS COMING UP TO A LIGHT AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND NEXT THING I KNEW MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS STILL COASTING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WAS A BOX TRUCK JUST AHEAD OF ME AND LUCKILY HE WAS IN THE TURNING LANE SO THAT LEFT A LANE OPEN FOR ME. THERE WASN'T ANY CROSS TRAFFIC COMING AND I BLEW THREW THE RED LIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AT A NEARBY PARKING LOT. SCARED THE S*** OUT OF ME ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE MY DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK. *TR

2000 SILVERADO RUSTED BRAKE LINE GAVE WAY AS MY FAMILY WAS TOWING OUR CAMPER DOWN I-94 IN WISCONSIN. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT AND THAT WE WERE ABLE TO LIMP THE TRUCK INTO A FORD DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE AND REPAIR. DEALER REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AS THEY WERE ALL RUSTED AND NOT SAFE FOR THE ROAD. *TR

I APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE TO NO STOPPING POWER.I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD INTO A DIRT EMBANKMENT.I WAS LUCKY IT WAS 5:45AM AND LIGHT TRAFFIC AS I WOULD HAVE HIT ANY VEHICLE IF THERE WAS ONE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME.THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF BRAKES WAS RUSTED FRONT BRAKE LINE THAT BURST WITHOUT WARNING.THESE TRUCKS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS MY MECHANIC HAS REPAIRED MANY CHEVY/GMC TRUCKS OF THIS VINTAGE WITH THE SAME RUSTED BRAKE LINE PROBLEMS. *JS

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 4X4 EXTENDED CAB SHORT BED WITH 5.3L AND AUTO TRANSMISSION SLT PACKAGE WITH 165000 HIGHWAY MILES. I TRAVEL AROUND 62 MILES A DAY. ON JUNE 4TH, 2014, I WAS TRAVELING THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH AND I BEGAN SLOWING TO EXIT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUMPED OR HELD DOWN THE PEDAL IT WOULD NOT EVEN SLOW. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION MANUALLY TO LOWER MY SPEED WHICH DID HELP AND THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH SEEM TO WORK FOR A SECOND THEN SEIZED AS I WAS PRESSING THE PEDAL. IT WAS JUST STUCK AND WOULDN'T GO DOWN ANY FURTHER. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND THE EXIT WAS BACKED UP FROM THE LIGHT AND I WAS RUNNING OUT ROOM QUICKLY. HAVING NO SHOULDER ON THE EXIT, I HAD TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY AND VEER OFF INTO A GAS STATION LAWN WHICH I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK TO SLIDE AROUND AND STOP BEFORE HEADING INTO TRAFFIC. AFTER CHECKING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SEEING IT ALMOST EMPTY I TOWED THE TRUCK HOME. TO MY SURPRISE WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK, I FIND A LEAKING BRAKE LINE. THEN I START TO NOTICE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH FROM THE FRONT CALIPERS TO THE REAR. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 14 YEARS OLD WHICH TELLS ME THE MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THESE BRAKE LINES WERE NOT ADEQUATE. THE SPEED AT WHICH THEY HAVE RUSTED IS RIDICULOUS FOR A 14 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I WATCHED MULTIPLE NEWS CHANNELS HAVE REPORTED ON THIS ISSUE BUT GM REFUSES TO ADMIT THEIR FAULT. THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE AND FRAME OF THESE VEHICLES ARE RUSTING OUT WAY TO QUICK WHEN COMPARED TO ALL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED THE SAME YEAR AND THEY ALL ARE RUSTING IN EXACTLY THE SAME AREAS. THIS CONDITION IS A DANGER TO NOT JUST THE VEHICLE OWNERS BUT TO EVERYONE SHARING THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE AND I WENT TO STOP SUDDENLY TO AVOID SOMEONE PULLING OUT OF FRONT OF ME AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. SO NOT HAVING ANY BRAKE PEDAL I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT TO AVOID OTHER CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND BY DOING THIS I RIPPED THE VALANCE OFF THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK. I THINK THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. EVERYONE I KNOW THAT HAS HAD ONE OF THESE TRUCKS FOR A FEW YEARS HAS HAD A BRAKE LINE OR TWO BLOW ON THEM, AND I GUESS ITS NOW MY TURN. I'M JUST LUCKY NOT TOO MUCH DAMAGED WAS CAUSE AND NO ONE GOT INJURED. *TR

GOING TO WORK THE FIRST TIME DOING ABOUT 45 M.P.H. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DID NOT HIT IT WENT AROUND THE CAR GOOD THING. THERE WAS NOT A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. NEXT WEEK IM GOING ON VAC, I PULL A BOAT THAT IS 2000 POUNDS IF THE BRAKE LINE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD. I'M JUST GLAD IT BLEW OUT BEFORE I HOOKED UP THE BOAT. I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW ,THE TECH SAID ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE BAD.HE SAID THIS JOB IS GOING TO COST ME 400 TO 500 DOLLARS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME OUT WITH THIS PROBLEM ! IT IS STILL A GOOD RUNNING TRUCK IF I CAN GET THIS BRAKE PROBLEM TAKING CARE OF , I CANT AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING BRAKE LINES. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED , MAYBE THE THIRD TIME WILL BE MY CHARM . THANKS

AT DIFFERENT TIMES THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A CHATTER NOISE AND THEN NO BRAKES. IT SEEMED TO HAVE BRAKES AFTER I WOULD HIT THE PEDAL AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY CHATTERED AS I WAS STOPPING TO PULL ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I WAS PROCEEDING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS A LOADED 18 WHEELER WITH LOGS BEARING DOWN ON ME. I SAW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPENED SO I ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND SHOT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY OUT OF THE TRUCKS PATH. THANK GOODNESS NO VEHICLES WAS IN THE OTHER LANE. I CHECKED WITH A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE NORTHERN STATES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT IN OUR AREA. HE SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND 1200 TO 1400 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. LAST FALL I WAS TOWING MY CAMPER HOME AND THE BRAKE BUSTED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES. ONCE AGAIN I WAS LUCKY AND HAD NO ACCIDENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP AND HAD IT REPAIRED. HE SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM OF THE LINES RUSTING ON THE GM VEHICLES. I KNOW THE TRUCK IS A 2000 MODEL BUT I HAD A 1958 CHEVROLET TRUCK WITH OVER 300,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER. SEEMS LIKE THE NEW IMPROVED SAFETY PRODUCTS ARE NOT SO SAFE AFTER ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. *TR

I WAS MOVING A CAMPER AND LOST ALL BRAKES, FORTUNATELY AT LOW SPEEDS. I GOT OUT TO OBSERVE A BLOWN BRAKE LINE BELOW THE DRIVERS DOOR. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO STOP. I REPAIRED THIS FIX AT $500.00 ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN 50 MILES LATER. THIS TIME I WAS LAUNCHING A BOAT WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE TRUCK. I HAD TO QUICKLY PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE TO AVOID SUBMERGING ALL OF US IN THE WATER. OBVIOUSLY, THESE BRAKE LINES ARE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH DIRECTLY BENEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME NEAR THE ABS PUMP/MODULE. STREAM OF FLUID SHOOTING OUT. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED ALL LINES CORRODED, COVERED IN RUST...EVEN IN LOCATIONS WHERE EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE AND SALT DOES NOT OCCUR. DOES NOT MAKE SENSE..MY WIFE'S FORD ESCAPE IS CLOSE TO SAME YEAR, NOT A SPECK OF RUST...MUST BE BAD MATERIAL OR BAD ROUTING...OR BETTER MATERIAL AND PROTECTION FROM ELEMENTS ON ESCAPE...IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS? FORD RECALLED OUR ESCAPE RECENTLY TO PROTECT AGAINST RUST OUT OF STEERING COMPONENTS? WILL GM DO THE SAME FOR BRAKES? MY 2003 SUBURBAN HAS SAME ISSUE...EVERY LINE COVERED IN RUST...REGARDLESS OF LOCATION...BUT NO BURST YET...CROSSING FINGERS IT IS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE...HOW MUCH RUST IS OK TO HAVE ON MY LINES? HAS GM SAID ? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO C1500 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 65-70 MPH WHEN AN ABNORMAL BUMP SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THEN DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROADWAY AND ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE CONTACT VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BEARING WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE AND THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER - PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR - NO BRAKES AT ALL. THE TRAILER ELECTRIC BRAKES WAS THE ONLY WAY TO SLOW THE DOWN. LINES ARE RUSTED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2000 CHEVROLET 1500 Z71 4X4 - WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND FOUND BRAKE LINING WAS RUSTED OUT. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 42,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT! GARAGE TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINING REPLACED DO TO VERY RUSTY AND THE REST OF THE LINING COULD BRAKE OR LEAK AT ANYTIME. AFTER READING ALL OF THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE ABOUT THE BRAKE LINING ISSUES, I VERY SURPRISED HOW LUCKY WE ALL WERE ACTUALLY NOT BEING IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT! THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED GM BEFORE THE LUCK RUNS OUT FOR SOMEONE ELSE! *TR

RUSTED BRAKE LINES. MY BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND I LOST ALL OF MY BRAKING. I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES AND IT WILL $700.00. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES, LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW WHEN THIS HAPPEN. ALSO I PURCHASED THIS NEW BACK IN MARCH OF 2000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT HOME AND LOOKED AROUND I FOUND OUT MY DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE SNAPPED IN HALF AND THE LEAF SPRING SHOT UP AND TORE A HOLE IN MY TRUCK BED. LUCKILY THE TRUCK WAS UNLOADED AT THE TIME. THE SHACKLE RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP I HAD NO BRAKES. TURNS OUT THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE CAB NEAR THE GAS TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. *TR