2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Service Brakes Problems
- 160
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 160 stored complaint records:
- 11 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lines · 61 records
- brake line · 45 records
- brake pedal · 43 records
- went floor · 33 records
- pedal went · 32 records
- brake fluid · 23 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 56 |
| 150–400k mi | 46 |
| 60–100k mi | 34 |
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
The abs brakes activate almost every time i apply the brakes. This happens for no reason.
ODI 11210273
Service Brakes
My abs light comes on while driving. And when i turn my truck off. This happens about 3 or 4 times a day
ODI 11190187
Service Brakes
Brake line burst below driver's door. Was able to stop without crashing as i was only moving a few miles per hour in a driveway, though there was very little braking capacity. I see in a search that this is a very common problem with several years of gm trucks. Gm apparently admitted they used inferior steel for brake lines. This is obviously a serious safety hazard.
ODI 11141521
Service Brakes
Brake line under the cab broke due to rust. I live in east tennessee in an area that does not use excessive amounts of salt on the roads in the winter and always take very good care of my vehicles. I would not expect this much rust on a safety component such as the brake line. When slowing to turn off the street into my driveway the brake pedal went nearly to the floor and the brakes were very weak. There was no…
ODI 11118089
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Took vehicle in for service and inspection and was told frame was rusted and no longer safe to drive. Frame failure is unacceptable and an extreme safety hazard. Brakes lines had also rusted off previous and replaced. Vehicle only has 130,000 miles.
ODI 11104975
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. When the brake pedal was depressed, the abs automatically engaged. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted about the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 220,000.
ODI 11111695
Service Brakes
Brake line corroded (from outside) and during a trip home from work, i suddenly had no brakes when brake pedal was applied. I had just arrived in my driveway and was turning around. I was probably doing 1 mph or less and vehicle was extremely difficult to stop.
ODI 11074248
Service Brakes
I went to move my vehicle and was able to back up into the road. As i was coming back down my driveway my pedal went to the floor and i could not stop. Luckily i was only going a couple miles per hour and i was able to jam it in park before going through our house. I got out very nervous and saw brake fluid spraying everywhere.
ODI 11031696
Power Train · Service Brakes · Suspension
I just had transmission work done on my truck when it burned the gears up. My brakes have always either went completely to the floor before they stopped or locked up. Right now its broke down due to too many problems for me to be able to fix but has only been not driveable since july 2017
ODI 11043200
Service Brakes
When i press on the brake petal, it will go down to the floor and if i let off of pressing the petal and press again, it will push my foot back up toward me and if i let off and press again it will finally come to a stop. It does the same thing anywhere i apply the brake petal and i'm in motion. When i'm idle and press the petal for the first usage of the day, the petal goes to the floor.
ODI 11000226
Service Brakes
The brake lines rusted through prematurely, resulting in a complete failure to stop the vehicle.
ODI 11003457
Service Brakes
My 2000 chevrolet silverado was not exposed to winter/salt conditions for the first first 13 years of it's life. Since then it has become my primary vehicle. Recently when i had to "spike" the brakes hard to avoid what might have been an accident a brake line under the drivers seat area ruptured due to corrosion. Only through evasive actions was an accident avoided. Replacement costs from a dealership is in the…
ODI 10985655
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. While making a left turn into a driveway at approximately 10-15 mph, the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to stop the vehicle. The contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign…
Crash reported
ODI 11024020
Service Brakes
Took pick-up for a drive, was 1/[redacted] when brakes went down to almost nothing and brake fluid started spraying on the back window between cab and bed of truck. Barely made it back to my home and nervously pulled in with barely enough braking power to stop. Driving on 2-line black topped straight road.
ODI 10955512
Service Brakes
Brake line rusted through causing loss of braking. Luckily was in driveway when failed. Found leaking metal brake line near the abs control unit. Others are rusted too, so it is just a matter of time before they fail.
ODI 10953938
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
When driving and coming to any stop abs on and you lose all brakes and you just roll. Pump the brakes nothing haves hit emergency brake shut truck of and restarted problem continues. So truck is park until problem resolved. *tr
ODI 10938864
Service Brakes
I was driving at 40 mph and had to stop fast and brake line broke from rust could not stop at all had no warning ended up in a field could have been really bad and had my kids with me. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10916331
Service Brakes
I own a 2000 chevrolet silverado 4wd, yesterday afternoon i pulled into my driveway and when i hit the brakes i heard a "pop" noise and my brake pedal went to the floor and a cloud of smoke came from under the hood . I got the truck stopped by putting the transmission in park. I inspected all 4 wheels looking for a leak and found none , then i saw a puddle on the ground under the drivers door , upon inspection i saw…
ODI 10914892
Service Brakes
Lost brakeing due to rusted brake lines. This almost caused a accident.truck has 44,000 miles and has been garaged for 14 years that i have owned.there has been very little winter driving.cost 826.00 dollars to replace all rusted brake lines.these lines where of faulty material.
ODI 10903393
Service Brakes
While driving home from town. I stopped at my mail box and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Luckily i only had another 400 feet to make it home. The p/u is now parked, waiting on repairs. I have talked to the parts department and they tell me the brake line has rusted through and needs replaced. Why in the world would a auto manufacturer use something that rust on such a vital part of the vehicle.…
ODI 10902017
Service Brakes
As i was making a turn after a stop (which felt somewhat sluggish of a stop) i went to tap the brakes and experienced complete loss of brakes. I was on a descent and immediately threw the truck into park to cut the power to wheels and pressed emergency brake which went all the way to the floor. The brake pedal went all the way to the floor and i had a split second to decide what to do as the road was causing rapid…
Crash reported
ODI 10896458
Service Brakes
Was leaving driveway. Put foot on brake pedal was hard released and reapplied to take out of park brake went to floor inspected under truck brake fluid all over driveway under truck.
ODI 10898229
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the brake lines were rusted out. While driving, the contact depressed the brake pedal and it traveled to the floorboard. The contact had to slowly downshift to slow down the vehicle and drive home safely. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 150,000.
ODI 11241015
Service Brakes
A brake line exploded as i was backing out of the driveway. Luckily, i was not going down the highway. There is significant corrosion on most of the brake lines. It seems very dangerous to make them out of a material that rusts completely through after 16 years. Why are they not using stainless steel?
ODI 10882723
Service Brakes
Rear brakes lock up under light braking or normal braking, rusting brake lines, rear emergency brakes banging and chattering. Back plates rusted off
ODI 10925593
Catalog parts for this system
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