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.
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Visibility/Wiper
While driving one day, i noticed the tow/haul button didn't work, then the gas gauge. Eventually, within a year, all the gauges stopped working. Sometimes they go on and later off again. I don't know if they are even accurate to any degree when they do come on. About a year ago the truck shut off while i was driving but after i was safely off the road it started again. That has not happened since. I have tried to…
ODI 10641300
Service Brakes
Had driven truck home for lunch.was returning to work. When i tried to stop at redlight to make a left the brake pedal went to floor and i had no brakes. Was able to get truck into parking lot. Puddle of brake fluid on ground under driver side rear wheel. I was scared. It could have been bad. I have never heard of this happening before. Brake lines rusted. I had no warning. One minute i had brakes and the next…
ODI 10552796
Service Brakes
Driving on a secondary rd stopped to turn. Brake line blew under drivers side. *tr
ODI 10550719
Service Brakes
My abs and brake light come on intermittently but usually stay on.the other day they came on while driving someone pulled out in front of me and i hit my brakes to stop and my brakes locked up avoiding the car that pulled out in front of me i ended up on the sidewalk thankfully their were no people walking. Now that i have this problem i have started to notice a lot of people that drive the same vehicle as me i see…
Crash reported
ODI 10549667
Service Brakes
When i went to slow down to make turn for home, pedal went to floor and truck would not stop, i was able to pull it down in gear and make turn, i then drifted to stop and used parking break to stop vehicle. This could have been drastic because i did have my 3 year old in car seat in back. The break line that runs across front of vehicle to supply passenger side front break had split and most of my brake fluid was…
ODI 10548067
Service Brakes
Brake lines rusted and ruptured causing vehicle to lose braking ability. *tr
ODI 10547876
Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
Brake line failure, without any warning. Resulted in loss of brakes! *tr
ODI 10551767
Service Brakes
While driving on south miniville road in prince william county va, the brake peddle went from working fine and then straight to the floor. Its was lucky that traffic was light because i wouldn't have been able to stop. This is very common problem with these trucks and something chevy should be responsible for fixing. *tr
ODI 10546787
Service Brakes
Driving in a normal situation, braking to get over into turn lane and the brakes went right to the floor. Found brake lines under left front of cab rusted through causing complete braking system to lose pressure. Fortunately i was not in a critical situation because i lost all braking power, very scary. *tr
ODI 10546583
Service Brakes
Brake line started leaking while driving through a parking lot. Took it to a gm dealer to have it repaired and he said all the brake lines were rusty and needed to be replaced. *tr
ODI 10546859
Service Brakes
Pedal went to the floor while driving suddenly. Brakes lines rusted through. Brought to dealer to fix 9/17/13/. Had to return vehicle to dealership and inform them to replace all brake lines as they are all rusted through, they were not aware of the gm issue (i found the issue online) . They had only repaired rear lines and didn't bring the line to the front, joined it to old line with union. Leaked again in my…
ODI 10546707
Service Brakes
Driving home from a morning of shopping, i went to stop to make a turn into walgreen's parking lot when i noticed the truck was difficult to stop.. I proceeded to make a purchase at walgreen's, but when i was finished i decided to look under the hood. I could smell an odor that smelled like brake fluid, but wasn't sure because the container was still at an acceptable level. I proceeded to drive the truck home,…
ODI 10543582
Service Brakes
Backed up out of turnaround. Drove to end of driveway and stopped. Turned left out of driveway and accelerated up to speed. Drove about a mile and approached crossroad to turn right. Started to slow down and the brake pedal went to the floor so i pumped it and had nothing with no warning lights. Luckily there was nobody at the crossroad and i went past it and managed to come to a stop down the road. My mechanic…
ODI 10544077
Service Brakes
Rusty brake lines cause safety issues. Poor design and product by gm. What a piece of crap. Brake line blew.my son and wife almost died. This truck is a rusty crap truck. The rocker panel are rusted thru. Oh, and gm does not make original equipment brake line replacements either in the parts department. Shame on you gm. *tr
ODI 10536777
Service Brakes
Replaced front brake rotors and pads. When i tried to get brake pedal pressure, the pedal went to the floor, and brake fluid was leaking from the left rear wheel. I brake line was badly corroded and broke through. I had zero braking ability and had to back the truck out of the garage using only the emergency brake. This is the second occurrence of broken brake lines due to bad corrosion on this vehicle. The first…
ODI 10536256
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and abnormally traveled to the floorboard. The contact mentioned that the emergency brake was required in order to stop the vehicle and that the brake warning light failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake lines were…
ODI 10536570
Service Brakes
1st time - stopping at dealer. Pedal went to floor. Line from abs to lf brake failed. Dealer quoted ~ $1000 to replace brake lines. Replaced failed section. 2nd time: about to exit freeway. Pedal went to floor and entered ramp much too fast. Was able to stop with emergency brake and some hydraulics. Line from master cylinder to abs module failed. Replaced line. 3rd time - exiting turnpike. Brake line from abs to…
ODI 10610898
Service Brakes
Luckily i was sitting still at a stop light. The pedal just dropped to the floor board. It wasn't until after several attempts to pump the brakes back up that a warning light even came on. Upon inspection the hard line supplying the rear brakes had rusted through and caused the brakes to fail. Also contrary to other reports i have heard the entire brake system failed, not just the rear brakes. *js
ODI 10545330
Service Brakes
Had to replace all brake lines. Lines were severely rusted causing failure and loss of brake fluid and loss of brakes. Thankfully failure occurred in my driveway. Three months earlier front rotors were badly pitted and had to be replaced. Some parts in rear brakes badly rusted. Bad rust on parts of under carriage. *tr
ODI 10534629
Service Brakes
Brake failure on interstate 65 sb when attempting a panic stop. A semi-truck trailer blew a tire which sent shrapnel/debris flying in the air. Traffic immediately behind the truck and directly in front of me panicked and "slammed" on their brakes to avoid the flying objects. In turn, i had to fully apply my brakes to the point of abs intervention. There was one to three cycles of the abs before i lost all brake…
ODI 10533744
Body · Service Brakes · Suspension
During a scheduled maint./repair visit at a major chevy dealership, they advised the shock absorbers couldn't be replaced; the upper mounts for both rear shocks were gone. The dealer suggested i take the truck to an auto body shop for the needed restoration work, then return. I later inspected the undercarriage of my truck and found extensive rot and rust on major frame structures. Both upper shock mounts appear to…
ODI 10533038
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and abnormally traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle reduced speed only slightly. The contact then applied the emergency brake but the shift lever became fractured and exhibited an abnormal noise when engaged. The contact shifted into reverse and was able to stop the…
ODI 10523716
Service Brakes
Upon leaving the zilpo campground in kentucky, towing a 15 foot bass boat with my wife in the passenger seat and my two grandchildren ages 5 and 6 years in the back seat, i approached the park ranger check station ay 30-35 mph. I applied the brakes and they went to the floor leaving no braking ability. I was forced to switch to the on-coming lane to avoid rear-ending my friend [xxx] who was stopped at the check…
ODI 10583010
Service Brakes
Brake pedal went to the floor with no warning and pumping the brakes did very little to assist. Went through a stop sign since this was at the bottom of a lower grade, and was able to nurse it to a large parking lot. Inspected the cause and seen the corroded brake lines and could not tell which of the 5 lines were the cause. *tr
ODI 10521112
Fuel System, Gasoline · Service Brakes
The fuel line supplying the engine fuel rail ruptured due to excessive corrosion because of the location it is in and fuel was spraying out underneath the truck,. Dangerously close to the hot catalytic converter. The defective fuel line is an extremely difficult repair, due to having to remove the bed/cab for replacement and access to it. The fuel and brake lines are improperly routed from the factory, causing…
ODI 10520829
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