2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED TO THE POINT OF CORROSION AND FRACTURED. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE PRESENCE OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 216,563.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FRACTURED FROM THE AXLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000. UPDATED 9/18/14*CN UPDATED 02/11/2015 *JS

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

I HAD JUST PICKED UP A TRAILER AT U HAUL AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HILL IN FRONT OF THEIR STORE TO FINISH SIGNING THE PAPERWORK. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL I BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I CAME CLOSE TO RUNNING INTO THE U HAUL BUILDING BUT THE TRUCK FINALLY STOPPED JUST IN TIME. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. I WENT TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK, LOOKED UNDER AND SAW NOTHING. I WENT TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND LOOKED UNDER AND THERE WAS FLUID STEADILY DRIPPING AND A HUGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK. I DISCONNECTED THE TRAILER AND CALLED A FRIEND TO PICK ME UP. ONCE I GOT THE TRUCK HOME, I BEGAN SEARCHING FOR THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK (AT THIS POINT I THOUGHT I HAD BUSTED A BRAKE HOSE) I QUICKLY REALIZED THIS WAS NOT A BRAKE HOSE THAT HAD RUPTURED. THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS PAST THE GAS TANK AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD A HOLE IN IT. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE LINE WITH THE HOLE AND WENT OFF TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. ONCE AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD BY THE YOUNG MAN WORKING THE PARTS COUNTER THAT CHEVROLET DID NOT SELL REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINES. HE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BUY BULK BRAKE TUBING AND MAKE MY OWN LINES. I LET HIM KNOW THAT THE LINE THAT RUPTURED ON MY TRUCK HAD OVER 20 BENDS ON IT AND THAT THE LAST FOUR BENDS WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO BEND BY HAND. I GOT NOWHERE WITH CHEVROLET ON REPLACEMENT PARTS. I WOUND UP ORDERING NEW STAINLESS STEEL LINES FROM INLINE TUBE. I REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES. WHILE TAKING THE FUEL TANK OUT SO I COULD INSTALL THE NEW BRAKE LINES......IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE FUEL LINES WERE RUSTING ALSO. I REPLACED THEM AS WELL. CHEVROLET SHOULD NOT BE USING SUBPAR MATERIALS FOR ANYTHING. POOR QUALITY BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WILL GET SOMEONE SERIOUSLY HURT!! SHAME ON CHEVROLET :( *TR

I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES AND STEERING WHEN I AM BRAKING AND TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY GO OUT . I HAVE TO USE ALL ME STRENGTH TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE YOU COMPLETE THE TURN AND LET OFF THE BRAKE THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS BACK IN PLACE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BOOSTER, SUPPLY LINES ON BRAKES, POWER STEERING PUMP AND SUPPLY LINES AND TRUCK STILLS HAS SAME PROBLEM. THE MECHANICS TELL ME THAT IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT RECALL AND REPAIR. ALL OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS NEED HELP AS THIS IS A VERY DANGERS PROBLEM. I HAVE JUST SEEN ON THE NEWS THAT CHEVROLET IS RECALLING A LOT OF VEHICLES AND MY MODEL NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED ALSO. *TR

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, DUE TO A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE CAUSED BY EXTERNAL CORROSION. LUCKILY IT WAS NOT AT A STOP STREET, OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. IT OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, SO MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE HOME. I HAD TO HAVE ALL OF THE STEEL LINES REPLACED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE SAFELY DRIVEN AGAIN. *TR

WENT TO MOVE THE TRUCK, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LEFT REAR LINE HAS A LEAK WHERE THE LINE RUNS ALONG THE FRAME BY THE FUEL TANK. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT LINES REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING. *TR

TRAVELING ON ROAD AT POSTED SPEED OF 35MPH APPROACHING A HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. TRIED TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TRUCK WENT THROUGH RED LIGHT AND THROUGH INTERSECTION OF A SECTION OF HIGHWAY THAT IS 8 LANES WIDE. IF NOT FOR EARLY TIME OF DAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE TRAFFIC AND KILLED SOMEONE. STOPPED TRUCK BY SLAMMING INTO PARK. NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT PRIOR TO THIS OR AFTER.

WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 30 MPH +/- AND APPLIED BRAKES EVENLY AND SMOOTHLY. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND LIMITED BRAKING AVAILABLE. PROCEEDED CAUTIOUSLY TO A PARK 2 BLOCKS EAST. PARKED AND INSPECTED VEHICLE. FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING DRIVERS FRONT AT UPPER BACK OF CALIPER. LIMPED VEHICLE HOME, PLACED ON STANDS, PULLED WHEEL AND FOUND METAL END OF FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINE ADJACENT TO THE HOLLOW BOLT THAT CONNECTS TO CALIPER WAS NOW MULTIPLE LAYERS OF RUST SATURATED WITH BRAKE FLUID. ORDERED IN A REPLACEMENT LINE AND REPLACED. OLD LINE RETAINED AND EXCESS RUST FLAKED BACK TO REVEAL A PIN HOLE RUST THROUGH ROUGHLY 1/2 INCH ABOVE CALIPER MOUNTING POINT. RESIDUAL BRAKING AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS NOT CAPABLE OF STOPPING A VEHICLE QUICKLY IN TRAFFIC OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THREE OR FOUR YEARS PRIOR REAR STEEL BRAKE LINES UNDER BED FAILED DURING A PANIC STOP WHEN DEER RAN INTO THE ROADWAY. RUSTED LINES WERE THE CAUSE BUT UNDER HIGH PRESSURE PANIC STOP CONDITIONS. NOT A GENTLE STOP AS THE LINE ABOVE. *TR

BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND A STREAM OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID HIT MY WIFE. A BRAKE LINE HAD BURST AND I COMPLETELY LOST BRAKES. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY CHARGED $650 TO REPLACE THE RUSTED BRAKE LINE THAT HAD BURST. NOW I HAVE LOST BRAKES AGAIN 6/21/13 ANOTHER LEAK FROM A RUSTED OUT HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW IN 2000 AND IT HAS REMAINED IN FLORIDA THE ENTIRE TIME. WE HAVE NO ROAD SALT, WE HAVE NO SNOW. HOW CAN YOU BUILD A VEHICLE WITH BRAKE LINES THAT RUST OUT?. PLEASE HELP AND RECALL THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM BEFORE INNOCENT PEOPLE GET KILLED! *TR