2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TWO INSTANCES WERE ON THE REAR LINES DUE TO EXPOSURE TO SALT SPRAY. RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS LOCATED AT THE RETAINMENT CLIP HOLDING THE TWO LINES RUNNING DOWNSTREAM OF THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE FRAME RAIL. BOTH LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND BEGAN LEAKING. LINES STARTED LEAKING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN ICY CONDITIONS. ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THE ADDED PRESSURE LEAD TO LINE FAILURE. VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO INTERSECTION DUE TO REDUCED BRAKE FUNCTION. FORTUNATELY DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE, LEFT SIDE BEHIND WHEEL WHERE LINES RUN ON TOP OF FRAME. WHILE IN THE DRIVE THRU LANE AT FAST FOOD RESTRAINT. NEARLY PINNED PEDESTRIAN BETWEEN MY TRUCK AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

BRAKE LINE LEAKING FLUID. WIFE STEPPED ON BRAKES AND ROLLED THROUGH INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY K AND HIGHWAY N IN ST. CHARLES, MO. THE LINE THAT FAILED IS IN THE BUNDLE ALONG THE FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. ALL THE LINES SHOW SIGNS OF RUST. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. JUST GLAD SHE DID NOT HIT ANYONE OR GET INJURED. HOPE YOU QUIT DRAGGING YOUR FEET ON THIS ISSUE AND MAKE THE CAR COMPANY THAT THE USA IS INVESTED IN FIX THEIR BRAKE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. AS HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE THEY FAILED TO ENGAGE. HE HAD TO CONTINUALLY PRESS THE BRAKES WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE BRAKE LINES FAILED ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500. THE VEHICLE WAS BACKING DOWN A BOAT LAUNCH RAMP AT THE TIME AND WAS STOPPED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED AND ALL OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES REPLACED (THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE MADE BECAUSE GM DOES NOT SELL REPLACEMENT LINE). *TR

2000 CHEVROLET 2500 6.0 ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WARPING CAUSING THE MAIN BOLTS TO BREAK OFF LEADING TO EXHAUST LEAK AND POSSIBLE FIRE. *TR

FOR THE TIME IN 4 MONTHS, MY 2000 CHEVROLET K2500HD FULL SIZED PICKUP TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUST-THROUGH OF A BRAKE LINE. THE FIRST FAILURE POINT WAS LOCATED NEAR THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL IN THE VICINITY OF THE METAL LINE TO RUBBER HOSE CONNECTION, IN THE EXACT LOCATION WHERE THE METAL LINE RUNS BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM'S WIRING TO THE RIGHT-FRONT WHEEL SENSOR. TODAY'S FAILURE IS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DIRECTLY UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE ACTUAL LEAK IS IN A SECTION OF LINE THAT IS NOT OBSCURED BY ANY MOUNTING POINTS. IT IS OUT IN THE OPEN AND FULLY VISIBLE WHEN LOOKING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL OTHER SECTIONS OF BRAKE LINE APPEAR HAVE MAJOR RUST ISSUES ALSO. THIS TRUCK HAS 45,454 MILES ON IT. THE ORIGINAL BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AT 26,XXX MILES. THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, SO I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE NOTICED THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR OF THIS VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF TURNING TO A DARK COLOR WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD AFTER A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH, EVEN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT MASTER CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SATISFIED WITH THE STOPPING POWER OF THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW I ALWAYS FELT THE BRAKES HAD A VERY "SPONGY" FEEL. EVEN WHEN NEW THERE WERE A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN I EXPERIENCED 'AM I GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP' SCARES. I MUST NOW HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY, TO HAVE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM OF BRAKE LINES INSPECTED AND REPLACED AS NECESSARY. OBVIOUSLY THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THIS IS DONE. *TR

FAILURE OF STEEL BRAKE LINES RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING ON 2000 SILVERADO 2500 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET 2500 PICK UP TRUCK - THIRD OCCURRENCE OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY DUE TO CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES. PRIOR OCCURRENCES OF BRAKE LINE CORROSION LEADING TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY OCCURRED IN OCT 2007 AND AUG, 2009 (SAME PROBLEM - DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE SECTIONS). *TR

FAILURE OF FRONT WHEEL HUBS ON 2000 SILVERADO 2500. REPLACED BOTH SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF TRUCK ABOUT 14 MONTHS AGO. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR BOTH ARE WORN OUT AGAIN. ONE HAS EXTREME PLAY. COMPLETELY STOCK TRUCK. ON ROAD USE ONLY. ABOUT 5000 EASY MILES ON THE HUBS. SEEMS THAT ONE IS CLOSE TO FALLING APART. THE OTHER IS ON THE WAY. BECAUSE OF THE EXCESS PLAY BRAKING IS COMPROMISED AS WELL AS STABILITY. NOT SURE WHAT BRAND THEY ARE. BUT BOUGHT ON EBAY. HTTP://CGI.EBAY.COM/EBAYMOTORS/WS/EBAYISAPI.DLL?VIEWITEM&ITEM=160322928700#HT_2306WT_1004 I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HUBS FALLING APART WELL BEFORE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR