2000 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Brakes Problems

DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE, POWER BRAKING AND STEERING IS LOST. VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP OR STEER EASILY AND THEREFORE WILL NOT STOP IN SAFE DISTANCE. OCCURS USUALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS BUT INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE AND REQUIRES EXTREME STRENGTH TO TURN. MAY HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES DURING SHORT TRIP. VEHICLE HAS HYDRAULIC ASSIST (STEERING PUMP) BRAKE SYSTEM. DEFINITELY UNSAFE AND APPEARS CANADA HAS ALREADY ACTED ON.

NHTSA ID

10937435

Incident

Sep 1, 2016

Mileage

127,000 mi

DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, HAD VERY HARD TIME STOPPING VEHICLE

NHTSA ID

10852712

Incident

May 15, 2008

Mileage

100,000 mi

FIRST TIME THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY. MY SON, A NEWLY LICENSED DRIVER WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO SCHOOL WHEN HE CAME BACK INTO THE HOUSE AND SAID THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK DON'T FEEL RIGHT AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. HE STATED THAT AS HE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AS A MECHANIC, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE REAR BRAKES HAD FAILED. I REPLACED THIS LINE. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER ANOTHER BRAKE LINE BURST WHEN I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IN A PARKING LOT. THIS TIME IT WAS THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE TEE NEAR THE DIFFERENTIAL GOING TO THE LEFT REAR BRAKE. ALL BRAKE LINES WILL NOW BE REPLACED. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART. I KNOW I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE DEICING CHEMICALS ARE USED ON THE ROADS IN WINTER, HOWEVER, TO AVOID RUST PROBLEMS ON THIS VEHICLE, THE UNDERSIDE OF THIS VEHICLE IS POWER WASHED WEEKLY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TO REMOVE THESE CHEMICALS. FRANKLY, THE BRAKE LINES DO NOT LOOK THAT BAD. IT'S LIKE THEY JUST DEVELOP TINY "PIN HOLES" IN SPECIFIC AREAS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10561481

Incident

Dec 18, 2013

Mileage

90,123 mi

WHILE TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON MD ROUTE 4, UPPER MARLBORO, MD, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED TO YELLOW AS I WAS APPROACHING DOWERHOUSE ROAD INTERSECTION. I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP AND THE PEDAL SUDDENLY DROPPED A FEW INCHES. I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST ALL BRAKE PEDAL USE. I BLEW MY HORN AS I WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AS THE LIGHT TURNED RED. I PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THAT SLOWED MY VEHICLE AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED IT. UPON RETURNING MY VEHICLE TO MY RESIDENCE, EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE REAR METALLIC BRAKE LINE ALONG THE LEFT FRAME RAIL HAD RUSTED OR CORRODED THROUGH WHERE THE PLASTIC ANTI CHAFFING CLIP ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE LINE. FURTHER EXAM REVEALED THE FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD ALSO FAILED. THE FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED OR CORRODED AT THE FRONT CENTER PLASTIC CLIP ATTACHED TO THE LOWER CROSSMEMBER. THIS WAS A SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF BOTH BRAKE LINES FROM THE SAME BRAKING EVENT. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE IS A MODEL YEAR 2000, IT HAS ONLY 34,250 ORIGINAL MILES AND IS SELDOM USED IN THE WINTER TIME. IT IS PRIMARILY USED TO TOW MY BOAT AN AVERAGE OF 15 MILES ROUND TRIP TO THE BOAT RAMP. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IMMERSED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10462177

Incident

Jun 16, 2012

Mileage

34,250 mi

HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE LINE FAILURES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. FIRST BEING THE MAIN LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES, THEN BRAKE LINE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, THEN LINE TO LEFT FRONT WHEEL. WHILE TRUCK WAS BEING WORKED ON IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FRAME RAIL WAS STARTING TO RUST THROUGH NEAR WHERE THE FRONT BUMPER MOUNTS, ALSO NOTICED RUST ON THE FRAME AT FRONT OF CAB AREA, THIS IS NOT SURFACE RUST, THIS IS RUSTED THROUGH THE FRAME AND HAS LARGE RUST SCALES. IT IS PRIMARILY IN THE AREA OF THE CAB AND FORWARD. FRAME SEEMS TO BE OKAY FROM THE CAB BACK, PROBLEM IS WHERE THE FRAME IS ENCLOSED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10446888

Incident

Dec 15, 2011

Mileage

56,000 mi

TIME 15:30. ROAD CONDITIONS: DRY. NO CLOUDS. INCIDENT: SLOWING TO A STOP AT PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED AT APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND LURCHED FORWARD INTO PEDESTRIANS. CONDITION REPLICATES THE ABS FAILURES IN SIMILAR VEHICLES THAT ARE UNDER RECALL; DEALER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL BUT HAS SAME ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10429258

Incident

Oct 7, 2011

Mileage

145,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET K3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA ID

10426774

Incident

Aug 30, 2011

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET C3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD FRACTURED AT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

NHTSA ID

10345628

Incident

Jul 23, 2010

Mileage

135,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET K3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE MOVING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI LOCK). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000. UPDATED 03/12/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/13/09. *JB

NHTSA ID

10259133

Incident

Feb 22, 2008

Mileage

58,000 mi

WE HAVE PURCHASED A CHEVY 3500HD DUMP TRUCK. WE HAVE KNOWN THIS TRUCK FOR A FEW YEARS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN STUCK ON AND NO SIGNALS FOR TWO YEARS. WE WERE TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FOR OTHER 2000 TRUCK MODELS, I.E. THE 2000 BLAZER, BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION. WE FEEL THAT OUR TRUCK SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE OTHER TRUCKS MADE BY CHEVY IN THE SAME YEAR AND SUSPECT IT IS THE SAME PART. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PART IS $400 AND $250 TO REPLACE IN LABOR. WE DON'T FEEL THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE COST AND THEN GET REIMBURSED FOR THE COST WHEN IT IS FINALLY RECALLED. IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SPENT ON USELESS "FIXES" BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK AND NO ONE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR SWITCH BEING BAD UNTIL WE WERE TALKING TO A BLAZER OWNER OF THE SAME YEAR THAT TOLD US ABOUT THE RECALL ON HIS TRUCK. WE INVESTIGATED A LITTLE MORE AND THERE ARE MORE THAN THE 2000 BLAZER WITH THIS PART BEING RECALLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10208011

Incident

Oct 27, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE BREAK PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED, WHICH ACTIVATED THE ABS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS SENSORS AND THE WHEEL HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10199933

Incident

Aug 17, 2007

THIS INFORMATION PERTAINS TO A CHEVY CK 3500 CREW CAB 4X4 DULLY PURCHASED NEW IN 2000. AT 1,923 MILES THE ORIGINAL FACTORY FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 3,108 MILES THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. AGAIN, AT 7,709 MILES THE FRONT DISC PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 11,596 MILES FRONT DISC PADS, REAR SHOES AND LININGS. AT 20,317 MILES FRONT PADS AGAIN ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT OF H1320 BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. AT 24,977 MILES FRONT PADS AND H0780 BRAKE VALVE REPLACED. AT 35,000 MILES ONE MORE SET OF FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AND THE GENERAL CUT ME LOOSE. SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, IT HAS CONTINUED TO BE A FRONT BRAKE JOB BETWEEN EVERY 6,000-10,000 MILES. *NM

NHTSA ID

10144618

Incident

Dec 1, 2000

Mileage

1,923 mi

ANTILOCK BRAKES ALWAYS ACTIVATE WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS, WAS TOLD BY CHEVY DEALER THERE IS A RECALL BUT NOT ON MY VEHICLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10143082

Incident

Oct 1, 2005

Mileage

75,500 mi

DT: PROBLEMS BEGAN ABOUT MARCH 2005, WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. FRONT BRAKES ARE GRABBING, AND CALIPERS STAY SHUT. WHEN DRIVER HITS THE BRAKES HARD CALIPERS LOCK. AND WHEN MAKING TURNS A NOISE IS HEARD, A GRINDING NOISE. IN LAST 4 MONTHS BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS CAUSED WHEN THIS OCCURS. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, AFTER REMOVAL,THE PADS WERE CHEWED UP. NOT WORN, BUT DAMAGED. OWNER REPLACED BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10123752

Incident

Jun 1, 2005

Mileage

67,700 mi

SAME SYMTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN ACTION # PE05020 ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED, SUDDENLY THEIR IS MINIMUM BRAKING, AND STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED GREATLY! VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALER SAYS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE "FIXED".

NHTSA ID

10119535

Incident

May 3, 2005

Mileage

5,300 mi

THE ABS CHECK LIGHT MAINTAINS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME STOPPING AT INCLINES AND INTERSECTIONS. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER FOR CHECK UP.*AK VEHICLE ROCKS THROUGH STOPS IN WET CONDITIONS WITH ABS NOISES, BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID

10105307

Incident

Dec 23, 2004

CHEVROLET 3500 VAN 2000, CALIPERS AND ROTORS DEFECTIVE. *BF THE BRAKES FAIL EVERY 600 TO 1000 MILES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10117150

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 CHEVY 3500 4 DOOR DULLY. IT NOW HAS 67,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS WORN OUT SEVEN SETS OF BRAKES AND AT THIS MOMENT IT NEEDS THE 8TH SET PLUS THE FRONT ROTORS ARE CRACKED FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. EVEN WITH NEW BRAKE PADS THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD YOU MUST DRIVE IT LIKE YOUR DRIVING IN SNOW. I SELDOM DRIVE IT OVER 55 MILES PER HOUR UNLESS I AM ON THE OPEN ROAD WITH NO CARS IN SIGHT. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS JUST SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. BUT THAT IS A RESULT ONLY OF MY DEFENSIVE DRIVING HABITS. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FOR HEAVY HAULING BUT THE TRUCK WON'T STOP ITSELF MUCH LESS A LOADED TRAILER. THE DEALER WAS HAPPY TO PUT NEW BRAKES ON AS LONG AS THE GENERAL WAS PAYING THE BILL BUT NOW THAT THE 3 YEARS 36,000 HAS EXPIRED IT'S JUST ME AND MY CHECK BOOK. *LA

NHTSA ID

10080898

Incident

Dec 10, 2000

Mileage

10,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHEN BRAKING, IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A RATTLE NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *LA THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT BULB WAS INOPERATIVE. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL COVER CAME OFF. THE TAIL PIPE MADE A RATTLE NOISE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TAIL PIPE. THE FOG LIGHT BULB WAS INOPERATIVE. THE FRONT BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE AIR CONDITION WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY. THE WOOD TRIM ON THE DASH WAS LOOSE. THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKED. THE PLASTIC COMPARTMENT ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX WAS CRACKED. THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10061183

WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY BRAKES AND STEERING SIMULTANEOUSLY FAILED. EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED TO STOP THE TRUCK. THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE STEERING SHAFT BREAKING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING SHAFT BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN THE NEXT 15,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 25-35 MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID

10044162

Incident

Oct 8, 2003

Mileage

15,000 mi

WHEN THE WAS IN REVERSE ON AN INCLINE, THE FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP AND THE BACK TIRES FAILED TO FUNCTION, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. *JB THE BRAKES ONLY LASTED ABOUT 7-8 THOUSAND MILES. THE BRAKES DIDN'T PERFORM VERY WELL AND THEY LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN DIRT ROADS. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10019485

Mileage

40,000 mi

THE BRAKES OVERHEATED AND THEY SMOKED WHEN DRIVING ON LONG STEEP GRADES, ALSO WHEN DOWN SHIFTING, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW OR STOP. THE BRAKES WERE NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE CLEANED, AND THE BRAKE SHOES WERE ADJUSTED. (THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM) THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THESE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE SUGGESTED THE CONSUMER PURCHASE A 2001 MODEL WHICH HAD THE REVISED BRAKING SYSTEM. *NLM *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10019407

Incident

Oct 1, 2000

Mileage

1,237 mi

APPLIED ABS BRAKES AT 40 MPH .BRAKES STARTED TO CATCH THEN WENT TO FLOOR CAUSING INCREASED STOPPPING DISTANCE AND VEHICLE COLLISION.

NHTSA ID

10003215

Incident

Dec 30, 2002

Mileage

17,486 mi

CONSUMER STATES THE REAR BRAKE SHOES ARE WEARING PREMATURELY. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CANT FIND PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS HAD SIX SETS OF BRAKES WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS. *JB *YH

NHTSA ID

8019254

Incident

Sep 20, 2000

CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A INTERSECTION HE APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8017390

Incident

Aug 23, 2002