Eight problems related to brake hoses, lines/piping, and fittings have been reported for the 2000 Chevrolet Impala. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Chevrolet Impala based on all problems reported for the 2000 Impala.
Entered my parked car on a sloping driveway and started the engine to pull away. I hit the brake pedal to put the car in gear and the brake pedal gave under the pressure of my foot and went to the floorboard. No brakes, car rolled into street and I was able to drive home with very little stopping ability. Thank goodness I only had to go a short distance to my house with no stopping required in the 6 mile trip. As it turns out the rear brake line had rusted away and blew out under normal use and dumped the fluid.
Applied brakes while approaching a stop sign, the brake pedal sunk all the way to floor holding no pressure which cause me to roll through a stop sign and into oncoming traffic. Shop brake lines where corroded inside out and all needed to be replaced.
When I applied the brakes to stop the car, the pedal went all the way to the floor. Since the car was going only 5-10 mph, I was able to stop without hitting anything. When I checked the brakes, I found that the right rear brake line had rusted through, approximately 4 inches to the rear of the fuel filter. I had both rear brake lines replaced, for the other was rusty.
The right front brake line failed, fortunately in the driveway. Inspection of the lines showed heavy corrosion on all four lines. The failure on the right front line was directly behind the engine and the hole was a large enough to drain the reservoir in 5 or 6 pedal depressions.
The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. While driving approximately 40 mph, the brake pedal traveled abruptly to the floor when pressure was applied. The vehicle failed to stop until the gear was shifted into the park position in combination with the parking brake engaged. The contact replaced both rear brake lines due to extensive rust corrosion. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure was 148,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Contact states while driving his vehicle, he experienced complete brake failure. When he applied the brakes, he heard a popping sound and the pedal went to the floor. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer and they found rust on the brake line. The dealer replaced the brake line and this corrected the problem. Updated 12/27/05.
Contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Impala; contact complaint that brake linings corroded. While driving on highway, in course of hitting brakes and all of a sudden, there was no brakes. Car was towed to local dealer. Mechanic could not fix brake lines. Consumer had to pay for brakes to be fixed at another dealer . . No injuries. No police reports. No crashes.
The vehicle's brake line that goes through the firewall ruptured causing the brakes to fail when the driver was coming out of the drive way. Manufacturer was contacted by owner. The rupture was a result of premature total rust through in two locations along the pipe.