68 problems related to brake hoses, lines/piping, and fittings have been reported for the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
As I attempted to brake to a stop on dry pavement, the brake pedal suddenly stiffened,preventing me from using the pedal to come to a controlled stop. Fortunately, I was going slow at the time and was in a parking lot, so was able to steer away from colliding with a parked car. . From all that I read ,the root cause of this problem involves the abs system. About 3 years ago, I had the brake lines completely replaced with a better grade than came with the truck. I did this because, while the truck is going on 15 years, the main components appear to have several more years. But not with this sort of fundamental safety issue. I'm angry that gm has not had to recall my truck for this obvious safety flaw in the brake system.
When returning home my brakes failed when entering my driveway causing me to strike a tree. There was minor damage to the grill of my vehicle. The cause was a ruptured brake line. There was no warning of the loss of brakes.
Without any warning I was backing up and brake pedal went to floor,the curb stop the truck. Truck was in chevy dealer service for a complete rear brake job,pad kit,rotor,and parking brake kit in 2013 which included a multi-point inspection, also in 2009,2012. At no time verbally or written on my receipts were brake lines needed replacing. Put truck in shop to have brake line replace by dealer recommendation and when I picked truck up 10/25/2014 found they didn't replace rusted brake line to rear bakes.
Sudden brake failure due to rusted brake lines.
Brake pedal went to the floor, the vehicle did finally stop. Drove carefully home about 2 miles. I found a steel brake line that had rusted through and failed. Brake fluid was all over the under side of the truck.
The metal brake line blew a hole in it causing me not to be able to stop.
The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the brake pedal became stuck to the floorboard when attempting to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic, who diagnosed that the rear brake line was corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 130,000.
Brake lines rusted out. I was coming up to a light and started to slow down and next thing I knew my brake pedal was pressed to the floor and I was still coasting down the road. There was a box truck just ahead of me and luckily he was in the turning lane so that left a lane open for me. There wasn't any cross traffic coming and I blew threw the red light and was able to come to a stop at a nearby parking lot. Scared the s*** out of me exlescially when I have my daughter in the truck.
I approaching a stop light at an intersection and the brake pedal went to the floor with little to no stopping power. I was forced to drive off the road into a dirt embankment. I was lucky it was 5:45am and light traffic as I would have hit any vehicle if there was one stopped in front of me. The cause of the loss of brakes was rusted front brake line that burst without warning. These trucks should be recalled as my mechanic has repaired many chevy/GMC trucks of this vintage with the same rusted brake line problems.
Rusted brake lines. My brake lines rusted through and I lost all of my braking. I have to replace all of my brake lines and it will $700. 00. Gm needs to fix this problem before someone dies, luckily I was going slow when this happen. Also I purchased this new back in March of 2000.
Upon backing up to leave a parking lot, it was immediately apparent there was a loss of brake pedal, I. E. The brake pedal went to the floor. There was enough brake left to come to a stop and to drive to the nearest repair shop, but definitely not safe to continue driving beyond that. There was no indication prior that the brakes were failing. After inspection the repair shop estimated that at least 3 of the brake lines rusted through.
A brake line burst due to rust and corrosion, almost resulting in a rear end crash. I had to take the truck into the berm to avoid the crash. After inspection all the brake lines were corroded and rusty and had to be replaced. Also found that the fuel lines were also rusted, corroded and leaking. They also had to be replaced.
The flex couplers that attach the hard brake lines to the abs module are rusted to the point they are leaking now. Besides the brake lines, the truck is rust free. This is a 100% safety issue that gm still continues to ignore.
On the expressway on the way from work traveling approx. 50 mph when traffic stopped. I hit the brake pedal and it went to the floor, thank god there was enough distance between cars that I pumped the pedal and downshifted to stop the car. When I had a chance to look for the cause I found out that it was the metal brake line had rusted out ( pin hole) . The chevy dealer indicated the gm doesn't make this line so I have to have line bent by a garage.
Just north of columbia, SC merging onto I-20, traffic suddenly slowed ahead. I applied the brakes and the brake pedal went to the floor. We managed to slow, utilizing emergency braking and gearing to avoid a crash. After looking at the vehicle, we discovered the rear left brake line had ruptured. We are having it repaired at a gm dealership. The reported diagnosis is brake line corrosion. The dealership is replacing the brake line and purging the brake system to repair the issue.
Brake line failure twice. Two different brake lines failed under pressure [once when stopping at a stop sign] [once when putting vehicle in gear] emergency/parking brake used to stop pick-up both occasions.
I live in connecticut and I have a 2000 chevy Silverado k1500 ext cab 5. 3l truck with 198000+ miles on it. The truck has been garaged just about its whole life since I bought it brand new. Last week my wife was driving the truck to the store. While coming to a stop sign just down the street the brakes failed. Fortunately she was coming to a stop and wasn't going fast with no one in front of her. She walked back to the house and I went down to find that a brake line had busted behind the drivers wheel on the frame rail before it goes over the frame to the abs module. I had the truck towed back to my house and put in the garage to inspect it. I am amazed on how much that all of the brake lines are rusted. Some areas of the line when I touched it just fell apart in my hands. I have been hearing that just about everyone I know who owns 1999-2003 chevy trucks are having brake line failing due to cheap steel rusted lines. While I was under the truck I also noticed that one of the cross members that support the right rear shock plus the gas tank is supported off of is rusted with only half a tube left. Plus just about all of my gas lines have serious rust on them. My other issue is that the rocker panels on both sides of the cab are rusted threw to a point that you can stick your hand in them. When is chevy going to get off their butt and do something about this. The brake lines, fuel lines & cross member corrosion are safety issues that should be dealt with before people get hurt or worst killed.
Did new brake pads and when started to drive break line blew-towed to mechanic and was told all brake lines were rusted and need to be replaced.
The brake lines rusted through, causing a loss of fluid resulting in a loss of pressure through the brake system.
My wife and I drove our truck to town about 10 miles. I noticed the brake pedal felt spongy so we finished our buisness and drove home, when we pulled into the drive the brake pedal went to the floor. But we were able to get it stopped. I checked the fluid level and it was empty so I put some fluid in and ask my wife to push brake pedal as I looked around. I saw brake fluid spraying out from under the cab on the drivers side. I got under it and saw the brake lines were leaking and they were really rusted. It looked liked the brake line ruptured due to corrosion.
Was backing boat trailer into water and brake pedal got very soft. No accident the trailer was empty and the truck stopped. Pulled the boat out of the water up the hill, tried to stop on flat ground and the brake pedal went to the floor. The brakes worked somewhat, but now well. Found a brake line rusted through near the left rear wheel, brake flood running out freely. Was able to clamp off line and leave removed trailer to get truck to a repair shop. Several lines looked rusty at the time. A second line has ruptured since then. It is one that is on the frame rail under the cab.
Brake line corroded to the point of failure.
Brake pedal went to the floor while backing my boat trailer at a boat launch. All lines are rotted where they are fastened to drivers side inner frame. Brake line blew near gas tank where it is fastened to inner side of frame.
The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact inspected the vehicle while parked and noticed that the brake lines were corroded. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the brake lines would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Brake line failure due to corrosion. No brakes at all pedal went to the floor. 9-4-12 another brake line failure due to corrosion. No brakes at all pedal to the floor. Someone needs to do something about this!!!!!.
Turned into my driveway and brake pedal went to the floor. As I pumped brake pedal vehicle slowly came to stop. I opened the hood and saw brake fluid around brake lines. I noticed rust on brake lines. My wife pressed on brake pedal as I saw fluid spray from rusted area of brake line.
Brake line corroded to the point where the line ruptured and I lost all braking ability. I needed to use the emergency brake to stop the truck.
Rear brake line corrosion leak without warning. Loss of braking.
Truck lost 90% of braking ability due to what was diagnosed as corroded brake lines / lack of hydraulic brake power. Thankfully I was on an empty street, moving at a slow rate of speed.
Complete brake failure when driving due to rusted brake lines. Had one replaced earlier. No proportioning. Front and rear failed together. Only way to stop is the emergency brake (which had previousely failed and been repaired).
This incident has occurred 3 consecutive years. September 2011, 2012, & 2013. All incidents happened driving downhill on my address road. The brakes/brake lines failed/gave out without any warning in all incidents. Brake pedal went completely to floor in all incidents. I was able to shift down in gear all times but luckily I was driving slower & there were no other vehicles in front/behind me. It was difficult to get truck stopped at bottom of hill. I have had 2 repairs to damaged brake lines & now headed for a third at a dealership.
Brakes failed while attempting to stop at an intersection. Vehicle was going approx. 30mph as I applied the brakes. When I pressed the brake pedal it was firm at first, and then went spongy and collapsed to the floor. There was no indication from the dash, no break light, associated with the brake failure. Upon post driving inspection it was noted that all four brake lines were rusted. While researching the issue on the internet I noted that there are hundreds of complaints from other owners with the same vehicle. At this point I am not sure what line, or lines, may have rusted thru as I have not had the vehicle repaired yet, expensive repair estimate.
While stopping in my driveway in front of my garage, the brake pedal went all the way to the floor with loss of braking. A portion of the brakeline was replaced by a local mechanic. He reported a line leading to the rear brakes had failed at the "t" on the rear axle and also in the area of the drivers side door. After driving approximately 90 miles, another brakeline failure occurred while driving on the highway. I was able to stop the truck safely without incident, but with very little braking power. Another portion of brakeline was replaced. As a result of the 2 incidents, all brake lines are in the process of being replaced.
The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the brakes failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the brake lines were corroded and needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 209,000 and the current mileage was 210,000.
The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the steel brake lines were rusted, making it dangerous when attempting to stop the vehicle. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The contact repaired the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 100,000. The VIN was unavailable.