Five problems related to equipment have been reported for the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The spare tire hoist cable broke, and the spare tire dropped onto the highway. It bounced at least 10 feet in the air, narrowly missing cars driving the opposite direction. Luckily it rolled to the shoulder without hitting anything. I had never used the spare, nor lowered the hoist mechanism. This tire weighs ~75 pounds and could have easily killed a passing motorist.
Was driving my 2000 1500 and had brake failure. Upon inspection not only did I find extensive rust on lines but my rear shackles are rotting through and some places on the frame. Started to think there no way this should not be happening to this truck. Only 140000 miles this has got to be a case of poor quality. Not only is this a safety issue and should be checked on but it is an expensive fix. I did slide off the road but I came to a safe stop in a field luckily my e-brake worked and noody else was around. Could you please investigate this and take care of it. Chevrolet should stand by their product but they don't care about us, they just want their money. Also there is a lot of rust on body of truck, like actual holes in bedside and passenger side rocker panel is bad. Thank you for your time and consideration ,sincerely chevy truck owner:(.
The brakes are not working properly. The abs system is being engaged when you stop and increases the stopping distance. The accerator sticks. You have to push hard and then all of a sudden it make the truck leap forewark or backward.
The power steering pump controls both the brakes & steering, when the pump goes out you loose both. This has happened twice.
The hitch to the vehicle broke off. The frame broke and fell off to one side. Consumer contacted Chevrolets customer service and no remedy has been attempted as of yet.