Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - part 2

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, he depressed the brake pedal and it dropped to the floorboard. As a result, the brakes failed to respond. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the brake lines were corroded. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 79,800.

This is the second time my brake lines have busted open !!!!!! they are all rusted out . My only recourse is to replace them all . The first time, I took it to a dealer thinking they would fix it right . Big mistake they pieced it together with compression fittings for $400. 00. At least I wasn't moving fast thank god. This must become a recall , is anybody listening !!!.

I stepped on brakes and they went to floor. Had to go to garage and replace entire brake line system. This is a major problem because I have asked a few people who own chevy pickups and they all have had same problem.

Both front and rear brakes went at the same time resulting in total loss of brakes due to rusted out brake lines. Severe corrosion on frame cross member.

The first brake line failure was in July of 2012 and was from the abs to the rear brake hose, this one line cost $337. 05 to replace. It failed on the highway and I almost ran into the car in front of me. The 2nd line failed yesterday 10/5/16 while driving on a secondary road and again was located on the abs unit. It has not been repaired yet. I bought a stainless steel brake kit from dorman and plan to replace all the brake lines on the truck so as we don't get killed or harm anyone we run into on the next failure as the remaining lines are very, very rusty. Future failure of the rest of the lines is both imminent and expected. Nhtsa please act so as to prevent anyone from getting hurt or even killed.

I was going down a street in our city someone stopped in front of me and when I applied the brakes the pedal went to the floor. I turned to avoid a crash and ran into a fence. I checked when I got the truck home I noticed a puddle under the truck when I checked it was brake fluid. I replaced the rusted line and two weeks later it happened again to different brake line,the truck is now sitting in my drive and I cant move it.

The brake lines of the chevy Silverado 1500 have all rusted out. The undercarriage and brake lines have corroded causing brake failure. Some of the lines were replaced within a few years. Brake calipers affected as well.

Tl- the contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact was driving 40 mph and applied the brakes when they failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that one of the brake lines was fractured and the others were corroded from rust. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 150,000. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while attempting to shift the vehicle out of park, he applied pressure to the brake pedal and the pedal depressed to the floor. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the brake lines were corroded. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop, who verified the failure and stated that all of the brake lines and fuel lines needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 90,000.

There were 2 incidents of the same problem on different portion of brake lines on my Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2000 extended cab. In both incidents the problem appeared while backing out from my drive way. Both times there were completely no brakes due to rusted out brake lines. I was very lucky that the problem did not show while I was on the road. There were no accidents involved. The first time it happened on Dec. 29 (or 28), 2011. I was taking my son for his dentist appointment and there were no brakes. I did not realize the problem at the beginning until I was out of my drive way and on the neighborhood road and trying to stop at the first stop sign. It was really really scary but I managed to stop my vehicle. It cost $364 to fix the problem. It was partial replacement of the brake line. The second time it happened on March 18, 2014, while I was going to another appointment. I did not go any further than out of my drive way. This time it cost $1235 to replace the entire brake line.

I was traveling west bound in the center lane of interstate 50 at approximately 55 miles per hour when another vehicle abruptly changed lanes in front of me while crossing the severn river bridge in maryland. I abruptly applied my brakes and the pedal went to the floor. There was a total loss of the main and emergency brakes. I was able to safely down shift and coast to the shoulder. Upon inspection, I found a brake line under the cabin and under the drivers seat had corroded and broken at the hanger and brake fluid was draining from the line.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while hauling a trailer at 30 mph and attempting to brake, the brake pedal was depressed into the floorboard. The contact was able to bring the vehicle to stop by applying the trailer brake control. The contact examined the vehicle and found that the brake line on top of the engine frame was corroded. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 102,475.

Vehicle suffers from low speed abs activation, brake lines ruptured from corrosion.

My 2000 chevy Silverado 1500 that I purchased new and now have 109,000 miles on it and has always been garaged. The brakes have failed on me 3 different times due to corrosion to the brake lines that rusted through. I have had the front brake lines replaced once in 2008 and the rear brake lines replaced twice in 2009 & 2011. The 3 times either my wife was driving or I was when the brakes failed, luckly we were able to get the vehicle to slow down enough to pull off into a field or breakdown lane of the highway avoiding a serious accident. 2010 had the rear shackle bracket replace because of corrosion that rusted through and in 2011 had to have the transmission cooler lines replaced due to corrosion. The frame has alot of corrosion and one of the cross bars is rusted through. I have owned different vehicles over 44 years and I always drove my vehicles for 10 or more years before getting a new one and never had a vehicle that had brake lines rust through and with this much undercarriage corrosion.

To date I have had three (3) of the 4 brake lines on my truck repaired because of line failure due to rust. My truck originally came from the ft. Wayne, in area where they use salt throughout the winter months. I bought the truck from my wife's sister. I know the truck was garaged and well maintained. My mechanic said that exposure to salt for several years caused the lines to corrode. This is a definite safety problem and should be subject to recall. If you need further details about my repairs you can contact:. . . Claytons car care 3701 n. Duke street durham, nc 27704 they have done all 3 repairs to my brakes.

When I stepped on the brake pedal to shift from park to reverse the pedal went all the way to the floor. I exited the vehicle and saw brake fluid coming from under the drivers side frame near the drivers door. Upon further investigation it was apparent that one of the metal brake lines had rusted and ruptured. Also all of the other brake lines appear to be severely rusted. Vehicle was towed and awaiting repairs. It appears that this is a widespread safety issue with these model trucks after reading the numerous posts about it.

Complete brake failure due to brake line rupture under driver's side frame rail.

Anti-lock brakes cattered and failed to stop my 1500 silverado on an dry sunny day, had to use emergency brake. In 2005 all of the brake lines rusted thru.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, he applied the brakes and the pedal extended to the floor. The contact was only able to allow the vehicle to coast until it came to a stop. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop where he was informed that the brake lines were corroded. The brake lines were replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 60,000. The VIN was unavailable.

I own a 2000 chevy 1500 truck. On June 24, 2011, I was on the highway, on my way to work and the peddle for the breaks went all the way to the floor. No brakes. Luckily I am a police officer and was trained on what to do in this situation and I found it prior to needing them for an abrupt stop. Upon closer inspection, I found the brake line to the rear axel had rusted through under the cab. I removed the bed of the truck and replaced the line. I then examined the other brake lines and found all the brake lines to be completely rusted. This rusting is premature for a 2000 year vehicle. My 2001 volkswagen’s brake lines still look like new and it has fifty thousand more miles. This premature rusting is a very serious problem. If I needed the brakes for an emergency stop, or did not know what to do in the event of no brakes, there would have been serious personal or property damage. Gm knows they have a problem with the brake components on the trucks they made. They just have not had anyone make them do anything about it. Yes I have the old lines.

I was braking while exiting my local exit on the highway when hydraulic brake pressure was suddenly and completely lost, sending the pedal to the floor. Unable to stop in time, I went through the stop sign at the end of the ramp. Luckily there was no oncoming traffic and I was able to take the turn and bring the vehicle to a stop on the side of the road. After getting the vehicle home on the emergency brake, it was obvious what happened, a hydraulic fitting ruptured from corrosion/rust, which depressurized the brake system. After replacing the fitting, a completely separate brake line blew out in a different location which would/could have caused a separate incident. It is clear that every brake line and fitting needs to be changed because of corrosion/rust.

Gm pickup trucks -excessivie rust to brake lines, frame & cross-members. I suggest a metallugical analysis of said parts from late '90s thru 2007 vs '60s,'70's, & '80's models which did not exhibit early failure. The excessive rust to brake lines & undercarriage is a safety issue and is dangerous to the occupants of the vehicle and other motorist & pedestrians when failure occurs, not if, but when it occurs. The NHTSA has been aware since 2009 and it appears to the public that politics is in play. No results have surfaced, but plenty of dangerously rusted & unsafe vehicles travel the road amongst your loved ones.

Sudden total brake failure on 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pick up truck. Brake lines rusted and leaking. Repaired rear brake line that was separated in 2010. All lines appear to be severely corroded.

I had complete failure of my 2000 Silverado 1500 2wd ext cab brake lines .

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact was driving approximately 35 mph, and the brakes were engaged numerous times before the vehicle came to a complete stop. The contact inspected the vehicle and detected that the brake line failed due to rust corrosion. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 129,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4. The contact stated that while waiting to exit a residential driveway, the brake pedal went straight to the floor board. After inspecting the vehicle and noticing an abnormal leak, he found that the brake line was corroded and had failed. The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred him to a service manager. The failure mileage was approximately 31,800.

The latest possible recall of rusted brake lines on 2000 chev silverado pick ups you state only in salted states but you do not include utah which uses large amounts of salt on their roads as do other western states. Why do you limit your recall to eastern states?.

Brake line under drivers seat failed due to rust. Driving at about 25 mph slowed down behind another car when brake pedal went to the floor. The front brakes had failed, stopped with rear brakes only. Missed car in front by inches. Truck was brought to local service station and I was told all brake lines going to the abs unit were badly rusted and needed to be replaced.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 50 mph pressure was applied to the brake pedal and the pedal depressed to the floor. The vehicle coasted to a stop and was driven to an authorized dealer where the contact was told that all of the brake lines were corroded. The contact was also told to replace all of the brake lines. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 110,000.

The contact owns 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph, he applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floorboard. He mentioned that the only way he was able to stop the vehicle was by applying the parking brake. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who stated that there multiple brake line failure due to corrosion. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were 60,400.

The brake lines on my truck rusted out, causing a loss of vehicle braking power. Of all the vehicles that I've owned over the years, I have never had a brake line rust out! on 11/13/2010, the driver side front line rusted through when my children and I were in the truck. In a restaurant parking lot, I noticed that the brake pedal went low, but the vehicle seemed to still have braking power. I drove about 3/4 of a mile to a gas station and had almost no braking power when I got there. I looked under the truck and brake fluid was spraying out! my truck was towed home and the next day I spliced in a replacement brake line, but noticed that they all seemed to be very rusty. In August of 2012 another brake line rusted through, this time while the truck was in my driveway. I had started the truck to leave, and pushed on the brake to shift out of park and the pedal went to the floor. I exited the vehicle and saw brake fluid spraying underneath the truck. At this point, I decided to replace all of the faulty factory brake lines with after-market stainless steel brake lines. I'm still in the process of doing this job, as it is very maintenance intensive job, and I don't have a lot of time to work on the vehicle, but luckily I have other vehicles to drive. I do not think that the brake lines should have failed so quickly, considering I've never experienced a brake line failure on any other vehicle. It appears that Chevrolet selected an improper type of steel to use for the brake lines.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 30 mph, the contact attempted to slow the vehicle down and the brake pedal extended to the floorboard and would not engage. The contact steered into the grass to bring the vehicle to a stop. The contact inspected and discovered that all the brake lines were corroded. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 140,000.

Rear left side brakeline failure due to rust on 2000 chevy Silverado 1500, on inspection rust noticed on all brake lines. Many similar reports from consumers on same complaint. Newyork based vehicle, truck always washed undercarriage to remove salt from roadway in winter months. All lines need replacement. . . Dangerous condition!!!!! please have your vehicle inspected for your safety. No damage , crashed into curb in parking lot. I strongly believe these vehicles should all be removed from roads and fixed at gm expense. Nhtsa has responsibility to enforce safety recalls but has yet taken due to influence of our "nationalized car manufacturing company". Due to the government ownership of this company, any failure to act responsibly on this matter should be seen as "wanton neglect" by this agency for the safety of the public at large & not just these vehicle owners. I fully intend to inform my local rep. To the failure of this agency to take seriously the consequences of continuing to allow 1. 3 million trucks with known serious safety issues to remain operating on our roadways.

While doing a normal stop, the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I checked and the brake line is corroded and leaking near the driver side rear tire.

Rear steel brake line failure due to corrosion in a none enclosed area. Brake line rotted through in an area exposed to fresh air. Further inspection shows all steel brake lines are failing due to corrosion. Brake pedal was lost on the highway while towing a 29 foot RV travel trailer. No incident to report.