Four problems related to brakes failed have been reported for the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 based on all problems reported for the 2000 Silverado 1500.
I have a 2000 Chevrolet silverado half ton z71 four wheel drive pickup truck. Whenever I have to brake suddenly the brakes abs system kicks in if I go over a crack in the pavement. The brakes fail and I have to pump the brakes to stop the truck. My 16 year old son had a car accident with the truck due to this brake failure. He had to stop suddenly on the freeway due to a car accident ahead of him and the brakes failed when the truck went across the expansion joint in the freeway. He rear ended the car in front of him. If he had not slowed down to less than approximately 5 mph it could have been a very serious accident. I think truck's abs system has a design flaw in it and could cause serious results if not looked into. The Chevrolet dealers said there is no problem with the system but it continues to fail in these situations.
The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. At 5 mph the contact stated that the brakes failed while trying to park. The vehicle continued to accelerate down a hill and struck a retaining wall. A police report was filed, and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was remedied due to recall # 05v379000 on February 28, 2007. The contact stated that the recall repair appeared to be the cause of the crash. The current and failure mileage were 92,000.
The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While decelerating from approximately 3 to 4 mph, the brakes failed and the vehicle continued to move. The failure occurs intermittently. The contact nearly crashed into a building once. The dealer stated that his VIN was excluded from the abs recall. The manufacturer stated that he would need to pay to have the failure diagnosed. The contact had the fumes removed from the abs and the system was disabled. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 69,500 and failure mileage was 69,000. Updated 03-19-08 the consumer stated the truck has the same defect as recall number 05v379000 a regional recall but the truck was not involved in this recall. Updated 03/19/08.
: the contact stated that the brakes failed while driving 15 mph nearly causing an accident; the vehicle swerved on a sidewalk in order to avoid crashing into another vehicle. The dealers determined that the cause for the brake malfunction was caused by the brakeline rusting out. 08/02/06 updated.