2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LOW SPEED, THE ABS KEPT ACTIVATING AND PREVENTED ME FROM STOPPING MY VEHICLE. WHAT STOPPED ME WAS THE TRUCK THAT I HIT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK BUT NO DAMAGE TO THE DELIVERY TRUCK. AT THAT TIME I OPENED THE HOOD ON MY TRUCK AND DISCONNECTED THE FRONT WHEEL SENSOR RENDERING MY ABS INOP. THAT'S THE WAY MY ABS WILL REMAIN TILL CHEVY ADMITS THE SYSTEM HAS FLAWS AND THERE IS A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE BRAKES SINCE 2007. WHILE ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO DOWN SHIFT AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $277.92. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO COMPENSATION COULD BE OFFERED FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, SHE WAS OFFERED FREE OIL CHANGES AND A TIRE ROTATION FOR A YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,923 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO W/ 99K MILES. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED, DUE TO CORROSION (RUST). APPARENTLY, THESE ARE NOT STAINLESS STEEL LINES. THIS LINE IS LOCATED ALONG THE LEFT FRAME RAIL. ABOUT 2 INCHES BEFORE IT CONNECTS TO THE RUBBER BRAKE HOSE, A LARGE SECTION OF IT WAS RUSTED. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT MANY SILVERADO OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME BAD EXPERIENCE. IF MY OTHER 3 VEHICLES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, I WOULD THEN AGREE THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO ROAD SALT. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO IT. *TR

GM REFUSES TO CORRECT ABS PROBLEM. MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO IS EXPERIENCING A LOW SPEED ABS BRAKE ACTIVATION WHICH CAUSES AN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. THIS VEHICLE WAS SERVED BY THE DEALER IN 2005 FOR THE RECALL (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05020). THE PROBLEM HAS NOW STARTED AGAIN AND GM REFUSES TO TAKE ANY ACTION SINCE THEY SAY THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ALREADY AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 83000 MILES. *TR

WE HAD TWO CRASHES LAST WINTER (MICHIGAN 2009) WHEN WE APPLIED BRAKES AND THE VEHCILE (2000 SILVERADO PICKUP) LUNGED FORWARD INSTEAD OF STOPPING. WE FIGURED THE VEHCILE SLID ON ICEY ROADS BUT IN JULY THIS YEAR WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT WHERE WE SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE AND TRUCK DID NOT STOP AND KEPT ON GOING. WE THEN TOOK IT TO GARAGE AND THE MECHANIC PUT A NEW WHEEL BEARING (WITH WHEEL SENSOR) ON RIGHT FRONT. I NOTICED ON 8/30/2005 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER. 05V379000 THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF 1999-2002 TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE ARE SO LUCKY THAT ANOTHER HUMAN BEING WAS NOT HURT IN THESE INCIDENCES. WE HAVE REPLACED 2 BUMPERS AND NOW LOOKING AT A 3RD ONE. *TR

DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND APPLYING THE BRAKE TO STOP THE PEDAL HAD A CHATTER FEEL TO IT AND THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD NOT STOP. AT THAT TIME I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT THE STOP LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. THIS ALSO HAPPENED PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE TRUCK JUMPED THE CURB AND BENT MY PLOW MOUNT. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT HIT THE VEHICLE OR SOMEONE OR SOMETHING ELSE. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS 3/24/09. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING HOPING THEY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY SAY IT MIGHT BE THE SPEED SENSOR, BUT IF IT SOMETHING ELSE LIKE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE THAT THING COSTS OVER $1000 PLUS LABOR MAYBE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS IF THIS MIGHT ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS UNIT. *TR

MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE RECALL NR 05V379000 SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC, ANTILOCK SYMPTOMS BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATES AS POSTED ON THE RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE NOT REC'D A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM AS WELL. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO GM AND TOLD THEM I HAVE HAD THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2000. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK IN TO IT AND THIS HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS BACK I ALMOST WRECKED YESTERDAY TOO. *TR

1 = WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK, MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS SEVERELY HEATING UP CAUSING WHEEL TO SMOKE AND SMELL OF BRAKE PADS BURNING UP. 2 = FIRST TIME OCCURRENCE, NO SOUND OF INTERMEDIATE SCRAPING NOISES HEARD FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. 3 = TOOK TRUCK TO REPAIR SHOP, THEY DETERMINED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS CAME INTO CONTACT WITH PARKING BRAKE DRUMS, CAUSING HEAT BUILD UP WHICH BURNED UP THE CALIPER, BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE HOSE AND THEN TOLD ME THERE WAS A 9 PAGE SAFETY RECALL ALREADY ISSUED BY GM FOR THIS SAME EXACT PARKING BRAKE DEFECT. I TOLD THEM NOT TO REPAIR THE TRUCK. I WENT TO THE GM DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED FREE. GM REFUSED TO REPAIR THE TRUCK STATING THE SAFETY RECALL (I.E. # 05042B) ONLY EFFECTED VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MY TRUCK IS AUTOMATIC. PLEASE NOTE: I USED TO BE NAISE CERTIFIED IN BRAKES. I ASKED THE SERVICE MGR WHAT DIFFERENCE IS THERE IN "ANY" OF THE BRAKE COMPONENT PART NUMBERS BETWEEN A MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC VEHICLE OF THIS SAME YEAR AND TYPE. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE. IF I WENT TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE FOR ANY ONE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE COMPONENTS, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS THEY WOULD NEVER ASK IF THE VEHICLE IS MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC, THEY ONLY ASK THE YEAR AND SIZE OF MOTOR. IF THE PARKING BRAKE CAN FAIL ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE, AND THERE IS NOT ONE DIFFERENCE IN PART NUMBERS THEN IT CAN FAIL ON AN AUTOMATIC VEHICLE. THE GM SERVICE MANAGER AGREED BUT SAID HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE RECALL STATES MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES. I SAID YOU KNOW IT HAS TO BE A TYPO ERROR ON THE RECALL DOCUMENT. MY AUTOMATIC VEHICLE HAD A CONTACT CONDITION BETWEEN THE PARKING BRAKE PADS AND THE PARKING BRAKE DRUMS AND MY PARKING BRAKE "WAS NOT APPLIED". THE RECALL STATES THIS IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SAME IDENTICAL FAILURE ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE. SAME PARTS, SAME ASSEMBLY LINE, IDENTICAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

HWY STOP AND GO DUE TO 3 COLLISIONS, TRAVELING BETWEEN 4 TO 10 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HR, EXITED TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC FOR GAS WHEN THE BRAKE WENT TO FLOOR. I PUMPED BRAKE TO NO AVAIL. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO TRAVEL 150 MILES ON THE HWY TO RETURN HOME TO CHILDREN. BRAKES DID NOT RETURN UNTIL EXIT HOME. I LIVE ON THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SAND IS EVERYWHERE AND FROM WHAT I SEE MY 2000 CHEVEROLET SILVERADO HAS A RECALL FOR CORROSION 05V37900 AND GM ID 05068B, C, BUT I DON'T LIVE IN THE "SALT BELT" AREA I LIVE IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TX. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 1 1/2 YRS. I NOW HAVE TO DRIVE LEAVING A MINIMUM OF 3 CAR LENGTH TO ASSURE WHEN STOPPING ITS GOING TO. I HAVE HAD IT CHECK W/BRAKE CHECK WHO STATES THEY THINK IT IS A VAPOR LOCK, PUT EVERYTHING AT THE TIME CHECK OUT FINE, BUT WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM ON LINE WHEN I FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS IN EFFECT, BUT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF IT DUE TO MY LOCATION. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPT W/ CHAMPION CHEVERLOT HERE IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD I HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF $93.00, WHEN I DON'T WANT IT TESTED I WANT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM TO BE INSPECTED AND CORRECTED IF NECESSARY UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO CORROSION FROM LIVING ON THE COAST. THE OTHER INSTANCE WAS AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL SLOW STARTS AND STOPS. I TUNED OFF TRUCK AND WHEN I WENT TO START AND PLACE IN GEAR, THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING ISN'T RELEASING IN THE BRAKES, PUMP THEM GET VERY LITTLE PRESSURE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE BACK IN FULL STRENGTH, IT IS VERY FRIGHTFUL. *TR