2000 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

THE BRAKES IN MY 2000 SUBURBAN FAILED DUE TO AT LEAST ONE CORROSION-RELATED LEAK IN A BRAKE LINE AT THE ABS CONTROLLER UNDER THE TRUCK. THE BRAKES SEEM TO HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY, AND I HAD TO RELY ON THE PARKING BRAKE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. I HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACE THE FIRST LEAKING LINE HE COULD FIND, BUT WHILE TESTING THAT HE FOUND THAT OTHERS WERE LEAKING. BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE CORROSION, HE COULD NOT SAY WHETHER THE SECOND LEAK WAS THERE BEFORE HE STARTED WORK. I AM HAVING ALL THE BRAKE LINES ATTACHED TO THE FRONT OF THE ABS CONTROLLER REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. *TR

REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE IN 2000 SUBURBAN ON 8/3/10....STEPPED ON BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. FLUID WAS GUSHING OUT OF THE REAR BRAKE LINE. I MANAGED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKE LINE STILL WORKED PARTLY. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE LINE FOR FIVE MILES AND WHEN I PARKED THE CAR. MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE BRAKE LINE AND SAID IT WAS ROTTED OUT AND THE ROT EXTENDED TO THE FRONT BRAKE LINE. THE CAR HAD 75,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TREAD SEPARATION ON CONTINENTAL SPORT LT SUV TIRE SIZE P265/70R16. TIRES WERE PURCHASED FROM WALMART AND 3 OUT OF 4 HAVE HAD THREAD SEPARATION. THE FIRST TWO, THE SELLER REPLACED THEM WITH NEW ONE AND SINCE IT HAPPENED IN THE CITY AT LOW SPEED, NO DAMAGE. THIRD ONE WAS AT INTERSTATE I4 AT 70 MPH. SPEED AND SUDDENLY THE REAR BACK TIRE MAKE A BANGING NOISE HITTING THE FENDER AND UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FOLLOWING BY HEAVY VIBRATION AND BLOW OUT. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND SAFELY GET TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FENDER, RUNNING BOARD AND DAMAGE TO BRAKE LINE AND THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM RUBBER HITTING THE CAR. MY CAR IS CHEVY SUBURBAN AND TIRE HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL P265/70R16. AS I WENT TO WALMART, THEY DO NOT CARRY THE CONTINENTAL TIRES ANY MORE. HAVE NOT DONE ANY REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE YET AND HAVE FILED A COMPLAIN WITH WALMART ONLY SO FAR. *TR

VEHICLE 2000 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1500 4X4 - JUNE 2007 REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING, FRACTURED LINE FOUND BEHIND REAR AXLE. REPAIRED WITH NEW LINE. -AUGUST 2007 FAILURE OF ABS SYSTEM, AT VERY SLOW SPEED LESS THAN 5 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME VERY HARD AND THERE WOULD BE NO BRAKE EFFECT. ABS EXAMINED AND DISCONNECTED, BRAKING IS NOW AS NORMAL BUT WITHOUT ABS. -OCTOBER 2007 FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILURE RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECT. BOTH FRONT LINES REPLACED, LINES SHOWED MASSIVE INTERNAL CORROSION, REPAIR WITH NEW LINES. *TR

I WAS BACKING MY 2000 CHEVY SUBURBAN DOWN MY DRIVEWAY (ABOUT A 10% GRADE) WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO WITHIN 1/2" OF THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. BRAKE FLUID WAS ON THE DRIVEWAY, AXLE HOUSING, SPRING, TIRE AND UNDERCARRIAGE. UPON INVESTIGATION THE BRAKE TUBING (METAL & RIGID) THAT RUNS FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE CAR, ALONG THE FRAME, HAD RUPTURED. THE AREA WHERE IT RUPTURED WAS ON TOP OF THE FRAME NEAR THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND WAS DUE TO CORROSION AND POSSIBLY RUBBING ON THE FRAME. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR ANYONE HURT. I WAS THANKFUL IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE OPEN ROAD. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF CARS 10+ YEARS AND NONE HAVE EXPERIENCED A BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF DECIDING WHERE TO HAVE THE LINE REPLACED OR TO REPAIR IT MYSELF. THE PART IS STILL ON THE CAR. CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. *TR

WE OWN 2000 GM SUBURBAN. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL ABOUT A MILE FROM HOME WHEN THERE WAS A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. I SLOWED THE TRUCK BY PUTTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THIRD GEAR, HOWEVER I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IT REQUIRES BOTH A FOOT AND A HAND TO MODERATE ITS EFFECT, I DID NOT WANT TO USE IT. ALSO WHILE I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK BY THE STOP SIGN. THE DEALER, JIM MCKAY CHEVROLET, FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, SAID IT WAS CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES. THEY REPLACED SOME BRAKE LINES, NOT OTHERS, CHARGED US $1,200+, BUT DID NOT TELL US THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WE HAVE A 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING. IF SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A WRECK. WE LET HER DRIVE THE SUBURBAN BECAUSE WE CONSIDER IT SAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE WHILE TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT FAILED. THE CONTACT PAID $270 FOR PARTS AND ALMOST $200 FOR LABOR TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN THAT WAS ISSUED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 56,244. UPDATED 08/05/09.*JB