2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 446 complaints for the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 61% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 446 61% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 99,000 miles 396 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 42 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Based on 396 complaints that include mileage. 19% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	17
20k to 40k miles	20
40k to 60k miles	40
60k to 80k miles	56
80k to 100k miles	66
100k to 120k miles	55
120k to 140k miles	48
140k to 160k miles	33
160k to 180k miles	27
180k to 200k miles	15
200k+ miles	19

What the data shows

Of the 396 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 99,000 miles, and 19% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 42 crashes, 1 fire, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. He was able to stop the vehicle after 20 seconds of applying pressure to the brakes. While attempting to park the vehicle in the driveway, it dramatically began to accelerate. The contact applied pressure to the brakes, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. Smoke appeared and the vehicle lunged forward, causing him to crash into the garage.

Reported at 99,000 miles, February 2008 CrashFire

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact noticed that when traveling at lows speeds the anti-lock brake system would activate suddenly, making it difficult to idle the vehicle. The contact did not inform his local dealer; however, the manufacturer advised the contact that due to the age and mileage, there was nothing that they could do. No repairs were performed. The failure mileage was 115,000.

Reported at 115,000 miles, March 2011

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