2000 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems
The 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has 156 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (52%) concerns brakes. Next are steering (12%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 156 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 52% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 111 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 24 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 15 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Of the 111 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 90,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 100,000 miles (71 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with enough data (53 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
On 09/27/2000 I was slowing down for a dip,with my foot on the brake. As I crossed the hit the dip and/or just after the dip, I heard a noise come from the left front drivers side of truck. At the same time the left front of truck dropped a little. I was still rolling and didn't think anything was wrong, so I rolled on about 100 ft. To a right curve. When I tried to turn the vehicle it only turned from a 2 oclock position to a 4 oclock position. Truck went into ditch, and stopped on the other side.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. While driving less than 8 MPH with the brake pedal depressed, the ABS warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle moved another 10-15 feet before coming to a complete stop. The failure occurred each time the contact attempted to stop the vehicle. There were no recalls listed for the vehicle and general motors would not assist in remedying the failure. The failure mileage was 45,200 and current mileage was 45,900.
My oldest son was driving my 2000 chevy 2500 pickup truck when the brake pedal almost went all the way to the floor of the truck. He narrowly missed rear ending the car in front of him. He was able to drive very slowly home with a very mushy feeling brake pedal. When I inspected the truck I found that the brake lines had rusted so bad the brake line had ruptured and was leaking fluid under the drivers side door.