GVWR: Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Silverado
Model Year: 2000
Other Engine Info: Iron
Plant City: Fort Wayne
Plant Company Name: GM Truck Group
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Indiana
Series: 1500 (1/2 ton)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COVERED WITH RUST AND ONE OF THEM WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED, AND WAS STILL NOT SATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE. *AK