2000 Chevrolet C/K Pickups: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 40 complaints
40
Total Complaints
90,734mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

53,982 25th Percentile
90,734 Median Mileage
102,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
5
SERVICE BRAKES
5
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
2
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
2
AIR BAGS
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
1

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD/BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK"
"WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO FLOOR, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. BRAKE LINE HAD BLOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTOMOTIVE SHOP, AND HAD IT REPAIRED; BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR.*AK"
"WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO FLOOR, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. BRAKE LINE HAD BLOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTOMOTIVE SHOP, AND HAD IT REPAIRED; BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR.*AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP 5 complaints
25th: 48,392 mi Median: 79,545 mi 75th: 106,750 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 5 complaints
25th: 37,000 mi Median: 42,302 mi 75th: 75,000 mi
SERVICE BRAKES 5 complaints
25th: 65,859 mi Median: 85,927 mi 75th: 102,000 mi
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS 4 complaints
25th: 88,201 mi Median: 105,224 mi 75th: 136,769 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 7 NC: 6 MI: 5 NY: 4 AZ: 3 IL: 2 AL: 2 MN: 2 MT: 1 PA: 1

Who Files Complaints?

50%
Original Owners
50%
Second+ Owners

Chevrolet C/K Pickups — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1994600
1995231
1996241
1997851
1998881
1999436
2001284

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28