2000 Chevrolet Silverado: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1614 complaints
1614
Total Complaints
55,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
163
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

38,000 25th Percentile
55,000 Median Mileage
84,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
262
SERVICE BRAKES
58
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
57
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
52
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
51
TIRES
49
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
47
PARKING BRAKE
45
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
44
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
42

Severity Assessment

163
Crashes
11
Fires
109
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED, ON DRY PAVEMENT AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. THREE TIMES ON ROUGH PAVEMENT, ONCE ON DRY. DEALER REPLACED EBCM AND BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR. AT NEXT INCIDENT DEALER REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. NOW BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY GOES T..."
"DEALER HAS WORKED TO GET THE TRUCK REPAIRED BY REPLACING FRONT TIRES TWICE, ALIGNING THE FRONT END. THEY HAVE PROVIDED GREAT SERVICE. THE TRUCK WAS DELIVERED IN DISREPAIR FROM THE FACTORY."
"CHEVROLET HAS DENIED THAT THEIR 99 AND 00 CHEVROLET SILVERADOS DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIER NEW ENGINES. I KNOW OF NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHICH CHEVROLET ACKNOWLEDGES AS A NORMAL SOUND. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE TRUCK CAN NOT BE FIXED BECAUSE THE NEW ONES MAK..."

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

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