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2000 Chevrolet Corvette brakes problems

The 2000 Chevrolet Corvette has 36 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

36

Brakes complaints

10%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Corvette brakes complaints by model year65 complaints1975: 1 complaints1985: 1 complaints1986: 8 complaints1987: 1 complaints1988: 3 complaints1989: 3 complaints1990: 2 complaints1991: 5 complaints1992: 2 complaints1993: 5 complaints1994: 6 complaints1995: 5 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 8 complaints1998: 40 complaints1999: 25 complaints2000: 36 complaints2001: 24 complaints2002: 12 complaints2003: 7 complaints2004: 10 complaints2005: 65 complaints2006: 28 complaints2007: 21 complaints2008: 16 complaints2009: 5 complaints2011: 5 complaints2012: 3 complaints2013: 3 complaints2014: 1 complaints2016: 1 complaints2017: 2 complaints2018: 2 complaints2019: 1 complaints2020: 3 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Corvette brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE TO GO TO WORK AND WHEN I GOT TO THE BUSY STREET, THERE WAS COMPLETE AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. I ENDED UP RUNNING OVER A CURB AND HITTING SOME TREES TO STOP MY CAR. I HAD AAA TOW MY CAR TO A MECHANIC'S SHOP AND HE TRIED WORKING ON IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK TO TEN DAYS AND COULD NOT…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · January 24, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2000 Chevrolet Corvette have?

NHTSA has 36 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Corvette brakes — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.