Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#10545330September 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
LUCKILY I WAS SITTING STILL AT A STOP LIGHT. THE PEDAL JUST DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PUMP THE BRAKES BACK UP THAT A WARNING LIGHT EVEN CAME ON. UPON INSPECTION THE HARD LINE SUPPLYING THE REAR BRAKES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. ALSO CONTRARY TO OTHER REPORTS I HAVE HEARD THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, NOT JUST THE REAR BRAKES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544825September 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE FROM ABS CONTROL TO REAR WHEELS, LINE RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THANKFULLY I WAS BACKING UP AT A SLOW SPEED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AS I APPLIED BRAKES, LOSING ALL BRAKE FLUID. I REPLACED THE REAR SECTION OF BRAKE LINE BUT NEED A TOTAL BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT BUT COULDN'T AFFORD IT THEN AND STILL CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT DONE, LUCKILY I DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR EVERYDAY USE. HAD I BEEN PULLING THE BOAT TRAILER, MY ENCLOSED TRAILER, OR JUST TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED MANY OTHER SUV AND LIGHT TRUCKS MADE BY GM IN THE 1999 TO 2006 MODEL YEARS HAVE SIMILAR BRAKE LINE CORROSION ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544851September 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
STARTED TRUCK. PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. FELT USUAL RESISTANCE AT BRAKE PEDAL. PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKES HAD A TOTAL FAILURE. TRUCK ROLLED ACROSS STREET WHILE I WAS SHIFTING TRUCK TO NEUTRAL AND TRYING TO STOP. STEEL BRAKE PIPES WERE NOT LEAKING BEFORE I STARTED THE TRUCK. STEEL BRAKE PIPES HAVE AT LEAST 2 LEAKS IN THE PIPES NOW. 1 LEAK IS IN THE REAR BRAKE SUPPLY (STEEL) PIPE BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS MODULE. THE OTHER LEAK IS IN A STEEL BRAKE PIPE NEAR THE ABS MODULE. BRAKES WORKED FINE, WITH NO LEAKS, WHEN I HAD DRIVEN THE TRUCK A FEW DAYS BEFORE. FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND TOTAL. I HAD NO BRAKES AS SOON AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544771September 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE FAILURE TWICE. TWO DIFFERENT BRAKE LINES FAILED UNDER PRESSURE [ONCE WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN] [ONCE WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR] EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE USED TO STOP PICK-UP BOTH OCCASIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544639September 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO PARK AT 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 231,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544077September 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BACKED UP OUT OF TURNAROUND. DROVE TO END OF DRIVEWAY AND STOPPED. TURNED LEFT OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND ACCELERATED UP TO SPEED. DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND APPROACHED CROSSROAD TO TURN RIGHT. STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SO I PUMPED IT AND HAD NOTHING WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOBODY AT THE CROSSROAD AND I WENT PAST IT AND MANAGED TO COME TO A STOP DOWN THE ROAD. MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT A RUSTED BRAKE LINE HAD BURST NEAR THE PROPORTIONING VALVE LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACED. I FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS A VERY COMMON EVENT IN THESE VEHICLES. THE OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE SHOULD AT LEAST BE WARNED BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES OR WORSE SINCE THERE ARE STILL MANY ON THE ROADS. THIS POOR DESIGN AND USE OF INFERIOR MATERIALS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF VEHICLE SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543582September 14, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING HOME FROM A MORNING OF SHOPPING, I WENT TO STOP TO MAKE A TURN INTO WALGREEN'S PARKING LOT WHEN I NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP.. I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A PURCHASE AT WALGREEN'S, BUT WHEN I WAS FINISHED I DECIDED TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. I COULD SMELL AN ODOR THAT SMELLED LIKE BRAKE FLUID, BUT WASN'T SURE BECAUSE THE CONTAINER WAS STILL AT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME, APPROXIMATELY A HALF A MILE, AND NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR. UPON ARRIVING AT HOME, I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AGAIN, AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON THE EXHAUST PIPE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I COULD SEE A BREAK IN THE BRAKE LINE ABOVE THE EXHAUST PIPE AND NOTICED VAPORS COMING OFF THE PIPE. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES ON, SO I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE MATERIALS USED FOR INSURING PEOPLE'S LIVES WITH THESE INFERIOR LINES. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THE COST COULD BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 1800 DOLLARS. IS THIS WHERE OUR QUALITY MANUFACTURING HAS TAKEN US? NO WONDER THE JAPANESE ARE WINNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543428September 13, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING A LOSS OF FLUID RESULTING IN A LOSS OF PRESSURE THROUGH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543357September 12, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
HAD TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT ON A HILL. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR NO BRAKES.HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. HAD BRAKE LINE TO REAR REPLACED.3 YEARS LATER (TODAY) BRAKE LINE TO FRONT FAILED RUSTED. THERE ARE SEVERAL BRAKE LINES ON THIS TRUCK THEY ARE ALL SEVERELY RUSTED AN NEED REPAIR. I AM IN THE AUTOBODY REPAIR BUSINESS AND HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON ALMOST ALL SILVERADOS 6 YEARS AND OLDER . STARTING 1999 AND UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542970September 10, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE APPROACHING STOP SIGN/INTERSECTION BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE, TRUCK FAILED TO STOP UNTIL WELL PAST INTERSECTION. HAVE EXPERIENCED ABS PULSATING AND SOFT PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT SINCE APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS VERY LOW MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538358September 2, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BACKING UP TO LAUNCH BOAT ON RAMP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DROVE TRUCK 2 BLOCKS TO HOUSE USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. SAW BRAKE FLUID ON THE ROAD. BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND ONE HAS FAILED. MASTER CYLINDER HAS LOST ALL FLUID. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538072August 30, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
JUST NORTH OF COLUMBIA, SC MERGING ONTO I-20, TRAFFIC SUDDENLY SLOWED AHEAD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE MANAGED TO SLOW, UTILIZING EMERGENCY BRAKING AND GEARING TO AVOID A CRASH. AFTER LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE, WE DISCOVERED THE REAR LEFT BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. WE ARE HAVING IT REPAIRED AT A GM DEALERSHIP. THE REPORTED DIAGNOSIS IS BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE BRAKE LINE AND PURGING THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO REPAIR THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537842August 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TRAVELING ON ROAD AT POSTED SPEED OF 35MPH APPROACHING A HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. TRIED TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TRUCK WENT THROUGH RED LIGHT AND THROUGH INTERSECTION OF A SECTION OF HIGHWAY THAT IS 8 LANES WIDE. IF NOT FOR EARLY TIME OF DAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE TRAFFIC AND KILLED SOMEONE. STOPPED TRUCK BY SLAMMING INTO PARK. NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT PRIOR TO THIS OR AFTER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536777August 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
RUSTY BRAKE LINES CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES. POOR DESIGN AND PRODUCT BY GM. WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP. BRAKE LINE BLEW.MY SON AND WIFE ALMOST DIED. THIS TRUCK IS A RUSTY CRAP TRUCK. THE ROCKER PANEL ARE RUSTED THRU. OH, AND GM DOES NOT MAKE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENTS EITHER IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT. SHAME ON YOU GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536570August 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536256August 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. WHEN I TRIED TO GET BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. I BRAKE LINE WAS BADLY CORRODED AND BROKE THROUGH. I HAD ZERO BRAKING ABILITY AND HAD TO BACK THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE USING ONLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF BROKEN BRAKE LINES DUE TO BAD CORROSION ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST INCIDENT ALSO RESULTED IN A BROKEN, BADLY CORRODED BRAKE LINE BREAKING AND LEAKING FLUID, AND RESULTED IN ZERO BRAKING ABILITY. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED FOR REPAIR THAT TIME. NOT SURE HOW IM GOING TO GET IT FIXED THIS TIME. ALL REMAINING BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO BADLY RUSTED AND ARE SURE TO BRAKE SHORTLY IF NOT REPLACED. THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK IS ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED TO A POINT THAT APPEARS THAT THE TRUCK IS 100+ YEARS OLD. THE FRAME IS NEARLY TO THE POINT OF BEING RUSTED THROUGH. THESE ARE SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WITH THESE TRUCKS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHEVROLET. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS NEGLIGENCE BY USING INFERIOR MATERIAL FOR BRAKE LINES AND FRAME STEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536267August 20, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A LOUD TICKING SOUND. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535917August 18, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER DRIVING FOR AROUND 30 MILES I WAS PULLING UP TO THE GARAGE AT HOME SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED AT ABOUT 3 MILES PER HOUR. IN A PANIC, THE TRUCK KEPT MOVING WITHOUT STOPPING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 FEET, THEN I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND IT STOPPED. WITHOUT DOING THAT I WOULD HAVE HIT MY GARAGE DOOR, MISSING THE DOOR BY INCHES. THIS ISSUE IS STILL ONGOING AS OF 8/18/13. IN ORDER TO STOP, THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE PUMPED AT ALL TIMES WHEN TRYING TO STOP. THE ANTI-LOCK BAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT 3 TO 4 MILES PER HOUR ALL THE TIME IF NOT PUMPED. I AM A MECHANIC AND STARTED SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM. UPON MY FINDING THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE. I HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE TRUCK ISN'T USED MUCH, ALTHOUGH IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS VERY SOON. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE AT MY EXPENSE WHEN THIS ISSUE IS MORE WIDE SPREAD THEN JUST MY TRUCK. SOME HAVE SAID THAT A EARLIER MODEL OF SUV HAD A RECALL WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AT 3 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS A DESIGN FLAW. ON A LARGER NOTE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535161August 13, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I OWN A YEAR 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. ON APRIL 15, 2013, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE NEAREST VILLAGE, I LOST ALL POWER IN MY BRAKES. THE TRUCK WAS GOING DOWNHILL AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED. I WAS QUICKLY OVERTAKING A SLOWER PASSENGER CAR AHEAD OF ME, SO I HAD TO VEER OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER AND INTO A ROUGH RAVINE. EVENTUALLY I SLOWED TO A STOP. I GOT OUT AND EXAMINED THE BRAKE FLUID AND FOUND IT TO BE LESS THAN THE MINIMUM LEVEL. I ALSO SAW FLUID LEAKING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE REAR AXIAL. SINCE THE INCIDENT HAPPEN IN THE EVENING, I CALLED A FRIEND WHO HELPED ME BRING THE TRUCK TO MY HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILED (RUSTED THROUGH) REAR BRAKE LINE. THE OTHER REAR BAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN, I HAD THEM ALL REPLACED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $1625. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 99,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF REPAIR AND WAS GARAGED DURING WINTER MONTHS SINCE IT IS PRIMARILY A FARM VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKE LINE WEAR AND RUST IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE TRUCK LOST ALL BRAKE POWER AND WAS INCREASING IN SPEED EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY ENGAGED. ONLY BY STEERING OFF THE ROAD AND DRIVING UP AN ELEVATED ROAD EMBANKMENT WAS I ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK SAFELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534977August 12, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
EACH OF THE 3 BRAKES LINES UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FORTUNATELY ALL NOTICED WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. ON ALL 3 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NEAR TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. ALL THE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND REQUIRED REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE DUAL BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER DOES NOT PROVIDE ACCEPTABLE EMERGENCY BRAKING WITH A RUPTURED LINE. I AM REPORTING MY INCIDENTS FOLLOWING A REPORT ON THE LOCAL NEWS ABOUT THESE SAME FAILURES HAPPENING ON MANY GM TRUCKS. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED WITH APPROXIMATELY 61,000 MILES ON IT. PREVIOUS HISTORY IS UNKNOWN. DATE OF ORIGINAL INCIDENT IS PROBABLY NOT ACCURATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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