Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#10379161January 25, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FIRST INCIDENT REPLACE RUSTED REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE $150.00 12/05/2002 76977 MILES SECOND INCIDENT REPLACE RUSTED FRONT STEEL BRAKE LINE AT ABS UNIT $170.00 7/27/2009 97,733MILES LUCKILY I WASN'T MOVING. WHY DOES THE MANUFACTURER WANT TO SAVE MONEY AT THE EXPENSE OF SOMEONE'S LIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379216January 25, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS BACKING MY TRUCK UP TO PARK IT IN YARD, AND HIT THE BRAKES AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND A HOLE IN THE LINE TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE HOLE WAS CAUSED BY A WIRE HARNESS RUBBING ON THE BRAKE LINE. AT THE SAME TIME OF LOOKING AT THE PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LINE WERE VERY BADLY RUSTED. ANY WAY THE WIRE HARNESS HAD TO BE PUT THERE AT THE FACTORY BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER MESSED WITH IT AND NO ONE ELSE HAS EITHER. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT AT THE INSPECTION AREA ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE. BUT NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED DO TO THE POOR WORKMANSHIP BY THE FACTORY. AND WHEN I WENT TO MOVE THE TRUCK TO MY BARN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD VERY WELL, YEAH MORE PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378239January 22, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
VEHICLE BECAME VERY BOUNCY IN THE REAR, WOULD BOUNCE ENOUGH TO NEARLY SPIN OUT WHILE DRIVING. WENT TO CHANGE REAR SHOCKS AND SAW THAT BOTH CROSS MEMBERS OF THE FRAME ARE ROTTED OFF. THIS SUPPORTS THE FRAME AND IS THE ATTACHMENT FOR SHOCK MOUNTS AND GAS TANK. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE OR ROAD WORTHY IN THIS CONDITION. (INCIDENTALLY, EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AND ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO DUE TO ROTTING, AS WELL AS THE GAS TANK STRAPS. ROCKER PANELS ARE RUSTED OUT, AS WELL AS THE WHEEL WELLS OF THE BED. I BOUGHT THIS USED IN 2004. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378286January 22, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS BACKING MY TRUCK UP TO PARK IT IN MY YARD, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN TOOK A LOOK AT TO WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN, I FOUND A HOLE IN MY LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE UNDER A WIRE HARNESS THAT WAS ROUTED OVER THE BRAKE LINE. THE LINE WAS BADLY RUSTED. THE ROUTING WAS INCORRECT TO KEEP FROM WEARING A HOLE IN THE LINE. I THINK THIS WAS DONE AT THE FACTORY CAUSES I HAVE NEVER MESSED WITH THE WIRE HARNESS, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378908January 20, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID WHEN THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS PUMP TO THE REAR BROKE OPEN CAUSING CONSUMER TO BACK INTO SIDE OF GARAGE DOOR OPENING. *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378898January 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I TRIED TO STOP, BECAUSE OF A SUDDEN STOPPED CAR IN FRONT. I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, LEFT THE ROAD, DROVE INTO A FIELD. NO DAMAGE DONE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ALL MY BRAKES LINES RUSTED THROUGH, CORRODED BEYOND REPAIR. WORST CORROSION I EVER SAW ON ANY BRAKE LINES. SUDDEN FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED DEADLY CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376951January 17, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE LATEST POSSIBLE RECALL OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UPS YOU STATE ONLY IN SALTED STATES BUT YOU DO NOT INCLUDE UTAH WHICH USES LARGE AMOUNTS OF SALT ON THEIR ROADS AS DO OTHER WESTERN STATES. WHY DO YOU LIMIT YOUR RECALL TO EASTERN STATES? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376959January 17, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS SEAT FAILED DUE TO RUST. DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH SLOWED DOWN BEHIND ANOTHER CAR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE FRONT BRAKES HAD FAILED, STOPPED WITH REAR BRAKES ONLY. MISSED CAR IN FRONT BY INCHES. TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO LOCAL SERVICE STATION AND I WAS TOLD ALL BRAKE LINES GOING TO THE ABS UNIT WERE BADLY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376112January 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY WIFE COMPLAINED THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY HAD AIR IN THE LINES AND STOPPING WAS DIFFICULT. WHEN I WENT TO BLEED THEM I FOUND THAT THE FRONT STEEL LINE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED AND HAD A PINHOLE SIZED FAILURE. I HAD A MECHANIC REPLACE THE LINES AND HE WAS SURPRISED AT THE LEVEL OF CORROSION ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE OUTER BODY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION GIVING A FALSE IMPRESSION OF BEING IN GOOD SHAPE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374730January 5, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374096January 4, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. HE MENTIONED THAT THE ONLY WAY HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE MULTIPLE BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373914January 3, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE FAILURE, LEFT SIDE BEHIND WHEEL WHERE LINES RUN ON TOP OF FRAME. WHILE IN THE DRIVE THRU LANE AT FAST FOOD RESTRAINT. NEARLY PINNED PEDESTRIAN BETWEEN MY TRUCK AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374328January 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENSOR CAUSING FUEL GAUGE TO ACT ERRATIC. HAVE TO USE TRIP METER TO KEEP UP WITH MILEAGE SO I WON'T RUN OUT OF GAS AGAIN! GAUGE MAY SHOW EMPTY AND CAUSE LOW FUEL LIGHT TO COME ON WHEN THERE IS A FULL TANK- TO SHOWING HALF FULL WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY EMPTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373307December 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DOING A NORMAL STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I CHECKED AND THE BRAKE LINE IS CORRODED AND LEAKING NEAR THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371714December 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP 5 DIFFERENT INCIDENCES. NO ACCIDENT, NO INJURIES. CAUSE CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES. 8/4/06 - 20,462 MILES, 2/28/07 - 22,872 MILES, 11/28/07 - 25,849 MILES, 6/9/10 - 37,486 MILES, 12/18/10 - 39,000 MILES (CURRENTLY WAITING TO BE FIXED).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369847December 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE LEAKING FLUID. WIFE STEPPED ON BRAKES AND ROLLED THROUGH INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY K AND HIGHWAY N IN ST. CHARLES, MO. THE LINE THAT FAILED IS IN THE BUNDLE ALONG THE FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. ALL THE LINES SHOW SIGNS OF RUST. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. JUST GLAD SHE DID NOT HIT ANYONE OR GET INJURED. HOPE YOU QUIT DRAGGING YOUR FEET ON THIS ISSUE AND MAKE THE CAR COMPANY THAT THE USA IS INVESTED IN FIX THEIR BRAKE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368809November 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING MY SILVERADO DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH THE ABS LIGHT JUST CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING OR TOUCHING THE BRAKES. LIGHT STAYS ON, AND ABS DOES NOT OPERATE AT ALL NOW, BRAKES FEEL SOFT AND SPONGY AND UNSAFE. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID YES THERE WAS BUT MY VIN. NUMBER WASN'T EFFECTED IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE AS I'VE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. I BELIEVE GM HAS A PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367152November 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING UNDER 10 MPH, THE ABS UNIT ACTIVATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES HARDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT RECALL 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI LOCK) HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366558November 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED; THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED A PART OF THE BRAKE LINE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE REPAIR WAS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,400. UPDATED 01/26/11*LJ UPDATED 04/04/11 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366268November 13, 2010
SEATS
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS SLIDE BACK AND FORTH DEPENDING ON WHETHER I AM ACCELERATING OR BRAKING. THIS MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT AFFECTS THE PRESSURE THAT MY FOOT PUTS ON THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR AND OFTEN CAUSES ME TO STOP FASTER THAN INTENDED (WHICH COULD CAUSE A DRIVER BEHIND ME TO CRASH INTO MY TRUCK).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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