Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#10120603May 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING MODULATOR VALVE AND MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120242May 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AT SPEEDS OF 5-10 MPH, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES FAILED ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. FIRST BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2004, AND PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. NO BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. HAPPENED UNDER ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS. VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND SERVICE RECORDS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120344May 9, 2005
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: ANTI LOCK BRAKES AT 5-10 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM BEGAN 11/03 VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, CLEANED HUBS AND SENSORS. PROBLEM RETURNED ON 3/15/05. PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT. BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT ON OR ABS LIGHT. HAPPENS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. (4 WHEEL ANTILOCK). VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED, SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABLE. PARKING BRAKE, THREE YEARS AGO PARKING BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY. DEALER REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM RETURNES ABOUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. LAST SUMMER PARKING BRAKE FAILED, AND VEHICLE ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE CONTACT WAS IN GAS STATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120353May 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
CONSUMER STATES: WHEN COMING TO A STOP WHEN YOU GET TO 10 MPH OR SO, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN BUT DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. NO FORE WARNING. IF PULL THE FUSE FOR BRAKES THE BRAKES WILL WORK FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120463May 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES: ANTIL-LOCK BRAKES WILL KICK IN BELOW 5 MPH EVERYTIME. THE BRAKES ARE FINE. WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WILL PUSH BACK, AND MAKING PUMPING NOISE. WHEN NOISE STOPS YOU REGAIN OPERATION OF THE PEDAL. IT'LL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO EXTRA 3 TO 5 FEET WHEN TRYING TO GET VEHILCE TO STOP SOMETIMES UP TO 10-15 FEET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120483May 9, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT: THE CONTACT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TAILGATE THAT WAS RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, BUT HIS MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS NOT IN WITH THE RECALL BUT HE IS HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 04V129000 THE SUMMARY FOR THE COMPALINT IS AS FOLLOWS: ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE GALVANIZED STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAIN THE TAILGATE IN THE FULL OPEN (HORIZONTAL) POSITION MAY CORRODE, WEAKEN, AND EVENTUALLY FRACTURE. IF BOTH CABLES FRACTURED, THE TAILGATE WOULD SUDDENLY DROP AND STRIKE THE TOP SURFACE OF THE REAR BUMPER. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THE CONTACT IS HAVING WITH HIS VECHILE. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS TAILGATE BEFORE THE RECALL WAS EVEN MADE. THE CONTACT WAS STANDING ON HIS TAILGATE WHILE IT BROKE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10120205May 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120207May 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD, TRUCK BECAME HARD TO STOP UNDER 5 MILES PER HOUR.THE PROBLEM OCCURED MORE OFTEN,ONCE FOR EVERY THREE STOPS. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE FOUND TO BE FAULTY. A SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN EACH FRONT WHEEL. COST OF REPAIRS WAS $400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120221May 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED LAST YEAR, BUT I AM JUST NOW REPORTING IT LOOKING AT THE RECENT RECALL OF THIS SAME PICKUP. I OWN A 2000 HALF TON CHEVROLET PU 4X4. I NOTICED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING VERY WELL AT LOW SPEEDS AND MADE A NOISE BEFORE FINALLY STOPPING THE TRUCK. IT WAS GETTING NOTICEABLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS AS TIME WENT ON. I TOOK IT TO THE CAR DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. NOT ONLY DID THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR NEED REPLACING, BUT SO DID ALL FOUR ROTORS. THEY WERE RUSTED SO BADLY THAT THEY WERE FLAKING AWAY. THIS TRUCK HAD ONLY 14,000 MILES ON IT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A 2000. IT WAS STORED INSIDE WHEN NOT DRIVEN. GM AGREED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS BUT NOT ALL. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I OFFERED TO TAKE THE DEALER TO A JUNK YARD TO SHOW HIM THAT ROTORS DON'T RUST LIKE THESE WERE EVEN AT JUNK YARDS. I STILL HAVE THE ROTORS IF YOUR DEPT. WOULD BE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS MORE TO THE STORY THAN GM WAS WILLING TO TELL ME, ESPECIALLY NOTICING THE RECENT RECALL OF THEIR TRUCKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120161May 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
1. BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE. NO WAY TO TURN THEM. HAD TO REPLACE. 2. ANTI-LOCK SENSORS RUSTED. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. 3. PLEASE DON'T LET THEM STEER YOU AWAY FROM THE ROTOR PROBLEM. IT'S A LOT BIGGER THAN THE SENSOR PROBLEM. 3. I TALKED TO GM ABOUT BOTH PROBLEMS. GOT NO HELP. THEY LET ON LIKE THEY DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THEIR BRAKES. I KNEW THEY LYING. 4. PLEASE MAKE SURE TENNESSEE IS INCLUDED AND ALSO THE ROTOR PROBLEM. MINE IS A 2000 SILVERADO. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120104May 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. RANDOMLY WHEN PULLING SLOWLY UP TO INTERSECTION TO STOP, ANTILOCK BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP BUT INSTEAD ROLL OUT INTO INTERSECTION. IMEDIATE FIX WAS TO RELEASE BRAKES AND RE-APPLY REPEATEDLY TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. LONG TERM "TEMPORARY" FIX WAS TO REMOVE 60 AMP ABS FUSE TO DISABLE ABS ALL TOGETHER. (FOUND THIS SOLUTION ON INTERNET) READ A TIP ON THE INTERNET THAT STATED PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SPEED SENSORS AND CORROSION OR RUST BUILDING UP AROUND SENSORS. REMOVED BOTH SENSORS AND SAW NO CORROSION. REPLACED SENSORS AND AM CURRENTLY DRIVING WITHOUT ANTILOCK BRAKES. (ABS LIGHT AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ARE NOW PERMANETLY LIT AS A RESULT OF REMOVING THE 60 AMP FUSE.)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119701May 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
I AM RESPONDING TO THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF THE BRAKING PROBLEM INVOLVING THE ABS SENSOR. I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JAN. 01. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 11/06/03 FOR THE ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER REMOVED FRONT CALIPERS AND ROTORS AND ABS SENSORS AND CLEANED RUST AWAY FROM THE MOUNITNG SURFACE FOR THE SENSOR PER BULLETIN #02-05-25-006A. PROBLEM RECENTLY RETURNED WHEN BRAKING. YOU GET A PULSTATION KICKING BACK ON BREAK PEDAL AND ARE UNABLE TO STOP. LAST WEEK I ALMOST RAN INTO FRONT OF A HOLLYWOOD VIDEO STORE WHEN PULLING UP. I HAD TO PRESS THE EMERENGCY BRAKE TO STOP. I WAS PREPARED BECAUSE IT ALSO HAPPEN A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE IN ANOTHER PARKING LOT AT THE FITNESS GYM. I REPLACED THE ABS SENSOR (DRIVER'S SIDE) MYSELF ON 5/2/05. THE COST OF THIS WAS $120.55. DEALERSHIP ONLY HAD ONE IN STOCK, WANTING TO REPLACE THEM BOTH BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS A CURRENT PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED. IF ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119709May 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTILOCK BRAKES "LOCKED OUT" AT 5 MPH, TRUCK ROLLED INTO A BARRIER DEALER REPLACED HUB SENSOR (TWICE) AT NO CHARGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119740May 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
CONTACT STATES: CONTACT WAS DRIVING VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT, BETWEEN 7-10 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGEMENT DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO BRAKE COMPLETELY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE CONTACT HIT A GUARD RAIL. NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. GENERAL MOTORS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THE BRAKE PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTOR REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM, THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT BUT CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT A GM DEALER SAID THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. CONTACT UNPLUGGED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119767May 4, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONTACT STATES: THE THROTTLE CONTROL CLOSES. IT WAS REPLACED WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. THE CAR HAD APRROXIMATELY 15000-20000 MILES. THE THROTTLE CONTROL CLOSES ABOUT EVERY SIX MONTHS. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR A STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MR.BILLY PAYS FOR IT TO BE CLEANED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119770May 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE PEDAL HITS THE FLOOR BUT NO BRAKES WORK. THE TRUCK HAS NEW ROTORS AND PADS ON THE BACK AND FRONT. WE THOUGHT THEY WERE THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING CHANGED AFTER PUTTING ROTORS AND PADS ON. ONE TIME WE PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AND WE HIT THE VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, NOTHING WAS DAMAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119771May 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER READING THE NEWSPAPER OF 05/04/2005, I REALIZED MY VEHICLE, A 2000 SIVERADO, WAS INVOLVED IN THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION #PE05020, LOW SPEED BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT THIS PAST WINTER, MY TRUCK JUST SEEMED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO STOP IN WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SUFFICIENT DISTANCE. I HAD BEEN TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2002, TO EITHER USE MY PARKING BRAKE ALL THE TIME OR NOT AT ALL BECAUSE THE COMPONENTS WOULD RUST AND BECOME INOPERATIVE. APPARANTLY THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN BY GM FOR A LONG TIME. HAVING READ THE NEWS ARTICLE, THE FURTHER RAMIFICATION BECOMES CLEAR. I NOW KNOW THE A.B.S. SYSTEM WAS TOO AGGRESSIVE ON SLIPPERY SURFACES. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND WOUND UP IN MY FRONT YARD STUCK, BUT WITH NO DAMAGE. IF I HAD BEEN AT AN INTERSECTION ON A PUBLIC ROAD, I MIGHT NOT BE HERE TO WRITE THIS. THE INCIDENT DATE AND NUMBER OF FAILURES WILL BE RELATIVE DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF THIS FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119795May 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS I'VE EXPERIENCED FAILURES WHILE BRAKING. AFTER HAVING THE DEALER CHECK THIS PROBLEM HE ADVISE ME TO REPLACE HUB AND BEARINGS. AT MY COST..... THIS HASN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. LAST WINTER I SLID THROUGH SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS. AT SLOW SPEEDS I KNOW NOW TO FORGET ABOUT ABS-ING AND PUMP THE HELL OUT OF THE BRAKES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE "INCIDENT DATE" IS JUST A GUESS FROM LAST WINTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119801May 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HAVE NOT WRECKED YET BUT HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS BECAUSE MY TRUCK NEEDS A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE BECAUSE OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE ALMOST HIT VECHICLES BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP. REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO GM AND TO MY DEALER THEY TELL ME THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME THEY TELL ME TO CLEAN THE SENSORS ON THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THIS DOES NOT WORK. STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119877May 4, 2005
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
CONTACT STATED: CONTACT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FELL APART INTO PIECES. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOE PAD AND THE REAR ROTORS. ALSO, THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE MONITOR SPEED SENSOR WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ABS WAS OVER ACTIVE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH VEHICLE MADE A NOISE WHILE HITTING THE BRAKES. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE ABS WAS APPLIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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