Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#858524March 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ENGINE DIES OUT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. MESSAGE CONTROL PANEL READS A BIG RED BATTERY, AND THE POWER SURGES. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858396March 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVEN TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720006March 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FROM PARKED POSITION - WILL DELAY SHIFTING INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858320March 10, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH COULD FEEL VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END AND WOULD LOSE CONTROL *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858013March 6, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE CONSUMER REALIZED THAT WHEN DRIVING AND ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLS UP BESIDES HIM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, HE IS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE MIRROR. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER CLAIMED THEY HAVE A BLIND SPOT, AND THAT'S HOW THEY ARE DESIGNED. THEY ARE CAMPER MIRRORS AND VERY MUCH A HAZARD. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858036March 6, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH TIRES BLEW OUT, AND THE TRUCK FELL DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000219March 6, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MODEL WITH OVERHEAD CONSOLES DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUNVISORS ARE TOO SHORT TO COVER THE SIDE WINDOWS WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH, CAUSING LACK OF VISIBILITY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551172March 1, 2000
TIRES
VEHICLE'S LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES DEVELOPED BULGE OR BUBBLE AND CAUSED VIBRATIONS AND SUDDEN SWERVE TO THE RIGHT, GOODYEAR WRANGLER SE P235/75R16). YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857597February 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. ALSO, REAR PASSENGER'S SEATBELT LOCKED UP WHILE IN USE, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO FEEL "LOCKED IN". DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857427February 23, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
COSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOOR HINGES THAT ARE GLUED TO VEHICLE THAT COULD CAUSE DOORS TO FALL OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551015February 22, 2000
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, CONSUMER SUSTAINED TRAUMA TO THE CHEST.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#857113February 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
AROUND 1:30 A.M. TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN DRIVEWAY WHILE NO ONE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE. FIRE WAS SO INTENSE, IT MELTED THE BACK WINDOW. DEALER SAID IT WAS SOMEWHERE IN THE DASHBOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550970February 16, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT INSTALL FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718696February 13, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO 3 DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES. CONTACTED CHEVROLET NO SOLUTION AVAILABLE. NO SAFETY DEFECTED LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856278February 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A LOUD CLUNCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING A CORNER AND ACCELERATING AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO, VEHICLE IS NOT DOWNSHIFTING TO PROPER GEAR ,CAUSING A VIBRATION THROUGHOUT VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. WHEN CHANGING TO ANY GEAR FROM PARK POSITION, VEHICLE WILL JERK. MANUFACTURER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT, BUT CANNOT FIX IT. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856290February 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 70- 80 MILES VEHICLE STALLS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS PUT ON A MACHINE. DEALERSHIP IS WAITING FOR A PROGRAM TO COME BACK. GM STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE UNTIL MID-MARCH. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855635January 27, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT WILL NOT TILT FOWARD WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW REAR PASSENGER TO GET OUT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855515January 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHILCE EXPERIENCED A GRINDING SOUND, WHENEVER ENGAGED ON FOUR HIGH WHILE MAKING A TUR.; ALSO, APPEARED TO DISENGAGE AND REENGAGE BY ITSELF. IN REGULAR DRIVE, IT INTERMITTENTLY JUMPED INTO GEAR FROM A STOP POSITION WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717800January 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ROUGH ENGINE IDLE (MISSING) AND TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS ( FORWARD GEAR) WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855339January 21, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, TIRES, SUSPENSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
ON 3-JAN-2000, WHILE MAKING A U TURN POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE IN HALF. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING PUMP. ON 10-JAN-2000, DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY BETWEEN 60-65MPH, STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN, ANDJHE ORDERED 4 NEW TIRES, AND HAD THEM PUT ON. 3 TIRES HAD SOFT SPOTS WHICH WERE BAD TIRES. THEY ORDERED 3 MORE TIRES AND HAD THEM PUT ON. THE TIRE SIZE P235/75R16. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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