Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#10436935November 24, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS BACKING MY TRUCK UP AT A BOAT LAUNCH WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND STILL KEPT GOING ALMOST RUNNING OVER MY HUNTING PARTNER. I PULLED THE TRAILER OUT AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. WHILE GOING HOME LATER THAT DAY I WAS GOING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT THEN CAME ON. I FOUND THE FLUID WAS LOW AND THEN FILLED IT UP. AT HOME I SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER MY TRUCK LIKE A SIEVE. MY GARAGE INFORMED ME MY BRAKE LINES ARE ALL EATEN UP BY RUST - THOUGH TRUCK WAS UNDERCOATED. I NEED TO REPLACE THE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436531November 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I TOOK MY 1500 CHEVY PICK-UP TO A GM DEALER IN RI,( HURD GMC) AFTER I SMELLED GASOLINE WHEN DRIVING, THE SERVICE DEPT INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL LINE IS ROTTED (AT OR NEAR THE FUEL FILTER)AND LEAKING GASOLINE NEAR THE EXHAUST, THEY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE TRUCK, FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. THEY ALSO NOTED THAT THE BRAKE LINES THE RUN DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL ARE ALSO ROTTED . I HAVE REPAIRED OTHER BRAKE LINES IN THE FRONT,LAST YEAR, BECAUSE OF LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, THE GM DEALER QUOTED ME A PRICE OF AROUND $2000.00 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL LINE FROM THE TANK TO THE INJECTORS. WHICH INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF ALL ROTTED BRAKE LINES. I HAVE PARKED THE TRUCK FOR FEAR OF A FIRE, OR POSSIBLE LOSS OF BRAKES. THE TRUCK IS NOT A RUSTED MESS UNDERNEATH, I TOOK CARE NOT TO DRIVE ON SALTY ROADS, THESE LINES ARE MADE OF RAW STEEL, I BELIEVE IF THEY WERE STAINLESS STEEL, I WOULD NOT BE IN THIS MESS. WHAT DOES ONE DO WITH A PERFECTLY GOOD TRUCK, BUT CAN'T DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF FIRE OR CRASH ??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436536November 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAULING A TRAILER AT 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO STOP BY APPLYING THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,475.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436687November 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE LINES FAILED ON MY SILVERADO AND I COMPLETELY LOST BRAKING. WITH A DUAL MASTER CYLINDER SYSTEM THIS IS USUALLY NOT POSSIBLE. ON THESE TRUCKS THE LINES ARE SPRING COVERED PLAIN STEEL LINES THAT ARE PACKED TIGHT TOGETHER NEXT TO THE FRAME BEFORE THEY ENTER THE ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER, WHICH IS UNDER THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE WAY THE LINES ARE CONSTRUCTED AND ROUTED LEADS TO CONTAMINATES BEING TRAPPED IN THE AREA AROUND THE LINES CAUSING THEM TO PREMATURELY RUST OUT. THE FACT THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR LINES AND ROUTED TOGETHER TO THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE ELIMINATES THE SAFETY BENEFITS OF THE DUAL MASTER CYLINDER / FRONT AND REAR SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY FACTOR ON OLDER VEHICLES. IN MY CASE THE FRONT AND REAR LINES FAILED AT THE SAME POINT AND AT THE SAME TIME. ADDITIONALLY ON INSPECTING MY TRUCK THE HARDWARE THAT HOLDS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS IN PLACE HAD ALSO RUSTED AWAY AND CAUSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINING TO SET ASKEW IN THE ROTOR CAUSING IT TO GET WORN DOWN. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COUNT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO OPERATE AS WELL. ALL IN ALL A REALLY POOR DESIGNED SYSTEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436390November 18, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP WHEN A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435029November 9, 2011
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ALL MY BRAKE COMPONENTS SUCH AS, ROTORS, CALIPERS, BRAKE LINES, BACKING PLATES, ALSO THE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WELDED IN ALL DUE TO METAL CORROSION OR RUST. NOW MY LATEST PROBLEM IS THE REAR SHOCK MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN DUE TO RUST SO NOW MY SHOCKS ARE JUST DANGLING AROUND NOT DOING ANYTHING TO PREVENT ME FROM GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE, THE REAR CROSSMEMBER THAT GOES FROM ONE END OF THE FRAME TO THE OTHER IS ALSO ROTTED THROUGH SO NOW I CAN'T EVEN REPAIR THE SHOCK MOUNTS BECAUSE THEY MOUNT TO THIS CROSSMEMBER WHICH IS NOW A PIECE OF ROTTED METAL! I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST THIS TRUCK HAS ROTTED THROUGH, I HAVE A 1984 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO CHANGE OR REPLACE ANY OF THESE PARTS BECAUSE OF RUST. I HAVE READ THAT GM HAD USED CHEAPER METAL FROM CHINA ON THEIR MODEL TRUCKS FROM 1999-2004 AND DIDN'T STOP USING THEM UNTIL ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS STARTED TO SURFACE. WHY DOESN'T GM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OF SHODDY MATERIALS AND COMPENSATE ALL THE HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED THEIR TRUCKS FOR THESE YEARS!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434872November 8, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEED. A CONTINUATION OF THE PROBLEM RELATED TO A SAFETY RECALL. THE RECALL DOES NOT PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM, JUST REPLACES THE FAILED COMPONENT WITH THE SAME PARTS. THE CONDITION APPEARS AGAIN IN ABOUT THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME/MILES. HAD REPAIRED BY A GM DEALER AND RECEIPT SHOWS IT IS THE SAME ISSUE AS RECALLED. CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFUSE TO REIMBURSE FOR THE COST THE SECOND TIME STATING AGE/MILES OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM ANY MORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434926November 8, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION, BRAKE LINES RUPTURED FROM CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434930November 8, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAILED DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID THROUGH BROKEN RUSTED THROUGH STEEL BRAKE LINES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION ALL BRAKE LINES ARE IN SIMILAR CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432328October 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROX. 30MPH AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WAS FIRM AT FIRST, AND THEN WENT SPONGY AND COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION FROM THE DASH, NO BREAK LIGHT, ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE. UPON POST DRIVING INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. WHILE RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET I NOTED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT I AM NOT SURE WHAT LINE, OR LINES, MAY HAVE RUSTED THRU AS I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED YET, EXPENSIVE REPAIR ESTIMATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432347October 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, IT BECAME DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN OR REDUCE SPEED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432178October 20, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 209,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432276October 20, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY WIFE WAS PICKING ME UP AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN WE GOT HOME I NOTICED THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW SO I FILLED IT AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STILL SPONGY SO I GOT UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND HAD HER PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL. I SAW BRAKE FLUID SQUIRT OUT OF A METAL BRAKE LINE THAT IS CORRODED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430831October 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000. UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. T HE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. BUT DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT ENTERED THE STREET. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A GREAT INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING AND THE RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. UPDATED 02/06/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430623October 18, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 THAT I PURCHASED NEW AND NOW HAVE 109,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON ME 3 DIFFERENT TIMES DUE TO CORROSION TO THE BRAKE LINES THAT RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT BRAKE LINES REPLACED ONCE IN 2008 AND THE REAR BRAKE LINES REPLACED TWICE IN 2009 & 2011. THE 3 TIMES EITHER MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OR I WAS WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO PULL OFF INTO A FIELD OR BREAKDOWN LANE OF THE HIGHWAY AVOIDING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. 2010 HAD THE REAR SHACKLE BRACKET REPLACE BECAUSE OF CORROSION THAT RUSTED THROUGH AND IN 2011 HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION.THE FRAME HAS ALOT OF CORROSION AND ONE OF THE CROSS BARS IS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE OWNED DIFFERENT VEHICLES OVER 44 YEARS AND I ALWAYS DROVE MY VEHICLES FOR 10 OR MORE YEARS BEFORE GETTING A NEW ONE AND NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT HAD BRAKE LINES RUST THROUGH AND WITH THIS MUCH UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430468October 17, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO, AND IT PASSED NYS INSPECTION WITH NO PROBLEMS (94,000 MI. ON IT). WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND STOPPED TO BACK INTO A SPACE WHEN THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PARKED THE TRUCK AND OPENED THE HOOD TO VERIFY FLUID IN THE MASTER (OK) THEN LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND A SMALL (BUT GROWING) PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. WAS ABLE TO NURSE IT HOME (LOW SPEEDS, EBRAKE) AND JACK IT UP TO FIND THE LEAK. THE LEAK IS ONE OF THE 4 LINES ABOVE THE FRAME NEAR THE ANTILOCK CONTROL. TO MY SURPRISE ALL 4 LINES ARE VERY RUSTY AND ALL WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR COST BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THE LINES LOOK OK EVERYWHERE ELSE EXCEPT FOR THIS 2 FOOT SECTION WHERE THEY ARE BUNDLED AND RIDE ON TOP OF THE FRAME. I AM GLAD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN AT SPEED OR IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION BUT IT MIGHT HAVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430423October 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE MAIN BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ANTILOCK UNIT RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430087October 13, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE RUPTURE ON 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. BADLY RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429258October 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TIME 15:30. ROAD CONDITIONS: DRY. NO CLOUDS. INCIDENT: SLOWING TO A STOP AT PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED AT APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND LURCHED FORWARD INTO PEDESTRIANS. CONDITION REPLICATES THE ABS FAILURES IN SIMILAR VEHICLES THAT ARE UNDER RECALL; DEALER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL BUT HAS SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10428224October 2, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PARKED ON A HILL WITH BOAT ATTACHED. STARTED TRUCK AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. COULD NOT MOVE TRUCK. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON EXHAUST. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP. RUSTED BRAKE LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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