Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#10427735September 28, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET K1500 SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD VIBRATE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES: ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427002September 24, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU. TRUCK HAD TO TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. 8 FEET OF BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS UNDER THE TRUCK HE SAID THIS WAS ONLY THE START, ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAVE VERY HEAVY RUST. UPON INSPECTION BY ME, I SAW EXACTLY WHAT THE MECHANIC WAS STATING. I WAS DOING A SIMPLE U TURN ON MY STREET WHEN THE BRAKES LET OUT. THERE WAS NO BRAKING AT ALL, THE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS VERY LUCKY I WAS DOING LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE REPAIR AT THE SHOP COST ME $980.00. FOUR CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO HEAVY RUSTING. THIS TRUCK IS A MAINTAINED VEHICLE. YES I DO LIVE IN LONG ISLAND N.Y. WHERE THERE IS SNOW REMOVAL BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF RUST ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES. I KEEP MANY OF MY VEHICLES FOR 15 YEARS DO TO THE LOW MILEAGE I PUT ON A VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MUCH RUST ON THEIR BRAKE LINES NOR HAVE I EVER HAD A BRAKE RUST THRU. IN ADDITION I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IF THE FRONT BRAKES WERE LOST YOU WOULD HAVE THE REAR BRAKES WORKING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NOT SO ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS LOTS OF RUST ON ALL ITS BRAKE LINES. DRIVE SAFETY IS AN ISSUE THAT CERTAINLY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND A CORRECTION RECALL SHOULD BE INSTITUTED. I UNDERSTAND NHTSA IS LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE AS THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS MANY PEOPLE DO KEEP THEIR VEHICLES FOR MANY YEARS, HOWEVER I DO READ THAT VEHICLES MUCH YOUNGER THAN MINE ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. GM HAS A PROBLEM, THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AND THEY STAND BUY DOING NOTHING. YOU FOLKS (NHTSA ) NEED TO STEP IN AND CORRECT THIS DEADLY ISSUE. AS A SIDE NOTE,I DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT ANYTHING, BUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS REALLY GOTTEN TO ME. I IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR IF MY WIFE AND FAMILY ARE IN THIS TRUCK THE RAMIFICATIONS COULD BE ENORMOUS.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426921September 23, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PULLING A TRAILER ,WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LINE BUSTED UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426774September 22, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET K3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426830September 22, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. NEITHER THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRAME. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426695September 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN OFF (ONE ON EACH SIDE AT THE REAR OF THE MOTOR RESULTING IN AN EXHAUST LEAK (TICKING NOISE) AND ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT "ON" BAD EMISSION CODES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426382September 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT NEAREST THE FIREWALL BROKEN ALLOWING RAW UNTREATED ENGINE EXHAUST TO BE EXPELLED INTO ATMOSPHERE. EXHAUST SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426088September 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH ABS. *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424405September 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE STOPPING IN MY DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH LOSS OF BRAKING. A PORTION OF THE BRAKELINE WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. HE REPORTED A LINE LEADING TO THE REAR BRAKES HAD FAILED AT THE "T" ON THE REAR AXLE AND ALSO IN THE AREA OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 90 MILES, ANOTHER BRAKELINE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. ANOTHER PORTION OF BRAKELINE WAS REPLACED. AS A RESULT OF THE 2 INCIDENTS, ALL BRAKE LINES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424497September 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN DRIVING THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WILL LIGHT UP. TOOK TRUCK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE PUT IT ON A COMPUTER AND THE COMPUTER GAVE A CODE THAT A RELAY IS BAD WHICH IS BUILT ONTO THE TRUCKS MAIN COMPUTER BOARD. NO WAY TO REPLACE IT EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS TO REPROGRAM IT. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT WHEN ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON THAT YOUR ABS BRAKES WILL BE DISABLED. TALKED TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR MATTER. THEY TOLD ME NO. NO RECALLS WILL BE ISSUED UNLESS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH MORE THAN ONE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE DID A LOT OF SEARCHING AND TALKED TO MANY MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE CAME ACROSS MANY SILVERADO AND TAHOE VEHICLES HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. TO ME IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE PART OF YOUR BRAKE FUNCTION IS ENABLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423774September 5, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE I WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED IN MY CONDOMINIUM PARKING LOT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT MY INDEPENDENT GARAGE WHERE I HAVEA BEEN DEALING SINCE 1983. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD "ROTTED OUT." THEY REPLACED 10 FEET OF BRAKE LINE. THE SECOND TIME I EXPERIENCE CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WAS YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT ABOUT 6:30 PM. FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON THE EARLY SUNDAY EVENING OF THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. BY DOWNSHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO 2ND AND THEN 1ST GEAR I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE RIGHT-HAND TURN AT THE INTERSECTION ONTO THE BERM OF THE ROAD. EARLIER THAT DAY I HAD COME DOWN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN AT STERRET'S GAP IN PENNSYLVANIA. HAD THE FAILURE OCCURRED THEN I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REPORT IT. WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE TOWED MY BOAT ON THE PA TURNPIKE WITH THE TRUCK. GOD KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE DIED HAD THE FAILURE OCCURRED THEN. FORTUNATELY NO PEDESTRIAN WAS CROSSING THE STREET WHEN THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED - THEY WOULD BE DEAD! THERE ARE REPEATED REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURES ON THESE TRUCKS DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION/ROT. IT IS TIME YOU FOLKS ACT. MY NEXT STEPS ARE: CONTACT MY REPRESENTATIVE, SENATORS, AND AN ATTORNEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423380August 27, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME NEAR THE DRIVERS DOOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS APPARENT THAT ONE OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND RUPTURED. ALSO ALL OF THE OTHER BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND AWAITING REPAIRS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE MODEL TRUCKS AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS POSTS ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421625August 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND UPON ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421344August 24, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST FROM MIDDLE OF SHACKLES IN REAR TO THE BACK BUMPER. CROSS MEMBER FAILING AND SEVERAL BRAKE LINES RUSTING AND NEED REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT. GOOD MAINTENANCE KEPT. CORNER PANELS RUSTING ALONG WITH BOTH REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES AND BRAKE DUST COVERS HAVE RUSTED OFF. SPARE TIRE CABLE AND MECHANICAL MECHANISM TO LOWER AND RAISE THE TIRE ARE RUSTED. SHACKLE MOUNTS ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH THE FRAME AND ARE IN DANGER OF COMING OFF. HAD TO WELD A BRACE ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR FRAME TO PREVENT FAILURE IN THAT AREA SO THAT VEHICLE IS SOMEWHAT SAFE TO DRIVE. DAMAGED STARTED TO OCCUR AROUND 2005 AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. VEHICLE DOES SIT FOR LONG DURATIONS IN MY YARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421384August 24, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY WIFE AND I WERE GETTING READY TO GO INTO TOWN. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED IT AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. RIGHT UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR I SAW ALOT OF FLUID LEAKING. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE BRAKE LINES LEADING TO THE ABS UNIT ARE VERY RUSTY, SO MUCH SO THAT ONE ACTUALLY BURST. I HAD DRIVEN THE TRUCK EARLIER IN THE DAY AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG, NO SPONGY BRAKES OR WARNING LIGHTS. I TRIED CONTACTING GM. ALL THEY WANTED TO DO IS HAVE ME TOW THE TRUCK TO A DEALER AND HAVE THEM INSPECT IT. I LATER CALLED THE DEALER AND TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE SAID GM PROBABLY WOULDN'T PAY ANYTHING TOWARDS FIXING THE BRAKE LINES. AS OF YET I HAVEN'T REPAIRED THE RUSTY LINES BUT I AM GOING TO SAVE THEM IN CASE THERE IS A RECALL SO I CAN SHOW THEM TO SOMEONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420096August 19, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
GM PICKUP TRUCKS -EXCESSIVE RUST TO BRAKE LINES, FRAME & CROSS-MEMBERS. I SUGGEST A METALLUGICAL ANALYSIS OF SAID PARTS FROM LATE '90S THRU 2007 VS '60S,'70'S, & '80'S MODELS WHICH DID NOT EXHIBIT EARLY FAILURE. THE EXCESSIVE RUST TO BRAKE LINES & UNDERCARRIAGE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS DANGEROUS TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AND OTHER MOTORIST & PEDESTRIANS WHEN FAILURE OCCURS, NOT IF, BUT WHEN IT OCCURS. THE NHTSA HAS BEEN AWARE SINCE 2009 AND IT APPEARS TO THE PUBLIC THAT POLITICS IS IN PLAY. NO RESULTS HAVE SURFACED, BUT PLENTY OF DANGEROUSLY RUSTED & UNSAFE VEHICLES TRAVEL THE ROAD AMONGST YOUR LOVED ONES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420108August 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES FAILED. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID DUE TO RUSTED METAL LINES. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING OTHERS BY TURNING ON TO A SIDE STREET AND USING THE E-BRAKE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED HALF A MILE SOONER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH DIFFERENT SCENARIO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420257August 15, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
REAR FUEL TANK STRAP WAS RUSTY. BROKE OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH. DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419295August 13, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2000 SILVERADO 1500 LONG BED REG.CAB.BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. IN 5MIN RESEARCH, FOUND HUNDREDS W/SAME ISSUE. COSTS TOO MUCH TO FIX,CANT AFFORD A NEW TRUCK. WHAT IS THE AVG. PERSON SUPPOSED TO DO? GM ID OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF ISSUE AND HOW DANGEROUS IT IS. PEDAL LOST WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHT FOR LOSS OF SYSTEM. PROBLEM NEEDS RESOLVED OR AT LEAST ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418555August 11, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THREE SEPARATE BRAKE FAILURES DUE TO SEVERELY CORRODED/RUSTED BRAKE LINES. THE FIRST OCCURRED IN 2008, THE SECOND IN 2010, AND THE MOST RECENT WAS LAST WEEK. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL OF THE LINES AS A RESULT. LUCKILY, THE LOSS OF BREAKS HAS HAPPENED IN AREAS/SITUATIONS WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHEN THIS OCCURS, AND CONTRARY TO WHAT GM HAS SAID, NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON TO WARN THE DRIVER OF THE LOSS OF BRAKE LINE PRESSURE/FLUID. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. THE LATEST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 102,000 MILES, THE OTHERS OCCURRED AT APPROX 87,000 AND 93,000 MILES VIN # = [XXX]. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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