Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#10216751February 2, 2008
AIR BAGS
25 MPH, HEAD ON COLLISION WITH TREE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS, FACE HIT STEERING WHEEL, NOSE INJURY AND LIP CUT OPEN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10216665February 1, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SIRS, I CONTACTED YOU A FEW YRS. AGO [BELIVE IN EITHER 03 OR 04] IN REGARD TO THE ROTORS ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK FAILING. AT THAT TIME THE TRUCK HAD APPRXIMATELY 45K MIILES ON IT. WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME IT IS AN ENVIROMENTAL HAZZARD, DUE TO WHERE I LIVE. I REPLIED THAT I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON THE TRUCK IN MAY {?} OF THAT YEAR & THE ROTORS WERE FINE BUT WHEN I TOOK TRUCK FOR INSPECTION IN NOV. THEY WERE NOT. I ASKED HOW MUCH SALT THEY THOUGHT PA. USED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS? I RECIEVED NO REPLY. NOW HERE WE ARE IN JAN., 2008. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 60 K MILES ON IT & THE ROTORS NEED REPLACED AGAIN?? CONSIDERING THIS TRUCK IS DRIVEN AN AVERAGE OF 7K MILES PER YEAR, WITH 90% OF THAT BEING DURING SUMMER MONTHES, THIS IS NOT AN ENVIROMENTAL PROBLEM! THIS TRUCK IS ONLY DRIVEN DURING WINTER MONTHES IF THERE IS AN EMERGANCY SO IT IS EXTREMELY RARE THIS TRUCK IS DRIVEN ON SALTED ROADS. THIS TRUCK IS ALSO GARAGED AT ALL TIMES, I WAX THE FIREWALLS, ARMOR ALL & CLEAN THE TRUCK WEEKLY. ALSO OUR DRIVEWAY IS ALONG A RURAL ROAD & THE DRIVEWAY IS HIGHER THAN THE ROAD SURFACE. I HAVE GONE THROUGH YOUR COMPLAINT LIST & I HAVE FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM, IN RE:ODI ID #10158646. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THE ONLY REASON YOU HAVE NOT RECIEVED MORE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE IS DUE TO TOO MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE WHAT THE CHEVY REPS. ARE SAYING ABOUT ENVIROMENTAL HAZZARD.I HAVE HAD CHEVY EMPLOYEES TELL ME BRAND NEW CARS, JUST OFF THE DELIVERY TRUCK ARE ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM & THE DEALERSHIPS ARE REPLACING THE ROTORS BEFORE THE CARS ARE EVEN PUT ON THE LOT!! SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE QUALITY OF THESE ROTORS & I REALLY DO WISH YOU WOULD INVESTIGATE FURTHER BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT/KILLED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ANY/ALL HELP ON THIS MATTER. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. EDWARD J. WALKER *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216672February 1, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT MUST PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN MAKES A LOUD NOISE. THERE ARE FOUR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES: 00V055000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), 00V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS), 00X001000 (SERVICE BRAKES:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER), AND 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216018January 25, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 2000 CHEVROLET K2500 SILVERADO HAS 60,000 MILES. THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. THE INTERIOR BRAKE PAD, ON THE DISC BREAKS, ONLY COME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR FOR 1/2 OF AN INCH OR LESS. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED ALL THE TIME AND I THINK IT IS BECAUSE AN UNDUE AMOUNT OF BRAKING PRESSURE IS PLACED ON THE FRONT DISC BRAKES AS THE REAR BRAKES ARE CLEARLY NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. I HAD MIDAS REVIEW THE BRAKES AND THEY CLAIM THIS IS COMMON. THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE ALL THEY DO IS RUST SINCE THE BRAKE PAD HARDLY TOUCHES THE ROTOR. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP WHO ALSO SAID THIS IS COMMON. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY INVESTIGATIONS INTO CHEVY TRUCK ACCIDENTS AND HOW THE BRAKES FUNCTION? DO CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS EVEN REALIZE THEIR 5,000-6,000 POUND TRUCKS, OFTEN USED FOR TOWING, ARE NOT STOPPING AS THEY WERE DESIGNED TO STOP? WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? WHO CAN I HAVE INSPECT MY BRAKES TO CONFIRM THIS COMMON BRAKE DEFECT BEFORE I HAVE THEM REPLACED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216130January 23, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES DUE TO RUST. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT A LOW SPEED. THE BRAKE LINE THAT CARRIES THE FLUID TO THE BRAKES WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,530 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,550. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215565January 21, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP, WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A STOP BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VIBRATES, DRASTICALLY INCREASING MY STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAVE HAD MANY NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS AND SLID OUT INTO MANY INTERSECTIONS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A REPAIR GARAGE AND THEY STATED MY ABS BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING AND THEY HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEM WITH OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS MADE THAT YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215600January 21, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT OPERATE, HAS NOT FOR YEARS , ON MOST CHEVROLET TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213339January 1, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PASSENGER WINDOW JUST STOPPED GOING UP ,MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE IT STILL WORKS BUT WINDOW WILL NOT MOVE .I THINK IT IS THE CABLE INSIDE ON THE PULLEY.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213096December 28, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RUSTED AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY TO THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. AS OF DECEMBER 28, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOT CLEARED. UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211704December 10, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKES WERE SQUEALING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR INSIDE BRAKE PAD WAS THE ONLY ONE WORN. MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY ICE AND DIRT COLLECTED IN THE CALIPER. *KB CONSUMER SENT IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN A VOQ. *KB UPDATED 04/14/08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED ON 3 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROADS . THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE REASON FOR THE TRACTION LOSS, WAS DUE TO THE BRAKE PAD HANGING UP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210277November 29, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD AND THE ANTI-LOCK BEGAN TO PULSATE BUT NO BRAKING. HE ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILED AND DISABLED THE BRAKING SYSTEM. BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF UPDATED 01/17/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210142November 27, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
MY 2000 CHEVY HAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208924November 14, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY OF 2006 REGARDING THE ABS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR ON FEBRUARY 20,2006 AT 105,284 MILES. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THE TIME, BUT THE REPAIR WAS STILL MADE. THE CONTACT IS NOW BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE ABS FAILURE ONE YEAR LATER. WHENEVER HE PULLS TO A STOP SIGN AND THERE IS A ROUGH SPOT OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE ABS FAILS. THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000. RECEIVED 12/12/07. EQ-10208924-4200 RECALL# 00V055000 UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208685November 12, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
ON OCTOBER 28TH, 2007 I PUT ON MY BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKE LINES BLOW OUT AND I COULDN'T STOP AS QUICKLY AS I SHOULD HAVE. THE BRAKE FLUID DRAINED OUT OF THE LINES DUE TO THE RUPTURE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. I WOULD HATE TO THINK IF A PEDESTRIAN HAD RUN OUT IN FRONT OF ME, WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208613November 11, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE ALTERNATES BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT WHEN EMPTY PURCHASED USED RECENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208011November 5, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WE HAVE PURCHASED A CHEVY 3500HD DUMP TRUCK. WE HAVE KNOWN THIS TRUCK FOR A FEW YEARS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN STUCK ON AND NO SIGNALS FOR TWO YEARS. WE WERE TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FOR OTHER 2000 TRUCK MODELS, I.E. THE 2000 BLAZER, BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION. WE FEEL THAT OUR TRUCK SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE OTHER TRUCKS MADE BY CHEVY IN THE SAME YEAR AND SUSPECT IT IS THE SAME PART. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PART IS $400 AND $250 TO REPLACE IN LABOR. WE DON'T FEEL THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE COST AND THEN GET REIMBURSED FOR THE COST WHEN IT IS FINALLY RECALLED. IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SPENT ON USELESS "FIXES" BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK AND NO ONE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR SWITCH BEING BAD UNTIL WE WERE TALKING TO A BLAZER OWNER OF THE SAME YEAR THAT TOLD US ABOUT THE RECALL ON HIS TRUCK. WE INVESTIGATED A LITTLE MORE AND THERE ARE MORE THAN THE 2000 BLAZER WITH THIS PART BEING RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207844November 3, 2007
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
NO INCIDENT..,HOWEVER WHILE IN ALASKA IN 2005. I WAS TOLD BY A STATE TROOPER THAT MY VEHICLE SIDE MIRRORS DO NOT MEET DOT STANDARDS, THEY ARE TOO SMALL TO PROPERLY VIEW THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE: 2000 CK3500, CREW CAB, 4X4, DUEL REAR WHEELS..,PULLING A 29' TRAVEL TRAILER. THE TROOPER IS RIGHT, MY MIRRORS DON'T EVEN VIEW BEYOND THE REAR FENDERS MUCH LESS THE TRAILER. MY QUESTION IS; HOW CAN THE VEHICLE INDUSTRY PUT A PRODUCT ON SALE IF IT DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS IT WAS MADE TO DO? NOBODY BUYS A VEHICLE AS DESCRIBED WITHOUT USING IT TO PULL SOMETHING AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS PER THE STANDARDS SET BY DOT NATIONALLY AND BY STATES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206678October 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD AND IS STARTED, THE ENGINE KNOCKS FROM THIRTY SECONDS TO ONE MINUTE. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED, THE KNOCKING STOPS. GENERAL MOTORS STATED THAT THIS WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND IS KNOWN AS ENGINE KNOCK COLD START, OR CARBON BUILD UP ON THE PISTON HEAD. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206478October 21, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
I OWN A 2000 CHEVEROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD PICKUP. IT IS AN EXTENDED CAB SHORTBED, WITH THE 5.3L ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE TRUCK THEN CONTINUES TO MOVE AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP. WHEN THE ABS ENGAGES IT IS ALWAYS AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 10MPH) AND DOES SO REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ROAD SURFACE CONDITIONS. THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS DANGEROUSLY INCREASED. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT COME VERY CLOSE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND LEARNED THAT IT IS VERY COMMON. GM ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN THE US,TSB#03-05-25-007A) AND A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO DEBRI AND OR RUST ON THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. I PLAN TO UNPLUG MY ABS FUSE UNTIL I AM ABLE TO PERFORM THE PROCEDURE LISTED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. I FIND IT VERY NEGLIGENT OF GM TO NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF MODELS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM AND NOT ENCOURAGE THEIR DEALER NETWORK TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. FAILING TO STOP IN TIME, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS, CAN EASILY CAUSE PROPERTY AND VEHICLE DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY AND DEATH. THANK YOU, SCOTT BEAN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205776October 15, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UPON ENTERING PARKING SPACE AT WORK ABS SYSTEM CAME ON FOR NO REASON CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD THREW FENCE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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