Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#10170702October 12, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL INJECTOR STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY THE DEALER TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170558October 11, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: UPDATED 10/25/2006 - EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE ENGINE WAS COLD, IT MADE A KNOCKING NOISE, WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMED UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE SERVICE DEALER WHO SAID THE NOISE WAS CARBON BUILD-UP ON THE PISTON. THE DEALER TRIED RUNNING CLEANER INTO THE ENGINE TWICE BUT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS PISTON SLAP MAKING THE NOISE AND THAT IT WAS OK TO DRIVE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170562October 11, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP FOR BRAKE SERVICE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR PARKING BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT. THE MECHANIC ALSO FOUND A NHTSA RECALL #05V161000 REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE VIA WEBSITE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE HAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND EXPRESSED THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS STATED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 10/30/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169996October 5, 2006
TIRES, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A ROADSIDE BARRIER. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WITH NECK INJURIES, FRACTURES OF THE RIBS AND FOOT, AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10169918October 4, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD, WHILE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS ENGAGED, THE STRAP ASSEMBLY AND RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY BACK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168207September 13, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA02015. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ACCEL PEDAL GETTING STUCK. DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL WHICH IT IS NOT. HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHEN MANEUVERING AT LOWER SPEEDS PARKING LOTS/STREETS ETC. YOU HAVE TO GIVE THE PEDAL A FIRM PUSH TO GET IT UNSTUCK AND THE TRUCK LUNGES FWD. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BY THIS. I HAVE SEEN MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON THE BOARDS/CHAT ROOMS. I WAS WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER DRIVING AND THIS OCCURRED AND SHE PULLED OUT AND PEDAL/THROTTLE GOT STUCK. SHE GAVE GAS AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE NARROWLY MISSING SEMI. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS VERY COMMON ON THIS YRS CHEVY SILVERADOS AND NO FIX EXISTS. *CBC *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168208September 13, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED TO SECURE VEHICLE. I REALIZE THAT RECALL HAS BEEN MADE FOR MANUAL TRANS BUT THIS HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND NOW TOTAL FAILURE. FAILED SAFETY AND STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE INTERNET BOARDS ARE FILLED WITH EXAMPLES OF FAILED PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKES ON 2000 YR SILVERADO. THIS CONSTITUTES A DESIGN DEFECT AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS. LINKAGE IS NOW LOCKED IN OPEN POSITION EFFECTIVELY PROVIDING NO EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS IN ADDITION TO THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENSING MODULE IN FUEL TANK AND THE ABS BRAKE SHUDDER/FAILURE PROBLEMS AT LOWER SPEEDS. I JUST WANT IT ON RECORD THAT GM PUTS OUT THESE TRUCKS YR/YR WITH THESE KNOW PROBLEMS AND DOESN'T CORRECT THESE SAFETY ISSUES UNTIL THE NHTSA PUTS THEIR WEIGHT BEHIND IT. THX *CBC *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167653September 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL PULSATED BETWEEN 3-10 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167073August 30, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE REQUIRING COMPLETE REBUILD @ 61150 MILES. YEAR: 2000 SILVERADO 2500 SHORTBED, 2 WD W/5.3L L460 TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166838August 29, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ROTORS WERE CORRODED. ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE PADS WERE NOT MAKING FULL CONTACT WITH THE DISCS. THE CONTACT FELT THE BRAKING WAS NOT AFFECTED BUT COULD DECREASE IN THE FUTURE. THE VEHICLE HAD A 4-WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 08/22/06 TO HAVE A RECALL PERFORMED REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT WAS NOT COMPLETED BECAUSE THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 09/13/06
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166702August 28, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES STARTED TO GRIND, AND A CLUNK WAS HEARD WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON DRY FLAT ROAD CONDITIONS. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND CALIPER ON THE GROUND. ALSO, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DUST SHIELD WAS DETERIORATED THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON 08/22/06 AND EXPRESSED THAT THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ON 08/28/06 AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NO RECALL PERTAINING TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD 4-WHEEL ANTILOCK BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165901August 18, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA02015. I DID NOT KNOW OF THIS SITE AND OF SUCH DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS, BUT ALTHOUGH THE MATTER MIGHT BE CLOSED, I MUST STRONGLY URGE YOU TO REOPEN THIS MATTER REGARDLESS OF WHAT GM IS RESPONDING WITH. I HAVE NOTICED IN THE PAST AND PRESENT, THAT THE CONDITION DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA ACTION, IS STILL CURRENTLY OCCURRING. I LIVE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO OUTSKIRTS WHERE TEMPERATURES RARELY REACH ABOVE 80 DEGREES F. DURING DAYS WHERE THE TEMPERATURE RISES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOES, "STICK" WHERE YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT A GOOD FIRM PUSH WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON A SLOPE, IT ALSO DOES SEEM TO, "STICK" OFTEN. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS STATEMENT, I WILL NOT PUT A SPECIFIC INCIDENT DATE BECAUSE IT IS ONGOING AND WILL LIST TODAY'S DATE FOR PURPOSES OF FUTURE REFERENCE. THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165401August 14, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE AS IN RECALL #050042 EXCEPT MY VEHICLE IS HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD VEHICLE SECURELY ON AN INCLINE. ALSO, PARKING BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOW RELEASED WITH SUCH EXCESSIVE FORCE THAT IT HAS EXCEEDED ITS NORMAL RANGE OF MOTION AND HAS BECOME MECHANICALLY LOCKED IN THE "UP" OR RELEASED POSITION RENDERING IT INOPERABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165371August 13, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED PER SERVICE BULLETIN 00-02-35-003J IN JAN. 2002. PROBLEMS WITH CHATTERS AND ERRATIC STEERING PERFORMANCE HAVE CONTINUED AND GM STATES THAT THEY PLAN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT NEVER HAVE. THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS TO GREASE THE SHAFT...WHICH ONLY HELPS FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES AND THEN THE CHATTER AND ERRATIC STEERING PERFORMANCE RETURNS. IT'S A DISTRACTION WHICH DRIVING AND IN MY OPINION COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I ALSO QUESTION WHETHER THE CURRENT SHAFT IS STRONG ENOUGH IN THE EVENT OF A RIGOROUS STEERING MANEUVER. GM HAS DRAGGED IT'S FEET ON THIS AND IT'S TIME AN OUTSIDE AGENCY LOOKED INTO IT AND INSISTED THAT GM RECALL THE VEHICLE AND DEVELOP A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. SUCH ERRATIC PERFORMANCE IN MY OPINION IS A DISTRACTION THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO AN ACCIDENT AND THE SHAFT COULD STRIP OR FRACTURE AS WELL IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS ACCORDING TO CERTAIN MECHANICS I'VE TALKED WITH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164164August 2, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE COMPUTER DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ALL THE TIME. I CAN LOOSE THE BRAKES AT ANY TIME. I HAVE TALKED TO A FEW OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME STYLE TRUCK AND THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, NEW BRAKES INSTALLED, AND THE MOST RECENT RECALL TO CLEAN THE BRAKE CYLINDER(?) CLEANED BY A CHEVY DEALER COMPLETED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN 2-3 WEEKS IN-BETWEEN FAILURES. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMUM STOPPING POWER. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED THIS LAST TIME BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS TIME I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ROAD TO STOP ON AND RAN INTO A TREE. DAMAGES, ACCORDING TO THE BODY SHOP, ARE GOING TO BE BETWEEN $3000-$4000 DOLLARS. THE TRUCK IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT THIS TIME AND I WILL HAVE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE COMPUTER REPLACED. I KNOW FOR A FACT THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MY ACCIDENT. I WAS HOPING FOR A RECALL FROM CHEVROLET TO AVOID THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I WILL SAVE THE OLD UNIT ALONG WITH ALL THE REPAIR BILLS AND FUTURE INCREASES IN MY INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND HOPE THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE FUTURE THE TRUCK DOES GET A RECALL. I WILL THEN IN TURN HOLD CHEVROLET RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL BILLS INCURRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164272August 2, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ALL FOUR ROTORS RUSTED THREW, ALL FOUR HAD TO BE REPLACED, ONLY 56000 MILES ON THIS 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162142July 11, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT; THE VEHICLE SWERVED ON A SIDEWALK IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALERS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE FOR THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAKELINE RUSTING OUT. 08/02/06 UPDATED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161906July 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK, THE SERVICE 4WD DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF FOR AWHILE, THEN COME BACK ON. AS SOON AS I GOT HOME I CALLED MY MECHANIC, HE SAID HE HAD WORKED ON SEVERAL 2000 SILVERADOS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM LATELY. ALSO FOUND OUT THE NEIGHBOR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE (MODEL AND YEAR THE SAME). TURNS OUT IT IS A FAULTY SWITCH IN THE 4WD BUTTON IN THE DASH, WON'T FULLY ENGAGE, AND COULD SCATTER THE TRANSFER CASE. OUR MECHANIC HAS THE VEHICLE RIGHT NOW, HE REPLACED THE SWITCH IN THE DASH, AND ALSO PERFORMED THE RECALLS THAT WE FOUND IE: ABS & TAILGATE CABLES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161739July 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THIS FOR A CHEVROLET C1500 TRUCK, YEAR 2000. THE YOKE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL WON'T STAY TIGHT. IT HAS COME LOOSE TWICE. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED TWICE. LOOKS LIKE IT IS COMING LOOSE AGAIN. STARTS TO MAKE A WHINING SOUND WHEN IT STARTS TO GET LOOSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161745July 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THEY INTERMITTENTLY SKIDS AS IF THE BRAKE ARE LOCKING UP AND THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIX. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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