Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#10144762December 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
WHILE TRAVELING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144773December 8, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT: THE CONTACT STATED DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE LOCKS WERE ELECTRICAL, AND THE WINDOW HAD TO BE ROLLED DOWN TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER. THEY INFORMED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO ORDER ANOTHER HANDLE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN PULLING THEM OUT TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THEY STAYED OUT. WHEN GETTING INTO THE TRUCK AND CLOSING THE DOOR IT LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY. WITH THE OUTSIDE HANDLE OUT THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK ELECTRICALLY OR MECHANICALLY FROM THE INSIDE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE DOOR UNLOCKED WAS TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND PUSH THE HANDLE IN. IF THE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN THE CONTACT WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO FIX OR REPLACE THE HANDLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144785December 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FAILURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. DEFECTIVE MODULE KEPT FEEDING POWER TO THE MOTOR OF THE ABS AND THEN THE MOTOR FRIED. MY ABS LIGHT (YELLOW) CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT (RED). A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN REVEALED THE ABS MODULE AND MOTOR BOTH WERE DEFECTIVE. I HAD BOTH THE MODULE AND THE MOTOR REPLACED. THE PARTS TOTALED AROUND $1500. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144676December 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I SAW A NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT GM VEHICLES HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, AND I HAVE TO ADMIT MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS. IT IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN I WANT TO STOP AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS-YET, BUT I AM CERTAIN ACCIDENTS WILL OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. I NOTICED A RECALL FOR THIS IN SOME STATES, BUT NOT MN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144618December 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
THIS INFORMATION PERTAINS TO A CHEVY CK 3500 CREW CAB 4X4 DULLY PURCHASED NEW IN 2000. AT 1,923 MILES THE ORIGINAL FACTORY FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 3,108 MILES THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. AGAIN, AT 7,709 MILES THE FRONT DISC PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 11,596 MILES FRONT DISC PADS, REAR SHOES AND LININGS. AT 20,317 MILES FRONT PADS AGAIN ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT OF H1320 BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. AT 24,977 MILES FRONT PADS AND H0780 BRAKE VALVE REPLACED. AT 35,000 MILES ONE MORE SET OF FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AND THE GENERAL CUT ME LOOSE. SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, IT HAS CONTINUED TO BE A FRONT BRAKE JOB BETWEEN EVERY 6,000-10,000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144412December 4, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING IS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME AND ONLY WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT ; I HAVE TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO MAKE THE PEDAL GO DOWN. IT SEEMS AS IF IT IS STUCK. THIS CAN BE QUITE UNNERVING WHEN PARKED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER VEHICLES . I HAVE TO TAP IT FIRMLY AND QUICKLY SO AS NOT TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR AND ACCELERATE UNNECESSARILY. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON AS THE VEHICLE AGES . * INCIDENT DATE DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS COMPLAINT BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT IS AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144216December 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE-2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500- I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF ABOVE VEHICLE AND THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF OWNING IT, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATE. AT TIMES DURING SLOW SPEED STOPS, THE ABS PUMP WOULD ACTIVATE ON ITS OWN. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THIS AT A LOCAL SERVICE STATION, I WAS TOLD MY WHEEL SENSOR WAS PROBABLY DIRTY. AFTER CLEANING, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT AND THEN COME BACK ON. NOW WITH LESS THAN 65,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON, I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND I'M TOLD THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS DEAD...$1300 ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS. CHECKING ONLINE AT THIS FORUM, HTTP://WWW.4X4REVIEW.COM/DISCUSSIONS2/ROBOTS/1346.ASP, I SEE THAT SEVERAL OF US HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO ASSITANCE FROM GM ABOUT AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT THAT DIRECTLY EFFECTS THE SAFETY OF IT'S OWNERS. PLEASE ADVISE OF THE STATUS OF THIS COMPLAINT AND ANY RESOLUTIONS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143886November 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT HAD NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID # 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. AT LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE STOPPED, AND THERE WAS A HOWLING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS, AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143947November 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEM: ABS BRAKE ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED. IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS HERE. BROUGHT IN TO SHOP AND THEY THOUGHT COULD FIX THE PROBLEM BY REMOVING AND CLEANING SENSORS AND SURROUNDING AREA DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST BUILD UP. THEY WOUND UP REPLACING BOTH SENSORS. A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. I AM AWARE OF YOUR RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT GM SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLE MANUFACTURER DATE. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM'S RESPONSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143962November 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THIS FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. BOTH ABS SENSORS MALFUNCTIONED WITHIN 10,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FIRST SENSOR BECAUSE IT WAS OXIDIZED TO THE HUB ASSEMBLY. THE SECOND SENSOR WAS CLEANED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES, BUT THE CONTACT'S STATE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK THE TIRE WERE CUPPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143751November 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP. I REALIZE THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE (05V379000) BUT CHEVROLET HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT IN EXCESS OF $600 AND NOW NEED ADDITIONAL WORK DONE ON MY VEHICLE RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED AS WELL AS HAVING THE NEW WORK DONE AT NO COST TO ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143379November 21, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT HAS CURRENTLY NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143374November 21, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKE PADS WORE OUT UNEVENLY AND TOO QUICKLY. THE DEALER SAID THE REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WORK HAS NOT BEEN DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143258November 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
MY BRAKES FAILED, I REPLACED MY BRAKES AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. 8/22/02: REPLACED FRONT DISC PADS, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CLEANED CALIPER SLIDES AND HARDWARE, REPLACED REAR DISC PADS, REPLACED REAR BRAKE ROTORS, CLEANED CALIPER SLIDES AND HARDWARE ON BACK ALSO. ALSO REPLACED LEFT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE BAND/CABLE AND HARDWARE. 8/21/03: REPLACED TAILGATE HANDLE. 7/5/05: REPLACED TAILGATE CABLE BECAUSE IT HAD BROKE IN HALF. 7/13/05: REPLACE U-JOINTS. 11/1/05: HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED-FILTER AND FLUSH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSFER CASE SELECT MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE AT THE DEALER GETTING THE AIR BAG ADJUSTED WE ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TAILGATE CABLE, AS OURS WAS BUSTED, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DEALER RECALL, BUT OUR TRUCK WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE RECALLED SO WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE CABLE OURSELVES AT A COST OF $16.22. UNTIL WE WENT IN FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL WE HAD NEVER BEEN INFORMED ABOUT ANY RECALLS. WE WERE JUST INFORMED ABOUT THE ABS RECALL AND WE INFORMED GM THAT WE HAD REPLACED THE RECALLED PARTS AND WERE OFFERED $60.00 FOR WHAT COST US $826.60. THIS GOES ALONG WITH MY OTHER COMPLAINT, #10142457. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143078November 18, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143082November 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTILOCK BRAKES ALWAYS ACTIVATE WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS, WAS TOLD BY CHEVY DEALER THERE IS A RECALL BUT NOT ON MY VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142682November 15, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
MY SILVERADO MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM A DEAD STOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142769November 15, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP STOPS WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES AND STEERING NOT TO WORK. THE PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND HE FEELS THIS HAPPENS EVERY 18,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED HIM $800 TOWARD A NEWER VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142457November 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO FAIL SO I PROCEEDED TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED. THEN THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM BEGAN TO FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAD THAT SYSTEM CLEANED, THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, SO I HAD THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND SENSORS REPLACED. THAT SOLVED MY PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142374November 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, MEANING FAIR WEATHER AND DRY ROAD SURFACE, THE SERVICE BRAKES WERE APPLIED RATHER FIRMLY. A VEHICLE HAD STOPPED SUDDENLY TO AVOID A COLLISION AND HAD DONE SO RATHER ABRUPTLY. AFTER THE SERVICE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DISENGAGED THE BRAKES REPETITIVELY AND DID NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SLOW SUFFICIENTLY. DRIVER HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID A COLLISION. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE (UNDER $200 SO A POLICE OFFICER WHO OBSERVED THE INCIDENT REFUSED TO FILE A REPORT), AND THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. I CALLED A LOCAL GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASKED AS TO THE TIME FRAME OF THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAD SEEN A REFERENCE TO IT ON THE NATIONAL NEWS IN SEPTEMBER. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR THERE WAS A NOTICE ON THE NATIONAL NEWS IN REFERENCE TO THAT EXACT ISSUE. HE THEN CHANGED HIS STORY AND CLAIMED THAT IT WAS ONLY A RECALL IF I LIVED IN THE NORTHERN STATES WHERE THE DOT USES SALT ON THE HIGHWAYS. I LIVE IN TENNESSEE WHERE THE LOCAL DOT USES EXCESSIVE SALT ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE MERE MENTION OF A POSSIBLE DUSTING OF SNOW. AND YET, THE "RECALL" IS NOT IN EFFECT IN MY STATE. I DECIDED TO LOOK FOR MYSELF AT THE RECALL NOTICE AND FOUND THIS FARCE OF A RECALL NOTICE. I MUST ASK, WHY IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR MALFUNCTION IN THE SAFETY MECHANISMS OF A VEHICLE ONLY LOOKED AT IN CERTAIN STATES? THE ANSWER I EXPECT TO GET IS THAT THE DOT DOES NOT USE SALT ON THE ROADS IN THE SOUTH, A BLATANT LIE. SO, AS FOR THE CORRECTIVE ACTION, I CAN DO NOTHING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, OR MY TRUCK. THE SERVICE ADVISOR THEN TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD LEARN HOW TO DRIVE AND TO HAVE A NICE DAY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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