Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#10806801November 25, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
MY TRUCK HAD TO HAVE A WHOLE BREAK LINE PUT IN LAST YR AND IT COST ME 200 BUCKS.NOW THE OTHER SIDE WENT OUT AND I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND CANT AFFORD ANOTHER 200 BUCKS,,,ITS A 2000 MODEL AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER TRUCKS IN THE 90S WITH GOOD LINES,,WHATS UP WITH THIS ???I THINK WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THESE MODELS G M SHOULD PUT A RECALL OUT ON THEM!! FOR NOW I AM HOUSE BOUND,,,THANKS GM FOR A WONDERFULL TRUCK!!!
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0
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#10794910November 19, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ...UPDATED 02/04/16 *BF
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10790611November 16, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
IN OCTOBER 2014 WENT TO HAVE ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION TO BE PERFORMED. WAS REJECTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME. AS TRUCK WAS LIFTED THE FRAME WAS BENDING. INSPECTION STATION SAID TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NO RUST IN WHEEL WELLS, TAILGATE, BUMPERS. TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 91,500 MILES DRIVEN. APPEARANCE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HAVE REPORTED TO GMAC (CASE # 71-1508539581)AND THEY HAVE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO REPLACE FRAME. DO NOT DRIVE IT IN SALT WATER AND DO NOT TRAILER ANY BOATS OR OTHER NEAR SALT WATER. HAVE BEEN WITHOUT VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR. WAS TOLD THAT THIS TRUCK IF DRIVEN IS A DANGER TO DRIVE: HAVE REVIEWED YOUR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VINTAGE VEHICLE AND MANY COMPLAINTANTS WONDER WHY SOMETHING HASN'T BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THIS APPARENT INFERIOR MATERIAL USED IN THESE TRUCKS OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS IN MANUFACTURING. HAVE IN EARLIER REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT RESULTED FROM RUST RELATED CORROSION BRAKE LINES RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME.AM WILLING TO SEND COPIES OF THE TRUCK'S OUTER CONDITION CONFIRMING THAT IT HASN'T BEEN ABUSED IN ANY WAY. PLEASE GIVE ME AN E-MAIL ADDRESS AND INSTRUCTIONS HO I MAY FORWARD THE PHOTOS TO YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURTEOUS ATTENTION.
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0
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0
#10789659November 10, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
FARM BROKE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY A REPAIR SHOPS WHEN I WAS HAVING A FLAT TIRE FIXED.
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0
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#10786876October 28, 2015
SUSPENSION
I WAS CHANGING THE SHOCKS ON THE REAR AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WHERE THE TOP SHOCK MOUNT IS IS ALMOST RUSTED OFF. WILL CHEVY PAY TO REPAIR THE FRAME DAMAGE BECAUSE ITS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHY IS IT THAT CHEVY FRAMES RUST SOOO BAD? WHY DON'T THEY COAT THE FRAMES WITH SOMETHING TO THEY DON'T RUST SOOO BAD. FORD FRAMES DON'T RUST THIS BAD.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780690October 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE TO A STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY STIFFENED,PREVENTING ME FROM USING THE PEDAL TO COME TO A CONTROLLED STOP. FORTUNATELY, I WAS GOING SLOW AT THE TIME AND WAS IN A PARKING LOT, SO WAS ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM COLLIDING WITH A PARKED CAR.. FROM ALL THAT I READ ,THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM INVOLVES THE ABS SYSTEM. ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, I HAD THE BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY REPLACED WITH A BETTER GRADE THAN CAME WITH THE TRUCK. I DID THIS BECAUSE, WHILE THE TRUCK IS GOING ON 15 YEARS, THE MAIN COMPONENTS APPEAR TO HAVE SEVERAL MORE YEARS. BUT NOT WITH THIS SORT OF FUNDAMENTAL SAFETY ISSUE. I'M ANGRY THAT GM HAS NOT HAD TO RECALL MY TRUCK FOR THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778479September 29, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I SLOW TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN OFF HWY 20, ONCE IN THE TURNING LANE I SEE A SEMI CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. I PUT ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDDLE GOES TO FLOOR. UNABLE TO STOP I MAKE A TIRE SCREECHING TURN IN FRONT OF THE SEMI BARELY MISSING HIM. BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH ON DRIVERS SIDE JUST FORWARD OF THE DOOR.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763984September 15, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD ON 8/22/2015 TURNED CORNER HEARD LOUD POP AND TRUCK SLID SIDEWAYS INTO GAURD RAIL. I GET OUT AND SEE MY SHOCK WEDGED UP IN FRAME. NOTICED LOTS OF FRAME RUST AND SHOCK SUPPORT COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. MY WHOLE FAMILLY HAS THE 02 TO 06 CHEVY PICKUPS AND IT SEEMS THERE FRAMES ARE ATLEAST TWICE AS THICK (MEASURING IN THE NON RUSTED SECTIONS). NOW I NEED TO FIND A NEW VEHICLE AND THATS ALL THATS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. I WISH CHEVY WOULD DO SOMETHING FOR US CHEVY GUYS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764005September 15, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT COME ON AND A HUMMING SOUND FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT OFF INCLUDING REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, AND A MOTOR NEAR THE ABS SYSTEM KEPT RUNNING. I THEN PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED. I LOOKED AT ALL THE LINES AND THEY ARE ALL SEVERALLY RUSTED AND ABOUT TO BLOW TOO. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET THIS IS APPARENTLY A HUGE ISSUE WITH A LOT OF GM VEHICLES MADE BETWEEN 1999 AND 2003. I ENDED UP SPENDING $800 TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED SO THE VEHICLE IS SAFE AGAIN. I AM AMAZED THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED OR AT LEAST HAD AN OFFER FOR A DISCOUNTED REPAIR. I AM GLAD THAT I DIDNT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT TO FIND THIS ISSUE LIKE A LOT OF STORIES I READ. I GUESS IT WILL JUST TAKE A FEW DEATHS BEFORE IT IS RECALLED.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763760September 14, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
ALL OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE LEAKING AND MY BRAKES AREN'T WORKING. I WAS DRIVING UP MY ROAD AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. I HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY TO GET HOME. I'VE CALLED SEVERAL GARAGES AND THEY ALL TELL ME THAT ALL OF THE SILVERADOS HAVE BAD BRAKE LINES THAT RUST THROUGH AND THEY CHANGE THEM ALL OF THE TIME. SOME OF THE GARAGES TELL ME THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND GM SHOULD PAY FOR THEM. WILL GENERAL MOTORS PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE BRAKE LINES? I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS TRUCK AND THE BRAKES AREN'T WORKING. I HAVE A 2000 FORD RANGER THAT I BOUGHT NEW AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS , IT STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES. THEY SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO USE STEEL BRAKE LINES ON CARS. THEY SHOULD BE A RUST FREE MATERIAL. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE THEY CAN'T STOP BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT. THAT'S CRAZY. CAN'T YOU MAKE THE CAR COMPANIES USE CORROSION RESISTANT BRAKE LINES WHEN THEY BUILD THESE VEHICLES? CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS? IT'S GOING TO COST $500 TO REPLACE ALL OF THE LINES.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763130September 11, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
GOING TO WORK THE FIRST TIME DOING ABOUT 45 M.P.H. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DID NOT HIT IT WENT AROUND THE CAR GOOD THING. THERE WAS NOT A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. NEXT WEEK IM GOING ON VAC, I PULL A BOAT THAT IS 2000 POUNDS IF THE BRAKE LINE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD. I'M JUST GLAD IT BLEW OUT BEFORE I HOOKED UP THE BOAT. I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW ,THE TECH SAID ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE BAD.HE SAID THIS JOB IS GOING TO COST ME 400 TO 500 DOLLARS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME OUT WITH THIS PROBLEM ! IT IS STILL A GOOD RUNNING TRUCK IF I CAN GET THIS BRAKE PROBLEM TAKING CARE OF , I CANT AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING BRAKE LINES. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED , MAYBE THE THIRD TIME WILL BE MY CHARM . THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762036September 8, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM GOES STIFF AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE TO JAM ON THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD IN ORDER FOR THEM TO STOP, THE BRAKES EVENTUALLY WILL STOP AFTER A 3 TO FIVE MORE FEET.THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SERVES NO PURPOSE.THE VEHICLE WORKS BETTER AFTER DISABLING THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM.PLEASE RECALL ALL CHEVY SILVERADOS AND TAHOES DUE TO ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ISSUES.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762221September 8, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHERE LINES RUN BETWEEN FRAME AND FRONT DRIVERS SIDE CAB MOUNT. FROM THE DEALER THAT REPLACED THE LINES, THERE WAS A PIN HOLE IN THE LINE. I HAVE THE PARTS. WENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 6 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT 5:15PM. THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I BRAKED HARD FROM 50 MPH. JUST BEFORE THE TRUCK WAS TO STOP AT THE STOP LINE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP. I WAS THE FIRST VEHICLE AT THE LIGHT, THERE WAS ONE CAR TO MY RIGHT IN THE RIGHT LANE AND TWO CARS SIDE BY SIDE AT THE JUG HANDLE TO MY RIGHT WAITING TO CROSS THE SIX LANE STATE HIGHWAY. IT WAS JUST DUMB LUCK THERE WASN'T A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. TWO SECONDS LATER THE CROSS TRAFFIC WOULD HAVE BROADSIDED ME AND ANOTHER SECOND LATER I WOULD HAVE BROADSIDED THE CROSS TRAFFIC. THIS STATE HIGHWAY IS INFAMOUS IN THE COUNTY FOR PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE AND NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. I MOVED THE TRUCK THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND TESTED THE BRAKING. I HAD VERY MINIMAL BRAKING. I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED WITH TWO INCIDENTS OF HARD BRAKING WITH NO ISSUES. I WAS LESS THAN A 1/4 MILE FROM MY HOME. LIMPED HOME AT LOW SPEED WITH MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON. HAD TRUCK TOWED FROM MY HOME TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER FOR REPAIR. RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES DUE TO THE FAILURE AND RUST ON THE LINES. $1300 FOR COATED STEEL BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENTS PLUS TWO FRONT CALIPERS BECAUSE THE HEX ON THE BLEED SCREWS WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. LAST SERVICED AT THE DEALER ON 4/8/14 AND ONLY DRIVEN 1763 MILES SINCE THAT SERVICE. ON THE INSPECTION REPORT THE DEALER HAD CHECKED THE YELLOW WARNING ON BRAKE SYSTEM AND JUST NOTED BRAKES HAVE RUST BUILDUP, NO LEAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760843September 1, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
@00 MILES AFTER COMPLETE BRAKE JOB NEW PADS AND ROTORS STATE INSPECTION STEEL BRAKE LINE FROM ABS UNIT TO RF CALIBER FAILED. THREE DAYS LATER STEEL LINE FROM ABS TO MASTER AND FRONT BRAKES FAILED. THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED. WHY ARE OTHER MANUFACTURES HAVING THIS PROBLEM? HIGHER QUALITY MATERIAL MAYBE. THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON GM HAS DEVELOPED A KIT WITH ALL NEW BRAKE LINES. INSTALLATION IS ON YOU PRICES RANGE FROM 1000-4000 DOLLARS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (NOTE BETTER QUALITY BRAKE LINES ARE USED IN THE KIT.)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759192August 25, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FATAL COLLISION OCCURRED ON 8/20/15 ON SR 126E IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON. VEHICLE DRIFTED OFF ROADWAY AND SUSTAINED FRONTAL IMPACT WITH LARGE TREE RESULTING IN ENGINE FIRE. THIS IS THE THIRD OF THREE CHEV SILVERADOS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN FRONTAL IMPACTS THIS YEAR THAT HAS RESULTED IN A FIRE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10749981August 20, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION NEAR THE ABS CONTROL BOX ON A BRAKE LINE, WHICH RESULTED IN EXCESS FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. MA 10/14 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749170August 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SOCKET FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000. ...UPDATED 01/20/16 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747310August 9, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD KICK IN WHEN I WOULD SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP. THEY WOULD NOT LET ME STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AND MY BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN WORKING GREAT. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO A LOT OF CHEVY OWNERS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732095July 6, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING UP MY STREET TO GO WATCH FIREWORKS AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN, MY BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. I BARELY MANAGED TO STOP IN TIME AND GOT TURNED AROUND TO GET MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO BACK IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I LOOKED FOR THE PROBLEM I SAW RUSTED BRAKE LINES, AND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725258June 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE IGNITION FAILED AND CAUSED THE KEY TO FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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