Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#10057840February 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN BRAKING AT 10 TO 15 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER HAD TO JAM THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056711February 7, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2000 CHEVY K3500,I HAVE HAD 5 TIRES REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY TREAD SEPERATION. NONE OF THEM HAD THE TREAD COME COMPLETELY OFF DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM A SHOP FOREMAN/TECHNICIAN WITH 25 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS AND MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE RELIGIOUSLY. PRESSURE WAS ADJUSTED TO 65 FRONT AND REAR WHEN TOWING. 65 FRONT AND 50 REAR WHEN USING AS A DAILY DRIVER. NONE OF THESE TIRES HAD PUNCTURE REPAIRS DURING THIER USE. THEY ALL SEPERATED IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE, THE OUTSIDE TWO ROWS OF TREAD IS WERE IT WOULD START. FRONT OR BACK IT DIDNT MATTER. THE TRUCK WOULD DEVELOPE A VIBRATION AND I WOULD BRING IT IN AND HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED.THEY WERE AMERITRAC 550 AS 245/75R16. I HAVE WITTNESSED MANY TIRES OF THIS SIZE AND BRAND DEVELOPE THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AND MANY OF THEM WILL BLOWOUT AND DAMAGE THE VEHICLES SEVERLY. I FINALLY REPLACED ALL OF THEM WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND BECAUSE I DIDNT FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THEY WERE SAFE TO TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN ON. I RETAINED THE TIRES THAT CAME OFF WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ONE THAT HAD SEPERATED FOR THE LAST TIME. I WORK FOR ONE OF THOUSANDS OF GM DEALERS ACROSSED THE COUNTRY AND I AM SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER OF TIRES THAT WE SEE WITH DEFECTS. MY CURRENT POSITION IS SHOPFOREMAN AND YES I AM IN CHARGE OF THE TIRE DEPARTMENT. THE OTHER BRAND THAT I SEE ALOT OF WITH COMPLETE TREAD SEPERATION AND THE TIRE IS STILL HOLDING AIR IS THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX 245/75R16. I AM NOTE SURE HOW ALL THE POLITICS WORK BETWEEN THE TIRE MAN. AND THE AUTO MAN. BUT IT SURE SEEMS THAT ALOT OF THIS MUST BE GOING UNCHECKED BY THE AGENCIES THAT ARE REGULATING DEFECTS. I WRITE AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057646February 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE BRAKING BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BEING RUSTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056637February 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 5.3 LITER SILVERADO HAS A DIESEL LIKE NOISE IN THE MOTOR UNTIL IT REACHES NORMAL RUNNING TEMPERATURE, THEN IT RUNS GREAT. ITS VERY LOUD THE FIRST 30 SECS. FROM A COLD START. MY LOCAL GM GARAGE SAID THAT IS NORMAL FOR A 4.8 AND A 5.3 MOTOR. THEY CALLED IT PISTON SLAPPING, TO ME IT IS VERY ABNORMAL. AND WILL IT GET WORSE, I ASKED. THEY HAD NO ANSWER. THEY DID COMMENT THAT GM HAS NOT RESOLVED THIS BULLETIN YET. I LOVE MY TRUCK, I HOPE I GET 200K MILES OUT OF IT. NOW I ONLY HAVE 50K . WHAT'S A PERSON TO DO IF THE MAKER OF HIS FAVORITE AUTO CAN'T COME THROUGH WITH A RESOLUTION. IT ALSO AFFECTS RESALE VALUE IF I DECIDE TO SELL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056511February 4, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS
MY SON REAR ENDED A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK IN A SNOW STORM LAST WEEK. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. AIR TEMPS PREVIOUS WEEK WERE IN THE -20 TO -40 RANGE. TEMPERATURE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS -15. I RAISE THIS AS INDICATED BELOW. *AK MY CONCERNS ARE: 1. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS $6000 DAMAGE TO OUR 2004 CHEVY K2500 CREW CAB PICK-UP TO INCLUDE GRILL, RADIATOR, BOTH QUARTER PANELS, HOOD, BUMPER AND FORWARD ENGINE COMPONENTS. THE IMPACT SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT 25 MPH. THAT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THE BAG. I REALIZE THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND MY INSURANCE WOULD HAVE COVERED THE BAG, BUT I THINK (AS DID EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAVE SEEN THE DAMAGE) THAT THE BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. 2. ABS SYSTEM FAILED. TRUCK REAR END SLID TO RIGHT TOWARD TRAFFIC. MY SON WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. CHOICE OF IMPACT WAS EITHER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, OFF ROAD DOWN DEEP HILL INTO FOREST OR REAR END TRUCK. NOTE: OTHER OWNERS IN AREA OF THE 1999-2000 PICK-UP SERIES HAVE ALSO HAD ABS SYSTEM FAILED. LOCAL DEALERS ARE AWARE OF FAILURE AROUND 100,000 MILE MARK BUT SAY THAT IT IS NORMAL. ABS LIGHT IS NOW ON. SIDE NOTE - WE HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS. PROBLEMS INCLUDE ONGOING SHORT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN COLD WEATHER, 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILS TO DISENGAGE ALTHOUGH LIGHT ON DASH SAYS IT HAS (DISCOVERED AT LOCAL REPAIR SHOP), COMPUTER FAILURE ON DEALER INSTALLED EQUIPMENT (NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS AN OPTION).
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057404February 3, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE TURNING RIGHT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. NO IMPACT REPORTED. THE DEALER STATED POWER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057429February 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
UPON STARTING VEHICLE COMPUTER SHOWED CODE B2960 WHICH MEANT ENGINE WON'T START AGAIN, AND WILL TAKE LONGER TO START. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT, AND DEALER COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND STILL HAD THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057436February 3, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN, AND IT COLLIDED WITH THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED ANKLE AND THE LOWER BACK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10056470February 3, 2004
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE CABLE HOLDING UP MY SPARE TIRE ON MY 2000 Z-71 SILVERADO PICKUP BROKE, DROPPING THE SPARE TIRE ONTO THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A ROAD EARLY IN THE MORNING JUST PULLING THROUGH A INTERSECTION AND WASN'T PULLING MY HORSE TRAILER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056367February 2, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2000 K2500 PICKUP. HAVE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE AND NOW NEEDS A 3RD TIME. TRUCK ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES AND CAN NOT KEEP BRAKES AND ROTORS ON IT. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER FINALLY TOLD ME GM HAD A PROBLEM WITH THESE BRAKE ISSUES AND NOW ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND TO GET THE BRAKES DONE THE 3RD TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056310February 2, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS OCCURRED ON SATURDAY, 1/31/04. VEHICLE MAKE: 2500 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, 3/4 TON, 6' BED, 6L ENGINE DESCRIPTION: I HAD TO MAKE A TIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A GAS STATION ONTO THE MAIN ROAD IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK AS OPPOSING TRAFFIC WAS COMING AT ME. AFTER I COMPLETED THE TURN AND STARTED TO HEAD SOUTH ON THE MAIN FOUR LANE ROAD I IMMEDIATELY FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS QUITE ROUGH. QUITE ROUGH WAS NOT THE WORD FOR IT AS THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING! ABOUT A BLOCK FROM THAT POINT I HAD TO BRAKE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE NO POWER ASSISTED BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. NO IDIOT LIGHTS CAME ON AT ALL AND THIS PRESENTED QUITE A SERIOUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WITH THE SNOW PLOW ATTACHED. BOTH THE FLUID IN THE MASTER BRAKE AND POWER STEERING CYLINDERS WERE RIGHT UP TO NORMAL LEVELS AND THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS RELATIVELY NEW AND INTACT! TRUST ME THAT I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS AT ALL FROM A VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH VARIOUS MAJOR PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT ITS SOMEWHAT YOUTHFUL HISTORY INCLUDING TWO (2) FULL BRAKE JOBS TO DATE. I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS HURT INCLUDING MYSELF. I WANT THIS LETTER TO BE RELAYED TO THE CHEVROLET ZONE MANAGER AND I WOULD LIKE THEIR INPUT ON THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED. AS A CONSUMER THERE IS NO WAY THAT BOTH THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES SHOULD HAVE GONE AT THE SAME TIME, PLUS, THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A MAJOR PROBLEM FROM THE MESSAGE CENTER OR DASHBOARD. THERE VERY EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT ENDING TO THIS STORY ESPECIALLY WITH THE TYPE OF WINTER WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING AS OF LATE HERE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057157January 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SLAMS HARD INTO GEAR. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT EITHER COMES ON BEFORE OR AFTER THIS OCCURS. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE 4 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055154January 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A ROUTINE BRAKE JOB AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT ALL 4 OF MY ROTORS WERE RUSTED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS DEFINITELY UNUSUAL FOR ROTORS TO RUST OUT SO SOON. THE TRUCK IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AT THIS POINT. IN HIS OPPINION, GM USES SHODDY ROTORS ON THEIR VEHICLES. I SAW THE ROTORS AND PIECES OF THEM WERE CHIPPED AWAY DUE TO BEING SO RUSTED OUT. I BELIEVE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055090January 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055764January 23, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH ONLY ALLOWED THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN RIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054690January 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS ELECTRONIC MODULE FAILED AT 44,000 MILES. REPLACEMENT PART COST $800.00 PLUS. THE LOCAL GARAGE THAT REPLACED THIS FOR ME TOLD ME THIS WAS THE 4TH OR 5TH ONE HE HAS DONE. I FEEL THAT THIS PART FAILING FOR ALL THE MORE MILES THAT ARE ON THIS VEHICLE (WITH THE MAJORITY OF THEM BEING HIGHWAY MILES)CONSTITUTES SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054440January 19, 2004
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
EMERGENCY BRAKE / PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054444January 19, 2004
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
EMERGENCY BRAKE / PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071380January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAIL AT LOW SPEED, TRY TO GO INTO ANTI-LOCK. CHANGED COMPLETE BRAKES,ROTORS,PADS ETC. ON ALL FOUR(4) WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. SCHEDULED FOR RECHECK SEPTEMBER 30/03 FOR REVIEW OF HOSES AND LINES ALSO WILL PUT ON COMPUTOR FOR FAULT READINGS. TRUCK CRASHED INTO A WOOD PILE AT OUR SUMMER HOME NO PERSONNAL INJURIES BUT SOME PAINT SCRATCHING. DISCONNECTED THE FUSE FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAD NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES FAILING JUST THAT ABS LIGHT AND HAND BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. PUT THE FUSE BACK IN AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS THIS IS WHY IT WILL BE RECHECKED SEPTEMBER 30/03 TO READ FAULTS AS THEY ARE STILL FAILING. VERY SCAREY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069550January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE TRUCK HAS INTERMITTENTLY HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE IT WAS NEW. WHAT WILL OCCUR IS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES BELOW 20 MPH THE PEDAL WILL FADE TO THE FLOOR AND YOU WILL HEAR THE ABS KICKING IN. THE TRUCK WILL TAKE A VERY LONG TIME TO STOP. THIS OCCURS ONCE A MONTH AND HAS NOW STARTED TO OCCUR WEEKLY IF NOT DAILY. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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