Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#10043807October 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING ON DRY ROAD, AND TRAFFIC COMING TO A STOP AHEAD I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PUMP AS IF THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAVE HAD BRAKE TROUBLE WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. ONCE BEFORE THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPING WITH ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT EVEN WORKING. MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, IT ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES. WHAT A SHAME TO HAVE A VEHICLE LIKE THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044833October 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
THE POSITIVE POST BROKE OFF THE DELCO BATTERY WHICH CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WHICH SOLD THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY WHICH CAME WITH THE BATTERY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041892October 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS HAVE A VERY SHORT LIFE SPAN. THEY RUST AND WARP AT 50,000 MILES. *AK THE ROTORS WERE PITTED. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING OFF A RAMP WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JUMP WHILE BRAKING. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043500October 24, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ROUGH IDLE, FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. SEVERAL DEALERS TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL, ANOTHER SAID IT WAS PROBLEM WITH THE 5.3 LITER; HOWEVER, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER VEHICLE IS UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND IS SHUT OFF AND REMAINS FOR APPROXIMATELY HALF HOUR, UPON RESTARTING, VEHICLE "TUMBLES." I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO PROVIDED ME WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE AND THEY HAVE "WASHED THERE HANDS" OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS THEY MAY OCCUR. MY COMPLAINT IS THE ROUGH IDLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PRESENT, AND NOW THE "TUMBLING" IS BEING CAUSED AS A RESULT OF THE PRIOR PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY CHEVROLET. DO ANY SERVICE BULLETINS EXIST FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS THIS? FILE #1-89542103 & 1-89542103. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WAS ADDRESSED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, TCC VALVE IS STICKING CAUSING A DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT. AGAIN, SORRY BUT YOUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038065October 22, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHEN MAKING A TURN IN ANY DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE IT'S POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND CAUSE THE CONSUMER TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK THERE WAS NO WARNING. *SCC THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043328October 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
CLANKING NOISE IN DRIVELINE AND HAD IT TO DEALER COUPLE OF TIMES. THEY PUT GREASE ON THE DRIVESHAFT YOKE AND TOOK CARE OF PROBLEM FOR A MONTH OR SO AND NO IT IS DOING IT AGAIN AND WAS TOLD BY DEALER THERE IS A NEW YOKE THAT IS NICKEL PLATED. OF COURSE IT COST ALMOST $200.00 AND TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SO NOW I AM STUCK PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044432October 21, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10044306October 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
DRIVER PRESSED THE HORN ,AND IT DID NOT WORK. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HORN HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043078October 17, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I WAS UNLOADING A SNOW BLOWER IN A CRATE (ABOUT 300 LBS) FROM THE BACK OF MY TRUCK WHEN BOTH CABLES HOLDING THE GATE SNAPPED. NOW I WASN'T ON IT SO IT WAS JUST THE BLOWER WHEN THEY SNAPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO CATCH MY STEP ON THE GROUND. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE TAIL GATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INJURED. BOTH CABLES HAD RUSTED ON THE INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC CASE THAT THEY ARE IN AND YOU COULD NOT HAVE SEEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS TO ME IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044121October 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041529October 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
SERVICE 4WD INDICATOR MESSAGE LIGHT ON, BUT WHEN SCANNED NO CODES ARE PRESENT. 4WD FUNCTIONS IN ALL RANGES AND ONCE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED MESSAGE IS CLEARED. IT WILL COME ON AGAIN IN APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, AND SOMETIMES A IT WILL PASS BEFORE IT GOES ON AGAIN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040830September 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 75000 MILES TRANSMISION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR. THE 3RD AND 4TH GEAR PLATE IS BURNED OUT BECAUSE CHEVY MAKES THIS PART OF A PLASTIC RESIN INSTEAD OF A ALUMINUM PLATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039592September 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT HIGHER THAN 2ND GEAR, WHILE IN (D). I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE OFF THE FREEWAY. THIS VEHICLE HAD ALL THE SCHEDULED SERVICES AT MY LOCAL DEALER AND THIS TRUCK WAS DRIVEN LIKE A CAR, NO TOWING, NO HAULING. BUT, AT 49K THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A $29K TRUCK THAT IS 3 YRS. OLD! RIGHT NOW THE SERVICE CHARGE IS $800 AND THAT IS TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040611September 25, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE INITIALLY HESITATED BEFORE IT TOOK OFF SUDDENLY. ONCE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED THE VEHICLE TO JERKED FORWARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINE. *NLJM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040624September 25, 2003
SEATS
WHILE ENTERING VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S KEYS FELL BETWEEN THE CONSOLE AND THE SEAT. WHILE TRYING TO RETRIEVE THE KEYS, THE SEAT STRUCTURE CUT THE DRIVER'S HAND. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040436September 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE ROTORS ARE LOSING THE PLATING, AND BRAKE PADS ARE FROZEN ON THE REAR WHEELS. PREVIOUSLY, VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AFTER THE CONSUMER FELT A PULSING AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE WHEELS ,AND THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED. MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032327September 23, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
THERE WERE POWER STEERING PUMP PROBLEMS WHICH AFFECTED THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THIS OCCURRED. *AK THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES KEPT GOING OUT. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN AN EMPLOYEE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026819September 23, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT BRACKETS BROKE SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE STANDING ON THE TRUCK BED. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10039077September 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4. I HAVE A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AT SLOW SPEED TO STOP THE ANTI LOCKS START TO RELEASE AS IF THE WHEELS WERE LOCKING UP. THIS CAUSES ME TO EITHER GO THRU THE STOP SIGN OR TO COME VERY CLOSE TO RUNNING INTO WHAT EVER IS IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKES EVENTUALLY STOP THE TRUCK BUT I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AND HAD A RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR REPLACED. THIS HELPED AT FIRST. THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED TO SURFACE AGAIN. I WILL HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER VISIT TO THE DEALER, WHICH IS VERY COSTLY, $300 + PER VISIT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING IS VERY DANGEROUS. DOES THE NHTSB PLAN ON DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? I KNOW OF A COWORKER THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALMOST WREAKED HIS TRUCK. THANKS ET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040012September 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE DISPLAYS INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE AT VERY SLOW SPEED. BRAKE PEDAL FEELS NORMAL. CONSUMER CAN HEAR ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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