Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#10019406May 7, 2003
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE WHEELS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017957May 1, 2003
STEERING
THE VEHICLE MADE A RATTLING SOUND WHILE DRIVING AND THE WHEELS FELT UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RATTLING WAS COMING FROM THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016667April 28, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
MY TRUCK JUST STOPPED RUNNING, IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP, BUT WHAT HAPPENED??? NOW AT TIMES IT TURNS OVER ALOT BEFORE IT STARTS AND IT ROUGH IDLES! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM??? I HAVE HEARD THAT IT IS PROBABLY A FUEL REGULATOR--VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ON ALOT OF SILVERADOS-- I THINK GM SHOULD REPLACE THESE FOR FREE BECAUSE THERE IS ALOT OF THESE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017205April 21, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017137April 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THE PEDAL MOVED UPWARD AND DRIVER PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. *NLM THE LEFT FRONT BRAKES FAILED 100% OF THE TIME AND THE RIGHT FRONT ASSEMBLY FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY/SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME HARD AS A ROCK AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL BOTH FEET WERE PUSHED WITH MAXIMUM FORCE. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016001April 16, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSED AND FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016010April 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ROTORS WERE WORN. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014415April 15, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
SINCE PURCHASING THE 2000 SILVERADO Z71 LS K1500 TRUCK I HAD THE PARKING BRAKE SERVICED TWO SEPARATE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME AT 29,987 MILES, THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK. IT REQUIRED "ADJUSTMENT" AND I WAS CHARGED $112.50. I WAS SURPRISED THE PARKING BRAKE REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT SINCE IT IS NOT USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT RATHER USED TO KEEP IN PLACE WHEN PARKED AND IT WAS RARELY USED SINCE WE LIVE ON FLAT TERRAIN. I WAS FURTHER SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I LET THIS GO SINCE I WAS TOLD IT WAS A WEARABLE PART. I DID NOT SEE THE ACTUAL PARKING BRAKE PADS BUT WAS CONCERNED THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO ADJUST THEM AND HEY REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT AFTER SUCH SHORT OF MILEAGE. AGAIN AT 66,023 MILES, THE PARKING BRAKE CEASED WORKING FOR THE SECOND TIME. THIS IS JUST 36,036 MILES AFTER THEY WERE ADJUSTED. AFTER LOOKING AT THE ORIGINAL PARKING BRAKE PADS, THE FRONT TOP OF THE PAD WAS WORN ALMOST COMPLETELY AWAY WHILE THE BACK PAD WAS WORN VERY LITTLE. THIS COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $228.84 TO HAVE THE PADS REPLACED AS THEY COULD NO LONGER BE ADJUSTED. I DID NOTICE THE NEW PADS WERE OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN WITH A LARGER CLIP THAT HOLDS THEM IN PLACE, APPLYING MORE PRESSURE OVER A LARGER AREA. ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, THIS NEW BRACKET HELPS HOLD THE PAD IN PLACE SO THAT WEAR, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, DOES NOT OCCUR. THIS WOULD SUGGEST THE ORIGINAL PAD AND RETAINING CLASP WAS POORLY DESIGNED CAUSING ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE PARKING BRAKES. EVERY CHANCE I GET, I SPEAK WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING 2000 SERIES TRUCKS AND ALMOST ALL THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH, THEIR PARKING BRAKES ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL. OF THOSE THAT WERE WORKING, THEY HAD THEM REPLACED. I KEEP METICULOUS RECORDS FOR THE SERVICE ON MY VEHICLE AND IT IS NOT DRIVEN HARD OR ABUSED IN ANY MANNER. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE ANY/ALL OF THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR REVIEW.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014323April 13, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY CAUSING TRUCK TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE ROAD THIS GAS GAUGE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN MY OTHER VEHICLE A 1997 MONTE CARLO AND MY DAUGHTERS LUMINA,SO THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. A PROBLEM OF THIS KIND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS ON AN EXPRESSWAY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014336April 13, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE/TREAD SEPARATION ON A FIRESTONE LT245/75R16. RIGHT REAR WHEEL (THE TIRE DID NOT LOOSE AIR PRESSURE). THIS TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000 CHEVROLET PASSENGER VAN - LESS THAN 25000 MILES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014229April 10, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO AN INOPERABLE PARKING BRAKE. INSPECTOR CLAIMS OVER 50% OF NEW BODY STYLE SILVERADO'S/TAHOE'S/SUBURBAN'S HE INSPECTS FAIL DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014556April 8, 2003
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF DEFECTIVE ENGINE MAKING CONSTANT NOISE. VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP AND ENGINE BELTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013949April 4, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
ANNOYING STEERING NOISE INSIDE VEHICLE AT STEERING COLUMN ONLY TO THE LEFT AT SLOW SPEEDS. SLOWER SPEED = LOUDER NOISE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013791April 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD TO SHIFT. WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER( METAL PIECE INSIDE STEERING COLUMN ATTACHED TO LINKAGE) BROKE IN HALF, ALSO THE THREADED PIECE THAT IT WAS BOLTED TO BROKE, IT IS ALL MADE OF A SOFT TYPE METAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013794April 1, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER TOWING A TRAILER, THE REAR TAIL LIGHT BULBS BLEW OUT, THEY WERE REPLACED AND BLEW AGAIN ALONG WITH A MAIN RELAY FUSE UNDER THE HOOD (NEVER SMALL FUSE FROM DASH FUSE BOX). AFTER REPLACING THAT TWICE WE CONTINUED TO HAVE A PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS SHORTING OUT BECAUSE OF A BARE WIRE AND THEY FIXED WITH BLACK TAPE(STILL HAVE NOT LOCATED THAT WIRE) THE WARRANTY EXPIRED SHORTLY AFTER AND THE MECHANIC DID NOT DO AN INVOICE FOR ELECTRICAL TAPE...SINCE THEN WE HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, PASSENGER POWER WINDOW CONTROL, PARENTAL WINDOW LOCK CONTROL, HAZARD LIGHTS. WE HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY 3 TIMES IN JUST OVER A YEAR. WE HAD AN ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEM INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND HAVE CHECKED THAT WIRING AND THE TRAILER WIRING FOR BARE WIRE SHORTS AND FOUND NOTHING. WE NO LONGER USE THE TRAILER LIGHTS SO IT IS NOT AN OVERLOAD?? ANY INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE DEFECTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014570March 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL (ANTI LOCK BRAKE), #00V055000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014588March 27, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED BY THEMSELVES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567640March 20, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WITH THE LIST OF RECALLS REGARDING THE VEHICLE. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010737March 19, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE GAS PEDAL STICKS SOMETIMES. IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE, YOU MUST PRESS THE PEDAL HARD AND THEN THE TRUCK TAKES OFF. THERE'S NO STEADY ACCELERATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010759March 19, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
MY 2000 CHEVROLET 2500 SILVERADO THROTTLE STICKS SHUT WHEN FIRST STARTED. MINE HAS A 6.0 LITER V-8, BUT I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT ENGINES AND MODEL YEARS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE PEDAL STICKS SO HARD THAT IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT TO MAKE IT RELEASE RESULTING IN LARGE BURST OF SPEED AND LOSS OF CONTROL. THE DEALERS REFUSE TO CORRECT EXCEPT UNDER WARRANTY WHICH I NO LONGER HAVE. THE FACTORY KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE AS WELL BUT WILL NOT CORRECT WITHOUT BEING PAID. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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