Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)
2,131 consumer complaints on file.
- #766940September 10, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DEALER CONFIRMED BY INSPECTION THAT ABS PUMP NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF ABOUT $700.00 I DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIR DONE DUE TO THE COST.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8018261September 10, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL STICKS TO THE FLOOR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8018184September 9, 2002SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR END OF VEHICLE HAS FALLEN APART, AND CONSUMER HAS VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING REAR END FIXED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8018185September 9, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING. IT WILL HAPPEN ONLY WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8018195September 9, 2002VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF THROTTLE STICKS. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO APPLY PURSUER TO DISENGAGE THROTTLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8018202September 9, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA RECALL 02 V 178 000/ANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02029 CONCERNING AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE: VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION OF 35-40 MPH IMPACT, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMNATION.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8018038September 6, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON A FRONTAL IMPACT AT ESTIMATED SPEED OF 55 MPH, NEITHER DUAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CHEVROLET TOLD CONSUMER THAT AIR BAGS DEPLOY IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. OWNER HAS RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR AIR BAGS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8018041September 6, 2002EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED THATDAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8018003September 5, 2002POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
CONSUMER STATES THAT FOOT HANGS UNDER A PIECE OF MOLDING THAT HOLDS FOOT ONTO ACCELERATER THAT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO RELEASE FREELY. THE ONLY WAY TO REMOVE FOOT FROM ACCELERATER IS TO PRESS DOWN ACCELERATER MORE OR MOVE FOOT SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND PICK UP FOOT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN YOU NEED TO STOP THERES NO TIME TO MOVE FOOT OVER AND LIFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #766680September 4, 2002VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL WILL STICK AND IS VERY HARD TO PRESS DOWN ON ACCELERATION. CAUSES TRUCK TO SPIN TIRES AND LUNGE FORWARD.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #766686September 4, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A TREE, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER, DAKOTA KANETZKY, HAD NUMEROUS FACIAL FRACTURES CAUSED WHEN HIS HEAD HIT AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 5 DAYS AND IS STILL UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017748September 3, 2002ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT INTO SECOND. DEALERSHIP HAS PUT TRUCK ONTO A COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017728August 30, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S HUSBAND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A BUILDING. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FACE INJURIES. HAD TO HAVE TOP LIP COMPLETELY REPLACED.*AKJLG
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017521August 29, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A CONCRETE DIVIDER, VEHICLE WAS AIRBORNE AND LANDED ON DRIVER'S SIDE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED LEG INJURY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017254August 27, 2002POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND LOST ALL POWER. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK CONSUMER STATES; REPAIRED THREE TIMES, AND BREAKS DOWN EACH TIME. *SCC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017390August 27, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A INTERSECTION HE APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017393August 27, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE, UPON IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE ROAD WAS UNEVEN AND THE RIGHT SIDE TIRES WAS CAUGHT IN A WASHOUT, CONSUMER TRIED TO BRING THE TIRES BACK ON THE ROAD BUT OVERCORECTED, THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO FISHTAIL AFTER COMING BACK ON THE ROAD, SLID ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND HIT A TREE, THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017181August 26, 2002STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE STANDING ON VEHICLE'S TAILGATE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TAILGATE DISENGAGED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO FALL TO GROUND. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE CABLES SNAPPED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE WEAKENED BY CORROSION, ALSO THE MUFFLER WAS REPLACED.*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017067August 23, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKS IN, IT WILL SHUT OF BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A FEW SECONDS, UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL.*AK JLG
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017069August 23, 2002VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN DRIVING AT 20/25 MPH VEHICLE WILL NOT DECELERATE WHEN FEET IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0