Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#8014478July 22, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE TRAVELING THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AREA. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014268July 18, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
AT 45MPH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS IN STEERING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A BROKEN SHAFT AND A FAILED POWER STEERING PUMP. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014186July 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH ,AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-50MPH.*AK THERE WERE 2 INJURIEES. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8014015July 16, 2002
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY STATED BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013827July 12, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DRIVER DOOR IS OVER SIZED AT THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER. THE GAP BETWEEN THE EXTENDED CAB DOOR AND DRIVER DOOR IS VERY SMALL. WHEN CLOSING THE DRIVER DOOR, THE EXTENDED CAB DOOR SHUTTERS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013770July 11, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE BACKING UP POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE, UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566596July 10, 2002
TRAILER HITCHES
THE HITCH TO THE VEHICLE BROKE OFF. THE FRAME BROKE AND FELL OFF TO ONE SIDE. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLETS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND NO REMEDY HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED AS OF YET. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566503July 9, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATIONS AND BOTH TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND COULD NOT BE BALANCED. *MJ PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013369July 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON ,AND COULD NOT STOP TRUCK. CONSUMER'S SON HAD TO START SLOWING TRUCK DOWN A LONG DISTANT BEFORE REACHING OTHER TRAFFIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013124July 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012890June 28, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE HAS FALLEN OFF WHILE DRIVING,AT 20 MPH AND 30-35 MPH. NO ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012971June 28, 2002
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
VEHICLE ROLLS BACK WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED. CHIMING ALERTS CONSUMER THAT IT IS ENGAGED. PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SINCE 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED. DEALER WAS INFORMED OF PROBLEM. *AK THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT, IS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012837June 27, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
OWNER TOOK TRUCK TO HAVE SUSPENSION LIFTED. IN DOING SO, MECHANIC PLACED FAULTY REAR SHOCK MOUNTS ON TRUCK, WHICH BROKE WHILE DRIVING. AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE ON SHOCKS,DRIVELINE STARTED VIBRATING. MECHANIC DID A PARTIAL REPAIR OF DRIVELINE, NOT RESOLVING FAILURE COMPLETELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566271June 26, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. THIS IS WHEN THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS THREE INCHES OF LOOSENESS UP AND DOWN, LEFT AND RIGHT ON BOTH WHEEL BECAUSE OF BEARING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY AGREED THAT THE BEARING WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY BY ABOUT 200 MILES, THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO GREASE FITTINGS WHICH IS WHY THE BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SCC MANIFOLD/GASKET LEAKED DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567037June 26, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FAILED CAUSING THREE INCHES OF LOOSENESS UP AND DOWN, LEFT AND RIGHT ON BOTH WHEELS, SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY BY 2000 MILE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012287June 20, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE VEHICLE WAS INSIDE OF THE DEALERSHIP BEING CHECKED RACK AND PINION STEERING STARTED LEAKING FLUID FROM STEERING COMPARTMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763289June 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1ST PCM BROKE AT 19735 MILES IN WYTHEVILLE VIRGINA WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO DEALER THEY REPLACED THE PCM AND CAM SENSOR. 2ND TIME AT DOUGLAS GA. THEY REPLACED THE PCM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR .I PULL A 5TH WHEEL AND THE 2 ND TIME I HAD JUST PUT IN TO A CAMP SITE AND WAS GOING TO TOWN WHEN IT QUIT IN THE CAMP ROAD DOING ABOUT 20 I HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW TO CHEVROLET DEALER . NOTE BOTH DEALERS WERE EXCELLENT . I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT HAVE THE CAMPER ON. IS THIS A PROUBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011958June 17, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, LEFT TIRE ON A 2000, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO HAD A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P265/75R16, DOT# W273WMB170. FIRESTONE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011844June 14, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL DRIFT TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, HAS NOT FOUND REMEDY FOR PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011739June 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE JUST STOPPED MOVING IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOR DID ANY INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, A 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC AND ONLY 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WOULD OPERATE, VEHICLE FINALLY COASTED TO A STOP AND THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PLAY AROUND WITH GEARS WELL ENOUGH TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO GEARS SPLIT WHICH GRINDED ALL THE TEETH. CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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