Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#10609765July 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609230July 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE BLEW UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN ADVISED THAT ALL OF MY LINES NEED REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND COULD POSSIBLY BLOW UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED ABOUT $500 FOR PARTS AND UP TO $800 FOR LABOR DEPENDING ON THE DIFFICULTY. I DO NOT LIVE IN AN AREA WITH A LOT OF SALT APPLIED TO THE ROADS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609352July 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
1 OF 5 BRAKE LINES (MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE) RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL BRAKING ABILITY AS I WAS TO TURN LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WAS $1346.95 WHICH INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF 4 ADDITIONAL LINES THAT WERE RUSTED AND REPLACEMENT WORTHY. FOR GM TO SAY THAT 1 LINE WOULDN'T CAUSE A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER IS WRONG. I HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER WITH ONLY 1 LINE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. VEHICLE SPENT 2000-2002 IN THE NORTHEAST WHERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED, 2003 IN HAWAII, 2004-2006 IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA, 2006-2013 IN CONNECTICUT AND 2013 TO PRESENT IN HAMPTON ROADS AREA VIRGINIA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608920July 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY APPLIED BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO APPLY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP .GOT OUT OF TRUCK AND LOOKED UNDER AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING ONTO PAVEMENT. FLUID STAINED DRIVEWAY. FOUND RUSTED BRAKE LINE NEAR REAR TIRE. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608985July 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TO DATE I HAVE HAD THREE (3) OF THE 4 BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK REPAIRED BECAUSE OF LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST. MY TRUCK ORIGINALLY CAME FROM THE FT. WAYNE, IN AREA WHERE THEY USE SALT THROUGHOUT THE WINTER MONTHS. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM MY WIFE'S SISTER. I KNOW THE TRUCK WAS GARAGED AND WELL MAINTAINED. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT EXPOSURE TO SALT FOR SEVERAL YEARS CAUSED THE LINES TO CORRODE. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL. IF YOU NEED FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT MY REPAIRS YOU CAN CONTACT:... CLAYTONS CAR CARE 3701 N. DUKE STREET DURHAM, NC 27704 THEY HAVE DONE ALL 3 REPAIRS TO MY BRAKES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609072July 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY OLDEST SON WAS DRIVING MY 2000 CHEVY 2500 PICKUP TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK. HE NARROWLY MISSED REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY HOME WITH A VERY MUSHY FEELING BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I INSPECTED THE TRUCK I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED SO BAD THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING FLUID UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609078July 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE TO NO STOPPING POWER.I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD INTO A DIRT EMBANKMENT.I WAS LUCKY IT WAS 5:45AM AND LIGHT TRAFFIC AS I WOULD HAVE HIT ANY VEHICLE IF THERE WAS ONE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME.THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF BRAKES WAS RUSTED FRONT BRAKE LINE THAT BURST WITHOUT WARNING.THESE TRUCKS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS MY MECHANIC HAS REPAIRED MANY CHEVY/GMC TRUCKS OF THIS VINTAGE WITH THE SAME RUSTED BRAKE LINE PROBLEMS. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608606July 7, 2014
STRUCTURE, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE BROKE, AND THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. IT BOUNCED AT LEAST 10 FEET IN THE AIR, NARROWLY MISSING CARS DRIVING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. LUCKILY IT ROLLED TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I HAD NEVER USED THE SPARE, NOR LOWERED THE HOIST MECHANISM. THIS TIRE WEIGHS ~75 POUNDS AND COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED A PASSING MOTORIST. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607252July 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. I WAS COMING UP TO A LIGHT AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND NEXT THING I KNEW MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS STILL COASTING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WAS A BOX TRUCK JUST AHEAD OF ME AND LUCKILY HE WAS IN THE TURNING LANE SO THAT LEFT A LANE OPEN FOR ME. THERE WASN'T ANY CROSS TRAFFIC COMING AND I BLEW THREW THE RED LIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AT A NEARBY PARKING LOT. SCARED THE S*** OUT OF ME ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE MY DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607572July 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
2000 SILVERADO RUSTED BRAKE LINE GAVE WAY AS MY FAMILY WAS TOWING OUR CAMPER DOWN I-94 IN WISCONSIN. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT AND THAT WE WERE ABLE TO LIMP THE TRUCK INTO A FORD DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE AND REPAIR. DEALER REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AS THEY WERE ALL RUSTED AND NOT SAFE FOR THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607229June 30, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK HAVE FAILED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HAD JUST STARTED TO BACK UP. THE SECOND TIME WAS ALSO IN MY DRIVEWAY RIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS AS I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT IN A 35 MPH ZONE. ON THAT LAST OCCASION, I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED TO THE LOWEST GEAR AND TURNED RIGHT INTO THE PARKING LOT I HAPPENED TO BE NEAR. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A REST IN A SNOW BANK AND AWAIT A TOW TRUCK. THE MECHANICS THAT REPLACED THE LINES EACH TIME STATED THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE A FAILURE AGAIN BECAUSE THIS WAS THE THIRD AND FINAL LINE THAT WAS CORRODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606036June 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH DIRECTLY BENEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME NEAR THE ABS PUMP/MODULE. STREAM OF FLUID SHOOTING OUT. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED ALL LINES CORRODED, COVERED IN RUST...EVEN IN LOCATIONS WHERE EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE AND SALT DOES NOT OCCUR. DOES NOT MAKE SENSE..MY WIFE'S FORD ESCAPE IS CLOSE TO SAME YEAR, NOT A SPECK OF RUST...MUST BE BAD MATERIAL OR BAD ROUTING...OR BETTER MATERIAL AND PROTECTION FROM ELEMENTS ON ESCAPE...IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS? FORD RECALLED OUR ESCAPE RECENTLY TO PROTECT AGAINST RUST OUT OF STEERING COMPONENTS? WILL GM DO THE SAME FOR BRAKES? MY 2003 SUBURBAN HAS SAME ISSUE...EVERY LINE COVERED IN RUST...REGARDLESS OF LOCATION...BUT NO BURST YET...CROSSING FINGERS IT IS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE...HOW MUCH RUST IS OK TO HAVE ON MY LINES? HAS GM SAID ? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597030June 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THERE WERE 2 INCIDENTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON DIFFERENT PORTION OF BRAKE LINES ON MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2000 EXTENDED CAB. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THE PROBLEM APPEARED WHILE BACKING OUT FROM MY DRIVE WAY. BOTH TIMES THERE WERE COMPLETELY NO BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT SHOW WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS INVOLVED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON DEC. 29 (OR 28), 2011. I WAS TAKING MY SON FOR HIS DENTIST APPOINTMENT AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. I DID NOT REALIZE THE PROBLEM AT THE BEGINNING UNTIL I WAS OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD AND TRYING TO STOP AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN. IT WAS REALLY REALLY SCARY BUT I MANAGED TO STOP MY VEHICLE. IT COST $364 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT WAS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED ON MARCH 18, 2014, WHILE I WAS GOING TO ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. I DID NOT GO ANY FURTHER THAN OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. THIS TIME IT COST $1235 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596262June 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 4X4 EXTENDED CAB SHORT BED WITH 5.3L AND AUTO TRANSMISSION SLT PACKAGE WITH 165000 HIGHWAY MILES. I TRAVEL AROUND 62 MILES A DAY. ON JUNE 4TH, 2014, I WAS TRAVELING THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH AND I BEGAN SLOWING TO EXIT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUMPED OR HELD DOWN THE PEDAL IT WOULD NOT EVEN SLOW. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION MANUALLY TO LOWER MY SPEED WHICH DID HELP AND THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH SEEM TO WORK FOR A SECOND THEN SEIZED AS I WAS PRESSING THE PEDAL. IT WAS JUST STUCK AND WOULDN'T GO DOWN ANY FURTHER. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND THE EXIT WAS BACKED UP FROM THE LIGHT AND I WAS RUNNING OUT ROOM QUICKLY. HAVING NO SHOULDER ON THE EXIT, I HAD TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY AND VEER OFF INTO A GAS STATION LAWN WHICH I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK TO SLIDE AROUND AND STOP BEFORE HEADING INTO TRAFFIC. AFTER CHECKING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SEEING IT ALMOST EMPTY I TOWED THE TRUCK HOME. TO MY SURPRISE WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK, I FIND A LEAKING BRAKE LINE. THEN I START TO NOTICE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH FROM THE FRONT CALIPERS TO THE REAR. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 14 YEARS OLD WHICH TELLS ME THE MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THESE BRAKE LINES WERE NOT ADEQUATE. THE SPEED AT WHICH THEY HAVE RUSTED IS RIDICULOUS FOR A 14 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I WATCHED MULTIPLE NEWS CHANNELS HAVE REPORTED ON THIS ISSUE BUT GM REFUSES TO ADMIT THEIR FAULT. THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE AND FRAME OF THESE VEHICLES ARE RUSTING OUT WAY TO QUICK WHEN COMPARED TO ALL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED THE SAME YEAR AND THEY ALL ARE RUSTING IN EXACTLY THE SAME AREAS. THIS CONDITION IS A DANGER TO NOT JUST THE VEHICLE OWNERS BUT TO EVERYONE SHARING THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595313May 31, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
A BRAKE LINE BURST DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION, ALMOST RESULTING IN A REAR END CRASH. I HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK INTO THE BERM TO AVOID THE CRASH. AFTER INSPECTION ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND RUSTY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE ALSO RUSTED, CORRODED AND LEAKING. THEY ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594055May 26, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE AND I WENT TO STOP SUDDENLY TO AVOID SOMEONE PULLING OUT OF FRONT OF ME AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. SO NOT HAVING ANY BRAKE PEDAL I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT TO AVOID OTHER CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND BY DOING THIS I RIPPED THE VALANCE OFF THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK. I THINK THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. EVERYONE I KNOW THAT HAS HAD ONE OF THESE TRUCKS FOR A FEW YEARS HAS HAD A BRAKE LINE OR TWO BLOW ON THEM, AND I GUESS ITS NOW MY TURN. I'M JUST LUCKY NOT TOO MUCH DAMAGED WAS CAUSE AND NO ONE GOT INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588819May 16, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TRUCK EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. SERVICE STATION INSPECTED BRAKES AND FOUND ALL METAL BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. PLEASE NOTE THE RELATIVELY VERY LOW MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENCE SUGGESTING MAJOR MATERIAL DEFECTS. ACCORDING TO A PUBLISHED REPORT FROM APRIL 5, 2010 (SEE: HTTP://WOT.MOTORTREND.COM/NHTSA-PROBES-19992003-GM-TRUCKS-FOR-POSSIBLE-RUSTED-BRAKE-LINES-8152.HTML) NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587698May 11, 2014
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT HOME AND LOOKED AROUND I FOUND OUT MY DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE SNAPPED IN HALF AND THE LEAF SPRING SHOT UP AND TORE A HOLE IN MY TRUCK BED. LUCKILY THE TRUCK WAS UNLOADED AT THE TIME. THE SHACKLE RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584415April 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
AT DIFFERENT TIMES THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A CHATTER NOISE AND THEN NO BRAKES. IT SEEMED TO HAVE BRAKES AFTER I WOULD HIT THE PEDAL AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY CHATTERED AS I WAS STOPPING TO PULL ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I WAS PROCEEDING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS A LOADED 18 WHEELER WITH LOGS BEARING DOWN ON ME. I SAW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPENED SO I ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND SHOT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY OUT OF THE TRUCKS PATH. THANK GOODNESS NO VEHICLES WAS IN THE OTHER LANE. I CHECKED WITH A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE NORTHERN STATES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT IN OUR AREA. HE SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND 1200 TO 1400 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. LAST FALL I WAS TOWING MY CAMPER HOME AND THE BRAKE BUSTED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES. ONCE AGAIN I WAS LUCKY AND HAD NO ACCIDENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP AND HAD IT REPAIRED. HE SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM OF THE LINES RUSTING ON THE GM VEHICLES. I KNOW THE TRUCK IS A 2000 MODEL BUT I HAD A 1958 CHEVROLET TRUCK WITH OVER 300,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER. SEEMS LIKE THE NEW IMPROVED SAFETY PRODUCTS ARE NOT SO SAFE AFTER ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583010April 16, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
UPON LEAVING THE ZILPO CAMPGROUND IN KENTUCKY, TOWING A 15 FOOT BASS BOAT WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN AGES 5 AND 6 YEARS IN THE BACK SEAT, I APPROACHED THE PARK RANGER CHECK STATION AY 30-35 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR LEAVING NO BRAKING ABILITY. I WAS FORCED TO SWITCH TO THE ON-COMING LANE TO AVOID REAR-ENDING MY FRIEND [XXX] WHO WAS STOPPED AT THE CHECK STATION. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE ON-COMING LANE. WITH THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR ON A SEVERE DOWNHILL GRADE I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY COME TO A STOP AT A PULL-OFF ABOUT A MILE LATER. MY TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED 50 MILES TO CRAIG'S AUTO REPAIR IN WINCHESTER, KY. THEY FOUND MANY RUSTED BRAKE LINES THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF AROUND $1,000. HAD THE LANE CIRCUMSTANCES BEEN DIFFERENT, THIS COULD HAVE PROVED TO BE FATAL. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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