Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#889730June 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
REAR AXLE HAD BROKEN AFTER MAKING A LOT OF NOISE WHILE DRIVING. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPAIRED AXLE. BUT PROBLEM/NOISE, HAD REAPPEARED. MECHANIC INDICATED WILL NOT REPAIR UNTIL AXLE BREAKS AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746422June 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MOTOR HAS BEEN KNOCKING SINCE I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE I'LL JUST LIKE FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746217May 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE NOISE, VALVE TICKING AT LOW SPEED OR AFTER SITTING FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. CHEVROLET SAYS IT KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOW FIX. 2001 SILVERADO'S WITH NEW HEAD DESIGN DO NOT HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746062May 29, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY AND CLUNKING OVER BUMPS. STEERING WHEEL HAS EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY AND CLUNKS AS IF FRONT SHOCKS, BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS OR OTHER STEERING/SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE LOOSE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745943May 26, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION ON MAY 19, 01. VEHICHLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WHEN VEHICHLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON AND KNOCKED APPROXIMATELY 23 FT. BACKWARDS ONTO THE SHOULDER OF ROADWAY. UPON IMPACT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER OF TRUCK RECIEVED CONTUSIONS, ABRASIONS, AND BRUISING RESULTING FROM CONTACT WITH STEERING COLUMN AND DASH PANEL. BOTH VEHICHLES INVOLVED IN CRASH WERE DETERMINED TO BE TOTAL LOSSES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#889158May 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND WAS ON INTERSTATE IN FAR RIGHT LANE TRYING TO EXIT, AND VEHICLE RAN UP ON GRASS, BRAKES COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE FROM HITTING THE POST. CONSUMER HIT FACE ON WINDSHIELD. STEERING WHEEL WAS BENT BACK AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED ON TIME, IT WOULD GLIDE. VEHICLE HAD ABS BRAKES, AND NO WARNING EVER INDICATED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND CONSUMER DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE, IT WAS NEVER TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889127May 24, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. IT WOULD SUDDENLY JUMP/JERK FORWARD. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, BUT INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. PART NEEDED TO BE CLEANED/ NOT REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS SPORADIC OR INTERMITTENT AT TIMES. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745696May 22, 2001
TIRES
DESPITE REPEATED ALIGNMENTS AND BALANCINGS, THE TIRES VIBRATE, THE VEHICLE PULLS, AND WET AND SNOW PERFORMANCE IS POOR COMPARED TO OTHER OE TIRES GM HAS USED IN THE PAST, I.E. GOODYEAR. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY, AND THEY ARE OF THE OPINION THAT ALL WILDERNESS AT TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF CHEVYS TRUCKS WILL SIMILAR EXPERIENCES, AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET THAT HAVE DOCUMENTED BLOWOUTS. IT IS TIME TO ACT AND GET WILDERNESS AT TIRES OFF THE ROAD WITH A COMPLETE RECALL. THANK YOU FOR INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER. JAMES CILECEK, MD. [email protected]. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265 75 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 75 16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745729May 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND REPAIRED ONCE IN A FOUR MONTH PERIOD FROM AUG. 8, 2000, TO JAN. 15, 2001. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888649May 18, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
A POPPING SOUND WAS COMING FROM FUEL TANK. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND HAD VARIOUS REPAIRS DONE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888507May 17, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
EXPERIENCING HORN PROBLEM, UNABLE TO ACTIVATE HORN WHEN NEEDED DUE TO HARD COVER PAD. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888519May 17, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WENT OUT AT SAME TIME. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN SHAFT IN POWER STEERING PUMP THAT CAUSED A LOSS OF THESE TWO POWER ASSISTED SYSTEMS. *AK CONUSMER STATES HE WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TYPES OF VEHICLE'S. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888547May 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 18,000 MILES. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, BUT REPAIRS WAS DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888399May 16, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH GUARDRAIL AND SEVERAL OF ITS SUPPORT POLES AT 80 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER STATES IMPACT WAS 85 MPH AND ACCELERATING, CONSUMER HIT A GUARDRAIL AND EIGHT OF ITS SUPPORT POSTS, FINALLY STOPPING WHEN CONSUMER IMPACTED AN OVER PASS SUPPORT.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#888204May 14, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
LEFT REARVIEW MIRROR HAS VIBRATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888061May 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER HAS REPAIRED AND REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS OF BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887778May 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO A SHORT TO GROUND OCCURRED WITH IN POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745071May 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEALER REPORTS THAT THE NOISE IS FROM CARBON BUILD UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887723May 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING 60MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO ITS DRIFTING. IT WENT SIDEWAYS AND OFF THE ROAD. THEN, VEHICLE WENT AIR BORNE AFTER STRADDLING. DRIVEWAY WAS OF CONCRETE TILE. LANDED ON BUMPER, THEN FLIPPED ON TOP. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#745037May 7, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 ON MAY 3, 2001. AT FIRST WE COULD NOT SEE ANY VISIBLE PROBLEM SO WE SLOWED OUR SPEED TO WELL UNDER 50 MPH. WE TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE STORE AND THE TREAD SEPARATION IS NOW VERY OBVIOUS. THE FIRESTONE STORE SAID THEY WILL REPLACE TIRE WITH ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE BUT THEY CLAIM THE STEELTEX TIRE IS SAFE AND DOES NOT HAVE TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE IS A GM CUTWAY, MADE INTO A CLASS B MOTOR HOME BY ROADTREK (HOME AND PARK OF CANADA). IT IS ONE YEAR OLD AND HAS ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES. WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT OFFROAD, OVER MEDIANS, CURBS OR SHOULDERS (THIS IS WHAT FIRESTONE HAS PREVIOUSLY CLAIMED WAS PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY VEHICLES USING STEELTEX TIRES). WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT THE TV IN THE MOTOR HOME QUIT WORKING AS A RESULT OF THE VIBRATING.*AK (DOT NUMBER: DN11BIA299 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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