Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#744965May 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LIFTERS KNOCK AT STARTUP ALL THE TIME. DEALER HAS REPLACED LIFTERS, USED HEAVY GRADE OIL AND CLEANERS, HIGHER GRADE GASOLINE USED FOR SIX MONTHS, NOTHING HAS STOPPED THE KNOCKING. SERVICE MANAGER HAS STATED THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 3.5L ENGINES AND THIS DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS WHOM PURCHASED THE 1999/2000 SERIES TRUCKS WITH THIS ENGINE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE ENGINE, BUT, HE WOULD NOT PUT INTO WRITING WHAT HE WAS TELLING ME. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A MEETING WITH THE GM REP. FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND STILL DO NOT HAVE AN APPOINTMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002434May 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR BROAD. FLUID LEVEL LOW. LOST FLUID IN APROXIMATE 1800 MILES. THIS CAUSED A CRASH ON 4/16/2001.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#744753April 30, 2001
TIRES
TIRE BLEW FOR NO APPARANT REASON AT APPROX 70MPH ON INTERSTATE WHILE TOWING AN EMPTY UTILITY TRAILER. TIRE LOOKS SEPARATED AND BLEW INTO 2 PIECES. LOST SOME CONTROL OF VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSING CATASTROPHIC CRASH. DAMAGED VEHICLE AND TRAILER. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 379 TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744764April 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
USING AUTOMATIC LIGHT SENSOR CONTROL WHEN LIGHTS FAILED-- 65MPH ON A DARK SECONDARY ROAD- ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT - INSIDE AND OUTSIDE - FORTUNATELY IT WAS A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD -- SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PICKUP STOPPED BEFORE IT WENT INTO THE DITCH - SURE SCARED MY PASSENGERS -- HAD A MERCEDES MECHANIC WITH US AND HE SAID HE HAD READ A NEWS LETTER FROM THE MERCEDES PEOPLE ABOUT GM VEHICLES HAVING COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURES - HE SAID THAT THE ARTICLE STATED THE ENGINE HAD QUIT IN SEVERAL CASES. THE LIGHTS DID FUNCTIONED ON THE MANUAL SETTING. HOWEVER, AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES WE ARRIVED HOME AND THE LIGHTS STILL WOULD NOT FUNCTION IN THE "AUTO SENSOR" POSITION. I STARTED USING THE "MANUAL " POSITION AT NIGHT AFTER THE INCIDENT-- BUT, SEVERAL TIMES I FORGOT TO USE THE MANUAL SETTING AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. HOWEVER, SWITCHING IMMEDIATELY TO MANUAL RESTORED THE LIGHTS. IT IS A BIT UNNERVING HAVING THE LIGHTS QUIT -- AS WE LIVE IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE ROADS ARE NOT AS WELL MARKED NOR LIGHTED LIKE BACK EAST. REPORTED PROBLEM TO GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER -- FILE NUMBER C02315205 -- REPORTED TO DEALER ALSO -- BUT - NO ONE ELSE HAD RUN INTO THE PROBLEM -- THEY SAID THEY CHECKED WITH THEIR GM CONTACT -- AND THEY HAD NO RECORD OF ANYONE ELSE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM -- IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL "CONTACT" PROBLEM -- WHEN IT GET HOT OR SHORTS OUT -- IT OPENS THE CONTACT POINTS AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT-- THEN WHEN IT COOLS -- THE AUTO SENSOR STARTS WORKING AGAIN. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT--I TRIED THE AUTO SENSOR POSITION NEXT MORNING - THE AUTO SENSOR WORKED JUST LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO OPERATE. THUS, I COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION FOR THE DEALER'S MECHANICS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886973April 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NTI-LOCK BRAKES; WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AT WORK, THERE IS A MANHOLE COVER THAT HAS TO TRAVEL OVER. WHEN VEHICLE HITS THIS ON A RIGHT HAND TURN, WHILE STOPPING AT A CONSTANT RATE, ABS KICKS IN AND INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560901April 26, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING IRREGULAR RIDING AND PULLING AT ALL SPEEDS, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ALIGNMENT AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TREAD AND BELTING WERE SEPARATING, CONSUMER CALLED FIRESTONE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 1999 AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TIRES HE HAD BUT FIRESTONE WAS CONTEMPLATING AN EXPANSION, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALL 5 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT (P265/75R16) TIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002647April 25, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, EQUIPMENT
THE POWER STEERING PUMP CONTROLS BOTH THE BRAKES & STEERING, WHEN THE PUMP GOES OUT YOU LOOSE BOTH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886638April 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED COULD FEEL STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER THREE TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886696April 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND TRAILLING A CARGO BRAKES WON'T STOP ON TIME. WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT A CARGO, BRAKES PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.*AK CONSUMER STATES HE HAS TO PUMP BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744491April 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560879April 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH RECALL (C00093-S) CONSUMER DOES NOT THINK THAT ANY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES DEALER REFUSED TO SHOW HIM WHAT WAS DONE, DEALER SHOWED CONSUMER A SCHEMATIC DRAWING OF THE BRACKET USED AND ITS LOCATION, EXCEPT WHAT HE SHOWED CONSUMER HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES HIS VEHICLE HAS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT SET UP FROM WHAT HE WAS SHOWN, CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THEY DID NOT HAVE A SCHEMATIC DRAWING OF THE BRACKET AND ITS LOCATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886298April 19, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
PART OF FRAME WHERE TOWING HITCH ATTACHES TO FRAME BUCKLED UPWARD, BENDING FRAME OF BUMPER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744128April 16, 2001
TIRES
TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE (SPLITTING OF RUBBER IN THE BEAD AND ON THE SIDE WALLS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886000April 16, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN A TRAFFIC JAM AHEAD OF HIM OCCURRED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN, AND REAR ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE. BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886001April 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED AHEAD OF HIM. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. THERE WAS RESISTANCE BEHIND BRAKE PEDAL, BUT BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE, CAUSING HIM TO REAR END A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743771April 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS WHICH ARE PART OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAD BEGUN OPERATING IMPROPERLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING AND TO HAVE INCREASED VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED THE ROTORS TO STOP PERFORMING PROPERLY MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY INCORRECT TIGHTENING/TORQUEING WHEN THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED SHORTLY PRIOR TO THE ROTOR PROBLEM HAPPENING. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE ROTORE, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER FULL WARRANTY. THE INFORMED ME THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ALLOW REPLACEMENT. THIS MEANS THAT I NOW HAVE ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE THAT HAVE ONLY A HALF-LIFE REMAINING ON THEM AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THUS, IF, AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE ROTORS AGAIN STOP PERFORMING, I WILL HAVE TO BEAR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. I CONTEND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS EITHER CAUSED BY IMPROPER DEALER MAINTENANCE, OR THAT THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS SCENARIO CAN BE LOGICAL, AS THIS VEHICLE REQUIRED SEVERAL MAJOR REPLACEMENTS OF ESSENTIAL PARTS AFTER ONLY BEING SOLD TO ME FOR THE PERIOD OF ONE WEEK. IT IS NOT UNREASONABLE TO ME THAT THE ROTOR COULD ALSO HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE, AND I MAINTAIN THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, RATHER THAN TURNING THEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743735April 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE FIRMLY APPLIED, THE VEHICLE KEEPS MOVING ALTHOUGH IT FEELS AS IS THE PEDAL HAS PRESSURE AT FIRST. AFTER ABOUT A SECOND, THE PEDAL STARTS TO PULSATE AS IF THE ABS IS WORKING, YET THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW EFFECTIVELY AND IT SOUNDS AS IF THERE IS A GRINDING COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CLAIMED THAT THEY CHECKED THE SYSTEM OUT AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. AFTER 17000 MILES I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM OCCASIONALLY WHEN BRAKING FIRMLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885288April 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING VEHICLE WILL JERK VIOLENTLY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM IS NOW CONTINOUS WITH A LOUD SLAPPING NOISE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065464April 4, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
THE POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE WHILE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *PH WHEN THE PART WAS REMOVED, THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE INPUT SHAFT HAD BROKEN. THE BREAK HAPPENED AT THE WELD. THE WELD WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE SHAFT SHOWED SIGNS OF METAL CRYSTALLIZATION. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743474April 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
4 TIMES I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER. BRAKE SYSTEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES AND VIBRATES CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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