Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#884876April 2, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HAD APPLIED GAS TO SPEED UP AND IT WOULD GO BACK. ENGINE KEPT REVVING, BUT REMAINED AT SAME SPEED. ABS WOULD KICK IN ON ANY SLIPPERY SURFACE. RIGHT FRONT TIRE GRABBED, HARD, AND THEN LOCKED UP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AT DEALERSHIP ALL BRAKE PARTS WERE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884727March 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR AND JUMP BACK UP, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743301March 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE REAR ABS SYSTEM WHEN IT HITS A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE ABS SYSTEM REMOVES ALMOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE ALLOWING THE PEDAL TO FALL DOWN AND DRAMATICALLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE-THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A WRECK AND HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. MY DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND REFUSES TO LOOK AT IT-BUT NO OTHER GM VEHICLE WITH ABS THAT I HAVE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884539March 29, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
ORIGINAL TIRES ON A CHEVROLET, K3500, 2000, DOT AD11DOA449, AMERI 500 TR LT245/7516M+S LOAD RANGE E. SIDEWALLS DEVELOPED LARGE BUBBLES ABOUT 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER ON TWO REAR TIRES.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT FOUR OF THE ORIGINAL GENERAL TIRES ON VEHICLE HAVE FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884433March 28, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THROTTLE STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884514March 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL PUMPS, AND VEHICLE DOESN'T SEEM TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884046March 23, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WAS PUSHING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE FAIL TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. PEDAL WAS STUCK AND THEN SUDDENLY WOULD TAKE OFF. PEDAL THROTTLE CABLE HAD RELEASED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPAIRED THROTTLE BODY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883909March 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NHTSA RECALL 00V345000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL C00093/ABS BRAKES. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO SEND RECALL NOTICE TO CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560494March 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ONLY HAD LIMITED REPAIR TIMES AND THEY WOULD NOT OFFER A LOANER UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN THERE FOR EIGHT HOURS FOR RECALL REPAIR SERVICE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883764March 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V345000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00093 FOR BRAKE LINE CHAFING. CONSUMER HAS TRAVELED BACK AND FORTH 400 MILES TRYING TO GET THIS FIX. PARTS WERN/'T AVAILABLE, AND NO AVAILABILTY DATE WAS GIVEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883690March 21, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN IS EXTREMELY HARD TO PUSH. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. CONSUMER TOOK A SCALE TO MEASURE HOW MUCH PRESSURE IT TOOK TO BLOW THIS HORN, AND ANSWER WAS 22 POUNDS.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883738March 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAD BEEN LEAKING OIL SINCE HE HAD BOUGHT VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NOT FIX OR FIND OUT WHERE OIL WAS COMING FROM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883739March 21, 2001
TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SUSPENSION:FRONT
TIRES HAD MADE A LOT OF NOISE FROM BEGINING AFTER BUYING VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, TIRES WERE WEARING FROM INSIDE OUT WHERE ALIGMENT COULD NOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE ANY INORMATION REGARDING TIRE TYPE OR SIZE. OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER PUT IN A NEW VALVE, OIL PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED, OIL WAS FOUND COVERING AND UNDERNEATH THE CHASSIS. CONSUMER STATES WINDOWS RATTLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742751March 20, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CANNOT ALIGN CASTER WITHIN +/- TOLARENCE. VEHICLE WIL PULL TO RIGHT IF CASTER IS PUT IN +/- TOLARENCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883490March 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE'S A LOUD KNOCKING AND ROARING NOISE COMING FROM MOTOR. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE A MIS BETWEEN MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785361March 19, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TIE RODS ENDS FRONT LEFT AND FRONT RIGHT REPLACED 3 TIMES, POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560317March 14, 2001
TIRES
THE TIRES DEVELOPED BULGES AND SEPERATIONS OF THE PLYS FROM LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE FROM SLOW LEAK CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT WHILE PARKED (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P26575R16). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742410March 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING TRUCK AND TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP, THEN TRANS HEATED UP TO 300 DEGREES. SMOKE CAME FROM TRANS AND BURNT SMELL. TRUCK ONLY HAD 6500 MILEAGE ON IT. TRUCK WAS A 2500 HD WITH HD AUTO TRANS AND SNOWPLOW PREP PACKAGE. DEALER REPLACED TRANS WITH NEW TRANS, BUT MADE IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS MY FAULT. UNHAPPY WITH DEALER RESPONSE TO PROBLEM ON THIS NEW TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742443March 14, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883073March 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
BRAKE SLACK ADJUSTER WAS DESIGNED TO WORK WRONG WAY, INSTEAD OF TIGHTENING, IS LOOSENS BRAKE LINE. TTOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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