Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#741376February 23, 2001
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
MANUFACTURER STATED A TOOL BOX MOUNTED IN THE TRUCK BED CAUSED THE SEPARATION. TOOL BOX WAS INSTALLED PER RECOMMENDATIONS OF SCHMITT MOTORS' BODY DEPT. BRACKETS WERE INSTALLED UNDER THE TOOLBOX TO KEEP WEIGHT OFF SIDERAILS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 3 TRUCKS WE'VE OWNED IN THE PAST 3 YEARS. TOOL BOX HAS BEEN INSTALLED 3 DIFFERENT WAYS, ALL WITH THE SAME RESULTS. WE HAVE SINCE TRADED THIS TRUCK FOR A DODGE RAM TRUCK, BUT STILL FEEL THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE REPORTED. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881287February 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES
BRAKES WOULD GET DEBRIS AND ROCKS ON THEM DUE TO RIDING ON DIRT ROADS. RIMS WOULD BE DETERIORATING DUE TO TIRES NOT HOLDING AIR. BEEN TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR PROBLEM. CLAIMED DRIVER WAS AT FAULT.*AK THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THIS VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW AND THE TRUCK IS A LEMON. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881079February 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN HEAD LIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY BURNED OUT INSTALLATION, CAUSING INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK WIRING FOR THE TAIL LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS IS TOO SMALL, WHEN TOWING A TRAILER, WIRING IS INADEQUATE TO HANDLE EXTRA LIGHTS, WIRES AT HARNESS LIGHT SWITCH ARE CHARGED FROM GETTING HOT, CONSUMER FEELS WIRING NEEDS TO BE HEAVIER OR USE RELAYS TO SUPPORT THE TRAILER LIGHTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880748February 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN ACCELERATING ABOUT 1700 RPM ENGINE WILL SOUND LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE WHEN IT IS A GASOLINE ENGINE. DEALER STATED THAT NOISE WAS COMING FROM BALANCE SHAFT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880749February 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A RATTLE SOUND IN TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE AND FIX PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880689February 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING IN DARK DASHBOARD LIGHT WILL NOT WORK, AND HEAD LIGHT SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVEN TIMES DUE TO BURNING UP. ALSO, STARTER HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK ALTERNATOR WAS ALSO REPLACED, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880523February 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN, CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER FOUND THE REAR, RIGHT SIDE INNER BRAKE SHOE WAS MISSING, BACKING PLATE HAD SKORED THE ROTOR, OUTER BRAKE PAD AND LEFT REAR BRAKE PAD HAD 3/8" OF PAD LEFT, DEALER REPLACED REAR PADS AND BOTH ROTORS, FREE OF CHARGE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880590February 14, 2001
TIRES, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
POWER STEERING WENT OUT/TRANSMISSION REBUILT/ TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY/REAR SPRINGS HAD TO BE REINSTALLED *AK THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO BRAKES CAUSING ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT THE PASSENGER DOOR CAVED IN. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740875February 14, 2001
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
I FEEL THIS VEHICLE SUFFERS GREATLY IN BUILD QUALITY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880443February 13, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ALL FRONT SEATBELTS DO NOT LOCK. THEY RETRACT OUT WHEN PULLING ON THEM, IN AN ACCIDENT SEATBELT WOULD NOT HOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740695February 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE HEATER DOES NOT DISTRIBUTE ADEQUATE AMOUNTS OF HEAT INTO THE PASSENGER'S FOOTWELL. WITH THE HEATER AT MAX. TEMP AND AIRFLOW AND THE FLOW ALL DIRECTED TO THE FLOOR, THE DRIVER WAS BAKING BUT THE PASSENGER'S FEET NEEDED A BLANKET WRAPPED AROUND THEM TO KEEP THEM SOMEWHAT COMFORTABLE WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES IN THE THE 12 DEGREE AREA. THIS WENT ON FROM COLORADO TO TENNESSEE AND BACK OVER CHRISTMAS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THE DEALER CONTACTED GM'S TECH. SUPPORT, THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED; "THE HEATER IS PERFORMING TO SPECS."!!!! NOW I'M TOLD TO KEEP WORKING WITH THE DEALER. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO KEEP WORKING WITH SINCE THEY'VE BEEN TOLD BY GM THAT EVERYTHING IS OK? GM'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE NOTES THAT THERE IS A GM "POOR HEATER PERFORMANCE REVIEW" CURRENTLY GOING ON WITHIN GM BUT OFFERS NO OTHER HOPE OF A SOLUTION. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND REAL COLD ON LONG TRIPS WHEN I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET COMFORTABLE. PLEASE LIGHT A FIRE UNDER GM SINCE I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740642February 8, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE 2000 SILVERADO HAS TO BE A BLUNDER BY GENERAL MOTORS. THE TRUCK HAS BAD TIRES, THE ENGINE HAS USED OIL SINCE DAY ONE . THE ENGINE HAS A DEEP KNOCKING NOISE IN THE LOWER PART AND A TAPPING NOISE IN THE UPPER PART . THE ENGINE HAS A MISS AT IDLE AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT YOU HOOK UP TO THE TRUCK YOU CAN'T FIND THE REASON, BUT AFTER CHECKING I HAVE FOUND THAT ALL THE 99 AND 2000 SILERADO'S WITH THE 5.3 HAVE HAD A STRANGE MISS/VIBRATION. THERE ARE SO MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAT I CAN'T EXPLAIN THEM ALL WITHIN THIS COMMENT SECTION. . NOTE THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 8,592 MILES. GENERAL MOTORS HAS GOT A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS . GM TRUCKS HAVE REALLY GONE DOWN HILL .GM CUSTOMERS NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF SOME UPPER LEVEL MANAGEMENT TO DISCUSS THEIR PROBLEMS AND ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS ON TIMELY MANNER. *AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785254February 4, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A ROUGH IDLE SINCE NEW, DEALER CAN NOT FIND A REMEDY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740416February 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE DEFECTS SUCH AS LEAKING OIL ON NEW VEHICLE IS CONCERNING. NOT HAPPY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879643February 2, 2001
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT KEEPS LOCKING UP, AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNLESS PASSENGER UNBUCKLES ,CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. DEALER HAS REPLACED SEATBELT ONCE, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACED IT AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879565February 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
RIGHT REAR CALIPER JAMMED BECAUSE ROCKS AND MUS HAS GOTTEN INTO IT. A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559297January 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT PERMIT THE VEHCLE TO STOP IN A SAFE OR TIMELY FASHION, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE ABS SYSTEM ACTUALLY EXTENDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE OR DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE DISTANCE REQUIRED COMPARED TO THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ABS SYSTEM. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879446January 31, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY TIME VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. ALSO, VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879320January 30, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
BOTH REAR SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY IN COLD WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879208January 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ABS BRAKES PULSATE AND LOCK UP. THEY HAVE BEEN FIXED FOR SAME PROBLEM TWICE. DEALER SAYS SITUATION CAN'T BE DUPLICATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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