Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#877653January 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE APPLIED BRAKE TO GET READY TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED BACKWARDS. ABS LIGHT WAS ON, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO SAID BRAKES WERE FINE. CHEVROLET COMPANY TOLD CONSUMER THAT WAS HOW BRAKES ACTED IN A VEHICLE WITH ABS. CONSUMER TEST DROVE 10 OTHER VEHICLES LIKE IT AT DEALERS, ALL 10 HAD BRAKES THAT DID NOT GO TO FLOOR. BRAKES WORKED ON CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, BUT PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR BEFORE THERE WAS ANY BRAKING ACTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738799January 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS IS THE SECOND TRUCK I HAVE OWNED IN WHICH THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED. THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED ON THE TRUCK I PREVIOUSLY OWNED AND THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BACK BY GENERAL MOTORS. I KNOW OF TWO MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR TRUCKS BOUGHT BACK BY GM, AND THEIR NEW TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE OLD TRUCKS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. IT IS TIME FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE GM REPAIR THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877295January 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARKED. THEN, CONSUMER PUMPED BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, THERE WERE NO BRAKES. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR AND IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR BRAKES TO GO TO THE FLOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877347January 3, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END SEEMS TO BE WEARING OUT FRONT TIRES MORE THAN USUAL. THIS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MISALIGNED AND HAS GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. THE REAR END VIBRATES WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877349January 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IT JUIMPED OUT OF GEAR AND INTO REVERSE, AND HIT A TRAILER, CAUSING A CRASH. VEHICLE WAS STILL IN "PARKED" POSITION. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE COULD NOT GET TRACTION ON ICE/SNOW, THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PUT INTO PARK BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY MOVED IN REVERSE. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877210December 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
REAR BRAKES WERE EXCESSIVELY WEARING OUT EVERY 3-4,000 MILES. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR. WOULD HAVE NO REAR BRAKES WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LACK OF REAR BRAKES, ON ONE OCCASION DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL, THE BRAKE PADS WERE SCORCHED, MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, AND THE BRAKE PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS REPLACED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VIN INDICATED A TOW TRUCK, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT HEAVY ENOUGH TO BE TOW TRUCK. MANUFACTURER COULD NOT GIVE EXPLAINATION FOR LABELING OF TOW TRUCK. IT COULD NOT BE USED AS A TOW TRUCK.BRAKES WOULD CONTINUE TO WEAR OUT DUE TO NOT BEING HEAVY ENOUGH, ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S EXPLANATION. *AK CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A FIX TO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM OR A PRO-RATED REPLACEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558423December 28, 2000
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
THE CONSUMER IS COMPLAINING OF THE DESIGN OF THE REAR LEFT EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES AND DRUM ELBOWS, THEY ALLOW ROAD SALT AND OTHER DEBRIS TO GET INTO THE DRUM POSSIBLY CAUSING THEM TO FAIL. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE SQUEALING DUE TO THE RUST BUILDING UP IN THE BRAKE DRUM AND SHOES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877136December 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN IN OVERDRIVE GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND GOING UP A GRADE OR TINY HILL, VIBRATION WOULD OCCUR, COMING FROM DRIVETRAIN. CONSUMER COULD FEEL IT THROUGH FLOOR. DEALER REPROGRAMMED PCM, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877021December 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE AT A STOP AND ABOUT TO ACCELRATE VEHICLE SHUTTERS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN BRAKING AND LETTING OFF BRAKE PEDAL ABOUT 50 %, AND PRESSING BRAKES AGAIN, VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877031December 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AND PULLING INTO GARAGE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DAMAGE FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876954December 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING 10-15 MPH DRIVER TRIED TO STOP, BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE STRUCK A STEEL PIPE. VEHICLE DAMAGE DID OCCUR. DRIVER ONLY PASSENGER. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO PRIOR WARNINGS BEFORE INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876999December 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BACK BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY RIGHT FRONT BRAKES, CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THE FAULTY BRAKES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738092December 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WHENEVE THE TRUCK CLIMBS A SLIGHT TO HEAVY INCLINE AT 35 TO 40 MPH IT SOUND AS THOUGH THE DRIVE TRANE IS GOING TO DROP OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. THE DEALER TELLS ME AFTER 5 REPAIR VISITS THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND WITHIN GM TOLERANCES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738128December 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TERRIBLE ENGINE RATTLE ON START-UP LASTS FOR MINUTES/GETTING WORSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738072December 20, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
TRUCK WAS FINE FOR FIRST TWO MONTHS THEN SMALL VIBRATIONS. DEALER SAID TWO BAD TIRES AND CHANGED THEM (NO BETTER). TWO WEEKS LATER DEALER CHECKS TIRES AND SAYS THREE BAD TIRES . CHANGED ALL FOUR (NO BETTER). NOW DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR AN UPGRADE TO MICHELINS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM . WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR GM`S CHEAP TIRES? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876735December 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMP OR ROUGH SURFACE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK ABS IS TOO SENSITIVE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ANY TYPE OF PUMP OR WET PAVEMENT WILL SET OFF THE ABS. THUS THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558504December 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CONSUMER BELIEVES THE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN 00X-001 WHICH CALLS FOR ATTACHING A NOTICE LABLE TO THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE STATING THAT THE CALIPERS MUST BE SUPPORTED WHEN REMOVED, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE WARNING LABLE IS USELESS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876695December 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS DOUBLE PAD ON CALIPER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737910December 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
OUR TRUCK WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. WE HAD BEEN HOME FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK. IT CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED. THE FIRE DEPT SAID THE IT STARTED IN THE DASH UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN, PROBABLY RESULTING FROM FAULTY WIRING. WE HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR 4 MONTHS AND IT ONLY HAD 9000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING GO WRONG WITH IT UNTIL NOW AND THIS IS MAJOR. THE TRUCK IS TOTALLY DESTROYED, ANOTHER CAR WAS DAMAGED AND THE SIDING OF OUR HOUSE HAD DAMAGE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737890December 16, 2000
TIRES
NONE (TIRESIZE: 245/75/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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