Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#876534December 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN STARTING OFF FROM A COLD START. PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF DRIVESHAFT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. BUT, THERE WAS NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TO THIS PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAULS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876376December 12, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ESPECIALLY AT 55 MPH STEERING WHEEL WON'T STAY STRAIGHT, AND WILL PULL TO SIDES, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL IN MANY OCASSIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737463December 7, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I MADE 4 OR 5 ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THIS FIXED BUT IT HAS NOT AS OF YET. THE TRUCK VIBRATES.SHAKES FRONT END POPS REAL LOUD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737468December 7, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING STOPS FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEEL CAN ONLY BE TURNED WITH GREAT EFFORT WHEN VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL. . CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME BUT MOST OFTEN IF VEHICLE IS FACING DOWNHILL. CHEVROLET SAY THIS IS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST AND WILL NOT FIX IT. I LHAD IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH A 98 TRUCK AND IT WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE STEERING GEAR BOX WITH A HEAVY DUTY BOX FROM A 3/4 TON TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876148December 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL, SOMETIMES WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, THEN SUDDENLY WILL HAVE BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE WHERE DEALER HAS NOT FOUND OUT WHAT HAD BEEN CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876010December 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BETWEEN 40-45MPH, IT WOULD MAKE A ROARING NOISE. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE OR SHAKE. MOST NOTICEABLE AFTER 40MPH. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP & INFORMED NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON PROBLEM. ALSO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SOUND WAS BECAUSE ENGINE WAS NEAR TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785094December 4, 2000
TIRES, SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT 63 MPH SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND REPLACED THE TIRES (NO MAKE/MODEL PROVIDED) THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT DRIVE PROPERLY. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875925December 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRANSMISSION WILL STOP PULLING. TO REGAIN TRANSMISSION VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875651November 29, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO RIGHT. DRIVER CONTINOUSLY HAS TO KEEP STEERING WHEEL TO LEFT FOR VEHICLE TO GO STRAIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875664November 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY BECAUSE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH A MISSING OUT OFF TRANSFER CASE SEAL. WHILE DRIVING COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUS DOWN, AND VEHICLE IS ALSO POURING TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875555November 28, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED AND LEAKED FUEL DUE TO FAULTY FUEL LINES. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557924November 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE BRAKE FAILURES, SEVERAL REPAIRS COMPLETED HOWEVER THE BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN THE DRIVER HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNED SUFFICIENTLY FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736747November 22, 2000
TIRES
TRUCK PULLED TO RIGHT STARTING AROUND 2,000 MILES. FRONT END WAS REALIGNED AND TIRES ROTATED AND REBALANCED AT 5,211 MILES. TRUCK THEN PULLED TO LEFT REQUIRING CONSTANT PRESSURE TO RIGHT ON STEERING WHEEL. ROATED TIRES AT 9,807. TRUCK THEN PULLED TO RIGHT. RETURNED TO DEALER. DEALER REALIGNED AGAIN AND ROTATED TIRES BACK. I WAS TOLD IT MAYBE A TIRE PROBLEM. I ASKED FOR TIRES TO BE REPLACED UNDER BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. DEALER WILL NOT CHANGE OUT TIRES. REPORTED TO CHEVROLET ON OCT. 25, 2000. FILE #C02016717 IS OPEN. CALLED CHEVROLET AGAIN ON 11/22/00. REQUESTED TIRES BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. REFUSED REPLACEMENT BY DEALER AND CHEVROLET CORPORATION. (DOT NUMBER: 0294070 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736617November 20, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TRUCK HAS HAD SEVERAL PARTS REPLACED FOR VIBRATION, SPENDS MORE TIME IN SHOP THAN AT HOME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736623November 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
LIKELY FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. HYDRAULIC (BRAKE) FLUID RESERVOIR IS FREE TO FLOP AROUND ON MOUNTING. BRAKING SYSTEM MUST ULTIMATELY FAIL DO TO ULTIMATE FAILURE OF THE SEAL(S) AROUND THE BASE OF THIS PLASTIC RESERVOIR. EVIDENCE OF FAILURE WOULD BE IN THE FORM OF CORROSSION (RUST), WATER, AND AIR IN THE SYSTEM OR LOSS OF BREAK FLUID, DEPENDING ON WHEATHER OR NOT THE FAILURE IS DO TO INTERNAL AND/OR EXTERNAL FAILURE OF THE SEALS. IF THE VEHICLE IS USED ON ROUGH ROADS OR IN CLIMATES W/EXTREME TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS ARE PRESENT, THE FAILURE WILL BE MUCH QUICKER. FAILURE WILL BE IN THE FORM OF TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES, BRAKE FADE, AND POOR STOPPING POWER. IT WILL TOTALY CONFUSE ANY ABS SYSTEM IN USE DO TO INCONSISTENT/ERRATIC BRAKE PERFORMANCE. ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED BY VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS ON PRIOR YEARS TRUCKS. WHY HASN'T THIS RESERVOIR BEEN INVESTIGATED AS TO THE EFFECTS OF ITS LEAKING IN THE FORM OF BEING ALBE TO SUCK AIR/MOISTURE INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR LOOSING FLUID TO THE ATMOSPHERE?? REGARDLESS, FAILURE IS INEVITABLE, AS DYNAMIC SEALS MUST UTIMATELY FAIL, AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO ELIMINATE THIS WEAK POINT IN THIS SYSTEM. IF I AM WRONG, AND IT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED TO BE SAFE, PLEASE LET ME HEAR FROM YOU AS I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY WHERE THIS MATTER IS CONCERNED! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736396November 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE HELD TO FLOOR.HEARD ANTI-LOCK MOTORS,BUT THERE WAS NOT MUCH BRAKING ACTION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736417November 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRUCK LURCHES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BUT ONLY WHEN TOWING A HORSE TRAILER. CONDITION IS SO SEVERE THAT THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN TOWING. THE TRAILER HAS BEEN WEIGHED (8300# EMPTY) AND CAREFULLY INSPECTED, NO PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK IS RATED TO PULL 10,800#. DEALER TELLS ME THAT I AM PULLING TOO MUCH WEIGHT. THE DISC BRAKES, ALL FOUR, WERE FOUND TO BE SEVERELY OVERHEATED AND WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE TRUCK WILL LURCH EVEN WHEN THE TRAILER BRAKES ARE DISCONNECTED AND THE TRAILER BRAKES CAN STOP BOTH THE TRUCK AND TRAILER SMOOTHLY BY USING THE HAND CONTROL. THREE DEALERS, TWO SERVICE REPS AND A GM ENGINEER ARE STUMPED, BUT GM REFUSES TO GIVE ME A BUY BACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557460November 13, 2000
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER HEARS SNAPPING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736027November 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
TRUCK SHAKE AND VIBRATES VERY BAD AT ALL TIMES MOST WHEN IN DRIVE WHILE BRAKES . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874468November 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, SILVERADO, 0265/75R16 SIZE. AT 60 MPH TREAD ON RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED, CAUSING A BLOWOUT. FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRE .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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