Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2000)

2,131 consumer complaints on file.

#10113032February 25, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON TO SAY LOW FUEL, THE GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THE FUEL TANK MAY CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112891February 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD TO APPLY MORE THEN NORMAL PRESSURE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111883February 21, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK DO NOT STOP THE TRUCK IN A REASONABLE DISTANT. WHEN I PULLED OFF THE WHEELS YOU COULD SEE WHERE THE PADS ON THE FRONT WHEELS WERE ALMOST GONE, BUT THE REAR SHOES WERE HARDLY WORN. I DID CHANGE THE FRONT PADS. I ALSO HAVE THE STICKING GAS PEDAL PROBLEM WHICH I HAVE HAD THE DEALER WORK ON WITH NO RESULTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109189February 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDENED AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED BOTH REAR DRUMS AND BRAKE PADS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNS THE VEHICLE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE THE BRAKES ONLY GO DOWN ABOUT 1 OR 2 INCHES AND ARE HARD TO PUSH DOWN ANY FURTHER. THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO STOMP ON THE BRAKES 2 TO 5 TIMES FOR THEM TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111678February 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER STATES THAT UPON COMING UP ON A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO COAST ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT A TOTAL OF TWO TIMES. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT HAS THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AS GM STATES IN THE RECALL FOR THE BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107441February 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A LOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL FORCDE ITSELF BACK UP AND CAUSED SEVERE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. BOTH SPEED SENSORS WERE REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108520February 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING UNDER 10 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE ABS ACTIVATED AND IT BECAME HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED FOR THE DEFECT SINCE THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. *JB THIS WAS A REGULAR PROBLEM. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110512February 14, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE WORKING ON MY PROPERTY, I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL IN MY BACKYARD WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS PASSING THROUGH THE GATE OF MY FENCE ON MY PROPERTY CAUSING ME TO IMPACT THE GATE CORNER POST. BECAUSE I WAS IN A TURN EXITING THROUGH THE FENCE, I SUSTAINED A SUBSTANTIAL DENT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF MY TRUCK BED AND TO THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR. I JACKED THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED FREELY, NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. I CALLED THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS A GMC DEALER, THEY INDICATED THAT I PROBABLY HAD A POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE PUMP HAD FAILED. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND FLUSH THE SYSTEM, AND HAD THE DRIVE BELTS REPLACED WHILE THEY WERE WORKING IN THE AREA. ALSO HAD THE DENT ON THE LEFT SIDE REPAIRED BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE DENT ON THE RH SIDE DUE TO THE COST TO DO BOTH SIDES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110451February 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2000 SILVERADO WITH 4.8 & A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. STARTED HEARING NOISE WITH CLUTCH DISENGAGED & IN NEUTRAL. DEALER SAYS BEARINGS IN TRANS ARE SHOT . VEHICLE HAS ONLY 67,000 MILES. I'VE CHANGED THE FLUIDS RELIGIOUSLY ON THIS VEHICLE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. I NEVER HEARD OF A MANUAL TRANS FAILING THIS EARLY. DEALER SAYS THAT SOMETIMES YOU GET A BAD ONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110357February 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 42,000 MILES AND MY BRAKE ROTORS ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND CLEARLY A DEFECT IN METALLURGY. I AM ASTOUNDED TO FIND THRU MY DEALER (MIDWAY CHEVY OLDS) THAT GM IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS DEFECT. I FOUND THROUGH WEB RESEARCH THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110164February 9, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
4 WAYS (FLASHER SWITCH) BREAKS LEAVING YOU WITHOUT EMERGENCY FLASHERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111181February 9, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V078 00 CONCERNING AIR BAG SENSING MODULE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUSTAINE DINJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10111222February 9, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE UNLOADING THE TAILGATE DROPPED COMPLETELY DOWN. NO INJURY REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109987February 7, 2005
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
CHEVY, HAS REDESIGNED A CLIP IN THE PARK BRAKES ON THE 2000 SILVERADO TRUCKS. THE ORIGINAL CLIP WAS FOUND TO FAIL WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. THIS ALLOWED THE PARK SHOES TO RUB THE DRUM. THIS CAUSED THE PARK BRAKES TO FAIL AND FORCES THE OWNER TO REPLACE BOTH DRUMS AND BUY THE REDESIGNED CLIP. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED! THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TRUCKS OUT THERE WITH NO EMERGENCY BRAKE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106881February 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF PREMATURE DETERIORATION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK THE STEEL WAS BAD. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109947February 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. ABS FAILURE. HAD TRUCK BRAKES CHECKED AND REPAIRED, THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. BRAKES WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109886February 5, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
IN EARLY JANUARY I NOTICED ON TV THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. FOR THE DRIVESHAFT ON THE POWER STEERING UNIT. I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO, HOW LONG DOES THE MANUFACTURER HAVE TO NOTIFY THE OWNERS ON THE RECALL? OR ARE THEY REQUIRED TO DO SO. I BELIEVE THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL SOME TIME BACK ON SAME MODEL FOR THE CABLE STRAPS( TAILGATE SUPPORT) BUT NEVER HEARD A THING FROM THE DEALER. I MADE A PHONE CALL ON FEB 4 TO THE LOCAL DEALER REGARDING THE POWER STEERING AND HE HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY SUCH RECALL. THIS I KIND OF A SORE SUBJECT FOR ME BECAUSE WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON MY PICKUP I HAD TO HAVE THE SEALS REPLACED ON THE POWER STEERING UNIT DUE TO LEAKAGE, IN MY JUDGMENT THEY WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THAT COST ME $236.00, IS THERE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DRIVESHAFT ON THE UNIT AND THE SEALS WEARING PREMATURELY? I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE $236.00 IF IN FACT THERE IS A RECALL.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109868February 4, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN STARTING OUT, CAUSING TOO MUCH THROTTLE AND SURGING WHEN THE PEDAL FINALLY BREAKS FREE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN ROADS ARE SLICK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109669February 2, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AFTER MINOR SIDE IMPACT. *BF AFTER TRAVELING 20-30 FEET AWAY FROM THE SIDE IMPACT CRASH SITE THE CONSUMER FRONTAL IMPACT CRUSHED HER VEHICLE. NEITHER THE FRONT OR THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108404February 1, 2005
AIR BAGS
THE EVENT WAS A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME WHICH STILL HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY VEHICLE (2000 CHEVY SILVERADO). THEN MY TRUCK HAD A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT AT GREATER THAN 30 MPH INTO A DIRT WALL IN WHICH NEITHER THE DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (THE TRUCK IS TOTALLED). I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND GOT A CONCUSSION WITH BLOOD AROUND THE BRAIN, A BROKE CHEEK BONE, AND FRACTURED HIP. MY WIFE WAS 33 WEEKS PREGANANT AT THE TIME AND HER WATER BROKE AND SHE GOT A COMPOUND FRACTURE IN THE LOWER LEG/ANKLE. AS A RESULT OF THE WATER BREAKING MY SON WAS BORN 3 DAYS LATER 7 WEEKS PREMATURE. AS FOR WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I'M HOPING IT WILL AT LEAST BE INVESTIGATED TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM (I.E. SOFTWARE SCREWUP SOMETHING NOT HOOKED UP RIGHT IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ETC). I HAVE PICS OF THE TRUCK AND THE CRASH SITE I CAN SEND IF NECESSARY. I CAN ALSO PROVIDE THE LOCATION OF THE TRUCK SO IT CAN BE INSPECTED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0

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