2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Problems & Recalls
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TOOK VEHICAL TO GET INSPECTED SHOP SAID VEHICAL IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND REFUSED TO INSPECT UNDER FUTHER INSEPTION THERE IS EXSESIVE RUST ON FRAME THAT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR GM NEEDS TO STEP UP LIKE TOYOTA DID AND REPLACE THESE FRAMES PLS LOOK IN TO THIS . THIS WAS MY ONLY VEHICAL AND NOW I DONT...
Mileage: 171,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED A HIGH READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN...
"DASH BOARDS".... MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND CRUMBLING EVERYDAY. IT IS TO THE POINT NOW THAT I AM ADDING DUCK TAPE JUST TO KEEP IT UP. CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND REPAIR MY DASHBOARD AND ISSUE A RECALL. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN 1 YEAR AGO, AND I HAVE NEVER ...
Mileage: 390,000
I WAS HAVING THE EXHAUST CHANGED WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED THAT ONE OF THE CROSS MEMBERS FOR THE FRAME HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT EXCESSIVE RUST IS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE REAR OF THE FRAME AND WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY...
Mileage: 100,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE...
Mileage: 168,523
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE...
Mileage: 168,523
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ...UPDATED 02/04/16 *BF
AS I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE TO A STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY STIFFENED,PREVENTING ME FROM USING THE PEDAL TO COME TO A CONTROLLED STOP. FORTUNATELY, I WAS GOING SLOW AT THE TIME AND WAS IN A PARKING LOT, SO WAS ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM COLLIDING WITH A PARKED CAR.. FROM ALL THAT I REA...
Mileage: 48,000
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM GOES STIFF AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE TO JAM ON THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD IN ORDER FOR THEM TO STOP, THE BRAKES EVENTUALLY WILL STOP AFTER A 3 TO FIVE MORE FEET.THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SERVES NO PURPOSE.THE VEHICLE WORKS BETTER AFTER DISABLING THE ABS BRAK...
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM GOES STIFF AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE TO JAM ON THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD IN ORDER FOR THEM TO STOP, THE BRAKES EVENTUALLY WILL STOP AFTER A 3 TO FIVE MORE FEET.THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SERVES NO PURPOSE.THE VEHICLE WORKS BETTER AFTER DISABLING THE ABS BRAK...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE IGNITION FAILED AND CAUSED THE KEY TO FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 150,000
WHEN RETURNING HOME MY BRAKES FAILED WHEN ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY CAUSING ME TO STRIKE A TREE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE GRILL OF MY VEHICLE. THE CAUSE WAS A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE LOSS OF BRAKES. *TR
Mileage: 132,543
AS I WAS TOPPING THE CURVE OF AN ENTRANCE RAMP, I FELT THE REAR OF THE TRUCK LOSE TRACTION ON THE WET ASPHALT AND THE TAIL STARTED TO MOVE. I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO GAIN CONTROL, AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO PROPEL THE TRUCK AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. THIS CAUSED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO CONTIN...
Mileage: 121,000
AS I WAS TOPPING THE CURVE OF AN ENTRANCE RAMP, I FELT THE REAR OF THE TRUCK LOSE TRACTION ON THE WET ASPHALT AND THE TAIL STARTED TO MOVE. I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO GAIN CONTROL, AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO PROPEL THE TRUCK AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. THIS CAUSED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO CONTIN...
Mileage: 121,000
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 50MPH WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHICH TURNED YELLOW STEPPED ON MY BRAKES FELT LIKE I WASN'T EVEN PUSHING THEM PUMPED A FEW TIMES THE TRUCK STARTS BRAKING THE ONCE AGAIN WITH MY FOOT STILL ON BRAKE PEDAL IT FELT LIKE I WASN'T STEPPING ON THE PEDAL SO PUMPED AGAIN AND ...
Mileage: 190,000
DRIVING ON 4 LANE BUSINESS ROAD COMING TO A RED LIGHT PUSHED ON BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND NO BRAKES HAD TO SWERVE INTO OTHER LANE TO KEEP FROM HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME RAN RED LIGHT DOWNSHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR AND BEGAN RUBBING TIRES ON CURB UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP.CHECKED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS ...
Mileage: 243,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE...
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05020 PAST RECALL FIX BY GENERAL MOTORS WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. FRONT SENSORS FOR THE ABS SYSTEM BECOME DIRTY BECAUSE OF BAD SEALS IN THE HUB ASSEMBLY.ORIGINAL FIX ONLY PROVIDED MAINTENANCE TO THE PROBLEM NOT A PERMANENT FIX. AT LOW SPE...
Mileage: 78,000
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05020 PAST RECALL FIX BY GENERAL MOTORS WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. FRONT SENSORS FOR THE ABS SYSTEM BECOME DIRTY BECAUSE OF BAD SEALS IN THE HUB ASSEMBLY.ORIGINAL FIX ONLY PROVIDED MAINTENANCE TO THE PROBLEM NOT A PERMANENT FIX. AT LOW SPE...
Mileage: 78,000
WITHOUT ANY WARNING I WAS BACKING UP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR,THE CURB STOP THE TRUCK.TRUCK WAS IN CHEVY DEALER SERVICE FOR A COMPLETE REAR BRAKE JOB,PAD KIT,ROTOR,AND PARKING BRAKE KIT IN 2013 WHICH INCLUDED A MULTI-POINT INSPECTION, ALSO IN 2009,2012. AT NO TIME VERBALLY OR WRITTEN ON MY RECE...
Mileage: 158,020
WHILE COMING TO A STOP LIGHT GOING ABOUT 25 MILE AN HOUR I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT FELT MUSHY THEN WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FINALLY STOPPING BEFORE ENTERING A HIGHWAY WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 50 MILES PER HOUR. TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME NOTICED BRAKE FLUID COMING OUT UNDE...
Mileage: 159,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR UPPER SHOCK MOUNT AND THE FUEL TANK SHOCKS WERE CORRODED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO BECOME UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER SHOCK MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLA...
I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND FELT ONE SET BLOW OUT, PRESSED HARDER TO COMPENSATE AND FELT THE REMAINING SET BLOW OUT. THE PEDAL THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON (NO REASON FOR IT TO?). LUCKILY I HAD A TRAILER CONNECTED WHICH HAD WORKING ELEC...
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL A/T TIRES, DOT VN118AC030. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW MILEAGE, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRED BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP AND REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS HIG...
Mileage: 42,000
SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR
Mileage: 134,833
ALL GAUGES ERRATIC FUNCTION. NEVER KNOW WHEN I RUN OUT OF FUEL. ONLY CAN REACTIVE FUEL READING, SOME OF THE TIME IS TO BE ON THE ROAD, TAKE FOOT OFF OF ACCELERATOR, DROP INTO NEUTRAL AND DROP IT BACK INTO DRIVE; FUEL GAUGE MAY READ FOR A WHILE. HAZARD WARNING SWITCH WILL NOT CANCEL TO THE HOM...
Mileage: 7,500
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE DID FINALLY STOP. DROVE CAREFULLY HOME ABOUT 2 MILES. I FOUND A STEEL BRAKE LINE THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED. BRAKE FLUID WAS ALL OVER THE UNDER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. *TR
Mileage: 149,125
THE METAL BRAKE LINE BLEW A HOLE IN IT CAUSING ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO STOP. *TR
Mileage: 195,000
WHILE DRIVING I HIT MY BRAKES AND THE PRESSURE WENT OUT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM DRIVER SIDE JUST BEHIND THE FRONT TIRE.
Mileage: 164,000
WHEN BRAKING THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES SLIGHTLY AS THOUGH THE MOUNTING BOLTS OR SLIDER BOLTS WERE LOOSE. I CHECKED THE MOUNTING AND SLIDER BOLTS AND THEY ARE TIGHT, BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I USE THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WILL RESULT IN A VIRGINIA STATE VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION FAILURE BECAUSE A...
Mileage: 12,000
2000 CHEVROLET 1500 Z71 4X4 - WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND FOUND BRAKE LINING WAS RUSTED OUT. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 42,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT! GARAGE TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINING REPLACED DO TO V...
Mileage: 42,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REP...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REP...
Mileage: 130,000
BRAKE LINE BLEW UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN ADVISED THAT ALL OF MY LINES NEED REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND COULD POSSIBLY BLOW UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED ABOUT $500 FOR PARTS AND UP TO $800 FOR LABOR DEPENDING ON THE DIFFICULTY. I DO NOT LIVE IN AN AREA WITH A LOT OF SALT...
Mileage: 70,000
BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY APPLIED BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO APPLY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP .GOT OUT OF TRUCK AND LOOKED UNDER AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING ONTO PAVEMENT. FLUID STAINED DRIVEWAY. FOUND RUSTED BRAKE LINE NEAR REAR TIRE. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. *JS
Mileage: 138,000
I APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE TO NO STOPPING POWER.I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD INTO A DIRT EMBANKMENT.I WAS LUCKY IT WAS 5:45AM AND LIGHT TRAFFIC AS I WOULD HAVE HIT ANY VEHICLE IF THERE WAS ONE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME.THE CAUSE...
Mileage: 151,236
THE SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE BROKE, AND THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. IT BOUNCED AT LEAST 10 FEET IN THE AIR, NARROWLY MISSING CARS DRIVING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. LUCKILY IT ROLLED TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I HAD NEVER USED THE SPARE, NOR LOWERED THE HOIST MECHANISM. THIS T...
Mileage: 210,000
THE SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE BROKE, AND THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. IT BOUNCED AT LEAST 10 FEET IN THE AIR, NARROWLY MISSING CARS DRIVING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. LUCKILY IT ROLLED TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I HAD NEVER USED THE SPARE, NOR LOWERED THE HOIST MECHANISM. THIS T...
Mileage: 210,000
BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. I WAS COMING UP TO A LIGHT AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND NEXT THING I KNEW MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS STILL COASTING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WAS A BOX TRUCK JUST AHEAD OF ME AND LUCKILY HE WAS IN THE TURNING LANE SO THAT LEFT A LANE OPEN FOR ME. THERE WASN'...
Mileage: 129,000
BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH DIRECTLY BENEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME NEAR THE ABS PUMP/MODULE. STREAM OF FLUID SHOOTING OUT. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED ALL LINES CORRODED, COVERED IN RUST...EVEN IN LOCATIONS WHERE EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE AND SALT DOES NOT OCCUR. DOES NOT MAKE SENSE..MY WIFE'S FORD ESCA...
Mileage: 230,000
A BRAKE LINE BURST DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION, ALMOST RESULTING IN A REAR END CRASH. I HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK INTO THE BERM TO AVOID THE CRASH. AFTER INSPECTION ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND RUSTY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE ALSO RUSTED, CORRODED AND LEAKING....
Mileage: 132,013
A BRAKE LINE BURST DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION, ALMOST RESULTING IN A REAR END CRASH. I HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK INTO THE BERM TO AVOID THE CRASH. AFTER INSPECTION ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND RUSTY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE ALSO RUSTED, CORRODED AND LEAKING....
Mileage: 132,013
TRUCK EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. SERVICE STATION INSPECTED BRAKES AND FOUND ALL METAL BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. PLEASE NOTE THE RELATIVELY VERY LOW MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENCE SUGGESTING MAJOR MATERIAL DEFECTS. AC...
Mileage: 24,865
OUR CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK, 2000 MAKE OF YEAR, HAS IGNITION ISSUES. IT IS HARD TO GET THE KEY TO TURN IN THE IGNITION, REQUIRING US TO EITHER JIGGLE THE IGNITION PLATE OR TURN THE KEY TO THE OTHER SIDE AND INSERT IT THAT WAY. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT WE CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE...
CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER - PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR - NO BRAKES AT ALL. THE TRAILER ELECTRIC BRAKES WAS THE ONLY WAY TO SLOW THE DOWN. LINES ARE RUSTED OUT. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A ROAD AT 20 MPH AND WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES AS WE WERE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING AND I WAS INVOLVED IN A 4 CAR ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND A MAJORITY OF THE BRAKE...
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
RUSTED BRAKE LINES. MY BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND I LOST ALL OF MY BRAKING. I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES AND IT WILL $700.00. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES, LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW WHEN THIS HAPPEN. ALSO I PURCHASED THIS NEW BACK IN MARCH OF 2000. *TR
Mileage: 104,250
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPA...
Mileage: 36,000
WAS BACKING BOAT TRAILER INTO WATER AND BRAKE PEDAL GOT VERY SOFT. NO ACCIDENT THE TRAILER WAS EMPTY AND THE TRUCK STOPPED. PULLED THE BOAT OUT OF THE WATER UP THE HILL, TRIED TO STOP ON FLAT GROUND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES WORKED SOMEWHAT, BUT NOW WELL. FOUND A BRAKE LINE R...
Mileage: 101,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MEC...
Mileage: 106,000
UPON BACKING UP TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT, IT WAS IMMEDIATELY APPARENT THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL, I.E. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS ENOUGH BRAKE LEFT TO COME TO A STOP AND TO DRIVE TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP, BUT DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING BEYOND THAT. THERE WAS NO I...
Mileage: 140,000
THE FLEX COUPLERS THAT ATTACH THE HARD BRAKE LINES TO THE ABS MODULE ARE RUSTED TO THE POINT THEY ARE LEAKING NOW. BESIDES THE BRAKE LINES, THE TRUCK IS RUST FREE. THIS IS A 100% SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM STILL CONTINUES TO IGNORE. *TR
Mileage: 165,000
ON THE EXPRESSWAY ON THE WAY FROM WORK TRAVELING APPROX. 50 MPH WHEN TRAFFIC STOPPED. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, THANK GOD THERE WAS ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN CARS THAT I PUMPED THE PEDAL AND DOWNSHIFTED TO STOP THE CAR. WHEN I HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK FOR THE CAUSE I FOUND OUT THA...
Mileage: 200,550
THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED 3 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. SEPTEMBER 2011, 2012, & 2013. ALL INCIDENTS HAPPENED DRIVING DOWNHILL ON MY ADDRESS ROAD. THE BRAKES/BRAKE LINES FAILED/GAVE OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING IN ALL INCIDENTS. BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR IN ALL INCIDENTS. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT DOWN IN GE...
Mileage: 80,000
BRAKE LINE FROM ABS CONTROL TO REAR WHEELS, LINE RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THANKFULLY I WAS BACKING UP AT A SLOW SPEED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AS I APPLIED BRAKES, LOSING ALL BRAKE FLUID. I REPLACED THE REAR SECTION OF BRAKE LINE BUT NEED A TOTAL BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT BUT COULDN'T AFFORD IT ...
Mileage: 113,000
STARTED TRUCK. PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. FELT USUAL RESISTANCE AT BRAKE PEDAL. PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKES HAD A TOTAL FAILURE. TRUCK ROLLED ACROSS STREET WHILE I WAS SHIFTING TRUCK TO NEUTRAL AND TRYING TO STOP. STEEL BRAKE PIPES WERE NOT LEAKING BEFORE I STARTED THE T...
Mileage: 176,714
BRAKE LINE FAILURE TWICE. TWO DIFFERENT BRAKE LINES FAILED UNDER PRESSURE [ONCE WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN] [ONCE WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR] EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE USED TO STOP PICK-UP BOTH OCCASIONS
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO PARK AT 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MIL...
Mileage: 231,000
THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING A LOSS OF FLUID RESULTING IN A LOSS OF PRESSURE THROUGH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE APPROACHING STOP SIGN/INTERSECTION BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE, TRUCK FAILED TO STOP UNTIL WELL PAST INTERSECTION. HAVE EXPERIENCED ABS PULSATING AND SOFT PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT SINCE APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MA...
Mileage: 51,000
JUST NORTH OF COLUMBIA, SC MERGING ONTO I-20, TRAFFIC SUDDENLY SLOWED AHEAD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE MANAGED TO SLOW, UTILIZING EMERGENCY BRAKING AND GEARING TO AVOID A CRASH. AFTER LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE, WE DISCOVERED THE REAR LEFT BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED....
Mileage: 102,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A LOUD TICKING SOUND. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE A...
Mileage: 140,000
I LIVE IN CONNECTICUT AND I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 EXT CAB 5.3L TRUCK WITH 198000+ MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGED JUST ABOUT ITS WHOLE LIFE SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. LAST WEEK MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK TO THE STORE. WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN JUST DOWN THE STREET THE BRAK...
Mileage: 198,000
I LIVE IN CONNECTICUT AND I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 EXT CAB 5.3L TRUCK WITH 198000+ MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGED JUST ABOUT ITS WHOLE LIFE SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. LAST WEEK MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK TO THE STORE. WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN JUST DOWN THE STREET THE BRAK...
Mileage: 198,000
I LIVE IN CONNECTICUT AND I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 EXT CAB 5.3L TRUCK WITH 198000+ MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGED JUST ABOUT ITS WHOLE LIFE SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. LAST WEEK MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK TO THE STORE. WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN JUST DOWN THE STREET THE BRAK...
Mileage: 198,000
CUSTOMER WENT TO APPLY BRAKES COMING DOWN A STEEP HILL. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS WRECKED TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE NEXT DAY. UPON INSPECTION, ALL BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE WHEELS WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE PLACE WHERE THE LEAK HAPPENED WAS RIGHT A...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR SHACKLES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE LINES WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED. TH...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR SHACKLES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE LINES WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED. TH...
Mileage: 60,000
DID NEW BRAKE PADS AND WHEN STARTED TO DRIVE BREAK LINE BLEW-TOWED TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED...
Mileage: 80,000
WAS DRIVING MY 2000 1500 AND HAD BRAKE FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION NOT ONLY DID I FIND EXTENSIVE RUST ON LINES BUT MY REAR SHACKLES ARE ROTTING THROUGH AND SOME PLACES ON THE FRAME. STARTED TO THINK THERE NO WAY THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO THIS TRUCK. ONLY 140000 MILES THIS HAS GOT TO BE A CASE OF ...
Mileage: 140,242
WAS DRIVING MY 2000 1500 AND HAD BRAKE FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION NOT ONLY DID I FIND EXTENSIVE RUST ON LINES BUT MY REAR SHACKLES ARE ROTTING THROUGH AND SOME PLACES ON THE FRAME. STARTED TO THINK THERE NO WAY THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO THIS TRUCK. ONLY 140000 MILES THIS HAS GOT TO BE A CASE OF ...
Mileage: 140,242
WAS DRIVING MY 2000 1500 AND HAD BRAKE FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION NOT ONLY DID I FIND EXTENSIVE RUST ON LINES BUT MY REAR SHACKLES ARE ROTTING THROUGH AND SOME PLACES ON THE FRAME. STARTED TO THINK THERE NO WAY THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO THIS TRUCK. ONLY 140000 MILES THIS HAS GOT TO BE A CASE OF ...
Mileage: 140,242
MY WIFE AND I DROVE OUR TRUCK TO TOWN ABOUT 10 MILES. I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY SO WE FINISHED OUR BUSINESS AND DROVE HOME, WHEN WE PULLED INTO THE DRIVE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT STOPPED. I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS EMPTY SO I PUT SOME FLUID ...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR N...
Mileage: 86,000
BRAKE LINE CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 115,230
FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY BELOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE LINES THAT RUN ALONG THE FRAME RAIL BELOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED/CORRODED, AND ARE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL REPAIRED. THIS IS AN EXTREM...
Mileage: 155,289
DURING A UTAH STATE SAFETY INSPECTION LAST YEAR IT WAS FOUND THAT 3 OF THE 12 EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE BROKEN ON MY 6.0L ENGINE. THE BOLT HEADS WERE COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF/MISSING. THE BROKEN BOLTS ALLOW THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS TO LEAK CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH EMISSIONS. IF LEFT UNDETECTED THIS PROBLEM...
Mileage: 94,800
I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE THREE CARS STOPPING IN THE LANE AHEAD OF ME. I STARTED TO DECELERATE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE OTHER LANE (SAME DIRECTION) SO THER...
BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. NO BRAKES AT ALL PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. 9-4-12 ANOTHER BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. NO BRAKES AT ALL PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!! *TR
Mileage: 162,000
ABS SENSOR ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS EVERY SINGLE TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED BETWEEN 3 MPH AND 10 MPH. MULTIPLE REPLACEMENTS, AND RECALL WARRANTY HAVE NOT FIXED THIS ISSUE. LAWYERS ARE BEING CONTACTED. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE BACKING MY BOAT TRAILER AT A BOAT LAUNCH. ALL LINES ARE ROTTED WHERE THEY ARE FASTENED TO DRIVERS SIDE INNER FRAME. BRAKE LINE BLEW NEAR GAS TANK WHERE IT IS FASTENED TO INNER SIDE OF FRAME. *TR
Mileage: 124,086
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000...
Mileage: 4,000
I HAD BRAKE LINE FAILURE,DUE TO RUSTED LINES, HAD TO REPLACE ALL LINES!! ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HAD ROCKER PANELS, AND CAB CORNERS RUST THROUGH, HAD TO REPLACE REAR BUMPER, BECAUSE OF EXTREME RUST THROUGH, HAVE HAD TO HAVE FRAME REPAIR, BECAUSE OF EXTREME RUST. THE RUST IS NOT SLOWING, AND THE ...
Mileage: 167,000
I HAD BRAKE LINE FAILURE,DUE TO RUSTED LINES, HAD TO REPLACE ALL LINES!! ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HAD ROCKER PANELS, AND CAB CORNERS RUST THROUGH, HAD TO REPLACE REAR BUMPER, BECAUSE OF EXTREME RUST THROUGH, HAVE HAD TO HAVE FRAME REPAIR, BECAUSE OF EXTREME RUST. THE RUST IS NOT SLOWING, AND THE ...
Mileage: 167,000
ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT 10 MPH DRIVING STRAIGHT ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, HAD NO BRAKES, PUT TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST GEAR STOPPED 1 FOOT FROM BUILDING. ALMOST WENT THROUGH PLATE GLASS WINDOW! I JUST CHANGED BOTH MY FRONT ANTILOCK SENSOR'S AND HAD NO EFFECT ON THE LOSS OF THE BRAKES, THEY JUST PUL...
Mileage: 144,000
ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT 10 MPH DRIVING STRAIGHT ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, HAD NO BRAKES, PUT TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST GEAR STOPPED 1 FOOT FROM BUILDING. ALMOST WENT THROUGH PLATE GLASS WINDOW! I JUST CHANGED BOTH MY FRONT ANTILOCK SENSOR'S AND HAD NO EFFECT ON THE LOSS OF THE BRAKES, THEY JUST PUL...
Mileage: 144,000
ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT 10 MPH DRIVING STRAIGHT ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, HAD NO BRAKES, PUT TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST GEAR STOPPED 1 FOOT FROM BUILDING. ALMOST WENT THROUGH PLATE GLASS WINDOW! I JUST CHANGED BOTH MY FRONT ANTILOCK SENSOR'S AND HAD NO EFFECT ON THE LOSS OF THE BRAKES, THEY JUST PUL...
Mileage: 144,000
ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT 10 MPH DRIVING STRAIGHT ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, HAD NO BRAKES, PUT TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST GEAR STOPPED 1 FOOT FROM BUILDING. ALMOST WENT THROUGH PLATE GLASS WINDOW! I JUST CHANGED BOTH MY FRONT ANTILOCK SENSOR'S AND HAD NO EFFECT ON THE LOSS OF THE BRAKES, THEY JUST PUL...
Mileage: 144,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES WERE ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOOR BOARD. IN ADDITION, BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM BENEATH THE DOOR. THE WAS NO WARNING TO INDICATE A FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE W...
Mileage: 105,000
TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AS I PUMPED BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO STOP. I OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW BRAKE FLUID AROUND BRAKE LINES. I NOTICED RUST ON BRAKE LINES. MY WIFE PRESSED ON BRAKE PEDAL AS I SAW FLUID SPRAY FROM RUSTED AREA OF BRAKE LINE. *TR
Mileage: 92,736
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NO DIAGNO...
Mileage: 130,000
BRAKE LINE CORRODED TO THE POINT WHERE THE LINE RUPTURED AND I LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. I NEEDED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK.
Mileage: 135,000
SUPPLY LINE TO REAR BRAKE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND SEVERELY REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. *JS
Mileage: 148,950
REAR BRAKE LINE CORROSION LEAK WITHOUT WARNING. LOSS OF BRAKING. *TR
RUSTED STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND LOSS OF BRAKES. FORTUNATELY(?) THIS OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED AS BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION OUT OF "PARK" . IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR COLLISION. UPON INSPECTION, ALL OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY CORRODED, AND N...
Mileage: 153,200
TRUCK LOST 90% OF BRAKING ABILITY DUE TO WHAT WAS DIAGNOSED AS CORRODED BRAKE LINES / LACK OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE POWER. THANKFULLY I WAS ON AN EMPTY STREET, MOVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. *TR
Mileage: 177,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INC...
Mileage: 40,000
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHEN DRIVING DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. HAD ONE REPLACED EARLIER. NO PROPORTIONING. FRONT AND REAR FAILED TOGETHER. ONLY WAY TO STOP IS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE (WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY FAILED AND BEEN REPAIRED). *TR
Mileage: 182,345
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHEN DRIVING DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. HAD ONE REPLACED EARLIER. NO PROPORTIONING. FRONT AND REAR FAILED TOGETHER. ONLY WAY TO STOP IS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE (WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY FAILED AND BEEN REPAIRED). *TR
Mileage: 182,345
BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON DURING EVERY DRIVE, BUT STILL HAS FLUID. REPLACEMENT COST OF COMPONENTS OVER $1600, NOT INCLUDING ABS CONTROL PROBLEMS. *KB
Mileage: 135,890
I TOOK MY 1500 CHEVY PICK-UP TO A GM DEALER IN RI,( HURD GMC) AFTER I SMELLED GASOLINE WHEN DRIVING, THE SERVICE DEPT INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL LINE IS ROTTED (AT OR NEAR THE FUEL FILTER)AND LEAKING GASOLINE NEAR THE EXHAUST, THEY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE TRUCK, FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. THEY ALSO NOTED T...
Mileage: 145,000
I TOOK MY 1500 CHEVY PICK-UP TO A GM DEALER IN RI,( HURD GMC) AFTER I SMELLED GASOLINE WHEN DRIVING, THE SERVICE DEPT INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL LINE IS ROTTED (AT OR NEAR THE FUEL FILTER)AND LEAKING GASOLINE NEAR THE EXHAUST, THEY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE TRUCK, FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. THEY ALSO NOTED T...
Mileage: 145,000
THE BRAKE LINES FAILED ON MY SILVERADO AND I COMPLETELY LOST BRAKING. WITH A DUAL MASTER CYLINDER SYSTEM THIS IS USUALLY NOT POSSIBLE. ON THESE TRUCKS THE LINES ARE SPRING COVERED PLAIN STEEL LINES THAT ARE PACKED TIGHT TOGETHER NEXT TO THE FRAME BEFORE THEY ENTER THE ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER, WHIC...
Mileage: 135,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP WHEN A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 65,000
NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEED. A CONTINUATION OF THE PROBLEM RELATED TO A SAFETY RECALL. THE RECALL DOES NOT PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM, JUST REPLACES THE FAILED COMPONENT WITH THE SAME PARTS. THE CONDITION APPEARS AGAIN IN ABOUT THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME/MILES. HAD REPAIRED BY A GM DEALER AND RECEIPT SHOWS...
Mileage: 178,500
BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROX. 30MPH AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WAS FIRM AT FIRST, AND THEN WENT SPONGY AND COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION FROM THE DASH, NO BREAK LIGHT, ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKE F...
Mileage: 100,491
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 209,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210,000.
Mileage: 209,000
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN OFF (ONE ON EACH SIDE AT THE REAR OF THE MOTOR RESULTING IN AN EXHAUST LEAK (TICKING NOISE) AND ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT "ON" BAD EMISSION CODES. *TR
ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT NEAREST THE FIREWALL BROKEN ALLOWING RAW UNTREATED ENGINE EXHAUST TO BE EXPELLED INTO ATMOSPHERE. EXHAUST SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS. *KB
Mileage: 88,950
ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT NEAREST THE FIREWALL BROKEN ALLOWING RAW UNTREATED ENGINE EXHAUST TO BE EXPELLED INTO ATMOSPHERE. EXHAUST SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS. *KB
Mileage: 88,950
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH ABS. *TGW
WHILE STOPPING IN MY DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH LOSS OF BRAKING. A PORTION OF THE BRAKELINE WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. HE REPORTED A LINE LEADING TO THE REAR BRAKES HAD FAILED AT THE "T" ON THE REAR AXLE AND ALSO IN THE AREA OF THE DRI...
Mileage: 210,300
REAR FUEL TANK STRAP WAS RUSTY. BROKE OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH. DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Mileage: 200,000
REAR FUEL TANK STRAP WAS RUSTY. BROKE OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH. DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Mileage: 200,000
NOTICED FUEL TANK STRAP HANGING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION OF FUEL TANK STRAP NOTICED THAT THE STRAP HAD RUSTED & SEPARATED ABOUT FOUR INCHES FROM THE BOLT MOUNTING LOCATION. FUEL TANK DID NOT FALL TO THE GROUND BUT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE IF I KEPT DRIVING IT. NOTICED THAT GM USES A RUBB...
Mileage: 163,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED, MAKING IT DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEA...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED, MAKING IT DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEA...
Mileage: 100,000
AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AT THE TIME IT SEEMED THAT I HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING AND HAD TO SWERVE TO THE SIDE TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND ASSESSED T...
Mileage: 102,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT A VERY LOW SPEED THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED. DURING THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED AN INCREASED IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT TH...
Mileage: 27,000
THE CONSUMER FOUND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID BENEATH THE DRIVER'S DOOR. A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUSTING. THIS REPRESENTED A SEVERE AND IMMEDIATE SAFETY HAZZARD. THE SILVERADO TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND FRONT BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND ONE RUPTURTED ON LH SIDE OF VEHICLE...
Mileage: 82,518
THE CONSUMER STATES HE DISCOVERED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM THE BUNDLE OF BRAKE LINES BENEATH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE CHEVY TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. ONE HAD CORRODED TO THE POINT OF RUPTURE CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. BRAKE COMPONENT...
Mileage: 82,518
ON A SNOWY DAY GOING BACK HOME FOR LUNCH, I TRIED TO STOP AT A 4 WAY STOP BUT IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN I EXPECTED. FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE ABS ENGAGEMENT AND ROAD CONDITION. BUT I FELT SOMETHING UNUSUAL, SO I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AFTER LEAVING THE 4WAY STOP AROUND 30MPH. THE...
Mileage: 118,800
ON A SNOWY DAY GOING BACK HOME FOR LUNCH, I TRIED TO STOP AT A 4 WAY STOP BUT IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN I EXPECTED. FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE ABS ENGAGEMENT AND ROAD CONDITION. BUT I FELT SOMETHING UNUSUAL, SO I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AFTER LEAVING THE 4WAY STOP AROUND 30MPH. THE...
Mileage: 118,800
I WAS BACKING MY TRUCK UP TO PARK IT IN YARD, AND HIT THE BRAKES AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND A HOLE IN THE LINE TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE HOLE WAS CAUSED BY A WIRE HARNESS RUBBING ON THE BRAKE LINE. AT THE SAME TIME OF LOOKING AT THE PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LINE WE...
Mileage: 68,784
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID WHEN THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS PUMP TO THE REAR BROKE OPEN CAUSING CONSUMER TO BACK INTO SIDE OF GARAGE DOOR OPENING. *BF
FUEL SENSOR CAUSING FUEL GAUGE TO ACT ERRATIC. HAVE TO USE TRIP METER TO KEEP UP WITH MILEAGE SO I WON'T RUN OUT OF GAS AGAIN! GAUGE MAY SHOW EMPTY AND CAUSE LOW FUEL LIGHT TO COME ON WHEN THERE IS A FULL TANK- TO SHOWING HALF FULL WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY EMPTY.
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MAIN BRAKING LINES WERE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES W...
Mileage: 119,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AND PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH AND WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A KIT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE SEAT, BUT THAT WAS A YEAR AGO. THE VIN DID NOT GO THROUGH AT T...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FROM 10 MPH OR LESS, THE BRAKES WOULD ABNORMALLY LOCK. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE SENSORS AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN...
Mileage: 30,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FROM 10 MPH OR LESS, THE BRAKES WOULD ABNORMALLY LOCK. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE SENSORS AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN...
Mileage: 30,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO . WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THEN DROVE HOME VERY SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES...
Mileage: 116,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THEY EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE FRON...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THERE WAS ONLY FIFTY PERCENT BRAKING POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND BARELY AVOID A CRASH. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORROD...
Mileage: 190,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED ONGOING BRAKE FAILURE; WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. SHE HAD TO EXERT MORE FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NINE TIMES WHE...
Mileage: 30,000
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO - SUDDEN BRAKE LINE FAILURE AS DRIVER WAS APPROACHING INTERSECTION, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO SLOWING ACTION WHATSOEVER. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO LIMP VEHICLE HOME USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE WE...
Mileage: 131,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 10 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGED WITHOUT WARRANT. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, IT WOULD CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL C...
Mileage: 99,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT IN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY. *GR
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AT SLOW SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT FREQUENTLY. I TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT BREAK PLACES AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T TOUCH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I JUST WANT TO GET THEM FIXED AND GET RID OF THE TRUCK BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 PICK UP TRUCK. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 7 MPH WHEN HE TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HE HEARD A RUMBLING SOUND. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE DRIVER HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER...
Mileage: 114,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 PICK UP TRUCK. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 7 MPH WHEN HE TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HE HEARD A RUMBLING SOUND. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE DRIVER HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER...
Mileage: 114,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 PICK UP TRUCK. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 7 MPH WHEN HE TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HE HEARD A RUMBLING SOUND. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE DRIVER HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER...
Mileage: 114,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE THEN SHIFTED TO A LOW GEAR AND WAITED FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED HE THEN PULLED OVER AND THEN NOTICED THAT HE LOST ALL HYDRAULIC BRAKE PRESSURE. PRIO...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD FALLEN TO THE FLOORBOARD. HE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO DECELERATE. UPON INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE ...
Mileage: 147,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE DOWN-HILL, THE BRAKES FAILED. HE HAD TO DOWN-SHIFT THE GEARS TO STOP. A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CORRODED. THE COMPONENTS WERE REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $3000.00. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT ...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. HE COULD NOT DEPRESS THE PEDAL DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE HE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE ABS WHEEL SPEED ...
Mileage: 84,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BEGIN MOVING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION...
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STAT...
Mileage: 109,000
TYPE : VEHICLE YEAR : 2000 MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL : SILVERADO MAKE : GMC; MODEL : SILVERADO; I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT AND I THINK MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THUS I WAS IN A EXTREMELY BAD. MY TRUCK ENDED UP ROLLING OVER 3 TI...
TYPE : VEHICLE YEAR : 2000 MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL : SILVERADO MAKE : GMC; MODEL : SILVERADO; I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT AND I THINK MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THUS I WAS IN A EXTREMELY BAD. MY TRUCK ENDED UP ROLLING OVER 3 TI...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE LINE FAILURES NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE RUPTURED BRAKE LINE, WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE FO...
Mileage: 50,000
CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK HAD EXHAUST LEAK(6.0LITER). UPON INSPECTION, EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS WERE NOTED TO BE BROKEN OFF. AFTER TALKING WITH OTHER SILVERADO OWNERS, THEY ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. *TR
Mileage: 79,650
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN AT A VERY SLOW PACE. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION...
Mileage: 26,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO USE THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT, THE BELT WILL NOT RELEASE OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THIS PREVENTS THE CONTACT FROM USING THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE RETRACTOR SPRING NEED...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE FAILURES NOTED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CUR...
Mileage: 98,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, THE BRAKE PEDAL RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WILL BE T...
Mileage: 108,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE UNDERGOING A STATE INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. WHEN PLACED INTO NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE STILL MOVED FORWARD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND FAILURE MILEAG...
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE UNDERGOING A STATE INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. WHEN PLACED INTO NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE STILL MOVED FORWARD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND FAILURE MILEAG...
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. TWO DAYS AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECA...
Mileage: 119,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. TWO DAYS AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECA...
Mileage: 119,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE PARKED, THE FUEL GAUGE MOVED FROM EMPTY TO FULL AND THEN BACK TO THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO NHTSA ...
Mileage: 112,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES DUE TO RUST. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT A LOW SPEED. THE BRAKE LINE THAT CARRIES THE FLUID TO THE BRAKES WAS COVERE...
Mileage: 62,530
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY OF 2006 REGARDING THE ABS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR ON FEBRUARY 20,2006 AT 105,284 MILES. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THE TIME, BUT THE REPAIR WAS STILL MADE. THE CONTACT IS NOW BEGINNING TO E...
Mileage: 123,000
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 EXTENDED CAB. A FEW DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK I WAS IN TRAFFIC AT SPEEDS RANGING BETWEEN 2-10 MPH. ALMOST EVERYTIME I PRESSED THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD KICK IN AND MY TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP FOR A FEW EXTRA FEET ALMOST CA...
Mileage: 90,800
THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD. *JB
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A LACERATED SPLEEN AND CONTUSION OF THE HEART. A COMPLAINT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 128,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A LACERATED SPLEEN AND CONTUSION OF THE HEART. A COMPLAINT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 128,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. HE STATED THAT THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKES (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #05V379000). THE DEALER REPAIRED RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE AND CURR...
Mileage: 59,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. SHE WAS FORCED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO B...
Mileage: 54,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE MANEUVERING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE A SECOND TIME AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ...
Mileage: 55,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM STOPPED OPERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PUMP MOTOR CIRCUIT SHORTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT ...
Mileage: 88,791
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1/2 TON CUSTOMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE HAS NOT RECEIVED PAYMENT FOR REPAIR**CC THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE DUE TO RUST. *JB
THE ABS FAILED IN MY TRUCK, CAUSING ME TO HIT A TRAILER PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHILE GM HAS ALREADY "REPAIRED" THIS UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL, THEIR "REPAIR" OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T WORK. THEY WERE UNRESPONSIVE ABOUT MY COMPLAINT, SINCE MY TRUCK HAD ALREADY BEEN "REPAIRED". IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN WALKIN...
Mileage: 91,222
SILVERADO TRUCK WITH A DEFECTIVE EMERGENCY BRAKE CUSTOMER IS LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE RECALL, HIS VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL. *JB
WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. CABLE BROKE FROM POWER WINDOW REGULATORY ASSEMBLY. REPLACED PARTS. *NM
Mileage: 64,000
WE HAD TWO 2000 YEAR MODEL CHEVOLET SILVERADO TRUCK WE GOT RID OF ONE BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE WHEN FILLED UP .THE LAW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND IT WOULD COST ALOT TO HAVE FIXED, I THINK IT SHOULD BE THE FACTORY'S RESPONCEABLITY TO REPLACE THIS.I HAVE TALKED TO ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WIT...
Mileage: 72,300
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL INJECTOR STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY THE DEALER TO FIX.
DT*: UPDATED 10/25/2006 - EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE ENGINE WAS COLD, IT MADE A KNOCKING NOISE, WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMED UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE SERVICE DEALER WHO SAID THE NOISE WAS CARBON BUILD-UP ON THE PI...
Mileage: 38,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL PULSATED BETWEEN 3-10 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHI...
Mileage: 9,144
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED PER SERVICE BULLETIN 00-02-35-003J IN JAN. 2002. PROBLEMS WITH CHATTERS AND ERRATIC STEERING PERFORMANCE HAVE CONTINUED AND GM STATES THAT THEY PLAN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT NEVER HAVE. THEIR RECO...
Mileage: 25,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE COMPUTER DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ALL THE TIME. I CAN LOOSE THE BRAKES AT ANY TIME. I HAVE TALKED TO A FEW OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME STYLE TRUCK AND THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I HAV...
Mileage: 189,000
ALL FOUR ROTORS RUSTED THREW, ALL FOUR HAD TO BE REPLACED, ONLY 56000 MILES ON THIS 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK. *NM
Mileage: 56,000
1) TAILGATE LATCH DOES NOT LOCK TAILGATE IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. 2) I WAS HAULING A LOAD OF WOOD IN BED OF TRUCK WHEN THE TAILGATE UNLATCHED, RESULTING IN WOOD FALLING OUT OF TRUCK INTO TRAFFIC FOLLOWING BEHIND ME. 3) THE FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED. *NM
Mileage: 58,000
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING MY BRAKE PEDAL LOST ALL COMPRESSION - THE BRAKE LINE CRACKED FROM CONTACT RUBBING AGAINST A BEAM UNDER THE CARS PART OF THE SUSPENSION - A RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED BUT WAS NOT PERFORMED RIGHT. *NM
Mileage: 74,540
2000 PICK UP, BRAKE RECALL RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PIPE AND ENSURE SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN PIPE AND THE BODY CROSS SILL. *TS OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS THE CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED 7-8 DIFFERENT RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF...
THE ENGINE IN MY 2000 CHEVY HAS A KNOCK AND TAPPING NOISE THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING PROBLEM I HAVE TALKED TO TWO CHEVY DEALERS AND THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL BUT IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE THE MILEAGE NOW IS 76585 . *JB
Mileage: 35,226
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATES, CAUSING AN EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE. A NHTSA RECALL, #05V379000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2005 CONCERNING, THE ABS HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR ...
Mileage: 95,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH FRONT SEATS MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN FOR INSPECTION. UPDATED 05/22/06. *JB
Mileage: 81,000
2000 K3500 SILVERADO HAS HAD THREE FAILED FUEL INJECTOR PUMPS, FUEL TRANSFER PUMP, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 70,000 MILES AND BOOST REGULATOR FAILED. *TS WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE ENGINE,TO EVALUATE THE DAMAGE, TO SEE IF IT COULD BE REBUILT, HE DISCOVERED THE SECOND MAIN BEARING CAP FROM THE F...
Mileage: 70,000
2000 K3500 SILVERADO HAS HAD THREE FAILED FUEL INJECTOR PUMPS, FUEL TRANSFER PUMP, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 70,000 MILES AND BOOST REGULATOR FAILED. *TS WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE ENGINE,TO EVALUATE THE DAMAGE, TO SEE IF IT COULD BE REBUILT, HE DISCOVERED THE SECOND MAIN BEARING CAP FROM THE F...
Mileage: 70,000
2000 K3500 SILVERADO HAS HAD THREE FAILED FUEL INJECTOR PUMPS, FUEL TRANSFER PUMP, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 70,000 MILES AND BOOST REGULATOR FAILED. *TS WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE ENGINE,TO EVALUATE THE DAMAGE, TO SEE IF IT COULD BE REBUILT, HE DISCOVERED THE SECOND MAIN BEARING CAP FROM THE F...
Mileage: 70,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES WHERE APPLIED AT 8-10PMH AND THE ABS ENGAGED, RESULTING IN THE CONTACT HAVING A CRASH. TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION, THE CONTACT LEFT THE ROAD AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE DID NOT TAKE A REPORT AT THE SCENE AND NO INJUR...
Mileage: 40,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES WHERE APPLIED AT 8-10PMH AND THE ABS ENGAGED, RESULTING IN THE CONTACT HAVING A CRASH. TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION, THE CONTACT LEFT THE ROAD AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE DID NOT TAKE A REPORT AT THE SCENE AND NO INJUR...
Mileage: 40,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATES CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 05/1...
Mileage: 12,000
ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON THE 2000 SILVERADO TRUCK. HAD TO HAVE ALL OF THE LINES REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CALIPERS. TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 52590 MILES. *JB
Mileage: 52,590
ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON THE 2000 SILVERADO TRUCK. HAD TO HAVE ALL OF THE LINES REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CALIPERS. TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 52590 MILES. *JB
Mileage: 52,590
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRAME FRACTURED ABOUT 2" IN FRONT OF THE TOWING PACKAGE ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE DEALERSHIP ALERTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE CRACKED FRAME. THE CONTACT IS ONLY TOWING 3,875 POUNDS WHICH IS UNDER THE MAXIMUM TOWI...
Mileage: 69,988
CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS TAKEN TO DEALER IN MARCH 2006 FOR 100K SERVICE. DEALER STATED THE FUEL LINE IS SO BADLY RUSTED THAT HE COULD NOT REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER FOR FEAR OF RUPTURING THE GAS LINE. WHEN I SUGGESTED REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUEL LINE THE ESTIMATE WAS 999.90 DUE TO EXTENSIVE LABOR COST. ...
DT*: THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE THROTTLE PLATE. UPDATED 5/4/2006 - WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED IT TOOK A WHILE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE THEN IT WOULD ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. *NM
Mileage: 90,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH THE STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BROKE SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE POWER...
Mileage: 83,000
TAILGATE FAILS TO STAY SHUT :SEAT SUSPENSION BROKE. *JB
Mileage: 100,000
TAILGATE FAILS TO STAY SHUT :SEAT SUSPENSION BROKE. *JB
Mileage: 100,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE FUEL GAUGE DO NOT READ PROPERLY. THE GAUGE ONLY READS HALF A TANK, REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.*AK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD. UPDATED 05/04/06. *JB
Mileage: 83,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE FUEL GAUGE DO NOT READ PROPERLY. THE GAUGE ONLY READS HALF A TANK, REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.*AK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD. UPDATED 05/04/06. *JB
Mileage: 83,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE CONTACT AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Mileage: 29,000
THE ABS SYSTEM WHICH CONSISTS OF THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) AND THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE (BPMV) HAS GONE OUT. DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $1500.00 FO FIX. HAPPENED 2 WEEKS AFTER RECALL ABS SPEED SENSOR WORK DONE ON VEHICLE. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COU...
Mileage: 62,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE MOTOR. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Mileage: 70,000
HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS SITUATION WHEN I FILL UP MY FUEL TANK: THE MESSAGE CENTER WILL SHOW "LOW FUEL" AND THE FUEL GAUGE WILL BE ON "EMPTY" WHEN I DO FILL UP WITH FUEL. I HAVE TO MOVE THE "SHIFTER" BACK AND FORTH FROM "PARK" TO "DRIVE" A FEW TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE "MESSAGE" TO DISAPPEAR AND THE "FU...
CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ABS SYSTEM. *TS *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INOPERABLE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS RUBBING ON THE REAR ROTOR. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE PARKING BRAKE AND REAR ROTOR. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V161000, REGARDING THE PARKI...
Mileage: 77,730
ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY SILVERADO SINCE NEW WHICH GIVES INACCURATE READINGS AND NOW HAS BECOME A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I RAN OUT OF GAS AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AS I WAS GOING THROUGH A TUNNEL THE OTHER DAY AT 50 MPH WITH A TRANSPORT TRUCK BEHIND ME! GM SAYS ITS A DEFE...
Mileage: 40,000
THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CHEVY TRUCK FOR THE ABS SYSTEM. AFTER THE SERVICE MY ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND THE LIGHT REMAINS ON THAT IT IS NOT FUNCTIONING. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.. I HAVE DRIVEN ONLY 1700 MILES SINCE THIS SERVICE WAS DONE. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHO...
Mileage: 49,159
THERE IS A HIGH EFFORT AT THE GAS PEDAL ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. SOMETIMES THIS EFFORT IS SO GREAT THAT WHEN BACKING OR IN A PARKING LOT, I MUST APPLY FORCE THEN THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN OCTOBER OF 1999. *N...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THIS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V155000 REGARDING ...
Mileage: 89,457
FUEL GAGE IS SHOWING IT IS ON EMPTY AND THE TANK IS FULL. THIS DOES NOT MATTER IF THE TANK IS 1/2 OR FULL. THE TRUCK CAN BE IN PARK OR IN DRIVE. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE TRUCK IS SITTING STILL FOR MORE THAN A MINUTE. THEN THE GAGE WILL JUMP FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND IN ALL OTHER DIRECTIONS. THIS HAS CAU...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE ABS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID IS 05V379000. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN TO AN...
Mileage: 38,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE ABS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID IS 05V379000. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN TO AN...
Mileage: 38,000
2000 SILVERADO HEATER HOSE BROKE OFF AT THE FIREWALL CONNECTOR. *TS THE PART WAS MADE OF PLASTIC (NYLON. THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS MADE OF THE SAME MATERIAL. *NM
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE GAS GUAGE KEEPS GOING FROM FULL TO EMPTY. IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. *NM
Mileage: 70,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGED AT 3MPH WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE ...
Mileage: 149,000
MY VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN THE SNOW. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET MOVING THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. BESIDES NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER THE PUMP ALSO ASSISTS THE BRAKES. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING, WITHOUT PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL, # 05001, FOR THE SAM...
Mileage: 74,000
REF: NHTSA ACTION #EO2015--------------OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE THROTLE HAD BEEN STICKING ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 5.3 ENGINE. ON FEB 5 WHILE APROCHING A LIGHT IT STUCK AT 30 MPH. AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULDNT STOP AND VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD. EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY DRIVI...
Mileage: 39,966
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ABS ACTIVATED 2 WEEKS AFTER RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED WITH NO WARNING OF ABS LIGHT. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE REPAIR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Mileage: 111,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE STEERING PUMP FRACTURED WHICH RESULT...
Mileage: 86,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE STEERING PUMP FRACTURED WHICH RESULT...
Mileage: 86,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE IT WAS DETERMINED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INOPERABLE. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER BEEN USED ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V161000, REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE ON MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PRO...
Mileage: 88,000
TRUCK HAD 41000 MILES AND THE GAS GAUGE STARTED JUMPING FROM EMPTY TO FULL. AROUND 44000 MILES THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH APPEARED, TOOK TO DEALER, SAID IT WAS THE SENSOR AT/NEAR THE CENTER BOTTOM OF ENGINE AND WAS COMMON , IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $1000.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED OR WAIT TO SEE IF ...
Mileage: 41,000
TRUCK HAD 41000 MILES AND THE GAS GAUGE STARTED JUMPING FROM EMPTY TO FULL. AROUND 44000 MILES THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH APPEARED, TOOK TO DEALER, SAID IT WAS THE SENSOR AT/NEAR THE CENTER BOTTOM OF ENGINE AND WAS COMMON , IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $1000.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED OR WAIT TO SEE IF ...
Mileage: 41,000
TRUCK HAD 41000 MILES AND THE GAS GAUGE STARTED JUMPING FROM EMPTY TO FULL. AROUND 44000 MILES THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH APPEARED, TOOK TO DEALER, SAID IT WAS THE SENSOR AT/NEAR THE CENTER BOTTOM OF ENGINE AND WAS COMMON , IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $1000.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED OR WAIT TO SEE IF ...
Mileage: 41,000
I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS OUTLINED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000. I CALLED GM, THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I REGISTERED A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID IT MAY BE INCLUDED AT A LATER TIME. *JB
THE FUEL GAUGE 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS BEEN ACTING ERRATICALLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO E AND SHOWING LOW FUEL USUALLY WHILE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL, THEN IT WILL BOUNCE BACK TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE , I.E. 1/2 TANK. *AK
CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 4X4 IN NOVEMBER 2005, I HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ABS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE LIGHTLY APPLYING MY BRAKES THE ABS STARTED TO CHATTER AND I COULD NOT STOP FAST ENOUGH AND HIT A LIGHT POLL WITH THE RIGHT SIDE FENDER AND BUMPER. I GOT OUT TO LO...
Mileage: 92,000
CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 4X4 IN NOVEMBER 2005, I HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ABS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE LIGHTLY APPLYING MY BRAKES THE ABS STARTED TO CHATTER AND I COULD NOT STOP FAST ENOUGH AND HIT A LIGHT POLL WITH THE RIGHT SIDE FENDER AND BUMPER. I GOT OUT TO LO...
Mileage: 92,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. WHEN STOPPING THE BRAKE PULSATES CAUSING AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME WHEN TRYING TO STOP FROM A SLOW SPEED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE HYDRAULIC ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE ...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. WHEN STOPPING THE BRAKE PULSATES CAUSING AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME WHEN TRYING TO STOP FROM A SLOW SPEED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE HYDRAULIC ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE ...
WHILE DRIVING 2000, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO AND COMING OFF THE EXIT RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOST POWER ASSIST STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND R VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A VEHICLE NEXT TO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID H...
Mileage: 69,322
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LOST BRAKES DUE TO THE FLEX PIPE RUBBING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. *TS FEBRUARY 2001 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR CLEARANCE CONDITION BETWEEN THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE PIPE AND THE BODY CROSS SILL (00V345000). ON OCT 14, 2003 THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLA...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRICAL GAUGES ARE INTERMITTENTLY FAILING AND GIVING INCORRECT READINGS. THE GAUGES WORK AT START UP IN THE MORNINGS, HOWEVER AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMS UP, THE GAUGES MALFUNCTION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY COULD...
Mileage: 96,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS NHTSA RECALL, CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE BRAKES SHUDDER WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS AND THERE IS INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN TH...
Mileage: 33,000
DT: THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL 05V379000 REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE THE VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. *AK
Mileage: 118,450
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS COMPLETELY FULL THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY, AND THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS HAPPENED REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL THERE WAS IN THE GAS TANK. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR SOMETIMES ROSE ABOVE THE EMPT...
Mileage: 73,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE GAVE AN INCORRECT READING OF FUEL IN THE GAS TANK. WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY AND THE LOW-FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE INDICATOR LIGHT STAYED ON FOR OVER 100 MILES, AND THEN SLOWLY CREPT ABOVE THE EMPTY LINE. THE INDICATOR...
Mileage: 73,000
DT*:THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND UPON INSPECTION THEY DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LINE WAS...
Mileage: 73,000
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS BEEN USED VERY RARELY, BUT WITH JUST OVER 40K ON IT THEY EVENTUALLY FADED OUT ENOUGH TO FAIL INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT I MUST HAVE DROVE WITH IT ON. I NEVER USED IT, YET THEY COLLECTED OVER $200 TO REPAIR A DEFECT. OVER TIME I NOTICED THE TENSION PROGRESSI...
Mileage: 40,000
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS BEEN USED VERY RARELY, BUT WITH JUST OVER 40K ON IT THEY EVENTUALLY FADED OUT ENOUGH TO FAIL INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT I MUST HAVE DROVE WITH IT ON. I NEVER USED IT, YET THEY COLLECTED OVER $200 TO REPAIR A DEFECT. OVER TIME I NOTICED THE TENSION PROGRESSI...
Mileage: 40,000
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS BEEN USED VERY RARELY, BUT WITH JUST OVER 40K ON IT THEY EVENTUALLY FADED OUT ENOUGH TO FAIL INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT I MUST HAVE DROVE WITH IT ON. I NEVER USED IT, YET THEY COLLECTED OVER $200 TO REPAIR A DEFECT. OVER TIME I NOTICED THE TENSION PROGRESSI...
Mileage: 40,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V161000 CONCERNING THE PARKING BRAKE. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE HAVING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK
WHEELS ON 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO WERE SQUELLING AND CHIRPING WHILE DRIVING. TRUCK HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK TRUCK TO BRAKE SPECIALIST WHO FOUND ALL ROTORS AND CALIPERS BADLY RUSTED. 2 CALIPERS WERE FROZEN UP. THEY ADVISED GM USED ROTORS W/O CHROMIUM IN THEM TO RETARD RUST. PARTS ARE BEING REPAIRED ...
Mileage: 54,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE CONTACT'S STATE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THERE WAS A MINOR...
Mileage: 59,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT IN MY 2000 Z71 WHEN I NOTICED A BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE AIR COMPRESSOR IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK MOVING AROUND. WHEN I DETERMINED THAT WAS NOT THE SOURCE OF THE SOUND, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FRIENDS GARAGE WHERE WE LIFTED THE REAR AND REMOVE...
Mileage: 74,000
FUEL GAUGE ERRATIC ON MY 2000 SILVERADO VIBRATION AROUND 60 -70 MPH. *JB
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR WHEEL SHIELDS DETERIORATED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TO WEAR OUT. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HIM THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE. OF VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. THE MANU...
Mileage: 176,291
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE PU...
Mileage: 130,000
GENERAL MOTORS 2000 SILVERADO TRUCK-BRAKE PROBLEMS-OWNER FINANCED REPAIRS-REAR BRAKES AND TIMING BELT ($1,800 DEALER)-MOST RECENT FRONT BRAKES-RUSTED ROTORS-RETAILER REPLACED ($200). SUSPECT DEFECTIVE MATERIALS MANUFACTURED BY GM RESULTED IN EQUIPMENT FAILURES. DEALER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REFU...
Mileage: 57,750
GENERAL MOTORS 2000 SILVERADO TRUCK-BRAKE PROBLEMS-OWNER FINANCED REPAIRS-REAR BRAKES AND TIMING BELT ($1,800 DEALER)-MOST RECENT FRONT BRAKES-RUSTED ROTORS-RETAILER REPLACED ($200). SUSPECT DEFECTIVE MATERIALS MANUFACTURED BY GM RESULTED IN EQUIPMENT FAILURES. DEALER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REFU...
Mileage: 57,750
I AM WRITING TO SEEK SOME ASSISTANCE WITH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT PRODUCED BY GM. I HAVE A CHEVY 2000 SILVERADO Z71 PICK UP THAT HAS PISTON SLAP STARTING AT AROUND 15K MILES AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED WHICH THE DEALER STATES IS NORMAL WEAR. THIS EXPENSIVE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A REAR END BANG INTO DRIVE AN...
Mileage: 15,000
I AM WRITING TO SEEK SOME ASSISTANCE WITH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT PRODUCED BY GM. I HAVE A CHEVY 2000 SILVERADO Z71 PICK UP THAT HAS PISTON SLAP STARTING AT AROUND 15K MILES AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED WHICH THE DEALER STATES IS NORMAL WEAR. THIS EXPENSIVE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A REAR END BANG INTO DRIVE AN...
Mileage: 15,000
I AM WRITING TO SEEK SOME ASSISTANCE WITH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT PRODUCED BY GM. I HAVE A CHEVY 2000 SILVERADO Z71 PICK UP THAT HAS PISTON SLAP STARTING AT AROUND 15K MILES AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED WHICH THE DEALER STATES IS NORMAL WEAR. THIS EXPENSIVE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A REAR END BANG INTO DRIVE AN...
Mileage: 15,000
I AM WRITING TO SEEK SOME ASSISTANCE WITH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT PRODUCED BY GM. I HAVE A CHEVY 2000 SILVERADO Z71 PICK UP THAT HAS PISTON SLAP STARTING AT AROUND 15K MILES AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED WHICH THE DEALER STATES IS NORMAL WEAR. THIS EXPENSIVE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A REAR END BANG INTO DRIVE AN...
Mileage: 15,000
I AM WRITING TO SEEK SOME ASSISTANCE WITH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT PRODUCED BY GM. I HAVE A CHEVY 2000 SILVERADO Z71 PICK UP THAT HAS PISTON SLAP STARTING AT AROUND 15K MILES AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED WHICH THE DEALER STATES IS NORMAL WEAR. THIS EXPENSIVE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A REAR END BANG INTO DRIVE AN...
Mileage: 15,000
I AM WRITING TO SEEK SOME ASSISTANCE WITH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT PRODUCED BY GM. I HAVE A CHEVY 2000 SILVERADO Z71 PICK UP THAT HAS PISTON SLAP STARTING AT AROUND 15K MILES AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED WHICH THE DEALER STATES IS NORMAL WEAR. THIS EXPENSIVE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A REAR END BANG INTO DRIVE AN...
Mileage: 15,000
I AM WRITING TO SEEK SOME ASSISTANCE WITH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT PRODUCED BY GM. I HAVE A CHEVY 2000 SILVERADO Z71 PICK UP THAT HAS PISTON SLAP STARTING AT AROUND 15K MILES AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED WHICH THE DEALER STATES IS NORMAL WEAR. THIS EXPENSIVE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A REAR END BANG INTO DRIVE AN...
Mileage: 15,000
I AM WRITING TO SEEK SOME ASSISTANCE WITH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT PRODUCED BY GM. I HAVE A CHEVY 2000 SILVERADO Z71 PICK UP THAT HAS PISTON SLAP STARTING AT AROUND 15K MILES AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED WHICH THE DEALER STATES IS NORMAL WEAR. THIS EXPENSIVE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A REAR END BANG INTO DRIVE AN...
Mileage: 15,000
ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKING IN AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO COME TO A STOP. 2000 SILVERADO. *JB
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE TWICE. *AK UPDATED 1/19/2006 - TH...
Mileage: 50,633
WHILE TRAVELING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER. *JB
Mileage: 54,300
DT: THE CONTACT STATED DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE LOCKS WERE ELECTRICAL, AND THE WINDOW HAD TO BE ROLLED DOWN TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER. THEY INFORMED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO ORDER ANOTHER HANDLE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT U...
Mileage: 50,000
I SAW A NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT GM VEHICLES HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, AND I HAVE TO ADMIT MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS. IT IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN I WANT TO STOP AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW...
Mileage: 70,000
THE ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING IS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME AND ONLY WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT ; I HAVE TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO MAKE THE PEDAL GO DOWN. IT SEEMS AS IF IT IS STUCK. THIS CAN BE QUITE UNNERVING WHEN PARKED IN...
Mileage: 25,000
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE-2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500- I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF ABOVE VEHICLE AND THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF OWNING IT, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATE. AT TIMES DURING SLOW SPEED STOPS, THE ABS PUMP WOULD ACTIVATE ON ITS OWN. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THIS AT A LOCAL...
Mileage: 50,000
DT: THE CONTACT HAD NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID # 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. AT LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE STOPPED, AND THERE WAS A HOWLING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE RETURNED T...
Mileage: 97,000
PROBLEM: ABS BRAKE ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED. IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS HERE. BROUGHT IN TO SHOP AND THEY THOUGHT COULD FIX THE PROBLEM BY REMOVING AND CLEANING SENSORS AND SURROUNDING AREA DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST BUILD UP. THEY WOUND UP REPLACING BOTH SENSORS. A VERY COSTLY REPAIR...
Mileage: 63,019
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THIS FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. BOTH ABS SENSORS MALFUNCTIONED WITHIN 10,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FIRST SENSOR BECAUSE IT WAS OXIDIZED TO THE HUB ASSEMBLY. THE SECOND SENSOR WAS CLEANED. THERE WAS A NHTSA REC...
Mileage: 102,884
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THIS FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. BOTH ABS SENSORS MALFUNCTIONED WITHIN 10,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FIRST SENSOR BECAUSE IT WAS OXIDIZED TO THE HUB ASSEMBLY. THE SECOND SENSOR WAS CLEANED. THERE WAS A NHTSA REC...
Mileage: 102,884
I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP. I REALIZE THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE (05V379000) BUT CHEVROLET HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT IN EXCESS OF $600 AND NOW NEED ADDITIONAL ...
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT HAS CURRENTLY NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE.*AK
Mileage: 60,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKE PADS WORE OUT UNEVENLY AND TOO QUICKLY. THE DEALER SAID THE REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WORK HAS NOT BEEN DONE. *AK
Mileage: 51,500
MY BRAKES FAILED, I REPLACED MY BRAKES AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. 8/22/02: REPLACED FRONT DISC PADS, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CLEANED CALIPER SLIDES AND HARDWARE, REPLACED REAR DISC PADS, REPLACED REAR BRAKE ROTORS, CLEANED CALIPER SLIDES AND HARDWARE ON...
Mileage: 41,836
MY BRAKES FAILED, I REPLACED MY BRAKES AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. 8/22/02: REPLACED FRONT DISC PADS, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CLEANED CALIPER SLIDES AND HARDWARE, REPLACED REAR DISC PADS, REPLACED REAR BRAKE ROTORS, CLEANED CALIPER SLIDES AND HARDWARE ON...
Mileage: 41,836
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *NM
MY SILVERADO MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM A DEAD STOP. *JB
Mileage: 50,000
THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO FAIL SO I PROCEEDED TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED. THEN THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM BEGAN TO FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAD THAT SYSTEM CLEANED, THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, SO I HAD THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND SENSORS REPLACED. THAT SOLVED MY PROBLEMS. *JB
Mileage: 62,925
WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, MEANING FAIR WEATHER AND DRY ROAD SURFACE, THE SERVICE BRAKES WERE APPLIED RATHER FIRMLY. A VEHICLE HAD STOPPED SUDDENLY TO AVOID A COLLISION AND HAD DONE SO RATHER ABRUPTLY. AFTER THE SERVICE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DISENGAGED...
Mileage: 12,000
DT: CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GALVANIZED STEEL STRAPS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF STRAPS. THE RECALL LETTER INDICATED THE REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE STAINLESS STEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED ON...
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. RECALL REPAIRS WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER REMOVED THE ABS FUSE TO KEEP TH...
Mileage: 83,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE HE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DID NOT ENGAGE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO PUSH BACK AS I...
Mileage: 72,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. HE HAD RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THEY DID WHAT WAS REQUIRED ON THE RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BEING LOW. T...
Mileage: 82,036
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING AN INACCURATE READING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR OTHER VEHICLE MODELS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID...
Mileage: 65,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. HE FELT A PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE TWO REPAIRS DONE TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM . ONE REPAIR CONSISTED OF CLEANING THE ABS SENSORS. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. DURING THE SECOND REPAI...
Mileage: 36,000
BRAKE ROTORS ON 2000 AND UP CHEVY PICKUPS RUST OUT AND CHIP OFF CUTTING BRAKE PADS WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE HAS EXPERIENCED SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. A FEW DAYS AGO THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION HE DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE COMPLETELY RUSTED. HE WAS LEFT WITH ONLY SECONDARY BRAKES OR JUST THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS SAME PR...
Mileage: 120,000
DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE SENSORS WERE BAD. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT NOT FOR THE STATE THAT THE CONTACT LIVED IN. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER'S COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN CANADA AND WAS NOT...
Mileage: 59,000
ON 17 OCT 05, I WAS REQUIRED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR ROTORS AND ASSOCIATED BRAKE PADS ON MY 2000 CHEV SILVERADO TRUCK. THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES, IS NOT ROUTINELY EXPOSED TO CORROSIVE ROAD CONDITIONS, AND ALL 4 ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY EATEN BY RUST. IN FACT, THE ROTORS INDICATED THAT MY VEH...
Mileage: 48,000
SERVICE F.W.D. LIGHT COMES ON , DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG BUT THE F.W.D. DOSE NOT WORK SOMETIMES. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL GO INTO F.W.D. LOW WHEN I AM DRIVING AT A MODERATE SPEED CAUSING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE INJURY. *JB
Mileage: 64,000
DT: THE CONTACTS COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DASHBOARD BOARD GAUGES WERE INCORRECT. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST WEEK. ALSO, HE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STARTING PR...
Mileage: 70,000
DT: THE CONTACTRECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND HAD THE WORK PERFORMED. THE ABS IWAS STILL ACTIVATING, THEREFORE, THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE HUB ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED AND NEEDE...
DT: THE CONTACTRECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND HAD THE WORK PERFORMED. THE ABS IWAS STILL ACTIVATING, THEREFORE, THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE HUB ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED AND NEEDE...
FAILURE OF 3 BRAKE COMPONENTS WITHIN 3 1/2 MONTHS, INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 ROTORS DUE TO THEIR HAVING RUSTED OUT, 2 FRONT ABS SENSORS, AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER WE ARE ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED OUT (NOT YET REPLACED); NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WILL DISCUSS WITH U...
Mileage: 55,880
DURING LOW SPEED STOPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPING DISTANCE IS GREATLY INCREASED. SYMPTOMS SOUND IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000 THAT IS SUPPOSEDLY TO OCCUR ONLY IN SALT BELT STATES. *JB
Mileage: 48,005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ABS BRAKES. HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WILL REPLACE THE ABS SPEED SENSORS, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE ROTORS. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS. THEY WERE CORRODED. HE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND PUT BACK ON VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 38,500
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ABS BRAKES. HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WILL REPLACE THE ABS SPEED SENSORS, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE ROTORS. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS. THEY WERE CORRODED. HE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND PUT BACK ON VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 38,500
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. THE ABS KICKED IN AT LOW SPEEDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE CONTACT'S FOOT, AND AT OTHER TIMES IT FELT LIKE THE PEDAL PUL...
Mileage: 35,850
DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL O5V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMERS VIN AND STATE WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER FIRST STARTED EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IN JULY 2003. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ...
Mileage: 36,000
DT: CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE GAS TANK STRAPS THAT SECURE THE TANK TO THE VEHICLE RUSTED. THE SENDING UNIT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN SHOWING HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE TANK. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF A WIRE WAS LOOSE AND FOUND THE STRAP RUSTED. DEALER ORDERED A REPLACEME...
Mileage: 90,000
DT: CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE GAS TANK STRAPS THAT SECURE THE TANK TO THE VEHICLE RUSTED. THE SENDING UNIT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN SHOWING HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE TANK. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF A WIRE WAS LOOSE AND FOUND THE STRAP RUSTED. DEALER ORDERED A REPLACEME...
Mileage: 90,000
DT: THE CONTACT'S SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 6-17-05. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CRASH REPORT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HIT SEVERAL TREES. THE POLICE REPORT STATED THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MPH. THE PASSENGER'S HEAD WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, BUT PASSE...
Mileage: 88,000
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. RECALL 05V161000 WAS ISSUED CONCERNING PARKING BRAKE DEFECT. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE YOU COULD HEAR A SQUEALING NOISE, IT ATE UP THE ROTOR. TOOK ...
TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. NO ERROR MESSAGE OR WARNING APPEARS. THIS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT AN INTERSECTION. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN JULY TO ASSIST W/RESCUES AND CANNOT PUT THE AN...
Mileage: 79,000
MULTIPLE TIMES HAS MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS CAUSED NEAR MISS CRASHES AT VARIOUS INTERSECTIONS AND PARKING LOTS . *NM
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE ABS BRAKES KICKED IN AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5-7 MPH. THIS STARTED ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE THAT RECALL DID NOT START UNTIL 11-05, BUT WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT ANYWAY. SHE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL. THIS WAS ...
Mileage: 45,000
DT: THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. HE SAID THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS STATE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKES BEGIN TO PUMP AND TAKE CONTRO...
Mileage: 20,000
DT: THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON 8-1-05 AND ON 8-14-05 THE CONSUMER RAN TWO STOP SIGNS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT LEAST 12 TIMES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A P...
Mileage: 44,793
DT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AT 3.7 MPH AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONSUMER HIT A WALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A GROWLING NOISE INDICATING THAT THE ABS WAS NOT WORKING. THIS STARTED ON JAN 1, 2001. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK...
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS, 5-10 MPH. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM, AND THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE TRUCK FIXED. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE H...
Mileage: 46,261
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS, 5-10 MPH. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM, AND THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE TRUCK FIXED. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE H...
Mileage: 46,261
ON 9/22/05 I HAD SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. ON 9/23/05 I BROUGHT MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TO THE CHAMPION CHEVROLET DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH P/N 26100839 WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND SHOULD BE REC...
Mileage: 79,322
DT: THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V161000 AND GM RECALL 05042 CONCERNING PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT IF THEY HAD TO TAKE THE ROTORS OFF THE TRUCK THEY WERE DAMAGED THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THEM FIXED OR BUY NEW ROTORS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD T...
Mileage: 18,117
DT: CHEVROLET, 2000 SILVERADO, WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE GEAR SHIFTER WENT INTO REVERSE WHEN IT WAS NUDGED ACCIDENTALLY. *AK THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WENT REAR FIRST INTO AN EMBANKMENT. *NM
Mileage: 139,940
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKES THEY SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE GRINDING. THE ABS WAS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY A REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS HAVING THE SENSORS CLEANED. ...
Mileage: 25,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKES THEY SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE GRINDING. THE ABS WAS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY A REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS HAVING THE SENSORS CLEANED. ...
Mileage: 25,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKES THEY SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE GRINDING. THE ABS WAS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY A REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS HAVING THE SENSORS CLEANED. ...
Mileage: 25,000
DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2005 WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH. IT WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK
Mileage: 135,000
I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF GM VEHICLES AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN ALL THE TRUCK MODELS. I CAN ONLY FIND A PENDING RECALL FOR 2000-1 GMC YUKON XL, AND SUBURBAN. ARE THE SAME PARTS NOT USED IN ALL THE TRUCK MODELS IN THOSE YEARS? ARE THERE ANY OTHER PENDING RECALLS ON THESE VEHICLE...
I WAS DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE INTERSTATE IN CRUISE CONTROL GOING 70 MPH. SUDDENLY I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY SIDEWAYS. I SLID OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A HIGHWAY SIGN WHICH SLOWED ME AND MUST HAVE JARRED SOMETHING BECAUSE THEN I COULD USE MY BRAKES AND ALL FOUR OF THEM SEEMED TO WORK. I SMASHED THE ...
Mileage: 74,772
CONSUMER STATES: ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES EVERY TIME HE APPLIES THE BRAKES. *AK THE ABS ACTIVATED AT 5-10 MPH, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD INSTEAD OF STOPPING. *JB
Mileage: 37,000
DT: THE CALLER SAID BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEEDS. HE STATED THAT WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE BRAKES LOCKED. WHEN GOING BETWEEN 3-10 MPH WAS WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED. IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTILOCK BRAKES ON OTHER VEHICLES , BUT THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR TH...
Mileage: 51,000
AT SPEEDS UNDER 15 MPH THE ABS ACTIVATES AND THE VEHICLE GOES 1 TO TWO FEET FURTHER THAN EXPECTED. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN, STOP LIGHT, PARKING OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS A LOT!! I KNOW THERE IS A CAMPAIGN OUT THERE, BUT THEY NEED TO APPROVE IT BEFORE THERE ARE MORE WREC...
Mileage: 85,000
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE HINGE AND ATTACHMENT. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALSO, HE CONTACTED TWO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS, AND WAS TOL...
AFTER NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT, I NOTICED THAT THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE IN THE LAST TEN FEET OR SO WHEN STOPPING MY 2000 CHEVEROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. VIN [XXX]. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE INCIDENTS AND REQUESTED REPAIR. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF BRENENGEN CHEVERL...
Mileage: 45,000
BRAKE LINES (PIPES) ARE RUSTED SO SEVERELY THAT ALL FLUID SUDDENLY LEAKED OUT AS I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE RUSTING CONDITION MUST HAVE ORIGINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED, AS I REPORTED BRAKE PROBLEMS TO THE DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THE ...
Mileage: 78,000
ABS FAILURE AT LOW SPEED CAUSING COLLISION IN PARKING LOT - THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 SILVERADO 1500 P/U - RESULTING IN EXTREME BODY DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND A NEAR FATAL RESULT FOR MYSELF AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN - THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE DEALERSHIP, IN FACT M...
Mileage: 74,450
BREAK PROBLEMS, TRUCK DOES NOT WANT TO STOP ON OCCASION. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER, AND TO GM, HOWEVER THE DEALER HAS FIXED MY TRUCK, AND IT STILL HAS PROBLEMS, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON IT ( RECALL NUMBER 05068) GM HAS NOT GIVEN ME ANY SATISFACTION, AND WAS VERY ...
Mileage: 48,000
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UP HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS AND IS GETTING WORSE. TRUCK HAS A DEFECT WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSOR THAT IS KNOW TO GM. THERE WAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE NEWS ABOUT A RECALL ON BRAKES FOR GM TRUCKS AND SUVS. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET THE 2000 CHEV...
Mileage: 38,800
DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE BRAKES WERE NOT STOPPING PROPERLY. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHES THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE CONTINUED GOING. THE ABS WENT OFF, AND THE CAR JUMPED, AND WAS MOVING FORWARD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A YEAR. THE CONSU...
Mileage: 50,649
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH JUST OVER 36000 MILES AND HAVE USED IT AS A DAILY-DRIVER. THE ABS BEGAN TO ACTIVATE WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE OFTEN THAN I CAN COUNT. HAS LEAD TO THE VEHICLE RUNNING UP ONTO CURBS/SIDEWALKS. ONE OCCASION HAS CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER V...
Mileage: 63,000
WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON OUR 2000 SILVERADO 1/2 TON SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN 2003. WE HAVE REPLACED BOTH REAR AND FRONT BRAKES (INCLUDING FRONT ROTORS). THE PEDAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOFT, AND SOMETIMES GOES RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. RECENTLY THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN FA...
Mileage: 60,000
DT: RECALL #05068 ON THE ABS SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE STATE THAT THE CONSUMER RESIDES IN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A MONTH AND IT WAS GETTING WORSE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM ARO...
Mileage: 70,000
2000 CHEVROLET ABS SYSTEM DEVELOPED PROBLEMS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *JB
DT: THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON 8-26-05 GOING 20 MPH AND HE SLOWED DOWN AS HE WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND WHEN HE PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT SLOWED HIM DOWN INITIALLY AND THEN IT JUST GOT VERY HARD TO STOP. HE HIT SOMEONE FROM BEHIND. NO ONE WAS HURT. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT TAKEN. THE CONSUME...
Mileage: 90,000
DT: THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH UNWANTED ANTI LOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED AROUND 7-4-05. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP BY PHONE AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TO OCCUR. THIS HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEEDS, 10 MPH OR LESS. THIS WAS AN ON GOING PRO...
Mileage: 84,570
ACTIVATION OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AT LOW BRAKING SPEEDS FOR NO REASON. *NM
Mileage: 59,000
DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM . ON 8-15-05 THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RUN A STOP LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER THE BRAKE FAILURE HE NOTICED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER H...
Mileage: 90,000
ALL OF THE ROTORS RUSTED AND HAD SEVERE CORROSION PRIOR TO MY TRUCK HAVING EVEN 8000 MILES. YES THAT # OF MILES IS CORRECT ONLY 8000. I WAS TOLD BY OTHER GENERAL MOTOR TRUCK GMC, TAHOE ETC SIMILAR VEHICLES THAT THIS IS NORMAL DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF MATERIALS USED. I HAVE PURCHASED NEW AFTER M...
Mileage: 7,000
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. A WHILE BACK I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THEY WOULD ENGAGE AT LOW SPEED AND MAKE IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. A MECHANIC FRIEND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF CORROSION UNDER THE ANTILOCK SENSORS IN THE FRONT WHEEL. HE CLEANED THIS AREA AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. N...
Mileage: 49,000
WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL KICKS BACK LIKE THE ABS IS ENGAGED. I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF AND RE-APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP.THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
DT: CONSUMER EXPERIENCES A PROBLEM AT SPEEDS OF TEN MILES AND LESS WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE. THIS FELT LIKE FALSE ACTIVATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM. THERE WERE NO BRAKES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP NO MATTER HOW HARD BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER ...
Mileage: 50,400
2000 SILVERADO PICKUP. BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE- SLOW IT DOWN AND IT ROLLS TO A STOP. LOW SPEEDS. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY- ESPECIALLY DURING RAIN OR MUDDY ROAD CONDITIONS. STRONGLY BELIEVED TO BE IMPROPER SENSING OR ADJUSTMENT BY ABS SYSTEM. DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY HAWAII NOT PART OF RECALL. IS TH...
Mileage: 20,000
EXCESSIVE ENGINE KNOCK ON COLD START HOT OR COLD WEATHER EVERY DAY BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND WAS TOLD WAS NORMAL AND IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE AS I PUT MILES ON TRUCK ONLY HAVE 48K ON IT AND CHANGE OIL EVERY 3K. *JB
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION-CHANGING HARD- THIS IS THE SECOND GM TRUCK PRODUCT THAT I HAVE OWNED AND THE SECOND ONE THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.
JUST JOINING THE MASSESS OF GM TRUCK OWNERS WITH FAULTY HUB ASSEMBLY ABS SENSORS. 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO - 50,000 MILES (PROBLEM STARTED AT APPROX 45,000) LACK OF ABILITY IN SLOW SPEED STOPPING CREATED SOME NEAR MISS SITUATIONS WITH GARAGE DOORS AND PEOPLE/OTHER AUTOS IN PARKING LOTS. TEMPORARY S...
Mileage: 45,000
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON CHECKING THE FUSE BOX THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL PUMP FUSE HAD BLEW OUT. AS LONG AS THE CONTACT KEPT THE FUEL TANK BELOW A HALF A TANK THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR. THE FUEL PUMP FUSE HA...
I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY 2000 CHEV. SILVERADO. THIS MORNING I PULLED INTO MY DRIVE AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. MY GRANDCHILD WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD HE JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME. I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE CONSIDERING A RECALL ON THE...
Mileage: 85,000
THE STRAPS ON MY BABY'S CAR SEAT DO NOT TIGHTEN EASILY. REPEATED TIGHTENING OF THE STRAPS LED TO PLASTIC FATIGUE ON THE PIECE THAT CONNECTS TO THE STRAPS. WE HAD TWO OF THESE CAR SEATS WITH MY FIRST CHILD. WITH THE FIRST ONE, DOREL JUVENILE GROUP SOLD ME ANOTHER CAR SEAT AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE. W...
Mileage: 67,000
THE STRAPS ON MY BABY'S CAR SEAT DO NOT TIGHTEN EASILY. REPEATED TIGHTENING OF THE STRAPS LED TO PLASTIC FATIGUE ON THE PIECE THAT CONNECTS TO THE STRAPS. WE HAD TWO OF THESE CAR SEATS WITH MY FIRST CHILD. WITH THE FIRST ONE, DOREL JUVENILE GROUP SOLD ME ANOTHER CAR SEAT AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE. W...
Mileage: 67,000
TWO COMPLAINTS, SAME VEHICLE SYSTEM: BRAKES. 1. MY FRONT BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING @20MPH THRU A RESIDENTIAL AREA..SAILED THROUGH A STOP SIGN BUT FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS AT THE INTERSECTION. HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET MINIMAL STOPPING ABILITY. NO FLUID LEAKAG...
Mileage: 45,000
FAILUREE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SPEED SENSORS AT LOW SPEEDS THAT LED TO TWO SEPARATE CRASHES. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS BUT DID NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS
Mileage: 47,000
DT: CONTACT STATES: HE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ABS BRAKING PROBLEM THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY GM. HE HAS HAD AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE ABS PROBLEM. HE WAS GOING APPROX. 33 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO APPROX. 11 MPH AND HE DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. HE GLIDED IN...
Mileage: 45,000
INTERMITTENT BRAKE SLIPPAGE WAS NOTICED. BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE, THEN ACTUALLY FELT LIKE THEY WEREN'T HOLDING, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM WORSENED QUICKLY AND WITHIN A FEW DAYS HAPPENED ON ALMOST EVERY STOP. REPAIR SHOP CHECKED ROTORS AND PADS, AND DECLARED THEM OKAY. THEY ...
Mileage: 54,000
(1) DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. DRY ROADS. NORMAL SPEEDS. (2) WHEN HAVING TO STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK ON, KEEPING MY 2000 SILVERADO FROM BEING ABLE TO STOP. I HAVE TO LET UP ON THE BRAKES AND RE-APPLY IN ORDER TO PREVENT MYSELF FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR ROLLING THROUGH A STOP ...
Mileage: 44,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHICH MAKES IT HARDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES BECAUSE THIS DEFECT HAS AFFECTED STOPPING DISTANCES. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FAULTY ABS SENSORS. I KNOW THAT THERE WA...
DT: 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS PURCHASED NEW AND AFTER 36 MONTHS THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCKED, AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THEY WERE ALL POWER LOCKS. DRIVER'S DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED, IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY OR THE KEY ITSELF. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WH...
Mileage: 30,000
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS LEADING TO LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB
Mileage: 40,000
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKES - VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND I STARTED HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS - THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL KICK BACK AS IF THE ABS GOES ON WHEN I AM STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN,ETC -- STARTING OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY SO I DECIDED TO CHANGE THE BRAKE PADS IN THE REAR. TO MY SURPRISE...
Mileage: 44,765
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN CORRECTLY. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP,...
Mileage: 50,000
LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS AND SERVICE BULLETINS, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUEL LEVEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT IN THE TANK. I ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS IN THE AREA. IT APPEARS THAT NO ONE INTENDS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT APPEARS THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE TO ...
Mileage: 95,498
DT: CALLER SAID THE ABS COME ON WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT HAPPENS A LOT. DEALER CLEANED THE SENSOR, AND IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. MANUFACTURER SAID VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND CALLER HAS TO PAY FOR IT HIMSELF.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO T...
Mileage: 51,000
DURING VERY SLOW SPEED SUCH AS CREEPING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS TO ENGAGE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MAKING BRAKING UNPREDICTABLE. PROBLEM IS VERY REPEATABLE. SIMILAR TO INVESTIGATION PE05-020. *JB
Mileage: 95,000
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE.*MR THE ENGINE KNOCKS WHEN STARTED DUE TO PISTON PLAY. *NM
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE.*MR THE ENGINE KNOCKS WHEN STARTED DUE TO PISTON PLAY. *NM
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT DRIVING SLOW. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS GREATER. THE GREATER STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED THE CHANCE OF HITTING SOMETHING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT, DRIVER SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY. *NM
DT: RECEIVED NEW BRAKE LINES AND BRAKES FROM THE GM DEALER, THIS WAS A DESIGN CHANGE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT LIKE THE OLD ONES. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN IT MADE THE RUBBER BRAKE LINE COME IN CONTACT WITH THE WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 27, 2005. THE NEW LINES HAVDBEEN ON H JUST A LITT...
DT: RECEIVED NEW BRAKE LINES AND BRAKES FROM THE GM DEALER, THIS WAS A DESIGN CHANGE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT LIKE THE OLD ONES. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN IT MADE THE RUBBER BRAKE LINE COME IN CONTACT WITH THE WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 27, 2005. THE NEW LINES HAVDBEEN ON H JUST A LITT...
DT: THE CONSUMER WA SHAVING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSOR ON A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE ABS ENGAGED FALSELY, AND WAS KICKED IN EVERY TIME CONSUMER CAME TO STOP. IT PULSATED WHEN IT DIDN'T NOT NEED TO. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A YEAR THEN CONSUMER REPLACED THE SENSORS. HOWEVER, PR...
Mileage: 21,000
2000 CHEVY TRUCK FUEL GAUGE GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY ALL THE TIME AND ALSO VACUUM LEAK UNDER PASSENGER SIDE BY AIR BAG. *JB
Mileage: 69,000
1) HIGHWAY DRIVING FOR 4 HOURS, 60 MPH, NORMAL LOADING OF VEHICLE, 2 ADULTS, 2 CHILDREN 2) COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION OF TIRE, FORTUNATELY TIRE REMAINED INFLATED, NO ACCIDENT, DAMAGE TO REAR WHEEL WELL, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, SIZE P265/75R 16 114S M/S, TIRE WAS ORIGINAL FROM CHEVROLET, TRUCK HAD ...
Mileage: 53,400
DT: THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN AT ANY TIME WHENEVER THE BRAKE WAS HIT. THIS REDUCED THE BRAKING POWER. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS MOSTLY OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS, ALTHOU...
Mileage: 51,500
DT: CONSUMER STATED THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CORRODED. THE BRAKES VIBRATED AT LOW SPEEDS, BELOW 10 MPH. THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS. CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED AND FIXED THIS WEEK. THE BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE CURRENTLY. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THE CONS...
Mileage: 59,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK. IT HAS 57,000 MILES AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ON OR ABOUT JULY 09 2005, THE POWER LOCK MECHANISM FOR THE PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED WORKING. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STILL WORKED. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A BLOWN FUSE BUT AFTER CHECKING ALL FUSES DETERMINED THAT WAS...
Mileage: 57,000
DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UP TRUCK. THE ABS IS COMING ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT CAUSED THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK PROPERLY AND AT OTHER TIMES IT CAUSED THEM TO FAIL. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO ALMOST...
Mileage: 118,000
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN MAKING MY STOPPING DISTANCE LONGER
DT: ABOUT 3 OR 4 MOTHS AGO, THERE WAS A LIGHT THAT CAME ON IN VEHICLE THAT SAID TRANSMISSION FLUID HOT. THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE. ALSO, THERE WAS A VEHICLE WARNING LIGHT THAT INSTRUCTED DRIVER TO PULL OVER AND LET VEHICLE IDLE. OWNER TOOK IT TO DEALER, WHO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS MORE THAN...
Mileage: 81,000
FUEL GAUGE INITIALLY DID NOT REGISTER CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL WHEN TANK IS >7/8 FULL. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS THE WRONG AMOUNT OF FUEL OVER 50% OF THE TIME NO MATTER HOW FULL THE TANK IS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN LEAVE DRIVERS STANDED IN VERY DANGEROUS PLACES, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THIS...
Mileage: 60,000
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT
Mileage: 48,000
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT
Mileage: 48,000
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT
Mileage: 48,000
I HAVE A 2000 SILVERADO 4X4 THAT HAS THE CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT ABS SENSOR, AS DO MANY OTHER PEOPLE DESPITE GM'S REFUSAL TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES... SOMEHOW IT EVIDENTLY ONLY HAPPENS IN CANADA. ANYWAY, I CANNOT STOP LESS THAN 7-8 MPH MOST OF THE TIME WITHOUT MULTIPLE PUM...
Mileage: 104,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS RUSTED ON THE VEHICLE AND RIPPED THE BRAKE PADS OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAL WHEN THE STEEL BACKING WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE ROTORS. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY; IT WAS 1 YEAR OUT OF WARRANTY. ...
Mileage: 30,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS RUSTED ON THE VEHICLE AND RIPPED THE BRAKE PADS OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAL WHEN THE STEEL BACKING WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE ROTORS. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY; IT WAS 1 YEAR OUT OF WARRANTY. ...
Mileage: 30,000
DT: CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR WAS STICKING IN HIS VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE WORSE WHEN THE VEHICLE HEATED UP. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE THROTTLE BODY N...
ABS SYSTEM INOPERATIVE SINCE 70,000 MILES DUE TO BURNT CONTROL MODULE. PAID DEALER $100 TO TEST TO FIND OUT REPAIRS WILL BE IN EXCESS OF $900. MODULE LOCATED ON FRAME RAIL WHERE IT TAKES ALL WATER FROM LF TIRE. NUMEROUS OTHERS THAT I KNOW OF WITH SAME PROBLEM. NO HELP FROM EITHER GM OR DEALER. DUCT ...
Mileage: 70,000
ABS SYSTEM INOPERATIVE SINCE 70,000 MILES DUE TO BURNT CONTROL MODULE. PAID DEALER $100 TO TEST TO FIND OUT REPAIRS WILL BE IN EXCESS OF $900. MODULE LOCATED ON FRAME RAIL WHERE IT TAKES ALL WATER FROM LF TIRE. NUMEROUS OTHERS THAT I KNOW OF WITH SAME PROBLEM. NO HELP FROM EITHER GM OR DEALER. DUCT ...
Mileage: 70,000
ABS SYSTEM INOPERATIVE SINCE 70,000 MILES DUE TO BURNT CONTROL MODULE. PAID DEALER $100 TO TEST TO FIND OUT REPAIRS WILL BE IN EXCESS OF $900. MODULE LOCATED ON FRAME RAIL WHERE IT TAKES ALL WATER FROM LF TIRE. NUMEROUS OTHERS THAT I KNOW OF WITH SAME PROBLEM. NO HELP FROM EITHER GM OR DEALER. DUCT ...
Mileage: 70,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO IS MAKING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE SENSOR WAS FAILING AND NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AND THREE MONTHS AGO THE OWNER HAD $700.00 WORTH OF WORK DONE TO THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE BRAKE ISSUE. THE DEAL...
Mileage: 61,040
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. AT VERY LOW SPEED, UNDER 10 MPH, WHEN THE CONSUMER STEPS ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. SOMETIMES THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR SOME TYPE OF NOISE WHEN HE APPLIED THE BR...
THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4 AND ITS POOR BRAKES. AT 40,000 MILES JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, ALL OF ITS DISC ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR BY MY CERTIFIED MECHANIC. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THAT POINT. AT 50,000 MILES, A SMALL LE...
Mileage: 50,100
THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4 AND ITS POOR BRAKES. AT 40,000 MILES JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, ALL OF ITS DISC ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR BY MY CERTIFIED MECHANIC. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THAT POINT. AT 50,000 MILES, A SMALL LE...
Mileage: 50,100
THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4 AND ITS POOR BRAKES. AT 40,000 MILES JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, ALL OF ITS DISC ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR BY MY CERTIFIED MECHANIC. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THAT POINT. AT 50,000 MILES, A SMALL LE...
Mileage: 50,100
WHEN I'M GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND HIT THE BRAKES QUITE OFTEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WILL COME ON FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS LED TO MANY CLOSE CALLS REGARDING ACCIDENTS.
Mileage: 67
THE BRAKES ARE WEAK & WHEN GOING DOWNHILL ON A BUMPY SURFACE,THEY GO TO THE FLOOR& YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO STOP.
Mileage: 78,000
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE MALFUNCTIONING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE TRUCK HAS A HARD TIME STOPPING ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVIATE. FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE AND TALKING WITH OTHER CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. I PUL...
SAME ISSUE AS MHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA04011 BUT WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARKING BRAKE BECOMES USELESS, WILL NOT CASE A CRASH, BUT THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT YOU MUST USE THE PARKING BRAKE ON INCLINES. THIS IS TO AVOID A LOAD ON THE TRANSIMISSION THAT WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT OUT O...
Mileage: 46,000
DT: CONSUMER STATES AT 44,000 MILES THE ROTORS, PADS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER THE WHEEL SPEED ABS SENSOR HAVE FAILED. COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING BETWEEN 2 AND 8 MPH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE B...
Mileage: 50,000
DT: CONSUMER STATES AT 44,000 MILES THE ROTORS, PADS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER THE WHEEL SPEED ABS SENSOR HAVE FAILED. COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING BETWEEN 2 AND 8 MPH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE B...
Mileage: 50,000
DT: CONSUMER STATES AT 44,000 MILES THE ROTORS, PADS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER THE WHEEL SPEED ABS SENSOR HAVE FAILED. COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING BETWEEN 2 AND 8 MPH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE B...
Mileage: 50,000
DT: AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE ABS MOTOR POPPED AND PUSHED THE PEDAL BACK. THIS PAST SATURDAY COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT HUBS SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Mileage: 30,000
DT: AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE ABS MOTOR POPPED AND PUSHED THE PEDAL BACK. THIS PAST SATURDAY COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT HUBS SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Mileage: 30,000
DT: CONTACT STATES EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT WORKING. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT INSPECTED, AND THEY TOLD HER A LOT OF THE SAME MAKE VEHICLES HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SHE NEVER EVEN USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT DID NOT KNOW IT WASN'T WORKING UNTIL SHE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED.*A...
Mileage: 77,000
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 77,200 MILES. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AT THAT MILEAGE UNLESS THE TRUCK WAS USED ON A FARM OR CONSISTENTLY USED FOR HEAVY TOWING. THE TRUCK WAS NOT USED ON A FARM AND WAS USED FOR TO...
Mileage: 77,200
DT: 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO, PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. WHEN APPLIED BRAKES THEY WENT TO FLOOR AND HAD TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. IT TOOK A LONG DISTANCE TO STOP. ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. REPLACED BOTH HUB ASSEMBLIES ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. AT THE COST OF $420.42. ...
Mileage: 45,000
WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A RED LIGHT ON A DRY ROAD, THE ABS KICKED IN AND THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, THE CONSUMNER ENTERED A ROAD BUT TRIED TO STOP ON MAIN ROAD AND WENT PARTWAY INTO THE L...
Mileage: 26,500
DT: THE CONSUMERS ABS SYSTEM, FAILED. WHEN COMING TO STOP AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE ABS KICKS IN ,AND IT WILL NOT STOP WITHIN IN 5 OR 6 FEET OF TRAVEL. CAN'T RELY ON IT. THE LIGHT DID COME ON, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME, ONLY ON SLOWER SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE AND HAD IT FIXED BEFORE.*AK *SB CONSUMER FEELS THI...
Mileage: 21,000
DT: 2000 , CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB. WAS PULLING A TRAILER AND HEARD A TERRIBLE NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, FRAME HAD BROKE IN TWO. *AK THE FRAME BROKE IN THE REAR ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. *NM
Mileage: 99,000
FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTING ON 2000 CHEVY SILERADO 4X4. DEALER REPLACE REAR ONLY LAST YEAR. I WANTED ALL 4 REPLACED THEN. JUST HAD A CLOSE CALL WITH STOPPING DISTANCE. INSPECTED BRAKES AND FOUND REAR ROTOR RUSTED COMPLETELY AND FRONT INSIDE OF ROTORS RUST.
Mileage: 20,000
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DEVELOPED A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING AT 55 TO 60 MPH.*MR THE VIBRATION TRANSMITTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THIS CONDITION COULD OCCUR 5 MILES APART OR 20000 MILES APART. *NM
ANTI LOCK BRAKES GO OFF BELOW 10MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT. WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ROLE ALMOST RESULITING IN MINOR COLLISION.
Mileage: 40,000
TRANSMISSION CLUNKS INTO GEAR..HAD IT SEVICED BUT THEY DONT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT WE HAVE TWO SILVERADO TRUCKS DOING THE SAME THING
DT: THE CONTACT STATEST THAT PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT WORK. VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY STILL ON A HILL OR ANY INCLINE UNLESS HE PUTS THE VEHICLE IN GEAR.*AK
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS ANTI-LOCK BRAKING PROBLEM UNDER 5MPH. SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES OR REAR-ENDERS HAVE OCCURED. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUMP THE BREAKS TO AVOID THE SYSTEM (ABS) BEING ACTIVATED AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT!
DT: CONTACT STATES AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. WHEN GOING AT FASTER SPEEDS AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE JERKS. THIS HAPPENS ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED IT WAS THE HUBS. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THE RECALL TO REPLACE THE STEER...
DT: CONTACT STATES AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. WHEN GOING AT FASTER SPEEDS AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE JERKS. THIS HAPPENS ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED IT WAS THE HUBS. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THE RECALL TO REPLACE THE STEER...
DT: CONTACT STATES AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. WHEN GOING AT FASTER SPEEDS AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE JERKS. THIS HAPPENS ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED IT WAS THE HUBS. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THE RECALL TO REPLACE THE STEER...
THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THEY WOULD ACTIVATE WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T ON DRY PAVEMENT. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 68,000
FAILURE OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH DUE TO A BUILDUP OF CORROSION ON THE ABS SENSORS. REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COST APPROXIMATELY $145. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE RAPAIR SHOP AFTER NEARLY REAR ENDING A PARKED AUTOMOBILE. JUNE, 2005: PROBLEM RETURNED...
Mileage: 38,000
BRAKE PROBLEMS
Mileage: 5,200
BRAKE PROBLEMS
Mileage: 5,200
1) MY FATHER AND I BOTH OWN 2000 CHEVY SILVERADOS AND BOTH TRUCKS HAVE HAD ABS MALFUNTIONS WHERE THEY TRUCK CAN'T STOP AT LOW SPEEDS 2) WE'VE BOTH HAD CLOSE CALLS STOPPING IN TRAFFIC 3) WE BOTH HAVE PULLED THE ABS FUSE TO DISABLE THE ABS SYSTEM
Mileage: 40,000
ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICK IN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TRY TO STOP MY CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. AFTER IT HAD HAPPENED A FEW TIMES I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND THOUGHT MAYBE THE BRAKES HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO GREESE OR SOMETHING. I EVENTUALLY WOUND UP REAR ENDING A VEHICLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK BE...
Mileage: 17,000
DT: SITTING STILL OR AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WILL NOT TURN LEFT. IT BINDS UP TURNING LEFT.*AK
Mileage: 86,500
SINCE LAST SUMMER, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA. WHILE STOPPING, THE ANTIL-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED ON ALL SURFACES (EVEN ON SMOOTH, DRY, PAVEMENT) BELOW 10MPH WHICH INCRESASES STOPPING...
Mileage: 90,000
BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEED
Mileage: 50,000
I AM RESPONDING TO THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF THE BRAKING PROBLEM INVOLVING THE ABS SENSOR. I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER ON 05/30/05 FOR THE ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REMOVING ANY RUST FROM ABS SENSOR SURFACE FOR A COST OF...
DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLEWAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED. CONTACT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT GO DOWN. WHEN PRESSED THE BRAKES WERE HARD AND STAYED IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *AK *NM
Mileage: 70,600
ABS BRAKES ON 2000 CHEVY SLIVERADO PICKUP TRUCK ARE FUNCTIONING EVERY TIME YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES.
Mileage: 54,002
LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE
Mileage: 54,200
LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE
Mileage: 54,200
RUBBING AND METALLIC NOISE COMING FROM BACK OF TRUCK. LOUDER NOICSE AND VIBRATION. ALL 3 U-JOINTS AND CENTER SUPPORT BEARING REPLACED.
RUBBING AND METALLIC NOISE COMING FROM BACK OF TRUCK. LOUDER NOICSE AND VIBRATION. ALL 3 U-JOINTS AND CENTER SUPPORT BEARING REPLACED.
TRUCK WOULC CLUNK AND FRONT END WOULD JUMP WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR AND AND TURNING. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP IN FEAR THAT IT WOULD BREAK DOWN. REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH USED REAR-END.
LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING IN THE DOWN POSITION.. DOOR HAD TO TAKEN APART IN THE RAIN AND WINDOW PUSHED UP TO CLOSE. DRIVER'S WINDOW MOTOR AND REGULATOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED.
ROLLED DOWN PASSENGER WINDOW TO TALK TO NEIGHBOR, WINDOW WOULD NOT GO BACK UP - BECAME INOPERABLE. HAD TO TAKE APART DOOR AND FORCE WINDOW UP AFTER MAJOR SNOW STORM. HAVE NOT REPLACED AT THIS TIME.
MY 2000 SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK HAD THE BAD BRAKE SENSOR IN THE FRONT WHEEL. AS I WOULD ROLL TO A STOP THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET TO STOP. I NEVER GOT IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT HAD SEVERAL SCARY MOMENTS BEFORE THE TRUCK STOPPED. I GOT THE SEN...
MY 2000 SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK HAD THE BAD BRAKE SENSOR IN THE FRONT WHEEL. AS I WOULD ROLL TO A STOP THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET TO STOP. I NEVER GOT IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT HAD SEVERAL SCARY MOMENTS BEFORE THE TRUCK STOPPED. I GOT THE SEN...
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO Z-71, 4WD, V-8 EXTENDED CAB 31,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED ON JUNE 24, 2004. IN SEPTEMBER, 2004 I NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AS I SLOWED (< 10 MPH) TO A STOP. THIS ISSUE BEGAN INTERMITTANTLY BUT WORSENED AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 31,000
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO Z-71, 4WD, V-8 EXTENDED CAB 31,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED ON JUNE 24, 2004. IN SEPTEMBER, 2004 I NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AS I SLOWED (< 10 MPH) TO A STOP. THIS ISSUE BEGAN INTERMITTANTLY BUT WORSENED AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 31,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OF THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER. THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THERE WAS A VEHICLE DRIVING BEHIND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK *SB *NM
Mileage: 38,000
(HYDRAULIC BRAKES) WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS KICKED IN AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ON. NO WARNING GIVEN ABOUT THE ABS FAILURE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. THE PROBLEM WOULD ALSO OCCUR ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS WITH NORMAL BRAKING. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK PER INVO...
ABS PUMP MOTOR FAULTY, CONSISTANT WITH CAMPAIGN NO. 00013. DEALER WON'T FIX. VIN'S [XXX], [XXX]. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
ABS BREAKS KICKING IN WHEN VEHICLE IS ALMOST COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HIT A FEW VEHICLES.
OFF CENTER HEAD ON CRASH WITH 2 SIMILAR 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB PICK UP TRUCKS. ESTIMATED IMPACT SPEED 90 MPH ( 60 MPH VEHICLE 2, 30 MPH VEHICLE 1 PER CHP REPORT) NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OF EITHER VEHICLE.
Mileage: 59,977
04 V 129 000/TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE: WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE, BOTH SUPPORT CABLES BROKE AND THE TAILGATE DROP COMPLETELY DOWN. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEIR VEHICLE VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM *SC *JB
Mileage: 30,000
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE ON MY 2000 SILVERADO AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT TO STOP AND HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN LAST WINTER AND CONTINUES. I DO NOT GET ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM ON THE DASH. I AVOID USING THIS TRUCK BECAUSE ...
Mileage: 40,000
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (ABS) COMPUTER MALFUNTION. ABS COMES ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING AND BRAKING! HAD TO PULL FUSE TO KEEP ABS FROM MALFUNTIONING. UNABLE TO STOP AT SOTP SIGNS AT ALL WITH ABS CONNECTED.
Mileage: 9,340
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD CONTINUE TO PUMP BACK OUT, GIVING LITTLE USE, OR VERY HARD STOPPING. DIFFICULTY USING BRAKES. DISCONNECTED THE ABS.
Mileage: 31,000
STOPPING DISTANCE AT SLOW SPEED IS NOT ALWAY AS CRISP AS IT SHOULD BE. THE ABS SOMETIMES COME ON, WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. MY LOCAL MECHANIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS. WHY ARE THE CANADIANS TREATED AS FIRST CLASS CONSUMERS AND THE AMER- ICAN AS SECOND RATE?
Mileage: 120,000
COULD NOT GET 2000 CHEV SILVERADO Z-71 SAFETY INSPECTION DONE DUE TO PARKING BRAKE NOT WORKING. TECHNICIAN SAID HE HAS FAILED NUMEROUS CHEV TRUCK FOR THIS. LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WAS A MFG PROBLEM AND WOULD COST BETRWEEN $280 TO $880 TO FIX AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL DONE ON THIS MODEL.
MY SPARE TIRE OFF OF THE 2000 SILVERADO FELL OFF THE BOTTOM BED AND WOUND UP 100 FEET OFF THE HIGHWAY IN THE WOODS. THE CABLE FRAYED ON THE ATTACHMENT!
Mileage: 80,300
I'VE NOTICED A NUMBER OF RECALLS FOR MY TRUCK BUT I ONLY RECEIVED TWO (2) RECALL NOTICES IN THE MAIL. ONE WAS FOR THE FRONT BRAKE LINE AND THE OTHER WAS FOR THE STRAPS FOR THE TAILGATE. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE OTHER NOTICES TO ARRIVE. IF THEY DON'T AND SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN CAUSINGI NJURY OR DEAT...
TURNED INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIRM. CRASHED INTO A BOLLARD NEXT TO BUILDING AND DENTED FRONT BUMPER.
Mileage: 57,665
DT: WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN THE CONSUMER SLOWED DOWN TO COME TO A STOP THE ABS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE SURGED AHEAD. THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE PUSHED HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE DEALER SAID THAT SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER YET. *JB
Mileage: 131,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WILL CHATTER AND VIBRATE, AND WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SUGGESTED THAT CONSUMER TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. CONSUMER HAD IT INSPECTED BY AN INDE...
Mileage: 55,000
BACK IN THE FALL OF 2003 I HAD AN INSODENT WITH THE ABS BRAKES ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO GOING CRAZY. WHEN I WOULD GO TO STOP EVERYTHING WAS OK TILL THE TRUCK HIT 5 MILES AND HOUR THEN THEY WOULD ACTIVATE AND AT TIMES WOULD NOT STOP. THEY WOULD ALSO LOCK UP AND THE TRUCK WOULD KEEP MOVING WITH MY F...
Mileage: 23,000
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE AS VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ROLLING.
Mileage: 38,000
I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND RECEIVED A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO MY RIGHT FEMUR BONE, 2 BLACK EYES AND FRACTURED RIBS DUE TO THE INACTIVATION OF THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULES, ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL BENT RESEMBLING AN AIRPLANE WHEEL. MY WIFE CHECKED THE INTERNET AFTER THE INCIDENT AND FO...
Mileage: 76,000
I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND RECEIVED A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO MY RIGHT FEMUR BONE, 2 BLACK EYES AND FRACTURED RIBS DUE TO THE INACTIVATION OF THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULES, ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL BENT RESEMBLING AN AIRPLANE WHEEL. MY WIFE CHECKED THE INTERNET AFTER THE INCIDENT AND FO...
Mileage: 76,000
I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND RECEIVED A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO MY RIGHT FEMUR BONE, 2 BLACK EYES AND FRACTURED RIBS DUE TO THE INACTIVATION OF THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULES, ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL BENT RESEMBLING AN AIRPLANE WHEEL. MY WIFE CHECKED THE INTERNET AFTER THE INCIDENT AND FO...
Mileage: 76,000
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAD DEFECTIVE BRAKE SENSOR REPLACED.*MR PROVIDED IVOQ NO INQUIRY/QUESTIONS......NOTICE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISE AND ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS DURING STOPS. IT SEEMED THE TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING AND WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THEM TO ENGAGE, REPLACED DEFEC...
Mileage: 50,000
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.*MR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP AND TO INCLUDE SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH. THIS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE CONSUMER AND ALSO OTHER WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEI...
ABS BRAKES KICK IN DURING LOW-SPEED (LESS THAN 10 MPH) BRAKING. THIS IS HAPPENING DURING EVERY STOP, SOMETIMES RESULTING IN THE IN-ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 72,000
DT CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LINES BROKE. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED IT PULSATED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *NM
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE OWNS A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE ABS IS KICKING IN AT ABOUT 5 MPH INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENS ON ALL ROAD CONDITIONS. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME HE TRIES TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS NEW BRAKES AND THE REGULAR BRAKES WORK FINE BUT IT'S THE ABS THAT IS...
DT: CONTACT STATES THAT ABS STARTED FAILING AT APPROXIMATELY 37000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEWIS CHEVROLET, THEY WOULD NOT WARRANT THE WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. *NM
Mileage: 37,000
DT: CONTACT STATES HIS VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED PARKING BRAKE FAILURE STARTING AT 16,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO WARRANT THE WORK PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE LAST FAILURE HAPPENED MARCH, 2005. *NM
DT CONTACT STATES FUEL GAUGE WORKS ERRATICALLY OR NOT AT ALL. CONTACT FEELS IT MAY BE A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE CONTACT WOULD NOT HAVE THE WORK DONE BECAUSE THE DEALER WOULD NOT WARRANT THE WORK. *NM
ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO (1500) PICK UP TRUCK FAILS TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS <20 MPH. THE CAUSE IS THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES, REGARDLESS OF ROAD CONDITIONS AND MAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY "HARD". AT TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT, SERVICE WORK HAS NOT BE COMPLETED; THEREFORE...
Mileage: 75,000
DT: ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AT SPEEDS OF 5-10 MPH, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES FAILED ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. FIRST BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2004, AND PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. NO BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. HAPPENED UNDER ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS. VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND SERVICE REC...
Mileage: 75,000
DT: ANTI LOCK BRAKES AT 5-10 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM BEGAN 11/03 VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, CLEANED HUBS AND SENSORS. PROBLEM RETURNED ON 3/15/05. PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT. BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT ON OR ABS LIGHT. HAPPENS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. (4 WHEEL ANTILOCK)....
Mileage: 37,000
DT: ANTI LOCK BRAKES AT 5-10 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM BEGAN 11/03 VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, CLEANED HUBS AND SENSORS. PROBLEM RETURNED ON 3/15/05. PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT. BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT ON OR ABS LIGHT. HAPPENS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. (4 WHEEL ANTILOCK)....
Mileage: 37,000
CONSUMER STATES: WHEN COMING TO A STOP WHEN YOU GET TO 10 MPH OR SO, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN BUT DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. NO FORE WARNING. IF PULL THE FUSE FOR BRAKES THE BRAKES WILL WORK FINE.
Mileage: 95,000
CONSUMER STATES: ANTIL-LOCK BRAKES WILL KICK IN BELOW 5 MPH EVERYTIME. THE BRAKES ARE FINE. WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WILL PUSH BACK, AND MAKING PUMPING NOISE. WHEN NOISE STOPS YOU REGAIN OPERATION OF THE PEDAL. IT'LL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO EXTRA 3 TO 5 FEET WHEN TRYING TO GET VEHILCE T...
Mileage: 69,000
DT: THE CONTACT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TAILGATE THAT WAS RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, BUT HIS MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS NOT IN WITH THE RECALL BUT HE IS HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 04V12900...
ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS
Mileage: 42,000
BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD, TRUCK BECAME HARD TO STOP UNDER 5 MILES PER HOUR.THE PROBLEM OCCURED MORE OFTEN,ONCE FOR EVERY THREE STOPS. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE FOUND TO BE FAULTY. A SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN EACH FRONT WHEEL. COST OF REPAIRS WAS $...
Mileage: 56,700
ABS WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. RANDOMLY WHEN PULLING SLOWLY UP TO INTERSECTION TO STOP, ANTILOCK BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP BUT INSTEAD ROLL OUT INTO INTERSECTION. IMEDIATE FIX WAS TO RELEASE BRAKES AND RE-APPLY REPEATEDLY TO GET VEHICLE TO S...
Mileage: 114,500
I AM RESPONDING TO THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF THE BRAKING PROBLEM INVOLVING THE ABS SENSOR. I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JAN. 01. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 11/06/03 FOR THE ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER REMOVED FRONT CALIPERS AND...
Mileage: 48,800
ANTILOCK BRAKES "LOCKED OUT" AT 5 MPH, TRUCK ROLLED INTO A BARRIER DEALER REPLACED HUB SENSOR (TWICE) AT NO CHARGE.
Mileage: 44,000
CONTACT STATES: CONTACT WAS DRIVING VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT, BETWEEN 7-10 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGEMENT DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO BRAKE COMPLETELY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE CONTACT HIT A GUARD RAIL. NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. GENERAL MOTORS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THE BRA...
Mileage: 38,000
CONTACT STATES: THE THROTTLE CONTROL CLOSES. IT WAS REPLACED WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. THE CAR HAD APRROXIMATELY 15000-20000 MILES. THE THROTTLE CONTROL CLOSES ABOUT EVERY SIX MONTHS. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR A STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TAKEN...
Mileage: 48,000
ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE PEDAL HITS THE FLOOR BUT NO BRAKES WORK. THE TRUCK HAS NEW ROTORS AND PADS ON THE BACK AND FRONT. WE THOUGHT THEY WERE THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING CHANGED AFTER PUTTING ROTORS AND PADS ON. ONE TIME WE PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND THE TRUCK...
Mileage: 80,000
AFTER READING THE NEWSPAPER OF 05/04/2005, I REALIZED MY VEHICLE, A 2000 SIVERADO, WAS INVOLVED IN THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION #PE05020, LOW SPEED BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT THIS PAST WINTER, MY TRUCK JUST SEEMED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO STOP IN WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SUFFIC...
Mileage: 40,000
OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS I'VE EXPERIENCED FAILURES WHILE BRAKING. AFTER HAVING THE DEALER CHECK THIS PROBLEM HE ADVISE ME TO REPLACE HUB AND BEARINGS. AT MY COST..... THIS HASN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. LAST WINTER I SLID THROUGH SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS. AT SLOW SPEEDS I KNOW NOW TO FORGET ABOUT ABS-ING AN...
Mileage: 92,000
HAVE NOT WRECKED YET BUT HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS BECAUSE MY TRUCK NEEDS A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE BECAUSE OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE ALMOST HIT VECHICLES BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP. REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO GM AND TO MY DEALER THEY TELL ME THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. IN TH...
Mileage: 65,000
CONTACT STATED: CONTACT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FELL APART INTO PIECES. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOE PAD AND THE REAR ROTORS. ALSO, THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE MONITOR SPEED SENSOR WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ABS WAS OVER ACTIVE. WHILE DRIVING 1...
CONTACT STATED: CONTACT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FELL APART INTO PIECES. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOE PAD AND THE REAR ROTORS. ALSO, THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE MONITOR SPEED SENSOR WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ABS WAS OVER ACTIVE. WHILE DRIVING 1...
CONTACT STATED: CONTACT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FELL APART INTO PIECES. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOE PAD AND THE REAR ROTORS. ALSO, THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE MONITOR SPEED SENSOR WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ABS WAS OVER ACTIVE. WHILE DRIVING 1...
CONTACT STATED: CONTACT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FELL APART INTO PIECES. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOE PAD AND THE REAR ROTORS. ALSO, THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE MONITOR SPEED SENSOR WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ABS WAS OVER ACTIVE. WHILE DRIVING 1...
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DON'T RESPOND IMMEDIATELY AT STOPS. LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE BRAKES AND THEN THEY SUDDENLY CATCH
RE: ANTILOCK BRAKE ENGAGEMENT AT LOW SPEEDS I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO LS 1500 4-DR, VIN [XXX]. I HAVE HAD IT INTO A BRAKE SHOP TWICE OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS FOR THE ANTILOCK ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS (3-5MPH). THE ANTILOCK ALARM DOES NOT LIGHT UP. I FINALLY GOT DISGUSTED WHEN IT STARTED DOING IT A...
Mileage: 40,000
BRAKES CATCH WHEN SLOWING DOWN WITH NO NOTICE; ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHEN APPLYING REGULAR BRAKES.*AK
Mileage: 90,000
CONTACT STATES, LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION; HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
I SEE THAT THE NHTSA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING GM BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEMS AND I WOULD LIKE TO RELAY MY RECENT EXPERIENCES WITH THE FAILURE OF MY BRAKES. I WAS ON VACATION BACK IN EARLY APRIL WHEN THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SOLOMON CHEVROLET FOR DIAGNOSIS....
Mileage: 42,050
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS STARTING APPROX. 1 1/2 TO 2 YEARS AGO, THE BRAKES ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 ACT UP WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN, OR OTHERWISE BRAKING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS TO A STOP. AFTER READING THIS MORNING ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED INTO THE BRAKES, I REALIZED THAT THIS IS...
Mileage: 60,000
JUNE OF 2004 CONTACT STATES AT 30000 MILES THE BRAKE SENSOR WENT BAD, BRAKES FAILED, DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SENSOR ON LEFT WHEEL THEN TWO MONTHS 32000 MILES REPLACED FRONT BRAKE SENSOR, LEFT AND RIGHT. BARELY AVOIDED CRASHING INTO GARAGE DUE TO VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED AND CONTACT HAS...
Mileage: 30,466
COSUMOR STATES: FOG LIGHT IN RECESS BUMPER A PLASTIC PIECE IN LOWER PART OF BUMPER THE PLASTIC PIECE BRAKES AND LIGHT HANGS THERE UNTIL IT FALLS OUT. ALSO, ABS LIGHT SENSOR CAME ON AND TOOK TO DEALER, THEY DID TEST AND SAID MY SYSTEM IS DEFFECTIVE HAD REPLACED BUT HAD TO PAY SOME OF COST OUT OF PO...
Mileage: 66,000
CONSTANT FAILURE OF MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKES. MY ABS WAS CONSTANTLY KICKING IN EVERY TIME I WAS TRYING TO STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. AS AN EXAMPLE: IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY MECHANIC WAS INFORMED OF SERVICE BULLETINS BY GM ABOUT CORROSION IN THE SENSOR AREA. I HAD ONE SENSOR REPLACED, BUT IT WAS STATED THA...
Mileage: 66,000
IN MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 TRUCK, WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO GARAGE CONTENTS (SHELVES, STORED GARDEN EQUIPMENT; NO DAMAGE TO TRUCK). MY MECHANIC COULD FIND NO PROBLEM AFTER INSPECTION. B...
Mileage: 60,689
ABS FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS. DURING BRAKING, BELOW 10MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKS UP AND FAILS COMPLETELY. BEFORE IT FAILS THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL CHATTER. ABS FUSE HAS BEEN PULLED IN ORDER TO DRIVE VEHICLE.*AK
Mileage: 60,000
CONSUMOR STATES: CONTROL MODULE FOR ABS JUST WENT OUT. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES. ALSO. BACK ROTOR WENT OUT AT 30,000 MILES, AND HAD TO HAVE A NEW ONE. *AK
Mileage: 74,000
CONSUMOR STATES: CONTROL MODULE FOR ABS JUST WENT OUT. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES. ALSO. BACK ROTOR WENT OUT AT 30,000 MILES, AND HAD TO HAVE A NEW ONE. *AK
Mileage: 74,000
THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. *JB
Mileage: 45,000
I TO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE /ABS SYSTEM.RIGHT KNOW IT IS NON FUNCTIONABLE BECAUSE OF A $1500 FAILURE OF THE PUMP/EBCM.THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS HORRIBLE AND THE FAILURE OF GM TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPAIR THE ENGINE NOISE(PISTON SLAP)IS UNACCEPTABLE.
Mileage: 100,000
VERY DIFFICULT TO APPLY BRAKES WITH VEHICLE SPEED BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH. PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PUSH. TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES A BUZZING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. USING BOTH FEET TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. NO ABS OR BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLU...
Mileage: 42,579
ABS DOESN'T WORK WHEN GOING UNDER 10 MPH. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET.
Mileage: 40,000
WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 3 MPH) MY ANTI-LOCK BREAKS ACTIVATE AND INCREASE MY STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN NEAR ACCIDENTS IN PARKING LOTS AND IN ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE CLOSED GARAGE DOOR OF MY HOUSE. THE CONDITION OCCURS REPEATEDLY (EVERYTIME) ON ALL ...
Mileage: 66,670
MY TRUCK EXPERIENCES ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED AS DESCRIBED IN NEWS RELEASES ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT DO STILL DRIVE IT DAILY AND THIS BRAKE ACTIVATION HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. IT IS A 2000 CHEVEROLET SILVERADO. ALSO, THE TAILGATE DOES NOT LATCH ...
Mileage: 79,000
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO TODAY'S NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW INVESTIGATION ABOUT GM'S ANTILOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH ITS TRUCKS AND SUVS. MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO STARTED EXPERIENCING ANTILOCK BRAKING PROBLEMS ON DECEMBER 2003. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT WHENEVER I BRAKED SLOWER THAN 10 M...
Mileage: 80,000
PARKING BRAKE ON 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS INADEQUATE AND FAILS TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF ME AND THOSE AROUND ME. THIS VEHICLE'S PARKING BRAKE IS SHORT LIVED AND REQUIRES FREQUENT REPLACEMENT JUST MAINTAIN MINIMAL BRAKING EFFECTIVENES.
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE RECALL 04V129000 WEREN'T AVAILABLE, AND HE WILL BE CONTACTED WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. ALMOST A YEAR LATER, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER HE WAS NO LONGER WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL.*AK *JB *NM
THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN, BUT THERE WERE NO ANTI LOCK BRAKES. ABS LIGHT SENSOR STAYED ON UNTIL CONSUMER TAPPED ON CONTROL BOARD BOX.*AK
Mileage: 125,000
STARTING IN LATE 2001 THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED FLUCTUATING FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK. CHEVY SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND WOULD COST ABOUT $400 TO REPAIR. SINCE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, CHEVROLET SHOULD BE REQUIRED...
Mileage: 30,000
I PARKED ON A STEEP HILL, APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE, AND EXITED THE TRUCK. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE WAS SET FIRMLY THE TRUCK MOVED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. DAMAGE WAS VERY MINOR TO BOTH VEHICLES. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW.*AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, WHICH IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A ROLLING STOP. OWNER WILL BE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
TYPE : VEHICLE YEAR : 2000 MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL : SILVERADO MAKE : CHEVROLET; MODEL : SILVERADO; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V129000 COMPONENT: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS [XXX] BOTH TAIL GATE CABLES BROKE. CALLED CHEVY AND WAS TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL...
Mileage: 72,000
1999-2005 CHEVROLET AND GMC SILVERADO STYLE EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS. REAR VENT WINDOWS HAVE A SERIOUS PINCHING HAZARD FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS WITH SMALL FINGERS. THE LATCHES WHICH OPEN THE VENT WINDOWS HAVE A CAM LATCH THAT WHEN CLOSING THE WINDOW,CREATES A PINCHING HAZARD. THE LATCH FLIPS THROUGH...
I HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO REPLACED DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FROM GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS. I BELIEVE THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE, POSES...
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IN POSITION AT THE BASE OF THE VEHICLE SNAPPED INADVERTENTLY. THE TIRE FELL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE INTO TRAFFIC.*AK...A CAR BEHIND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS ALERT TO SEE THE TIRE COMING, STOPPED AND AVOIDED HITTING TIRE. *AK
Mileage: 43,000
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING . *AK
Mileage: 39,000
RECALL CAMPAIGN: ONE OF THE CONSUMER'S TAILGATE CABLE BROKE ON HIS 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. *NM *SC THE CABLE ON THE LEFT SIDE IS STRETCHED AGAIN, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONSUMER WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY TAKEN CARE O...
I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT I HAD BEEN ALL DAY AT WORK AND THE PASSANGER FRONT WHEEL WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT. I COULD NOT PULL FORWARD OR BACKWARD, I WAS STUCK IN THE CENTER OF THE PARKING LOT. THEN HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE TIE ROD HAD STRIPPED AND COME ...
Mileage: 80,270
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4X4. I PURCHASED IT USED IN MAY 2003. I LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT THE TRUCK BUT THIS PAST YEAR I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. I HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAD THE ABS ACTIVATE WHILE THE TRUCK IS GOING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO REAR EN...
Mileage: 70,000
PASSENGERSIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTS AND LOCKS,THE PASSENGER. THE BELT MUST BE UNLATCHED AND REFASTENED. THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT SEEM TO HOLD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VERY HARD. DEALER HAS NO WAY TO CHECK TO SEE IF SEAT BELT IS OPERATING CORRECTLY. I WAS GOING TO BE CHARGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF NEW ...
Mileage: 1,000
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HEAVY DUTY TRUCK [XXX]MY TRUCK RECENTLY BECAME DISABLED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP DURING THE COURSE OF NORMAL OPERATION. I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM RUNNING ERRANDS WHEN I REALIZED THE TRUCK WAS SUDDENLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I ATTEM...
Mileage: 105,728
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2000, UNRELIABLE, UNSAFE GAS GAUGE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATED FROM 1/2 TO EMPTY AND THE INFORMATION CENTER READ LOW FUEL EVEN WHEN IT WAS NOT LOW. *JB
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V129000 FOR THE TAILGATE, MADE AN APPOINTMENT DEALER, AND UPON ARRIVING THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER WENT HOME. A SECOND RECALL LETTER STATING THE RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED. CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT ONCE AGAIN, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DE...
Mileage: 176,000
THE BRAKE PEDAL WENTL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AT 10 MILES PER HOUR MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONSUMER STEPPED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND AND BRAKE HOSES. TAKEN IN FOR CHECKUP AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS TORN AND NE...
Mileage: 110,485
WHILE DRIVING, PULLED OUT ON TO THE HIGHWAY, AND CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THEN, CONSUMER PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY TO TURN THE VEHICLE AROUND, AND FOUND OUT THAT HAD NO REVERSE BECAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY RICKY'S WIFE KAREN FLIMP. *AK
WHEN OPENING THE TAILGATE OWNER NOTICED THE STRAPS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE CONSUMERS TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES. *TC
Mileage: 37,000
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V055000; CHEVROLET ISSUED AN ABS SPRING CLIP RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE ABS WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THIS VIN IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB
Mileage: 71,000
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
GAS GUAGE APPEARS TO HAVE A SHORT IN IT,WHEN TANK IS FULLIT JUMPS BACK AND FORTH. TRUCK HAD 89K AT THAT TIME TO REPLACE IT IT WAS QUOTED 350-400. THIS APPEARS TO BE A LEMON IN WORKMANSHIP,OR POOR QUAILITY MATERIAL. I HAVE SPOOK WITH OTHER WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 89,000
I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING FLIUD. THE TRUCK WAS GOING IN FOR A RECALL IN THE STEERINNG PUMP. SO I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. THE DEALER CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HAD A SMALL HOLE IN IT AND IT WOULD BE $1,200.00 TO FIX IT. I BROUGHT ...
Mileage: 111,475
THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE ABS SYSTEM IS BEING ENGAGED WHEN YOU STOP AND INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ACCERATOR STICKS. YOU HAVE TO PUSH HARD AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT MAKE THE TRUCK LEAP FOREWARK OR BACKWARD.*AK
Mileage: 45,000
THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE ABS SYSTEM IS BEING ENGAGED WHEN YOU STOP AND INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ACCERATOR STICKS. YOU HAVE TO PUSH HARD AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT MAKE THE TRUCK LEAP FOREWARK OR BACKWARD.*AK
Mileage: 45,000
WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE SURGED. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED AT 32, 000 MILES ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE CALIPERS WERE WORKING ABOUT 50%. *AK
Mileage: 32,000
WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE SURGED. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED AT 32, 000 MILES ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE CALIPERS WERE WORKING ABOUT 50%. *AK
Mileage: 32,000
THE TAILGATE STRAPS SNAPPED IN HALF WITHOUT WARNING. TWO YEARS LATER A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE SAME PART. HOWEVER, DEALER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK BOTH TAIL GATE STRAPS WERE REPLACED. *TT
Mileage: 146,758
ERRATIC READING ON FUEL GAUGE
Mileage: 90,000
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
Mileage: 69,000
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
Mileage: 31,000
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 DE...
Mileage: 75,100
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 DE...
Mileage: 75,100
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...
Mileage: 26,028
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...
Mileage: 26,028
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
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
Mileage: 46,000
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
Mileage: 52,000
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 LE...
Mileage: 15,000
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 FAIL...
Mileage: 66,500
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 ...
Mileage: 38,000
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 AMBULAN...
Mileage: 84,000
WHILE UNLOADING THE TAILGATE DROPPED COMPLETELY DOWN. NO INJURY REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Mileage: 99,000
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
Mileage: 85,000
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. ...
Mileage: 40,000
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
Mileage: 32,500
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
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 ST...
Mileage: 80,000
WHEN DRIVING BELOW 10 MPH VEHICLE WILL LOOSE THE ABS BRAKING. BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER STRUCK THE GARAGE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, AND AT OTHER OCCURRENCES A VEHICLE.*AK
Mileage: 999,000
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ENGAGED VEHICLE HAS ROLLED BACKWARD AND HIT A TRAVEL TRAILER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADJUSTED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. WITHIN TWO MONTH OR LESS THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AGAIN.*AK
Mileage: 10,000
RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE. CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARD TO THIS RECALL. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT HEW WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE DEFECT HIMSELF. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN FIXED ONE CABLE, AND HANDED ...
Mileage: 120,000
FAILURE OF SERVICE BRAKES WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH (LOW SPEED). CAUSED BY CORROSION OF SPEED SENSORS. REPAIRED BY DEALER (CLEANING OF SPEED SENSORS). DEALER REPAIR MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN PAST AND ANOTHER SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED A FEW DAYS AFTER THIS ONE, INVOLVING A...
Mileage: 102,500
WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FRONT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE BEARINGS AND SENSOR.
Mileage: 79,000
I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE DEC 2001 THE FUEL GAUGE HAS WORKED ON AND OFF SINCE THEN IT WILL WORK FINE THEN WHEN I FILL THE TANK IT WILL READ NO FUEL AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON UNTIL IT GETS DOWN TO ABOUT 3/4 TANK THE IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN. IF I AM SITTING IDLING THE GAGE WI...
Mileage: 38,000
I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE DEC 2001 THE FUEL GAUGE HAS WORKED ON AND OFF SINCE THEN IT WILL WORK FINE THEN WHEN I FILL THE TANK IT WILL READ NO FUEL AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON UNTIL IT GETS DOWN TO ABOUT 3/4 TANK THE IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN. IF I AM SITTING IDLING THE GAGE WI...
Mileage: 38,000
THE VEHICLE CAME TO A ROLLING STOP AT ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR, THE ABS CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. OWNER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *JB
I HAVE TWO GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES. A 2000 SILVERADO TRUCK AND A 97 OLDS SILHOUETTE. BOTH OF THESE HAVE V6 ENGINES AND NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT BOTH OF THEM HAVE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS. THE ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING OUTSIDE OF THE INTAKE, AND IN THE CASE OF MY TRUCK, PROBABLY INTO THE ENGINE. I AM BEING ...
Mileage: 112,000
WAS BACKING A TRAILER INTO A BARN ON LEVEL GROUND ,POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED WITH NO WARNING. REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN DONE YET. *JB
Mileage: 27,770
WAS BACKING A TRAILER INTO A BARN ON LEVEL GROUND ,POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED WITH NO WARNING. REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN DONE YET. *JB
Mileage: 27,770
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
ACCELERATOR STICKS IN IDLE POSITIONS AND REQUIRES GREAT FORCE TO DEPRESS RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS DEPENDING ON GEAR SELECTION...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IN TIGHT AREAS.*AK THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SAME PROBLEM HAS REACCURRED. ...
Mileage: 25,000
FUEL THROTTLE HANG-UP SINCE PURCHASE IN 2000. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED CARBON CLEANING 3 TIMES HOWEVER ISSUE DOES NOT RECTIFY. MUST "POP" AT THE FUEL PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVING THUS CAUSING A LURCHING FORWARD OF VEHICLE. NO FURTHER HELP OFFERED BY DEALERSHIP OR CHEVY CORPORATE BUT TO CONTI...
Mileage: 21,598
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE, TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WAS A PART WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION CALLED A SUN SHIELD. THE FIRST TIME TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 83000 MILES, AND THEN AGAIN AT 135, 000 MILES. *AK
Mileage: 83,000
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES FROM LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAD DIFFICULTY GOING UP AND DOWN, THE BRAKES WERE MUSHY, THERE WAS GRINDING IN THE REAR DUE TO ROTOR DELAMINATION, THE DOOR LOC...
Mileage: 40,399
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES FROM LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAD DIFFICULTY GOING UP AND DOWN, THE BRAKES WERE MUSHY, THERE WAS GRINDING IN THE REAR DUE TO ROTOR DELAMINATION, THE DOOR LOC...
Mileage: 40,399
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES FROM LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAD DIFFICULTY GOING UP AND DOWN, THE BRAKES WERE MUSHY, THERE WAS GRINDING IN THE REAR DUE TO ROTOR DELAMINATION, THE DOOR LOC...
Mileage: 40,399
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES AND ROTORS. FEW WEEKS LATER, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. COST WOULD BE $400.00 SINCE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Mileage: 32,000
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. I HAVE ORDER 9 LIGHTS OVER 2 YEARS, AFTER ABOUT THE 5TH LIGHT GOING OUT I'M ASSUMING THERE IS A LOSE OF GROUND, OR IMPROPER FABRACATION OF THE UNIT THAT HOLDS THE LIGHT IN PLACE, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER SOMETHING IS MAKING THE LIGHT TO MAKE A LOUD POP WHEN IT B...
I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 SILVERADO 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK ON DRY PAVEMENT, AS I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN GOING LESS THAN ABOUT 10 MPH, I TRIED TO BRAKE. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND ALL I COULD FEEL WAS A ROLLING SENSATION WHEN I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. LUCKILY, I HAD TIME TO LIFT M...
Mileage: 32,000
WHILE DRIVING BRAKE LINE BUSTED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK ALL THE BRAKE LINES TO THE FRONT WHEEL AND FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER WERE UNSAFE DUE TO CORROSION. *NM
Mileage: 44,600
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FELT AS IF THERE WAS AIR IN THEM. HAD TO PUSH DOWN HARDER THAN NORMAL STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT BEGAN TO TIGHTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS HARD TO BREATH. THE CONSUMER HAD TO UNFASTEN THE BELT TO RELEASE THE TENSION. *AK *NM
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FELT AS IF THERE WAS AIR IN THEM. HAD TO PUSH DOWN HARDER THAN NORMAL STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT BEGAN TO TIGHTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS HARD TO BREATH. THE CONSUMER HAD TO UNFASTEN THE BELT TO RELEASE THE TENSION. *AK *NM
THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED, AND BRAKE FLUID SPILLED ON THE FLOOR WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE BRAKE LINE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CORRODED AND THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK.*AK THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. THE CO...
Mileage: 56,244
VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY WHEN BRAKING 60-65 MPH, THE CONSUMER STATED ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD DISINTEGRATED AND NONE OF THE PADS SHOWED ANY SIGN OF WEAR. *JB *NM
Mileage: 20,000
THE PRESSURE LINE FROM THE RESERVOIR HAS A HOLE WHERE THE LINE PASSED NEAR/BEHIND THE BATTERY. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BURNED OR EATEN AWAY FROM TOUCHING BATTERY. *BF WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A STORM THE WINDSHIELD WASHER HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER ALSO DISCOVERED THAT WHEN THE WASHER W...
THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK. THE SYSTEM WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE FAILURE IS THAT THE SYSTEM ENGAGES UNNECESSARILY AT LOW SPEEDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP WHEN DESIR...
Mileage: 41,000
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FAILED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
LTR. REQUEST A MANDATORY RECALL FOR THE ABS SENSOR MALFUNCTION ON A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK, ABS SENSOR FAILS DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND AT 50,000 MILES DUE TO THE USE OF INFERIOR REPROCESSED STEEL. *JB *SC
Mileage: 50,000
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO - REAR SUSPENSION - SPRING SHACKLE BOLT NUT FOUND MISSING - NO WORK HAS EVER BEEN DONE TO REAR SUSPENSION.*AK
ENGINE STARTS THEN DIES IMMEDIATELY - AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES ENGINE WILL START. NOTHING SHOWS ON COMPUTER. NO SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB
Mileage: 70,000
CONSUMER STATED GAS GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. IT INDICATED MORE GAS THAN WHAT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE ASKING $348.00 FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE IN TRAFFIC WHILE THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED 3/4 OF A TAN...
Mileage: 50,000
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. RECALL 02V178000 WAS ISSUED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED MFR RECALL 04007, NHTSA RECALL 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE CABLES. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER MICHAEL PAGE. *AK
REAR QUARTER PANEL WINDOW LEAKS. *JB
CONSUMER STATED TAILGATE CABLES BROKE . A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 51,000
WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY KEPT MOVING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT. HOWEVER, THE SENSOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. FOUND THAT IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM. *AK
SINCE I BOUGHT MY 1500 SERIES TRUCK I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. ON 10-21-04 WHILE PULLING INTO MY WORK LOCATION MY BRAKES FAILED TO STOP MY TRUCK AND RAN INTO A CHAIN-LINKED FENCE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HOOD, LIGHT LENSES, AND BUMPER. A ...
Mileage: 58,760
BATTERY WEAK, CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. REPLACE FUEL FILTER. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHO SCANNED THE PCM AND FOUND DTC FOR ENGINE MISFIRE AND INJECTORS NOT DROPPING FUEL PRESSURE WHEN COMMANDED. INJECTORS 2 AND 6 WERE CLEANED. THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHE...
Mileage: 48,860
BATTERY WEAK, CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. REPLACE FUEL FILTER. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHO SCANNED THE PCM AND FOUND DTC FOR ENGINE MISFIRE AND INJECTORS NOT DROPPING FUEL PRESSURE WHEN COMMANDED. INJECTORS 2 AND 6 WERE CLEANED. THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHE...
Mileage: 48,860
WHILE DRIVING ABS INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED,BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK JUST BEFORE THE END OF A STOP ANTILOCK KICKS IN EXTENDING STOPING DISTANCE. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN STOPPING FROM TRAVELING IN REVERSE. GM D...
Mileage: 70,000
THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR DETERIORATED PREMATURELY. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . *JB
Mileage: 52,000
GAS GUAGE WILL JUMP BACK AND FORTH WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, AS SOON AS VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR, IT STABALIZES AND SHOWS CORRECT FUEL IN TANK
PARKING BRAKE ON 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HAS WORN OUT PREMATURELY. VEHICLE HAS 50000 MILES, AND PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD AT ALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO GARAGE TO HAVE PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTED, AND AFTER ADJUSTMENT THE PARKING BRAKE STILL WOULD NOT HOLD. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
ABS BRAKES ENGAGE EACH TIME I COME TO A SLOW STOP( I.E. PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT) EXTENDING MY STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER STATES THAT THE ABS SPEED SENSORS AND FRONT HUBS MUST BE REPLACED BUT CANNOT TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON ALTHOUGH ACCORDING TO THE ...
Mileage: 99,000
ABS BRAKES ENGAGE EACH TIME I COME TO A SLOW STOP( I.E. PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT) EXTENDING MY STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER STATES THAT THE ABS SPEED SENSORS AND FRONT HUBS MUST BE REPLACED BUT CANNOT TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON ALTHOUGH ACCORDING TO THE ...
Mileage: 99,000
EXCESSIVE TICKING AND ENGINE NOICE DURING COLD START UPS. I WAS TOLD, BY CHEVROLET SERVICE THE TICKING WAS NORMAL BUT SHOULD NOT LAST MORE THAN 1 MINUTE. HOWEVER AFTER DIGANOSING THE PROBLEM, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HAS A BAD LIFTER. THIS AFTER ONLY 38000 MILES. I ...
Mileage: 38,800
WHILE DRIVING CABLE BROKE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TAILGATE WITH THE SAME CABLE. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SPARE TIRE CABLE. *AK
Mileage: 68,755
TWO CHEVROLET 1500 SILVERADO PICK UPS, WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE ON BOTH. *BF BOTH OF THE VEHICLES HAD THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE INTERNAL EXPANDER BAND WORN THROUGH AND DRAGGING METAL TO METAL.
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THE CONSUMER'S 2000 AND 2002 CHEVROLET 1500 SILVERADO FAILED. REFERENCE ODI NO.10115302 FOR THE 2002. *NM THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE INTERNAL BAND HAD WORN THROUGH DOWN TO THE METAL. *JB
CONSUMER JUMPED THE CURB WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER DROVE TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS OF THE ROTORS AND PADS. THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BY THE DEALER FOR FAILURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS HAD BEEN DETERIORATING.*AK
Mileage: 49,500
CONSUMER JUMPED THE CURB WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER DROVE TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS OF THE ROTORS AND PADS. THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BY THE DEALER FOR FAILURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS HAD BEEN DETERIORATING.*AK
Mileage: 49,500
I HAVE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH MY ABS SYSTEM ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET 1500 SILVERADO. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ANTI LOOK BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE AND BRAKING IS LOST FOR A MOMENT. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS IS DIRT GETTING INTO THE FRON ABS SENSOR...
Mileage: 40,000
RE CHEVROLET SAFETY RECALL FOR 2000 SILVERADO TRUCKS, DEFECTIVE STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED, HE WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS AND HE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL ONCE THE PART(S) ARRIVED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTHER ...
EMERGENCY BRAKE DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *BF AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL ON AN INCLINE. PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. SPARE TIRE HOIST DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TT
EMERGENCY BRAKE DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *BF AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL ON AN INCLINE. PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. SPARE TIRE HOIST DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TT
EMERGENCY BRAKE DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *BF AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL ON AN INCLINE. PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. SPARE TIRE HOIST DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TT
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY 1500. I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS WILL KICK ON AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. I HAVE ALMOST CREATED AN ACCIDENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALER AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS COMMON ISSUE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 57,174
INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME STIFF AND LOCK UP WHEN BRAKING 5-65 MPH. AT 60,000 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC CLEANED BOTH ABS SENSORS. NOW AT 70,000 MILES, THE PROBLEM HAD RETURNED. *JB
Mileage: 60,000
PARKING BRAKE HAS RARELY BEEN USED, THE TRUCK SLIPPED WHEN USED AND SLID DOWN A HILL TO HIT A TREE. (NO DAMAGE) I NOW HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED A 450.00 REPAIR JOB BY THE DEALER, I OBTAINED A SECOND OPINION AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS REPAIR IS COMMON AND THAT FOR SOME REASON THIS IS COMMON AND WOULD ...
Mileage: 92,500
WHILE STEERING CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD POPPING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LACK OF DRYNESS. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. *AK
I PURCHSED MY TRUCK USED, HOWEVER IT WAS IN EXCELENT CONDITION. SHORTLY AFTER I NOTICED THAT WHEN EVER I TRIED TO STOP THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WOULD COME ON FOR NO REASON. EVEN IF I WAS ONLY ROLLING TO A STOP. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE AND ACTUALLY PREVENT ME FROM COMING TO A SMOOTH CONTROL...
Mileage: 49,000
CONTINUED KNOCKING FROM STEERING COLUMN. TRUCK WAS TAKING TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY WHERE THE CLAIMED THAT THE NOISE WAS FROM THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT LACK OF GREASE. THEY THEN GREASED THE SHAFT WHICH WORKED LONG ENOUGHT TO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW THE KNOCKING IS BACK AND GM NOW SAIDS T...
Mileage: 30,000
TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES FAILED. *AK
Mileage: 62,550
THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR BRAKE INSPECTION, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 37,000 MILES SINCE THE BRAKES WERE SERVIC...
Mileage: 36,000
THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR BRAKE INSPECTION, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 37,000 MILES SINCE THE BRAKES WERE SERVIC...
Mileage: 36,000
BRAKE ROTORS ROTTED OUT, COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. *AK
Mileage: 39,000
WHILE DRIVING THE QUARTER PANEL COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE BRAKE LINE, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE. CONSUMER HAD AN AIR BAG INSTALLED ON THE SUSPENSION. HOWEVER THAT WAS DAMAGED ALSO. THE TIRES DELAMINATED. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES. FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIO, R4F, LT245/75R16,...
Mileage: 35,500
LOCKS WILL LOCK WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH A KEY IT WILL NOT UNLOCK. *AK DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE NOR THE OUTSIDE WITH KEY, HAND, OR ELECTRICAL. *TC
Mileage: 50,000
VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO A FAULTY PARKING BRAKE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING PULSATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE A INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FOUR ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 41000 MILES ON IT. *A...
Mileage: 41,000
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING PULSATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE A INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FOUR ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 41000 MILES ON IT. *A...
Mileage: 41,000
THE ABS SYSTEM OPERATES AT LOW SPEEDS (5 TO 10 MPH) ON DRY PAVEMENT RESULTING IN EXTREMELY LONG STOPPING DISTANCES. I CALLED MY DEALER AND THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAM THAT IT IS DUE TO A BATCH OF FAULTY SENSORS THAT GM WAS SUPPLIED. SO WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER GET LEFT HOLDING TH...
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED BRAKES FAILED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. REPAIRS WERE MADE ON THE HUB. AFTER REPAIRS BRAKES FAILED AGAIN, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK V
Mileage: 36,550
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED BRAKES FAILED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. REPAIRS WERE MADE ON THE HUB. AFTER REPAIRS BRAKES FAILED AGAIN, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK V
Mileage: 36,550
MY ABS HAS BEEN ACTING UP, I.E. ENGAGING WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. TONIGHT, I WAS FORCED TO COME TO A FAST STOP AND PUSHED THE BRAKE IN. THE ABS ENGAGED, BUT THEN STOPPED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THEREFORE I HAD NO BRAKES. I REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR WITH A 17 YEAR OLD GIRL DRIVING. SHE ENDED UP BEING...
Mileage: 106,000
MY ABS HAS BEEN ACTING UP, I.E. ENGAGING WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. TONIGHT, I WAS FORCED TO COME TO A FAST STOP AND PUSHED THE BRAKE IN. THE ABS ENGAGED, BUT THEN STOPPED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THEREFORE I HAD NO BRAKES. I REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR WITH A 17 YEAR OLD GIRL DRIVING. SHE ENDED UP BEING...
Mileage: 106,000
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE REAR BRAKES FROZE AND WONT RELEASE THE BRAKES. ALSO, CONSUMER INDICATED HADA PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES TOO. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE REAR BRAKES FROZE AND WONT RELEASE THE BRAKES. ALSO, CONSUMER INDICATED HADA PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES TOO. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE REAR BRAKES FROZE AND WONT RELEASE THE BRAKES. ALSO, CONSUMER INDICATED HADA PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES TOO. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00 X 001 000 CONCERNING BRAKE HOSE FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKE HOSE ERUPTED WHILE DRIVING AND RUST BUILD UP ON BOTH FRONT ROTORS.*AK VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STOP WHEN COMING OFF A SMALL INCLINE. ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST...
Mileage: 36,900
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00 X 001 000 CONCERNING BRAKE HOSE FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKE HOSE ERUPTED WHILE DRIVING AND RUST BUILD UP ON BOTH FRONT ROTORS.*AK VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STOP WHEN COMING OFF A SMALL INCLINE. ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST...
Mileage: 36,900
TAILGATE LATCHING MECHANISM SOMETIMES FAILS. TAILGATE WILL FALL OPEN WHEN DRIVING. MY DOG ALMOST FELL OUT GOING DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE THE TAILGATE FELL OPEN. I ALSO LOST A PARTIAL LOAD OF WOOD OUT THE BACK WHEN THE TAILGATE FELL OPEN.*AK
Mileage: 70,204
A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT R...
Mileage: 41,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH LEFT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, SIZEUNKNOWN, DOT: UNKNOWN. *AK
Mileage: 35,600
WHILE DRIVING,A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO UNDER CARRIAGE AND THE DOOR. FIRESTONE STE...
MY BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE WITH NO REASON. *AK
Mileage: 57,000
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS RUSTED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS CONTINUOUS ...
Mileage: 5,000
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS RUSTED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS CONTINUOUS ...
Mileage: 5,000
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS RUSTED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS CONTINUOUS ...
Mileage: 5,000
UPON PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL BEGAN BUCKING. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND IT COLLIDED WITH PARKED VEHICLE. ABS WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO WARN CONSUMER THAT A PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY RUST DEVELOPING ON ABS SENSORS. THE...
THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING. MANUFACTURER DID NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. COMPLAINTS OF THIS KIND WERE LISTED ON THE INTERNET.*AK
Mileage: 47,000
BATTERY CONNECTION LEAKED BATTERY ACID ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM TUBING.*MR THE ACID LEAKING ONTO THE BRAKE LINES CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE BATTERIES. *NM
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE RIGHT BEFORE THE TRUCK COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE BY SEVERAL FEET. IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN AND ONLY HAPPENS DURING LIGHT BRAKING NEVER UNDER HEAVY BRAKING. *JB
Mileage: 48,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AIR BAG FAILURE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. IN FIRST CRASH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT THE RIGHT FENDER AREA AT 75-80 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. IN SECOND CRASH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AT 50 MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPL...
Mileage: 120,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE. THE DRIVER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND IT ROLLED DOWN AND OVER A HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A BRAKE RECALL FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V345000;...
Mileage: 55,000
CONSUMER HAS A CONCERN THAT THE FUEL PUMP TERMINAL IS OVER HEATING AND THE CONNECTORS ARE LOOSE. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT 35,000 MILES. AT THE PRESENT TIME OF 48,500 MILES THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 35,000
FAULTY FUEL GAUGE, JUMPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY WHEN TRUCK IS IDLEING AND DURING DRIVING. TALKED WITH OTHER OWNERS AND TO LARGE COMPANIES THAT USE CHEVY TRUCKS AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM ONLY EXIST WITH THE CHEVY'S AND NOT GMC COUNTER PART. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS...
WE PURCHASED A 2000 SILVERADO 2500. THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE KNOCKING NOISE IN THE VORTEX 6.0 ENGINE. THEY TOLD US THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS A CO...
Mileage: 82,312
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO THE PROBLEM STARTED, WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH THE TRUCK VIBRATES. YOU CAN FEEL THIS VIBRATION THRU THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO WHEN THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS ON AND I TURN THE WHEEL TO PARK THE WHEELS SEEM AS IF THEY ARE RESISTING ALMO...
Mileage: 94,000
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES FROM A LOW SPEED ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED. AS RESULT, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL, ALMOST COLLIDING INTO A BUILDING. *AK
Mileage: 52,600
WHILE DRIVING 45-55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR-END BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. PUSHING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OFF ROAD AND INTO A DITCH, FRONT END FIRST. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE DRIVER INJURED HIS NECK, BACK, HIPS AND PELVIS....
BOUGHT IN 2000 BRAKES AND ALL COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY OWNER AT OWNERS EXPENSE. BRAKES HAVE A GROWLING CRUNCHING SOUND ON AND OFF. THE BRAKES WILL BECOME DISFUNCTUAL UNLESS YOU COMPLEATLY RELEASE AND IMMEDIEATLY RE APPLY.THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING MECHANICAL FAILURE. AT 11,000 MILES THIS VEHIC...
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FRONT END VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. *AK
Mileage: 70,000
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE'S MILEAGE WAS LOW FOR REPLACEMENT.*AK
Mileage: 42,000
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE'S MILEAGE WAS LOW FOR REPLACEMENT.*AK
Mileage: 42,000
IN JANUARY 2004 MY GAS GUAGE STARTED JUMPING FROM FULL TO EMPTY.WHEN YOU GIVE THE GAS TANK A GENTLE HIT WITH YOUR HAND, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. I HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHER GM OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T GO TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE TECHNICIANS DO POOR WORK. I USE THE TRIP ODOMETER AND FILLE...
Mileage: 68,000
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PCM FUSE ONCE BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *NM
Mileage: 52,000
FUEL GAUGE IS VERY IRRACTIC. SHOWS LOW FUEL EVEN WHEN TANK IS FULL. ASKED SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT PROBLEM AND HE SAID IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT VEHICLE AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, BUT YOU GET A NEW FUEL PUMP. SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED FREE BY GM.*AK
BROKEN TAILGATE CABLE. *AK
1. PASSENGER SIDE DOORS (FRONT & EXTENDED CAB DOOR) DO NOT SHUT TIGHT. THE EX-CAB DOOR DOES NOT LOCK WHEN SHUT, IT MUST BE CLOSED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CLOSING. IF IT DOES NOT CLOSE TIGHT, BOTH DOORS WILL FLY OPEN. 2. WIND WHISTLES INSIDE FROM THE UNSEALED DOORS.-- 3. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, WIND WHISTLES...
Mileage: 83,000
1. PASSENGER SIDE DOORS (FRONT & EXTENDED CAB DOOR) DO NOT SHUT TIGHT. THE EX-CAB DOOR DOES NOT LOCK WHEN SHUT, IT MUST BE CLOSED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CLOSING. IF IT DOES NOT CLOSE TIGHT, BOTH DOORS WILL FLY OPEN. 2. WIND WHISTLES INSIDE FROM THE UNSEALED DOORS.-- 3. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, WIND WHISTLES...
Mileage: 83,000
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD TAILGATE DROPPED DOWN AND THE BELTS BROKE. THE TAILGATE AND STRAP'S WERE TOTALLY DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM
Mileage: 47,175
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CLAIMED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED AND THE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE PADS AND ROTORS AND FOUND THAT THE PADS WERE OK AND THAT THE ROTORS WERE LAMINATED...
Mileage: 55,000
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CLAIMED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED AND THE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE PADS AND ROTORS AND FOUND THAT THE PADS WERE OK AND THAT THE ROTORS WERE LAMINATED...
Mileage: 55,000
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. VERY DANGEROUS FOR MULTIPLE DRIVERS OF SAME VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN WITH INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. PROBLEM BEGAN AS SOON AS I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. PROBLEM OCCURS EACH TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. DEALER WANTS $700 FOR REPAIR. SEVERAL ...
SPARE TIRE TOOLS NOT CORRECT. I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MY SPARE TIRE. FEMALE END OF LOWERING TOOL NOT THE CORRECT SIZE TO ENGAGE THE MALE END LOCATED AT THE END OF THE TUBE ASSEMBLY. UPON HAVING A FLAT TIRE I WAS STRANDED IN BETWEEN TOWNS.THIS WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR FOR WOMEN CARRYING INFANTS AN...
TRUCK SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR FOR NO REASON THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO 4TH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE REARENDED. I PURCHASED A THIS GM CERTIFIED VEHICLE FOUR MONTH AGO THINKING I WAS GETTING A BETTER THAN AVERAGE VEHICLE. I SPOKE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY THEY G...
Mileage: 69,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK, THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN ERRATIC. THE TANK WILL SHOW EMPTY AT TIMES AND FULL AT OTHERS. YOU CAN'T TRUST THE FUEL GAUGE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TRUCKS AND THAT IT WOULD COST AB...
THE ABS BRAKES CAME ON WHEN THEY WERE NOT SUPPOSE TO WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH AND HIT ANOTHER CAR PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE BRAKE SHOP FOR BRAKE INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS DUE TO RUST BEHIND THE BRAKE SENSOR.*AK THE DEALER CALLED THE PROBLEM ENVIRONME...
Mileage: 61,000
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUME R APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND IT BECAME STUCK. THEN, CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY...
WHILE SHIFTING GEARS TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO IN REVERSE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WORN OUT PARTS. *AK
PARKING BRAKE HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY WEAK EVEN WHEN PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. THE LINKAGE ADJUSTMENT IS FULLY TIGTENED. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
FAX FWD FM NHTSA REGION V FOIA REQUEST CY OF ALL DOCUMENTS RE RECALL OF 2000-2004 GM CHEVROLET SILVERADOS FOR PROBLEMS W/TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES; ES SEARCH PROVIDED NO INFO RE SILVERADO TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE DEFECTS.*MR REPRESENTING CLIENT WHO SUSTAINED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF FALLING FROM THE TAI...
THE WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALE AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK BOTH SUPPORTS WERE HOLDING THE TAILGATE. *SC *JB
THE DRIVER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE WAS HANGING BY SOME THREADS. ALSO, PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. *AK THE TAILGATE CABLE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME TYPE THAT FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE...
Mileage: 38,000
THE DRIVER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE WAS HANGING BY SOME THREADS. ALSO, PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. *AK THE TAILGATE CABLE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME TYPE THAT FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE...
Mileage: 38,000
THE DRIVER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE WAS HANGING BY SOME THREADS. ALSO, PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. *AK THE TAILGATE CABLE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME TYPE THAT FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE...
Mileage: 38,000
THE DRIVER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE WAS HANGING BY SOME THREADS. ALSO, PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. *AK THE TAILGATE CABLE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME TYPE THAT FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE...
Mileage: 38,000
FUEL GAUGE ACTS ERRACTICALLY. WHILE IDLING IT WILL DROP TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON, EVEN IF THE TANK IS FULL. IT USUALLY GOES BACK UP AFTER VEHICLE BEGINS MOVING AGAIN, SOMETIMES RIGHT AWAY OR SOMETIMES IT TAKES MILES DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WA...
Mileage: 72,000
TAILGATE FELL OFF PICKUP CHEVY.SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK .TTAILGATE DROPPED DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CABLE ON PASSENGER SIDE BROKE CAUSING TAILGATE TO DROP OFF TRUCK.DRIVER SIDE DIDN'T BREAK,HOWEVER TAILGATE WAS DRAGGED ON ROAD UNTILL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER.TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS ...
Mileage: 59,370
THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, BUT IT HAS NO EFFECT.*AK
Mileage: 37,000
THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATION PEDAL TO THE FLOOR FOR VEHICLE ACCELERATION. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM
Mileage: 70,000
THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE IS FAILING ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHICH CAUSES A FAILURE IN THE ABS. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND ONLY OFFERED 20% COST ASSISTANCE EVEN TOUGH THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON DEFECT IN GM VEHICLES.*AK
Mileage: 87,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4. THE ABS BRAKES WILL ENGAGE AT 5-10 MPH WHEN NORMAL, LIGHT PRESSURE IS BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKES DURING A NORMAL STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL THEN DEPRESS FULLY WHEN YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING IT TO. THIS WILL INCREASE THE STOPPING DISTANCE AND IN SOME CASES I HAVE...
Mileage: 42,000
WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND COMING TO A STOP THERE IS A DEEP SQUEEKING SOUND COMING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE DRIVESHAFT AND TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY GARAGE THERE WAS A FIX FOR THE EXTENDED CAB VERSION BUT NOT MY REGULAR CAB TRUCK. IT WILL EVENTUALLY TAKE MONEY TO FIX BECAUSE ...
Mileage: 15,000
WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY REPUTABLE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $690 FOR MATERIALS ALONE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN ADVISED THE ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE UNTIL THIS IS CORRECTED. I BELIEV...
Mileage: 52,000
THE CONSUMER NOTICE THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
THE FUEL GAGE ACTS ERATICLY. IT GOES FROM FULL TO LOW FUEL TO SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. IT CONTINUES TO ACT ERATICLY.
Mileage: 69,000
FACTORY BATTERY WITH SIDE-MOUNTED TERMINALS LEAKED ACID ONTO WIPER FLUID WELL MOUNTED BELOW IT CAUSING WELL TO CRACK AND DRAIN. DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER WELL, BUT RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE BATTERY AS WELL. I REPLACED THE BATTERY MYSELF (INSTEAD OF LETTING THE DEALERSHIP DO IT) ON MAY 17, BUT NOT ...
Mileage: 39,500
FACTORY BATTERY WITH SIDE-MOUNTED TERMINALS LEAKED ACID ONTO WIPER FLUID WELL MOUNTED BELOW IT CAUSING WELL TO CRACK AND DRAIN. DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER WELL, BUT RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE BATTERY AS WELL. I REPLACED THE BATTERY MYSELF (INSTEAD OF LETTING THE DEALERSHIP DO IT) ON MAY 17, BUT NOT ...
Mileage: 39,500
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, IN THE RAIN. UPON ACCELERATING FROM THE LIGHT, THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY BECAME STUCK WIDE OPEN. SHE PUSHED THE CLUTCH, TOOK THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR AND MANAGED TO PULL SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAUSE OF THE INCID...
Mileage: 98,000
CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED. *AK
ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR A PIN GOING INTO THE DOOR HINGE KEPT BREAKING OFF. VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. *AK DOOR PIN DROPS WHENEVER THE DOOR WAS BEING OPENED. *LA
Mileage: 50,000
RECALL NO. #04V129000, TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE: THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE HAS BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER BUT, THE MANUFACTURER INSISTED THAT THE LETTER WAS NOT A RECALL LETTER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT AN ACTUAL RECALL LETTER IS DUE OUT THIS S...
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE WASHING VEHICLE I STEPPED ON TAILGATE TO EXIT CARGO BOX AREA AND BOTH TAIL GATE SUPPORT STRAPS SNAPPED. TAILGATE DROPPED ,AND I HIT MY HEAD ON TAILGATE AND THEN FELL ONTO THE GROUND. THE GENTLEMAN WAITING TO WASH HIS VEHICLE CAME TO MY ASSITANCE AND HELPED ME GET UP. AFTER THE INCIDENT I WAS ...
Mileage: 34,232
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE ABS AS STATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS EXEMPT. *PH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. *SC *JB
AT 36,900 MILES I HAD THE REAR AND FRONT PINION BERRINGS REPLACED ON MY DRIVE TRAIN. I ALSO REPLACED THE TIRES WHICH WERE WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN MUCH (4.5 YEARS OLD) AS INDICATED BY THE MILEAGE. I ALSO EXPERIENCED MY ACCELORATOR BEING "STIFF" WHEN I ATTEMPT TO DEPRESS IT. I THINK GM...
Mileage: 36,900
AT 36,900 MILES I HAD THE REAR AND FRONT PINION BERRINGS REPLACED ON MY DRIVE TRAIN. I ALSO REPLACED THE TIRES WHICH WERE WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN MUCH (4.5 YEARS OLD) AS INDICATED BY THE MILEAGE. I ALSO EXPERIENCED MY ACCELORATOR BEING "STIFF" WHEN I ATTEMPT TO DEPRESS IT. I THINK GM...
Mileage: 36,900
AT 36,900 MILES I HAD THE REAR AND FRONT PINION BERRINGS REPLACED ON MY DRIVE TRAIN. I ALSO REPLACED THE TIRES WHICH WERE WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN MUCH (4.5 YEARS OLD) AS INDICATED BY THE MILEAGE. I ALSO EXPERIENCED MY ACCELORATOR BEING "STIFF" WHEN I ATTEMPT TO DEPRESS IT. I THINK GM...
Mileage: 36,900
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD, OR BACKWARDS FROM PARKING SPACES. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 37,000
THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE FUEL TANK. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE GAUGE WENT TO ZERO. *AK *SC *JB
CONSUMER HAD THE TAILGATE DOWN WHEN LOADING UP. CONSUMER CLIMBED ONTO THE TAILGATE AND IT BROKE. BOTH CABLES POPPED ON EACH SIDE. *AK TAILGATE HAS NO SIGN OF WEAR WHEN IT BROKE DOWN. CONSUMER FOUND OUT OF A RECALL REGARDING TAILGATE (NHTSA RECALL NO. 04V-129), BUT WHEN CALLING CHEVROLET THEY ...
ABS MODULE BAD, NO ANTILOCK BRAKES, THE ABS LIGHT ON DASH IS ON CONSTANTLY. DEALER SAYS PART IS $800 AND ONLY AVAILAIBLE AT GM. SAME WITH FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT, $350 ONLY AVAILIABLE GM, STEERING COLUMN KNOCKS, BOTH SUPPORT CABLES ON TAILGATE BAD ALTHOUGH RECALL COMING TOO LITTLE TOO LATE, AND THE...
Mileage: 60,000
ABS MODULE BAD, NO ANTILOCK BRAKES, THE ABS LIGHT ON DASH IS ON CONSTANTLY. DEALER SAYS PART IS $800 AND ONLY AVAILAIBLE AT GM. SAME WITH FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT, $350 ONLY AVAILIABLE GM, STEERING COLUMN KNOCKS, BOTH SUPPORT CABLES ON TAILGATE BAD ALTHOUGH RECALL COMING TOO LITTLE TOO LATE, AND THE...
Mileage: 60,000
ABS MODULE BAD, NO ANTILOCK BRAKES, THE ABS LIGHT ON DASH IS ON CONSTANTLY. DEALER SAYS PART IS $800 AND ONLY AVAILAIBLE AT GM. SAME WITH FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT, $350 ONLY AVAILIABLE GM, STEERING COLUMN KNOCKS, BOTH SUPPORT CABLES ON TAILGATE BAD ALTHOUGH RECALL COMING TOO LITTLE TOO LATE, AND THE...
Mileage: 60,000
ABS MODULE BAD, NO ANTILOCK BRAKES, THE ABS LIGHT ON DASH IS ON CONSTANTLY. DEALER SAYS PART IS $800 AND ONLY AVAILAIBLE AT GM. SAME WITH FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT, $350 ONLY AVAILIABLE GM, STEERING COLUMN KNOCKS, BOTH SUPPORT CABLES ON TAILGATE BAD ALTHOUGH RECALL COMING TOO LITTLE TOO LATE, AND THE...
Mileage: 60,000
ABS MODULE BAD, NO ANTILOCK BRAKES, THE ABS LIGHT ON DASH IS ON CONSTANTLY. DEALER SAYS PART IS $800 AND ONLY AVAILAIBLE AT GM. SAME WITH FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT, $350 ONLY AVAILIABLE GM, STEERING COLUMN KNOCKS, BOTH SUPPORT CABLES ON TAILGATE BAD ALTHOUGH RECALL COMING TOO LITTLE TOO LATE, AND THE...
Mileage: 60,000
DRIVETRAIN "CLUNK OR THUNK" AS THE DEALER CALLED IT. I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 4X4 TRUCK. I NOTICED THE CLUNKING ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER OWNING THE TRUCK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE YOKE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. THE TECH ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR A 4-WHEEL DRIV...
WHILE PLACING THE LAWN MOWER ON THE VEHICLE'S TAILGATE. THE VEHICLES TAILGATE CABLES BROKE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE, THE CABLES BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE TAILGATE DROPPED ABOUT A 1/2 INCH. *AK *JB
Mileage: 17,000
ENGINE KNOCKS ON STARTUP...WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT IS NORMAL...BULL@#$#...WE ARE HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO MUST DEPEND ON OUR VEHICLE TO GET US TO WORK...I DO NOT TRUST THIS TRUCK VERY FAR FROM HOME. FYI TO ALL OTHER OWNERS...THERE IS A CLASS ACTION PENDING ON THIS PROBLEM. WE DIDN'T PLAN ON PAYIN...
Mileage: 32,000
ENGINE KNOCKS ON STARTUP...WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT IS NORMAL...BULL@#$#...WE ARE HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO MUST DEPEND ON OUR VEHICLE TO GET US TO WORK...I DO NOT TRUST THIS TRUCK VERY FAR FROM HOME. FYI TO ALL OTHER OWNERS...THERE IS A CLASS ACTION PENDING ON THIS PROBLEM. WE DIDN'T PLAN ON PAYIN...
Mileage: 32,000
ENGINE WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND WHILE IDLING. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT GM WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO FIX. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A PISTON SLAP. *JB
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) STOPPED WORKING. *LA A RECALL (00V-055000) WAS ISSUED FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, HOWEVER THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NM
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND MY 2000 SILVERADO 2500HD DIDN'T STEER AND I COULDN'T STEER IT . THERE WAS POWER STEERING OIL ON MY GARAGE FLOOR I HAVE 31800 MILES ON THE 6 LITER ENGINE. *NM
Mileage: 31,800
TRUCK IS HARD TO START IN WARMER WEATHER. IT WILL TURN OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WILL START OR I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO GET SUFFICIENT GAS TO START THE TRUCK. ALSO...SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK I HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY IN WITH THE GAS PEDAL 'STICKING' AND IT LUNGES BEFORE I BACK OFF THE GAS AND ACCE...
TRUCK IS HARD TO START IN WARMER WEATHER. IT WILL TURN OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WILL START OR I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO GET SUFFICIENT GAS TO START THE TRUCK. ALSO...SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK I HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY IN WITH THE GAS PEDAL 'STICKING' AND IT LUNGES BEFORE I BACK OFF THE GAS AND ACCE...
TAILGATE HINGES CORRODED AND BROKE WHILE SOMEONE WAS SITTING ON IT IN DECEMBER 2003. WE REPLACED BOTH HINGES IN MARCH. *NM
OWNER IS CONCERNED ABOUT NOISE IN THE U-JOINT. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THAT A NEW YOKE ON THE DRIVE SHAFT IS REQUIRED TO FIX PROBLEM. SERVICE MANAGER ALSO SAYS THEY HAVE REPLACE A LOT OF THOSE AND IS SURPRISED IT HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ITEM. *NM
Mileage: 59,000
WHEN APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IT RELEASED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK
TAILGATE KEEPS FALLING DOWN, DUE TO CHEAP PLASTIC LATCHS. *AK
THE CABLES JUST BROKE TODAY ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2000 SILVERADO WHILE I WAS STANDING ON THE TAIL GATE. THE DESCRIPTION IS EXACTLY AS INVESTIGATED IN THE BELOW. *AK MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: SILVERADO YEAR: 2000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA04005 SUMMARY: ONE OR BOTH OF THE TAILGATE ...
RIGHT TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. *LA THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE CABLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *JB
FUEL GAUGE OPERATION IS ERRATIC, HAS BEEN SINCE VEHICLE WAS 2 YEARS OLD. *JB
Mileage: 80,000
TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BROKEN. *JB
Mileage: 137,000
ABS WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD. *AK
Mileage: 25,990
THE ACCELERATOR IS SOMETIMES VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS DOWN. WHEN IT FINALLY DOES, IT CAUSES A SUDDEN LURCHING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK
TAILGATE CABLES HAVE BROKEN, RESULTING IN LOAD FALLING OFF THE TRUCK, AND MYSELF AS WELL.*AK
Mileage: 39,000
THE TAILGATE OPENED BY ITSELF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING . *PH ON ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS ONE OF THE TAILGATE SUPPORT STRAPS DID BREAK. *NM
TODAY AND EVERYDAY MY THROTTLE LOCKS UP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS WHEN TRYING TO MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC. I LIVE IN A VERY LARGE CITY AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO GO WHEN YOU NEED TO. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT TRYING TO STOMP ON THE ACCELERATOR WH...
Mileage: 25,000
2000 CHEVY SILVERADO - TAIL GATE COLLAPSE. BOTH SUPPORT CABLES BROKE, WHILE IN TRANSIT. I LOOKED REAL CLOSE AT BOTH SUPPORT CABLES AND FOUND THAT THEY ARE RUSTED THROUGH. I AM GLAD NO ONE WAS HURT. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT FELL OFF. *JB
Mileage: 34,900
PARKING BRAKE STICKS: I BOUGHT VEHICLE AUGUST 2000. WAS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY AND DEPLOYED WITH MILITARY FOR 1 YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 2003. YES, THAT'S LESS THAN THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY. MY WIFE USED THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY AND I HAVE 31,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND UPON RETURNING, THE PARKING BRAKE ...
Mileage: 28,000
PARKING BRAKE STICKS: I BOUGHT VEHICLE AUGUST 2000. WAS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY AND DEPLOYED WITH MILITARY FOR 1 YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 2003. YES, THAT'S LESS THAN THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY. MY WIFE USED THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY AND I HAVE 31,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND UPON RETURNING, THE PARKING BRAKE ...
Mileage: 28,000
PARKING BRAKE STICKS: I BOUGHT VEHICLE AUGUST 2000. WAS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY AND DEPLOYED WITH MILITARY FOR 1 YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 2003. YES, THAT'S LESS THAN THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY. MY WIFE USED THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY AND I HAVE 31,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND UPON RETURNING, THE PARKING BRAKE ...
Mileage: 28,000
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO - WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE, BOTH CABLES BROKE SIMULTANEOUSLY. DEALER REPLACED CABLES FOR $80.00 SAYING "THEY RUSTED OUT". I FELL BUT DID GET INJURED. *JB
BROKEN TAILGATE CABLE. *AK
Mileage: 23,700
IN REGARD TO THE GM TAILGATE INVESTIGATION I EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE CABLE ON THE LEFT SIDE, 2000 2500 SILVERADO. THERE WAS A MINOR ABRASION TO THE PLASTIC COATING APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY BETWEEN THE ANCHOR POINTS. ROAD SALT APPEARS TO HAVE PENETRATED TO THE WIRES THAT COMPRISED THE CABLE AND CORR...
ADD MY 2000 CHEVROLET SIVERADO TO THE LIST OF TRUCKS WITH BROKEN TAILGATE SUPPORTS (EA04005). FORTUNATELY ONLY ONE BROKE BEFORE I NOTICED AND REPLACED IT.*AK
Mileage: 47,000
BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. AS RESULT, THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK *MR
Mileage: 24,000
THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM BEGAN TO PULSATE WHEN BRAKING AT 5 MPH AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE FRONT HUBS WERE FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE AND WERE REPLACED. *NM *SC
Mileage: 32,000
TAILGATE CABLE BROKEN ONE SIDE FOUND. *AK
Mileage: 48,800
FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS FAILED AT 13,250 MILES, THEN ALL FOUR ROTORSFAILED AGAIN AT 25,300 MILES DUE TO CORROSION. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE ROTORS AT 25,300 MILES.*AK
Mileage: 25,369
BOTH FRONT ABS SENSORS FAILED AT 25,690 MILES. ABS WOULD ENERGIZE AT LOW SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT.*AK
Mileage: 25,660
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. *LA *MR
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. *LA *MR
VEHICLE TURNS FINE TO THE LEFT. POWER STEERING FAILS EVERY TIME YOU TURN TO THE RIGHT. THERE IS A "WHINING" NOISE INSIDE THE CAB WHEN YOU TURN TO THE RIGHT.*AK
Mileage: 35,000
I OWN A 2000 5.3 VORTEX V8 IN MY CHEVROLET AND THE ENGINE MAKES HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN ITS COLD, REFERRED TO AS SLAPPING OF THE PISTON SLEEVE. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS IF ANYTHING. SEEMS LIKE AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR MANY GM OWNERS AND SOMETHING THAT IS ONLY RESOLVED ONCE A BIG STINK IS MADE OF IT ...
ABS OCCASIONALLY FAILED DUE TO WATER, DIRT, AND RUST GETTING IN THE SENSORS. *LA CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED OF THE ENGINE KNOCKING. HE WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE WAS CARBON AND THE AMOUNT OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE PISTONS AND THE CYLINDER WALL. THEY REDESIGNED THE PISTONS FOR THAT REASON. ...
ABS OCCASIONALLY FAILED DUE TO WATER, DIRT, AND RUST GETTING IN THE SENSORS. *LA CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED OF THE ENGINE KNOCKING. HE WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE WAS CARBON AND THE AMOUNT OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE PISTONS AND THE CYLINDER WALL. THEY REDESIGNED THE PISTONS FOR THAT REASON. ...
THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED WHICH MADE THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. *JB
Mileage: 66,002
THE STEERING SHAFT BROKE WHILE DRIVING, WHICH RESULTED IN LOST OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. *JB *NM
Mileage: 27,000
REAR PASSENGER DOORTS ON CHEVY SILVERADO EXTENED CAB DO NOT LOCK COMPLETELY IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 30 DEGREES UNTIL HEAT IS DISTRIBUTED IN THE CAB. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET AN EXPLANATION FROM ANY GENERAL MOTORS EXPERTS OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CONTEND THAT IT OCCURS BECAUSE BOTH THE TOP & BOTTOM LAT...
Mileage: 1,000
I OWN A CHEVROLET 2500 SILVERADO TRUCK, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WITH THE 6.0 LITER ENGINE. THERE ARE THREE BOLTS BROKEN OFF IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF THE TRUCK DUE TO WHAT I BELIEVE WAS OVER TORQUING AT THE FACTORY. *AK
Mileage: 70,000
WHEN BRAKING AT 10 TO 15 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER HAD TO JAM THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. *AK
Mileage: 40,000
WHEN BRAKING AT 10 TO 15 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER HAD TO JAM THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. *AK
Mileage: 40,000
WHILE BRAKING BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BEING RUSTED. *AK
Mileage: 27,600
MY 5.3 LITER SILVERADO HAS A DIESEL LIKE NOISE IN THE MOTOR UNTIL IT REACHES NORMAL RUNNING TEMPERATURE, THEN IT RUNS GREAT. ITS VERY LOUD THE FIRST 30 SECS. FROM A COLD START. MY LOCAL GM GARAGE SAID THAT IS NORMAL FOR A 4.8 AND A 5.3 MOTOR. THEY CALLED IT PISTON SLAPPING, TO ME IT IS VERY ABNORMAL...
WHILE TURNING RIGHT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. NO IMPACT REPORTED. THE DEALER STATED POWER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Mileage: 30,000
UPON STARTING VEHICLE COMPUTER SHOWED CODE B2960 WHICH MEANT ENGINE WON'T START AGAIN, AND WILL TAKE LONGER TO START. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT, AND DEALER COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND STILL HAD THE PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 14,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN, AND IT COLLIDED WITH THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED ANKLE AND THE LOWER BACK INJURIES. ...
Mileage: 83,000
THE CABLE HOLDING UP MY SPARE TIRE ON MY 2000 Z-71 SILVERADO PICKUP BROKE, DROPPING THE SPARE TIRE ONTO THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A ROAD EARLY IN THE MORNING JUST PULLING THROUGH A INTERSECTION AND WASN'T PULLING MY HORSE TRAILER. *AK
Mileage: 59,100
THIS OCCURRED ON SATURDAY, 1/31/04. VEHICLE MAKE: 2500 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, 3/4 TON, 6' BED, 6L ENGINE DESCRIPTION: I HAD TO MAKE A TIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A GAS STATION ONTO THE MAIN ROAD IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK AS OPPOSING TRAFFIC WAS COMING AT ME. AFTER I COMPLETED THE TURN AND STARTED TO HEAD S...
Mileage: 30,000
THIS OCCURRED ON SATURDAY, 1/31/04. VEHICLE MAKE: 2500 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, 3/4 TON, 6' BED, 6L ENGINE DESCRIPTION: I HAD TO MAKE A TIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A GAS STATION ONTO THE MAIN ROAD IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK AS OPPOSING TRAFFIC WAS COMING AT ME. AFTER I COMPLETED THE TURN AND STARTED TO HEAD S...
Mileage: 30,000
THIS OCCURRED ON SATURDAY, 1/31/04. VEHICLE MAKE: 2500 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, 3/4 TON, 6' BED, 6L ENGINE DESCRIPTION: I HAD TO MAKE A TIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A GAS STATION ONTO THE MAIN ROAD IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK AS OPPOSING TRAFFIC WAS COMING AT ME. AFTER I COMPLETED THE TURN AND STARTED TO HEAD S...
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SLAMS HARD INTO GEAR. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT EITHER COMES ON BEFORE OR AFTER THIS OCCURS. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE 4 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Mileage: 27,324
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SLAMS HARD INTO GEAR. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT EITHER COMES ON BEFORE OR AFTER THIS OCCURS. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE 4 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Mileage: 27,324
I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A ROUTINE BRAKE JOB AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT ALL 4 OF MY ROTORS WERE RUSTED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS DEFINITELY UNUSUAL FOR ROTORS TO RUST OUT SO SOON. THE TRUCK IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AT THIS POINT. IN HIS OPPINION, GM USES SHODDY ROT...
NOTICED ENGINE KNOCK ON COLD START-UPS AS SOON AS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. PURCHASED VEHICLE IN OCT. 2000, WITH 39,000 MI.(2ND OWNER) AT APPROX. 85,000 MI., NOTICED ENGINE MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AS TRANSMISSION UP-SHIFTED IN 1ST & 2ND GEARS AFTER COLD ENGINE START-UP KNOCK WENT AWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO ...
Mileage: 85,000
THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH ONLY ALLOWED THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN RIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Mileage: 70,000
ABS ELECTRONIC MODULE FAILED AT 44,000 MILES. REPLACEMENT PART COST $800.00 PLUS. THE LOCAL GARAGE THAT REPLACED THIS FOR ME TOLD ME THIS WAS THE 4TH OR 5TH ONE HE HAS DONE. I FEEL THAT THIS PART FAILING FOR ALL THE MORE MILES THAT ARE ON THIS VEHICLE (WITH THE MAJORITY OF THEM BEING HIGHWAY MILES)...
Mileage: 44,672
EMERGENCY BRAKE / PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *CB
Mileage: 54,242
EMERGENCY BRAKE / PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *CB
Mileage: 42,542
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WERE SIMULTANEOUSLY DIMMING AND BRIGHTENING. THE DOOR LATCHES WERE ALSO POPPING UP AND DOWN. THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, THE ENTIRE COMPARTMENT WAS ON F...
Mileage: 61,000
HAD TO REPLACE REAR U-JOINT. THE DEALER WON'T FIX THE SLIP YOKE THAT HAS NOT BEEN NORMAL SINCE THEY REPLACED THE U-JOINT EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN THERE 3 TIMES FOR THAT. MY MAIN COMPLAINT NOW IS THAT THE RUNNING LAMPS SEEM TO GO OUT TOO OFTEN.I SEE EVERY OTHER SILVERADO (& MAYBE SIERRAS?) ON THE ROAD ...
Mileage: 41,600
THE TRUCK HAS INTERMITTENTLY HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE IT WAS NEW. WHAT WILL OCCUR IS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES BELOW 20 MPH THE PEDAL WILL FADE TO THE FLOOR AND YOU WILL HEAR THE ABS KICKING IN. THE TRUCK WILL TAKE A VERY LONG TIME TO STOP. THIS OCCURS ONCE A MONTH AND HAS NOW STARTED TO OCCUR WEEKL...
Mileage: 31,000
BRAKES FAIL AT LOW SPEED, TRY TO GO INTO ANTI-LOCK. CHANGED COMPLETE BRAKES,ROTORS,PADS ETC. ON ALL FOUR(4) WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. SCHEDULED FOR RECHECK SEPTEMBER 30/03 FOR REVIEW OF HOSES AND LINES ALSO WILL PUT ON COMPUTOR FOR FAULT READINGS. TRUCK CRASHED INTO A WOOD PILE AT...
Mileage: 58,563
LOSS OF POWER STEERING TURNING TO THE LEFT AFTER INITIAL START UP.
Mileage: 38,000
MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS A VERY DANGEROUS ABS MALFUNCTION WHICH CAUSED A PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT WITH $2000.00 OF DAMAGE. GM HAS BEEN USELESS TO ME, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT FOR FREE. THE DEALER I BOUGHT MY TRUCK AT, ROMANO CHEVY IN SYRACUSE, STATED THAT THIS IS ...
Mileage: 44,000
TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHILE STANDING ON TAILGATE LOADING MATERIALS-NO INJURY (JULY 2003). LEFT FRONT DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT BLEW AND BURNT THE SOCKET. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER SAME MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM (2001). BACK PASSENGER DOORS ON THE EXTENDED CAB DO NOT FULLY LOCK DURING 30 DEGREE WEATHER...
Mileage: 37,000
TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHILE STANDING ON TAILGATE LOADING MATERIALS-NO INJURY (JULY 2003). LEFT FRONT DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT BLEW AND BURNT THE SOCKET. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER SAME MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM (2001). BACK PASSENGER DOORS ON THE EXTENDED CAB DO NOT FULLY LOCK DURING 30 DEGREE WEATHER...
Mileage: 37,000
TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHILE STANDING ON TAILGATE LOADING MATERIALS-NO INJURY (JULY 2003). LEFT FRONT DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT BLEW AND BURNT THE SOCKET. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER SAME MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM (2001). BACK PASSENGER DOORS ON THE EXTENDED CAB DO NOT FULLY LOCK DURING 30 DEGREE WEATHER...
Mileage: 37,000
TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHILE STANDING ON TAILGATE LOADING MATERIALS-NO INJURY (JULY 2003). LEFT FRONT DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT BLEW AND BURNT THE SOCKET. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER SAME MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM (2001). BACK PASSENGER DOORS ON THE EXTENDED CAB DO NOT FULLY LOCK DURING 30 DEGREE WEATHER...
Mileage: 37,000
A RECENT REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON MY 2000 SILVERADO PER A SERVICE BULLETIN TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT ACTIVATES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AT LOW SPEED CONDITIONS ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE DEALER INSTRUCTED ME THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AGAIN IN THE FUTURE AS THE HARDWARE WEARS / FAILS AGAIN AND THIS WILL CREATE A...
Mileage: 44,000
THE ANIT LOCK BRAKES ON MY TRUCK ARE ENGAGING ON DRY PAVEMENT AT LOW SPEEDS DURING STOPPING FOR STOP SIGN OR OTHER AND IS NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS AND ALMOST STRUCK PEDESTRIAN CROSSING STREET. I HAVE PULLED THE ABS FUSE FROM THE PANEL TO DISABLE THE SYSTEM TO CO...
Mileage: 44,000
THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE (ON ONE SIDE ONLY) SNAPPED WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF THE PICKUP BED AFTER INSTALLING A TONNEAU COVER. LUCKILY, ONLY ONE SNAPPED; OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE HAD CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY TAILGATE AS WELL. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK IS A 2000 MODEL, IT HAS BEEN GARAGED 80% O...
Mileage: 45,300
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2WD LT WITH TOWING PACKAGE. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER TOWED A VEHICLE AND CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 41,835 MILES. ON DECEMBER 29, 2003, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. I REALLY NEVER HEARD OF A TRANSMISSION FAILING AT 41,000 MILES. THE TRU...
Mileage: 41,828
PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD, THEREFORE WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER CHEVROLET & GM OWNERS AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
Mileage: 65,000
PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD, THEREFORE WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER CHEVROLET & GM OWNERS AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
Mileage: 65,000
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ABS BRAKES. ON DECEMBER 22, I NOTICED THAT MY ANTILOCK BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL BECAUSE THE ROAD MIGHT OF HAD SOME ICE. ON DECEMBER 26, 2003, I WAS IN THE MALL PARKING LOT TRAVELING 3 TO 5 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAK...
Mileage: 59,700
BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED. ONCE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, CAUSING IT TO RUN INTO A DITCH. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK PEDAL PULSATES WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. CONSUMER HAS GONE OFF ROAD SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *PH
Mileage: 21,700
THE CONSUMER PLACED CLOTHES INSIDE THE TAILGATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE SIDE CABLES BROKE FROM THE TAILGATE KNOCKING THE CONSUMER TO THE GROUND. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. HE DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL. *AK *SC THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE WHEN THE CABLES ...
Mileage: 55,000
ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS WERE PEELING. EACH ROTOR FLAKED OFF AND LEFT PITS IN THE SURFACE. AS A RESULT THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM
Mileage: 32,000
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE ON 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. *AK
Mileage: 74,600
THE TRUCK FAILED STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT USED REGULARLY IT WOULD WEAR OUT AND THE DEBRIS WOULD DESTROY THE ROTORS. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE PE03057 BUT IT WAS REG...
Mileage: 50,000
I WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2000 SILVERADO PICKUP WITH MY GIRLFRIEND, WHEN BOTH CABLES SNAPPED AND THE TAILGATE DROPPED AND WE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE TAILGATE RECEIVED A DENT FROM HITTING THE BUMPER. LUCKILY, WE WERE NOT HURT, BUT NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE LOADING MY LAWN TRACTOR ON THE TAILG...
Mileage: 62,000
SEAT BELT LOCKS IN THE RETRACTING POSITION. *AK THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED WITH A REDESIGNED ONE BUT FAILED ONE DAY LATER. *NLM *PH
Mileage: 71,000
ENGINE KNOCKED VERY BADLY AT COLD OR HOT START UPS, IT SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. KNOCKING LASTED FOR 3 TO 4 MINUTES. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE .*AK 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE KNOCKING DURING START UPS. ENGINE KNOCKING LAST FOR 3 TO ...
I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2000 SILVERADO ABS SPEED SENSOR AND GM WILL NOT REPLACE THE SENSOR OR FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING ON MANY TRUCKS AND SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING GM SHOULD CONSIDER HAVING A RECALL ON. *NLM
A PERSON WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 200 POUNDS WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE WHEN THE CABLES BROKE, AND CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK *TT *JB
Mileage: 47,000
TAILGATE FAILURE. WHILE UNLOADING A 4-WHEEL DRIVE TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED. AS A RESULT THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A DITCH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK CONSUMER WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE WITH THE VEHICLE BACKED INTO A DITCH. WHILE TRYING TO UNLOAD THE...
Mileage: 30,000
WHEN LOADING AN OFF ROAD VEHICLE TO THE BACK OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE THE TAILGATE CABLES BROKE, CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK THIS CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *TT *JB
Mileage: 80,000
THE BRAKE LINE LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME RUSTED. THE LINE WAS COVERED WITH A THIN SPRING ,AND ANY TIME IT RAINED OR THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH WATER, THE SPRING HELD WATER RIGHT NEXT TO THE LINE, CAUSING THE LINE TO RUST. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONSU...
Mileage: 54,000
THIS IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION (PE03-049). OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. AT APPROXIMATELY 25K MILES, BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE; THE RUBBER CASE OVER THE CABLES ALLOWED WATER IN, AND THE CABLES RUSTED. BOTH CABLES WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT T...
BOTH TAILGATE CABLES ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO FAILED WHEN UNLOADING CARGO (5 GALLON PAILS OF CORN). I CAN SEE THEY WERE RUSTED OUT INSIDE THE PLASTIC CASING ENCLOSING THEM. I INJURED MY LEGS WHEN THE TAILGATE FELL. *LA
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED, PRICE TO REPLACE OVER $800.00 AND PARTS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM DEALER. NUMEROUS POSTS IN INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS ABOUT SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS. HAVE CONTACTED GM AT LEAST TWICE BY EMAIL. ABS HAS BEEN INOPERATIVE FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS. *LA
Mileage: 100,000
THE VEHICLE'S STEERING SHAFT BROKE. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES.*MR
Mileage: 33,998
THE DRIVER STARTED UP THE VEHICLE WHILE PRESSING DOWN ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE YOKE TO THE TRANSMISSION NEED REPLACING. *PH
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE THE ROD SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING THROUGH THE ENGINE. *AK
Mileage: 122,000
PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, GAS PEDAL STICKS, SPEEDOMETER RATTLES WHEN IT'S COLD, REAR DOORS ARE HARD TO LATCH WHEN IT'S COLD, HEATING AND VENTILATION SYSTEM AND LIGHTS BLEW OUT, SPEAKER BLEWOUT.*MR CC: NHTSA
PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, GAS PEDAL STICKS, SPEEDOMETER RATTLES WHEN IT'S COLD, REAR DOORS ARE HARD TO LATCH WHEN IT'S COLD, HEATING AND VENTILATION SYSTEM AND LIGHTS BLEW OUT, SPEAKER BLEWOUT.*MR CC: NHTSA
PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, GAS PEDAL STICKS, SPEEDOMETER RATTLES WHEN IT'S COLD, REAR DOORS ARE HARD TO LATCH WHEN IT'S COLD, HEATING AND VENTILATION SYSTEM AND LIGHTS BLEW OUT, SPEAKER BLEWOUT.*MR CC: NHTSA
PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, GAS PEDAL STICKS, SPEEDOMETER RATTLES WHEN IT'S COLD, REAR DOORS ARE HARD TO LATCH WHEN IT'S COLD, HEATING AND VENTILATION SYSTEM AND LIGHTS BLEW OUT, SPEAKER BLEWOUT.*MR CC: NHTSA
PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, GAS PEDAL STICKS, SPEEDOMETER RATTLES WHEN IT'S COLD, REAR DOORS ARE HARD TO LATCH WHEN IT'S COLD, HEATING AND VENTILATION SYSTEM AND LIGHTS BLEW OUT, SPEAKER BLEWOUT.*MR CC: NHTSA
PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, GAS PEDAL STICKS, SPEEDOMETER RATTLES WHEN IT'S COLD, REAR DOORS ARE HARD TO LATCH WHEN IT'S COLD, HEATING AND VENTILATION SYSTEM AND LIGHTS BLEW OUT, SPEAKER BLEWOUT.*MR CC: NHTSA
UPON STARTING VEHICLE THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END THAT STOPS AFTER 3 MINUTES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL. ALSO, PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AS WELL AS A PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. *MR *N...
Mileage: 23,000
UPON STARTING VEHICLE THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END THAT STOPS AFTER 3 MINUTES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL. ALSO, PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AS WELL AS A PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. *MR *N...
Mileage: 23,000
TAILGATE CABLE BROKE WHILE KNEELING ON IT 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. *LA
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY JERKED AND WERE NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE EFFICIENTLY, THERE WAS ALSO A CLANKING NOISE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONSULTED - HE STATED THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ROTATED THE TIRES TORQUED THEM TOO MUCH. WENT BACK TO DEALER WHO SUPPLIED THE TIRES - THEY REP...
Mileage: 36,000
WE HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT BOTH OF THE TAIL GATE CABLES HAVE BROKEN. *LA
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD. THE ABS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM AS AN ABS BREAK PRESSURE MODULE VALVE ASSEMBLY. THIS DEFECT IS PRESENTLY BEING RE-CALLED. HOWEVER, THE VIN# FOR THIS VEHICLE...
Mileage: 60,000
I TOOK DELIVERY OF MY TRUCK ON 6/1/00 AND REALIZE THAT IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. BUT I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES. THE REAR CALIPERS FREEZE UP SUDDENLY, CAUSE THE PADS TO WEAR DOWN TO THE METAL AND THEN DESTROY THE ROTORS. THE PROBLEM ALWAYS SEAMS TO START AT THE RIGHT ...
Mileage: 29,171
DEFECTIVE WELDS ON FRAME. *AK
Mileage: 42,000
TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE. MY WIFE LET DOWN TAILGATE AND HAD TO CATCH THE TAILGATE BEFORE IT HIT THE BUMPER. THERE WAS NO WEIGHT ON IT. *LA
Mileage: 47,996
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH THE TRUCK I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES DID NOT SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN AT ALL AND I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE A LARGE ENOUGH CURB AND SLOW ENOUGH SPEED FOR IT TO STOP. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED A FAILED...
Mileage: 39,200
WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ABS ACTIVATED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A PARKED CAR. *AK *JB *NLM
Mileage: 44,000
THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE VEHICLE BURNED UP AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 9 1/2 HOURS. IT WAS UNDETERMINED AS TO WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED. *NLM CHEVROLET CLAIMED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAG, OR SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM). *SCC *JB
Mileage: 78,723
VEHICLE BOUNCED UP AND DOWN ON THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT IT WAS NOT THE SUSPENSION. *AK
Mileage: 276
TAILGATE CABLES RUSTED THROUGH. TAILGATE WAS PUT IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND THE TAILGATE CAME OFF OF THE TRUCK BEING DRAGGED BY A DECENT CABLE. CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE TAILGATE AS WELL AS THE HINGES THAT ONCE HELD IT. *LA
Mileage: 53,000
TAILGATE CABLES RUSTED THROUGH. TAILGATE WAS PUT IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND THE TAILGATE CAME OFF OF THE TRUCK BEING DRAGGED BY A DECENT CABLE. CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE TAILGATE AS WELL AS THE HINGES THAT ONCE HELD IT. *LA
Mileage: 53,000
I REARENDED A VEHICLE THAT WAS SITTING STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40-45 MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I WAS SHIFTED IN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE KNEE AND BACK PROBLEMS. *LA
STICKING GAS PEDAL. THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM CAUSES GAS PEDAL TO STICK. WHEN AT A STOP, A LOT OF PRESSURE IS OFTEN REQUIRED TO MOVE PEDAL. PEDAL "UNSTICKS" AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, "UNSTICKING" CAUSES TRUCK TO ACCELERATE AT A FASTER RATE THAN INTENDED. CH...
Mileage: 42,000
2 COMPLAINTS: 1. TAILGATE CABLE FAILED (BROKE) AND TAILGATE FELL OFF WHILE CLOSING IT. 2. WHEN BRAKING, IF ENCOUNTER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, ABS SEEMS TO KICK IN AND LET OFF THE BRAKES, EVEN TOUGH NO LOCK UP OCCURS. *AK
Mileage: 76,105
2 COMPLAINTS: 1. TAILGATE CABLE FAILED (BROKE) AND TAILGATE FELL OFF WHILE CLOSING IT. 2. WHEN BRAKING, IF ENCOUNTER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, ABS SEEMS TO KICK IN AND LET OFF THE BRAKES, EVEN TOUGH NO LOCK UP OCCURS. *AK
Mileage: 76,105
THE THROTTLE STUCK ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET C1500 SILVERADO AND CAUSED A UNWANTED ACCELERATION EVENT THAT RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH A POLE IN A PARKING LOT. THE DEFECT EXISTED WITHIN THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 02-06-04-054A. I TOLD THE DEALER BACK IN 2001OF THE PROBLEM, AND H...
Mileage: 44,412
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK, LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. GAUGE GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY. FUEL GAUGE IS UNRELIABLE. IF TRIP ODOMETER IS NOT RESET AT TIME OF FILL-UP, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE LEFT IN TANK. IF I MISCALCULATE, I COULD RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT NO...
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE I WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE, THE STRAP BROKE AND MY TAILGATE IS NOW SPRUNG. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID ALL THEY COULD DO WAS SELL ME A NEW STRAP. I PURCHASED THE STRAP AND NOW ONE STRAP IS LONGER THAN THE OTHER STRAP. I HAVE THE OLD STRAP AND IT ...
Mileage: 25,000
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT DID NOT SPECIFY THE COMPONENTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY USI...
Mileage: 39,000
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT DID NOT SPECIFY THE COMPONENTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY USI...
Mileage: 39,000
I HAVE A 2000 MODEL CHEVY TRUCK, AND MY TAILGATE STRAPS HAVE BROKEN WITHOUT WARNING ON 2 OCCASIONS. MY FATHER HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS 2000 MODEL GMC SIERRA. BOTH OF OUR TRUCKS HAVE BAD TAILGATE DAMAGE NOW, AND HIS HAS SOME BODY DAMAGE.*AK
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE DRIVING ON DRY ROAD, AND TRAFFIC COMING TO A STOP AHEAD I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PUMP AS IF THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAVE HAD BRAKE TROUBLE WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. ONCE BEFORE THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKES W...
Mileage: 26,513
WHILE DRIVING ON DRY ROAD, AND TRAFFIC COMING TO A STOP AHEAD I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PUMP AS IF THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAVE HAD BRAKE TROUBLE WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. ONCE BEFORE THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKES W...
Mileage: 26,513
BRAKE ROTORS HAVE A VERY SHORT LIFE SPAN. THEY RUST AND WARP AT 50,000 MILES. *AK THE ROTORS WERE PITTED. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING OFF A RAMP WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JUMP WHILE BRAKING. *SCC *JB
ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ROUGH IDLE, FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. SEVERAL DEALERS TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL, ANOTHER SAID IT WAS PROBLEM WITH THE 5.3 LITER; HOWEVER, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER VEHICLE IS UP TO...
ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ROUGH IDLE, FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. SEVERAL DEALERS TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL, ANOTHER SAID IT WAS PROBLEM WITH THE 5.3 LITER; HOWEVER, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER VEHICLE IS UP TO...
ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ROUGH IDLE, FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. SEVERAL DEALERS TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL, ANOTHER SAID IT WAS PROBLEM WITH THE 5.3 LITER; HOWEVER, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER VEHICLE IS UP TO...
WHEN MAKING A TURN IN ANY DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE IT'S POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND CAUSE THE CONSUMER TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK THERE WAS NO WARNING. *SCC THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *JB
Mileage: 43,056
CLANKING NOISE IN DRIVELINE AND HAD IT TO DEALER COUPLE OF TIMES. THEY PUT GREASE ON THE DRIVESHAFT YOKE AND TOOK CARE OF PROBLEM FOR A MONTH OR SO AND NO IT IS DOING IT AGAIN AND WAS TOLD BY DEALER THERE IS A NEW YOKE THAT IS NICKEL PLATED. OF COURSE IT COST ALMOST $200.00 AND TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRA...
Mileage: 25,000
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK
I WAS UNLOADING A SNOW BLOWER IN A CRATE (ABOUT 300 LBS) FROM THE BACK OF MY TRUCK WHEN BOTH CABLES HOLDING THE GATE SNAPPED. NOW I WASN'T ON IT SO IT WAS JUST THE BLOWER WHEN THEY SNAPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO CATCH MY STEP ON THE GROUND. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE TAIL GATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED I COULD HAVE...
ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. *AK
SERVICE 4WD INDICATOR MESSAGE LIGHT ON, BUT WHEN SCANNED NO CODES ARE PRESENT. 4WD FUNCTIONS IN ALL RANGES AND ONCE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED MESSAGE IS CLEARED. IT WILL COME ON AGAIN IN APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, AND SOMETIMES A IT WILL PASS BEFORE IT GOES ON AGAIN. *LA
Mileage: 54,000
MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 75000 MILES TRANSMISION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR. THE 3RD AND 4TH GEAR PLATE IS BURNED OUT BECAUSE CHEVY MAKES THIS PART OF A PLASTIC RESIN INSTEAD OF A ALUMINUM PLATE.
Mileage: 75,500
WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT HIGHER THAN 2ND GEAR, WHILE IN (D). I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE OFF THE FREEWAY. THIS VEHICLE HAD ALL THE SCHEDULED SERVICES AT MY LOCAL DEALER AND THIS TRUCK WAS DRIVEN LIKE A CAR, NO TOWING, NO HAULING. BUT, AT 49K THE TR...
Mileage: 49,795
WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE INITIALLY HESITATED BEFORE IT TOOK OFF SUDDENLY. ONCE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED THE VEHICLE TO JERKED FORWARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINE. *NLJM
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE ENTERING VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S KEYS FELL BETWEEN THE CONSOLE AND THE SEAT. WHILE TRYING TO RETRIEVE THE KEYS, THE SEAT STRUCTURE CUT THE DRIVER'S HAND. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM
CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT BRACKETS BROKE SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE STANDING ON THE TRUCK BED. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT. *AK *SCC *JB
BRAKE ROTORS ARE LOSING THE PLATING, AND BRAKE PADS ARE FROZEN ON THE REAR WHEELS. PREVIOUSLY, VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AFTER THE CONSUMER FELT A PULSING AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE WHEELS ,AND THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED. MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM...
Mileage: 18,000
BRAKE ROTORS ARE LOSING THE PLATING, AND BRAKE PADS ARE FROZEN ON THE REAR WHEELS. PREVIOUSLY, VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AFTER THE CONSUMER FELT A PULSING AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE WHEELS ,AND THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED. MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM...
Mileage: 18,000
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4. I HAVE A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AT SLOW SPEED TO STOP THE ANTI LOCKS START TO RELEASE AS IF THE WHEELS WERE LOCKING UP. THIS CAUSES ME TO EITHER GO THRU THE ...
VEHICLE DISPLAYS INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE AT VERY SLOW SPEED. BRAKE PEDAL FEELS NORMAL. CONSUMER CAN HEAR ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD THE ABS SENSORS CLEANED BUT IT WAS TOO EARLY TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. *PH *JB
Mileage: 45,000
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. DRIVER IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT.*AK *PH *JB
Mileage: 84,000
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. DRIVER IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT.*AK *PH *JB
Mileage: 84,000
CONSUMER STATED THE REAR FRAME WAS CRACKED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE REAR FRAME WAS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. *SCC *JB
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE WERE RUSTED AND PITTED, ALL 4 FOUR ROTORS WERE REPLACED. *JB *TS *JB
Mileage: 34,000
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT STALLING PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVING OVER 42 MPH OR EVEN WHEN STANDING AT A RED LIGHT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK
WHEN BRAKING BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE SOFT AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE. MECHANIC INDICATED THEATPROBLEM COULD BE THE BRAKE ROTORS WHICH WERE WEARING OUT AND NEEDED TO BE CHANGED.*AK
Mileage: 34,199
WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGED VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED ABS SENSORS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY SERVICE WRITER FOR CHEVROLET THAT ABS BRAKES PREMATURE ENGAGEMENT WAS THE REASON WHY ABS BRAKES SURGED.*AK
ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES ON DRY ROAD AND OR DRY CONDITIONS AND LOW SPEEDS. THIS INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE GREATLY AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURRS MOSTLY WHEN APPROACHING A STOP AT 10 MPH OR BELOW. THE ABS ENGAGES UNEXPECTEDELY AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL PARTLY INTO TH...
Mileage: 46,000
THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS 3/4 FULL, HOWEVER THE TRUCK RAN OUT OF GAS 20 MILES FROM THE NEAREST GAS STATION.*TS. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENSOR WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. *JB
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES AND GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER HAS TO WAIT FOR BRAKE PEDAL TO LIFT BACK UP THEN PRESS AGAIN TO STOP. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER.
Mileage: 9,000
VEHICLE IS 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITH APPROX 50K MILES. AT SLOW (UNDER 15 MPH) SPEED COMING TO A STOP DRIVER SIDE FRONT ABS ENGAGED AND ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE WET ROAD BUT IT NOWS DOES IT EVERY MORNING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT THE END OF MY ROAD DEALER SAI...
Mileage: 49,994
VEHICLE IS 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITH APPROX 50K MILES. AT SLOW (UNDER 15 MPH) SPEED COMING TO A STOP DRIVER SIDE FRONT ABS ENGAGED AND ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE WET ROAD BUT IT NOWS DOES IT EVERY MORNING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT THE END OF MY ROAD DEALER SAI...
Mileage: 49,994
LTR FM AUDREY WISSINGER (PA) CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS SHE EXPERIENCED WITH HER 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK.*MR BOTH FRONT/REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE OLD BRAKE LININGS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. THE ROTORS WERE LITERALLY FALLING APART-INFERIOR METAL. DEALER STATED THIS WAS...
Mileage: 12,000
LTR FM AUDREY WISSINGER (PA) CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS SHE EXPERIENCED WITH HER 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK.*MR BOTH FRONT/REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE OLD BRAKE LININGS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. THE ROTORS WERE LITERALLY FALLING APART-INFERIOR METAL. DEALER STATED THIS WAS...
Mileage: 12,000
LTR FM AUDREY WISSINGER (PA) CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS SHE EXPERIENCED WITH HER 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK.*MR BOTH FRONT/REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE OLD BRAKE LININGS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. THE ROTORS WERE LITERALLY FALLING APART-INFERIOR METAL. DEALER STATED THIS WAS...
Mileage: 12,000
LTR FM AUDREY WISSINGER (PA) CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS SHE EXPERIENCED WITH HER 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK.*MR BOTH FRONT/REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE OLD BRAKE LININGS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. THE ROTORS WERE LITERALLY FALLING APART-INFERIOR METAL. DEALER STATED THIS WAS...
Mileage: 12,000
LTR FM AUDREY WISSINGER (PA) CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS SHE EXPERIENCED WITH HER 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK.*MR BOTH FRONT/REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE OLD BRAKE LININGS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. THE ROTORS WERE LITERALLY FALLING APART-INFERIOR METAL. DEALER STATED THIS WAS...
Mileage: 12,000
2000, CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 TRUCK - REAR BRAKE ROTORS FAILED AT 14,000 MILES ON NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE. REPLACED BY DEALER, AND FAILED AGAIN AFTER ONLY 9,000 MILES. ROTORS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OF METAL OUTWARD. APPEARS THAT REAR BRAKE DESIGN OR ROTOR PARTS QUALITY IS DEFECTIVE. NORMAL EXPECT...
Mileage: 14,000
2000, CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 TRUCK - REAR BRAKE ROTORS FAILED AT 14,000 MILES ON NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE. REPLACED BY DEALER, AND FAILED AGAIN AFTER ONLY 9,000 MILES. ROTORS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OF METAL OUTWARD. APPEARS THAT REAR BRAKE DESIGN OR ROTOR PARTS QUALITY IS DEFECTIVE. NORMAL EXPECT...
Mileage: 14,000
2000, CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 TRUCK - REAR BRAKE ROTORS FAILED AT 14,000 MILES ON NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE. REPLACED BY DEALER, AND FAILED AGAIN AFTER ONLY 9,000 MILES. ROTORS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OF METAL OUTWARD. APPEARS THAT REAR BRAKE DESIGN OR ROTOR PARTS QUALITY IS DEFECTIVE. NORMAL EXPECT...
Mileage: 14,000
FUEL MODULE IN THE GAS TANK WAS FAULTY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE NEW MODULE (KI 3.107) WHICH WAS AN UPDATED MODEL WAS INSTALLED AS THIS WAS A FREQUENT PROBLEM FOR THE SILVERADO PICKUPS. MINE IS A 2000, VIN [XXX]. THE FAULTY MODULE RESULTED IN BLOWING A 20 AMP FUSE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE...
Mileage: 50,000
THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A SKIP WHILE ON VACATION. I BROUGHT IT TO A GARAGE, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS CLOGGED FUEL INJECTORS. HE SHOWED ME SOME CLOGGED INJECTORS FROM ANOTHER 2000 SILVERADO THAT HE HAD REPAIRED THE PREVIOUS WEEK. HE CLAIMED THAT RUST WAS IN THE GAS TANK, AND THE FUEL P...
Mileage: 54
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT HAS HAD TWO BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURES. I HAVE SEEN INTERNET POSTINGS OF OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD FAIL IF THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE, LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Mileage: 45,000
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. WHEN I PLACE VEHICLE INTO GEAR I MUST APPLY PRESSURE TO ACCELERATOR TO RELEASE IT. SUBSEQUENTLY IT RELEASES SUDDENLY IN A WAY WHICH CAUSES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHEN CONDITIONS ARE ICY THIS COMMON PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY GET SOMEONE KILLED. CHEVY SHOULD RECALL.*AK
Mileage: 28,000
I AM WRITING TO PROTEST THE RECENT DECISION BY CHEVROLET TO NOT ASSIST ME IN THE REPAIRING OF MY TRUCK DUE TO WHAT I FEEL IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. I WENT TO GET MY FIRST INSPECTION STICKER BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURERS TWO-YEAR INSPECTION STICKER WAS OUT OF DATE. ...
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT PARKING BRAKE DID NOT LOCK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WAS PREMATURE WEAR OF THE PARKING BRAKE. (AS IDENTIFIED IN THE TSB) DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE LOW EFFORT PEDAL, THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN THE BRAKE HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE AND UNABLE TO HOLD. THE WE...
PROBLEMS WITH 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ROTORS, WHEELS, TAILGATE STRAP, DRIVE SHAFT, AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE.*MR NAR SEE ODI#10037613 ES03-006296. AT 12000 MILES BOTH REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, 2000 MILES LATER BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHI...
PROBLEMS WITH 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ROTORS, WHEELS, TAILGATE STRAP, DRIVE SHAFT, AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE.*MR NAR SEE ODI#10037613 ES03-006296. AT 12000 MILES BOTH REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, 2000 MILES LATER BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHI...
PROBLEMS WITH 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ROTORS, WHEELS, TAILGATE STRAP, DRIVE SHAFT, AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE.*MR NAR SEE ODI#10037613 ES03-006296. AT 12000 MILES BOTH REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, 2000 MILES LATER BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHI...
PROBLEMS WITH 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ROTORS, WHEELS, TAILGATE STRAP, DRIVE SHAFT, AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE.*MR NAR SEE ODI#10037613 ES03-006296. AT 12000 MILES BOTH REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, 2000 MILES LATER BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHI...
ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHICH STATED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ABS VALVE AND MODULE. *AK *TS
Mileage: 67,000
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS TOO SENSITIVE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE THE SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM.I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR OFFICE S...
Mileage: 235
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING THROTTLE PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE WILL STICK TO THE FLOOR. IT DOESN'T HAPPENED ALL THE TIME, BUT HE IS AFRAID THAT MAY CAUSE HIM TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER5 WAS NOT DCONTACTED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT GMC HA ADDRESSED THE ...
Mileage: 15,000
I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET TRUCK. AFTER 18,600 MILES ALL FOUR ROTORS HAVE STATED TO FALL APART. THE SURFACE WERE THE PAD CONTACT HAVE GREAT AMOUNT OF CORROSION AND THE ROTOR MATERIAL FLAKED OFF. SOME HAD VOIDS ABOUT TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER AND DEEP ENOUGH THAT THE PA...
Mileage: 18,600
VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. MANY TIMES I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK WILL STOP AT FIRST A SECOND AND THEN THE BRAKES WOULD LET GO AND THE TRUCK WOULD STILL GO. I HAVE TO PUT THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND THEN THE TRUCK WOULD SLOW DOWN. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO 3 DIF...
Mileage: 45,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH CONSUMER HAD A FRONT COLLISION ,AND NEITHER OF THE FRONT BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET SILVERADO PARKING BRAKES. THEY FAIL CONSTENTLY...ITS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN PULLING A BOAT OR PARKING ON A HILL, ESPECIALLY WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT IS USUALLY 200-300 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I HAD MY TRUCK ROLL BACK WHILE TRYING TO LOAD A BOAT. I FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM T...
Mileage: 20,000
PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET SILVERADO PARKING BRAKES. THEY FAIL CONSTENTLY...ITS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN PULLING A BOAT OR PARKING ON A HILL, ESPECIALLY WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT IS USUALLY 200-300 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I HAD MY TRUCK ROLL BACK WHILE TRYING TO LOAD A BOAT. I FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM T...
Mileage: 20,000
POWER ASSIST WENT OUT ON STEERING AND BRAKES. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
POWER ASSIST WENT OUT ON STEERING AND BRAKES. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS INOPERATIVE. WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVEWAY, THE HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED TO WORK. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. BUT CONSUMER HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK THE HYDRAULIC PUMP SHAFT SEVERED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE ...
Mileage: 34,470
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE BRAKE PEDAL ALSO WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE POWER STEERING FAILURE CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK *CB *NLM
Mileage: 26,403
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK *TS *JB
Mileage: 36,000
ABS FAILED PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK WHENEVER THE CONSUMER CAME TO A STOP, WHEN APPROACHING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ABS MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. *SCC *JB
Mileage: 370,000
VEHICLE HAS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING BELOW 2O MPH AND BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, BUT DOESN'T HOLD. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Mileage: 900
CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH RACK AND PINION BRACKET.*AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD COME TO A STOP, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MOTOR STARTED, THE PEDAL VIBRATED AND PUSHED BACK ADDING THE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM BUT NOT CONSTANT. RECALL# 00V055000 *SCC *JB
Mileage: 58,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ON VEHICLE HAVE WIRES COMING OUT OF ALL FOUR TIRES. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
MY BRAKES FAILED AFTER ACCELERATING FROM BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED YELLOW BEFORE WE WERE INTO THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, SPEED WAS LESS THAN 10 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON A BUMPY DRY SURFACE WHILE BRAKING THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HIT THE VE...
Mileage: 30,000
HAD TO HAVE BRAKES REPLACED ON 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. ROTORS WERE RUSTED OUT. HAVE NEVER HAD ROTORS RUST OUT ON A VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD ONLY APPROX. 35,000 MILES ON IT. COST ME FOUR TIMES AS MUCH AS I EXPECTED FOR THE BRAKE JOB. *JB
CONSUMER STATES THE REAR FRAME BROKE, LAST YEAR WAS FIXED. AGAIN, THIS YEAR LEFT REAR VEHICLE CRACKED. DEALER NOTIFIED, TOOK PICTURES. *AK
POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE PUMP FAILED WHILE CONSUMER WAS PARKING A LARGE HORSE TRAILER. *MR PH
WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND BRAKES FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 49,000
THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS THAT THE TRUCK IS ON EMPTY WHICH ALSO MAKES THE LOW FUEL LIGHT TO COME ON. THE TRUCK HAS EITHER A FULL TANK OF GAS OR HAS PLENTY OF GAS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENSOR AND ACTED LIKE IT IS VERY COMMON. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE TH...
Mileage: 64,000
WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES VE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ,CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER.*AK
DRIVESHAFT BROKE IN HALF COMPLETELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 61,900
PARKING BRAKE (EMERGENCY BRAKE) ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. HAVE DISCOVERED THROUGH INTERNET WEB SITES THAT IT IS NOT JUST MY VEHICLE, BUT THOUSANDS HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM. DISCUSSED WITH THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE POOR/FAULTY DES...
2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO MY HUSBAND HAD AN ACCIDENT FRONTAL SIDE IMPACT. THE ENGINE STARTED ON FIRE AFTER IMPACT. *NLM
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHEN IT WAS APPLIED. *JB
Mileage: 39,822
THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. PH
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT ALL ROTORS WERE CHIPPED OFF AND COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. *NLM
WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK ON A ICY ROAD, MY ACCELERATOR STUCK AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. IT THEN RELEASED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHERE IT STUCK AGAIN. I LOST CONTROL OF THE PICKUP AND SLID INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC WHERE I HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE ACCELERATOR STICKING WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ...
Mileage: 40,000
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NORMAL SPEEDS THE REAR DRIVE TRAIN BROKE (REAR AXLE). *NLM
MY TRUCK JUST STOPPED RUNNING, IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP, BUT WHAT HAPPENED??? NOW AT TIMES IT TURNS OVER ALOT BEFORE IT STARTS AND IT ROUGH IDLES! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM??? I HAVE HEARD THAT IT IS PROBABLY A FUEL REGULATOR--VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ON ALOT OF SILVERADOS-- I THINK GM SHOULD REPLACE TH...
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. *JB
Mileage: 28,300
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THE PEDAL MOVED UPWARD AND DRIVER PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. *NLM THE LEFT FRONT BRAKES FAILED 100% OF THE TIME AND THE RIGHT FRONT ASSEMBLY FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY/SENSORS...
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ROTORS WERE WORN. *JB
SINCE PURCHASING THE 2000 SILVERADO Z71 LS K1500 TRUCK I HAD THE PARKING BRAKE SERVICED TWO SEPARATE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME AT 29,987 MILES, THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK. IT REQUIRED "ADJUSTMENT" AND I WAS CHARGED $112.50. I WAS SURPRISED THE PARKING BRAKE REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT SINCE IT IS NOT...
Mileage: 29,987
FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY CAUSING TRUCK TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE ROAD THIS GAS GAUGE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN MY OTHER VEHICLE A 1997 MONTE CARLO AND MY DAUGHTERS LUMINA,SO THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. A PROBLEM OF THIS KIND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS ON AN EXPRESSWAY. *NLM
Mileage: 65,000
VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO AN INOPERABLE PARKING BRAKE. INSPECTOR CLAIMS OVER 50% OF NEW BODY STYLE SILVERADO'S/TAHOE'S/SUBURBAN'S HE INSPECTS FAIL DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM
Mileage: 65,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF DEFECTIVE ENGINE MAKING CONSTANT NOISE. VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP AND ENGINE BELTS. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF DEFECTIVE ENGINE MAKING CONSTANT NOISE. VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP AND ENGINE BELTS. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF DEFECTIVE ENGINE MAKING CONSTANT NOISE. VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP AND ENGINE BELTS. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF DEFECTIVE ENGINE MAKING CONSTANT NOISE. VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP AND ENGINE BELTS. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF DEFECTIVE ENGINE MAKING CONSTANT NOISE. VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP AND ENGINE BELTS. *AK
ANNOYING STEERING NOISE INSIDE VEHICLE AT STEERING COLUMN ONLY TO THE LEFT AT SLOW SPEEDS. SLOWER SPEED = LOUDER NOISE.*JB
Mileage: 90,000
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL (ANTI LOCK BRAKE), #00V055000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WITH THE LIST OF RECALLS REGARDING THE VEHICLE. *TS *JB
THE GAS PEDAL STICKS SOMETIMES. IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE, YOU MUST PRESS THE PEDAL HARD AND THEN THE TRUCK TAKES OFF. THERE'S NO STEADY ACCELERATION. *NLM
Mileage: 97,000
MY 2000 CHEVROLET 2500 SILVERADO THROTTLE STICKS SHUT WHEN FIRST STARTED. MINE HAS A 6.0 LITER V-8, BUT I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT ENGINES AND MODEL YEARS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE PEDAL STICKS SO HARD THAT IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT TO MAKE IT RELEASE RESULTING IN LARGE BURST ...
Mileage: 60,000
THE PARKING BRAKE WORE OUT AT 20,000 MILES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BUT AT 53,000 MILES THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *NLM
Mileage: 20,000
MY 4X4 ,6.0 LITER 3/4 TON SILVERADO HAS A STICKY GAS PEDAL. THE PROBLEM MAKES THE TRUCK LEAP FORWARD AND I HAD JUST AVERTED HITTING VEHICLES NUMEROUS TIMES. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT LAST FOR LONG. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER AS IT HAS 50,000 MILES NOW. *JB
Mileage: 20,000
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *NLM
FUEL THROTTLE BODY-IT SEEMS THAT THE GAS PEDAL IS HARD TO PUSH. WHEN WE SPOKE WITH THE CHEVROLET DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, ALL THEY WOULD SAY IS THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT IT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM, BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. BUT THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO CHECK IT FOR US FOR A NOMINAL SUM ...
THE PARK BRAKE HAD WORN OUT, THE DEALER REPLACED IT, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB
Mileage: 20,000
EXCESSIVE EFFORT WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE, THROTTLE STICKING. THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT *JB *TS
LIFTGATE CABLES FAILED WHEN HAULING BALES OF STRAW.*AK *JB
BRAKES SHOWING SAME FAILURE AS RECALL 0 0 V 05 5000. CALL CHEVROLET WITH QUESTIONS OF RECALL BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT EFFECTED BY. MY TRUCK HAS SHOWN THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WERE SUMMARIZED WITH RECALL LISTED ABOVE. REPAIR INCLUDES REPLACING BRAKE PRESSURE MODULE VALVE.*JB
Mileage: 63,000
BOTH LIFTGATE CABLES FAILED. *AK *NLM
THE ABS BRAKES FAILED. THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSED A RESISTANCE BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL. REFER TO EVOQ#8021722 SCC *JB
Mileage: 37,000
THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE PAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD NOTHING TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. IT DROPPED DOWN AND DRUG AGAINST THE DRUM UNTIL IT WORE THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOE OUT. *JB *NLM
Mileage: 12,000
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION.*JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB
Mileage: 50,000
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY FROM FRONTAL IMPACT DURING MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Mileage: 56,473
THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STUCK.*JB
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY AND AS A RESULT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DON'T WORK. AFTER TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD TWO DIFFERENT COMPONENTS COULD BE AT FAULT, EACH COST BETWEEN $650-750 TO REPAIR AND THAT THEY WEREN'T SURE WHICH COMPONENT WAS AT FAULT.
Mileage: 39,000
THE DRIVE TRAIN SHUDDERS EXCESSIVELY WHEN SWITCHED INTO AUTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. I NOTICED THIS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD BUT JUST FORGOT ABOUT TAKING IT IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE AS I JUST STOPPED USING THE AUTO FOUR WHEEL FEATURE. IT STARTED AT OR ABOUT 30,000 MILES, THE TRUCK HAS 66,000...
Mileage: 30,000
THE TRUCK HAS AN AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT. (AT TWILIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ENERGIZED WITHOUT MANUAL TURN-ON.) AMONG THE MANY ELECTRONIC FEATURES THERE IS ALSO A ''DOME LIGHT OVERRIDE'' BUTTON. THIS FEATURE ALLOWS YOU TO CONTROL WHETHER OR NOT THE DOME LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED. ...
Mileage: 48,000
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A COLLISION, RESULTING IN A FATALITY. *AK *JB
ANTILOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT CAUSE AND DISABLED THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENED ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS BELOW 30 MPH WHEN COMING TO A NORMAL STOP. THIS HAPPENED TODAY AND ALMOST EVERYTIME I DARE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK.
Mileage: 75,000
PINION SHAFT BROKE AND LOCKED DIFFERENTIAL WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE READ OF OTHER INSTANCES WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE, YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. I THINK THIS IS SOEMTHING THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED ON OTHER VEHICLES.
THERE IS A KNOCK AT START UP AND A CONSTANT TICKING IN THE ENGINE. PH
Mileage: 15,000
THE CONSUMER HAD PLACED THE VEHICLE IN THE REVERSE GEAR AND DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. THE ACCELERATOR HAD THEN GOTTEN STUCK, AN ENGAGED IN FULL THROTTLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS OF NO ASSISTANCE. PH SCC
Mileage: 45,000
THERE WERE PULSATING COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING HIM TO GO INTO A BRICK WALL. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH
THIS INVOLVES A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. VIN [XXX]. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE TRUCK FAILED TO STOP. ON THE LAST OCCASION, IT WAS COASTING DOWN A DRIVE WAY, TRAVELING LESS THAN 10 M.P.H. THE DRIVER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME, WHEN, ONCE AGAIN, THE TRUCK FAILED TO STOP AND HIT A ...
THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES EXCESSIVELY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE ISSUE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATES THE CONDITION IS NORMAL. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY HAZARD OF THE TRANSMISSION HESITATIN...
Mileage: 11,400
FAILURE OF PARKING BRAKE AT 25,000 MILES. BRAKE SHOE DROPPED INTO DRUM WEARING DRUM OUT. SHOES WERE STILL INTACT. COST TO ME WAS $450.00 AND DENIAL OF DEALER OF ANY DEFECTS IN SYSTEM. DEALER CLAIMED DAMAGE WAS DONE DUE TO DRIVING WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. LOUD BELL SOUNDS IF VEHICLE IS MOVED WIT...
Mileage: 25,000
FRONT WHEELS WILL NOT PULL IN 4WD CAUSED BY PREMATURE WEAR AND SLIPPING OF CLUTCH DISCS IN FRONT TRANSFER CASE. WEARING ON THE CLUTCH DISCS EVEN CONTINUES WHILE IN 2WD. SOULUTION IS AN EXPENSIVE OVERHAUL OF THE FRONT TRANSFER CASE.
Mileage: 58,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, VEHICLE'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND OR TO RECORD ANY INFORMATION. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
CONSUMERS FRONT AND REAR ROTORS ARE WARNING CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
STATE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS AND FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS HAD RUSTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TT *JB
Mileage: 57,544
WHILE SLOWLY PULLING IN TO MY PARKING SPOT AT WORK, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP.TO MY AMAZMENT, THE BRAKE PEDEL WAS EXTREAMLY HARD. I HAD APPROX. 2 SECONDS TO REACT BEFORE I ROLLED INTO AN EXHUAST FAN ATTCHED TO A BUILDING. AFTER A FEW TAPS ON THE BRAKE PEDEL IT WAS STILL HARD AS STEEL.BY THIS TIME...
Mileage: 60,000
COLD, UNHEATED, OUTSIDE AIR LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FOOTWELL WHEN THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN ON COLD DAYS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY HAVE MADE THE SITUATION BETTER BY WRAPPING FOAM AROUND THE HEATERBOX AND AIRCONDITIONING DUCTWORK BUT YOUR LEGS STILL GET VERY ...
Mileage: 15,000
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER OFFERED A 100.000 MILES EXTENDED GUARANTY. CONSUMER DECLINED. PLEASE PROVIDED FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
I HEARD NOISE FROM THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. JACKED UP THE TRUCK AND FOUND THE ENTIRE WHEEL LOOSE. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TORQUED THE HUB NUT AND SAID IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE. TOOK THE TRUCK ON A TRIP AND HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS AND NOISE FROM THAT SIDE OF VEHICLE. RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE D...
Mileage: 65,000
ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED OUT ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AFTER ONLY 15,000 MILES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY RUSTED OUT FROM THE INSIDE AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON RECURRING PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TRUCK BRAKE ROTORS. OF COURSE, IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANT...
Mileage: 15,764
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT, AND SUFFERED INJURIES.( LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CLIENT)*JB
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND BRAKES. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 TO 45 MPH AND LOST THE POWER FOR THE STEERING AND AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE WITH A CONSEQUENCE OF L...
WHEN DRIVER TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THERE IS AN ETERNAL LEAK IN THE GEAR BOX, AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Mileage: 43,000
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN BUT WILL NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER VEHICLE ROLLS TO A STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
WHEN DRIVING AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CONSUMER STATES' THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL UNTIL IT STOP. BRAKES ARE NOT STOPPING PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
WHEN THE BUTTON FOR THE DOME LIGHT WAS PUSHED, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS THE INCIDENT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. *JG
Mileage: 12,000
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. ALSO STATED THAT IT NEEDS NEW BRAKE PADS ON ONE WHEEL WHICH IS THE RIGHT PASSANGERS SIDE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IS NOT NORMAL AND WILL NOT PASS THE INSPECTION. TS
VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT COLLISON AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. NONE OF THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
THE THROTLE BODY GETS DIRTY AND STICKS AND THEN YOU GIVE IT MORE GAS THAN YOU INTEND AND HIT SOMETHING LIKE A GARAGE OR PERSON. HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE AND GM KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BUT SAY IT IS UP TO ME TO KEEP FIXING IT SO I DON'T HAVE A ACCIDENT ALL THE SILVERADOS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY 25...
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE WITHOUT CONSUMER PUSHING THE BUTTON. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
THE RUBBER HOSES RUN FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK THEN DOWN THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK, ARE LOOSELY CLAMPED, THEN CONNECT TO THE METAL LINES THAT RUN ALONG THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. THE CLAMPS APPEAR TO BE HARD SHARP-EDGED PLASTIC. MY PROBLEM IS THAT THE ONE LINE COMPLETELY FAILED AND WAS LEAKING. ...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AROUND A CURVE, CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO A TREE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP "MELTED" WHILE DRIVING. DEALER ADVISED CAUSED BY FAULTY FUEL FILTER. CONSUMER REPORTED THAT FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED IN 08/02. TS
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION MECHANIC NOTICED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE SEPARATING AND RUSTY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MR
WITHIN 24,000 MILES, THE TRUCK HAS HAD TWO THROTTLE CONTROL VALVES REPLACED WHICH THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED WITH NO PROBLEM. THE VALVES CAUSED THE TRUCK TO RESPOND ABRUPTLY. MR INITIALLY THERE WAS A DELAY BEFORE THE THROTTLE PEDAL RESPONDED ABRUPTLY. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THIS CONDITION COULD BE...
Mileage: 10,000
NO SUMMARY. DT
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES FAILED. THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM RESISTANCE BEHIND THE PEDAL BECAME INOPERABLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. TS
RIGHT WINDOW WENT DOWN AND NEVER WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT CLOSE. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR I WAS INFORMED THAT PART #15095844 REGULATOR FAILED. THIS WINDOW WAS NEVER HARDLY USED. MILAGE IS NOT A FACTOR BUT DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY SO MUCH AS TOLD ME TO GO ...
TRANAMISSION FAILED. *YH
THROTTLER STICKS. DT
CONSUMER STATES THAT IF VEHICLE IS NOT USED EVER DAY THE BATTERY WILL DIE OUT. HAD BATTERY REPLACED 8 TIMES. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. *MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE BLOCK AND THE PISTON ARE MADE OUT OF TWO DIFFERENT KINDS METAL. SO THE HEAT EXPANSION OF THE TWO ARE NOT COMPATIBLE,CAUSING ENGINE COLD CRANKING KNOCK. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *MR
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL INSTEAD OF PROPER GEAR. *MR
CONSUMER STATED BOTH CABLES HOLDING THE LIFT GATE FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE HAULING BALES OF STRAW. *JB
CONSUMER STATE WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPER WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WIPER WOULD STOP WORKING CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TAP WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BOX TO RETURN TO NORMAL USE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. DELAYED STOPPING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE FLAKING AWAY IN LAYERS. THE OWNER FOUND THIS OUT WHEN THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN FOR STATE INSPECTION. NLM THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE WORN OUT PREMATURELY AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT. *YH
THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE FLAKING AWAY IN LAYERS. THE OWNER FOUND THIS OUT WHEN THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN FOR STATE INSPECTION. NLM THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE WORN OUT PREMATURELY AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT. *YH
CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL WOULD GOES TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSES A DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACE THE WHEEL SENSORS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
CONSUMER STATES WHIEN VEHICLE COME TO A STOP THE ACCELERATOR PEDEL STICKS CAUSING THE VEHICAL TO SPEED OFF WHEN IT CATCHES. NLM
THROTTLE IS STICKING. CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO PARK THROTTLE GOT STUCK, SENDING VEHICLE INTO THE BUILDING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY.*AK
THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES ARE NOT ANCHORED PROPERLY DUE TO POOR DESIGN CAUSING THEM TO DRAG CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. THE SHOES WEAR OUT AS DO THE DRUMS WITHIN THE ROTORS CAUSING LOSS OF PARKING BRAKE ACTION. THIS CAN OCCUR UNEXPECTEDLY ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AND POSSIBLY IMPACT A PEDESTRIAN O...
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON RIGHT FRONT COLLISION WITH CONCRETE WALL, *AK
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL STICKS TO THE FLOOR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
DEALER CONFIRMED BY INSPECTION THAT ABS PUMP NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF ABOUT $700.00 I DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIR DONE DUE TO THE COST.*AK
REAR END OF VEHICLE HAS FALLEN APART, AND CONSUMER HAS VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING REAR END FIXED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING. IT WILL HAPPEN ONLY WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF THROTTLE STICKS. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO APPLY PURSUER TO DISENGAGE THROTTLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA RECALL 02 V 178 000/ANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02029 CONCERNING AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE: VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION OF 35-40 MPH IMPACT, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMNATION.*AK
UPON A FRONTAL IMPACT AT ESTIMATED SPEED OF 55 MPH, NEITHER DUAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CHEVROLET TOLD CONSUMER THAT AIR BAGS DEPLOY IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. OWNER HAS RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR AIR BAGS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED THATDAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT FOOT HANGS UNDER A PIECE OF MOLDING THAT HOLDS FOOT ONTO ACCELERATER THAT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO RELEASE FREELY. THE ONLY WAY TO REMOVE FOOT FROM ACCELERATER IS TO PRESS DOWN ACCELERATER MORE OR MOVE FOOT SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND PICK UP FOOT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS DANGEROUS ...
GAS PEDAL WILL STICK AND IS VERY HARD TO PRESS DOWN ON ACCELERATION. CAUSES TRUCK TO SPIN TIRES AND LUNGE FORWARD.*AK
THE 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A TREE, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER, DAKOTA KANETZKY, HAD NUMEROUS FACIAL FRACTURES CAUSED WHEN HIS HEAD HIT AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 5 DAYS AND IS STILL UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT INTO SECOND. DEALERSHIP HAS PUT TRUCK ONTO A COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A CONCRETE DIVIDER, VEHICLE WAS AIRBORNE AND LANDED ON DRIVER'S SIDE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED LEG INJURY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND LOST ALL POWER. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK CONSUMER STATES; REPAIRED THREE TIMES, AND BREAKS DOWN EACH TIME. *SCC
VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE, UPON IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE ROAD WAS UNEVEN AND THE RIGHT SIDE TIRES WAS CAUGHT IN A WASHOUT, CONSUMER TRIED TO BRING THE TIRES BACK ON THE ROAD BUT OVERCORECTED, THE ...
WHILE STANDING ON VEHICLE'S TAILGATE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TAILGATE DISENGAGED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO FALL TO GROUND. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE CABLES SNAPPED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE WEAKENED BY CORROSION, ALSO THE MUFFLER WAS REPLACED.*JB
WHEN ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKS IN, IT WILL SHUT OF BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A FEW SECONDS, UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL.*AK JLG
WHEN DRIVING AT 20/25 MPH VEHICLE WILL NOT DECELERATE WHEN FEET IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL.*AK
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, VEHICLE ROLLED 4 TIMES. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNHOOKED, IMPACTING VEHICLE TO GROUND.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHILE GOING DOWN A DECLINE IF THERE IS ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD THE ABS BRAKES KICKS IN, AND VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARD UNABLE TO STOP. CONTACTED DEALER.*AKTHIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THE ANTI LOCK SYTEM WILL START TO FAIL. *JG
DEVICE USED TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE SO IT CAN BE REMOVED HAS A DESIGN FLAW, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
RUST PROTECTION DONE AT DEALERSHIP MANY RUST SPOTS VISIBLE. NO SAFETYD EFECT LISTED. *AK
GAS PEDAL IS HARD TO PUSH WHEN TAKING OFF, CAUSING TRUCK TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP.*AK
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT LOST COMPLETE STEERING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT BOLTS THAT HOLD STEERING LINKAGE TO SHAFT OF STEERING BOX BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT RIMS STARTED TO FALL APART. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST. *AK *CB *JB
ALL FOUR ROTORS FAILED AT 13,000 MILES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE THROTTLE PEDAL WILL GET STUCK, AND WILL STAY AT THE SAME SPEED, CAUSING IT TO BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS HARD AND STICKS WHEN PRESSED, AND VEHICAL TAKES OFF FAST.*AK
THE SHIFT LEVER SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING. THE DEALER REPLACED A WORN OUT BEARING AND SEAL BUT THE CONSUMER IS STILL CONCERNED. *YH *CB
WHILE DRIVING A FUSE BLEWOUT, CAUSING FUEL SYSTEM TO SHUT OFF AND VEHICLE WOULD JUST CUT OFF. REPLACED PART, BUT PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AREA. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
ON THREE (3) SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS, ENOUGH SO, THAT I BECAME APPREHENSIVE TO ACCELERATE IN A PARKING SITUATION, SO THAT I WOULD LET THE VEHICLE PICK UP SPEED ON ITS OWN UNTIL I WAS OUT IN AN OPEN AREA. THE DEALER HAS "CLEA...
ON THREE (3) SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS, ENOUGH SO, THAT I BECAME APPREHENSIVE TO ACCELERATE IN A PARKING SITUATION, SO THAT I WOULD LET THE VEHICLE PICK UP SPEED ON ITS OWN UNTIL I WAS OUT IN AN OPEN AREA. THE DEALER HAS "CLEA...
AT 45MPH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS IN STEERING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A BROKEN SHAFT AND A FAILED POWER STEERING PUMP. *JG
AT 45MPH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS IN STEERING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A BROKEN SHAFT AND A FAILED POWER STEERING PUMP. *JG
WHILE DRIVING WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH ,AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-50MPH.*AK THERE WERE 2 INJURIEES. *YH
EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY STATED BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY STATED BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE DRIVER DOOR IS OVER SIZED AT THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER. THE GAP BETWEEN THE EXTENDED CAB DOOR AND DRIVER DOOR IS VERY SMALL. WHEN CLOSING THE DRIVER DOOR, THE EXTENDED CAB DOOR SHUTTERS. *YH
THE HITCH TO THE VEHICLE BROKE OFF. THE FRAME BROKE AND FELL OFF TO ONE SIDE. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLETS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND NO REMEDY HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED AS OF YET. *JG
THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATIONS AND BOTH TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND COULD NOT BE BALANCED. *MJ PH
REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TAILGATE HAS FALLEN OFF WHILE DRIVING,AT 20 MPH AND 30-35 MPH. NO ACCIDENT.*AK
VEHICLE ROLLS BACK WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED. CHIMING ALERTS CONSUMER THAT IT IS ENGAGED. PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SINCE 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED. DEALER WAS INFORMED OF PROBLEM. *AK THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG. ...
OWNER TOOK TRUCK TO HAVE SUSPENSION LIFTED. IN DOING SO, MECHANIC PLACED FAULTY REAR SHOCK MOUNTS ON TRUCK, WHICH BROKE WHILE DRIVING. AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE ON SHOCKS,DRIVELINE STARTED VIBRATING. MECHANIC DID A PARTIAL REPAIR OF DRIVELINE, NOT RESOLVING FAILURE COMPLETELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE D...
OWNER TOOK TRUCK TO HAVE SUSPENSION LIFTED. IN DOING SO, MECHANIC PLACED FAULTY REAR SHOCK MOUNTS ON TRUCK, WHICH BROKE WHILE DRIVING. AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE ON SHOCKS,DRIVELINE STARTED VIBRATING. MECHANIC DID A PARTIAL REPAIR OF DRIVELINE, NOT RESOLVING FAILURE COMPLETELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE D...
THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FAILED CAUSING THREE INCHES OF LOOSENESS UP AND DOWN, LEFT AND RIGHT ON BOTH WHEELS, SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY BY 2000 MILE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE SAFETY RE...
EXHAUST LEAKS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. NLM
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. THIS IS WHEN THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS THREE INCHES OF LOOSENESS UP AND DOWN, LEFT AND RIGHT ON BOTH WHEEL BECAUSE OF BEARING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE D...
Mileage: 38,607
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. THIS IS WHEN THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS THREE INCHES OF LOOSENESS UP AND DOWN, LEFT AND RIGHT ON BOTH WHEEL BECAUSE OF BEARING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE D...
Mileage: 38,607
WHILE VEHICLE WAS INSIDE OF THE DEALERSHIP BEING CHECKED RACK AND PINION STEERING STARTED LEAKING FLUID FROM STEERING COMPARTMENT.*AK
1ST PCM BROKE AT 19735 MILES IN WYTHEVILLE VIRGINA WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO DEALER THEY REPLACED THE PCM AND CAM SENSOR. 2ND TIME AT DOUGLAS GA. THEY REPLACED THE PCM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR .I PULL A 5TH WHEEL AND THE 2 ND TIME I HAD JUST PUT IN TO A CAMP SITE AND WAS GOING TO TOWN WHEN IT QUIT IN THE C...
1ST PCM BROKE AT 19735 MILES IN WYTHEVILLE VIRGINA WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO DEALER THEY REPLACED THE PCM AND CAM SENSOR. 2ND TIME AT DOUGLAS GA. THEY REPLACED THE PCM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR .I PULL A 5TH WHEEL AND THE 2 ND TIME I HAD JUST PUT IN TO A CAMP SITE AND WAS GOING TO TOWN WHEN IT QUIT IN THE C...
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, LEFT TIRE ON A 2000, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO HAD A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P265/75R16, DOT# W273WMB170. FIRESTONE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL.*JB
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE JUST STOPPED MOVING IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOR DID ANY INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, A 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC AND ONLY 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WOULD OPERATE, VEHICLE FINALLY COASTED TO...
SPARE TIRE WAS BOLTED IN TO TIGHTLY, AND WAS UNABLE TO GET IT RELEASED WHEN IN NEED OF TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE APPLYING PARKING BRAKE, CABLE SNAPPED. PARKING BRAKE CABLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK *TT
80% OF THE TIMES THAT YOU ATTEMPT TO MOME FROM A STOP THE ACCELLERATOR HANGS UP AND YOU HAVE TO EXERT TREMENDOUS PRESSURE ON THE ACCELLERATOR PEDAL TO BREAK IT LOOSE. THE ONLY SAFE WAY TO DO THIS IS TO PUT THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SH...
WHILE DRIVING HAD PROBLEM CONTROLING VEHICLE, IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT.*AK
5.3L ENGINE DEVELOPED A KNOCK AT APPROX 17000 MILES. COMPLAINT MADE TO GM DEALERSHIP, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT "GM IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND WORKING ON A FIX". GM NOW CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL ENGINE NOISE AND NO FIX REQUIRED. IF IT'S NORMAL WHY DON'T ALL THE 5.3'S DO IT ? GM HAS ISSUED M...
BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BULB FAILED. THROTTLE BODY PEDAL HARD TO PUSH DOWN/REPLACED, STEERING SHAFT NOISE/REPLACED, REPLACED WASHER FLUID TANK, REPLACED PROPELLER SHAFT.
BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BULB FAILED. THROTTLE BODY PEDAL HARD TO PUSH DOWN/REPLACED, STEERING SHAFT NOISE/REPLACED, REPLACED WASHER FLUID TANK, REPLACED PROPELLER SHAFT.
BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BULB FAILED. THROTTLE BODY PEDAL HARD TO PUSH DOWN/REPLACED, STEERING SHAFT NOISE/REPLACED, REPLACED WASHER FLUID TANK, REPLACED PROPELLER SHAFT.
BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BULB FAILED. THROTTLE BODY PEDAL HARD TO PUSH DOWN/REPLACED, STEERING SHAFT NOISE/REPLACED, REPLACED WASHER FLUID TANK, REPLACED PROPELLER SHAFT.
A RIDGE HAS APPEARED HALF-WAY DOWN ON ALL FOUR TIRES SIDEWALLS AND 1/8" DEEP DIAGONAL RIPPING OF THE RUBBER IS APPEARING ALL AROUND THESE RIDGES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND T HEY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER. THE FIRESTONE DEALER (FRANK S. GALLI) LOCATED IN WAPPINGERSFALLS, N...
EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. *AK BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE FRONT BRAKES WILL NOT LOCK UP EVEN IF THE ABS IS DISCONNECTED. THE TRUCKS FRAME IS SO THIN THAT THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATES WHEN ...
EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. *AK BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE FRONT BRAKES WILL NOT LOCK UP EVEN IF THE ABS IS DISCONNECTED. THE TRUCKS FRAME IS SO THIN THAT THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATES WHEN ...
EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. *AK BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE FRONT BRAKES WILL NOT LOCK UP EVEN IF THE ABS IS DISCONNECTED. THE TRUCKS FRAME IS SO THIN THAT THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATES WHEN ...
EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. *AK BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE FRONT BRAKES WILL NOT LOCK UP EVEN IF THE ABS IS DISCONNECTED. THE TRUCKS FRAME IS SO THIN THAT THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATES WHEN ...
THROTTLE LINKAGE STICKS INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST START, DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING. IT TAKES EXTRA PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM IDLE POSITION. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO BURN RUBBER AND TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS. *JG
VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD WHILE PARKED AND BRAKE WAS APPLIED, OWNER REPLACED PARKING BRAKE.*AK CONSUMER HAD TO JAM THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING. THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARKING BRAKES WEAR OUT EVERY 15,000 MILES. *JG
CONSUMER STATES THE REAR DISC BRAKE CALIPER HOUSING IS OF SUCH SIZE, SHAPE AND PLACEMENT AS TO CAPTURE DEBRIS BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL, THE TRAPPED DEBRIS SERVES TO SCORE THE SURFACE OF THE ALUMINUM WHEEL CAUSING IT TO EVENTUALLY SEPARATE, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON ONE OF THE VEHI...
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AT FIRST START, CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS DOWN HARD TO GET IT TO UNSTICK, THEN VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *AK CONSUMER ADDS HAD TO REPLACED U-JOINTS THAT WERE MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. *TT
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AT FIRST START, CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS DOWN HARD TO GET IT TO UNSTICK, THEN VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *AK CONSUMER ADDS HAD TO REPLACED U-JOINTS THAT WERE MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. *TT
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. MY BRAKES HABITUALLY FAIL IF I HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT MY BRAKES ARE OPERATING WITHIN THE NORMAL SPECS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE DRIVING CONDITIONS IN MY AREA. THEY DO NOTHING ...
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. MY BRAKES HABITUALLY FAIL IF I HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT MY BRAKES ARE OPERATING WITHIN THE NORMAL SPECS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE DRIVING CONDITIONS IN MY AREA. THEY DO NOTHING ...
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. MY BRAKES HABITUALLY FAIL IF I HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT MY BRAKES ARE OPERATING WITHIN THE NORMAL SPECS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE DRIVING CONDITIONS IN MY AREA. THEY DO NOTHING ...
CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING MIDSHAFT COMPONENT. NLM *TT
TRANSMISSION HAD A VENT TUBE ON IT THAT SHOULD NOT BE THERE, THIS WAS CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL.*AK
SPARE TIRE WILL NOT UNLATCH FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
SINCE MY PURCHASE OF THIS TRUCK I HAVE HAD OVER 10 INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE RETURNED TO JIM ELLIS SERVICING 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WILL BE CORRECTED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THAN RETURN TO THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM GOING THROUGH THE BBB NOW TO GET GM TO REPURCHASE THIS ...
THERE IS A WIRE HARNESS SHOWING FROM UNDER STEERING WHEEL TIL THAT HAS A SHORT CIRCUIT AND OCCASIONALLY SPARKS. ALSO, THIS HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH READING FUEL INDICATOR/ ODOMETER/ GEAR INDICATOR/ AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER. *AK
THERE IS A WIRE HARNESS SHOWING FROM UNDER STEERING WHEEL TIL THAT HAS A SHORT CIRCUIT AND OCCASIONALLY SPARKS. ALSO, THIS HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH READING FUEL INDICATOR/ ODOMETER/ GEAR INDICATOR/ AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER. *AK
THERE IS A WIRE HARNESS SHOWING FROM UNDER STEERING WHEEL TIL THAT HAS A SHORT CIRCUIT AND OCCASIONALLY SPARKS. ALSO, THIS HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH READING FUEL INDICATOR/ ODOMETER/ GEAR INDICATOR/ AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER. *AK
THERE IS A WIRE HARNESS SHOWING FROM UNDER STEERING WHEEL TIL THAT HAS A SHORT CIRCUIT AND OCCASIONALLY SPARKS. ALSO, THIS HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH READING FUEL INDICATOR/ ODOMETER/ GEAR INDICATOR/ AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER. *AK
TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING,TOOK A TIRE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER,THEY SAID THAT HAPPENS WHEN TIRES AREN"T ROTATED PROPERLY, I WORK AT A AUTO SERVICE REPAIR CENTER,AND MY TIRES ARE ROTATED EVERY 6000 MI FAITHFULLY, SO I DISAGREE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P265R75R16)
ENGINE "KNOCK" ON COLD START-UP, SERVICING DEALER (M&S CHEVROLET - HIGHLAND, N.Y.) STATES GM AWARE OF PROBLEM & WORKING ON A FIX ACCORDING TO SERVICE TICKET, GM CUSTOMER SERVICE NOW STATES "NOT A PROBLEM" BUT ISSUED 5/100K EXTENDED ENGINE COMPONENT WARRANTY. *AK
WHILE PULLING INTO MAIN HIGHWAY, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE HIT A TREE BEFORE STOPPING, CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO KICK THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE PEDAL UNSTUCK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *AK *...
WHILE DRIVING HUB CAPS KEEP COMING OFF VEHICLE. IT'S WORSE WHEN PULLING TRAILER. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE PLASTIC NUTS THAT HOLD THE HUB CAPS WERE COMING LOOSE. *YH
FRONT TURN SINGLE FULL OF MOISTURE. *AK
ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE ON BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
SINCE WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS TROUBLES WITH THE SEATBELTS LOCKING UP AND GETTING TIGHTER UNTIL WE HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RELEASE THE BELT BUCKLE. MOST TIMES IT HAPPENS TO THE REAR SEATBELTS AND FROM TIME TO TIME THE FRONT SEATBELTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM START...
WHEN PROCEEDING FORWARD OR STOPPING ACCELERATOR STICKS, HAS TO KICK PEDAL TO BREAK LOOSE, AND VEHICLE SURGE FORWARD. *AK CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM WAS THROTTLE VALVE. *YH
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO MALFUNCTIONED BRAKE SYSTEM. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. MECHANIC AT ANOTHER SHOP STATED THAT DEALER REPLACED ALL DEFECTIVE PARTS AFTER ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, PARTS WERE NOT FACTORY PRODUCTS, RESULTING IN AN ABS FAILURE.*AK TT
WHILE MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS THERE WAS THUMPING VIBRATION. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON LOWER STEERING SHAFT; HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND ABS DID NOT KICK IN. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK. CONSUMER SKIDDED ONTO HIGHWAY, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND A NEW ABS MIDULE AND SOLENOID WAS NEEDED.*JG
CONSUMER STATES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY(PEDAL RESIST), DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM
RECALL 00 V 055 000/ABS SPRING CLIP: BRAKE PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY GOES TO THE FLOOR DURING NORMAL STOPPING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TT
THROTTLE LINKAGE HAS BEEN STICKING SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. DEALER WAS UNCOOPERATIVE AND WANTED TO BLAME ISSUE ON MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLE AND CHARGE $100 FOR CHANGING FUEL FILTER, WHICH IS UNRELATED TO FAILURE. *AK
FRONT TIRES STARTED TO SHOW NOTICEABLE WEAR, CAUSE COULD HAVE BEEN THAT THE FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THEY ROTATED THE BACK TIRES TO FRONT AND REALIGNED THE FRONT END. SAME WEAR APPEARED AT 5000 MILES. GOODYEAR TOLD ME THE 23575R16 MUST BE 35LBS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE LABEL ON THE DOOR SAYS...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT ON DAY AFTER PURCHASE. SATURDAY. RETURNED TO DEALER ON MONDAY FOR CHECKUP. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON 08/10/2000. RETURNED TO DEALER. THIS TIME THEY CHECKED THE NATIONAL COMPUTER AND FOUND THAT THE KNOCK SENSORS WERE OVERTORQUE...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT ON DAY AFTER PURCHASE. SATURDAY. RETURNED TO DEALER ON MONDAY FOR CHECKUP. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON 08/10/2000. RETURNED TO DEALER. THIS TIME THEY CHECKED THE NATIONAL COMPUTER AND FOUND THAT THE KNOCK SENSORS WERE OVERTORQUE...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT ON DAY AFTER PURCHASE. SATURDAY. RETURNED TO DEALER ON MONDAY FOR CHECKUP. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON 08/10/2000. RETURNED TO DEALER. THIS TIME THEY CHECKED THE NATIONAL COMPUTER AND FOUND THAT THE KNOCK SENSORS WERE OVERTORQUE...
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING A FUEL VAPOR PROBLEM, WHEN VEHICLE IDLES FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THE VAPORS ARE PUSHED OUT, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THEY ARE SUCKED UP INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND PUSHED INTO THE CAB OF VEHICLE. *JG
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING A FUEL VAPOR PROBLEM, WHEN VEHICLE IDLES FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THE VAPORS ARE PUSHED OUT, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THEY ARE SUCKED UP INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND PUSHED INTO THE CAB OF VEHICLE. *JG
THERE IS CONSTANT VIBRATION AT 25-35 MPH THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, DEALER INSISTS THAT VIBRATION IS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS IN TRAFFIC AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING HEARD A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THEN, VEHICLE SHUTOFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.*AK
ENGINE HAS A DEEP KNOCKING NOISE IN THE LOWER PART AND A TAPPING NOISE IN THE UPPER PART AFTER SETTING SEVERAL HOURS OR OVERNIGHT. ALSO THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN HOT UPON START-UP. DEALER STATED THE ENGINE KNOCKING IN THEIR OPPINION DID NOT LAST OVER A MINUTE AND HALF, THEREFORE THE GM TECH ASS...
HAVE HAD THREE FLAT TIRES, DUE TO GRAVEL PUNCTURE IN THE TREAD AT EXACTLY THE SAME IN THE TREAD OF EACH TIRE.
WITHIN A MONTH AFTER OUR PURCHASE, I TOOK OUR TRUCK TO TONY CHEVROLET'S SERVICE DEPT. FOR AN ENGINE KNOCK. I WAS TOLD THIS NOISE IS NORMAL TO "ALL" 2000 CHEVROLET AND GMC TRUCKS WITH THE 5.3 LITER ENGINE. I ASKED HOW AN ENGINE KNOCK CAN BE NORMAL TO A BRAND NEW ENGINE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE W...
THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN MORNING. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
OUR TRUCK HAS BEEN TO TONY CHEVROLET FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS 3 TIMES. WHEN BRAKING ANYTIME ON A BUMPY ROAD THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN RESULTING IN LOSS OF STOPPING POWER AND CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT. DURING ALASKA WINTER MONTHS, THE ABS SYSTEM IS OVER SENSITIVE AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE TRUCK STOP ...
WE'VE HAD THIS DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION ALMOST SINCE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED. GM SERVICE DEPT. HAS REPLACED 1 TIRE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T BALACE IT. ALL THE OTHER TIRES HAVE BEEN REBALANCED, ALL 5 TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED. THE TRUCK HAD THE REAR END PARTS REPLACED DUE TO SOME TYPE OF FAILURE. WE'VE HA...
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH OF 30 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DEALER DID NOT CHECK VEHICLE, BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT GIVE THEM PERMISSION. *AK *JG
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG ON DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK *YH
WHILE DRIVING EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DEFROSTING FRONT WINDSHIELD, A LARGE CRACK APPEARED ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *JB
ENGINE KNOCKS VERY BADLY AT COLD OR HOT START UP. KNOCKING LASTS FOR MINUTES. CHEVROLET SAYS THEY KNOW ABOUT PROBLEM. STATES THAT THE PISTON SKIRTS ARE TOO SHORT CAUSING PISTON WOBBLE. THEY ALSO START THEY CAN'T FIX AT THIS *AK
THIS TIRE FAILURE IS THE 2ND ON THIS VEHICLE. THE OUTER TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND THE STEEL BELTS CAME APART. INSPECTION BY SEARS TIRE CENTER IN ROCKY MOUNT, NC ALSO FOUND A THIRD TIRE READY TO SEPARATE. HAD PREVIOUS INCIDENT ON 4/26/2001 AND FILED WITH NHTSA ON 4/30/2001. REF ODI#744753. I ...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, THEN VEHICLE STARTS TO LOSE POWER, THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON HIGHWAY, AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS LOOSE CAUSING RATTLING NOISE FROM PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA AND TOP OF INSTRUMENTAL PANEL, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPE...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, THEN VEHICLE STARTS TO LOSE POWER, THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON HIGHWAY, AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS LOOSE CAUSING RATTLING NOISE FROM PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA AND TOP OF INSTRUMENTAL PANEL, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPE...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, THEN VEHICLE STARTS TO LOSE POWER, THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON HIGHWAY, AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS LOOSE CAUSING RATTLING NOISE FROM PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA AND TOP OF INSTRUMENTAL PANEL, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPE...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, THEN VEHICLE STARTS TO LOSE POWER, THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON HIGHWAY, AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS LOOSE CAUSING RATTLING NOISE FROM PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA AND TOP OF INSTRUMENTAL PANEL, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPE...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, THEN VEHICLE STARTS TO LOSE POWER, THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON HIGHWAY, AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS LOOSE CAUSING RATTLING NOISE FROM PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA AND TOP OF INSTRUMENTAL PANEL, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPE...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, THEN VEHICLE STARTS TO LOSE POWER, THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON HIGHWAY, AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS LOOSE CAUSING RATTLING NOISE FROM PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA AND TOP OF INSTRUMENTAL PANEL, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPE...
TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME DASH CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DIMMING THE LIGHT FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL CONSUMER'S HAND "BUMPED" DOME OVERRIDE SWITCH. AS A RESULT, ALL EXTERNAL LIGHTS SHUT OFF DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. THIS WAS ONLY DESIGNED TO HAPPEN WHEN DOME OVERRIDING SWITCH WAS PRESSED FOUR TIMES IN RAPID SUCCESSION. PROBLEM OCCURED WHENEVER SWITC...
WHILE DRIVING DURING A COLD OR WARM START, ENGINE WILL START MAKING LOUD CLICKING NOISES COMING FROM VALVES. CONSUMER HAS TO WARM UP ENGINE BEFORE DRIVING IT EVERY DAY TO TRY TO AVOID NOISE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. *AK *TT
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ON TIME. BRAKES WERE PRESSED, AND CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THAT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AIK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK CONSUMERS WIFE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WHEN TURNED ON IGNITION, AND PAWL JUMPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, DRAGGING WIFE WITH THE DOOR OPEN. VEHICLE STOPPED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENE...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AZK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AZK
VEHICLE IS PULLING TO LEFT AND RIGHT UPON BRAKING. CONSUMER IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIFTING TO LEFT BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. *AK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOLDING COMES LOOSE WHEN THE WINDOW ROLLS DOWN. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND SPARE WHEEL ARE BENT. CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES. RIGHT REAR A...
VEHICLE IS PULLING TO LEFT AND RIGHT UPON BRAKING. CONSUMER IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIFTING TO LEFT BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. *AK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOLDING COMES LOOSE WHEN THE WINDOW ROLLS DOWN. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND SPARE WHEEL ARE BENT. CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES. RIGHT REAR A...
VEHICLE IS PULLING TO LEFT AND RIGHT UPON BRAKING. CONSUMER IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIFTING TO LEFT BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. *AK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOLDING COMES LOOSE WHEN THE WINDOW ROLLS DOWN. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND SPARE WHEEL ARE BENT. CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES. RIGHT REAR A...
VEHICLE IS PULLING TO LEFT AND RIGHT UPON BRAKING. CONSUMER IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIFTING TO LEFT BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. *AK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOLDING COMES LOOSE WHEN THE WINDOW ROLLS DOWN. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND SPARE WHEEL ARE BENT. CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES. RIGHT REAR A...
VEHICLE IS PULLING TO LEFT AND RIGHT UPON BRAKING. CONSUMER IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIFTING TO LEFT BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. *AK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOLDING COMES LOOSE WHEN THE WINDOW ROLLS DOWN. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND SPARE WHEEL ARE BENT. CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES. RIGHT REAR A...
VEHICLE IS PULLING TO LEFT AND RIGHT UPON BRAKING. CONSUMER IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIFTING TO LEFT BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. *AK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOLDING COMES LOOSE WHEN THE WINDOW ROLLS DOWN. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND SPARE WHEEL ARE BENT. CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES. RIGHT REAR A...
ENGINE VALVES WOULD MAKE A LOUD TAPPING SOUND INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER NOT TO BE CONCERNED IF IT DID NOT LAST MORE THEN A MINUTE. *AK *YD
ENGINE KNOCKS VERY BADLY AT COLD OR HOT START UP. KNOCKING LASTS FOR MINUTES. CHEVROLET SAYS THEY KNOW ABOUT PROBLEM. STATES THAT THE PISTON SKIRTS ARE TOO SHORT CAUSING PISTON WOBBLE. THEY ALSO START THEY CAN'T FIX AT THIS TIME. ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL AT START UP NOISE IS SO BAD. I AM NERVOUS ...
LEFT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE WHILE DRIVING. HAD DEVELOPED A SLOW LEAK. TREAD WAS SEPARATING DUE TO BUBBLE WHICH WAS LOCATED IN MIDDLE OF TREAD. CONTACTED GOODYEAR, AND GOODYEAR INFORMED CONSUMER THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION ON TIRES. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER ST WITH 18,000 MILES, P235/75/R16. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WILL JUMP INTO NEUTRAL. THEN, JUMPS BACK INTO DRIVE WITH ACCELERATION, ALMOST HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *AK
ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES, SIZE: LT245/75R16, DOT: VN11BAB399 ON 2000, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO 1500 HAVE WAVY/DEFORMED AREAS IN CENTER OF TREAD. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 19,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, AND THEY ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK
TIRES CUPPING ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE ALSO PIECES OF TORES COMING OFF. *AK
WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY BRAKES WENT OUT, AND CONSUMER HAD TO STOP VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN LOOKING UNDER VEHICLE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING, AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS BROKEN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WE'VE HAD DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION TROUBLE WITH OUR TRUCK SINCE IT WAS ALMOST NEW. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT. SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED DIFFERENT ITEMS WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REDUCED SOME OF THE VIBRATIONS. THE VIBRATION GETS BAD ENOUGH...
WE'VE HAD DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION TROUBLE WITH OUR TRUCK SINCE IT WAS ALMOST NEW. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT. SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED DIFFERENT ITEMS WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REDUCED SOME OF THE VIBRATIONS. THE VIBRATION GETS BAD ENOUGH...
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WITH 5,600 MILES ON VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. SINCE THIS REPAIR BRAKES HAVE OPERATED ERRATICALLY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED BRAKES WERE WITHIN SPECIFI...
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WITH 5,600 MILES ON VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. SINCE THIS REPAIR BRAKES HAVE OPERATED ERRATICALLY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED BRAKES WERE WITHIN SPECIFI...
THE ACCELERATOR WILL STICK IN THE MINIMUM POSITION AND REQUIRES A HARD PUSH TO GET IT TO OPEN AT ALL. THIS STICKING OCCURS EVERY TIME THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED TO THE MINIMUM POSITION. YD
THE ACCELERATOR WILL STICK IN THE MINIMUM POSITION AND REQUIRES A HARD PUSH TO GET IT TO OPEN AT ALL. THIS STICKING OCCURS EVERY TIME THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED TO THE MINIMUM POSITION. YD
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD NOISE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD TIRE ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE, RESULTING IN WEAR ON OTHER TIRE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP AND FIRESTONE CO. FOR REPAIRS, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE REPAIRS TO TIRE, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATIO...
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD NOISE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD TIRE ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE, RESULTING IN WEAR ON OTHER TIRE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP AND FIRESTONE CO. FOR REPAIRS, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE REPAIRS TO TIRE, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATIO...
I`VE REPLACED THE TIRES 3 TIMES IN 2001. I`VE HAD TIRES BALANCED NUMEROUS TIMES. I`V E REPLACED ALL 4 SHOCKS IN 2001. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16)
I`VE REPLACED THE TIRES 3 TIMES IN 2001. I`VE HAD TIRES BALANCED NUMEROUS TIMES. I`V E REPLACED ALL 4 SHOCKS IN 2001. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16)
3 DOOR PICKUP HAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK WILL NOT GO UP, BUT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES GO UP, WHERE THIRD DOOR IS LOCATED. IT GOES UP. BUT IF SOMEONE LIKE A SMALL CHILD IS IN BACK IT WOULD BE TRAPPED BECAUSE SEAT WILL NOT GO UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMAT...
BROUGHT TRUCK INTO AUTO DEALERSHIP AND FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP, AND BOTH TOLD ME THAT MY TIRE IS DELAMINATING. BOTH TOLD ME THIS IS FROM DRIVING WITH A FLAT TIRE. THIS TIRE HAS NEVER BEEN FLAT, NOR HAS IT EVER BEEN LOW. THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON THIS TRUCK. *AK...
POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK.
AT 2000 MILES FRONT TIRES STARTED TO SHOW NOTICEABLE WEAR, DEALER SAID FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT COULD HAVE CAUSE THE TIRE WEAR, ROTATED THE BACK TIRES TO THE FRONT AND REALIGNED THE FRONT END, SAME WEAR APPEARED AT 5000 MILES. GOODYEAR SAID LOW INFLATION CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGED. THE PRESSURE IS 3...
AT 2000 MILES FRONT TIRES STARTED TO SHOW NOTICEABLE WEAR, DEALER SAID FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT COULD HAVE CAUSE THE TIRE WEAR, ROTATED THE BACK TIRES TO THE FRONT AND REALIGNED THE FRONT END, SAME WEAR APPEARED AT 5000 MILES. GOODYEAR SAID LOW INFLATION CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGED. THE PRESSURE IS 3...
BRAKE PEDAL WAS PULSATING BADLY, DEALER FOUND THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE WARPED, FOUR DAYS LATER WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, CONSUMER COULD HEAR AIR COMING THROUGH THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN PUMPING THE BRAKES, CONSUMER COULD SEE ...
STITCHING ON SEAT COVER WAS COMING APART, DEALER REPLACED COVERS, CONSUMER STATES IT LOOKS AS IF THE DRIVERS SIDE COVERS STITCHING IS STARTING TO COME APART AGAIN. *SLC
BRAKE PEDAL WAS PULSATING BADLY, DEALER FOUND THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE WARPED, FOUR DAYS LATER WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, CONSUMER COULD HEAR AIR COMING THROUGH THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN PUMPING THE BRAKES, CONSUMER COULD SEE ...
STITCHING ON SEAT COVER WAS COMING APART, DEALER REPLACED COVERS, CONSUMER STATES IT LOOKS AS IF THE DRIVERS SIDE COVERS STITCHING IS STARTING TO COME APART AGAIN. *SLC
I HAD A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE. I PULLED MY TIRE AND SAW THERE WAS NOT ANY INSIDE BRAKE PAD. THE OUTER BRAKE PAD SEEMED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE PADS, GMC SENT OUT NOTICES TO DEALERS TH...
PICKUP HAS BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED NEW 7/28/01 FOR VIBRATION WHICH APPEARS TO BE OUT OF BALANCED TIRES. TIRES FOUND OUT OF BALANCE BY DEALER, BUT PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED. VIBRATION OCCURRS BETWEEN 60MPH TO 77MPH.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 24575R16 TIRESIZE: LT245/75R/)
SLIGHT TO HEAVY VIBRATION OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF BEGINNING AT 64MPH TO 78MPH. PICKUP HAS BEEN DO DEALER 4 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED NEW ON 07/28/01 REGARDING VIBRATION. DEALER KEEPS REBALANCING THE TIRES AND THIS DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE PICKUP WILL BE IN THE DEALER'S SHOP AGAIN THIS WEEK,...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS OIL ON HIGHWAY. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT HIT A GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROOBLEM. *AK DRIVER RECEIVED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS OIL ON HIGHWAY. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT HIT A GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROOBLEM. *AK DRIVER RECEIVED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. *SLC
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VIBRATION RUNS THROUGH VEHICLE, DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR DISC ROTORS WERE CAUSING VIBRATION.*AK ALSO THE FRONT AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING AS WELL AS THE REAR SHOCKS, AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE CRACKED.*JB
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VIBRATION RUNS THROUGH VEHICLE, DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR DISC ROTORS WERE CAUSING VIBRATION.*AK ALSO THE FRONT AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING AS WELL AS THE REAR SHOCKS, AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE CRACKED.*JB
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VIBRATION RUNS THROUGH VEHICLE, DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR DISC ROTORS WERE CAUSING VIBRATION.*AK ALSO THE FRONT AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING AS WELL AS THE REAR SHOCKS, AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE CRACKED.*JB
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE SHUT OFF, VALVE LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON, AND WITHIN SECOND VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOUD POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE WHENEVER HAS BEEN DRIVEN. ALSO, THERE IS MOVEMENT IN STREERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS REPLACED SPRING AND COLUMN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTS IN VEHICLE GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK ADDITION TO COMPLAINT FILED: ON NOVEMBER 17TH, 2001 THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSI...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
INCREASED PEDAL EFFORT FROM IDLE POSITION, I AM AFRAID THAT IF I AM CLOSE TO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE I WILL RUN INTO IT! I AM ALWAYS SPINNING THE BACK WHEELS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE SINCE CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BY ISSUING A BULLETIN, WHY DON'T THEY REPLACE FOR FREE ON NON WARRA...
THE FOURTH DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLDER, THEY HAD ME WAIT TWO WEEKS FOR AN APPOINTMENT. WE TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE LATCHES AND LUBED THEM. THE PROBLEM RETURNED IN JANUARY AND THE DEALER ORDERED NEW LATCHES AND UPON RETURNING TWO WEEKS LATER, THEY WERE INSTALLE...
RIGHT REAR BRAKE DOES NOT RELEASE AND IT STAYS LOCKED UP AFTER RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL WHICH IS CAUSING DAMAGE AND TEARING WHEEL/ROTORS AND CALIPERS. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT PINS ARE FREEZING UP. PROBLEM IS COMMON ON 1/2 TON PICKUPS, AND 90% OF TIME IT IS ON RIGHT REAR BRAKE. ALSO, REPA...
WELL FIRST OFF 1: VIBRATIONS AT SPEEDS OF 40+ THE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO FALL APART THE STERRING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN SLOWING AS THE THE VIBRATING IS GOING ON, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT IT PARK AND THEN PROCEED AND IT MIGHT GO AWAY, IT'S LIKE THE DRIVELINE OR SHAFT...
WELL FIRST OFF 1: VIBRATIONS AT SPEEDS OF 40+ THE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO FALL APART THE STERRING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN SLOWING AS THE THE VIBRATING IS GOING ON, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT IT PARK AND THEN PROCEED AND IT MIGHT GO AWAY, IT'S LIKE THE DRIVELINE OR SHAFT...
WELL FIRST OFF 1: VIBRATIONS AT SPEEDS OF 40+ THE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO FALL APART THE STERRING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN SLOWING AS THE THE VIBRATING IS GOING ON, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT IT PARK AND THEN PROCEED AND IT MIGHT GO AWAY, IT'S LIKE THE DRIVELINE OR SHAFT...
WELL FIRST OFF 1: VIBRATIONS AT SPEEDS OF 40+ THE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO FALL APART THE STERRING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN SLOWING AS THE THE VIBRATING IS GOING ON, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT IT PARK AND THEN PROCEED AND IT MIGHT GO AWAY, IT'S LIKE THE DRIVELINE OR SHAFT...
WELL FIRST OFF 1: VIBRATIONS AT SPEEDS OF 40+ THE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO FALL APART THE STERRING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN SLOWING AS THE THE VIBRATING IS GOING ON, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT IT PARK AND THEN PROCEED AND IT MIGHT GO AWAY, IT'S LIKE THE DRIVELINE OR SHAFT...
WELL FIRST OFF 1: VIBRATIONS AT SPEEDS OF 40+ THE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO FALL APART THE STERRING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN SLOWING AS THE THE VIBRATING IS GOING ON, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT IT PARK AND THEN PROCEED AND IT MIGHT GO AWAY, IT'S LIKE THE DRIVELINE OR SHAFT...
THE TIRES ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO P/U WERE FOUND TO HAVE SEVERE CRACKS IN THE TREAD ARE, THE CRACKS WERE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO WARRENT REPLACEMENT BY THE TIRE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PRORATE THE TIRES, WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE ON MY PART. THE TREAD WEAR WAS MINIMAL. I AS T...
THE TIRES ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO P/U WERE FOUND TO HAVE SEVERE CRACKS IN THE TREAD ARE, THE CRACKS WERE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO WARRENT REPLACEMENT BY THE TIRE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PRORATE THE TIRES, WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE ON MY PART. THE TREAD WEAR WAS MINIMAL. I AS T...
WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE EXPECTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHING BACK AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE WAS SPEEDING UP, SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT BELTS LOCK UP ESPECIALLY IF THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP, WHEN THE CONSUMER MOVES FORWARD TO CHECK THE BLIND SPOT THE THE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. NLM
I WAS IN THE IDAHO MOUNTAINS ON A DAY TRIP WHEN BOTH REAR FIRESTONE AT TIRES WENT FLAT. I CHANGED THE MOST FLAT OF THE TWO AND MADE IT INTO A TOWN ON THE SPARE AND A FLAT TIRE. I PUT AIR IN THE FLAT TIRE AND MADE IT HOME. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FIRESTONE AT TIRES ON THEIR TRUCKS...
WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 35 MPH HAD A CRASH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGED FRONT END OF TRUCK. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
DATE OF FAILURE AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE. DEALER WAS ADVISED OF PROBLEM AT TIME OF OIL CHANGE BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY APRIL/MAY, 2001: SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A NEAR ACCIDENT: I WAS FORCED TO RUN A STOP SIGN. I W...
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 75MILES PER HOUR THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, THE TIRE COMPLETELY PEELED APART. IT TOOK MY HUSBAND ABOUT 1MILE TO COME TO A STOP, DURING WHICH TIME THE TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PAINT , WHEEL WELL, TORE OFF A MUD FLAP, AND BENT THE STEEL RIM. THE VEHICLE IS A WOR...
HEAD COLLISION AT 60-65MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR ENGINE KNOCK THREE WEEKS AFTER DATE OF PURCHASE. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM, BUT STATED THAT WAS NORMAL IN VEHICLES FOR THAT MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR. *AK *SLC
REAR DOORS DO NOT CLOSE WHEN COLD TEMP; REAR BRAKES LOCK ON ICE; STEERING COLUMN SQUEAKS WHEN TURNED. *AK
REAR DOORS DO NOT CLOSE WHEN COLD TEMP; REAR BRAKES LOCK ON ICE; STEERING COLUMN SQUEAKS WHEN TURNED. *AK
REAR DOORS DO NOT CLOSE WHEN COLD TEMP; REAR BRAKES LOCK ON ICE; STEERING COLUMN SQUEAKS WHEN TURNED. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL IS NORMAL, HOWEVER, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL IS ALSO SOFT. *SLC
WHEN BRAKING ANTILOCK BRAKES WILL CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL IF EVEN A SMALL BUMP IS HIT AT LOW SPEED. THE ANTILOCK WILL ALSO CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL DURING A SHARP TURN. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS, LOW AND HIGH.*AK
ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON;MOTOR ROARS;IN SHOP 5 TIMES;REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL FILTER, FUEL INJECTORS AGAIN, REPLACED GASKETS,O-RINGS, BRAKE LINE, ETC. BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS WATER IN GAS TANK CAUSING THE PROBLEM. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS STAYS ON, MOTOR STILL MAKING NOISE, 200 MILES FROM BEING...
ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON;MOTOR ROARS;IN SHOP 5 TIMES;REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL FILTER, FUEL INJECTORS AGAIN, REPLACED GASKETS,O-RINGS, BRAKE LINE, ETC. BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS WATER IN GAS TANK CAUSING THE PROBLEM. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS STAYS ON, MOTOR STILL MAKING NOISE, 200 MILES FROM BEING...
ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON;MOTOR ROARS;IN SHOP 5 TIMES;REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL FILTER, FUEL INJECTORS AGAIN, REPLACED GASKETS,O-RINGS, BRAKE LINE, ETC. BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS WATER IN GAS TANK CAUSING THE PROBLEM. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS STAYS ON, MOTOR STILL MAKING NOISE, 200 MILES FROM BEING...
ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON;MOTOR ROARS;IN SHOP 5 TIMES;REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL FILTER, FUEL INJECTORS AGAIN, REPLACED GASKETS,O-RINGS, BRAKE LINE, ETC. BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS WATER IN GAS TANK CAUSING THE PROBLEM. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS STAYS ON, MOTOR STILL MAKING NOISE, 200 MILES FROM BEING...
ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON;MOTOR ROARS;IN SHOP 5 TIMES;REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL FILTER, FUEL INJECTORS AGAIN, REPLACED GASKETS,O-RINGS, BRAKE LINE, ETC. BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS WATER IN GAS TANK CAUSING THE PROBLEM. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS STAYS ON, MOTOR STILL MAKING NOISE, 200 MILES FROM BEING...
ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON;MOTOR ROARS;IN SHOP 5 TIMES;REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL FILTER, FUEL INJECTORS AGAIN, REPLACED GASKETS,O-RINGS, BRAKE LINE, ETC. BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS WATER IN GAS TANK CAUSING THE PROBLEM. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS STAYS ON, MOTOR STILL MAKING NOISE, 200 MILES FROM BEING...
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH VEHICLE IMPACTED ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING $11,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO FRONT OF TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHILE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF. INSURANCE COMPANY WAS HAVING VEHICLE REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDI...
CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND FRONT BRAKES MADE A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AND THERE WAS NO STOPPING POWER, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC TEST DROVE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT POSSIBLE ABS FAILURE PREMATURELY, CONSUMER LEFT VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER NONE OF THE PROBLEMS ...
ABS IS TOO SENSITIVE, ESPECIALLY ON SLIPPERY OR BUMPY SURFACE WHICH CAUSES A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY SERVICE WRITER FOR CHEVROLET THAT Z71 MODELS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBELM.*AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH STEPPED ON BRAKES PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES DID NOT OPERATE, AND VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING WITHOUT STOPPING. INSPECTED FOR REPAIRS, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND.*AK
WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON GAS PEDAL IT GOT STUCK AND VEHICLE ACELLERATED UNCONTROLLEABLY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.
ENGINE KNOCKING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE, AND THEY DE-CARBONIZED THE ENGINE (WHICH IS A HOOT!). *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
I HAD A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE IN THE SIZE OF P265/75R16 BLOW THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL OUT AT A SPEED OF APROX 55 WITH ABOUT 2000 MILES ON THE TIRE. THE AUTO WAS A CHEVROLET SILVERADO, THE TIRE LOOKED LIK IT WAS CUT AROUND THE SIDEWALL JUST LIKE THE TIRES I SAW ON THE RECALL OF 15 INCH. *AK (TIRES...
VEHICLE WAS GOING 65MPH. CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO BRAKE TO SLOWDOWN, AND IT WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN. EACH TIME CONSUMER'S FOOT CAME OFF BRAKE, VEHICLE SPED UP. CONSUMER PULLED OFF ROAD, AND COULDN'T TAKE IT OUT OF DRIVE. VEHICLE RAN INTO SOME GRAVEL, AND THE SPUN BACK END AROUND. VEHICLE WENT OVER A ...
VEHICLE WAS GOING 65MPH. CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO BRAKE TO SLOWDOWN, AND IT WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN. EACH TIME CONSUMER'S FOOT CAME OFF BRAKE, VEHICLE SPED UP. CONSUMER PULLED OFF ROAD, AND COULDN'T TAKE IT OUT OF DRIVE. VEHICLE RAN INTO SOME GRAVEL, AND THE SPUN BACK END AROUND. VEHICLE WENT OVER A ...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TIRE WALLS SEPARATED DUE TO PARTIAL DEFLATION FROM SLOW LEAKING PUNCTURE/ TIRE WAS NOT DRIVEN ON THE SIDEWALLS COMPLETE DEFLATION OCCURRED WHILE PARKED....TIRE EXPERTS AND INSURANCE AGENT EXAMINED AND AGREED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT DRIVEN ON SIDEWALLS AND RIM....THE TIRE DEVELOPED SEVERE BULGES ON SID...
POPPING NOISE AND SLACK IN FRONT DRIVE TRAIN - DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. FINALLY FOUND NOISE PROBLEM AROUND DASH - WINDSHIELD IS NOT GLUED IN AND COULD COME OUT AT ANY TIME - VERY DISSATISFIED WITH PURCHASE. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO TRY AND LOCATE POPPING NOISE ANY FURTHER ...
POPPING NOISE AND SLACK IN FRONT DRIVE TRAIN - DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. FINALLY FOUND NOISE PROBLEM AROUND DASH - WINDSHIELD IS NOT GLUED IN AND COULD COME OUT AT ANY TIME - VERY DISSATISFIED WITH PURCHASE. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO TRY AND LOCATE POPPING NOISE ANY FURTHER ...
WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATES. CAN BE FELT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL/ GAS PEDAL AND SEAT. CONSUMER THINKS IT MAY BE DRIVETRAIN RELATED. TO DEALER 4 TIMES, NO REMEDY. DEALER BALANCED TIRES, REPLACED DRIVESHAFT AND ADJUSTED SUSPENSION. *AK
WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATES. CAN BE FELT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL/ GAS PEDAL AND SEAT. CONSUMER THINKS IT MAY BE DRIVETRAIN RELATED. TO DEALER 4 TIMES, NO REMEDY. DEALER BALANCED TIRES, REPLACED DRIVESHAFT AND ADJUSTED SUSPENSION. *AK
TRUCK EXCESSIVELY VIBRTES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS SINCE SO MANY OF THEM ARE DEFECTIVE? *AK
ENGINE NOISE, VALVE TICKING AT LOW SPEED OR AFTER SITTING FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. CHEVROLET SAYS IT KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOW FIX. 2001 SILVERADO'S WITH NEW HEAD DESIGN DO NOT HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY AND CLUNKING OVER BUMPS. STEERING WHEEL HAS EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY AND CLUNKS AS IF FRONT SHOCKS, BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS OR OTHER STEERING/SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE LOOSE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED. *AK
MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION ON MAY 19, 01. VEHICHLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WHEN VEHICHLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON AND KNOCKED APPROXIMATELY 23 FT. BACKWARDS ONTO THE SHOULDER OF ROADWAY. UPON IMPACT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER OF T...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND WAS ON INTERSTATE IN FAR RIGHT LANE TRYING TO EXIT, AND VEHICLE RAN UP ON GRASS, BRAKES COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE FROM HITTING THE POST. CONSUMER HIT FACE ON WINDSHIELD. STEERING WHEEL WAS BENT BACK AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED ON TIME,...
ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. IT WOULD SUDDENLY JUMP/JERK FORWARD. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, BUT INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. PART NEEDED TO BE CLEANED/ NOT REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS SPORADIC OR INTERMITTENT AT TIMES. *AK *JB
DESPITE REPEATED ALIGNMENTS AND BALANCINGS, THE TIRES VIBRATE, THE VEHICLE PULLS, AND WET AND SNOW PERFORMANCE IS POOR COMPARED TO OTHER OE TIRES GM HAS USED IN THE PAST, I.E. GOODYEAR. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY, AND THEY ARE OF THE OPINION THAT ALL WILDERNESS A...
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND REPAIRED ONCE IN A FOUR MONTH PERIOD FROM AUG. 8, 2000, TO JAN. 15, 2001. *AK
A POPPING SOUND WAS COMING FROM FUEL TANK. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND HAD VARIOUS REPAIRS DONE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
EXPERIENCING HORN PROBLEM, UNABLE TO ACTIVATE HORN WHEN NEEDED DUE TO HARD COVER PAD. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WENT OUT AT SAME TIME. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN SHAFT IN POWER STEERING PUMP THAT CAUSED A LOSS OF THESE TWO POWER ASSISTED SYSTEMS. *AK CONUSMER STATES HE WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A ...
WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WENT OUT AT SAME TIME. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN SHAFT IN POWER STEERING PUMP THAT CAUSED A LOSS OF THESE TWO POWER ASSISTED SYSTEMS. *AK CONUSMER STATES HE WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A ...
WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WENT OUT AT SAME TIME. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN SHAFT IN POWER STEERING PUMP THAT CAUSED A LOSS OF THESE TWO POWER ASSISTED SYSTEMS. *AK CONUSMER STATES HE WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A ...
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 18,000 MILES. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, BUT REPAIRS WAS DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH GUARDRAIL AND SEVERAL OF ITS SUPPORT POLES AT 80 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER STATES IMPACT WAS 85 MPH AND ACCELERATING, CONSUMER HIT A GUARDRAIL AND EIGHT OF ITS SUPPORT POSTS, FINALLY STOPPING WHEN CONSUMER IMPACTE...
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH GUARDRAIL AND SEVERAL OF ITS SUPPORT POLES AT 80 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER STATES IMPACT WAS 85 MPH AND ACCELERATING, CONSUMER HIT A GUARDRAIL AND EIGHT OF ITS SUPPORT POSTS, FINALLY STOPPING WHEN CONSUMER IMPACTE...
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO A SHORT TO GROUND OCCURRED WITH IN POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *JB
WAS TRAVELING 60MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO ITS DRIFTING. IT WENT SIDEWAYS AND OFF THE ROAD. THEN, VEHICLE WENT AIR BORNE AFTER STRADDLING. DRIVEWAY WAS OF CONCRETE TILE. LANDED ON BUMPER, THEN FLIPPED ON TOP. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED....
WAS TRAVELING 60MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO ITS DRIFTING. IT WENT SIDEWAYS AND OFF THE ROAD. THEN, VEHICLE WENT AIR BORNE AFTER STRADDLING. DRIVEWAY WAS OF CONCRETE TILE. LANDED ON BUMPER, THEN FLIPPED ON TOP. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED....
DEALER REPORTS THAT THE NOISE IS FROM CARBON BUILD UP.
USING AUTOMATIC LIGHT SENSOR CONTROL WHEN LIGHTS FAILED-- 65MPH ON A DARK SECONDARY ROAD- ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT - INSIDE AND OUTSIDE - FORTUNATELY IT WAS A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD -- SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PICKUP STOPPED BEFORE IT WENT INTO THE DITCH - SURE SCARED MY PASSEN...
NTI-LOCK BRAKES; WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AT WORK, THERE IS A MANHOLE COVER THAT HAS TO TRAVEL OVER. WHEN VEHICLE HITS THIS ON A RIGHT HAND TURN, WHILE STOPPING AT A CONSTANT RATE, ABS KICKS IN AND INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL I...
THE POWER STEERING PUMP CONTROLS BOTH THE BRAKES & STEERING, WHEN THE PUMP GOES OUT YOU LOOSE BOTH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE.
THE POWER STEERING PUMP CONTROLS BOTH THE BRAKES & STEERING, WHEN THE PUMP GOES OUT YOU LOOSE BOTH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE.
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED COULD FEEL STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER THREE TIMES. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH RECALL (C00093-S) CONSUMER DOES NOT THINK THAT ANY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES DEALER REFUSED TO SHOW HIM WHAT WAS DONE, DEALER SHOWED CONSUMER A SCHEMATIC DRAWING OF THE BRACKET USED AND ITS LOCATION, EXCEPT WHAT HE SHOWED CONSUMER HAD NOTHING T...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN A TRAFFIC JAM AHEAD OF HIM OCCURRED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN, AND REAR ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE. BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. P...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED AHEAD OF HIM. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. THERE WAS RESISTANCE BEHIND BRAKE PEDAL, BUT BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE, CAUSING HIM TO REAR END A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. *AK
TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE (SPLITTING OF RUBBER IN THE BEAD AND ON THE SIDE WALLS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R1 )
THE ROTORS WHICH ARE PART OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAD BEGUN OPERATING IMPROPERLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING AND TO HAVE INCREASED VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED THE ROTORS TO STOP PERFORMING PROPERLY MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED ...
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE FIRMLY APPLIED, THE VEHICLE KEEPS MOVING ALTHOUGH IT FEELS AS IS THE PEDAL HAS PRESSURE AT FIRST. AFTER ABOUT A SECOND, THE PEDAL STARTS TO PULSATE AS IF THE ABS IS WORKING, YET THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW EFFECTIVELY AND IT SOUNDS AS IF THERE ...
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING VEHICLE WILL JERK VIOLENTLY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM IS NOW CONTINOUS WITH A LOUD SLAPPING NOISE. *SLC
THE POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE WHILE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *PH WHEN THE PART WAS REMOVED, THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE INPUT SHAFT HAD BROKEN. THE BREAK HAPPENED AT THE WELD. THE WELD WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE SHAFT SHOWED SIGNS OF METAL CRYSTALLIZATION. *SC *JB
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
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 REF...
THROTTLE STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL PUMPS, AND VEHICLE DOESN'T SEEM TO STOP. *AK
NHTSA RECALL 00V345000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL C00093/ABS BRAKES. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO SEND RECALL NOTICE TO CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
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
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
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
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
VEHICLE HAD BEEN LEAKING OIL SINCE HE HAD BOUGHT VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NOT FIX OR FIND OUT WHERE OIL WAS COMING FROM.*AK
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 CONTI...
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 CONTI...
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 CONTI...
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 CONTI...
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
CANNOT ALIGN CASTER WITHIN +/- TOLARENCE. VEHICLE WIL PULL TO RIGHT IF CASTER IS PUT IN +/- TOLARENCE. *AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL NOTICE 00V345000. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE, AND TO DRIVE VEHICLE AS IT WAS. PLEASE PROVDIE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
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
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 FAU...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
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
WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT FOR NO REASON, FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR OR 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER, CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
WATER WOULD GET INSIDE OF VEHICLE WHEN ITS RAINING OR BEING WASHED. SEAM IN TRUCK WOULD ALLOW WATER TO LEAK IN AND GET UNDER CARPETING. ELECTRICAL WIRES WOULD ALSO GET WET AND AFFECT LIGHTING SYSTEM.*AK
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. CAME UP TO INTERSECTION WITH STOP LIGHT. LIGHT CHANGED TO RED AND TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES.BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE RAN THRU RED LIGHT AND INTERSECTION NARROWLY MISSING COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLE.ROAD SURFACE DRY AND CLEAR. TEMP...
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, BRAKES SLIGHTLY CATCH. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES KICK IN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A SKIDED STOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE ...
THERE IS A SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IT SOUNDS AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN COLUMN. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY, AND MORE FREQUENTLY DURING COLDER WEATHER. *AK
FROM 10MPH AND HIGHER STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED THREE DEFECTIVE WHEELS AND TWO TIRES. *AK
WHEN APPLYING GAS CONSUMER HAS TO ALMOST STAND ON PEDAL TO GET PEDAL TO GO DOWN. DEALER ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH GAS PEDAL STICKING.*AK *SLC
CONSUMER HAD FOUND DIFFERENT CRACKS ON BODY OF VEHICLE WHERE PARTS WERE MADE OF PLASTIC, AND ANYBODY COULD LEAN ON VEHICLE AND IT WILL CRACK.*AK
WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE THE SPARE YOU MUST INSERT A ROD AND TURN TO BRING THE SPARE DOWN. THE ROD FAILS TO CONNECT PROPERLY AS A RESULT YOU ARE UNABLE TO LOWER THE SPARE. WHEN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CONTACTED THEY SAID THERE WERE MANY INSTANCES JUST LIKE OURS. THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT THE SPA...
BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP TRUCK ON WET, ROUGH, BLACKTOP, 20% SLOPE HILL. BRAKES FAILED. *AK
WAS BACKING VEHICLE OUT OF GARAGE WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENED TO POWER ASSIST ON STEERING. ALSO, HAD NO POWER BRAKES. EVERYTHING HAD LOCKED UP. NOTICED STEERING FLUID ON GARAGE FLOOR. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED.*AK DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER MAY H...
WAS BACKING VEHICLE OUT OF GARAGE WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENED TO POWER ASSIST ON STEERING. ALSO, HAD NO POWER BRAKES. EVERYTHING HAD LOCKED UP. NOTICED STEERING FLUID ON GARAGE FLOOR. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED.*AK DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER MAY H...
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER TO INSPECT BRAKE LINE, CONSUMER WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO DO.*AK CONSUMER IS UNHAPPY BECAUSE IN ORDER TO DO REPAIR, GM HAD TO SLICE BRAKE LINE. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS IN 4- WHEEL LOW AND CONSUMER WAS IN BACK OF IT, VEHICLE MOVED ON ITS OWN, WENT DOWN HILL, AND HIT A TREE. DEALER FOUND VEHICLE HAD JUMPED FROM 4- WHEEL LOW INTO NEUTRAL DUE TO THE LINKAGE NOT ADJUSTED RIGHTLY. DAMAGE TO BVEHICLE WAS $ 6000. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SL...
THERE IS A BACKLASH IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL.
REAR END OF VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED,UNABLE TO LOCATED PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN MAKING SUDDEN STOPS BRAKES WILL CHIRP AND FRONT END WILL DIVE DOWN. DEALER CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING, TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM PULLING TO RIGHT, CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY PRESSURE TO STEERING WHEEL AND PULL TO LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR BOX, HOWEVER THE STEERING WAS WORSE THAN EVER, DEALER THEN ROTATED FRONT TIRES LEFT TO RIGHT, CONS...
WHILE TRAVELING, TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM PULLING TO RIGHT, CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY PRESSURE TO STEERING WHEEL AND PULL TO LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR BOX, HOWEVER THE STEERING WAS WORSE THAN EVER, DEALER THEN ROTATED FRONT TIRES LEFT TO RIGHT, CONS...
WHILE TRAVELING, TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM PULLING TO RIGHT, CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY PRESSURE TO STEERING WHEEL AND PULL TO LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR BOX, HOWEVER THE STEERING WAS WORSE THAN EVER, DEALER THEN ROTATED FRONT TIRES LEFT TO RIGHT, CONS...
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 ...
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
A RATTLE SOUND IN TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE AND FIX PROBLEM. *AK
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
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
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
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
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 BO...
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
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
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
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
I FEEL THIS VEHICLE SUFFERS GREATLY IN BUILD QUALITY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
ALL FRONT SEATBELTS DO NOT LOCK. THEY RETRACT OUT WHEN PULLING ON THEM, IN AN ACCIDENT SEATBELT WOULD NOT HOLD. *AK
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ENGINE DEFECTS SUCH AS LEAKING OIL ON NEW VEHICLE IS CONCERNING. NOT HAPPY. *AK
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
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
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
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
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
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265 75 R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 75 R16 )
SINCE FIRST DAY IT HAS BEEN HARD TO STOP, THEN, IT GOT HARDER AND HARDER, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN JUNE OF 2000, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. CONSUMER STATED IT WAS ALSO HARD TO STEER . *AK
SINCE FIRST DAY IT HAS BEEN HARD TO STOP, THEN, IT GOT HARDER AND HARDER, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN JUNE OF 2000, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. CONSUMER STATED IT WAS ALSO HARD TO STEER . *AK
INTERMITTENTLY DRIVER AND PASSENGER RESTRAINTS WILL NOT RETRACT, CAUSING DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BE UNRESTRAINED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
PROBLEM #1 TRUCK HAS A "VIBRATION" SINCE PURCHASE DATE. DEALER CHECKED THE BALANCE OF THE TIRES 4 TIMES AND FOUND THEM OUT OF BALANCE, TIRES WERE THEN BALANCED AND ROTATED. BUT THE "VIBRATION" STILL EXISTED. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH. MANUFACTURE S...
PROBLEM #1 TRUCK HAS A "VIBRATION" SINCE PURCHASE DATE. DEALER CHECKED THE BALANCE OF THE TIRES 4 TIMES AND FOUND THEM OUT OF BALANCE, TIRES WERE THEN BALANCED AND ROTATED. BUT THE "VIBRATION" STILL EXISTED. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH. MANUFACTURE S...
CONSUMER STATED THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE IS ATTACHED TO A SQUARE METAL BRACKET LOCATED ABOUT THE DRIVER'S LEFT LEG, WHEN THE LEG IS STRETCHED, THE SHIN HITS THE METAL ASSEMBLY, IN AN ACCIDENT ANY FORWARD MOVEMENT WOULD CAUSE LEG INTO THE METAL ASSEMBLY CAUSING AN INJURY. *SLC
WENT TO THE STORE. THE BRAKES WAS FINE HAD A HARD PEDAL. CAME BACK OUT STARTED THE TRUCK. PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE TRUCK STARTED TO BACK UP. PUT TRUCK BACK IN PARK. CALLED GM. PUT THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP. THE PEDAL WENT T...
WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED 45 MPH WHEN REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
REAR OF VEHICLE LEANS TO DRIVER'S SIDE, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX VEHICLE 3 TIMES, HOWEVER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. KEYLESS ENTRY TRANSMITTER INOPERABLE. *SLC
REAR OF VEHICLE LEANS TO DRIVER'S SIDE, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX VEHICLE 3 TIMES, HOWEVER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. KEYLESS ENTRY TRANSMITTER INOPERABLE. *SLC
TRUCK HAS A "VIBRATION" THAT THE DEALER CAN NOT CORRECT. FEELS LIKE A TIRE OUT OF BALANCE. TIRES BALANCED AND "VIBRATION" IS NOT AS BAD, EACH TIME TIRES ARE BALANCED THEY ARE FOUND TO BE OUT OF BALANCE. SERVICE MANAGER HAS TOLD ME THAT "I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS". MANUFACTURE SAYS "ALL TRU...
TRUCK HAS A "VIBRATION" THAT THE DEALER CAN NOT CORRECT. FEELS LIKE A TIRE OUT OF BALANCE. TIRES BALANCED AND "VIBRATION" IS NOT AS BAD, EACH TIME TIRES ARE BALANCED THEY ARE FOUND TO BE OUT OF BALANCE. SERVICE MANAGER HAS TOLD ME THAT "I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS". MANUFACTURE SAYS "ALL TRU...
ON SEVERAL OCATIONS THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM HAS ACTIVATED FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON DRY ROADS AND NO PANIC BRACKING WAS ENVOLVED. WHEN THE SYSTEM ACTIVATES , BREAKING DISTANCES BECOME MUCH GREATER THAN NORMAL ,THUS NECESSATING CORRECTIVE ACTION TO AVOID A COLLISSION. *AK
DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE MIRROR EVEN THOUGH TRUCK UNDER WARRANITY AND I HAVE ADDITIONAL COVERAGE. *AK
DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE MIRROR EVEN THOUGH TRUCK UNDER WARRANITY AND I HAVE ADDITIONAL COVERAGE. *AK
DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE MIRROR EVEN THOUGH TRUCK UNDER WARRANITY AND I HAVE ADDITIONAL COVERAGE. *AK
DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE MIRROR EVEN THOUGH TRUCK UNDER WARRANITY AND I HAVE ADDITIONAL COVERAGE. *AK
HIT A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON, WENT OVER IT AND NOSE DIVED INTO A 10FT. DEEP DITCH, FLIPPING ONTO THE ROOF. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER HITTING THE FRONT END TWICE.*AK
REAR DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE/LATCH PROPERLY DURING COLD WEATHER. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM STILL UNRESOLVEED. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE LATCHES AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *YH
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYING BRAKE ON WET SNOW ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN THE ABS ENGAGES WAS FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS. *YH
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. CONSUME...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLE. NLM
DELAY IN TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. NLM
EXCESSIVE NOISE IN 4WD. NLM
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
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
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. ...
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.
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 S...
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 S...
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
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
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
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
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
TERRIBLE ENGINE RATTLE ON START-UP LASTS FOR MINUTES/GETTING WORSE. *AK
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...
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...
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 BE...
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS DOUBLE PAD ON CALIPER. *AK
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS DOUBLE PAD ON CALIPER. *AK
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
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 ...
NONE (TIRESIZE: 245/75/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/16 )
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 PROV...
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
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
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 ...
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 ...
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
VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED AND LEAKED FUEL DUE TO FAULTY FUEL LINES. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK
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 ...
TRUCK HAS HAD SEVERAL PARTS REPLACED FOR VIBRATION, SPENDS MORE TIME IN SHOP THAN AT HOME. *AK
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...
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...
BRAKE HELD TO FLOOR.HEARD ANTI-LOCK MOTORS,BUT THERE WAS NOT MUCH BRAKING ACTION. *AK
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
TRUCK SHAKE AND VIBRATES VERY BAD AT ALL TIMES MOST WHEN IN DRIVE WHILE BRAKES . *AK
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
WHILE COMING TO A STOP PEDAL FELT LIKE IT WAS STOPPING BUT VEHICLE WAS STILL MOVING. THEN, BRAKE PEDAL CAME BACK UP, AND CONSUMER HAD BRAKES AGAIN.*AK
WHEN ACCELERATING GENTLY TRUCK HAS A FLATNESS AND STALLS OUT. THEN, THERE IS A VIBRATION TO IT. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE 5.3 VOLTEC ENGINES AND TRANSMISSION COMBINATION. *AK
WHEN ACCELERATING GENTLY TRUCK HAS A FLATNESS AND STALLS OUT. THEN, THERE IS A VIBRATION TO IT. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE 5.3 VOLTEC ENGINES AND TRANSMISSION COMBINATION. *AK
DRIVELINE - TRANSMISION OR DRIVESHAFT OR REAR END HAS EXTEAME SLACK. VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN TAKING OF IN FORWARD OR REVERSE CAUSING THE VEHICLE SURGE (OR JUMP FORWARD OR BACKWARD)CREATING A SITUATION THAT IS UNSAFE, SERIOUSLY IMACTS THE DRIVEABLITY AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCES THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. ...
DRIVELINE - TRANSMISION OR DRIVESHAFT OR REAR END HAS EXTEAME SLACK. VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN TAKING OF IN FORWARD OR REVERSE CAUSING THE VEHICLE SURGE (OR JUMP FORWARD OR BACKWARD)CREATING A SITUATION THAT IS UNSAFE, SERIOUSLY IMACTS THE DRIVEABLITY AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCES THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. ...
THIS VEHICLE PAUSES OR HESITATES AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING A MILD JERKING MOTION.*AK
SEVERE VIBRATION FROM REAR, CAUSING REAR TO BOUNCE ACROSS THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH OR MORE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION. *YH
SEAT BACK HAS 1/2" INCH OF PLAY WITH SEAT BELT FASTENED.
VEHICLE SHOWS PAUSING OR HESITATING CONDITIONS IN BOTH IN TOWN AND HIGHWAY DRIVING, WHETHER IN MANUAL OR CRUISE CONTROL, WITH OR WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING.
I CONTACTED SARAH SCHILLE OF GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT THIS FAILURE.SHE SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO TOM BENSON TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK. HE DID WHATEVER HE DOES TO COLLECT DATA FROM THE VEHICLE AND THEN TAKES PICTURES ETC. AND SENDS ALL OF THE INFORMATION TO GM FOR EVALUATION. I FEEL THIS ACCIDENT WAS SEVERE ENO...
THE TRUCK VIBRATES WHEN YOU GO OVER 65MPH. THIS INCLUDES THE STEERING WHEEL, THE SEATS, CUP HOLDERS, ETC. THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATES. WE HAVE HAD IT IN 4 TIMES AND THAN THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSE TO RIDE.
THERE HAS BEEN VIBRATION PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK SINCE MAY. NOW WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR ANY IRREGULARITIES IN THE ROAD OR DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME, ABS SYSTEM AVANCE. TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR VIBRATION PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLV...
THERE HAS BEEN VIBRATION PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK SINCE MAY. NOW WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR ANY IRREGULARITIES IN THE ROAD OR DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME, ABS SYSTEM AVANCE. TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR VIBRATION PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLV...
BOTH FRONT DOOR EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH AIR LEAKING IN BETWEEN AND CAUSING A WHISTLING NOISE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL GOES UNRESOLVED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE HAS HAD A VIBRATION SINCE NEW. VIBRATIONS CAN START AS SLOW AS 35MPH & CONTINUE TO 70+MPH. DEALER HAS UNSUCCESSFULY TRIED TO REPAIR MANY TIMES. NOW SAYS THEY "CAN'T FIX". I HAVE FILED UNDER FL'S LEMON LAW STATUE FOR A REFUND.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE AT 20 MPH, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TIRE FAILED AT LOW SPEED ON DIRT ROAD DUE TO ROCK PUSHING THROUGH STEEL BELTS IN CENTER OF TIRE. VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN 10% LOADED (NO EXTRA WEIGHT IN BED) (TIRESIZE: 265 75 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 75 16 )
TIRES BEEN BALANCE TWO TIMES AND STILL VIBRATE HIGHWAY SPEED. (DOT NUMBER: VN11BAB060)
I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED AN ACTUAL FAILURE OF A FIRESTONE TIRE; HOWEVER I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY BECAUSE MY TIRES WERE MADE AT THE DECATUR, IL PLANT, THE SAFETY OF STEELTEX R4S TIRES IS NOW UNDER SCRUTINY, AND I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN FAILURES OF TWO OF THE EXACT, SAME TIRE - ONE ON A SCHOOL VAN AND THE O...
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 55 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, FRONT END WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
TIRES ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN TREADS. TRUCK IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD.*AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75/R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75/R16 )
TIRES CHOPPING VIBRATING/ FROM THE FIRST 1000 MILES WAS TOLD BY DEALER THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16/)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16/ )
TIRES CHOPPING VIBRATING/ FROM THE FIRST 1000 MILES WAS TOLD BY DEALER THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16/)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16/ )
ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2000, I PURCHASED A NEW TRUCK FROM KEN DIXON OF WALDORF, MD. AFTER A DAY OR SO OF DRIVING, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE SHIMMERED. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER IT HAD LESS THAN 500 MILES ON IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT GMC DOES NOT ALLOW REBALANCING OF TIRES UNTIL 500 MILES HAS BEEN REACHED...
TIRE WAS KEPT BY SIMPSONVILLE CHEVY DUE TO THEIR REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM, AGAINST MY REQUEST. SPOKE TO FIRESTONE DEALER TODAY WHO TOLD ME TIRES HAVE NO PROBLEMS, AND IF I WANT TIRES REPLACED I PAY, THEY ARE NOT RESONSIBLE. HAVE ALSO REC'D RUN AROUND FROM CHEVROLET, BROOK LINDHART OFFERED REASSURANCE B...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH MOMENTARY DELAY IN STOPPING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN LOW SPEED OF 30-40 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TREAD HAS BEGUN TO SEPARATE FROM TIRE CASEING. HAIRLINE SPLIT IS NOW VISABLE WHERE TREAD IS BONDED TO TIRE CASSING. OTHER TIRES STILL NOT AFFECTED. DEALER, AND CHEVROLET REFUSE TO REPLACE. SAY THIS TIRE NOT AFFECTED BY DEFECT. GM CLAIMS THERE TIRES MADE TO HIGHER STANDARD. THEN THOSE FOR FORD. I HA...
ON SEPT. 9TH OF THIS YEAR I HAD A 2000 CHEVROLET PICKUP TO CATCH FIRE ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING IT TO THE BANK. I LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND THE ROADS ARE CURVY. BY-STANDERS AND THE PEOPLE AT THE BANK WERE KIND ENOUGH TO HAVE THE FIRE PUT OUT BEFORE THE HAYSI FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED.*AK
TIRE WENT ON INTERSTATE 85 IN NORTH CARLOINA -HUNTERVILLE FIRESTONE DEALER COMFIRMED A TIRE FAILURE BUT HAVE ON 265 TIRES IN STOCK-PURCHESED A GOOD YEAR TIRE AS A SPARE TO RETURN TO PA. WITH------FIRESTONE DEALER DEALER IN FARLESS HILLS PA REINBURSED ME 120 OR THE 142 I SPENT FOR THE GOOD TIERE-----...
WHEN BRAKING ANYTIME THERE IS A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES FAIL, THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO COLLIDE INTO OTHER VEHICLES, THE DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *SLC
DRIVER HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON WITH A 50-65 MPH IMPACT, AND THEN DROVE INTO A FIELD . UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT SEATBELTS WERE ON AT THE TIME. AS A RESULT, PASSENGER HAD CRACKED STERNUM,AND DRIVER HAD MILD WHIPLASH.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORM...
DRIVER HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON WITH A 50-65 MPH IMPACT, AND THEN DROVE INTO A FIELD . UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT SEATBELTS WERE ON AT THE TIME. AS A RESULT, PASSENGER HAD CRACKED STERNUM,AND DRIVER HAD MILD WHIPLASH.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORM...
ON AUGUST 25, GOING TO WORK FROM A LATE LUNCH, I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. WHEN THE TIRE BLEW IN THREWMY TRUCK INTO A LARGE CURB RUINING THE BUMBER,RIGHT FRONT CORNER PANEL, PARTS OF THE DOOR AS WELL AS SUSPENSION BENDAGE, AND RUINING BOTH WHEELS. BETWEEN ME AND MY INSURANCE COM...
TIRE CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE REAL BAD AT HIGH SPEEDS 55-75 MPH, DEALER CHECKED AND SAID THE TIRE WAS SEPERATED OR OUT OF ROUND, TIRE REPLACED BY DEALER, I DO NOT FEEL REAL SAFE DRIVING ON THESE TIRES SINCE THE SIMILAR TIRES WERE RECALLED IN A DIFFERENT SIZE. SINCERELY, STEVEN DIECK( DOT NUMBER: ...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT A CERTAIN POINT A NOISE OCCURRED AND BRAKING CAPACITY LESSENED WHICH COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION,CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE COMING DOWN A STEEL HILL TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP, FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. FELT VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE. ONCE ON THE FREEWAY, AND SAW BRAKE LIGHTS AHEAD, CONSUMER TRIED TO BRAKE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IF ANY CLOSER, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED ANOTHER DRIVER. *AK
TIRES ARE WEARING PREMATURELY IN CENTER. DEALER SAYS TRUCK IS NOT OUT OF ALIGNMENT, IT IS THE TIRES. FIRESTONE SAYS THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THEY LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN SPUN, BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THEY WILL NOT LAST 20,000 MILES. THEY LOOK LIKE THE RIMS MAY BE TOO NARROW TO ME.( D...
A CAR ATTEMPTED TO TURN IN FRONT OF US, HE DID NOT MAKE IT. WE WERE TRAVELING BETWEEN 38-40 MPH WHEN WE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON EITHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS TOTAL LOSS. THE OTHER PARTY'S VEHICLE ALSO WAS A. *AK
SEAT TRACKS HAVE SHARPE EDGES. WHEN REACHING UNDER THE SEAT CONSUMER'S HAND WAS CUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
SEAT BACK HAS 1/2 INCH OF PLAY. SEAT BELT FASTENED TO TOP OF SEAT BACK. COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN A CRASH IF SEAT BACK FAILS. *AK
STEERING WHEEL SHAKING BAD AND LIGHT VIBRATION IN CAB ABOVE 62+ M.P.H(TOOK TO DEALER AND HAVE HAD TIRES BALANCED 3 TIMES, DEALER SAID NO FIX AT THIS TIME, I SHOULD NOT BE TOLD THIS FOR PAYING $ 30,000 FOR THE TRUCK. ( LIGHT TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE IDLE TO 1000 R.P.M 'S ) DEALER SAID NO WO...
STEERING WHEEL SHAKING BAD AND LIGHT VIBRATION IN CAB ABOVE 62+ M.P.H(TOOK TO DEALER AND HAVE HAD TIRES BALANCED 3 TIMES, DEALER SAID NO FIX AT THIS TIME, I SHOULD NOT BE TOLD THIS FOR PAYING $ 30,000 FOR THE TRUCK. ( LIGHT TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE IDLE TO 1000 R.P.M 'S ) DEALER SAID NO WO...
THE SEATBELT LOCKED, WOULD NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND. PINNED DRIVER TO FRONT SEAT, COULD NOT LOOK OVER SHOULDER WHILE MERGING IN TRAFFIC.
TIRES WILL NOT STAY BALANCED DUE TO PROBLEM WITH WHEELS. DEALER SAYS HOLE IN CENTER NOT ROUND. REPLACED TIRES AND BALANCED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WILL NOT STAY BALANCED.
TIRES WILL NOT STAY BALANCED DUE TO PROBLEM WITH WHEELS. DEALER SAYS HOLE IN CENTER NOT ROUND. REPLACED TIRES AND BALANCED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WILL NOT STAY BALANCED.
TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: 2319 TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: 2319 TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
TIRE BLEW ON A VERY FLAT NEW ROAD. THE TEMP WAS AROUND 98 AND IT WAS VERY HUMID. THERE IS A FIVE INCH TEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, PERPENDICULAR TO THE TREAD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
TIRE BLEW ON A VERY FLAT NEW ROAD. THE TEMP WAS AROUND 98 AND IT WAS VERY HUMID. THERE IS A FIVE INCH TEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, PERPENDICULAR TO THE TREAD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
FRONT END PULLED TO THE RIGHT SIDE. CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE BY KEEPING BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
ON JULY 6, 2000 ON A 5 MILE TRIP TO TOWN, I PICKED UP A SMALL SCREW IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE, ABOUT HALF WAY ACROSS THE TREAD BAND. I HEARD THE AIR LEAK AS I LEFT THE VEHICLE, AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT 2 BLOCKS TO A TIRE STORE TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE IT WENT FLAT. THE TIRE SHOP SAID IT COULDN'T BE REP...
ON JULY 6, 2000 ON A 5 MILE TRIP TO TOWN, I PICKED UP A SMALL SCREW IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE, ABOUT HALF WAY ACROSS THE TREAD BAND. I HEARD THE AIR LEAK AS I LEFT THE VEHICLE, AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT 2 BLOCKS TO A TIRE STORE TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE IT WENT FLAT. THE TIRE SHOP SAID IT COULDN'T BE REP...
SEVERE VIBRATION OF TRUCK AFFECTING DRIVEABILITY AT SPEEDS OF 40-45 AND 62-72MPH. AT HIGHWAY SPEDS THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND AT TIMES WILL BE FORCED OUT DRIVER'S HAND IF DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE A STRONG GRIP ON THE WHEEL. VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO VIBRATION AND SUDDEN STEERING WHEEL PULL ...
TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH. THE DAMAGE TO THE TIRE WAS RIGHT WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. WHEN I TOOK THE TIRE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IT APPEARED TO BE A "ZIPPER PROBLEM". AFTER THE FIRESTONE WARRANTY DEPT. WAS CALLED I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T TELL WHY THE TIR...
INTERMITANT PROBLEM WHEN TAKING OFF FROM STOP THERE IS A DELAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE. 1 OR 2 SECONDS. HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES IN 2,500 MILES.
TIRES ARE BELIEVED TO BE SEPARATED, SHAKE THE TRUCK BACK AND FORTH FROM L TO R AND HAVE KNOTS ON THEM. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR PERIODICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO TO IT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245-75-16 )
TIRES ARE BELIEVED TO BE SEPARATED, SHAKE THE TRUCK BACK AND FORTH FROM L TO R AND HAVE KNOTS ON THEM. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR PERIODICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO TO IT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245-75-16 )
WAS PULLING ONT HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE BOGGED DOWN. WHEN PUTTING FUEL INTO TANK & STARTING, VEHICLE WOULD DIE OUT FOR NO REASON. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR STALLING OUT. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING COULD BE DONE, BUT DID KNOW ABOUT PROBLEM.*AK
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT OUT OF THE RADIATOR. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO LEFT AND RIGHT AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AT THIS TIME NO REPLY FROM THE MECHANIC.*AK
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT OUT OF THE RADIATOR. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO LEFT AND RIGHT AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AT THIS TIME NO REPLY FROM THE MECHANIC.*AK
THE HUB CAPS HAVE FALLEN OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER LOST TWO HUB CAPS IN ONE WEEK. *MJS
PE00020;ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON CHEVROLET, SILVERADO 2000. CONSUMER CAN FILL LITTLE BALLS ON ALL 4 TIRES. CONSUMER FEELS ITS RELATED TO HEAT.*AK
OVERALL VEHICLE IS A STEP BACK IN TIME. MANY COMPONENTS OF THIS "IMPROVED TRUCK" FAIL TO IMPRESS OR EVEN OPERATE AS THEY SHOULD, AS MILEAGE MOUNTS MORE SEEMS TO GO WRONG THIS TRUCK, TRUCK GOES BACK TO DEALER AGAIN NEXT WEEK BUT I AM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR ITEM HAS BEEN FIXED BUT PROBLEM IS S...
OVERALL VEHICLE IS A STEP BACK IN TIME. MANY COMPONENTS OF THIS "IMPROVED TRUCK" FAIL TO IMPRESS OR EVEN OPERATE AS THEY SHOULD, AS MILEAGE MOUNTS MORE SEEMS TO GO WRONG THIS TRUCK, TRUCK GOES BACK TO DEALER AGAIN NEXT WEEK BUT I AM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR ITEM HAS BEEN FIXED BUT PROBLEM IS S...
OVERALL VEHICLE IS A STEP BACK IN TIME. MANY COMPONENTS OF THIS "IMPROVED TRUCK" FAIL TO IMPRESS OR EVEN OPERATE AS THEY SHOULD, AS MILEAGE MOUNTS MORE SEEMS TO GO WRONG THIS TRUCK, TRUCK GOES BACK TO DEALER AGAIN NEXT WEEK BUT I AM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR ITEM HAS BEEN FIXED BUT PROBLEM IS S...
SETTING ON HILL IN PARK &4-WH.LOTRANS.MADE NOISE ROLLED OFF HILL.WRECKED, TRANSFER CASE IN NEUT. AFTER WRECK
THE BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE TRUCK NEARLY WENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH AN INTERSECTION BEFORE STOPPPING. NLM
INTERMITTANT BUBBLING IN SIDEWALLS...TAKEN TO CAR DEALER TWICE. BUBBLES APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235SR16 )
TRUCK VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED - DEALER SAYS ITS TIRES - GOODYEAR SAYS ITS TRUCK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
IF I GO TO BRAKE AND THE ROAD IS A TAD BET BUMPY THE BRAKES DO NOT CATCH AND IT TAKES A WHILE TO STOP. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. DIDN'T HAPPEN AT DEALERS SO THEY DID NOTHING TO FIX IT. CAME CLOSE TO HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. ONCE STRAIGHTENED OUT, VEHICLE WHEEL COMES TO NORMAL POSITION. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
I STARTED HEARING A SQEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF TRUCK WHEN I TURNED, THERE WAS ALSO A SQEAKING NOISE FROM MY CLUTCH, MY REVERSE LIGHTS STAYED ON AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED ONLY HALF THE TIME AND MY BRAKE FLUID LEAKED. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN THE GET IT FIX BY CHAMPION CHEVROLET ON MO...
ENGINE MISSING/ROUGH IDLE. ABOVE 4500 FT ELEV AND ABOVE 65MPH = 19.6MPG. BELOW 4500 FT ELEV AND UNDER 65PMH = 16.6MPH. EMISSIONS CANNOT BE WORKING! FUEL = THROTTLE STICKS FROM IDLE AND WHEN ACCELERATING FROM COASTING.*AK
CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT ALLOWED OF THE FACTORY INSTALLED HITCH RECIEVER WHICH MAY CAUSE PREMATURE FATIGUE ANF CRACKING.
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. *AK
SHUDDERS ON TAKEOFF/EXTREME SHUDDER WHEN LOADED/GM SAYS THERE IS NOT A FIX FOR THESE PROBLEMS/EXHAUST NOISE /GM SAYS THERE IS NOT A FIX. *AK
CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE TWICE FOR KNOCKING NOISE HEARD IN ENGINE. *AK
MESSAGE CENTER DID NOT INDICATED ANY PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION - CONTINUED TO DRIVE TRUCK - NOW TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
MESSAGE CENTER DID NOT INDICATED ANY PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION - CONTINUED TO DRIVE TRUCK - NOW TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE. VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VIBRATION IN VEHICLE, OIL CONSUMPTION, BRAKES, POPPING NOISE IN FRONT-END. *AK
VIBRATION IN VEHICLE, OIL CONSUMPTION, BRAKES, POPPING NOISE IN FRONT-END. *AK
VIBRATION IN VEHICLE, OIL CONSUMPTION, BRAKES, POPPING NOISE IN FRONT-END. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT BECOMES HARD OR THE PEDAL WOULD FALL TO THE FLOOR THEN CONSUMER WOULD HERE A CRUNCHING NOISE. WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN ,THE BRAKE FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, RESULTING INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS.*ET
REAR FRAME BROKEN FROM APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN FRONT OF THE TOW HOOK ATTACHMENT FROM THE BOTTOM UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE SEVERELY VIBRATED WHILE ACCELERATING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND DEALER HAS PERFORMED VARIOUS REPAIRS/PARTS REPLACEMENT, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED TO REOCCUR. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH SHOULDER SEAT BELT. IT'S APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE SHOULDER WHEN TRAVELING OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILES WHICH CAN GENORATE A SORE SHOULDER . SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY IS A PART OF THE SEAT IN THE 2000 MODEL & HAS NO METHOD OF ADUSTING THE BELT. CONSUMER HAS AN OPEN FILE WITH...
CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, AND VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE, AND CONSUMER TAPPED BRAKES TO TAKE THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF, BUT CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T RELEASE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN CRUISE CONTROL OFF MAUALLY, BU...
WHILE DRIVING ON A "SLICK" ROAD DUE TO AN EARLIER RAIN VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO GO THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT, AND SPUN AROUND AT LEAST TWICE. THEN, IT STOPPED AND WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE LIGHT. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS DOWN A THIRD. DOG STUCK HEAD OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW, WINDOW WENT UP, AND DOG'S NECK ALMOST GOT CAUGHT INSIDE OF THE WINDOW. COMPLAINT FROM THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE TAHOE HAD A LOCK OUT BOTTOM TOO CLOSE THAT LOCKED THE WINDOWS. *AK
THE TRUCK COMPLETELY BURNED AND THE HOUSE IT WAS PARKED AT WAS COMPLETELY BURNED ALSO. *AK
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SELECTOR MUST BE PLACED IN PARK, THEN REENGAGED IN DRIVE TO GET IT OUT OF OVERDRIVE. NLM
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SELECTOR MUST BE PLACED IN PARK, THEN REENGAGED IN DRIVE TO GET IT OUT OF OVERDRIVE. NLM
WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK OR OTHER PEOPLE BEING HURT. POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. *AK *ML
TRUCK HAS A VIBRATION BETWEEN 60-65 MPH THAT ALSO SHAKES THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO NOTICED THE LEFT MIRROR IS SHAKING,LEADING TO BELIEVE IT MAY BE A PROBLEM ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED GM TOLD ME THEY DID HAVE A VIBRATION PROBLEM IN THE SILVERADO BUT NO FIX YET. *AK
THE RIGHT SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED TO AVOID BLIND SPOTS AND LEFT SIDE MIRROR HAS UNNECESSARY WIDE FIELD OF VISION. YH
POWER STEERING--STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY IS SOMEHOW LOSING POWER STEERING FLUID--NO VISIBLE LEAKS...YET POWER STEERING RESERVOIR IS DRY, NEEDING ALMOST A PINT OF FLUID TO FILL TO PROPER LEVELS..ON 5/26/2000 DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING RACK (COMPLETE ASSEMBLY)..(TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE SAME ...
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PARTS WERE ORDERED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
FROM ZERO TO TWENTY IT HAS A LAUNCH SHUTTER ON THE LONG BED EXTENDED CABS. VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY UNTIL PASSING 20MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAD TO DEAL WITH IT. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
WHILE DRIVING THE WELD THAT HOLDS THE SWAY BAR TO THE FRAME BROKE, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
DEALER SOLD A VEHICLE WITHOUT AIR BAG BEING INSTALLED. CONSUMER NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO FEDERAL REGULATION SAYING AIR BAG MUST BE INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
POWER STEERING SQUEALS WHEN YOU TURN TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENS TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT FROM CENTER, NOT WHEN YOU HIT THE LOCK ALL THE WAY TO LEFT. AND, IT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER THE TRUCK HAS WARMED UP. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE FIFTH ONE THAY HAD SE...
WHEN TURNING STEERING WHELL LEFT OR RIGHT IT MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT STEERING MAY LOCK UP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURRED WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
5.3L ROUGH/STUMBLING IDLE, 3 YIMES AT DEALER (INJECTORS, IDLE REPROGRAM), PROBLEM PERSISTS, LEMON?
TOWING EQUIPMENT IS DEFECTIVE. ADVERTISED THAT VEHICLE CAN TOW 8500 LBS, BUT OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS MAX TOWING IS 7500 LBS. *AK *ML
THE FRONT END MAKES NOISE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. YH
TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. YH
THE FRONT END MAKES NOISE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. YH
TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. YH
MOTOR IS KNOCKING VERY BADLY. CONSUMER FEARS THE MOTOR MAY BLOW OUT. *AK
ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE WITH EVAP SOLENOID, REPLACED EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER PURGE VALVE, IGNITION COIL WIRE OPEN. NLM
ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE WITH EVAP SOLENOID, REPLACED EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER PURGE VALVE, IGNITION COIL WIRE OPEN. NLM
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, SEVERAL COMPONENT HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT NONE HAVE ALIEVIATED THE STALLING. NLM
THE TRUCK STARTED A VIBRATING/SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT ABOUT 1000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN PUT OFF AND OUTRIGHT LIED TO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. AT TIMES IT IS SO SEVERE THAT IT WILL CAUSE THE CD PLAYER TO SKIP. THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS ACKOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THESE TRUCKS. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SER...
TRUCK VIBRATED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT TRUCK COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING. CONSUMER DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH FRONT END OF VEHICLE. *AK
TRACK THAT IS BOLTED TO THE FLOOR HAS A RAZOR SHARP EDGE AT A 90 DEGREE POINT. THE BOLT IS VERY SHARP, AND CUTS THE OCCUPANT OF THE SEAT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML
`CHEVROLET IS NOT ABLE TO REPLACE WINDSHIELD WITH SAME AS ORIGINAL EQUIP. REPLACEMENTS ARE NOT SAME COLOR PLEASE HELP THANK YOU. *AK
HEADING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY US 1, TRAVELING 55MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING NORTH TURNED IN FRONT, AND CONSUMER HIT VEHICLE ON THE SIDE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. *AK
CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR NOISE COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION. ACCORDING TO DEALER NOISE WAS CAUSED BY A LACK OF LUBRICATION ON DRIVELINE. *AK
VIBRATES AT 5 MPH/1500 RPM. VIBRATION IS MORE SEVERE WHEN TOWING. IN SHOP 3 TIMES, NOTHING RESOLVED. ROUGH IDLE AND VIBRATION SINCE TRUCK WAS DELIVERED. NOW HAS 2100 MILE ON IT, AND STILL SAME CONDITION. *AK
VIBRATES AT 5 MPH/1500 RPM. VIBRATION IS MORE SEVERE WHEN TOWING. IN SHOP 3 TIMES, NOTHING RESOLVED. ROUGH IDLE AND VIBRATION SINCE TRUCK WAS DELIVERED. NOW HAS 2100 MILE ON IT, AND STILL SAME CONDITION. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE DRIVEN 62-65 MPH OR AT HWY SPEEDS, STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE AND VIBRATE. CONDITION WORSENS WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER BUMPS OR ROUGH CONDITIONS.VIBRATION WILL CONTINUE, ONCE STARTED, UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. STARTNG OVER SOMETIMES WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REP DECRIBED THE...
THE ABS MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. YH
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
SUNVISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS UNABLE TO PROTECT FROM THE SUN RAYS PASSENGERS 5'6" OR SHORTER. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, ENGINE DIES, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. STEERING STIFFENS, AND BRAKES GET HARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY, TOOK TO DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND THE IGNITION COIL WIRE WERE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE.
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY, TOOK TO DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND THE IGNITION COIL WIRE WERE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE.
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY, TOOK TO DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND THE IGNITION COIL WIRE WERE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE.
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY, TOOK TO DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND THE IGNITION COIL WIRE WERE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE.
WHILE TRAVELING 60-65 MPH VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. OWNER TOLD THAT CHEVROLET IS WORKING ON IT AND THAT A TSB WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE PROBLEM IS FIGURED OUT. *AK *ML
VEHICLE HAS ANNOYING VIBRATION WHEN HITTING BUMPS. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED, STEERING GEAR REPLACED, NEW SHACKLES, HUBS, AND TIRES AND THE VEHICLE STILL VIBRATES. SERVICE MANAGERS STATES THAT IT'S JUST A TRUCK. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM 1.) BRAKE BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS; 2.) THOTTLE STICKING, UNBLE TO CORRECT THE THROTTLE FROM STICKING. 3.) WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS, IT COMMENCED TO PULSATE INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM 1.) BRAKE BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS; 2.) THOTTLE STICKING, UNBLE TO CORRECT THE THROTTLE FROM STICKING. 3.) WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS, IT COMMENCED TO PULSATE INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM 1.) BRAKE BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS; 2.) THOTTLE STICKING, UNBLE TO CORRECT THE THROTTLE FROM STICKING. 3.) WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS, IT COMMENCED TO PULSATE INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM 1.) BRAKE BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS; 2.) THOTTLE STICKING, UNBLE TO CORRECT THE THROTTLE FROM STICKING. 3.) WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS, IT COMMENCED TO PULSATE INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM 1.) BRAKE BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS; 2.) THOTTLE STICKING, UNBLE TO CORRECT THE THROTTLE FROM STICKING. 3.) WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS, IT COMMENCED TO PULSATE INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND...
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TWICE, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ENGINE DIES OUT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. MESSAGE CONTROL PANEL READS A BIG RED BATTERY, AND THE POWER SURGES. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ENGINE DIES OUT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. MESSAGE CONTROL PANEL READS A BIG RED BATTERY, AND THE POWER SURGES. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVEN TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK *ML
FROM PARKED POSITION - WILL DELAY SHIFTING INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH COULD FEEL VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END AND WOULD LOSE CONTROL *AK
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH TIRES BLEW OUT, AND THE TRUCK FELL DOWN. *AK
MODEL WITH OVERHEAD CONSOLES DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUNVISORS ARE TOO SHORT TO COVER THE SIDE WINDOWS WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH, CAUSING LACK OF VISIBILITY
COSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOOR HINGES THAT ARE GLUED TO VEHICLE THAT COULD CAUSE DOORS TO FALL OFF. *AK
AROUND 1:30 A.M. TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN DRIVEWAY WHILE NO ONE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE. FIRE WAS SO INTENSE, IT MELTED THE BACK WINDOW. DEALER SAID IT WAS SOMEWHERE IN THE DASHBOARD. *AK
THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT INSTALL FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS. YH
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO 3 DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES. CONTACTED CHEVROLET NO SOLUTION AVAILABLE. NO SAFETY DEFECTED LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO 3 DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES. CONTACTED CHEVROLET NO SOLUTION AVAILABLE. NO SAFETY DEFECTED LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A LOUD CLUNCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING A CORNER AND ACCELERATING AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO, VEHICLE IS NOT DOWNSHIFTING TO PROPER GEAR ,CAUSING A VIBRATION THROUGHOUT VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. WHEN CHANGING TO ANY GEAR FROM PARK POSITION, VEHICLE WILL JERK....
WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 70- 80 MILES VEHICLE STALLS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS PUT ON A MACHINE. DEALERSHIP IS WAITING FOR A PROGRAM TO COME BACK. GM STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE UNTIL MID-MARCH. *AK *ML
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT WILL NOT TILT FOWARD WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW REAR PASSENGER TO GET OUT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. *AK *ML
VEHILCE EXPERIENCED A GRINDING SOUND, WHENEVER ENGAGED ON FOUR HIGH WHILE MAKING A TUR.; ALSO, APPEARED TO DISENGAGE AND REENGAGE BY ITSELF. IN REGULAR DRIVE, IT INTERMITTENTLY JUMPED INTO GEAR FROM A STOP POSITION WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
ROUGH ENGINE IDLE (MISSING) AND TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS ( FORWARD GEAR) WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR. *AK
ROUGH ENGINE IDLE (MISSING) AND TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS ( FORWARD GEAR) WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR. *AK
ON 3-JAN-2000, WHILE MAKING A U TURN POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE IN HALF. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING PUMP. ON 10-JAN-2000, DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY BETWEEN 60-65MPH, STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN, ANDJHE ORDERED 4 NEW TIRE...
ON 3-JAN-2000, WHILE MAKING A U TURN POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE IN HALF. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING PUMP. ON 10-JAN-2000, DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY BETWEEN 60-65MPH, STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN, ANDJHE ORDERED 4 NEW TIRE...
ON 3-JAN-2000, WHILE MAKING A U TURN POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE IN HALF. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING PUMP. ON 10-JAN-2000, DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY BETWEEN 60-65MPH, STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN, ANDJHE ORDERED 4 NEW TIRE...
ON 3-JAN-2000, WHILE MAKING A U TURN POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE IN HALF. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING PUMP. ON 10-JAN-2000, DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY BETWEEN 60-65MPH, STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN, ANDJHE ORDERED 4 NEW TIRE...
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO ENGAGE ON LAUNCH. THERE IS A DELAY OF 1 TO 2 SECONDS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AND THE VEHICLE MOVES. THE FAILED CONDITION APPEARS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS IN NUETRAL AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. THE FAILED CONDITION MAY BE THAT THE VEHICLE IS ACT...
ANCHOR BOLT HOLDING FRONT STRAP , NOTICED WAS MISSING WHEN HAVING TIRES ROTATED, STRAP WAS HANGING DOWN APROX. 2-3 IN. AWAY FROM OUT SIDE CORNER OF TANK. TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD BOLT REPLACED.
THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM INVOLVES AN OVERRIDE BUTTON INSTALLED ON THE 2000 SILVERADO THAT IS TO BYPASS THE AUTO HEADLIGHT ON EVEN DURING THE DAY. THE BUTTON, ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL, IS TO BE ABLE TO TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS ( THIS IS THE ONLY WAY, THERE IS NO OFF POSITION ) IF YOU ARE STOPPED, ( LIKE...
WHENEVER DRIVER APPLIES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EXCESSIVELY TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SEATS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
THERE HAVE BEEN NO FAILURES, BUT I HAD TO PUT "ONE" IN AN EARLIER FIELD TO GET THIS THING TO WORK/SUBMIT. ISN'T IT BETTER TO KNOW OF A PROBLEM BEFORE AN ACCIDENT? ON PAGE 6-72 OF THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR 2000 SILVERADO TRUCKS IT INDICATES A WHEEL LUG SPEC. OF 140 FT LBS. THAT SEEMS UNUSUALLY HIGH FOR...
GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ME THAT THE BUSHINGS IN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND THE BUSHINGS IN THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT A SERIOUS VIBRATION PROBLEM . THERE IS ALSO A GM SERVICE BULLETIN CONTAINING THIS INFORMATION. THESE TWO CONPONENTS ARE PART OF THE "STEERING". GM HAS INF...
GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ME THAT THE BUSHINGS IN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND THE BUSHINGS IN THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT A SERIOUS VIBRATION PROBLEM . THERE IS ALSO A GM SERVICE BULLETIN CONTAINING THIS INFORMATION. THESE TWO CONPONENTS ARE PART OF THE "STEERING". GM HAS INF...
EXTENDED EXTERIOR MIRROR PROBLEM WITH AJUSTING AND CREATING A BLIND SPOT. IF A VEHICLE IS ALMOST ON THE SIDE OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THAT VEHICLE UNLESS HE STICKS HEAD OUT OF WINDOW. DEALER NOTIFED. *AK
ROUGH IDLE, EXHAUST BURNING BLACK, SMELL OF GASOLINE IN OIL
ROUGH IDLE, EXHAUST BURNING BLACK, SMELL OF GASOLINE IN OIL
TRANSMISSION SHUDDER, FORWARD OR REVERSE, IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELEASING FOOT BRAKE TO BEGIN ACCELERATION. THEN BETWEEN 18 AND 25MPH THERE IS A VACUUM LEAKING SOUND - WHISTLE.
TRANSMISSION SHUDDER, FORWARD OR REVERSE, IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELEASING FOOT BRAKE TO BEGIN ACCELERATION. THEN BETWEEN 18 AND 25MPH THERE IS A VACUUM LEAKING SOUND - WHISTLE.
ENGINE IDLES ROUGH (MISSING), INSIDE OF EXHAUST IS BURNING BLACK, AVERAGE MPG IS 16.6, OIL ON DIP-STICK HAS GASOLINE SMELL. *AK
ENGINE IDLES ROUGH (MISSING), INSIDE OF EXHAUST IS BURNING BLACK, AVERAGE MPG IS 16.6, OIL ON DIP-STICK HAS GASOLINE SMELL. *AK
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS FORWARD OR REVERSE, IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELEASING FOOT BRAKE TO BEGIN ACCELERATION. *AK
VEHICLE HAS HAD A DRIVELINE VIBRATION SINCE PURCHASED NEW . DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES 3 TIMES AND THEN DECIDED IT WAS NOT THE TIRES . AFTER FAILING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM , DEALER STATES THAT GM SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM AND THAT THE VIBRATION IS NORMAL AND WITHIN SPECS. I KNOW THIS VIBRATION SHOU...
THE DRIVER'S SIDE REMOTE-CONTROLLED MIRROR DOES NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE RANGE OF ADJUSTMENT IN BOTH AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION FOR ALL SEAT POSITIONS.
THE PLASTIC BRAKE-FLUID RESERVOIR IS VERY SLOPPILY (AND LOOSELY) ATTACHED TO THE MASTER CYCLINDER VIA TWO PINS THRU OVERSIZED HOLES IN THE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY. THE HOLES ARE MUCH LARGER THAN THE RESTRAINING PINS RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE SLOP. THE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY IS NOT RIGIDLY ATTACHED TO THE MA...
THE BRAKE PEADLE GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WITH NO ACTION UNTIL IT ALMOST THE END, THEN VEHICLE STOPS ABRUPTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS (THE 1ST OCCURANCE IS LISTED). THE DEALER INSPECTED AND REPORTS NO PROBLEMS.
WHILE NORMALLY STOPPING SILVERADO TRUCK, THE BRAKE FOOT PAD KICKS BACK AGAINST DRIVERS FOOT AND UNABLE TO BRING TRUCK TO A STOP. THIS LAST ABOUT 2 TO 4 SECONDS AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND STOPS THE TRUCK. SOMETIMES THE ABS & PARKING BRAKE INDICATORS BECOME CONSTANTLY LIT. TIPTON MOTORS IN ...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 65MPH VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IF DRIVING AT LOWER SPEED, SHAKING WOULD NOT BE NOTICEABLE. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK & HAVE NOT RELEASE IT AS OF YET. *AK
ROUGH IDLE AND VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS---STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN ROAD. *AK
ROUGH IDLE AND VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS---STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN ROAD. *AK
THIS IS CONCERNING AND VERY AGGRAVATING AS IT HAS (2) TIMES CAUSED ME TO SLOW DOWN TO 50 VERY QUICKLY BY HITTING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VIBRATIONS AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE. THOUGHT I WOULD LOOSE CONTROL. IT ACTUALLY MAKES YOU HAVE AN UPSET STOMACH WITH THE CONSTANT VIBRATIONS.
I WENT TO EXIT MY VEHICLE, IN PARK, WHEN I BUMPED THE #2 MEMORY SEAT SETTING ON DOOR. THE SEAT WENT ALL THE WAY FORWARD. I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT GETTING IT TO STOP OR GO IN REVERSE WHILE IT WAS MOVING FORWARD. IT WAS HARD TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT. MY RIBS WERE SORE FOR 1 DAY. THE SEAT WAS NEVER PROGRAMM...
SEAT BELT WON'T ENGAGE EVEN WHEN BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED AND THE REAR WHEELS HAVE LOCKED UP. *AK
SEAT BELT WON'T ENGAGE EVEN WHEN BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED AND THE REAR WHEELS HAVE LOCKED UP. *AK
CHEVROLET HAS DENIED THAT THEIR 99 AND 00 CHEVROLET SILVERADOS DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIER NEW ENGINES. I KNOW OF NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHICH CHEVROLET ACKNOWLEDGES AS A NORMAL SOUND. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE TRUCK CAN NOT BE FIXED BECAUSE THE NEW ONES MAK...
DEALER HAS WORKED TO GET THE TRUCK REPAIRED BY REPLACING FRONT TIRES TWICE, ALIGNING THE FRONT END. THEY HAVE PROVIDED GREAT SERVICE. THE TRUCK WAS DELIVERED IN DISREPAIR FROM THE FACTORY.
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED, ON DRY PAVEMENT AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. THREE TIMES ON ROUGH PAVEMENT, ONCE ON DRY. DEALER REPLACED EBCM AND BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR. AT NEXT INCIDENT DEALER REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. NOW BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY GOES T...