2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Vehicle Speed Control Problems

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 CONTINUE AROUND AND SLAMMED THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK INTO A GUARD RAIL AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WITH TRUCK PARALLEL TO GUARD RAIL AND FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC. I WAS HOLDING THE BRAKES AS SOON AS I REALIZED THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF CONTROL. IF NOT FOR THE GUARD RAIL, MY FAMILY AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN PROPELLED OVER A STEEP EMBANKMENT WITH FATAL RESULTS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD THIS OCCUR ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2001. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

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 PULSED. OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2001 AND HAVE HAD TWO ANTILOCK BRAKE COMPUTERS REPLACES AT A COST OF $800.00 EACH TIME. *TR

Mileage: 144,000

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

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. *NM

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 DRIVING OFF INTO A FIELD AND PLACING THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL. FEB 6 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEED CHEVY IN BRISTOL PA AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY.TWO PLUGS IN THE PLATE AND THE PCV VALVE. WHEN I PAID MY BILL I NOTICED ON THE BILL THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE FLASH FOR THE MECHANIC, THAT THIS WAS A EXISTING PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 39,966

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 RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST. THE HYDRO-BOOST POWER BRAKING WAS INCREASED AFTER THE BRAKING ASSIST WAS DEPLETED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V005000, REGARDING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS.

Mileage: 86,000

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 AND THEN REVERSE AGAIN THE DEALER STATES IS NORMAL. RECENTLY I FIXED A SNAPPED CABLE FOR THE DRIVERS WINDOW WHICH THE SAME KIND OF CABLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE TAIL GATE CABLES. I HAVE REPLACED RECALL ITEMS FOR THE TAIL GATE CABLES, DRIVE SHAFT YOLK AND THE ABS SENSORS TO WHICH IT IS STILL NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ALL OF WHICH WHEN PRESENTED TO THE DEALER AND THE RESPONSE WAS IT IS NORMAL, UNTIL THE RECALL OCCURRED. IT SEEMS THE POLICY OF A COMPANY WHICH CREATES AN INFERIOR PRODUCT IS TO STATE, "IT IS NORMAL" TO THE CONSUMER UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT STEPS WHEN ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN AND MAKES THE DEALER OWN UP TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THE PRODUCTS AND FINALLY TREATS THE CONSUMER WITH MORE COMPASSION, AND TO SOME DEGREE "DECENCY". WITH THE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP IN AND HELP THE CONSUMER WITH THE DEALERSHIP RESISTANCE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY MORE CONCERN FOR PROFIT THAN QUALITY. *NM

Mileage: 15,000

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 CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER VEHICLES . I HAVE TO TAP IT FIRMLY AND QUICKLY SO AS NOT TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR AND ACCELERATE UNNECESSARILY. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON AS THE VEHICLE AGES . * INCIDENT DATE DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS COMPLAINT BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT IS AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE. *NM

Mileage: 25,000

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 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

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 A SAFTY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GENERAL MOTORS.*AK

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 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 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

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 WILL GO TO ZERO THEN WILL SLOWLY CREAP BACK UP WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING. ALSO HAVE PROBLEM WITH GAS PEDAL STICKING. I HAVE TO REMOVE AIR CLEANER HOSE AND LUBE THROTTLE BODY BUTTERFLY TO UN STICK IT ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. *NM

Mileage: 38,000

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. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD CORRECT, AS IT OBVIOUSLY IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM.

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 CONTINUE TO HAVE CARBON CLEANING ($85/SERVICE).*AK

Mileage: 21,598

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 FLASHED ON AND OFF ALTHOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 48,860

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 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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 FUEL SENDER/ PUMP UNIT AND ACTUATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 38,000

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

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 INCIDENT, WAS THE AIR DEFLECTOR IN THE THROTTLE BODY. IT BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO THE THROTTLE, WEDGING IT OPEN. DEALER BLAMED POOR MAINTENANCE, USING PREMIUM GAS IN THE TRUCK, AND TOLD HER TO "DRIVE THE SH*T OUT OF IT" THE WAY IT IS. THE TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AS RECOMMENDED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. *AK

Mileage: 98,000

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 NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THEIR SHODDY TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS. I ALSO HAD THE REAR SEAL REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES.*AK

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

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 THROTTLE BODY STICKS ARE CLOSED.*AK

Mileage: 60,000

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 ACCELERATE NORMALLY. IT'S A PAIN AND ONE DAY WILL GET SOMEONE HURT. VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

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 WHEN IT DOESN'T RESPOND AND I AM TRYING TO MOVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE ALSO NEARLY RAN INTO MANY OBJECTS MOVING, AND STATIONARY, BECOUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN THE THROTTLE FINALLY DECIDES TO LET LOOSE. WHY WON'T GM STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND REPAIR THIS? IS IT GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE TYPE FIASCO TO GET A RECALL?*AK

Mileage: 25,000

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. *AK

Mileage: 83,000

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

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. CHEVY DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ONCE (45K MILES), BUT PROBLEM HAS RETURNED (80K MILES). *AK

Mileage: 42,000

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 HE CLEANED THE THROTTLE, AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE OKAY, AND TO BURN BETTER GAS ,BUT I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS LATER, AND WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME TO COME IN AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT , ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME AFTER I GOT THERE THAT THEY DIDN`T HAVE TIME TO WORK ON IT THAT DAY,AND TOLD ME TO JUST KEEP DRIVING IT AND BE CAREFULL. IT WAS THAT WEEKEND THAT THE COLLISION OCCURRED. *AKI

Mileage: 44,412

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

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

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 ISSUE. BUT IT WOULD COST THE CONSUMER IF IT WAS NOT BROKEN, AND THE WARRANTY WILL NOT REPLACE IT UNLESS BROKEN.*AK

Mileage: 15,000

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHEN IT WAS APPLIED. *JB

Mileage: 39,822

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 WRECK AND I BELIEVE THAT CHEVY IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. *JB

Mileage: 28,300

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 OF SPEED AND LOSS OF CONTROL. THE DEALERS REFUSE TO CORRECT EXCEPT UNDER WARRANTY WHICH I NO LONGER HAVE. THE FACTORY KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE AS WELL BUT WILL NOT CORRECT WITHOUT BEING PAID. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. *NLM

Mileage: 60,000

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 OF $150.00 PLUS ANY PARTS. IF THIS WAS LISTED ON A SERVICE ADVISORY, BUT AS YET I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY RECALL. THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM, TODAY I HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND LITERALLY STOMP ON THE GAS PEDAL MORE THAN 6 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD FINALLY BREAK LOOSE AND RELEASE. I REFER TO YOUR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS 000604007 # 126 AND 000604007B, #191. *NLM

EXCESSIVE EFFORT WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE, THROTTLE STICKING. THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT *JB *TS

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

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 25,000 MILES. IT IS AN ENGINEERING ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN

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 HAZARDOUS ON SLICK ROADS. *TT

Mileage: 10,000

THROTTLER STICKS. DT

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

AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF THROTTLE STICKS. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO APPLY PURSUER TO DISENGAGE THROTTLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

GAS PEDAL WILL STICK AND IS VERY HARD TO PRESS DOWN ON ACCELERATION. CAUSES TRUCK TO SPIN TIRES AND LUNGE FORWARD.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 20/25 MPH VEHICLE WILL NOT DECELERATE WHEN FEET IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL.*AK

GAS PEDAL IS HARD TO PUSH WHEN TAKING OFF, CAUSING TRUCK TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP.*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

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 "CLEANED " THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ON EACH OCCURRENCE. AFTER THE LAST SERVICE HE CHARGED $65.00 FOR THIS SERVICE. UPON CHECKING YOUR WEBSITE I SEE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED SITUATION. I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS POTENTIALY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND THAT A "FIX" SHOULD MADE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IN REGARD TO THE SECOND PROBLEM, I WAS VERY SURPRISED, AND DISAPPOINTED WHEN $1500 IN REPAIRS WAS NECESSARY TO REPAIR THE RING AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN THE REAR END. THE SERVICING DEALER IN ALL OF THESE INCIDENTS WAS NOT THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM, BUT IT WAS TOM GIBBS CHEVROLET,BUNNELL, FL . (386) 437-3314. *AK

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 SHOULD REPAIR THIS DEFECT AT NO COST TO ME EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

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.

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

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

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 *JG

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

CONSUMER STATES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY(PEDAL RESIST), DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM

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

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 AXLE EXPERIENCED A LEAK. BLOWER IS NOISY ON LOW SPEEDS. *JB

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

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 WARRANTIED VEHICLES.*AK

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.

WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON GAS PEDAL IT GOT STUCK AND VEHICLE ACELLERATED UNCONTROLLEABLY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

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

THROTTLE STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*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

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

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLE. 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

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

TRUCK LURCHES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BUT ONLY WHEN TOWING A HORSE TRAILER. CONDITION IS SO SEVERE THAT THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN TOWING. THE TRAILER HAS BEEN WEIGHED (8300# EMPTY) AND CAREFULLY INSPECTED, NO PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK IS RATED TO PULL 10,800#. DEALER TELLS ME THAT I AM PULLING TOO MUCH WEIGHT. THE DISC BRAKES, ALL FOUR, WERE FOUND TO BE SEVERELY OVERHEATED AND WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE TRUCK WILL LURCH EVEN WHEN THE TRAILER BRAKES ARE DISCONNECTED AND THE TRAILER BRAKES CAN STOP BOTH THE TRUCK AND TRAILER SMOOTHLY BY USING THE HAND CONTROL. THREE DEALERS, TWO SERVICE REPS AND A GM ENGINEER ARE STUMPED, BUT GM REFUSES TO GIVE ME A BUY BACK. *AK

THIS VEHICLE PAUSES OR HESITATES AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING A MILD JERKING MOTION.*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 STILL THERE OR RETURNS SHORTLY.

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, BUT IT STILL DIDN'T RELEASE. HAD TO TURN THE MOTOR OFF.*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

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 4.) SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEMS ARE STILL REOCCURRING.*AK

ROUGH IDLE, EXHAUST BURNING BLACK, SMELL OF GASOLINE IN OIL

ROUGH IDLE AND VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS---STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN ROAD. *AK