2000 Chevrolet Pickup

VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKES, I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WENT TO APPLY BRAKES PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, LUCKY THERE WERE NO VEHICLE PASSING WHILE BACKING UP. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED, HAD TO GET TOWED TO MECHANIC FOR REPAIR AT A COST OF $1,000. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 86,000 MILES, THE ONLY PART ON THE WHOLE VEHICLE THAT IS RUSTED ARE THE BRAKE LINES, I HOPE THAT THIS CAN BE RECTIFIED BECAUSE THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND COULD OF BECOME DEADLY. ( THE MECHANIC USED STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES FOR THE REPAIR WHICH HE SHOWED ME THE RECEIPT AT A COST $35.00 THE REST WAS LABOR COST 2 DAYS IN SHOP). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD WHEN MY SPARE TIRE UNDER MY 2000 Z71 CHEVROLET EXTENDED CAB PICKUP FELL FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. IT MADE THE REAR END OF MY TRUCK BOUNCE UP AS IT TURNED SIDEWAYS COMING UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK. I WAS PULLING A TWO WHEEL TRAILER AT THE TIME AND THE TIRE WENT UNDER THE TRAILER. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR WHEN I FELT THE TRUCK BOUNCE UP AND SAW THE TRAILER AS IT HIT THE TIRE. THE TRAILER BOUNCED ABOUT THREE TO FOUR FEET IN THE AIR AS IT RAN OVER THE TUMBLING TIRE. A CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DODGING THE TIRE AS IT FLEW UP IN THE AIR AND LANDED IN THE DITCH. I TOLD THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. THEY SAID THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE TRUCK HAD BROKEN AND IT WASN'T COVERED ON A RECALL. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT WHY THE CABLE BROKE BUT IF THERE HAD BEEN A BIG ACCIDENT, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIG LAWSUIT. I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE OR TIME BUT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BECAUSE I CALLED AND REPORTED IT IMMEDIATELY. THE DATES ARE APPROXIMATE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FELT AS THOUGH SOMETHING GRABS THEN IT WILL RELEASE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ABS. 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 HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 3/20/2006 - *NM

2000 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS FREEZING AND NOT OPENING WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 32 DEGREES. *MR IT WOULD TAKE UP TO 30 MILES BEFORE THEY WOULD UN-THAW. BOTH CABLES HAD BROKEN AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER. (DRIVER SIDE) GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS PLACED TOO SMALL OF A CABLE IN THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND WOULD NOT RECALL THEM. *SC *JB

WHILE SITTING ON THE TAILGATE, THE SUPPORT STRAPS SNAPPED. *JB *SC

THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE TAILGATE IN PLACE CONTINUALLY BREAKS. *AK THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO BRING THE TRUCK IN TO BE REPAIRED BUT WHEN HE GOT THERE THEY TOLD HIM THE REPAIR WAS ONLY FOR THE FULL SIZE TRUCK. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING A BLOWOUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. GOODYEAR , 275/75R16, DOT#M63DEKWR200. *AK IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE STEEL BAND BROKE. THE CONSUER REQUEST A WRITTEN REPORT ON THE NUMNER OF SIMILAR GOODYEAR TIRE FAILURES. *NM

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. *AK *SCC *JB

WHILE LOADING THE VEHICLE TAILGATE SNAPPED AND COLLAPSED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR BACK INJURIES (MILD PAIN). *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER COULDN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE ENTIRE TREAD COMING OFF THE TIRE. TIRE DIDN'T BLOW. *PH

THE REAR DRIVELINE CAME OFF AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM. *AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE ON 2000-1500-Z71-PICK UP FAILED AT 37,000. SERVICE SHOP CLAIMS THEY HAVE THIS TROUBLE QUITE OFTEN--BETWEEN 10,000 MILES ON UP. SHOP CLAIMS FACTORY PROBLEM. COST TO REPAIR-$300.00 *JB

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND DOES NOT WORK. *NLM

THROTTLE WOULD STICK IN IDLE POSITION DISTRACTING THE CONSUMER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

SEEMS TO BE A SHORT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WITH A FULL TANK. SOMETIMES WHEN U OPEN PASSENGER DOOR THE FUEL GUAGE GOES BACK TO FULL AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT. THE THROTTLE SEEMS TO STICK ALL THE TIME I RUN 89 OCTANE FUEL IN IT AND RUN FUEL SYTEM CLEANER THRU IT ALSO BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP. IT SEEMS TO HAVE A CATCH IN THE PEDALWHEN U FIRST PUSH ON IT. WHICH IS DANGEROUS WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET OR ICY. BECAUSE U HAVE TO MASH THE PEDAL SO HARD. CAUSING OVER ACCELERATION. ALSO THE SWITCHES FOR THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE GO OUT WHEN U TRAVEL OVER 70 MILES WITHOUT STOPPING. DT

THE END OF JULY, MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE AND SOME SEPARATION. I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AND HAD THE REMAINDER CHECKED AND ROTATED. ON AUGUST 17 WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM TUCSON, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND BLEW. WE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED INTO A PALO VERDE TREE. LUCKILY, MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER ESCAPED WITH MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALLED MY VEHICLE. THEY DID NOT COVER ANYWHERE NEAR REPLACEMENT VALUE OF THE TRUCK NOR MY WELDING EQUIPMENT WHICH WAS ALSO TOTALLED. I BELIEVE THAT GENERAL TIRE SHOULD BE MADE TO COMPENSATE ME FOR THESE LOSSES. SINCE THE ACCIDENT, I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH INTO THE INCIDENCE OF TIRE SEPARATION ON GENERAL TIRES. SPECIFICALLY, THE AMERI 550 AS HAS A HIGHER CLAIM RATE (124.4/MILLION) THAN THE FIRESTONE TIRES WHICH WERE RECALLED (15/MILLION). OVER AND ABOVE THE MONETARY LOSSES, I FEEL VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THIS BRINGS ME TO MY MAJOR CONCERN, THE IDEA THAT MAYBE THE NEXT PERSON DRIVING ON THESE TIRES MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. GENERAL TIRE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

10/12/2000 (MILEAGE18879) MACHINED REAR DRUMS DUE TO BEING OUT OF ROUND, 12/08/2000 (MILEAGE22107)REPLACED BOTH REAR DRUMS, 12/12/2000 (MILEAGE22280) REPLACED BOTH REAR DRUMS, 01/10/2000 (MILEAGE24197) REPAIR: RESURFACED AND CLEANED FRONT ROTORS, 1/26/2000 (MILEAGE24714) BRAKES PULSATING. TECHNICIAN STATED THE CONDITION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, 07/20/2001 (MILEAGE37987) BRAKES PULSATING. REAR DRUMS OUT OF ROUND AND REPLACED ALONG WITH NEW SHOES. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE DEALERS DON'T WANT TO FIX IT WITHOUT ME HAVING TO PAY FOR IT SINCE IT IS OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT THAT STARTED(AND HAS NOT BEEN FIXED) BEFORE THE WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN GIVE ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. MARVIN MERO. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN DEC. 2001. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS FROM THE BEGINNING. THE DEALER HAD CERTAIN PART OF THE ABS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THE ABS DOES NOT STOP THEW VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS( UNDER 35MPH) AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN 2 CRASHES AND VEHICLE DAMAGE. DEALER CAN NOT SEEM TO REPAIR PROBLEM.*AK

CLUNKING NOISE COMMING UP STEERING SHAFT TO STEERING WHEEL INDICATES SOMETHING LOOSE IN STEERING LINKEAGE WHEN TURINING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT AT ALL SPEEDS. AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN TURNING SLIGHTLY TO RIGHT OR LEFT ON CURVES CLUNKING NOISE IS LOUD AND STARTS TO VIBERATE UP SHAFT TO STEERING WHEEL INTO HANDS AND ARMS CAUSING BODY FATIGUE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN WHEN COMPLETE FAILURE OCCURS. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES TO THE FLOOR AND ANTI LOCK VERY SENSITIVE, ENGAGE UNDER NORMAL PRESSURE ON BUMPY ROAD. A VERY INSECURE AND UNSAFE FEELING.