2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 20 TO 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE PEDAL MADE COMPLETE CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,023. THE BRAKE SHOES AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ,AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *AK THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT CAUSE. UPDATED 04/05/07 *JB

I HAVE OWNED A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO EXT. CAB 4WD SINCE DECEMBER OF 2001. TODAY I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, AND IT WAS WET OUT. I WAS TRAVELING AT 25 MPH AND AS I WAS SLOWING TO A LIGHT I COMPLETELY STOPPED THE TRUCK. THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR 10 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. AS I STARTED TO PULL AWAY AT AROUND 4 TO 5 MPH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO SLOW BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THE ABS MOTOR STARTED TO PULSATE SO FAST THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP AND I NEVER TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. I THEN MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER TO PARK AND IT STILL WOULDN'T STOP. I THEN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THEN I FINALLY STOPPED. THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME LUCKILY HAD NO DAMAGE TO HIS CAR SINCE I WAS ONLY DRIVING A FEW MPH. I CONTINUED TO WORK. THE ABS LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. AS I LEFT WORK TO GO TO LUNCH,SAME DAY, I WAS PULLING UP TO A LIGHT AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION . I SLOWED WAY AHEAD OF TIME AND CRAWLED TO THE LIGHT AND JUST AS I HIT THE BRAKE TO STOP THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHERE THE ABS MOTOR RAN CONTINUOUSLY AND I COULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE . I THREW THE TRUCK IN PARK AND IT STILL WOULDN'T STOP AND WAS STARTING TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION ON A RED LIGHT. I THEN STEPPED ON THE PARKING BRAKE AND IT FINALLY STOPPED. I WAS ALMOST KILLED BECAUSE A SEMI JUST STARTED TO PASS ME AND HE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 MPH. I THEN TURNED THE TRUCK AROUND AND WENT DOWN THE ROAD TO MY WORK. AS I WAS PARKING THE TRUCK AT MY WORK IT HAPPENED AGAIN,3RD TIME. THE TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND

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 WALKING IN FRONT OF MY TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, I WOULD HAVE KILLED THEM. IT IS ONE THING TO HAVE THE RADIO QUIT WORKING, IT IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THING TO HAVE THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAIL. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BESIDES CLEANING A COUPLE SENSORS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO INDICATION WHATSOEVER OF THE IMPENDING FAILURE. I BACKED UP AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. THERE ARE STILL NO WARNING LIGHTS. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEIR ANSWER WAS "THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WE CAN TEST FOR THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WE CAN TRY TO GET IT TO FAIL AND GO FROM THERE". I NOW HAVE A 6000 LB PROJECTILE THAT I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT IS GOING TO STOP OR NOT. I REMOVED THE ABS FUSE UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THIS UNRELIABLE PRODUCT. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 06V06600 FOR HIS TAILGATE HINGES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS ONLY WILLING TO REPLACE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE, BUT THE TAILGATE HINGES RUSTED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AS WELL. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, THE HINGES WERE TO BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY. BEFORE HE RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER THE TAILGATE CAME OFF BECAUSE ONLY ONE CABLE HINGE WAS HOLDING THE TAILGATE AND THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.*AK

FUEL TANK REAR MOUNTING STRAP CORRODED THRU STRAP ON OUTER SIDE OF TRUCK. BREAK OCCURRED ABOUT 1" DOWN OF THE TOP OF THE RUBBER CHAFF PROTECTIVE COATING. RUBBER COATING PROVIDED A POCKET TO TRAP MOISTURE AND INCREASE RATE OF FAILURE. FORWARD STRAP HAS SIMILAR DAMAGE BUT HAS YET TO FAIL. FAILURE OF SECOND STRAP COULD HAVE LEAD TO FUEL TANK FALLING ONTO THE ROAD DURING DRIVING CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO VIEW COMPONENTS. DATE OF REMOVAL WILL BE FEB 20TH 2007. *JB

MY PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED ON MY 2000 SILVERADO 1500, 2 TIMES. THE PARKING BRAKE BECAME ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING (THE PEDAL WAS UP AND NO LIGHT WAS SHOWING) CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRAG. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO A GARAGE TO HAVE THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES AND CLIP REPLACED. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, HAD ABS PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING UNDER 15 MPH THE CONTACT ALMOST HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN # 05V379000 FOR SERVICE BRAKES, ANTI LOCK. THE CONTACT HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FILE # 71470052366. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS FILE OVER A WEEK AGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS HAD THE SENSORS REPLACED ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE 1ST SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT 45,104 MILES ON 08/02/05, AND THE 2ND SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT 46583 ON 10/24/05 AND THE 3RD WAS REPLACED 01/17/07 WITH 60216 MILES. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE ABS SHOULD NOT HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 3 OCCASIONS HE HAS BARELY AVERTED A CRASH. *AK

ABS WOULD RELEASE THE BRAKES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP; COVERED UNDER RECALL 05V37900 IN THREE OF FOUR SURROUNDING STATES. *JB

SAME PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM AS COVERED IN RECALL ON TRUCKS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ONLY MINE IS AN AUTOMATIC AND NOT COVERED. PARKING BRAKE HAS SELDOM BEEN USED YET PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND DOES NOT HOLD VEHICLE SECURELY SINCE 30,000 MILES, AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. PARKING BRAKE SHOES ARE WORN ABNORMALLY WHILE REAR DISK BRAKE PADS (ORIGINAL) ARE BARELY WORN. THIS IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN AND NEEDS A RECALL. INTERNET FORUMS ARE FULL OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE ON THIS VEHICLE.

REAR GAS TANK STRAP HAS CARRODED THRU, THIS WAS NOTICED WHEN IWAS HAVING NEW TIRES PUT ON. THE TRUCK HAS 84000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOT YET FIXED THE PROBLEM CAUSE IT WAS FOUND YESTERDAY. I USUALLY KEEP A VEHICAL ABOUT 10 YRS., AND NEVER RAN INTO THIS PROBLEM . THE STRAPS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 6-7 YRS.

FLASHER IS CONSTANTLY CLICKING WHEN NO BLINKER OR HAZARD LIGHT ARE TURNED ON WHICH CAUSES YOU TO BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR TURN SIGNAL ON SO THAT YOU CAN PERFORM A TURN OR LANE CHANGE IN WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FALSE SENSE OF THE CLICKING OF THE FLASHER. I'VE REPLACED IT TWICE AND IT CONTINUES. YOU COME TO DEPEND ON THE BLINKER LIGHTS AND FLASHER CLICKING TO HELP LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR BLINKER IS ON. IT STARTED OFF GRADUALLY FROM CLICKING TO 20-60 SECONDS THEN JUST CONSTANTLY. *NM

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO (4.3) WITH 92K MILES. MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED 1/2 TANK FULL. NOW THE GAUGE INDICATES EMPTY WHEN I FILL THE TANK COMPLETELY. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT I THINK CHEVY SHOULD REPLACE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS UNSTABLE PROBLEM. THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AT ALL TIMES AND NOW I GAUGE MY TRAVELS BY USING THE ODOMETER AND ALLOWING ONLY 300 MILES PER FULL TANK. *JB

TAIL GATE STRAP RECALL APRIL 2004 GM STATES STRAPS ARE DEFECTIVE MUST BE REPLACED WITH NEW STAINLESS STEEL STRAPS. NOV. 2006 STRAPS ARE RUSTED AND CORRODED. STRAPS NOT STAINLESS STEEL . I FEEL GM FALSELY MISS LED OWNERS OF THE 2000 SILVERADO TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. *JB

2000 SILVERADO 4 WHEEL DRIVE VIN 2GCEK19T6Y13XXXXX REAR BRAKES CORRODE EVERY 8,000 MILES TO THE POINT OF BEING TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE AT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. ALSO PARKING BRAKES REQUIRE READJUSTMENT AT 8,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WEAR OUT NOT EVEN BEING USED. THIS I SEE WAS A RECALL FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS SUFFER THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL.NHTSA RECALL#05V1610000.THE REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT EVERY 30,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS EVERY 100,000 MILES THIS I BELIEVE IS THE CAUSE OF MANY VEHICLE ACCIDENTS ,THIS IS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS ONLY BEING STOPPED BY ONE SET OF BRAKES WHICH CAUSES THE ABS TO COME ON PREMATURELY.THIS ALL STARTED IN THE YEAR 2000 AND STILL CONTINUES TODAY NOVEMBER 2006. *NM

FUEL LINES RUNNING UNDER THE TRUCK ARE RUSTED , CAUSING A LEAK WHEN THE TRUCK IS RUNNING AND THEREAFTER UNTIL THE FUEL LINE IS DRAINED WHEN THE MOTOR IS TURNED OFF. *NM

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK IN MY 2000 SILVERADO 1500 EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. UNDERSTANDING THAT A RECALL FOR THE MANUALS HAS BEEN MADE, I FEEL THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO DO THE SAME FOR AUTOMATICS, TO RELIEVE UNDUE STRESS ON POWER TRAIN WHEN PARKED ON A HILL. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THE TRUCK REACHED 36,000 MILE'S. *NM

GAS GAGE CONSISTANTLY CHANGING. SEEMS TO BE BAD DESIGN ON THESE MODELS. EVERYONE I KNOW THAT HAS AROUND THIS SAME YEAR HAS THIS PROBLEM. FAILURE TO WORK CAN LEAVE A PERSON STRANDED. I WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS THAT THIS IS A BAD DESIGN AND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAS TO BE CHANGED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. A NHTSA RECALL #05V379000 PERTAINING TO SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE BRAKES WERE STILL INOPERABLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP FOR BRAKE SERVICE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR PARKING BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT. THE MECHANIC ALSO FOUND A NHTSA RECALL #05V161000 REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE VIA WEBSITE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE HAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND EXPRESSED THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS STATED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 10/30/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A ROADSIDE BARRIER. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WITH NECK INJURIES, FRACTURES OF THE RIBS AND FOOT, AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD, WHILE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS ENGAGED, THE STRAP ASSEMBLY AND RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY BACK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA02015. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ACCEL PEDAL GETTING STUCK. DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL WHICH IT IS NOT. HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHEN MANEUVERING AT LOWER SPEEDS PARKING LOTS/STREETS ETC. YOU HAVE TO GIVE THE PEDAL A FIRM PUSH TO GET IT UNSTUCK AND THE TRUCK LUNGES FWD. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BY THIS. I HAVE SEEN MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON THE BOARDS/CHAT ROOMS. I WAS WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER DRIVING AND THIS OCCURRED AND SHE PULLED OUT AND PEDAL/THROTTLE GOT STUCK. SHE GAVE GAS AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE NARROWLY MISSING SEMI. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS VERY COMMON ON THIS YRS CHEVY SILVERADOS AND NO FIX EXISTS. *CBC *NM

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED TO SECURE VEHICLE. I REALIZE THAT RECALL HAS BEEN MADE FOR MANUAL TRANS BUT THIS HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND NOW TOTAL FAILURE. FAILED SAFETY AND STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE INTERNET BOARDS ARE FILLED WITH EXAMPLES OF FAILED PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKES ON 2000 YR SILVERADO. THIS CONSTITUTES A DESIGN DEFECT AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS. LINKAGE IS NOW LOCKED IN OPEN POSITION EFFECTIVELY PROVIDING NO EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS IN ADDITION TO THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENSING MODULE IN FUEL TANK AND THE ABS BRAKE SHUDDER/FAILURE PROBLEMS AT LOWER SPEEDS. I JUST WANT IT ON RECORD THAT GM PUTS OUT THESE TRUCKS YR/YR WITH THESE KNOW PROBLEMS AND DOESN'T CORRECT THESE SAFETY ISSUES UNTIL THE NHTSA PUTS THEIR WEIGHT BEHIND IT. THX *CBC *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ROTORS WERE CORRODED. ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE PADS WERE NOT MAKING FULL CONTACT WITH THE DISCS. THE CONTACT FELT THE BRAKING WAS NOT AFFECTED BUT COULD DECREASE IN THE FUTURE. THE VEHICLE HAD A 4-WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 08/22/06 TO HAVE A RECALL PERFORMED REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT WAS NOT COMPLETED BECAUSE THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 09/13/06

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES STARTED TO GRIND, AND A CLUNK WAS HEARD WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON DRY FLAT ROAD CONDITIONS. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND CALIPER ON THE GROUND. ALSO, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DUST SHIELD WAS DETERIORATED THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON 08/22/06 AND EXPRESSED THAT THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ON 08/28/06 AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NO RECALL PERTAINING TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD 4-WHEEL ANTILOCK BRAKES.

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA02015. I DID NOT KNOW OF THIS SITE AND OF SUCH DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS, BUT ALTHOUGH THE MATTER MIGHT BE CLOSED, I MUST STRONGLY URGE YOU TO REOPEN THIS MATTER REGARDLESS OF WHAT GM IS RESPONDING WITH. I HAVE NOTICED IN THE PAST AND PRESENT, THAT THE CONDITION DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA ACTION, IS STILL CURRENTLY OCCURRING. I LIVE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO OUTSKIRTS WHERE TEMPERATURES RARELY REACH ABOVE 80 DEGREES F. DURING DAYS WHERE THE TEMPERATURE RISES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOES, "STICK" WHERE YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT A GOOD FIRM PUSH WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON A SLOPE, IT ALSO DOES SEEM TO, "STICK" OFTEN. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS STATEMENT, I WILL NOT PUT A SPECIFIC INCIDENT DATE BECAUSE IT IS ONGOING AND WILL LIST TODAY'S DATE FOR PURPOSES OF FUTURE REFERENCE. THANK YOU. *NM

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE AS IN RECALL #050042 EXCEPT MY VEHICLE IS HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD VEHICLE SECURELY ON AN INCLINE. ALSO, PARKING BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOW RELEASED WITH SUCH EXCESSIVE FORCE THAT IT HAS EXCEEDED ITS NORMAL RANGE OF MOTION AND HAS BECOME MECHANICALLY LOCKED IN THE "UP" OR RELEASED POSITION RENDERING IT INOPERABLE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT; THE VEHICLE SWERVED ON A SIDEWALK IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALERS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE FOR THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAKELINE RUSTING OUT. 08/02/06 UPDATED. *TT

WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK, THE SERVICE 4WD DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF FOR AWHILE, THEN COME BACK ON. AS SOON AS I GOT HOME I CALLED MY MECHANIC, HE SAID HE HAD WORKED ON SEVERAL 2000 SILVERADOS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM LATELY. ALSO FOUND OUT THE NEIGHBOR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE (MODEL AND YEAR THE SAME). TURNS OUT IT IS A FAULTY SWITCH IN THE 4WD BUTTON IN THE DASH, WON'T FULLY ENGAGE, AND COULD SCATTER THE TRANSFER CASE. OUR MECHANIC HAS THE VEHICLE RIGHT NOW, HE REPLACED THE SWITCH IN THE DASH, AND ALSO PERFORMED THE RECALLS THAT WE FOUND IE: ABS & TAILGATE CABLES. *NM

THIS FOR A CHEVROLET C1500 TRUCK, YEAR 2000. THE YOKE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL WON'T STAY TIGHT. IT HAS COME LOOSE TWICE. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED TWICE. LOOKS LIKE IT IS COMING LOOSE AGAIN. STARTS TO MAKE A WHINING SOUND WHEN IT STARTS TO GET LOOSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THEY INTERMITTENTLY SKIDS AS IF THE BRAKE ARE LOCKING UP AND THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIX. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *NM

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK MY VEHICLE I BEGAN COMING TO A STOP AND WAS GOING TO BEGIN BACKING UP, AT THIS TIME, THE ABS KICKED IN AND THE TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD HITTING A PARKED CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS WARNING. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE ONE HIT, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE LOT TO THE DEALER. WAS TOLD TO CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE TRUCK HAD 84000 MILES AND BRAKES HAD ALL BEEN REPLACED 3 MONTHS EARLIER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK NOW. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY TAHOE. THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING AN ODOR OF GASOLINE AND LEAKING GASOLINE FROM THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE MECHANIC SHOP FOR SERVICE. THE PROBLEM AREA WAS LOCATED AND DETERMINED TO BE THE FUEL MODULE CONNECTOR LEAKING GAS. *NM

DRIVING NORTH ON GARDERSTATE PARKWAY THE BRAKE LIGHT OF MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO CAME ON. I EXITED PARKWAY AT NORTHFIELD EXIT AND I APPLIED MY BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP. THE LIGHT AT TILTON ROAD TURNED RED I APPLIED BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE IS A SUNOCO STATION ON THE CORNER WHICH I COASTED INTO. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD FLUID LEVEL WAS BELOW THE MIN. LINE. I ADDED FLUID INTO THE RESERVOIR. I GOT BACK INTO THE TRUCK AND APPLIED MY BRAKES. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID RUNNING ONTO THE GROUND. NOTICED A PEP BOYS STORE ABOUT 1/2 OF A BLOCK DOWN THE ROAD. I WAITED TILL THERE WAS NO CARS COMING AND PROCEEDED OUT ONTO TILTON ROAD TOWARD PEP BOYS. DOWN SHIFTED AND APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL AS I APPROACHED STORE. THEY CHECKED THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND INDICATED THAT A BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING FLUID. MONDAY THEY REPAIRED THE TRUCK BY REPLACING ABOUT A FIVE (5) FOOT SECTION OF BRAKE LINE AT THE TUNE OF $262.52 WOW. I DO HAVE THE OLD SECTION OF BRAKE LINE THAT WAS REMOVED. THE OLD SECTION OF BRAKE LINE IS SO HEAVILY RUSTED THE SHOP INDICATED IT WAS VERY UNUSUAL. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED AT THE REPAIR AND THE REST OF THE LINE STILL IN THE TRUCK AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT CONDITION OF BRAKE LINES AND THE EXCESSIVE RUST THAT EXIST. I'M WORRIED THAT THERE MAY BE ANOTHER LEAK,RESULT MIGHT BE THAT WE ARE NOT AS LUCKY THE NEXT TIME. TH

WHEN GETTING MY 2000 CHEVY TRUCK INSPECTED, IT FAILED DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING. CURIOUS I WENT TO SEVERAL INSPECTION STATION AND ASKED FOR AN INSPECTION. THE FOUR SHOPS I APPROACHED ALL ASKED IF I HAD MY PARKING BRAKE FIXED BEFORE THEY WOULD INSPECT IT. WHEN SPEAKING TO A MORITZ CHEVY (IN FT. WORTH, TX) DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT IF YOU DON'T USE THE PARKING BRAKE IT WILL SHIFT AND NOT WORK. AND WORSE THEY SAID IT COULD RUB THE OTHER ROTORS AND EVENTUALLY NEED REPLACING. ALL THIS FROM SOMETHING THAT IS NEVER USED IN THE CAR. SHOULD I HAVE THE AIR BAG INSPECTED SINCE I NEVER USE IT? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT OR WORSE? EVERYONE APPARENTLY KNOWS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PARKING BRAKE EXCEPT FOR CHEVY. WHY IS THAT? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY WILL LISTEN? *JB

EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE SHOES WORN COMPLETELY OUT. 2000 CHEVY 1500 PICKUP TRUCK HAS FEW MILES BUT DEALER REFUSED TO FIX. DEALERS DO ADMIT IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT ALLOWS THE SHOES TO RUB WHILE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN WEARING OUT THE SHOES. THEY HAVE A 'REDESIGNED PART' FOR REPLACEMENT. SINCE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES SHOULD NEVER ENGAGE WHILE IN MOTION THEY SHOULD LAST FOREVER AND ALWAYS BE FUNCTIONAL IF EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE IS NEEDED. THE COST TO REPLACE WAS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS BUT THAT ISN'T THE REAL ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY MILLIONS OF VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH OWNERS THAT ASSUME THE BRAKE IS ENGAGE AND WORKING PROPERLY WHILE GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY IS WILLING TO RISK LIVES TO PREVENT A RECALL. THIS LEAVE THE OWNERS AND THEIR CHILDREN NOT TO MENTION ANYONE ELSE NEAR THE VEHICLE AT RISK OF DEATH OR INJURY WHEN THE BRAKE IS NEEDED AND DOESN'T DO IT'S JOB. *JB

AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 350 MILES ON I-95 & I-26 WE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE REAR TIRE. IT DID 1300.00 IN BODY DAMAGE TO OUR 2000 SILVERADO 1500 P/U'S REAR FENDER. AFTER REPLACING THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE WE CONTINUED TO OUR DESTINATION WHERE WE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH NEW ONES. THERE WAS STILL APPROX 8000 MILES LEFT ON THE WARRANTY, BUT WE PURCHASED A DIFFERENT BRAND. WE SAVED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND SENT IT TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO CLAIMED IT WAS ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE. WE DID NOT ENCOUNTER ANY ROAD HAZARD AND MAINTAINED THE CORRECT AIR PRESSURE AND TIRE ROTATION SCHEDULE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AFTER ONLY 14,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM APPEARED ON THE FRONT ROTORS AT 38,000 MILES AND THOSE WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ON BOTH OCCASIONS. THE RUST FIRST APPEARED NEAR THE AXEL OF THE ROTOR AND WORKED ITS WAY TOWARD THE OUTSIDE. THE RUST WAS ONLY PRESENT ON THE BRAKING SURFACE.

2000 SILVERADO 1500 WITH 70,500 MILES JULY/05 MY BRAKES STATED TO FEEL LIKE I ONLY HAD 70% OF MY BRAKING CAPACITY. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER I STOMP ON THE BRAKE OR BRAKE WITH INCREASING PRESSURE,THE ANTILOCK WILL NOT ENGAGE NOR WILL THE TIRES LOCK UP. I REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS AND PADS (NON OE @ 62,500 MILES). THE LACK OF BRAKING WAS STILL PRESENT. NEXT I REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I JUST HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE SYSTEM, THEY NOTED THE REAR PADS WERE WORN (AFTER 8,000 MILES). THE DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID THE NON OE PADS WERE PROBABLY THE CAUSE OF THE LACK OF BRAKING. MY CONCERN WAS THE FACT THAT THE LACK OF BRAKING STARTED WHEN THE OE PADS WERE STILL ON THE TRUCK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT ANY SPEED, THE ABS ENGAGED. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 5 TO 10MPH, THE BRAKES MADE GROANING NOISES AND THERE WAS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED.

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP WITH 43,000 MILES ON IT. THE THROTTLE HAS BEGAN TO OCCASIONALLY STICK, AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NORMAL AND THE THROTTLE BODY HAS TO BE CLEANED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $140. WHEN THE THROTTLE STICKS FROM A "STANDING START", THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD (OR BACKWARD IF IN REVERSE). I HAVE OWNED A DOZEN VEHICLES IN MY LIFE, AND NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. YET, SERVICE ADVISORS AT WALSER CHEV SAY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY TYPE PICKUP. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE ONLY THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE WAS REPLACED DUE TO RUST CAUSING A LEAK WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKES. REPLACED BRAKE LINE TO RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO ABS BOX. TOTAL CHARGE WAS $212.05. *AK

I WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY SOMEONE THAT THE RECALL THE CHEVROLET HAS OUT # 04007 MAY APPLY TO OTHER VIN NUMBERS. MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL INTO THE VIN BREAK , HOWEVER, THE SAME DEFECT HAS OCCURRED. CORROSION UNDER THE JACKET AND THE CABLE BREAKS IN TWO PIECES. THE LAST EIGHT OF MY VIN Y1102238. *JB

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING. *NM

BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSATE BETWEEN 3 MPH AND 5 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO SLOW WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP; STOP LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, ETC. FAILURE OF THE ABS CAUSED MYSELF TO ROLL THROUGH A STOP, INTO TRAFFIC, AND INTO THE DITCH. A TEST FOR LOW SPEED ANTI-LOCK OPERATION WAS DONE. RESULTS SHOWED PROBLEM TO BE FAULTY ABS SYSTEM. ( NOTED TO BE MANUFACTURE DEFECT PER NEWSPAPER ARTICLE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL ). PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP 12/30/05 I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE ABS RECALL. 12/31 THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. THE DEALER COMPLETED THE RECALL WORK AND STATED THE ABS LIGHT WAS AN "ACTIVE FAILURE" CODE IN THE COMPUTER AND WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. REPAIR OF THIS FAULT WAS ESTIMATED $1,400-1900. I HAVE ALSO PAID TO HAVE THE FUEL GAUGE FIXED. IT WENT FROM EMPTY TO FULL AT RANDOM AND HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *JB

FAILURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. DEFECTIVE MODULE KEPT FEEDING POWER TO THE MOTOR OF THE ABS AND THEN THE MOTOR FRIED. MY ABS LIGHT (YELLOW) CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT (RED). A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN REVEALED THE ABS MODULE AND MOTOR BOTH WERE DEFECTIVE. I HAD BOTH THE MODULE AND THE MOTOR REPLACED. THE PARTS TOTALED AROUND $1500. *NM

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED DO TO CORROSION, DO TO THE SALT USAGE FOR SNOW & ICE CONTROL IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. THEY WOULD ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS, AND BY THE TIME I GOT THE DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED I ALMOST HIT A BUILDING AND A VEHICLE COULDN'T STOP IN TIME. THE PARTS WHERE REMOVED, CLEANED, CONDITIONED AND PUT BACK ON THE VEHICLE. CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000. *JB

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT @ 70637 MILES . THIS CONVERSION VAN IS USED MAINLY FOR LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL. ISN'T IT RATHER COINCIDENTAL THAT MY NEIGHBORS LIKE VAN'S TRANSMISSION WENT OUT TOO. NOW THIS IS AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED ON 3/24/2005. THIS VAN HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I HAVE NEVER GONE ON A TRIP WITH OUT SOME SORT OF VEHICLE TROUBLE WITH THIS VAN. IT LEFT ME IN THE BOONDOCKS OF MINNESOTA LAST SUMMER THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF A FAULTY "SECURITY" COMPUTER CHIP AND HAS NUMEROUS "ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS" THAT COME ON AND THEN OFF. BUT, THE MAIN THING IS THE TRANSMISSION. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT GENERAL MOTORS INSTALLED A TRANSMISSION THAT IS TOO SMALL FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS SIZE AND WEIGHT. *JB

STATE SAFETY INSPECTION- PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, 158.24 REPAIR. PARKING BRAKE PADS. MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET AND GM PICKUPS OF SEVERAL MODEL YEARS(MINE IS A 2000) CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THERE IS A RECALL ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODELS OF THIS TRUCK. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE KNOWN BY MOST CONSUMERS UNLESS THEY HAVE A REQUIRED SAFETY INSPECTION. *NM