2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

ABS SYSTEM OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS. ABS INTERMITTENTLY WORKS AND CAN STOP WORKING WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKING IS NEEDED. THIS IS A LARGE PROBLEM AMONGST THE GM FAMILY OF TRUCKS GM IS AWARE OF MODULE FAILURE AND REFUSES TO GIVE AFFIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT BECAME STUCK AND PREVENTED HIM FROM STOPPING THE VEHICLE. HE CRASHED INTO A SMALL CURB, WHICH ALLOWED HIM TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,419.

I WAS DRIVING ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD (IN TRAFFIC) , AS I APPROACHED A LINE OF TRAFFIC A STOPLIGHT WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED!! I THEN SHIFTED THE TRUCK INTO FIRST GEAR AND VEERED TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A GAS STATION WASN,T TOO FAR FROM THE INTERSECTION SO I DRIFTED INTO THERE. II LIFTED THE HOOD AND FOUND NO FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR, I THEN LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND DISCOVERED FLUID (BRAKE) ALL OVER THE LOT AND THE BACK DRIVER SIDE AXLE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO SEE HIM AND HE SHOWED HOW BAD THE CORROSION WAS ON THE BRAKE LINES. EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE TRUCK (FROM ABOUT SIX INCHES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER) WAS ROTTED ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH!!! NEED LESS TO SAY, I HAVE TO REPLACE EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE TRUCK, WHICH WILL BE A FORTUNE!!! DID I MENTION THE FUEL LINES? THEY TOO ARE ALSO ROTTED!! IT SEEMS THAT EVERYWHERE THAT THE STEEL LINES WERE USED, IT IS ROTTED I'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINES ALSO IN THE NEAR FUTURE. GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR SELLING VEHICLES WITH THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V055000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER THE REPAIR, ALL OF THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. HE DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS OVER A HALF AN INCH REMAINING ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE NEARLY WORN. THE REAR BRAKES WERE DOING ALL OF THE WORK. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,900.

TRUCK WAS RECALLED FOR OPERATION OF ABS BRAKE SENSOR AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK WHILE I STILL OWN THE TRUCK. CONTACTED GM AND THEY REPORTED IT IS UNLIKELY THEY WILL DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. TRUCK MOVES AND ENGAGES ABS AT LOW SPEEDS AT ONCE WHILE STOPPED. THIS IS THE IDENTICAL REASON IT WAS RECALLED AND I REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS DOING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP BETWEEN 1-15 MPH, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSATE AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND THEY STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD IT REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 04/16/08 *BF UPDATED 04/16/08 *TR

BRAKES FAILED WHILE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT ME OR COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. CAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE WAS A CORRODED BRAKE LINE. WHILE THE GAS LINES ARE STAINLESS STEEL, THE BRAKE LINES ARE NOT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP WHICH I PURCHASED NEW AT 36,000 MILES I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUSTING ON THE INSIDE SURFACES OF THE ROTORS ESPECIALLY THE REAR. LATELY I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE REAR BRAKES HANGING UP OR DRAGGING ON THE ROTORS SO I CHECKED THEM. I FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM ONLY WORSE. NOW BOTH DUST SHIELDS ON THE REAR ARE RUSTING AWAY,THE PASSENGER SIDE IS COMPLETELY GONE, AT 76,000 MILES. THIS CONDITION IS BOTH COSTLY AND DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THE RUST BUILD UP IS SO BAD THAT THE BRAKE PAD WILL NOT MAKE THE REQUIRED CONTACT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT RIDES ON THE RUST NOT A CLEAN SMOOTH METAL SURFACE. I DRIVE THIS TRUCK DAILY SO YOU WOULD THINK THIS SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING BUT IT IS. IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE UNANSWERED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM GO TO,HTTP://CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/GM_SILVERADO_BRAKES.HTML. I USUALLY KEEP A VEHICLE ABOUT TEN YEARS ON AVERAGE AND HAVE NEVER DEALT WITH ANYTHING LIKE THIS. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN AN INVESTIGATION OR RECALL ON THIS? GM ISN'T ADDRESSING THESE COMPLAINTS. SO WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR,A FEW FATALITIES? ALSO MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71. WHEN I START MY TRUCK MY GAS GAUGE WILL STAY ON EMPTY EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. IT WILL ALSO SHOW A HALF A TANK OF GAS WHEN I AM ACTUALLY EMPTY. THIS CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY INTERSTATE NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. MY SISTER OWNS A 2000 GMC TRUCK LIKE MINE AND HER GAS GAUGE WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. SHE HAS RAN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF IT. ONCE ON I10 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ABOUT 30 TO 20 MILES FROM A TOWN. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOW PROBLEM. IS GM WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED ON A HIGHWAY BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO FIX IT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER 20 SECONDS OF APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT DRAMATICALLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SMOKE APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE POWER WAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DECELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT NEARLY CRASHED INTO A BUILDING ONCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE ABS RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE WOULD NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT HAD THE FUMES REMOVED FROM THE ABS AND THE SYSTEM WAS DISABLED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 03-19-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK HAS THE SAME DEFECT AS RECALL NUMBER 05V379000 A REGIONAL RECALL BUT THE TRUCK WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL. UPDATED 03/19/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON FUEL WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY FULL. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON AMONG OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,800.

JUST BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ABS ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ACTIVATES AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. OFTEN TIMES IT WILL OCCUR AT STOP LIGHTS OR PULLING INTO PARKING STALLS. *TR

25 MPH, HEAD ON COLLISION WITH TREE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS, FACE HIT STEERING WHEEL, NOSE INJURY AND LIP CUT OPEN. *TR

SIRS, I CONTACTED YOU A FEW YRS. AGO [BELIVE IN EITHER 03 OR 04] IN REGARD TO THE ROTORS ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK FAILING. AT THAT TIME THE TRUCK HAD APPRXIMATELY 45K MIILES ON IT. WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME IT IS AN ENVIROMENTAL HAZZARD, DUE TO WHERE I LIVE. I REPLIED THAT I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON THE TRUCK IN MAY {?} OF THAT YEAR & THE ROTORS WERE FINE BUT WHEN I TOOK TRUCK FOR INSPECTION IN NOV. THEY WERE NOT. I ASKED HOW MUCH SALT THEY THOUGHT PA. USED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS? I RECIEVED NO REPLY. NOW HERE WE ARE IN JAN., 2008. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 60 K MILES ON IT & THE ROTORS NEED REPLACED AGAIN?? CONSIDERING THIS TRUCK IS DRIVEN AN AVERAGE OF 7K MILES PER YEAR, WITH 90% OF THAT BEING DURING SUMMER MONTHES, THIS IS NOT AN ENVIROMENTAL PROBLEM! THIS TRUCK IS ONLY DRIVEN DURING WINTER MONTHES IF THERE IS AN EMERGANCY SO IT IS EXTREMELY RARE THIS TRUCK IS DRIVEN ON SALTED ROADS. THIS TRUCK IS ALSO GARAGED AT ALL TIMES, I WAX THE FIREWALLS, ARMOR ALL & CLEAN THE TRUCK WEEKLY. ALSO OUR DRIVEWAY IS ALONG A RURAL ROAD & THE DRIVEWAY IS HIGHER THAN THE ROAD SURFACE. I HAVE GONE THROUGH YOUR COMPLAINT LIST & I HAVE FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM, IN RE:ODI ID #10158646. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THE ONLY REASON YOU HAVE NOT RECIEVED MORE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE IS DUE TO TOO MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE WHAT THE CHEVY REPS. ARE SAYING ABOUT ENVIROMENTAL HAZZARD.I HAVE HAD CHEVY EMPLOYEES TELL ME BRAND NEW CARS, JUST OFF THE DELIVERY TRUCK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT MUST PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN MAKES A LOUD NOISE. THERE ARE FOUR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES: 00V055000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), 00V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS), 00X001000 (SERVICE BRAKES:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER), AND 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP, WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A STOP BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VIBRATES, DRASTICALLY INCREASING MY STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAVE HAD MANY NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS AND SLID OUT INTO MANY INTERSECTIONS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A REPAIR GARAGE AND THEY STATED MY ABS BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING AND THEY HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEM WITH OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS MADE THAT YEAR. *TR

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT OPERATE, HAS NOT FOR YEARS , ON MOST CHEVROLET TRUCKS. *TR

PASSENGER WINDOW JUST STOPPED GOING UP ,MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE IT STILL WORKS BUT WINDOW WILL NOT MOVE .I THINK IT IS THE CABLE INSIDE ON THE PULLEY.*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RUSTED AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY TO THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. AS OF DECEMBER 28, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOT CLEARED. UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

2000 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKES WERE SQUEALING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR INSIDE BRAKE PAD WAS THE ONLY ONE WORN. MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY ICE AND DIRT COLLECTED IN THE CALIPER. *KB CONSUMER SENT IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN A VOQ. *KB UPDATED 04/14/08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED ON 3 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROADS . THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE REASON FOR THE TRACTION LOSS, WAS DUE TO THE BRAKE PAD HANGING UP. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD AND THE ANTI-LOCK BEGAN TO PULSATE BUT NO BRAKING. HE ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILED AND DISABLED THE BRAKING SYSTEM. BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF UPDATED 01/17/07 *TR

MY 2000 CHEVY HAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

ON OCTOBER 28TH, 2007 I PUT ON MY BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKE LINES BLOW OUT AND I COULDN'T STOP AS QUICKLY AS I SHOULD HAVE. THE BRAKE FLUID DRAINED OUT OF THE LINES DUE TO THE RUPTURE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. I WOULD HATE TO THINK IF A PEDESTRIAN HAD RUN OUT IN FRONT OF ME, WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED! *TR

FUEL GAUGE ALTERNATES BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT WHEN EMPTY PURCHASED USED RECENTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD AND IS STARTED, THE ENGINE KNOCKS FROM THIRTY SECONDS TO ONE MINUTE. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED, THE KNOCKING STOPS. GENERAL MOTORS STATED THAT THIS WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND IS KNOWN AS ENGINE KNOCK COLD START, OR CARBON BUILD UP ON THE PISTON HEAD. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I OWN A 2000 CHEVEROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD PICKUP. IT IS AN EXTENDED CAB SHORTBED, WITH THE 5.3L ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE TRUCK THEN CONTINUES TO MOVE AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP. WHEN THE ABS ENGAGES IT IS ALWAYS AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 10MPH) AND DOES SO REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ROAD SURFACE CONDITIONS. THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS DANGEROUSLY INCREASED. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT COME VERY CLOSE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND LEARNED THAT IT IS VERY COMMON. GM ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN THE US,TSB#03-05-25-007A) AND A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO DEBRI AND OR RUST ON THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. I PLAN TO UNPLUG MY ABS FUSE UNTIL I AM ABLE TO PERFORM THE PROCEDURE LISTED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. I FIND IT VERY NEGLIGENT OF GM TO NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF MODELS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM AND NOT ENCOURAGE THEIR DEALER NETWORK TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. FAILING TO STOP IN TIME, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS, CAN EASILY CAUSE PROPERTY AND VEHICLE DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY AND DEATH. THANK YOU, SCOTT BEAN *TR

UPON ENTERING PARKING SPACE AT WORK ABS SYSTEM CAME ON FOR NO REASON CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD THREW FENCE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON TWELVE OCCASIONS. HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. A RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2006. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,500. UPDATED 10/31/07 *TR

THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUP TRUCK AND ROLLED INTO A SCHOOL BUS. THESE TIRES ARE SECURED UNDERTHE REAR OF THE TRUCK BY THE SAME TYPE OF CABLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE ON GOING TAIL GATE CABLE RECALL. ALL CHEV AND GMC PICKUPS HAVE THESE DEFECTIVE CABLES HOLDING THE SPARES TIRE AND THEY ALL ARE EVENTUALLY GOING TO FAIL . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THEY REPLACED THEM ONCE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,600. UPDATED 12/12/07

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE WHEN VEHICLE IS IN "PARK". LOW FUEL SIGNAL GOES ON. THEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, THE GAUGE GOES TO FULL. THEN EVENTUALLY THE GAUGE GOES TO THE LEVEL OF THE FUEL. *JB

THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS PUMP RUSTED OUT AND FAILED. BRAKE LINE FAILURE RESULTED IN NO BRAKING ABILITY WHATSOEVER. ONE WAS REPLACED EARLIER THAN THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW - APPROXIMATELY 2/07. TRUCK WAS PARKED BOTH TIMES THEY FAILED SO NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY. GOT LUCKY, THIS IS USED AS A TOW VEHICLE FOR A TRAILER. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED, THE OLD LINES ARE AVAILABLE. I DON'T HAVE THE VIN HANDY, CAN SUPPLY ON REQUEST. *TR

RECENT VEHICLE INSPECTION REJECTION DUE TO PARKING BRAKE FAILURE TO OPERATE ON 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE AT A VERY LOW MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE. REPAIRS LED TO HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. I AM AWARE OF A RECALL ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, DID CHEVROLET EQUIP AUTO TRANSMISSIONS WITH A DIFFERENT PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM? THIS AUTO MAKER SHOULD STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES,THANKS VR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT AND STRUCK THE CENTER DIVIDER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDERS AND CHEST ALONG WITH A SORE NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY BE DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED WHEN THEY WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE SLID APPROXIMATELY THIRTY YARDS. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 00V055000), HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FELT THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 233,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED WHILE PULLING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE MOVED OR REPAIRED. SHE HAS HAD THREE MECHANICS INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THEY ALL STATED THAT IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. GENERAL MOTORS STATED THAT THEY CAN DO NOTHING TO ASSIST WITH THE FAILURE. THERE ARE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE FOR HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE SPEED AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 129,832.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON JULY 16, 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE PIPES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO HER GARAGE DOOR AT 10 MPH. THE GARAGE DOOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HAVE REQUIRED NUMEROUS REPLACEMENTS. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES EVERY YEAR BEFORE HAVING MY TRUCK INSPECTED. EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED, THE PARKING BRAKE BARELY HOLDS ON EVEN THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRES. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN AIR BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE STORE REPLACED THE TIRE. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND NOTICED THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. RECALL # 06T016000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT) WAS FOUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 70,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1/2 TON PICKUP. THE DRIVER'S SIDE RUNNING FRONT RUNNING LIGHT OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ILLUMINATE AND HAS NOT WORKED CONSISTENTLY FOR TWO AND HALF YEARS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR CHEVROLET PICKUP VEHICLE AND THEY COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

CONTINENTAL TIRES HAS IGNORED MY COMPLAINT. YESTERDAY I EXPERIENCED THE THIRD DELAMINATION, EXPLOSIVE OR CATASTROPHIC BLOWOUT OF A CONTINENTAL TIRE ON THE CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK IN THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS. IN EACH INCIDENT THE TREAD DETACHED AND DESTROYED THE REAR FENDER AND INNER FENDER LINING. SET OF FOUR CONTINENTAL TIRES PURCHASED AT WAL-MART, LIVE OAK, FLORIDA, INSTALLED AND BALANCED ON 3 JANUARY 2003, INVOICE NUMBER 485700 95770. TRUCK MILEAGE 153249, INCLUDED TIRE WARRANTY. TIRES INSTALLED WERE BAR CODE 5134206727. ON 9/06 FIRST BLOWOUT AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WAS NORTHBOUND ON I-75 AT ADEL GEORGIA. LEFT REAR FENDER DESTROYED BY TREAD DETACHMENT. REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED , MILEAGE 20,0913. ON 1/07 SECOND TIRE DAMAGE WAS TREAD DELAMINATION WHICH CAUSED A LARGE BUBBLE ON THE TREAD. BEFORE IMPENDING BLOWOUT TIRE WAS REPLACED , MILEAGE 206681. THIRD TIRE DAMAGE AND SECOND CATASTROPHIC BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON MARCH 14, 2007 NORTHBOUND ON I-75 NEAR ALACHUA, FLORIDA. RIGHT REAR FENDER DESTROYED BY TREAD DETACHMENT. TOWING CHARGE AND USED TIRE PURCHASE FROM A-1 TOWING, 14515 NW PEGGY RD. ALACHUA, FLORIDA 32615. 3/15/07 TODAY, I DROVE TO THE SAME TIRE MART AND HAD THE REMAINING CONTINENTAL TIRE OF THE ORIGINAL FOUR REMOVED. INVOICE NUMBER IN00289613, ACCOUNT NO. MCD2527. $353.04. I WILL RETAIN THIS CONTINENTAL TIRE FOR YOUR INSPECTION OR FOR MY FURTHER COMPLAINT. MILEAGE 209808, ACCOUNT NO. MCD3537. GENTLEMEN, I AM DISPLEASED WITH YOUR PRODUCT. I HAVE HAD THREE OF THE TIRES CAUSED ME MU

MY WIFE AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A NEAR HEAD ON COLLISION ON MAY 6,2007 WHILE DRIVING A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB PICK UP. THE SPEED AT IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH , AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELTS PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. HOWEVER, THE 2 INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN REDUCED IF THE AIR BAG FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO RECALL 05V379000, CONCERNING SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK IN ADDITION, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN, AND THAT THE SECOND OPINION THAT SHE OBTAINED FROM ANOTHER DEALER CAUSED THEM NOT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76632, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76732. *AK

TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING SLOW ENOUGH TO AVOID A CRASH. HOWEVER, HE HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE THERE WAS HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME UNDER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT 3 OR 4 BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 79000. THE MECHANIC GAVE HIM AN ESTIMATE OF $1,000 TO $1,400. *AK

YEARLY INSPECTION IS DUE. MY HUSBAND CHECKED PARKING BRAKE 3 DAYS BEFORE TAKING MY PICKUP IN FOR INSPECTION. IT WAS FINE THAT DAY. MY PICKUP FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD. MY HUSBAND TESTED THE BRAKE AT THE INSPECTION CENTER AND IT WENT TO THE FIREWALL AND WOULD NOT HOLD. WE ACCUSED THE INSPECTOR OF TAMPERING WITH THE BRAKE. HE INSISTS THE FAILURE OF THE PARKING BRAKE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OUR MODEL. WHICH IS TRUE? IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REPAIR THE BRAKE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AT 5 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRYING TO PARK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE DOWN A HILL AND STRUCK A RETAINING WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED DUE TO RECALL # 05V379000 ON FEBRUARY 28, 2007. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR APPEARED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 92,000.*AK

BOTH EXTENDED CAB WINDOW SEALS LEAK, WHICH HAS MADE THE WINDOWS SUBJECT TO FALLING OUT AND BREAKING *JB

WHEN AIR TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 65 DEGREES THE SECURITY LIGHT IS DISPLAYED IN THE INFORMATION CENTER. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE TRUCK FAILED TO START AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. FUEL FILTER, SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PASS-LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, AND THINKS THAT I'M TRYING TO STEAL THE TRUCK. SENSOR, WIRING HARNESS AND ONE OTHER PERTINENT PART WERE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, PROBLEM RECURRED. MILEAGE AT THAT POINT EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY, LEADING TO MORE MONEY COMING OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. SEVERAL MONTHS PASSED AND PROBLEM HAS ONCE AGAIN BECOME APPARENT.*AK

2000 SILVERADO WITH 55902 MILES. ABS LIGHT BEGAN TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH OCCASIONAL DISPLAY OF RED BRAKE LIGHT. VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR CLEANING OF WHEEL SENSORS WHICH WAS COMPLETED. BRAKES WERE CHECKED AND NEW REAR PADS WITH ROTOR TURNING WAS COMPLETED. ABS LIGHT STILL ON. TAKEN TO DEALER AND ADVISED ABS MODULATOR WAS BAD. COST FOR PART, $762.62 PLUS LABOR. REPAIR NOT DONE. WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE VEHICLE WITH CONVENTIONAL NON-ABS BRAKES UNTIL RECALL. ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAY ABS DOES NOT WORK. HOW MANY OTHER VEHICLES ARE ON THE HIGHWAY LIKE THIS DUE TO ASTRONOMICAL REPAIR COST? *JB