2000 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

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

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

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

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 THE TRUCK HOME AND LOOKED AT THE TRANSFER CASE MYSELF. THE TRANSFER CASE DID HAVE A SMALL HOLE IN IT. I WAS GOING TO PUT SOME JB WELD ON THE HOLE FOR THE TIME BEING. UNTIL I COULD AFFORD TO HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE FIXED. WHEN I TOUCHED THE HOLE WITH MY FINGER I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HAD REALLY WEAK MEDAL IN THAT AREA LIKE WHEN IT WAS MADE IT WAS NOT MADE RIGHT. I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY ARE TRING TO DECIDE IF THE TRANSFER CASE FAILURE IS THERE FAULT OR IF THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BEAT ON. I HAVE ONLY USED THE 4WD ONE TIME IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK THE PEOPLE THAT HAD IT BEFORE ME TOOK REALLY GOOD CARE OF THE TRUCK. I AM REALLY UPSET THAT CHEVROLET'S DO NOT LAST MORE THEN 5 YEARS.*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

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

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

ERRATIC READING ON FUEL GAUGE

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

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

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 DEALER WORK ON WITH NO RESULTS.

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 TURNS THE VEHICLE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE THE BRAKES ONLY GO DOWN ABOUT 1 OR 2 INCHES AND ARE HARD TO PUSH DOWN ANY FURTHER. THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO STOMP ON THE BRAKES 2 TO 5 TIMES FOR THEM TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TC

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

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

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 LEFT SIDE OF MY TRUCK BED AND TO THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR. I JACKED THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED FREELY, NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. I CALLED THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS A GMC DEALER, THEY INDICATED THAT I PROBABLY HAD A POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE PUMP HAD FAILED. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND FLUSH THE SYSTEM, AND HAD THE DRIVE BELTS REPLACED WHILE THEY WERE WORKING IN THE AREA. ALSO HAD THE DENT ON THE LEFT SIDE REPAIRED BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE DENT ON THE RH SIDE DUE TO THE COST TO DO BOTH SIDES.*AK

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 FAILING THIS EARLY. DEALER SAYS THAT SOMETIMES YOU GET A BAD ONE. *JB

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 OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

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 AMBULANCE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE UNLOADING THE TAILGATE DROPPED COMPLETELY DOWN. NO INJURY REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

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

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. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED! THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TRUCKS OUT THERE WITH NO EMERGENCY BRAKE. *JB

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

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 STEERING WHEEL AND GOT A CONCUSSION WITH BLOOD AROUND THE BRAIN, A BROKE CHEEK BONE, AND FRACTURED HIP. MY WIFE WAS 33 WEEKS PREGANANT AT THE TIME AND HER WATER BROKE AND SHE GOT A COMPOUND FRACTURE IN THE LOWER LEG/ANKLE. AS A RESULT OF THE WATER BREAKING MY SON WAS BORN 3 DAYS LATER 7 WEEKS PREMATURE. AS FOR WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I'M HOPING IT WILL AT LEAST BE INVESTIGATED TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM (I.E. SOFTWARE SCREWUP SOMETHING NOT HOOKED UP RIGHT IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ETC). I HAVE PICS OF THE TRUCK AND THE CRASH SITE I CAN SEND IF NECESSARY. I CAN ALSO PROVIDE THE LOCATION OF THE TRUCK SO IT CAN BE INSPECTED.*AK

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

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

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 THE SECOND CABLE TO CONSUMER, TELLING HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT BY HIMSELF. ALSO, THEY CLAIMED THEY WERE NOT A BODY SHOP, AND HE WOULD HAVE TO GET THIS FIXED ON HIS OWN. *AK

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 ANOTHER CHEVROLET TRUCK. DEALER FURTHER RELATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM HOWEVER HAS ONLY ISSUED A BULLETIN ON HOW TO REPAIR AT OWNERS COST (APPROX. $400.00 WITHOUT REPLACEMENT PARTS, ONLY LABOR). *NM

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.

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

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 TOLD THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS, THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE V6. AND AFTER VOICING MY COMPLAINT, FOUND THAT MY BROTHER-IN LAW, HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED THE GENERAL MOTORS NUMBER IN THE MANUAL AND TOLD THEM THAT I WAS UPSET WITH THE PROBLEMS AND THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE ONE IS A 97 WITH 62000 MILES, IT IS TWO OLD AND THAT MY TRUCK HAS TO MANY MILES (112000). YET EVERYONE TELLS ME THAT IT IS THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT GM USES THAT IS THE PROBLEM. *NM

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

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

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

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

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 LOCK PASSENGER SIDE WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. *SC

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

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 BURNS OUT, LOUD ENUGH TO HEAR IT OVER THE RADIO.*AK

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 MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PUSH DOWN AGAIN, THIS TIME THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND I STOPPED INCHES FROM THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *JB

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

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 CONSUMER THEN HIT THE PARKING BRAKE WHICH ALSO HIT THE FLOOR. THE CORRODED LINES LEAKED BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS UNIT. THE CONSUMER HAS THE CORRODED LINES IN HIS POSSESSION. *NM

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

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 WAS ENGAGED, IT WOULD SPRAY WASHER FLUID ALL OVER THE BATTERY. *SC *JB

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 DESIRED. IT WOULD HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES DAILY, AND THE ONLY CRASH I DID NOT AVOID WAS INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE, WHICH DID NOT CAUSE DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THERE WERE SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT I TOOK WAS TO REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT MY DEALER SUGGESTED WAS TO SPEND $500 REPLACING THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. HE SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO, AND THAT MY PROBLEM WOULD ONLY GET WORSE. GM HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT SAFETY RECALL. I FEEL THAT SINCE I HAVE LURCHED INTO BUSY INTERSECTIONS, LURCHED FORWARD IN CROSSWALKS, AND COME CLOSE TO CRASHING INTO OTHER VEHICLES WHILE PARKING, THIS SHOULD BE REGARDED AS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK