2000 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS RUSTED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS CONTINUOUS FRONT AND BACK SINCE 5958 MILES. CHEVROLET WOULD NOT REPLACE THE BRAKES. THE CALIPERS WERE LEAKING, THE SECURITY LIGHT HAD COME ON THREE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WITH THE KEY, THE RELUCTOR RING/SENSOR WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSED BY RUST, AND THE DRIVELINE MADE A CLANKING SOUND. GM HAD BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. *SC *JB

UPON PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL BEGAN BUCKING. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND IT COLLIDED WITH PARKED VEHICLE. ABS WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO WARN CONSUMER THAT A PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY RUST DEVELOPING ON ABS SENSORS. THE PROBLEM WAS MORE PREVALENT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH. *AK

THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING. MANUFACTURER DID NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. COMPLAINTS OF THIS KIND WERE LISTED ON THE INTERNET.*AK

BATTERY CONNECTION LEAKED BATTERY ACID ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM TUBING.*MR THE ACID LEAKING ONTO THE BRAKE LINES CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE BATTERIES. *NM

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE RIGHT BEFORE THE TRUCK COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE BY SEVERAL FEET. IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN AND ONLY HAPPENS DURING LIGHT BRAKING NEVER UNDER HEAVY BRAKING. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AIR BAG FAILURE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. IN FIRST CRASH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT THE RIGHT FENDER AREA AT 75-80 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. IN SECOND CRASH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AT 50 MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO EXPLAIN THESE ISSUES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE. THE DRIVER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND IT ROLLED DOWN AND OVER A HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A BRAKE RECALL FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V345000; BRAKE LINE CHAFFING. *JB

CONSUMER HAS A CONCERN THAT THE FUEL PUMP TERMINAL IS OVER HEATING AND THE CONNECTORS ARE LOOSE. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT 35,000 MILES. AT THE PRESENT TIME OF 48,500 MILES THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE, JUMPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY WHEN TRUCK IS IDLEING AND DURING DRIVING. TALKED WITH OTHER OWNERS AND TO LARGE COMPANIES THAT USE CHEVY TRUCKS AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM ONLY EXIST WITH THE CHEVY'S AND NOT GMC COUNTER PART. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED SINCE 1998. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS AFUEL PUMP ISSUE.*AK

WE PURCHASED A 2000 SILVERADO 2500. THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE KNOCKING NOISE IN THE VORTEX 6.0 ENGINE. THEY TOLD US THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS A COLD START OR IF IT RUNS ALL DAY.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO THE PROBLEM STARTED, WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH THE TRUCK VIBRATES. YOU CAN FEEL THIS VIBRATION THRU THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO WHEN THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS ON AND I TURN THE WHEEL TO PARK THE WHEELS SEEM AS IF THEY ARE RESISTING ALMOST AS IF THE WHOLE WHEEL IS JUST GOING TO BREAK THIS STARTED LAST WINTER. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES FROM A LOW SPEED ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED. AS RESULT, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL, ALMOST COLLIDING INTO A BUILDING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45-55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR-END BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. PUSHING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OFF ROAD AND INTO A DITCH, FRONT END FIRST. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE DRIVER INJURED HIS NECK, BACK, HIPS AND PELVIS. THE PASSENGER INJURED HER RIGHT SHOULDER, CHEST, BACK AND HIPS.

BOUGHT IN 2000 BRAKES AND ALL COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY OWNER AT OWNERS EXPENSE. BRAKES HAVE A GROWLING CRUNCHING SOUND ON AND OFF. THE BRAKES WILL BECOME DISFUNCTUAL UNLESS YOU COMPLEATLY RELEASE AND IMMEDIEATLY RE APPLY.THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING MECHANICAL FAILURE. AT 11,000 MILES THIS VEHICLE LITTERALLY "BLEW THE FRONT ROTORS INTO PIECES.GM WOULD NOT HONOR THE REPAIRS THAT I HAVE CONTINIOUSLY KEPT HAVING TO PAY FOR.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FRONT END VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE'S MILEAGE WAS LOW FOR REPLACEMENT.*AK

IN JANUARY 2004 MY GAS GUAGE STARTED JUMPING FROM FULL TO EMPTY.WHEN YOU GIVE THE GAS TANK A GENTLE HIT WITH YOUR HAND, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. I HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHER GM OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T GO TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE TECHNICIANS DO POOR WORK. I USE THE TRIP ODOMETER AND FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AT 300 MILES. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. SOMEBODY COULD RUN OUT OF GAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS LOCATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PCM FUSE ONCE BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *NM

FUEL GAUGE IS VERY IRRACTIC. SHOWS LOW FUEL EVEN WHEN TANK IS FULL. ASKED SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT PROBLEM AND HE SAID IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT VEHICLE AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, BUT YOU GET A NEW FUEL PUMP. SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED FREE BY GM.*AK

BROKEN TAILGATE CABLE. *AK

1. PASSENGER SIDE DOORS (FRONT & EXTENDED CAB DOOR) DO NOT SHUT TIGHT. THE EX-CAB DOOR DOES NOT LOCK WHEN SHUT, IT MUST BE CLOSED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CLOSING. IF IT DOES NOT CLOSE TIGHT, BOTH DOORS WILL FLY OPEN. 2. WIND WHISTLES INSIDE FROM THE UNSEALED DOORS.-- 3. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, WIND WHISTLES IN DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO BE SHUT SEALED TIGHT.-- 4. TRAILER HITCH WILL NOT CLOSE. THE LOCK IS STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD TAILGATE DROPPED DOWN AND THE BELTS BROKE. THE TAILGATE AND STRAP'S WERE TOTALLY DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CLAIMED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED AND THE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE PADS AND ROTORS AND FOUND THAT THE PADS WERE OK AND THAT THE ROTORS WERE LAMINATED AND CRACKED. *LA *JB

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. VERY DANGEROUS FOR MULTIPLE DRIVERS OF SAME VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN WITH INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. PROBLEM BEGAN AS SOON AS I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. PROBLEM OCCURS EACH TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. DEALER WANTS $700 FOR REPAIR. SEVERAL OWNERS OF SAME MODEL TRUCK HAVE DESCRIBED SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. *AK

SPARE TIRE TOOLS NOT CORRECT. I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MY SPARE TIRE. FEMALE END OF LOWERING TOOL NOT THE CORRECT SIZE TO ENGAGE THE MALE END LOCATED AT THE END OF THE TUBE ASSEMBLY. UPON HAVING A FLAT TIRE I WAS STRANDED IN BETWEEN TOWNS.THIS WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR FOR WOMEN CARRYING INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. *AK

TRUCK SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR FOR NO REASON THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO 4TH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE REARENDED. I PURCHASED A THIS GM CERTIFIED VEHICLE FOUR MONTH AGO THINKING I WAS GETTING A BETTER THAN AVERAGE VEHICLE. I SPOKE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY THEY GET A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS AND I WOULD LIKE GENERAL MOTORS TO REPAIR IT SINCE THEY HAVEN'T FIXED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 4L60 E TRANSMISSION IN THE LAST 11 OR SO YEARS THEY'VE USED IT. *AK

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK, THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN ERRATIC. THE TANK WILL SHOW EMPTY AT TIMES AND FULL AT OTHERS. YOU CAN'T TRUST THE FUEL GAUGE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TRUCKS AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1000.00 TO REPAIR. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER CHEVROLET OWNERS WITH TRUCKS AND THEY TOO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED BY CHEVROLET WITH AN ESTIMATED EXPENSE BETWEEN $1000.00 TO $1200.00. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A PART OF THE RECALLS FOR THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK. *AK

THE ABS BRAKES CAME ON WHEN THEY WERE NOT SUPPOSE TO WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH AND HIT ANOTHER CAR PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE BRAKE SHOP FOR BRAKE INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS DUE TO RUST BEHIND THE BRAKE SENSOR.*AK THE DEALER CALLED THE PROBLEM ENVIRONMENTAL AND OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE COST. THE RUST WAS LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE SEALED. *NM

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

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO IN REVERSE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

PARKING BRAKE HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY WEAK EVEN WHEN PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. THE LINKAGE ADJUSTMENT IS FULLY TIGTENED. *AK

FAX FWD FM NHTSA REGION V FOIA REQUEST CY OF ALL DOCUMENTS RE RECALL OF 2000-2004 GM CHEVROLET SILVERADOS FOR PROBLEMS W/TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES; ES SEARCH PROVIDED NO INFO RE SILVERADO TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE DEFECTS.*MR REPRESENTING CLIENT WHO SUSTAINED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF FALLING FROM THE TAILGATE OF A DEFECTIVE 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. *NM

THE WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALE AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK BOTH SUPPORTS WERE HOLDING THE TAILGATE. *SC *JB

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

FUEL GAUGE ACTS ERRACTICALLY. WHILE IDLING IT WILL DROP TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON, EVEN IF THE TANK IS FULL. IT USUALLY GOES BACK UP AFTER VEHICLE BEGINS MOVING AGAIN, SOMETIMES RIGHT AWAY OR SOMETIMES IT TAKES MILES DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD FUEL LEVEL SENSOR,AT A COST OF OVER $300.00 TO FIX IT. THIS IS A 2000 SILVERADO 1500 4X4 PICKUP. THIS SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM WITH MANUFACTURING TO ME AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

TAILGATE FELL OFF PICKUP CHEVY.SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK .TTAILGATE DROPPED DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CABLE ON PASSENGER SIDE BROKE CAUSING TAILGATE TO DROP OFF TRUCK.DRIVER SIDE DIDN'T BREAK,HOWEVER TAILGATE WAS DRAGGED ON ROAD UNTILL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER.TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. TAILGATE DAMAGE $ 178.00 BILL FROM COLLISION SHOP TWO NEW CABLES $ 29.23 BILL FROM CHEVY DEALERSHIP IDEAL CHEV. GENESEO NY. NEW CABLES NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN GM COMES OUT WITH NEW REPLACEMENTS. CONTACTED CHEVROLET MOTERS AT 800-630-2438 ON JUNE 1,2004. SR31-222651780 ADVISED THAT PARTS & DAMAGED NOT COVERED AT THIS TIME. CABLES WERE RUSTED. I HAVE BROKEN CABLE. CHEVY SILVERADO 2000 NO ONE HURT HOWEVER VERY UPSETTING WHEN IT OCCURED CAN YOU HELP? THANK YOU. *AK

THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, BUT IT HAS NO EFFECT.*AK

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

THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE IS FAILING ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHICH CAUSES A FAILURE IN THE ABS. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND ONLY OFFERED 20% COST ASSISTANCE EVEN TOUGH THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON DEFECT IN GM VEHICLES.*AK

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4. THE ABS BRAKES WILL ENGAGE AT 5-10 MPH WHEN NORMAL, LIGHT PRESSURE IS BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKES DURING A NORMAL STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL THEN DEPRESS FULLY WHEN YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING IT TO. THIS WILL INCREASE THE STOPPING DISTANCE AND IN SOME CASES I HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING THE PEDAL TO DEPRESS TO THE FLOOR. THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR 5-10 TIMES A DAY AND IS BECOMING WORSE. I SENT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WANTED TO TAKE A TEST DRIVE WITH A TECHNICIAN BECAUSE NO WARNING LIGHTS OCCURED. WHEN I WAS EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM TO HIM HE KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT IT WAS. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE SEARCHED RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. I HAVE ONLY 42,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL.*AK

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND COMING TO A STOP THERE IS A DEEP SQUEEKING SOUND COMING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE DRIVESHAFT AND TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY GARAGE THERE WAS A FIX FOR THE EXTENDED CAB VERSION BUT NOT MY REGULAR CAB TRUCK. IT WILL EVENTUALLY TAKE MONEY TO FIX BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT SQUEEKS IS RUBBING AND WILL EVENTUALLY WEAR OUT. IT WAS A PROBLEM WHEN I REACHED 15,000 MILES AND IS STILL A PROBLEM AND LOUD AGGREVATION AT 61000 MILES. IT IS EVEN BAD ENOUGH THAT WHEN I COME TO A REDLIGHT OR A STOP SIGN PEOPLE THINK I AM BEEPING MY HORN AT THEM. IT HAS BEEN FOUR YEARS AND 46000 MILES LATER AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE VEHICLE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. PLUS THE TIRES DIDNT LAST 40000 MILES THE BRAKE LINE HAD TO BE REPAIRED THE STEERING LINKAGE IS BAD AND WHEN I HAD A CRACKED WINDOW REPLACED THE PERSON SHOWED ME THAT THERE WAS NO SEAL PLACED AROUND THE WINDOW TO KEEP IT FROM LEAKING. SO LONG CHEVY HELLO FORD.*AK

WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY REPUTABLE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $690 FOR MATERIALS ALONE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN ADVISED THE ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE UNTIL THIS IS CORRECTED. I BELIEVE THIS IS VERY PREMATURE FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM TO OCCUR. *MR

THE CONSUMER NOTICE THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

THE FUEL GAGE ACTS ERATICLY. IT GOES FROM FULL TO LOW FUEL TO SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. IT CONTINUES TO ACT ERATICLY.

FACTORY BATTERY WITH SIDE-MOUNTED TERMINALS LEAKED ACID ONTO WIPER FLUID WELL MOUNTED BELOW IT CAUSING WELL TO CRACK AND DRAIN. DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER WELL, BUT RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE BATTERY AS WELL. I REPLACED THE BATTERY MYSELF (INSTEAD OF LETTING THE DEALERSHIP DO IT) ON MAY 17, BUT NOT BEFORE THE OLD BATTERY HAD ONCE AGAIN LEAKED ACID AND CRACKED THE NEW WIPER FLUID WELL. OLD BATTERY CASING WAS NOT CRACKED OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED; ACID APPEARED TO LEAK DIRECTLY OUT OF THE TERMINALS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW BY EITHER AC DELCO FOR THE BATTERY ITSELF OR BY GM FOR NOT PROPERLY ISOLATING THE BATTERY FROM VIBRATION. FURTHERMORE, THE FOAM "DIAPER" THE OLD BATTERY WAS WRAPPED IN INDICATES THAT GM WAS AWARE OF A POTENTIAL LEAK ISSUE FOR THIS BATTERY. THE FOAM DOES NOTHING TO HINDER VIBRATION. MOST OF MY 40000 MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES, AND I SELDOM GO OFF-ROADING (UNLESS THE POTHOLES ON THE INTERSTATES OF SC COUNT). AK

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

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED. *AK

ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR A PIN GOING INTO THE DOOR HINGE KEPT BREAKING OFF. VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. *AK DOOR PIN DROPS WHENEVER THE DOOR WAS BEING OPENED. *LA

RECALL NO. #04V129000, TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE: THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE HAS BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER BUT, THE MANUFACTURER INSISTED THAT THE LETTER WAS NOT A RECALL LETTER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT AN ACTUAL RECALL LETTER IS DUE OUT THIS SUMMER.*JB

WHILE WASHING VEHICLE I STEPPED ON TAILGATE TO EXIT CARGO BOX AREA AND BOTH TAIL GATE SUPPORT STRAPS SNAPPED. TAILGATE DROPPED ,AND I HIT MY HEAD ON TAILGATE AND THEN FELL ONTO THE GROUND. THE GENTLEMAN WAITING TO WASH HIS VEHICLE CAME TO MY ASSITANCE AND HELPED ME GET UP. AFTER THE INCIDENT I WAS OFF WORK FOR FOUR DAYS DUE TO BACK INJURY AND HEAD INJURY. WHEN I WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO BUY REPLACEMENT CABLES FOR TAILGATE, NO MENTION OF ANY POSSIBLE DEFECT OR RECALL WAS MENTIONED AND I PAID FOR REPLACEMENT CABLES. REPLACEMNT CABLES WERE THE NEWER TYPE THAT IS SUPPOSE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. POSSIBLE LAWSUIT IS PENDING BASED ON THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A KNOW PROBLEM, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT PURCHASING DEALERSHIP SINCE NEW AND NO MENTION OF THIS POSSIBLE PROBLEM WAS EVERY MENTIONED DURING NUMEROUS SERVICEINGS.*AK