2000 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

TIRES ARE BELIEVED TO BE SEPARATED, SHAKE THE TRUCK BACK AND FORTH FROM L TO R AND HAVE KNOTS ON THEM. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR PERIODICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO TO IT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245-75-16 )

WAS PULLING ONT HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE BOGGED DOWN. WHEN PUTTING FUEL INTO TANK & STARTING, VEHICLE WOULD DIE OUT FOR NO REASON. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR STALLING OUT. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING COULD BE DONE, BUT DID KNOW ABOUT PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT OUT OF THE RADIATOR. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO LEFT AND RIGHT AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AT THIS TIME NO REPLY FROM THE MECHANIC.*AK

THE HUB CAPS HAVE FALLEN OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER LOST TWO HUB CAPS IN ONE WEEK. *MJS

PE00020;ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON CHEVROLET, SILVERADO 2000. CONSUMER CAN FILL LITTLE BALLS ON ALL 4 TIRES. CONSUMER FEELS ITS RELATED TO HEAT.*AK

OVERALL VEHICLE IS A STEP BACK IN TIME. MANY COMPONENTS OF THIS "IMPROVED TRUCK" FAIL TO IMPRESS OR EVEN OPERATE AS THEY SHOULD, AS MILEAGE MOUNTS MORE SEEMS TO GO WRONG THIS TRUCK, TRUCK GOES BACK TO DEALER AGAIN NEXT WEEK BUT I AM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR ITEM HAS BEEN FIXED BUT PROBLEM IS STILL THERE OR RETURNS SHORTLY.

SETTING ON HILL IN PARK &4-WH.LOTRANS.MADE NOISE ROLLED OFF HILL.WRECKED, TRANSFER CASE IN NEUT. AFTER WRECK

THE BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE TRUCK NEARLY WENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH AN INTERSECTION BEFORE STOPPPING. NLM

INTERMITTANT BUBBLING IN SIDEWALLS...TAKEN TO CAR DEALER TWICE. BUBBLES APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235SR16 )

TRUCK VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED - DEALER SAYS ITS TIRES - GOODYEAR SAYS ITS TRUCK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

IF I GO TO BRAKE AND THE ROAD IS A TAD BET BUMPY THE BRAKES DO NOT CATCH AND IT TAKES A WHILE TO STOP. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. DIDN'T HAPPEN AT DEALERS SO THEY DID NOTHING TO FIX IT. CAME CLOSE TO HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. ONCE STRAIGHTENED OUT, VEHICLE WHEEL COMES TO NORMAL POSITION. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I STARTED HEARING A SQEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF TRUCK WHEN I TURNED, THERE WAS ALSO A SQEAKING NOISE FROM MY CLUTCH, MY REVERSE LIGHTS STAYED ON AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED ONLY HALF THE TIME AND MY BRAKE FLUID LEAKED. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN THE GET IT FIX BY CHAMPION CHEVROLET ON MON JULY 31 @ 8:30 ON THRUSDAY I PICKED IT UP THEY HAD ONLY PUT 2 MILES ON THE TRUCK I NOTICED THE SOUND WAS WORSE IN THE STEERING ONLY AFTER DRIVING 9 MILES. I FEAR FOR MY HEALTH AND SAFETY DRIVING THIS TRRUCK AS NOW IT SWAYS BACK AND FORTH AND THE SOUND IS WORSE THEN IT WAS WHEN I DROPED THE TRUCK OFF ON MONDAY. WHAT CAN I DO ? I HAVE NOT PAID A PAYMENT YET BUT IS DUE IN 3 DAYS. PLEASE HELP.

ENGINE MISSING/ROUGH IDLE. ABOVE 4500 FT ELEV AND ABOVE 65MPH = 19.6MPG. BELOW 4500 FT ELEV AND UNDER 65PMH = 16.6MPH. EMISSIONS CANNOT BE WORKING! FUEL = THROTTLE STICKS FROM IDLE AND WHEN ACCELERATING FROM COASTING.*AK

CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT ALLOWED OF THE FACTORY INSTALLED HITCH RECIEVER WHICH MAY CAUSE PREMATURE FATIGUE ANF CRACKING.

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. *AK

SHUDDERS ON TAKEOFF/EXTREME SHUDDER WHEN LOADED/GM SAYS THERE IS NOT A FIX FOR THESE PROBLEMS/EXHAUST NOISE /GM SAYS THERE IS NOT A FIX. *AK

CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE TWICE FOR KNOCKING NOISE HEARD IN ENGINE. *AK

MESSAGE CENTER DID NOT INDICATED ANY PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION - CONTINUED TO DRIVE TRUCK - NOW TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE. VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VIBRATION IN VEHICLE, OIL CONSUMPTION, BRAKES, POPPING NOISE IN FRONT-END. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT BECOMES HARD OR THE PEDAL WOULD FALL TO THE FLOOR THEN CONSUMER WOULD HERE A CRUNCHING NOISE. WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN ,THE BRAKE FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, RESULTING INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS.*ET

REAR FRAME BROKEN FROM APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN FRONT OF THE TOW HOOK ATTACHMENT FROM THE BOTTOM UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE SEVERELY VIBRATED WHILE ACCELERATING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND DEALER HAS PERFORMED VARIOUS REPAIRS/PARTS REPLACEMENT, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED TO REOCCUR. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH SHOULDER SEAT BELT. IT'S APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE SHOULDER WHEN TRAVELING OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILES WHICH CAN GENORATE A SORE SHOULDER . SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY IS A PART OF THE SEAT IN THE 2000 MODEL & HAS NO METHOD OF ADUSTING THE BELT. CONSUMER HAS AN OPEN FILE WITH THE MANUFACTURER.

CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, AND VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE, AND CONSUMER TAPPED BRAKES TO TAKE THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF, BUT CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T RELEASE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN CRUISE CONTROL OFF MAUALLY, BUT IT STILL DIDN'T RELEASE. HAD TO TURN THE MOTOR OFF.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A "SLICK" ROAD DUE TO AN EARLIER RAIN VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO GO THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT, AND SPUN AROUND AT LEAST TWICE. THEN, IT STOPPED AND WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE LIGHT. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS DOWN A THIRD. DOG STUCK HEAD OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW, WINDOW WENT UP, AND DOG'S NECK ALMOST GOT CAUGHT INSIDE OF THE WINDOW. COMPLAINT FROM THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE TAHOE HAD A LOCK OUT BOTTOM TOO CLOSE THAT LOCKED THE WINDOWS. *AK

THE TRUCK COMPLETELY BURNED AND THE HOUSE IT WAS PARKED AT WAS COMPLETELY BURNED ALSO. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SELECTOR MUST BE PLACED IN PARK, THEN REENGAGED IN DRIVE TO GET IT OUT OF OVERDRIVE. NLM

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK OR OTHER PEOPLE BEING HURT. POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. *AK *ML

TRUCK HAS A VIBRATION BETWEEN 60-65 MPH THAT ALSO SHAKES THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO NOTICED THE LEFT MIRROR IS SHAKING,LEADING TO BELIEVE IT MAY BE A PROBLEM ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED GM TOLD ME THEY DID HAVE A VIBRATION PROBLEM IN THE SILVERADO BUT NO FIX YET. *AK

THE RIGHT SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED TO AVOID BLIND SPOTS AND LEFT SIDE MIRROR HAS UNNECESSARY WIDE FIELD OF VISION. YH

POWER STEERING--STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY IS SOMEHOW LOSING POWER STEERING FLUID--NO VISIBLE LEAKS...YET POWER STEERING RESERVOIR IS DRY, NEEDING ALMOST A PINT OF FLUID TO FILL TO PROPER LEVELS..ON 5/26/2000 DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING RACK (COMPLETE ASSEMBLY)..(TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP ON 03/17/2000)...AS DEFECTIVE AND UNDER WARRANTY WITH ONLY 3762 MILES ON ODOMETER...ON 06/06/2000, TRUCK WAS AGAIN IN SHOP TO BE CHECKED (AFTER A ROAD TRIP OF 3700 MILES IN 7 DAYS) FOR POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE AS IT NEEDED OVER 1/2 PINT TO FILL POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR...ODOMETER MILEAGE THIS DATE 7798...DETERMINATION OF PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AS OF CLOSE OF BUSINESS THIS DATE (06/06/2000). HOWEVER, THE SERVICE MANAGER AT (RANDY OWENS) AT ALL STAR CHEVROLET IN BATON ROUGE, LA STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK (COMPLETE ASSEMBLY) HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON HIS PERSONAL NEW CHEVROLET TRUCK, AND THAT SUPPOSEDLY CHEVROLET IS "AWARE" OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS REDESIGNING THE STEERING COMPONENTS TO CORRECT. MR. OWENS ALSO STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING FOR SOME TIME NOW...SEVERAL MONTHS...BUT THAT THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO R & R THE STEERING RACK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PARTS WERE ORDERED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

FROM ZERO TO TWENTY IT HAS A LAUNCH SHUTTER ON THE LONG BED EXTENDED CABS. VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY UNTIL PASSING 20MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAD TO DEAL WITH IT. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE WELD THAT HOLDS THE SWAY BAR TO THE FRAME BROKE, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

DEALER SOLD A VEHICLE WITHOUT AIR BAG BEING INSTALLED. CONSUMER NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO FEDERAL REGULATION SAYING AIR BAG MUST BE INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

POWER STEERING SQUEALS WHEN YOU TURN TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENS TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT FROM CENTER, NOT WHEN YOU HIT THE LOCK ALL THE WAY TO LEFT. AND, IT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER THE TRUCK HAS WARMED UP. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE FIFTH ONE THAY HAD SEEN WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE SQUEALING AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST TWO MONTHS BEFORE GM WOULD HAVE A SOLUTION. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE CONTACT GM AND PUSH FOR A SOLUTION SOONER THAN THAT. THANK YOU. *AK

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHELL LEFT OR RIGHT IT MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT STEERING MAY LOCK UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURRED WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

5.3L ROUGH/STUMBLING IDLE, 3 YIMES AT DEALER (INJECTORS, IDLE REPROGRAM), PROBLEM PERSISTS, LEMON?

TOWING EQUIPMENT IS DEFECTIVE. ADVERTISED THAT VEHICLE CAN TOW 8500 LBS, BUT OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS MAX TOWING IS 7500 LBS. *AK *ML

THE FRONT END MAKES NOISE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. YH

MOTOR IS KNOCKING VERY BADLY. CONSUMER FEARS THE MOTOR MAY BLOW OUT. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE WITH EVAP SOLENOID, REPLACED EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER PURGE VALVE, IGNITION COIL WIRE OPEN. NLM

THE TRUCK STARTED A VIBRATING/SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT ABOUT 1000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN PUT OFF AND OUTRIGHT LIED TO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. AT TIMES IT IS SO SEVERE THAT IT WILL CAUSE THE CD PLAYER TO SKIP. THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS ACKOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THESE TRUCKS. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS TRIED TO BLAME THE DEALERS FOR INACTION, BUT I HAVE A LOCAL DEALER THAT HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY CHEVY TO TRY DIFFERENT SHOCKS, SPRINGS ETC. TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM ON OTHER TRUCKS, AND HAS HAD SOME SUCCESS. I ONLY WANT THEM TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING SINCE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE UP TILL NOW. THE VIBRATION CAN BE DANGEROUS SINCE IT SOMETIMES STARTS WITHOUT WARNING. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK

TRUCK VIBRATED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT TRUCK COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING. CONSUMER DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH FRONT END OF VEHICLE. *AK