2000 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHICH MAKES IT HARDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES BECAUSE THIS DEFECT HAS AFFECTED STOPPING DISTANCES. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FAULTY ABS SENSORS. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN CANADA BUT THEY HAVEN'T DONE A RECALL IN THE US. I TALKED TO A MECHANIC AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT IT WOULD COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THE SENSORS. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME. IT SHOULD BE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY DUE TO THE FAULTY SENSORS. THIS DEFECT IS JEOPARDIZING PEOPLE'S LIVES. I CAN'T DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY. *JB

DT: 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS PURCHASED NEW AND AFTER 36 MONTHS THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCKED, AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THEY WERE ALL POWER LOCKS. DRIVER'S DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED, IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY OR THE KEY ITSELF. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO SAID THERE WAS NO WAY THEY COULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THE DOOR OPEN. THEY SUGGESTED CUTTING THE DOOR OFF, AND THEY WOULD SELL CONSUMER A NEW DOOR. DID NOT CONTACT GM BECAUSE CONSUMER'S FATHER WORKED FOR GM, AND COULD LOSE HIS JOB IF THERE WAS A COMPLAINT. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED UNDER EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH OR 6 WEEKS OF DRIVING WHEN TAKING KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION THERE WAS A SOUND FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR-IT SOUNDED AS IF THERE WAS A PIECE FALLING FROM THE DOOR. CURRENTLY, THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED AND WILL NOT LOCK MANUALLY, WITH KEY OR POWER. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. AS OF LAST WEEK THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. IT WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY OR POWER, SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR . *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS LEADING TO LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

2000 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKES - VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND I STARTED HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS - THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL KICK BACK AS IF THE ABS GOES ON WHEN I AM STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN,ETC -- STARTING OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY SO I DECIDED TO CHANGE THE BRAKE PADS IN THE REAR. TO MY SURPRISE THE LEFT REAR ROTOR AND BACKING PLATE WERE TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH AND THAT BRAKE PAD WAS WORN DOWN ALMOST COMPLETELY WHILE THE RIGHT REAR ROTOR/BACKING PLATE AND BRAKE PAD WERE ALMOST NEW?? I WENT AHEAD AND PUT ON THE NEW BRAKE PADS BUT THIS DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM. I NOW AM GOING TO TAKE IT IN TO THE BRAKE SHOP WHERE I SUSPECT I WILL NEED A NEW ROTOR/BACKING PLATE AND ABS SENSOR ON THE LEFT REAR. I DOUBT THIS IS DUE TO SALT AS IF IT WAS, IT WOULD OCCUR ON EITHER BOTH SIDES OR THE DRIVERS SIDE MORE THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE, DON'T YOU?? AS WELL, I LIVE IN A COUNTY THAT DOESN'T USE STRAIGHT SALT AND DO LITTLE TO NO CITY DRIVING. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN CORRECTLY. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC CLEANED BOTH FRONT SENSORS AND REINSTALLED THEM, AND THEN ROAD TESTED. THE TRUCK WAS FINE AT THIS POINT. THE OWNER WANTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM CHEVROLET FOR REPAIR WORK. *AK

LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS AND SERVICE BULLETINS, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUEL LEVEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT IN THE TANK. I ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS IN THE AREA. IT APPEARS THAT NO ONE INTENDS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT APPEARS THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE TO RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND WHEN TRYING TO GET OFF THE HWY, SOMEBODY GETS KILLED, BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. OR, ONE OF OUR WIVES GETS STRANDED BY RUNNING OUT OF GAS, AND RAPED AND/OR MURDERED, BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. THIS WILL KEEP GOING UNTIL ONE OF THE ABOVE INCIDENTS OCCURS AND A CLASS ACTION SUIT OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE PROBLEM COME TOGETHER IN THE SUIT. WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENS THEN. THE LAWYERS WIN, AND EVERYBODY ELSE LOOSES. FIXING THE PROBLEM WOULD CERTAINLY BE THE CHEAPEST CORRECTIVE ACTION IN THE LONG RUN. *JB

DT: CALLER SAID THE ABS COME ON WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT HAPPENS A LOT. DEALER CLEANED THE SENSOR, AND IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. MANUFACTURER SAID VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND CALLER HAS TO PAY FOR IT HIMSELF.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS ACTIVATED. *JB

DURING VERY SLOW SPEED SUCH AS CREEPING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS TO ENGAGE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MAKING BRAKING UNPREDICTABLE. PROBLEM IS VERY REPEATABLE. SIMILAR TO INVESTIGATION PE05-020. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE.*MR THE ENGINE KNOCKS WHEN STARTED DUE TO PISTON PLAY. *NM

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT DRIVING SLOW. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS GREATER. THE GREATER STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED THE CHANCE OF HITTING SOMETHING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT, DRIVER SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY. *NM

DT: RECEIVED NEW BRAKE LINES AND BRAKES FROM THE GM DEALER, THIS WAS A DESIGN CHANGE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT LIKE THE OLD ONES. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN IT MADE THE RUBBER BRAKE LINE COME IN CONTACT WITH THE WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 27, 2005. THE NEW LINES HAVDBEEN ON H JUST A LITTLE OVER 30 DAYS. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER WA SHAVING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSOR ON A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE ABS ENGAGED FALSELY, AND WAS KICKED IN EVERY TIME CONSUMER CAME TO STOP. IT PULSATED WHEN IT DIDN'T NOT NEED TO. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A YEAR THEN CONSUMER REPLACED THE SENSORS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A GRINDING SOUND. WHILE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON 7-30-2005 BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP. THE OWNER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. *AK

2000 CHEVY TRUCK FUEL GAUGE GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY ALL THE TIME AND ALSO VACUUM LEAK UNDER PASSENGER SIDE BY AIR BAG. *JB

1) HIGHWAY DRIVING FOR 4 HOURS, 60 MPH, NORMAL LOADING OF VEHICLE, 2 ADULTS, 2 CHILDREN 2) COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION OF TIRE, FORTUNATELY TIRE REMAINED INFLATED, NO ACCIDENT, DAMAGE TO REAR WHEEL WELL, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, SIZE P265/75R 16 114S M/S, TIRE WAS ORIGINAL FROM CHEVROLET, TRUCK HAD 53,400 MILES 3) REPLACED ALL TIRES TO GOODYEAR. *NM

DT: THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN AT ANY TIME WHENEVER THE BRAKE WAS HIT. THIS REDUCED THE BRAKING POWER. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS MOSTLY OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN MUCH BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS TOO NERVOUS TO DRIVE IT. THIS WAS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER FOUND AN OPEN INVESTIGATION, PE05020. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

DT: CONSUMER STATED THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CORRODED. THE BRAKES VIBRATED AT LOW SPEEDS, BELOW 10 MPH. THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS. CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED AND FIXED THIS WEEK. THE BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE CURRENTLY. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK. IT HAS 57,000 MILES AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ON OR ABOUT JULY 09 2005, THE POWER LOCK MECHANISM FOR THE PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED WORKING. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STILL WORKED. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A BLOWN FUSE BUT AFTER CHECKING ALL FUSES DETERMINED THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. I FELT THAT MY KEY TO THE DOORS WOULD ALLOW ACCESS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THE KEY DID WORK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE SLIDE BAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ALSO COULD NOT MOVE THUS RENDERING THAT DOOR IN A CONSTANT STATE OF BEING LOCKED. I BECAME VERY CONCERNED THAT A VEHICLE COULD BE MADE WITH POWER LOCKS AND NOT HAVE SOME SYSTEM TO MANUALLY ALLOW THE OPENING OF THE VEHICLE. IF THE VEHICLE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE ONLY WAY OUT WAS THE PASSENGER DOOR THE OCCUPANT COULD FACE SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. I SENT AN E MAIL TO GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. I WANTED TO SPEAK TO AN ENGINEER TO FIND OUT WHY A VEHICLE WOULD FUNCTION LIKE THIS BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT HONOR MY REQUEST AND I NEEDED TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS MY STANCE IS I DO NOT TRUST SOME DEALERS AND THAT WOULDN'T DETERMINE IF THE DESIGN HAS A MAJOR FLAW. MY VEHICLE MIGHT HAVE BEEN FIXED AT MY EXPENSE BUT PERHAPS ANOTHER OWNER MIGHT BE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS DUE TO FAULTY DESIGNS WHICH IS A SEVERE SAFETY RISK. I AM REQUESTING THIS MATTER RECEIVES A QUICK INVESTIGATION BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS. GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UP TRUCK. THE ABS IS COMING ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT CAUSED THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK PROPERLY AND AT OTHER TIMES IT CAUSED THEM TO FAIL. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A BUILDING ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. SHE HAS TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY TOLD HER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ABS SENOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THEY REMOVED AND CLEANED BOTH FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. BECAUSE OF SOME KIND OF BUILD UP ON THE SENSOR. WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD THIS FIXED THE DEALERSHIP BROKE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TRYING TO GET TO THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THESE PARTS AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT COME BACK SINCE THEY CLEANED THE SENSOR. THIS IS THE ONLY KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN MAKING MY STOPPING DISTANCE LONGER

DT: ABOUT 3 OR 4 MOTHS AGO, THERE WAS A LIGHT THAT CAME ON IN VEHICLE THAT SAID TRANSMISSION FLUID HOT. THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE. ALSO, THERE WAS A VEHICLE WARNING LIGHT THAT INSTRUCTED DRIVER TO PULL OVER AND LET VEHICLE IDLE. OWNER TOOK IT TO DEALER, WHO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS MORE THAN NORMAL METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN, AND THAT THE CLUTCH COULD BE GOING OUT. THEN, DEALER CHANGED FLUID AND FILTER, AND INSTRUCTED THE OWNER THAT HE COULD CONTINUE DRIVING IT UNTIL IT ABSOLUTELY HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE OWNER CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AND HAS HARD SHIFTING. OWNER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, WHO REPORTED THAT COULD BE A SYMPTOM OF THE COMPUTER TRYING TO COMPENSATE FORT HE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS FAILING. THEN ON THE 12TH OF JULY 2005 THE MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN TRANSMISSION FLUID HOT. THEN OWNER CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY, WHO TRIED TO SELL THE OWNER A NEW TRUCK, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO OWNER WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED WITH SOME SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO OTHER MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK.*AK

FUEL GAUGE INITIALLY DID NOT REGISTER CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL WHEN TANK IS >7/8 FULL. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS THE WRONG AMOUNT OF FUEL OVER 50% OF THE TIME NO MATTER HOW FULL THE TANK IS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN LEAVE DRIVERS STANDED IN VERY DANGEROUS PLACES, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THIS IS A 4X4 VEHICLE THAT MY FAMILY AND I USE TO GET INTO VERY REMOTE LOCATIONS. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED!

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT

I HAVE A 2000 SILVERADO 4X4 THAT HAS THE CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT ABS SENSOR, AS DO MANY OTHER PEOPLE DESPITE GM'S REFUSAL TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES... SOMEHOW IT EVIDENTLY ONLY HAPPENS IN CANADA. ANYWAY, I CANNOT STOP LESS THAN 7-8 MPH MOST OF THE TIME WITHOUT MULTIPLE PUMPS OF THE BRAKES. I DROPPED MY TRUCK OFF AT SERRA CHEVERELET IN HUDSONVILLE MICHIGAN THIS MORNING (TO HAVE THE GUY TELL ME "IT IS VERY RARE IN THE US, IT GENERALLY HAPPENS IN NORTHERN CANADA" WHICH SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS STRAIGHT OUT OF A "WHAT TO SAY" PAMPHLET FROM GM). THE DEALERSHIP JUST TOLD ME IT WILL BE OVER $950 TO REPLACE THE FRONT TO ABS SENSORS AND THAT IT IS NEEDED BECAUSE THEY CAN'T BE CLEANED. REST ASSURED, I WAS TOLD THE NEW PARTS ARE GUARANTEED FOR LIFE... WELL WHAT ABOUT THE LOWEST-BIDDER CRAP THEY INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY? WHY ISN'T THAT GUARANTEED FOR LIFE, SEEING HOW IT'S MALFUNCTION CAN CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING ACCIDENTS. IN SHORT, PLEASE ADD ANOTHER NUMBER TO THE STATISTICS FOR THIS COMPLAINT.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS RUSTED ON THE VEHICLE AND RIPPED THE BRAKE PADS OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAL WHEN THE STEEL BACKING WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE ROTORS. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY; IT WAS 1 YEAR OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER STATED IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR THE BRAKES TO GO OUT AT 30,000 MILES. CONSUMER ISN'T EXACTLY SURE WHEN THE BRAKES STARTED GOING BAD, BUT IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO. THIS SAME VEHICLE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BROKE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS, NHTSA #04V129000, BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CABLE WAS BROKE APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MONTHS AGO.*JB

DT: CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR WAS STICKING IN HIS VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE WORSE WHEN THE VEHICLE HEATED UP. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

ABS SYSTEM INOPERATIVE SINCE 70,000 MILES DUE TO BURNT CONTROL MODULE. PAID DEALER $100 TO TEST TO FIND OUT REPAIRS WILL BE IN EXCESS OF $900. MODULE LOCATED ON FRAME RAIL WHERE IT TAKES ALL WATER FROM LF TIRE. NUMEROUS OTHERS THAT I KNOW OF WITH SAME PROBLEM. NO HELP FROM EITHER GM OR DEALER. DUCT SHIELDS/BACKING PLATES COMPLETELY CORRODED AT 175000 MILES AS WELL AS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY UNUSUAL CONDITIONS. FAILURE OF THE BACKING PLATE CAUSED EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES TO BECOME MISALIGNED AND DAMAGE ROTORS AND SERVICE BRAKES. AT 65000 MILES GAS GAUGE BECAME SPORADIC. DEALER SERVICE REP INFORMED THAT THEY GO BAD DUE TO COLD GAS BEING PUT INTO VEHICLE IN WINTER. ENTIRE PUMP ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACED AT $380. I REALIZE TRUCK HAS NOW 175000 MILES, BUT I KNOW TOO MANY OTHERS AND HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON MESSAGE BOARDS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO IS MAKING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE SENSOR WAS FAILING AND NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AND THREE MONTHS AGO THE OWNER HAD $700.00 WORTH OF WORK DONE TO THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE BRAKE ISSUE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN COOPERATIVE IN DEALING WITH THIS MATTER. RIGHT NOW THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND THIS IS THE THIRD OCCASION. ALL WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP OR CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP. THE OWNER HAS NOT TALKED TO CHEVROLET. THE DEALER CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS, AND SAID HE WOULD GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT, THE DEALER HAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED ON OCTOBER 6, 2004. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND MAKING A FUNNY TOWARDS THE END OF A STOP. AND THEN THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP ON APRIL 14, 2005. ON APRIL 15, 2005, THE DEALERSHIP DID $667.16 WORTH OF BRAKE REPAIR WORK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE ABS SENSOR. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ABOUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE ABS THAT THE DEALERSHIP KNEW ABOUT. RIGHT NOW THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS A SPONGY FEEL TO IT. TO THE POINT THAT THE PEDAL HAS TO BE MASHED TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY STOP. THE CONSUMER KEEPS TRYING TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED BUT IT SEEMS TO BE RECURRING. *NM

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. AT VERY LOW SPEED, UNDER 10 MPH, WHEN THE CONSUMER STEPS ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. SOMETIMES THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR SOME TYPE OF NOISE WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. HAD VEHICLE IN PA FOR 3 WINTER SEASONS. *JB *SC

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4 AND ITS POOR BRAKES. AT 40,000 MILES JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, ALL OF ITS DISC ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR BY MY CERTIFIED MECHANIC. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THAT POINT. AT 50,000 MILES, A SMALL LEAK WAS FOUND ON MY REAR CALIPER AND VAST, SIGNIFICANT CORROSION WAS NOTED ON ALL 4 CALIPERS. DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES, ALL 4 CALIPERS WERE REPLACED BY THE SAME MECHANIC. I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FURTHER BRAKING DIFFICULTIES. AS I APPROACH A STOP, MY BRAKING DISTANCE WILL INCREASE AT 5MPH OR LESS AND IT FEELS LIKE HESITATION THROUGH THE PEDAL AND A CHATTERING. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO STOP FURTHER INTO INTERSECTIONS THAN ANTICIPATED AND MANY NEAR- MISSES FOR REAR END ACCIDENTS. NO WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED AND NO DIAGNOSTIC CODING IS EVIDENT WHEN TESTED. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED TO KNOW NOTHING OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS IN MY TRUCK'S MODEL OR YEAR. UPON TEST DRIVE THE GM MECHANIC FELT IT WAS THE ABS SENSOR AND CORROSION CAUSING THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND SENSOR WERE REPLACED AS ONE UNIT AT COST OF $520 PAID BY ME.

WHEN I'M GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND HIT THE BRAKES QUITE OFTEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WILL COME ON FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS LED TO MANY CLOSE CALLS REGARDING ACCIDENTS.

THE BRAKES ARE WEAK & WHEN GOING DOWNHILL ON A BUMPY SURFACE,THEY GO TO THE FLOOR& YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO STOP.

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE MALFUNCTIONING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE TRUCK HAS A HARD TIME STOPPING ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVIATE. FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE AND TALKING WITH OTHER CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. I PULLED THE FUSE ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, NOW THE TRUCK STOPS FINE. THIS PROBLEM REALLY CONCENRNS ME. I UNDERESTAND, BASED ON A DETROIT NEWS ARTICLE, THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED IN CANADA. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING RECALLED IN MICHIGAN AND OTHER SIMILIAR STATES THAT USED SALT IN THE WINTER TIME? BASED ON THE ARTICLE, THE CAUSE TO THE PROBLEM IS THE CORROSION CAUSED BY THE SALT. THANK YOU,

SAME ISSUE AS MHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA04011 BUT WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARKING BRAKE BECOMES USELESS, WILL NOT CASE A CRASH, BUT THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT YOU MUST USE THE PARKING BRAKE ON INCLINES. THIS IS TO AVOID A LOAD ON THE TRANSIMISSION THAT WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK UNTILL STRESS IS REMOVED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. LAUNCHING A BOAT OR PARKING ON A SLIGHT HILL WITH A LOAD CAN RESULT IN BECOMING STRANDED. THE Z71 IS MARKETED AS OFF-ROAD, IF THIS HAPPENS IN REMOTE AREAS WITHOUT CELL PHONE CONVERAGE, IT COULD BECOME LIFE THREATENING. GM HAS ALREADY AGREED TO RECALL THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VERSION, THIS NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL VERSIONS USING THIS TYPE OF PARKING BRAKE.

DT: CONSUMER STATES AT 44,000 MILES THE ROTORS, PADS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER THE WHEEL SPEED ABS SENSOR HAVE FAILED. COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING BETWEEN 2 AND 8 MPH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE ABS BRAKES. NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER WAS GOING TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS TODAY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED REGULARLY. *AK

DT: AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE ABS MOTOR POPPED AND PUSHED THE PEDAL BACK. THIS PAST SATURDAY COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT HUBS SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATES EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT WORKING. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT INSPECTED, AND THEY TOLD HER A LOT OF THE SAME MAKE VEHICLES HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SHE NEVER EVEN USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT DID NOT KNOW IT WASN'T WORKING UNTIL SHE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 77,200 MILES. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AT THAT MILEAGE UNLESS THE TRUCK WAS USED ON A FARM OR CONSISTENTLY USED FOR HEAVY TOWING. THE TRUCK WAS NOT USED ON A FARM AND WAS USED FOR TOWING (A BOAT AND 2 SNOWMOBILIES) ABOUT 10 TIMES PER YEAR.

DT: 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO, PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. WHEN APPLIED BRAKES THEY WENT TO FLOOR AND HAD TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. IT TOOK A LONG DISTANCE TO STOP. ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. REPLACED BOTH HUB ASSEMBLIES ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. AT THE COST OF $420.42. MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY HE HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS OF THIS KIND AND BRAKE SENSOR FAILED THAT WAS IN HUB ASSEMBLY.

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A RED LIGHT ON A DRY ROAD, THE ABS KICKED IN AND THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, THE CONSUMNER ENTERED A ROAD BUT TRIED TO STOP ON MAIN ROAD AND WENT PARTWAY INTO THE LANE ON THE MAIN ROAD. MAYBE A WEEK OR SO LATER , THE CONSUMER ALMOST RAN INTO SOMEONE AT A STOP SIGN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THIS BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. *TT THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 8600K MILES. *SC *JB

DT: THE CONSUMERS ABS SYSTEM, FAILED. WHEN COMING TO STOP AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE ABS KICKS IN ,AND IT WILL NOT STOP WITHIN IN 5 OR 6 FEET OF TRAVEL. CAN'T RELY ON IT. THE LIGHT DID COME ON, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME, ONLY ON SLOWER SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE AND HAD IT FIXED BEFORE.*AK *SB CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHEN YOUR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND NEED TO COME TO AN COMPLETE STOP YOU CAN'T AND RUN INTO THE BACK OF SOMEBODY.*SB

DT: 2000 , CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB. WAS PULLING A TRAILER AND HEARD A TERRIBLE NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, FRAME HAD BROKE IN TWO. *AK THE FRAME BROKE IN THE REAR ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. *NM

FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTING ON 2000 CHEVY SILERADO 4X4. DEALER REPLACE REAR ONLY LAST YEAR. I WANTED ALL 4 REPLACED THEN. JUST HAD A CLOSE CALL WITH STOPPING DISTANCE. INSPECTED BRAKES AND FOUND REAR ROTOR RUSTED COMPLETELY AND FRONT INSIDE OF ROTORS RUST.

2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DEVELOPED A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING AT 55 TO 60 MPH.*MR THE VIBRATION TRANSMITTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THIS CONDITION COULD OCCUR 5 MILES APART OR 20000 MILES APART. *NM

ANTI LOCK BRAKES GO OFF BELOW 10MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT. WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ROLE ALMOST RESULITING IN MINOR COLLISION.

TRANSMISSION CLUNKS INTO GEAR..HAD IT SEVICED BUT THEY DONT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT WE HAVE TWO SILVERADO TRUCKS DOING THE SAME THING

DT: THE CONTACT STATEST THAT PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT WORK. VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY STILL ON A HILL OR ANY INCLINE UNLESS HE PUTS THE VEHICLE IN GEAR.*AK

2000 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS ANTI-LOCK BRAKING PROBLEM UNDER 5MPH. SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES OR REAR-ENDERS HAVE OCCURED. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUMP THE BREAKS TO AVOID THE SYSTEM (ABS) BEING ACTIVATED AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT!

DT: CONTACT STATES AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. WHEN GOING AT FASTER SPEEDS AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE JERKS. THIS HAPPENS ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED IT WAS THE HUBS. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THE RECALL TO REPLACE THE STEERING PUMP HAS MADE THE BRAKES FAIL CONSTANTLY AT LOW SPEED AND HAS CAUSED JERKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TT *SB

THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THEY WOULD ACTIVATE WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T ON DRY PAVEMENT. *AK *SC *JB

FAILURE OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH DUE TO A BUILDUP OF CORROSION ON THE ABS SENSORS. REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COST APPROXIMATELY $145. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE RAPAIR SHOP AFTER NEARLY REAR ENDING A PARKED AUTOMOBILE. JUNE, 2005: PROBLEM RETURNED AND IS STILL NOT COVEREDUNDER WARENTY OR VEHICLE RECALL EVEN THOUGH A RECALL HAS BEEN MANDATED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. MILAGE ON THE VEHICLE AS OF PRESENT TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 53,500.