2000 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD, TRUCK BECAME HARD TO STOP UNDER 5 MILES PER HOUR.THE PROBLEM OCCURED MORE OFTEN,ONCE FOR EVERY THREE STOPS. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE FOUND TO BE FAULTY. A SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN EACH FRONT WHEEL. COST OF REPAIRS WAS $400.

ABS WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. RANDOMLY WHEN PULLING SLOWLY UP TO INTERSECTION TO STOP, ANTILOCK BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP BUT INSTEAD ROLL OUT INTO INTERSECTION. IMEDIATE FIX WAS TO RELEASE BRAKES AND RE-APPLY REPEATEDLY TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. LONG TERM "TEMPORARY" FIX WAS TO REMOVE 60 AMP ABS FUSE TO DISABLE ABS ALL TOGETHER. (FOUND THIS SOLUTION ON INTERNET) READ A TIP ON THE INTERNET THAT STATED PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SPEED SENSORS AND CORROSION OR RUST BUILDING UP AROUND SENSORS. REMOVED BOTH SENSORS AND SAW NO CORROSION. REPLACED SENSORS AND AM CURRENTLY DRIVING WITHOUT ANTILOCK BRAKES. (ABS LIGHT AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ARE NOW PERMANETLY LIT AS A RESULT OF REMOVING THE 60 AMP FUSE.)

I AM RESPONDING TO THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF THE BRAKING PROBLEM INVOLVING THE ABS SENSOR. I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JAN. 01. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 11/06/03 FOR THE ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER REMOVED FRONT CALIPERS AND ROTORS AND ABS SENSORS AND CLEANED RUST AWAY FROM THE MOUNITNG SURFACE FOR THE SENSOR PER BULLETIN #02-05-25-006A. PROBLEM RECENTLY RETURNED WHEN BRAKING. YOU GET A PULSTATION KICKING BACK ON BREAK PEDAL AND ARE UNABLE TO STOP. LAST WEEK I ALMOST RAN INTO FRONT OF A HOLLYWOOD VIDEO STORE WHEN PULLING UP. I HAD TO PRESS THE EMERENGCY BRAKE TO STOP. I WAS PREPARED BECAUSE IT ALSO HAPPEN A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE IN ANOTHER PARKING LOT AT THE FITNESS GYM. I REPLACED THE ABS SENSOR (DRIVER'S SIDE) MYSELF ON 5/2/05. THE COST OF THIS WAS $120.55. DEALERSHIP ONLY HAD ONE IN STOCK, WANTING TO REPLACE THEM BOTH BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS A CURRENT PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED. IF ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.

ANTILOCK BRAKES "LOCKED OUT" AT 5 MPH, TRUCK ROLLED INTO A BARRIER DEALER REPLACED HUB SENSOR (TWICE) AT NO CHARGE.

CONTACT STATES: CONTACT WAS DRIVING VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT, BETWEEN 7-10 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGEMENT DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO BRAKE COMPLETELY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE CONTACT HIT A GUARD RAIL. NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. GENERAL MOTORS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THE BRAKE PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTOR REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM, THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT BUT CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT A GM DEALER SAID THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. CONTACT UNPLUGGED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM

CONTACT STATES: THE THROTTLE CONTROL CLOSES. IT WAS REPLACED WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. THE CAR HAD APRROXIMATELY 15000-20000 MILES. THE THROTTLE CONTROL CLOSES ABOUT EVERY SIX MONTHS. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR A STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MR.BILLY PAYS FOR IT TO BE CLEANED.

ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE PEDAL HITS THE FLOOR BUT NO BRAKES WORK. THE TRUCK HAS NEW ROTORS AND PADS ON THE BACK AND FRONT. WE THOUGHT THEY WERE THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING CHANGED AFTER PUTTING ROTORS AND PADS ON. ONE TIME WE PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AND WE HIT THE VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, NOTHING WAS DAMAGED.

AFTER READING THE NEWSPAPER OF 05/04/2005, I REALIZED MY VEHICLE, A 2000 SIVERADO, WAS INVOLVED IN THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION #PE05020, LOW SPEED BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT THIS PAST WINTER, MY TRUCK JUST SEEMED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO STOP IN WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SUFFICIENT DISTANCE. I HAD BEEN TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2002, TO EITHER USE MY PARKING BRAKE ALL THE TIME OR NOT AT ALL BECAUSE THE COMPONENTS WOULD RUST AND BECOME INOPERATIVE. APPARANTLY THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN BY GM FOR A LONG TIME. HAVING READ THE NEWS ARTICLE, THE FURTHER RAMIFICATION BECOMES CLEAR. I NOW KNOW THE A.B.S. SYSTEM WAS TOO AGGRESSIVE ON SLIPPERY SURFACES. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND WOUND UP IN MY FRONT YARD STUCK, BUT WITH NO DAMAGE. IF I HAD BEEN AT AN INTERSECTION ON A PUBLIC ROAD, I MIGHT NOT BE HERE TO WRITE THIS. THE INCIDENT DATE AND NUMBER OF FAILURES WILL BE RELATIVE DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF THIS FAILURE.

OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS I'VE EXPERIENCED FAILURES WHILE BRAKING. AFTER HAVING THE DEALER CHECK THIS PROBLEM HE ADVISE ME TO REPLACE HUB AND BEARINGS. AT MY COST..... THIS HASN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. LAST WINTER I SLID THROUGH SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS. AT SLOW SPEEDS I KNOW NOW TO FORGET ABOUT ABS-ING AND PUMP THE HELL OUT OF THE BRAKES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE "INCIDENT DATE" IS JUST A GUESS FROM LAST WINTER.

HAVE NOT WRECKED YET BUT HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS BECAUSE MY TRUCK NEEDS A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE BECAUSE OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE ALMOST HIT VECHICLES BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP. REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO GM AND TO MY DEALER THEY TELL ME THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME THEY TELL ME TO CLEAN THE SENSORS ON THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THIS DOES NOT WORK. STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

CONTACT STATED: CONTACT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FELL APART INTO PIECES. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOE PAD AND THE REAR ROTORS. ALSO, THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE MONITOR SPEED SENSOR WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ABS WAS OVER ACTIVE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH VEHICLE MADE A NOISE WHILE HITTING THE BRAKES. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE ABS WAS APPLIED. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DON'T RESPOND IMMEDIATELY AT STOPS. LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE BRAKES AND THEN THEY SUDDENLY CATCH

RE: ANTILOCK BRAKE ENGAGEMENT AT LOW SPEEDS I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO LS 1500 4-DR, VIN [XXX]. I HAVE HAD IT INTO A BRAKE SHOP TWICE OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS FOR THE ANTILOCK ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS (3-5MPH). THE ANTILOCK ALARM DOES NOT LIGHT UP. I FINALLY GOT DISGUSTED WHEN IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN THIS WINTER AND PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM. BOTH REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT THE BRAKE AND ALIGNMENT SERVICE CENTER 1770 BARLOW, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 231-947-2600. EACH TIME THEY IDENTIFIED THE ABS SENSOR FOR A SINGLE WHEEL ENGAGING INAPPROPRIATELY AT VERY LOW SPEED. I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT DATES OF THE REPAIRS HANDY, BUT CAN GET THEM FROM THE ABOVE BUSINESS IF NEEDED. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS MY BEST GUESS AT THE MOMENT FOR WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE IS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR LOW SPEED ACCIDENTS AT INTERSECTIONS WITH THIS DEFECT. WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT BRAKE EFFECTIVELY AT ALL. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE RELEASED BRIEFLY AND THEN PRESSED AGAIN TO ENGAGE THE NORMAL BRAKING ACTION. I CAN'T COUNT THE NUMBER OF TIMES I HAVE HAD TO RELEASE AND THAN STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP IN TIME WITHOUT REAR-ENDING SOMEONE. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

BRAKES CATCH WHEN SLOWING DOWN WITH NO NOTICE; ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHEN APPLYING REGULAR BRAKES.*AK

CONTACT STATES, LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION; HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

I SEE THAT THE NHTSA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING GM BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEMS AND I WOULD LIKE TO RELAY MY RECENT EXPERIENCES WITH THE FAILURE OF MY BRAKES. I WAS ON VACATION BACK IN EARLY APRIL WHEN THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SOLOMON CHEVROLET FOR DIAGNOSIS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE (BTCM) HAD FAILED AND THE REPAIRS WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1100. I ELECTED NOT TO HAVE THE ITEM REPAIRED AT THAT TIME DUE TO THE COST INVOLVED. AFTER RETURNING HOME, ON 4/26, THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DUNDEE CHEVROLET AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE BTCM DEFECTIVE, BUT ALSO THE HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR. IN ADDITION THEY STATED THAT I NEEDED BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED (PADS AND ROTORS). THEY SAID THAT MY BRAKES WERE FALLING APART. TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIRS WOULD BE $3031.00. AFTER CONTACTING GM THEY OFFERED TO GOODWILL THE BTCM AND HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR, BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR AN ENTIRE BRAKE JOB. EVENTUAL COST WAS $1566.00. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND AMAZED THAT I SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AFTER ONLY 42000 MILES. UNBELIEVEABLE.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS STARTING APPROX. 1 1/2 TO 2 YEARS AGO, THE BRAKES ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 ACT UP WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN, OR OTHERWISE BRAKING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS TO A STOP. AFTER READING THIS MORNING ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED INTO THE BRAKES, I REALIZED THAT THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT IN THAT MOMENT I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I CAN, AND THE TRUCK JUST DOESN'T STOP. THE ANTI-LOCKS KICK IN, BUT IT IS A VERY SCARY FEELING AS IT ADDS STOPPING DISTANCE. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT IT, AND GOT A KIND OF NON-ANSWER, SO I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM OCCASIONALLY. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT; IT'S UNLIKE ANYTHING I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED TO DATE.

JUNE OF 2004 CONTACT STATES AT 30000 MILES THE BRAKE SENSOR WENT BAD, BRAKES FAILED, DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SENSOR ON LEFT WHEEL THEN TWO MONTHS 32000 MILES REPLACED FRONT BRAKE SENSOR, LEFT AND RIGHT. BARELY AVOIDED CRASHING INTO GARAGE DUE TO VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED AND CONTACT HAS SERVICE RECORDS.

COSUMOR STATES: FOG LIGHT IN RECESS BUMPER A PLASTIC PIECE IN LOWER PART OF BUMPER THE PLASTIC PIECE BRAKES AND LIGHT HANGS THERE UNTIL IT FALLS OUT. ALSO, ABS LIGHT SENSOR CAME ON AND TOOK TO DEALER, THEY DID TEST AND SAID MY SYSTEM IS DEFFECTIVE HAD REPLACED BUT HAD TO PAY SOME OF COST OUT OF POCKET. THE LEATHER SEATS HAVE ALSO STARTED TO TEAR, AND WHEN STARTING VEHICLE SOUNDS LIKE A DISEL TRUCK

CONSTANT FAILURE OF MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKES. MY ABS WAS CONSTANTLY KICKING IN EVERY TIME I WAS TRYING TO STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. AS AN EXAMPLE: IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY MECHANIC WAS INFORMED OF SERVICE BULLETINS BY GM ABOUT CORROSION IN THE SENSOR AREA. I HAD ONE SENSOR REPLACED, BUT IT WAS STATED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME.

IN MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 TRUCK, WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO GARAGE CONTENTS (SHELVES, STORED GARDEN EQUIPMENT; NO DAMAGE TO TRUCK). MY MECHANIC COULD FIND NO PROBLEM AFTER INSPECTION. BRAKE FAILURE OCCURED TWICE MORE AND THEN I WENT TO THE DEALER MECHANIC. THE ABS ERROR LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I PAID APPROXIMATELY $500 TO REPLACE DRIVER SIDE FRONT ABS SENSOR. THIS WAS IN OCT 2004 SO THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE.

ABS FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS. DURING BRAKING, BELOW 10MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKS UP AND FAILS COMPLETELY. BEFORE IT FAILS THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL CHATTER. ABS FUSE HAS BEEN PULLED IN ORDER TO DRIVE VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMOR STATES: CONTROL MODULE FOR ABS JUST WENT OUT. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES. ALSO. BACK ROTOR WENT OUT AT 30,000 MILES, AND HAD TO HAVE A NEW ONE. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. *JB

I TO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE /ABS SYSTEM.RIGHT KNOW IT IS NON FUNCTIONABLE BECAUSE OF A $1500 FAILURE OF THE PUMP/EBCM.THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS HORRIBLE AND THE FAILURE OF GM TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPAIR THE ENGINE NOISE(PISTON SLAP)IS UNACCEPTABLE.

VERY DIFFICULT TO APPLY BRAKES WITH VEHICLE SPEED BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH. PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PUSH. TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES A BUZZING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. USING BOTH FEET TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. NO ABS OR BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON THE ROAD AS VEHICLE SLOWED IN TRAFFIC.

ABS DOESN'T WORK WHEN GOING UNDER 10 MPH. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET.

WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 3 MPH) MY ANTI-LOCK BREAKS ACTIVATE AND INCREASE MY STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN NEAR ACCIDENTS IN PARKING LOTS AND IN ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE CLOSED GARAGE DOOR OF MY HOUSE. THE CONDITION OCCURS REPEATEDLY (EVERYTIME) ON ALL TYPES OF SURFACES INCLUDING DRY SMOOTH PAVEMENT. NO SERVICE LIGHTS OR BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AT MINIMUM EXPENSE I HAVE PULLED THE ABS FUSE TO INACTIVATE THE ABS SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER REOCCURRED WITH THE ABS FUSE REMOVED. NEITHER GENERAL MOTORS OR ITS DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD.

MY TRUCK EXPERIENCES ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED AS DESCRIBED IN NEWS RELEASES ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT DO STILL DRIVE IT DAILY AND THIS BRAKE ACTIVATION HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. IT IS A 2000 CHEVEROLET SILVERADO. ALSO, THE TAILGATE DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO WHAT ACTION I SHOULD TAKE AND IS THE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE.

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO TODAY'S NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW INVESTIGATION ABOUT GM'S ANTILOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH ITS TRUCKS AND SUVS. MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO STARTED EXPERIENCING ANTILOCK BRAKING PROBLEMS ON DECEMBER 2003. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT WHENEVER I BRAKED SLOWER THAN 10 MPH, THE BRAKES WON'T STOP THE TRUCK UNTIL AFTER IT SLOWED DOWN TO LESS THAN 3 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSATE STRONGLY. THEN AT THAT SPEED THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB VERY HARD. IT WAS REALLY ANNYOING AND DANGEROUS. FOR SOME TIME I NEARLY HIT SOME CARS AHEAD OF ME. ON FEBRUARY 2004 I HAD THE FRONT HUBS, ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT A COST OF $746.60 INCLUDING LABOR AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK WAS 85,000, BUT THE TRUCK WAS BARELY 3 YEARS OLD. FYI, GM MADE A PROFIT OF ABOUT $8,000 WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS. MULTIPLY THAT BY 1,200,000 AND YOU HAVE A FILTHY PROFITEERING COMPANY ON YOUR HANDS. I WANT MY MONEY REIMBURSED. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A SAFETY PROBLEM IN MY LIFE BEFORE. FOR SETTLEMENT, I DON'T WANT A COUPON FOR BUYING ANOTHER GM TRUCK AT A DISCOUNT. I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED! PLEASE DO NOT SETTLE FOR LESS! THE DETROIT PEOPLE MUST BE MADE TO SEE THE ERRORS OF THEIR WAYS AND TO STOP PROFITEERING AT OUR EXPENSE!

PARKING BRAKE ON 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS INADEQUATE AND FAILS TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF ME AND THOSE AROUND ME. THIS VEHICLE'S PARKING BRAKE IS SHORT LIVED AND REQUIRES FREQUENT REPLACEMENT JUST MAINTAIN MINIMAL BRAKING EFFECTIVENES.

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE RECALL 04V129000 WEREN'T AVAILABLE, AND HE WILL BE CONTACTED WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. ALMOST A YEAR LATER, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER HE WAS NO LONGER WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL.*AK *JB *NM

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN, BUT THERE WERE NO ANTI LOCK BRAKES. ABS LIGHT SENSOR STAYED ON UNTIL CONSUMER TAPPED ON CONTROL BOARD BOX.*AK

STARTING IN LATE 2001 THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED FLUCTUATING FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK. CHEVY SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND WOULD COST ABOUT $400 TO REPAIR. SINCE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, CHEVROLET SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *NM

I PARKED ON A STEEP HILL, APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE, AND EXITED THE TRUCK. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE WAS SET FIRMLY THE TRUCK MOVED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. DAMAGE WAS VERY MINOR TO BOTH VEHICLES. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW.*AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, WHICH IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A ROLLING STOP. OWNER WILL BE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

TYPE : VEHICLE YEAR : 2000 MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL : SILVERADO MAKE : CHEVROLET; MODEL : SILVERADO; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V129000 COMPONENT: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS [XXX] BOTH TAIL GATE CABLES BROKE. CALLED CHEVY AND WAS TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

1999-2005 CHEVROLET AND GMC SILVERADO STYLE EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS. REAR VENT WINDOWS HAVE A SERIOUS PINCHING HAZARD FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS WITH SMALL FINGERS. THE LATCHES WHICH OPEN THE VENT WINDOWS HAVE A CAM LATCH THAT WHEN CLOSING THE WINDOW,CREATES A PINCHING HAZARD. THE LATCH FLIPS THROUGH A SCISSORS MOTION WHEN CLOSING , THE OUTSIDE OF THE LATCH FLIPS INSIDE OF THE BOTTOM PART(IN BETWEEN IT). THE HAZARD SEEMS TO BE A MAGNET FOR CHILDRENS FINGERS AS BOTH OF MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY PINCHED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE FINGER IS PINCHED IN THE LATCH IT IS PRESSED ON BY THE OUTSIDE FORCE OF THE WIND DETERMEND BY THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE(PINCHING IT EVEN WORSE), MY CHILDREN HAD TO PUSH OUT ON THE WINDOW TO RELEASE THEIR FINGER FROM THE LATCH WHEN PINCHED. *AK

I HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO REPLACED DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FROM GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS. I BELIEVE THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE, POSES A SAFTY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GENERAL MOTORS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IN POSITION AT THE BASE OF THE VEHICLE SNAPPED INADVERTENTLY. THE TIRE FELL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE INTO TRAFFIC.*AK...A CAR BEHIND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS ALERT TO SEE THE TIRE COMING, STOPPED AND AVOIDED HITTING TIRE. *AK

FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING . *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN: ONE OF THE CONSUMER'S TAILGATE CABLE BROKE ON HIS 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. *NM *SC THE CABLE ON THE LEFT SIDE IS STRETCHED AGAIN, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONSUMER WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF AS A FAVOR. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX, BECAUSE THE USED THE SAME CABLES. *JB

I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT I HAD BEEN ALL DAY AT WORK AND THE PASSANGER FRONT WHEEL WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT. I COULD NOT PULL FORWARD OR BACKWARD, I WAS STUCK IN THE CENTER OF THE PARKING LOT. THEN HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE TIE ROD HAD STRIPPED AND COME OFF. THE REPAIR PERSON TOLD ME THAT THE DRIVER FRONT ALSO WAS STRIPPED AND WOULD HAVE SOON FAILED AS WELL. THEY WERE BOTH REPLACED AND THE TRUCK WAS ALIGNED. THIS WAS AN UNEXPECTED EXPENSE, THERE WAS NO INDICATION BY MYSELF OR MY HUSBAND THAT ANYTHING WAS LOOSE OR COMING APART. I WAS ONE BLOCK AWAY FROM GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE TO GO HOME. AS I UNDERSTAND IT I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK HAD THE TIE ROD FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4X4. I PURCHASED IT USED IN MAY 2003. I LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT THE TRUCK BUT THIS PAST YEAR I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. I HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAD THE ABS ACTIVATE WHILE THE TRUCK IS GOING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ALSO A TREE AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE SINCE REMOVED THE FUSE FROM THE ABS CIRCUIT TO DIS-ABLE THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I RECENTLY NOTIFIED CHEVROLET VIA E-MAIL AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSES OF MY TRUCK. I FEEL AFTER READING SEVERAL THREADS ON CHEVY TRUCK FORUMS THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TRUCKS FROM THE 90'S TO THE NEWER TRUCKS. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT GM HAS RECALLED TRUCKS IN CANADA BUT HERE IN THE STATES. I AM GOING TO CARRY THROUGH WITH TAKING IT TO A DEALER AND GETING IT DIAGNOSED BUT I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IN THE USA ALSO.

PASSENGERSIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTS AND LOCKS,THE PASSENGER. THE BELT MUST BE UNLATCHED AND REFASTENED. THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT SEEM TO HOLD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VERY HARD. DEALER HAS NO WAY TO CHECK TO SEE IF SEAT BELT IS OPERATING CORRECTLY. I WAS GOING TO BE CHARGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF NEW PARTS. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE?*AK

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HEAVY DUTY TRUCK [XXX]MY TRUCK RECENTLY BECAME DISABLED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP DURING THE COURSE OF NORMAL OPERATION. I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM RUNNING ERRANDS WHEN I REALIZED THE TRUCK WAS SUDDENLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND DISCOVERED THAT WAS DIFFICULT AS WELL. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE HOME IN THIS CONDITION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR CERTAIN TRUCKS THAT CONTAIN SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL EQUIPMENT. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY TRUCK'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. FOLLOWING THE CONVERSATION WITH A GM REPRESENTATIVE, I CONDUCTED FURTHER RESEARCH. FROM WHAT I CAN ASCERTAIN, THE TRUCKS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL HAVE THE SAME HYDRO-BOOST SYSTEM THAT MY TRUCK HAS. I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND WHY GM IS EXCLUDING A TRUCK FROM ITS RECALL THAT HAS THE SAME EQUIPMENT AND SAME CRIPPLING MALFUNCTION OF TRUCKS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT FURTHER INQUIRY IS REQUIRED IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE REPLY AT YOUR EARLIEST POSSIBLE CONVENIENCE. I ANTICIPATE THAT YOUR INVESTIGATION WILL RESULT IN MY VEHICLE BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2000, UNRELIABLE, UNSAFE GAS GAUGE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATED FROM 1/2 TO EMPTY AND THE INFORMATION CENTER READ LOW FUEL EVEN WHEN IT WAS NOT LOW. *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V129000 FOR THE TAILGATE, MADE AN APPOINTMENT DEALER, AND UPON ARRIVING THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER WENT HOME. A SECOND RECALL LETTER STATING THE RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED. CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT ONCE AGAIN, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND ONCE AGAIN WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENTL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AT 10 MILES PER HOUR MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONSUMER STEPPED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND AND BRAKE HOSES. TAKEN IN FOR CHECKUP AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS TORN AND NEEDED REPLACED. *TT

WHILE DRIVING, PULLED OUT ON TO THE HIGHWAY, AND CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THEN, CONSUMER PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY TO TURN THE VEHICLE AROUND, AND FOUND OUT THAT HAD NO REVERSE BECAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK