Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 1,305 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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TOOK VEHICAL TO GET INSPECTED SHOP SAID VEHICAL IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND REFUSED TO INSPECT UNDER FUTHER INSEPTION THERE IS EXSESIVE RUST ON FRAME THAT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR GM NEEDS TO STEP UP LIKE TOYOTA DID AND REPLACE THESE FRAMES PLS LOOK IN TO THIS . THIS WAS MY ONLY VEHICAL AND NOW I DONT HAVE ONE TO DRIVE AND CANT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW ONE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED A HIGH READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND ANTI-FREEZE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
"DASH BOARDS".... MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND CRUMBLING EVERYDAY. IT IS TO THE POINT NOW THAT I AM ADDING DUCK TAPE JUST TO KEEP IT UP. CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND REPAIR MY DASHBOARD AND ISSUE A RECALL. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN 1 YEAR AGO, AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT WITH THIS TRUCK.
I WAS HAVING THE EXHAUST CHANGED WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED THAT ONE OF THE CROSS MEMBERS FOR THE FRAME HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT EXCESSIVE RUST IS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE REAR OF THE FRAME AND WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY. KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE CROSS MEMBERS SUPPORT THE FUEL TANK AND IF ONE WOULD BREAK, IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD CASSETTE FUEL TANK TO FALL OFF. THE TRUCK HAS 100,500 MILES ON IT, WHICH IS NOT EXCESSIVE FOR THE YEAR. THE TRUCK SPENT MOST OF ITS LIFE IN MICHIGAN, BUT NOW RESIDES IN ILLINOIS. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINTS FOR THE 99-2007 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. THERE ARE SEVERAL HOLES PLACED ON THESE CROSS MEMBERS BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT ALLOW MOISTURE IN, WITH NO PLACE FOR THE MOISTURE TO GO ONCE IT IS PLACE. I AM SURE THERE IS ALSO A LACK OF PROPER PAINT APPLICATION AND EVEN POOR STEEL THAT IS LIKELY CAUSING THE ISSUE. JUST AS TOYOTA HAS DONE, CHEVY SHOULD OFFER A RECALL FOR EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME. THE TOYOTA TUNDRA RECALL OFFERS A NEW FRAME FOR ANY TUNDRA WITH A RUST HOLE 10MM OR LARGER. WHY ISN'T THE NHTSA INVESTIGATING THIS FURTHER? THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND ALSO CONSIDERABLY LOWERS THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. GM AND CHEVY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DECISIONS WHEN DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING THESE VEHICLES, JUST AS TOYOTA TOOK ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEIR DECISIONS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,523.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ...UPDATED 02/04/16 *BF
AS I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE TO A STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY STIFFENED,PREVENTING ME FROM USING THE PEDAL TO COME TO A CONTROLLED STOP. FORTUNATELY, I WAS GOING SLOW AT THE TIME AND WAS IN A PARKING LOT, SO WAS ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM COLLIDING WITH A PARKED CAR.. FROM ALL THAT I READ ,THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM INVOLVES THE ABS SYSTEM. ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, I HAD THE BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY REPLACED WITH A BETTER GRADE THAN CAME WITH THE TRUCK. I DID THIS BECAUSE, WHILE THE TRUCK IS GOING ON 15 YEARS, THE MAIN COMPONENTS APPEAR TO HAVE SEVERAL MORE YEARS. BUT NOT WITH THIS SORT OF FUNDAMENTAL SAFETY ISSUE. I'M ANGRY THAT GM HAS NOT HAD TO RECALL MY TRUCK FOR THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM GOES STIFF AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE TO JAM ON THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD IN ORDER FOR THEM TO STOP, THE BRAKES EVENTUALLY WILL STOP AFTER A 3 TO FIVE MORE FEET.THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SERVES NO PURPOSE.THE VEHICLE WORKS BETTER AFTER DISABLING THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM.PLEASE RECALL ALL CHEVY SILVERADOS AND TAHOES DUE TO ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ISSUES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE IGNITION FAILED AND CAUSED THE KEY TO FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
WHEN RETURNING HOME MY BRAKES FAILED WHEN ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY CAUSING ME TO STRIKE A TREE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE GRILL OF MY VEHICLE. THE CAUSE WAS A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE LOSS OF BRAKES. *TR
AS I WAS TOPPING THE CURVE OF AN ENTRANCE RAMP, I FELT THE REAR OF THE TRUCK LOSE TRACTION ON THE WET ASPHALT AND THE TAIL STARTED TO MOVE. I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO GAIN CONTROL, AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO PROPEL THE TRUCK AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. THIS CAUSED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO CONTINUE AROUND AND SLAMMED THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK INTO A GUARD RAIL AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WITH TRUCK PARALLEL TO GUARD RAIL AND FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC. I WAS HOLDING THE BRAKES AS SOON AS I REALIZED THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF CONTROL. IF NOT FOR THE GUARD RAIL, MY FAMILY AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN PROPELLED OVER A STEEP EMBANKMENT WITH FATAL RESULTS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD THIS OCCUR ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2001. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 50MPH WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHICH TURNED YELLOW STEPPED ON MY BRAKES FELT LIKE I WASN'T EVEN PUSHING THEM PUMPED A FEW TIMES THE TRUCK STARTS BRAKING THE ONCE AGAIN WITH MY FOOT STILL ON BRAKE PEDAL IT FELT LIKE I WASN'T STEPPING ON THE PEDAL SO PUMPED AGAIN AND I ALMOST ENDED UP RUNNING A RED LIGHT WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK. WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! *TR
DRIVING ON 4 LANE BUSINESS ROAD COMING TO A RED LIGHT PUSHED ON BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND NO BRAKES HAD TO SWERVE INTO OTHER LANE TO KEEP FROM HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME RAN RED LIGHT DOWNSHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR AND BEGAN RUBBING TIRES ON CURB UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP.CHECKED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS EMPTY LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH UNDER DRIVERS DOOR.WALKED 2 BLOCKS TO PARTS STORE AND BROUGHT BRAKE FLUID FILLED MASTER CYLINDER PUMPED BRAKES STILL HAD NO BRAKES,I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW ONE BROKEN LINE LEFT ME WITH NO BRAKES, I THOUGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TWO SYSTEMS FRONT AND REAR ? I HAVE SEVERAL VINTAGE TRUCKS FROM 67-72 ERA ALL STILL HAVE ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES, I THINK GM SKIMPED ON MATERIALS AND LEFT US WITH A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05020 PAST RECALL FIX BY GENERAL MOTORS WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. FRONT SENSORS FOR THE ABS SYSTEM BECOME DIRTY BECAUSE OF BAD SEALS IN THE HUB ASSEMBLY.ORIGINAL FIX ONLY PROVIDED MAINTENANCE TO THE PROBLEM NOT A PERMANENT FIX. AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR
WITHOUT ANY WARNING I WAS BACKING UP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR,THE CURB STOP THE TRUCK.TRUCK WAS IN CHEVY DEALER SERVICE FOR A COMPLETE REAR BRAKE JOB,PAD KIT,ROTOR,AND PARKING BRAKE KIT IN 2013 WHICH INCLUDED A MULTI-POINT INSPECTION, ALSO IN 2009,2012. AT NO TIME VERBALLY OR WRITTEN ON MY RECEIPTS WERE BRAKE LINES NEEDED REPLACING. PUT TRUCK IN SHOP TO HAVE BRAKE LINE REPLACE BY DEALER RECOMMENDATION AND WHEN I PICKED TRUCK UP 10/25/2014 FOUND THEY DIDN'T REPLACE RUSTED BRAKE LINE TO REAR BRAKES. *TR
WHILE COMING TO A STOP LIGHT GOING ABOUT 25 MILE AN HOUR I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT FELT MUSHY THEN WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FINALLY STOPPING BEFORE ENTERING A HIGHWAY WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 50 MILES PER HOUR. TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME NOTICED BRAKE FLUID COMING OUT UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. ALL THE LINES CORRODED JUST A FEW MORE FEET TO STOP AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR UPPER SHOCK MOUNT AND THE FUEL TANK SHOCKS WERE CORRODED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO BECOME UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER SHOCK MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND FELT ONE SET BLOW OUT, PRESSED HARDER TO COMPENSATE AND FELT THE REMAINING SET BLOW OUT. THE PEDAL THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON (NO REASON FOR IT TO?). LUCKILY I HAD A TRAILER CONNECTED WHICH HAD WORKING ELECTRIC BRAKES AND I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY ACTIVATE THOSE BRAKES. LATER THAT DAY WHILE MOVING THE VEHICLE IN MY YARD, I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH IMMEDIATELY FAILED. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES REVEALED MASSIVE CORROSION ON ALL OF THE LINES AND WILL REQUIRE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. INSPECTION OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE REVEALED THE LINE WAS COATED IN PLASTIC EXCEPT IN SOME AREAS. THOSE AREAS WERE TOTALLY CORRODED RESULTING IN THE CABLE BRAKING IN ONE OF THOSE AREAS. SO IN ONE PEDAL ACTION, BOTH FRONT AND BACK BRAKES CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. AND IN THE SAME DAY, ALL 3 SYSTEMS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND THEY REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TOWED IN AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RUN (AT THE VEHICLE OWNERS EXPENSE), HOWEVER CHEVROLET HAD NO PROGRAM IN PLACE AND WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE REPAIRS NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST... I OPTED TO REPAIR ALL THE BREAK LINES MYSELF TO AVOID THE THE EXTRA COST OF A TOW AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT WOULD HAVE NO OUTCOME OTHER THAN A REPORT TO CHEVROLET AT A LARGE EXPENSE TO ME. APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 MILES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL A/T TIRES, DOT VN118AC030. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW MILEAGE, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRED BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP AND REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION THAT MAY AFFECTED THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 42,000.
SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR
ALL GAUGES ERRATIC FUNCTION. NEVER KNOW WHEN I RUN OUT OF FUEL. ONLY CAN REACTIVE FUEL READING, SOME OF THE TIME IS TO BE ON THE ROAD, TAKE FOOT OFF OF ACCELERATOR, DROP INTO NEUTRAL AND DROP IT BACK INTO DRIVE; FUEL GAUGE MAY READ FOR A WHILE. HAZARD WARNING SWITCH WILL NOT CANCEL TO THE HOME POSITION AND IF IT DOES CANCEL THE RELAY KEEPS CLICKING. TURN SIGNAL REMAINS UNAFFECTED FOR SIGNALING A TURN. *TR
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE DID FINALLY STOP. DROVE CAREFULLY HOME ABOUT 2 MILES. I FOUND A STEEL BRAKE LINE THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED. BRAKE FLUID WAS ALL OVER THE UNDER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. *TR
THE METAL BRAKE LINE BLEW A HOLE IN IT CAUSING ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO STOP. *TR
WHILE DRIVING I HIT MY BRAKES AND THE PRESSURE WENT OUT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM DRIVER SIDE JUST BEHIND THE FRONT TIRE.
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