2000 Chevrolet Silverado Problems

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.

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.

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. 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

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A LOUD TICKING SOUND. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *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

ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT 10 MPH DRIVING STRAIGHT ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, HAD NO BRAKES, PUT TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST GEAR STOPPED 1 FOOT FROM BUILDING. ALMOST WENT THROUGH PLATE GLASS WINDOW! I JUST CHANGED BOTH MY FRONT ANTILOCK SENSOR'S AND HAD NO EFFECT ON THE LOSS OF THE BRAKES, THEY JUST PULSED. OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2001 AND HAVE HAD TWO ANTILOCK BRAKE COMPUTERS REPLACES AT A COST OF $800.00 EACH TIME. *TR

THE SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE BROKE, AND THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. IT BOUNCED AT LEAST 10 FEET IN THE AIR, NARROWLY MISSING CARS DRIVING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. LUCKILY IT ROLLED TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I HAD NEVER USED THE SPARE, NOR LOWERED THE HOIST MECHANISM. THIS TIRE WEIGHS ~75 POUNDS AND COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED A PASSING MOTORIST. *JS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE ABS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID IS 05V379000. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION THE PROBLEM WAS THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPAIRS WERE MADE, THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HEARD ABOUT A RECALL THAT WAS ON THE WHEEL HUB. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID IS 00X001000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

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

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.

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

WAS DRIVING MY 2000 1500 AND HAD BRAKE FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION NOT ONLY DID I FIND EXTENSIVE RUST ON LINES BUT MY REAR SHACKLES ARE ROTTING THROUGH AND SOME PLACES ON THE FRAME. STARTED TO THINK THERE NO WAY THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO THIS TRUCK. ONLY 140000 MILES THIS HAS GOT TO BE A CASE OF POOR QUALITY. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CHECKED ON BUT IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX. I DID SLIDE OFF THE ROAD BUT I CAME TO A SAFE STOP IN A FIELD LUCKILY MY E-BRAKE WORKED AND NOBODY ELSE WAS AROUND. COULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND TAKE CARE OF IT. CHEVROLET SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT BUT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT US, THEY JUST WANT THEIR MONEY. ALSO THERE IS A LOT OF RUST ON BODY OF TRUCK, LIKE ACTUAL HOLES IN BEDSIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE ROCKER PANEL IS BAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION ,SINCERELY CHEVY TRUCK OWNER:( *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP WHEN A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED PER SERVICE BULLETIN 00-02-35-003J IN JAN. 2002. PROBLEMS WITH CHATTERS AND ERRATIC STEERING PERFORMANCE HAVE CONTINUED AND GM STATES THAT THEY PLAN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT NEVER HAVE. THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS TO GREASE THE SHAFT...WHICH ONLY HELPS FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES AND THEN THE CHATTER AND ERRATIC STEERING PERFORMANCE RETURNS. IT'S A DISTRACTION WHICH DRIVING AND IN MY OPINION COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I ALSO QUESTION WHETHER THE CURRENT SHAFT IS STRONG ENOUGH IN THE EVENT OF A RIGOROUS STEERING MANEUVER. GM HAS DRAGGED IT'S FEET ON THIS AND IT'S TIME AN OUTSIDE AGENCY LOOKED INTO IT AND INSISTED THAT GM RECALL THE VEHICLE AND DEVELOP A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. SUCH ERRATIC PERFORMANCE IN MY OPINION IS A DISTRACTION THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO AN ACCIDENT AND THE SHAFT COULD STRIP OR FRACTURE AS WELL IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS ACCORDING TO CERTAIN MECHANICS I'VE TALKED WITH. *JB

2000 K3500 SILVERADO HAS HAD THREE FAILED FUEL INJECTOR PUMPS, FUEL TRANSFER PUMP, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 70,000 MILES AND BOOST REGULATOR FAILED. *TS WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE ENGINE,TO EVALUATE THE DAMAGE, TO SEE IF IT COULD BE REBUILT, HE DISCOVERED THE SECOND MAIN BEARING CAP FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE WAS MISSING A BOLT. *JB

TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. NO ERROR MESSAGE OR WARNING APPEARS. THIS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT AN INTERSECTION. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN JULY TO ASSIST W/RESCUES AND CANNOT PUT THE ANIMALS OR MYSELF AT RISK. CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE; THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE SEEN IT OFTEN; MY PERSONAL MECHANIC HAS SEEN IT OFTEN. CHEVROLET ASKED ME TO TAKE IT TO THEIR DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THE DIAGNOSTICS RUN. $90 AND CONFIRMATION TRANSMISSION NEEDED. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY $2,500 TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN BY THEIR DEALERSHIP, THEN DISCUSS ANY REIMBURSEMENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS "KNOWN" DEFECT AND CHEVROLET DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DO THE SAME. IT APPEARS A DEATH WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE CHEVROLET TAKES RESPONSIBILITY, THEN THEY CAN DEAL WITH A CLASS ACTION SUIT. *NM

CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT IN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY. *GR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A LACERATED SPLEEN AND CONTUSION OF THE HEART. A COMPLAINT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE MANUFACTURER (COMPLAINT # 71-546827970). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

WHEN BRAKING THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES SLIGHTLY AS THOUGH THE MOUNTING BOLTS OR SLIDER BOLTS WERE LOOSE. I CHECKED THE MOUNTING AND SLIDER BOLTS AND THEY ARE TIGHT, BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I USE THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WILL RESULT IN A VIRGINIA STATE VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION FAILURE BECAUSE A SEAT MUST BE SECURE OR IT CONSTITUTES A DANGER. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 SERIES LT EXTENDED CAB IT ONLY HAS 13,000 MILES ON IT. THEREFORE, IT ISN'T DRIVEN MUCH INDICATING TO ME THAT THE CONDITION RESULTED FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE SEAT OR IMPROPER MANUFACTURING ITSELF. I BELIEVE THAT IF IT WERE FROM IMPROPER MANUFACTURING AS OPPOSED TO DEFECTIVE MATERIALS THEN THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE SHOWN UP AT A MUCH EARLIER DATE REGARDLESS OF THE LOW MILEAGE. THEREFORE, BASED ON THE TIGHT BOLTS THAT I CHECKED AND THE LOW MILEAGE ELIMINATING THE CONSIDERATION OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR I WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT IS FROM THE USE OF INFERIOR QUALITY MATERIAL IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE SEATS RESULTING IN POTENTIAL ENDANGERMENT. VIN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AND PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH AND WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A KIT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE SEAT, BUT THAT WAS A YEAR AGO. THE VIN DID NOT GO THROUGH AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70000.

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. 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.

ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT 10 MPH DRIVING STRAIGHT ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, HAD NO BRAKES, PUT TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST GEAR STOPPED 1 FOOT FROM BUILDING. ALMOST WENT THROUGH PLATE GLASS WINDOW! I JUST CHANGED BOTH MY FRONT ANTILOCK SENSOR'S AND HAD NO EFFECT ON THE LOSS OF THE BRAKES, THEY JUST PULSED. OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2001 AND HAVE HAD TWO ANTILOCK BRAKE COMPUTERS REPLACES AT A COST OF $800.00 EACH TIME. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE STEERING PUMP FRACTURED WHICH RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST. THE HYDRO-BOOST POWER BRAKING WAS INCREASED AFTER THE BRAKING ASSIST WAS DEPLETED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V005000, REGARDING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 PICK UP TRUCK. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 7 MPH WHEN HE TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HE HEARD A RUMBLING SOUND. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE DRIVER HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD TO JERK THE WHEEL TO KEEP FROM HITTING A TREE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CLIMATE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DEFROST TAKES AN HOUR TO WORK. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER STATED THAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO WORK THAT WAY. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT THE FWD INDICATOR MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN HE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER THEY SAID IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,100.

WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. CABLE BROKE FROM POWER WINDOW REGULATORY ASSEMBLY. REPLACED PARTS. *NM

ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT 10 MPH DRIVING STRAIGHT ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, HAD NO BRAKES, PUT TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST GEAR STOPPED 1 FOOT FROM BUILDING. ALMOST WENT THROUGH PLATE GLASS WINDOW! I JUST CHANGED BOTH MY FRONT ANTILOCK SENSOR'S AND HAD NO EFFECT ON THE LOSS OF THE BRAKES, THEY JUST PULSED. OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2001 AND HAVE HAD TWO ANTILOCK BRAKE COMPUTERS REPLACES AT A COST OF $800.00 EACH TIME. *TR

TYPE : VEHICLE YEAR : 2000 MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL : SILVERADO MAKE : GMC; MODEL : SILVERADO; I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT AND I THINK MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THUS I WAS IN A EXTREMELY BAD. MY TRUCK ENDED UP ROLLING OVER 3 TIMES DOWN A HILL BEFORE STOPPING. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE BRAKE ISSUE I WAS READING ABOUT UNDER YOUR INVESTIGATION WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO USE THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT, THE BELT WILL NOT RELEASE OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THIS PREVENTS THE CONTACT FROM USING THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE RETRACTOR SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE SEAT BELT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

THE STRAPS ON MY BABY'S CAR SEAT DO NOT TIGHTEN EASILY. REPEATED TIGHTENING OF THE STRAPS LED TO PLASTIC FATIGUE ON THE PIECE THAT CONNECTS TO THE STRAPS. WE HAD TWO OF THESE CAR SEATS WITH MY FIRST CHILD. WITH THE FIRST ONE, DOREL JUVENILE GROUP SOLD ME ANOTHER CAR SEAT AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE. WITH THE SECOND CAR SEAT TO EXPERIENCE THIS TROUBLE, DOREL TOLD ME THAT THEY HADN'T RECEIVED ANY OTHER CLAIMS OF THIS PROBLEM. NOW WITH MY SECOND CHILD, WE MOSTLY HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CAR SEAT WHEN IT WAS IN THE REAR FACING POSITION. DOREL SHOULD AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE CAR SEAT THAT LEADS TO PLASTIC FATIGUE. THIS CAR SEAT IS THE COMFORT RIDE MODEL NO. 22-400-BRD. THERE WASN'T A BOX TO CHECK FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAR SEAT. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *SC

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.

I AM WRITING TO SEEK SOME ASSISTANCE WITH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT PRODUCED BY GM. I HAVE A CHEVY 2000 SILVERADO Z71 PICK UP THAT HAS PISTON SLAP STARTING AT AROUND 15K MILES AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED WHICH THE DEALER STATES IS NORMAL WEAR. THIS EXPENSIVE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A REAR END BANG INTO DRIVE AND THEN REVERSE AGAIN THE DEALER STATES IS NORMAL. RECENTLY I FIXED A SNAPPED CABLE FOR THE DRIVERS WINDOW WHICH THE SAME KIND OF CABLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE TAIL GATE CABLES. I HAVE REPLACED RECALL ITEMS FOR THE TAIL GATE CABLES, DRIVE SHAFT YOLK AND THE ABS SENSORS TO WHICH IT IS STILL NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ALL OF WHICH WHEN PRESENTED TO THE DEALER AND THE RESPONSE WAS IT IS NORMAL, UNTIL THE RECALL OCCURRED. IT SEEMS THE POLICY OF A COMPANY WHICH CREATES AN INFERIOR PRODUCT IS TO STATE, "IT IS NORMAL" TO THE CONSUMER UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT STEPS WHEN ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN AND MAKES THE DEALER OWN UP TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THE PRODUCTS AND FINALLY TREATS THE CONSUMER WITH MORE COMPASSION, AND TO SOME DEGREE "DECENCY". WITH THE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP IN AND HELP THE CONSUMER WITH THE DEALERSHIP RESISTANCE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY MORE CONCERN FOR PROFIT THAN QUALITY. *NM