2000 Chevrolet Silverado suspension problems

SUSPENSION

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

NHTSA complaint #10824595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

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:(

NHTSA complaint #10501320 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

TAILGATE FAILS TO STAY SHUT :SEAT SUSPENSION BROKE.

NHTSA complaint #10155211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB

DT: THE CONTACTRECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND HAD THE WORK PERFORMED. THE ABS IWAS STILL ACTIVATING, THEREFORE, THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE HUB ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, THE RECALL DID NOT COVER THIS, AND IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.

NHTSA complaint #10140836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS, 5-10 MPH. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM, AND THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE TRUCK FIXED. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE HUB BEARING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY SAID THAT IT HAPPENED A LOT. THE BEARING WAS REPLACED ON THE LEFT FRONT, AND THAT SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10137581 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS, 5-10 MPH. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM, AND THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE TRUCK FIXED. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE HUB BEARING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY SAID THAT IT HAPPENED A LOT. THE BEARING WAS REPLACED ON THE LEFT FRONT, AND THAT SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10137581 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB

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.

NHTSA complaint #10131015 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

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.

NHTSA complaint #10127251 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB

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.

NHTSA complaint #10126997 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

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.

NHTSA complaint #10126861 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB

2000 CHEVY SILVERADO Z-71, 4WD, V-8 EXTENDED CAB 31,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED ON JUNE 24, 2004. IN SEPTEMBER, 2004 I NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AS I SLOWED (< 10 MPH) TO A STOP. THIS ISSUE BEGAN INTERMITTANTLY BUT WORSENED AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. BY JAN, 2005, THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE EVERY TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS (< 10 MPH). NO TROUBLE LIGHTS CAME ON. I DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS WITH THIS ISSUE BUT HAD ONE VERY CLOSE CALL IN A PARKING LOT. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED M TO INVESTIGATE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. IN LATE JANUARY, I HAD A GM DEALER INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY. GIVEN THE HIGH PRICE THE DEALER WAS GOING TO CHARGE FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART AND THE LABOR, I ELECTED TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY FROM A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE (AUTOZONE). I REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY PER THE VEHICLE'S SERVICE MANUAL DIRECTIONS. AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THE HUB I REMOVED WAS HEAVILY CORRODED WITH SIGNS THAT THE SEAL ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE HUB WAS CORRODED WITH A PORTION OF THE EXCLUDER LIPS MISSING. I STILL HAVE THE HUB ASSEMBLY THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WOULD BE GLAD TO PROVIDE IT FOR TEARDOWN INSPECTION. IN ADDITION, I AM A DEGREED MECHANICAL ENGINEER THAT WORKS FOR A LEADING AXLE AND DRIVESHAFT MANUFACTURER AND WOULD BE GLAD TO DISCUSS THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FURTHER. I BELIEVE THAT SEAL FAILED AND THIS ALLOWED DEBRIS / CORROSION TO ENTER THE HUB ASSEMBLY WHICH THEN SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED A SIGNAL INTERUPTION BETWEEN THE TONE WHEE AND SPEED SENSOR. THUS, THE ABS SYSTEM BELIEVED THAT THE LEFT FRONT HUB WAS NOT ROTATING AND CAUSED THE ABS SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE. MY ISSUE IS VERY MUCH LIKE THE ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE MAY 27, 2005 ISSUE OF THE DETROIT FREE PESS TITLED "GM TRUCK OWNERS INSIST BRAKES ARE A PROBLEM".

NHTSA complaint #10122318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:SHACKLE

2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO - REAR SUSPENSION - SPRING SHACKLE BOLT NUT FOUND MISSING - NO WORK HAS EVER BEEN DONE TO REAR SUSPENSION.

NHTSA complaint #10100700 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR

PROBLEMS WITH 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ROTORS, WHEELS, TAILGATE STRAP, DRIVE SHAFT, AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE.*MR NAR SEE ODI#10037613 ES03-006296. AT 12000 MILES BOTH REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, 2000 MILES LATER BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES IT EITHER THE REAR SUSPENSION OR DRIVE SHAFT. ALL FOUR OF THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 6000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WERE RUSTING. THE TAILGATE STRAP BROKE AT 17000 MILES. WHEN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS A GROWLING NOISE.

NHTSA complaint #10034527 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB

ABS BRAKES ENGAGE EACH TIME I COME TO A SLOW STOP( I.E. PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT) EXTENDING MY STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER STATES THAT THE ABS SPEED SENSORS AND FRONT HUBS MUST BE REPLACED BUT CANNOT TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON ALTHOUGH ACCORDING TO THE DEALER( KELLY CHEVROLET, BUTLER, PA) THE SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING.

NHTSA complaint #10096530 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO THE PROBLEM STARTED, WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH THE TRUCK VIBRATES. YOU CAN FEEL THIS VIBRATION THRU THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO WHEN THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS ON AND I TURN THE WHEEL TO PARK THE WHEELS SEEM AS IF THEY ARE RESISTING ALMOST AS IF THE WHOLE WHEEL IS JUST GOING TO BREAK THIS STARTED LAST WINTER.

NHTSA complaint #10086841 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FRONT END VIBRATED VIOLENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #10087490 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB

THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM BEGAN TO PULSATE WHEN BRAKING AT 5 MPH AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE FRONT HUBS WERE FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE AND WERE REPLACED. *NM

NHTSA complaint #10055245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHILE STANDING ON TAILGATE LOADING MATERIALS-NO INJURY (JULY 2003). LEFT FRONT DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT BLEW AND BURNT THE SOCKET. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER SAME MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM (2001). BACK PASSENGER DOORS ON THE EXTENDED CAB DO NOT FULLY LOCK DURING 30 DEGREE WEATHER AND BELOW UNTIL THE INTERIOR HEATS UP. (DEC-FEB 2000-2004) LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING IS DEFECTIVE AFTER 38,000 MILES. (DEC 2004)

NHTSA complaint #10052985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

VEHICLE IS 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITH APPROX 50K MILES. AT SLOW (UNDER 15 MPH) SPEED COMING TO A STOP DRIVER SIDE FRONT ABS ENGAGED AND ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE WET ROAD BUT IT NOWS DOES IT EVERY MORNING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT THE END OF MY ROAD DEALER SAID I NEED TO REPLACE FRONT WHEEL BEARING. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR FIRST WEEK IN SEPT. AND WILL HAVE ALL PARTS SAVED. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10036607 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF DEFECTIVE ENGINE MAKING CONSTANT NOISE. VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP AND ENGINE BELTS.

NHTSA complaint #10014556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. THIS IS WHEN THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS THREE INCHES OF LOOSENESS UP AND DOWN, LEFT AND RIGHT ON BOTH WHEEL BECAUSE OF BEARING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY AGREED THAT THE BEARING WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY BY ABOUT 200 MILES, THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO GREASE FITTINGS WHICH IS WHY THE BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SCC MANIFOLD/GASKET LEAKED DUE TO POOR DESIGN.

NHTSA complaint #566271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR

REAR END OF VEHICLE HAS FALLEN APART, AND CONSUMER HAS VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING REAR END FIXED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.

NHTSA complaint #8018184 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FAILED CAUSING THREE INCHES OF LOOSENESS UP AND DOWN, LEFT AND RIGHT ON BOTH WHEELS, SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY BY 2000 MILE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM. NLM

NHTSA complaint #567037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER

OWNER TOOK TRUCK TO HAVE SUSPENSION LIFTED. IN DOING SO, MECHANIC PLACED FAULTY REAR SHOCK MOUNTS ON TRUCK, WHICH BROKE WHILE DRIVING. AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE ON SHOCKS,DRIVELINE STARTED VIBRATING. MECHANIC DID A PARTIAL REPAIR OF DRIVELINE, NOT RESOLVING FAILURE COMPLETELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #8012837 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

WHILE DRIVING HAD PROBLEM CONTROLING VEHICLE, IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #8010468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

THERE IS CONSTANT VIBRATION AT 25-35 MPH THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, DEALER INSISTS THAT VIBRATION IS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #8002535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR

VEHICLE IS PULLING TO LEFT AND RIGHT UPON BRAKING. CONSUMER IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIFTING TO LEFT BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. *AK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOLDING COMES LOOSE WHEN THE WINDOW ROLLS DOWN. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND SPARE WHEEL ARE BENT. CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES. RIGHT REAR AXLE EXPERIENCED A LEAK. BLOWER IS NOISY ON LOW SPEEDS.

NHTSA complaint #899428 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

WE'VE HAD DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION TROUBLE WITH OUR TRUCK SINCE IT WAS ALMOST NEW. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT. SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED DIFFERENT ITEMS WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REDUCED SOME OF THE VIBRATIONS. THE VIBRATION GETS BAD ENOUGH THAT THE DOME LIGHT COVER HAS FALLEN OFF DUE TO VIBRATIONS. FROM WHAT WE'VE RESEARCHED G.M. HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE '99,2000 &2001 SILVERADO TRUCKS AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. THE LAST VISIT TO THE SERVICE DEPT., WE WERE TOLD THAT "YES" THERE IS VIBRATION WITH OUR TRUCK, BUT IT'S WITHIN GM SPECS AND THEY CAN'T OR WON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH IT. WE NOW HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WITH OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE TRUCK SOMETIMES JUMPS FOWARD. WE ARE GOING THROUGH ARBITRATION WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND SPEAKING WITH THE GM REP. ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS, HE FELT THAT THESE PROBLEMS WERE NOT SAFETY RELATED. I TOLD HIM THAT IF A TRUCK JUMPS FOWARD WITH THE BRAKE ON IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I TOLD HIM THE VIBRATION PROBLEM WAS A SAFETY ISSUE ALSO DUE TO THE STRESS PUT ON VIBRATING PARTS IN THE SHORT OR LONG RUN. THE GM REP. IS ACTING LIKE WE HAVE THE ONLY TRUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS NOT THE CASE. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM HERE TO TELL MORE ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND WERE MORE THEN HAPPY TO DISCUSS THESE PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #753355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

AT 2000 MILES FRONT TIRES STARTED TO SHOW NOTICEABLE WEAR, DEALER SAID FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT COULD HAVE CAUSE THE TIRE WEAR, ROTATED THE BACK TIRES TO THE FRONT AND REALIGNED THE FRONT END, SAME WEAR APPEARED AT 5000 MILES. GOODYEAR SAID LOW INFLATION CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGED. THE PRESSURE IS 35LBS ON ALL FOUR TIRES, ALTHOUGH THE LABELS SAYS 28LBS ON FRONT AND 35LBS ON THE REAR.

NHTSA complaint #9004410 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.