2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

WE ARE BUYING A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WE HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE, AND IT IS HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN! WE'VE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER, WHO SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY ALSO SAID THIS TWICE BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME. NOW IT'S ACTING UP AGAIN, AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I'M SURE IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME. I ALSO KNOW SOMEONE WITH 2002 CHEVY TRUCK, AND THEY HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSION EITHER CHECKED OR REPLACED ALREADY. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS BEING USED ARE NOT HEAVY-DUTY ENOUGH TO LAST. I'M WORRIED, BECAUSE OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY IS RUNNING LOW, AND I JUST KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT AFTER THE WARRANTY IS UP. IF THE TRANSMISSIONS BEING USED ARE NOT THE CORRECT ONE FOR THIS TRUCK, I THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. IT IS NOT FAIR FOR THE BUYERS TO BE STUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHECK THE STATS AT YOUR DEALERSHIPS... I'M WILLING TO BET THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF TRUCKS BEING LOOKED AT FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, WHEN WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN THE LAST TIME, WE NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN POWER. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE THE POWER IT HAD BEFORE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TOWING OR LOADED. WE ARE WONDERING IF THE DEALER COULD HAVE "TURNED THE ENGINE DOWN" TO COMPENSATE FOR THE TRANSMISSION? IF SO, THIS IS STILL NOT FAIR, BECAUSE WE BOUGHT THAT TRUCK FOR IT'S POWER, NOT TO HAVE IT TURNED DOWN JUST TO MAKE THE TRANSMISSION LAST. PLEASE ADVISE US ON WHAT WE CAN DO. AGAIN, IF YOU CHECK THE DEALERSHIPS, I'LL BET YOU'LL FIND A LOT OF TRUCKS BEING SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, [XXX]*AK ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB

THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSED AND FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE BRAKE CALIPER ARE GRINDING TOGETHER CAUSING EXTEND STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND THE PASSANGER SIDE HAD A SHORT CIRCUIT. NLM

WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER WAS MAKING A A LEFT TURN WHEN THE A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD AND IMMEDIATELY THE STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVY GARAGE AND THE VACUUM PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JG *DT

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY DID NOT HOLD. DRIVER HIT A DEER. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *SLC

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, POWER STEERING BROKE AND LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF ANY PROBLEMS. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP/SERVICE MANAGER AND MANUFACTURER. WAS INFORMED STEERING AND BRAKES ON SAME SYSTEM. POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO A BROKEN SHAFT IN POWER STEERING.*AK *YH

MY HUSBAND CRAIG WAS IN COLLIDED HEAD ON INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE DOING ABOUT 35 TO 40MPH. HE HIT THE FRONT HARD ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK AND SHOVE THE ENGINE BACK SEVERAL INCHES. THE FRAME IS ALSO BENT. WE BELIEVE THE TRUCK WILL BE QUALIFIED AS TOTALLED. DISPITE THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CRAIG HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON SO WAS ONLY BRUISED AND SORE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. WE ARE CONSERNED WITH THE AIRBAG FAILURE. WHAT IF THERE HAD BEEN A PASSENGER OR CERCUMSTANCES WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THEM? *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR BROAD. FLUID LEVEL LOW. LOST FLUID IN APROXIMATE 1800 MILES. THIS CAUSED A CRASH ON 4/16/2001.

4 TIMES I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER. BRAKE SYSTEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES AND VIBRATES CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK