2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

PURCHASED A USED 200 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K2500 4WD. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT 7MPH WHILE STOPPING. IT OCCURS AT EVERY STOP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSORS PER THE RECALL WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER TESTED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FIX AND FOUND IT STILL FAILING. NOW GM WON'T DO ANYTHING MORE AND MY TRUCK STILL HAS FAULTY ANTI LOCK BRAKES. *TR

TRUCK HAD HARD TIME STARTING WHEN COLD FOR 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO TRUCK NOT STARTING AT ALL. TOOK TRUCK IN WAS TOLD FUEL PUMP SHORTED , MELTED WIRE HARNESS AND FUEL PUMP MODULE MELTED. HALF OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRE HARNESS MELTED ALSO. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THE TRUCK DID NOT EXPLODE. THIS IS TO COST $1800.00 IN REPAIRS. *TR

DRIVING SILVERADO, DEPRESSED BRAKE AND BRAKES FAILED. I WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY SO LUCKILY THERE I DIDN'T STRIKE ANYONE. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FLUID DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I TOOK THE SILVERADO IMMEDIATELY TO THE GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY BRAKE LINES WHERE RUSTED, AND ONE WAS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT HAD RUSTED LINES. THIS IS A FAILURE DUE TO COST CUTTING MEASURES BY GM. USING A BARE STEEL TUBE THAT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO RUSTING IS TOTAL IRRESPONSIBLE. SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART SHOULD NOT BE DESIGNED TO FAIL. *TR

WE ARE EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS GIVING US NO BRAKING WHEN ACTIVATED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED ON !0/28/05 FOR ABS RECALL #05068 AT 75,484 MILES THIS PROBLEM IS RE OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 18MONTHS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 115,000 MILES. I,VE NOTICED A NEW RECALL OUT #05V379000 FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS BRAKING ISSUE WAS ONCE IN A WHILE NOW TO BE EVERY DAY AND ALMOST EVERY COMPLETE STOP. COULD THE MANUFACTURER BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS ISSUE AGAIN AT NO COST TO US? IT DOES APPEAR TO US THAT GM FIXED THE ISSUE THE FIRST TIME BUT NOT THE PROBLEM,THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE.*TR

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, FORTUNATELY AT SLOW SPEED WHERE PARKING BRAKE COULD BE USED TO STOP. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY AFTER EXITING A HIGH-SPEED INTERSTATE, HOWEVER, WHERE THE FAILURE COULD WELL HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS CRASH. THE VEHICLE, A 2000 CHEVROLET 3/4 TON SILVERADO HD TRUCK, WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY CHEVROLET DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT RUST HAD CAUSED TWO LEAKS IN THE BRAKE LINES, CAUSING IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF ALL FOUR WHEEL BRAKES. AN ESTIMATE OF UP TO $7000 FOR REPAIR WAS GIVEN. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS BROKE OFF ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 TRUCK 6.0. *TR

THREE TIRES HAVE BEEN DEFLATED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE VALVE STEMS, HAVING CUTS IN THEM AT THE RIM. AFTER REPLACING THE VALVE STEMS, ALTHOUGH DAMAGED, THE TIRES ALL STILL HELD AIR. THESE GOODYEAR TIRES WERE BRAND NEW IN 2007 INSTALLED AT A WAL-MART SERVICE CENTER. I AM THANKFUL I WASN'T KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 8 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE MOVED ANOTHER 10-15 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR THE VEHICLE AND GENERAL MOTORS WOULD NOT ASSIST IN REMEDYING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,900. UPDATED 10-07-08 *BF THE ABS ENGAGED PREMATURELY. UPDATED 10/15/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET K2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE PULLED THE FUEL TANK FROM THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE PLASTIC COVER, HE NOTICED THAT IT HAD COLLAPSED AND SPLIT THE SEAM OPEN ON THE TANK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,823. UPDATED 09/13/08. *LJ THE EVAPORATOR CANISTER WAS FILLED WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO COLLAPSE FROM THE VACUUM, WHICH SPLIT THE GAS TANK AT THE SEAM AND RELEASED ALL THE FUEL. THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP AND EVAP CANISTER HAD TO E REPLACED. UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES. WHILE DRIVING FROM FLORIDA TO OHIO AT 65 MPH, THE ENTIRE TREAD ON ONE OF HIS TIRES SEPARATED, EXPOSING THE STEEL BELTS IN THE TIRE. HE CONSULTED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED HIM TO SEND THEM THE TIRE FOR INSPECTION. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 92,326 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,652. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN