GVWR: Class 2G: 8,001 - 9,000 lb (3,629 - 4,082 kg)
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Silverado
Model Year: 2000
Other Engine Info: Iron
Plant City: Pontiac
Plant Company Name: Gm Truck Group
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Series: 2500 (3/4 ton)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
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COMPONENT
Complaint
1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK
BOUGHT A 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 IN DECEMBER 2005 WITH APPROXIMATELY 132,300 MILES PRIVATE SALE. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO I HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB DONE $1,000 (NEW EVERYTHING) NOT BY A CHEVY DEALER. I WAS SHOWN THE OLD BRAKE COMPONENTS, THE REARS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND THERE WAS NO WEAR ON THE PADS. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS BECAUSE THEY HADN'T BEEN ENGAGING. THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE FRONT AND EXTREME WEAR. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THE SHOP THREE TIMES BECAUSE IT WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT UPON BRAKING, AND STOPPING WAS EITHER REALLY TOUCHY (LOCKING UP) OR A BIT DELAYED. EACH TIME THEY REPLACED PARTS AND LOOKED AT IT FOR FREE. THE THIRD TIME THE REPAIR SHOP SAID "IT WAS SOMETHING RELATED TO THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO GO TO A CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED". I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE 1999-2002 GENERAL MOTORS SAFETY RECALL FOR A DEFECT THAT WILL CAUSE CORROSION ON THE SPEED SENSORS AND "MAY CAUSE UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS". THIS IS THE PROBLEM AND WAS CONFIRMED BY REMOVING THE 60 AMP ABS FUSE AND THE PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR. I CALLED THE 800# LISTED ON CHEVROLET.COM AND WAS TOLD THAT IF THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A DEFECT THAT I SHOULD CALL CHEVY AGAIN. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CHEVY DEALER THIS MORNING AND EXPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHAT I HAD FOUND. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE LEFT FRONT SENSOR CORRODED AND BROKEN SO IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE RIGHT FRONT SENSORS WERE CORRODED BUT NOT BROKEN. ALL SENSORS WERE CLEANED AND AN ANTI-CORROSION COMPOUND WAS APPLIED. I CALLED CHEVROLET AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THEIR SERVICE MANAGER AGREED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR THAT THE RECALL DIDN'T INCLUDE MY VEHICLE, BUT THAT I SHOULD KEEP MY REPAIR BILL AND PROOF OF PAYMENT SO THAT IF AND WHEN THE RECALL IS EXTENDED I MAY BE REIMBURSED. WHY SHOULDN'T I BE REIMBURSED NOW IF IT'S A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE? THANK HEAVEN I WASN'T INVOLVED IN A CRASH. *JB
2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE DRIVER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE DRIVER TURNED IN A DRIVEWAY HE SAW SMOKE EMITTING FROM HE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *PH *NLM