2000 Chevrolet Silverado LT from North America - Comments

I proudly own a 1999 Z71 5.3. With the exception of a dealer replaced transmission at about 42000 miles, the truck is solid! It is all stock except a hypertec program.

I bought the truck used in 2006 when it had only 53000 miles. Since then I've been driving the thing like I stole it. I tell some, "you gotta run a Chevy hard."

It now has 120000 miles and only changed brake pads once. The gas pedal used to be kinda sticky, or little hard to press, but there is an adjustment screw on the throttle body right where cable connects. Turn the screw to increase the idle rpms and just wait about a minute; the computer will bring the idle back down to normal. Then the pedal works fine.

I drive the truck mostly interstate to work about 650 to 700 miles per week. Looking forward to owning this one 15 years like the last one. Keep the faith.

Gentlemen I am sorry to read about all your problems. But to all of you, the engine knock that you hear in cold weather is due to a short skirt on the pistons, not rings or anything else. If I remember correctly, Chevy finally fixed that for 07.

The guy with the vibration at 50 to 75mph, you have a broken steel belt in one of your tires.

I own a 2000 Chevy z71 off road. It has been modified to give more ground clearance and sit on top of my 33" tires. Cold air intake cat back exhaust. All in all my 5.3 is push about 350 horse versus the stock 300. I have towed with it onside of the country to the other and never had a hitch. I now have 130,000 miles on it and it still runs circles around everything else on the road. Everything breaks with time. Electronics are the worst, there is no way around them. The only thing I have had to replace on my truck was tires, oil, oil filter, fuel filter, brakes and a fuse here and there. Everything I have done is pure routine maintenance.

You guys replacing your u-joints; when was the last time you got under your truck and greased them.

Brake problems; ever thought to pop a tire off and check out your front end.

You take one or two hours a month and do a little TLC to your truck and it will run forever.

As old as my truck is, I will take it any where any day. There are more "foreign cars" on the side of the highway. You see a domestic, it is that guy that won't take the time to grease up his truck.

I love my 2006 Chevy Silverado 2500HD. The 6.0L is great! Yes I agree you have to do a little check on your truck every now and again!

I have a 2000 5.3 ltr 4x4 with 194,245 miles on it. I would not own another truck, my truck has been nothing but good to me... the 4x4 works great, u joints are perfect, brakes are great.

If you TAKE CARE of your truck and CHANGE YOUR FLUIDS as you're supposed to, you would have no problems.. yeah it has morning cold knock, but it's a Chevy thing... deal with it, it won't hurt anything.

Come on now, I have 194,245 miles, any of you want to go off roading and try to keep up with me, let me know... AMERICAN ALL THE WAY...

"GM; start making your cars in America, by Americans using American engineering, American materials. That's what the Japanese car companies are doing. Why is it good enough for them and not for GM? If or when GM starts producing vehicles here, I'll be first in line to buy a new one. Until then, I'll just take my chances and money to a Nissan, Toyota or even to a Mitsubishi dealership."

GM can't afford to build their products in America because American workers form Unions and demand more money. Not to mention the fact that GM promised its former employee's pensions when they retired, so they are now paying these retiree's $2,000 bucks each, every month. Another piece of evidence that shows GM isn't financially capable of producing a vehicle on par with Honda or Toyota. When Honda builds a Civic with a $16,000 budget, they can use the full $16,000 to build a car. When GM builds a Cobalt on a $16,000 budget, they have to send $2,000 to the now retired auto worker, leaving them $14,000 to actually build said Cobalt, and they then sell it for $16,000 still! This is why domestics are such a bad value. You're paying $16,000 on a car that was designed with a $14,000 budget in mind.

It's not only the unions fault. What about poor management, CEOs getting million dollar bonuses.

You know why the foreign company's don't have unions, it's because they take care of their people. Toyota employees make more than any other car company and they get better benefits.

" A very expensive disappointment". That applies to everything GM has ever made.

""A very expensive disappointment". That applies to everything GM has ever made."

Agreed.

I have a 2000 Silverado with 115,000 miles; bought it used, have replaced the entire front end, brakes, front seals.

The truck has absolutely no power. It is in and out of passing gear on relatively mild inclines. It always feels like it is towing a trailer, what is wrong with this truck? No engine codes, are my fuel pump weak injectors plugged???

"I have a 2000 Silverado with 115,000 miles; bought it used, have replaced the entire front end, brakes, front seals.

The truck has absolutely no power. It is in and out of passing gear on relatively mild inclines. It always feels like it is towing a trailer, what is wrong with this truck? No engine codes, are my fuel pump weak injectors plugged???"

It's possible that you need a new fuel pump or injector cleaning. And domestic owners, guess what needed a ton of front-end work at just over 100,000 miles? Well it's not the imports as we can see from this poor soul.

2000 Silverado LS 2wd Extended Cab (3 door)

I bought this truck new, it now has 155,000 miles. Mobil 1 was put in at 500 miles. Here is a list of the problems I have had...

PROBLEM - Wind noise from the back seat windows.

SOLUTION - Replaced both windows and frames under warranty.

PROBLEM - Piston knock from day one when engine is cold, no matter what the ambient temperature is.

SOLUTION - No solution. As explained to me early on from GM, it is from the skirtless forged pistons. They slap the cylinder walls until they swell up to fill the bore. I was informed that GM has 5.7 engines with 3,000,000 miles on them with the knock that have never been rebuilt.

PROBLEM - Sticking throttle.

SOLUTION - Cleaned the throttle body under warranty.

PROBLEM - Wind noise on the windshield trim after adding a bug guard.

SOLUTION - Put RTV under the rubber trim.

PROBLEM - Transmission sun shell cracked @ 101,000 miles.

SOLUTION - Rebuild transmission.

PROBLEM - Differential goes out on the highway from striped spider gears.

SOLUTION - Installed a salvage differential.

PROBLEM - Rust appearing on the drivers side rocker panel below the extended cab and also at the base of both doors.

SOLUTION - Let the POS rot, I'm tired of sinking $$$ into this money pit.

PROBLEM - Transmission dead @ 115,000 miles because the shift solenoid came lose and shot through the case, cracking it, lost all fluid and cooked the tranny.

SOLUTION - Installed a new tranny.

PROBLEM - Fuel pump died @ 145,000 miles.

SOLUTION - Installed a new fuel pump.

PROBLEM - Transmission had a thrust washer come out @ 155,000 miles, cooked another tranny.

SOLUTION - Rebuilt transmission AGAIN.

PROBLEM - Heater only puts out lukewarm air.

SOLUTION - None found yet, just now looking into it.

The engine on this truck has been awesome, it uses very little oil and still runs strong with no smoke. I have been a Chevy guy all my 47 years, but this is the last one and I have exchanged a few emails between me and some VP at GM regarding this.