Faulty fuel gauge and fuel pump 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500 . Fuel gauge has not been working for years. Decided to have it repaired along with fuel pump.
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 fuel system complaints
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Fuel level indicator stopped working. Very common problem with this vehicle.
While driving at 45 MPH, my brake light came on. I immediately started to pull over and noticed that I felt less pressure on brake pedal. I was able stop the vehicle, but notice no puddles. Resumed drive home. Check fluid reservoir, fluid almost gone. Filled reservoir and pumped brakes back up. Noticed some drips in driveway. Also noticed slight gas smell. Took vehicle to mechanic and he determined that not only was the brake line rotted, the gas lines were rotting out as well. The areas that were rotted the most is right where the support brackets are. These were underneath driver side door, headed up into engine compartment. Lines were replaced with stainless steel lines to prevent from happening further.
2005 replaced rear brake line had corroded through less than 40,000 miles on 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500 4x4 regular cab. Also noted driver side rockerpanel rusted through. 8-2011 gas tak strap both completely corroded through dropping gas tank on the ground. Noted during replacement that truck bed cross members are rusted or rusting through so bed will no longer be attached to anything once completely corroded.
I just read you are investigating gm suvs for defective gas gauges. I have a year 2000 chevy silverado and the gas gauge has read erroneously for the past six or seven years. I have run out of gas several times,but have never had the problem repaired because the dealer wants to charge me an absurd amount. I believe its a design flaw they should repair for free. I would recommend you expand your investigation to include gm pickups back to at least the year 2000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. While the vehicle was being service for routine maintenance, the contact was advised by the mechanic that the front and rear brake lines as well as the fuel line was corroded. The vehicle was not yet repaired as the contact was awaiting the arrival of the parts needed for repairs. The failure mileage was 170,000 and the current mileage was 171,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving at speeds of 15 MPH in snowy weather, the gas tank straps rusted and broke causing the fuel tank to fracture from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for repairs. The dealer was contacted and advised repairs to the fuel straps would be outside of factory warranty and repairs would be at the owners expense. The manufacturer did not provide any assistance. The failure and current mileages were 126, 544.
Brake line failure on 2000 chevy silverado 1500. Has happened twice due to lines rusting out, and now mechanic says fuel lines are rusting out. I live in ky with little salt and have heard numerous other complaints about the same issue. Driving along and bam, no brakes due to corrosion. Last time it happened to my wife and pregnant daughter in law. Someone is going to get seriously hurt or killed if it hasn't already happened. Gm has our tax dollars and should use some of it to recall and fix this deadly problem. This is costing between $400.00 to $600.00 to repair. Local mechanic has said it is a constant problem with these vehicles in this year range, along with tahoes.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 55 MPH, the contact heard a loud banging noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. He was able to safely reach his destination. Upon further inspection, he noticed that the front fuel tank strap failed. He did not notice any prior failures. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that there was no current recall on the vehicle. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The manufacturer would not provide compensation. The failure and current mileages were 213,060.
The fuel tank fill neck is lacking the proper rust inhibiting coatings this then is causing the metal neck where the fill nozzle enters to rust out.. This causes gas vapors to escape the fuel tank. Also the ground strap is of poor construction. This then corrodes into dust... These facts will on an unsuspecting vehicle owner cause a potential explosion/fire when refueling...
2000 chevy silverado1500 v6 stalls when driving. No check engine light to indicate any issues with engine. Dealer replaced catalytic converter but cannot offer any reason as to why this occurs. I have replaced the spark plugs, distributor and rotor button. This happens sporadically and can not be traced to any one source by me. I have noticed that the last couple of times it was raining. This has been on going for about 4 months. When this happens I lose the ability to use the brakes and is very hard to control.
I own a 2000 chevy silverado z71. When I start my truck my gas gauge will stay on empty even with a full tank of gas. It will also show a half a tank of gas when I am actually empty. This caused me to run out of gas on a busy interstate nearly causing an accident with my two children in the truck with me. My sister owns a 2000 gmc truck like mine and her gas gauge will not work at all. She has ran out of gas several times because of it. Once on i10 in the middle of the night about 30 to 20 miles from a town. It is obviously a know problem. Is gm waiting for someone to get killed on a highway before they decide to fix it?
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. The fuel gauge indicated that the vehicle was low on fuel when it was actually full. The failure occurs while driving 50 MPH and also when the vehicle is stopped. The dealer stated that the failure was common among other vehicles of the same make and model. The failure and current mileages were 97,800.
Gas gauge does not operate, has not for years , on most chevrolet trucks.
Fuel gauge alternates between full and empty with low fuel light when empty purchased used recently.
Fuel gauge failure when vehicle is in "park". Low fuel signal goes on. Then when the vehicle is in drive, the gauge goes to full. Then eventually the gauge goes to the level of the fuel.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 45 MPH the brakes failed. The failure was related to recall 05v379000, concerning service brakes, hydraulic:antilock in addition, the fuel pump failed. The dealer stated that the contact's vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN, and that the second opinion that she obtained from another dealer caused them not to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 76632, and the current mileage was 76732.
Fuel tank rear mounting strap corroded thru strap on outer side of truck. Break occurred about 1" down of the top of the rubber chaff protective coating. Rubber coating provided a pocket to trap moisture and increase rate of failure. Forward strap has similar damage but has yet to fail. Failure of second strap could have lead to fuel tank falling onto the road during driving conditions. Please contact me to view components. Date of removal will be feb 20th 2007.
Rear gas tank strap has carroded thru, this was noticed when iwas having new tires put on. The truck has 84000 miles on it. I have not yet fixed the problem cause it was found yesterday. I usually keep a vehical about 10 yrs., and never ran into this problem . The straps should last longer than 6-7 yrs.
I own a 2000 chevy silverado (4.3) with 92k miles. My problem is with the faulty fuel sending unit that left me stranded on the expressway and almost caused an accident. The gas gauge indicated 1/2 tank full. Now the gauge indicates empty when I fill the tank completely. This is a very expensive repair that I think chevy should replace I am not the only one with this unstable problem. The fuel gauge is erratic at all times and now I gauge my travels by using the odometer and allowing only 300 miles per full tank.
Fuel lines running under the truck are rusted , causing a leak when the truck is running and thereafter until the fuel line is drained when the motor is turned off.
I have a 2000 chevy tahoe. The vehicle was emitting an odor of gasoline and leaking gasoline from the gas tank. The vehicle is in the mechanic shop for service. The problem area was located and determined to be the fuel module connector leaking gas.
I have a 2000 chevrolet k1500 pickup with 43,000 miles on it. The throttle has began to occasionally stick, and the dealer says that it is normal and the throttle body has to be cleaned at a cost of approximately $140. When the throttle sticks from a "standing start", the vehicle lurches forward (or backward if in reverse). I have owned a dozen vehicles in my life, and none of them have ever had this problem. Yet, service advisors at walser chev say this is a common problem with my type pickup. I believe this is a manufacturing defect, and should be recalled.
2000 chevrolet silverado 1500 pickup 12/30/05 I called to make an appointment for the ABS recall. 12/31 the ABS light on the dash came on. The dealer completed the recall work and stated the ABS light was an "active failure" code in the computer and was not related to the recall. Repair of this fault was estimated $1,400-1900. I have also paid to have the fuel gauge fixed. It went from empty to full at random and has been reported as a common problem but has not been recalled.
I am currently working based in mexico. My 2000 tahoe is my family vehicle that I only use to travel with my family within mexico. On friday the 21st of january 2005 my son and I were traveling on a state road and my tahoe caught on fire going 50 MPH. Trafic on the road was signaling to me as if there was a problem but I continued to drive for about 100 yards because all the leves and gauges were normal on the truck. I stopped immediately after I saw some smoke and by the time I stopped the truck was in flames on the front, underneath and rear. I only had time to take my 6 year old child out of the truck which was the most important aspect but the truck and belongings were a total loss. The fire department could not stop the fire as it lasted for 1 hour and nothing but the frame was left of the truck. We were fortunate that nothing happened to my child and I but this is something extemely dangerous that should be avoided for future customers of this vehicle. We always kept this vehicle on top conditions and we have no idea why this was caused or how to aviod this in the future. We recieved great help from the mexican police and fire department as they took care of all the road damages and they also cleared me from any damages to the city as this is normaly paid for by the driver. My family is the most important thing is this world and I am sure that others feel the same about their families and I hope gm vsn help with this issue by improving this vehicle.
Low fuel light comes on even when the tank was just filled up. Mainly when idiling and after starting vechicle.
To much pressure needed to push accelerator pedal when starting out from idle causing vehicle to lurch suddenly whether in forward or reverse. This is especialy dangerous in a parking lot where people may be walking behind vehicle. Dealer fix only lasted temporarily. This problem is now happening on a daily basis.
The accelerator, when at idle, has a "catch" in it which requires an inordinate amount of foot pressure to overcome and when overcome, the vehicle lurches ahead out of control until the brake is applied.this creates a dangerous condition whereby the driver is not in complete control, particularly in close quarters such as a parking lot. Because of this condition, I start out with one foot on the brake and one on the accelerator in anticipation of the problem but if another driver uses my vehicle, he is not aware of the idiocyncracy and an accident is even more probable.
Module inside fuel tank failed, allowing fuel pump to overheat. This caused insulation of wires to melt which was inside the fuel tank. Please describe details.
Whenever fuel tank is 1/2 full fuel pump would make a lot of noise. Had mechanic at the dealership check fuel pump. Was informed to keep it full instead of 1/2 full due to fuel pump being defective. Would need to be replaced. Had no parts to replace fuel pump at that time.
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