2000 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Latches, locks and linkages Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 80 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 35,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the latches, locks and linkages of the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, 1% of the 80 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 35,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet k3500. The contact stated they had to replace the interior door handle fifteen times and the passenger side handle twice. The contact stated the barrel where the spring mounted around the handle broke. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the entire door locking mechanism and door handle were replaced. The dealer stated that the part was fragile and would continue to break. The failure mileage was 35,000 and the current mileage was 161,000. Updated 5/9/11”
NHTSA complaint #10393556, filed 2011-03, 35,000 milesLatches, locks and linkages: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 3500
38 complaintsTires
17 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsWheels
5 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 3500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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