2000 Chevrolet Silverado Wheels Problems

“Attempted to stop at 10 MPH driving straight antilock brake system activated, had no brakes, put transmission into 1st gear stopped 1 foot from building. Almost went through plate glass window! I just changed both my front antilock sensor's and had no effect on the loss of the brakes, they just pulsed. Owned this vehicle since 2001 and have had two antilock brake computers replaces at a cost of $800.00 each time.”

“I heard noise from the front left wheel. Jacked up the truck and found the entire wheel loose. Took the truck to the dealership, they torqued the hub nut and said it was fine to drive. Took the truck on a trip and had constant problems and noise from that side of vehicle. Returned the truck to the dealer and was told it needed a new hub but was ok to drive. Drove to a conference 200miles away and broke down. Towed the truck to a different dealer and was told that both hubs needed to be replaced. The truck has 75k miles on it. …”

“Ltr fm audrey wissinger (pa) concerned about the problems she experienced with her 2000 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. Both front/rear rotors had to be replaced. The old brake linings were replaced with new ones. The rotors were literally falling apart-inferior metal. Dealer stated this was the result of the vehicle not being driven enough. There was a terrible kluncking sound in the rear end or drive shaft. This happened in a downshift or upshift. The dealer stated it was normal play in the drivetrain. All four wheels had to be replaced at 6000 miles because they were rusted. …”

“There have been no failures, but I had to put one in an earlier field to get this thing to work/submit. Isn't it better to know of a problem before an accident? On page 6-72 of the owners manual for 2000 Silverado trucks it indicates a wheel lug spec. Of 140 ft lbs. That seems unusually high for an aluminum alloy wheel (normally 80-100). I called GM customer service, and they on 12/23/99 confirmed that number. I checked the actual torque settings as the truck was delivered, and noticed that most of them were about 90 ft lbs. …”

“The contact stated the vehicle was taken to a dealership to have recall repairs performed on the ABS. The NHTSA campaign id is 05v379000. The vehicle was still having the same type of problems after the repairs were made. The vehicle was driven for a period of time before it was taken to an independent repair shop for inspection. Upon inspection the problem was the left front wheel hub needed to be replaced. Repairs were made, this fixed the problem. The contact heard about a recall that was on the wheel hub. The NHTSA campaign id is 00x001000. …”