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2000 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD/3500HD problems, engines and recalls.
Owners filed 212 complaints with the government about the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD/3500HD, most often about brakes (55%).
Which engine is in it
172 of the 212 complaints have a VIN we could decode, which tells us the engine.
| Engine | Share | Complaints | What they name most |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 V8 gas | 42% | 72 | too few to split |
| 5.7 V8 gas | 26% | 45 | too few to split |
| 7.4 V8 gas | 25% | 43 | too few to split |
| 6.5 diesel | 5% | 9 | too few to split |
| 5.3 V8 gas | 2% | 3 | too few to split |
Nearby model years
What owners complain about
Share of this year's complaints that name each area.
When problems show up
Half of the owners who gave a mileage reported the problem between 45,949 and 125,000 miles; the middle report was at 79,000 miles (136 complaints with a mileage).
How serious
| Crashes | Fires | Injury reports | Death reports | Towed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
As reported by owners to NHTSA, not verified.
In owners' words
When applying the brakes, the pedal sunk to the floor broad. fluid level low. lost fluid in aproximate 1800 miles. this caused a crash on 4/16/2001.
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD/3500HD owner · NHTSA complaint 9002434
Truck starts vibration at 42mph, vibration then comes into the steering wheel and then hold truck vibrate.
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD/3500HD owner · NHTSA complaint 9000598
When pressing brakes brake pedal violently kicked back towards the driver. please provide any further information.
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD/3500HD owner · NHTSA complaint 899735
Recalls 2
00V222000 Aug 2000 Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with vacuum power, 4-wheel disc brakes. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems." these vehicles were built with a kinked brake booster vacuum supply hose.
Fix. Dealers will re-route the brake booster vacuum supply hose.
00V054000 Feb 2000 Steering
Vehicle description: chassis cabs. The tapered hole in the drag link end that attaches to the pitman arm tapered ball stud may be machined too deep causing the hole to be oversized. A drag link with an oversized hole may not "seat" the pitman arm tapered ball when assembled. This could cause higher than normal friction between components during operation, and possibly result in joint separation or a broken ball stud.
Fix. Dealers will inspect the steering linkage assembly and, if necessary, replace the drag link and the pitman arm.
NHTSA recalls for this model year under every name these trucks are filed under. A recall that names an engine applies only to trucks with it. Free at any dealer: check the VIN.
Quick answers
Is the 2000 Silverado HD reliable?
We can't score it per truck (heavy-duty sales aren't reported apart from the half-ton). Owners filed 212 complaints about it, most often about brakes (55% of them).
What engine does the 2000 Silverado HD have?
By the VINs in owner complaints: 6.0 V8 gas (42%), 5.7 V8 gas (26%), 7.4 V8 gas (25%), 6.5 diesel (5%), 5.3 V8 gas (2%).
How many recalls does the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD/3500HD have?
2. Recall repairs are free at any dealer; check the truck's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
The whole-line score for 2000, mostly half-tons: 2000 Chevrolet Silverado.
No Lemon Index score: automakers report heavy-duty pickup sales together with the half-ton (one F-Series, Ram or Silverado number), so there is no honest per-truck denominator. These are counts and shares of owner complaints, not failure rates. Complaints: NHTSA owner complaints filed under the truck's 2500/3500 (F-250/F-350) names, all years filed, one per complaint number. Engine: decoded from the complaint's VIN (position 8 is the engine code) with NHTSA's vPIC decoder. Complaints filed as just “Silverado” or “Sierra” are left out (they mix 1500s and HDs). Older trucks have had more years to collect complaints, and popular years draw more because more were sold.
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