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Worst truck ever
April 12th, 2007, 3:49 PM
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Sorry, had to vent, have a 99 Silverado, bought it new, been in the shop about 36 times for just about everything twice, except the tranny, warranty covered everything for the first 6 years, sorry I didn't get rid of it aftyer that, the Tranny just went, $2500 repair bill, truck has only 56,000 miles on it, never ran it hard or towed anything, what a piece of crap.
Been a Teamster for 21 years and try to only buy American, never again will I but a Chevy or any GM product, worst service and help also from the dealer, they couldn't care less about any issues I ever had, still have 1/2 the problems they said were repaired, all coming back again, what garbage.
Again, sorry for the rant.
Feel sorry for whomever get's this truck when I finally trade it in for another, wouldn't even want to sell it private, couldn't stand to take someones hard earned money for it.
Been a Teamster for 21 years and try to only buy American, never again will I but a Chevy or any GM product, worst service and help also from the dealer, they couldn't care less about any issues I ever had, still have 1/2 the problems they said were repaired, all coming back again, what garbage.
Again, sorry for the rant.
Feel sorry for whomever get's this truck when I finally trade it in for another, wouldn't even want to sell it private, couldn't stand to take someones hard earned money for it.
April 13th, 2007, 1:41 PM
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RE: Worst truck ever
i have a 2001 bought new and only have 40k on it and tranny just went out
I hate the damn chevrolet dealers here they want to charge you for even telling you what they will charge to fix the problem
I hate the damn chevrolet dealers here they want to charge you for even telling you what they will charge to fix the problem
April 15th, 2007, 1:29 AM
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yall must be hell on yalls truck. mine is a 2000 and its never been in the shop for anything major. nock on wood. ive taken mine through some nasty swamps and pulled some heavy loads and nothins messed up. i think yalls problem is driver error.
April 16th, 2007, 10:12 AM
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I also had a new 1999 Silverado 4X4 and had nothing but trouble with it. We traded the '99 with less than 24,000 miles and bought a 2001 Silverado 4X4, this one was much better but did have a few problems. We now have a 2006 GMC Sierra Denali, it only has 2998 miles on it now so we have not had any problems yet.
April 18th, 2007, 1:01 PM
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I waited 3 years to find my 2000 truck.....I loved it until I started having transmission problems when I towed my camper. My camper was well within the tow rating of my truck. Every time I have taken it to the dealer they charged me to check the code and tell me there was no code there so they had no idea what was wrong. Even though I told them before I left my truck that I had checked the code. and there was nothing there " I work at an auto parts store and we read peoples codes". I have been told that the 2000 trucks have a warn transmission and in 2001 Chevy went with the Allison. I thought I would just buy an Allison 6 speed transmission and have it installed. But I was informed yesterday that the engine electronics would prevent this from happening....I don't want to buy a Dodge but to be able to tow my camper, which was the sole purpose in buying this truck in the first place. I also don't want to spend another $45,000.00 dollars to replace a $35,000.00 truck. I am so stressed when I tow that something is going to break and I am going to be stranded in BFE with no way to get my camper home, I do not enjoy my trip.... I know there has to be an answer to the loud clunk that occurs when my truck upshifts under a heavy load.....[&o]
April 18th, 2007, 9:17 PM
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I was reading in another post on here that the slip yoke needs to be cleaned and synthetic grease will clear up the clunk.
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I waited 3 years to find my 2000 truck.....I loved it until I started having transmission problems when I towed my camper. My camper was well within the tow rating of my truck. Every time I have taken it to the dealer they charged me to check the code and tell me there was no code there so they had no idea what was wrong. Even though I told them before I left my truck that I had checked the code. and there was nothing there " I work at an auto parts store and we read peoples codes". I have been told that the 2000 trucks have a warn transmission and in 2001 Chevy went with the Allison. I thought I would just buy an Allison 6 speed transmission and have it installed. But I was informed yesterday that the engine electronics would prevent this from happening....I don't want to buy a Dodge but to be able to tow my camper, which was the sole purpose in buying this truck in the first place. I also don't want to spend another $45,000.00 dollars to replace a $35,000.00 truck. I am so stressed when I tow that something is going to break and I am going to be stranded in BFE with no way to get my camper home, I do not enjoy my trip.... I know there has to be an answer to the loud clunk that occurs when my truck upshifts under a heavy load.....[&o]
I waited 3 years to find my 2000 truck.....I loved it until I started having transmission problems when I towed my camper. My camper was well within the tow rating of my truck. Every time I have taken it to the dealer they charged me to check the code and tell me there was no code there so they had no idea what was wrong. Even though I told them before I left my truck that I had checked the code. and there was nothing there " I work at an auto parts store and we read peoples codes". I have been told that the 2000 trucks have a warn transmission and in 2001 Chevy went with the Allison. I thought I would just buy an Allison 6 speed transmission and have it installed. But I was informed yesterday that the engine electronics would prevent this from happening....I don't want to buy a Dodge but to be able to tow my camper, which was the sole purpose in buying this truck in the first place. I also don't want to spend another $45,000.00 dollars to replace a $35,000.00 truck. I am so stressed when I tow that something is going to break and I am going to be stranded in BFE with no way to get my camper home, I do not enjoy my trip.... I know there has to be an answer to the loud clunk that occurs when my truck upshifts under a heavy load.....[&o]
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April 19th, 2007, 1:59 AM
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RE: Worst truck ever
you can get a jack and lift the engine and crawl under with a light and see if the rubber has seperated. I would check and see if somebody makes an aftermarked slip yoke that might fix that issue. I have an 07 that has no issues pulling a heavy trailer maybe the yoke on the new trucks will work not sure though. Mine is a 5.3 with a 4L60E tranny 4x4.
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Some of the signs that your chevrolet pickup motor mount is already worn out are the intense noise and vibrations from the connection points in the engine and vehicle frame. Deteriorated motor mounts can also cause different engine parts to fall apart, causing your car to accelerate prematurely, and become the source of leaks in the exhaust and radiator.