every chevy truck i have ever owned or used or worked with or on
the tailgate latch handle breaks due to the cheap plastic clips holding the rods on causein it to not open
and then you have to use pliers to pinch them together to get them to work
solution cheap and easy jb weld them in there or tac weld them in there
or go to lmc and order the one finger latch handle its amazing how light it will feel after that

 

Common Items From What I Hear From Others (I have had all of the below, too):

Transfer Case Oil Pump Rubbing A Hole In The Rear Half Of The Case (All Years?)
Electric Mirror Switch 1999NBS-2007 (Face Up On Arm Rest- Water Gets In & They Cook To Death)
Early Rocker Panel Rust 1999NBS-2007 (insanely stupid design)
Lower Door Skin Rust (OK, that's probably every truck & car in the salt using world)
Clean The ABS Sensors At Least Once Per Year 1999-???(Removing Hubs For Access To Un-Screw. Thanks for making it easy to cope with your bad design GM!)
Door Hinge Bushings Disintegrating (1999NBS-??)

 

Ha tailgate, recirculating bearing in stearing columb , 2 4l60e , rear diff , fuel pump more than once , front ball joints, alternater, fanclutch, and the list goes on

 

1994 was the first year for the EFI 6.5 Diesel Engines and from the start they seemed plagued with driveability problems and Jim's truck was no exception. The serious problems such as; stalling, hesitation, bucking, effected performance and safety. Factory support seemed nil and the dealers seemed to not understand the problems and appeared to have little desire to learn about or service them, and aftermarket support was virtually nonexistent.

 

2000 Silverado (221,000 miles, owned since new)
Radio lights out
front speakers buzzing
gas gauge bounces F to E and back
Driver side electric mirror not working (motor runs but mirror doesn't move)
Hard starting
drop in gas mileage

In reality I have absolutely no complaints about the truck!

 

I recently came across some topics about frame beaming and from what I've read, it describes the exact symptoms for the issue I've had with my truck since purchased brand new almost 5yrs ago (2007 Silverado 1500 LS crew cab 46K miles). Taken it back to dealer about 4 times and I stopped trying to get this fixed after fourth time as it's always an inconvenience having to give up transportation for a day or two and instead I tried getting used to the vabration but it's very annoying and embarrasing at times when I have collegues riding with me. So far the chevy dealer has offered no real fix or nothing that even rhymes with "frame beaming" has ever been mentioned to me by the service reps/techs. Just a simple tire rotation, balancing, alingment, etc... is all they've done. Now I'm trying to find out as much as I can regarding this issue or anyone that may have some useful feedback, a solution or fix for this issue. Thanks!

 

What is "frame Beaming" and what are the symptoms? I've never heard of it, before.

 

I’ll be sending you a PM for more details. Thanks!

Laura
GM Customer Service

 

The local Chevy dealer replaced the cables on my 2000 Silverado for free, long after warranty expired. It doesn't hurt to ask.


My 2000 4.8L has made the slap sound as long as I've owned it. Purchased new. Presently it has 221,000 plus miles on it. Still a daily driver.
I was told the same thing, that it won't hurt anything. So far it's been 11 years of of piston slap and Mobil One every 3K miles or so, and it seems like they were right. lol

My 2008 5.3L does it too, but not nearly as loudly.

 

I have a 92 Silverado Z71 with a manual transmission, and when it warms up, the clutch drops to the floor and I have to pump it to get it to work again