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2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 fuel system problems

The 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 41 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

41

Fuel System complaints

6%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

Silverado 1500 fuel system complaints by model year65 complaints1997: 58 complaints1998: 12 complaints1999: 29 complaints2000: 41 complaints2001: 65 complaints2002: 20 complaints2003: 30 complaints2004: 21 complaints2005: 16 complaints2006: 18 complaints2007: 19 complaints2008: 24 complaints2009: 15 complaints2010: 8 complaints2011: 11 complaints2012: 6 complaints2013: 5 complaints2014: 34 complaints2015: 30 complaints2016: 27 complaints2017: 32 complaints2018: 19 complaints2019: 34 complaints2020: 34 complaints2021: 26 complaints2022: 36 complaints2023: 29 complaints2024: 23 complaints2025: 6 complaints
Silverado 1500 fuel system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THIS TRUCK HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK IN A SAFE DISTANCE WHICH ENDED UP WITH ME HAVING AN ACCIDENT WITH IT. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AFTER LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM ALL. NOW WITH 173,000 MILES THE GAS LINES ARE LEAKING AND…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Fuel System · October 15, 1999 · crash

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 have?

NHTSA has 41 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 fuel system — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.