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2000 Chevrolet Silverado engine problems

The 2000 Chevrolet Silverado has 100 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

100

Engine complaints

6%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Silverado engine complaints by model year100 complaints1982: 1 complaints1984: 1 complaints1988: 1 complaints1989: 3 complaints1990: 2 complaints1992: 12 complaints1993: 2 complaints1994: 8 complaints1995: 17 complaints1996: 14 complaints1997: 23 complaints1998: 16 complaints1999: 70 complaints2000: 100 complaints2001: 99 complaints2002: 62 complaints2003: 33 complaints2004: 32 complaints2005: 26 complaints2006: 10 complaints2007: 19 complaints2008: 15 complaints2009: 10 complaints2010: 13 complaints2011: 8 complaints2012: 6 complaints2013: 8 complaints2014: 17 complaints2015: 16 complaints2017: 16 complaints
Silverado engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“ENGINE KNOCKS VERY BADLY AT COLD OR HOT START UP. KNOCKING LASTS FOR MINUTES. CHEVROLET SAYS THEY KNOW ABOUT PROBLEM. STATES THAT THE PISTON SKIRTS ARE TOO SHORT CAUSING PISTON WOBBLE. THEY ALSO START THEY CAN'T FIX AT THIS TIME. ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL AT START UP NOISE IS SO BAD. I AM NERVOUS…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · October 20, 2001

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado have?

NHTSA has 100 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado engine — 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.