| 2000 Chevrolet Silverado LS from North America | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 2:45:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | To start off with 2000 silverado will NOT get 24 mpg, 17 -19 mpg max. I take very good care of my truck and drive like I'm out on a Sunday drive For the problem with throttle sticking. Very simply pull your black plastic cover and look at the carbon build up around the flapper in throat, simply use some good thoottle and intake cleaner and clean it good being sure you clean the topside also. Next problem with start up knocking, can't get rid of it, but usins a mobil 1 oil filter and (down south) use a thicker synthetic oil has helped. Next, steering shaft knock on small bumps (feels like shocks or suspension problem) gm tells dealers to pull shaft and lube, only problem is during hot summers the grease runs out and problem returns, request that the shaft be replaced.Next, while idle for a period of less than 5 min or so,low fuel light comes on and indicator goes to empty.... | |
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| | | Motorcycle wreck kills Tenn. Tech student | | Posted Friday, October 13, 2006 10:46:10 AM by Blog57 Team | | A 24-year-old Central High School alumnus died from injuries suffered during a motorcycle wreck in Cookeville.Nathan Lee Harris, a student at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, struck a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck head-on while attempting to cross an intersection on a 2006 Kawasaki motorcycle, Cookeville police said Wednesday.The truck was making a left turn at the intersection, and Harris accelerated through the intersection and collided with the truck about 7 p.m. Tuesday, police said.No citations have been issued, but the wreck remains under investigation, police said.Harris was wearing a helmet when the wreck occurred, police said. The driver of the truck, Robert M. Gardner, 21, of Clarksville, was not injured, officials said. .... | |
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| | | GM Focuses on Europe Profit; `Thoughtful' on Alliance (Update3) | | Posted Wednesday, September 27, 2006 12:45:46 PM by Blog57 Team | | Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. Chief Financial Officer Fritz Henderson said the world's largest automaker is focused on increasing profits in Europe and will give a ``thoughtful'' analysis to a proposed alliance with Renault SA and Nissan Motor Corp. ``We're by no means generating an adequate level of profitability or return on investment'' in Europe and GM will seek to boost its profit margin there, Henderson, 47, told analysts today at a JPMorgan Chase & Co. conference in Paris. As part of its corporate turnaround effort, the Detroit- based automaker is giving careful study to a proposed alliance with the French and Japanese automakers, Henderson said. Powertrain technology and vehicle development are potential areas where the three companies could mutually benefit, he added.... | |
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| | | Pensacola company sponsors Hornaday's Craftsman Trucks ride | | Posted Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:46:42 AM by Blog57 Team | | Allstates Employer Services, a Pensacola-based professional employer organization, recently became the primary sponsor of the No. 33 AES Chevrolet Silverado driven by Ron Hornaday.Allstates picked up sponsorship late last month and will continue supporting the team through the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Series."I'm excited to have Allstates Employer Services on my Chevrolet Silverado in 2006 and 2007," Hornaday said in a statement. "I can relate with the AES commitment to exceeding expectations and excellence."Hornaday, a two-time series champion, has won a series-record 29 races in 166 career starts during his nine-year career. He finished sixth Saturday at New Hampshire International Speedway and is seventh in the points standings, 413 points behind Todd Bodine. .... | |
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| | | Chevrolet Searches For Most Dependable, Longest-Lasting Silverado | | Posted Sunday, August 20, 2006 8:46:31 PM by Blog57 Team | | Chevrolet's contest for the best story from a Chevy truck owner about their 200K or more vehicle ends August 13th. There is still time to enter, but hopefuls should hurry. Chevrolet has invited truck owners to go to www.chevy.com/200k and submit stories and pictures. As part of the sweepstakes, Chevrolet will select the truck stories that embody the spirit of "most dependable" and "longest lasting." These trucks and their owners will be acknowledged at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Texas, where the ALL NEW, 2007 Chevrolet Silverado will be unveiled. "Driving 200,000 miles is like driving your Silverado around the world eight times," said Ed Peper, Chevrolet General Manager. "But we are after more than just mileage. This outreach celebrates Silverado's legacy of quality and endurance and hopes to capture stories that show the integral role these trucks have played in American life - from our farms to our factories, from our countryside to our cities." The Chevrolet Silverado is GM's top selling vehicle and has earned its reputation for top-notch performance, dependability and quality.... | |
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| | | 62-year-old woman dies in two-vehicle wreck | | Posted Saturday, August 19, 2006 2:45:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | A 62-year-old Ramer woman died Wednesday following a two-car wreck in McNairy County that also injured a Selmer woman and her infant passenger. The accident was reported about 8:55 a.m. Wednesday on Falcon Road about one and a half miles south of Selmer, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. .... | |
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| | | Glouco crash leaves woman critical | | Posted Saturday, July 29, 2006 12:45:45 AM by Blog57 Team | | A Maryland woman was trapped in her car and had to be flown to the hospital in a helicopter after an accident Thursday on Old Dutch Mill Road in Franklin, police said. Siretta I. Kelly of Largo, Md., failed to yield at a stop sign at Route 40/47, according to the police report. Her 2004 Oldsmobile Alero was struck by a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Jason C. Tarapilli if Mays Landing, authorities said. The crash left Kelly trapped in her vehicle and had to be extracted by members of the Malaga Volunteer Fire Co., police said. Underwood Mobile Intensive Care Unit and Franklin Ambulance Squad members stabilized Kelly, who was transported by Southstar Helivac to the trauma unit at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, police said. She was listed in critical but stable condition Thursday night, police said.... | |
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| | | Foreign cars pass Big 3 | | Posted Thursday, July 27, 2006 10:45:50 AM by Blog57 Team | | For the first time, U.S. consumers are buying more cars and trucks built by foreign automakers than vehicles made by Detroit's traditional Big Three. New statistics compiled by R.L. Polk and Co., which counts new car registrations and excludes sales to rental car agencies and other fleet customers, show foreign brands commanded 52.9 percent of the retail auto market in the first five months of 2006, while domestic automakers fell to 47.1 percent. Domestic brands led foreign makes 51 percent to 49 percent over the same period last year. While the power shift has been long in the making, it's nonetheless a disheartening sign that Detroit's auto industry is losing the battle for the hearts and wallets of American car buyers. Domestic brands such as Chevrolet, Ford and Dodge still control more than half the U.S.... | |
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| | | Spy shots! 2008 Chevrolet Silverado | | Posted Thursday, July 06, 2006 12:46:02 AM by Blog57 Team | | Autoblog tipster Jai pointed us in the direction of a pristine set of spy shots of the new Chevy Silverado, completely uncloaked. The GMT900-based new Silverado is clearly differentiated from its SUV siblings, but early comments on various message boards are mixed. Check out the full photos here, and tell us what you think.[Source: speedsportlife.com] .... | |
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| | | Only two U.S. automakers make this year's top 10 list | | Posted Tuesday, July 04, 2006 6:46:05 PM by Blog57 Team | | As if you needed a reminder that America's auto brands have badly lagged their Asian and European rivals in quality throughout the years, only two of the top 10 carmakers, as ranked by J.D. Power & Associates in its annual report card, were American this year. Both GMC and Cadillac made the top 10, but they were beat out by the likes of Honda, Toyota, Lexus and Hyundai. The big surprise was Porsche, the German sports carmaker, which came from 32nd place to knock Lexus out of the top spot it had held since 2001. This year's J.D. Power rankings, which measure the quality of new cars, took into account for the first time "design defects," not just manufacturing glitches and other technical problems. The reason, according to the company: Today's cars come with so much technological gadgetry that just operating them properly can aggravate some drivers.... | |
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