Four problems related to speed control linkage have been reported for the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My 2000 Chevrolet 2500 Silverado throttle sticks shut when first started. Mine has a 6. 0 liter v-8, but I know several people with different engines and model years with the exact same problem. The pedal sticks so hard that it takes a great deal of effort to make it release resulting in large burst of speed and loss of control. The dealers refuse to correct except under warranty which I no longer have. The factory knows there is a problem and dealers acknowledge as well but will not correct without being paid. This is a very dangerous problem. We have had several near misses.
Throttle linkage has been sticking since vehicle was new. Dealer was uncooperative and wanted to blame issue on maintenance of vehicle and charge $100 for changing fuel filter, which is unrelated to failure.
Throttle linkage sticks intermittently at first start, dealer cannot find cause. Problem is still ongoing. It takes extra pressure on accelerator pedal from idle position. This causes vehicle to burn rubber and to accelerate at high speeds.
The throtle body gets dirty and sticks and then you give it more gas than you intend and hit something like a garage or person. Has been fixed twice and gm knows they have a problem but say it is up to me to keep fixing it so I don't have a accident all the Silverados have the same problem every 25,000 miles. It is an engineering accident waiting to happen.