Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10746009August 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
CAME OUT OF A STORE AT A SHOPPING MALL AND NOTICED A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. A BRAKE LINE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND TRUCK BED HAS RUPTURED CAUSING AN ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746141August 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES CORROSION AND LEAKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744903July 30, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE OVER THE FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745070July 30, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BRIDGE. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT IMMEDIATELY DEPLOY. APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AFTER IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED LUMBAR SPINE INJURIES, FRACTURED RIBS, AND AN INJURED LUNG. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SUFFERED LACERATIONS TO THE FACE AND SCALP AND METAL FRAGMENTS WERE PRESENT ON THE FACE AND IN THE SCALP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10732020July 5, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
HOPPED INTO MY VEHICLE FRIDAY MORNING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED AWAY. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE DAY BEFORE I WAS PULLING MY BOAT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. THERE'S A SCARY THOUGHT. BTW, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THE PAST THREE YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730871June 29, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
NO WARNING!!!(SOFT BRAKES OR DASHBOARD LIGHTS), TRUCK BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED IN TRAFFIC! AFTER STOP LIGHT, IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. SILVERADO CRASHED INTO SMALL CAR AND THEN, THAT CAR INTO ANOTHER. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE. I LOVED THIS TRUCK. I HAVE A FOLDER AN INCH THICK ON THIS VEHICLE'S MAINTENANCE! NEVER HAS IT'S SERVICE BEEN IGNORED! CHEVY SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF BRAKE SYSTEM. I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE RIDICULOUSLY CHEAP PARTS USED. MADE IN USA, CHEVY TOUGH!!!! WHAT A BAD JOKE!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726434June 21, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
HAD TO MAKE HARD STOP AND BRAKES FAILED, LATER IT WAS REVEALED BRAKE LINES HAD ROTTED OUT.. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726041June 15, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONTACT OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, WHILEDRIVING ATAPPROXIMATED 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDALWAS DEPRESSED IN A PANIC SIITUATION AND THE PEDALWENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. 8BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726043June 15, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONTACTED STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN A PANIC SITUATION AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724972June 12, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN HE NEEDED TO BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FOR A VEHICLE WHO TURNED ON UP AHEAD WHEN THE BRAKE LINE BLEW. PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT SOFT. HE BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION AND HAD TO PULL OFF INTO A NEARBY CHURCH PARKING LOT. NOW WE ARE OUT THE EXPENSE OF HAVING THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. THE RUST ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN COMPLAINED ABOUT IN ALL OF THE OTHERS, IS THE SAME HERE THAT LED TO THIS. THOUGH IT HAS HIGH MILEAGE, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AS IT IS A REGENCY EDITION SILVERADO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724669June 11, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO AN EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY FRONT BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSED AND THE STATED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND POSSIBLY THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,038.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723881June 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
JAN. 2014 IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS I WENT TO APPLY BRAKES FOR A RED LIGHT AND PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER VEHICLE ALREADY STOPPED AT THE LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, AND WAS NOT HIT AS I COASTED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE FOR STOPPING WHILE I MANEUVERED TO MY HOME. UPON INSPECTION THE NEXT DAY, I FOUND THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS ALONG THE TRUCK FRAME AND FEEDS BRAKE FLUID TO THE FRONT BRAKES HAD RUPTURED. I WAS ASTOUND WHEN I SAW THE CONDITION OF THE REMAINING BRAKE LINES UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT THE LINES WERE NOT MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL OR SOME OTHER MATERIAL THAT WOULD NOT RUST WHEN EXPOSED TO THE ROAD SALT THAT USED HEAVILY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. I'M ALSO CONCERN ABOUT THE FUEL LINES BECAUSE THEIR CONDITION IS THE SAME AS THE BRAKE LINES AND APPEAR TO MADE OUT OF A FERROUS MATERIAL ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722804June 1, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
MY BRAKES FAILED COMING BACK FROM A 356 MILE TRIP. I WAS BACKING UP MY BOAT INTO THE GARAGE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. LUCKILY I STEPPED ON THE PARKING BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING SOMETHING. I THINK I AM REALLY LUCKY THE FAILURE DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. THERE LOOKS LIKE 4 BRAKE LINES RUNNING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER DOWN UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE UNIT. ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES IN THIS BUNCH BELOW THE DRIVER SEAT FAILED. I WAS SUPPRESSED TO SEE HOW CORODED ALL THE BRAKE LINE ARE. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. LOOKING ON THE WEB THIS LOOKS LIKE AN ISSUE THE MANY PEOPLE HAVE ENCOUNTERED. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS DONE NOTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721298May 25, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE GAUGE CLUSTER IS ALWAYS DRAWING POWER. BATTERY GOES DEAD IF I DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICAL FOR ONE DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714905May 6, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BY ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED, CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINE AND THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714984May 6, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
BRAKE LINING &FRAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714475May 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM READING ANY OF THE GAUGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL CONNECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,289.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713860April 30, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE BURST AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. AT ONLY 15 MPH I HAD SOME STOPPING POWER BY PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL AND GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED. THANKFULLY, I HAVE A VERY LONG DRIVEWAY AND WAS STILL ON MY PROPERTY. I WAS PULLING A HEAVY TRAILER AND DO NOT WANT TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH TRAFFIC AND AT A GREATER SPEED. I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AND NOTICED THEY WERE ALL BADLY CORRODED. I AM HAVING ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED TOMORROW. I SEE NO RECALL NOTICE AND HAVE SINCE READ ABOUT OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM 66 YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD ONE BRAKE LINE FAILURE MANY YEARS AGO ON A 1963 PLYMOUTH WITH VERY HIGH MILEAGE. THIS TRUCK HAS JUST OVER 50 THOUSAND MILES. I WAS SHOCKED AT THE CONDITION OF THESE BRAKE LINES. WITHOUT COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE LINES I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712809April 25, 2015
STRUCTURE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR BUG OFTEN DUE TO CORROSION AFTER LESS THAN 1000 MILES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED COVER OVER THE AC LINE AND THAT HAD LITTLE EFFECT. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE FLAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706588April 20, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 227,792.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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