Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10116890April 13, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
TRUCK WAS BOUGHT USED AND DRIVER SEAT RECLINER BOLT WAS BROKEN AT THAT TIME, IN WHICH THE ORIGINAL OWNER REPLACED BEFORE OUR PURCHASE IN APRIL 1998. SINCE THEN, BOLT HAS BEEN BOUGHT FROM DEALERSHIP AND REPLACED TWICE. ONE THE THIRD BREAKAGE, DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE SEAT TRACK UNDER THE RECALL. THE BOLT HAS ONCE AGAIN BROKEN, AND NOW THE PASSENGER SEAT BACK BOLT IS ALSO BROKEN. GM REFUSES TO FIX AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117779April 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, WHICH IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A ROLLING STOP. OWNER WILL BE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116818April 12, 2005
PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER BEEN EFFECTIVE TO HOLD VEHICLE, AT 66000 MILES THE REAR AXLE PINION BEARINGS WORE OUT. AT 68 K000MILES THE ABS CONTROLLER STOPPED WORKING/ FUSE HAD TO BE PULLED TO STOP MOTOR. [SHOULD THERE HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART AS A LOT OF SILVERADOS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM] 73000 MILES FRONT AXLE HOUSING SPLIT IN TWO HALVES LITERALLY/ HAD TO REMOVE AXLE. 50000 MILES BATTERY CORRODED AND LEAKED AT POSITIVE TERMINAL TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE, LUCKILY ONE FIRST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116822April 12, 2005
TIRES
BLOWOUT OF DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE WHILE GOING APROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON ST RT 56. CAUSED OVER $3,OOO.OO WORTH OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. TIRE TAKEN TO FIRESTONE. DEALER. DEALER SENDING TIRE TO THEIR NASHVILLE, TN TECH CENTER FOR EVALUATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117864April 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 2004 CHEVROLET 1500.*MR THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY AS IF THERE WAS AIR IN THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE HAD NO SOPPING POWER AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIME BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117699April 11, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE WHICH DOES NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH SUPPORT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING WHILE PARKED ON A HILL. CONSUMER NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116702April 10, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
'97 CHEVROLET C1500 PICKUP STEERING "SLIPS" AND THEN GRABS AGAIN. THIS SOMETIMES CAUSES SLIGHT TO MODERATE LANE CHANGES UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, BUT DEALERSHIP IS AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO REPAIR IT. WHY DOESN'T GM RECALL THESE VEHICLES? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116649April 9, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR DOESNT WORK CORRECTLY WHEN IT IS RAINING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116590April 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
2005 SILVERADO LS EXTENDED CAB: EXTREME HEAT WITH SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE FRONT DISC BRAKES. EXTREMELY HOT HUBS LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT. PROIR TO TODAYS PRE-FIRE CONDITONS, I REPORTED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER THAT THE FRONT BRAKES SEEM TO "STICK" WHILE DRIVING AND WERE HOT WITH A BURNING SMELL. (TRUCK WAS PURCHASED LAST MONTH AND HAS ONLY 466 MILES) INTERMITTENT HOT HUBS AND BURN SMELL, BUT NO SMOKE. TODAY, REPORTING FIRE CONDITIONS WITH THE EXTREME HEAT AND BILLOWING SMOKE. LEFT A MESSAGE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND WILL PUT IN THEIR SHOP TOMMORROW THE 8TH OF APRIL 2005.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117646April 8, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SHUT DOWN, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL PERTAINING TO THE REPAIR OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116617April 8, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TYPE : VEHICLE YEAR : 2000 MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL : SILVERADO MAKE : CHEVROLET; MODEL : SILVERADO; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V129000 COMPONENT: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS [XXX] BOTH TAIL GATE CABLES BROKE. CALLED CHEVY AND WAS TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117671April 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE GAS PEDAL ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING .DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER, AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE TEN MINUTES LATER, AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC STATED PROBLEM CCOULD NOT DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117776April 8, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
RECALL FOR SUPPORT CABLES FIXED ON 2003 CHEVROLET 2500 SILVERADO. REFERENCE CONSUMER LETTER 10109434 REGARDING THE OTHER 2003 CHEVROLET 2500 ALSO OWNED BY THE COMPLAINANT. *MR THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE MANUFACTURER HAS HAD ENOUGH TIME TO PROVIDE THE DEALER WITH THE PARTS . *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117574April 7, 2005
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE CONSUMER CLOSED THE DOOR. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER, AND EXPLAINED THAT THIS OCCURRED WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, BUT CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117624April 7, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A STORE FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117634April 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116578April 7, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
IT STARTED WITH FUEL GUAGE FAILURE SEVEREL TIMES. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE TRUCK BY AND THEY WOULD RESET THE COMPUTER UNTIL A BULLITIN FROM THE MANUFACTURER CAME OUT. THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN AWAY FROM HOME THEN THEY HAD A BULLITIN AND MADE THE REPAIRS. TRUCK BREAKS DOWN AGAIN KANSAS SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS FUEL SYSTEM. TRUCK HAS NEW TRANSFER PUMP INSTALLED THEN GETS PICKED UP, FIVE MILES LATER FUEL GUAGE FAILS ONCE AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116582April 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K2500 , VIN [XXX], PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 1999, HAD A HYDRAULIC POWER, LOSS RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE VECHICLE AND CALL A TOW TRUCK AND TOWED TO DELERSHIP. NHTSA HAS A RECALL 05V-005000 FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR, HOWEVER IT DOES NOT COVER MY VIN. CONTACTED GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR THIS UNDER THE RECALL AND THEY REFUSED. IT APPEARS THERE ARE MORE VECHICLES WITH FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMPS THAN THE RECALL COVERS. REQUEST YOU REVIEW THIS RECALL. THE PUMP WILL BE REPLACED AND I WILL REQUEST THE REMOVED PARTS BE SAVED FOR ME. *AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117586April 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. *MR THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND CHATTER IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH WAS FELT THROUGHOUT THE PEDAL. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONSUMER RAN INTO A FENCE. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM LIKELY DUE TO CORROSION. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117538April 6, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH AN OAK TREE AT 5 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ALTHOUGH CONSUMER WAS PROPERLY RESTRAINED THE CRASH PUSHED THE ENGINE THROUGH THE FIREWALL AGAINST THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND AN AMBULANCE TRANSPORTED THE DRIVER TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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