Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10116134March 30, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING . *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113672March 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE THEN SURGED FORWARD. IT FELT AS IF SOMETHING DISENGAGED, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FOUND THAT A CLIP BROKE WHICH LEFT THE BRAKE PEDAL SWINGING. *AK THE CLIP WHICH HOLDS THE MASTER CYLINDER ROD TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BROKE ALLOWING THE ROD TO SLIP OFF. *NM
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113398March 30, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH,ON THE HIGHWAY LEFT FRONT SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD THEN FORWARD. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RECLINING MECHANISM WORE OUT. *AK THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT PART ONLY LASTED 8000 MILES. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. *NM
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10112905March 30, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE CABLE CORRODED AND BROKE. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMER ALSO REPLACED THE CABLE THAT HADN'T BORKEN YET. *BF *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107108March 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EQUIPMENT, TIRES
WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE WOULD BE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK ABS DISPLAYED BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED ON INCLINES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE ODOMETER FAILED AND ADDED EXTRA MILEAGE. THE TIRES STARTED SEPARATING AFTER 300 MILES. THE RADIO BECAME HOT AND SHORTED OUT. THE AIR CONDITIONER SHORTED OUT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE NEW VEHICLE CHECKLIST WAS NOT FILLED OUT NOR REVIEWED WITH HIM. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE KNOCKS. THE CONSUMERS FINGERS WERE BURNED BY THE RADIO AFTER IT GOT HOT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HEARD A GROWLING NOISE IN THE POWER STEERING. THE CONSUMER HEARD A BUZZING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE COMING DOWN A HILL. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND TURNED BLACK. THE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED WITH THE WRONG HIGH BEAM LIGHT. THE CD PLAYER WILL NOT TAKE THE CD. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL ONLY GO TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. *TC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103147March 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE U JOINTS REPLACED, THINKING THAT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND TAKING OFF, THE NOISE CAME BACK. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *AK *SC
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116023March 29, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE SWINGS CLOCKWISE AND GOES PAST 120 MPH - EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. UNABLE TO DETERMINE VEHICLE'S SPEED. VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. TACHOMETER IS INACCURATE. CANNOT DETERMINE IF OR WHEN ENGINE IS BEING OVER-REVVED. THIS COULD LEAD TO ENGINE DISINTEGRATION. BOTH OF THE ABOVE HAS OCCURED IN A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD. SEVERAL DELAERSHIPS ADVISING THIS IS GETTING TO BE A COMMON OCCURANCE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115979March 28, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES
I DRIVE A 2003 SILVERADO,& WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT, I CAN HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE & ALSO FEEL THE "KNOCKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL! *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115946March 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
COMPLAINT REF [XXX] ON MAR 12,2005 I HAD A FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM THAT RESULTED IN A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE! I STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT SLOW SPEED. I HAD THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE ON AUG 3,2004. I REPORTED IT TO THE NHTSA AT THAT TIME. LAST AUG GM OK'D A WARRANTY FIX BY USING SERVICE BULLT. # 02-05-006A-(NOV 26,2002). AT THAT TIME THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUNNING INTO A FENCE. AFTER COMPLAINING, THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR FIXING THE DAMAGE. NOW BACK TO THE PRESENT FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE PROBLEM THIS TIME WAS THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WHICH THE ABS SENSORS ARE ATTACHED. CONTACTING GM, I TOLD THEM I BELIEVED THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH MY MILEAGE WAS 36,500. THEY SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS 3 MONTHS AND 500 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. I DID NOT AGREE WITH THEM AS I SEE THIS AS A CONTINUATION OF LAST AUGUST'S PROBLEM AND THAT IT WASN'T FIXED CORRECTLY AT THAT TIME. I HAD THE TRUCK FIXED AND PAID THE $631 MYSELF. I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THAT IS NOT PECULIAR TO MY VEHICLE BUT NO DOUBT IS WIDESPREAD. I KNOW YOU DO NOT HAVE AN INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME BUT I THINK THERE SHOULD BE? THE FACT THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN ON IT TELLS ME IT IS HAPPENING TO OTHER VEHICLES! MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO FULL SIZE PICK UP. IT IS NOT 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND IS A C1500. VEH ID # IS [XXX]. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. [XXX]. *JB *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114914March 28, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
RECALL CAMPAIGN: ONE OF THE CONSUMER'S TAILGATE CABLE BROKE ON HIS 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. *NM *SC THE CABLE ON THE LEFT SIDE IS STRETCHED AGAIN, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONSUMER WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF AS A FAVOR. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX, BECAUSE THE USED THE SAME CABLES. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113116March 28, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED INTENSE SHAKING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS. CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE AT HOME AND EXAMINED IT HIMSELF, FINDING A LOOSE BOLT CONNECTING THE TIE ROD. *AK TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEV DEALER FOR REPAIR TWICE. THEY REPLACED IDLER ARM AND INNER PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD, RE-BALANCED TIRES, ROTATED SAME AND ALIGNED FRONT END TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE TEFLON NUT HOLDING THE PASSENGER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD LOOSENED. ONLY A FEW THREADS WERE HOLDING THE NUT ONTO THE TIE ROD. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114811March 27, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2003 CHEVEY 2500 HD CREW CAB DURAMAX. THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND WILL NOT RETURN TO 0. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS REALLY COLD, ALL OF THE GAUGES STOP WORKING. NO ACCIDENTS, AND NO CONSEQUENCES EXCEPT FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SERVICE SHOPS IN CANADA AND HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS, AND BOTH SAY IT IS A FAIRLY FREQUENT PROBLEM. IN FACT, GMC HAS OPENED A SHOP IN CALIFORNIA WHICH DEALS ONLY WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM NOT FIXED MY GMC, IF IT A PROBLEM THEY KNOW EXISTS.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114812March 27, 2005
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
PARKING BRAKE FAILURES
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114828March 27, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT I HAD BEEN ALL DAY AT WORK AND THE PASSANGER FRONT WHEEL WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT. I COULD NOT PULL FORWARD OR BACKWARD, I WAS STUCK IN THE CENTER OF THE PARKING LOT. THEN HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE TIE ROD HAD STRIPPED AND COME OFF. THE REPAIR PERSON TOLD ME THAT THE DRIVER FRONT ALSO WAS STRIPPED AND WOULD HAVE SOON FAILED AS WELL. THEY WERE BOTH REPLACED AND THE TRUCK WAS ALIGNED. THIS WAS AN UNEXPECTED EXPENSE, THERE WAS NO INDICATION BY MYSELF OR MY HUSBAND THAT ANYTHING WAS LOOSE OR COMING APART. I WAS ONE BLOCK AWAY FROM GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE TO GO HOME. AS I UNDERSTAND IT I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK HAD THE TIE ROD FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114775March 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT 6 MPH OR LESS, ABS ACTIVATED FOR NO REASON. NO ABS LIGHT ON DASH, NO SKIDDING, 66% LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL STROKE. THIS OCCURED FREQUENTLY, ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME. MANY CLOSE CALLS WHILE STOPPING IN TRAFFIC.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114698March 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
ANNOYING EXPANSION SOUND FROM MUFFLER/EXHAUST SYSTEM WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND PARKED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. NO FIX FOR PROBLEM YET.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114703March 25, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT MOST ANY SPEED AND MAKING A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN, THE POWER STEERING WILL HESITATE THEN JERK TO THE RIGHT, REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO SOMETIMES OVER COMPENSATE THE STEERING TO TO LEFT. AT THIS TIME THE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT IS GETTING WORSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED HUNDREDS OF TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. I HAVEN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM SINCE I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR COST. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114723March 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MODULE HAS GONE BAD ON 1999 SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB. THIS IS A COMPUTER COMPONENT AND STOPS TRUCK FROM BRAKING PROPERLY. CAUSES TRUCK TO GO SIDEWAYS IF SUDDENLY HAVE TO USE BRAKES.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115835March 24, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CHEVROLET K2500 2002, BRIDGESTONE DUELLER A/T TIRE DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. *BF *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114607March 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
1999 FULL SIZE CHEVROLET TRUCK-- FREQUENT ABS BRAKE FAILURES CAUSES VEHICLES NOT TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURY TO INDIVIDUALS IN PARKING OF CROSSWALK INSTANCES
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No
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0
Deaths:
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