Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10104853December 31, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER READS ERRATICALLY EITHER HIGHOR LOW. WILL REGISTER VARIOUS SPEED WHEN STOPPED. SOMETIMES WILL WORK PROPERLY, THEN GO BAD AGAIN. 1ST NOTICED WHEN READ 35 MPH ON ROAD KEEPING UP WITH TRAFFIC IN 60MPH ZONE. DEALER SAY HE HAS SEEN A RUN ON THIS PROBLEM WITH 5-6 IN LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. AT FIRST IT WOULD SEEM OKAY WHEN IT WARMED UP FOR 15-20 MINUTES NOW REALLY ERRATIC. REQUIRES MODULE REPLACEMENT AT $680 AND 7 DAYS TO GET PART. UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH NO RELIABLE SPEED MEASURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104766December 30, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET 1500 Z71 EXT CAB PICKUP. ON DEC 23, 2004 THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT DECREASE ITS READING, EVEN IF THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL ONLY DISPLAY THE INCORRECT SPEED OR TOP OUT AND NOT MOVE FROM 120MPH. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND THE PART THEY NEED TO FIX THE SPEEDOMETER IS ON BACK ORDER FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104815December 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE BEEN A LIFE-LONG GM OWNER. IN 1991 I OWNED A BUICK REGAL AND IN 1992 I OWNED A GMC JIMMY. BY THE LATE 1990'S I HAD OWNED A '93 BLAZER AND A ?94 C-1500. NEVER HAVE I HAD AS MUCH TROUBLE COLLECTIVELY WITH THESE FOUR VEHICLES AS I HAVE HAD WITH MY 1999 SILVERADO K-1500. IT BEGAN IN OCTOBER OF 2003 WHEN AFTER ONLY 46,584 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT AND LEFT HEAD GASKETS REPLACED DUE TO DETERIORATION OF THE GASKETS, WHICH TOTALED $989.47. THE LIFE-LONG MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED THE HEAD GASKET BELIEVES THAT THE GM/100,000 MILE ANTIFREEZE DETERIORATED THE GASKETS AND THEREFORE REPLACED IT WITH THE TIME-TESTED STANDARD GREEN ANTIFREEZE. I WAS WILLING TO OVERLOOK THIS PROBLEM BUT RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS OF ?04 I HAD TO HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER COMPLETELY REBUILT DUE TO THE LOSS OF SECOND GEAR, FOURTH GEAR, AND REVERSE FOR THE TOTAL COST OF $1234.00. THE OWNER OF THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM INITIALLY OVER THE PHONE BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS OTHER GMC OR CHEVROLET TRANSMISSIONS HE HAS HAD TO OVERHAUL. I HAVE THE WORK -ORDER/RECEIPTS FOR BOTH JOBS COMPLETED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109063December 29, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT BACK OF THE FRONT WHEEL SIDE WAS 1/2 INCH LOWER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONDITION CARRIED ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FRAME AND TO THE BACK SPRINGS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104738December 29, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
MY POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN BRAKING AND STEERING FUNCTION. THIS IS OF SPECIAL CONCERN TO ME AS I FREQUENTLY TOW A 10,000 POUND FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN OCTOBER OF 2003 AND THE PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104670December 28, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL AND VEHICLE TO CONTINUE MOVING. AFTER SEVERAL NEAR MISSES OF OTHER CARS AND BUILDINGS, THE FUSE HAS BEEN REMOVED TO DISABLE THE SYSTEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105307December 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS CHECK LIGHT MAINTAINS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME STOPPING AT INCLINES AND INTERSECTIONS. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER FOR CHECK UP.*AK VEHICLE ROCKS THROUGH STOPS IN WET CONDITIONS WITH ABS NOISES, BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105343December 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE FRONT END WAS REPLACED TWICE FROM A CLANKING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED NO LESS THAN TWENTY TIMES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THE CLANKING SOUND WAS GONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105354December 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ABS BRAKE SENSOR PROBLEM. . WHEN THE SENSORS WERE INOPERATIVE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109537December 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CHEVY TRUCK BEGAN A VIBRATION AND CHATTERING IN BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEED . *BF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105298December 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, AND WAS DRIVEN TO CONSUMER'S HOME. DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105237December 22, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A U TURN AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105239December 22, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. THE CONSUMER LOOKED BACK AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE CABLE HAD SNAPPED CAUSING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104338December 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
PUMP RETAINING PIN ON THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED, PERMITTING THE PUMP TO WEAR A HOLE IN THE TRANSFER CASE WITH SUDDEN RELEASE OF THE ENGINE OIL. CHEVROLET IS NOT CLAIMING KNOWLEDGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105266December 21, 2004
STEERING
A CLUNKING NOISE IS HEARD IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TC THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND THAT IT WASN'T A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE BETWEEN 21,300 AND 23,200 MILES THE NOISE HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104196December 21, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. I HAVE ORDER 9 LIGHTS OVER 2 YEARS, AFTER ABOUT THE 5TH LIGHT GOING OUT I'M ASSUMING THERE IS A LOSE OF GROUND, OR IMPROPER FABRACATION OF THE UNIT THAT HOLDS THE LIGHT IN PLACE, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER SOMETHING IS MAKING THE LIGHT TO MAKE A LOUD POP WHEN IT BURNS OUT, LOUD ENUGH TO HEAR IT OVER THE RADIO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105126December 21, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, LOST CONTROL, AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING HEAD ON . UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105158December 21, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BACK FIRE. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STILL DRIVABLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101927December 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES AND ROTORS. FEW WEEKS LATER, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. COST WOULD BE $400.00 SINCE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101959December 21, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER STATED DRIVER'S SIDE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE DUE TO RUST. *AK THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NOT REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE 1999 MODEL WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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