Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10099790December 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES FROM LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAD DIFFICULTY GOING UP AND DOWN, THE BRAKES WERE MUSHY, THERE WAS GRINDING IN THE REAR DUE TO ROTOR DELAMINATION, THE DOOR LOCK PASSENGER SIDE WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105046December 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE BRAKING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104126December 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SPEED SENSOR HAS CORRODED. GM DID NOT WARN ME OF POTENTIAL CORROSION OR THAT THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH UNCONTROLLED STOPPING. GM ALSO DID NOT PLAN A MAINTENANCE CHECK UP ON THE ABS SENSOR, WHICH COULD HAVE PREVENTED PROBLEMS. DURING THE SHORT LIFE OF THE VEHICLE THIS PART WAS GRADUALLY BECOMING DEFECTIVE. THIS PART UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, SINCE IT IS IN A PROTECTED AND SEALED AREA THAT REQUIRES MAJOR MECHANICAL WORK. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE POINT OF PURCHASE, DON MCCUE CHEVROLET WHERE I HAVE MAJORITY OF ALL WORK DONE. THEY FAIL TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY MECHANICS IN TOWN. THEY ARE USING THIS FACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DENIAL OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I SPOKE WITH DENNIS BRINER THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DON MCCUE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND HE STATED AFTER SOME ARGUING THAT THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT CONSIDERED REGULAR MAINTENANCE WITH BRAKE JOBS OR ANY OTHER MAINTENANCE CHECK UP. THEY OFFERED $130.00 TO CLEAN THE CORROSION BUT LATER REFUSED, DUE TOO THE FACT THEY MAY BREAK THE SENSOR. MY FEELING IS, IS THAT THIS WAS A DEVELOPING PROBLEM OVER THE SHORT LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM. I SPOKE WITH GM CORPORATE DIRECTLY AND THEY RESPONDED THAT I FAILED TO KEEP REGULAR MAINTENANCE RECORDS. BUT WHEN I ASKED WHERE IN THEIR RECORDS DO THEY SHOW A REGULAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR ABS SPEED SENSORS THEY SAID THERE ISN'T ONE. GM HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH AN OWNER'S MANUAL THAT PROVES THEM RIGHT. THE SOLUTION WAS TO PULL THE ABS FUSE BY DIRECTION OF A DON MCCUE SERVICE TECH. AND GM OFFERED TO GIVE ME A GM LOYALTY CERTIFICATE ONCE I GET THE WORK DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105097December 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHICH STUCK IN GEAR. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE BEFORE, AND CURRENTLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AGAIN. *AK......CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS IN SHIFTING GEARS. IT WA SIMPOSSIBLE TO PUT TRTANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104084December 19, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
I HAVE JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 SILVERADO AND MY GAS HAND WILL GO TO EMPTY AND MY LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON BUT I WILL HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS...IF YOU SHAKE THE TRUCK OR STOMP OM THE GAS PEDAL IT WILL GO BACK TO FULL AND LIGHT WILL GO OFF...A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A 2002 SILVERADO AND MY AUNT HAS A BLAZER AND THEY ALL DO THE SAME THING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104087December 19, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
UPON COMING AROUND A SLOW TURN AT ABOUT 25-35 MPH, THE STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN GIVES AND SLIPS FURTHER THEN YOU INITIALIZE IT, WHICH SEEMS TO ME NOT SAFE. ALSO A FRIEND WITH THE SAME TRUCK AND YEAR BUT A 4X4 DOES THIS EXACT SAME THING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104098December 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
POTENTIAL BRAKE FAILURE ON NEW VEHICLE. 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO INFORMATION CENTER INDICATED "REDUCED BRAKE POWER." CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN NEW MEXICO INDICATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VACUUM FOR BRAKE ASSIST. NEW MEXICO CHEVY DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX AND I WAS TRAVELING, SO THEY FLASHED THE IPC CARD TO ELIMINATE THE MESSAGE. I RETURNED TO HOUSTON, TX AND WESTSIDE CHEVROLET FLASHED THE IPC IN AN ATTEMPT TO MASK THE PROBLEMS AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104099December 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 SILVERADO 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK ON DRY PAVEMENT, AS I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN GOING LESS THAN ABOUT 10 MPH, I TRIED TO BRAKE. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND ALL I COULD FEEL WAS A ROLLING SENSATION WHEN I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. LUCKILY, I HAD TIME TO LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PUSH DOWN AGAIN, THIS TIME THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND I STOPPED INCHES FROM THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104007December 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NEW SILVERADO THE TWO BATTERIES GO DEAD IN A FEW DAYS OF NO USE. AFTER THREE SERVICE TRIPS TO DEALER. THEY TELL ME NOT TO LEAVE THE TOW PACKAGE SWITCH ON. SO INSTEAD OF FIXING THE SHORT, THEY TELL ME NOT TO USE THIS OPTION. I AM FEAR THIS MAY CAUSE A FIRE. ALSO WHEN I TOOK A TEST DRIVE ALL THE SILVERADO'S ON THE LOT WERE DEAD AND HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103935December 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY OR WERE INOPERATIVE DURING INCLEMENT CONDITION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND D INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103829December 15, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103849December 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE SHIFTED VERY HARD, AND THERE WAS AN INCIDENT OF SHUTTING DOWN. ALSO, DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103026December 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
UNDER WARRANTY, REAR DRIVER'S SPRING SAGS 3/4 INCH AND MORE. JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, (40,000) SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO READ ACCURATELY, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. REAR VEW MIRROR DISPLAY SHOWS BACKWARD "F" FOR SEVENTIES, CAN NOT ISOLATE TEMP FROM COMPUS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN IT RAINS OR CAR IS WASHED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101736December 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED, AND BRAKE FLUID SPILLED ON THE FLOOR WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE BRAKE LINE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CORRODED AND THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK.*AK THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER THEN HIT THE PARKING BRAKE WHICH ALSO HIT THE FLOOR. THE CORRODED LINES LEAKED BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS UNIT. THE CONSUMER HAS THE CORRODED LINES IN HIS POSSESSION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101161December 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FELT AS IF THERE WAS AIR IN THEM. HAD TO PUSH DOWN HARDER THAN NORMAL STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT BEGAN TO TIGHTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS HARD TO BREATH. THE CONSUMER HAD TO UNFASTEN THE BELT TO RELEASE THE TENSION. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099466December 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING BRAKE LINE BUSTED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK ALL THE BRAKE LINES TO THE FRONT WHEEL AND FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER WERE UNSAFE DUE TO CORROSION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102939December 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE OVER HEATED WHILE TOWING A 10K LBS 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, VEHICLE IS RATED TO TOW 17K LBS 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103774December 14, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE PLACING THE LAWN MOWER ONTO THE TAILGATE THE STRAP BROKE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL, TALGATE SUPPORT CABLE 04V129000. *AK. CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH TAILGATE CABLES AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106625December 13, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TAILGATE CABLES FAILED CONSTANTLY. THE TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE AND BENT THE HINGES. BOTH HINGES WERE REPLACED AND A NEW TAILGATE WAS INSTALLED. *BF THE LEFT REAR TAIL GATE BROKE. THE TAIL GATE FELL ON THE BUMPER AND BENT BOTH HINGES ON THE RIGHT SIDE SCRATCHING THE TAIL GATE. THE PLASTIC SEAL LEAKED. THE CABLE WAS RUSTED. THE RIGHT STRAP HAD TOO MUCH SLACK AND WAS NOT HOLDING ANY WEIGHT ON THE TAIL GATE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102814December 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THERE ARE 3 RECALLS ON MY VEHICAL WHY HAVE I NOT BEEN NOTIFIED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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