Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10103270December 7, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHEN TURNING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER CAN HEAR A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE IS CONTROLLABLE WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS. AT THE DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND WOULD NEED TO ORDER PARTS TO CORRECT IT. CONSUMER IS STILL WAITING FOR PARTS TO COME IN. *AK........DEALERSHIP LNDICATED THAT THEY HAVE HUNDREDS OF REPAIR PARTS ON ORDER, BUT RECEIVED NON E AS OF 12/28/2004.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102311December 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS WENT OUT ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SIVERADO, DEALER STATES CAN'T KEEP PART ON SHELF(SO MANY GOING OUT). DEALER WANTS $1200 PLUS INSTALLATION. MANY FRIENDS HAVE SAME. 40,000 MILES AND WINTERS HERE, NOT SAFE TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE W/CHILDREN IN TRUCK. DRIVING WITHOUT ABS AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103290December 7, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING TRANSMISSION SOUNDED AND RODE ROUGHLY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS . DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097617December 7, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DURING INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT BOTH THE 1997 CHEVROLET AND THE 1999 TAHOE HAD PROBLEMS WITH WIPERS. *TC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092236December 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY WHEN BRAKING 60-65 MPH, THE CONSUMER STATED ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD DISINTEGRATED AND NONE OF THE PADS SHOWED ANY SIGN OF WEAR. *JB *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106609December 6, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE PRESSURE LINE FROM THE RESERVOIR HAS A HOLE WHERE THE LINE PASSED NEAR/BEHIND THE BATTERY. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BURNED OR EATEN AWAY FROM TOUCHING BATTERY. *BF WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A STORM THE WINDSHIELD WASHER HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER ALSO DISCOVERED THAT WHEN THE WASHER WAS ENGAGED, IT WOULD SPRAY WASHER FLUID ALL OVER THE BATTERY. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103125December 6, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT WELL DUE TO CONDENSATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN AND AT NIGHT. THIS DECREASES THE VISIBILITY ON THE ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103193December 6, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102168December 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK. THE SYSTEM WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE FAILURE IS THAT THE SYSTEM ENGAGES UNNECESSARILY AT LOW SPEEDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP WHEN DESIRED. IT WOULD HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES DAILY, AND THE ONLY CRASH I DID NOT AVOID WAS INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE, WHICH DID NOT CAUSE DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THERE WERE SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT I TOOK WAS TO REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT MY DEALER SUGGESTED WAS TO SPEND $500 REPLACING THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. HE SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO, AND THAT MY PROBLEM WOULD ONLY GET WORSE. GM HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT SAFETY RECALL. I FEEL THAT SINCE I HAVE LURCHED INTO BUSY INTERSECTIONS, LURCHED FORWARD IN CROSSWALKS, AND COME CLOSE TO CRASHING INTO OTHER VEHICLES WHILE PARKING, THIS SHOULD BE REGARDED AS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102134December 4, 2004
WHEELS:HUB, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
I DO NOT RECEIVE ANY RE-CALLS AND RECENTLY SAW WHERE THERE IS ONE NOW FOR TAIL GATES. I REPLACED ONE ON MY OWN. ALSO, I WENT TO STOP AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE GARAGE, IT WAS A HUB. WAS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ALSO THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE? I HAVE A 1999 SILVERADO Z71 AND ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 50K MILES ON IT. PLEASE INFORM ME IF THERE HAVE BEEN RE-CALLS THAT I AM NOT AWARE OF. WE COULD HAVE ALL BEEN KILLED FROM THIS HUB INCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106897December 3, 2004
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CLUNK TYPE FEELING IN STEERING WHEEL ON TURNS AND WHEN HITTING BUMPS. ENGINE KNOCK ON COLD START. *BF ENGINE WAS NOISY WHEN STARTED AFTER HAVING SAT OVER NIGHT *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099627December 3, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
VEHICLE HAS BAD LIGHTS, MAKING THE VIEW ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT VERY DIFFICULT. ANYTIME THAT THE HIGH BEAMS WERE TURNED THE OTHER LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS HAVE SHADOWS IN THEM. THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ON BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAM SHARE THE SAME SCREW FOR ADJUSTMEN. ALONG THE SIDES OF THE VEHICLES THERE ARE SHADOWS THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN CERTAIN AREAS AT NIGHT. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099128December 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A WEEK, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096905December 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BRAKE PROBLEM. THE ROTORS RUSTED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR PREMATURELY. *JB THE ROTORS RUSTED AND PITTED CAUSING THE THREE INSIDE PADS TO BE GROUND AWAY. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101886December 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UNIVERSAL JOINT BROKE. IT WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THREE WEEKS LATER THE TRANSFER CASE BROKE, AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. GMC SENT AN APPRAISER TO CHECK VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100855December 1, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
COMPUTER GOES HAYWIRE BY LIGHTING ALL KIND OF IMFORMATION AND SOUNDING THE BUZZER.( COMPUTER STOPS ACTING OUT AFTER ONE TURN VEHICLE OFF AND STAR ENGINE AGAIN). STEERING WHEELS HAS A KNOCK WHICH IS GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. PASSENGER WINDOW MALFUNCTION, DOES NOT OPERATE. ( UP OR DOWN).
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101941December 1, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FAILED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100885December 1, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2002 CHEVROLET EXT CAB TRUCK 4X4 WILL NOT GO DOWN THE ROAD STRAIGHT, TRUCK PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT,MANY ALIGNMENTS ,TIRE WEAR ON NEW TIRES DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL.THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE.THIS STARTED IN JAN 03 NEVER DID THIS THE FIRST YEAR I HAD IT.ALSO ENGINE KNOCK, AND DRIVELINE CLUNK, ALL NORMAL DEALER SAYS.TRUCK HAS NEW STEERING BOX ,SHAFTS,MANY ALIGNMEMTS,GM SAYS THEY CANNOT INTERVINE AND TELL DEALER TO FIX MY TRUCK, NO OTHER DEALER GM WILL LOOK OR WORK ON MY TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099121December 1, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES WERE ABOUT TO BREAK. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB THE CONUSMER STATED THAT GM WILL NOT REPLACE THE CABLES UNTIL A RECALL IS ISSUED. *TC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100746November 30, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
1998 CHEVROLET TAILGATE STRAP BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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