Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10098099November 1, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1999 C1500 P/U HIT A VAN NEAR HEAD ON AT 50 MPH. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY (PASS. WAS SHUT OFF). TRUCK WAS DEMOLISHED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10098026October 30, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM MY DOCTOR IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ON WV RT. #3, IN BECKLEY, WV, TRAVELING AT A SPEED LESS THAN 30 MPH, WHEN THE RT. REAR TIRE RUPTURED ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL; I HAD NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANY OBJECT, AND THE TIRE SHOWS NO TRAUMA TO ITS CARCASS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097972October 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY I COMPLAINED OF FADING BRAKES WHILE TRAVERSING ROUGH SPOTS IN ROADS.DEALERSHIP MECHANICS SAID IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM. HE SAID I COULD DISCONNECT IT?BUT I CHOSE NOT TO. NOW MY 1999 SILVERADO HAS AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM. WHILE PERFORMING A GENTLE STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP UNLESS I STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I CRASHED THROUGH MY GARAGE DOOR THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED. MY BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND THEY ARE ALL IN GOOD ORDER. THE MECHANIC DID HOWEVER NOTICE THAT THE ABS WAS ON CONSTANTLY. ( SO DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN ON THIS MATTER) THERE IS NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ABS SYSTEM IN THIS TRUCK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097976October 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PULSATES ON LEFT FRONT WHEEL WHEN APPLIED (A NOISE EMINATES FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL). DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB AND LEFT LOW SPEED BRAKE SENSOR. BRAKES STILL PULSATED ON LEFT FRONT SIDE. RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOW THE LEFT HUB NEEDS REPLACING. (DID NOT HAVE REPLACED. ) PULSATION IN BRAKE SYSTEM HAD NOT STOPPED AFTER THE TWO EARLIER REPAIRS. HAVE SPENT OVER $1000.00 FOR THESE REPAIRS AND DO NOT FEEL THE GM EXPERTS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. WANT THE PROBLEM RESOLVED, BUT DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER $1000.00 ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IS THIS PROBLEM A SIGN OF A FUTURE SAFETY ISSUE? I HAUL A LARGE FITH WHEEL CAMPER AND FEAR BRAKE FAILURE AFTER PERUSING THE COMPLAINTS ON THE GM ABS SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097995October 29, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GUAGE WILL JUMP BACK AND FORTH WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, AS SOON AS VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR, IT STABALIZES AND SHOWS CORRECT FUEL IN TANK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087442October 29, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE MIRROR AND LEFT FRONT BUMPER. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL TIRES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT TIRED TREAD SEPARATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096540October 28, 2004
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
PARKING BRAKE ON 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HAS WORN OUT PREMATURELY. VEHICLE HAS 50000 MILES, AND PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD AT ALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO GARAGE TO HAVE PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTED, AND AFTER ADJUSTMENT THE PARKING BRAKE STILL WOULD NOT HOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098930October 28, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE LOSET POWER STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE POWER ASSIST PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING FLUID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097961October 28, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 PICK-UP, WHICH TO MY DISMAY NEEDED REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES (90% HIGHWAY MILES). I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE LOCAL GM DEALER (HUTCHINS CHEVROLET, SOLDOTNA, AK.) THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. HAD I NOT BEEN CONCERNED OVER A DEVELOPING SQUEEZING NOISE AND TAKEN MY TRUCK IN FOR INSPECTION, THE POTENTIAL FOR BRAKE FAILURE WOULD HAVE BEEN IMMANENT. INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM AS A VIABLE SAFETY CONCERN, THEY DECIDED THAT A SIMPLE FRONT MOUNT MUD- GUARD "MAY HELP" PRO-LONG WEAR. THIS IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE...THIS IS (WAS) A 34,000 DOLLAR TRUCK WITH A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT THE CONSUMER...BRAKE REPLACEMENT COST ME $ 566.00 THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TAKE OUT OF POCKET DUE TO THEIR FLAW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094418October 28, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00045 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT BELTS THAT LOCKED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LOCKING OF THE SEAT BELT WOULD AT THE LEAST BREAK A PERSONS COLLAR BONE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097823October 27, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, PARKING BRAKE
WHENEVER THE ENGINE WARMED UP IT CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK INTERMITTENTLY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP POSITION. AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD PROPERLY WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097844October 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DURING INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096483October 27, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
AFTER THE VEHICLE IS WARM, ONE OF THE INJECTOR SLEEVES BEGINS TO LEAK DIESEL AND OIL INTO THE CRANKCASE, CAUSING PLUMES OF WHITE AND BLACK SMOKE TO COME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE AND CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SPUTTER. A LOUD SOUND OF A VALVE FLAPPING VIOLENTLY ALSO IS HEARD. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES. EACH TIME, THEY SAY THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. ONE DEALER IN MONTEREY SAID THAT THE INJECTORS ARE FROM A 2003 MODEL TRUCK AND ARE SMALLER THAN THE 2004 SLEEVES, THEREFORE ALLOWING DIESEL AND OIL TO LEAK INTO THE CRANKCASE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IN SACRAMENTO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097880October 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. VEHICLE WASS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096513October 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET TRUCK THAT HAS THE SAME WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS AS THE 1994 -1997 CHEVROLET TRUCKS HAD WHERE THEY WILL CHOOSE WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID TOO BAD, IT'S GOING TO COST YOU TO FIX. WHY IS THIS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SAME RECALL? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097897October 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096530October 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
ABS BRAKES ENGAGE EACH TIME I COME TO A SLOW STOP( I.E. PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT) EXTENDING MY STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER STATES THAT THE ABS SPEED SENSORS AND FRONT HUBS MUST BE REPLACED BUT CANNOT TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON ALTHOUGH ACCORDING TO THE DEALER( KELLY CHEVROLET, BUTLER, PA) THE SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093962October 27, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE IN APRIL 2004. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. WHEN WILL PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE? WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK THE PART FINALLY BECAME AVAILABLE OCTOBER 5, 2004. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097764October 26, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER STATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097771October 26, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER COULD FEEL VIBRATION IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR END. AFTER REPAIRS CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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