Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10096462October 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXCESSIVE TICKING AND ENGINE NOICE DURING COLD START UPS. I WAS TOLD, BY CHEVROLET SERVICE THE TICKING WAS NORMAL BUT SHOULD NOT LAST MORE THAN 1 MINUTE. HOWEVER AFTER DIGANOSING THE PROBLEM, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HAS A BAD LIFTER. THIS AFTER ONLY 38000 MILES. I FILED A CLAIM WITH CHEVROLET THEY REFUSED TO PICK UP ANY OF THE $1300. IN REPAIR COSTS. MY TRUCK HAS A VORTEX V6, WHICH GM HAS BEEN MANUFACTURING IN EXCESS OF 20 YEARS. THE BUGS SHOULD BE WORKED OUT BY NOW, BUT AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLIANTS, WITH REGARD TO THE SAME PROBLEM, THE BUGS CLEARLY HAVE NOT BEEN WORKED OUT.*AK
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#10115750October 25, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THE CONSUMER'S 2000 AND 2002 CHEVROLET 1500 SILVERADO FAILED. REFERENCE ODI NO.10115302 FOR THE 2002. *NM THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE INTERNAL BAND HAD WORN THROUGH DOWN TO THE METAL. *JB
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#10115302October 25, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
TWO CHEVROLET 1500 SILVERADO PICK UPS, WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE ON BOTH. *BF BOTH OF THE VEHICLES HAD THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE INTERNAL EXPANDER BAND WORN THROUGH AND DRAGGING METAL TO METAL.
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#10096334October 25, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
I OWN A 2500HD W/DURAMAX DIESEL.IT HAS FRAME BEAMING DEFECTS.DEFECT WAS PRESENT FROM THE START BUT WAS NOT IDENTIFIED TILL ABOUT 20,000 MI.TRUCK TEARING UP TIRES,VIBRATING,DIFFICULT TO STEER AND GETTING WORSE ALONG WITH DEVELOPING OTHER PROBLEMS.GM HAS LIED AND TRIED TO HIDE THAT THERE REALLY IS A DEFECT.THEY WOULD NOT PRESENT ANY TSB'S OR ANY OTHER INFO REGUARDING WHEN ASKED.THE TRUCK WAS VIBRATING SO BAD THE OTHER NIGHT I JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN BLEW THE R&R TIRE AND ALMOST HIT A ROCK EMBANKMENT.TIRES HAD LESS THAN 18000 MILES ON THEM .I BOUGHT 2 MORE JUST TO TRY TO BE SAFE AND GET THERE.PLEASE HELP WITH ANY INFO OR ADVICE, ANYTHING!*AK
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#10097571October 25, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
CONSUMER STATED THAT EVERY TIME HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE HE WOULD HAVE AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE VEHICLE. HE DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS THE LEATHER INTERIOR. HE GOT HIVES ALL OVER HIS BODY. *AK
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#10096341October 25, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY ENGAGES AT LOW SPEED (@5MPH). WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE ABS ENGAGED AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE NEXT SLOT. ALSO, WHILE PARKING IN FRONT A A RESTARAUNT, THE ABS ENGAGED AND I ALMOST DROVE INTO THE LOBBY. I'VE HAD THE SPEED SENSORS REPLACED AT ABOUT 60K MILESAND TODAY (73K MILES)THE HUBS ARE BEING REPLACED. *AK
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#10097576October 25, 2004
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
WHILE DRIVING CABLE BROKE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TAILGATE WITH THE SAME CABLE. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SPARE TIRE CABLE. *AK
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#10097586October 25, 2004
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
RECALL 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DURING INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
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#10097639October 25, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TAILGATE CABLES ARE RUSTING AND BREAKING IN HALF. THIS YEAR/MAKE AND MODEL IS NOT BEING RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THE TAILGATE ON THIS VEHICLE IS MADE EXACTLY AS THOSE WHICH ARE BEING RECALLED. *AK
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#10096379October 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE REAR-END IN MY 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS FAILED THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE TRUCK NOW HAS ALMOST SIXTY THOUSAND MILES ON IT BUT THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURED AROUND 36,000. THE FIRST TWO REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CRANBERRY MOTORS IN MACHIAS MAINE. THE FIRST WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT THE SECOND REPAIR WAS NOT SO EASILY DELT WITH. AFTER MUCH DEBATE, IT WAS PAID FOR BY GM. NOW SOME NEARLY TWENTY THOUSAND MILES LATER, THE REAR-END WENT AGAIN. GM REFUSED TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AND AFTER ANOTHER RUN-AROUND I TOOK MY TRUCK ELSEWHERE. (TO A MECHANIC THAT I KNEW WAS RELIABLE AND WOULD CHARGE ME A FAIR PRICE.) THE REAR-END HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED FOR A THIRD TIME BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE STOCK REAR-END COMPONENTS ARE OVER-PRICED AND UNRELIABLE AND WOULD LIKE COMPENSATION FOR THE MOST RECENT REPAIRS, BUT I KNOW THAT IT WILL BE A FIGHT ALL THE WAY.*AK
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#10096307October 24, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THIS TRUCK STARTED FROM DAY ONE. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IT WAS RIGHT OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR IT WAS SOLD TO ME WITH BRAND NEW GM CERTIFIED 20" RIMS AND TIRES WHICH REALLY MAKE THE TRUCK LOOK GREAT BUT ONE THING THEY FAILED TO TELL ME WAS THAT THE STEERING ON THE TRUCK WOULD BE EFFECTED. I HAVE BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM.WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION THE STEERING ON THE TRUCK IS VERY VERY HARD TO TURN AS IF IT DOES'NT HAVE POWER STEERING. THIS MAKES TURNING THE TRUCK AROUND OR BACKING INTO AN AREA WERE YOU MUST FIRST TURN THE WHEEL VERY HARD. AFTER THE SECOND TIME I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO RICART CHEVY ON HAMILTOIN RD THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT WOULD BE SOMTHING I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH. WHEN I HEARD THIS I WENT TO THE RICART COORPRATE LEVEL AND THEY GOT A GM REP. INVOLVED .WHEN I TALKED TO THE REP FOR THIS AREA HE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT AND THAT ALL THE TRUCKS IN THE RICART TRUCK LOT WITH THESE 20" WHEELS ALL DID THE SAME THING. I QUESTIONED HIM ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT THE ARE STILL PUTTING THEM ON THE TRUCKS? HIS REPLY WAS THEY ARE NOW HAVING A WAIVER SIGNED FOR PEOPLE PURCHASING THE TRUCK WITH THESE WHEELS ARE GOING TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF TROUBLE.NOW I AM NO WIZARD ENGINEER BUT COMMON SENSE SHOULD SAY FIX THE TRUCK CORRECTLY. I DONT KNOW IF THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY BUT IT SURE WOULD BE HARD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY IF YOUR VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN FROM A STANDING POSITION.AT THIS TIME I AM TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED BUT I DONT SEEM TO BE GAINING ANY GROUND AND COULD SURE USE YOUR HELP. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO FIX THE TRUCK OR REFUND MY MONEY IN FULL BUT BOTH REQUESTS HAVE BEEN DENIED.*AK
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#10096275October 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE WET, THE REAR BRAKES ON MY TRUCK LOCK-UP AS THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION, AS IT INTERFERES WITH MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE DURING WET CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN I ACCELARATE FROM THE STOP, THE REAR BREAKS RELEASE WITH A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM DID NOT PERSIST SINCE THE WHEATHER CONDITIONS AT THOSE TIMES WERE DRY. IN THE LAST INCIDENT, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED SINCE THE WHEATHER WAS RAINY AND THE ROADS WERE WET. I AM VERY CONCERNED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
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#10097479October 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
CONSUMER JUMPED THE CURB WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER DROVE TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS OF THE ROTORS AND PADS. THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BY THE DEALER FOR FAILURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS HAD BEEN DETERIORATING.*AK
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#10096226October 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STAY LIT IN ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 [XXX]. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE ABS MOTOR IS MISALIGNED AND IS BURNT OUT AND WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $1,000 TO FIX. ALSO, THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM A LOT. FOR A QUICK FIX HE TOLD ME I CAN REMOVE THE FUSE TO THE ABS. HE TOLD ME HE COULD NOT DO IT BECAUSE IT WAS A "SAFETY ISSUE." I HAD NO CHOICE SINCE I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. BUT RECENTLY I NOTICE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2000 MODELS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#: 00V055000). SINCE THE 1999 MODEL WAS RELEASE TOWARD THE END OF 1999 AND USES THE SAME PART AS THE 2000 MODEL, IT ONLY SEEMS LOGICAL THE RECALL SHOULD EXTEND ALSO FOR THE 1999 MODELS. I BROUGHT THIS POINT UP TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY SAID THEY ARE VERY SPECIFIC TO SERVICING VEHICLE RECALLS AND MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY. I FEAR IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RECALLED, MANY TRUCKS WITH THIS FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEM IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. [XXX] [XXX].*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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#10097502October 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
UPON PLACING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN. CONSUMER TRIED THE SPARE KEY AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. CONSUMER HAD TO DISABLE THE AIR BAGS IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE.*AK
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#10096155October 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THIS MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON ICY ROADS.
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#10097386October 21, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
04 V 129 000/TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE: THE DEALER REPLACED THE SUPPORT CABLE THAT WAS NOT STAINLESS STEEL AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *JB
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#10097396October 21, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. *JB
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#10097409October 21, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
04 V 129 000/TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE: THE DEALER REPLACED THE SUPPORT CABLE THAT WAS NOT STAINLESS STEEL AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *JB
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#10096080October 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
INTERMITENT OPERATION OF FUEL PUMP LOCATED IN FUEL TANK. REMOVAL OF FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY REVEALED A BURNT CONNECTOR AND MELTED WIRE INSULATION, RESULTING IN POOR CONTINUITY TO FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT ALWAYS START. VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING.
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