Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10074124July 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PCM FUSE ONCE BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *NM
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#10082816July 28, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
BROKEN TAILGATE CABLE. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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#10082860July 28, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10082862July 28, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK
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0
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#10082868July 28, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH CONSISTENT VEHICLE MAINTAINENCE. THE ABS MODULE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND REQUIRED MORE THAN NORMAL BRAKING TIME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS IMMEDIATELY AT A COST OF $1,000. I WAS TOLD IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY PART THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF BUT REFUSES TO RECALL DUE TO THE 750,000 1999 SILVERADOS ON THE ROAD. AT A PART COST OF $700 YOU CAN EASILY DO THE MATH. A RECALL MUST BE IN ORDER. THESE HEAVY TRUCKS ARE NOT SAFE ON THE ROAD IF NOT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS IN ORDER.*AK
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#10082899July 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT
BOUGHT A NEW 2003 Z-71 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IN SEPT 03'. HAD A BOUNCING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I PROBABLY NEEDED A TIRE BALANCE. SO I WENT TO THEIR TIRE SHOP. I DID THIS FIVE(5) SEPARATE TIMES. SO THEN THEY THOUGHT MAYBE A BAD TIRE. SO, I HAD ALL TIRES CHANGED. I HAVE NOW HAD THREE(3) DIFFERANT SETS OF TIRES PUT ONTO THIS VEHICLE. SO THEN I E-MAILED CHEVROLET WITH NO RESPONSE. ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER I E-MAILED THEM AGAIN. THIS TIME I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM CHEVROLET. THEY HAD ME SET UP A RIDE ALONG WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. JUST LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TEST DRIVE, THE SERVICE MANAGER COMMENTED ON THE VIBRATION IN HIS REAR THROUGH THE SEAT. 20 MINUTES LATER HIS COMMENT WAS "THIS WOULD DRIVE ME CRAZY!". AT THAT POINT THEY CHANGED THE REAR SHOCKS. NO HELP. SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WAS THEIR NEXT COARSE OF ACTION AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HE WAS MEETING WITH HIS REP. AND A ENGINEER AND WANTED THE TRUCK BACK AGAIN THREE WEEKS LATER. SO AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF, LATER I GOT A CALL FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THERE ARE TWO SETTING ON THE FRONT END THAT THEY WANTED TO TRY. I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK WITHOUT ANY EXPLAINATION FROM ANYONE ABOUT WHAT WAS DONE NOW. I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE IT BUT WAS TOLD THAT LEAVING IT THERE WOULD NOT HELP BECAUSE IF THIS DID NOT WORK THAT PRETTY MUCH TOO BAD. NO ONE HAD A SOLUTION FOR ME I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WAS DRIVIN' BE THE ENGINEER AND COMPARED TO SEVERAL OTHERS. THEY THEN SAID IT'S PROBABLY A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I WAS NOT GIVIN A CHANCE TO DRIVE ANY OTHER AT ANY TIME NOR DID I SEE ANY 2003 Z-71'S ON THEIR LOT. SO WHAT DID THEY COMPARE IT TO AND WHY WASN'T I GIVIN AN OPORTUNITY TO DRIVE ANOTHER?? I ALSO WORK ON A USED CAR LOT MYSELF AND HAVE DRIVEN 2 OTHER 2003 Z-71'S WHICH WE HAD AND ONE WAS LIFTED. NEITHER HAD THE BOUNCE MINE HAS. SOME ROADS BOUNCE SO MUCH THAT THE TRUCK STARTS TO HOP CONSTANTLY. NOT TO MENTION THE BACK PAIN AFTER LONG DRIVES.*AK
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#10083637July 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK
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#10082744July 27, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
(1)HIGH VIBRATION FELT ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. STEERING PULLING FIRMLY TO THE RIGHT.(2)TREAD VERY BUMPY AROUNG ALL FOUR TIRES. THUMPING ON TREAD ,CAUSES HOLLOW SOUND IN VARIOUS PLACES AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRES. (3) DUE TO THE HISTORY OF FIRESTONE TIRES AND REPORTED FAILURES OF THESE TIRES, I HAD THEM REPLACED BEFORE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURRED.*AK
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0
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#10082645July 26, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVROLET 2500HD SILVERADO DURAMAX IN FEB 2004. THE EXTERIOR MIRRORS HAVE BEEN VIBRATING SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE MIRRORS ONCE, WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY NOW STATE THAT IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO LOOK INTO INSTEAD OF IGNORING AND STATING AS A CHARACTERITIC OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
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#10082666July 26, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
1. PASSENGER SIDE DOORS (FRONT & EXTENDED CAB DOOR) DO NOT SHUT TIGHT. THE EX-CAB DOOR DOES NOT LOCK WHEN SHUT, IT MUST BE CLOSED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CLOSING. IF IT DOES NOT CLOSE TIGHT, BOTH DOORS WILL FLY OPEN. 2. WIND WHISTLES INSIDE FROM THE UNSEALED DOORS.-- 3. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, WIND WHISTLES IN DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO BE SHUT SEALED TIGHT.-- 4. TRAILER HITCH WILL NOT CLOSE. THE LOCK IS STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION. *AK
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#10079415July 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE PULSATED, AND THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM FOUR TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT THE ABS KICKED IN. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT SPEED SENSOR FOUR TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM RECURS. *NM
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#10083546July 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM.*MR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS THE BAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE T STOP. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. *NM
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0
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#10083706July 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, THEN THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE A/C LINE WAS ROUTED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP TO RETAIN MOISTURE AND MISFIRE. *SC *JB
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#10083574July 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE PARKED AND KEY IN THE IGNITION VEHICLE DISENGAGED FROM PARK AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. *AK
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#10082460July 22, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE LOADING LUMBER INTO MY 1999 CHEVY K1500 SILVERADO THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE RELEASING THE TAILGATE. THE WEIGHT OF THE LUMBER CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO REST ON THE REAR BUMPER CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE. THE LUMBER ITSELF NEARLY KNOCKED MYSELF AND A FRIEND TO THE GROUND. THE REPLACEMENT CABLES COST ME $31.00 DOLLARS FROM THE DEALER, BUT THEN I FIND OUT THAT THE 2000-2004 SILVERADO'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM I HAVE AND THE REPLACEMENT CABLES SOLD TO ME BY THE DEALER ARE THE SAME FAULTY CABLES I HAD TO BEGIN WITH AND THAT I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. *JB
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#10082462July 22, 2004
STEERING
INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ON MY 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD RATTLES AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. UNDER WARRANTY THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND HAS NOW SURFACED AGAIN. SEEMS TO ME TO BE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED TO BE FIXED. *JB
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#10082478July 22, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE HAD TWO FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES SIZE 245/75R16 LOAD RANGE E THAT THE TREAD HAS CAME OFF OF THE CARCASS BUT THE TIRES HAVE NOT LOST AIR... PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS DONE TO VEHICLE. SENT CLAIM OFF TO BFNT LLC. CLAIM WAS DENIED. SAID DUE TO UNDER INFLATION. I HAVE FOUND TWO OTHER LOCAL INDIVIDUALS WITH SAME TIRES MANUFACTURER COD VN(CANADA) THREE WEEKS APART WITH SAME PROBLEMS. *JB
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#10082493July 22, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL SURGES GOING DOWN HILL (ACCEL,DECEL,ACCEL,DECEL) APPEARS THAT COMPUTER "GAIN" AND "DEADBAND" ARE INCORRECT. DEALER SAYS THAT GM CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *JB
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#10082334July 21, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
BEGINNING SPRING 2004, THE FUEL GAUGE IN OUR 2001 CHEVY PICK-UP BEGAN SUDDENLY DROPPING TO EMPTY READING/LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHTS DESPITE HAVING A FULL TANK OF FUEL. IT IS INTERMITTENT, DROPPING TO EMPTY THEN JUMPING BACK UP TO CORRECT READING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND HOPEFUL REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT IS TO BLAME. THEY ALSO TESTED THE WIRING BETWEEN THE SENDING UNIT AND FUEL GAUGE AND THE GAUGE ITSELF. IT IS SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT (SENDING UNIT), BUT AS I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, IT SEEMED AN ODD THING TO HAVE BREAK IN SUCH A YOUNG VEHICLE (41K MILES). I BEGAN RESEARCHING RECALL INFORMATION ONLINE, BUT HAVE FOUND IT FOR ONLY THE JEEP WRANGLER AND NISSAN XTERRA. THIS IS A PRICEY REPAIR TO BE SO COMMON BUT NOT ACKNOWLEDGED AS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *LA
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#10082259July 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE I WAS 1100 MILES AWAY FROM HOME ON VACATION THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE. AFTER RETURNING HOME IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND I WAS TOLD FROM THERE HEAD MECHANIC THAT IT WAS A SHORTED OUT CONTROL MODULE FOR THE ABS MOTOR. THE MECHANIC DID NOT EVEN LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE SAID HE WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS PRODUCT FAILING DUE TO ALL OF THE OTHER 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO'S THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE LOCAL MECHANIC PULLED THE FUSE OUT AND THAT STOPPED THE MOTOR FROM RUNNING. *LA AFTER THAT, I CALLED THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE CERTIFIED VEHICLE FROM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME A FEE TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT, I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC ALREADY LOOK AT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY NEEDED TO HAVE A G.M. MECHANIC LOOK AT IT BEFORE THEY COULD DO ANYTHING FOR ME. SO AFTER PAYING $60 FOR THEM TO TELL WHAT I ALREADY KNEW. THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1200 TO $1400 FOR THE NEW PART AND LABOR. I AM STILL DRIVING IT TODAY WITHOUT THE ABS THIS I STRONGLY FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, FOR ONE THE ABS LIGHT IS ALWAYS LIT ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT. SO THERE WOULD BE NO WAY OF TELLING IF THERE IS MORE WRONG WITH THE BREAKS IF SOMETHING ELSE WOULD BREAK ON THEM. ALSO, ISN'T ABS SUPPOSE TO BE A SAFETY DEVICE COMPARED TO THE MECHANICAL BREAKS OF THE 80'S. G.M. NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS > RECALL IN ORDER! *LA
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