Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10068356May 5, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD MADE CRACKLING NOISE AT MEDIUM TO FAST SPEED (40 MPH AND UP). TOOK TO DEALER WHO AGREED THAT WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE RESEALED, WHICH THEY DID. NO FURTHER PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068378May 5, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
WHILE WASHING VEHICLE I STEPPED ON TAILGATE TO EXIT CARGO BOX AREA AND BOTH TAIL GATE SUPPORT STRAPS SNAPPED. TAILGATE DROPPED ,AND I HIT MY HEAD ON TAILGATE AND THEN FELL ONTO THE GROUND. THE GENTLEMAN WAITING TO WASH HIS VEHICLE CAME TO MY ASSITANCE AND HELPED ME GET UP. AFTER THE INCIDENT I WAS OFF WORK FOR FOUR DAYS DUE TO BACK INJURY AND HEAD INJURY. WHEN I WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO BUY REPLACEMENT CABLES FOR TAILGATE, NO MENTION OF ANY POSSIBLE DEFECT OR RECALL WAS MENTIONED AND I PAID FOR REPLACEMENT CABLES. REPLACEMNT CABLES WERE THE NEWER TYPE THAT IS SUPPOSE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. POSSIBLE LAWSUIT IS PENDING BASED ON THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A KNOW PROBLEM, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT PURCHASING DEALERSHIP SINCE NEW AND NO MENTION OF THIS POSSIBLE PROBLEM WAS EVERY MENTIONED DURING NUMEROUS SERVICEINGS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10068379May 5, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
STEEP HILLSIDE INCLINE / DECLINE FAILURE OF SENSOR FOR FUEL GAUGE/ DO NOT KNOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER FAILURE, LEAVING TO BEING STRANDED REPAIR OF FAILURE COST OF 600.00 DOLLARS USDA / COMPLAINT IS AS FOLLOWS:OFF ROAD TRAVEL WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO IN THE EVENT YOU ARE IN A STEEP INCLINE OR DECLINE IT WOULD COST $600.00 TO REPAIR. REALLY NOT COST EFFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068269May 4, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS
ON 04-30 04,I TOOK MY 02 SILVERADO WITH 26,000 MILES IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE DURING INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE. DEALER DISCOVERED DIRT IN FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS HAD DAMAGED THE BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIX THE DAMAGE TO FRONT ROTORS, BUT HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR ROTORS. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE SERVICE MANGER WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN HE ADVISED THEY HAVE SEEN IT ON A NUMBER OF TRUCKS AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO PREVENT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072038May 4, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071992May 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR AND ROTOR CAP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072005May 3, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION., AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON THEIR OWN. MECHANIC REPLACED THE AIR BAGS, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068230May 3, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
HUSBAND NOTICED THAT 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75R16 TIRES WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT...UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT SIDE FRONT TIRE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE, THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT TIRE AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRES. ALTHOUGH TIRE IS DEFECTIVE THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED WITH MY PARTICULAR TIRE SINCE IT WAS NOT ON A FORD VEHICLE AND NOT PART OF THE TIRE RECALL A FEW YEARS BACK. TIRE THAT IS FALLING APART WAS REPLACED WITH A FULL SIZED SPARE TIRE UNTIL NEW TIRES CAN BE PURCHASED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068235May 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
DURING NORMAL OPERATION, THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT CATASTROPHICALLLY FAILED LEADING TO A BATTERY TO ABS HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR SHORT CIRCUIT. THE PUMP MOTOR CONINUOUSLY RAN EVEN WITH THE IGNITION OFF UNITLL THE ABS FUSE WAS REMOVED. A NEW CONTROL UNIT WAS REQUIRED TO RESTORE THE SYSTEM TO OPERATION. THIS UNIT COST $877. APPARANTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WAS PART OF A 2000 MODEL YEAR RECALL, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE 1999 YEAR VEHICLES. I HAVE FOUND TWO OTHER 1999 VEHICLES THAT EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. I HAVE THE OLD MODULE WHICH I CAN MAKE AVAILIBLE FOR TESTING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068059April 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
I HAD A TORQUE CONVERTER PUT IN MY 97 CHEVY Z71. WHILE THE REPAIRES WERE DONE, THE REPAIR SHOP BROKE MY SHIFT CABLE AND I WAS CHARGED FOR THAT. A $70 CABLE COST ME $140.00. THEY BROKE IT, NOT ME. THEY SHOULD BE RESPONDSIBLE FOR THE COST OR AT LEAST SPLIT THE BILL ON THAT CABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071919April 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE ABS AS STATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS EXEMPT. *PH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068031April 29, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TO MUCH PRESSURE NEEDED TO PUSH ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN STARTING OUT FROM IDLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH SUDDENLY WHETHER IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS IS ESPECIALY DANGEROUS IN A PARKING LOT WHERE PEOPLE MAY BE WALKING BEHIND VEHICLE. DEALER FIX ONLY LASTED TEMPORARILY. THIS PROBLEM IS NOW HAPPENING ON A DAILY BASIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071800April 29, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER A BUMP STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050536April 29, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEWS. THE DEALER SAID SORRY, THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK A NEW COMPUTER BOARD FOR THE WIPER MOTOR WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE AND REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMERS RECALL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071757April 28, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HE DID SOMETHING TO THE COMPUTER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE LAST 4 MONTHS THE WINDOW HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071770April 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WHILE MAKING A TURN REAR END LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL HARD, SKID, AND COME TO AN ABRUPT HALT. THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067900April 27, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
SAFETY ISSUE. THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON FULL SIZE GM TRUCKS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY. I REPLACE AT LEAST ONE BULB PER MONTH ON MY 2002 CHEVERLOT SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK. THIS ISSUE IS EVIDENT BY THE NUMBER OF GM TRUCKS YOU SEE ON THE ROAD WITH AT LEAST ONE BULB BURNED OUT. I PERSONALLY KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE GIVEN UP ON REPLACING THESE BULBS AND ARE DRIVING WITH OUT THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT. I HAVE FILED A COMLAINT WITH GM (FILE NUMBER 1-211800556). DEALER SAYS THAT THE VEHICLES THAT THEY HAVE DONE DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS ON SHOW NO PROBLEMS. THE DEALER ALSO SAYS ALL THEY CAN DO IS REPLACE THE BULBS (AT A COST IF YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067924April 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHENEVER A PANIC STOP IS REQUIRED THE BRAKES TAKE ALMOST A SECOND AFTER APPLICATION BEFORE THEY RESPOND. IT IS LIKE PUSHING ON AN AIR CYLINDER WITH A SMALL ORIFICE - A SECOND IS TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL TRAVEL IS CORRECT AND THE DEALER SAYS IT MUST BE NORMAL. I SAY IT IS UNSAFE AFTER NARROWLY AVOIDING A CRASH THAT SHOULD HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN CLOSE IF THE BRAKE WOULD GRAB AS SOON AS I STEP ON THEM. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSH THERE IS A TIME DELAY WHILE I PUSH "AIR THROUGH THE ORIFICE".*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071618April 26, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067872April 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
97 CHEVROLET TRUCK 50000 MILES INTAKE GASKET FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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