Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10058877February 24, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
1998 CHEVROLET, SILVERADO - TAILGATE HAS BROKEN ONCE WITH ME ON IT AND ONCE WITH LOAD ON IT WITHIN LAST 24MONTHS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS, AND THER LATCH HARDWARE ONE TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058879February 24, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058882February 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS FAILED AT 13,250 MILES, THEN ALL FOUR ROTORSFAILED AGAIN AT 25,300 MILES DUE TO CORROSION. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE ROTORS AT 25,300 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058889February 24, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
SUPPORT CABLES FOR MY TAILGATE BOTH BROKEN WITHEN 3 YEARS OF PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. I BLAMED MY SON OF LETTING IT DROP BUT AFTER READING A ARTICLE IN THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS I REALIZE IT IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND G.M. OWES ME REPLACMENT PARTS AND A APOLOGY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058894February 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BOTH FRONT ABS SENSORS FAILED AT 25,690 MILES. ABS WOULD ENERGIZE AT LOW SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054143February 24, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND A LEFT TURN WAS MADE, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *JB *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055245February 24, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM BEGAN TO PULSATE WHEN BRAKING AT 5 MPH AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE FRONT HUBS WERE FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE AND WERE REPLACED. *NM *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055611February 24, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. *AK THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE HAD A CONTAMINATED FUEL SYSTEM WHICH WOULD COST $170 AND IT WOULD INCLUDE CLEANING THE INJECTORS. AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP THAT THE CONSUMER SPOKE WITH PREVIOUSLY WHO SAID THE WORK SHOULD BE PERFORMED AT NO CHARGE, THE CONSUMER WENT TO A FRIEND AND ALL HE DID WAS REMOVE THE AIR INTAKE HOSE FROM THE FRONT OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND SPRAYED SOME CLEANING AGENT AND WIPED AROUND THE BUTTERFLY VALVE, WHICH RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055682February 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE VEHICLE'S ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE BRAKES WORKED BUT THE ABS WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053693February 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) LINE RUNS OVER THE TOP OF THE DISTRIBUTOR, CAUSING CONDENSATION IN THE DISTRIBUTOR. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT RESULTS IN ENGINE MISFIRING AND VEHICLE STALLING. AT 22,000 MILES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053998February 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD DISINTERGRATED. *AK THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED PREVIOUSLY OF BRAKE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER HE WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050234February 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. AS RESULT, THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044347February 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINES DEVELOPED CORROSION. AS A RESULT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BRAKE LINE BROKE. WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND GOING OVER A SPEED PUMP CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061117February 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ABS OCCASIONALLY FAILED DUE TO WATER, DIRT, AND RUST GETTING IN THE SENSORS. *LA CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED OF THE ENGINE KNOCKING. HE WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE WAS CARBON AND THE AMOUNT OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE PISTONS AND THE CYLINDER WALL. THEY REDESIGNED THE PISTONS FOR THAT REASON. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058772February 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
ON THE ADVICE OF COUNCIL, I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO OUTLINE AND DOCUMENT TO GENERAL MOTORS CORP. DETAILS CONCERNING A VEHICLE INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE ON JANUARY 29, 2004, APPROXIMATELY 7:45 PM, WHILE DRIVING OUR 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD [XXX] MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON S.R. 224 EAST OF FINDLAY AT 40MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENTIRE FRONT END LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE (LATER DUPLICATED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT LARICHE CHEVROLET IN FINDLAY, OHIO) THROWING MY WIFE AND I VIOLENTLY AGAINST OUR RESTRAINTS. THIS RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL AND INABILITY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE WERE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD THAT IS FREQUENTED BY SEMI TRAILERS AND VEHICLES TRAVELING IN THE 55-60MPH RANGE, AND WERE COMPLETELY UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. AFTER PUSHING THE 2WD/4WD BUTTONS FRANTICALLY ON THE DASH AND SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE FINALLY MOVED IN REVERSE (2WD). I THEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A NEARBY DRIVEWAY. AFTER TESTING THE VEHICLE UP AND DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, WE PROCEEDED TO GET OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND WENT DIRECTLY HOME (APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LARICHE CHEVROLET THE FOLLOWING MORNING. (COMPLETE BACKGROUND OF SERVICE WORK IN MEMO PAGE) AS YOU CAN SEE THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH OF US, LEAVING MY WIFE UNWILLING TO TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, OUR PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED BY A TECHNICIAN AT LARICHE CHEVROLET WHO IN THE MANAGER'S WORDS YOUR TRUCK ABOUT PUT MY SERVICE TECH THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD". BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID TO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE, WE ARE ASKING TO HAVE CHEVROLET EXCHANGE THIS VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER EQUIVALENT MODEL. THIS WAS OUR SECOND CHEVROLET IN 2 YEARS, SO WE ARE HAPPY WITH THE BRAND, JUST NOT THIS TRUCK. PLEASE ADVISE US OF YOUR DECISION. *AK UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10058798February 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 2000 5.3 VORTEX V8 IN MY CHEVROLET AND THE ENGINE MAKES HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN ITS COLD, REFERRED TO AS SLAPPING OF THE PISTON SLEEVE. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS IF ANYTHING. SEEMS LIKE AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR MANY GM OWNERS AND SOMETHING THAT IS ONLY RESOLVED ONCE A BIG STINK IS MADE OF IT BEFORE ANY POSSIBLE ACTION IS DONE. I REALLY LOVE MY TRUCK BUT, THIS IN CONJUNTION WITH THE NOISE I GET IN COLD WEATHER GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR UNLEVELED SURFACES IN THE SHOCK OR THE FRAME. I HAD ALL KINDS OF PARTS REPLACED AND IT STILL COMES BACK IN COLD WEATHER, ALONG WITH THE KNOCKING NOISE ON COLD STARTS. ANY ADVISE OUT THERE FOR A RESOLUTION? THANKS NHALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059551February 23, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058734February 23, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VEHICLE TURNS FINE TO THE LEFT. POWER STEERING FAILS EVERY TIME YOU TURN TO THE RIGHT. THERE IS A "WHINING" NOISE INSIDE THE CAB WHEN YOU TURN TO THE RIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10058675February 22, 2004
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I CURRENTLY OWN A 1997 SILVERADO EXT CAB FLEET SIDE. I'VE HAD MY BRAKES SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN I'M BRAKING. ALSO IT'S VERY HESITANT IN PICKING UP SPEED WHEN PASSING EVEN WITH MAJOR TUNE-UPS AT CHEVY DEALERSHIPS ONLY TO BE SERVICED. I'M CONSTANTLY PURCHASING FRONT TIRES FOR MY TRUCK, WITH FRONT END ALIGNMENTS BEING DONE OFTEN WITH THE PURCHASE OF THESE TIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058691February 22, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED WHICH MADE THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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