Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10058258February 16, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058299February 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AT LEAST AND HOUR AND A HALF. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058304February 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4X4 DOES NOT ACTIVATE WHEN NEEDED. TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. BULLATIN OUT FROM DEALER TO SERVICE TECHS STATING THERE IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM IN THE 4X4 PROGRAM AND AT THIS TIME CHEVROET DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058182February 15, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
STEERING THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING LEFT (SILVERADO 1500) THUD IS FELT AS SOMETHING FEELS LOOSE IN FRONT END. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058214February 15, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
REAR PASSENGER DOORTS ON CHEVY SILVERADO EXTENED CAB DO NOT LOCK COMPLETELY IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 30 DEGREES UNTIL HEAT IS DISTRIBUTED IN THE CAB. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET AN EXPLANATION FROM ANY GENERAL MOTORS EXPERTS OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CONTEND THAT IT OCCURS BECAUSE BOTH THE TOP & BOTTOM LATCH'S ARE MADE OF PLASTIC/PVC MATERIAL WHICH PRESENTS A POTEIAL SAFETY HAZARD IF WEIGHT IS APPLIED AGAINST THE DOORS, HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ETC. THE INDIACATED DATE BELOW IS ONLY ONE OF SEVERAL DAYS SINCE 2000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058026February 12, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING JERKED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056988February 11, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
MY 2001 SILVERADO 1500 THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. I HAVE TO REALLY PUSH DOWN HARD TO GET IT TO MOVE. THIS IS ALSO HAPPENING ON MY HUSBANDS NEW 2004 SILVERAVO 1500. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS. IT IS GETTING SO BAD THAT I AM ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056993February 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I OWN A CHEVROLET 2500 SILVERADO TRUCK, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WITH THE 6.0 LITER ENGINE. THERE ARE THREE BOLTS BROKEN OFF IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF THE TRUCK DUE TO WHAT I BELIEVE WAS OVER TORQUING AT THE FACTORY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056999February 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1998 CEVROLET K-1500 4WD SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. I'VE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE SLIP YOKE ON THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVESHAFT NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. IT MAKES A "SQUAKING"SOUND AND FEELS LIKE IT IS TAKING OUT THE SLACK IN THE DRIVESHAFT WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT DOES THE SAME WHEN YOU ARE COMING TO A STOP. I WROTE TO CHEVROLET 2 YEARS AGO AND THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD GET A HOLD OF MY DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM INVESTIGATED. I DID THAT AT BERGEY'S CHEVROLET IN HATFIELD, PA 19440 ON 02/20/2002-02/21/2002 AT A COST OF $103.67. THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS A REPLACEMENT SLIP YOKE FOR MY TRUCK, BUT WHEN I SHOWED UP THEY SAID THE NEW PART WAS ACTUALLY FOR A 1999 OR NEWER TRUCK SO IT WOULDN'T FIT MY TRUCK. THEY SAID THEY COULD PROBABLY REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME PART EXACTLY AS I ALREADY HAD, BUT WOULD EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD. THEY INSTED TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE SHOP TO GIVE IT A "FIX" BY DISASSEMBLING THE SLIP YOKE, FILING THE SPLINES ON IT, GREASE IT WITH "MAGIC GREASE" AND THEN REASSEMBLED IT. THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED TWO DAYS LATER. I CALLED THEM BACK. THEY SAID THEY'D CALL ME WHEN A NEW PART WAS DESIGNED TO FIT MY TRUCK BECAUSE UNTIL THEN THEY COULD DO NOTHING TO HELP ME. I FOLLOWED UP WITH THEM OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, BUT NOTHING EVER CAME OUT OF IT. IT'S NOW TWO YEARS LATER AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HOPE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME BECAUSE NOONE ELSE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP. [XXX],\.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057806February 10, 2004
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CONSUMER'S RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRE CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND STRUCK A VEHICLE HEAD ON (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056894February 10, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BOTH BROKE WHEN WIFE DROPPED TAILGATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057840February 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN BRAKING AT 10 TO 15 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER HAD TO JAM THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056817February 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT ANIT-LOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. THIS INCREASES BRAKING DISTANCE UNEXPECTEDLY, AND I HAVE FOUND MYSELF IN THE OTHER LANE TRYING NOT TO GET HIT. COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND TO CHEVY CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THEY BOTH SAID THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS ON THAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM. I TOLD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN FOR THIS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THEY COULD NOT FIND SUCH A BULLETIN. THE BULLETIN IS FOR A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. IT IS TITLED: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK. THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER IS 030525007, NHTSA ITEM NUMBER IS 10004310. I ALSO CALLED CALLED 1-800-DASH-2-DOT TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHY I'M BEING TOLD BY CHEVY THAT THERE IS NO SUCH BULLETIN, BUT NHTSA PUBLISHES A BULLETIN ON THE WEBSITE PERTAINING TO ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PERSON I TALKED TO COULD NOT ANSWER MY PROBLEM, BUT GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES, PH# 202-366-2588. I LEFT A MESSAGE, SINCE ALL I COULD GET WAS AN ANSWERING MACHINE AND A RECORDED MESSAGE TELLING ME TO CONTACT THE NUMBER I JUST CALLED. NOBODY HAS CONTACTED ME. IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE LEAVING THE MESSAGE. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS A VALID SERVICE BULLETIN PERTAINING TO MY PROBLEM, SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT WANT THIS TO CAUSE A WRECK. I FEEL THAT I AM GETTING THE RUNAROUND BY EVERYONE. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056821February 9, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING WILL OVERCOMPENSATE FOR CURVES CAUSING AN UNSAFE LOSS OF STEERING. HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND BOTH DIRECTIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057733February 9, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056845February 9, 2004
STEERING
I OWN A 1997 CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REALLY HARD TO FIX BECAUSE IT COMES AND GOES AND IT DOES SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS. THE FIRST PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 1 1/2 TO 2 YEARS AGO AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE TO PROBLEM YET. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN YOU GO INTO A TURN TO THE LEFT, YOU CAN ACTUALLY LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER. THE TRUCK WILL ACTUALLY GO AROUND THE TURN BY ITSELF IF YOU LET GO OF THE WHEEL. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN YOU GO INTO A TURN IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN PULLED BY SOMETHING. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE ONE THAT HAS ME CONCERNED BECAUSE AT TIMES IT WILL OVER STEER WITHOUT YOU ACTUALLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH THE SAME YEAR MODEL AND MAKE OF TRUCK AND ALL THREE TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT AT THIS TIME AND I HAVE TALKED WITH GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH NO HELP FROM THEM WHAT'S SO EVER. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN A ACCIDENT, POSSIBLY WITH A FATALITY. REALLY WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS FOR SOMEONE TO JUST HELP WITH FINDING A FIX WITHOUT CHANGING OUT PART AND HOPING FOR A FIX WITH NO TELLING HOW MANY $$$$ LATER. AT THIS TIME I HAVE CHANGED MY STEERING BOX AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. I DID CHANGE THESE OUT FROM A WRECKED TRUCK HOPING TO FIND THE PROBLEM BEFORE GOING AND BUYING A NEW PART THAT I COULD NOT RETURN. UP UNTILL THIS POINT EVERY THING THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED ON THIS TRUCK WAS FACTORY GM PARTS. THAT INCLUDES NORMAL WEAR PARTS SUCH AS BRAKE PADS, OIL FILTERS, BRAKE ROTORS, ALTENATORS (3), WINDSHEILD WIPER MOTORS (BEFORE THE RECALL), RADIATOR TANK, DOOR PINS AND BUSHINGS, DOOR HANDLE, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING. I KNOW ALL OF THAT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR PART BUT ONCE I STARTED I JUST COULD NOT HARDLY QUIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056775February 8, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
IN JANUARY 2004 THE NEWS REPORTED A RECALL ON CHEVROLET CARS WITH THE EXACT PROBBLEM I HAVE BEEN HAVING SINCE 2000. THE POWER STEERING WILL OVER-ASSIST CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK AND HENCE THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STEER RIGHT OR LEFT. IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN ON A CURVE OR WHEN DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THIS PROBLEM IS UNPREDICTABLE AND HAS CAUSED SOME NEAR MISSES AND SCARY MOMENTS, PARTICULARLY WHEN DRIVING ON SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED STREETS. THE FAILURE OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND LASTS FOR A DAY OR A WEEK AT A TIME THEN GOES AWAY FOR AN UNDETERMINABLE PERIOD. BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE TEST DRIVING OTHER 1997 PICKUPS. SINCE THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON CHEVROLET CARS I FEEL IT SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE C/K, SILVERADO PICKUPS AS WELL. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056788February 8, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE THROTTLE ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET LS 1500 IS STICKING EVERYTIME I TAKE OFF FROM A START, THIS IS MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO THE POINT THAT I AM PUSSING ON THE GAS WITH EXTREME PRESSURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056711February 7, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2000 CHEVY K3500,I HAVE HAD 5 TIRES REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY TREAD SEPERATION. NONE OF THEM HAD THE TREAD COME COMPLETELY OFF DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM A SHOP FOREMAN/TECHNICIAN WITH 25 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS AND MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE RELIGIOUSLY. PRESSURE WAS ADJUSTED TO 65 FRONT AND REAR WHEN TOWING. 65 FRONT AND 50 REAR WHEN USING AS A DAILY DRIVER. NONE OF THESE TIRES HAD PUNCTURE REPAIRS DURING THIER USE. THEY ALL SEPERATED IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE, THE OUTSIDE TWO ROWS OF TREAD IS WERE IT WOULD START. FRONT OR BACK IT DIDNT MATTER. THE TRUCK WOULD DEVELOPE A VIBRATION AND I WOULD BRING IT IN AND HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED.THEY WERE AMERITRAC 550 AS 245/75R16. I HAVE WITTNESSED MANY TIRES OF THIS SIZE AND BRAND DEVELOPE THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AND MANY OF THEM WILL BLOWOUT AND DAMAGE THE VEHICLES SEVERLY. I FINALLY REPLACED ALL OF THEM WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND BECAUSE I DIDNT FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THEY WERE SAFE TO TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN ON. I RETAINED THE TIRES THAT CAME OFF WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ONE THAT HAD SEPERATED FOR THE LAST TIME. I WORK FOR ONE OF THOUSANDS OF GM DEALERS ACROSSED THE COUNTRY AND I AM SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER OF TIRES THAT WE SEE WITH DEFECTS. MY CURRENT POSITION IS SHOPFOREMAN AND YES I AM IN CHARGE OF THE TIRE DEPARTMENT. THE OTHER BRAND THAT I SEE ALOT OF WITH COMPLETE TREAD SEPERATION AND THE TIRE IS STILL HOLDING AIR IS THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX 245/75R16. I AM NOTE SURE HOW ALL THE POLITICS WORK BETWEEN THE TIRE MAN. AND THE AUTO MAN. BUT IT SURE SEEMS THAT ALOT OF THIS MUST BE GOING UNCHECKED BY THE AGENCIES THAT ARE REGULATING DEFECTS. I WRITE AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057646February 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE BRAKING BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BEING RUSTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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