Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10040436September 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE ROTORS ARE LOSING THE PLATING, AND BRAKE PADS ARE FROZEN ON THE REAR WHEELS. PREVIOUSLY, VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AFTER THE CONSUMER FELT A PULSING AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE WHEELS ,AND THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED. MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039384September 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRY AND SUNNY CONDITIONS. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSED BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING GREATLY EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. HIT THE GUY IN FRONT OF ME.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039387September 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS TWO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT TRUCK CONTINUES TO GO FULL SPEED AFTER HITTING BRAKES IF THERE IS ANY UNEVEN ROADWAY OR IF ROAD IS WET OR IF ANY NUMBER OF OTHER CONDITIONS EXIST. VERY SCARY WHEN IT WON'T STOP. 2ND COMPLAINT IS ABS MODULE WENT OUT AT 34,000 MILES AND 42 MONTHS. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. SPENT $900 TO REPLACE, DID NOT SOLVE ANY OF MY BRAKING PROBLEMS. IT IS SCARY TO DRIVE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL DECIDE NOT TO STOP. CANNOT IDENTIFY A SINGLE DATE, THE STOPPING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES TO ENUMERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040456September 23, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DRIVER HIT A POTHOLE ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING VEHICLE TO HYDROPLANE AND HIT A BRIDGE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE, THERE WAS NO FATALITY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10039393September 23, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING TENDS TO OVER-BOOST UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. IT APPEARS TO MANIFEST WHEN THE ENGINE IS LIGHTLY LOADED MAKING A SLOW ARCING TURN WITHOUT APPLYING THE POWER ASSISTED BRAKES. IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PROBLEM IS LESS PREVALENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039402September 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH AT EVERY STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037687September 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE CONSUMED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE DEALER HAD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK IF ENGINE STOPS RUNNING BECAUSE OF LACK OF OIL, THE STEERING AND BRAKES WOULD LOCK RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037693September 23, 2003
TIRES, SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ON A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BOUNCED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THEM BALANCED, AND WAS TOLD THE TIRES MAYBE RECALLED TIRES. THE TIRES DID NOT HAVE BUBBLES OR SPLITS ON THEM, THEY JUST VIBRATED AND BOUNCED WHILE DRIVING. WILDERNESS AT, SIZE P265/75R16.*AK ALL FOUR TIRES WERE BALANCED TIME AND TIME AGAIN, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032322September 23, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND ROLLED OVER, THE CONSUMER STATED SHE MUST HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. NEITHER FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER COULD NOT RECALL WHETHER THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING, BUT ASSUMED SO SINCE IT WAS A NATURAL REACTION. BOTH PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, SUCH AS BROKEN RIBS/ CONTUSIONS AND BRUISES. THE PASSENGER WAS KILLED.*AK ODI SPOKE TO CONSUMER. THE COMPLAINANT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MAY HAVE FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. HUSBAND WAS MOST LIKELY A SLEEP IN THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO OPPOSITE LANE. THE DRIVER UPON REALIZATION OF WHAT WAS GOING ON OVER CORRECTED AND HIT A CONCRETE DRAIN RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE FLIPPING 2 1/2 TIMES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA ACCORDING TO THE DEATH CERTIFICATE. THE COMPLAINANT STATED THAT THE INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER WERE ON THE TOP/SIDE. THE COMPLAINANT DID NOT REMEMBER THE DETAILS. THE PASSENGER WAS BELTED BUT DIED INSTANTLY FROM THE TRAUMA. THE DRIVER DID REMEMBER IF SHE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. CW *TS *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10032327September 23, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
THERE WERE POWER STEERING PUMP PROBLEMS WHICH AFFECTED THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THIS OCCURRED. *AK THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES KEPT GOING OUT. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN AN EMPLOYEE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026819September 23, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT BRACKETS BROKE SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE STANDING ON THE TRUCK BED. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10022593September 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED COOLANT ONTO THE ENGINE. THIS CAN RESULT IN THE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND RESULT IN A FIRE.*AK THE FITTING IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD USED TO CONNECT THE COOLANT HOSE WAS MADE OF A DIFFERENT METAL THAN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ITSELF. THIS CAUSED DISSIMILAR METAL CORROSION IN THE FITTING ITSELF WHICH LEAD TO UNNOTICED PIN HOLE LEAKS IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. CONSUMER FELT GM SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED A BARRIER BETWEEN THE TWO METALS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039271September 22, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING ON 1997 CHEVY 1500 HAS MOMENTS OF " FREE FLOATING SENSATION" WHILE TURNING.....ESPECIALLY RIGHT HAND TURNS. THIS CAUSES OVER CORRECTION AND DANGER TO ALL ON THE ROAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040268September 22, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE GARAGE AND REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. MICHELIN EPS RADIAL. SIZE# 235/8516, DOT# UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040295September 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH BRAKES FAILED. PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP,BUT PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040320September 22, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
TAILGATE CABLE IS RUSTING OUT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE CABLE IS GOING TO BREAK. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN INFORMED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039203September 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
4.3 LITER V6 ENGINE W/STANDARD TRANS. - BUTTERFLY VALVE IN ENGINE AIR INTAKE THROTTLE BODY HAS SHALLOW CUP RIVETED TO ENGINE SIDE (UNDERSIDE) OF FLAT BUTTERFLY VALVE. THIS SHALLOW METAL CUP IS TEARING LOOSE, WITH OUTSIDE EDGE BENDING DOWNWARD AND AWAY FROM FLAT BUTTERFLY VALVE TO APPROX. 30 DEGREES. THE BEND IS AT THE RIVETED JOINTS WHERE THE CUP IS ANCHORED TO THE FLAT BUTTERFLY VALVE. THE CUP METAL HAS TWO TEARS IN THE METAL WHERE RIVETS HAVE HELD FAST. VEHICLE HAS 40,000 MILES AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION, DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS ONLY. DEALER SAYS WILL FIX FREE IF CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER GIVES OK, AND CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER SAYS DEALER MUST APPROVE. PROBLEM HAS POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE AND/OR ENGINE FIRE. PLEASE HELP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039120September 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS FAULT INDICATION. ABS MOTOR RUNS CONTINUOUSLY EVEN WITH IGNITION OFF. FUSE REMOVAL OR BATTERY DISCONNECT REQUIRED TO CORRECT ABS MOTOR RUNAWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040118September 17, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLES BRAKES TO BE INOPERATIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040123September 17, 2003
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR VIEW WINDOW DEVELOPED STREAKS THAT WERE VERY DISTRACTING. THE DRIVER SAID THE STREAKS WERE LETTING OFF FALSE IMAGES. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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