Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10031946August 22, 2003
STRUCTURE
THE ODOMETER SYSTEM FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A FAILURE AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURING. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031224August 22, 2003
SEAT BELTS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT TIGHTENED UP TO AN UNBEARABLE TIGHTNESS AND THE ONLY WAY TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE WAS TO UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *AK ALSO THE AIR CONDITION BLEW HOT AIR, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE AC CYCLING SWITCH FAULTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031387August 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE BRAKES WERE SOFT. BRAKING FLUID WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAK IN THE LINE. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE OLD LINE WEREN'T THE SAME AS THE NEW LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (#00V345000). THE LINE WAS WORN FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE WALL WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK. THE RECALL CALLED FOR INSPECTION ON THE RIGHT SIDE BUT THE LEFT SIDE HAD GONE OUT. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS SOMETHING WAS OVERLOOKED. *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027220August 22, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. *AK THE DEALER FOUND AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING RACK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033201August 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT HAS HAD TWO BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURES. I HAVE SEEN INTERNET POSTINGS OF OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD FAIL IF THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE, LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033086August 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO/27420 MILES/ ABS LIGHT CAME ON/ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN EVEN WHEN ENGINE TURNED OFF/ SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND ALSO NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THIS OCCURING/ IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE TO FORCE CHEVROLET TO HAVE A RECALL?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033130August 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MOTOR RUNS CONSTANTLY. DEALER WANTS $700-$800 TO REPLACE MODULE. FOUND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND NOT SUFFICIENTLY RATED FOR THIS UNIT AS MANUFACTURED BY GM. REPLACEMENT PARTS UP TO REQUIRED RATINGS COST ONLY ABOUT $40. GM WILL NOT REPLACE COMPONENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033133August 19, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. WHEN I PLACE VEHICLE INTO GEAR I MUST APPLY PRESSURE TO ACCELERATOR TO RELEASE IT. SUBSEQUENTLY IT RELEASES SUDDENLY IN A WAY WHICH CAUSES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHEN CONDITIONS ARE ICY THIS COMMON PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY GET SOMEONE KILLED. CHEVY SHOULD RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033144August 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TURCK ENGINE HAS A KNOCK THAT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND GM THAT IT WAS SIMPLY A COLD START KNOCK. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD BY A PERSONAL FRIEND AT THE GM TECH CENTER THAT IT IS REALLY A PISTON SLAP, AND IS A RESULT OF THE PISTONS BEING TOO SMALL FOR THE BORE WHICH COULD LEAD TO ENGINE SEIZURE/FAILURE, AND THAT GM IS AWARE OF IT! THE TRUCK KNOCKS EVEN WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. I HAVE BEGGED FOR A REPAIR UNDER THE TRUCKS WARRANTY BUT HAVE BEEN DENIED. I AM CONCERNED THAT AT SOME POINT THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND HARM TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. GM SEEMS TO THINK IF THEY PRETEND IT IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM, AND IF THEY CROSS THEIR FINGERS THEY WILL SAVE MONEY AND AVOID A RECALL. THE DEALER INDICATED TO ME THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND SO DOES GM BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. AT ONE POINT GM WAS OFFERING TO EXTEND MY WARRANTY BUT RENIGD BECAUSE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER, EVEN THOUGH I PAID FOR THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE SOMEONE OWNING ONE OF THESE TRUCKS DOES HAVE THE ENGINE SIEZE AND INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE HURT! INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE AS I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES ON MANY DATES IN HOPES OF GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE THEY WANT ME TO GO AWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034074August 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD SNAP. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032997August 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
LOUD HUMMING FROM UNDER DRIVERS SIDE OF TRUCK WITH ENGINE OFF. ABS LIGHT ON WHEN TRUCK STARTED. PULLED 60 AMP FUSE FOR ABS TO STOP HUMMING. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE CORROSION ON A CIRCUIT LOCATED UNDER THE TRUCK. ABS NOW NOT FUNCTIONAL AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER FUSE WAS PULLED. VEHICLE NOW WITHOUT ANTILOCK BRAKES. * FAULTY CONNECTION HAPPEND ABOUT 800 MILES OVER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND DEALER WOULD'NT EVEN DISCUSS COVERING IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032999August 17, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
I AM WRITING TO PROTEST THE RECENT DECISION BY CHEVROLET TO NOT ASSIST ME IN THE REPAIRING OF MY TRUCK DUE TO WHAT I FEEL IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. I WENT TO GET MY FIRST INSPECTION STICKER BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURERS TWO-YEAR INSPECTION STICKER WAS OUT OF DATE. THE TRUCK FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN AND THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS PUZZLED HOW THIS COULD BE WHEN I HAVE NEVER USED MY PARKING BRAKE. I LIVE IN TEXAS AND HAVE NOT HAD A REASON TO USE IT. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN BECAUSE THE CLIPS THAT HOLDS THEM IN PLACE HAD FAILED. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN (REFERENCE NUMBER 02-05-26-002 & 02-05-26-001) ABOUT THIS PARKING BRAKE ISSUE AND ADVISED ME TO CALL CHEVROLET. I DID. I WORKED WITH GREG SYNDER AT CHEVROLETS CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND MY SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER WAS 1-126-315-169. I, FROM THE START, VIEWED THIS AS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. IN SHORT, CHEVROLET WOULD NOT FIX OR ASSIST IN THE COST OF THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY FELT THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. ALSO THEY NOTED THAT MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY (3 YEARS/36000 MILES). I TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH THE DECISION. FIRST, HOW CAN THIS BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR IF THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER BEEN USED? ALSO, WHO REPLACES THEIR PARKING BRAKE SHOES ON A VEHICLE THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD AND THE PARKING BRAKE AGAIN HAS NEVER BEEN USED? EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN USED, THE PARKING BRAKE SHOULD BE ONE OF THE LAST ITEMS ON A VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM REPLACING THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES BEFORE I REPLACE MY BRAKES WHICH I USE EVERYDAY. I FEEL THIS MATTER IS A SAFETY ISSUE BESIDES BEING A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. WHAT IF I HAD NEEDED TO USE MY PARKING BRAKE OR IT HAD FAILED WHEN ENGAGED? IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED CUSTOMERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. HOW CAN CHEVROLET NOT BE RESPONSIBLE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034527August 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
PROBLEMS WITH 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ROTORS, WHEELS, TAILGATE STRAP, DRIVE SHAFT, AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE.*MR NAR SEE ODI#10037613 ES03-006296. AT 12000 MILES BOTH REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, 2000 MILES LATER BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES IT EITHER THE REAR SUSPENSION OR DRIVE SHAFT. ALL FOUR OF THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 6000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WERE RUSTING. THE TAILGATE STRAP BROKE AT 17000 MILES. WHEN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS A GROWLING NOISE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032876August 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, 65,000 MILES "MOTOR MODULE" FAILED AND REPLACED, 75,000 REST OF SYSTEM FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. AS A STANDARD EQUIPMENT ITEM, THIS IS VERY DISHEARTENING AND WORRISOME. IT IS ALSO EXPENSIVE, AS I AM $1700+ OUT OF POCKET FOR A REPAIRS. "IT HAPPENS" DOES NOT SEEM A GOOD EXPLANATION FOR WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED. NO LOSS OF CONTROL OR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AS SOON AS THEY WERE IDENTIFIED AND COULD BE SCHEDULED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031316August 15, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NOW THE WIPERS DON'T WORK AT ALL. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ONLY RECEIVED AN APOLOGY. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027303August 15, 2003
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES WENT FLAT. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER ST P245/75R16 *AK (THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT, AND THE RIGHT FRONT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GO FLAT) *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026535August 15, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT PARKING BRAKE DID NOT LOCK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WAS PREMATURE WEAR OF THE PARKING BRAKE. (AS IDENTIFIED IN THE TSB) DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE LOW EFFORT PEDAL, THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN THE BRAKE HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE AND UNABLE TO HOLD. THE WEAR OCCURRED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT USED. THE REDESIGNED CLIP MAY OR MAY NOT PREVENT THE PREMATURE WEAR. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027057August 15, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING, USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER(S), THEY HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024869August 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS MOTOR WAS CONSTANTLY RUNNING, EVEN WHEN THE ABS WAS NOT IN USE. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024170August 15, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, AND THEN HIT A BRIDGE. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK THE CRASH WAS HEAD ON AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. IT WAS HIT A SECOND TIME AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. CONSUMER WAS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN UNTIL RESCUE OFFICIALS ARRIVED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *PH *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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