Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10017571April 25, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
THE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *JB
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#10017596April 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN DRIVING UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE BECAME VERY HARD WHEN IT WAS APPLIED. *JB
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#10016436April 24, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, 4X4, EXTENDED CAB, 1/2 TON AND IT HAS A MALFUNCTION OF SOME SORT IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR OR COMPUTER MODULE OF THE WIPERS. THE WIPERS WILL NOT ACTIVATE WHEN THEY ARE TURNED TO THE ON POSITION IMMEDIATELY AS THEY SHOULD AND ONCE THEY FINALLY DO ACTIVATE, THEY RANDOMLY AND SPORADICALLY MOVE AND WILL NOT RESPOND WHEN I TURN THEM OFF ON THE WIPER CONTROLS SWITCH. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH RELAY, VARIABLE SPEED AND IT DOES THIS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED SETTING IT IS ON. ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN SHUT OFF ON THE CONTROL SWITCH, THEY CONTINUE TO KEEP GOING UNTIL I LITERALLY SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THEN THEY STOP IN THE UPRIGHT, VERTICAL POTION. LIVING IN ARIZONA, I DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF RAIN, BUT WHEN IT DOES RAIN, IT IS A VERY FRUSTRATING AND FRIGHTENING TIME. I HAVE A RELATIVE WITH A 1997 SILVERADO, 4X4, EXTENDED CAB 1/2 TON THAT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT THIS AND HAS HAD HIS SITUATION FIXED. I WANT TO KNOW IF MY VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 04/98. PLEASE HELP FIND SOME INFORMATION ON THIS RECALL AND WHAT VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED. THANKS NEIL. *NLM
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#10016455April 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. ABS MOTOR RUNS CONTINUOUS EVEN AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE TRUCK. REMOVED FUSE TO SHUT DOWN THE SYSTEM. I AM TOLD BY DEALERSHIP, NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. REPAIR PART ALONE WILL COST OVER $800. I DON'T THINK THIS TYPE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT SHOULD FAIL AT 49,000 MILES. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS. THIS UNFORESEEN FAILURE DECREASES THE SAFETY AND THE VALUE OF MY INVESTMENT. *NLM
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#10017549April 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. *JB *TS
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0
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#10015864April 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW, NO MATTER WHAT THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DISENGAGE. MR *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *JB
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No
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0
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0
#10017433April 23, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. *NLM
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No
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0
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#10016425April 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COLD START KNOCK OR PISTON SLAP. MY 2001 SILVERADO 6.0L SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL WHEN I START IT UP. PROBLEM BEGAN AT 11,000 MILES. NOW HAVE 18,400 MILES. - PISTON SLAP IS LOUDER AND MORE PERSISTENT. GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM, ISSUED SERVICE REQUEST #, BUT NO SERVICE AND NO RESPONSE. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PRODUCT. GM SHOULD REMEDY HUGE ENGINEERING MISTAKE AND FIX THESE ENGINES OR BUY VEHICLES BACK! *JB
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0
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#10016305April 22, 2003
STEERING
AT JUST ABOUT ANY SPEED, WHEN STEERING TO LEFT OR RIGHT, STEERING JERKS. SO FAR, HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS. WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN FEAR OF HER SAFETY AND OUR SON! PROBLEM STARTED INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. CAN'T COUNT THE NUMBER OF FAILURES. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVING. AFTER TALKING WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS, I REALIZED MY SITUATION WAS NOT UNIQUE. *NLM
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0
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#10016311April 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES, I EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC ABS CONTROL MODULE. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THERE WAS THE SOUND OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. UNDER THE TRUCK I DISCONNECTED THE ABS MODULE WIRING HARNESS. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO JUST PULL THE 60 AMP FUSE AND LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM. FOUND OUT THAT IT IS OVER $1,000 TO HAVE FIXED. DEALER INDICATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS FAILURES BUT CHEVROLET WON'T AUTHORIZE REPAIR WHEN OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS THE LAST GM PRODUCT I WILL OWN. *NLM
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0
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0
#10016340April 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
AT APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING OCCASIONAL HUMMING NOISES AND LOCK UP OF MY ABS BRAKES. AT 42,000 MILES MY ABS BRAKES WENT OFF WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION IN THE RAIN AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. I WAS FORCED TO REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE ABS TO SHUTOFF THE PUMP AND THEREFORE NO LONGER HAVE SAFETY BENEFIT OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I HAVE SIX OTHER FRIENDS WHO HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS UNDER SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF THIS IS AS COMMON A PROBLEM AS IT APPEARS TO BE, WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA GONE AFTER CHEVROLET TO FIX THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM. I'M SURE A SURVEY OF CHEVROLET OWNERS WOULD PROVIDE A WEALTH OF INFORMATION AS TO THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM. BC *NLM
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0
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#10017390April 22, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE FUEL INJECTOR LEAKED DIESEL GAS ONTO THE ENGINE. *JB
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0
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#10017205April 21, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. *JB
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No
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No
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0
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#10017234April 21, 2003
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
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No
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No
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0
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#10017267April 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES MADE NOISE AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTEND STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM
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No
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No
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#10016227April 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EVERY TIME THE WEATHER IS BAD, MAINLY RAIN, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT FLASHES, AND THE TRUCK JUMPS. SOMETIMES FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER WILL HELP, AND 2 TIMES THE DISTRIBUTOR HAS BEEN DAMAGED. THE INCIDENT DATE WAS THE FIRST TIME THE DISTRIBUTOR WENT OUT, AND STRANDED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, NO ACCIDENTS THANKFULLY. THE SECOND TIME WAS APRIL 20,2003 AFTER WARRANTY ON THE FIRST WAS OVER. *JB
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No
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0
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#10017137April 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THE PEDAL MOVED UPWARD AND DRIVER PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. *NLM THE LEFT FRONT BRAKES FAILED 100% OF THE TIME AND THE RIGHT FRONT ASSEMBLY FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY/SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME HARD AS A ROCK AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL BOTH FEET WERE PUSHED WITH MAXIMUM FORCE. *SCC
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10016087April 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NO REMEDY FOR IT AT THIS TIME (2500 HD). *NLM *TT
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#10016107April 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE DUE TO LEAKING AXLE SEALS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM
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No
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#10016001April 16, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSED AND FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
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