Chevrolet Silverado Complaints
32,421 consumer complaints on file.
- #8017728August 30, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S HUSBAND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A BUILDING. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FACE INJURIES. HAD TO HAVE TOP LIP COMPLETELY REPLACED.*AKJLG
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017733August 30, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO BACKFIRE/ SHAKE, AND THEN CUT OFF ON SEVERAL OCCASION. VEHICLE AT THE DEALER .*AKTHE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE HORN IS INOPERABLE. THE HORN RELAY WAS REPLACED. *JG
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017628August 30, 2002UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DIMMER SWITCH WOULD GET HOT WHEN USED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK CONSUMER STATED DASH PANEL DIMMER SWITCH WHEEL AND SURROUNDING AREA GETS HOT WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED TO ITS LOWEST SETTING WITHOUT TURNING THE PANEL LIGHTS OFF.*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017655August 30, 2002TIRES:TREAD/BELT
UNIROYAL, LERADO AWP LT24575R16. BOUGHT TIRES IN NOVEMBER 2001. TIRE PLY IS SEPERATING IN ALL FOUR TIRES, CAUSING VIBRATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017519August 29, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WOULD MISFIRE AND STALL WHEN REACHING HIGH TEMPERATURE. PROBLEM IS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017521August 29, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A CONCRETE DIVIDER, VEHICLE WAS AIRBORNE AND LANDED ON DRIVER'S SIDE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED LEG INJURY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017591August 29, 2002VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN,VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED,CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017593August 29, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING OUT AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCLERATED AT A HIGH SPEED, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. *AK *SCC
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017616August 29, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MODULE RUNS ALL THE TIME, RESULTING IN ABS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #567236August 28, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS SENSOR FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT CALIPER AND THE ROTOR TO FAIL WHICH WAS REPLACED. *YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017399August 28, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND THAT ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND AFTER TURNING OFF VEHICLE. CONSUMER COULD STILL HEAR THE MOTOR OF ABS RUNNING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017424August 28, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
WHEN VEHICLE DECREASES IN SPEED TO 3MPH WHEEL SPEED SENOSOR DROPS OFF, AND ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICK IN, LEAVING VEHICLE WITH LESS TO NO BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHICH SENSOR IT WAS.*AK *YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017458August 28, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN TO A STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017462August 28, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND WITH NO WARNING, IF CONSUMER HITS A BUMP IN ROAD ANTI LOCK BRAKES WILL NOT WORK, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017254August 27, 2002POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND LOST ALL POWER. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK CONSUMER STATES; REPAIRED THREE TIMES, AND BREAKS DOWN EACH TIME. *SCC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017328August 27, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP THERE'S A GRINDING NOISE, BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN FURTHER THAN NORMAL, BUT WILL STOP. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017377August 27, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017380August 27, 2002PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
PREMATURE WEAR OF PARKING BRAKE CAUSED BRAKE SHOE TO WEAR. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DESIGN ALLOWS SHOE TO DROP DOWN AND CONTACT THE PARKING BRAKE DRUM WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THIS WEARS OUT SHOE AND DRUM. *YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017390August 27, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A INTERSECTION HE APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017393August 27, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE, UPON IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE ROAD WAS UNEVEN AND THE RIGHT SIDE TIRES WAS CAUGHT IN A WASHOUT, CONSUMER TRIED TO BRING THE TIRES BACK ON THE ROAD BUT OVERCORECTED, THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO FISHTAIL AFTER COMING BACK ON THE ROAD, SLID ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND HIT A TREE, THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0