Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#566981July 30, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE IS A HORN RING UNDER THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT HAS TWO WIRES. MOST LIKELY ONE OF THE TWO IS BROKEN WHICH CAUSES THE LIGHT TO STAY ON. HE ALSO STATED TO CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. CONSUMER HAD THE PART REPLACED AND HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO CLEAR THE COMPUTER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CONTROL MODULE WAS FRIEDBECAUSE THE WIRES SHORTED OUT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015058July 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER SHUTTING OFF ENGINE, THE ABS PUMP KEPT RUNNING, ACCORDING TO DEALER PART HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK JLG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015061July 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE ABS PUMP KEEPS RUNNING. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015076July 30, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT-END COLLISION. UPON IMACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, AND MINOR INJURIES TO PASSENGERS. *AK *SCC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8015115July 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH VEHICLE WILL SPUTTER,/BARELY IDLING, AND THEN STALL IN MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER 3 TIMES, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015136July 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH 2 SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, BOTH MIRRORS BLOW TOWARD THE VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015139July 30, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS TIRES WILL SPIN AT TAKE OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764960July 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
I OWN A 1994 SILVERADO, MY BROTHER OWNS A 1996 SILVERADO AND MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 1998 SILVERADO AND WE ALL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPING WHILE WE'RE DRIVING! MOST OF THE TIME WE CAN LIFT THE HOOD AND HIT THE WIPER MOTOR AND THEY WILL RUN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566789July 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER WAS MAKING A A LEFT TURN WHEN THE A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD AND IMMEDIATELY THE STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVY GARAGE AND THE VACUUM PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JG *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014919July 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS IS A 1/2 TON SERIES, BRAKE COMPLAINT RELATES TO ABS BRAKES FAILING, LOSING POWER ON A DRY SURFACE. ALSO ABS RUNS WHEN TRUCK IS OFF. OWNER INDICATED THAT HE HAD TO PULL A WIRE ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE ABS MODULE SHORTED OUT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014958July 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND ABS BRAKE MOTOR KEPT RUNNING. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014990July 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN APPLIED. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015042July 29, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS HARD AND STICKS WHEN PRESSED, AND VEHICAL TAKES OFF FAST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764894July 29, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BLOW OUT ON INTERSTATE. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL BUT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. OWNER STILL HAS THE TIRE AND SEPARATED PARTS. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE PICKUP TRUCK WHEN THE TREAD OF THE TIRE HIT THE WHEEL WELL. CHROME WAS TORN AND BENT, THE WHEEL WELL LINER WAS RIPPED OFF AND THE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764819July 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE KNOCKS FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS UPON STARTING THE TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014856July 26, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING GAS TANK IS LEAKING FLUID. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764767July 26, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP, A MAJOR COMPONET, OF THE ABS SYSTEM, CONTINUES TO RUN CONSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. THE PUMP MUST BE DISCONNECTED TO PREVENT BATTERY DRAIN. DISCONNECTING DISABLES THE ANIT-LOCK SYSTEM. AT ONLY 22,000 MILES THIS IS OBSCENE! DEALER REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566752July 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE SHIFT LEVER SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING. THE DEALER REPLACED A WORN OUT BEARING AND SEAL BUT THE CONSUMER IS STILL CONCERNED. *YH *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014753July 25, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566741July 24, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE DUE TO A FAULTY REGULATOR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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