Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#566839July 24, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE IDLING SPEED AND DANGEROUS ACCELERATION, AT TIMES THE VEHICLE OPERATES AT HIGH RPM'S(2200) WITHOUT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT TAKES MORE THAN 5 SECONDS TO DROP BELOW 1000 RPM'S, VEHICLE EXHIBITED THIS CONDITION AT LOWER RPM'S AFTER BEING PURCHASED, CONSUMER STATES BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITON THE BRAKES, CLUTCH AND SYNCHROMESH HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY. 1996 CHEVROLET 1500(CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE)*JB
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#8014648July 24, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING A FUSE BLEWOUT, CAUSING FUEL SYSTEM TO SHUT OFF AND VEHICLE WOULD JUST CUT OFF. REPLACED PART, BUT PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK
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#764678July 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TURNED TRUCK ON THIS MORNING AND ABS LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. SHUT TRUCK OFF AND THE ABS "COMPRESSOR" STAYS ON. CONTACTED LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM - NO RECALLS, NO RESOLVE EXCEPT TO REPLACE UNIT FOR MORE THAN $400 + LABOR. ABS HAS ALWAYS REACTED UNEXPECTEDLY ON UNEVEN ROADS(BUMPS OR RAILROAD TRACKS) AND INCONSISTENTLY ON WET SURFACES (SOMETIMES GRABBING THE ROAD, OTHER TIMES FREE WHEELING).*AK
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0
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#764698July 24, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE PISTONS IN THE ENGINE ARE KNOCKING. THE DEALER STATES THEY CANNOT HEAR THE NOISE WHICH IS QUITE OBVIOUS AND GETTING LOUDER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND STILL IT IS NOT CORRECTED. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BBB, CONGRESSMAN, ATTY GENERAL, IN HOPES TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE TO PREVENT THE LOCUP OF THIS ENGINE. IF THE ENGINE WERE TO LOCKUP AT 70MPH ON THE INTERSATE THERE COULD BE A BAD ACCIDENT. THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS EVEN A WEBSITE DEDICATED TO THE PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.GMPISTONSLAP.CJB.NET/. THANK YOU.*AK
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#8014595July 24, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
INTERMITTENTLY THROTTLE WILL STICK WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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#8014603July 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MOTOR WOULD REMAIN RUNNING EVEN AFTER VEHICLE WAS SWITCHED OFF. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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0
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#8014511July 23, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL IS ERRATIC, WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL VEHICLE WILL JERK.*AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#764588July 22, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
ON THREE (3) SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS, ENOUGH SO, THAT I BECAME APPREHENSIVE TO ACCELERATE IN A PARKING SITUATION, SO THAT I WOULD LET THE VEHICLE PICK UP SPEED ON ITS OWN UNTIL I WAS OUT IN AN OPEN AREA. THE DEALER HAS "CLEANED " THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ON EACH OCCURRENCE. AFTER THE LAST SERVICE HE CHARGED $65.00 FOR THIS SERVICE. UPON CHECKING YOUR WEBSITE I SEE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED SITUATION. I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS POTENTIALY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND THAT A "FIX" SHOULD MADE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IN REGARD TO THE SECOND PROBLEM, I WAS VERY SURPRISED, AND DISAPPOINTED WHEN $1500 IN REPAIRS WAS NECESSARY TO REPAIR THE RING AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN THE REAR END. THE SERVICING DEALER IN ALL OF THESE INCIDENTS WAS NOT THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM, BUT IT WAS TOM GIBBS CHEVROLET,BUNNELL, FL . (386) 437-3314. *AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#764592July 22, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. *AK
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#8014427July 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKES WENT OUT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
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#8014478July 22, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE TRAVELING THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AREA. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
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#764510July 21, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER FAILURE. 1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4X4. WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS WORK, DANGEROUS BECAUSE I AM SOMETIMES CAUGHT DRIVING IN HEAVY RAINS, AND WIPERS WON'T WORK. I KNOW OF OTHER RECALLS FOR SIMILAR MODELS, BUT DIFFERENT YEARS, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE STATUS OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO SAVE MYSELF FROM HAVING TO DRIVE WITHOUT WIPERS IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK
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#764537July 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE UNDER WARRANTY I COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE TO SENSITIVE AND WOULD ENGAGE WHILE BRAKING ON THE SLIGHTEST BUMP, LENGHTENING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. OF COURSE THEY NEVER CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NOW WITH 41000 MILES, I START THE TRUCK AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. I GET HOME AND HEAR A NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY OFF. I HAD TO UNPLUG THE ABS PUMP TO SHUT IT OFF. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE COST OF THE UNIT ALONE IS $780. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I'VE FOUND THE NUMBER OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURES ARE ASTOUNDING!! THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS FAILURE, ABS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 15 YEARS NOW. GM KNOWS THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THEIR ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL & FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!! ANYONE WHO HAS PAID FOR THIS SHOULD BE RE-INBURSED FOR THEIR EXPENSE. THIS FAILURE SEEMS TO HAPPEN AROUND THE 40,000 MILE MARK JUST AFTER THE WARRANY HAS EXPIRED.
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#764506July 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE MADE "CLICKING" NOISE WHEN STARTED DUE TO OIL PUMP FAILURE. *AK
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#764454July 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE EBCM OF THE ABS SHORTED CAUSING THE ELECTRIC PUMP MOTOR TO RUN CONTINOUSLY. THERE ARE ONLY TWO METHODS TO DISCONTINUE ITS OPERATION, ONE IS TO PULL THE 60 AMP FUSE UNDER THE HOOD, THE OTHER IS TO DISCONNECT THE CONNECTOR AT THE MODULE, UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE LOCATED AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION ON THE 1999 SILVERADO ABS FAILURE. IT APPEARS TO MOST COMMON BETWEEN 30K-60K MILES. THE MANUFACTURE HAS INTRODUCED A NEW PART NUMBER FOR ITS REPLACEMENT WHILE CONTENDING THERE IS NO ISSUE. THE REPLCEMENT COST IS APPROXIMATELY $1000., WHILE THE ACTUAL DEALER PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE PART IS $386., IT APPEARS TO CREATE REVENUE. WHILE THERE MAY BE NO SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THERE IS ENOUGH INCIDENTS TO CLASSIFY AS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.*AK
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Deaths:
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#8014331July 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HITTING THE CONSUMER. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE MODULE MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. AFTER FUTHER DISMANTLING THE CONSOLE IN ORDER TO REPAIR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WATER DAMAGE WAS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE LEFT COWL AREA. CONSUMER FEELS THAT GMC SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR NOT HAVING ADEQUATE SEALING TO PREVENT WATER FROM SEEPING INTO THE COWL AREA. *SCC
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#8014373July 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
00 V 345 000/BRAKE LINE CHAFFING: RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE WAS RUBBING AGAINT WHEEL AND CAUSING BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK
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#764453July 19, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ONLY WORK SOMETIMES, I KNOW OTHERS WHO HAVE CHEVROLET PICKUPS MADE IN 1994 AND 1995 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*AK
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#764459July 19, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
MULTIPLE FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
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#764475July 19, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO FAIL OCCASIONALLY AROUND JUNE 2001 .. SLOWLY STARTED TO FAIL MORE OFTEN. NOW THEY BARELY EVER WORK.*AK
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