Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#758357February 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
GEARSHIFT LINKAGE LOOSENED PREVENTING TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO PARK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005863February 15, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAIL GATE CABLE FAILED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#758275February 15, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE DASHBOARD IN THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. WE WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BEFORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE. THE GM DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD. WE REPORTED THIS TO GM, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NO OTHER REPORTS AND WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED ON THE NHTSA SITE AND FOUND 52 PAGES OF OTHER CHEVROLET TRUCKS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS FROM 1996 TO 2002. I BELIEVE SOMEONE COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. GM WILL NOT EVEN INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY ISN'T WORTH THE PAPER IT IS WRITTEN ON AND OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WILL ONLY PAY FOR ENSUING DAMAGE. I THINK SOMEONE WITH SOME AUTHORIY SHOULD CONTACT GM SINCE THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN DESIGN. MICHAEL BUTORI. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004056February 14, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 55 MPH AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED CHEST/NECK AND LEG INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT A PERSON FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#758218February 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED ALL AT ONCE ALL MOST CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004012February 13, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
CONSUMER STATES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY(PEDAL RESIST), DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004039February 13, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. AND BOTH FRONT TIRES TREND SEPARTED. THE TIRES ARE GENERAL TIRES LT245/75R16 M/S/120/116R. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564251February 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE BRAKES WERE PULSATING AND SQUEAKING BECAUSE THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE RUSTED. THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH RECALLS C00093-S AND C00024 BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003919February 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECALL 00 V 055 000/ABS SPRING CLIP: BRAKE PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY GOES TO THE FLOOR DURING NORMAL STOPPING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003960February 12, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS STICKING, AT 15000 MILES PEDAL BEGAN STICKING, DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE PLATE ASSEMBLY AT AROUND 32000 MILES. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD REPLACEMENT.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758126February 12, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE LINKAGE HAS BEEN STICKING SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. DEALER WAS UNCOOPERATIVE AND WANTED TO BLAME ISSUE ON MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLE AND CHARGE $100 FOR CHANGING FUEL FILTER, WHICH IS UNRELATED TO FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005145February 11, 2002
TIRES
FRONT TIRES STARTED TO SHOW NOTICEABLE WEAR, CAUSE COULD HAVE BEEN THAT THE FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THEY ROTATED THE BACK TIRES TO FRONT AND REALIGNED THE FRONT END. SAME WEAR APPEARED AT 5000 MILES. GOODYEAR TOLD ME THE 23575R16 MUST BE 35LBS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE LABEL ON THE DOOR SAYS 28LBS FRONT END AND 35LBS ON REAR TIRES. GOODYEAR SAYS THE LOW INFLATION HAS CAUSED PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005837February 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS DETERIATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003847February 11, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'SAND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003850February 11, 2002
INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONUSMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHEN DOME OVERIDE IS PUSHED 4 TIMES, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003861February 11, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THROTTLE LINKAGES STICKING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003903February 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING GEARS, STALLING RESULTS, AND VEHICLE STOPS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758087February 11, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
THE INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR HAS A DISTORTION PROBLEM. ONLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MIRROR IS THE VIEW CLEAR. BUT WHEN THE VIEW IS IN THE TOP PART OR BOTTOM PART OF THE MIRROR, THE DISTORTION TAKES PLACE. THE DISTORTION IS IN THE FORM OF SEEING DOUBLE VISION. THE BEST WAY TO NOTICE THIS IS AT NIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IS NO CLOSER THAN 100 FEET BEHIND YOU AND YOU LOOK AT IT THROUGH THE INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR. PUT THAT VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS AT THE TOP AND AT THE BOTTOM PART OF THE MIRROR AND YOU WILL SEE FOUR HEADLIGHTS INSTEAD OF TWO HEADLIGHTS. EVEN IN THE DAYTIME, IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE VEHICLE BEHIND YOU, YOU WILL SEE A DOUBLE IMAGE OF ITS ROOF VIA A FAINT LINE. I HAVE REPLACED MY MIRROR AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE SECOND ONE IS EVEN WORSE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE. I KNOW OF ANOTHER 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO OWNER WHO ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM PROBABLY EXISTS ON MOST OF THEM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL ME. I AM WILLING TO DEMONSTRATE MY VEHICLE TO YOU SO YOU CAN SEE HOW SERIOUS A PROBLEM IT IS. THANK YOU!. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758038February 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT ON DAY AFTER PURCHASE. SATURDAY. RETURNED TO DEALER ON MONDAY FOR CHECKUP. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON 08/10/2000. RETURNED TO DEALER. THIS TIME THEY CHECKED THE NATIONAL COMPUTER AND FOUND THAT THE KNOCK SENSORS WERE OVERTORQUED AT THE FACTORY AND REPLACED THEM. WHY DIDN'T THEY CHECK THE NATIONAL COMPUTER WHEN THEY HAD THE TRUCK THE FIRST TIME? STARTED TRUCK UP IN AM 11/13-/2000 OIL LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED OIL, WAS FULL. STARTED TRUCK UP AGAIN, THOUGHT MAYBE GUAGE WAS INCORRECT. STILL NO OIL PRESSURE. THEY TOWED TRUCK IN AND REPLACED OIL PUMP. THE MILEAGE WAS ONLY 4513. I WANTED ENGINE REPLACE, BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NO DAMAGE . GAS PEDAL STICKING AT 23550 MILES. RETURNED TRUCK TO DEALER. THEY INSTALLED NEW THROTTLE BODY.ALSO OIL FILLER TUBE WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. OIL WAS LEAKING FROM TUBE. THEY FIXED THIS ALSO.AT 26581 MILES ENGINE STARTED TO HAVE VALVE NOISE ON COLD STARTUP. RETURNED TO DEALER. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. ON 12/05/2001 RETURNED TRUCK DUE TO TAPPING NOISE. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO CASTROL OIL FILTER. THEY CHANGED OIL AND PUT ON PF59 FILTER. THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS FIXED. ENGINE STILL HAS LIFT NOISE ON COLD STARTUP. ALSO COMPLAINED OF TRANSMISSION DOUBLE SHIFTING. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SO MANY TIMES THEY SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS, BUT I KNOW THEY ARE AFRAID TO DO THAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758014February 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTOR ITSELF COSTS ALMOST $800. MORE THAN 90% OF MY MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. AT MY 40,000 MILE BRAKE CHECK, THE TECHNICIAN SAID I WAS ONLY 30% INTO MY ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS. I HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THIS COMPONENT FROM OTHER SILVERADO OWNERS. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE OF THIS TRUCK AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. MY BRAKE WARNING SYSTEM IS NOW DISABLED UNTIL THIS ABS MOTOR IS REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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