Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#891197June 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE AFTER IT SITS FOR A WHILE. VEHICLE WILL START UP, BUT ONCE IT GOES IN DRIVE ENGINE WILL REV, BUT NO MOVEMENT. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT. DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. CONSUMER IS CONSIDERING GETTING A SECOND OPINION. *AK WHEN HITTING BUMPS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A NOISE. ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, DEALER REPLACED THE THROTLE BODY. PLASTIC BEZEL AT TAILGATE HANDLE CAME OFF, DELAER REINSTALLED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891225June 26, 2001
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER CONTACTED CHAMPION CHEVROLET 707 N SEPULVEDA BLVD. MANHATTAN BEACH, CA 90266 PHONE# 310-316-1234 ON MAY 25,2001 THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. SINCE THEN CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER IN JUNE, AND THEY BOTH COULD NOT SAY WHEN PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891098June 25, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED TWIC. . IT CAUSED VIBRATION OF STEERING COLUMN AND NOISE WHILE TURNING AND DURING SLOWDOWN OF VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME PART HAS TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891163June 25, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 35-40 MPH ON A BRIDGE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BACKEND OF VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL ,CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. CONSUMER RELEASED FOOT FROM GAS TO CORRECT VEHICLE STEERING. VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE, RESULTING IN A FRONTAL COLLISON WITH A JERSEY WALL. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, ENGINE WAS PUSHED SIX INCHES UNDER THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK DRIVER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#891166June 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HAD TO PUSH BRAKES DOWN TWICE BEFORE VEHICLE STOPS. ALSO, BRAKES DONOT WORK GOOD ON DRY PAVEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747288June 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS LOST REVERSE SECOND AND FOURTH GEARS WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OF NOISE OR MOTION. FAIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW ALL THIS CAN BREAK DOWN SO FAST AND EASY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002869June 22, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER DOES NOT LIST DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890998June 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 00V345000, DEALER DID NOT PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WORK HAD BEEN DONE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, ORIGINAL DEALER BILLED MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR WORK. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891011June 22, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW IS LEAKING AND ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER INTO CAB OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW IN PLACE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. *AK THE BACK PLASTIC FRAME CRACKS AROUND THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING THE LEAK, THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE REAR WINDSHIELD, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747258June 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747259June 22, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND TIRE BLEW UNEXPECTEDLY. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. I HAVE THE TIRE AND I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHCILE. THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP ME AND THAT CONCERNS ME. ARE THEY NOT ACCOUNTABLE FOR SAFETY OR FOR REPAIRING DEFECTS? PLEASE HELP AN AVERAGE CITIZEN. (TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747260June 22, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND TIRE BLEW UNEXPECTEDLY. THE TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE. I HAVE THE TIRE AND I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHCILE. THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP ME AND THAT CONCERNS ME. ARE THEY NOT ACCOUNTABLE FOR SAFETY OR FOR REPAIRING DEFECTS? PLEASE HELP AN AVERAGE CITIZEN. (TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747265June 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ON APRIL 17TH, 2001,I PURCHASED A 1989 CHEVY GMC FOR $4,200 AFTER LEAVING A $100 CASH DEPOSIT THE DAY BEFORE. I PAID $3,000 CASH AND $1,129 IN A CHECK. I DROVE THAT TRUCK FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS. I KEPT HEARING A RATTLE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO THROW A ROD. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD DREW THE SITUATION. HE SAID HE WAS GLAD I CAME AND TALKED DIRECTLY TO HIM. I SAW THIS 1988 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ON HIS LOT. I TRADED THE CHEVY GMC FOR THE SILVERADO FOR AND ADDITIONAL $1,600 AND PAID THE DIFFERENCE. THIS WAS ON MAY 14, 2001. ON MAY 15TH, WHEN I DROVE MY 'NEW' TRUCK TO A FRIENDS' HOUSE, WE NOTICED A LEAK. WHEN WE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, WE FOUND THE TRUCK LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. I TEMPORARILY STOPPED THE LEAK AND CONTACTED THE DEALER ON THE 16TH. HE TOLD ME TO BRING THE TRUCK IN. WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK TO HIS LOT, HE TOLD ME T TAKE THE TRUCK TO HIS MECHANIC. I TOLD HIM I WOULD NOT TAKE IT THERE; HE HAD TO DO IT. HE DID SO AND HIS MECHANIC REPAIRED IT IN TWO DAYS. I PICKED IT UP ON THE 19TH. ON THE 20TH, THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. I CALLED HIM AGAIN. HE TOLD ME TO GET THE TRUCK TO HIS MECHANIC. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE MECHANIC (ECKE'S TOWING -$40.00). HE KEPT THE TRUCK FOR TWO DAYS AND CHARGED ME $140.00, BUT TOOK $130.00. DREW (MY SALESMAN) REFUSED TO HONOR THE SALES WARRANTY OF 50/50. HE SAID HE WOULD ONLY GUARANTEE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MOTOR. THIS IS NOT ON THE SALES ORDER. ON MAY 26TH, THE HEATER CORE WENT OUT. THERE WAS WATER INSIDE THE TRUCK. THE HOSES HAVE BEEN PLUGGED TEMPORARILY. DREW REFUSES TO MAKE REPAIRS. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE IS INACCURATE. I THOUGHT I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS WHEN I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ON I-77 BETWEEN RICHFIELD AND CLEVELAND. I CALLED M&M TOWING, WHO TOOK ME TO A GAS STATION. THAT'S HOW WE FOUND OUT THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF GAS. I THOUGHT THAT TIME, THE PROBLEM WAS MECHANICAL UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SUGGESTED WE PUT GAS IN THE TRUCK. *
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890746June 20, 2001
SEATS
THERE WAS A TSB ON VEHICLE FOR BOLTS THAT HOLD SEATS IN PLACE. DEALER REPLACED BOLTS. THEN, A FEW MONTHS LATER BOLTS BROKE OFF. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AGAIN. *AK DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE BOLTS, BOLT BROKE IN THREADS AND REQUIRES SEAT REPLACEMENT AND STRONGER BOLTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747023June 19, 2001
TIRES
I HAD A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE IN THE SIZE OF P265/75R16 BLOW THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL OUT AT A SPEED OF APROX 55 WITH ABOUT 2000 MILES ON THE TIRE. THE AUTO WAS A CHEVROLET SILVERADO, THE TIRE LOOKED LIK IT WAS CUT AROUND THE SIDEWALL JUST LIKE THE TIRES I SAW ON THE RECALL OF 15 INCH. *AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747037June 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CODE 1870 SLIPPAGE FAILURE, SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. TRANSMISSION BANGS INTO 2ND GEAR. AFTER READING WEB SITES, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A PROLIFIC PROBLEM WITH ANY GM TRANSMISSION IN A LIGHT DUTY TRUCK. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE AREA, THEY ALSO EXPERIENCE SAME PROBLEM. INDICATIONS FROM WEB RESPONSES INDICATE COULD BE ELECTRICAL ORIENTED BY NOT CONFIRMED. REBUILDING MAY NOT PROVIDE CURE. GM NEEDS TO OWN UP AND RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747038June 19, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WEB COMPLAINT SITES ALSO INDICATING SAME FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL NOT RUN IF THE WEATHER IS RAINY OR DAMP. AS SOON AS MOISTURE IS IN THE AIR, THE WIPER MOTOR WILL NOT ACTIVATE. IF YOU LEAVE THE WIPER SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION, IT WILL EVENTUALLY START. MEANTIME, YOU ARE TRAVELING IN RAIN, AND YOU HAVE NO WIPER ACTION TO CLEAR THE WINDOW. WEB SITES INDICATE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. RESPONSE INDICATES THAT MOISTURE GETS INTO CIRCUIT BOARDS CONTROLLING WIPER MOTOR AND SHORTS OUT THE CIRCUIT. ANOTHER SITUATION FOR A GMC RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890536June 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
GAS PEDAL IS HARD WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON IT. ALL OF A SUDDEN GAS PEDAL WILL RELEASE AND AND VEHCILE WILL JUMP FORWARD. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890583June 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS GOING 65MPH. CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO BRAKE TO SLOWDOWN, AND IT WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN. EACH TIME CONSUMER'S FOOT CAME OFF BRAKE, VEHICLE SPED UP. CONSUMER PULLED OFF ROAD, AND COULDN'T TAKE IT OUT OF DRIVE. VEHICLE RAN INTO SOME GRAVEL, AND THE SPUN BACK END AROUND. VEHICLE WENT OVER A 100FT. RAVINE, TAKING OUT 2 TREES, AND LANDING ON SOME ROCKS. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. GENERAL MOTORS IS SENDING A INVESTIGATOR OUT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747006June 18, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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