Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#9002500May 14, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME OVERIDE BUTTON CAUSES AUTOMATIC LIGHTS TO GO OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888204May 14, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
LEFT REARVIEW MIRROR HAS VIBRATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745322May 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE FAUILURE OF THE CONTROL MODULE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE DID NOT SEEM TO THINK THAT THIS WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE MODULE FAILED, NOR COULD THEY TELL ME WHY IT FAILED, OR IF IT WOULD FAIL AGAIN LEAVING MY TRUCK WITHOUT THE ABS WORKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745258May 13, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 30MPH,ALOUD HUMMING NOISE STARTED,AND MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON.I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION,BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED.I FOUND THE HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK,ON THE DRIVERS SIDE,UNDER DOOR AREA.THERE IS A BLACK"BOX" WITH 2 ELECTRICAL PLUGS.IT WAS NECESSARY TO PULL ONE OF THE PLUGS TO GET THE HUMMING TO STOP.BUT NOW MY ABS LIGHT AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME ON DASH.TOOK THE TRUCK TO ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP,AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS PUMP AND MODULE BOTH WENT BAD.I WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIRS WOULD BE $1685.66.I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT BOTH PARTS WENT BAD.THE TRUCK IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD.NOW I AM DRIVING WITH MY TRUCK IN THIS CONDITION,BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH AVAILABLE CASH ON HAND TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE.(2) BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS RATTLE WHEN THEY ARE DOWN.IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAR DOWN THE WINDOWS ARE.I'M WAITING FOR THEM TO BREAK.IT SOUNDS AS IF THEY ARE READY TO FALL OFF THE TRACK.THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK.I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT ,BUT NOTHING WAS EVER DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.(3)ALSO,ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR,THERE IS AN AIR LEAK WHEN I AM DRIVING,AGAIN TOLD DEALER,AND NOTHING WAS DONE.(4)ON THE THIRD DOOR ON RIGHT SIDE,REAR,WATER LEAKS IN AROUND GLASS.TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER,& WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND THE REASON FOR THE WATER LEAK.STILL CONTINUES TO LEAK,WHEN IT RAINS OR I WASH THE TRUCK.ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE IS WITH THE TRUCK HYDROPLANEING IN THE RAIN.THIS HAS ALSO BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED TRUCK NEW IN FEB.1999.LOST TOTAL CONTROL ON ONE OCCASION.TRUCK WENT COMPLETELY SIDEWAYS ON ROADWAY.I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50MPH.,IN A 60MPH ZONE.I WAS IN TRAFFIC AT THE TIME,THE OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME REALZED THE SITUATION,AND BACKED OFF GIVING ME ROOM.WHEN I FINALLY REGAINED CONTROL,I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY.I WAS VERY BADLY SHAKEN FROM THE EXPERIENCE*AK (TIRESIZE: P265-75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265-75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745261May 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
RUSTY PLUGGED COOLING SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887993May 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES PARTIALLY TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888042May 11, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE WHICH CAUSES FUEL PUMP TO BURN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888061May 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER HAS REPAIRED AND REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS OF BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887778May 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO A SHORT TO GROUND OCCURRED WITH IN POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745071May 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEALER REPORTS THAT THE NOISE IS FROM CARBON BUILD UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887700May 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER PULLED IN FIELD OF FARM AREA THOUGH GRASS. HE TURNED VEHICLE OFF, LEFT A FEW MINUTES, AND A YOUNG GENTLEMAN TOLD HIM THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT TIRE . HE TRIED TO START VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE STOPPED. GRASS WAS ON FIRE, AND VEHICLE BURNED DOWN TO THE GROUND. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT. HE WAS HURT A LITTLE BIT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#887723May 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING 60MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO ITS DRIFTING. IT WENT SIDEWAYS AND OFF THE ROAD. THEN, VEHICLE WENT AIR BORNE AFTER STRADDLING. DRIVEWAY WAS OF CONCRETE TILE. LANDED ON BUMPER, THEN FLIPPED ON TOP. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#887747May 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60MPH AND ABS WARNING CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONSUMER PULLED FUSE AND USED REGULAR BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ABS MODULE, AND SYSTEMS WAS BACK TO NORMAL. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887763May 8, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
WHILE DRIVING FUEL INJECTORSLINE BROKE, CAUSING DIESEL FUEL TO SPRAY OUT ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVER BEHIND CONSUMER TO TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER REPLACED INJECTOR LINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887764May 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. STEERING COLUMN WILL VIBRATE, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED BUT, PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561093May 7, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION ABOUT FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPLACEMENT SEAT BELTS, BUT WHEN SHE GOT THE VEHICLE BACK SHE STATES THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT FIT PROPERLY, CONSUMER STATES SHE IS CONSTANTLY PULLING SEAT BELT OUT OF HER THROAT, BEFORE THE REPAIR THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BELT SLIDING INTO HER NECK AND CHOKING HER, CONSUMER STATES SHE SPENDS MOST OF HER TIME PULLING THE SEAT BELT AWAY FROM HER, CONSUMER WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND GET THE OLD SEAT BELTS BACK AND DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL WAS BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE COMPLAING THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS TOO TIGHT AND IT LIMITED THEIR MOVEMENT, SHE WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHERE HER OLD SEAT BELTS WERE AND THAT SHE COULD PURCHASE A CLIP THAT MIGHT HELP THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT CUTTING ACROSS HER THROAT, CONSUMER DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A CLIP, BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW WITH THEIR SEAT BELTS (DAUGHTER ON BEHALF OF MOTHER). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745037May 7, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 ON MAY 3, 2001. AT FIRST WE COULD NOT SEE ANY VISIBLE PROBLEM SO WE SLOWED OUR SPEED TO WELL UNDER 50 MPH. WE TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE STORE AND THE TREAD SEPARATION IS NOW VERY OBVIOUS. THE FIRESTONE STORE SAID THEY WILL REPLACE TIRE WITH ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE BUT THEY CLAIM THE STEELTEX TIRE IS SAFE AND DOES NOT HAVE TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE IS A GM CUTWAY, MADE INTO A CLASS B MOTOR HOME BY ROADTREK (HOME AND PARK OF CANADA). IT IS ONE YEAR OLD AND HAS ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES. WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT OFFROAD, OVER MEDIANS, CURBS OR SHOULDERS (THIS IS WHAT FIRESTONE HAS PREVIOUSLY CLAIMED WAS PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY VEHICLES USING STEELTEX TIRES). WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT THE TV IN THE MOTOR HOME QUIT WORKING AS A RESULT OF THE VIBRATING.*AK (DOT NUMBER: DN11BIA299 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745044May 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLAMS FROM 1ST TO 2ND WHEN HOT OR VEHICLE IS CARRYING A LOAD. TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. MANUFACTURER DENIES A PROBLEM EXISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887603May 7, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATES ON A RANDOM BASIS DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. WHEN WIRES FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE MOVED, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF DEFECT, AND STATES THAT MODULAR BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887615May 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MOTOR SHORTED OUT, MOTOR RUNS CONSTANTLY WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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