Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#868836August 27, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
REPORTING SEAL AROUND FUEL PUMP FAIL AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAKAGES; DEALER / MFR'S NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT PART WAS NOT COVER UNDER A RECALLS AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729015August 25, 2000
TIRES
THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOW-OUT FOR NO REASON AND THE TREAD WAS ALL IN TACK AND ROLLED BY ME AS I STOPED( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729022August 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY LET GO AND IT FEELS AS IF YOU ARE NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ALL. SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. TOLD THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES OF THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST THE ABS SYSTEM AND I WAS NOT USE TO IT BUT IT WAS DOING WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND THIS WAS NOT NORMAL THEY HAVE STILL NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ONLY VEHICLE WE OWN AND AM AFRAID WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729071August 25, 2000
TIRES
THE TIRES WOULD NOT PLUG, EVERYTIME THEY PUT A PLUG IN IT THE TIRE WOULD RIP EVEN MORE AND CHUNKS OF THE TIRE RIP OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRES WOULD END UP HAVING UP TO 6 PLUGS IN A SMALL PIN HOLE DUE TO THE RIPPING..( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868752August 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT
INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT 4 TIMES, BUT DEFECT REOCCURRED AND COULDN'T DETERMINE CAUSE. ALSO, A CLUNK IN THE FRONT END INDICTA A LOOSE PART IN THE SUSPENSION OR ENGINE . DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT 6 TIMES, BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868678August 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020;ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON CHEVROLET, SILVERADO 2000. CONSUMER CAN FILL LITTLE BALLS ON ALL 4 TIRES. CONSUMER FEELS ITS RELATED TO HEAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553999August 24, 2000
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728921August 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FRONT BRAKE LINES RESTRICT FLOW OF FLUID TO CALIPERS DUE TO RUST BUILDUP INSIDE SUPPORT CLAMP ATTACHED TO UPPER A ARM. PROBLEM - STEERING JERKS TO L OR R WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED QUICKLY. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE RUST BUILDS UP ENOUGH THAT THE AFFECTED BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE. OUTSIDE OF THE CLAMP DOES NOT SHOW CORRISION. I INITIAALY BLED LINES, REPLACED CALIPERS AND PADS, SWAPPED ROTORS, AND FINALLY STUMBLED ON THE CLAMP SUPPORT PROBLEM THROUGHT MY PARTS MAN AND A MECHANIC THAT WALKED INTO THE PARTS STORE. TH MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAD A 1990 & 1992 MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS EFFECTS ALL GM PICKUPS,SURBURBANS, TAHOES, AND YUKONS STARTING WITH THE 1988 MODEL YEAR, THROUGH THE 1999 MODEL YEAR. IF THIS INFORMATION IS DECIMATED IT WILL SAVE OWNERS A LOT OF MONEY. THE CALIPERS COST ME $110. ALONE. I PRESENTLY HAVE THE OLD BRAKE LINES AND CLAMPS, THAT I REMOVED, IN MY POSSESSION. SINCE THE PROBLEM OCCURED, I HAVE SOLD THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AND PURCHASED A NEW GMC PICKUP. IF YOU NED MORE INFORMATION, CALL ME OR SEND ME AND E MAIL. BILL DUNNINGTON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728953August 24, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OVERALL VEHICLE IS A STEP BACK IN TIME. MANY COMPONENTS OF THIS "IMPROVED TRUCK" FAIL TO IMPRESS OR EVEN OPERATE AS THEY SHOULD, AS MILEAGE MOUNTS MORE SEEMS TO GO WRONG THIS TRUCK, TRUCK GOES BACK TO DEALER AGAIN NEXT WEEK BUT I AM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR ITEM HAS BEEN FIXED BUT PROBLEM IS STILL THERE OR RETURNS SHORTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728952August 24, 2000
TIRES
BELTS HAVE SLIPPED ON AT LEAST TWO(2) TIRES, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PULL TO RIGHT SIDE, ALIGHMENT IS OK( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868564August 24, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, CAUSING A COLLISION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868572August 24, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, ANOTHER DRIVER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER CONSUMER'S CAR, CONSUMER GOT OUT AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, AND A MECHANIC SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728803August 23, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING FROM HOME (MESA AZ) TO MILWAUKEE WI, I NOTICED A ONCE PER REVOLUTION THUMP AND UPON INSPECTION I FOUND A THREE INCH CRACK AT THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AT THE STEEL BELT LINE. THE CRACK WAS BEGINNING TO PROGRESS OUTWARD RADIALLY INTO THE ACTUAL TREAD AT THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE CRACK. A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER (DODGE CITY TIRE CENTER (316) 225-9090, EXCHANGED THE TIRE WITH A NEW FOR COST OF BALANCING ONLY. THE CLAIM NUMBER WAS 7797436 WHICH THE DEALER PROMISED ME THAT THEY WOULD SEND THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE WITH THAT NUMBER ATTACHED SO IT COULD BE TRACED. I BELIEVE THAT I SAVED FIRESTONE A DAMAGE REPAIR WHICH SHOULD ALLOW THEM TO REPLACE THE REST OF THE TIRES IN QUESTION ON MY VEHICLE. LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN FLINT MICHIGAN REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING.( DOT NUMBER: W273WMB169 TIRE SIZE: P265-75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728809August 23, 2000
TIRES
REGARDING THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL OF 15" TIRES. ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT(8/22/00) IN ATLANTA, GA, I SAW A LADY WHOSE FIRESTONE WILDNERNESS AT 16" TIRE SEPARATED FROM ITS TREAD, JUST LIKE ALL THOSE INCIDENTS OF THE 15" TIRE. ON MY 2000 CHEVY TRUCK I HAVE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 16" TIRES. WHAT IS TO PREVENT THOSE TIRES FROM A TREAD SEPARATION AND CAUSING A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT!!! I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND A HUSBAND. IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE IF A TIRE SEPARATION HAPPENED ON MY VEHICLE CAUSING MY DEATH. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY NEW TRUCK LAST SEPTEMBER '99, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THOSE FIRESTONE TIRES. ONLY AFTER 4,000 MILES THE FRONT TIRES STARTED CUPPING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW AGAIN, AFTER 6,000 MORE MILES(AFTER ALIGNMENTS AND TIRE ROTATIONS) THE FRONT TIRES ARE DOING THE SAME THING. I WISH TO CHANGE OUT THESE TIRES TO MICHELIN TIRES, SINCE I HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH MY OTHER VEHICLE('96 CHEVY SUBURBAN 4X4) AND ITS MICHELIN TIRES. I'M VERY UPSET AND SCARED TO DRIVE MY 2000 CHEVY TRUCK WITH THOSE FIRESTONE TIRES ON IT. I NEED TO FIND OUT IF FIRESTONE CAN BE MADE TO REPLACE MY TIRES ON MY TRUCK ALSO. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE CAN CONTACT ME REGARDING AN ANSWER TO REPLACING MY TIRES. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, DONNA BROWN( DOT NUMBER: W273 WMB TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868428August 23, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
SIZE P265/75R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, CHEVROLET C1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM TIRE. FIRESTONE HAS REPLACED 2 OF THE 4 TIRES.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75/R15 *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868372August 23, 2000
TIRES, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/AT TIRES HAD A BUBBLE IN IT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED A STEERING PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728635August 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE BRAKE SYSTEM EATS DRUMS AND SHOES <CONSTANTLY FALL APART> FOR BREAKFAST AS WELL AS ROTORS CRACKING. THIS TRUCK IS HIGHLY INADEQUATE FOR STOPPING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND THE BRAKES HAVCE ALWAYS FELT SPONGY. THIS BRAKE SYSTEM IS AN ECONOMICAL AND SAFETY NIGHTMARE!! PLEASE HELP!!! THE OIL LINES TO THE RADIATOR OIL COOLER RUBBED ON THE STEERING BOX AND DRAINED THE ENGINE OF OIL AT 65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE FREEWAY! THANK GOD FOR PROLONG! THE VERY SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY SON'S TRUCK GMC 1990 A FEW DAYS EARLIER. BOTH WERE WITHOUT WARNING!!! WHAT GIVES??? SHAME ON GM!!! WHAT A PIECE OF GARBAGE IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868342August 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY WAS LEAKING BATTERY ACID. POST THAT WAS HOOKED UP TO CABLE FELL OFF, AND THAT WAS WHY VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. ELECTRICAL SOCKET AND BRAKE LINE HAD SOME PAINT DAMAGE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868357August 22, 2000
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL FEELS SLIPPERY & WOULD JERK OR PULL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT ON ITS OWN. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD REPLACED THE OLD SENSOR WITH A NEW EVO SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT & COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868272August 22, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. AT ONE TIME, THEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK. CURRENTLY, THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE PROBLEM OF WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER FAILURE IS CAUSED BY BAD COMPUTOR MODULE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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