Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#866588August 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866622August 2, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 ON THE INTERSTATE AND FELL A SLEEP. HE HIT AN ENBANKMENT, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF, THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#726345August 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 1999 SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP EXTENDED CAB 4X4 AND I HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE. MY TRUCK HAS HAD VIBRATION IN FRONT END SINCE DAY ONE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER SHIP ON MANY OCCASIONS. BEFORE THE TRUCK WAS A YEAR OLD IT HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 33 SERVICE DAYS. ITS BEEN IN SHOP ABOUT SIX TIMES SINCE THEN. IT HAS HAD 16 TIRES PUT ON THE TRUCK NOT TO MENTION HUBS REPLACED DUE TO WRONG HUBS FOR VEH WEIGHT, SHACKLES REPLACED DUE TO WRONG SHACKLES FOR WEIGHT, STEERING SHAFT REPLACED, STUDS AND NUTS REPLACED DUE TO LUG NUT SEIZED, WHEELS REPLACED DUE TO OUT OF ROUND AND WARPED,COUNTLESS BREAK DOWN OF TIRE AND RESEALED DUE TO AIR LEAKS, DASH PANEL REPLACED DUE TO PEELING, BEZEL LENS REPLACED DUE TO VIBRATION CAUSING IT TO CRACK, MANUAL WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED DUE TO COMING APART INTERNALLY, DOORS WEATHER STRIP REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE NOISE IN CAB,BACK GLASS LATCHES REPLACED DUE TO WEAK LATCH AND WIND NOISE. WE HAVE MADE COUNTLESS ATTEMPTS TO HAVE VIBRATION PROBLEM FIXED AND THEY KEEP SAYING IT IS TIRES. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH TIRES NOW AND IT NEVER FIXES THE PROBLEM. FOUND OUT THAT GM HAS PUT SOME EXTRA BRACES UNDER SOME 99, 00, AND 01 TRUCKS. IS THIS AN ATTEMPT TO CURE THEIR VIBRATION PROBLEMS? I CANT IMAGIN IT BEING THE TIRES. I THINK GM KNOWS THERE IS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT. JUST NOT OWNING UP TO IT. PLEASE HELP. I HAVE A FIVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I FEAR FOR HER SAFTEY AS WELL AS MINE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION THIS TRUCK HAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726379August 1, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
ON MY 1993 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 EXTENDED CAB FLEETSIDE LONG BOX PICKUP, THERE HAS BEEN FOUR FAILURES OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK 60/40 SPLIT SEAT. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS IN FEBRUARY OF 1996. AFTER THIS WAS FIXED, WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM CHEVROLET OF A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHERE THE SEATBACK BOLTS COULD BREAK AND FALL BACKWARDS LEADING TO LOSE OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NOW THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME WE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. ON JULY 23, 2000, WE WERE ON OUR VACATION TRIP FROM FARGO, ND, AND WERE IN THE PARK RAPIDS, MN, AREA, WHEN THE SEATBACK FAILED ONCE AGAIN. I CALLED THE NATIONAL CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AND THEY CHECKED WITH MY MAINTENANCE DEALER IN FARGO AND CONFIRMED AGAIN WITH ME THAT THIS WAS THE FOURTH FAILURE BUT THE ONLY PERSON THAT COULD ACT ON THIS WAS ON VACATION AND WOULD NOT BE BACK TO WORK UNTIL JULY 31,2000, WHICH IS HARD TO BELIEVE WITH THE SIZE OF THE GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. I HAD TO CONTINUE MY VACATION TRIP WITH SUITCASES AND DUFFLE BAGS BRACING THE BACK OF THE SEAT UP WHICH I FELT WAS VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS. AS OF AUGUST 1, 2000, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER OR RECEIVED ANY MAIL FROM THEM. IN THE MEANTIME I CANNOT USE MY TRUCK TO EVEN GO TO WORK BECAUSE OF THE CONCERNS OF SAFETY IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001802August 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE TWICE, TAIL GATE LATCH BROKE TWICE, HAZZARD LIGHT DEFECTIVE, ABS BRAKE LIGHT SIGNAL KEPT COMING ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553340August 1, 2000
STEERING
THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO STEERING WHEEL SENSOR FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866503August 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF ELECTRIC MODULE FOR THE ABS DOES NOT SHUT OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866291July 31, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WIRING HARNESS INSIDE THE GAS TANK ASSEMBLY BURNED UP, CAUSE UNKOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866311July 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
VEHICLE KEEPS JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING. DEALER ALSO CLAIMS THERE IS NO SOLUTION. TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL.*AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866345July 31, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELDS WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866371July 31, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEATBACK GAVE WAY COMPLETELY. HEAD WAS IN EXTENDED CAB AREA. THIS CAUSED DRIVER'S VIEW TO BE OBSCURED. BOLTS HOLDING THE BACK HAD SNAPPED AGAIN FOR THE 4TH TIME. BEEN TO DEALER & HAD BOLTS REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. HAVE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726188July 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHUDDERS ON TAKEOFF/EXTREME SHUDDER WHEN LOADED/GM SAYS THERE IS NOT A FIX FOR THESE PROBLEMS/EXHAUST NOISE /GM SAYS THERE IS NOT A FIX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866250July 28, 2000
SEATS
BACK SEAT DOESN'T LOCK UP AT ALL IN A STOP.SEAT PUSHES ALL THE WAY UP TO THE FRONT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866048July 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER HEARD A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM MOTOR AREA. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED ENGINE LIFTERS. BUT, PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553187July 25, 2000
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED INTERMITTENT STEERING PROBLEMS, WHICH PULLS THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY, UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725969July 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE TWICE FOR KNOCKING NOISE HEARD IN ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#865965July 25, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND CUT OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER LINKED THE PROBLEM TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN THE FUEL TANK WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553163July 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN TOWING ON A STEEP GRADE, ENGINE OSCILLATES RAPIDLY. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725894July 24, 2000
SUSPENSION
AT 25 MPH AND ABOVE THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK WHEN ROUNDING A CORNER OR MAKING A TURN. IT WILL JERK THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND LEFT. HIGHER SPEEDS TEND TO MAKE THE JERKING WORSE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CERTIFIED MECHANICS EVALUATE THE PROBLEM FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP, GEAR HOUSING OR EVEN THE SENSOR. AFTER REASEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE LOCAL AND NATIONALLY LEVEL, I WOULD LIKE A DEFINATE SOLUTION BEFORE I SINK HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS INTO THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725802July 22, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL INJ. PUMP FAILED WHEN ONLY 900 MI. REPL. UNDER WARRANTY,ENGINE HAS EITHER STOPPED RUNNING OR WILL NOT RUN ABOVE IDLE PROBABLY 50 OR MORE TIMES SINCE NOV 1999 . WHEN ENGINE STOPS , YOU LOSE ALL STEERING & BRAKES (BAD NEWS ON TWO LANE ROAD WITH LOADED TRAILER) . DEALER REPLACED FUEL LIFT PUMP , DIDNOT FIX PROBLEM NOW WARRANTY IS OUT . G.M. HAS KNOWN THAT THE ELECTRONIC ( FLY BY WIRE) INJ. PUMP HAS PROBLEMS WHY DONT THEY FIX THE PROBLEM?FALL S. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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