Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#725793July 21, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
PICKUP TRUCK FROM DAY ONE HAD A WHINING SOUND AT FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP FAILED MUCH EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. PUMP FAILED ON ME IN ON AN EXTREMELY HOT DAY (OVER 100 F DEGREES). I HAVE A MEDICAL CONDITION (PARALYZED FROM THE CHEST DOWN). I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH THE AID OF HAND CONTROLS. I WAS STRANDED FOR 2 1/2 HOURS WITH NO A/C IN THE CAB OF MY TRUCK. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SHORT LIFETIME OF THIS FUEL PUMP, AND AM WONDERING IF OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS THE Z-71 VERSION OF THE CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865727July 20, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BUCKET SEAT LATCH BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER BY A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ,AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865801July 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING WOUD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND COULD HEARD AIR COMING FROM THE BRAKES. PROBLEM HAD BEEN WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725670July 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MESSAGE CENTER DID NOT INDICATED ANY PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION - CONTINUED TO DRIVE TRUCK - NOW TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725698July 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPY ROADS COMING TO A STOP DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM ON THREE TRIPS FOR SERVICE, I CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ALMOST AT WILL, WHY CAN'T THE DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#865657July 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION EXPLODED, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURED THERE WAS A BAD SMELL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. AFTER PULLING OVER THE VEHICLE, HEAVY SMOKE POURED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE VEHICLE BURNT COMPLETELY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725650July 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I CURRENTLY TOOK MY 1997 SILVERADO TO HAVE THE FRONT-END ALIGNED AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME $150.00 THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE OF THE KNOCK-OUTS NOT BEING DONE AT THE FACTORY. IT WOULD SEEM LIKE THIS WOULD BE A PROBLEM THAT GM IS RESPOSSIBLE FOR BUT ACCORDING TO CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE TO EAT THE BILL. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS ONLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865577July 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ABOUT EVERY 10,000 IN THE LAST 3 YEARS BRAKES ROTORS/ CALIPERS AND PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553086July 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
REPLACED MUFFLER AND PIPE ASSEMBLY DUE TO EXHAUST SYSTEM NOISE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725554July 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN TRAVELING 30 - 40 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. YOU WILL GET A VERY HARD BRAKE AND GO THRU THE INTERSECTION BEFORE THE BRAKES ACTUALLY STOP THE TRUCK. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY DAY ONLY OCCASIONALLY, BUT ON GOING THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AT 19,000 MILES AND THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM THE TRUCK FINALLY LOST ALL BRAKE POWER AND IS AT THE DEALER NOW WITH THE PROBLEM BEING WITH THE HYDRAULICS AND BRAKE BOOSTER. THE DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE TRUCK HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. WE FIRST COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN JAN 99( INVOICE # CTCS50319), I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM NOTED IN CASE OF A FUTURE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725563July 17, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VIBRATION IN VEHICLE, OIL CONSUMPTION, BRAKES, POPPING NOISE IN FRONT-END. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865492July 17, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE. VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865500July 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHILE DRIVING CAN SMELL FUMES, SMELLED LIKE THE SEWER. CONSUMER HAD TO GOTO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF HEALTH PROBLEMS FROM THIS SMELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725525July 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, NOTICED BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. SLOWED DOWN, NO DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED, AND HAD TO UJSE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET HOME. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS CLOSE TO HOME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, BILL HEARD IN ANITOCH, TN. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER WAS CONSULTED CONCERNING GM SHARING THE EXPENSE TO NO AVAIL. CALLED GM, CUSTOMER SERVICE MYSELF, AND WAS DENIED ANY ADJUSTMENT. FELT I NEEDED TO CONSULT YOU CONCERNING THIS SAFETY ITEM ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO BRAKES FRONT OR REAR. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND WAS KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH REGULAR SERVICING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725526July 16, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
LEFT TAILLIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE DURING A LONG TRIP MADE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING. GM STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE. WEAK COMPONENT. WEAK COMPONENTS SHOULD HAVE SAFETY RECALLS DUE TO SAFETY AND POOR DESIGN. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACTED. SINCE VEHICLE HAD 41,000 MILES, THEY FELT NO RESPONSIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865443July 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SEATS
DASHBOARD AREA NEAR THE LIGHT SWITCH WOULD GET HOT. DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE. WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. WOULD MAKE SCRAPPING NOISES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. HAVE BEEN TO DEALER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552979July 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT BECOMES HARD OR THE PEDAL WOULD FALL TO THE FLOOR THEN CONSUMER WOULD HERE A CRUNCHING NOISE. WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN ,THE BRAKE FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, RESULTING INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS.*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#865170July 11, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
REAR FRAME BROKEN FROM APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN FRONT OF THE TOW HOOK ATTACHMENT FROM THE BOTTOM UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865173July 11, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725216July 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL ON UNEVEN OR BUMPY ROADS, BRAKES FAIL, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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