Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#862791May 31, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PARTS WERE ORDERED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862825May 31, 2000
STRUCTURE
FROM ZERO TO TWENTY IT HAS A LAUNCH SHUTTER ON THE LONG BED EXTENDED CABS. VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY UNTIL PASSING 20MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAD TO DEAL WITH IT. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862682May 30, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED, MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP FILTER SENDING UNIT. FUEL PUMP WAS NOT RUNNING, AND WIRES IN THE TANK WERE GETTING HOT AND MELTING WHICK COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723268May 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITENTLY. AT ONSET WILL GO THROUGH 3 TO 5 CYCLES THEN STOP. ON OCCASION I WILL HEAR A BUZZING NOISE. DEPENDING ON HOW ROUGH THE ROAD MAY WORK AND STOP AGAIN. I LIVE IN S CAL. AND IT RAINS RATHER HARD SO MUCH SO, THAT ON MANY OCCASION I'VE HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THE RAIN SLACKENS. I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR WEB COMPLAINTS AND I SEE THEY ARE UP TO 181COMPLAINTS. THIS I'M SURE DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE COMPLAINTS MADE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERS OR THE CUSTOMERS THAT'VE ELECTED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS ON THEIR OWN. AND THEY'VE HAD A RECALL ON THE GM SIDE OF THE HOUSE WHICH HAS THE SAME PARTS AS CHEVROLET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723295May 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED HARD ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED TWICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862592May 26, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR AND NEEDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO, RECALL 98V150001 DEALT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862530May 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPLIED BRAKES , AND PEDAL WILL GO RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES FOR VEHICLE TO STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, HE CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862538May 25, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING THE WELD THAT HOLDS THE SWAY BAR TO THE FRAME BROKE, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862580May 25, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
DRIVING VEHICLE & TRYING TO MAINTAIN IT ON THE ROAD WHEN THE STEERING JERKED AWAY FROM DRIVER'S HAND. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A SPOOL VALVE IN POWER STEERING BOX CAUSED PROBLEM. DID NOT ALLOW FLUID TO FLOW THROUGH TO STEERING, STEERING BY ITSELF. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723162May 25, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED APPROX. FEB. 20TH REGARDING THE AIRBAG FAILURE. THEY FILED A REPORT AND SAID SOMEONE WOULD CHECK THE TRUCK OUT. I CALLED AGAIN IN APRIL BECAUSE I HAD HEARD NOTHING AND THE VEHICLE WAS CLOSE TO BEING REPAIRED, AND WAS TOLD SOMEONE HAD DROPPED THE BALL AND THE COMPLAINT NEVER GOT TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPT. THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE ONLY WAY I CAN HAVE IT CHECKED IS TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. I THINK THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS!!! WHAT HAPPENS IF GOD FORBID THERE BE ANOTHER ACCIDENT AND NEXT TIME SOMEONE IS KILLED???!!!*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#862455May 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES/CALIPERS AND IDLER PITMAN ARM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862465May 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHILE DRIVING AND APPYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON THE 12TH OF APRIL, 2000. THEY REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER/BOOSTER, AND AND ABS BRAKES. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862497May 24, 2000
AIR BAGS
DEALER SOLD A VEHICLE WITHOUT AIR BAG BEING INSTALLED. CONSUMER NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO FEDERAL REGULATION SAYING AIR BAG MUST BE INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723149May 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
THE VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAK AND PRESENT FIRE HAZARDS. THE VALVE COVERS ARE POOR DESIGN AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE GASKETS REPLACED ALL THE TIME. THE FUEL INJECTOR LINES ARE ATTACHED TO THE VALVE COVERS AND HAVE TO BE REMOVED ALONG WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862330May 22, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING SWERVED TO AVOID ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE AND HIT A CONCRETE PILLOW HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#723064May 22, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862265May 22, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722967May 21, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE MIRROR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AUTO HAS BLIND SPOT THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO SEE CARS THAT ARE ALONG SIDE JUST TO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION GM HAS NO SOLUTION. THESE ARE THE TRAILORING MIRRORS FOR WHEN YOU PULL A TRAILOR. IF YOU WELL NOTICE THEY CORRECTED THE DRIVERS SIDE BY ADDING SMALL MIRRO WITHIN THE LARGER MIRROR. THE POTENTIAL IS FATAL IF YOU ARE PULLING A TRAILOR AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE A CAR ALONG SIDE YOUR VEHICLE. IT NEED TO BE FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722945May 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SRARTUP, ROUGH RUN, WON'T GO OVER 20MPH, WON'T ACCELERATE ABOVE THAT UNTIL WARM ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722959May 20, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN A BLINDING RAIN STORM, THEY STOPPED WORKING WITH THE WIPERS STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN. I HAD A HORRIBLE TIME GETTING TO THE SHOULDER TO STOP. THEN THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. THEY'VE DONE THIS FOUR TIMES IN DIFFERENT STATES ON DIFFERENT ROADS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. FROM READING YOUR SITE, CHEVROLET APPARENTLY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON 1.5 MILLION TRUCKS IN THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR (1996), WHICH WAS FIXED WITH A RECALL. I ALSO NOTED THAT YOU HAVE LOGGED OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME MODEL YEAR (1997). THANK YOU. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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