Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#708042June 30, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
SEVERE MOMENTARY OVERSTEER BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. *AK
Crash:
No
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0
Deaths:
0
#708057June 30, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I AM GLAD TO DISCOVER THAT I AM NOT CRAZY, AND THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAS REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THIS TRUCK, THE "GAP" IN STEERING DEVELOPED, AND AFTER CARRYING BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, PART # 26064468 WAS REPLACED ON 3/12/98, 38158 MILES(HAD REPORTED PRIOR TO 36,000 MILE WARRANTY RUNNING OUT). THIS STOPPED THE PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME, AND NOW IT AGAIN IS DOING THIS SAME THING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE, AND HAVE NOT PAID TO HAVE FIXED, NOT KNOWING HOW LONG IT WILL LAST. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708069June 30, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I AM HAVING THE SAME STEERING PROBLEM THAT I HAVE JUST HEARD ABOUT IN THE NEWS. MANY TIMES, WHEN I AM TRAVELLING ABOVE 35 MPH, ON A SMALL RIGHT STEERING MOVEMENT THE TRUCK SEEMS TO TAKE OFF TO THE RIGHT. SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708073June 30, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF OVER 40 MPH THE TRUCK WILL SUDDENLY VEER TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. BEARINGS AND ALIGNMENT HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE OKAY. DEALER HAS NOT YET SEEN THE VEHICLE, BUT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY PHONE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708083June 30, 1999
SUSPENSION
MY 1997 C-1500 PICKUP HAS THE PROBLEM OF VEERING AT HIGH SPEED. MY RESPONSE IS DUE TO A ARTICLE THAT I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM. MY TRUCK DOES THIS MORE OFTEN IF THERE HAS BEEN A SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE WEATHER OR IF IT IS COLD WEATHER. THE PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICED WHEN NEGOTIATING CURVES AT HIGH SPEED. *AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708038June 30, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
THE VARIABLE EFFORT POWER STEERING ASSIST CHANGES STEERING FORCES AT ALL SPEEDS. THIS CAUSES ERRATIC STEERING WHICH CAUSES UNEXPECTED SWERVING AND LANE CHANGES. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE SAME PART , THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ,AND THE VALVE ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT CHEVROLET HAS APPARENTLY FAILED TO ADDRESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841240June 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF. ALSO, SOMETIME'S IT IS HARD TO START THE VEHICLE AND TO KEEP VEHICLE RUNNING. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841313June 28, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THIS VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707965June 28, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
K2500 WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO COME ON WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON. SOMETIMES THEY STOP IN MID-CYCLE. I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND GET OUT AND PULL ON THE WIPER ARM TO GET TO INITIATE MOVEMENT. I GOT CAUGHT IN A THUNDER SHOWER AND HAD NO WIPERS AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET OUT TO PULL ON THE WIPER ARM. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP AND THE GM SERVICE LINE BOTH SAY THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, ALTHOUGHT THERE EXISTS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841140June 25, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE ON. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF VINS AND IS WONDERING WHY HIS CAN NOT BE INCLUDED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546379June 24, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED, DUE TO WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840993June 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF BRAKES FEELING LIKE THEY CRUNCHED WHENEVER BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THIS CONDITION PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPIN VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED, AND CONSUME RWAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. COULD NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841014June 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE THREE TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707845June 24, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
ABOUT A WEEK AFTER WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK, WE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WOULD ONLY LOCK IN FULL FORWARD POSITION ARE IN FULL REARWARD POSITION. NO IN BETWEEN. AS WE WERE ON A TRIP AND NOT USING THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT WE FORGOT ABOUT IT. THE TRUCK WAS RECALLED FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLTS, GOT IT REPAIRED, NOW SOME TIME THE PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES FORWARD BY ITS SELF, NOW THATS DANGEROUS. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TODAY 6/24/99 FOR THE SECOND RECALL 98065 BRAKE SWITCH. TOLD THE SERVICE MAN THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT, THEY CHECKED BOTH SIDES DRIVERS AND PASSENGER. DRIVERS IS POWER BUT IS LOOSE. HE INFORMEN ME THAT BOTH SEAT RISERS WERE WORN OUT AND THAT IS WHY THE SEATS ARE LOOSE. KNEW OF NO WARRENTY ON THEM, HE SAID THAT THE YEARS 94 TO 96 WERE ALL BAD, THEY HAVE THIS TROUBLE ALL THE TIME. THE TRUCK IS CHERRY, WHY DO THEY WARE OUT SO SOON? THE SEAT ADJUSTMENTS ARE HARDLY EVER MADE. I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS GOING TO CONTACT NITSA. HE SAID TO CALL THE ZONE REP AND MABY THEY WOULD -MABY PAY HALF. IF THIS IS TRUE WHAT HE TOLD ME ABOUT ALL THE 94 TO 96 TRUCKS HAVEING BAD SEAT RISERS, THEN THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL I BELEVE. HE SAID THAT THE 97 UP HAVE A NEW DESIGN ON THE SEAT RISERS. THE DRIVERS SIDE AFTER THEY DID THE RECALL ON THE SEAT RECLINER ALWAYS SEEMED LOOSE TO ME. NOW I KNOW WHY FOR THE PARTS ARE WORN OUT, THIS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I HAVE NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN IN ANY OF THE VECHILES I HAVE EVER OWNED. NOW THE TRUCK WAS JUST TWO YEARS OLD AND HAD ONLY 28,00 MILES ON THE SPEED-O WHEN I PURCHASED IT. AND THE SEAT RISERS WERE WORN OUT THEN. DOES GENERAL MOTORS EXPECT NO MORE THAN TWO YEARS OR LESS FOR THE SEAT RISERS TO FAIL? IF WE HAD A HEAD ON ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT WILL SLIDE FORWARD, THEN IT COULD RESULT IN A FATALITY. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS SHODDY PARTS. THE ONLY REASON THE DRIVERS SEAT DOESNT SLIDE FORWARD IS BECAUSE IT IS ELECTRICALLY POWERED. I BELEVE THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, FAULTY PARTS, BAD DESIGN. HOW COMES THEY CHANGED THE SEA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840904June 23, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLES MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN #. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707800June 23, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ENGINE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN THE DRIVERS FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE ACTUALLY SPEEDS UP SLIGHTLY, STAYS AT ABOUT 2000 RPM AND AFTER ABOUT 8 TO 10 SECONDS, IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED. THE ONLY WAY TO SLOW THE TRUCK IS TO PUSH IN THE CLUTCH AND APPLY THE BRAKE, THIS IS VERY IRRITATING AND DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN CITY TYPE TRAFFIC. THIS WAS REPORTED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS NEW. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THE DEALER SAYS WE HAVE TO CONTACT GM TO GET A NEW COMPUTER PROGRAM WRITTEN. GM SAYS WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER. WE ARE GETTING NOWHERE. THE DEALER AGREES THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. LAST SERVICE REPORT FROM DEALER SAYS "OWNER REPORTS THAT WHEN FOOT OFF GAS VEHICLE DOESN'T SLOW DOWN. TEST DRIVE CONFIRMED CONCERN. CAUSE TO BE NORMAL IAC (IDLE AIR CONTROL) THROTTLE FOLLOW ROUTINE. THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION AND NO FIX IS AVAILABLE". I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER CANNOT GET GM TO ISSUE A COMPUTER REPROGRAM FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER WANTS US TO GO TO GM TO GET THEM TO ASSIGN AN ENGINEER TO WRITE A NEW COMPUTER PROGRAM. WE CALLED GM BUT NO HELP YET. I THINK OTHERS MUST HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837253June 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE OR QUIT WHILE IN USE, AFFECT VISIBILITY AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837500June 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION WHILE IN USE WHICH AFFECTS VISIBILITY, AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837701June 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
FRONT LAP BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE TIGHTENS ON PASSENGER SO MUCH THAT SEATBELT HAS TO BE TAKEN OFF. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837759June 22, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ONGOING/INTERMITENT PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN OFF UNLESS CONSUMER MOVES SIGNAL LEVER. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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