Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#838483May 26, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. HAD BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE & MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING VIBRATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706913May 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD FORM 1ST TO 2ND. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. NEW TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD. DEALER REPROGRAMMED TRUCK. ONE WEEK LATER, TRANSMISSION STARTED VIBRATING IN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. DEALER REPROGRAMMED TRUCK AGAIN. NOW TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING IN FIRST GEAR UNTILL RPM'S ARE AT OR ABOVE 1500. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545761May 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) MJS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838382May 25, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR THREE HOURS A FIRE STARTED IN VEHICLE, LOCATION AND CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706799May 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE IN WET / ICY CONDITIONS; PULLS TO RIGHT IN PANIC STOP CONDITIONS; BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR IF BRAKING OCCURS OVER ROUGH SURFACE, SUCH AS RR TRACKS THAT CAUSES THE TRUCK BED TO BOUNCE SLIGHTLY AND DOESN'T RECOVER IN TIME TO AVOID POTENTIAL ACCIDENT; PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS SO HAS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706800May 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE HAS KNOCKING SOUND LIKE A STUCK LIFTER DURING FIRST 10-15 MINUTES AFTER STARTING WHEN COLD; OCCURS 75 PERCENT OF THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706807May 24, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
DRIVETRAIN CLUNKING NOISES IN TWO OR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THERE IS A TSB ON CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS, BUT IT DOESN'T APPLY TO THIS VIN NUMBER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706772May 22, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#999999May 21, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW BINDS AND MAKES NOISE GOING UP, ALIGNED WINDOW AND LUBRICATED HOWEVER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM AGAIN. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838280May 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
ENGINE COOLING HOSE BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF PRESSURE/STEERING, AND OIL TO LEAK ALL OVER ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838307May 21, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
ON-GOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERES TURNING OFF DURING WET CONDITIONS. CONSUMER PAID TO REPLACE MODULE. BELIEVED THIS CONDITION IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT; SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838311May 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL SHUT DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PREVIOUSLY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM. BUT DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838320May 21, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHENEVER DRIVING AT 65 MPH OR HIGHER SPEED VEHICLE IS VIBRATING. WHEN CONSUMER PULLS OFF VEHICLE VIRBRATES ALSO. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STILL CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838322May 21, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD START TO VIBRATE. VEHICLE IS STILL CONTROLLABLE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT NEEDED SPRINGS & SHOCKS & WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706726May 21, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
REPEAT CONCERNS OF VEHICLE WANDERING. FEELS LOOSE AND CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. GM HAS A TSB (76-30-01), ADDRESSING THIS CONCERN. BOTH DEALER AND CHEVROLET DIVISION REFUSED COVERAGE UNDER WARRANTY, REGARDLESS OF REVISED ALIGNMENT SPECS DETAILED IN TSB (CHEVROLET CASE # 990279369). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706729May 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
THE HOSE FROM THE ENGINE TO THE ENGINE OIL COOLER SPRUNG A LEAK OR BURST, SPRAYING OIL ALL OVER UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE PICK-UP. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THAT THESE HOSES HAVE LEAKED OR BURST. THIS TIME IT RESULTED IN A SEIZED ENGINE WHICH REQUIRED A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND REQUIRED A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE TO GET THE BRAKES TO WORK AT ALL. THESE HOSES WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN BOTH REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO. THEY THEN LEAKED AND BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, ONE HOSE BROKE, SPRAYING OIL ALL OVER. THE HOSE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED AGAIN, BUT BROKE AGAIN RESULTING IN A FIRE HAZARD WITH THE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL THAT SPRAYED ALL OVER UNDER THE HOOD. THE HOSE WAS REPLACED AGAIN. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE ON MAY 13 AND THE HOSE BROKE AGAIN ON MAY 20, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF BRAKING AND STEERING AND CAUSING THE MOTOR TO SEIZE. ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE IN A NEIGHBORING TOWN REPORTED THAT HIS CHEVROLET PICK-UP HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HOSE BREAKING THE FIRST TIME AND THEN BREAKING AGAIN WHICH CAUSED THE MOTOR TO SEIZE. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR TOLD ME MINE WAS THE SECOND PICK-UP LIKE MINE THAT HE HAD TO HAUL FROM MY TOWN TO GET REPAIRED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SAID HE HAULED THAT PICK-UP TO THE SAME DEALER THAT I HAD MINE HAULED TO. WHEN MY PICK-UP WAS HAULED IN LAST WEEK, THE SHOP FOREMAN, TROY, POINTED OUT ANOTHER PICK-UP LIKE MINE AND SAID THAT ONE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838212May 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR LESS AND WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706683May 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY TRUCK WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN QUIT FUNCTIONIN UNTIL THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF FOR AWHILE. IT HAS BECOME AN EXTREME HAZARDOUS FOR MY FAMILY AND I TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN. I OWN AND/OR OPERATE TWO ADDITIONAL GM VEHICLE THAT HAD A SAFETY RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CONTROL BOARD. SINCE I AND MY STEPSON BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED, I CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO SEE IF A SAFETY RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR MY 1994 TRUCK. BY THE DESCRIBED MALFUNCTION IN THE RECALL IT SEEMED THAT MY 1994 TRUCK HAD A DEFECTIVE PART. I CALLED CHEVROLET'S 1-800 CONSUMER SATISFACTION NUMBER. BASICALLY, AFTER MANY CALLS AND ARGUMENTS THE WOMEN I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT "THE RECALL DID APPLY TO THE PART IN MY TRUCK, BUT CHEVROLET WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE TRUCK". HOWEVER, THEY DID SAY THAT "THERE IS AN OPEN CAMPAIGN ON THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH". I ASKED THEM HOW COULD THE AGE AND MILEGE OF THE TRUCK ELIMINATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL AND NOT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RECALL. THEY COULD NOT ANSWER THIS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT, THE TWO OTHER VEHICLES THAT OPERATE THAT HAD WIPER RECALLS ARE NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS AND HAVE BEEN FIXED, THE ONE TRUCK THAT I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS, CHEVY WILL NOT FIX. I HAVE TIRED NUMEROUS TIME TO GET THROUGH ON THE TELEPHONE AND LEFT VOICE MAIL MESSAGES TO RETURN MY CALL AT NHTSA AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN A RESPONSE. YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706701May 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. IF THEY HAD FAILED DURING A HEAVY RAIN DOWNPOUR, MY WIFE AND I MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED. MANUFACTORER HAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT THE VIN, ON MY 1996 VEHICLE, WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834876May 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN COLD CONDITIONS WHILE DRIVING THROUGH SMALL AMOUNTS OF SLUSH, BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE, AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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