Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1997)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#8015136July 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH 2 SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, BOTH MIRRORS BLOW TOWARD THE VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014511July 23, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL IS ERRATIC, WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL VEHICLE WILL JERK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014331July 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HITTING THE CONSUMER. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE MODULE MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. AFTER FUTHER DISMANTLING THE CONSOLE IN ORDER TO REPAIR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WATER DAMAGE WAS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE LEFT COWL AREA. CONSUMER FEELS THAT GMC SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR NOT HAVING ADEQUATE SEALING TO PREVENT WATER FROM SEEPING INTO THE COWL AREA. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764099July 11, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ON 7/9/02 THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIRES THAT ATTATCH TO THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS INSIDE THE GAS TANK, WERE SHORTED OUT. THERE IS VISIBLE MELTING AND CORRODING OF THE CONNECTORS. CONSIDERING THAT THE WHOLE DEVICE, PLUS THE WIRING IS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, AND SINCE THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS FIRE OR EXPLOSION. THIS TRUCK WAS A BOMB WAITING TO BLOW UP. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE GM FUEL PUMPS FAILING AND THE WIRING SHORTING OUT. NO ONE HAS HAD ANY LUCK GETTING GM TO RECALL THE PUMPS, AND SINCE WE JUST SPENT ALMOST $500 FOR THE REPAIR, I THOUGHT I WOULD INFORM YOU OF THIS SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY. GM SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH THIS FLAW, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013763July 11, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE IN USE.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013245July 3, 2002
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH THE TIRE CABLE SNAPPED AND TIRE FELL TO THE GROUND. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013011July 1, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
HEARD A NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND BRAKES DIDN'T HOLD. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. AFTER SLAMMING ON BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD STALL. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763412June 24, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
SPORATIC ERRATIC STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012195June 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE ENGAGE WITH NO PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. (FRONT AND RIGHT) THERE IS A SLIGHT PULSATING AT 35 MPH THAT GETS SHARP AND ACUTE AT 55 MPH. UPON INSPECTION RIGHT OUTER DISC PAD WAS MISSING THE LOWER 1 1/2 INCH OF PAD. ALL BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE SLIGHT INTERMITTENT PULL HAS HAPPENED ONCE AFTER THE PADS WERE REPLACED. DEALER CAN'T LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763179June 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011367June 10, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE REPLACING FUEL PUMP, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THREE WIRES THAT WENT INTO GAS TANK MELTED DOWN HALF WAY. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK PUMP, SENDER, STRAINER, FUEL FILTER, FUEL CAM AND DAMPENER WERE REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010229May 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR, NOT STOPPING VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8010242May 21, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. TSB BULLETIN 98043 DEALS WITH THIS PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009794May 14, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY SHORTED OUT AND ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER STATED VEHICLE COULD HAVE EXPLODED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009763May 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRES WERE MELTING INTO GAS TANK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008741April 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY WILL WORK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THEN STOP FUNCTIONING COMPLETELY, RESULTING IN A VISUAL PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY, REPLACING TIRES EVERY 30000 MILES, AND ALSO ENGINE BELT FAILED. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761301April 28, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPERATE WHEN SWITCHED ON REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR MODE. THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE IN THE LAST WEEK OR TWO, AND I AM GETTING READY TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A TRUSTED NON-DEALER REPAIR FACILITY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. IS THIS PROBLEM COMMON WITH GM PRODUCTS (ESP. CHEVY TRUCKS) OF THAT AGE? IT IS A SAFETY-RELATED ISSUE. THE DATE CITED ABOVE IS ONLY THE MOST RECENT OF SEVERAL FAILURES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760896April 19, 2002
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
AUTO THEFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007895April 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THE THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR TEETH BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS STILL DRIVING, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. NLM THE GEAR TEETH BROKE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE TEETH OF THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR. THE DISTRIBUTOR SHAFT IS SLIGHTLY BENT. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007298April 10, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING, BUT ONCE CONSUMER GETS OUT AND TAPS ON MOTOR WIPERS WILL COME BACK ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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