Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1997)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#869305September 1, 2000
STEERING
FAULTY STEERING SENSOR; REPLACED ONE SENSOR AT 16,000 MILES OR LESS, THE SECOND SENSOR FAILED AT 31000 MILES AND REPLACED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729425August 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729300August 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLIED TO THE POINT OF CAUSING A LANE CHANGE OR DRIFTING INTO SHOULDER. WORSE WHEN TOWING A 8000LB FIFTH. RIGHT ROTOR OVERHEATS AND WARPS. SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. MECHANICS REP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868836August 27, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
REPORTING SEAL AROUND FUEL PUMP FAIL AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAKAGES; DEALER / MFR'S NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT PART WAS NOT COVER UNDER A RECALLS AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868564August 24, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, CAUSING A COLLISION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867839August 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONNECTION IN WIRING HARNESS CAME LOOSE AND STARTED TO MELT. CONSUMER SAID THAT THIS WIRE IS WITHIN THE GAS TANK, AND COULD POSSIBLY EXPLODE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727802August 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE FELL APART. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. APPROXIMATELY 90 - 95 % OF THE TREAD CAME OFF, ONLY A SMALL PIECE WAS LEFT ON THE TIRE. WHEN SHE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL TIRE DEALER HE INSPECTED THE TIRES AND SAID SOME OF THE OTHERS WERE ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF THE SAME PROBLEM; TREAD / TIRE SEPARATION. THROUGH THE DEALER AND GENERAL TIRE CUSTOMER SERVICE I WAS GIVEN 4 TIRES AT HALF PRICE. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY TRIED TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. AT THIS POINT GENERAL TIRE IS SAYING THAT THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE THE TIRE HAD BEEN PATCHED. MY TIRE DEALER WHO PATCHED THE TIRE IS SAYING THAT THEY DID THE JOB ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. I AM IN THE MIDDLE AS EACH PARTY IS POINTING TO THE OTHER ONE. I HAVE NEVER HAD TIRES THAT WERE AS BAD AS THESE. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 1997, ONE YEAR OLD, WITH 7600 MILES ON IT. I MAKE IT A PRACTICE TO CHECK THE TIRES MONTHLY AND HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED ANNUALLY. THIS TRUCK IS NO EXCEPTION TO THAT PRACTICE. THESE TIRES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WERE PROBABLY WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AS THE TREAD WAS GETTING THIN. GIVEN THAT THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 20K MILES ON IT DOES NOT SPEAK VERY HIGHLY OF THE TREAD WEAR ON THESE TIRES. I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER SAYING THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE. THEIR TIRE SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE DAMAGE. AS THE DEALER STATED TO ME AND GENERAL TIRE THERE WERE OTHER TIRES THAT HAD THE SIGNS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN GOING 55 - 60 MPH TOWING OUR HORSE TRAILER I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. THE BOTTOM LINE IS I FEEL THESE TIRES WERE DEFFECTIVE AND THE GENERAL TIRE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEM. THANKS FOR YOU ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER. PAT IRWIN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: AD11C9B206 TIRE SIZE: LT245//75R )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867379August 10, 2000
STEERING
WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN STEERING WHEEL WILL ACTUALLY TURN MORE, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. STEERING SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN APRIL 1998/ AUG 1998, AND APRIL1999. SENSOR WAS STARTING TO GO AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727141August 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BOUGHT WE TOLD THE SELLER OF THE PROBLEMS HE SAID THEY WOULD BE FIXED. THEY DIDN'T GET IT, A WEEK LATER IT STARTED TO LOSE CHARGE OF BATTERY I NOTICED THERE WAS AICD ON THE BOTTOM SO I REPLACED IT THATS WHEN IT ALL STARTED, I 'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 5X'S. IT HAS HAD 2 ALTERNATORS, 2 BATTERIES, IN THE LAST 3 1/2 MONTHS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867172August 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH ENGINE. THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE PIPE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866938August 7, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY LEAKING ACID ON TOP OF THE BRAKE HOSE, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553340August 1, 2000
STEERING
THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO STEERING WHEEL SENSOR FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866291July 31, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WIRING HARNESS INSIDE THE GAS TANK ASSEMBLY BURNED UP, CAUSE UNKOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553187July 25, 2000
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED INTERMITTENT STEERING PROBLEMS, WHICH PULLS THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY, UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865965July 25, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND CUT OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER LINKED THE PROBLEM TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN THE FUEL TANK WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725894July 24, 2000
SUSPENSION
AT 25 MPH AND ABOVE THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK WHEN ROUNDING A CORNER OR MAKING A TURN. IT WILL JERK THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND LEFT. HIGHER SPEEDS TEND TO MAKE THE JERKING WORSE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CERTIFIED MECHANICS EVALUATE THE PROBLEM FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP, GEAR HOUSING OR EVEN THE SENSOR. AFTER REASEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE LOCAL AND NATIONALLY LEVEL, I WOULD LIKE A DEFINATE SOLUTION BEFORE I SINK HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS INTO THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
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
#865081July 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN ROADS ARE WET AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO A SKID. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864733July 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BOTH FRONTAL ABS BRAKE SENSORS HAVE GONE BAD WHICH CAUSES BRAKE FAILURE. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A STOP, THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. COMPLETE HUB AND SENSOR SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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