Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1997)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#853073November 17, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER STEPPED ON GAS AND AS HE STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED, THE SEAT FLIPPED BACKKWARDS, GAVE AWAY COMPLETELY. CONSUMER SLIGHTLY INJURED HIS SHOULDER AND BACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#848272November 15, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE IS DRIFTING FROM LANE TO LANE DUE A FRONTALIGNMENT PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER, THE CONSUMER HAS TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT WITH BOTH HANDS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING AND JERKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714650November 11, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN CHANGING LANES OR TURNING, STEERING PULLS WITH A QUICK MOTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852162October 29, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WANDERING TO THE LEFT WHEN SPEED REACHES 65-70 MPH; ALSO PROBLEM APPEARS AT 30-35 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852212October 29, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OUTSIDE SIDEVIEW POWER MIRRORS WILL SHAKE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MANUFACUTRER IS AWARE OF DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714084October 29, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714085October 29, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT SEEM TO WANT TO TURN BUT THEN IT WOULD SUDDNELY AND VIOLENTLY JERK TO WHICH EVER DIRECTION THE TURN WAS IN. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WOULD JERK AND WHEN IT WOULD NOT. IT FINALLY BECAME SO BAD THAT IT DID IT ALL THE TIME! THIS WAS A VERY UPSETTING PROBLEM BECAUSE IF YOU WERE NOT CAREFULL YOU COULD EASILY LOOSE CONTROL AND IN ONEIDA TENN. THERE ARE SOME VERY CURVY ROADS WITH STEEP EMBANKMENT, AND THERE ARE NOT GUARDRAILS ON A LOT OF THERE ROADS. IT WAS VERY DISTRESSING ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY STARTED JUST SEVERAL MILES BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPRIED I JUST HAD NOT FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS SINCE I HAD NEVER EXPERICENCED A PROBLEM LIKE THIS!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549795October 28, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DEFECTIVE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS LOCKED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549271October 28, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS THE SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING CHANGES BETWEEN HIGH AN LOW SPEED MODE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713731October 23, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING ERRATIC, SWITCHES FROM FIRM TO SUPER LOOSE WITHOUT NOTICE. MOST FREQUENTLY AT AROUND 35 MPH IN GENTLE SWEEPING CURVE, CAUSING QUICK PULL IN DIRECTION OF TURN. YOU GOTTA BE ALERT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848947October 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING, AND THE FLUID LEAKS ALL OVER THE ENGINE. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE IS SHIFTING VERY HARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851231October 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS & COMING TO A STOP LIGHT BRAKES LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE CAR AGAIN. HAD TO GET IT TOWED. CONSUMER DID NOT CONTACT DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850981October 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ROTORS TO BE WORN OUT. ALSO, BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FREQUENTLY. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO JUMP WHEN STOPPING, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. HOWEVER, HAD ROTORS TURNED 5 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851006October 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS AND THERE IS NO POWER, VEHICLE KEEPS CUTTING OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713453October 17, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STEERING WAS KNOWN TO LOCK UP SEVERAL TIMES WHEN TRUCK WAS OWNED FOR LESS THEN SIX MONTHS. WAS IN SHOP FOR STEERING SIX TIMES. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THEN WENT OUT. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE TRANSMISSION. NO REVERSE AND ONLY HAD 1ST AND 2ND. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY COSTLY. MY DREAM IS NOW A NIGHTMARE. THE STEERING COULD BE FATAL TO ANY DRIVER I JUST GOT LUCKY AND WASN'T DRIVING FAST WHEN IT LOCKED UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850733October 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
CLUTCH THROW OUT BEARING WENT OUT, CAUSING PIECES OF IT TO GO INTO CLUTCH AND JAMMING GEAR SHIFT. AT THE TIME, DRIVER WAS IN 5TH GEAR AND COULD NOT CHANGE GEARS, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850753October 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE COMING OFF A RAMP TO AN INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 60 MPH, WENT TO PUT ON BRAKES AND BACK WHEELS BOUNCED. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAME RIGHT BACK. CONSUMER WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713066October 9, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM. FROM TIRES ,ELECTRIC MIRRORS ,ELECTRIC WINDOWS,CLANKING/BANGING DRIVE SHAFT NOISE AND OTHER LITTLE QUIRKS. THE ONLY THING THAT I FEEL THAT WILL LAST (LONGER THAN MY PAYMENTS) IS THE MOTOR. THE DEALER OF THIS AUTO WASN'T MUCH BETTER; "THEY" JUST SAID THAT IT WAS AGOOD THING THAT I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713036October 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
MAIN ENGINE HARNESS SHORTED OUT ON IGNITION COIL VEHICLE STALLED INJ STOCK OPEN THEN MELTED AND ALLOWD GASOLINE TO ENTER SHORTED WIRING HARNESS WHILE UNDER 50PSI AND ENTER ENGINE CONTROLLER P.C.M.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850268October 7, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH TOUCHED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE WILL VERVE LEFT OR RIGHT, IN WHATEVER DIRECTION DRIVER IS TRYING TO TURN. FAULTY STEERING SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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