Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1997)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#843721July 29, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO THE NEXT LANE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709260July 27, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE STEERING LOSS. VEHICLE DARTS. DEALER HAS REPLACED SENSOR 3 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, DEALER REFUSES FURTHER REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843295July 26, 1999
STEERING
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE EXPERIENCES UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING MOVEMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709131July 24, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TRUCK PULLS TO RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. EVEN MORE WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY 150.00 DOLLARS FOR ALLIGNMENT. DEALER SAID KNOCK OUTS HAVE TO BE TAKEN OUT THAT IS WHY IT IS SO MUCH. I AM WILLING TO PAY FOR ALLIGNMENT NOT FOR KNOCK OUTS TO BE REMOVED. ITHINK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE AT THE FACTORY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843252July 23, 1999
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHENEVER VEHICLE REACHES 30 MPH OR MORE. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. CAN NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843256July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE BACKING INTO THEIR DRIVING WAY, GOING APPROX. 5 MPH OR LESS, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BACK THROUGH GARAGE DOOR WHILE FOOT WAS STILL APPLYING BRAKES. TWO INJURIES WAERE RECEIVED BY PASSENGER IN BACK AND HEAD. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER; UNABLE TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER SHOP NOT KNOWING IF SOMTHING ELSE MAY HAPPEN. AGIN YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER ARE NEEDED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#709058July 23, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTEN POWER ASSIST STEERING BOOST AND CAUSES THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL TEMPERARILY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709099July 23, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
BOUGHT NEW, PULLED 26FT TRAILER TO ALASKA AND BACK, NO PROBLEMS. 6000+- MILES AFTER GETTING HOME REAREND STARTER MAKING NOISE, NO TRAILER PULLING. REAREND OVERHAUL. LEFT FOR MICHIGAN ON FAMILY REUNION, GOT THERE AND STARTED HOME, BLEW REAREND EFFANLIHAMM,IL OVERHAULER AND 760 MILES LATER REAREND GREASE COVERED TRAILER AND ALMOST FIRE, SMOKING BAD, NEW REAREND ASSEMBLE ORDERED FROM CANADA, INSTALLED AND 711 MILES LATER NOISEY BAD. LAST NEW ASSEMBLE NOISEY NOW , #5 FOR TRUCK. DEALER SAYS NOT PULL TRAILER AND WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM. TOWING PACKAGE 350FI,373 REAREND, TRUCK DON'T KNOW TRAILER BACK THERE, ALTERNATOR WENT OUT IN ENNIS AND LEFT STRANDED IN MIDDLE I45 AND WIFE AND KIDS SCARED TO LEAVE TOWN IN TRUCK. CHEVY WON'T OR CAN'T FIX, JUST PUT ANOTHER REAREND IN TO GET ME OUT OF THE WAY. ALLMOST GOT WHOLE FAMILY AND YORKIE DOG WIPED OUT ON I45 STOPPAGE. DEAD IN ROAD. ***AT 35.000 MILES TOOK BACK TO RON CARTER AND SAID PLEASE TAKE NOISE OUT OF TRUCK SO I CAN SELL. LEFT SET ON LOT FOR 3 SAYS AND SAID DAMAGED RONN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843107July 23, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND PICKING UP SPEED, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO WANDER TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843131July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED PEDAL BECAME HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAUSING A COLLISION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842952July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE SYSTEM PULSATED AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842823July 21, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547390July 20, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AIR BAG WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547399July 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHIFT CABLE CLIP FELL OFF CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, SHIFT CABLE HAD BEEN REPLACED PRIOR IN 1997. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547396July 20, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
THE SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP SEPARATED CAUSING THE SERPINTINE BELT TO COME OFF RESULTING IN NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. CONSUMER FEELS DESIGN OF 1 BELT OPERATING BOTH POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE FAULTY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842713July 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.ALSO, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM EXHAUST, FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547222July 14, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL INDICATOR FAILED CAUSING THE NEEDLE TO READ FULL WHEN IT IS EMPTY CAUSING THE DRIVERS VEHICLE TO STALL/RUN OUT OF GAS IN TRAFFIC. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547141July 14, 1999
STEERING
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH STEERING CONTROL CONTINUALLY, LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY WHEN PASSING OR IN LARGE SWEEPING CURVE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841826July 7, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS NEEDED.*ADJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841479June 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRES WHICH ARE LOCATED WITHIN GAS TANK SHORTED OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BLOW FUSE AND STALL. ALSO BURNED THE INSULATION OF THE WIRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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