Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2007)

1,299 consumer complaints on file.

#10372280December 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THE ABS COMES ON AT SPEEDS OF 7MPH AND 3 MPH ON MY 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO. I LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA WHICH IS CONSIDERED THE SNOW BELT IN THE NORTH EAST, I HAD A 2000 SILVERADO AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AND GM SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY TRUCKS ABS AND THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE 2000 WHICH WAS A RECALL IN 2005. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372065December 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM AND THEN HAVE A LOSS OF POWER. DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL ONE DAY GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SHUTTING IT OFF I WENT TO PUT THE KEY BACK IN THE IGNITION AND THERE WAS NO POWER WHAT SO EVER NO DOME LIGHTS NOTHING... NO CLICKS NO DASH LIGHTS NOTHING. THEN HAD SOMEONE JUMP ME POWER AND TRUCK STARTED RIGHT AWAY. SAME DAY HAD MY BATTERY CHECKED AND ALTERNATOR AND EVERYTHING CAME OUT FINE NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER BUT THIS TIME TRUCK HESITATED WHEN KEY WAS TURNED THEN IT DID NOT START RESET THE CLOCK IN THE TRUCK AND THEN HAD LIGHTS DIMMING EVERYTIME BLINKERS WERE TURNED ON. GOT HOME AND HAD A FEELING TRUCK WOULD NOT START IF I TOOK THE KEY OUT SURE ENOUGH EVERYTHING WAS DEAD WHEN I TRIED TURNING IT BACK ON. HAD TO JUMP IT AGAIN. WHEN THAT HAPPENED I GOT THE BATTERY REPLACED THINKING IT WAS FAULTY. TWO WEEKS WENT BY AND IT WAS FINE THEN AFTER PUNCHING ON THE GAS A LITTLE TO PASS A SEMI THE LOCKS WENT UP AND DOWN REALLY FAST AND HAD LIGHTS DIM AGAIN NO MESSAGE ON THE DASH OR ANYTHING. I GOT HOME AND TRUCK DID NOT START AGAIN. JUMPED IT AGAIN THEN A WEEK LATER GOING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK HAD EXTREMELY BAD TREMORS AND THEN THE LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AGAIN THE LIGHTS AND STEREO WERE GOING ON AND OFF AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING INTO NEUTRAL AND DRIVE EVERY OTHER FEW SECONDS WITCH CAUSED A CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY. GOOD THING I WAS ONLY A FEW MILES AWAY FROM HOME. I TURNED AROUND WENT HOME AND SURE ENOUGH TURNED IT OFF PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND NO POWER . EXPLAINED FAILURE TO A DEALERSHIP AND SAID POSSIBILITY WAS THE ECM. AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING UNLESS IT WAS DUPLICATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372156December 22, 2010
STEERING
MY 2007 CREW CAB CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 WAS PURCHASED ON 11/27/06 AND IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AS OF 12/22/10. THE STEERING IS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE AND JERKS WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT WHILE MOVING IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AT AROUND 20,000 MILES IN THE 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT I PURCHASED FROM THE SAME DEALER PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE OF THIS 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AT THE FIRST SIGN OF STEERING FAILURE WITH BOTH VEHICLES, I TOOK THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THE STEERING MALFUNCTION IN THE 2004 CHEVROLET WAS FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE (2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500) I WAS INFORMED BY THE SAME DEALER THAT I WANTED EXACTLY THE SAME WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD BEEN SUPPLIED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AS I HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY. ON 12/22/10, I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING MY TRUCK BACK AT 0830 ON THE MORNING OF 12/23/10 AND THAT I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY A CO-PAY OF $100. I AM CERTAINLY NO MECHANIC, BUT IF THE STEERING IS FAILING, WOULD IT NOT BE A SAFETY HAZARD TO PUT THE DRIVER BACK ON THE ROAD IN THIS VEHICLE? ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE READ ON YOUR SITE, THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. FOR ME, THIS IS SECOND CHEVROLET SILVERADO IN WHICH THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. I DO NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHICH PARTS THE DEALER REPLACED IN MY FIRST VEHICLE, BUT THE BEGINNING SYMPTOMS OF THIS STEERING MALFUNCTION ARE THE SAME AS THOSE THAT OCCURRED WITH MY 2004 SILVERADO. WHAT FRUSTRATES ME ABOUT THIS SITUATION IS THAT THE FAILURE SEEMS TO OCCUR QUITE FREQUENTLY IN THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO. SHOULD THEY NOT BE HELD TO SOME STANDARD OF AT LEAST REPLACING POORLY DESIGNED STEERING PARTS AT NO CHARGE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371607December 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN
ON 10/18/2010 RETURNING HOME FROM VACATION, MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY SUFFERED SEVERE INTERNAL FAILURE. THE DEALER IN SOUTH CAROLINA REPAIRED MY VEHICLE, AND COVERED THE EXPENSE OF THE REPLACEMENT PART AND LABOR UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THEY ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS WHICH WERE DAMAGED TO THE SEVERE INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE MALFUNCTION OF THE PART, IT HAPPENS. BUT, ON 12/17/2010 THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY SUFFERED INTERNAL FAILURE, AGAIN THE DEALER COVERED THE EXPENSE OF THE REPLACEMENT PART AND LABOR UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THEIR MUST BE A PROBLEM FOR BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES TO FAIL, I ONLY HAVE UNDER 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370376December 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL LINE COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,674. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369867December 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FIBER OPTIC CABLES IN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369683December 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AFTER THE FAILURE AND NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REMAINED STUCK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,085.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368278November 30, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT RELEASE THE DOOR LATCH. I HAD TO UTILIZE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368216November 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANS COOLER LINES WERE LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED; THE TRANSCOOLER LINES AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,890. UPDATED 01/21/11 *BF UPDATED 04/13/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366559November 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN OFF ON 3 OF MY CHEVROLET SILVERADOS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363958November 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE LISTENING TO THE RADIO, WHILE TRUCK WAS OFF, THROUGH AUXILIARY INPUT, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY CUT OFF. I LOST ALL POWER TO POWER STEERING, POWER WINDOWS, LIGHTS, DASH WOULD NOT INDICATE WHAT GEAR THE TRUCK WAS IN, AND OF COURSE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. HAD TO HAVE TRUCK TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHICH THEY FOUND THE BCM HAD GONE OUT. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO VOLTAGE SURGE AND NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE. A NEW BCM WAS PLACED IN THE TRUCK AT A 600$ EXPENSE TO MY SELF, AND THE TRUCK IS FINE NOW. STILL WORRIED ABOUT WHY IT HAPPENED AND WHAT CAUSED IT SO I KNOW IT WON'T HAPPEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD, OR IF I AM IN AN UNSAFE PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363835November 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS RELEASED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE SPEED INCREASED UP TO 80 MPH BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPEARED TO BE STUCK CAUSING THE CONTACT TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND OFF AGAIN BEFORE IT BEGAN COASTING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360872October 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2007 CHEVROLET 2500 SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING HEATED WASHER SYSTEM RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEATED WASHER SYSTEM SHOULD BE FIXED AND NOT DISMANTLED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN DUE TO FUEL FILTER PROBLEMS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION,, THE ALERT SIGN STARTED BLINKING. THE CONSUMER WAS TOWING A 5TH WHEEL AND THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER SHUT OFF, LEAVING NO BRAKES ON THE TRAILER. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE TRAILER WAS INSPECTED AND MINOR BRAKE ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN BECAUSE IF A FUEL FILTER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359343October 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PISTON AND WRIST PIN WERE REPLACED. AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK, HE HEARD THE KNOCKING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PISTONS AND LIFT PINS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED $2,000 TOWARDS A NEW VEHICLE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE FOR THE CURRENT PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357496September 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2007 NEW BODY STYLE CHEVY SILVERADO JERKS / BANGS WHILE STOPPED AS IF I WAS REAR ENDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW. CURRENTLY HAS 30,000 MILES. THE DEALER OF COURSE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356071September 17, 2010
STEERING
INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN, CLUNKING NOISE RADIATING UP THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN, VERY PRONOUNCED WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE, NOISE HAS BECOME WORSE AND OWNER IS ANNOYED AND CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. CONTACTING THE DEALER, THEY WANT TO CHARGE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER HAS ALSO STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM WAS PRESENT WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE SHOCK ABSORBERS ON THE FRONT AND HAD NO DESIRE TO HAVE THE SAME 'CHEAP' SHOCKS REPLACED. UPON MY OBTAINING FOUR KYB BRAND SHOCK ABSORBERS AND INSTALLING THEM, IT BECAME APPARENT TO ME THAT THERE WAS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND A 'SERVICE BULLETIN' CONCERNING THE PROBLEM. UPON TALKING TO THE DEALER AND A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE, I REALIZED THAT THEY DID NOT GIVE A DARN - THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH NOT ONLY MY VEHICLE 'TYPE' BUT ALSO MANY OTHER GM VEHICLE 'TYPES.' *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354867September 10, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 AVG. USE OF HEAT AND A/C 2 MELTED WIRING HARNESS TO BLOWER MOTOR 3 NOTHING DONE BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353668September 3, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS INVOLUNTARILY DEPLOYED. HE SUFFERED INJURIES BUT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAGS WERE REMOVED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10350267August 18, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
THIS IS A REPORT OF FAILURE OF CHEVROLET VEHICLE DEALERSHIP SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE FOR 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK 2500HD. ON AUGUST 16, 2010 THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR GMC PRODUCTS FAILED TO PERFORM REQUIRED MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE. AS PART MAINTENANCE LEVEL II SPECIFICATIONS, RESETTING TIRE PRESSURES AFTER TIRE ROTATION AND LUBRICATION OF FITTINGS AND BODY COMPONENTS IS NOT ACCOMPLISHED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. INTERNAL VEHICLE MONITORING OF TIRE PRESSURES THE FRONT TIRES INDICATES 85 AND 87 PSI. VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRE 60 PSI IN BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT OVER INFLATED BOTH FRONT TIRES 25 AND 27 PSI. THESE TIRES PRESSURES ARE VERIFIED WITH AN EXTERNAL HAND HELP PRESSURE GAGE DONE BY THE OWNER AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS. REFUND OF REMITTANCE PAID FOR SERVICES NOT PERFORMED IS REQUESTED BUT ALSO IS NOT ACCOMPLISHED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349978August 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. HE LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V240000-ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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