Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2007)

1,299 consumer complaints on file.

#10349828August 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
ENGINE POWER REDUCED TO 35 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. PULLING A TRAILER MERGING INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC ON TO I75. WHILE MERGING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 35 MPH NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE REDUCTION IS SPEED OCCURED WITHOUT WARNING. A LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON THAT SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THIS REDUCTION IN POWER WAS THE RESULT OF THE EXHAUST FILTER BEING FULL OR CLOGGED. DROVE TO NEXT EXIT AT REDUCED SPPED ON SHOULDER AND EXITED THE HIGHWAY. ENGINE IS A DURAMAX DIESEL 6.6L
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348516August 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR POLLUTION SYSTEM SENSOR BURNED FUEL WHEN IT BECAME FULL. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO USE FUEL FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DISPLAYED REFER TO THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE DRIVEN 30 MPH FOR 20 MINUTES UNTIL THE SYSTEM WAS CLEANED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348247August 9, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER FAN STARTED WORKING OFF AND ON AND FINALLY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. CONSEQUENCE WAS HAVING TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY AC IN 100 DEGREE HEAT. TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR ON 8/9/10 AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE A TSB 05-01-38-012C AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE THE REPAIR COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346369July 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, HE ADDED OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO OIL LEAKS IN THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR EVERY 1,000 MILES AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS MISSING APPROXIMATELY 1 OR 2 QUARTS OF OIL. EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED AN OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL MORE OIL WAS ADDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS REPLACED THE VALVE COVER GASKET BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,235.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346213July 29, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT RELEASE THE DOOR LATCH. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345592July 27, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 CREW CAB SMALL V8 2WD. ABS ACTIVATES AT SLOW STOPPING SPEED. NO ABS LIGHT COMES ON. STOPPING DISTANCE REDUCED. THIS OCCURS AT EVERY STOP. TRUCK BOUGHT WHITE ALLEN CHEVROLET DAYTON OHIO AND DRIVEN IN DAYTON OHIO AREA. PROBLEM STARTED AT 37000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343188July 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A LOUD CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE STABILITRAK INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED A MESSAGE THAT READ "REDUCE ENGINE POWER". IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE POWER. ALSO, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FIFTEEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FAILURE PERSISTED IN WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342272July 13, 2010
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE GM TO BUY BACK TRUCK BECAUSE OF DESIGN FLAWS AND SUSPECTED LEMON *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ONSTAR ACTIVATED AND STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER CALLED ONSTAR TO TELL THEM THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE OPERATOR ASKED THE CONSUMER WERE THERE ANY LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO INSTRUCT THE CONSUMER ON HOW TO RESET THE LIGHT, AND STATED IF IT DIDN'T CLEAR WITHIN TWO DAYS TO CALL BACK. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE AND STARTED TO GO FORWARD, THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION, DUST FILLED THE TRUCK AND ONSTAR CAME ON SAYING THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. A WEEK LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATING THE EXPLOSION WAS CAUSED BY A POOR DESIGN IN THE GALLEYS IN THE FLOOR, THEY WENT FROM THE CENTER OF THE TRUCK TO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR UNDER A RUBBER MATE. ONE OF THE GALLEYS WENT THROUGH A RUBBER GROMMET WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK INTO A COMPARTMENT STORING VERY HIGH PRESSURE COMPACT CYLINDERS FOR THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELTS. THE WATER CAUSED CORROSION ON THE HIGH PRESSURE CYLINDERS AND CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. ALSO, THE TAILGATE LATCH WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY. THE DEALER FOUND THE PIVOTS HAD SEIZED. ON COLD STARTS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE AND THEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. THE DEALER FOUND A VALVE BODY BOLT BROKEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342946July 13, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING RACK DEVELOPS LEAKS, COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342542July 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 5.3L ENGINE. AT 40,000 MILES, THE CAMSHAFT AND A COUPLE OF LIFTERS WERE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR AND EVENTUAL TAPPING. AGAIN AT 90,000 MILES, THE CAMSHAFT AND A COUPLE OF LIFTERS (LOBE 4) WERE REPLACED DUE TO LIFTER WEAR AND BREAKAGE CAUSING ENGINE TAPPING. ON THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, AFTER THE LIFTERS HAD STARTED TAPPING (AND 900 MILES FROM HOME) A PIECE OF A LIFTER BROKE OFF AND CAUGHT IN THE OIL PUMP CAUSING IT TO STOP. I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE. UPON THIS SECOND OCCURRENCE OF LIFTER FAILURE CAUSING THE CAMSHAFT TO WEAR, I FELT SURE THAT CHEVROLET AND GM WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A SHORT BLOCK BUT I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED. GM AND THE CHEVROLET DEALER ADMITTED THAT A CAMSHAFT SHOULD LAST AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE BUT I AM ON MY 3RD CAMSHAFT IN THIS ENGINE BEFORE THE WARRANTY ENDED. ONE TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THE CAMSHAFT WAS PROBABLY OF A BAD LOT MADE BUT THESE 2 OCCURRENCES WERE TOO FAR APART FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT A RECALL WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED DURING THAT TIME. THE OTHER (GM) TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT THE CAMSHAFT WORE OUT THE LIFTER BUT I DON'T BUY THAT EXCUSE EITHER. A NEW SET OF TIRES LASTED LONGER THAN THE ENGINE ON BOTH OCCURRENCES. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE BLOCK IN MY VEHICLE WHICH CAUSES ME TO DOUBT THE ENGINE DEPENDABILITY AND WILL CAUSE A REDUCTION OF THE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE WHEN IT IS TIME TO SELL OR TRADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341664July 6, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HEAVY DUTY TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CRASHED INTO A FENCE POST AND SURROUNDING TREES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE NOSE, FACE AND SUFFERED A BLACK EYE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR DAMAGES WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,149. UPDATED 09/30/2010.*LJ UPDATED 10/04/10*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10341461July 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, STEERING, SUSPENSION:REAR
I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 4X4 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD DURAMAX DIESEL TRUCK. I HAVE HAD MY HUBS FAIL TWICE LEAVING ME WITHOUT BRAKES. THIS LAST TIME MY HUB FAILED MY BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. ABS SYSTEM FAILED. MY CHILDREN & I WERE VERY STARTLED. I AM A MOTHER OF SIX CHILDREN. I HAVE LITTLE FAITH IN MY VEHICLE BEING SAFE FOR CHILDREN OR ANYONE. $913.00 DOLLARS LATER IT IS FIXED. ALL NEW WIRING HARNESS & HUB.WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER. MY VEHICLE HAS IN THE 3 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT HAS SPENT APPROX. 8 MONTHS TOTAL BEING SERVICED FOR MALFUNCTIONS. STEERING HAS BEEN AN ISSUE THROUGHOUT ALSO. STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES ALONG WITH ENTIRE STEERING BOX. IT HAS HAD ENTIRE REAR END REPLACEMENT ALSO. I HAVE 3 YEARS OF SERVICE PROOF. MY LIST GOES ON AND ON. *TR THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES SAFETY ISSUES STARTED AFTER THE LIFT WAS INSTALLED .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341418July 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340021June 22, 2010
EQUIPMENT, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER STATES SPARE TIRE FELL OUT AND FLEW 20 FEET IN THE AIR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED UPON RETRIEVING THE TIRE, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE MOUNTING BRACKET HAD SEVERED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO FALL OFF. THE CONSUMER SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. THE OFFICIAL DIAGNOSES WAS THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS THEREFORE CAUSING THE MOUNT TO SEVER. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD NOT TOUCHED THE SPARE TIRE SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336832June 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL INDEPENDENTLY DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 37,300. UPDATED 08/12/10 *BF UPDATED 08/17/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336456June 15, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
2007 SUBURBAN LIFTGATE STARTS TO OPEN THEN ABRUPTLY SHUTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335984June 12, 2010
STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE ON 2007 SILVERADO RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE AND CARRIER ASSEMBLY TO DROP ONTO ROAD WHILE TRAVELING. THIS CARRIER HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334476June 3, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE ALSO REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF SUCH DEFECT AND WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,372 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10333966May 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WILL NO LONGER SHIFT PAST 2ND GEAR AND SHIFTS HARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332511May 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS PROBLEM PERTAINS TO A 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO. THE BLOWER MOTORSHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I SAW SMOKE COME OUT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD BY THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONNECTOR THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE RESISTOR FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS MELTING DUE TO EXTREME HEAT. THE BLACK WIRE WAS GLOWING BRIGHT RED AND WAS MELTING THE PLASTIC ON THE CONNECTOR. AFTER A PHONE CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED, I FOUND OUT THAT CHEVY ALREADY NEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD SEEN IT MANY TIMES. THE PARTS TO REPAIR IT WERE IN STOCK, THEY WERE PURCHASED AND REPLACED. THE FAN AND A/C ARE NOW WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND I HAVE TO PAY EACH TIME. THIS KNOWN PROBLEM SHOULD REQUIRE GM TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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