Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10329544May 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE HAVE HAD TO DO EXTENSIVE WORK TO MAINTAIN THE BRAKES IN OUR CHEVY SILVERADO IN SAFE WORKING CONDITION. THEY FAILED SUDDENLY, TWICE, MAKING THE BRAKE PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND. COSTS FOR REPAIRS WERE SIGNIFICANT, BUT THANKFULLY NO INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329547May 10, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, TRAILER HITCHES
WE HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST TO THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE, TRAILER HITCH, AND BOTH BUMPERS ON THIS TRUCK. TO PREVENT IT FROM RUSTING AWAY, WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAB AND BED UNDERCOATED. WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS LINES, AS THEY WERE ROTTED OUT, WHICH POSED POTENTIAL GAS LOSS AND SAFETY ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328350May 1, 2010
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
1. RAIN 2. WIPER MOTOR, WHENEVER I USE THE WIPERS, WIPER ARM STICKS AND WONT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION, AND SOMETIMES GOES ALL THE TO THE LEFT AND HANGS UP ON SIDE OF TRUCK, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PUSH THE ARM BACK ONTO WINDSHIELD AND THEN PUSH IT DOWN TO ITS HOME POSITION. 3. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328239April 30, 2010
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN-DASH GEAR SELECTOR LIGHT IS INOPERABLE. LIGHT STOPPED BURNING FOR NO REASON AND DURING THE DAY TIME CAN NOT SEE WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT VEHICLE COULD NOT BE IN PARK AND COULD ROLL AWAY FROM VEHICLE OPERATOR WHEN IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE IN A PARKED POSITION. TO FIX THE LIGHT ONE LARGE PART THAT COVERS MULTIPLE DASH COMPONENTS IS REPLACED NOT JUST A SINGLE COMPONENT AND THIS PART COSTS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS EVEN IF OTHER COMPONENTS ARE WORKING FINE. THIS COMPONENT ALSO HAS TO BE INSTALLED BY A DEALERSHIP SINCE IT COVERS THE ODOMETER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328074April 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAD A BRAKE LINE FAIL ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD CREW CAB 4X4. THE LINE FAILED ABOVE THE GAS TANK. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AS I NOTICED THE PEDAL SOFTENING AND FLUID LEAKING. THE LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328100April 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED HE COULD SMELL SMOKE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES AND ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES BY HIS MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF ROAD SALTS AND MUDDY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 06/29/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW BRAKES AGAIN. THE POWER BOOSTER AND PROPORTIONING VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE WHEEL HUB FAILED ALONG WITH THE ABS SENSOR. UPDATED 09/13/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327838April 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2003 SILVERADO 2500HD RUSTED BRAKE LINE FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT. I HAD DEALER REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327328April 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINES HAVE ROTTEN OUT IN 6 YRS WITH OUT WARNING ,AND COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT, IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC LOW POWER IN BOOSTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326902April 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE FAILURE IN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES. REAR BRAKE LINE CORROSION LED TO LEAK AND FAILURE OF REAR BRAKES. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE SHOP, WHERE HEAVY CORROSION WAS FOUND ON ALL THREE OTHER BRAKE LINES. ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH SPECIALLY MANUFACTURED STAINLESS STEEL LINES BECAUSE GM DOESN'T MANUFACTURE THEM. PREVIOUSLY HAD TROUBLE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. BOTH SPEED SENSORS WERE FAULTY; HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED AND REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326309April 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TRUCK LOST ABILITY TO STOP EFFECTIVELY. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHERE MECHANIC FOUND BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED FROM CORROSION. BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326456April 19, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,340. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325992April 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE STOPPING AT A STOPLIGHT A MILE FROM MY HOME, I NOTICED THE BRAKES SEEMED SOFT ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD DIESEL WITH 95,000 MILES. AFTER COMING TO A STOP I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND FELT AND HEARD THE BRAKE LINE BURST AS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY GONE. USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND MAKE IT BACK TO MY HOME WHERE I PARKED THE TRUCK AND IT HASN'T MOVED SINCE. I CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RUSTY BRAKE LINE GOING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS UNIT JUST BELOW THE DIVERS SIDE DOOR, HAD BUST OPEN AND FAILED. THE OTHER BRAKE LINES ALSO APPEAR VERY HEAVILY RUSTED, AND AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE I WOULD NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK AGAIN UNTIL THEY ARE ALL REPLACED. IN ALL MY YEARS OF LIVING IN NEW ENGLAND AND OWNING SEVERAL GM VEHICLES, I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES DUE TO RUST OR CORROSION. I FEEL VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN MOVING WHEN THAT PARTICULAR LINE BURST. I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO STOP AS IT CAUSED A IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE FAILURE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. IT SEEMS CLEAR TO ME THAT A HIGHER QUALITY BRAKE LINE SHOULD BE USED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325844April 15, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE I CAN FIND ON YOUR SITE TO SEND A COMPLAINT TO,MY ISSUE IS WITH ALL THE CHEVROLET RECALLS THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR MY TRUCK I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A LETTER OR A CARD OR ANY OTHER KIND OF NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK SINCE NEW AND HAVE HAD TO COME HERE TO PRINT EVERYTHING OUT AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT RESOLVED. SO I GUESS WHEN THEY SELL THE CAR OR TRUCK THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE ANY MORE TO NOTIFY THE OWNERS? I HAVE A CHEVROLET 2003 Z71 4X4 [XXX] IN MY OPINION THIS IS NOT VERY GOOD COMPANY TO CONSUMER RELATIONS. I DO THANK GOD FOR THIS SITE BEING HERE AS THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN SEEM TO KEEP UP ON THE ISSUES/TROUBLE/RECALLS THAT ARE OUT HERE TO FIND WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY TRUCK TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD AND RUNNING RIGHT. AT THIS TIME THEY ARE NOW ORDERING ME A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BECAUSE OF THE STEPPER MOTOR THAT WENT OUT AND IS REGISTERING OVER 120 MPH AT THIS TIME AND IM NOT EVEN DRIVING IT, THE DEALER SAID THAT HE HAD NO RECALL FOR THIS AND I PROCEEDED TO TELL HIM I HAVE THE PAPERWORK FOR YOUR SITE AND THEN HE WAS STILL GOING TO CHARGE ME FOR IT EXCEPT I SORT OF BLEW UP IN THE SERVICE DEPT.[XXX] *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325660April 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2003 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. 4 LINES BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. I TOTAL LOST ALL BRAKES LUCKY NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES HAPPEN. HAD OVER $1200 IN REPAIR BILLS IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325421April 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK DOWN THE STREET, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES, FRONT AND REAR, BECAUSE THEY WERE CORRODED AND POSED A SAFETY THREAT. THE TOTAL FOR THE REPAIRS WAS $1810.50. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324969April 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD THIS PAST WINTER AND A CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME...I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES AND THANKFULLLY WAS ABLE TO GET AROUND THE CAR INTO THE OTHER LANE WITHOUT INJURY. THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD THERE BEEN VEHICLES IN THE OTHER LANE. IN ADDITION TO THIS THE SPEEDOMETER OFTEN STOPS WORKING AND IS REGISTERING AT THE WRONG SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324827April 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES (ROTORS AND PADS) NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DELAMINATED AND CORRODED. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW AND ONLY HAVE 22,352 MILES ON IT, AND THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TIME THIS TRUCK NEEDS BRAKES. I DID NOT KEEP OLD PARTS, BECAUSE THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY A CHEVROLET DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324858April 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I STARTED MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUT IT INTO GEAR THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY MY E-BRAKE WORKED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 57000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE FRONT BRAKE LINES. I AM GLAD NO ONE WAS HURT. WHY DID THE RUST OUT WITH LOW MILES? I AM READING I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS. THE REPAIR COST ME $617.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324872April 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY RUSTED, THEY ARE NOT LEAKING YET BUT I AM CONCERNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324748April 9, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RIGHT SIDE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY TOTALLY SHOT WITH LESS THAN 57,000 MILES ON TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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