Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10188884April 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING. IT HAD THE WRONG SPEED DISPLAYED AND CAUSED TO ME TO EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT FOR SEVERAL MILES AND THEN I GOING SLOWER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT. BOTH SITUATIONS CAUSED ME TO HAVE CLOSE RUN-INS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188446April 20, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71'S SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND STARTED GIVING ERRATIC READINGS SUCH AS 65 MPH WHILE GOING NO MORE THAN 10 MPH. AFTER STARTING, TURNING OFF, AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE ROUGHLY 10 TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WENT BACK TO ZERO. NEXT TIME I DROVE, HOWEVER, IT STARTING ACTING UP AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. WE HAVE SPEED LIMITS FOR SAFETY REASONS AND IMAGINE DRIVING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. THIS PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD AND GM IS IGNORING IT. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188453April 20, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHOLE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH, MY SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 70, THEN STARTED GOING UP UNTIL IT TOPPED OUT. I PANICKED AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED GOING DOWN AT 65 MPH. I HAD TO START AND STOP THE ENGINE REPEATEDLY AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT DOWN IN 5 MPH INTERVALS. I'VE HEARD FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT COST THEM BETWEEN $350 AND $450. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS SO WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN I HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OFF THE ROAD AND START AND STOP THE CAR UNTIL IT RESETS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188092April 17, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 SPEEDOMETER INDICATING 120 MPH WITH WITH ENGINE OFF. SPEEDOMETER WILL FUNCTION BETWEEN 90 MPH & PEGGED OUT"WHEN DRIVING. GM WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A RECALL ITEM, AND LOOKING AT SOME ONLINE FORUMS THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2002 -2006 SILVERADOS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188145April 17, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
TL*THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ON THE 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD WAS DAMAGED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY. AFTER 2 YEARS THE FAILURE RECURRED ON BOTH WHEELS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26000. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187846April 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STICKS AND GIVES INACURATE SPEED. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT DUE TO WRONG SPEED. I PERSONALLY FIND MYSELF LOKKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO TRY TO KEEP THE PROPER SPEED. VEY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187850April 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LT Z-71 AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WHILE AT STOP AND WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 WILL BE PEGGED OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ON RECALL. I FOUND AN ONLINE FORUM WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED DISGRUNTLED GM OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, MOST OF THEM SAY THE REPAIRS COST AROUND $700 AND THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES REOCCURS. I AM A DIEHARD GM FANATIC AND HAVE OWNED SEVERAL AND EVERYTIME I HAD A PROBLEM IT WAS MINOR, BUT THIS IS NOT A MINOR PROBLEM. IN THE FORUM I FOUND THERE IS TALK OF A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE THIS PROBLEM GO THAT FAR, WHEN A RECALL WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN RECALLS ON ALOT MORE MINOR STUFF FROM GM, SO WHAT IS THE HOLD UP? I CANT AFFORD TO SPEND $700 TO FIX FAULTY WORKMANSHIP. THE TACHOMETER ALSO DOESN'T FUNCTION RIGHT, BUT THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME AS MUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT FUEL GUAGES MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY EITHER AND THAT WORRIES ME BECAUSE MY WIFE USES THIS TRUCK AND HAS MY CHILDREN WITH HER MOST OF THE TIME AND WE LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND IF SHE RUNS OUT OF GAS SHE MAY NOT HAVE CELL SERVICE TO CALL SOMEONE AND THE THOUGHT OF MY WIFE, FIVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND INFANT SON WALKING DOWN THE HIGHWAY LATE AT NIGHT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME. PLEASE DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING AND RECALL YOUR FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187390April 9, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK THAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER.THE SPEEDOMETER IS WAY OFF FROM THE CORRECT SPEED AND SOMETIMES DOSN'T MOVE AT ALL. I CAN'T EVER TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187239April 7, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO JUMP AROUND AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW FAST I WAS GOING. DEALER TOLD ME IT WASN'T A RECALL ISSUE, BUT TOO MANY GM OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187166April 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TOOK 2003 SILVERADO IN TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE COMPUTER UPDATED, EVER SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. IT IS ERRATIC, AND DISPLAYS SPEEDS MUCH HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. I AM ABLE TO TURN IGNITION ON AND OFF TO GET IT TO RESET BACK TO ZERO, BUT THAT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186908April 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD IS ERRATIC. SOMETIME IT WORKS FINE, OTHER TIMES IT WILL REGISTER 30 MPH AT A STOP. OTHER TIMES IT SHOWS 120 MPH WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH. SOME TIMES IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186795April 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN OPERATING TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON BOTH SIGNALS, SO OTHER DRIVERS CAN'T TELL WHAT DIRECTION I'M TURNING OR CHANGING LANES NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED APPROXIMATE YEAR AGO AT JOE PANIAN CHEV DEALERSHIP AND PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN ABOUT WEEK AGO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186640March 31, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
FAULTY SIGNAL FLASHERS IN GM VEHICLES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186606March 30, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD QUICK WORKING. HAVE HEAR MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS IN THIS ISSUE. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL BE STUCK ON 50 MPH WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WONT GO BACK DOWN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186446March 29, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 11830 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 65 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.*AK UPDATE *4/23/07TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186374March 28, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER IN 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS NOT WORKING. IT MAKES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF NOISE, AND GOT STUCK IN VARIOUS POSITIONS DURING ACCELERATION/ DECELERATION. MOVED BOTH DIRECTIONS IN A RATCHET MOTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186397March 28, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT RECORD THE CORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TWO WEEKS AGO KNOWING THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. THE MECHANIC, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 115,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186266March 27, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE SPEED SENSORS FAILED ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH BECAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. THE RECALL ONLY EXTENDS TO THE 2002 MODEL YEAR, AND GM WILL NOT FIX MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THIS CAUSED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. GM DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS OR CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. OVER 200 ACTUAL CRASHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. DO NOT BUY A GM VEHICLE UNLESS YOU ENJOY CAR CRASHES AND POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. NOW I AM PAYING $500 ON A LEASED TRUCK TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186194March 26, 2007
SUSPENSION, STEERING
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 53,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED, BUT HAPPENED MORE WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO LUBRICATED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN OBSERVED THREE TIMES. THE NOISE HAD NOT EFFECTED THE MANEUVERABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 53,000.*AK THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. UPDATE *4/23/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185965March 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ONE DAY GAUGE CLUSTER ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AND SPEEDOMETER SHOWED A READING OF 0.0 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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