Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10163271July 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, ON JULY 14, 2006 THE BATTERY FAILED AND LEAKED SULFURIC ACID ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10162963July 20, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THEY ACTIVATE ON DRY SURFACES WITHOUT ACTUAL WHEEL 'LOCK-UP' OCCURRING. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO COLLISIONS AT INTERSECTIONS AND ALSO NEARLY ROLLED INTO AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS RED IN MY DIRECTION WITH TRAFFIC PROCEEDING AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO MY VEHICLE. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162910July 19, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAIL WHEN VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO 5-10 MPH DUE TO DEFECTIVE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSORS. *NM
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10162912July 19, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER NEEDLES SWEPT FULL RANGE AND ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. IF THIS HAPPENS IN A INTERSECTION DURING A START OR WHILE YIELDING, I FEAR AN ACCIDENT. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE THE POWER CAME BACK. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. *NM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10162158July 11, 2006
SEAT BELTS, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CLUNK IN THE STEERING SHAFT COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THE STEERING SHAFT BE GREASED DOWN. THERE WERE NO DIRECTIONS REGARDING THE FREQUENCY OF GREASING THE STEERING SHAFT HOWEVER THE PROCEDURE IS EXPENSIVE TO GET DONE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WILL CHARGE FOR GREASE THE STEERING. UPDATED 7/25/2006 - WHEN THE SHAFT MOVED UP AND DOWN THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO MOVED UP AND DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL GM PRODUCTS PERFORM THIS WAY AND THAT THERE WAS NO FIX AVAILABLE. THE SHAFT HAS BEEN LUBED TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT STOP BUTTON FELL OFF BELT. *NM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10161750July 7, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT
REAR TAIL LIGHT FILLS WITH WATER AND FOGS UP CAUSING LIGHTS TO NOT BE SEEN GOOD...*NM
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0
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0
#10161850July 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE @ APPROX. 36,000 MILES. ASKED SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO EXAMINE BRAKES FOR WEAR. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DISC BRAKES WERE FINE, HOWEVER, THE REAR ROTORS WERE FLAKING AND RUSTED. REAR ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TRUCKS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT TYPICAL WEAR BASED ON HIS EXPERIENCE, PARTICULARLY AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10161507July 5, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN
2003 CHEVY K1500 HD HAS HAD CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH KNOCKING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN. ALREADY HAVE TAKEN IT IN ONCE AND A "REPAIR" AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS PERFORMED BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT CONSISTED OF...THEY CLAIM THEY REPLACED THE PART BUT IT IS NOT 26,000 MILES LATER AND ITS DOING IT AGAIN WORSE THAN BEFORE. *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10161360July 4, 2006
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD, EVERY YEAR SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK, I HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING GEAR BOX SHAFT SECTOR LUBED AND ONCE REPLACED. JUST HAD THIS DONE AGAIN TWO DAYS AGO. THIS IS AN IRRITATING PROBLEM SINCE WHEN IT IS GOING BAD OR NEEDS LUBED, IT HAS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR OR NOT. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY AND NOT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF IT HAPPENS OVER A YEAR AFTER LAST REPAIR, I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND I DON'T BELIEVE ANYONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT DONE. I HAVE HAD OTHER CHEVY'S AND OTHER MAKES OF TRUCKS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160558June 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WE PURCHASED OUR 2003 SILVERADO IN SEPT. 2003 . FROM NOVEMBER 2003 WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE BRAKE FAILURES AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON . THE DEALER HAD THE TRUCK IN MAY FOR ALMOST A MONTH AND THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO US WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED . THE TRUCK CURRENTLY SITS IN OUR GARAGE AND WE REFUSE TO DRIVE IT. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THIS PROBLEM IS NORMAL AND THAT THE TRUCK IS SAFE. *NM
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160635June 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT AND BACK ROTORS NEED REPLACED, EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE, DUE TO RUSTING ROTORS. THIS CREATES AN UNFORESEEN EXPENSE AS WELL AS HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THAT MAY CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160238June 20, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND A RATTLING NOISE WITHIN THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AGAIN BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT GREASED TO DECREASE THE RATTLING NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS STARTING TO MAKE NOISE AGAIN. UPDATED 11/03/06. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159806June 14, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHEVY DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL VEHICLES. WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THERE ARE SO MANY FAILURES WHY NOT RECALL AND REPLACE. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159563June 12, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE IS AN INCREASED BRAKING EFFORT REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PEDAL ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. NEW BRAKE PADS WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE ON 6-11-06 BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 04V045000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10160513June 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, TIRES, VISIBILITY, SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON 2003 SILVERADO. *TS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT, THE REVERSE GEAR WAS INOPERABLE AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS LOOSE. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW. FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE GEAR BOX. THE FRONT SEAL ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS WORN AND LEAKING, AS WELL AS THE LOWER HOSE. THE WATER PUMP GASKET AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSE WAS LEAKING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. THE A/C WOULD ONLY BLOW OUT AIR FROM THE DEFROST VENTS. THE A/C HEATER MODE DOOR ACTUATOR WAS WORN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS WARPED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER MONTHS LATER ONE OF THE TIRES DEVELOPED A SLOW LEAK, DUE TO A PIN HOLE LOCATED IN THE SIDEWALL. THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS WERE REPLACED. THE TAIL GATE SUPPORT CABLES WERE REPLACED. THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE SECOND ROW SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159372June 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING A TIRE REPLACEMENT THE DEALER NOTICED THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE TIRE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159309June 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TWO MONTHS, THE BRAKES VIBRATED WHILE DEPRESSED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE LENGTH OF THE VEHICLE NOT BEING IN SERVICE AND THE SALT USED ON THE ROADS.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159185June 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS OF 3-10 MPH. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES; HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 6/20/2006 - *NM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10158985June 5, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN, EQUIPMENT
CONSISTENT KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER HAS REGREASED THE SHAFT TWICE WITH SPECIAL GREASE AND ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT REPLACED THE WHOLE SHAFT WITH AN UPDATED VERSION. IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS THE SHAFT HAS BEGUN TO KNOCK AGAIN. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158784June 1, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING INFORMATION CONCERNING POSSIBLE BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 06/16/06. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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