Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10101631November 24, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. WHEN STARTING UP, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND YOU MUST JERK IT TO BREAK LOOSE. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098859November 15, 2004
STEERING
DEFECTIVE SEAL IN STEERING MECHANISM. ( IN THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ) A REPAIR KIT IS OFFERED BUT IS ONLY TEMPORARY FIX. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THIS IS COMMON AND MAY HAVE TO BE REPEATED EVERY 15 TO 20,000 MILES AT OWNERS COST. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101121November 10, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
SEVERE TIRE PULLS, LEFT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED MOST PULL. EVEN DEVELOPED A SMALL BULGE IN THE TIRE TREAD ITSELF. CONDITION WORSENED WITH MILEAGE. CONSUMER TOOK HIS TRUCK TO 4WP STORE AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE TIRES UNDER PURCHASED WARRANTY. STORE MANAGER STATED THAT THE TIRE PULLS WERE COMMON AMONG ALL TIRE BRANDS AND FAILED TO REPLACE TIRES UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER AT A LATER TIME REPLACED WORN SUSPENSION PARTS DUE TO OUT OF BALANCE CONDITION AND VIBRATION CAUSED BY TIRE BULGES. CONSUMER ALSO FILED COMPLAINT WITH THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS STATE ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. *NM FB F2
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095182November 3, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED EXCESSIVE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE, FOLLOWED BY LOW OIL PRESSURE, AND THE CRANK CASE GETTING FULL OF DIESEL. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT FUEL INJECTION BLEW OUT. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THE MANUFACTURER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART. THIS PART HAD BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR FOUR WEEKS. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098026October 30, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM MY DOCTOR IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ON WV RT. #3, IN BECKLEY, WV, TRAVELING AT A SPEED LESS THAN 30 MPH, WHEN THE RT. REAR TIRE RUPTURED ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL; I HAD NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANY OBJECT, AND THE TIRE SHOWS NO TRAUMA TO ITS CARCASS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098930October 28, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE LOSET POWER STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE POWER ASSIST PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING FLUID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093962October 27, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE IN APRIL 2004. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. WHEN WILL PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE? WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK THE PART FINALLY BECAME AVAILABLE OCTOBER 5, 2004. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097771October 26, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER COULD FEEL VIBRATION IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR END. AFTER REPAIRS CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096155October 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THIS MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON ICY ROADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097396October 21, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097111October 19, 2004
STEERING
WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097081October 18, 2004
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BALANCE AND ROTATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093882October 10, 2004
STEERING
KNOCK IN FRONT END, FELT IN STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS, NORMALLY WHEN TURNING. SERVICED EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES (DOCUMENTED), AND I ASKED THE SHOP FORMAN/MANAGERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM SINCE EARLY 2003 WHEN IT WAS FIRST NOTICED. WAS FINALLY TOLD IT WAS A SPLINE (?) NEEDING LUBED OR REPLACED BY A DEALERSHIP AND WAS ALSO ADVISED TO CONTACT GM AS IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE EARLY 2003 AND DEALERSHIPS NEW ABOUT IT THEN, HOWEVER, DIDN'T KNOW HOW OR WHAT TO DO TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. NOW VERY NOTICEABLE. SAFETY PROBLEM (??) . *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093755October 7, 2004
TIRES
TIRE JUST FELL APART ON THE THRUWAY. LUCKILY MY WIFE AND I ARE OK. I AM GOING TODAY TO BUY NEW TIRES. I WILL NOT KEEP OR OWN FIRESTONE TIRES AGAIN. THIS WAS NOT A BLOWOUT, THE TIRE FAILED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095277October 6, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. WHEN THE PASSENGER WAS STRAPPED IN AND LEANED FORWARD THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED INADVERTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND COMPLAINED TO THE MANUFACTURER. WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELTS MET SPECIFICATIONS, AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094949October 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE IN FIRST GEAR. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093477October 2, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CLUNCKING UNDER HOOD FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE A 2001 TAHOE WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM. THE STEERING GEAR MUST BE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094637September 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE
VEHICLE STARTED BY ITSELF. THERE WERE NO KEYS IN IT. DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. WHILE OUT OF TOWN THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING ON ITS OWN BECAUSE CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE FULL OF GAS AND FOUND IT HALF EMPTY UPON RETURNING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CONSUMER WAS IN THE VEHICLE, ALL GAUGES WENT WILD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091458September 28, 2004
STEERING
WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE CONSUMER HEARD A DISTURBING NOISE COMING FROM THE CLUTCH. *JB INITIALLY RTHE DEALER REPLACED THE U-JOINT BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089611September 28, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES DUE TO HIS HEAD HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK THE CHEVROLET TESTERS CAME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE IMPACT WAS NOT HARD ENOUGH NOR WAS THE VEHICLE GOING FAST ENOUGH FOR THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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