Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10018466May 9, 2003
TIRES
I JUST BOUGHT A C1500 REGULAR CAB SHORT BED TRUCK. I WAS APPALLED TO FIND OUT THAT THE TIRES ARE RATED AT 950 LBS. AT MAX LOAD OF 44PSI. THE TRUCKS DRY CURB WEIGHT IS LISTED AT 4142 LBS. AND MAX PAY LOAD IS 1958. THESE NUMBERS INDICATED THAT THE TRUCK CHEVROLET SUPPLIED IS ON TIRES THAT ARE NOT EVEN RATED TO HOLD THE TRUCK EMPTY! I CAN'T USE MY TRUCK TO HAUL OR CARRY ANYTHING WITHOUT EXCEEDING THE TIRE MANUFACTURES RATING. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST P235/75R16 (PASSENGER CARE TIRES?) I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD DRIVE THIS TRUCK ON THESE TIRES. I WANT GM TO REPLACE THEM WITH TIRES THAT ARE RATED TO THE CAPACITIES OF THE TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT ON THE ASSUMPTIONS GIVEN IN THE CHEVY TRUCK BROCHURES SUPPLIED AT THE DEALERSHIPS. THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK ARE NOT EVEN LT (LIGHT TRUCK) AND ARE A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A COPY OF WHAT I SUBMITTED TO THE CHEVROLET.COM WEBSITE. I DO NOT FAULT THOROBRED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR THIS BUT DO EXPECT SOME CORRECTIVE ACTION. THIS TRUCK WAS SOLD TO ME IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *JB THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INCIDENT THANKS FOR YOUR TIME PLEASE RESPOND ASAP [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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#10019365May 7, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE BLUE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR HIGH BEAMS WAS ON. THE LIGHT WAS VERY BRIGHT. THE CONSUMER ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD AS A RESULT. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO PUT A PIECE OF TAPE OVER THE INDICATOR LIGHT. *NLM
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#10018192May 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE SECOND GEAR OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SHIFT PROPERLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NLM
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#10016991May 4, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR SEAT BELTS WILL LOCK UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE BELT WILL NOT RELEASE UNLESS IT IS UNFASTENED AND RETRACTED ALL THE WAY AND THEN REFASTENED. THIS CAN HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *JB
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#10016878May 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
4WD DRIVE IS INOP. THE TRANSFER CASE AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED TO 4 LO ON THE MOVE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER AND GM SAYS THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME, TIME FRAME FOR FIX IS UNKNOWN. DEALER SAYS IT CAN NOT REPLACE ENCODER BECAUSE GM WILL NOT ALLOW PARTS TO BE INSTALLED BECAUSE IT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 2500 MILES ON IT.
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#10016663April 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED 2/2003; "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY; DEALER UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. GRINDING NOISE IN TRANSMISSION; ADVISED BY DEALER NOT TO USE 4WD LOW AS IT MAY BECOME STUCK. *NLM
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#10015864April 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW, NO MATTER WHAT THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DISENGAGE. MR *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *JB
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#10017234April 21, 2003
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
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#10016087April 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NO REMEDY FOR IT AT THIS TIME (2500 HD). *NLM *TT
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#10015818April 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE IT WANTED TO ENGAGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 4 OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *JB
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#10014189April 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2003 CHEVY 2500 TRUCK, 6.0 LITER ENGINE WITH STANDARD SHIFT TRANSMISSION. THE TRUCK HAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. THE THROTTLE HAS A DELAY OFF OF IDLE IN RPM AND POWER. WHEN THE TRUCK IS STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON A HILL YOU CANNOT PREVENT EXCESSIVE ROLL-BACK OR STALL BECAUSE OF THE DELAY. IF THE TRUCK IS IN A NOISY ENVIRONMENT THE PROBLEM IS EVEN WORSE BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT TELL WHAT THE ENGINE WILL DO, OR IS DOING UNLESS YOU STARE AT THE TACHOMETER. YOU CAN NOT PREDICT ENGINE RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE POSITION WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A DEAD STOP ON A GRADE. I HAVE OWNED 3 CARS, 2 TURCKS, BACKHOE AND FARM TRACTOR WITH A STANDARD SHIFT TRANSMISSION AND HAVE A VALID STATE OF OHIO CDL LICENSE.*JB
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#10013899April 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THE TRANSFER CASE ON MY 2003 SILVERADO 3500, ON ITS OWN, SWITCHES FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO LOW RANGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHILE AT SPEED. THE DEALER ADVISES THAT GM HAS NO "FIX" FOR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND, INSTEAD, HAS HAD ME REMOVE THE FUSE TO THE "ON-THE-FLY" 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THIS LEAVES ME WITH A 2 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE ONLY. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT ONCE IT STARTS. AT 35 TO 45 MPH, CONTROL IS DIFFICULT WHEN YOU ARE SURPRISED BY THIS DRASTIC SHIFT TO LOW RANGE 4X4. MY BROTHER AND I BOUGHT TWO IDENTICLE VEHICLES IN DECEMBER 2002 AND HIS IS DOING THE SAME THING. GM AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN OF ABSOLUTELY NO ASSISTANCE AT ALL. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND HAS VERY SERIOUS POTENTIAL.
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#10015075April 2, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, THE DEALER INSPECTED AND IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIX IT. *JB.....*AK
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#10013855April 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE HAS A CRACK. LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. *NLM
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#10013756April 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AND GM HAS NO FIX FOR IT. TRUCK HAS BEEN INOPERABLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THIS MEANS THAT IT WAS BROKEN AT THE FACTORY. *JB
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#10013763April 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO GOES INTO "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MODE. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. IF IT HAPPENS WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD RESULT. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THE REAL CONCERN IS TO HAVE A COMPUTER ABLE TO CONTROL THE ENGINE SPEED IS DANGEROUS. AT ANY TIME IT COULD REDUCE ENGINE POWER WITHOUT THE DRIVER HAVING ANY CONTROL.*JB
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#10014617March 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE SWITCHED FROM 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE WITH OUT WARNING. *JB
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#10009527March 10, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE DESIGNED IMPROPERLY.*DT *JB
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#10009582February 28, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE, AND NOT STARTING AT TIMES.*JB
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#10009254February 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED ERRATICALLY, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK AND THE VEHICLE TO SPIN. *JB
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