Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#876534December 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN STARTING OFF FROM A COLD START. PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF DRIVESHAFT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. BUT, THERE WAS NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TO THIS PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAULS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737805December 14, 2000
SEATS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876477December 13, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONLY VEHICLE WOULD TURN MORE THEN NORMAL. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737720December 12, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
REAR FRAME BROKE ABOVE BOTH REAR WHEELS, NO EXCESSIVE WEIGHT EVER PLACED IN THIS TRUCK. FRAME JUST CRACKED AND BROKE WHILE SITTING IN PACKING LOT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737742December 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT WHEN I PUSHED IN ON THE BRAKE IT WOULD NOT WORK AND I WAS PUSHING ON IT WITH ALL THE FORCE I COULD APPLY TRYING TO GET IT TO STOP. I HEARD A STRANGE GRINDING NOISE THE WHOLE TIME I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876363December 12, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.THERE WAS A FIRE IN LOWER GAS TANK FLOAT, WIRES WERE BURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876376December 12, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ESPECIALLY AT 55 MPH STEERING WHEEL WON'T STAY STRAIGHT, AND WILL PULL TO SIDES, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL IN MANY OCASSIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876394December 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE COMPONENT'S PLASTIC CASING THAT SURROUNDED COMPUTER WAS FILLED WITH FUEL. VEHICLE HAD SHUT OFF AT LEAST ONCE. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST. ALSO WIRES WERE CHECKED. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SOME OF THE COMPONENTS WEERE BAD. VEHICLE WAS REDIAGNOSED & NOTHING WORKED. MECHANIC FINALLY DECIDED TO CHECK COMPUTER. IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737603December 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS ON 99 AND 2000 YEAR MODEL TRUCKS FROM GMC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737522December 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE FOLLOWING HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED: 5.3 L ENGINE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, FOUR OXYGEN SENSORS, 1 STARTER SENSOR, 1 CRANK SENSOR, 1 WINDOW REGULATOR, REAR AIR-VENT ASSEMBLY, 1 SHAFT IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, 1 HEADLIGHT BRACKET, 1 KNOCK SENSOR, 4WD SWITCH, 1 CLAMP FOR REAR WINDOW. VEHICLE IS 15 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 32 DAYS OF IN-SHOP SERVICE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON 4 TIMES IN 14 DAYS. ON 12/4, VEHICLE STALLED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE HAD A SPARE PART LEFT IN AT MANUFACTURING AND WAS DESTROYED FROM THE PART FLYING AROUND INSIDE. ABS HAS ENGAGED TOO SOON IN THE PAST AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737503December 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATION UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS PEDAL IS SOFT,REQUIRES PUMP TO BRING BRAKE PEDAL TO TOP OF TRAVEL. BRAKES WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE,RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737463December 7, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I MADE 4 OR 5 ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THIS FIXED BUT IT HAS NOT AS OF YET. THE TRUCK VIBRATES.SHAKES FRONT END POPS REAL LOUD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737468December 7, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING STOPS FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEEL CAN ONLY BE TURNED WITH GREAT EFFORT WHEN VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL. . CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME BUT MOST OFTEN IF VEHICLE IS FACING DOWNHILL. CHEVROLET SAY THIS IS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST AND WILL NOT FIX IT. I LHAD IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH A 98 TRUCK AND IT WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE STEERING GEAR BOX WITH A HEAVY DUTY BOX FROM A 3/4 TON TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876124December 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BRAKES 15 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876148December 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL, SOMETIMES WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, THEN SUDDENLY WILL HAVE BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE WHERE DEALER HAS NOT FOUND OUT WHAT HAD BEEN CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737358December 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE TAPPING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 20 YEARS AND THIS IS NOT A NORMAL ENGINE SOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737362December 5, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING WANTS TO JERK DOWN WHILE TURNING OR IN SLIGHT CURVES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557873December 5, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONTINENTAL GENERAL AMER GHS TIRE (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND TO THE TRUCK BED, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAULTY TIRE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557896December 5, 2000
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR FAILED WHEN MAKING SHORT OR LONG RIGHT HAND TURNS, THE WHEEL SKIPS OR MOVES ON ITS OWN, WHEN THIS HAPPPENS THE CONSUMERS FIRST RESPONSE IS TO OVERCORRECT THE WHEEL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875989December 5, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DUE TO SLOW SPEED SENSOR WHICH MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL VEER TO RIGHT, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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