Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#736661November 21, 2000
TIRES
I PURCHASED TWO SETS OF GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES BECAUSE THE FIRST SET HAD FLAT SPOTS ON THEM AFTER 25,000 MILES. GOODYEAR DESTROYED THE FIST SET W/O MY PERMISSION AFTER THEY WERE SENT IN BY HEURING CHEVROLET & CADILLAC AT 1856 US HIGHWAY 30 VALPARAISO, IN 46385 FOR INSPECTION. GOODYEAR NEVER REPLIED TO ME EITHER BY TELEPHONE OR BY E-MAILS THAT I MADE AND/OR THE SERVICE MANAGER AT HEURING CHEVROLET MADE. HAVING NO CHOICE OR TIRES I THEN PURCHASED A SECOND SET FROM BROWN TIRE AT 6755 MELTON RD IN PORTAGE, IN 46368 AND THEY HAD FLAT SPOTS ON THEM TOO AFTER 22,000 MILES. ALL EIGHT TIRES I HAD PURCHASE FROM GOODYEAR HAD FLAT SPOTS ON THEM AFTER DRIVING WITH THEM ON MY TRUCK. ARROW CHEVROLET TOLD ME TO DEAL WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURE MYSELF CAUSE THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/75/15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875204November 20, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND REACH OUTSIDE AND OPEN THE DOOR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736617November 20, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TRUCK HAS HAD SEVERAL PARTS REPLACED FOR VIBRATION, SPENDS MORE TIME IN SHOP THAN AT HOME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736623November 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
LIKELY FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. HYDRAULIC (BRAKE) FLUID RESERVOIR IS FREE TO FLOP AROUND ON MOUNTING. BRAKING SYSTEM MUST ULTIMATELY FAIL DO TO ULTIMATE FAILURE OF THE SEAL(S) AROUND THE BASE OF THIS PLASTIC RESERVOIR. EVIDENCE OF FAILURE WOULD BE IN THE FORM OF CORROSSION (RUST), WATER, AND AIR IN THE SYSTEM OR LOSS OF BREAK FLUID, DEPENDING ON WHEATHER OR NOT THE FAILURE IS DO TO INTERNAL AND/OR EXTERNAL FAILURE OF THE SEALS. IF THE VEHICLE IS USED ON ROUGH ROADS OR IN CLIMATES W/EXTREME TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS ARE PRESENT, THE FAILURE WILL BE MUCH QUICKER. FAILURE WILL BE IN THE FORM OF TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES, BRAKE FADE, AND POOR STOPPING POWER. IT WILL TOTALY CONFUSE ANY ABS SYSTEM IN USE DO TO INCONSISTENT/ERRATIC BRAKE PERFORMANCE. ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED BY VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS ON PRIOR YEARS TRUCKS. WHY HASN'T THIS RESERVOIR BEEN INVESTIGATED AS TO THE EFFECTS OF ITS LEAKING IN THE FORM OF BEING ALBE TO SUCK AIR/MOISTURE INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR LOOSING FLUID TO THE ATMOSPHERE?? REGARDLESS, FAILURE IS INEVITABLE, AS DYNAMIC SEALS MUST UTIMATELY FAIL, AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO ELIMINATE THIS WEAK POINT IN THIS SYSTEM. IF I AM WRONG, AND IT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED TO BE SAFE, PLEASE LET ME HEAR FROM YOU AS I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY WHERE THIS MATTER IS CONCERNED! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736522November 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO SERVICE THE TRUCK BUT I DON'T KNOW I F THE PROBLEMS WILL WE SOLVED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875145November 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
FRONT BRAKES DON'T HAVE A SURE STOP WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875158November 17, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN INJURY TO DRIVER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#736457November 17, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
GAS PEDAL STICKS IF FOOT IS REMOVED FOR ANY REASON, BE IT COASTING INTO A TURN, STARTING OUT FROM A STOP. SPEED OF VEHICLE DOES NOT MATTER. WHEN THE FOOT PEDAL ENGAGES THERE IS SUDDEN EXCELLERATION, CAUSE PASSENGERS HEAD TO WIPE FORWARD. ON ICY CONDITIONS THIS HAS BECOME A DANGER IN ITSELF. AT THE GAS STATION INCHING UP TO PUMP IT HAS LOCKED UP AND LUNGED FORWARD ALMOSTING HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT. I HAVE NOTIFED THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ALSO SPOKE TO THREE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME, YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND ALL SAY THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. TWO OF THEM HAVE HAD REPAIRS DONE ON THE GAS PEDAL. WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE (ELECTRIC) WAS BEING ROLLED UP HALF WAY UP WINDOW CABLE BROKE AND WINDOW SLAMMED DOWN INSIDE DOOR. BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS DOORS SEEM LOOSE WHEN ROLLED DOWN AS YOU CAN HEAR THEM RATTLEING INSIDE. CONTROLS ARE INTERMITTENT AND WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 30 DEGREES DON'T WORK. PASSENGERS WINDOW 11/17/2000 WONT NOT GO UP OR DOWN DURING TEMPERATURE BELOW 30. VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBHECT TO ELEMINTS AS IT WAS INSIDE FOR REPAIR TO DRIVER WINDOW. NEW MOTOR AND REGULATOR NEED AFTER 1 1/2 YEARS. DEALER INFORMED NO INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875100November 16, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OVER TO SHOULDERS . LEFT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. FIRESTONE, STEELTES R4S, LT245/75R16. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875102November 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN AND IT WILL MAINTAIN SPEED. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO. PRESENTLY, DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC.*AK PCM FAILURE CAUSE THE VEHICLE NOT TO SLOW DOWN WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736396November 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE HELD TO FLOOR.HEARD ANTI-LOCK MOTORS,BUT THERE WAS NOT MUCH BRAKING ACTION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736417November 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRUCK LURCHES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BUT ONLY WHEN TOWING A HORSE TRAILER. CONDITION IS SO SEVERE THAT THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN TOWING. THE TRAILER HAS BEEN WEIGHED (8300# EMPTY) AND CAREFULLY INSPECTED, NO PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK IS RATED TO PULL 10,800#. DEALER TELLS ME THAT I AM PULLING TOO MUCH WEIGHT. THE DISC BRAKES, ALL FOUR, WERE FOUND TO BE SEVERELY OVERHEATED AND WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE TRUCK WILL LURCH EVEN WHEN THE TRAILER BRAKES ARE DISCONNECTED AND THE TRAILER BRAKES CAN STOP BOTH THE TRUCK AND TRAILER SMOOTHLY BY USING THE HAND CONTROL. THREE DEALERS, TWO SERVICE REPS AND A GM ENGINEER ARE STUMPED, BUT GM REFUSES TO GIVE ME A BUY BACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557342November 15, 2000
PARKING BRAKE
THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES TO THE BACKING PLATE IS NOT SUFFICIENT, THE SHOES CONSTANTLY RUB ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BRAKE DRUM WHICH WEARS IT OUT PREMATURELY, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE BRAKE SHOES ARE TOO SMALL FOR HIS VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875020November 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN HE GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND PRESSING BRAKES BRAKES PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES START TO GRAB SLIGHTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736356November 15, 2000
STEERING
STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH, VEHICLE WILL TURN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. STEERING POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES, PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874990November 15, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THIS VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V342000/ STEERING GAR BOLTS FAILURE. PARTS THAT ARE NEEDED ARE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 2000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736286November 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MILEAGE NOW 100000 DEALER NOW IDENTIFIED EVO SENSOR TO BE FAULTY. THE NUMBER OF THESE FAILURES ON THE NHTSA IS EXTENSIVE IS A MANUFACTUERER RECALL IN EFFECT? MY OPINION IS FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS MANDATORY TO AVOID CATASTROPHIC FAILURES AND INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874894November 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557460November 13, 2000
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER HEARS SNAPPING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#610506November 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE BELT TENSIONER CAME APART, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND NO AIR CONDITIONING. *MJS (ORIGINAL REPORT 557308)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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