Chevrolet Silverado Complaints
32,421 consumer complaints on file.
- #731125September 12, 2000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
A CAR ATTEMPTED TO TURN IN FRONT OF US, HE DID NOT MAKE IT. WE WERE TRAVELING BETWEEN 38-40 MPH WHEN WE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON EITHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS TOTAL LOSS. THE OTHER PARTY'S VEHICLE ALSO WAS A. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #554488September 11, 2000TIRES
THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE OUT OF ROUND, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING. *MJS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #731040September 11, 2000TIRES
LARGE CHUNKS OF TREAD MISSING FROM TIRE, UNUSUAL WEAR. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P26575R16 )
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #731064September 11, 2000SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT BACK HAS 1/2 INCH OF PLAY. SEAT BELT FASTENED TO TOP OF SEAT BACK. COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN A CRASH IF SEAT BACK FAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #870133September 11, 2000TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, CHEVROLET, C3500, LT245/75R16. TREAD SEPARATED ON THE LEFT REAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK THE CUSTOMER WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AT 90 DEGREE TEMPREATURE WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY. *YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #870153September 11, 2000SEATS
SEAT TRACKS HAVE SHARPE EDGES. WHEN REACHING UNDER THE SEAT CONSUMER'S HAND WAS CUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #870211September 11, 2000TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER HAD HAD PARKED HIS CAR IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THERE WERE STRESS MARKS ON THE TIRE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT P26575R16. HE SAID THAT HE CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #870214September 11, 2000SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER AS A PROBLEM WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN HE APPLIES BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PEDAL IS SOFT. HE WILL CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #730905September 10, 2000STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
STEERING WHEEL SHAKING BAD AND LIGHT VIBRATION IN CAB ABOVE 62+ M.P.H(TOOK TO DEALER AND HAVE HAD TIRES BALANCED 3 TIMES, DEALER SAID NO FIX AT THIS TIME, I SHOULD NOT BE TOLD THIS FOR PAYING $ 30,000 FOR THE TRUCK. ( LIGHT TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE IDLE TO 1000 R.P.M 'S ) DEALER SAID NO WORRY BUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #730953September 10, 2000SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEATBELT LOCKED, WOULD NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND. PINNED DRIVER TO FRONT SEAT, COULD NOT LOOK OVER SHOULDER WHILE MERGING IN TRAFFIC.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #730925September 10, 2000TIRES
THE TIRE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AS WELL AS THE RIM.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #730881September 9, 2000WHEELS
TIRES WILL NOT STAY BALANCED DUE TO PROBLEM WITH WHEELS. DEALER SAYS HOLE IN CENTER NOT ROUND. REPLACED TIRES AND BALANCED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WILL NOT STAY BALANCED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #870082September 9, 2000TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: UNABLE TO GET TIRES TO BALANCE BY THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS ON A 1999, CHEVROLET, SILERADO; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P265/75R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO CHECK THE TIRE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A RECALLS TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75/R16 *MW
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #730782September 8, 2000ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
LEFT SIDE ENGINE NOISE, LIFTER NOISE ON START UP, DETONATION SOUND WHILE MOVING
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #730815September 8, 2000TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: 2319 TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #730599September 7, 2000VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SET CRUISE @ 67MPH LEVEL GROUND (APPORX 1900RPM) RUN FOR ~10-15 MINS. GO UP SUFFICIENT GRADE FOR CC TO FORCE DOWNSHIFT TO NEXT LOWER GEAR AND INCREASE IN RPM TO 3000+. UPON CRESTING HILL AND GOING DOWN GRADUAL DOWNGRADE THE VEHICLE WILL UPSHIFT BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL RESET ITS SETPOINT TO ~ 4-5 MPH GREATER THAN ORIGINAL. SUBSEQUENT HILLS WILL KEEP REPEATING UNTIL TEST TERMINATED ABOVE 75MPH. REPEATABILOITY IS VARIABLE BASED UPON GRADES OF SUBSEQUENT INCLINES. FIRST RESET TO +4 MPH IS CONSISTENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #869849September 7, 2000TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO, LT245/75R16 SIZE, DOT#:VNIIBAB318. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LEFT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT AROUND THE WHOLE RIM.*AK FIRESTONE 245/75/R16 *MW
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #730404September 6, 2000TIRES
TIRE BLEW ON A VERY FLAT NEW ROAD. THE TEMP WAS AROUND 98 AND IT WAS VERY HUMID. THERE IS A FIVE INCH TEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, PERPENDICULAR TO THE TREAD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #730416September 6, 2000SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
FRONT SEAT WENT FROM FULL BACK TO FRONT AT STOP LIGHT PART LAYED UNDER SEAT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #869669September 6, 2000SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL HARD BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL NOT FLASH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0