Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1996)

196 consumer complaints on file.

#8005648March 13, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIEILD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER IS STATING THAT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WAS COVERED BY A RECALL FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED THROUGH MAY 1996; HIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE OF 1996. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759175March 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRADSHAW CHEVROLET ON 03/06/2002. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THERE WAS NO CAMPAIGN CURRENTLY UNDER WAY TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE WIRING, AS I CAN WIGGLE THE CONNECTION AND THE WIPERS WILL BEGIN WORKING. THE BRAKES SEEM TO TAKE AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF PEDAL PRESSURE TO STOP, ESPECIALLY UNDER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE WRITER @ KEVIN WHITTAKER THAT THERE WAS NO CAMPAING FOR RECALL DUE TO DEFECTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004204February 19, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL REGARDING THIS CONDITION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757548January 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WIDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING AND COME ON THEMSELVES AFTER THE UNIT SEEMS TO COOL DOWN. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING AND IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK MY VEHICLE.I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF GM IS DOING A RECALL ON A VEHICLE WITH THE VIN # THAT MINE HAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002704January 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR PROPERLY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY CHANGING CORRECTLY, HOWEVER NOW THERE IS A FLUID LEAK, DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE CONSUMER FOR THESE REPAIRS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001211December 28, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INJECTION PUMP HAS FAILED TWICE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PUSH VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. FIRST TIME GMC PUT A NEW PART ON AND VEHICLE LOST BRAKES WHEN PULLING OUT INTO A INTERSECTION. GMC IS NOT CONSIDERING ASSISTING CONSUMER BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY MILES, AND MONEY WILL NOT BE SPENT TO INVESTIGATE. NEW PART IS FAILING FASTER THAN THE OLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755359December 6, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AND APPEARS TO FAI WHEN EITHER CD PLAYER OR DEFROSTER IS USED. WHEN BOTH ARE DISCONTINUED AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME PASSES,WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755016November 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Z71 TRUCK TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 55,000 MILES. GM STATES THAT MY VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION & THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I DID TO CAUSE THE FAILURE. GM SERVICE BULLETIN (DOC. #225207) STATES THAT THE VCM CAN CAUSE ERRATIC LINE PRESSURE WITH THE 4L60-E TRANSMISSION. ALTHOUGH THE BULLETINS ARE FOR TECH. INFO ONLY, THIS SERVICE BULLETIN DOCUMENTS A KNOWN PRE-EXISTING DEFECT THAT CAN "LEAD" TO PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO THE VCM COMMUNICATING INTERMITTENT, ERRATIC, UNSTABLE LINE PRESSURE. THE BULLETIN ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM & POTENTIAL "FAILURE OR DAMAGE" VERSUS BEING INFORMATIVE & TOOLS NEEDED FOR THE JOB. BECAUSE CONSUMERS ARE NOT NOTIFIED OF BULLETINS, THEY END-UP PAYING FOR THESE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET, NEVER KNOWING THEY STEM FROM FACTORY DEFECTS & COULD BE REPAIRED FOR LITTLE OR NOTHING. NOTIFICATION PRECLUDES ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS & EXPENSE THAT COULD BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY OR HIDDEN WARRANTY (SO CALLED GOOD WILL PROGRAM).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754435November 12, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
LADY RAN STOPLIGHT - I T-BONED HER IN THE DRIVER DOOR AT 45 MPH. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#898465October 30, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 45 TO 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753325October 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE SYSTEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN "MUSHY" ON APPLICATION - DOWNHILL AT ANY SPEED VERY SLOW TO STOP VEHICLE. CARR CHEVROLET DID A COMPLETE BRAKE OVERHAUL, BUT THERE IS STILL EXCESSIVE PEDAL PLAY - GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR ON DOWNHILL BRAKING. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION DOWNHILL STOPPING IS ALMOST NIL AT EVEN SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH - THERE HAS TO BE A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THIS BRAKE SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895608August 31, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP. SOMETIMES VEHICLE HAS TO BE PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL WIPERS WANT TO START AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895497August 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
LAST YEAR AUGUST,2000 FUEL PUMP REPLACED BY JAMES CHEVROLET AT 103,000 MILES. PROBLEM CAME BACK WHEN CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE STALLING AND NOT STARTING. IN MAY,2001 PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT IF IT WAS NOT BROKE, AND TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT FAILED. THREE MONTHS LATER FAILED AND THE SENDER KIT WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH FUEL PUMP AND MELTED WIRES WERE FOUND INSIDE THE TANK. DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER HAD SEEN PROBLEM, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO BE CONBUSTIBLE.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751140August 26, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
I HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY THREE TIMES DURING HEAVY THUNDERSTOMES WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED TO COME ON. I HAD HEARD A RECALL EXISTED FOR 1996 CHEVROLET PICKUPS. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 100% OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER BOARD FOR THE WIPERS. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE MINE WAS AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT AND UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE. I LONG SINCE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND SEEN COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET THAT MY PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND FRUSTRATION AS I AM. ONE OF THE TIMES THE WIPERS FAILED TO WORK WAS WHILE MY WIFE, 2 YR OLD CHILD AND I WERE ON A FAMILY TRIP WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN HEAVILY; THE WIPERS WORKED FOR A FEW TIMES AND THEN STOPPED, WE PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP BEFORE CONTINUING ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894925August 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747654July 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED AT 10,000 MILES ON REPLACEMENT. EXACT THING HAPPEND LOUD NOISE LOST FORWARD GEARS AND REVERSE AND FORWARD CAME BACK WITHOUT REVERSE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO TOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891472June 27, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY AND FAIL TO OPERATE DURING WET CONDITIONS. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747460June 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1ST TRANSMISSION WENT AT 37,000 ON 3/10/2000 2ND TRANSMISSION WENT ON 06/24/2001 WITH ONLY 10,000 MI ON IT. 7 1996 VEHICLES AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE THAT WE KNOW HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747006June 18, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561521June 8, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS THE GEAR LEVER WAS PULLED FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ALTHOUGH THE DRIVERS FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 20 FEET BEFORE RASHING INTO A PARKED FORKLIFT TRUCK CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT BUMPER AND WHEEL WELL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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