Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10080844July 12, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING WILL BLOW HOT AIR, IF YOU PRESS THE SWITCH MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL START WORKING PROPERLY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081725July 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT, CAUSING A SPARK. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND WIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081736July 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM, 2 DAYS LATER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED, AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS LIBEL FOR WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080888July 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PISTON SLAP. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080898July 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 CHEVY 3500 4 DOOR DULLY. IT NOW HAS 67,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS WORN OUT SEVEN SETS OF BRAKES AND AT THIS MOMENT IT NEEDS THE 8TH SET PLUS THE FRONT ROTORS ARE CRACKED FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. EVEN WITH NEW BRAKE PADS THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD YOU MUST DRIVE IT LIKE YOUR DRIVING IN SNOW. I SELDOM DRIVE IT OVER 55 MILES PER HOUR UNLESS I AM ON THE OPEN ROAD WITH NO CARS IN SIGHT. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS JUST SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. BUT THAT IS A RESULT ONLY OF MY DEFENSIVE DRIVING HABITS. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FOR HEAVY HAULING BUT THE TRUCK WON'T STOP ITSELF MUCH LESS A LOADED TRAILER. THE DEALER WAS HAPPY TO PUT NEW BRAKES ON AS LONG AS THE GENERAL WAS PAYING THE BILL BUT NOW THAT THE 3 YEARS 36,000 HAS EXPIRED IT'S JUST ME AND MY CHECK BOOK. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080814July 11, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. VERY DANGEROUS FOR MULTIPLE DRIVERS OF SAME VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN WITH INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. PROBLEM BEGAN AS SOON AS I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. PROBLEM OCCURS EACH TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. DEALER WANTS $700 FOR REPAIR. SEVERAL OWNERS OF SAME MODEL TRUCK HAVE DESCRIBED SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080816July 11, 2004
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE TOOLS NOT CORRECT. I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MY SPARE TIRE. FEMALE END OF LOWERING TOOL NOT THE CORRECT SIZE TO ENGAGE THE MALE END LOCATED AT THE END OF THE TUBE ASSEMBLY. UPON HAVING A FLAT TIRE I WAS STRANDED IN BETWEEN TOWNS.THIS WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR FOR WOMEN CARRYING INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080730July 10, 2004
WHEELS:RIM
WELD ON FACTORY RIM BROKE LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080754July 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
IN JANUARY OF 2003 THE SERVICE BRAKE BEGAN RESISTING FOOT PRESSURE AND MAKING A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE WHEN APPROACHING A FULL STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT ON MY 1998 CHEVY PICKUP WITH APROX. 24,000 MILES. BY JULY THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT ALMOST EVERY STOP. THE DEALER FROM WHOM THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED REPAIRED THE REAR BRAKES ($303) AND ADVISED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELATED TO THE ABS SYSTEM AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT ROTORS AT A COST OF $1000+. A DEALER MECHANIC TOLD ME THE PROBLEM COULD ELIMINATED BY REMOVE THE BRAKE FUSE (DISABLING THE ABS SYSTEM). I CONFIRMED THIS WITH A LOCAL GARAGE WHO ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE $1000 REPAIR WOULD ONLY TEMPORARILY CURE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE THEREFORE BEEN DRIVING WITH ABS SYSTEM DISABLED, REPLACING THE FUSE ONLY FOR INSPECTIONS AND REMOVING IT IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL PROGRAM WHICH WOULD RESTORE THE USE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. MY TRUCK SERIAL NUMBER IS [XXX]. [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080775July 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRUCK SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR FOR NO REASON THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO 4TH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE REARENDED. I PURCHASED A THIS GM CERTIFIED VEHICLE FOUR MONTH AGO THINKING I WAS GETTING A BETTER THAN AVERAGE VEHICLE. I SPOKE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY THEY GET A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS AND I WOULD LIKE GENERAL MOTORS TO REPAIR IT SINCE THEY HAVEN'T FIXED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 4L60 E TRANSMISSION IN THE LAST 11 OR SO YEARS THEY'VE USED IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081634July 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDD TO BE TURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080709July 9, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
(1) ONGOING (2) POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GOES TO TOO MUCH ASSIST TO NORMAL ASSIST, ESPECIALLY IN LEFT HAND TURN (3) DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS "EVO" SENSOR, WANTS $280 TO FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM IN 1997 CHEV C/K PICKUP TRUCKS READS LIKE A RASH IN QUANTITY REPORTS TO NHTSA, YET NHTSA SEEMS TO WANT MANY DEATHS BEFORE REQUIRING A DEALER RECALL. DO SOMETHING!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080511July 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP DEVELOPED INTERNAL SHORT. VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 47,000 MILES ON IT. CHEVROLET DEALER QUOTED $1000 TO REPLACE PUMP. CALLED 1 800 COMPLAINT NUMBER. THEY CALLED DEALER AND WORKED THE PRICE DOWN TO $400. STILL TOO MUCH FOR ME TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR NOTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081464July 7, 2004
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
WHILE PLACING THE JACK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE IT SLIPPED OFF. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE JACK OPERATED AS DESIGNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081477July 7, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080537July 7, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, YOU HAVE TO TAP ON IT A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE. THEN IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL, THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD REAL FAST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080400July 6, 2004
STEERING
STEERING SYSTEM EXHIBITS BUMPING VIBRATION AT ALL SPEEDS, WHICH DEALER ATTRIBUTES TO INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT PROBLEM WHICH HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY MANUFACTURER. CURRENTLY, NO PERMANENT FIX IS AVAILABLE, AND TEMPORARY FIX INVOLVES REPACKING SHAFT WITH GREASE AT 10K INTERVAL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080412July 6, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SEPTEMBER,03 I HAD ONE BRIDGESTONE DUELER LT285/75R16 SEPARATE,CAUSING SERIOUS VIBRATION. REPLACED TIRE WITH SAME TYPE TIRE AND REMAINING TIRES WERE INSPECTED BY DEALER FOR SAFETY AND RE-MOUNTED. NEXT WEEK DUELER EXPLODED CAUSING $4200 DAMAGE TO LEFT SIDE OF TRUCK AND SIGNIFICANT HEARING LOSS. THE TIRE WAS INSPECTED TWICE BY BRIDGESTONE. FIRST TIME THEY SAID TIRE INDICATED THAT TIRE STRUCK SOMETHING. SECOND TIME WAS JUST A DENIAL AS I HAD ASKED BRIDGESTONE TO MARK ON THE TIRE WHERE IT HAD HIT SOMETHING. I NEW IT HAD NOT. MR. SHEEHAN, THEIR INSURANCE ADJUSTER478 7501166, TOLD ME THEY SHOULD HAVE PAID THE CLAIM. I DID NOT INCLUDE THE HEARING LOSS IN THE CLAIM. NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE INFORMED ME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH DUELER TIRES AND BRIDGESTONES DENIAL/FRAUD TACTICS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY THE US GOVERNMENT TO PREVENT DEATHS AND INJURIES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10081382July 6, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076125July 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SPEED CONTROL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND HE REPLACED IT, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS DUE TO RUST, THE PADS, BRAKE BLEEDER SCREWS DUE TO RUST, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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