Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10055615January 21, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. THE PARKING BRAKE WORE OUT ON ONE SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055616January 21, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. THE PARKING BRAKE WORE OUT ON ONE SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054468January 20, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING PROBLEM IDENTICAL TO KNOWN DEFECTS AFFECTING GM CARS. I HAVE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS REGARDING SUDDEN ROTATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL IN A LEFT TURN. THE UPCOMING RECALL OF 1996-7 CARS DOES NOT INCLUDE PICKUP TRUCKS BUILT IN THE SAME TIME FRAME. MY '97 3/4 TON CHEVROLET WAS BUILT IN SEPT OF 96, AND HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS. MY (RENO,NV) CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IT WILL COST ME APPROX $240 TO FIX IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE TO EXPAND THE RECALL, AS I'VE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS ALREADY! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050178January 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE ABS SENSOR FAILURE RESULTED IN SERVICE BRAKES FAILING TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS ALSO PRESENT WHILE BEING REPAIRED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054440January 19, 2004
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
EMERGENCY BRAKE / PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054444January 19, 2004
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
EMERGENCY BRAKE / PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054378January 18, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED AT 31,000 MILES. PART ALONE IS OVER $800.00. DEALER APPARENTLY UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING . NEVER BUY A GM PRODUCT AGAIN!! BUY IMPORTS, THEY MAKE BETTER CARS AND PROVIDE SUPERIOR SERVICE BY FAR! WHEN SOMEONE DIES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, HOPE GM AND NHTSA GET THE HELL SUED OUT OF THEM FOR DOING NOTHING TO TAKE CARE OF A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT EXIST AND BOTH PARTIES HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR SOME TIME. QUESTION TO NHTSA! IF I CHECK FATALITIES BOX AS 4 PEOPLE DEAD!! THEN WILL YOU ACT??? *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054334January 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAULTY 4 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCHES &ABS MODULES RUNNING NON STOP. DEALER SAYS THEY SEE A LOT OF THESE BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS. AN AVERAGE OF 1 PER WEEK. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054335January 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, PARKING BRAKE, SEAT BELTS, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE PURCHASED A 2001 SILVERADO EXT IN 7-01. TRUCK HAD ABOUT 16,000 MILES ON IT, WHEN WE BOUGHT IT NEW/USED. PARKING BRAKE SEEMED TO BE REALLY SOFT, BUT LOT ASSURED US, NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AND THAT THE NEW TECHNOLOGY WE HAD WITH VEHICLE'S, MADE IT EASIER FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE AND SUCH. YES THE BRAKE WORKS GREAT ON LEVEL GROUND, BUT WAIT UNTIL YOU REALLY NEED IT LIKE ON A SLOPED DRIVEWAY............. OR GETTING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED! THIS IS WHEN THEY REALLY GIVE YOU THE WORKS!!DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE US ALMOST $200 TO FIX A 15 MINUTE JOB, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAD AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I FEEL IT MAY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED, IF THESE(SO CALLED) GREAT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON GM VEHICLES DID WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR, GET REALLY SPONGY, EVEN WHEN CONSTANT PRESSURE ON PEDAL IS MAINTAINED, AND THE RESULT IS ERRATIC! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GMC/CHEVROLET BRAND?! ----P.S.- WE WERE TOLD THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ON THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL ON A SAFETY DEFECT?! BY THE WAY, GM THIS IS THE LAST VEHICLE PURCHASE WE WILL MAKE FROM YOU. IT SEEMS THE QUALITY AND SAFETY FACTOR MEAN NOTHING TO YOUR COMPANY ANYMORE, WITHOUT TRYING TO MAKE MORE MONEY FROM THE CONSUMER...OH WELL, JUST ONE LESS CUSTOMER!! *CB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10054339January 17, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
I HAD A COOLER ON MY TAILGATE, WHEN I WENT TO CLIMB INTO MY BED BY STEPPING ON THE TAILGATE, BOTH CABLES SUPPORTING THE TAILGATE SNAPPED, SENDING ME AND THE COOLER ONTO THE GROUND. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056026January 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. *PH *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055558January 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS RUSTED AND WOULDN'T ALLOW THE BRAKE PADS TO MAKE FULL AND PROPER CONTACT WITH THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE USED. *PH THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO INFORM THE VEHICLE OWNERS THAT THE PARTS ARE MADE WITH USED MATERIALS AND THAT THE WARRANTY IS NOT VALID. COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES. * CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055553January 16, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE CONSUMER FOUND CRACKS ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *PH THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN HOME PURCHASE, THE CONSUMER FOUND A CHUNK OUT OF IT IN THE SEVERAL SPOTS. THERE WAS PAINT CHIPPING OFF. IF SOMETHING HEAVY WAS PLACED HEAVY WAS PLACED IN THE CAB IT COULD POSSIBLY BREAK OFF. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055258January 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD REMAIN LIT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF A POSSIBLE ABS PUMP FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050121January 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1999, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO, AT 45000 MILES THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IT SEEMED LIKE THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. *AK THE MODULE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THIS PROBLEM MADE THE ABS INOPERATIVE. *SC THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070779January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS SYSTEM HAS A CONTINUOUS BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM BENEATH THE TRUCK EVEN WHEN THE KEYS WERE TURNED OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. DURING EVALUATION OF A REPAIR, THE STEEL SCREWS THAT HOLD THE SYSTEM TOGETHER WERE SCREWED INTO AN ALUMINUM PLATE AND WERE SO RUSTY AND CORRODED THAT ONE OF THEM BROKE OFF WHEN THE REPAIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE IT. ABS SYSTEM IS PLACED WHERE IT IS UNPROTECTED FROM MOISTURE AND ROAD CHEMICALS, SUCH AS SALT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070796January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK ABOUT AN HOUR, THE AIR CONDITIONER QUITS PUTTING OUT COLD AIR. THE BLOWER STILL WORKS BUT THE CAB GETS WARMER AND WARMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070816January 15, 2004
SUSPENSION, TIRES
FRONT TIRE PREMATURELY WORN ON ONE SIDE DEALER REPLACED RACK &PINION ,STEERING GEAR THAT WAS LEAKING DEALER SET TOE REFUSED TO DO FULL ALIGNMENT.ROTATED TIRES.AT18,100 FRONT TIRE AGAIN WORN ON ONE SIDE DIFFERENT DEALER INSTALLED ANOTHER REMANUFACTURED RACK & PINION,STEERING GEAR AN DID A FULL ALIGNMENT . VEHICLE THEN HAD SLIGHT VIBRATION TRANSMITTED THROUGH STEERING WHEEL WHEN TAKEN BACK NEXT DAY DEALER SAID TIRES NEEDED REPLAICED .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070879January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS TO THE REAR LEFT WHEEL WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY CAUSING IT TO CONTACT THE TURN DOWN SEAM OF THE CAB SHEETMETAL. THIS WAS LOCATED JUST BEHIND THE FUEL COOLER. THE RUBBING CAUSED THE LINE TO BURST WHILE STOPPING. THE DEALER SERVICE REP SAID THAT SINCE THE TRUCK WAS 10K OVER THE WARRANTY THAT IT WOULD BE UNLIKELY THAT THE GM WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO FIGHT WITH THE DEALER AND SINCE I USE THE TRUCK IN THE COURSE OF MY BUSINESS I HAD IT REPAIRED BY LOCAL MECHANIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070971January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
FIRST TIME:MAIN COMPUTER FAILED. SECOND TIME:STALLING, RUNNING ROUGH, BOGGS DOWN AND MAKES LOUD NOISE,MIS-FIRE IN #5 & #6 CILANDER.A/C NOT WORKING.NOT FIXED. THIRD TIME: EVERYTHING SAME AS SECOND TIME AND ENGINE LIGHT NOW COMING ON.NOT FIXED. FOURTH TIME:ALL LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON AND ALL MESSAGES APPEARING ON MESSAGE BOARD.NOT FIXED. AFTER COMPUTER CHANGED TRUCK PREFORMED UNSATISFACTORY AND IS STILL UNSATISFACTORY. ALL HAVING TO DO WITH COMPUTER. TOLD IT IS A RANDOM PROBLEM THAT IS HARD TO DETECT AND MAY NOT EVER BE FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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