Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10069006January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BRAKES-WOULD NOT STOP TRUCK FROM THE DAY I TOOK DELIVERY. AIRCONDITIONER DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE ODER AFTER RUNING ABOUT HALF HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069038January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FACTORY PAINT PEELING. GM SERVICE NUMBER 18002221020 SAYS THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THE PAINT AND NEVER WAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069065January 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DIDN'T GET RAPAIRED YET. CHEVY WILL REPLACE PUMPS, BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM TO GET FLUSHED BECAUSE OF METAL IN THE SYSTEM THAT IS FROM THE DEFFECTIVE PUMP. WHICH THEY SAY IS $1100 AND I THINK IS OUTRAGEOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069118January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUCK HAS 2 BAD RODS, AND NEEDS A CRANK ONLY HAVE 52K ON IT AND IT LOOKS NEW WE JUST PUT A TRANS IN IT JAN 03 AND NOW IT NEEDS A MOTOR WOW!!!! WE HAVE 8 AUTOS ALL CHEVY THIS TRUCK IS A JUNK!!!!!T THANKS ..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069176January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, POWER TRAIN
THE PAINT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE PAINT REDONE YET, BUT THE ESTIMATE TO GET THE PAINT FIXED IS $2600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054204January 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WERE SIMULTANEOUSLY DIMMING AND BRIGHTENING. THE DOOR LATCHES WERE ALSO POPPING UP AND DOWN. THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, THE ENTIRE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054216January 15, 2004
STEERING
VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH STEERING CONTROL DURING SHORT OR LONG RIGHT HAND TURNS. THE WHEEL SKIPS OR MOVES ON ITS OWN TO THE RIGHT CAUSING DRIVER TO OVER CORRECT THE WHEEL. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054221January 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LIGHTS FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT WORK. BATTERY DIED. RADIO MADE LOUD HUMMING NOISE EVEN WHEN CAR SHUT OFF OVERNIGHT. AIR CONDITIONER BROKE. BUT THE CONTINUAL PROBLEM IS THE 4WD BECOMES INOPERABLE AND SERVICE 4WD MESSAGE APPEARS. GM HAS NO REPAIR. THEY STATE I MUST STOP TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO "WAKE UP" THE ELECTRONICS. IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES IN LAST SIX MONTHS WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW. THE DANGEROUS PART IS WHILE DRIVING IN ICE AND SNOW THE VEHICLE'S 4WD BECAME INOPERABLE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND A NEAR MISS CRASH. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051618January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY. THE REAR RIGHT CALIPER LOCKED UP AND ATE THE ROTOR. THE OTHER ROTORS WERE PITTED AND RUSTED. THE FRONT AND LEFT BRAKES HAD 100% PAD ON THEM, ONLY THE REAR RIGHT PAD HAD WORN. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THE TRUCK WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN ENOUGH. *JB THE LLEFT REAR WHEEL WAS THE ONLY WHEEL STOPPING THE VEHICLE. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051681January 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OR MORE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POOR STABILITY AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049994January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE BRAKING, THE ROTORS WOULD MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. *AK THE BRAKES PULLED TO THE SIDE AND STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. ALL THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE, THERE WERE PIECES MISSING AND RUST POCKETS ON THE ROTORS. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053178January 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD PICKUP HAD A COMPLETE POWER BRAKE AND POWER STEERING FAILURE ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH AS I WAS ALMOST NOT ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME. MECHANIC STATES THAT PUMP SHAFT HAD A BREAK IN IT. I'VE STILL GOT THE PART IF THAT WOULD HELP WITH YOUR INVESTIGATION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TOWING MY 10,000 POUND RV TRAILER AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE OR I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053198January 14, 2004
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN OUR 2003 CHEVROLET 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCK DUE TO A STEERING PROBLEM. SHE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A LOW SPEED AND SAID SOMETHING WENT WRONG WITH THE STEERING. IT MADE A POPPING/GRINDING SOUND, SPUN HER IN A CIRCLE AND CAUSED HER TO HIT A CURB AND THEN A YIELD SIGN. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT SOUNDED LIKE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. THE DEALER CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THAT THE DAMAGE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE ANYONE COULD CHECK OUT THE STEERING. THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ESPECIALLY SINCE I READ AN ARTICLE REGARDING THE RECALL OF CERTAIN GM CARS WHOSE DRIVERS EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO READ IN THE ARTICLE THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THE 2500 AND 3500 SERIES TRUCKS AND FEEL THAT THE 1500 SERIES SHOULD ALSO BE INVESTIGATED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054099January 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ONLY MOVE INTO THIRD GEAR. THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AS PER OWNER.*AK THE CONSUMER HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054100January 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE PASSENGER PUSHED THE BUTTON FOR THE WINDOW TO ROLL UP AND STUCK HIS HEAD OUT, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE WINDOW CLOSED AND CAUGHT HIS HEAD IN THE WINDOW. DRIVER HIT THE BUTTON FOUR TIMES, THEN IT RELEASED. THE PASSENGER WAS BLUE IN THE FACE, AND HAD TO BE REVIVED BY CPR, AND TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10053224January 14, 2004
STEERING
1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXT. CAB. 1500 SERIES, AT LOW SPEED I AM EXPERENCING INTERMITTENT LOSS IN MY POWER STEERING ON LEFT TURNS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053232January 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 1999 CHEVROLET 1500 Z71 HAS HAD NUMEROUS ABS FAILURES. A FEW VERY CLOSE CALLS. THE DEALER OR MECHANIC HAVEN'T HEARD OF A RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ABS MODULE IS TELLING THE SYSTEM THAT ONE WHEEL IS SLOWING DOWN AS IF A SKID ERRONEOUSLY WHICH ACTIVATES THE ABS TAKING THE DRIVER OUT OF THE EQUATION. SOMBODYS GOING TO DIE. PLEASE FORWARD ANY INFO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESS I LISTED . THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054004January 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
CONSUMER STATES GEARSHIFT WILL NOT DISENGAGE; CAUSING THE GEARSHIFT TO FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026729January 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
THE VEHICLE HAD A LEAK IN THE FUEL RETURN MANIFOLD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *MR A LEAK IN THE FUEL RETURN MANIFOLD CAUSED DIESEL FUEL TO ENTER THE ENGINE CRANK CASE. NEW SEAL RETAINERS WERE INSTALLED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED (DUROMAX ENGINE). THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019602January 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, PARKING BRAKE
WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, IT DID NOT HOLD, DUE TO A FAILURE WITH THE PADS. *JB THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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