Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#8012857June 28, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
AIR CONDITIONER LINE LEAKS ON DISTRIBUTOR CAP, CAUSING COMPUTER TO TO SHORT CIRCUIT. CONSUMER WILL ADD MORE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012864June 28, 2002
SEAT BELTS, STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, SEAT BELT BECOMES VERY TIGHT, GIVING A FEELING OF CLOSTRAPHOBIA. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATED TIRES VIBRATED AT A SPEED OF 45-50, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND, ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE, IT SEEMS TO MISS SPEEDS, WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION, THERE IS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING, AND IN COOL WEATHER THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN, ALSO THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012890June 28, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE HAS FALLEN OFF WHILE DRIVING,AT 20 MPH AND 30-35 MPH. NO ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012953June 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PUMP FAILURE, PUMP WILL REMAIN ON WHILE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012971June 28, 2002
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
VEHICLE ROLLS BACK WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED. CHIMING ALERTS CONSUMER THAT IT IS ENGAGED. PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SINCE 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED. DEALER WAS INFORMED OF PROBLEM. *AK THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT, IS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012814June 27, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
A DESIGN FLAW IN PASSENGERS SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE PROPERPLY OUT OF IT.*AK *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012815June 27, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THREE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED AT DEALER. *AK CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS NOT UNCOMMON DUE TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN VEHICLES AS YOUNG AS TWO YEARS OLD AND THAT THE LINES COULD HAVE FAILED DUE TO ELECTROLYSIS BUT THE REST OF THE DAMAGE DUE TO THE RUST WAS COMMON. CHEVEROLET WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012818June 27, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN A FRONTAL COLLISON WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAD MAJOR DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012837June 27, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
OWNER TOOK TRUCK TO HAVE SUSPENSION LIFTED. IN DOING SO, MECHANIC PLACED FAULTY REAR SHOCK MOUNTS ON TRUCK, WHICH BROKE WHILE DRIVING. AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE ON SHOCKS,DRIVELINE STARTED VIBRATING. MECHANIC DID A PARTIAL REPAIR OF DRIVELINE, NOT RESOLVING FAILURE COMPLETELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566271June 26, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. THIS IS WHEN THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS THREE INCHES OF LOOSENESS UP AND DOWN, LEFT AND RIGHT ON BOTH WHEEL BECAUSE OF BEARING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY AGREED THAT THE BEARING WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY BY ABOUT 200 MILES, THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO GREASE FITTINGS WHICH IS WHY THE BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SCC MANIFOLD/GASKET LEAKED DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567037June 26, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FAILED CAUSING THREE INCHES OF LOOSENESS UP AND DOWN, LEFT AND RIGHT ON BOTH WHEELS, SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY BY 2000 MILE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012697June 26, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
AT 35 MPH POWER STEERING WENT OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. POWER STEERING UNIT WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON 17 JUNE 2002 POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN, IT WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012704June 26, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK THE SOLDER JOINT NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS HAS TO BE TAMPERED WITH TO MAKE CONNECTION, CONSUMER WAS INFOMRED BY MANUFACTURER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012527June 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT WILL ENGAGE IN HIGH RPMS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. CONSUMER HAS TOLD MECHANIC THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON CHEVROLET, SILVERADO TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012607June 25, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CONSUME RWAS PULLING INSIDE OF DRIVEWAY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO STEER. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763489June 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EBCM CONSTANTLY RUNNING WITH VEHICLE ON OR OFF. SHORT OCCURING AND FAILING ABS SYSTEM. ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT ENGAGE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE BRAKING FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566214June 24, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THE OIL PRESSURE WOULD NOT REMAIN CONSTANT, INSTEAD IT BOUNCED UP AND DOWN. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763412June 24, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
SPORATIC ERRATIC STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566177June 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN INSTANTANEOUSLY TWICE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND 25 MPH. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY CRANK SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566179June 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 85 MPH, THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY TO KEEP THE ENGINE FROM BLOWING UP. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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