Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#761891May 14, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
A RIDGE HAS APPEARED HALF-WAY DOWN ON ALL FOUR TIRES SIDEWALLS AND 1/8" DEEP DIAGONAL RIPPING OF THE RUBBER IS APPEARING ALL AROUND THESE RIDGES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND T HEY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER. THE FIRESTONE DEALER (FRANK S. GALLI) LOCATED IN WAPPINGERSFALLS, N.Y INSPECTED THE TIRES AND AGREED THAT THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HE CHECKED THE VEHICLES MILEAGE AND TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE TRUCK HAS 23,300 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND FALLS WITHIN THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER DEALER WARRANTY , I SHOULD TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND INFORMED HIM WHAT THE FIRESTONE DEALER TOLD ME. THEY SAID "BRING THE VEHICLE TO BARTON BIRKS SO THAT THEY CAN INSPECT THE TIRES AND IF THEY AGREED ON REPLACING THEM, IT WOULD TAKE TWO TO THREE WEEKS TO ORDER THE TIRES". MY QUESTION IS, MUST I ACCEPT FIRESTONE REPLACEMENTS, OR CAN I REQUEST A BRAND OF MY CHOICE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009778May 14, 2002
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SEATS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, PARKING BRAKE
WHILE AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR WORK MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT REAR ROTORS WERE CRUMBLING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, DRUMS AND LINING AS WELL.*AK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING. THE REAR BRAKES WERE CORRODED AND WORN OUT. THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND BOTH REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE BRAKE SHOES ON BOTH SIDES WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER BUMPS. THE DRIVER DOOR PANEL FAILED AND WAS REINSTALLED, ALSO THE ARM REST FOR THE BUCKET SEAT POPS OFF CONSTANTLY, SEAT BELTS LOCK UP AFTER BEING REPLACED TWICE UNDER RECALL, THE STEERING JOINT WAS REPAIRED, ALSO WHEN CONSUMER STEPS ON THE GAS, THE TRUCK DOES NOT MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS, THE REAR WINDOW WAS REPLACED, DUE TO LEAKING, AND THE ENGINE HESITATES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009780May 14, 2002
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE REPLACED, WOULD NO LONGER HOLD WHEN APPLIED.*AK ALSO, THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN OUT. THE REAR ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED SINCE IT HAD CRUMBLED. THE DRIVER DOOR WAS REPLACED AND THE DOOR PANEL WAS REINSTALLED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009784May 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONTROL MODULE FAILED, PUMP RUNS OFF OF WHICH MAKES ABS INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009794May 14, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY SHORTED OUT AND ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER STATED VEHICLE COULD HAVE EXPLODED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009805May 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 25-35 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK. CONSUMER HAS DOCUMENTATION THAT THE ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, THERE WERE 2 INJURIES, CONSUMER DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL ON THE SEAT BELTS WAS NOT REPAIRED.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#9005671May 14, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BULB FAILED. THROTTLE BODY PEDAL HARD TO PUSH DOWN/REPLACED, STEERING SHAFT NOISE/REPLACED, REPLACED WASHER FLUID TANK, REPLACED PROPELLER SHAFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009826May 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE, WHEN HE WENT TO RESTART THE ENGINE, CONSUMER NOTICED THE MOTOR RUNNING, AFTER INVESTIGATING CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE ABS BRAKE MODULE WAS STILL RUNNING AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE KEY TURNED OFF, CONSUMER REMOVED THE FUSE FOR THE ABS TO GET THE MOTOR ON THE BRAKE MODULE TO STOP RUNNING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761846May 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I ALREADY FILLED OUT A VEHICLE OWNER'S QUESTIONNAIRE TO SEND THROUGH THE MAIL WITH MY SIGNATURE TO AUTHORIZE NHTSA TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THE REPORT TO THE MANUFACTURER. REFERENCE NO. 8008990. I INCLUDED A COPY OF A RECALL NOTICE ON THE 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE RECALL STATES: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN ABS MOTOR CONTAINING AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION SPRING CLIP. THIS CLIP COULD ALLOW THE MOTOR BEARING TO BECOME MISALIGNED. IF MISALIGNMENT OCCURS, EVENTUALLY THE ABS WOULD BE NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE BASE BRAKES WOULD REMAIN FUNCTIONAL, BUT THE DYNAMIC REAR PROPORTIONING SYSTEM (DRP), WHICH OPTIMIZES FRONT TO REAR BRAKE BALANCE, WOULD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS IS THE SAME MALFUNCTION MY 1999 SILVERADO 1500 HAS. THE ABS SYSTEMS ARE IDENTICLE IN THE 1999 AND 2000 SILVERADO. THE REPLACEMENT PART NUMBER IS THE SAME FOR A 1999 AND A 2000. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS A COINCIDENCE, THAT THIS PART HAS FAILED IN MY 1999, WHEN IN FACT THIS IS THE SAME PART IN THE 2000'S THAT WERE RECALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009656May 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND SECOND TO THIRD, FEELS LIKE GOING OVER BUMPS. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM GOT WORSE. CONSUMER CAN HARDLY SHIFT.*JB.*JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009664May 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING LOSS OF ANTI LOCK BRAKING FEATURE. ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO OPERATE AFTER VEHICLE IS SHUT DOWN. DEALER DISCONNECTED FUSE TO DEACTIVATE THE MOTOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009763May 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRES WERE MELTING INTO GAS TANK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761807May 12, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP ATTACHED TO GAS TANK RUNS (WHINES) EVEN WITH ENGINE OFF - FIRE HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009599May 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. *AK BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE FRONT BRAKES WILL NOT LOCK UP EVEN IF THE ABS IS DISCONNECTED. THE TRUCKS FRAME IS SO THIN THAT THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATES WHEN TAKING OFF. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HORN BUTTON HAS TO BE PIVOTTED UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE AT TWELVE OCLOCK IN ORDER FOR THE HORN TO SOUND, HEAT SHIELDS RATTLE UNDER VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS, DEALER MADE ADJUSTMENTS.*SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761752May 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING, HEAVY SMOKE CAME FROM DASH. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE DASH I COULD SEE WIRES MELTED TOGETHER COMING FROM THE BRAKE LIGHT SENDING UNIT. IT MELTED UP INTO THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS. I UNPLUGGED THE WIRES , BURNING MY HAND. IF I WOULD NOT OF, I BELIEVE THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761691May 8, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CHEVROLET WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL OF THE DEFECT. HAVE CALLED THEM AND EMAILED THEM AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR A KNOWN RECALL ISSUE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 98V150001. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009478May 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY DUE MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL UNIT. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009481May 8, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERD UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009334May 7, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE COULD BE TURNED OFF AND ABS MOTOR WOULD REMAIN ON. REPAIR SHOP NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ABS PUMP AND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009336May 7, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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