Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#6901255September 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ESTIMATOR STATED FIRE ORIGIN IS THE DRIVER DOOR, POSSIBLE CAUSE IS WINDOW MOTOR, CLAIM 49-3174-064. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752682September 28, 2001
TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TIRES "CUPPED" BEFORE 8000 MILE ROTATION, TRANSMISSION- FEELS LIKE CLUTCH IS SLIPPING, HAS TIMES IN NUETRAL FROM A STOP THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR... MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL AT START UP QUIETS SOME, YET ALL THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE "NORMAL". *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/75/R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752705September 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTED COMPLAIN ON THIS SITE, THE ODI ID # IS 745532. I'M JUST POSTING ANOTHER COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD FROM NHTSA REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SILVERADO ABS MODULATORS NEED TO BE RECALLED! THEY ARE GETTING WATER IN THEM. THERE ARE NUMERIOUS LISTING ON THIS SITE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE! IT IS RIDICULOUS FOR CONSUMERS TO TAKE THE HIT ON A FAILED, POORLY DESIGNED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. THE MORE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES THE MORE THESES ELECTRONIC UNITS COST TO REPLACE. THE DIRECTION WE'RE HEADED IN IS THAT TEN YEARS FROM KNOW WHEN A ELECTRONIC UNIT FAILS AT A THOUSAND MILES OVER AND OUT OF WARRANTY, IT WILL HAVE TO SIT IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THE AVERAGE AMERICAN WONT HAVE THE CASH AVAILABLE TO FIX IT. I HAD A ABS MODULATOR FAIL AT 54,000 MILE, THE UNIT WOULD NOT TURN OFF, EVEN WITH THE KEY OUT. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO STOP IT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT DO A XXXX THING ABOUT IT AND NEITHER WOULD GM. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE RTEPLACING ALOT OF THESE UNITS.THAT MEANS THERE IS A DEFECT (POOR DESIGN) WITH THIS UNIT. ANYBODY WITH THIS DEFECT SHOULD GET A NEW AND IMPROVED UNIT FOR FREE REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY! I HAVE A MORE DESCRIPTIVE EXPLANATION OF THE PROBLEM ON THIS SITE, AGAIN THE ODI ID # IS 745532. I'M AN ENGINEER AND IT PISSES ME OFF WHEN A COMPANY HIDES BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WHEN AN ISSUE LIKE THIS ARISES. IT PISSES ME OFF EVEN MORE WHEN A GOVERNMENT AGENCY (NHTSA) THAT IS SUPPOSE TO PROTECT THE CONSUMERS SAFTEY FAILS TO CONTACT ME REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF NHTSA ACTUALLY READ THESE COMPLAINTS. I SUBMITTED ODI ID 745532 FIVE OR SIX MONTHS AGO, MAY BE EVEN LONGER THAN THAT AND STILL NO WORD. ANY BODY THAT WANTS TO CONTACT ME REGARDING THIS ISSUE AN EMAIL ME AT [email protected]. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900447September 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED IN DRIVERS DOOR, POSSIBLY LOCATED AT ELECTRICAL MIRROR SWITCH, CLAIM 53-C814-263. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900448September 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
A FIRE STARTED FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, CLAIM 43-R679-836. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900449September 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
REMOTE MIRROR SWITCH FAILED IN DRIVERS DOOR CATCHING ON FIRE AND CAUSING OTHER DAMAGE, CLAIM 05-4615-211. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900450September 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ESTIMATOR STATED FIRE ORIGIN IS THE DRIVER DOOR, POSSIBLE CAUSE IS WINDOW MOTOR, CLAIM 49-3174-064. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897065September 28, 2001
STEERING
STEERING IS VERY LOOSE, AND VEHICLE MOVES UP AND DOWN AND FROM SIDE TO SIDE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897085September 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896975September 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, VEHICLE REAR ENDED A U-HAUL TRUCK THAT WAS ALSO IN MOTION. APPROXIMATELY $4600.00 DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY BECAUSE BOTH VEHICLES WERE IN MOTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *NOTE: DRIVER OF VEHICLE SUFFERED ARM, WRIST, AND LEG INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#752650September 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASE THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE WHICH PROCEEDED TO GET LOUDER. I PHONED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY MADE AN APPT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THE VORTEC ENGINE MADE THAT SOUND AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I DISAGREED AS IT DIDNT KNOCK WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THEY DID A TOP ENGINE CLEAN AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE. I DROVE IT TO WYOMING AND THE SAME DAY I PICKED IT UP IT WAS KNOCKING AND MISSING. I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN WHEN I GOT HOME AND GAVE ME GM CARES NUMBER IN CASE IT BROKE DOWN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN AND THEY HAVE NOW HAD IT FOR 16 DAYS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR IT . I PHONED GM THEY SAID 1 OUT OF 4 VORTEC ENGINES HAVE THIS PROBLEM..THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR IT BUT I SHOULD GET AT LEAST 36 THOUSAND MILES FROM THE ENGINE. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE I PAID 28 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE TRUCK AND WAS TOLD I SHOULD GET AT LEAST 200 THOUSAND MILES ON THE ENGINE. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BUT NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ME. THE TRANSMISSION IS ALSO SPINNING IN GEAR. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND AT THE GREEN LIGHT ACCELERATED BUT THE TRANSMISSION SPUN THEN JUMPED INTO GEAR AND ALMOST THREW THE TRUCK INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ALSO TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER THE TRANSMISSION DOESNT SHIFT PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752662September 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CRASHED INTO 14FOOT UHAUL GOING ABOUT 65MPH AIR BAGS NEVER WORKED. PLEASE ADVISE! *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#752604September 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPEARS BRAKING SYSTEM ISN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004583September 25, 2001
TIRES
POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563256September 25, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN
THE TRANAMISSION HAD MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, AND WAS SERVICED FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION SEAL AS WELL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896827September 25, 2001
PARKING BRAKE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, PRESSED PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. *AKTHE CONSUMER CHECKED SEVERAL OTHER GM TRUCKS AND FOUND THAT SOME OF THEIR PARKING BRAKES ALSO GO TO THE FLOOR, THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT WHEN ADJUSTMENT IS NEEDED THE ADJUSTMENT RODS WILL HAVE NO ADJUSTMENT LEFT, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE WRONG CABLE LENGTH WAS USED EITHER FRONT OR REAR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896828September 25, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER HEARD BANGING SOUND AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO HANDLE ROUGHLY. LOOKED IN REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW A PIECE OF TIRE CAME OFF. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX RADIAL, LT 245/75 R 16. *AK BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752556September 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS PART (ABS MODULE) HAS A VERY HIGH RATE OF FAILURE. THE REPLACEMENT PART COSTS OVER $900. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896702September 24, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN STARTING AND PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR THROTTLE WILL STICK. DEALER STATED THAT THROTTLE DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896751September 24, 2001
TIRES
TIRES SIZE P245R7516 THAT COMES WITH VEHICLE IS NOT AN APPROPIATE TIRE FOR THIS VEHICLE . APPROPRIATE TIRE SIZE IS LT245R7516. ALSO, OTHER TIRES ARE TOO SMALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND GMC FAILED TO PUT APPROPIATE TIRES ON VEHICLE. CONTACTED GMC, THEY TOOK COMPLAINT, AND STATED IT WAS A SALES PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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