Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#856907February 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
THE REAR SEALS ARE LEAKING, IF THIS IS NOT STOPPED THE GREASE COULD LEAK ONTO THE BRAKES, CAUSING A DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK THE REAR AXLE SEALS ARE LEAKING. IF THIS IS NOT STOPPED THE GREASE COULD LEAK ONTO THE BRAKES, CAUSING A DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856918February 15, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE LOCATION OF THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS TOO SHORT, NOT ALLOWING ENOUGH SLACK FOR ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE, AND IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. INSTALLED A NEW WIRING HARNESS WITH A LONGER WIRES. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856954February 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKING POWER IS INSUFFICIENT, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE ROTOR WEAR, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO; WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED REAR WHEELS LOCK UP, CAUSING THE ABS SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE PREMATURELY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718775February 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.TONY OGBURN, WHO IS THE REGIONAL MANAGER AND I TEST DROVE THE TRUCK, HE WITNESSED THE TRUCK PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHEN I APPIED THE BRAKES. HIS OPINION WAS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND STILL IT IS NOT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718780February 15, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
UPPER A-FRAME MOUNTING BOLT WORKED LOOSE ANDFELL OUT, RESULTING IN FRONT END FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856841February 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE IS GOING ON ITS 5TH SET OF BRAKES, APPROXIMATELY LASTING ABOUT 10,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER HAS NEW REDESIGNED SET OF BRAKES FOR NEW VEHICLES, BUT NOT FOR PREVIOUS YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856856February 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WILL NOT SEAL SO IT IS CONSTANTELY LOSING BRAKE FLUID. MANUFACTURER HAS NO SOLUTION. HAS ADVISED CONSUMER TO KEEP ADDING FLUID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856887February 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MOISTURE GETTING INTO THE WHEELS, AND CAUSING WHEELS TO LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AFTER TRAVELING A 1/4 OF A MILE OR MORE, WHEELS WOULD STOP LOCKING UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718691February 13, 2000
SEATS, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS BEEN FIXED 3 TIMES, AND STILL BECOMES LOOSE...THE SEAT BELT IS CONNECTED TO THE SEAT BACK.....THE STEERING WHEEL/BOX HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES, AND ONLY THING FOUND IS LOOSE BOLTS, THE EXAUST SYSTEM WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES, AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT ON THE 4TH TIME IN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718696February 13, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO 3 DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES. CONTACTED CHEVROLET NO SOLUTION AVAILABLE. NO SAFETY DEFECTED LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718705February 13, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF MY SAFETY DEFECT: THIS PICKUP HAS RECENTLY DEMONSTRATED THE CHARACTERISTIC OF NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHEN AT A STOP AND ON OCCASION AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS IN A PARKING LOT. I CONSIDER THIS ABNORMALITY TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THE STEERING SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. TO DATE, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO PARKWAY CHEVROLET IN DEER PARK, WA ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBEM. THUS FAR THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE FINAL ROAD TEST THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP FOREMAN DEMONSTRATED THE CONTINUATION OF THE PROBLEM. THIS FACT IS DOCUMENTED ON THE LAST SERVICE REPAIR ORDER. THE SHOP FOREMAN AND THE SERVICE MANAGER, KELLY CONNELLY, INFORMED ME THAT THE GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PEOPLE CONSIDERS THIS ABNORMALITY AS "NORMAL" AS THEY HAVE PERFORMED THEIR PRESCRIBED TESTS, THE RESULTS SHOWING "NORMAL" CONDITIONS AND AFTER ALL, "THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO ONLY OCCUR WHEN NOT ROLLING"! THEREFORE, THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY FURTHER WARRANTY WORK. I CONTEND THAT GM NEEDS TO DEVELOP FURTHER TESTS TO ISOLATE THE SOURCE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH ONLY BEGAN OCCURING AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES OF DRIVING. I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING A VEHICLE WHICH HAS DEMONSTRATED A PROBLEM IN THE COMPUTER CONTROLLED POWER STEERING SYSTEM. AT THIS POINT, CHEVROLET SEEMS TO KNOW THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS BUT ARE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER WARRANTY WORK ON MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT. CHEVROLET IS APPARENTLY UNWILLING TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION OR REPAIR TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. FOR YOUR REFERENCE, THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE FILE #[XXX] AND THE TECH CASE IS #365437 SHOULD CHEVROLET BE WILLING TO LET YOU REVIEW THESE DOCUMENTS. VERY TRULY YOURS, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718670February 12, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
REPORTED TO THE DEALER THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS EXCESSIVELY NOISY AT 8957 MILES. NOTIFIED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. AT 46395 THE FUEL PUMP DIED. DEALER SHOULD HAVE REPLACED WHEN FIRST REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856732February 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855188February 10, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856684February 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. THE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN WITHIN 30,000 MILES. DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856699February 10, 2000
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT TURN VEHICLE WILL JERK. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC STEERING SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550832February 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SEATS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
BRAKES FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENTS. YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#853753February 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY LOCK UP AND SKID, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING A COLLISION. THER E WERE NO INJURIES, BUT ONE FATALITY. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#856648February 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET AND SLIPPERY SURFACES FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718515February 9, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON,AND THEN AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. NOT THINKING THIS WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM, WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEIGHBORS BROTHERS SERVICE STATION. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THEN TOLD US THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR(S) PUSHED GAS ALONG THE ELECTRICAL LINE TO THE ECM. WHEN THEY REMOVED SOME CABLES TO THE ECM GASOLINE POURED OUT. THEY THEN TOOK THE PLASTIC CASE OFF ONLY TO FIND THE CASE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE. THEY TOLD US THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THE TRUCK HAD NOT BLOWN UP. WE CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALER CLOSEST TO US. WHEN MY HUSBAND TALKED TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER HE SAID LET ME GUESS YOU HAVE A CHEVY TAHOE. CHRIS SAID NO, A SILVERADO. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN THE TAHOE, BUT NOT YET A SILVERADO. THE ONLY THING WE WERE TOLD IS THAT POSSIBLY THEY WILL PAY HALF OF THE SERVICE. THIS IS THEIR PROBLEM NOT OURS. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT A REGIONAL MANAGER WOULD CONTACT US THURSDAY. TIME IS JUST TICKING AWAY! WE DID NOT ASK FOR THIS TO HAPPEN! PLEASE HELP US. MY HUSBAND USES HIS TRUCK FOR WORK (TO HAUL HIS TOOLS TO AND FROM THE JOB SITE) HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK! PLEASE CONTACT US TO LET US KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO. THANK YOU! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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