Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#717836January 24, 2000
TIRES
LEFT FRONT TIRE (STILL ATTACHED TO TIRE: BRAKES, U-JOINT, TIE ROD) CAME OFF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, LOST CONTROL, STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ROLLED. TRUCK HAS BEEN TOTALED BY INSURANCE. GM CONTACTED ON 1/20/00 BUT NO FOLLOW UP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#550549January 22, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
ENGINE STAYS AT FAST IDLE AFTER GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846314January 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES SURGING WITH IRREGULAR BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. IT ALSO FELT LIKE FRONT BRAKES WERE SHIMMING WHEN APPLIED. DEALER TURNED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, AND EXPLAINE DIT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852298January 22, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM, WENT TO TURN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND THEY FAILED. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL AND WAS REVIEWING IT. CURRENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854379January 22, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES POWER STEERING BECOMES INOPERATIVE WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER HAS TRIED 4 TIMES TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, BUT OF NO AVAIL. MEANWHILE DEALER REPLACED GEAR STEERING BOX/POWER STEERING PUMP, AND THE COOLING COIL AND HOSES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854386January 22, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION, OR NOT OPERATING AT ALL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL WAS NOT PASSED ONTO THEM. ALSO, MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717709January 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
THE POSTIVE SIDE CONNECTION LEAKED ACID FROM THE BATTERY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL TIMES THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRYING TO TURN AND GAIN ACCESS TO THE HIGHWAY LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER AND SITTING IN THE TRAVEL LANES. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO TRACK DOWN THE PROBLEM AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED CURING THE DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550527January 21, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL FAILED BECAUSE THE SHAFT IN STEERING CLOLUMN WAS NOT BOLTED TO THE SHAFT GOING TO POWER STEERING PUMP. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855304January 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN MAKING A NORMAL STOPPING PROCEDURE AND APPYLING BRAKES ,THEY WILL MAKE A GROWLING NOISE , BRAKES WILL GO TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. DRIVER MUST PUMP BRAKES ONCE IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP ,BUT BRAKES WILL FEEL SPONGY. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855335January 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE HAS A LOUD NOISE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. CONSUMER SAID THAT HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVENTEEN TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855339January 21, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, TIRES, SUSPENSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
ON 3-JAN-2000, WHILE MAKING A U TURN POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE IN HALF. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING PUMP. ON 10-JAN-2000, DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY BETWEEN 60-65MPH, STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN, ANDJHE ORDERED 4 NEW TIRES, AND HAD THEM PUT ON. 3 TIRES HAD SOFT SPOTS WHICH WERE BAD TIRES. THEY ORDERED 3 MORE TIRES AND HAD THEM PUT ON. THE TIRE SIZE P235/75R16. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717666January 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO ENGAGE ON LAUNCH. THERE IS A DELAY OF 1 TO 2 SECONDS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AND THE VEHICLE MOVES. THE FAILED CONDITION APPEARS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS IN NUETRAL AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. THE FAILED CONDITION MAY BE THAT THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO LAUNCH IN 3RD AND THEN DOWN SHIFTS AFTER A DELAY. THIS IS A POTENTIALY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC OR ENTERING TRAFFIC. I HAVE FOUND VIA THE INTERNET THAT MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH BOTH 1999 AND 2000 MODELS. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY INTERMITTENT AND CAN NOT BE REPRODUCED WITH REGULARITY. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE REPRODUCED I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, IT WOULD BE A WASTE OF TIME AT THIS POINT. THE DEALER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAILURE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM 3 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS AND 3000 MILES. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR VEHICLE OWNERS TO GET GM TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO INTERMITTENT. GM HAS TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I CAN HELP IN ANY WAY WITH YOUR INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855176January 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLS. ALSO, WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURN OFF, IT IS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO TURN IT BACK ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855179January 20, 2000
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE TO WHERE SEAT IS BOLTED IN TO BRACKET, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. SEAST WELD AT BRACKET OR RIVOT AT BRACKET COULD NOT GET TIGHT BECAUSE OF CARPETING IN BETWEEN THE PIECES OF STEEL. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855216January 20, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DEALER HAVING TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP ON FOUR OCCASIONS DUE TO LEAKAGES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855240January 20, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855263January 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:REAR
WHENEVER ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. ALSO,VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND RATTLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REPLACED SPRINGS & REAR SHOCKS. ORDERING NEW FRONT HUBS & HEADLINER FOR BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717584January 20, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
ANCHOR BOLT HOLDING FRONT STRAP , NOTICED WAS MISSING WHEN HAVING TIRES ROTATED, STRAP WAS HANGING DOWN APROX. 2-3 IN. AWAY FROM OUT SIDE CORNER OF TANK. TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD BOLT REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855123January 19, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE TO BE TOUCHED MANUALLY BEFORE OPERATION CONTINUES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855057January 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THEY HAD PADS AND BRAKES REPLACED THREE TIMES. VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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