Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#853439November 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FEEL SPONGY AND GOING 3/4 TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715410November 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE PINGS OR HAS SPARK KNOCK UNDER ACCELERATION OR WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. ALSO A SPARK KNOCK WHEN STARTING AFTER BEING WARMED UP. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT STAY IN ONE GEAR WHILE TOWING EVEN ON LEAVEL ROAD . HAS HAD NO LUCK WITH DEALER . DEALER ALWAYS STATES ( COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMERS CONCERN.) A G.M. TECH. REP ROAD TESTED THIS VEHICLE AND STATED ALL PARAMETERS ARE WITHIN FACTORY SPECS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715333November 28, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED 3 TIMES AND STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. ALSO HAS REQUIRED SERVICE ON STEERING BOX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715232November 25, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715248November 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WE TOOK DELIVERY OF OUR NEW ORDERED PICKUP ON 3/21/97. FROM THE FIRST DAY WE EXPERIECED FRONT WHEEL LOCKUP AND SKIDDING OF OUR FRONT TIRES, IT ALSO PULLS VERY HARD TO THE SIDE THAT LOCKS UP. IT SEEMS TO LOCK UP ONE WHEEL AT A TIME, NOT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND WE CAN NOT TELL WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN THE NEXT TIME. WE HAVE HAD IT IN GOOTEE CHEVROLETS REPAIR SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR MANY DAYS, THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM SO THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. MY WIFE IS NOW SO SCARED SHE DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. SHE HAS HAD MANY, MANY CLOSE CALLS BY ALMOST HITTING OTHER CARS. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF I CAN USE THEIR SCAN TOOL AND PLUG IT INTO TO TRUCK SO THAT WHEN IT HAPPEN IT WILL PICK IT UP, BUT THEY WOULD DO IT. THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND IT SO I SHOULD CONTACT GM. GOOTEE SAID IT'S NOT THEIR PLOBLEM IF THEY CAN'T PICK IT UP ON THEIR SCAN TOOL WHILE THEY HAVE OUR PICKUP. I HAVE A CLAIM NUMBER WITH GM FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT WAS FILED SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE PICKUP, THE NUMBER IS 9801159918.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549718November 24, 1999
STEERING
THE DESIGN OF SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING CAUSED SUDDEN OVER STEERING DURING TURNS OR LANE CHANGED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850216November 24, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WIRE PLUG-IN ON TOP OF FUEL PUMP OVERHEATED AND MELTED PLUG-IN AND COATING OFF WIRE GOING DOWN IN FUEL TANK 3" OR 4", AND DIDN'T BLOW A FUSE. COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION OR FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853331November 24, 1999
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BECOME UNANCHORED AT THE FRONT END OF THE SEAT, AND WHEN THE DRIVER PULLS IT WILL ROCK BACKWARDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715226November 24, 1999
STEERING
STEERING FAILURE. LOSS OF STEERING AT VARYING SPEEDS. WHEEL IS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND UNRESPONSIVE.INCIDENTS OCCURRED ABOUT 10 TIMES PRIOR TO MAJOR OCCURANCE.MAJOR OCCURRANCE NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED 'EVO' SENSOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852025November 23, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. PULLED OVER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS MISSING A REAR BOLT. * COUNTY HAD ANOTHER IDENTICAL VEHICLE, WHEN INSPECTED, FOUND THE BOLT WAS READY TO COME OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853262November 23, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853270November 23, 1999
STEERING
WHEN TURNING A CORNER LEFT OR RIGHTSTEERING WHEEL JERKED IN THE DIRECTION THAT VEHICLE WASGOING. IF IT WAS SHARPER IT COULD PROBABLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715149November 23, 1999
STEERING
HOW MANY PEOPLE MUST DIE BEFORE GM ISSUES A RECALL ON DEFECTIVE STEERING SPEED SENSORS? THIS IS A WELL-KNOW PROBLEM IN 1997 AND 1998 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCKS. THE DEALER CALLS THIS A 6.624 STEERING SENSOR FAILURE; PART NUMBER 26064468. THIS FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY CHANGE LANES WHEN CORNERING. I THINK IT IS DEPLORABLE FOR GM TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS TRUELY A LIFE-THREATENING COMPONENT FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715152November 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE ADVISOR AT MOLLE CHEVROLET (816) 229-8800, MARK POTTER, SAID IT WOULD BE 7-8 DAYS TO HAVE MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY HAD 7 IN LINE (FOR THE SAME PROBLEM) AHEAD OF MINE!!! BY THE WAY, I HAVE ONLY HAD MY 4-WD ENGAGED ON SIX OR 7 OCCASIONS SINCE I PURCHASED IT (NEW) IN NOVEMBER OF 1996. I HAVE NEVER "4-WHEELED" IT. I HAVE ONLY ENGAGED 4-WD ONCE IN THE MUD. THE OTHER 5-6 TIMES THE 4-WD WAS ENGAGED WAS IN LIGHT SNOW (CENTRAL MISSOURI). GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715155November 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE MASTER CYLINDERS ON 1997 CHEVROLET PICKUPS LEAK BRAKE FLUID CONTINUOUSLY AT THE TOP SEAL. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED THIS "SWEATING". SWEATING IS WHAT HUMANS DO. MASTER CYLINDERS LEAK. EVERY 1997 CHEVY TRUCK I'VE LOOKED AT HAS THIS PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SEAL OR REPLACE THE ENTIRE MASTER CYLINDER. HOW MANY PEOPLE MUST DIE FROM BRAKE FAILURE BEFORE GM ISSUES A RECALL NOTICE? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715153November 23, 1999
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
STEERING SPEED SENSOR REPLACED TO FIX OVERSTEER PROBLEM; ABS REGULARLY FAIL TO KEEP WHEELS FROM LOCKING UP DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING; ELECTRONIC 4WD TRANSFER CASE CONTINUES TO STICK IN 4HIGH FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER DISENGAGED WITH BUTTON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852115November 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. EVEN THOUGH THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR A DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD, THE ABOV EVEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852678November 22, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH OR ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A VERY HARD VIBRATION WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CRASH. MANUFACTURER HAS A TSB BULLETIN 99-43-09-002 STATED THAT IT WASA MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715073November 20, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
ANOTHER DEALER HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEMS, BUT I THOUGHT I'D REPORT THESE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853146November 19, 1999
STEERING
ALSO ON CHEVROLET 2500 1998, OCT 8, 1999, 60,000 VIN # [XXX], ON BOTH VEHICLES, DUE TO A DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL ROTATION SENSOR, THE POWER STEERING IS INOPERATIVE WHICH MAY CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN STEERING VEHICLE, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *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

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