Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#713796October 24, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOTH THE DEALER AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THE TRUCK WAS TO OLD AND TO MANY MILES. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THE REPAIR PRICE WAS ALREADY DISCOUNTED. IT'S BAD WHEN A TRUCK THATS 5 1/2 YEARS OLD AND 48,000 MILES IS BEYOND HELP AND THEY ADVERTISE SOLID AS ROCK AND THEIR TRUCKS LAST LONGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713731October 23, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING ERRATIC, SWITCHES FROM FIRM TO SUPER LOOSE WITHOUT NOTICE. MOST FREQUENTLY AT AROUND 35 MPH IN GENTLE SWEEPING CURVE, CAUSING QUICK PULL IN DIRECTION OF TURN. YOU GOTTA BE ALERT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713750October 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851528October 22, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
OWNER HAD PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY. HAD PUSHED EMERGENCY PEDAL DOWN & IT FAIL TO ENGAGE. NOTICED VEHICLE HAD NO EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED REAR SEALS HAD LEAKED ON REAR BRAKES. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN DUE TO LACK OF REAR BRAKES. HAD TO HAVE FRONT BRAKES & REAR SEALS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848947October 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING, AND THE FLUID LEAKS ALL OVER THE ENGINE. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE IS SHIFTING VERY HARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851371October 21, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO FUEL PUMP WITHIN THE FUEL TANK BURNED UP DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. INCIDENT COULD HAVE LED TO A VEHICLE EXPLOSION. ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851420October 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND HE WENT INTO A TREE. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL, CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#851440October 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
MASTER CYLINDER IS DEFECTIVE. MASTER CYLINDER CONTROLS BRAKES AT THIS TIME, AND IT LEAKING BRAKES FLUID, ALSO, THE SEAT FRAME IS BREAKING ON DRIVER'S SIDE,AND VOLTAGE GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851446October 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
OWNER DROVE APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN RIGHT TIRE LEFT ROAD. OVERCORRECTED TO LEFT & WENT OFF ROAD. VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE & LANDED IN DITCH, FRONT END FIRST. NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT TIME. VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO FLIP OVER AFTER IMPACT. DRIVER SUFFERED RIGHT KNEE & HIP INJURY. NO SEAT BELTS ON. HAD EMERGENCY TREATMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#713668October 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPROGRAMED PCMWITH UPDATE.OVERDRIVE COMES IN AT 51MPH.FUEL MILAGE DOWN TO 12MPG.THIS IS JUST A QUICK FIX BY CHEVY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851159October 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE , HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851204October 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
STARTED UP THE VEHICLE AND WAS RUNNING ROUGH WHEN OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE #3 AND #4 ENGINE CYLINDERS HAD MISFIRED. ALSO, REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS #3 AND #4, AND SPARK PLUGS. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME THE #4 ENGINE CYLINDER AGAIN FAILED. CONTAMINATED FUEL, REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851210October 20, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING AT 2500 RPMS WHEN DRIVING OR SITTING A STOP/ AT STOP LIGHT OR JUST SITTING. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851231October 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS & COMING TO A STOP LIGHT BRAKES LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE CAR AGAIN. HAD TO GET IT TOWED. CONSUMER DID NOT CONTACT DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851244October 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
REAR BRAKE DRUM'S GO OUT OF SHAPE DUE TO THE UNDERSIZE FOR VEHICLE. HAD TO REPLACE THREE SETS OF BRAKES, AND TWO SETS OF WHEEL CYLINDERS. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851271October 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE PULLING INTO THE MCDONALD'S PARKING LOT, AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A POLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851289October 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE DRIVES ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLY. WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP CAR LOST CONTROL. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS PUT ON 14 DIFFERENT TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851125October 19, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE, CAUSING A MINOR COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#713511October 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT
TRUCK HAS HAD EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND FRONT END SHIMMY IN THE STERRING - TIRES WERE REPLACED ONCE BY DEALER AND THEN AGAIN PERSONALLY. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE IF BRAKING EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS OVER BUMP OR PAVEMENT RIPPLES. FRONT END SEEMS TO LOSE CONTACT WITH ROAD EASILY WHEN GOING OVER BUMP OR RIPPLES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713553October 19, 1999
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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