Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#705819April 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
OTHER EQUIPMENT; SEVERE VIBRATION THAT FEELS LIKE BODY FLEXES BETWEEN 65-75MPH. I HAVE SLOWED AND PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULD FEARING PERSONAL SAFTEY. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO 2 DEALERSHIPS FOR A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES, AND SPOKEN WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, AS WELL AS WRITTEN A LETTER TO CHEVROLET. THEY CLAIM THAT IT IS A NEW "CHARATERISTIC" OF THIS YEAR, NO FIX. POWERTRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC - IT SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE AT ABOUT 37 MPH PRODUCING A GROWLING SOUND, BROUGHT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS FOR A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES, NO FIX. OTHER EQUIPMENT - CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545067April 19, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
DESIGN OF THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD VENTILLATION VENTS ARE INADEQUATE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE DEFROST SYSTEM. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836823April 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
SINCE THE DAY OF DELIVERY CONSUMER NOTICED A LOT OF PULSATION IN THE BRAKES. ALSO, A LUG: NUT OF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL WAS CROSS THREADED, AND THE SCREW BROKEN. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT REPAIRED VEHICLE BECAUSE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. MARTIN CEHVROLET----330-373-1600. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705762April 19, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN THE STEERING AND BRAKES HAVE GONE OUT. WE TOW A 2000 POUND TRAILER AND WE ARE WORRIED THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE WE ARE TOWING HELP WHAT CAN WE DO? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705764April 19, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS FAILED TO OPERATE ON SEVERAL OCCATIONS, AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, THE MAINTAINANCE PERSONELL HAVE SAID IT IS PROBABLY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. IN THE MEANTIME I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 1995 CHEV. SUBURBAN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THE WIPERS ON THE SUBURBAN SO FAR. (VIN NUMLBER 1GNFK16KOSJ421658). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545030April 16, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE DOES NOT DECELERATE WHEN RELEASING GAS PEDAL, ENGINE STAYS AT HIGH RPM'S CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES BEFORE MANUALLY SLOWING DOWN. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705687April 16, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT ABOUT 48000 MILES I STARTED EXPERIENCING A HARD SHIFT BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF IT WAS A LONG DRIVE OR SHORT . IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES. WHENEVER IT HAPPENS ALL I NEED TO DO IS PULL OVER, TURN THE ENGINE OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS, TURN IT ON AGAIN AND IT'S GONE TILL THE NEXT TIME. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SOMETIMES IT'S OFF, DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY CONNECTION TO THE FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM OCCURING. I DO NOT DRIVE MY TRUCK HARD. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY READ THE COMPUTER CODE AND TOLD ME THE THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY AND WOUD COST ABOUT $1500 TO RE-BUILD IT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BAD LUCK UNTIL YESTERDAY. I RAN INTO A REGGIE WILLIAMS WHO HAS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK, SAME ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM DOWN TO THE MILAGE WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING, HE WILL ALSO BE SENDING IN A FORM. SINCE MEETING REGGIE I HAVE BECOME VERY SUSPICIOUS. I'VE HAD OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS AND THEY LAST A LONG TIME WITHOUT PROBLEM, AND THOSE I HAVE HAD ARE MINOR. I CONTACTED THE CHEVY CUSTOMER SUPPORT PEOPLE AND THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHAT MYSELF AND REGGIE ARE EXPERIENCING. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836755April 15, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
(1) STEERING: VIBRATES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY ROADS OR BAD ROADS. HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR GOING AROUND CORNERS. WOULD MOVE & MAKE CLATTERING NOISES. DEALER SAID VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL EVEN THOUGH EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM (98V242000). (2) DRIVER'S POWER SEAT TRACK BRACKETS WOULD MOVE OR SHIFT & MAKE CLUNKING NOISES WHEN GETTING IN OR OUT OF SEAT. SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK & FORTH. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR THE TRACT OR BRACKETS ON POWER SEATS. OWNER WANTS VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR VIBRATION PROBLEM BUT NOT BY DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836759April 15, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR 50MPH AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OVER 90MPH THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. OWNER HAD TO LITERALLY STAND ON THE BRAKES, AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO GET IT TO STOP. THE WHEELS WERE STILL SPINNING EVEN WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. WHEN CAR WAS STARTED BACK UP THE WHEELS WERE STILL SPINNING AT A HIGH RATE. DEALER HAD FIXED THE VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705644April 15, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
THE POWER SEATS CLUNK ALL THE TIME EVERYDAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES/GRINDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705602April 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN AT SLOW SPEED THERE IS A POPPING NOISE WHEN GEARS CHANGE, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705622April 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
IN APPROXIMATELY A FIVE WEEK PERIOD, MY TRUCK HAS FAILED TO START TWICE AND DIED ONCE AS I CROSSED A BUSY INTERSECTION. BOTH TIMES THE TRUCK FAILED TO START, THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW FUEL PUMP, (NOW ON MY THIRD PUMP) AND AFTER THE VEHICLE DIED IN THE INTERSECTION WHILE MOVING ABOUT 20 MPH, A NEW DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR WAS INSTALLED BUT THE FAILURE COULD ALSO BE FUEL PUMP RELATED. IN BOTH CASES THE MECHANIC STATED ON THE REPAIR ORDER THAT THE WIRING HAD SHORTED OUT. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATES THAT HE HAS NO SOLUTIONS AND THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURANCE. THE FACT THAT ONE NEVER KNOWS IF HE WILL SUCCESSFULLY MAKE IT ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT THE ENGINE QUITTING IS INHERENTLY UNSAFE. A CALL TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE INDICATES THAT THEY ARE VERY SORRY BUT THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW JUST WHAT TO TELL ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836672April 13, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THEIR IS A RECALL ON VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836681April 13, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. THE DRIVER HAS TO TAP THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BEFORE OPERATION RESUMES. SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE DEALER /MANFACTURER ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. 1993 TRUCKS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836696April 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836655April 12, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON, BUT WILL STOP AT NO CERTAIN TIME. DEALER SAYS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836615April 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER OWNS TWO CHEVROLET TRUCKS G3500, 99 VEHICLES, AND HAS EXPERIENCED VEHICLE PULLING TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE SECOND VEHICLE'S VIN #[XXX].- THE DEALERSHIP GAVE CONSUMER A LOANER WITH LESS THAN 600 MILES THAT DOES THE SAME. GMC IS USING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FOR TESTING, THEY'VE INDICATED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 97, AND THEY CANNOT FIND A REMEDY.*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
#705420April 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
UNKNOWN DRIVETRAIN VIBRARTION BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. UNDER CERTIN BRAKING CONDITIONS IT CAN CAUSE A SEVERE HOPPING MOTION AND THE REAR TIRES TO LEAVE THE GROUND. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835936April 7, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER'S FRIEND RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A 1996 CHEVROLET. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED, AND HE'S EXPERIENCING THE EXACT DEFECTS. APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES A YEAR SINCE 1991, WINDSHIELD WIPER S WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. DEALERS SAYS THE CIRCUIT BOARD CRACKS IN THE SOLDER JOINTS, CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705369April 7, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
MY 1995 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER, BUT THEY FAILED TO RECOGNIZE IT AS PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT LISTED AS PART OF THE RECALL GROUP. IF IT EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THOSE THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THAT GROUP, MAYBE THE RECALL COVERAGE WAS A LITTLE TOO THIN AND THAT MY TRUCK, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS, SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTICE, THIS CAMPAIGN COVERS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1994 THROUGH MAY 1996. MY TRUCK HAS A MANUFACTURERING DATE OF NOVEMBER 1994, WHICH IS WELL WITHIN THE RANGE. ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET, ONLY THE VIN IS USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER A VEHICLE IS RECALLED OR NOT. IF IN FACT THIS IS THE CASE, THEN NHTSA SHOULD NOT INDICATE THE RANGE OF MANUFACTURING DATES, WHICH IS MISLEADING AND IRRELEVANT. PLEASE RESPOND AT YOUR EARLIEST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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