Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#834103January 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD STARTED VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WOULD START TO SHAKE & MAKE LOUD KNOCKING NOISES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 7 INFORMED NOTHING COULD BE DONE. WAS TOLD TO CALL BBB. WOULD NOT CHECK OR REPAIR ENGINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543603January 25, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702539January 25, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR LINKAGE STICKS AT IDLE SPEED. CAUSES PEDAL TO TRAVEL TOO FAR ONCE "UNSTUCK" HIGH POWER TAKE OFFS FROM STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702508January 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833920January 22, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T WORK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS, AND DEALER RELEASED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER FOR THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. WHEN CONSUMER GOT HOME, TOOK THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE OFF AS WAS SUGGESTED BY THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833956January 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN & WOULD HAVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, THEY WOULD STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON. HAS TO STOP VEHICLE & GET OUT & HIT THE MOTOR UNDER THE HOOD TO GET THE WIPERS TO WORK AGAIN. HAD THE WIPER MOTOR REPLACED TWICE & STILL PROBLEM EXISTS. THE WARRANTY RAN OUT ON THE THIRD REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833958January 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS WOULD CAUSE AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THERE ARE NO BRAKES. HAS BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT EACH TIME THE MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702433January 21, 1999
TIRES
VIBRATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS . SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT TRACTION ON WET PAVEMENT . BEEN TO 3 DEALERS WITH NO SATISFACTION . LOST ALL PREVIOUS COMMENTS WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT ... I FEEL GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES . GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM BUT DONNA, REP , SAYS I MUST WAIT UNTIL GOODYEAR MASS PRODUCES MORE TIRES AND THEY WILL RECALL . I DRIVE 150 MILES A DAY AT 65 + MPH . HOW LONG MUST I WAIT , UNTIL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE IS KILLED OR INJURED???( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235X16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702439January 21, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
IN DISCUSSING OUR PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS FOR GM PU'S WE HAVE FOUND THAT IN '97 & '99 MODELS THE FRONT ENDS COME WELDED AND IF NOT BROUGHT BACK WITHIN CERTAIN AMT OF MILAGE DEALER WILL NOT FIX. OURS WAS OUT OF ALIGMENT UPON DRIVING OFF LOT THE FIRST TIME. DEALER SAID TO DRIVE ABOUT 1,000 MI. TO BREAK IN AND BRING BACK AND WILL FIX. CALLED FOR APPT. FOR SEAT BELT AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT, TOOK IN, SEAT BELT PARTIALLY FIXED, HAD TO ORDER PTS. THIS HAS BEEN 8 MONTHS AGO AND PT FOR SEATBELT STILL NOT IN, ALSO DID NOT GET ALIGNMENT, THEY WERE RUNNING BEHIND, WAS THERE 3 HRS, HAD TO GO TO WORK, COULD NOT WAIT. NEXT TIME CALLED FOR APPT. MILAGE WAS ABOVE WHAT DEALER WOULD FIX. TOOK TO MODICA BROS. SISBEE, TX. AND COST $119.95. THESE TRUCKS ARE ARRIVING TO DEALERS FROM MFG. THIS WAY, DISCUSSED IN LENGTH WITH MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A GM GIMICK, I THINK ALL OWNERS SHOULD DEMAND THAT THIS BE CORRECTED. I OWN A '94 CHEV. PU AND NEVER HAS BEEN ALIGNED WITH 125,000 MI. ON IT. DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY. I WANT GM TO REFUND EVERYONES MONEY WHO DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO SET FOR ALIGNMENT WHEN IT SHOULD BE RIGHT IN FIRST PLACE AND HOLD UP MORE THAN 3,000 MIL. THIS IS A DISGRACE, NOT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WEARING OUT OF YOUR TIRES. PLEASE REPLY BACK TO ME B.MORRISPNX.COM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702446January 21, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SEATS
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN SWITCHED ON. AFTER TURNING THEM OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES THEY BEGAN WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASSIONS, ATHOUGH, AS OF YET, THEY HAVE NOT FAILED COMPLETELY. SEAT RECLINED BY ITSELF ALSO IT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO POSITION. EVENTUALLY IT BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833762January 20, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TRACKS. COULD HEAR A POPPING SOUND BEFORE THE BREAK HAPPENED. WHENEVER ACCELERATING, THE SEAT WOULD RISE UP. HAD CALLED DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SEAT TRACKS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702310January 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE ADEQUATELY ON WET / SLIPPERY SURFACES. STOPPING DISTANCE IS TWO TO THREE TIMES GREATER THAN NON ANTI LOCK BRAKES ON SPECIFIED ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN OPTIONAL SNOWPLOW EQUIPMENT IS ON TRUCK , BRAKING EFFECTIVNESS DECREASES FURTHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702261January 15, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL BEGINS SHAKING AT 60MPH. SHAKING INCREASES WITH SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702207January 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DISPLEASED WITH AUTO TRANSMISSION, PROBLEM #1, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 2ND INTO 3RD GEAR IT WILL SHIFT WITH A VERY UNEASY NOISE ( LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM SHIFTING INTO 3RD, THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND THE TRUCK CAN BE COLD OR AT NORMAL RUNNING TEMPERTURE FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT UNEASY. THE DEALER THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR YEARS AND THEIR ARE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A QUICK FIX TO FIX THIS ISSUE WITHOUT HAVING TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, THEY DID TELL ME THAT GM HAS ALREADY REPLACE AND REBUILT ALOT OF TRANSMISSION IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SALES REP. THAT SOLD ME THE TRUCK THAT HE HAS A FLYER FROM GM WITH A STATMENT JUST TO THE DEALER'S ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM #2 WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK BETWEEN 41 TO 45 MPH THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE CAUSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE NOT WORKING TOGETHER, I WENT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND HAD THERE SERVICE GARAGE DRIVE THE TRUCK AND HE SAID THIS WAS CAUSE FROM THE ENGINE RUNNING A 1000 RPM WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 41 TO 45 MPH AND IF I DIDN'T LIKE THE SHAKING OF THE TRUCK, TO DRIVE IT IN 3RD GEAR AND NOT OVERDRIVE SO TO ALLOW THE ENGINE TO RUN AT A HIGHER RPM. I PAID ALMOST $30,000.00 FOR THIS TRUCK, I FEEL AS IF I BEEN BURNT GM AND THE TERM "LET A ROCK" MEANS LET A ROCK LIKE "NOGO"
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833544January 14, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
PASSAGER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THE CONSUMER TO SIT PROPERLY IN THE SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833468January 13, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK, SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT, AND SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543343January 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SEATS
ENGINE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831774January 12, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR. WENT FROM OVERDRIVE TO NEUTRAL. HAD TO PULL OVER & SHIFTED INTO PARK. VEHICLE THEN SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR ON ITS OWN. HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. MECHANIC FOUND SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT HAD TO BE RESET. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702157January 12, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
AERATOR FOR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE (DOES NOT WORK)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833323January 11, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ABS BRAKE FAILURE; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TRUCK SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE, BUT DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, CAUSING DRIVER TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED ON DRY PAVEMENT, NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. DRIVER HAD PLENTY OF BRAKING DISTANCE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WITH MAJOR BUMPER DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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