Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1996)

196 consumer complaints on file.

#10138127September 29, 2005
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT: WHILE THE CALLER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE BRAKE FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE CALLER'S VEHICLE, AND WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT WORK. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER SAID THE MAIN BRAKE LINE TO THE BACK BRAKES WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND CALLER SAID IT WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS A CRASH. ONE PASSENGER W IN CALLERS VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE POLICE CAME AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT THEY HAVE NOT CALLED HIM BACK. THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD SOME DAMAGE TO THE REAR, BUT CALLER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10137362September 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES ON OUR 1996 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 PICK UP FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE & THE TRUCK ACTUALLY BRAKING. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN BRAKING & TURNING. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE TRUCK MAKES THE SAME SOUND & VIBRATION THAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICK IN IF YOU'RE SLIDING ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO TRUST THAT THE VEHICLE WILL STOP COMPLETELY WHEN NEEDED. CAUTION IS REQUIRED TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE. WE DON'T DARE TOW ANYTHING OR EVEN LOAD THE BED OF THE TRUCK WITH ANYTHING TO HEAVY SINCE WE'RE WORRIED THAT THE BRAKES WILL NOT HANDLE THE EXTRA WEIGHT. WE'RE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT OPERATING IT IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WHICH IS FAST APPROACHING IN THE NORTHEAST. A MECHANIC TOLD US THAT ALOT OF CHEVY PICK-UPS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. WE INVESTIGATED THIS ON THE INTERNET & FOUND THAT GM DID A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON VEHICLES IN CANADA BUT HASN'T DONE ONE IN THE US YET. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING THIS COMPLAINT, BUT IT'S IN THE EARLY STAGES OF IT'S INVESTIGATION. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMMEDIATE ACTION TAKEN BEFORE THIS PROBLEM CAUSES AN ACCIDENT WHICH WOULD RESULT IN SERIOUS PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR BODILY INJURY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135858September 8, 2005
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES:BEAD
SIDEWALLS OF TWO TIRES SEPARATED, ONE AT THREE PLACES AND ONE AT ONE PLACE. ONE TIRE CRACKED ALONG THE BEAD. ONE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND PRORATED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121196May 17, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE CONTINUAL COSTS TO KEEP VEHICLE RUNNING HAS ALMOST EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. REPAIR COSTS FROM $3,200.00-$3,900.00 AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE. ANY FUTURE REPAIRS WILL NOW EXCEED THE PURCHASE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE INCAPACITY OF THE TRUCK MY LOST WAGES HAVE EXCEEDED OR WILL EXCEED $10,000.00. BEING A SINGLE PARENT OF TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND HAVING LOST MY JOB DUE TO THE VEHICLES INCAPACITATE HAS CAUSED INSURMOUNTABLE PAIN AND SUFFERING TO THE NECESSARY DAY TO DAY FUNCTIONS TO MY FAMILY. MY ONCE FAIR CREDIT REPORT HAS BEEN RUINED. ONE OF MY MAIN REASONS FOR AGREEING TO TAKE OUT A AUTO LOAN WAS TO HELP ACHIEVE A FAVORABLE CREDIT RATING TO OBTAIN A MORTGAGE LOAN IN THE NEAR FUTURE WHICH IS NO LONGER AN OPTION. THERE IS CURRENTLY A INVESTIGATION AND CLASS ACTION SUITE PENDING BY THE VERMONT STATE ATTORNEY'S GENERALS OFFICE AGAINST WILLIAM DYDO JR. (DYDO AUTO SALES. ALTHOUGH I HOPE TO BE PART OF THIS SUIT I WILL NOT BE COMPENSATED FOR PAIN AND SUFFERING. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10120538May 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
SINCE PURCHASED FROM MAHER CHEVROLET IN 2001, THE "C CLIP" IN THE "TRANSFER CASE" HAS BROKEN THREE TIMES AND WE HAVE NEVER USED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THIS OCCURS DURING NORMAL DRIVING! THE FIRST TIME WAS WITHIN MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME WAS 30,000 MILES AFTER IT REPLACED. NOW LESS THAN 20,000 MILES LATER, ITS BROKE AGAIN. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING DEFECTIVE INTERNALLY IN THE TRANSFER CASE. WHEN DRIVING AND THE "C CLIP" BREAKS, THE GEARS START GRINDING LOUDLY. YOU CAN NOT EXCEED 3 - 5 MILES PER HOUR. SINCE THIS IS AN INSTANT MOVEMENT, THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WEHN TRAVLING ON THE INTERSTATE. WHICH MY HUSBAND FREQUENTLY DOES WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED ON THE VEHICLE AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED SINCE IT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND SUPPOSEDLY, FIXED THEN. IS THE DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM OR AM I DEALING WITH UNSAFE DEFECT WITH THE TRANSFER CASE. I WILL LIST THE APPROX. DATE THAT THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT MY TRUCK LAST, AND THEN WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $2,500 TO "INVESTIGATE" WHY THE "C CLIP" KEEPS BREAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120113May 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DT: WHILE DRIVING SHE WAS EXPERIENCING HESITATION, HIT POTHOLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE FACTORY WIRING INSIDE THE FUEL TANK TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS BURNED UP AT THE CONNECTOR, ONLY BEAR WIRING WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK. FEARFUL THIS MAY CATCH FIRE. HARDWIRED THIS FEATURE PER OWNER WHO IS ALSO MECHANIC. APPEARED TO BE FAULTY WIRING, DEFINITELY 4 PIN CONNECTOR AT THE TOP OF THAT WIRE ASSEMBLY. NO OTHER PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115205March 16, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THE TILT STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106647January 3, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE OR FUNCTION PROPERLY DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V159000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094531November 15, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE WELDS, WHICH ATTACH THE BUCKET SEAT TO THE SEAT TRACKS, BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. *AK THE WELDS THAT ATTACH BOTH FRONT BUCKET SEAT TO THE SLIDE RAILS ARE BROKE. THE WELDS ONLY BROKE ON THE FRONT OF BOTH SEATS. WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE IT CAUSED THE SEAT TO ROCK INTO THE BACK AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE BACK WINDOW. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10090020August 30, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE AND LURCHED FORWARD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES, AND TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF BEFORE ANY OTHER DAMAGE COULD HAVE OCCURRED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080225June 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND REPLACED TWO FRONT BRAKE HOSES THAT ERUPTED. ALSO, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067924April 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHENEVER A PANIC STOP IS REQUIRED THE BRAKES TAKE ALMOST A SECOND AFTER APPLICATION BEFORE THEY RESPOND. IT IS LIKE PUSHING ON AN AIR CYLINDER WITH A SMALL ORIFICE - A SECOND IS TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL TRAVEL IS CORRECT AND THE DEALER SAYS IT MUST BE NORMAL. I SAY IT IS UNSAFE AFTER NARROWLY AVOIDING A CRASH THAT SHOULD HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN CLOSE IF THE BRAKE WOULD GRAB AS SOON AS I STEP ON THEM. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSH THERE IS A TIME DELAY WHILE I PUSH "AIR THROUGH THE ORIFICE".*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060308March 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND STOPPED SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR AT 50,000 MILES. WAS REBUILT AT TRANS SERVICE SHOP. CAUSE WAS LACK OF GROUND WIRE BETWEEN CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION CAUSING ERRATIC FLUID PRESSURES. I PAID THE $1470.00 REPAIR BILL. TSB DESCRIBED THE DEFECT, I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THIS WAS PREVENTABLE FROM CHEVY'S PERSPECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056044March 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069244January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069889January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN INJURY ACCIDENT. I HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE OFFICERS ASKED, IF I HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES, BEACAUSE THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS. I FEEL THE BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE NO SKID MARK AND THE SEAT BELTS DIDN'T LOCK. I WORK FOR THE STATEHIGHWAY PATROL. WE HAVE SEVERAL 1998 AND 1999 FULL SIZE CHEVROLET SILVERDO TRUCKS. SEVERAL OFFICERS OPERATING THESE VEHICLE HAVE EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURE IN A "PANIC STOP SITUATION. I'M ASKING TO SEE,IF YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS INFORMATION ABOUT THE BRAKES AND TO SEND THE COMPLAINT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10053042January 13, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING LOOSES ASSIST AND BECOMES STIFF. POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053385January 5, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE CLEANING THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED FORWARD AND CUT THE CONSUMER'S PINKY FINGER OFF. CONSUMER WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10048656November 25, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING ANT ANY SPEED. THIS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE TWELVE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040670September 25, 2003
SEATS
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH ALTHOUGH IT'S IN THE LOCKED POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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