Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10565146February 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WENT TO PARK MY TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, TRIED TO PUMP THE PEDAL BUT IT STILL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND LOOKED AT THE UNDER SIDE AND SEEN BRAKE FLUID RUNNING OUT OF A BRAKE LINE. AND I LOOKED A LITTLE CLOSER AND SEEN THAT MOST OF THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE TRUCK WERE RUSTED VERY BAD. HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE SHOP TO BE FIXED. THEY SAID THAT ALL MY BRAKE LINE MUST BE REPLACED OR I COULD HAVE A BAD WRECK. AND THE PRICE. NOT GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564479February 15, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
UPON LEAVING MY HOUSE IN SAID TRUCK YESTERDAY, 12/14/2014, FORTUNATELY I WAS STILL WITHIN MY SUBDIVISION, I EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, WITH THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE TRUCK WAS A SNOW BANK. THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE DISPLAYED AT THE SAME TIME. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OR WARNING THAT MY BRAKES WERE GETTING READY TO FAIL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK INTO MY DRIVE WAY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CALLED AAA. THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE UNDER THE TRUCK. THEY TOWED MY TRUCK TO AAA CARE IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THE HOLE IN THE LINE DUE TO RUST. THEY REPLACED THE LINE FROM THE LF WHEEL TO THE ABS PUMP WITH TOTAL REPAIRS COMING TO $415. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING AND COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. I UNDERSTAND THE TRUCK IS 11 YEARS OLD HOWEVER I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND ALWAYS WASHED AND MAINTAINED VEHICLE INCLUDING UNDERCARRIAGE CLEANING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564032February 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES, THEY DID NOT WORK. WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKES, CAME TO A STOP. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED HOME APPLYING EMERGENCY BRAKE, THANK GOD I WAS ONLY AROUND THE BLOCK. UPON EXAMINING THE BRAKES UNDER THE CAR, ALL OF THE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT, CAUSING A LOSS OF ALL BRAKE FLUID. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY, THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY FAMILY WITH ME AND I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS IS A PROBLEM, DOES SOME ONE HAVE TO BE KILLED FIRST BEFORE THIS IS CONSIDERED A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563933February 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ON THE LISTED DATE, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN A CURVE WHEN THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND I RAN MY VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. MY GREATEST CONCERN HOWEVER, IS THE POST ACCIDENT RESEARCH I CONDUCTED ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF MY VEHICLE. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WHO REPORTED TO GM THAT THE SAME MODEL OF TRUCK AS MINE HAD BRAKE SYSTEMS THAT PREMATURELY REACHED FAILURE. SPECIFICALLY, THEY RUSTED PREMATURELY CAUSING MY BRAKE SYSTEM TO COMPLETELY LEAVE MY VEHICLE IN A DANGEROUS OPERATIONAL POSITION. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE LINES, EACH OF THE 5 LINES IN THE SYSTEM WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME RUST ISSUES AND NEEDED TO ALL BE REPLACED. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GM TO REPLACE MY BRAKE SYSTEM VIA RECALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563678February 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY FROM THE DRIVE WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN PARK POSITION AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V161000 PARKING BRAKE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. LI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563697February 10, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AS SAYS "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND I AM ONLY ABLE TO TRAVEL BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH AND ALSO AS I COME TO A STOP LIGHT/SIGN THE TRUCK WANTS TO SPUTTER OUT AND DIE. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP THEY TELL ME ITS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED BUT I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED IT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND IS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANTLY HAPPENING SOMETIME 3 TO 4 TIMES A DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563718February 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME WITH CAUTION. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUPTURED AND CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. KJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563563February 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I WAS DRIVING AND USING THE BRAKES I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING FURTHER AND FURTHER TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE LEAK WAS FROM A REAR BRAKE LINE THAT HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. I LOOKED AT THE OTHER BRAKE LINES AND NOTICED THAT THEY WERE ALL SEVERELY CORRODED. TOOK THE TRUCK TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE CORROSION. THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER BRAKE LINES COULD LEAK AT ANY TIME. I HAD THE LINES REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF $2600.00. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563399February 7, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE BURST DO TO RUST. HAD VEHICLE TOWED AND FOUND ALL THE BRAKELINES VERY BAD. ALSO THE FUEL LINES ARE ROTTED WITH THE RETURN LINE LEAKING FUEL. I HAD 1 REAR BRAKE LINE REPLACED IN 2012 WHICH WAS ALSO RUSTED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563168February 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING ALONG COMING TO A CURVE, I APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I SLOWED DOWN BY DOWNSHIFTING AND STOPPED ON SIDE OF ROAD USING PARKING BRAKE. I LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING DOWN THE FRAME BY DRIVERS DOOR. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE TRUCK TOWED HOME. FRONT BRAKE LINE WAS COMPROMISED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS PUMP. I REPLACED BOTH LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS PUMP. THE REST OF BRAKE LINES HAD SOME RUST BUT LOOKED LIKE SURFACE ONLY. SECOND INCIDENT: ON 18 NOVEMBER 2013, I WAS CARRYING AROUND 800 POUNDS OF STONE FOR MY LIVING ROOM WALL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AT AROUND 45 MPH, AS I WAS STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT. I RAN THE LIGHT AND TURNED RIGHT AND GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED. LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING OFF FRAME BY THE FUEL TANK. NURSED THE TRUCK HOME THE LAST MILE WITH A FRIEND DRIVING HIS TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. THE REAR BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS PUMP TO THE REAR END RUSTED THROUGH BEHIND THE FUEL TANK. NO WAY OF SEEING THIS FAILURE COMING. MILEAGE ON TRUCK AROUND 91,500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562541February 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 SILVERADO STARTED BY ITSELF WHILE I WAS PUTTING GAS IN . KEY WAS IN IGNITION BUT WAS NOT TURNED ON. IT STARTED IN REDUCED POWER MODE. I DO NOT HAVE A REMOTE START INSTALLED ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561576January 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WAS BACKING INTO MY DRIVE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. COULDN'T STOP AND BACKED RIGHT INTO MY 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. THE BRAKE LINE WERE SO CORRODED IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. TOOK THE TRUCK TO BELLE TIRE AND HAD THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED WHICH COST NEARLY $700. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL PEOPLE COULD GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561649January 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFT IN ADDITION TO APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK EXCESSIVELY ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561038January 22, 2014
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED SEATS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE AND BECOME ABNORMALLY HOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT SEATS COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT BURNED BY THE SEATS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560734January 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE BACKING MY TRUCK OUT OF MY HOME DRIVEWAY, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED, A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED, AND THE MESSAGE CENTER FLASHED AN ALERT TO "SERVICE BRAKES SOON". I HAD ALMOST NO RESPONSE AT FROM THE BRAKES; FORTUNATELY THE STREET WAS LEVEL SO I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY COAST TO A STOP. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE TRUCK BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKED IT. WHEN I GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A SMALL POOL APPROXIMATELY A FOOT IN DIAMETER OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY SURFACE JUST BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE, ALONG WITH A TRAIL THAT LEAD BACK TO THE STREET. BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM THE LINES AT THE FRAME WHERE IT MAKES THE BEND UPWARD AT THE FRONT EDGE OF THE CAB. CLOSER INSPECTION WITH A FLASHLIGHT REVEALED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED AND ONE OR MORE OF THEM APPEARS TO HAVE BURST WHERE THE LINES GO OVER THE FRAME RAIL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALL LINES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED (60K MILES) IN FLORIDA IN 2006, MOVED TO WASHINGTON STATE (SEATTLE AREA) IN 2008, AND THEN MOVED AGAIN TO NORTHERN VIRGINIA IN LATE 2009. IT HAS HAD MINIMAL EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALT, ICE OR SNOW CONDITIONS IN THE TIME THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560879January 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WENT TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE. THEY INDICATED BRAKE LINES WERE GETTING RUSTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A FEW WEEKS LATER A BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE PULLING IN THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER A BIT OF RESEARCH ON LINE (WEB) AND TALKING TO GM AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT., IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A LARGE WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHEVY TRUCKS WITH FAULTY BRAKE LINES. THIS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MATERIALS DEFECT FROM NEW THAT SHOWS ITSELF AFTER A FEW YEARS. NO OTHER CAR I OWN, (TWO THAT ARE OLDER AND HIGHER MILES), HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I WILL SUE GM AFTER I REPLACE THESE LINES. AS A PHYSICIST AND EXPERT MECHANIC, THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MATERIALS DEFECT WITH SIGNIFICANT DANGER AND SAFETY ISSUES. NHTSA AND GM WILL BOTH BE CULPABLE FOR INJURIES AND DEATH IN NOT PROTECTING THE PUBLIC FROM THIS OBVIOUS DANGER. THE BRAKE LINES CRUMBLE IN YOUR HANDS AFTER 9 YEARS OF USE, TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. GM ADMITTED TO ME THAT THEY USED BAD MATERIALS AND BLAMED IT ON USING FOREIGN METAL SUPPLIERS. THIS DOES NOT ADMONISH THEM FROM THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. COME ON NHTSA, MAKE GM STAND UP AND RECALL THESE POTENTIAL DEATH TRAPS. THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS LET PEOPLE KNOW THEIR BRAKE LINES COULD BURST AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560532January 18, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. STEPPING ON THE GAS DOES NOTHING. THE VEHICLE JUST COASTS ALONG AND RUNS ROUGH. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT IT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T CLEAR THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY AND NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY, ON BUSY EXPRESSWAYS OR ON MAIN ROADS AND SIDE ROADS. THE GAS PEDAL LOSES COMMUNICATION WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS NERVE WRACKING WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE WONT RESPOND TO STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. TRYING TO GET OVER SEVERAL LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS DANGEROUS WHEN THERE IS NO ACCELERATION. IT IS ALSO BAD WHEN ON A BUSY, MAIN ROAD, THE VEHICLE "ACTS UP". I HAVE TO PULL OVER, BLOCKING TRAFFIC, UNTIL I CAN GET IT GOING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560212January 16, 2014
STRUCTURE
THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF IN BIG SPOTS. THE TRUCK IS ALWAYS CLEAN AND WAXED. THE PAINT IS NOT STICKING TO THE PRIMER. HAVE HEARD OF OTHER GM TRUCK OWNERS SAYING THE SAME THING. JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE. LOVE MY TRUCK BUT IT LOOKS RAGGED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560305January 16, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I APPLIED BRAKES COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. APPLIED E-BRAKE TO STOP AND RESUMED TO REPAIR SHOP ON OTHER SIDE OF LIGHTS. FOUND BRAKE LINE HAD PIN HOLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560003January 15, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILERADO/K1500...IN NOVEMEBER 2012 A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED INTO THE CHEVY DEALER IN PARAMUS WHERE I LIVE...OVER THE HOLIDAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO A DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE...THE DEALER TOLD ME HE WAS DOIDN A SINILAR JOB ON A CAR FROM THAT YEAR OF VEHICLES....IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LINES CAN RUPTURE LEVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKESTHE DEALER IS ORDERING ME A STAINLESS STEEL KIT ...NOT FROM CHEVY OR GM BUT THIS SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM AS HE EXPECTS THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES WILL ALSO FAIL SOON.... CHEVY NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THESE FAULTY BRAKE LINESBEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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