Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1997)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#872886October 12, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING GEAR BOX LOCKED . MANUFCTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733892October 10, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN CUTTING OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT LOSES POWER STEERING AND IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. IT HAS CUT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTIONS AS WELL. GM IS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM - THEY RECENTLY SENT OUT A NOTICE CLAIMING THEY WERE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NOT ONLY THAT THEY REFUSED TO SELL ME PARTS SO THAT MY MECHANIC COULD FIX IT. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A $35,000 TRUCK THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I CANNOT GET REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733904October 10, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872649October 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN HITTING A RAISED SECTION ON ROAD AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL TAKE AT LEAST AN EXTRA 5 FEET BEFORE IT WILL STOP. CONSUMER MUST APPLY BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733579October 6, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE IN THE INTERMITTENT MODE, OFTEN DO NOT CEASE WHEN PLACING THE SWITCH TO THE 'OFF' POSITION RIGHT AWAY AND DO NOT RETURN TO THE STANDBY POSITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733384October 4, 2000
TIRES
IN EARLY MAY 2000, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT GOING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULL INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE TO REPLACE IT. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE WHICH WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY CHEN CK1500 WITH APPROX 60,000 MILES. THERE IS STILL ADEQUATE TREAD ON THE TIRES. IT LOOKS LIKE A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. (DOT NUMBER: VN11BAB157 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555729October 2, 2000
TIRES
LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT WARNING AND VIOLENTLY SLID TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD (FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL LT245/75R16 6 PLY)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733025September 30, 2000
TIRES
TIRES WERE REPLACED DO TO CRACKING AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. THEY WERE PRORATED AT 60%. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM FIRESTONE IS HAVING WITH OTHER TIRES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 245R7516)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245R7516 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871491September 26, 2000
STEERING
EA 99011; CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 75 MPH WHEN A DEER JUMPED OUT OF THE MEDIAN, CONSUMER SWERVED TO MISS DEER, BUT STEERING WHEEL OVERSTEERED, AND VEHICLE SLID INTO A DITCH AND ROLLED OVER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732341September 23, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED AFTER RULING OUT THAT THE RELAY WAS O.K. THE VEHICAL WAS TOWED TO HALLOWELL CHEVROLET AT ROADSIDES ASSISTANCE AND INFORMED ME THAT ALL COSTS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BUT DUE TO THE WARRANTEE HAD ALREADY EXPIRED,PER THE DEALER, I WAS STUCK WITH THE COST REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871041September 20, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870892September 19, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND WENT OUT WHICH DID NOT INDICATE THE ACTUAL FUEL READING. ALSO, WHEN BACKING UP VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOISE, CONTACTED MECHANIC. MECHANIC SAID PROBABLY THERE WASN'T ANY GREASE PUT IN AT FACTORY RESULTING IN THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS WERE DRY AND RUSTED. UNIVERSAL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870964September 19, 2000
STEERING
STEERING SENSOR GOES OUT MAINLY AT HIGH SPEED. STEERING GETS REAL TIGHT. FASTER CONSUMER GOES. WHEN VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN STEERING IS SO LOOSE, IT'S LIKE BEING ON ICE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. IT'S BEEN REPAIRED 10 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THERE IS NO REMEDY.*AK THE SENSOR HAD BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731511September 15, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
L.REAR TIRE FAILED AFTER DRIVING 35 MILES. @ 65-70 MPH. VEHICLE WAS PARKED PRIOR TO FAILURE. TIRE RUPTURED IN THE CENTER TOF THE TREAD, CAUSING AN APPROXIMATE 12" CIRCUMFERENCIAL TEAR. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED THE SAME DAY. TIRE DEALER REMARKED THAT ALL TIRES REMOVED FROM VEHICLE WERE EXPERIENCCING TREAD SEPARATION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 275/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731138September 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED @ 63K MILES - VERY LITTLE TOWING - MOSTLY CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS AND RESULTED IN A 3RD TRANSMISSION BEING INSTALLED. CONCERN IS THAT 63K MILES IS NOT MUCH FOR A TRANSMISSION. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED AND ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IN ADDITION TO THE FAILED TRANSMISSIONS, WHEN THE 1ST REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED, 2 BOLTS THAT SECURE THE CRANKSHAFT WERE NOT SECURED. THEY CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING, AND PART OF THE CRANKSHAFT GOT BENT AND A ZERK BROKE OFF. I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE IF IT IS. SEEMS TO ME THAT IF IT'S A REAL PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS, THEN I MAY BE INLINE FOR SOME COMPENSATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870214September 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER AS A PROBLEM WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN HE APPLIES BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PEDAL IS SOFT. HE WILL CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869669September 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL HARD BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL NOT FLASH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869776September 6, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE, AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. TECHNICIAN SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH AVA CENTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730340September 5, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869501September 5, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID WHERE THE CONNECTION IS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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