Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1997)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#859339March 28, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720718March 28, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, STEERING:LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY CHEVROLET TRUCK. AT 31,000, MILES THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS WENT BAD. AT 41,000 MILES THE BRAKE MASTER CYLENDER AND PITTMAN ARM AND IDLER ARM ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BEING THAT IT WAS OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD, I DID NOT TAKE IT TO A CHEVEROLET DEALER INCURRING THE COST MYSELF. AT 49,000 MILES THE REAR U JOINT NEEDED REPAIR. AT THIS POINT, I STARTED TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS MORE TO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK AS THESE PARTS DO NOT USUALLY NEED REPAIR AT SUCH LOW MILAGE. TO TOP IT OFF, AT 51,000 THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859157March 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT FRONT WHEELS GRABBED AND LET GO, AND REAR WHEELS CONTINUED TO ROLL, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPILCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859067March 23, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
EVO VALVE THAT CONTROLS POWER STEERING SECTOR HAS FAILED, CAUSING OVERSTEERING WHEN TURNING CORNERS, OR TURNING STEERING OVER 3 INCHES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859095March 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER WENT THROUGH TWO SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS AT 40000 MILES. THERE IS JERKING /PULSATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720383March 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES LOCK WHEN APPLIED WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, SNOW OR AFTER VEHICLE BEING WASHED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858565March 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TWO WIRES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK RUBBED THE INSULATION OFF OF THE WIRES, CAUSING A DIRECT SHORT, AND VEHICLE BECOMING INOPERABLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719707March 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON A RIGHT HAND CURVE THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO TRY TO TURN RIGHT BY ITSELF. YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT STEADY TO KEEP IT FROM GOING OFF THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857128February 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
AFTER TWO MONTHS HAD TO HAVE ROTORS CHANGED. WHEN PRESSING BRAKES FRONT END SHUTTERS AND ROTORS ARE WARPING. IF IN AN EMERGENCY, TRUCK WILL NOT STOP AS SOON AS IT SHOULD, AND THE WHOLE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE. CHEVROLET HAS PROVIDED NO HELP. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856907February 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
THE REAR SEALS ARE LEAKING, IF THIS IS NOT STOPPED THE GREASE COULD LEAK ONTO THE BRAKES, CAUSING A DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK THE REAR AXLE SEALS ARE LEAKING. IF THIS IS NOT STOPPED THE GREASE COULD LEAK ONTO THE BRAKES, CAUSING A DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856841February 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE IS GOING ON ITS 5TH SET OF BRAKES, APPROXIMATELY LASTING ABOUT 10,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER HAS NEW REDESIGNED SET OF BRAKES FOR NEW VEHICLES, BUT NOT FOR PREVIOUS YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718670February 12, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
REPORTED TO THE DEALER THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS EXCESSIVELY NOISY AT 8957 MILES. NOTIFIED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. AT 46395 THE FUEL PUMP DIED. DEALER SHOULD HAVE REPLACED WHEN FIRST REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856732February 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856699February 10, 2000
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT TURN VEHICLE WILL JERK. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC STEERING SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853753February 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY LOCK UP AND SKID, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING A COLLISION. THER E WERE NO INJURIES, BUT ONE FATALITY. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#856467February 8, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END CAN NOT BE ALLIGNED DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718460February 8, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
ALL 1991 AND LATER FULL SIZE CHEVY TRUCKS HAVE "KNOCK OUTS" THAT PREVENT FRONT END ALIGNMENT BY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. MANY TRUCKS ARE BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER WITH WORN TIRES AND THE OWNERS ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ALIGNMENT. A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED DESCRIBING HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL AND REMOVE ALL KNOCK OUTS FREE OF CHARGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550853February 8, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NEW DESIGN IF THE FRONT END CAUSED THE TRUCK TO HAVE 'KNOCK OUTS' THE PREVENT THE FRONT END FROM BEING ALIGNED PROPERLY THIS PROBLEM RESULTS IN PREMATURELY WORN TIRES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856438February 7, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
FUEL TANK MELTED DUE TO WIRE BEING EXPOSED TO THE CONNECTOR WHICH IGNITED A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718430February 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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