Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1997)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#822986May 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING CAUSING A REAR END ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822901April 29, 1998
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE MAKING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, STEERING BOX LETS GO & THEN GRABS. SOMETIMES IT LOCKS UP. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC SAID PROBLEM EXISTS & WAS CHANGED IN 25 OTHER VEHICLES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS EVEN THOUGH GEAR BOX HAD BEEN REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821930April 28, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY FEEL VERY HARD; ALSO, MAKE NOISE WHEN APPLIED. VEHICLE WOULD STOP 1 CAR LENGTH FURTHER. HAPPENED 5 TIMES. IT'S INTERMITTENT. TOOK TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT. PROBLEM NOT FOUND. ABS ALSO FAILED WHEN APPLIED OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT/RAIL ROAD TRACKS/BUMPS, ETC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534638April 23, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822628April 21, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ABOUT 500 MILES THE POWER STEERING WILL ACTIVATE UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, RESULTING IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534587April 19, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
RIVETS TO THE UPPER BALL JOINTS SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING RIGHT WHEEL TO BLOW OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822499April 16, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE HIT A BUMP. LOST BRAKING POWER. VEHICLE STOPPED 1/10 MILE FURTHER. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC CALLED MANUFACTURER. THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE BRAKES. WAS TOLD THEY WERE DESIGNED TO WORK LIKE THAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822426April 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICAL CONTINUED TO STILL TRAVEL. CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534296April 14, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
RIVETS HOLDING THE BALL JOINT TO THE UPPER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822299April 8, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL DRIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE . THE DEALER HAS PUT IN A STEERING SOLENOID AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. OWNER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533540April 2, 1998
STEERING
STEERING SENSOR CRACKED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533430March 31, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED CAUSING A VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533347March 26, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CANNOT TURN THE STEERING MORE THAN 2 INCHES EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532737March 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532711March 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, DUE TO SENSOR FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534967March 4, 1998
WHEELS
WHEELS CONTINUE TO BEND CAUSING TIRE FAILURE(BLOWOUTS) AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531847March 3, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821766March 2, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AND SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE IN A WHILE THIS HAPPENS WHEN MAKING A COMPLETE STOP AND PICKING UP SPEED. AS SOON AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ITMAKES A CLUNKING SOUND. DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A NORMAL NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821781March 2, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR SPINDLE CAME OUT OF LINE, CAUSING THE REAR END TO SNAP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN THE REAR WHEELS LOCK UP. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE PART TWICE PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821712February 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, ATTEMPTING TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. RAN INTO THE REAR OF VAN AHEAD, WHICH WAS THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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