Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10400674May 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF 180 MPH WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND PROGRESSED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED RATE WITH THE TACHOMETER AND GPS NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399659May 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE BRAKES ON A TRAILER IT WAS HAULING. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10003 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399159May 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY SILVERDO 1500 EX CAB TRUCK. I BOUGHT IT IN 2008, I STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WHEN I HIT 80,000 MILES. THERE WOULD BE TIMES IT WOULD WORK AND THEN QUIT. NOW THAT I HAVE 120,000 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A LAWSUIT FOR THIS PROBLEM BACK IN 2007 AND THE ONLY REMEDY IT FOR GM TO PAY FOR IT WAS YOUR TRUCK WAS TO BE LESS THEN 7 YEARS LESS THEN 70,000 MILES ON IT TO RECEIVED THE SPECIAL EXTENDED THING. I CAN NOT GET IT FIXED FOR I CAN NOT AFFORD THE 500-700 TO FIX IT. GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS PROBLEM THERE ARE MANY THAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE NET THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AS I HAVE. I CAN T HAVE MY TRUCK DOWN FOR ANY MOUNT OF TIME DUE TO I AM DISABLED AND NEED MY TRUCK TO HAUL MY WHEELCHAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399080May 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED IMPROPER READINGS OF EMPTY AND FULL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED IMPROPER SPEED READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399090May 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I'VE HAD IT LESS THAN 1 YEAR, AND HAS UNDER 90,000 MILES. I LEFT MY HOUSE AND GOT 1/4 MILE DOWN THE STREET AND THE ENTIRE CAB OF THE TRUCK FILLED WITH SMOKE. HAD TO CALL 911 AND HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COME TO THE SCENE. AN ELECTRICAL FIRE ABOVE THE HEAD LINER KILLED THE ELECTRONICS IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. NO LIGHTS, POWER SEATS, RADIO, DASH CLUSTER, EXTERNAL LIGHTS AND SIGNALS, HORN, WINDOWS,NOTHING WORKS, ENGINE WONT START. THE FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED NEXT TO THE ON STAR SPEAKER IN THE HEADLINER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398445May 1, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CORRODED BRAKE LINES ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398276April 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, SOMETIMES EVERY DAY. NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FUEL GAUGE OFTEN SHOWS INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE CAR IS WARM THAN WHEN IT IS COLD. IT HAPPENS A LOT WHEN THE CAR IS HOT (E.G. HEATER IS ON VERY HIGH OR IN THE SUMMER). I'M AFRAID THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WILL TELL ME THAT I HAVE MORE FUEL THAN I REALLY DO AND, AS A RESULT, CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON A BUSY HIGHWAY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS STILL HAPPENS TO THE VEHICLE OFTEN. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN DONE. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY MANY OTHERS WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENS NOT ONLY TO THE FUEL GAUGE, BUT ALSO THESE OTHER GAUGES: THE SPEEDOMETER (WHICH COULD CAUSE ME TO DRIVE TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS OR BREAK THE SPEED LIMIT), OIL PRESSURE, ENGINE TEMP, VOLTMETER, TRANSMISSION TEMP AND TACHOMETER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397930April 26, 2011
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERER H/T TIRES, TIRE SIZE 265/75/16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHERE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED AND IMPACTED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BED, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,717. UPDATED 06/03/11 *BF THE REMAINING TIRES WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/13/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397967April 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I DRIVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500HD. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE REVIEWS. WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AFTER PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY, SOME PRESSURE WAS PRESENT BUT AFTER PUMPING MORE, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY OUT. LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK, I SAW A HUGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. PUTTING MORE BRAKE FLUID IN THE TRUCK DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM , AS IT IS ONLY FORCED OUT UPON PUMPING THE BRAKES - THE FAILURE IS PERMANENT AND CRITICAL - THE TRUCK IS NOT ROAD WORTHY AT THIS POINT! UPON CLOSE INSPECTION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CHASSIS, THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF BRAKE LINES TO ALL FOUR WHEELS IS RUSTED AND ONE OF THE LINES IS COMPLETELY BROKEN (WITH A HOLE EXPELLING BRAKE FLUID) UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER READS "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" AND A BELL RINGS REPEATEDLY TO WARN OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE YET AS I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THESE RUSTED BRAKE LINES. I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINES ON ANY VEHICLE RUSTED LIKE THIS BEFORE AND I HAVE TO BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS PARTS PROBLEM. I INTEND TO CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397966April 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD PICK UP W/ A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES. THIS WINTER WHILE DRIVING THE BREAK PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR AND COULD NOT STOP. A SNOW EMBANKMENT STOPPED ME LUCKILY WITH NO INJURY AND NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A NEARBY CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED RIGHT THROUGH THE CALIPERS WERE CORRODED AT THE BLEEDER VALVE AND ROTORS WERE DELAMINATING . THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT IS COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES. I CANNOT SEE A 7 YEAR OLD VEHICLE W/ LOW MILES HAVING SUCH A MAIN MAJOR SYSTEM FAILURE AS THIS. THE COST FOR REPAIR WOULD BE $3,200 I CANNOT AFFORD THIS SO THE VEHICLE (WHICH IS MINT CONDITION) IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVE WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394912April 4, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TRAVELING ON MAIN ROAD, HAD TO STOP QUICK TO AVOID VEHICLE IN FRONT MAKING SUDDEN STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO RIGHT OF STATED VEHICLE TO AVOID CONTACT. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, OBSERVED FLUID DRIPPING FROM BENEATH TRUCK BY DRIVER'S DOOR. BRAKE LINE CLUSTER ATTACHED TO FRAME RUSTED THROUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393976April 1, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUPTURED BRAKE LINES ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHILE DRIVING. CHEVROLET DEALER INFORMS METAL BRAKE TUBING HAS CORRODED AND RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. TRUCK HAS 32,000 MILES. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED WHEN BRAKES FAILED. COST TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES, $ 1633.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392646March 23, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINES RUST THROUGH WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. IN MY CASE IT WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE THE TRUCK WAS LOADED WITH APPROX. 1000 LBS OF MATERIAL. FORTUNATELY IT WAS JUST THE REAR LINES SO I STILL HAD FRONT BRAKES TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS EVENT I FOUND CASES THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES RUSTED THROUGH AT THE SAME TIME. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT THESE TRUCKS CAN HAUL OR TOW I BELIEVE THE CHANCES OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ARE GREAT ENOUGH TO WARRANT NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS FARTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392701March 23, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE FAILURE,RUSTED CORRODED LINE IN BRAKE LINE ABOVE GAS TANK LED TO A LEAK,CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHT. STEERED AWAY TO AVOID CRASH. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. REPAIRED AT GM DEALERSHIP ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392534March 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD W/ 8.1L ENGINE. WITH 59,000 MILES. I NOTICED A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TOOK INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR SOME OTHER SERVICE AND HAD THEM CHECK THIS NOISE ALSO. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A WARPED RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I ALSO KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME ENGINE IN THERE MOTORHOMES THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392153March 18, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MOSTLY PARKED INSIDE A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AND AWAY FROM THE ELEMENTS AND BELIEVED THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390395March 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO SHIFT TO PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER INSPECTION, THEY ADVISED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 11/04/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390948March 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ELECTRONIC DASH *TGW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY WORKING SINCE JULY 2010. THE GAUGE WOULD BE FINE AT FIRST, WHEN SUDDENLY IT WOULD REGISTER SPEEDS THAT WERE NOT CORRECT AND THE NEEDLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND TO ANY CHANGE IN SPEED AND IT WOULD NOT DROP TO ZERO WHEN THE CONSUMER CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT WOULD USUALLY CORRECT ITSELF OVERNIGHT, BUT NOT ALWAYS AND IT WOULD REMAIN NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT INTERMITTENT EPISODE. ALSO, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASH. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN WHILE STOPPED AND WHILE DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT BRIEFLY, ALL OF THE DASH DISPLAYS AND SIDE DOOR LIGHT PANELS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER HEATED SEATS WOULD JERK AND MAKE NOISES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386533March 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL GAUGES QUIT WORKING. THEY WILL WORK EVERY NO AND THEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386395March 4, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINES CORRODE EASILY WHICH LEADS TO LEAKING AND LOSS OF BRAKES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING SITUATIONS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD TO REPLACE A SECTION OF BRAKE LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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