Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10358846October 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CATASTROPHIC BRAKE LINE RUPTURE IN BOTH CIRCUITS OF THE REDUNDANT HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. IF IT HAD OCCURRED 5 MILES EARLIER, THEIR WOULD HAVE BEEN A 7000 POUND MACHINE ROLLING ON I83 WITH NO BRAKES, PLACING UNWARY MOTORISTS AND THE DRIVER AT SIGNIFICANT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, YOU SHOULD PONDER THE POSSIBLE CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE TO REPORT THIS LATENT DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THESE BEHEMOTH MACHINES. AT THE VERY LEAST, EACH REGISTERED OWNER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY OF THE POSSIBLE FATAL MALFUNCTION. IF IT SAVES ONE LIFE!!! IF IT CAUSES ONE DEATH??? MY 1990 JEEP CHEROKEE STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES AT 297000 MILES! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MANAGERS, ACCOUNTANTS AND LAWYERS TELL ENGINEERS TO SHUT UP. REMEMBER THE CHALLENGER (SPACE SHUTTLE)? FASTER! CHEAPER! BETTER???? CORPORATE USA HAS ALREADY FAILED, SIZE IS IRRELEVANT. BEING A PART OWNER OF GM, CAN YOU SPELL CONFLICT OF INTEREST? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358514September 30, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 EXT. CAB 4.8L ENG. WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED ON THE OUTSIDE. I WILL BE REPLACING THEM. I HAVE ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED RUSTED BRAKE LINES. ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ON A DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE ON THE REAR, THANK HEAVEN FOR SECONDARY BACKUP LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357497September 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
HAVE 38,597 ON MY 2003 CHEVY SIL HD 4X4, HAD TO REPLACED ALL BRAKE ROTORS,BRAKES,CALIPERS. RUSTED SO BAD THEY WERE NOT WORKING? DRIVE SHAFT AND ALL UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND FRAME RUSTED? LIKE ITS 50 YEARS OLD. LIVE IN VA? WORST I'VE EVER SEEN! SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, DID MY METAL COME FROM CHINA? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357272September 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED FOR AN UPCOMING RED LIGHT AND LOST BRAKES. FORTUNATELY THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND NOBODY WAS IN FRONT OF ME. MY BRAKED LINE CORRODED BY MY DRIVER FRONT TIRE. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC COMPANY REPLACE THE LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357551September 22, 2010
TIRES
2003 CHEVROLET CK2500, WESTBOUND WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FENDER. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0367-89) *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356881September 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE REAR BACKING PLATES ON MY 2003 SILVERADO COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY AND EXPOSED THE BRAKES AND DISC ROTORS AND CALIPERS TO EXTREME DIRT AND WINTER SALT. THIS CAUSED ONE BRAKE CALIPER TO FREEZE AND BOTH DISC ROTORS TO GET VERY BADLY PITTED. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE COMPONENTS FOR BOTH REAR BRAKES AT A VERY EXPENSIVE COST. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN ALL THE YEARS OF OWNING A MOTOR VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356599September 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY SURFACES CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS PROBLEM AND THE FIX IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA DEFECT RECALL OF 05V379000. MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS A 2003 SO OUTSIDE THE RECALL AND DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ALSO HAVE REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS WITH WORST RUST I HAVE EVER SEEN ON ROTOR. NEARLY FALLING APART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356175September 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THERE WAS ONE BRAKE LINE THAT WAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND WAS REPLACED. THE OTHER THREE RUSTED BRAKE LINES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355741September 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE VEHICLE WILL REQUIRE A LONGER THAN NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM WILL BE INTERMITTENT AND INCREASE TO EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT SLOW SPEEDS (0-10MPH). THE SENSOR ON THE WHEEL BEARING NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND CLEANED AND THE MOUNTING SURFACE ALSO NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355855September 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH JUST UNDER 59,000 MILES. IT COASTED TO A STOP AND THEN I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHEVY DEALER. IT HAS NOW BEEN THERE THREE TIMES IN A WEEK. BILL SAYS FRONT BRAKE PADS THIN, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BADLY RUSTED, REPLACES FRONT BRAKE PADS AND BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. REAR BRAKE PADS THIN, REAR BRAKE ROTORS BADLY RUSTED, REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AND READ BRAKE ROTORS. I PICKED THE TRUCK UP AND WHEN I GOT HOME SMELLED SOMETHING VERY HOT. I COULD NOT TOUCH THE BACK TIRES AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. PICKED IT UP AGAIN TODAY AND DROVE IT AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WITH THE FRONT WHEELS HOT. THEY TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WILL DO NEXT TO IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355597September 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY INTO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES AND CYLINDERS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354992September 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. BRAKE LINES BENEATH DRIVER SEAT ALONG FRAME RAIL BURST WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT ON THE ROAD. WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO, MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETELY EMPTIED, AND NO BRAKES AT ALL. CURRENTLY AT PALLONE CHEVROLET IN SPRINGFIELD VA. AWAITING REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354830September 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
LOW COOLANT LEVEL WARNING LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. HAD DEALER CHECK IT OUT AND THEY FOUND THAT MY VEHICLE HAD DEFECTIVE HEADS BULLETIN # 06-06-01-0198. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354727September 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO STOP FOR A STOP LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE LINES IN THE REAR WERE REPLACED. THE REMEDY WAS SUCCESSFUL UNTIL 8/9/2010, WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED AGAIN UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKE LINES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353730September 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE REMAINS RUNNING BUT SHOWS POWER REDUCTION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHUT IT OFF, PRESS THE ARROW BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL FOR A FEW SECOND AND RESTART. THIS HAPPENED ON I35 AT 70MPH 4 TIMES IN 40 MILES YESTERDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353392September 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT 36,000 MILES FOR A SQUEALING NOISE. ALL FOUR OF THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED DUE TO RUST WHICH SEEMED TO REMEDY THE NOISE. AT 42,000 MILES THE ABS SYSTEM BEGAN TO PULSATE WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AT 56,000 THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND HE LOST ALL BRAKING FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. CHEVROLET ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH RUST AND CORROSION ON OTHER MODEL YEARS BUT THE 2003 DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352277August 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO RUST. 08/19/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350296August 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND TOWING A TRAILER WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE BRAKE LINES ALSO EXHIBITED RUST. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME BY USING THE TRAILER BRAKES. HE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF BUT FOUND THERE WAS A SECOND BRAKE LINE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT NOTICE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING BRAKE LINE RUST FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF UPDATED 01/07/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350316August 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349773August 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SUDDEN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINE LEAK . VEHICLE IS A CHEVY 2003 4X4 3500 DUALLY WITH APPROXIMATELY 82,000 MILES. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT REPAIR SHOP. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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