Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10214119January 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL EITHER FAILS COMPLETELY, WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO, OR READS INACCURATELY, THEREBY CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS; PUTTING ME AND THE OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHERE I DRIVE IN HARMS WAY SINCE I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST/SLOW I AM GOING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213789January 5, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AT BEST, IF IT WORKS AT ALL. SOMETIMES READS 120 MPH WHILE STOPPED OR 0 MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE READ LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES OF OTHER VICTIMS WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I WAS QUOTED $450-$600 TO REPAIR SPEEDOMETER. ALSO, THERE IS NO OPTION TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO FIX MYSELF. GM OBVIOUSLY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM YET CONTINUES TO IGNORE IT. I CAN ONLY ASSUME GM IS WAITING FOR THE DEATH TOLL TO REACH AN ADEQUATE NUMBER BEFORE THEY WILL RESPOND WITH A RECALL OR SATISFACTORY FIX. HOW MANY DEATHS WILL IT TAKE? WHAT'S THE MAGIC NUMBER? I WOULD LIKE TO THINK ZERO! *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213544January 3, 2008
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
BLOWER HEATER MOTOR STUCK ON HIGH DRAINS BATTERY. MY BROTHER IN LAW STEVE STARR AND I BOTH BOUGHT SAME MODEL OF TRUCKS 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO AT THE SAME TIME AND BOTH VEHICLES FAILED WITH IN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213952January 3, 2008
TIRES
2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE GUARDRAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT# 10-9100758. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213590January 3, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE DISPLAYED SPEEDOMETER SPEED IS LESS THEN ACTUAL. INITIALLY THE DISPLAYED SPEED WAS ONLY OFF BY 10 TO 15 MILES RESULTING IN DRIVING IN EXCESS OF THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND APPROACHING VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME TOO QUICKLY BEFORE I REALIZED THAT THE DISPLAYED SPEED WAS INCORRECT. THE PROBLEM HAS ADVANCED AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER USUALLY DISPLAYS A SPEED OF 10 MILES OR LESS NO MATTER WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED IS. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND HAS QUOTED A REPAIR PRICE IN EXCESS OF $400. DEALERSHIP ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED YET.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213382January 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY SPEEDO WENT OUT ON MY 2003 SHEVY 2500HD AT 116000 MILES.I WENT TO START IT ON A COLD DAY AND IT WAS READING 20MPH IN PARK.TODAY IT READS 70 MPH IN PARK AND IS READING OVER 70 MPH OVER THE SPEED THAT I AM DRIVING.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212946December 27, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LOW SPEED ACTIVATION OF ABS SYSTEM FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS CAUSED A COUPLE PARKED CAR INCIDENTS AND A COUPLE OF PARKING LOT STOP STRIP INCIDENTS. I AM TOLD BY A VERY GOOD DEALERSHIP IN DRYDEN NY THAT THIS IS THE SAME ABS SYSTEM THAT IS RECALLED ON 1999 - 2002 MODEL YEAR SILVERADO'S FOR THE VERY SAME ISSUE. WILL IT TAKE A DEATH FOR GM TO STEP UP TO THEIR PROBLEM? THE ENTERED DATE ONLY REFLECTS TODAY, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212556December 22, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER AND ALL OTHER GAUGES ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DO NOT WORK PROPERLY THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120 MPH SOMETIMES, THE VOLT METER NEEDLE IS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN, THIS IS ON MY 2003 SILVERADO, ON MY 2004 SUBURBAN THE TACHOMETER READS WRONG ALL THE TIME AND IM WORRIED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DO THE SAME ON IT, THIS IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE MY WIFE AND KIDS USE EVERY DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212790December 21, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKE PROBLEM. CONTACT STATES BRAKES PULSATED IN REAR ROTORS. BRAKE WERE HEAVILY CORRODED AND DEALER REPLACED REAR ROTORS. *BF THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT SINCE THE USE OF ASBESTOS BRAKES HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED, BRAKE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE HAD BEEN REDUCED. THE DEALER WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT THE PAD MATERIAL FORMS DEPOSITS ON THE ROTORS CAUSING THE SURFACE TO BECOME LESS SMOOTH AND EVENTUALLY GIVING A PULSATING SENSATION LEADING TO POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE. ON JULY 20, 2007 THE CONSUMER BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE PULSATING ISSUE AGAIN, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO NON-USE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DISAGREED WITH THEIR FINDINGS, STATING THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THE CONSUMER TOOK POSSESSION OF THE OLD ROTORS AND SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE WORN TWICE AS HARD AS THE FRONT ROTORS THAT WERE ORIGINAL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKES WERE PRODUCING THE MAJORITY OF STOPPING POWER ON THE VEHICLE. THE LEFT REAR DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW LATCH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212532December 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC. SOMETIMES READS 35-60 MPH IN PARK, SOMETIMES 120 MPH WHEN TRAVELING AT 30-60 MPH. THEN WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, BUT RESTS AT 120 MPH. ONLY WAY TO RESET IS TO TURN VEHICLE ON AND OFF 6-12 TIMES OVER A 30 MIN PERIOD. IN FEB 07 TOOK TO JACK SCHMITT CHEVY DEALER AND PAID $97.00 FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS TOLD ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $500.00. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212308December 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER WAS FLUTTERING AND STICKING SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY IN COLD WEATHER. TYPICALLY, AFTER IT WARMED UP, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BECOME SOMEWHAT FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. THROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH GM DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN AND LETTERS OF NOTIFICATION HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO WARN OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS WEB SITE SHOWS COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM DATING BACK TO DEC OF 2005. A 70,000 MILE LIMIT HAS BEEN SET FOR GM TO COVER REPAIRS. MY SPEEDOMETER FINALLY BECAME TOTALLY INOPERABLE AT 105,000 MILES, AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. A MONTH LATER, I SEE THIS NOTICE. HOW CAN GM SET A MILEAGE LIMIT ON SAFETY? THIS SHOULD BE A TOTAL RECALL! AT $500. TO FIX, MOST OPERATORS ARE OBVIOUSLY LIKE ME. YOU FIX THE THINGS ON YOUR VEHICLE AS YOU CAN AFFORD TO OR IF IT MAKES THE VEHICLE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. I PUT OVER 20,000 MILES A YEAR ON MY TRUCK. LIKE AN ABOVE OWNER STATED, WHY AM I BEING PENALIZED FOR DRIVING MORE THAN 10K MILES A YEAR? WHY AM I BEING PENALIZED FOR USING THIS TRUCK ON LONG HAULS. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT TRUCK, AND I HAVE VERY FEW OTHER COMPLAINTS. HOWEVER, GM KNOWS THAT THEY PUT A DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE AND FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN THESE TRUCKS. NOW THEY WANT US, THEIR CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR IT? PLEASE NHTSA, THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE TURNED INTO A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212346December 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS, WHICH RESULTED IN A TRAFFIC CITATION. THE SPEEDOMETER COULD DISPLAY 100 MPH WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, THE DISPLAY WILL READ 60 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY ONLY ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY WILL CHARGE $600 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212266December 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 40 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212157December 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 SILVERADO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS FAILING. FIRST, 2 YRS AGO, IT WAS THE TACH FAILING NOW IT IS THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE OTHERS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AT TIMES. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER FROM GM 2 WEEKS AGO WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE I HAVE 87000 MI ON IT. CALL GM AND THEY SAID IT IS UP TO THE DEALER. THAT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT! IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? DID GM PUT IT TO US AGAIN? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211974December 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER JUMPING ALL OVER. STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO AT AROUND 65,000MI. WHEN PROBLEM STARTED IT WOULD OCCUR ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY OTHER DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211945December 14, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE TIRES, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. GENERAL MOTORS INFORMED HIM THAT A DEALER NEEDED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CHARGED A FEE FOR THE INSPECTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 01/08/08 *BF UPDATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211532December 12, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 50 MPH AND THE SPARE TIRE AND SUPPORT BRACKET CAME OFF THE TRUCK AND LANDED IN THE HIGHWAY. IT APPEARS THAT THE THE 1 BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE BRACKET AND TIRE TO THE TRUCK HAD BACKED OFF CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211744December 12, 2007
EQUIPMENT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45-55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED A TIRE IN THE ROAD. HE PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARE TIRE BRACKET ASSEMBLY HAD SHEARED OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE 2005 MODEL BRACKETS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE SPARE TIRE NOR FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILED BRACKET. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 01/03/08 . *LJ UPDATED 12/31/07
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211310December 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTION. THE GAUGES WOULD DROP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A LETTER STATING THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL; HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 70,000 MILES FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB UPDATED 12/31/07
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211706December 10, 2007
STEERING
2003 CHEVY SILVERADO AND TAHOE WITH DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFT. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THEY REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT IT ONLY LASTS A FEW THOUSAND MILES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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