Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1994)

224 consumer complaints on file.

#854386January 22, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION, OR NOT OPERATING AT ALL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL WAS NOT PASSED ONTO THEM. ALSO, MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855179January 20, 2000
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE TO WHERE SEAT IS BOLTED IN TO BRACKET, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. SEAST WELD AT BRACKET OR RIVOT AT BRACKET COULD NOT GET TIGHT BECAUSE OF CARPETING IN BETWEEN THE PIECES OF STEEL. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851892December 21, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHEN TRAVELING WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED THEY ARE INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853735December 6, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN THIS HAPPENS DRIVER CAN'T SEE WHERE HE IS GOING. TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN DRIVER HAS LIFT THE HOOD, JIGGLE ON THE MOTOR WIRES TO THE WIPERS, AND THEN THEY WILL GO AGAIN. DEALER SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713796October 24, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOTH THE DEALER AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THE TRUCK WAS TO OLD AND TO MANY MILES. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THE REPAIR PRICE WAS ALREADY DISCOUNTED. IT'S BAD WHEN A TRUCK THATS 5 1/2 YEARS OLD AND 48,000 MILES IS BEYOND HELP AND THEY ADVERTISE SOLID AS ROCK AND THEIR TRUCKS LAST LONGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851159October 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE , HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850178October 7, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACKWARDS AFTER DRIVER GOT IN. THE SEAT RECLINER WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL #96E010000 3 YRS AGO. THE WASHER HAD CAME OFF THE BOLT. BEEN TO DEALER & NOTIFIED BY MECHANIC THE FRAME OF VEHICLE WAS BROKEN. OWNER CHECKED & DID NOT SEE ANY BROKEN FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712648October 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN OUR FAMILY SINCE IT WAS NEW, ORIGINALLY OWNED BY MY FATHER. ONE OF THE MAJOR CONCERNS WHEN PURCHASING THE DIESEL ENGINE FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE GOING TO ENCOUNTER COSTLY REPAIRS DOWN THE ROAD. THE FIVE YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE AND ITS COMPONENTS WAS TAUNTED HEAVILY BY THE SALESPERSON, GIVING US THE IMPRESSION THAT CHEVROLET REALLY STOOD BY THIS ENGINE. THUS, IT WAS PURCHASED, AND OH WHAT A MISTAKE WE MADE. I JUST RETRIEVED MY VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER AFTER PAYING NEARLY $1600.00 TO HAVE THE THIRD AFTER MARKET FUEL INJECTION PUMP INSTALLED. THE PUMP SUDDENLY DECIDED TO QUIT WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING 68 MPH ON INTERSTATE 71 IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. DURING THIS SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE, I ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, A LOSS OF POWER BRAKES, AND A SUDDEN URGE TO NAVIGATE MY VEHICLE TO THE BERM. ALL WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN MY SENSES AND AVOID A COLLISION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TRAVELING AT THIS RATE OF SPEED AND SUDDENLY LOST YOUR ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE, BUT I MUST SAY IT WAS NOT A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE. NOR WAS IT THE PRIOR TWO TIMES THAT THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP WENT OUT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PUMPS REPLACED AT 9660 MILES ON 1-25-95, AT 13555 MILES ON 8-16-95, AND NOW AT 55835 MILES ON 10-01-99. I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVES AT THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER IN TROY, MICHIGAN, AND THEY DO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, HOWEVER, THEY ARE REFUSING TO PAY THE COST OF THIS REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE AGE HAS GONE BEYOND THE FIVE YEAR POINT BY TEN MONTHS. THEY ALSO CONTINUE TO REPLACE THIS PART WITH, NOT A NEW REDESIGNED PUMP, BUT RATHER A REBUILT PUMP THAT I CAN BE ASSURED OF REPLACING IN AN UNCOMFORTABLY NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE. IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY CHEVROLET PERSONNEL WHO AT THIS TIME WILL REMAIN UNNAMED, THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM OF A GRAND SCALE AND INCLUDES EVERY 6.5 LITER TURBO DIESEL ENGINE GENERAL MOTORS HAS BUILT SINCE 1994.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849310September 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REPORTING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. ASKING NHTSA TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845834September 28, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS ; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO VIN. . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844640September 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, TAKING THE CRIUSE CONTROL OFF, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE BRAKES GRABBED. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, WENT ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A SAFETY GUARDRAIL AND A BRIDGE. THEN VEHICLE SPUN AROUND INTO A 360 CIRCLE. *AK *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845828September 15, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847817September 15, 1999
SEATS
THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN WHICH CAUSED THE SEATBACK TO COLLAPSE WHEN THE DRIVER SAT IN THE SEAT. THE SEAT IS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847235September 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED. SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AREA, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VECHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY PERFORMED TEST, SUCH AS SBDS CHECK LOAD TEST AND A BATTERY TEST. THE DEALERSHIP STATED TO THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A NO FIRE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847240September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING ONE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846578September 2, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY IN RAIN. WOULD JUST STOP ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER & PASSENGER. BEEN TO DEALER & INFORMED NO RECALL ON WIPERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846594September 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES HALF WAY TO THE FLOORBOAD, AND ISN'T STOPPING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS TO STAY A DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AND PUMP THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846634September 2, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842430August 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING POOR VISIBLITY. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN, ALTHOUGH IT HAS SAME DEFECT. *YC CONSUMER STATES THAT SOMETIMES SHE COULD TUG ON A WIPER ARM AND GET THEM WORKING, A NEW MOTOR IS ON ORDER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842115August 10, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. OCCASIONALLY THEY WILL COME ON. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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