Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10093983September 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR, AND THE PEDAL WAS HARD TO PUSH DOWN. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE MORE HE PUSHED THE LESS BRAKING POWER HE RECEIVED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092336September 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090773September 10, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEH HAS A CONSTANT PULSATION WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO AT HIGHER SPEEDS IN CRUISE CONTROL AND A FEW TIMES FELT LIKE VEH WAS GOING TO STALL WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091864September 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL HAD SLIGHT HESITATION. THEN, THE VEHICLE STOPPED, AND A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090635September 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE FRONT AXLE FAILED ON OUR 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD 4X4 4-DOOR PICKUP. IT HAS 39,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN USED IN LIGHT DUTY SITUATIONS ONLY (PRIMARILY HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH LIGHT TOWING). A LARGE SQUEAK DEVELOPED OVER A THREE WEEK PERIOD WHEN TURNING RIGHT CORNERS. OUR LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT WHEELS, ESPECIALLY THE DRIVERS SIDE, WERE CLOSE TO FALLING OFF THE TRUCK. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE LOCAL DEALER REPLACED BOTH FAILED MECHANISIMS WITHOUT QUESTION WITH IN STOCK PARTS. A LITTLE ODD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE MULTIPLE SETS OF FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES IN STOCK ON LAST YEAR'S MODEL, DON'T YOU THINK?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090655September 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET PICKUP WITH APPROX. 26,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKS LOUDLY WHEN UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING AND GETS WORSE BY THE WEEK. IT IS NOW SLAMMING INTO GEAR AND I AM AFRFAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT MIGHT FAIL AT SPEED OR IN TRAFFIC AND I AM AFRAID IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH SAY IT IS A NORMAL CONDITION AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE BUT THERE IS A BULLETIN OUT ABOUT IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY BE TRYING TO COVER UP AN APPARENT DEFECT ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. THIS WAS MY HUSBANDS TRUCK, WHO PASSED AWAY IN APRIL AND I NEED IT TO HAUL VARIOUS THINGS TO THE FARM WHICH IS A 6 HR. DRIVE BUT NOW I AM AFRAID TO MAKE THE TRIPS IN THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED OR OVERLOADED AND I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU COULD AFFROD ME ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTUION TO THIS MATTER. [XXX]*AK ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088906August 31, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
I PURCHASED A NEW CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK ON 8/15/2003. I DROVE IT 15,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. ON ANOTHER TRIP RETURNING FROM DENVER TO DURANGO I WAS DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN THE BACK WHEELS SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO GO INTO AN UNCONTROLLED SKID AND I CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE TRUCK BOUNCED BACK INTO THE ROAD AND ALMOST FORCED OTHER CARS OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WAS VERY STEEP WITH NO GUARDRAIL. HAD I SKIDDED THAT DIRECTION, I WOULD HAVE TUMBLED SOME 200 FEET OR MORE. TO ADD TO THIS THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH THE MOUNTAIN. ALL OF THIS INFORMATION WAS NOTED IN THE COLORADO HIGHWAY PATROL ACCIDENT REPORT # 908FZEH21P. GENERAL MOTORS HAS ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY BUT 10+ WEEKS LATER HAS NOT REPLACED THE TOTALED TRUCK!*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10089853August 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN LOADING AND GOING AROUND CURVES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL WITH GEAR SHIFT STILL IN DRIVE. THE MOTOR RACED, AND VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP TWICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089870August 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN BRAKING. ALSO, AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. THEY HAD TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089910August 27, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER =DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. BUT, DRIVER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089526August 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL PROCEEDED TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089544August 24, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE WHEN CABLES BROKE. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088321August 21, 2004
TIRES
2003 CHEVY 1500HD TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR A VIBRATION IN RUNNING GEAR, LAST DEALER INSTRUCTED ME TO LOWER TIRE PRESSURE FROM 50 IN FRONT AND 80 IN THE REAR TO 45 POUNDS ALL AROUND. THIS IS HALF THE RECOMMENED PRESSURE OF THE TRUCK AND I ASKED IF THIS WOULD BE SAFE, I WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086769August 13, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
I AM COMPLAINING OF THE INSUFFICENT LUBE IN THE INTERMEDIATE STERRING SHAFT IN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2WD. A LOUD POPING COMES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AS YOU TURN. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER VEHICLES SIMILAR TO MINE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND WISH GM WOULD DO A RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086770August 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM COMPLAINING OF A CLUNKING SOUND AND A HARD SHIFT COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION IN A 2-3 UPSHIFT IN A 03 SILVERADO AUTOMATIC. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THAT GM SAYS THE NOISE AND SHIFTING IS NORMAL. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY CARS AND NOTHING I HAVE DRIVEN SHIFTS LIKE THAT. I WISH GM WOULD HAVE TO DO A RECALL AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086823August 13, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
2003 2500 SILVARADO WITH 36,000 MILES. SO FAR THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING MODULE (DROPPED ITSELF INOT 4 LOW AT 70 MPH), TRANSMISSION (BECAME SO SLOPPY THAT IT SLAMMED PASSENGERS AROUND HAD TO BE REBUILT), AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR (QUIT WORKING AND THE NEW ONE WORKS POORLY), FUEL PUMP (DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF UTAH AND TOOK 4 DAYS TO GET THE PART), RADIO (HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER 4 VISITS), KEYLESS REMOTE FAILURES, AND 4 RECALLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087763August 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE SENSOR CONTINUED TO STAY ON WITHOUT WARNING . THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL MODULE SEAL, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079978August 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. CONSUMER EXAMINED THE UNDER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT TIE ROD BROKE. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE COLLISION CAUSED THE TIE ROD TO BREAK. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED IN THE COLLISION, AND NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED.*AK FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083171August 2, 2004
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
(1) WHILE CROSSING OVER A CATTLE GUARD AT 10-25 MPH THE SPARE TIRE HOIST AND SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE TRUCK WHICH ARE MOUNTED UNDERNEATH THE 2003 CHEVY DURAMAX PICKUP TRUCK. ( 2 )THE TIRE IMPACTED THE TRAILER BRAKE PLUG HOOKUP AND BROKE THE WELDS HOLDING IT ON. (3) ACCIDENT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR AND INTERAGENCY SAFETY COMMITEE. VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AND REPAIRS MADE WHEN POSSIBLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082899July 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT
BOUGHT A NEW 2003 Z-71 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IN SEPT 03'. HAD A BOUNCING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I PROBABLY NEEDED A TIRE BALANCE. SO I WENT TO THEIR TIRE SHOP. I DID THIS FIVE(5) SEPARATE TIMES. SO THEN THEY THOUGHT MAYBE A BAD TIRE. SO, I HAD ALL TIRES CHANGED. I HAVE NOW HAD THREE(3) DIFFERANT SETS OF TIRES PUT ONTO THIS VEHICLE. SO THEN I E-MAILED CHEVROLET WITH NO RESPONSE. ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER I E-MAILED THEM AGAIN. THIS TIME I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM CHEVROLET. THEY HAD ME SET UP A RIDE ALONG WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. JUST LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TEST DRIVE, THE SERVICE MANAGER COMMENTED ON THE VIBRATION IN HIS REAR THROUGH THE SEAT. 20 MINUTES LATER HIS COMMENT WAS "THIS WOULD DRIVE ME CRAZY!". AT THAT POINT THEY CHANGED THE REAR SHOCKS. NO HELP. SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WAS THEIR NEXT COARSE OF ACTION AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HE WAS MEETING WITH HIS REP. AND A ENGINEER AND WANTED THE TRUCK BACK AGAIN THREE WEEKS LATER. SO AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF, LATER I GOT A CALL FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THERE ARE TWO SETTING ON THE FRONT END THAT THEY WANTED TO TRY. I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK WITHOUT ANY EXPLAINATION FROM ANYONE ABOUT WHAT WAS DONE NOW. I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE IT BUT WAS TOLD THAT LEAVING IT THERE WOULD NOT HELP BECAUSE IF THIS DID NOT WORK THAT PRETTY MUCH TOO BAD. NO ONE HAD A SOLUTION FOR ME I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WAS DRIVIN' BE THE ENGINEER AND COMPARED TO SEVERAL OTHERS. THEY THEN SAID IT'S PROBABLY A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I WAS NOT GIVIN A CHANCE TO DRIVE ANY OTHER AT ANY TIME NOR DID I SEE ANY 2003 Z-71'S ON THEIR LOT. SO WHAT DID THEY COMPARE IT TO AND WHY WASN'T I GIVIN AN OPORTUNITY TO DRIVE ANOTHER?? I ALSO WORK ON A USED CAR LOT MYSELF AND HAVE DRIVEN 2 OTHER 2003 Z-71'S WHICH WE HAD AND ONE WAS LIFTED. NEITHER HAD THE BOUNCE MINE HAS. SOME ROADS BOUNCE SO MUCH THAT THE TRUCK STARTS TO HOP CONSTANTLY. NOT TO MENTION THE BACK PAIN AFTER LONG DRIVES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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