Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#876010December 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BETWEEN 40-45MPH, IT WOULD MAKE A ROARING NOISE. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE OR SHAKE. MOST NOTICEABLE AFTER 40MPH. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP & INFORMED NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON PROBLEM. ALSO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SOUND WAS BECAUSE ENGINE WAS NEAR TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785094December 4, 2000
TIRES, SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT 63 MPH SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND REPLACED THE TIRES (NO MAKE/MODEL PROVIDED) THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT DRIVE PROPERLY. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875925December 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRANSMISSION WILL STOP PULLING. TO REGAIN TRANSMISSION VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875957December 4, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE 00 040/TREAD SEPARATION: VEHICLE EXPEREINCED TWO SEPARATE BLOWOUT/TREAD SEPARATIONS. FIRST OCCURRED WITH LEFT REAR TIRE, AND SECOND OCCURRED WITH RIGHT REAR TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER IN A 1999, CHEVROLET, 3500 PICK UP; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT 245/75R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK TIRES ARE FIRESTONE STEELTEX. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737216December 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MODULE WENT BAD. ABS PUMP MOTOR WOULDN'T STOP RUNNING. I PULLED THE FUSE AND TOOK IT RIGHT TO THE DEALER. THEY DIDN'T HAVE A MODULE IN STOCK. IT'S BEEN OVER A WEEK AND IT'S STILL NOT FIXED. I'M DRIVING WITHOUT ABS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875831December 1, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
CONSUMER'S 3RD TAILIGHT SHORT CIRCUITED. LIGHT BULB THAT WAS REPLACED SEEMED BURNED AT THE SOCKET. CONSUMER HAD TO ORDER A $48 BASE & THERE SEEMED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875651November 29, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO RIGHT. DRIVER CONTINOUSLY HAS TO KEEP STEERING WHEEL TO LEFT FOR VEHICLE TO GO STRAIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875664November 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY BECAUSE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH A MISSING OUT OFF TRANSFER CASE SEAL. WHILE DRIVING COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUS DOWN, AND VEHICLE IS ALSO POURING TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875673November 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHILE DRIVING ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT AND APPLYING BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. ALSO, DEALER SAID BEARINGS WERE WORN OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875702November 29, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55-60MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#557601November 28, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S TIRE (P265 75 R16) EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL FAILURE, THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE CONSUMER USED THEM OFF ROAD, THE CONSUMER FEELS SINCE THIS TRUCK IS 4-WHEEL DRIVE, 4-WHEEL DRIVE TIRES SHOULD HAVE CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS BOUGHT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875555November 28, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED AND LEAKED FUEL DUE TO FAULTY FUEL LINES. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875523November 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
REAR END LOCKING UP, AND CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557924November 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE BRAKE FAILURES, SEVERAL REPAIRS COMPLETED HOWEVER THE BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN THE DRIVER HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNED SUFFICIENTLY FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875450November 24, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, C3500, LT245/75R16 SIZE. TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE LEFT REAR TIRE'S TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED AND DID NOT GO FLAT, OTHER 3 TIRES TREAD WAS TWISTED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736747November 22, 2000
TIRES
TRUCK PULLED TO RIGHT STARTING AROUND 2,000 MILES. FRONT END WAS REALIGNED AND TIRES ROTATED AND REBALANCED AT 5,211 MILES. TRUCK THEN PULLED TO LEFT REQUIRING CONSTANT PRESSURE TO RIGHT ON STEERING WHEEL. ROATED TIRES AT 9,807. TRUCK THEN PULLED TO RIGHT. RETURNED TO DEALER. DEALER REALIGNED AGAIN AND ROTATED TIRES BACK. I WAS TOLD IT MAYBE A TIRE PROBLEM. I ASKED FOR TIRES TO BE REPLACED UNDER BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. DEALER WILL NOT CHANGE OUT TIRES. REPORTED TO CHEVROLET ON OCT. 25, 2000. FILE #C02016717 IS OPEN. CALLED CHEVROLET AGAIN ON 11/22/00. REQUESTED TIRES BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. REFUSED REPLACEMENT BY DEALER AND CHEVROLET CORPORATION. (DOT NUMBER: 0294070 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875292November 21, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTTENTLY FAIL DURING OPERATION , CAUSING POOR TO NO VISIBILITY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875376November 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVING 60MPH HEARD A LOUD POP. PULLED OVER & SAW THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD LOST ALL TREAD. TREAD HAD HIT VEHICLE & BENT FENDER. PART OF TREAD WAS STILL ON TIRE WHICH HAD DEFLATED. PLACED SPARE ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER & HAD IT REPLACED. OTHER 3 TIRES WERE OKAY. 1997, CHEVROLET 3500(REPLACEMENT) WITH 13,000 MILES. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, R4S LT 265/75R16, DOT VNW81XM278. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736646November 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ON CLEAN, DRY CONCRETE SURFACE AT LOW SPEED. VEHICLE WAS COLD (30 F), DRIVEN ABOUT 100 YARDS, CRASHED SLIGHTLY INTO GARAGE DOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. BRAKES DID WORK AT THE LAST MOMENT AFTER PUSHING PEDAL VERY HARD, AND LEFT A SHORT SKID MARK FROM FRONT TIRES ONLY. ABS APPEARED TO BE OPERATING WHEN CONDITIONS WERE SUCH THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736702November 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO TRANSMISSION FAIL TO GO INTO REVERSE OR 2ND OR 4TH GEAR MAKING VEHICLE UNMOVABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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