Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10546322September 30, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
EXITING HIGHWAY AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MADE IT HOME SLOWLY. CHECKED TODAY AND FOUND A LARGE PUDDLE OF FLUID ON THE GROUND. FOUND BRAKE LINE SPLIT AND OTHERS APPEARED TO BE CLOSE TO FOLLOW. FIRST TIME EVER HAVING RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546068September 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING SOUNDS OR LIGHTS. MADE IT HOME WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE NEXT MORNING A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID WAS DISCOVERED ON THE DRIVEWAY. (DRIVER SIDE REAR) AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, A LARGE LEAK CAUSE BY CORROSION ON A BRAKE LINE CONNECTION WAS DISCOVERED. ALL BRAKES LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND CAUSED LOSS OF LIFE OR SERIOUS INJURY. SUSPECT MATERIAL DEFECT. REQUEST A GM RECALL TO REPLACE DEFECTED PARTS/MATERIALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546095September 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TRIED TO USE MY BRAKES TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. PULLED OVER TO FIND MY BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546096September 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THIS IS THE SECOND BRAKE LINE THAT HAS FAILED ON MY 2003 SILVERADO 1500. THIS TIME MY 8MONTH PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING. SHE NEARLY DROVE RIGHT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THESE LINES BLOW BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND DOESN'T EVEN SLOW YOU DOWN! LUCKILY SHE THOUGHT FAST AND KICKED DOWN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO GET DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY CLOSE CALLS AND OR DEATHS NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMETHING GETS DONE ? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545560September 26, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH CHIME AND "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" MESSAGE ON DASH DISPLAY. CHEVY SERVICE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED RUPTURED CONNECTION FROM LINE TO BRAKE MODULATOR CAUSED BY CORROSION AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL BRAKE LINES AT COST OF $1700. ORDINARY STEEL IN THIS APPLICATION IS A POOR MATERIALS CHOICE--STAINLESS STEEL WOULD HAVE LASTED THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM TOLD NEW LINES ARE RUBBER COATED FOR LONGER LIFE. ANTIQUE VEHICLES (OVER 25 YEARS OLD), ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE, NOT A 10 YEAR OLD TRUCK. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545117September 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE PARKING BRAKE ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544977September 23, 2013
ENGINE, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
LOST POWER TO ENGINE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. FAULT ON DASH SHOWED (REDUCED ENGINE POWER). PULLED TO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE TO NO AVAIL. AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES ENGINE STARTED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A FEW DAYS. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND HAVE STILL BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. IT WILL SOMETIMES DRIVE FOR A FEW DAYS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM, BUT SOME DAYS IT WILL OCCUR 10 OR MORE TIMES IN A DAY. I HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL WEBSITES ONLY TO SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN ON DIFFERENT MODELS AND YEAR VEHICLE'S. THIS COULD AND MAY WELL HAVE CAUSED DEATHLY AUTO ACCIDENTS. I HAVE LOOKED FOR A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND COULD NOT FIND ONE. MY QUESTION IS, "ARE THERE ANY PLANS TO RECALL EFFECTED VEHICLES FOR THE ISSUE OF "REDUCED ENGINE POWER?" PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS ASAP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544728September 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
GOT IN TRUCK TO RETURN HOME, PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL,PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES AT ALL. LUCKILY WASN'T GOING BUT 5 MPH. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER NEXT DAY. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, COST OF REPLACEMENT TO BE 900.00. TRUCK HAS ONLY 53000 MILES. HAVE HAD 15 TO 20 CARS IN MY LIFE AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LINES ON ANY OTHER CARS OR TRUCKS. GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO PUT OUT THIS KIND OF PRODUCT. VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544675September 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED BUT WOULD LOSE PEDAL PRESSURE QUICKLY. AFTER I ARRIVED AT HOME I INSPECTED MY BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND IT WAS EMPTY. INSPECTING UNDER THE VEHICLE, I NOTED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS COVERED ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY UNDER MY SEAT. THE BRAKE LINES APPEARED BOTH CORRODED AND RUSTED. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING EMERGENCY VEHICLES FOR 30 YEARS SO I WAS ABLE TO AVERT DISASTER AND MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544445September 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING ALONG AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PULLED OVER AND BRAKE FLUID GUSHING OUT. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT! ALMOST EVERYONE OF THEM. NO RUST ON TRUCK. NO RUST ON UNDERBELLY, NO RUST ANYWHERE EXCEPT BRAKE LINES AND TRANSMISSION LINES. GARAGE KEPT AND FOR 6 OUT OF THE 10 YEARS, NOT DRIVEN IN THE WINTER. HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION LINES BUT HAVE NOT HAD THEM REPLACED YET. HAD TO REPLACE EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE TRUCK. $1000 BILL. HAVE RECEIPT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544167September 18, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 09/10/13, 1:45 PM, I WAS DRIVING EAST ON S.R. 73 NEAR I-75 INTERSECTION. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LIGHT CHANGED TO YELLOW. I BRAKED SOMEWHAT HARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THERE WAS NO BRAKING CONTROL AT ALL AND I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE RED SIGNAL. APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AFTER GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION I MANAGED TO STOP IN THE MEDIAN. FORTUNATELY, ALTHOUGH TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY, NO CONTACT OCCURRED. IMMEDIATE INSPECTION REVEALED A BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. I TRAILERED THE TRUCK TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHO FOUND NOT ONLY "ALL" THE BRAKE LINES WERE DANGEROUSLY RUSTED, BUT THE GAS LINES ALSO WERE DANGEROUSLY RUSTED. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH CHEVROLET SILVERADO. REPLACEMENT OF THESE ITEMS REQUIRED REMOVING THE TRUCK BED WHICH REVEALED THE BRAKE ROTOR BACKING PLATES RUSTED "AWAY." SEVERE FRAME AND COMPONENT RUST WAS ALSO FOUND. ONLY REPAIRED BRAKE AND GAS LINES. COST, $1,765.11 OH, BY THE WAY, THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER BRAKE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543725September 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES, FAILED TWICE ON THE VEHICLE. THE LAST BILL WAS $1200 FOR THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES AND $600 FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544089September 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TRAVELING DOWN BUSY FOUR LANE BOULEVARD AT 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC SLOWED IN FRONT OF ME, BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR, PUMPING BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. HAD TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION. WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE BY PUTTING IN A LOWER GEAR AND THEN ROLLED TO A STOP IN ABOUT 200 YARDS DOWN A SERVICE ROAD. MOBILE MECHANIC STATED ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND ONE OF THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT. LUCKY TO HAVE AVOIDED DEATH OR INJURY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543658September 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF CORRODED AND RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON A TEN YEAR OLD SILVERADO THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND TAKEN THROUGH CAR WASHES INCLUDING UNDERCARRIAGE WASHES AT LEAST SIX TIMES A YEAR HERE IN NEW JERSEY. AS I SLOWED FOR A LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED FURTHER THAN NORMAL AND AS I THE PRESSED THE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. ONLY QUICK REFLEXES AND JUMPING A CURB INTO A EMPTY PARKING LOT PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT, THE CHECK BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT WAS NOW ON. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND NOT A DROP REMAINED. I BROKE DOWN NEAR A BRAKE REPAIR BUSINESS AND GOT THE TRUCK TO THEM THE NEXT DAY. ONE WEEK LATER 36 FEET OF NEW STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS ADDED AT A COST OF $1113.87. I RETAINED THE OLD RUSTED OUT LINES IN CASE NEEDED DOWN THE ROAD. APPARENTLY NO SENSOR TO INDICATE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. RESEARCH AFTER INCIDENT REVEALS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL YEAR. AT THE VERY LEAST WARNINGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THESE DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543180September 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINE ON MY TRUCK CORRODED AND BLEW OUT. I WAS LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I NEEDED TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542224September 6, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE LEFT TURN, I HAD TO STOP TO LET TRAFFIC CLEAR. STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. DROVE IN LOW GEAR WITH BOAT IN TOW TO NEAREST PARKING LOT. CHECKED TOSEE WHAT WAS WRONG. FOUND A HOLE BRAKE LINE, LINE ALL RUSTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542254September 6, 2013
ENGINE
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED ON MARCH 1 2013 DIDN'T NOTICED ANY PROBLEMS EXCEPT A SLIGHT ENGINE NOISE. I THOUGHT THE ENGINE NOISE WAS TAPPING VALVES, BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS NOT ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT A YEAR. WHEN I CHANGED THE OIL FOR THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THAT THE REAR MANIFOLD BOLT WAS MISSING, LOOKED AT THE OTHER SIDE, THAT WAS MISSING ALSO. I HEARD I COULD E-MAIL YOU TO REPORT A PROBLEM SO I DID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542008September 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
BEGAN HEARING LOW MOANING SOUND WHILE DRIVING DOWN HWY. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO DETERMINE CAUSE. FOUND TRANS FLUID LEAKING FROM ALLISON TRANS. TRANS. SHOP FOUND CRACKED EXTENSION HOUSING AND OLD METAL FRAGMENTS IN TRANS PAN. OLD METAL FRAGMENTS WERE CAKED INSIDE PAN INDICATING A LONG EXISTING PROBLEM AND NOT THE RESULT OF CURRENT CRACKED HOUSING. TRANS SHOP INFORMED ME THIS WAS A COMMON DEFECT IN THE CHEVY ALLISION TRANS, BUT WAS RARE IN VEHICLES WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE (69000) AND WELL MAINTAINED LIKE MY TRUCK. INFORMED GM OF PROBLEM. GM DENIED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ALLISONS AND ARE REFUSING TO ASSIST IN RESOLVING ISSUE. CONTACTED ALLISON DIRECTLY AND WAS INFORMED THE TRANNY WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED BY THEM BUT IS MANUFACTURED BY GM AND THAT GM HAD MADE MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR DESIGN. THIS TRUCK ALSO EXPERIENCED $7000 WORTH OF FUEL INJECTOR ISSUES AT 50000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541839September 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I BACKED TRUCK UP TO DOCK TO LOAD BOAT ON IT AND SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. GETTING READY TO PULL AWAY I RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THEN PUSHED ON BRAKE AND IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I THEN PULLED FORWARD TO SEE WHY I HAD NO BRAKES, ONLY TO FIND BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING EVERYWHERE. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR CHEVY AND GMC TRUCKS, JUST GLAD THAT NO ONE GOT HURT. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541871September 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NOTICED THAT BRAKES WERE "SPONGY" THE NIGHT BEFORE. IN THE MORNING I STARTED THE CAR, AND STARTED TO DRIVE OUT THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES , THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DASH BOARD INFORMATION CENTER INDICATED "SERVICE BRAKES". I GOT OUT AND LIFTED THE HOOD TO DETECT THE ISSUE. I SAW FLUID LEAKING FROM A RUSTED BRAKE LINE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I NOTED THAT IT RUPTURED. THE REAL ISSUE IS THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN EXITING MY DRIVEWAY WHICH IS 100 FEET ELEVATION FROM THE ROAD. EITHER WAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I RESEARCHED SIMILAR INCIDENCES WITH THE SILVERADO. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN DEFAULT THAT SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES, SOME YEARS OLDER THAN THIS 2003 AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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