Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10211403December 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS A DOCUMENTED DEFECT ON THEIR SPEEDOMETERS AND GAUGES AND REFUSE TO CORRECT THIS IF YOU DO NOT MEET A 7YR/70,000 WARRANTY PERIOD. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN AS FEW AS 28,000 MILES TO OVER 150,000 MILES. THIS IS AN UNSAFE DEFECT REPORTED BY CHEVROLET THAT THE DO NOT RECOGNIZE AS NECESSARY TO COVER FOR EVERYONE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211146December 7, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 03/13/08 *LJ.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10211142December 7, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE INTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE PAD WORE OUT AND DAMAGED THE ROTOR. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS. CHEVROLET STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE OUTSIDE OF THE TSB THAT THEY ISSUED FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,050 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211152December 7, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. AS OF DECEMBER 7, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,500. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210977December 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1 SIX MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD GET STUCK. SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 65 I WAS REALLY GOING 75 ACCORDING TO THE ARIZONA HIGHWAY PATROL I WAS GIVEN A WARNING SINCE THE OFFICER SAW THAT MY SPEEDOMETER HAD STAYED STUCK AT 65 EVEN WHEN I HAD ALREADY TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND MY SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED AGAIN. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210878December 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER WORKS IMPROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210806December 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING FOR ONE MILE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000. UPDATED 03-05-08 *BF
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210808December 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210384November 30, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE EVENT LEADING UP TO IS WET WEATHER. THE TRANSMISSION WILL STICK IN ONE GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO CINDY CHEVORLET I WAS TOLD THAT PER G.M. POLICY THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE COMPUTER SHOWED A CODE FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE RESPONSE I GOT FROM THREE DEALERSHIPS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209875November 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
IN MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO EX CAB Z71 LS MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY WHEN COLD. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I FIRST ENTER THE VEHICLE AND THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE CAB EQUALS THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE THE CAB WHICH IS EQUAL TO 40 DEGREES OR LESS, MY SPEEDOMETER STAYS AT ZERO UNTIL THE CAB WARMS UP. ONCE THE CAB WARMS UP AND I COME TO A STOP AND THEN CONTINUE MOVING, THE SPEEDOMETER READS PROPERLY. I HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE OF THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209876November 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON 2003 CHEV SILVERADO 1500HD IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. INSTRUMENTS READ WRONG OR DO NOT WORK AT ALL. BROUGHT TRUCK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST OVER $700.00 TO FIX AND COULD NOT AFFORD IT. RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM LAST WEEK SAYING THEY WOULD COVER UP TO 70,000 MILES, MY TRUCK HAS MORE THAN THAT NOW, BUT PROBLEM STARTED AT 50,000 MILES. GM SHOULD ISSUE A FULL RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THIS HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209810November 24, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO FAIL TO OPERATE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE FINALLY STOPPED WORKING AT ALL BOUGHT SPEEDOMETER SENSOR BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. PARTS PLACE SAID IT COULD BE IN COMPUTER .ALSO SAID IT MAY CAUSE FAILURE OF OTHER GAUGES ON DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209543November 20, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND THE DIAL REMAINS ON ZERO. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209357November 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 TRUCK. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED, IT WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHILE BEING DRIVEN. PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR MADE NO CHANGE. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, THEY TESTED THE TRUCK AND REPORTED NO PROBLEM FOUND. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED WITH THE TRUCK SINCE THAT TIME. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SERVICE ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPORTS THAT THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS, REPLACING BROKEN WIRES, REPLACING WIRING THAT IS BROKEN INSIDE INSULATION ETC. THIS HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM TO DATE. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER FROM THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE TRUCK OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE (FOR A TOTAL OF 120 MILES), AND HE REPORTED THAT THE TRUCK NEVER LOST POWER. I PICKED UP THE TRUCK AND DROVE IT HOME AND LATER THAT EVENING WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN THE TRUCK BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THIS HAS OCCURRED, I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THE TRUCK LOSES ALL POWER WITHIN 20 SECONDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209256November 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED ACTING ERRATIC. IT WILL NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED, OFTEN STICKS ON A PARTICULAR SPEED WHEN I KNOW I'M EITHER GOING SLOWER OR FASTER. AT TIMES IT SHOWS I'M GOING IN EXCESS OF 120 MPH. IT SOMETIMES GOES BACK TO 0 WHEN IT IS SHUTDOWN. IT MAY, OR MAY FUNCTION CORRECTLY THE NEXT TIME IT IS STARTED. SINCE THIS IS ALL I HAVE TO RELY ON TO DETERMINE IF I'M TRAVELING THE CORRECT SPEED, IS THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE IF I EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT WHILE I AM RELYING ON THIS FOR AN INDICATION OF MY SPEED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209060November 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. TWO MONTHS AGO, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FOR THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. THE NOTICE STATED THAT ONLY VEHICLES LESS THAN 7 YEARS OLD AND UNDER 70,000 MILES WOULD BE REPAIRED. HIS VEHICLE HAD 90,000 MILES AT THE TIME; HOWEVER, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INCORRECT SPEEDS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000. UPDATED 11/29/07.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209052November 15, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. LAST FALL, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ONLY OPERATE AT HIGH SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER WOULD NOT PUMP FLUID AS WELL. AS OF LATE, THE FAILURE HAS WORSENED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT NEEDED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COMPUTERIZED CONTROL FOR THE WASHER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE $500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,150 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 12/12/07
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208884November 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
AT AROUND 124,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 55 MPH. I GAVE IT SOME MORE GAS AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEVER ROSE, ONLY FELL DOWN TO 0. AFTER MY TRIP WHERE THIS INITIALLY HAPPENED MY SPEEDOMETER HAS DONE THIS NEARLY EVERY TRIP WHERE THE SPEED REACHES 70 MPH. TODAY, 11/13/07, I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, BEING THAT MY TRUCK HAS MORE THAN 70,000 MILES THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. CALLS TO GM HAVE BEEN NO HELP AND THE PROBLEM WILL NOT BE COVERED BY THEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF THESE MODEL VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208889November 14, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON I BEGAN LOSING COOLANT FLUID FROM MY SILVERADO TRUCK, BUT IT WAS NOT LEAKING OUT UPON THE GROUND. AFTER A MONTH OF THIS PROCESS, AND HAVING TO CONTINUALLY ADD COOLANT TO MY ENGINE, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC I HAVE KNOWN FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THINKING IT WAS MOST LIKELY A BAD HEAD GASKET (WHICH I FOUND OUT WERE BEING ERODED AWAY FROM THE "COOLANT "ITSELF), WE REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. LESS THAN ONE WEEK LATER, I AGAIN HAD TO ADD MORE COOLANT. AGAIN WE REMOVED THE HEADS AND INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM. WHEN WE SEARCHED ONLINE MECHANICAL DATA BASES, WE DISCOVERED THAT MY TRUCK HAD BEEN FITTED WITH DEFECTIVE HEADS, PRODUCED FROM A PLANT IN MEXICO. WE EVEN DISCOVERED A GENERAL MOTORS MEMO REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THIS PLANT PRODUCED OVER 1.5 MILLION HEADS FOR VARIOUS VEHICLES. IT SEEMS THAT INFERIOR METAL PRODUCTS WERE THE REASON THE HEADS THEMSELVES WERE ALLOWING COOLANT TO BE SUCKED INTO THE CRANKCASE, COMPROMISING THE OIL, AND DAMAGING OR SEIZING UP THE ENGINE. I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL SERVICE SHOPS,(GREASE MONKEY, JIFFY LUBE), AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN EVER GROWING PROBLEM, THE ONLY REMEDY OF WHICH IS TO TOTALLY REPLACE THE HEADS. THE EXPENSE TO THE CONSUMER,WHO DIDN'T INTEND TO PURCHASE A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, RANGES FROM $1,800 TO $9,000 IN REPAIRS, AND MAY WELL EFFECT SOME SIX TO 800,000 VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. I SPOKE TO ONE WOMAN WHO WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN HER ENGINE SEIZED UP. IT WAS A MIRACLE SHE DID NOT LOSE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING SOME FORM OF COMPENSATION FOR MY EXPENSES, AND AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, THEY JUST BLEW ME OFF AND TOLD ME NO RECALL WAS BEING CONSIDERED. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS PLANT IN MEXICO IS PART OF THE NAFTA PROGRAM, BUT IT SURE SEEMS STRANGE THAT GM WANTS TO KEEP SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE SO QUIET, AND REMAIN SO UNCONCERNED OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXPENSE. I WOULD THINK A RECALL TO CURB THESE FAILURES WOULD BE THE VERY LEAST GM SHOULD OFFER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208837November 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON CRUISE CONTROL, THE SPEEDO WILL START TO CLIMB TO OVER 120MHP. AFTER SEVERAL IGNITION CYCLES THE SPEEDO WILL COME BACK DOWN AND WORK FINE FOR AWHILE. THIS PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. PROBLEM IS VERY INTERMITTENT-HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND ALWAYS CORRECTS ITSELF BEFORE I CAN GET IT IN FOR REPAIR- I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM- THE FIRST TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT. DANGEROUS PROBLEM---WHEN TOWING HEAVY LOADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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