Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10149700February 8, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER READS 85-120 MPH AND IS UNRELIABLE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE IS A SHORT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149809February 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKES HAVE NOT FELT AS THOUGH THEY WERE WORKING PROPERLY SINCE I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK. SPONGE BRAKE DIFFICULTY STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE PULLING TO ONE SIDE. I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH THIS COMPLAINT. I FELT THE PROBLEM WAS BECOMING WORSE. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN, THE DEALER NOW TELLS ME THAT THE REAR ROTORS ARE RUSTED AND PITTED BEYOND REPAIR AND THE FRONT ROTORS ARE SHOWING RUST ALSO AND THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS EXPENSE. THIS VEHICLE HAS UNDER 30,000 MILES. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY WILL ONLY PAY FOR ONE ROTOR (A GOOD WILL GESTURE) THIS IS A TERRIBLE RESPONSE, I HAVE NOW FOUND THAT I AM ONLY ONE OF MANY WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE PUBLISHED I HAD VERY LITTLE WARNING OF PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149654February 7, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE PURCHASE, EVERY SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES, THERE IS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT 4 TIMES, BUT THIS HAS NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 3/17/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149498February 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER GOES IN AND OUT. TYPICALLY DOESN'T WORK IN THE MORNING WHEN IT IS COLD. SOMETIMES WILL BE WORKING FINE THEN STOPS AND STAYS WHERE IT WAS WHEN IT STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD IT IS THE GAUGE CLUSTER THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148835January 27, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD YOU GO TO PUT THE BRAKES ON TO SLOW DOWN, AND THERE IS PRE ACTIVATION OF ABS SYSTEM ON DRY ROADS, AND THEN WHEN YOU ALMOST GET TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL FADES AWAY, CAUSING YOU TO ROLL FORWARD AT LEAST 5 FEET UNTIL PEDAL COMES BACK AND STOPS YOU. CALLED GM AND LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE I HEARD FROM REGULAR MECHANIC THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CHEVROLET TRUCKS FOR ABS PROBLEMS AND THEY BOTH TOLD ME THAT MY TRUCK WASN'T PART OF RECALL ,ONLY UP TO 2002 WERE RECALLED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A NON-RETURNABLE FEE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO SEE IF IT IS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR IS CORRODED AND IF THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS I SAY IT HAS. THEN IF THEY DO GM SAID THEY WOULD TRY TO WORK OUT SOMETHING WITH DEALER ON MY PAYMENT OF THE REPAIRS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148551January 25, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 25 DEGREES THE HEATER DOES NOT BLOW HOT AIR. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM WITHIN THE HEATING SYSTEM. UPDATED 2/13/2006 - THE DEALER REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND OTHER COMPONENTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147737January 13, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR 70 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BEGAN READING 120 MPH. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE A CHANGE IN THE ACTUALLY SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS RESET AT 70 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO REGISTER AT 120 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147331January 10, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CHEVY SILVERADO 2003. I HAVE OWNED MY TRUCK FOR 2 YEARS. IN THOSE TWO YEARS I HAVE EXPERIENCED LACK OF BRAKES AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. 40 AND UNDER. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. LAST MARCH MY VALVE STEM BROKE AT 28 THOUSAND. AT THAT TIME, I TOLD THE MAN WORKING THAT I DON'T HAVE BRAKES,SOMETIMES. HE ASKED WHEN? I DON'T KNOW, JUST AT STOP SIGNS AND IN SAN FRANCISCO TRAFFIC. HE SAID TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT. I DID AND TOOK IT BACK LAST FRIDAY TO GET IT CHECKED. I ALSO SAW THE RECALL NOTICE THAT NHTSA HAD IN THE PAPER LAST WEEK. THEY MENTIONED A RECALL IN COSTA RICA AND IN SIX STATES ON THE CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HEATHER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY WORK. I HAVE A TRUCK LOAD OF KIDS ALL THE TIME, YET I DON'T HAVE BRAKES ALL THE TIME. ITS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. HEATHER SAID THE MEN DROVE IT FOR TWO MILES AND FOUND THE PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY FOUND, BUT I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN MECHANICS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WOMEN. I JUST WANT MY BRAKES FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147589January 9, 2006
TIRES
2003 2500 HD RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147304January 9, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9 JANUARY, 2006 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT TWO SAFETY RELATED PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH ILLINOIS LAST YEAR, I EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER. I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR 12+ HOURS AND WAS THE ONLY CAR ON THE INTERSTATE LATE AT NIGHT WHEN I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING A CONSISTENT SPEED AND WAS UNCOMFORTABLE IN GENERAL WITH THE QUALITY OF MY DRIVING. FEELING THAT I MUST BE TOO TIRED TO CONTINUE, I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AT THE NEXT INTERCHANGE. WHEN I STOPPED I NOTED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO READ 60 MPH. THIS VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS MORE RECENT. THE VEHICLES FLASHERS COME ON WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS APPLIED. THIS IS VERY CONFUSING TO OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. THE MANAGER OF THE COMPANY FLEET REPORTS THAT THERE ARE TWO COMPANY PICKUPS OF THE SAME VINTAGE THAT HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED UNRELIABLE SPEEDOMETERS EARLY IN THERE LIVES. THE CHEVROLET DEALER STATES THAT HE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS OR AN ANOMALY. THANK YOU,. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147092January 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED ALL FOUR ROTORS HAVE REACHED AN UNSAFE THICKNESS. THE ROTORS WILL BE REPLACED WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK.*AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - THE ROTORS WERE BADLY RUSTED AND WORN PAPER THIN. THIS VEHICLE IS OFTEN USED TO TOW TRAILERS, BOATS AND OTHER LOADS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147007January 5, 2006
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE DEALER REPLACED A WHEEL SENSOR ON 9-2-03, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, WHICH ALSO DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT FINALLY DISABLED THE ABS IN 12-04 AS A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146909January 4, 2006
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
DT: THE CONTACT STATED A POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACTED TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE HE SUGGESTED REPLACING THE MID SHAFT OF THE STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146783January 3, 2006
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PULLING A TRAILER. WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP BEFORE STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR END. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. HOWEVER, NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. A MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. COLLECTED CRASH DATA FROM THE VEHICLE COMPUTER, WHICH INDICATED WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT TRADED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *AK THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED 03/09/06
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146821January 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 SILVERADO STARTED STICKING, NOT RESETTING TO ZERO. THIS ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL TO SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED. AT TIMES, I COULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTART SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW TO MAKE THE SPEEDOMETER RESET BACK TO ZERO, BUT NOW IT WILL NOT RESET AT ALL. I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL DEALERS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, IF THAT IS TRUE, WHY HASN'T GENERAL MOTORS DONE SOMETHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, SUCH AS A "RECALL"?? THIS TO ME IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE TAKING THE PROPER STEPS FOR REPAIRS! IF I CANT GET THIS RESOLVED, I CAN GUARANTEE I WONT PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146511December 29, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THEN HE PRESSED VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THEY FOUND THE HYDRAULIC PUMP THAT CONTROLLED THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146163December 27, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC, STICKS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, DOES NOT DISPLAY CORRECT SPEED. PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. WAS TOLD BY CHEVORLET DEALERSHIP THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN 2003 AND 2004 SILVERADO TRUCKS. INTERNET SEARCH FOR OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM PROVIDED NUMEROUS RESULTS. WITH ROAD CONDITIONS IN FLA SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE DUE TO RAIN THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, ITS HARD TO DRIVE SAFE IF YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. WAS TOLD THE PART WILL BE AT LEAST 2 MONTHS BACK ORDER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145908December 22, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT STEERING FAILURE . ANYTIME THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THE BRAKES MUST BE RELEASED, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD SLIGHTLY BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FOLLOWING ;THE GEAR BOX, GEAR SHAFT, POWER STEERING PUMP AND A VALVE IN THE POWER STEERING. AFTER EACH REPAIR THE PROBLEM REMAINED, AND IT WAS MORE EVIDENT IN THE MORNING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, WHO RESPONDED BY LETTER TO THE CONTACT TELLING HIM THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE, AND THEY WOULD DO NO FURTHER TESTING . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145601December 19, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DT: CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STEERING PROBLEM. HE EXAMINED THE TRUCK AND FOUND THERE WAS A BEND IN THE CENTER LINK OF THE POWER STEERING. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM STEMMED FROM THE 20 WHEELS AND TIRES HE HAD ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THE BEND WAS A FACTORY DEFECT BASED ON HIS PERSONAL INSPECTION OF OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145444December 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WE PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO FROM STEVE'S AUTO SALES IN NORWAY, MAINE ON 11-19-05. IT HAD 49,000 MILES ON IT. IN LOOKING IT OVER MY HUSBAND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN TOLD AND THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US. IT DOESN'T SOUND SAFE TO ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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