Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10079646June 22, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078616June 22, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BURN OUT ALL THE TIME, AND I HAVE BEEN DOING A SURVEY ON OTHER LIKE TRUCKS, CHEV 2002 ,2003, AND 2004, FOR EVERY (10) I CHECK (7) HAVE A LIGHT OUT ON ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER UP FRONT UNDER THE HEADLIGHTS . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079685June 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE A LOUD TAPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. WHEN DRIVING THE NOISE GOT LOUDER WHILE ACCELERATING . CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078648June 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I HAVE A CHEVROLET 1500 CONVERSION VAN.TRANSMITION UNABLE TO GO INTO ANY GEAR. I WAS IN LYNCHBURY, VA. HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED 11/23/01. HAD TO HAVE TRANSMITION REBUILT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD DONE SOME UPDATE TO THE MODEL TRANSMITION IN MY VAN. 06/01/04 TRANSMITION SLIPPING. HAD TO HAVE TRANSMITION REBUILT AGAIN. IN 21/2 YEARS I HAVE SPENT $4,500. ON REPAIRS TO TRANSMITION IN MY VAN. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THAT TRANSMITION IN MY VAN IS NOT COMPATABLE WITH THE WIEGH OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE MANUFACTURER KNEW THIS. I DIDNOT GET 40000 MILES BEFORE HAVING TRANSMITION REBUILT AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073687June 22, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE'S EXTENDED MIRROR DID NOT EXTEND FAR ENOUGH AS A RESULT, AN EXCESSIVE BLIND SPOT WAS PRODUCED. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT IF THE MIRROR WERE EXTENDED TWO MORE INCHES VISIBILITY WOULD BE GREATLY IMPROVED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079543June 21, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO HAVE THE TAILGATE RECALL 04V129000 REPAIRS PERFORMED THE RIGHT TAILGATE CABLE BROKE, AND THE TAILGATE FELL ON THE CONSUMER'S HAND. THIS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING LOADED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10078531June 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A 1998 CHEVROLET C1500 PICKUP TRUCK .SES LIGHT COMES ON AND HARSH SHIFT 1TO 2 AND NO OVERDRIVE ALL THE SHOPS I TALKED TO SAY IT IS A ENGINEERING DESGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION AND GM KNOWS ABOUT IT. BUT AFTER TALKING TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY HAVE NO IDEA OF THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING . COTTMAN TRANSMISSION HAS CONTACTED THEM ABOUT THE LARGE NUMBER OF FAILURES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079570June 21, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED FUEL SMELL ARE WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079599June 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE SHIFTING GEARS TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO IN REVERSE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WORN OUT PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078479June 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, EQUIPMENT
WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT I WAS APPLYING MY BRAKES TO STOP BEHIND A VEHICLE, BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. ALL BRAKE COMPONENT WERE CHECKED, NO CURRENT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS AND CONTACTED TECHNICAL ASSISTANT. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079484June 18, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE PULLED SIDEWAYS. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. DEALER STATED THAT TIE ROD SEPARATED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078457June 18, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
BELOW IS A COPY OF THE E-MAIL I HAVE SENT TO THE DEALERSHIP HERE IN AUBURN AL. I DID NOT GET AN E-MAIL BACK SO CALLED A FEW DAYS LATE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WOULD BE $240 . I THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS OCCURRED IN MANY CASES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I KNOW OF 4 GM TRUCKS WITHIN 1997-1998 RANGE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS! AT THIS TIME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I HOPE THAT AN ACCIDENT IS NOT CAUSED BECAUSE OF IT. DYAS, I HAVE A "97 SILVERADO EXT CAB 2WD 1500 WITH A 350 VORTEX. DYAS HAS DONE RECALL WORK FOR ME IN THE PAST (WIPERS). I HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT WILL COME AND GO EVERY FEW WEEKS THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE STEERING. DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN, BUT I WILL DO MY BEST. IT WILL SEEM TO SURGE IN TURNING POWER WHILE TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION, CAUSING YOU TO HAVE TO STEER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHILE IN A CURVE TO ADJUST COURSE. IT CAN BE VERY NERVE-RACKING FOR ME AND FOR SOMEONE THAT IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM I CAN SEE WHERE IT COULD EASILY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. MY FATHER WAS ACTUALLY UNAWARE AND HAS INSISTED THAT I HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS. IT BECOMES EVEN MORE DANGEROUS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME TYPE OF CONTROL MODULE THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWER STEERING ON THESE TRUCKS..? WHICH HAS LED ME TO INQUIRE NOW ABOUT A RECALL / REPAIR FOR THE PROBLEM. BEING A COLLEGE STUDENT A COSTLY REPAIR MAY NOT BE AN OPTION, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF COST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078359June 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRUCK HAS 68000 MILES ON IT AND I AM NOW ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION. I HAVE THE 1999 LT MODEL WITH THE 4 SPEED AUTO. ONE FAILURE WAS WHILE ON VACATION TRANS FAILED WHILE STUCK IN TRAFFIC. IT WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURE. NEXT FAILURE WAS ONLY 4 MONTHS LATER LOST REVERSE AND 1ST GEAR COMPLETLY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AGAIN. NOW 3RD TRANS IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078402June 17, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2001 CHEVY PICKUP DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. I CAN FILL IT UP COMPLETELY WITH GAS AND MY GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY. SO I NEVER KNOW WHETHER OR NOT I HAVE ANY GAS! THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE ON A LATE MODEL TRUCK!. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079365June 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. NHTSA RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THIS VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078351June 16, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY WEAK EVEN WHEN PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. THE LINKAGE ADJUSTMENT IS FULLY TIGTENED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079303June 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKE EQUIPMENT.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE EAR ROTORS, SHOES AND HARDWARE. THE REAR AXLE FLUID WAS LOW AND DISCOLORED. WHEN THE REAR AXLE WAS SERVICED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE WAS LEAKING FROM THE ORING. THE AXLE VENT TUBE WAS REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079343June 15, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FAX FWD FM NHTSA REGION V FOIA REQUEST CY OF ALL DOCUMENTS RE RECALL OF 2000-2004 GM CHEVROLET SILVERADOS FOR PROBLEMS W/TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES; ES SEARCH PROVIDED NO INFO RE SILVERADO TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE DEFECTS.*MR REPRESENTING CLIENT WHO SUSTAINED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF FALLING FROM THE TAILGATE OF A DEFECTIVE 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075403June 15, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
(1) NA; (2) SEAT HEATER CONTROL SWITCH LOCATION. EASY/OFTEN INADVERTANT ACTIVATION WHEN OPERATING WINDOW OR MIRROR CONTROLS. ACTIVATION IS NOT NOTICED BECAUSE THE INDICATOR LIGHTS DO NOT FACE THE DRIVER. THE FIRST INDICATION IS WHEN YOUR BUTT STARTS TO FRY. ATTEMPTS TO DEACTIVATE THE HEATER IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE INDICATOR LIGHTS DO NOT FACE THE DRIVER SO YOU HAVE TO DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION FROM THE ROAD TO OPERATE THE HEATER. I HAVE RUN OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO TURN OFF THE HEATER WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE SEAT HEATER GETS TOO HOT AND PRESENTS A RISK OF BURN INJUIRY OR FIRE. (3) TODATE NOTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076257June 15, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THEIR EMERGENCY BRAKE HAVE FAILED THE TEST. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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