Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#10016010April 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ROTORS WERE WORN. *JB
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#10014391April 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I HAVE A 1999 SILVERADO WITH 49,000 MILES. WE JUST CHANGED THE TIRES 6 DAYS AGO AND WE GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF AND A HUMMING COULD BE HEARD UNDER THE VEHICLE. I SHUT IT OFF AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. I UNPLUGGED THE ABS MODULE AND IT WENT QUITE. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER ON MONDAY AND THEY TOLD US THE ABS MODULE HAD FAILED AND IT WOULD COST US ABOUT $900.00 TO REPLACE IT. THEY CHECKED WITH CHEVROLET TO SEE IF THEY WOULD WARRANTY ANY OF THE PART AND THEY SAID SINCE THE TRUCK WAS OVER 2 YEARS OLD THEY WOULD NOT MAKE GOOD ON ANY OF THE COST. HE TOLD US IT WAS A POOR DESIGN AND THEY HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE GOING OUT. THIS APPARENTLY SHOULD BE A RECALL BUT SOME ONE IN THE RIGHT PLACES MUST BE KEEPING IT FROM HAPPENING. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GM PREFERRED PERSON BUT I AM BEGINNING TO HAVE MY DOUBTS.*JB
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#10015880April 15, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *NLM
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#10014411April 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GOOD MORNING, I OWN A 1999 SILVERADO, LONG BED, WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND I AM HAVING A FEW PROBLEMS, ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED... FIRST THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF, I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ABS FUSE SO THE BATTERY WILL NOT GET DRAINED. SECOND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 3RD, I AM FORCED TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND WHEN I RESTART THE ENGINE THE PROBLEM DISAPPEAR, I HAVE READ YOUR SAFETY BULLETINS AND GM IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK LOOKS AND ACTS PRACTICALLY LIKE NEW EXCEPT FOR THE INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THE ABS. I HAD BABIED MY TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT, AND I HAVE OWNED GM PRODUCTS ALL MY LIFE AND I DON'T THINK IS FAIR FOR ME TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR GM'S MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS... PLEASE ADVICE... THANKS...!!!*JB
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#10015907April 15, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
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#10014415April 15, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
SINCE PURCHASING THE 2000 SILVERADO Z71 LS K1500 TRUCK I HAD THE PARKING BRAKE SERVICED TWO SEPARATE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME AT 29,987 MILES, THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK. IT REQUIRED "ADJUSTMENT" AND I WAS CHARGED $112.50. I WAS SURPRISED THE PARKING BRAKE REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT SINCE IT IS NOT USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT RATHER USED TO KEEP IN PLACE WHEN PARKED AND IT WAS RARELY USED SINCE WE LIVE ON FLAT TERRAIN. I WAS FURTHER SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I LET THIS GO SINCE I WAS TOLD IT WAS A WEARABLE PART. I DID NOT SEE THE ACTUAL PARKING BRAKE PADS BUT WAS CONCERNED THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO ADJUST THEM AND HEY REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT AFTER SUCH SHORT OF MILEAGE. AGAIN AT 66,023 MILES, THE PARKING BRAKE CEASED WORKING FOR THE SECOND TIME. THIS IS JUST 36,036 MILES AFTER THEY WERE ADJUSTED. AFTER LOOKING AT THE ORIGINAL PARKING BRAKE PADS, THE FRONT TOP OF THE PAD WAS WORN ALMOST COMPLETELY AWAY WHILE THE BACK PAD WAS WORN VERY LITTLE. THIS COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $228.84 TO HAVE THE PADS REPLACED AS THEY COULD NO LONGER BE ADJUSTED. I DID NOTICE THE NEW PADS WERE OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN WITH A LARGER CLIP THAT HOLDS THEM IN PLACE, APPLYING MORE PRESSURE OVER A LARGER AREA. ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, THIS NEW BRACKET HELPS HOLD THE PAD IN PLACE SO THAT WEAR, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, DOES NOT OCCUR. THIS WOULD SUGGEST THE ORIGINAL PAD AND RETAINING CLASP WAS POORLY DESIGNED CAUSING ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE PARKING BRAKES. EVERY CHANCE I GET, I SPEAK WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING 2000 SERIES TRUCKS AND ALMOST ALL THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH, THEIR PARKING BRAKES ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL. OF THOSE THAT WERE WORKING, THEY HAD THEM REPLACED. I KEEP METICULOUS RECORDS FOR THE SERVICE ON MY VEHICLE AND IT IS NOT DRIVEN HARD OR ABUSED IN ANY MANNER. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE ANY/ALL OF THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR REVIEW.*JB
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#10015801April 14, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TAIL GATE CABLES RUSTED THROUGH, WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL GATE TO HAVE NO SUPPORT. *JB
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#10015818April 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE IT WANTED TO ENGAGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 4 OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *JB
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#10014379April 14, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE [LT245/75R16] [LOAD RANGE E M/S] TREAD SEPARATED [DRIVER SIDE REAR OF 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3/4 TON HEAVY DUTY PICK UP] WHILE TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER AT 65 MILES PER ON INTERSTATE I-75 IN KENTUCKY. IT SOUNDED LIKE DRIVING ON THE GROOVES USED TO WARN DRIVERS THEY ARE GOING OFF THE ROAD. THEN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO MOVE SLIGHTLY LEFT/RIGHT. WE WERE JUST STARTING UP A LONG, STEEP HILL IN THE SLOW LANE AND WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER IN A GOOD SPOT WHERE PEOPLE COULD SEE US. MANY DRIVERS CAME CLOSE, BUT WE WERE NOT INJURED. A TRUCKER STOPPED TO HELP US. HE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE TIRE HAD DRY ROT. MAYBE A FOOT OF TREAD NEAR THE SIDE WALL CAME LOOSE. A SMALL CHUNK [3''] WAS ALSO LOOSE. THE TIRE COLLAPSED COMPLETELY. I FEEL WE MIGHT HAVE LOST CONTROL IF WE HAD BEEN PASSING OR GOING DOWN HILL. I CHECKED INFLATION JUST A FEW DAYS EARLIER. *NLM
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#10014323April 13, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY CAUSING TRUCK TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE ROAD THIS GAS GAUGE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN MY OTHER VEHICLE A 1997 MONTE CARLO AND MY DAUGHTERS LUMINA,SO THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. A PROBLEM OF THIS KIND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS ON AN EXPRESSWAY. *NLM
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#10014328April 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
THE ABS MOTOR ON MY 1999 SILVERADO EXT. CAB 2- WHEEL DRIVE 5.3L MOTOR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO GET IT TO STOP AND NOT RUN DOWN THE BATTERY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $975.00 TO REPLACE THE MODULE. THE TRUCK HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. GM SHOULD REPAIR THIS FOR FREE. *NLM
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#10014336April 13, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE/TREAD SEPARATION ON A FIRESTONE LT245/75R16. RIGHT REAR WHEEL (THE TIRE DID NOT LOOSE AIR PRESSURE). THIS TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000 CHEVROLET PASSENGER VAN - LESS THAN 25000 MILES. *NLM
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#10014344April 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS (ANTI-LOCK BREAK SYSTEM) MOTOR WENT OUT ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE MOTOR WILL BEGIN RUNNING AS IF STUCK AND WILL BECOME DEFECTIVE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN U.S. HIGHWAY 75 IN TRAFFIC WHEN SOMEONE CUTTING ME OFF CAUSED ME TO STEP HARD ONTO MY BRAKES. BECAUSE THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE IT CAUSED MY TRUCK TO MAKE A COMPLETE TURN AROUND BECAUSE ALL 4 WHEELS LOCKED UP. I BELIEVE MY TRUCK WOULD HAVE MADE A SAFE STOP IF THE ABS HAD BEEN WORKING. THIS INCIDENT DIDN'T CAUSE THE ABS FAILURE. THE COST OF THIS SAFETY PRODUCT IS HIGH AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT BUT I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I CONTACTED RELIABLE CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THEY HAD HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER TRUCKS. *NLM
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#10014837April 11, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE LEANED TO THE LEFT, AND THE STEERING HAD BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CONSUMER WAS UNSURE IF THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OR IF THE BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SPECIAL POLICY LETTER IN REFERENCE TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION. MR SCC *JB
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Yes
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No
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#10015734April 11, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BROKE OFF. *JB DOOR COULD BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE ONLY. DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED. *TT
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#10014229April 10, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO AN INOPERABLE PARKING BRAKE. INSPECTOR CLAIMS OVER 50% OF NEW BODY STYLE SILVERADO'S/TAHOE'S/SUBURBAN'S HE INSPECTS FAIL DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM
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#10015624April 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILED. *JB THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT(NON DEALER) STATED THAT THERE WERE 16 SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. SCC
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#10015640April 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER SHARED THE COST OF THE BILL.
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#10014257April 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE, 1997 Z-71, SILVERADO HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING DEPENDABLY SINCE 1997. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CONNEL CHEVROLET 3 DIFFERENT TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE TURN SIGNALS STILL GO OUT SPORADICALLY. WE DID TAKE THE VEHICLE TO FORT KNOX KY WHERE THE TURN SIGNALS WERE WORKING SINCE 1999. AND NOW (APRIL 3 2003) THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. ALL THE FUSES ARE FINE AND THE LIGHT BULBS ARE ALL BRAND NEW AND THE TURN SIGNAL IS STILL NOT WORKING. *NLM
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#10014189April 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2003 CHEVY 2500 TRUCK, 6.0 LITER ENGINE WITH STANDARD SHIFT TRANSMISSION. THE TRUCK HAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. THE THROTTLE HAS A DELAY OFF OF IDLE IN RPM AND POWER. WHEN THE TRUCK IS STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON A HILL YOU CANNOT PREVENT EXCESSIVE ROLL-BACK OR STALL BECAUSE OF THE DELAY. IF THE TRUCK IS IN A NOISY ENVIRONMENT THE PROBLEM IS EVEN WORSE BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT TELL WHAT THE ENGINE WILL DO, OR IS DOING UNLESS YOU STARE AT THE TACHOMETER. YOU CAN NOT PREDICT ENGINE RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE POSITION WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A DEAD STOP ON A GRADE. I HAVE OWNED 3 CARS, 2 TURCKS, BACKHOE AND FARM TRACTOR WITH A STANDARD SHIFT TRANSMISSION AND HAVE A VALID STATE OF OHIO CDL LICENSE.*JB
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