Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#770036November 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023176November 22, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRUCK WILL HAVE ERRATIC OPERATION WITH TRUCK NOT HOLDING SPEED WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS USED. THE OWNER STATES THAT THE POWER MODULE INTERACTS WITH SPEED WITH SET SPEED 2 MPH SLOWER AFTER TRUCK IS ACCELLED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023204November 22, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING IF DRIVER RELEASES STEERING WHEEL FOR A SECOND VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY PULL TO THE RIGHT INTO THE OTHER LANE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICE THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BUT CANNOT DIAGNOIS THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023102November 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. ALSO STATED THAT IT NEEDS NEW BRAKE PADS ON ONE WHEEL WHICH IS THE RIGHT PASSANGERS SIDE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IS NOT NORMAL AND WILL NOT PASS THE INSPECTION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023140November 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKE WILL ENGAGE WITHOUT CAUSE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEIR IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS A RESULT OF VEHICLE MILEAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023035November 20, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
DURING 50 DEGREE OR LOWER WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL ERRATIC WHILE TURNING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023044November 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT COLLISON AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. NONE OF THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769938November 20, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
THE THROTLE BODY GETS DIRTY AND STICKS AND THEN YOU GIVE IT MORE GAS THAN YOU INTEND AND HIT SOMETHING LIKE A GARAGE OR PERSON. HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE AND GM KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BUT SAY IT IS UP TO ME TO KEEP FIXING IT SO I DON'T HAVE A ACCIDENT ALL THE SILVERADOS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY 25,000 MILES. IT IS AN ENGINEERING ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769964November 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE HAD THREE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKES. FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP WHILE TOWING MY TAILER WITH ELECTRIC BRAKES AND DOING 10MPH ON DRY, LEVEL ROAD. THE SECOND WAS SAME AS FIRST BUT WITHOUT THE TAILER. BOTH TIMES THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING. THE THIRD WAS THAT THE REAR ROTORS HAD RUSTED OVER AND THE PADS WERE DOWN TO THE METAL BACKING. THIS WAS ALL BEFORE 21,000 MILES AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE PADS. GM ONLY PAID FOR THE ROTORS. NOW THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY THE MODULE HAS GONE BAD AND AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO GM THEY SAID THEY WILL ONLY PAY 30% OF THE REPAIR BILL AND I WILL HAVE TO PICK UP THE OTHER 70%. TALKING TO THE DEALER THEY TELL ME GM HAS A PROBLEM AND GM KNOWS IT. GM TOLD THE DEALER THE TRUCKS WERE NOT DESIGNED FOR THE WEATHER IN THE NORTHEAST (SNOW, SALT, WATER) SO WHY ARE THEY SELLING THESE TRUCKS WHERE THEY KNOW THEIR GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE HURT IF NOT KILL IF SOMEONE DOESN'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. A MECHANIC FRIEND AT THE GMC DEALERSHIP IN TOWN SAID THAT THE LOCATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. HE ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED QUIT A FEW UNITS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS IN GMC TRUCKS. WHY DON'T THEY DO A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022854November 18, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON HIS VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022923November 18, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM PUMP WENT OUT AND IT WILL COST $820.00 TO REPLACE AND THAT IS ONLY FOR THE PUMP AND NOT LABOR. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022818November 15, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED ONLY INTERMITTANTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. TS *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567851November 14, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION. ONE MONTH LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO A FAULTY AIR BAG MODULE. *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022707November 14, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE WITHOUT CONSUMER PUSHING THE BUTTON. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022723November 14, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN SETTING THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR SELECTED SPEED, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY AT THAT SELECTED SPEED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT OTHER DRIVERS SEEM TO BE IRRITATED, WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM AND STARTS TO SLOW DOWN FOR NO REASON. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS PARTICULARLY DISTRACTING IN NIGHT OR HEAVY TRAFFIC. OCCASIONALLY THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T AT ALL. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769701November 14, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY LEAKING ACID ON GARAGE FLOOR FROM POSITIVE TERMINAL POST OF BATTERY. I HAVE BEEN READING OF MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR CHEVROLET TAHOE/YUKON OF SAME YEAR THAT HAS CAUSED CRASHES DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE. MY DEALER FOUND BATTERY LEAK, BUT DID NOT INFORM ME OF ANY BRAKE LINE INSPECTION SO I AM NOT CERTAIN MY VEHICLE IS SAFE. I REPLACED BATTERY MYSELF AND USED BAKING SODA AND WATER TO NEUTRALIZE ACID AS PER DEALER INSTRUCTION. (BEFORE INSTALLING NEW BATTERY) I THOUGHT I SHOULD REGISTER COMPLAINT THAT THIS CONDITION OCCURED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769657November 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS BRAKES SEVERLY RESIST THE OPERATORS ATTEMPTS TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEED. THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES BUT INCREASED PRESSURE BY THE OPERATOR WILL NOT BEING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL COMPLETELY, THEN SLAM IT DOWN WITH FORCE TO GET THE TRUCK TO JERK TO A STOP MANY FEET PAST WHERE IT WOULD NORMALLY STOP. THIS FREQUENTLY CAUSES A LOSS OF CONTROL AT SLOW SPEED SUCH AS PULLING UP TO A GAS PUMP OR STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP UNTIL IT WAS WELL INTO AN INTERSECTION. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR UNLESS "THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON" WHICH IT NEVER DID. OWNER REMOVED THE ABS FUSE AND THE VEHICLE STOPS NORMALLY WITH ABS DISABLED. OWNER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 1999 SILVERADO WHICH REQUIRES NEARLY $1000 TO REPAIR, BUT GM WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR OF THESE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEMS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769686November 13, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE RUBBER HOSES RUN FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK THEN DOWN THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK, ARE LOOSELY CLAMPED, THEN CONNECT TO THE METAL LINES THAT RUN ALONG THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. THE CLAMPS APPEAR TO BE HARD SHARP-EDGED PLASTIC. MY PROBLEM IS THAT THE ONE LINE COMPLETELY FAILED AND WAS LEAKING. THEN SPRAYING GAS FROM BENEATH THE TRUCK. THE DANGER OF HEAT FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SETTING THE TRUCK ON FIRE WAS MY PRIMARY CONCERN. I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND THEY OPENED TICKET 1-48530166. THEY ADVISED ME TO GET THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER WHICH I DID. THEY HAVE ESTIMATED THE REPAIR COST TO BE $370. I FEEL THAT THIS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. THE ASSEMBLY IS MICKEY MOUSE AT BEST. THIS TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 40000 MILES AND ALREADY THESE LINES HAVE WORN THROUGH SPRAYING FUEL UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE. IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE THAT CHEVROLET HAS NOT SEEN THIS ALREADY YET NO MENTION IS MADE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR WEB SITE. OF COURSE NOT MANY 2000 TRUCKS WILL HAVE 40000 MILES ON THEM YET. I WILL BE HAPPY TO COOPERATE IN ANY MANNER ON THIS ISSUE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769594November 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THE BREAK PEDEL BECOMES ROCK HARD AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP HAVE TO USE THE EMERGANCY BRAKE WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKE FUSE IS REMOVED THE BRAKES WORK FINE. BEFORE I REMOVED THE FUSE WAS ALMOST IN MANY CRASHES, IF I HAD NOT USED THE E BRAKE!!!!!!!!!! DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769600November 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
MANY PEOPLE SIMPLY PULL FUSE OR DISCONNECT ABS PUMP POWER AND GO WITHOUT ABS BECAUSE OF THE COST OF REPAIRS. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE, THIS COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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