Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#769108October 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE ABS IS FAILING TO TURN THE ABS MOTOR OFF WHEN THE TRUCK IS STOPPED. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY HAVE SAID THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BUT SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. IT WAS NOT MENTIONED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AND IT IS FILLED WITH MESSAGE BOARDS COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME ISSUE. HOW MUCH MORE HAS TO BE DONE TO START A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THIS? DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021946October 30, 2002
SEATS
CONSUMER STATED HAD RECALL 96E010000 REMEDIED FOR VEHICLE IN 07/00. DEALER DID PERFORMED STATED CORRECTIVE ACTION, BUT ONLY INSTALLED TEMPORARY HOLDING BOLTS FOR SEAT FRAME. THESE BOLTS BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, CAUSING DRIVER'S SEAT TO RECLINE BACK W/O WARNING. MANFACTURER ADVISED CONSUMER WILL NOT PERFORM RECALL REMEDY AGAIN. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769041October 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
CAMPER MIRRORS DON'T STICK OUT FAR ENOUGH TO SEE THE ROAD BEHIND THE CAMPER THE CAMPER IS A 10.5FT. LANCE CAMPER. YOU CAN NOT BACK OR DRIVE SAFELY WITH THESE MIRRORS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769064October 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, SEATS
THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SLIDE FORWARD WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. I STOPPED AND COULD NOT GET IT TO LATCH BACK IN PLACE WHICH IS DIFFICULT SINCE I AM SOME WHAT TALL AND HAD TO USE MY LEFT LEG TO BRACE MY SELF SO I WOULD NOT SLIDE FORWRAD THE REST OF THE WAY. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING HOME UPON ARRIVING HOME I GOT OUT AND HEARD A NOISE WHICH SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I LET IT GO FOR A WHILE ABOUT TWO DAYS AND IT RAN THE BATTERY DOWN CAUSING ME TO HAVE IT JUMP STARTED SINCE THEN I HAVE PULLED THE FUSE TO THE ABS IN THE FUSE BOX TO TURN WHATEVER WAS RUNNING OFF. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021816October 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING ABS ENGAGED W/O WARNING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL ABS FUSE IN ORDER TO GET FUNCTION TO DISENGAGE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021831October 29, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES CAUSING A VISUAL INABILITY TO SEE ONCOMING VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED REPAIRED AND REPLACED PROBLEM REOCCURED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021658October 28, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN FILLING TANK WITH FUEL, NOTICED THAT THE FUEL WAS COMING BACK OUT. THE FUEL TANK HAD RAPTURED IN THE MIDDLE. THE SEAM IN THE TANK HAD CAME APART. HAD TANK REPLACED, PROBLEM REACURED. SINCE THEN, TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 MORE TIMES. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021722October 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES FAILED. THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM RESISTANCE BEHIND THE PEDAL BECAME INOPERABLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021758October 28, 2002
SEATS
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK DOESN'T LATCH INTO PLACE. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768957October 27, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768966October 27, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
BENT AND TWISTED FINGERS, WRIST AND SHOULDER PAIN. AFTER PURCHASING HIS 2500 SILVERADO JIM DEVELOPED PAINS IN HIS WRIST ON BOTH HANDS AND A VERY SEVERE CRONIC PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHICH HAS RESULTED IN HIS TAKING PAIN PILLS. THIS IS A CRIPPLING PAIN WHICH HAS LEFT HIM WITH SEVERE LIMITATIONS IN USING HIS LEFT ARM/SHOULDER. HIS FINGERS ARE BENT TOWARDS THE BABY FINGERS AND HIS THUMBS ARE BENT OUTWARD FROM THE HAND. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#768971October 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING UPON COLD START UP AT APPROX. EIGHT THOUSAND MILES, AND A PROBLEM STARTED WITH A ENGINE PINGING NOISE(VALVE CLATTER) AT THE SAME MILEAGE. THE PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN WHICH NO ATTEMPT FOR CORRECTION WAS MADE ON REPAIRING THE ENGINE KNOCK. THE VALVE CLATTER PROBLEM HAS BEEN WORKED ON MORE THAN THREE TIMES WITH NO SOLUTION. NOW THE PROBLEM IS DEEMED UNREPAIRABLE OR AS THE DEALER STATES "NORMAL" AS MY REPLY IS THAT THE TRUCK DID NOT MAKE ANY NOISE UNTILL 8,000 MILES, IF THE NOISE IS NORMAL WHY DID IT TAKE 8,OOO MILES FOR THE PROBLEM TO ARRISE. AT THE PRESENT TIME THE ENGINE KNOCKS ON BOTH HOT AND COLD START AND VALVE CLATTER IS EXPERIENCED UPON ACCELERATION, CONSTANT SPEEDS, AND IS THE WORST WHEN TRYING TO TOW A TRAILER OF LESS THAN 30% OF VEHICLES MAX GVWR. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE BUMPING, KNOCKING LOOSE STEERING SENSATION FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO BEEN WORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SOLUTION. I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE ARE NEW INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT PARTS THAT ARE SUPPOSE TO FIX MY PROBLEM, BUT I AM NOT BEING TOLD OF A COMPLETION OR DELIVERY DATE ON THIS CORRECTION. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE STEERING IS GOING TO MALFUNCTION CAUSING A ACCIDENT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES WITH MY CONCERNS. THE ONLY REPLIES I HAVE RECEIVED ARE "YES THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT, OR WILL CALL YOU!" IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A MANUFACTURER THAT CAN DESIGN AND MANUFACTURER MILLIONS OF VEHICLES SHOULD KNOW HOW TO FIX WHAT THEY PRODUCE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768944October 26, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
1998 SILVERADO EXT. CAB - THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING ALL AFTERNOON OF 10/24 AND ALL NIGHT. FRIDAY MORNING AT ABOUT 6:15 I HEARD A HORN BLOWING. I WENT OUTSIDE TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THE INTERIOR OF MY TRUCK ON FIRE. I HAVE PICTURES (IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM). IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE DASH TO LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THAT SECTION OF THE DASH WAS MELTED BEYOND RECOGNITION. THE WINDSHIELD BLEW IN THE LEFT HAND CORNER AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ALSO BLEW. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY MELTED AND THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS BURNT TO THE FLOOR. THE REST OF THE INTERIOR BURNED ALSO, BUT THE HEAVIEST BURNING WAS THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THE TRUCK WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THERE IS NOT DOUBT THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE LEFT DASH NEAR THE FUSE DOOR. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IF THE MELTING PLASTIC ON THE STEERING WHEEL HAD NOT SET THE HORN OFF, WE WOULD HAVE LOST OUR HOME. CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS. I WOULD BE GLAD TO SEND YOU THE PICTURES IF YOU LIKE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568050October 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANAMISSION FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768887October 25, 2002
VISIBILITY
RIGHT WINDOW WENT DOWN AND NEVER WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT CLOSE. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR I WAS INFORMED THAT PART #15095844 REGULATOR FAILED. THIS WINDOW WAS NEVER HARDLY USED. MILAGE IS NOT A FACTOR BUT DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY SO MUCH AS TOLD ME TO GO AWAY THEY CAN NOT HELP. TALKING TO THE PARTS DEPT. THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE SEEING MORE OF THESE REGULATORS FAILING. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021599October 25, 2002
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE TRAILER IS ATTACH TO THE VEHICLE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WILL NOT STAY IN THE LOCK POSITION AND WILL UNLOCK AND DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768849October 24, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
BENT AND TWISTED FINGERS MR. ULATOWSKI OWNS A BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY AND WEARS OUT A PICKUP TRUCK EVERY YEAR OR TWO BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE DRIVING. MR. ULATOWSKI'S FINGERS ARE CRIPPLED FROM HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS ARE BENT OVER THE BABY FINGERS. INFORMATION SUBMITTED ON THE BEHALF OF MR. ULATOWSKI BY MIKE TOMICH 989-665-2311 MR. ULATOWSKI WISHES HIS IDENTY BE HELD CONFIDENTIAL. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#768782October 23, 2002
AIR BAGS
BOTH AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING HEAD ON COLLISION. HTTP://WWW.USER.DCCNET.COM/LHORNUNG/ACCIDENT DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8021447October 23, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. MR *NLM *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021462October 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE BRAKE CALIPER ARE GRINDING TOGETHER CAUSING EXTEND STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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