Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#748310July 11, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL SLOSHES AND MOVES TRUCK AND MAKES THUMP NOISE AS IF NO BAFFLES. AFRAID IT WILL BREAK TANK AND SPILL FUEL. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT NOT PUT ON SHOP REPAIR REPORT AS I HAD REQUESTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748210July 10, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, STEERING SEEMS TO OVER REACT. WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE, WHEEL SEEM TO CUT VERY HARD WITH OUT TURNING STEERING WHEWL DRASTICALLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892282July 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE USING WINDSHELD WIPERS THEY WOULD STOP WORK DURING TRAVELING . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892387July 10, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHENEVER FUEL TANK IS 1/2 FULL FUEL PUMP WOULD MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. HAD MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP CHECK FUEL PUMP. WAS INFORMED TO KEEP IT FULL INSTEAD OF 1/2 FULL DUE TO FUEL PUMP BEING DEFECTIVE. WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAD NO PARTS TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP AT THAT TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748195July 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THIS IS A INTERMITENT PROBLEM ON WHICH A RECALL WAS ISSUED FROM GENERAL MOTORS. BUT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP AT ANY GIVEN TIME, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748221July 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VAN WON'T RUN, I HAVE TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CANNOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748245July 10, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
SURGING,SES LIGHT ON,CODE 89,BAD INJECTOR PUMP,3 WARRANTY TRIPS TO SHOP,CHEVY WON'T SHIP PART,BEEN 6 DAYS STILL WAITING,ON VACATION AND ITS HOLDING UP TRIP,WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK TO TOW AND CAN'T USE IT, TENNESSEE PUT ON FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR DIDN'T HELP,THEN LOCAL SHOP FLASHED PCM WITH 4 DRIVABILITY UPDATES HELPED TEMPORARILY,THIRD VISIT TOLD NEEDED INJECTOR PUMP,BUT WHY NOT A RECALL, TOLD EVERYONE IN COUNTRY WAITING ON SAME PART,ONCE WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM ISUZU IN JAPAN, HELP,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748260July 10, 2001
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING APPROX.60 MPH. ON HIGHWAY DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE SUFFERED MAJOR BLOWOUT. IT IS TOTALLY SPLIT OUT AROUND OUTER EDGE HALFWAY AROUND TIRE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT A RECALL TIRE, AND ALSO CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD SAME. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT EXCEPT JUST PURCHASE A WHOLE NEW SET OF TIRES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN73 WMB TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892205July 9, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 40 TO 45 MPH CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO, TWO FRONT TIRES TURNED. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED STEERING SPEED SENSORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748065July 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY GMC TRUCK TAKES FOREVER TO STOP EVEN WHEN I HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS WITH ACCIDENTS. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THEY STILL DONT WORK RIGHT. PLEASE HELP ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748085July 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE TRANSMISSION VALVE IS FAILING AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND IS TEMPERATURE RELATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748005July 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKING ANTILOCK BRAKES WILL CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL IF EVEN A SMALL BUMP IS HIT AT LOW SPEED. THE ANTILOCK WILL ALSO CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL DURING A SHARP TURN. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS, LOW AND HIGH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748012July 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON;MOTOR ROARS;IN SHOP 5 TIMES;REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL FILTER, FUEL INJECTORS AGAIN, REPLACED GASKETS,O-RINGS, BRAKE LINE, ETC. BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS WATER IN GAS TANK CAUSING THE PROBLEM. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS STAYS ON, MOTOR STILL MAKING NOISE, 200 MILES FROM BEING OUT OF WARRENTY. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED FOR 7,000 MILES AND GOING ON 7 MONTHS. CANNOT LEAVE TOWN IN MY NEW TRUCK, CANNOT GET WITHING 30 MILES OF HOME, STAYS PARKED IN YARD. THIS VEHICLE IS A PIECE OF MADE IN THE USA TRASH. LEMON?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892064July 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL IS NORMAL, HOWEVER, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL IS ALSO SOFT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892066July 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ABS SYSTEM MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE NOW LOCKS UP WHEN NOT PRESSED. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 62251 MILES, REVERSE, 2ND, AND OVERDRIVE DO NOT WORK, DEALER HAS RECALL ON THIS AS LONG AS VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANY, THE REVERSE DRUM SHELL FAILED, THIS PART WAS MADE SOFT AND IS REPLACED BY A HARDER PART. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892111July 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING. THEN, AFTER ROLIING ABOUT 10 YARDS, IT STOPPED. ON 05/01/01, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN, AND VEHICLE ROLLED RIGHT THROUGH STOP SIGN. CONSUMER TOOK TO VEHICLE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. CONSUMER HAD APPLIED BRAKES TOO FAST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892160July 6, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AT 25,000 MILES RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16, DOT: UNKNOWN DEVELOPED CRACKS IN TREAD. THEN, WITH APPROXIMATELY 40,000+ MILES ON OTHER THREE TIRES ON 1999, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO, CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN TREAD. FIRESTONE CENTER IS OFFERING TO PRORATE TIRES AT 54%, AND REPLACE THEM WITH OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES. *AK DOT NUMBER W272WMA238, CONSUMER REQUESTING ALL TIRES BE REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747881July 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHEN IT RAINS, BUT THE MANUFACTURER SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE 98V150001 OR 98043 RECALL. BUT THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME AS THE OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561894July 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND FRONT BRAKES MADE A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AND THERE WAS NO STOPPING POWER, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC TEST DROVE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT POSSIBLE ABS FAILURE PREMATURELY, CONSUMER LEFT VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER NONE OF THE PROBLEMS COULD BE DUPLICATED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891918July 3, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH VEHICLE IMPACTED ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING $11,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO FRONT OF TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHILE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF. INSURANCE COMPANY WAS HAVING VEHICLE REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *DRIVER EXPERIENCED NECK INJURIES AND STIFF NECK .*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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