Chevrolet Silverado Complaints
32,421 consumer complaints on file.
- #847202September 8, 1999SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND SHIMMIES. THE ROAD SURFACE DOES NOT MATTER. TRUCK HAS BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #847235September 8, 1999ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED. SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AREA, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VECHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY PERFORMED TEST, SUCH AS SBDS CHECK LOAD TEST AND A BATTERY TEST. THE DEALERSHIP STATED TO THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A NO FIRE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #847240September 8, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING ONE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #847250September 8, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WOULD BECOME SPORADIC & NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN WEATHER IS RAINY & COMING TO A STOP, ABS BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP. VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE SOME DISTANCE. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #847049September 7, 1999SUSPENSION
THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK. IT FEELS LIKE STEERING WENT OUT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT AN EVERY DAY OCCURRENCE. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC THEY COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF JERKING. *AK *YC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #711019September 7, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TRUCK MAKES ENGINE NOISE (BEST DESCRIBED AS EXHAUST NOISE AND/OR SPARK KNOCK AND/OR PING) THAT IS MAINLY AUDIBLE BETWEEN 1000 - 2000 RPM, AND IS LOUDEST AT 45 - 55 MPH UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION GOING UPHILL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #710975September 6, 1999FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 21000 MILES. RIGHT REAR SIDE WINDOW HAS MAJOR WIND NOISE. DEALER HAS REPLACED LATCH, BUT WIND NOISE STILL EXISTS AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #710950September 5, 1999STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
NO SUMMARY
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846749September 3, 1999SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OR ABOVE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SEVERLY VIBRATED. DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES, AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT AXLE WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #710873September 3, 1999SUSPENSION
THE PROBLEM WITH THE "WANDER" IS AT ANY SPEED. THE FRONT END WILL SUDDENDLY PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN EVER I HIT THE MOST SMALLEST OF IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #710896September 3, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CLATTERING NOISE FROM ENGINE (LEFT SIDE) WHEN ACCELERATING ,STEER LEFT -RIGHT NOISE GOES UP AND DOWN, DIP IN ROAD NOISE DISAPPEARS - CAN'T GET HELP FROM DEALER - LOTS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING GM HAS NO TSB FOR THIS.WE NEED HELP GETTING GM TO LISTEN AND FIX THE PROBLEM....
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #710902September 3, 1999SUSPENSION
ENGINE MISFIRES WHILE IDLEING, ENGINE KNOCKS WHEN STARTED AND DRIVING, VIBRATION AT 65 MILES, DRIVER LUMBAR SUPPORT INFLATES BY ITSELF, TRUCK PULLS TO RIGHT EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENT, POP OUT WINDOW LEAKS AIR.( DOT NUMBER: )
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846410September 2, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BEOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846435September 2, 1999SEATS
A BRACE UNDERNEATH DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE IN A ROCKING MOTION, RESULTING IN A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846578September 2, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY IN RAIN. WOULD JUST STOP ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER & PASSENGER. BEEN TO DEALER & INFORMED NO RECALL ON WIPERS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846594September 2, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES HALF WAY TO THE FLOORBOAD, AND ISN'T STOPPING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS TO STAY A DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AND PUMP THE BRAKES. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846609September 2, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTNETLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846634September 2, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846338September 1, 1999STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, STEERING WHEEL TURNED ON ITS ON. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846178August 31, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENTS THE ABS BRAKES RELEASE . THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0