Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#539516September 1, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
ENGINE IDLES VERY HIGH RPM'S ON OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539443August 31, 1998
SEATS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
FRONT BUCKET SEATS UNSTABLE, RECALL WORK PERFORMED HOWEVER THE SEAT STILL EXPERIENCE SAME DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827391August 31, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND DIES, GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE IGNITION PUMP , HOWEVER , DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827423August 31, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
CONVERSION VAN. THE BUTTON THAT MOVES THE SEAT FORWARD AND THE BUTTON TO LAY THE BED DOWN IS NOT COVERED. WHILE DRIVING SOMETHING HIT ON OF THE BUTTONS AND THE SEAT BEGAN TO RECLINE WHILE CHOKING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540453August 31, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540240August 29, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827348August 28, 1998
SEATS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SEAT SNAPPED AND BROKE LOOSE, AN ELECTRICAL SIX WAY SEAT, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STILL WORKS, BUT THE SEAT ROCKS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ORDERING A NEW FRAME, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK FAULTY LOCK, REMOTE COULD NOT LOCK DOOR, HOWEVER KEY COULD. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827370August 28, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827300August 27, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK TO THE RIGHT/STRAIGHT AWAY AND TURNING CURVES. DEALER CONTACTED ABOUT TEN TIMES FOR THE FRONT END REPAIR WORK, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827303August 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES THE STEERING WOULD SHIMMY, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED. DEALER REPAIRED BRAKES. UPON LEAVING THE SHOP THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827309August 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 25 MPH AND UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826354August 24, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE IS CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND THERE IS NO INDICATION OR WARNING THAT THE POWER WILL BE LOST. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540274August 23, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE RUNNING, FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO SWITCH THE GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827022August 20, 1998
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WANDERS BACK AND FOURTH WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS 30 TO 40 MPH. DEALER NOTED PROBLEM AS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540189August 20, 1998
STEERING
STEERING EFFORT WILL BECOME EXCESSIVE WITH OUT WARNING. WHEN PUT IN AN EMERGENCY STOPPING CONDITION WAS UNABLE TO TURN STEERING TO THE RIGHT. THIS CONDITION HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. BUT THE EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BECOME EXCESSIVE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPLING THE BRAKES WHEN MOVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. VERY NOTICABLE WHEN PULLING INTO OR OUT OF PARKING SPOTS. DEALER HAS BE UNABLE TO REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826974August 19, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25MPH VEHICLE SHUTDOWN, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND THE BRAKES TO BE INOPERABLE. VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539118August 19, 1998
SUSPENSION
REAR AXLE NOT SQUARE BEHIND THE FRONT AXLE, ASSEMBLY PROBLEM FRAME HOLES ON THE LEFT DID NOT MATCH HOLES ON THE RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826875August 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD RELEASE AFTER TOUCHING THE PEDAL, WOULD GO INTO A EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN TOO FAST. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED 8-10 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539784August 12, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL RANDOMLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826528August 11, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS TECHNICAL BULLETIN 95V246000, CONCERNING SEAT RECLINER TO SEAT FRAME, ATTACHING BOLTS ON THESE VEHICLE COULD FRACTURE, ALLOWING SEATBACKTO SUDDENLY RECLINE, CAUSEING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE DOES NOT COME UNDER THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO THE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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