Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1993)

69 consumer complaints on file.

#890746June 20, 2001
SEATS
THERE WAS A TSB ON VEHICLE FOR BOLTS THAT HOLD SEATS IN PLACE. DEALER REPLACED BOLTS. THEN, A FEW MONTHS LATER BOLTS BROKE OFF. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AGAIN. *AK DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE BOLTS, BOLT BROKE IN THREADS AND REQUIRES SEAT REPLACEMENT AND STRONGER BOLTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888249May 15, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES BEGINNING IN 1998. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REASON FOR THIS DEFECT WAS "BAD GAS IN SOUTHERN ARKANSAS." *AK THE DEALER'S CLAIM THAT BAD GAS CAUSED FUEL PUMP FAILURES WAS NOT TRUE, STATES THE CONSUMER. OTHER MAKE OF VEHICLE IN THE AREA DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887379May 3, 2001
SEATS
MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 94C62; THERE IS A BOLT LOCATED BETWEEN THE SEAT RECLINER AND SEAT FRAME AT EACH ATTACHMENT JOINT. THIS BOLT HAS BROKEN AT RANDOM TIMES ON PASSENGER'S SEAT, AND 3 DAYS AGO ON DRIVER'S SEAT, AND BACK OF SEAT FELL BACK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *PLEASE NOTE, CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS DEFECT, AND HAD THIS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, DEFECT CONTINUED TO OCCUR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739477January 16, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOLT WAS REPLACED ON LAST RECALL BUT HAS BROKEN AGAIN. SEAT HAS TO BE PROPED UP BY A BRIEF CASE WHEN TRAVELING. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873398October 19, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
A RECALL ON A RECLINING SEAT (RECALL NOT ON NHTSA DATA BASE), BEEN WAITING OVER A MONTH FOR THE PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER. DEALER IS LANNY BERG CHEVROLET, CALDWELL, ID; PHONE # 208/459-4621. PLEASE PROVIDE COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE, AND ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872512October 8, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728921August 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FRONT BRAKE LINES RESTRICT FLOW OF FLUID TO CALIPERS DUE TO RUST BUILDUP INSIDE SUPPORT CLAMP ATTACHED TO UPPER A ARM. PROBLEM - STEERING JERKS TO L OR R WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED QUICKLY. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE RUST BUILDS UP ENOUGH THAT THE AFFECTED BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE. OUTSIDE OF THE CLAMP DOES NOT SHOW CORRISION. I INITIAALY BLED LINES, REPLACED CALIPERS AND PADS, SWAPPED ROTORS, AND FINALLY STUMBLED ON THE CLAMP SUPPORT PROBLEM THROUGHT MY PARTS MAN AND A MECHANIC THAT WALKED INTO THE PARTS STORE. TH MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAD A 1990 & 1992 MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS EFFECTS ALL GM PICKUPS,SURBURBANS, TAHOES, AND YUKONS STARTING WITH THE 1988 MODEL YEAR, THROUGH THE 1999 MODEL YEAR. IF THIS INFORMATION IS DECIMATED IT WILL SAVE OWNERS A LOT OF MONEY. THE CALIPERS COST ME $110. ALONE. I PRESENTLY HAVE THE OLD BRAKE LINES AND CLAMPS, THAT I REMOVED, IN MY POSSESSION. SINCE THE PROBLEM OCCURED, I HAVE SOLD THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AND PURCHASED A NEW GMC PICKUP. IF YOU NED MORE INFORMATION, CALL ME OR SEND ME AND E MAIL. BILL DUNNINGTON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726379August 1, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
ON MY 1993 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 EXTENDED CAB FLEETSIDE LONG BOX PICKUP, THERE HAS BEEN FOUR FAILURES OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK 60/40 SPLIT SEAT. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS IN FEBRUARY OF 1996. AFTER THIS WAS FIXED, WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM CHEVROLET OF A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHERE THE SEATBACK BOLTS COULD BREAK AND FALL BACKWARDS LEADING TO LOSE OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NOW THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME WE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. ON JULY 23, 2000, WE WERE ON OUR VACATION TRIP FROM FARGO, ND, AND WERE IN THE PARK RAPIDS, MN, AREA, WHEN THE SEATBACK FAILED ONCE AGAIN. I CALLED THE NATIONAL CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AND THEY CHECKED WITH MY MAINTENANCE DEALER IN FARGO AND CONFIRMED AGAIN WITH ME THAT THIS WAS THE FOURTH FAILURE BUT THE ONLY PERSON THAT COULD ACT ON THIS WAS ON VACATION AND WOULD NOT BE BACK TO WORK UNTIL JULY 31,2000, WHICH IS HARD TO BELIEVE WITH THE SIZE OF THE GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. I HAD TO CONTINUE MY VACATION TRIP WITH SUITCASES AND DUFFLE BAGS BRACING THE BACK OF THE SEAT UP WHICH I FELT WAS VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS. AS OF AUGUST 1, 2000, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER OR RECEIVED ANY MAIL FROM THEM. IN THE MEANTIME I CANNOT USE MY TRUCK TO EVEN GO TO WORK BECAUSE OF THE CONCERNS OF SAFETY IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866371July 31, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEATBACK GAVE WAY COMPLETELY. HEAD WAS IN EXTENDED CAB AREA. THIS CAUSED DRIVER'S VIEW TO BE OBSCURED. BOLTS HOLDING THE BACK HAD SNAPPED AGAIN FOR THE 4TH TIME. BEEN TO DEALER & HAD BOLTS REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. HAVE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863964June 21, 2000
SEATS
PASSENGER SIDE BUCKET SEAT RAIL BROKE , ALLOWING THE SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH, SEAT WAS UNSTABLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551941April 19, 2000
SEATS
THE DRIVERS SEAT OF THE TRUCK COMPLETELY COLLAPSED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. CONSUMER PAID FOR MANUFACTURERS RECALL 95075C FOR THE SEAT REPAIR WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FREE OF CHARGE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858263March 9, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHEN CONSUMER GETS INTO VEHICLE SOMETHING INSIDE MAKES A BANGING NOISE.- DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL GREASE IN THE SLI P YOKE THAT QUIETS IT DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858058March 7, 2000
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACKWARD WHILE TRAVELING, CAUSED BY A BROKEN BOLT. THE BOLT WAS UNDER RECALL AND FIXED. AFTER INTIAL REPLACEMENT, BOLT BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716235December 19, 1999
SEATS
NEED HELP WITH PREVIOUS RECALL ON SEAT FRAME BOLT FATIGUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853860December 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714890November 17, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE STARTED CHIPPING OFF IN THE FIRST YEAR AND HAS CONSISTENTLY GOTTEN WORSE. I FEEL THAT THE PAINT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THIS AND THAT THIS DEFECT IS DUE TO FACTORY PREP. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS TRUCK REPAINTED. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850804November 12, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDESEAT BELT UNABLE TO RETRACT FROM RETRACTOR. BEEN WAITING ON PART SINCE MAR 19, 1999. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE STILL WAITING ON PART. MANUFACTURER. NOTIFIED AND GAVE CONSUMER A CASE # 990432922. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. UNABLE TO REPAIRS WITHOUT PART, AND DRIVER WITHOUT SEAT BLET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714493November 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SEATS
WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUT BOARD FAILURE ON MY VEHICLE NOT COVERED BY RECALL, DUE TO VIN # NOT ON MANUFACTURES RECALL LIST. I HAD TO PAY FOR NEW CIRCUT BOARD OUT OF MY POCKET. ; SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT/WASHER RECALL # 94C62 ACCOMPLISHED, BUT BROKE AGAIN 2 1/2 YEARS LATER, AND THE COST FOR REPAIR WAS PAID FOR BY OWNER. DEALER SERVICE REP. SAID "IT HAD BEEN TOO LONG SCINCE RECALL, AND CHEVROLET WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS". ; RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT HAS NOT WORKED CORRECTLY MANY TIMES. COST OF REPLACEMENT VERY HIGH AND NOT AFFORDABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850171October 7, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849468September 30, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIV, BUT OCCASIONALLY WILL TURN ON IF DRIVING OVER LARGE BUMP, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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