Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10605088June 22, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BLEW A HOLE IN BRAKE LINE AT BOAT LANDING. LUCKILY I GOT IT STOPPED BEFORE IT WENT INTO THE LAKE. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH IF IT HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT TIME. I THINK A RECALL IS NECESSARY AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN ON HIS 2004 SIERRA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604759June 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON TRUCK. NOTICED STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED, GIVEN THE CARE THIS TRUCK HAS RECEIVED. WHILE NOW 11 YEARS OLD, THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS NOT SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF CORROSION OR RUST. BUT THE BRAKE LINES ALONE ARE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF NEAR FAILURE WITH SUBSTANTIAL SCALING, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED VERY SOON TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. CLEARLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT/INFERIOR MATERIALS, AND IT WILL BE EXTREMELY COSTLY FOR ME, AS DEALERS ARE QUOTING $1000 PLUS PARTS TO REPLACE ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE NOTICED BEFORE AN ACTUAL LOSS OF BRAKES AND AN ACCIDENT. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2003. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596123June 16, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL INJECTORS PROBLEM . *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS MIS-DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER NEVER CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS, IN WHICH WHITE SOME WAS EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE GLOW PLUGS, WHICH WAS NOT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598283June 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:BODY
HIT BRAKES AND A LINE BLEW ALMOST HIT CAR INFRONT OF ME. LIKE ALL GM TRUCKS IN SNOW COUNTRY MY BRAKE LINES RUSTED THRU ALONG WITH MY REAR BACKING PLATES RUSTING OFF. GM DEALERS ALL KNOW ABOUT THIS BUT NOTHING IS EVER DONE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED FROM BLOWN BRAKE LINES FOR THEM TO DO ANYTHING. I GUESS ALOT SINCE THEY HELD OFF TEN YEARS ON THERE CURRENT PROBLEM. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY WHEN ACOUPLE OF PEOPLE GET HURT OR DIE AND YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM IT ISN'T DELT WITH. MAYBE BECAUSE ALL OF YOU ARE IN BED TOGETHER AND IT WILL COST SOME ONE SOME MONEY. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598050June 13, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT SIGNAL LIGHT. BRAKE LINE TO RIGHT FRONT BRAKE BROKE WITH PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597515June 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER JUST QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME THE CLUSTER WILL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE FIRST TWO WERE ON GM; THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE ON ME. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH GM OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PART. WHY DO THEY KEEP PRODUCING CRAP? UNTIL THE CLUSTER IS REPLACED, I HAVE NO IDEA OF ENGINE FUNCTIONS AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY GPS, I'D HAVE NO IDEA OF MY SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597290June 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 10/07/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ON 6/23/2014. UPDATED 3/16/15 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597080June 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL DASH BOARD INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND ALL GAUGES AND ETC., INTERMEDIATELY DOES NOT WORK. SOMETIMES THE DASHBOARD IS NOT WORKING, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN IT COMES BACK ON WORKING. IT'S GETTING WORSE. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL DASHBOARD? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596904June 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
CAME OUT OF STORE ,STARTED VEHICLE BRAKE WARNING LITE AND CHIMES CAME ON .BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. DROVE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP (A SHORT DISTANCE) WAS TOLD THE STEEL BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH CONTAMINATING THE SYSTEM THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE TOTAL REPAIR BILL WAS $1823.86. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596908June 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK WHETHER ON A REGULAR STREET OR AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY EITHER DIES, REDUCES DOWN TO IDLE SPEED OR IDLES VERY ROUGHLY. THE REDUCED POWER SIGNAL COMES ON, ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US, SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON REGULAR STREETS. WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THAT MANY OWNERS OF THE 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AT PENSKE CHEVROLET, AND ACCORDING TO THEM, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 8/2013, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AND THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO US. SINCE 12/2013, THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND NOW WE DON'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS JUST TOO DANGEROUS. THERE HAS TO BE SOME WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND THE CHEVROLET COMPANY HAS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596846June 7, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS, FIVE MILES PER HOUR OR BELOW THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHICH PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING CORRECTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN LEAD TO REAR END COLLISION. THEY HAVE RECALLED MANY OTHER VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM (SPEED SENSORS AND BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILURES) AND IT IS OBVIOUS MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR CORRECTION FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596870June 7, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ALL BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT AND REPLACED, ROCKER PANELS TOTALLY ROTTED, AND EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME VERY COMMON WITH THIS YEAR G M FRAME ,G M SAYS THEY ONLY COVER FOR ONE YEAR. SO I AM FILING A COMPLAINT TO SEE IF THIS CAN RECTIFIED BEFORE SOME ONE IS INJURED DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596564June 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
STEPPED HARD ON BRAKES TO AVOID DEER AND THEN LOST ALL BRAKES ACCEPT EMERGENCY FOUND OUT CHEVY SILVERADOS HAVE LINE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596323June 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DURING TEST DRIVE FOR UNRELATED REPAIR THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. INSPECTION RESULTED IN FINDING THE BRAKE LINE HAD "BLOWN" OUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST/CORROSION. THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINES HAD SIMILAR CORROSION AND WHEN TOUCHED WOULD PRACTICALLY DISINTEGRATE. RESULT WAS ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED/FABRICATED TO AVOID FUTURE BLOW OUT OF THE OTHER LINES. NO WARNING OF "SOFT" BRAKE WAS EXPERIENCED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THANKFULLY, INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SMALL SIDE ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596019June 4, 2014
PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, NOTICED THERE WAS A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BURST. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,938.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595660June 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH RESISTORS, DEFECTIVE FROM FACTORY. RESISTORS GET SO HOT THEY MELT AND MELT THE END OFF THE FACTORY WIRING HARNESS. THE WIRES AND BLOWER MOTOR ARE SUPPOSE TO BE PROTECTED BY A FUSE BUT THE FUSE NEVER BLOWS. REPLACED RESISTORS IN 2013 BUT IT DID NOT LAST 1 YEAR AND BURNED UP AGAIN IN 2014! GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS BUT DOES NOT CARE IF THE WIRES OVER HEAT AND CAUSE A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595414June 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. BRAKE LINES RUSTED THRU, LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, PUMPING WILL NOT HELP, AND NO WARNING UNTIL PEDAL REACHES THE FLOOR. SERVICE CENTER SAYS ALL BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594883May 29, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
GOING 49MPH, THEN TURNED ON LEFT TURN, SLOWED TO ABOUT 20MPH AND STARTED TO TURN LEFT, WHEN BRAKE PEDDLE WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO TOWNSEND BROS . CHEVROLET. MILES IN 64,143.0 ESTIMATE CHARGES ONLY $48.93 VERIFIED LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE DUE TO ROTTED BRAKE LINES. REC.REPLACING ALL BRAKE LINES FROM END TO END. COST TO REPLACE,$789.94..... ESTIMATE TOTAL TO BE, ,$1,442.99 WITH EXTRAS I DID WANT. ONLY WILLING TO PAY FOR FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT FOR $60.00... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594343May 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. ON A SECOND OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. PM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594008May 26, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRST TIRE, THE THREAD BELT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WHILE GOING 50 MPH ON STATE HIGHWAY BUT DID NOT LOSE AIR PRESSURE PUT $3000 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. SAM'S REPLACE TIRE , BUT BF GOODRICH SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE TIRE . SECOND TIRE ON [ 5-24-14] FROM SAME SET 7 MONTHS LATER LOSE THREAD AND BLEW OUT WHILE DOING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY RUNNING ME THROUGH RIGHT HAND DITCH ON TO SERVICE ROAD . BELT CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRUCK AGAIN , BUT LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT OR DAMAGE TO OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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