Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2010)

448 consumer complaints on file.

#10404980June 2, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TOTAL FOG UP OF WINDSHIELD AND ALL WINDOWS. THIS ONLY OCCURS BELOW FREEZING AS NOTED BY THE INFORMATION CENTER WARNING OF THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING ROADS. THE YELLOW A/C ON LIGHT IN THE FAN SPEED CONTROL KNOB IS NOT ON, AND WHEN THE A/C BUTTON IS PUSHED THE YELLOW A/C ON LIGHT FLASHES THREE TIMES AND GOES OUT. THERE IS NO CONFIGURATION THAT WILL ACTIVATE THE A/C AND THUS MITIGATE THE FOG! IN SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS AS THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN THE A/C ON MANUALY AND THAT BELOW FREEZING THE A/C IS AUTOMATICLY SELECTED OFF BY THE SENSORS! IT TURNS OUT THAT THE A/C BUTTON ONLY SERVES TO SHUT OFF THE A/C IF DESIRED. THE ONLY OPERATIONAL WAY TO WORK AROUND THIS IS TO TURN THE DEFOG FULL HOT OPEN THE WINDOWS AND PULL OVER UNTIL A VIEWING HOLE CAN BE CLEARED. THIS CLEARLY IS A SYSTEMIC SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400862May 14, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2010 SILVERADO K1500, 4.3 L V-6, LONG BED, STANDARD CAB. FROM NEW THE EXHAUST RATTLES/VIBRATION AT CRUISE 1300 TO 1500 RPM. DOES NOT DO THIS AT ANY OTHER RPM ONLY THE RANGE STATED. ON SHUT DOWN BACKFIRE POP OUT THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE HAS 3100 MILES ON IT NOW. NO OTHER ISSUES NOTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396631April 18, 2011
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES
TIRE MONITOR LIGHT CAME ON. READ, RIGHT REAR TIRE LOW ADD AIR. PULLED ONTO SIDE ROAD TO INSPECT TIRE. TIRE WAS UP ON FIRST LOOK AND PLACED MY HAND ON TIRE TO BEND DOWN AND GET A BETTER LOOK. SIDE OF TIRE BLEW OUT , I ENDED UP IN DITCH. WAS NOT INJURED. AFTER TIRE REMOVED FROM WHEEL FOUND MUCH DAMAGE TO SIDEWALL INSIDE AND ONE HOLE IN TREAD. NOTHING FOUND IN TIRE THAT MAY HAVE PENETRATED TREAT. OEM JACK BENT AND WOULD NOT RAISE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395759April 13, 2011
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 LTZ. THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE PASSENGER HIT HER CHEST ON THE DASHBOARD AND WAS INJURED. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS ALSO INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD ONLY DEPLOY IN LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 1/18/2012 *LN *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10393059March 28, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT HAS POSSIBLY ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL HAPHAZARDLY, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER NEITHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE NOR PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A DELAY IN DECELERATE FOR AT LEAST FOUR SECONDS AFTER DISENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME YET THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390030March 14, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2 MPH IN REVERSE IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AND THERE WAS A THREE TO FIVE SECOND DELAYED RESPONSE BEFORE THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10387608March 8, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DECEPTIVE PURCHASE PRACTICES AT DEALER *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381698February 12, 2011
SEATS, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Z71 LT EXT. CAB, DRIVER FRONT SEAT FOAM DEALERSHIP SAID THEY REPLACED, BUT THE SEAT IS ANGLED TO THE LEFT AND THE SEAT BACK (WHAT YOU LEAN BACK ON), IS LEANING BACK ON THE LEFT. SEAT BELT CROSSES OVER LEFT BREAST AROUND YOUR NECK. THE SEAT (WHAT YOU SIT ON) SLANTS DOWN ON THE LEFT. THIS THROWS YOUR WHOLE BODY OFF BALANCE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOU ARE AT AN AWKWARD POSITION DRIVING IN MY VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND SHORTLY AFTER I NOTICED THE FRONT SEAT BACK WAS TWISTED TOWARD THE FRONT AND I TOOK IT BACK AND THAT IS WHEN ALL THE TROUBLE BEGAN. IF THERE WERE TO BE A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING COLUMN DEPLOY, IT WOULD IN FACT MAKE YOUR HEAD GO OFF THE HEADREST BECAUSE YOUR HEAD IS AT THE EDGE ON THE LEFT. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE SEAT MEETS GM SPECIFICATIONS, BUT I HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE SIT IN THE SEAT AND ALL SAY IT IS CROOKED. I HAVE CALLED THE GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND NOW I HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON MONDAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, SO A REPRESENTATIVE CAN INSPECT THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS TRUCK COULD BE FIXED, BUT THE PROBLEM IS WORSE AND NOW THE SEAT DOES NOT GO BACK AS FAR AS IT DID WHEN NEW AND THE WHOLE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN SWITCHED OUT AND I KNOW IT HAS THREE DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE THE SEAT LOOKS WARN AND THE FOAM IS SQUASHED DOWN AND THE PADDING IN THE BACK AND FRAME WIGGLE AROUND. THE SEAT IN MY TRUCK, WHEN I PURCHASED IT, WERE FIRM AND NOW THEY ARE LOOSE. POPPING NOISES I KEEP HEARING, LIKE SOMETHING IS BREAKING LOOSE, UNDER THE SEAT. THE LUMBAR, IF YOU CAN SIT STRAIGHT UP, HITS YOU IN YOURBACK, RIGHT SIDE AT LUMBAR AND LEFT SIDE WAY ABOVE YOUR HIP. WHAT DOES THIS TELL YOU? BUT, I FEEL, SINCE I PAID CASH FOR THIS VEHICLE, THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX ANYTHING AND IT ONLY HAS ABT. 10,800 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381419February 10, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT WAS RAINING THE DEFROST WOULD NOT FUNCTION. ALL OF THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WERE CLOUDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380985February 7, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ONLY PROVIDED A TEMPORARY FIX TO THE PROBLEM BY REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER TO DIRECT MORE AIR TO THE SIDE WINDOWS AND APPLIED DUCK TAPE ON THE GRILL NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE MODIFICATIONS DID NOT WORK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 7,300. UPDATED 03/15/11*LJ UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379188January 26, 2011
VISIBILITY
WITH FROST ON THE WINDSHIELD, ENGAGING THE DEFROSTER WILL MELT THE FROST ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE WINDOW, BUT IT ALSO WETS THE INSIDE OF THE CAB, CAUSING ALL OF THE WINDOWS TO HAVE FOG WHICH WILL NOT LET YOU SEE. THIS ALSO OCCURRED IN DECEMBER WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WAXAHACHIE, SNOW WAS FALLING AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS AT 35 DEGREES AND FALLING WITH ICE STARTING TO ACCUMULATE ON THE WINDSHIELD. I ENGAGED THE DEFROSTER TO CLEAR THE ICE, BUT ALL OF THE WINDOWS FOGGED UP SO FAST THAT I BARELY GOT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE I COULDN'T SEE AT ALL. IT TOOK THE TRUCK AN ADDITIONAL 15 MINUTES OF RUNNING TO CLEAR ENOUGH OF THE FOG OF THE WINDOW FOR A PORTAL TO SEE THRU TO DRIVE AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378197January 21, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD EXTENDED CAB LT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HE TURNED THE DEFROSTER ON AND ALL OF THE WINDOWS BECAME CLOUDY. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED HE HAD TO CLEAN THE WINDOWS. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON GOING FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375235January 8, 2011
STEERING
SILVERADO POWER STEERING FAILURE. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372664December 28, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
115,000 BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES REQUIRE REPLACEMENT COST OF $1300 AS EVIDENCED BY LOW RUMBLING ON WHEEL MOVEMENT AND SLIGHT SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT OF BOTH WHEELS. BEARING IS SEALED AND CANNOT BE LUBRICATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372828December 23, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT COME ON TO CLEAR WINDOW OF FOG BELOW 40 DEGREES . THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GO OFF ROAD AS NO VISIBILITY PRESENT. THE WINDOWS WILL FOG UP SO QUICKLY AND THE DEFROSTER CAN NOT CLEAR WINDSHIELD FAST ENOUGH .THE AIR CONDITIONER IS AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED INSTEAD OF MANUALLY. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370294December 12, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
WHEN THE AIR TEMP STARTS TO DROP TO ABOUT 35 DEGREES THE TRUCK AUTOMATICALLY TURNS OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND IF THERE IS ANY MOISTURE ON THE COIL IT IS THEN BLOWN INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND SEVERELY FOGS UP THE INSIDE WINDOWS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT. HAD TO PULL OVER AND KEEP WINDOWS DOWN UNTIL THE MOISTURE EVAPORATED. (SHOWER EFFECT ON MIRROR). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369289December 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER OR FRONT PASSENGER IN PLACE. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS REPORTED AS INJURED. A PASSENGER FROM THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPORTED INJURED. THE POLICE APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,300. UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ UPDATED 02/14/11 *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10365696November 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366051November 12, 2010
EQUIPMENT
2010 CHEVROLET 1500 SILVERADO. CONSUMER STATES A DEFECT IN REGARDS TO OVERSIZED OFF ROAD TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH MUD FLAPS TO PREVENT THE OVERSIZED TIRES FROM THROWING DEBRIS, STONES AND GLASS ETC. TOWARD THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364511November 1, 2010
TIRES
2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS TRAVELING EAST, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT. AS THE TIRE BLEW OUT, HE UNEXPECTEDLY VEERED RIGHT AND STRUCK THE SIDE OF A SEMI. BF. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-0650-90)*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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