Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10432958October 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
A STEEL BRAKE LINE LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE TIRE ON THE RADIATOR SUPPORT CROSS MEMBER BURST DUE TO RUST. MORE TO FOLLOW AFTER A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432650October 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE EMITTED FROM UNDER OF THE DASHBOARD INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCONNECT THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH STOPPED THE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR, BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR, WIRING HARNESS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,254 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,620.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432298October 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED 90 DAYS AGO THE REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LINES FAILED. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE, BUT NOT BEFORE IT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKES LINES WERE CORRODED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 11/29/11 *CN UPDATED 12/07/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432359October 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, CAUSING ALL OF THE BRAKING FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432382October 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE RIDING ON MERRICK ROAD,I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. THE BRAKE PAD WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WENT THRU THE RED LIGHT WITH NO BRAKES. NO CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CARS ON THE SIDE STREETS SAW ME COMING AND DID NOT GO. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO A STOP FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT 2 TO3 FEET OF MY BRAKELINE WAS CORRODED AND BLEW OPEN WEND I HIT THE BRAKES,THE REST OF MY BRAKE LINES WERE GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432383October 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432261October 20, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON THE ABOVE LISTED DATE THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK FAILED WHILE GOING DOWN HILL NOT FAR FROM MY HOUSE, THIS WAS NOT A COMPLETE FAILURE AS I WAS ABLE TO STOP, GET TURNED AROUND AND GO HOME. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND A BRAKE LINE THAT RUSTED THROUGH. WHILE LOOKING ON LINE FOR PARTS AND GUIDANCE I CAME ACROSS AN ARTICLE WHICH PROMPTED ME TO FURTHER INSPECT THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY TRUCK. I MUST SAY THAT I TOTALLY AGREE ALL THE COMMENTS MADE REGARDING RUST ON THESE VEHICLES, IT IS QUITE EXCESSIVE. AS I LOOKED CLOSELY YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF RUST ON ALL COMPONENTS OF THE UNDER CARRIAGE, IE CAB MOUNTS, BED MOUNTS ALL BRAKE LINES, SPRINGS, SPRING SHACKLES, THE ENTIRE FRAME AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. MY OTHER VEHICLE IS A 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH HAS BEEN IN UPSTATE NEW YORK SINCE NEW. THE UNDER CARRIAGE LOOKS NEW COMPARED TO THE CHEVY. I FEEL G.M. MUST HAVE USED A VERY POOR GRADE OF UNDER COATING ON THESE VEHICLES AND TO LEAVE SOMETHING LIKE BRAKE LINES UNPROTECTED LIKE THAT IS JUST WRONG. I'M JUST GLAD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE TOWING THE FIFTH WHEEL. I ALSO FEEL A RECALL IS IN ORDER, ESPECIALLY FOR THE BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430757October 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2003 CHEVY SILVERADO LAST YEAR BRAKE LINES BROKE WHILE ON ROAD DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION LINES . WE WERE LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT REPLACED ALL LINES ON VEHICLE. NOW ALL ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION ON THEM . POOR QUALITY OF ROTORS AND CALIBERS ON VEHICLE . WE ONLY HAVE 38,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430821October 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE DEFECT NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 196,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430051October 13, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE CORRODED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,871. UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ UPDATED 02/01/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428325October 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO GOES INTO GEAR WITH OUT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, ALSO THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO GEAR WITH OUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THE E-BRAKE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE, THE E-BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE TRUCK. MY 2 YRS OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE TRUCK ON 9/20/2011 WHEN THE TRUCK WENT INTO GEAR. I LIVE ON A INCLINE MY TRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE HILL WHILE I WAS CHASING THE TRUCK ON FOOT, THE TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT A 98 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY ACROSS THE STREET. THE E-BRAKE WAS SET , THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE TRUCK, THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING! MY SON COULD HAVE KILLED HIMSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE DUE TO THE FACT THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428343October 3, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND BEGAN EXTENDING ABRUPTLY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO FAULTY BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428267October 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE HAD A EXHAUST LEAK THAT I FINALLY PINPOINTED TO BE BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. THE TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW BY ME AND HAS NEVER HAD ANY EXHAUST WORK DONE. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR DONE. APPARENTLY THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXTENSIVE PROBLEM, WITH THESE BOLTS. THIS I UNDERSTAND TO BE AN EXTENSIVE REPAIR. GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BOLTS, WHY WONT THEY MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427869September 29, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED, FROM THE PROP VALVE TO EACH RUBBER LINE ON ALL FOUR CALIPERS.IT APPEARS THAT GM USED STEEL LINES INSTEAD OF A MATERIAL THAT DOESN,T RUST(SS).IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS A SAFTEY CONCERN? I WAS LUCKY NO ONE OR ANY PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427818September 28, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN MORE THAN ONE PLACE. WHO HAS TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS RECALLED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427144September 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427146September 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CHEVY TRUCK HAD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AT ALL. GOT THE TRUCK HOME AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FOOT AREA. BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. GOT TRUCK TO MECHANIC AND FOUND REAR BRAKE LINES HAD PREVIOUSLY RUSTED THRU. NOW FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THRU. HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES.I DID SO WITH AFTERMARKET SS LINES. FRONT LEFT CALIPER WAS FROZEN. MECHANIC SAYS REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPER NEED REPLACING ALSO. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD SET OF ROTORS AND CALIPERS ON THIS TRUCK. MECHANIC ALSO NOTED THAT THE TRUCK FRAME NEEDS TO BE CLEANED AND COATED DUE TO RUST. THIS IS LAST GM PRODUCT I'LL EVER PURCHASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427001September 24, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINE. FORTUNATELY, IT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT AS I BACKED OUT OF THE SPOT. MY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOPING SOMEONE REALIZES THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF THIS DOES NOT GET RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426692September 21, 2011
STRUCTURE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. FOUND SEVERLY ROTTED BRAKE LINE . THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES ATER FIRST ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426001September 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BUT THE CONTACT CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND COULD SEE THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000. UPDATED 10/18/11*LJ UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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