Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10299002January 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER PERUSING EXCESSIVE RUST TO UNDER-CARRIAGE OF 2003 SILVERADO, RESEARCHED OTHER COMPLAINTS AND FOUND NUMEROUS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THIS LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO RUST PROBLEMS. ENTIRE LEFT BRAKE LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST-THROUGH. ACTUAL RUST-THROUGH OF BRAKE LINE WAS NOT REPORTED TO GM AS AT THE TIME I SAW NO CORRELATION TO WHAT LATER BECAME A RUST THROUGH PROBLEM OF BUMPERS AND CARGO BODY. THIS WAS EXPERIENCED AFTER RUST-THROUGH WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. MY CONCERN IS WITH THE RUSTING OF BRAKE LINES AND POSSIBLE INJURY AND EVEN DEATH WHEN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE IS EXPERIENCED. IF THIS HAS NO RELEVANCE TO OTHER RUST PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVY SILVERADO FROM 2002 UNTIL 2009 THEN DISREGARD THIS COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298819January 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
APPLIED BRAKES HARD TO MISS A STRAY DOG THAT RAN OUT IN THE ROAD AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NOTICED FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND THAT METAL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL 4 OF THE LINES MYSELF AND THIS IS PROVING TO BE A MAJOR UNDERTAKING. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 34,00 MILES. I DO THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE MYSELF. I WENT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE THE FORMED LINES AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT SELL THE INDVIDUAL LINES AND I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THEM FROM A 16 FT. ROLL OF METAL LINES. THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF A PROBLEM OR RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298473January 6, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WIRING ON HEATER BLOWER MOTOR OVERHEATED AND MELTED WIRE CASING PUTTING SMOKE INTO THE CAB AND LOOKS LIKE POSSIBLE SMALL FIRE WHEN I PULLED THE COVER OFF TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. FUSES DID NOT MELT WHEN WIRES MELTED TOGETHER AND BURNT CASING OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297833January 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2003 CHEVROLET 2500 HD PICK-UP. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY SLOWLY AND WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED. GRABBED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION, REAR DRIVER SIDE METAL BRAKE LINE HAD SPLIT IN THE BEND IT MAKES TO REACH THE REAR AXLE FROM THE FRAME. ALL CONNECTIONS WERE TIGHT AND LEAK FREE. METAL LINE HAD CORRODED AND FAILED FOR NO REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297691December 31, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE LEFT DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT BURNED OUT. UPON REMOVING THE BULB THE SOCKET WAS BROWN AND THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS LOOKED CHARRED. THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL BULB INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. CLEANED CONTACTS WITH SANDPAPER AND INSTALLED NEW 4114 BULB AS WAS REMOVED. I STILL HAVE THE BURNED OUT BULB. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296964December 26, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHEVY 2003 SILVERADO ODOMETER ERROR AFTER 70,000 MILES IT READS ODOMETER ERROR EVERY TIME YOU CRANK IT AND SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296842December 23, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS DISSENIGRATED AND FELL APART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS ON THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE SHOES FELL OFF OF THE TRUCK 5,000 MILES AFTER THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,754.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296742December 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT CORRECTLY INDICATE SPEED. CAN SHOW BOTH LOWER AND HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEEDS. NO CORRECTIVE MEASURES AT THIS TIME. USING TACHOMETER TO GAUGE SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296754December 22, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4-WD, SPUN IN "BLACK ICE", THEN STRUCK CONCRETE HIGHWAY BARRIER HEAD-ON AND "SQUARE" AT APPROX 50-MPH. FRONT END OF TRUCK WAS CRUSHED BACK APPROX 14-INCHES. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WITH THE RESULT THAT FACE STRUCK STEERING WHEEL, PRODUCING DEGLOVEMENT OF NOSE ON LEFT SIDE. LEFT KNEE STRUCK SWITCH ARRAY TO LOWER LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEAT BELT. DRIVER TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO NEAREST HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. ATTEMPTS TO DISCUSS PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (BIDDLE CHEVROLET, BOTHELL, WASHINGTON) HAVE BEEN NEITHER PRODUCTIVE OR SATISFYING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10296354December 18, 2009
TRAILER HITCHES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SS. THE HITCH RECEIVER STARTED TO BEND. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND HE WAS REFERRED TO A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE. THE RECEIVER HITCH WAS REPLACED WITH A BIGGER AND HEAVIER HITCH . THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT HE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15000 . THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295519December 13, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY WIFE BOUGHT A USED 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD FROM A DEALERSHIP ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WE HAVE TWO PROBLEMS WHICH SEEM TO BE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO ENGAGE AT LOW SPEED, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD. I ALSO WOULD SMELL BURNING HYDRAULIC FLUID. I THOUGHT THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED BLED OR IT HAD A LEAK SOMEWHERE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THEY WERE ABLE TO TELL ME THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK NOT STOPPING WAS THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO HAVE THE RUST REMOVED FROM UNDERNEATH IT. THIS WOULD COST AROUND $300 DOLLARS, DEPENDING ON WHAT ELSE NEEDED DONE. THEY TOLD ME THIS YESTERDAY. THIS LEADS ME TO THE SECOND PROBLEM. I WAS AT MY FRIEND'S HOUSE AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW A LARGE PUDDLE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE GROUND. A CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT. LUCKILY, THE VEHICLE WASN'T MOVING AND NOBODY WAS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294788December 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294433December 3, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT DURING A NORMAL STOP WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL FARTHER THAN EXPECTED AND REQUIRES EXTRA PEDAL PRESSURE TO COMPLETE THE STOP. THIS HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS NEAR-MISSES TO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME AT INTERSECTIONS, PARKING LOTS, ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293793November 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 AND I WANT TO REPORT THE DEFECTS I'VE NOTICED WITH MY TRUCK. FIRST OF ALL, THE SEAT BELT TENDS TO JAM FOR NO REASON. I WAS SITTING AT THE INTERSECTION WHEN I TRIED TO LEAN OVER AND THE SEATBELT WAS JAMMED. I COULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO ME AND SOME FRIENDS. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE A/C SYSTEM. MY TRUCK HAS DUAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL BLOW HOT AIR WHILE THE PASSENGERS SIDE BLOWS SOLD AIR ALL WHILE THE SETTINGS ARE BOTH IN COLD AIR. TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM BUT WITHIN 20 MINUTES I AM BACK TO SQUARE ONE. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY COMMON AS I HAVE HEARD MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. FINALLY, THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER SEEMS TO WORK ONLY WHEN IT WANTS TOO. I HAD THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 2 YRS AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND I EXPERIENCE THIS MORE OFTEN NOW. SOMETIMES OTHER GAUGES WILL NOT WORK EITHER SUCH AS THE BATTERY AND RPM GAUGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293076November 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 THRU 2007 GM FULL SIZE TRUCKS AND VANS.THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LOCK CONTROL (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE BRAKE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK (BSTI)) DOES NOT OPERATE WITH THE KEY IN THE ACCESSORIES POSITION. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT IN AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSED.GM DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND GAVE ME A GM BULLETIN THAT SAYS"THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM IS ONLY ACTIVE WHEN THE IGNITION IS IN THE RUN OR ON POSITION." I KNOW THAT THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2003 AND YEARS AFTER 2007 THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF PARK WITH OUT THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED WITH THE KEY TURNED TO THE ACCESSORIES POSITION. IF IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM FROM 2003 TO 2007 WHY DID THEY CHANGE IT AND WHY WASN'T IT THAT WAY BEFORE? I THINK THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CREATE SERIOUS INJURIES OR WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292041November 13, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; A CLUNKING NOISE CAME FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HUB. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HUB WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,142. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291791November 10, 2009
STEERING
STEERING IN 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO ..INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. TERRIBLE NOISE AND VIBRATIONS CAN BE HEARD AND FELT THRU THE FLOORBOARD. HAD FIXED AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO NUMEROUS GM DEALERS. NO ONE WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THEY SAY ITS A PROBLEM, ALL CHEVY'S HAVE IT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION EVEN IF ITS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE PRICE WE PAY FOR THE VEHICLES!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290493November 1, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE'S COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT RESULTING IN NO BRAKES WHILE DRIVING,LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT OR INJURY,2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THIS IS VERY COMMON. GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289644October 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD SPEEDO PROBLEMS FOR OVER A 1 YEAR. NOW IT HAS BECOME REGULAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CHEVY TOLD ME TO GO AWAY BECAUSE I AM OVER MILEAGE REQUIREMENTS. I SEE I AM NOT ALONE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF WACKY SPEEDOMETERS OUT THERE. THIS KIND OF SERVICE HAS CONVINCED ME THAT CHEVY DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE IN BUSINESS ANYMORE. THE JOKES WILL NO LONGER BE ABOUT FIX OR REPAIR DAILY (FORD). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289425October 22, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
NO INCIDENT YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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