2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI- BRAKE SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING UNDER 5 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED; THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,190.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE LINES FAILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HEAR ANY NOISES NOR DID ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,800.

MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK BRAKES FAILED THREE (3) DIFFERENT TIMES IN 2010.THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS. THE BRAKE LINE TUBING RUPTURED BECAUSE OF RUST AND CORROSION, LEAVING ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH NO BRAKES. MY TRUCK IS IN AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP NOW AND ALL THE BRAKE LINE TUBING IS BEING REPLACED LEAVING ME WITH NO TRANSPORTATION FOR WORK AND A VERY LARGE AUTO REPAIR BILL. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING ROD ONCE ALREADY AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES DUE TO A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING. THIS SET ME BACK ABOUT $300.00 PARTS AND LABOR. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THIS PART. I AM STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS AS IT SEEMS LIKE YOU ARE "WANDERING" WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. I NOW HAVE 108,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND PLAN ON KEEPING IT FOR WHILE LONGER BUT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN OF MINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVARADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2003 76,000 MILES. BRAKES FAILED WHILE PULLING A 6000LB TRAILER ON AN INTERSTATE. RUSTY BRAKE LINES BURST WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHILE ENTERING A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. HAD NO BRAKES. IF CAR IN FRONT HADN'T SEEN ME COMING AND PULLED OVER, THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A FATALITY REPORT. *TR

APPLIED BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR,I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE CURB WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.UPON INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM I FOUND THAT ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES UNDER THE VEHICLE WERE RUSTED. ONE BRAKE LINE HAD BURST DUE TO THE CORROSION. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON THAT THESE BRAKE LINES SHOULD RUST AND FAIL EVER, NEVERMIND AT 36000 MILES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ALOT WORSE, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TO ENTER AN OFF RAMP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED. I BARELY MISSED HITTING SOMEONE AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW AND STOP THE TRUCK. LUCKILY, I WAS GOING UP AN INCLINE AND HAD ROOM TO PULL OFF THE MAIN ROAD. I HAD TO TOW THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, IT WAS DEEMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT THEY BLEW OUT. IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. INCLUDING THE TOW, THE COST OF REPAIRS WAS OVER $1100. THE TRUCK BARELY HAD OVER 20,000 MILES AT THE TIME. I LIVE IN MARYLAND AND HAVE OWNED OTHER VEHICLES FOR MUCH LONGER AND WITH A LOT MORE MILES. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD HAVE CERTAINLY RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATHS. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT AIDS IN THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION I READ ABOUT HERE: HTTP://WWW.INSIDELINE.COM/CHEVROLET/SILVERADO-2500HD/FEDS-INVESTIGATING-6-2-MILLION-GM-VEHICLES-FOR-POSSIBLE-BRAKE-PROBLEM.HTML THANK YOU. *TR

CORRODED FRONT BRAKE LINES. ALSO FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS. *TR

EVERY TIME WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT HAVE TO PRESS REAL HARD TO GET TRUCK TO STOP.THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FROM WHEN BRAND NEW, I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE WAY GM BRAKES FELT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER,TRUCK HAS 27,000 MILES,AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT12,000 MILES. I AM AN ASE MECHANIC AND ITS NOT THE BRAKE PADS OR ROTORS. I HAVE DRIVEN A 03 3500 TRUCK WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK AND PRESSURE GAGE SOMETIMES WORKS INTERMITTENTLY ALONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE "RUSTED" BRAKE LINE HAD CRACKED OPEN AND ALLOWED FLUID TO ESCAPE. NO BRAKES. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY HOUSE. THIS HAPPENED TODAY,10/16/2010. IT IS A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO P/U ALL OF THE STEEL LINES ARE RUSTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. IN AUGUST 2005, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE WIRING AT THE BRAKE HINGE WAS REPAIRED. IN 2010, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,283 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,292.

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 EXT. CAB 4.8L ENG. WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED ON THE OUTSIDE. I WILL BE REPLACING THEM. I HAVE ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED RUSTED BRAKE LINES. ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ON A DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE ON THE REAR, THANK HEAVEN FOR SECONDARY BACKUP LINES. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED FOR AN UPCOMING RED LIGHT AND LOST BRAKES. FORTUNATELY THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND NOBODY WAS IN FRONT OF ME. MY BRAKED LINE CORRODED BY MY DRIVER FRONT TIRE. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC COMPANY REPLACE THE LINE. *TR

THE REAR BACKING PLATES ON MY 2003 SILVERADO COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY AND EXPOSED THE BRAKES AND DISC ROTORS AND CALIPERS TO EXTREME DIRT AND WINTER SALT. THIS CAUSED ONE BRAKE CALIPER TO FREEZE AND BOTH DISC ROTORS TO GET VERY BADLY PITTED. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE COMPONENTS FOR BOTH REAR BRAKES AT A VERY EXPENSIVE COST. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN ALL THE YEARS OF OWNING A MOTOR VEHICLE. *TR

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY SURFACES CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS PROBLEM AND THE FIX IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA DEFECT RECALL OF 05V379000. MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS A 2003 SO OUTSIDE THE RECALL AND DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ALSO HAVE REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS WITH WORST RUST I HAVE EVER SEEN ON ROTOR. NEARLY FALLING APART. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE VEHICLE WILL REQUIRE A LONGER THAN NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM WILL BE INTERMITTENT AND INCREASE TO EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT SLOW SPEEDS (0-10MPH). THE SENSOR ON THE WHEEL BEARING NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND CLEANED AND THE MOUNTING SURFACE ALSO NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. *TR

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH JUST UNDER 59,000 MILES. IT COASTED TO A STOP AND THEN I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHEVY DEALER. IT HAS NOW BEEN THERE THREE TIMES IN A WEEK. BILL SAYS FRONT BRAKE PADS THIN, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BADLY RUSTED, REPLACES FRONT BRAKE PADS AND BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. REAR BRAKE PADS THIN, REAR BRAKE ROTORS BADLY RUSTED, REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AND READ BRAKE ROTORS. I PICKED THE TRUCK UP AND WHEN I GOT HOME SMELLED SOMETHING VERY HOT. I COULD NOT TOUCH THE BACK TIRES AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. PICKED IT UP AGAIN TODAY AND DROVE IT AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WITH THE FRONT WHEELS HOT. THEY TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WILL DO NEXT TO IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY INTO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES AND CYLINDERS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO STOP FOR A STOP LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE LINES IN THE REAR WERE REPLACED. THE REMEDY WAS SUCCESSFUL UNTIL 8/9/2010, WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED AGAIN UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKE LINES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

BRAKE LINES ON REAR RUSTED IN HALF LEAKING OUT FLUID. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH HIS VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,120. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF UPDATED 12/23/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE GEAR OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE RUPTURED FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,840 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE ON AN INCLINE AT 2 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL MUCH FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A DITCH TO AVOID A CRASH. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,863.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,300.

LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. BRAKELINES RUSTED OUT. *TR

RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES FAILED FUEL LINES AND POWER STEERING LOOK BAD ALSO. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO DRIVE TO COLLEGE. THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING CORRECTLY; IT WOULD GIVE RANDOM (INCORRECT) SPEEDS, OR NONE AT ALL. WE SPOKE WITH DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO SAID THE PART COSTS $500. THEY SAID THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THE 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUPS. THEY ALSO SAID SINCE THE PART IS SO EXPENSIVE, PEOPLE USUALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR IT, SO THEY GO WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING AT ALL, WILL NOT REGISTER WHICH IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. IT IS CONSTANT, AND WE CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE WE HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, IT COST $492.50. GMC/CHEVY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IF YOUR VEHICLE IS 7 YEARS NEW OR HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES IT IS BEING FIXED FOR FREE. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD BUT HAS 100,000. I ALSO OWN A 2004 GMC ENVOY WHICH APPEARED TO BE RUNNING OKAY AND THEN ON THE WAY HOME FROM GETTING THE CHEVY FIXED NOW THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE ENVOY IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CALL GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I AM JUST GETTING THE RUN AROUND. I SPOKE TO JOHN AT JBA CHEVROLET (HE IS THE MECHANIC - 410-766-6305) HE SAID THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKES HAVE BEEN SPONGY FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FRONT AND REAR ABOUT 3 TIMES SINCE BUYING TRUCK. TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAS SLOW RESPONSE TIME TO STOP AGAIN TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. TRUCK HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES AND UNDERSIDE LOOKS LIKE A RUST BUCKET. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING NOW IS ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF,PULSATING BRAKE PETAL AND ABS DOES NOT WORK PLUS THERE IS A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE .TOLD ABS SENSORS ARE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $800 - $1000 DOLLARS AGAIN NORMAL?. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE CONSUMER AND GENERAL MOTORS SAY THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT A RECALL. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR BE INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. IT IS TIME FOR THESE CAR MANUFACTURES TO BE ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKE THESE VEHICLES SAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BEGIN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

2000 TO 2005 GM TRUCKS EXTRA CABS ROCKER PANELS RUSTING AWAY REAR BUMPER RUST AWAY AN BRAKE LINES RUSTING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IT FAILS STATE INSPECTION AN THE DEALERS NO ABOUT IT HAVE CONTACTED A FEW DEALERS AN HAVE BEEN TOLD OFF THE RECORD THAT IT A DESIGN FAULT FROM GM. THEIR ARE MANY JUNK YARDS WHO DON'T HAVE BUMPERS FOR THESE TRUCKS BECAUSE OF THEM RUSTING AWAY HAVE CHECKED JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T JUST ME BUT ITS A PROBLEM WITH ALL THESE TRUCKSTHAT ARE EXTRA CABS. 90 PERCENT ARE THE 1500 PICKUPS BUT YOU DON'T SEE THIS PROBLEM WITH REGULAR CABS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS FOR I HAVE TALKED TO MANY BODY SHOPS AN THEY SEE THESE TRUCKS ALL THE TIME HERE IN MAINE. PLUS I HAVE GONE IN TO THE CHEVY DEALERS TO SEE ABOUT TRADING IN THE TRUCK AN THE FIRST THING THEY GO TO IS THE ROCKER PANELS AN BRAKE LINES AN BUMPER AN THEIR COMMENTS TYPICAL GM TRUCK THEY ALL DO IT. SO THEY KNOW THEIR IS A PROBLEM WHY AINT THEY FIXING THEIR DEFECTS OR DESIGN FAULTS?? *TR

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 SERIES. STEERING PROBLEMS EVERY YEAR OR TWO SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT. I THINK ALMOST THE WHOLE STEERING SYSTEM HAS BEEN WORKED ON OR REPLACED SINCE WE HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK, BUT NEVER A RECALL ON IT FOR THIS PROBLEM. DATES OF WORK: 9-23-04,10-18-04, 9-29-06,10-23-0811-10-08 AND ALSO SOMETIME AROUND AUGUST OF 2009. I AM ALREADY HAVE MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME THING AGAIN. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN ANY RECALL ON THIS MATTER. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP WITH 37,000 MILES AND I BELIEVE CHEVY IS USING INFERIOR COMPONENTS IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM . I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AT 35,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY STARTED TO RUST AND CRUMBLE. ONCE THE ROTORS STARTED TO RUST LARGE PORTIONS WOULD "FLAKE" OFF. RECENTLY ONE OF MY BRAKE LINES FAILED AND I ROLLED THRU A STOP SIGN, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY AND IT WAS CLOSE TO MY HOUSE SO I "LIMPED" IT HOME. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I DISCOVERED ALL OF THE BRAKES LINES WERE RUSTED AND READY TO FAIL. THE ENTIRE BRAKE PLUMBING SYSTEM ON THE TRUCK HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION WHILE REPLACING THE BRAKE LINES I ALSO NOTICED THE FUEL LINES APPEAR TO BE IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE AND WILL PROBABLY NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I HAVE THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES, I DO NOT HAVE THE ROTORS. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED PREMATURELY AND THE DEALER IS RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT. PRIOR TO THIS I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE ISSUES AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, ROTORS WERE ALSO PREVIOUSLY REPLACED DUE TO SEVER RUST AND SPAWLING. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET 1500 SILVERADO PICK UP. CONSUMER HAS A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER *TGW GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY DUE TO THE VEHICLE HAVING A SALVAGED TITLE. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKES. THE ABS KICK IN AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY ROADS. A VERY SOFT PEDAL AND SOMETIMES THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. THE BROUGHT TO MY DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THEY KEEP SAYING THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS 42,000 MILES AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT SO IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

1. RAIN 2. WIPER MOTOR, WHENEVER I USE THE WIPERS, WIPER ARM STICKS AND WONT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION, AND SOMETIMES GOES ALL THE TO THE LEFT AND HANGS UP ON SIDE OF TRUCK, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PUSH THE ARM BACK ONTO WINDSHIELD AND THEN PUSH IT DOWN TO ITS HOME POSITION. 3. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED HE COULD SMELL SMOKE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES AND ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES BY HIS MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF ROAD SALTS AND MUDDY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 06/29/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW BRAKES AGAIN. THE POWER BOOSTER AND PROPORTIONING VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE WHEEL HUB FAILED ALONG WITH THE ABS SENSOR. UPDATED 09/13/10

BRAKE LINE FAILURE IN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES. REAR BRAKE LINE CORROSION LED TO LEAK AND FAILURE OF REAR BRAKES. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE SHOP, WHERE HEAVY CORROSION WAS FOUND ON ALL THREE OTHER BRAKE LINES. ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH SPECIALLY MANUFACTURED STAINLESS STEEL LINES BECAUSE GM DOESN'T MANUFACTURE THEM. PREVIOUSLY HAD TROUBLE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. BOTH SPEED SENSORS WERE FAULTY; HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED AND REPLACED. *TR

TRUCK LOST ABILITY TO STOP EFFECTIVELY. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHERE MECHANIC FOUND BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED FROM CORROSION. BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,340. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. 4 LINES BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. I TOTAL LOST ALL BRAKES LUCKY NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES HAPPEN. HAD OVER $1200 IN REPAIR BILLS IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK DOWN THE STREET, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES, FRONT AND REAR, BECAUSE THEY WERE CORRODED AND POSED A SAFETY THREAT. THE TOTAL FOR THE REPAIRS WAS $1810.50. *TR

THE BRAKES (ROTORS AND PADS) NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DELAMINATED AND CORRODED. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW AND ONLY HAVE 22,352 MILES ON IT, AND THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TIME THIS TRUCK NEEDS BRAKES. I DID NOT KEEP OLD PARTS, BECAUSE THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY A CHEVROLET DEALER. *TR

I STARTED MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUT IT INTO GEAR THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY MY E-BRAKE WORKED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 57000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE FRONT BRAKE LINES. I AM GLAD NO ONE WAS HURT. WHY DID THE RUST OUT WITH LOW MILES? I AM READING I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS. THE REPAIR COST ME $617.00. *TR

THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY RUSTED, THEY ARE NOT LEAKING YET BUT I AM CONCERNED. *TR