2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

REAR BRAKES DRAG WEARING OUT ROTORS 35,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2003 SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER WORKING PROPERLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. IT WILL SIT IDLE AT 20 MPH WHILE SITTING STILL AND SAY THAT I'M GOING 90 WHEN I'M GOING 70 MPH( OR SO I THINK. JUST GUESSING ). THE WEB SITES AND DEALERSHIPS ARE SAYING THAT GM WILL ONLY FIX IT IF YOUR CAR IS UNDER 7 YRS OLD AND UNDER 70,00 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY GM CARS AND IS A DANGER TO DRIVERS(WE DO NOT KNOW THE ACTUAL SPEED WE ARE GOING!). *TR

I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A LOW SPEED OF 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. IT INCREASES YOUR STOPPING DISTANCE. I'VE NOTICED THEY HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON SILVERADO TRUCKS UP TO 2002, BUT I OWN A 2003. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, 1500 LT WITH ZR1 OFF ROAD SUSPENSION, 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES, 5.3 ENGINE. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR. NO STOPPING POWER. DEALER SAYS ITS NORMAL, NO VEHICLE EVER SHOULD HAVE PEDAL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, EXCEPT THE CLUTCH. *TR

PROBLEM IS INTERNAL GAUGE CLUSTER DEFECT. IN OTHER WORDS, THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE GAUGE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. MOSTLY MUCH HIGHER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED. I CALLED PURITAIN OF CAPE COD TO FIX AND THEY SAID VEHICLE HAS OVER THE 70,000 MILES. THEY SINCE HAVE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND THEN STOPPED WORKING. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 97,000 WHICH IS OVER THE MILEAGE FOR THE CURRENT WARRANTY REPAIR. COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN GM VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED WITHOUT MILEAGE LIMITATIONS. OWNER ALSO NOT SENT NOTIFICATION OF PROBLEM NOR WAS IT ON THE CARFAX REPORT WHEN VEHICLE PURCHASED. *TR

4 TIMES IN 58,000 MILE THE FRONT STEERING SHAFT HAS NEEDED ATTENTION. TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, TWICE NOT. PAID FOR CORRECTION, 4TH TIME REFUSED TO PAY AS FEEL IT IS GM PROBLEM SINCE ALL 2003 CHEVY. SILVERADOS SUFFER FROM THIS. GM HAS DESIGNED A NEW PART BUT REFUSE TO INSTALL UNLESS CONSUMER PAYS FOR IT. THEY ADMITTED IT IS A PROBLEM. SETTLED ONCE, THEY SAID INSTALLED A NEW PART , FOUND OUT THEY DID NOT . HAVE REFERRED IT TO NY STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE FOR ACTION, THEY ARE PRESENTLY TRYING TO MEDIATE. SINCE ALL SILVERADOS SUFFER FROM STEER SHAFT FAILURE SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED TO FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE IN HIS CARPORT WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTIVATED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER POSITIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGES. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY'S FOUNDATION, SIDING, AND GUTTERS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE DEALER PERFORMED A FREE REMEDY REPAIR ON THE EMERGENCY SERVICE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 250,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 */CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARKING FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE ROLLING DOWN A HILL AND CRASHING INTO A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. UPDATED 03/19/09. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ONLY 45,000 MILES. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE A BROKEN FORWARD CLUTCH. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (6 YRS OLD), SO WE CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY REFUSED ASSISTANCE, DUE TO AGE OF THE VEHICLE, IGNORING THE FACT THAT IT ONLY HAD 45,000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIRS COST NEARLY $2,000. GM ALSO REFUSED TO WARRANTY THE LABOR COSTS OF THE JOB. THE WARRANTY AFTER THE REPAIR JOB ONLY COVERS PARTS FOR 12 MTHS / 12,000 MILES. *TR

MY INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT READING ACTUALLY SPEED. IT ONLY DOES IT EVERY ONCE IN WHILE. IT ALWAYS READS SLOWER THEN WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED IS. AFTER THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF AWHILE IT READS RIGHT AFTER THE TRUCK IS RESTARTED. THE PRICE IS AROUND 500 TO REPLACE. MY TRUCK I BOUGHT USED WITH 100000 MILES ON IT. IT GOT 114000 NOW SO I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT UNLESS A TOTAL RECALL IS DONE ON IT TO REPLACE ALL INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS FOR ALL WITH MORE THEN 70000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THERE IS A THUNKING SOUND THAT ORIGINATES SOMEWHERE IN THE STEERING MECHANISM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE STEERING BOX JUST NEEDED TO BE REPACKED WITH GREASE. IT FEELS AS IF IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT FEELS AS IF THE WHOLE STEERING MECHANISM IS GOING TO COME APART. I ORIGINALLY NOTICED THE PROBLEM AT 25000 MILES AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE NOISE CAME BACK IN ABOUT 12-15000 MILES. IT APPEARS FROM THE MESSAGE BOARDS AND TO PEOPLE THAT I HAVE TALKED TO THAT OWN THE SAME OR SIMILAR VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

ON DECEMBER 21, 2008, MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE SPEEDOMETER CAN INTERMITTENTLY READ ANYTHING FROM "ZERO" (WHEN I AM ACTUALLY DOING MORE THAN 50 MPH) TO 110 (WHEN I AM ACTUALLY DOING ABOUT 60 MPH). WHEN THE SYMPTOMS BEGAN TO OCCUR, I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER TO SEE ABOUT REPAIRS, AND I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS "OUTSIDE OF THE REPAIR WINDOW" FOR THE COURTESY REPAIR, AND WHEN I ASKED HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR IT ON MY OWN, I WAS TOLD "ABOUT $500". SINCE THE PROBLEM IS (SO FAR) VERY INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE, AND SINCE I DON'T HAPPEN TO HAVE A SPARE $500 TO SPEND ON A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH GM HAS APPARENTLY KNOWN ABOUT FOR SOME TIME AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS BEYOND A VERY LIMITED SCOPE, I ELECTED TO "WAIT AND SEE". BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE NO ACCURATE SPEEDOMETER READING, AND MUST ATTEMPT TO GAUGE MY SPEED BY THAT OF THE OTHER VEHICLES SURROUNDING ME AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS IS HARDLY AN ACCEPTABLE SITUATION. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES OVER MY LIFETIME (I AM 60 YEARS OLD), AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURES. *TR

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO MY ANTI LOCK BAKING SYSTEM (ABS) AND MY STEERING COLUMN. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN MY ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THEN DIS-ENGAGED AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 10 MPH. WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, MY STEERING COLUMN HAD A STRANGE VIBRATION/LOUD HUMMING NOISE. MY ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WHILE I WAS SLOWING TO SWERVE TO MISS THE ONCOMING VEHICLE AND THEN MY ABS STOPPED WORKING AND MY ABS WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH MY PARKING BRAKE (P) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. NOW, SINCE THAT DAY (2 DAYS AGO), MY STEERING COLUMN STILL MAKES NOISES WHEN I TURN TO THE RIGHT AND MY ABS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM DEALERSHIP THAT THE TWO ISSUES THAT I AM EXPERIENCING ARE NOT ON A RECALL LIST BUT ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. THEY FURTHER ADVISED THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE MALFUNCTIONS. I WAS TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE ABOVE ISSUES ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. WITH THE ABOVE BEING SAID, I FEEL THAT MY ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE STEERING COLUMN ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND GM SHOULD BE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I NEED TO GET THESE ISSUES CORRECTED ON MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER, I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THESE REPAIRS WHEN GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO MY ANTI LOCK BAKING SYSTEM (ABS) AND MY STEERING COLUMN. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN MY ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THEN DIS-ENGAGED AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 10 MPH. WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, MY STEERING COLUMN HAD A STRANGE VIBRATION/LOUD HUMMING NOISE. MY ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WHILE I WAS SLOWING TO SWERVE TO MISS THE ONCOMING VEHICLE AND THEN MY ABS STOPPED WORKING AND MY ABS WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH MY PARKING BRAKE (P) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. NOW, SINCE THAT DAY (2 DAYS AGO), MY STEERING COLUMN STILL MAKES NOISES WHEN I TURN TO THE RIGHT AND MY ABS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM DEALERSHIP THAT THE TWO ISSUES THAT I AM EXPERIENCING ARE NOT ON A RECALL LIST BUT ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. THEY FURTHER ADVISED THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE MALFUNCTIONS. I WAS TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE ABOVE ISSUES ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. WITH THE ABOVE BEING SAID, I FEEL THAT MY ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE STEERING COLUMN ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND GM SHOULD BE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I NEED TO GET THESE ISSUES CORRECTED ON MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER, I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THESE REPAIRS WHEN GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION/DRIVE LINE SHIFTS HARD AND SEEMS TO BE IN A BIND DURING SHIFTING OPERATIONS. THERE ARE LOUD BANGING NOISES COMING FROM THE DRIVELINE/AXLES. THERE ALSO NOW SEEMS TO BE FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AXLE HOUSING. I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL AND HAD TO ADD ONE PINT OF AXLE OIL TO THE AXLE UNIT. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 SILVERADO STARTED ACTING ERRATIC. AT FIRST THE VEHICLE SPEEDS WERE HIGHLY INACCURATE, I.E. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY USING A GPS UNIT THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED BETWEEN 100 AND 110 MPH. SHORTLY AFTER THE HAND WENT TO BOTTOM HORIZONTAL POSITION AND RENDERED THE SPEEDOMETER USELESS. I UNDERSTAND FROM DISCUSSION FORUMS ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS RESOLVED THROUGH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. POSSIBILITY OF INADVERTENT WRONG CHOICE OF SPEED COULD BECOME DANGEROUS FOR VEHICLE OPERATOR AND BYSTANDERS. *TR

DURING OCTOBER OF 2008, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS INFORMING ME THAT MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS AMONG A GROUP OF VEHICLES AFFECTED BY POTENTIAL INSTRUMENT GAUGE PROBLEMS, AND THAT I SHOULD ONLY BRING MY VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR EVALUATION IF I WAS ACTUALLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE LETTER WENT ON TO STATE THAT THE VEHICLE WARRANTY ON THIS ISSUE WAS BEING EXTENDED TO 70,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. WELL, AT THE TIME I RECEIVED THE NOTICE, MY TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 110,000 MILES ON IT, SO I WAS BASICALLY "OUT OF LUCK" AS FAR AS GM WAS CONCERNED. AT THAT TIME, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT EXHIBITING ANY OF THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER. HOWEVER, SHORTLY AFTER CHRISTMAS, 2008, MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DID BEGIN TO MALFUNCTION. BEGINNING WITH THE TACHOMETER NOT READING AT ALL, THE SYMPTOMS PROGRESSED TO SPORADIC TACHOMETER READINGS, AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO BE AFFECTED. RIGHT NOW, THE SPEEDOMETER CAN INTERMITTENTLY READ ANYTHING FROM "ZERO" (WHEN I AM ACTUALLY DOING MORE THAN 50 MPH) TO 110 (WHEN I AM ACTUALLY DOING ABOUT 60 MPH). WHEN THE SYMPTOMS BEGAN TO OCCUR, I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER TO SEE ABOUT REPAIRS, AND I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS "OUTSIDE OF THE REPAIR WINDOW" FOR THE COURTESY REPAIR, AND WHEN I ASKED HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR IT ON MY OWN, I WAS TOLD "ABOUT $500". SINCE THE PROBLEM IS (SO FAR) VERY INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE, AND SINCE I DON'T HAPPEN TO HAVE A SPARE $500 TO SPEND ON A SERIOUS

I STARTED MY 2003 CHEVY TO LET IT WARM UP AND WENT BACK IN THE HOUSE THEN CAME BACK OUT FIND THE WIRING FOR THE HEATER UNDER THE PASSENGER DASH WAS ON FIRE. THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDETERMINED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOME OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. ONLY THE MILEAGE AND GEAR SHIFTER AREAS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE RPM, SPEEDOMETER, GASOLINE, AND BATTERY GAUGES WERE ALL MALFUNCTIONING. ALL OF THE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT. THE MANUFACTURER FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN BECAUSE HE CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT SPEED HE IS TRAVELING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES REPEATED CAUSE FAILURE TO STOP, ESPECIALLY ON SLIPPERY SURFACES. THE ALGORITHM DOES NOT WORK. WHILE DRIVING / COASTING AT 25 MPH, A CAR MADE A SUDDEN LANE CHANGE IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED, CAUSING ME TO ROLL MUCH MORE RAPIDLY TOWARD THE BACK OF THE CAR. I SWERVED INTO A PARKING LOT OPENING, BUT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SCRAPED A SMALL ROADSIDE TREE. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ALSO ACTIVATE WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS. I HAVE FREQUENTLY ROLLED INTO INTERSECTIONS WHEN THIS OCCURS. IT'S THE WORST ON SLIPPERY ROADS. I CONDUCTED SEVERAL TESTS BY DRIVING A FIXED SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP IN AS SHORT A DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE ON A SNOW COVERED SLIPPERY ROAD. IF I APPLY BRAKES UP TO THE POINT WHERE THE WHEELS WANT TO LOCK, BUT I DON'T PRESS HARD ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE ANTI-LOCK PULSATION, I CAN STOP IN THE SHORTEST DISTANCE. IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES PULSE, I ROLL MUCH FURTHER. IF I LET OFF THE BRAKES A LITTLE DURING THE PULSATION, THE TRUCK STILL STOPS IN A SHORTER DISTANCE. THIS FLAW IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE ON DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN I NOTIFIED THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT'S THE WAY THEY ARE, AND THERE WAS NO RECALL, ETC. I HOPE SOMEONE ISSUES A RECALL BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS. THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE I WILL DISABLE THE ANTI-LOCK FUNCTIONALITY, AT LEAST DURING WINTER DRIVING. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES SUFFER THE SAME CONDITIONS FROM MY I

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES MALFUNCTION AND DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL SEMI-UNIT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF OVER $500. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR DOES NOT GO TO ZERO, STARTS AT 65 MPH AND GOES OVER 120 MPH. IMMEDIATE FAILURE. SO FAR CHECKED TO SEE IF A RECALL, NOTED THAT YOUR WEBSITE HAD OVER 35 COMPLAINTS ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT 30MPH, WILL NOT RESET TO ZERO. *TR

TL -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SURBURBAN 1500. HE STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOP WORKING.PULLED OVER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN THE INSTRUMENT WORKED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET THERE ARE PLENTY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS COMPONENT ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 90000 AND CURRENT WAS 91000.

I BOUGHT A 2003 SILVERADO PICKUP FROM ALDEN CHEVY IN FAIRHAVEN MASS. IT HAD 37,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS 45000 ON IT NOW AND I,M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE OF CORROSION GETS INTO THE DRUM AND THE BRAKES GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING SCRAPING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE BRAKES, GMC HAS 2 RECALLS ON THIS BUT REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, ARLENE DICKENS *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY 1500 STICKS AND DOES NOT MOVE BACK TOWARD ZERO AS I SLOW DOWN AT TIMES. IT SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMON WHEN I HAVE THE HEAT ON WHICH IS NECESSARY IN WISCONSIN FOR MOST OF THE YEAR. IT STARTED TO HAPPEN AT THE END OF LAST WINTER BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR IT AT THE TIME AND BY THE TIME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR VEHICLES W/ LESS THAN 70,000 MILES, MINE HAD TOO MANY MILES ON IT. NOW IT IS HAPPENING A LOT MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HORN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE COMPONENTS UNDER WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE FAILURES FOR FREE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 12/22/08. *LJ

I REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS OF MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO A YEAR AGO. I HAD TO DO IT AGAIN THIS SPRING 2008 AND NOW IT IS READY FOR IT AGAIN. I HAVE DRIVEN MAYBE 15,000 MILES ON THIS LAST SET AND THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. I'M NOW GOING TO REPLACE THEM WITH AN AFTERMARKET SET. I WILL NOT USE GM PARTS. *TR

2003 CHEVY TAHOE AND SILVERADO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION, RATTLING AND PULLING IN STEERING. DEALER LUBES THE SHAFT WHICH ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM AS THE PROBLEM ALWAYS COMES BACK. *TR

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT CLUNKING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED BEFORE AND THE CLUNKING STOPPED FOR A WHILE, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

DRIVER SEAT MOVED FORWARD AND THE "CHECK AIRBAG" WARNING IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. MOVING THE SEAT BACK THE WARNING GOES OFF. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IF THE "CHECK AIRBAG" IS DISPLAYED THE AIRBAG FUNCTIONALITY IS ESSENTIALLY DISABLED. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL. REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT AND A FEW WEEKS LATER IT STOPS WORKING. IF I REMOVE THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND TAP THE BULB THAT'S NOT WORKING, IT WORKS FINE FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN STOPS WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST YEAR. REPLACING WITH A NEW BULB WORKS OK FOR A FEW WEEKS AGAIN. *TR

FOUL SMELL FROM AIR VENTS DUE TO NO REPLACEABLE CABIN FILTER OR ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE IN DUCTS OR A/C COILS. *TR

EXPERIENCE LOW SPEED UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION, MULTIPLE TIMES, DAILY. CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4, YR 2003. *TR

I RECEIVED TICKETS FOR DRIVING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. I FOUND OUT LATER IT WAS BECAUSE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN MY MODEL TRUCK WAS DEFECTIVE AND REGISTERING THE SPEED 10-15 MPH OVER ACTUAL. I CONSIDER THIS DEFECTIVE PART A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND REPORTED IT TO GM. THEN I FOUND OUT THAT GM HAD A RECALL OF THE THIS SAME PART OR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN MY MODEL OF TRUCK. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE RECALL NOR WAS I EVER INFORMED AT THE TIME OF SERVICE AT A GM DEALER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS PART, I WENT TO THE GM DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT BUT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD PASSED THE MILEAGE LIMIT ON THE RECALLED PART AND THAT THEY (GM) WOULD NO LONGER HONOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. MY PROBLEM WITH GM IS THAT IF THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS A SAFETY HAZZARD THEN GM IS RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR IT. I WAS INFORMED BY AN ATTORNEY, A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND A JUDGE THAT GM IS REQUIRED TO SUPPLY A SPEED OMETER THAT REGISTERS THE CORRECT SPEED WITHIN +-5 MPH. THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS OFF BY 10-15 MPH. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT GM HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR AT NO CHARGE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR TRUCKS WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. THIS PUTS NOT ONLY THE DRIVER OF THESE VEHICLES AT RISK BUT ALSO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. A 10-15 MPH ERROR IN SPEED COULD BE DISASTEROUS IN A SCHOOL OR CONSTRUCTION ZONE. *TR

STEERING CONTINUES TO KNOCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS IN HIS VEHICLE CAUSED IT TO JERK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED, BUT MOST RECENTLY AT 55 MPH. THE DEALER REMOVED ALL OF THE WHEELS AND DISCOVERED UNEVEN PAD WEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE ALL THE PADS AND ROTORS AT THE APPROXIMATE COST OF $800. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD OFFER A SLIGHT DISCOUNT BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS A LOYAL CUSTOMER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,995 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,400.

THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WENT OUT. NONE OF MY GAUGES A FUNCTIONAL. NOT EVEN THE GAS GAUGE. I'M AFRAID IF I RUN OUT OF GAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS INJURY. I GOT A LETTER FROM GM, THEY SAY ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT WONT RECALL THE PART. THEY ONLY FIX IT FOR YOU IF YOU ARE UNDER 70,000. MINE WENT OUT AT 70,000 SO THEY WILL NOT RECALL OR REPAIR. IF ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. PLEASE HELP ME & PROBABLY MANY OTHERS GET THIS RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS MODEL YEAR WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP STEERING DEFECT. INTERMEDIATE STEERING BECOMES LOOSE. POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. CURRENT REPAIR IS TO GREASE SHAFT TO DEADEN SOUND OF LOOSE SLIDING PARTS. STEERING PARTS IN QUESTION ARE CRUCIAL TO SAFE OPERATION. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 & 2500 TRUCKS BOTH HAVE INSTRUMENT PANEL/SPEEDOMETER THAT IS NO LONGER WORKING. CONSUMER WANTS THE DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACE AT NO CHARGE. *NJ

THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED THE 17TH OF JUNE AND TWO WKS LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ITS WAS REAL HARD TO GET IN 2ND GEAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT FOR US. THE PROBLEMS ARE THERE IS NO CAT CONVERTER,TWO SEALS AND A SENSOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOT TO MENTION 2ND GEAR IS MESSED .THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US AND GAVE US THE LIST OF THINGS WRONG AND THEY ARE THE 2ND GEAR ,THE SYNCHRONI,3ND GEAR,SYNCHRONI AND THE RING IN FIRST. ALL THIS IS TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAT CONVERTER. A AND Z AUTOS GOT MAD THAT WE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER. THEY KEEP GIVING US THE RUN AROUND AND HAVE NOT FIXED THE TRUCK YET AND THEY STILL HAVE IT AT THEIR SHOP. THEY WILL NOT RETURN OUR CALLS . *TR

WE JUST RECEIVED CLASS ACTION SUIT PAPERS REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER TODAY ON 8-13-08. THE PAPER WORK SAYS GM BEGAN A SPECIAL COVERAGE CAMPAIGN ON 9-28-07 SO WHY ARE WE JUST NOW HEARING OF THIS. MY SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT AT 78K (MAY 4TH 2008)! HAD I RECEIVED THIS PAPERWORK THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THIS LAWSUIT. AT THE TIME THEY (GM) DECIDED TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER (SEPTEMBER 2007) I ONLY HAD 68K. THIS IS UNFAIR. THE DEALER KNOWS THEY SHOULD RECALL THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT, BUT ARE WILLING TO SETTLE IN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. THERE IS JUST ONE PROBLEM! MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE A 2003 MODEL HAVE MORE THAN 70K ON THE VEHICLE. WE NOW HAVE 84K MILES, A SPEEDOMETER THAT HAS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING, AND A COMPANY THAT DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ERRORS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL! THERE ARE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT SO THEREFORE, SHOULD THERE NOT BE ENOUGH TO MAKE THEM RECALL THIS PRODUCT? *TR

SPEEDOMETER / TACHOMETER INTERMITTENT FAILURES - WRONG SPEEDS SHOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECOND GEAR WAS NOT CATCHING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CHEVROLET DEALER STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD BEEN CUT OUT, WHICH WAS ILLEGAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,535 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,640. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, THE CONTACT CAN FEEL THE BRAKES PULSATING. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO RUST AND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE BRAKES WERE NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT BE IN THOSE CONDITIONS AFTER ONLY FOUR YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,950.

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THINKING THAT THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE GOING SLOW. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE RPM WAS MORE LIKE I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 95 MPH WHILE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 65 MPH. EVENTUALLY DURING THIS TRIP THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO MPH. AFTER STOPPING AND RESUMING THE TRIP THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY, BUT THAT ONLY LASTED FOR ABOUT 15 MILES WHEN I NOTICED IT AGAIN LOSING SPEED WHILE THE ENGINE RPM REMAINED THE SAME. AGAIN IT EVENTUALLY DROPPED TO ZERO. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE NOTED AT LEAST 300 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, OR RECEIVED A CITATION HAD I HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO HAVE BEEN OBSERVED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT BEFORE I DETECTED THE MALFUNCTION MYSELF. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO FREEZES UP, AND DOES NOT INDICATE THE TRUE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECALL/REPAIR FROM GM ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE LETTER STATES THAT THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR THE PROBLEM IF THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 7 YEARS OLD OR HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. HERE IS WHERE I HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS. WHEN I GOT THE LETTER FROM GM, MY TRUCK HAD 66,000 MILES ON IT. AT THIS TIME, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WORKING FINE. THE LETTER STATES IN BOLD LETTERING " DO NOT TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER UNLESS IT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE". MY TRUCK DID NOT DEVELOP THIS ISSUE UNTIL IT REACHED 77,000 MILES. GM NOW REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER UNDER THE RECALL, BUT WANTS $600.00 TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER. THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE THE TRUE SPEED OF THE TRUCK, AND TO ME IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY. *TR

UPON NORMAL BRAKING. A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, ALL BRAKE FLUID WAS LOST, AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY ON AND WON'T TURN OFF, YOU CAN TURN THEM ON HIGH, BUT NOT OFF OR INTERMITTENT. FUSE HAD TO BE PULLED TO GET THEM TO CUT OFF, BUT WHEN FUSE WAS REPLACED, WIPERS STAYED ON STILL. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT DRIVING WITH FUSE PULLED ANY RAINFALL COULD HINDER DRIVING. UNTIL VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND FUSE IS REPLACED. *TR