2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ON CODE B0103 MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. *TR

THE ABS SENSORS WERE REPLACED ON MY 2003 SILVERADO, UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER WORK SOMETIME,OIL CLUSTER NEEDLE NOT WORKING. IT WAS A RECALL BUT YOU HAD TO BE UNDER LIKE 70 THOUSAND MILE TO GET THE SERVICE FREE AND I WAS OVER THE MILEAGE. THIS IS A DEFECT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS OVER 70 THOUSAND MILES. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS WITH ONLY 35000 MILES ON TRUCK AFTER TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH O3 SILVERADO TRUCKS THEY HAD TO REPLACE REAR PADS AT 26000 MILES AND ANOTHER AT 32000 MILES THE DEALER SHIP SAID CALIPER WAS STICKING THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVER UNDER WARRANT BUT WAS NOT IT MUST A PROBLEM SINCE OTHER PEOPLE HAD TO CHANGE REAR PADS WITH LESS THAN 36,000 MILES ON THEM THANKS. *TR

I HAVE A 1500 CHEVY, SILVERADO. I WAS NOTIFIED BY ?? BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM HAS CLOSED. THE RECALL STATED A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. BUT, BECAUSE WE HAD MORE THAN 70,000 MILES IT WAS NOT COVERED. WE HAD TO PAY OVER $300.00. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED IN A TIMELY MANNER AND SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. IN 2006 WHEN THE ODOMETER AND THE TEMP GAUGES WAS STICKING WE DID NOT HAVE 70,000 MILES. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL STUCK SINCE 2006. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STICKS. *TR

REALIZED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT ACCURATE DURING A TRIP ON THE INTERSTATE, BECAME WORSE AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING. *TR

I HAD ONE INCIDENT ABOUT 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR AGO WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY VEHICLE FAILED TO READ PROPERLY. I LATER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET STATING THERE WAS A DEFECT INVOLVING THE SPEEDOMETER. HOWEVER, THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE (ABOUT 100K AT THAT TIME) WAS OVER THE 70K MAXIMUM FOR THE COMPANY TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE SINCE HAD IT HAPPEN SEVERAL MORE TIMES, OFF AND ON, DURING 2008. THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS, EXAMPLE: AT 30 MPH, THEN YOU HAVE TO SUBTRACT 30 MPH FROM WHATEVER IT REGISTERS TO GET YOUR ACTUAL SPEED. I CONTACTED THE 1-800 NUMBER FOR CHEVROLET. THEY OFFERED ME A $200 VOUCHER FOR OTHER "MAINTENANCE" AT THE DEALER, BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER. I HAVE NOT HAD IT LOOKED AT BECAUSE I WILL BE CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE ON SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE DEFECT IS IN THE PART, AND IS NOT DUE TO ANY NEGLECT ON MY PART. I DID TELL THE 1-800 CLERK TO SEND THE VOUCHER AFTER SHE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER RECOURSE. SHE STATED THAT THE VOUCHER WAS FOR ME BEING A LOYAL CUSTOMER. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT, 53,000 MI ON VEHICLE, CODE B0103. *TR

GM SENT OUT A LETTER TELLING ITS CUSTOMERS THAT IF YOU HAD A SILVERADO (MINE IS A 2003) THAT HAS SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS IT COULD NBE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE IF IT HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILE OR 7 YEARS. MY TRUCK STARTED HAVING SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS WHEN IT HIT 81,000, SO EVEN THOUGH ITS 5 YEARS OLD I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED? ITS NOT LIKE ITS A SPEEDOMETER CABLE, ITS THE WHOLE CLUSTER WHICH IS PRETTY EXPENSIVE. I THINK GM NEEDS TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

MALFUNCTION OF HEATER CORE IN 03' C-1500 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. *TR

THE SPEEDO SLOWLY QUIT WORKING. ASKED SEVERAL SERVICE AGENTS AND DEALERS AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE OVER AND OVER UNTIL IT FORCED THE SPEEDO BACK INTO ZERO PLACEMENT, BUT NOW THAT DOES NOT WORK AND THE SPEEDO DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. ALL OTHER GAUGES WORK FINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE, KNOCKING FEELING AS HE TURNED HIS STEERING WHEEL MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TWICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS AN ONGOING FAILURE AND ALL THEY COULD DO WAS TO GREASE THE STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS JUST A TEMPORARY REPAIR AND WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK PERIODICALLY FOR RELUBRICATION. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ACTING UP, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 20 WHEN I WAS STOPPED, THEN IT WOULD GO BELOW 0, AND NO FINALLY IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING CHEVY KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM BUT WOULD ONLY FIX IT IF THE TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 70,000 MILES AND WAS UNDER 7 YEARS OLD. *TR

POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM WITH STEERING SHAFT ON 2000-2005 CHEVY TRUCKS. I HAVE HAD MY STEERING WORKED ON TWICE TO SOLVE A KNOCKING IN THE COLUMN. GM DEALERSHIPS SAY IF IT GOES UNREPAIRED THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL FAILURE IN THE STEERING SHAFT. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE "CHEVY STEERING PROBLEMS". DEALER REPAIR SERVICE SAYS THERE IS NO FIX AND YOU HAVE TO BRING IT IN EVERY 20,000 TO 30,000 MILES AND HAVE IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF 100 DOLLARS TO 500 DOLLARS. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT FROM THIS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL JUST FOR THE FACT THAT IT IS COSTING EVERYONE THAT HAS PURCHASED A CHEVY TRUCK TO FIX THE PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC. DOES NOT REFLECT ACTUALLY SPEED. NORMALLY JUMPS OR STAYS AT 20 MPH. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND I CAN SEE BY WEB RESEARCH A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. HOW DOES ONE MAINTAIN PROPER SEPARATION DISTANCE ? WHERE'S THE RECALL ?? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. ON MARCH 9, 2008, THE CONTACT'S SON PLACED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL HIS INSURANCE COMPANY AND FILE A CLAIM. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,324 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,280.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. IN 2007, A PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN INFERRED THAT THE ROTORS MAY POTENTIALLY FAIL. ONE YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMED HORRIBLY. AFTER CAREFULLY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE BRAKE ROTORS. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE ROTORS HIMSELF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT HAVE NOT CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPONENT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP IN DECEMBER 2006. IN THE BEGINNING OF 2007, MANY OF MY INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES BEGIN TO STICK. SOME DAYS THEY WOULD WORK, SOME DAYS THEY WOULDN'T. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, I RECEIVED A "COURTESY" LETTER FROM GM DESCRIBING THE PROBLEMS HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE AND ADVISING OWNERS OF A SPECIAL COVERAGE THAT WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMERS. MY VEHICLE, HAVING OVER THE NUMBER OF MILES ALLOWED, DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS COVERAGE. SINCE THAT TIME, ALL THE GAUGES ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVE GONE OUT. I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH GM'S CLAIM THAT THIS IS "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE". NOT HAVING A SPEEDOMETER, OR ANY OTHER GAUGES ON THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE! I HAVE A FIVE YEAR OLD VEHICLE, AND I UNEQUIVOCALLY BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ELEVATED FROM ONE OF A "COURTESY EXTENSION" TO A RECALL. THIS DEFECT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MILEAGE ON MY TRUCK, AND I SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED FOR THE NUMBER OF MILES ON IT! I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT I WAS ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OVER THE ALLOWABLE MILEAGE FOR THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE AND I COULD NOT BE ASSISTED. THIS SITUATION IS TRULY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

APPROX. 2 YEARS AGO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OUT IN OUR CHEVY SILVERADO TK. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS ABOUT 50K MI. ON THE TRUCK. WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE PANEL FIXED. WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AS IS. WE HAVE HAD MANY CHEVY TKS. ABOUT ONE MO. AGO WE RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT CHEVY PRODUCTS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS OURS. BUT THE STIPULATIONS ARE IN OUR EYES UN ACCEPTABLE. YOU CAN HAVE NO MORE THAN 70K MI. ON THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR CHEVY TO FIX THIS DEFECT. IF THEY KNEW OF THE DEFECT HOW CAN THERE BE THIS KIND OF STIPULATION... FOR THOSE OF US IN CA, THE MILES TRAVELED ARE MANY MORE THAN OTHER STATES. ALSO THE DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT HAPPENS! THE LETTERS WERE SENT OUT TO VEHICLES THAT ARE 2003'S. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN 5 YRS. WE BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FUNCTION WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED BETWEEN 4-15 MPH. WHEN HE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE PULSATED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 5-10 FEET. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF

THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER GOES BLANK, NO READINGS. THIS AFFECTS THE SPEEDOMETER AS WELL AS ENGINE MONITORING GAUGES. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE. BESIDES THE LOSS OF SPEED INFORMATION, WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO MONITOR THE ENGINE THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF FAILURE IS IMMANENT. ENGINE FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY COULD EASILY LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

(1) HOT HUMID WEATHER WAS APPARENTLY TOO MUCH FOR MY VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER. (2) THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FAILED IN ADDITION TO THE ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL WIRING GOING TO THE RESISTOR. (3) THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED COST $51.62, AND THE LABOR TO REPLACE THE PARTS COST $445.00. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH JUST OVER 31,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE JUST AS EASILY RESULTED IN A FIRE WITHIN THE DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS A BRAKING ISSUE WHERE THE BRAKES FAIL TO WORK. THE GENERAL MOTORS CORP HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE IDENTIFYING MODEL YEARS 1999-2002. I CALLED THE GENERAL MOTORS CORP FOR HELP WITH THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY THEIR REPRESENTATIVE, I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EVALUATED BY A CHEVROLET DEALER, IF THE PROBLEM WERE FOUND, THEY WOULD REPAIR IT AT NO COST TO ME. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER, THEY FOUND AND DOCUMENTED THE ISSUE ON A SERVICE REPORT (I HAVE A COPY). WHEN I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS BACK, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IT WAS MY PROBLEM TO FIX. I EXPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THIS IS NOT A WEAR ITEM, THEY HAD A RECALL PREVIOUSLY, THEIR DEALER DOCUMENTED MY VEHICLE AS HAVING THE PROBLEM. STILL, TO NO AVAIL, I WAS TOLD IT IS MY PROBLEM AND THEY WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE IT WASN'T IDENTIFIED UNDER THE RECALL. THEREFORE, WHY WAS I TOLD TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER FOR NO REASON AND A COST TO ME OF $42, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHY ARE THEY NOT CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE HAS AN ISSUE WHERE THE BRAKES FAIL TO WORK. GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE BULLETIN # 05068B, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000. THE EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED BY KEIGAN CHEVROLET IN FRANKLIN MA, SERVICE REPORT INVOICE # 82978A. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 11/02 ALTHOUGH IT IS CALLED A 2003 MODEL. I ONLY SEEK TO HAVE THE BRAKING ISSUE REPAIRED. AS NOTED BY THE SERVICE REPORT, THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I ALSO HAVE A SECOND ISSUE FOLLOWING THE SAME CH

2003 SILVERADO 1500 Z71 PICKUP REAR BRAKE PROBLEM AT 43,000 MILES. RUSTING BRAKE ROTORS CAUSE EXCESSIVE UNEVEN WEAR OF REAR BRAKE PADS. CONDITION LIMITED TO INSIDE SIDE OF REAR ROTORS. ONLY ONE-HALF INCH SURFACE OF ROTOR WAS SHINY AND REST OF ROTOR HAD SEVERE RUST THAT UNDER LOAD RESULTED IN PAD DAMAGE. COMPLAINED TO DEALER TWICE AFTER PURCHASE JULY '03, SPONGY, BRAKING AND SOMETIMES HARD TO STOP. THEY LOOKED AT IT SAID IT WAS NORMAL. ALMOST ALL MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY, WITH MINIMAL BRAKING. AND THE FEW TIMES DRIVEN IN TOWN HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS, FLUTTERS, AND BECOMES INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FAILURES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS THE CONTACTS RESPONSIBILITY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF UPDATED 02-19-08 *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO 120 MPH AND STICK THERE. SOMETIMES IT WILL FALL BACK TO AROUND 80 BUT IT WILL NOT READ CORRECTLY. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 10-15 TIMES IT WILL RESET TO 0 AND THE DO IT AGAIN. *TR

SPEEDOMETER WITHER FREEZES OR REGISTERS GREATER OR LESSER THAN I AM DRIVING REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER SHIP WHERE THEY GAVE ME THE ADVISE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. THIS WORKED SEVERAL TIMES, SOMETIMES TAKING SEVERAL RESTARTS TO ACCOMPLISH. NOW I GET THE RECALL NOTICE AND BECAUSE AI HAVE DRIVEN MY VEHICLE OVER 70K/5YEARS, WHICH EVER COMES FIRST THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THIS. IT WILL COST APPROX. $450 TO FIX IT. IF THIS IS A RECALL WHY ARE THEY NOT TAKING CARE OF IT. IT TAKES SEVERAL YEARS AND MANY COMPLAINTS TO GET SOMETHING RECALLED. THAT MEANS THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THIS IS BULL, IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT THEIR COST. GM REFUSES AS DOES MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. MY MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY THEM, I MUST HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS IN BRINGING IT TO THEM FOR REQUIRED SERVICING. WHY DID THEY NEVER CHECK THIS ? THEIR COMMENT WAS, "WELL, IF YOU NEVER BOUGHT IT IN TO BE FIXED WHY SHOULD IT BE FIXED NOW" I DIDN'T BRING IT IN BECAUSE THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE AND THAT SHUTTING IT OFF WOULD RESET IT. OH, THEY WOULD FIX IT IF IT WERE CONSIDERED A SAFETY PROBLEM. WELL, IF I AM TRAVELING AT AN UNSAFE SPEED BECAUSE I AM GOING ACCORDING TO MY SPEEDOMETER, THEN THAT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. ONLY IN THIS CASE, THEY GET TO DETERMINE WHAT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND WHAT IS NOT.. *TR

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET PICKUP BECOMES ERRATIC AND STOPS WORKING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS COUNTRY. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING, SOUNDS LIKE DRY SHAFT. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING. I RECEIVED A LETTER ON 1/9/2008 SAYING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH CLUSTER IN 2003 CHEVROLET TRUCKS AND IF YOUR VEHICLE HAD 70,000 OR LESS MILES THEY WOULD REPLACE IT. MY TRUCK HAS 100,000 MILES, BUT THE DASH HAD STOP WORKING BEFORE IT REACHED 70,000 MILES. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. *TR

THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY WORE OUT. THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE CHEV DEALER SAID THAT RUST HAD PENETRATED INTO THE ROTOR AND HAD CAUSED THE BRAKES TO PULSE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON PICKUPS LIKE MY 2003 SILVERADO K1500. IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM SINCE CHEVROLET SWITCHED FROM REAR DRUM BRAKES TO REAR DISC BRAKES. CHEVROLET STARTED THE PROBLEM BY SWITCHING FROM DRUM BRAKES TO DISC BRAKES. OWNERS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR BAD ROTORS WHEN IT IS A CHEV DESIGN FAULT. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL EITHER FAILS COMPLETELY, WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO, OR READS INACCURATELY, THEREBY CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS; PUTTING ME AND THE OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHERE I DRIVE IN HARMS WAY SINCE I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST/SLOW I AM GOING! *TR

AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AT BEST, IF IT WORKS AT ALL. SOMETIMES READS 120 MPH WHILE STOPPED OR 0 MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE READ LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES OF OTHER VICTIMS WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I WAS QUOTED $450-$600 TO REPAIR SPEEDOMETER. ALSO, THERE IS NO OPTION TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO FIX MYSELF. GM OBVIOUSLY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM YET CONTINUES TO IGNORE IT. I CAN ONLY ASSUME GM IS WAITING FOR THE DEATH TOLL TO REACH AN ADEQUATE NUMBER BEFORE THEY WILL RESPOND WITH A RECALL OR SATISFACTORY FIX. HOW MANY DEATHS WILL IT TAKE? WHAT'S THE MAGIC NUMBER? I WOULD LIKE TO THINK ZERO! *CN

BLOWER HEATER MOTOR STUCK ON HIGH DRAINS BATTERY. MY BROTHER IN LAW STEVE STARR AND I BOTH BOUGHT SAME MODEL OF TRUCKS 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO AT THE SAME TIME AND BOTH VEHICLES FAILED WITH IN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER.*CN

THE DISPLAYED SPEEDOMETER SPEED IS LESS THEN ACTUAL. INITIALLY THE DISPLAYED SPEED WAS ONLY OFF BY 10 TO 15 MILES RESULTING IN DRIVING IN EXCESS OF THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND APPROACHING VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME TOO QUICKLY BEFORE I REALIZED THAT THE DISPLAYED SPEED WAS INCORRECT. THE PROBLEM HAS ADVANCED AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER USUALLY DISPLAYS A SPEED OF 10 MILES OR LESS NO MATTER WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED IS. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND HAS QUOTED A REPAIR PRICE IN EXCESS OF $400. DEALERSHIP ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED YET.*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS, WHICH RESULTED IN A TRAFFIC CITATION. THE SPEEDOMETER COULD DISPLAY 100 MPH WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, THE DISPLAY WILL READ 60 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY ONLY ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY WILL CHARGE $600 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45-55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED A TIRE IN THE ROAD. HE PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARE TIRE BRACKET ASSEMBLY HAD SHEARED OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE 2005 MODEL BRACKETS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE SPARE TIRE NOR FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILED BRACKET. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 01/03/08 . *LJ UPDATED 12/31/07

THE 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS A DOCUMENTED DEFECT ON THEIR SPEEDOMETERS AND GAUGES AND REFUSE TO CORRECT THIS IF YOU DO NOT MEET A 7YR/70,000 WARRANTY PERIOD. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN AS FEW AS 28,000 MILES TO OVER 150,000 MILES. THIS IS AN UNSAFE DEFECT REPORTED BY CHEVROLET THAT THE DO NOT RECOGNIZE AS NECESSARY TO COVER FOR EVERYONE. *TR

1 SIX MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD GET STUCK. SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 65 I WAS REALLY GOING 75 ACCORDING TO THE ARIZONA HIGHWAY PATROL I WAS GIVEN A WARNING SINCE THE OFFICER SAW THAT MY SPEEDOMETER HAD STAYED STUCK AT 65 EVEN WHEN I HAD ALREADY TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND MY SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED AGAIN. *TR

SPEEDOMETER WORKS IMPROPERLY. *TR

IN MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO EX CAB Z71 LS MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY WHEN COLD. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I FIRST ENTER THE VEHICLE AND THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE CAB EQUALS THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE THE CAB WHICH IS EQUAL TO 40 DEGREES OR LESS, MY SPEEDOMETER STAYS AT ZERO UNTIL THE CAB WARMS UP. ONCE THE CAB WARMS UP AND I COME TO A STOP AND THEN CONTINUE MOVING, THE SPEEDOMETER READS PROPERLY. I HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE OF THIS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED ACTING ERRATIC. IT WILL NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED, OFTEN STICKS ON A PARTICULAR SPEED WHEN I KNOW I'M EITHER GOING SLOWER OR FASTER. AT TIMES IT SHOWS I'M GOING IN EXCESS OF 120 MPH. IT SOMETIMES GOES BACK TO 0 WHEN IT IS SHUTDOWN. IT MAY, OR MAY FUNCTION CORRECTLY THE NEXT TIME IT IS STARTED. SINCE THIS IS ALL I HAVE TO RELY ON TO DETERMINE IF I'M TRAVELING THE CORRECT SPEED, IS THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE IF I EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT WHILE I AM RELYING ON THIS FOR AN INDICATION OF MY SPEED? *TR

AT AROUND 124,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 55 MPH. I GAVE IT SOME MORE GAS AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEVER ROSE, ONLY FELL DOWN TO 0. AFTER MY TRIP WHERE THIS INITIALLY HAPPENED MY SPEEDOMETER HAS DONE THIS NEARLY EVERY TRIP WHERE THE SPEED REACHES 70 MPH. TODAY, 11/13/07, I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, BEING THAT MY TRUCK HAS MORE THAN 70,000 MILES THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. CALLS TO GM HAVE BEEN NO HELP AND THE PROBLEM WILL NOT BE COVERED BY THEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF THESE MODEL VEHICLES. *TR

FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON I BEGAN LOSING COOLANT FLUID FROM MY SILVERADO TRUCK, BUT IT WAS NOT LEAKING OUT UPON THE GROUND. AFTER A MONTH OF THIS PROCESS, AND HAVING TO CONTINUALLY ADD COOLANT TO MY ENGINE, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC I HAVE KNOWN FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THINKING IT WAS MOST LIKELY A BAD HEAD GASKET (WHICH I FOUND OUT WERE BEING ERODED AWAY FROM THE "COOLANT "ITSELF), WE REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. LESS THAN ONE WEEK LATER, I AGAIN HAD TO ADD MORE COOLANT. AGAIN WE REMOVED THE HEADS AND INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM. WHEN WE SEARCHED ONLINE MECHANICAL DATA BASES, WE DISCOVERED THAT MY TRUCK HAD BEEN FITTED WITH DEFECTIVE HEADS, PRODUCED FROM A PLANT IN MEXICO. WE EVEN DISCOVERED A GENERAL MOTORS MEMO REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THIS PLANT PRODUCED OVER 1.5 MILLION HEADS FOR VARIOUS VEHICLES. IT SEEMS THAT INFERIOR METAL PRODUCTS WERE THE REASON THE HEADS THEMSELVES WERE ALLOWING COOLANT TO BE SUCKED INTO THE CRANKCASE, COMPROMISING THE OIL, AND DAMAGING OR SEIZING UP THE ENGINE. I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL SERVICE SHOPS,(GREASE MONKEY, JIFFY LUBE), AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN EVER GROWING PROBLEM, THE ONLY REMEDY OF WHICH IS TO TOTALLY REPLACE THE HEADS. THE EXPENSE TO THE CONSUMER,WHO DIDN'T INTEND TO PURCHASE A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, RANGES FROM $1,800 TO $9,000 IN REPAIRS, AND MAY WELL EFFECT SOME SIX TO 800,000 VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. I SPOKE TO ONE WOMAN WHO WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN HER ENGINE SEIZED UP. IT WAS A MIRACLE SHE DID NOT LOSE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. TACHOMETER JUMPS TO 6K-7K WHEN THE DASH LIGHTS ARE ON FOR A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD OF TIME. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE GOES TO ZERO. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO FAILS TO REGISTER CORRECT SPEED. THE INSTRUMENT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IT IS FAILING AGAIN. IT SEEMS THE INSTRUMENT IS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION FOR NO MORE THAN 50-60,000 MILES. *TR

THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER WOULD GREASE THE SHAFT AND THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY FOR AWHILE. NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. CUSTOMER STATED THAT AFTER 15,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. *KB

JUST RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER TODAY, I THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE I'VE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS AT ALL UNTIL THE LETTER ARRIVED IN THE MAIL 10/24/2007 WELL TODAY MY CLUSTER WENT OUT !!! SPEEDOMETER, OIL,PRESSURE, GAS, AMP, TEMP, MILEAGE AS WELL ALL QUIT ! KIND OF MAKES ME WONDER IF IT WAS SHUT DOWN VIA SATELLITE OR RADIO WAVE... MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT I NOW HAVE A EXTENDED COVERAGE ON THIS 70K MILES OR 7 YEARS I PLAN TO TAKE MINE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. ASAP IT'S FAILED TWICE IT DID COME BACK UP AFTER 20 MIN. OF DRIVING THEN WENT BACK OUT. *JB