2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

I HAVE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 Z71. IT IS ALWAY VIBRATING AND CLUNCKING. I BRING IT INTO FOR SERVICE AND AFTER ABOUT 4-6 MONTHS I AM IN THERE AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPT. STATED THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO FIX BUT TO GREASE PART. UNACCEPTABLE. HOW CAN YOU KNOW OF A BAD PART AND CHARGE CUSTOMER TO TEMPORARILY FIX PROBLEM. WONDER WHAT ELSE ALL THAT RATTLING AROUND MESSED UP UNDER THERE. *TR

MY 2003, 1500 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 SPEEDOMETER IS GIVING ME TROUBLE. IT GETS STUCK AT ONE SPEED AS I CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. AND VISE VERSA, IT GETS STUCK AS I DECELERATE. SOME TIMES IT WILL GET STUCK AND NOT MOVE AT ALL. LOTS OF FORUMS I READ HAVE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. WHY WON'T THEY RECALL THIS ITEM. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES DURING LOW SPEED STOPS-EVEN ON DRY ROADS. STOPPING DISTANCE IS UNPREDICTABLE. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM ON SILVERADO'S AND YUKON'S OF DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WE LIVE IN A SALT ROAD ENVIRONMENT. *JB

CHEVY TRUCK BAD SPEEDOMETER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT END VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE WORN OUT. THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,446.

I HAVE HAD CLUNKING, STIFFNESS, AND METAL TO METAL SOUNDS IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL IN WHICH THEY REPAIRED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY HAVE REPAIRED IT TWICE. IT IS NOW NEEDING ANOTHER REPAIR. THE CLUNKING AND NOISE IS MORE PREVALENT WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. VERY NOISY AND CAN FEEL IT BETTER ON SLOW TURNS TO THE RIGHT ON NORMAL PAVEMENT. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK LAST YEAR. FROM THE FIRST DAY THAT I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, I HEARD A TICKING COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS VERY ERRATIC AND THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. ALSO, THE ELECTRIC MIRROR HAS QUIT WORKING ALONG WITH THE SEAT BELT SENSORS. *JB

STEERING COLUMN SHAFT IS POORLY DESIGNED, AND DEGRADES QUICKLY. MAINTENANCE MUST BE DONE FREQUENTLY BY AN EXPERIENCED TECHNICIAN, THUS MAKING IT VERY EXPENSIVE. LUBRICATING THE SHAFT ONLY WORKS TEMPORARILY. THE SHAFT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT BEFORE 70,000 MILES. *TR

STEERING COLUMN-I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 2003 Z71 FOR ABOUT 15 MONTHS AND THERE IS A TERRIBLE CLUNK FROM THE STEERING SHAFT. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT ON THE 2003 Z71 SILVERADO. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE ISN'T MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM OTHER THEN REGREASE THE SHAFT; WHICH WILL ONLY QUITE THE CLUNK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS FAILURE THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED COMPLETELY BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. GM/CHEVROLET NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL ITEM AND FIX THEIR MISTAKE RATHER THEN CHARGE THE CUSTOMER FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

AT 3,002 MILES, I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP OF THE WEAK, MUSHY BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS TOLD (OFF THE RECORD) THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING. NOTHING WAS DONE. I REPLACED THE FRONT & REAR PADS AND ROTORS IN 2006 WITH ?ULTRA PREMIUM? ROTORS AND ?CERAMIC SAFETY STOP? PADS FOR ALL THE WHEELS FROM NAPA. I NOW HAVE 22,000+ MILES AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN CASE THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ABS KICKING IN AT LOW SPEED AND WAS TOLD THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE DIRTY AND NEEDED CLEANED. THAT COST ME $420.93 AND MY BRAKES ARE STILL THE SAME. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED ?SEVERE DUTY METALLIC? PADS, SO I SPENT ANOTHER $388.36 AND THE PEDAL IS STILL MUSHY AND THE STOPPING POWER IS STILL NOT THERE. THE GVWR FOR MY TON 4WD EXTENDED CAB WITH 8 FOOT BED IS 6,700 LBS. THE DIAMETER OF THE FRONT ROTORS IS 12 INCHES. A COMPARABLE DODGE RAM COULD WEIGH AS MUCH AS 6,500 LBS, BUT THE DIAMETER OF THEIR FRONT ROTORS IS 13.23 INCHES. FORD USES A FRONT ROTOR WITH A DIAMETER OF 12.120 INCHES. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS AND NOT FORD OR DODGE? I WOULD THINK THAT SHOULD RAISE SOME EYEBROWS. THIS TRUCK AND MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES ARE A DANGER. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN? *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRACKET DETACHED FROM THE HOOD, CAUSING THE HOOD TO PARTIALLY LOOSEN. THE HOOD ALMOST SLAMMED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DENTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, VOLTAGE GAUGE, AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL- THE CONSUMER STATED STEERING BEGAN FEELING LOOSE AND MAKING NOISE ON ROUGH ROADS. THE CONSUMER STATED DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AT THE CONSUMER'S COST. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART HAD TO BE REPLACED YET AGAIN AT 82,867 MILES ON A GOOD FAITH GESTURE BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE INDICATED SPEED WOULD SUDDENLY INCREASE FOR NO REASON AND WOULD NOT RECEDE WITH BRAKING OR WITH AN ACTUAL DECREASE IN SPEED TRAVELED. I COULD NOT RELY ON THE SPEEDOMETER ANYMORE AND BEGAN TO RELY ON THE TACHOMETER TO ESTIMATE SPEED OF TRAVEL. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND AN ABUNDANCE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT FAILING SPEEDOMETERS FOR CHEVY SILVERADOS. A QUERY TO A DEALER INDICATES THE REMEDY IS A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $420.00. *TR

MY 2003 Z71 HAS ABOUT 58000 MILES ON IT AND FOR ABOUT THE LAST 20000 MILES THERE HAS BEEN A "CLUNK" NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN I HIT SMALL BUMPS OR ROUGH ROADS. I AM BRINGING IT TO A MECHANIC SOON. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

POOR STOPPING/BRAKING DISTANCE ON 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. TRUCK WILL NOT STOP IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE AND HAS FORCED ME TO EITHER STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR PROCEED THRU THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE I CANNOT STOP. STOPPING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS EVEN MORE TERRIFYING. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER IN 2005 FOR POOR BRAKES AND BRAKES WERE NO BETTER AFTER VISIT. I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS AND PADS ON 8/1/07 WITH 28,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. THE ROTORS/PADS HAD WORE SEVERELY WITH ONLY CONTACT AT THE CENTER PORTION OF THE ROTOR. BRAKING HAS NOT NOTICEABLY IMPROVED. *JB

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORK INFECT WILL SHOW THAT TRUCK (2003 SILVERADO 1500) IS TRAVELING AT 100 MILES AN HOUR WHILE IT STOP. IT FAIL ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT NOT TO MENTION ALL THE SPEEDING TICKETS DUE TO THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. DEALER SATES THAT I THE OWNER HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR FOR A PRICE OF 350.00 DOLLARS . NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN SENT AND HAVE ASKED OTHER OWNERS IF THE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED AND ALL HAVE SAID YES. THIS OCCURRED AFTER AN AMOUNT OF 100,000 MILES HAVE BEEN DRIVEN ON TRUCK. *JB

2001 CHEVY Z71 TRUCK. ALL OF THE GAUGES QUIT WORKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 100 MPH, THE TACHOMETER, OIL, TEMPERATURE AND GAS GAUGES REGISTER ZERO. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATIC IN JANUARY OF 2007 WITH SPEEDS AT A STOP RANGING FROM 50-120 MILES PER HOUR. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IS BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER IS USUALLY INCORRECT AND IN VARYING DEGREES OF INACCURACY. *TR

WIPERS BLADES WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER I TURNED THEM ON. THEY DID TURN OFF ONE TIME AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR 2 DAYS BUT THE NEXT TIME IT RAINED AND I TURNED THEM ON, THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES I NOTICED AN OIL LEAK FROM THE TRANSFER CASE IN THE 2003 SILVERADO Z71. I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN MY AREA, WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY TOP SEAL ON THE TRANSFER CASE, AND CHARGED ME $500 FOR THE REPAIR AS THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. TWO WEEKS LATER AND LESS THAN 1000 MILES I NOTICED THE SAME AREA WAS LEAKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME YOU HAVE PIN HOLES IN THE SIDE OF YOUR CASE. IT' WAS LIKE A FLAW IN THE CASTING. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CLEAN IT OFF AND APPLY A LAYER OF JB WELD EPOXY TO IT TO SEAL IT UP. HOWEVER, 3000 MILES LATER WAS STILL WAS LEAKING. AFTER A WEEK OF WAITING AND MISSING PHONE CALLS GM CUSTOMER CARE AND THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSFER CASE AND THEY WOULD GLADLY PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR, $875 WOULD BE MY HALF AS THE TRUCK WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND LOSES POWER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CONTACT PLANS TO CALL THE CHEVROLET DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

I HAVE A 03' CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 Z71 WITH 70,000 MILES. JUST RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 30MPH WHILE NOT MOVING. AT 60MPH IT REGISTERS OVER 120MPH. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FIXED BY GM AT NO CHANGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, A PASSENGER TURNED THE KEYS ONE NOTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION, WHICH CAUSED IT TO ROLL FORWARD. THE PASSENGER DID NOT HAVE HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT ANY POINT. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO DO THAT FOR TOWING PURPOSES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE WAS INFORMED YOU WOULD HAVE TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO TRANSMISSION OUT OF BRAKE POSITION AND WAS ALARMED TO FIND THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT HAS THE DEFECT. THE CONSUMER STATED WOULD LIKE THE DANGEROUS DEFECT INVESTIGATE IT AS IT IS UNSAFE FOR NOT ONLY HIM BUT ALSO CHILDREN THAT COULD EASILY GET INTO THE VEHICLE AND MOVE THE IT. UPDATED 08/24/07 *TR

COMPLETE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AFTER OFF AND ON PROBLEMS ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. CANNOT BE INSPECTED NOW AND IT COSTS TOO MUCH FOR OUT OF POCKET -825.00 TO FIX IT.

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500

NOISE IN STEERING COMPONENTS. HAD SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP TWICE UNDER WARRANTEE THEY DID A GREASE PACK ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS EACH TIME. MY NEPHEW WORKED FOR COLUMBUS OHIO DEALER AS MECHANIC HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT MY DEALER FOR SERVICE. HE ALSO STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS OUT ON THIS REPAIR. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DEALER WHERE PURCHESED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS A GM PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY THEM. TRUCK NOW HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED AROUND 10,000 MILES. I HAD TRUCK TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP WHERE THEY STATE TRUCK CAN NOT BE ALIGNED WITHOUT REPAIRS BEING MADE THEREFORE THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD.

I OWN A 2003 SILVERADO LS HALF TON PICK UP TRUCK. THIS PAST WEEKEND, I WAS RETURNING FROM FT. WORTH, TX AND HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 67MPH. I WAS STOPPED AND TOLD THAT I WAS CLOCKED AT 85MPH. AFTER MUCH ARGUMENT, THE OFFICER ALLOWED ME TO LEAVE, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. APPARENTLY, WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 67, THE SPEED HAD CREPT UP TO 85MPH. I DID NOT DRIVE MY TRUCK SUNDAY OR MONDAY, BUT WHEN I LEFT TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP TUESDAY MORNING, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WORKING FINE. MY MECHANIC CHECKED FOR ANY CODES AND IT TURNED UP AN IP CODE WHATEVER THAT MAY BE. CONSIDERING IT WOULD COST ABOUT $600.00 DOLLARS TO HAVE SOMETHING REPLACED THAT IS NOW WORKING, I ELECTED TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT. MY QUESTION IS, HOW CAN I TRUST THIS NOW? THIS CAN BE QUITE EXPENSIVE IF I AM ISSUED A CITATION, BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. SOMEONE CAN UNKNOWINGLY BE GOING THAT FAST IS A VERY BIG LIABILITY TO YOUR COMPANY AND TO MY LIFE. IF THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, THESE IP MODULES NEED TO BE RECALLED, THEY ARE A HAZARD. *TR

ON MAY 20, 2007 AT 41,300 MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, TEMPERATURE, OIL AND FUEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. THESE GAUGES WERE NOT DIGITAL, THEY WEREA MOVING DIAL/STICK. THE DIGITAL ODOMETER AND INSTRUMENT PANELS STILL WORK. ALL FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND NONE WERE BLOWN.*AK A GOOGLE SEARCH BY ME GAS UNCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE AND TWO FEDERAL LAWSUITS BEING FILED RECENTLY IN WA AND OR.

THE ABS MODULE FAILED, LEADING TO THE ABS PUMP RUNNING ALL THE TIME. *AK

JUST 100 MILES AFTER PCM WAS REPLACED , OUT OF WARRANTY, ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE UNABLE TO GET TO DEALERSHIP FAST ENOUGH I DID SOME RESEARCH IN MY MANUAL, WHICH STATED THAT IF I SHUT DOWN VEHICLE AND LIGHT GOES OFF THEN PROBABLY NOTHING MAJOR TO WORRY ABOUT. INTERMITTENTLY THE LIGHT HAS CAME ON, THEN GONE OFF FOR THE PAST 4000 MILES. SO WITH MY OIL CHANGE, HAD DEALERSHIP RUN TEST ON DIAGNOSTICS, FOUND BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER. COST OF REPAIR, $ 862. WELL, I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY JUST FLOATING AROUND. THEREFORE, I COULDN'T GET IT DONE THIS TIME AROUND. SO I DON'T HAVE THAT FIXED. I WAS TOLD GM GIVES UP TO 80,000 WARRANTY ON THE PCM MODULE AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. STRANGE HOW THE LIGHT CAME ON JUST 100 MILES OVER THE LAST WORK DONE. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME AND MY TRUCK? *AK

I OWN A 2003 C1500 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHICH HAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES ON IT. ON THREE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST SIX WEEKS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT POSTED SPEEDS THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE FROM APPROXIMATE 65 MPH, CORRECT READOUT, TO ANYWHERE BETWEEN 90-120 MPH. AFTER SITTING FOR 12 TO 36 HOURS THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ CORRECTLY. THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY GM. THIS PROBLEM WAS SO COMMON THAT I HAVE SEEN IT DISCUSSED ON THE NATIONAL NEWS SHOWS TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK. *AK

OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD - THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM REPEATEDLY ENGAGED AT SLOW SPEEDS, LESS THAN 10 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ,AND HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT INITIATED A RECALL 05V37900 ON 2002 AND EARLIER MODELS. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS NOW OCCURRING ON MY 2003 MODEL , BUT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 13,000 MILES. LAST SUMMER WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 11,000 MILES THE ENTIRE BRAKE ASSEMBLY AREA RUSTED , LEADING TO REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES AND ROTORS. THE TRUCK WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE HAS A SERIOUS RUST PROBLEM, AND IT WAS MAKING THE BRAKES VERY DANGEROUS.*AK

TRUCK DIED. LOST DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS, NO ENGINE CRANK, PCM FAILURE. HAD TO HAVE TOWED FROM SIDE OF EXPRESSWAY TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. FOUND OUT PCM WAS BAD ,AND HAD TO REPLACED. RARITY, BUT COINCIDENTAL WHEN IT HAPPENED JUST 217 MILES OVER THE 80,000 MILE GM WARRANTY TIME FRAME. IT WAS ALMOST A $800 BILL THAT I HAD TO FORK OUT SINCE THERE WAS NO MORE WARRANTY.*AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILURES ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. I HAD DEALER REPLACE WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AND YOU CANNOT TELL WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED TO 120 MPH. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS STILL DRIVING AT 25 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. HE DISCONNECTED THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE FOR TWENTY MINUTES. HE THEN REHOOKED THE CABLE AND THE SPEEDOMETER RESET ITSELF. THE CONTACT HAD TO PERFORM THIS ROUTINE EACH TIME THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AT 120 MPH. FROM THE NHTSA WEBSITE HE DISCOVERED THAT THISWAS AN ONGOING FAILURE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 28,144, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,800.*AK

MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING. IT HAD THE WRONG SPEED DISPLAYED AND CAUSED TO ME TO EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT FOR SEVERAL MILES AND THEN I GOING SLOWER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT. BOTH SITUATIONS CAUSED ME TO HAVE CLOSE RUN-INS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 SPEEDOMETER INDICATING 120 MPH WITH WITH ENGINE OFF. SPEEDOMETER WILL FUNCTION BETWEEN 90 MPH & PEGGED OUT"WHEN DRIVING. GM WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A RECALL ITEM, AND LOOKING AT SOME ONLINE FORUMS THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2002 -2006 SILVERADOS. *AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STICKS AND GIVES INACURATE SPEED. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT DUE TO WRONG SPEED. I PERSONALLY FIND MYSELF LOKKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO TRY TO KEEP THE PROPER SPEED. VEY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY. *AK

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LT Z-71 AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WHILE AT STOP AND WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 WILL BE PEGGED OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ON RECALL. I FOUND AN ONLINE FORUM WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED DISGRUNTLED GM OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, MOST OF THEM SAY THE REPAIRS COST AROUND $700 AND THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES REOCCURS. I AM A DIEHARD GM FANATIC AND HAVE OWNED SEVERAL AND EVERYTIME I HAD A PROBLEM IT WAS MINOR, BUT THIS IS NOT A MINOR PROBLEM. IN THE FORUM I FOUND THERE IS TALK OF A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE THIS PROBLEM GO THAT FAR, WHEN A RECALL WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN RECALLS ON ALOT MORE MINOR STUFF FROM GM, SO WHAT IS THE HOLD UP? I CANT AFFORD TO SPEND $700 TO FIX FAULTY WORKMANSHIP. THE TACHOMETER ALSO DOESN'T FUNCTION RIGHT, BUT THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME AS MUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT FUEL GUAGES MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY EITHER AND THAT WORRIES ME BECAUSE MY WIFE USES THIS TRUCK AND HAS MY CHILDREN WITH HER MOST OF THE TIME AND WE LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND IF SHE RUNS OUT OF GAS SHE MAY NOT HAVE CELL SERVICE TO CALL SOMEONE AND THE THOUGHT OF MY WIFE, FIVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND INFANT SON WALKING DOWN THE HIGHWAY LATE AT NIGHT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME. PLEASE DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING AND RECALL YOUR FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *AK

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK THAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER.THE SPEEDOMETER IS WAY OFF FROM THE CORRECT SPEED AND SOMETIMES DOSN'T MOVE AT ALL. I CAN'T EVER TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING. *AK

TOOK 2003 SILVERADO IN TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE COMPUTER UPDATED, EVER SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. IT IS ERRATIC, AND DISPLAYS SPEEDS MUCH HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. I AM ABLE TO TURN IGNITION ON AND OFF TO GET IT TO RESET BACK TO ZERO, BUT THAT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY.*AK

WHEN OPERATING TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON BOTH SIGNALS, SO OTHER DRIVERS CAN'T TELL WHAT DIRECTION I'M TURNING OR CHANGING LANES NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED APPROXIMATE YEAR AGO AT JOE PANIAN CHEV DEALERSHIP AND PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN ABOUT WEEK AGO. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 11830 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 65 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.*AK UPDATE *4/23/07TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IN 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS NOT WORKING. IT MAKES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF NOISE, AND GOT STUCK IN VARIOUS POSITIONS DURING ACCELERATION/ DECELERATION. MOVED BOTH DIRECTIONS IN A RATCHET MOTION.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT RECORD THE CORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TWO WEEKS AGO KNOWING THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. THE MECHANIC, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 115,000. *AK

THE SPEED SENSORS FAILED ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH BECAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. THE RECALL ONLY EXTENDS TO THE 2002 MODEL YEAR, AND GM WILL NOT FIX MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THIS CAUSED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. GM DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS OR CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. OVER 200 ACTUAL CRASHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. DO NOT BUY A GM VEHICLE UNLESS YOU ENJOY CAR CRASHES AND POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. NOW I AM PAYING $500 ON A LEASED TRUCK TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 53,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED, BUT HAPPENED MORE WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO LUBRICATED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN OBSERVED THREE TIMES. THE NOISE HAD NOT EFFECTED THE MANEUVERABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 53,000.*AK THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. UPDATE *4/23/07 *TR

AT AROUND 13,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS BECAUSE THE METAL ON THE ROTORS FLAKED OFF AND RUINED THE PADS. AT AROUND 16,000, I REPLACED THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS FOR THE SAME REASON. AT AROUND 4,000 MILES THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS, SAME REASON. I ALSO COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE MUSHINESS OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE IS NO FIRM STOP AND I AM GLAD I HAVE NOT HAD TO STOP FAST. *JB

SPEEDOMETER READING IS ERRATIC AT BEST. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. NEEDLE STARTS OFF AT BETWEEN 20-60 MPH. RETURNS TO ZERO SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES IT MOVES. SOMETIMES IT IS JUST STUCK. HAVE HEARD FROM NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *JB