2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

SLOWLY (10 MPH) PULLED INTO STREET, TRAFFIC HAD ALREADY STOPPED. I STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE BARELY STOPPED, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE ALREADY STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IF THIS HAD BEEN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP FROM THE SPEED LIMIT I WOULD HAVE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF IT HAD BEEN AN EXPRESSWAY OR INTERSTATE INSTEAD OF A LIGHT TRAFFIC SITUATION IN A SMALL TOWN AT VERY LOW SPEED. DEALER HAS CHECKED THE 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK COMPUTER FOR CODES AND SAID THEY FOUND NO CODES AND THE BRAKE FLUID IS FULL, COULD NOT DUPLICATE; THUS, THE BRAKES NEED NO FURTHER EXAMINATION OR REPAIR. THIS EVENT, ALTHOUGH THE FIRST TO OCCUR, OCCURRED AT AN OPTIMUM TIME WHEN LOW SPEED WAS INVOLVED. THIS LEAVES ME FAITHLESS IN THE ABILITY OF THE TRUCK TO STOP WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. WILL THE EVENT OCCUR AGAIN AND WHEN????????? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES. SOME OF THE CRACKS WERE BILATERAL, AND SOME OF THE CRACKS WERE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. THEY WERE ALSO LOCATED NEAR THE BEAD OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. AT THE LAST SECOND, THE BRAKES PULSATED AND THE PEDAL BECAME HARD TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON DIRT ROAD AND ASPHALT, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A CLUNKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE FRONT END. DURING THIS INCIDENT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED INCORRECT INFORMATION ON EVERY GAUGE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY,EITHER. THE VEHICLE BECAME LOCKED IN SECOND GEAR, AND WAS UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT. FINALLY, THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE WERE SPONGY, CAUSING AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE FROM ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE IT AWAITS A DIAGNOSIS.

LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. GM - WAKE - UP. THERE IS A NONCONFORMING ITEM IN THE ABS SYSTEM. FIX YOUR PROBLEM. I HAVE PUT IN A NEW UNIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, HOWEVER, THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I WILL TRY THE PASSENGAR SIDE NEXT. I WILL SUBMIT MY COST TO GM TO GET MY MONEY BACK.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, UPON ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING SHAFT PITMAN AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT KIT. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE STEERING NOISE CEASED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

2003 CHEVEROLET SILVERADO HAS SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS. STOPPING QUICKLY IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY 1. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE UNLATCHED WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH . THE BUCKLE HAD UNLATCHED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BRAKES. THIS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES FOR COLLISIONS. *NM

GENERAL TIRE LT 225/75/R16 LOAD D TREAD CAME OFF. IT WAS A NEW TIRE WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT. JULY 5 ANOTHER TIRE ON SAME VEHICLE THE TREAD CAME OFF. JULY 6 SAME VEHICLE ANOTHER GENERAL TIRE TREAD CAME OFF. JULY 12 RT FRONT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED BEFORE AND AFTER EACH INCIDENT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, ON JULY 14, 2006 THE BATTERY FAILED AND LEAKED SULFURIC ACID ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY.

BRAKES FAIL WHEN VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO 5-10 MPH DUE TO DEFECTIVE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSORS. *NM

TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER NEEDLES SWEPT FULL RANGE AND ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. IF THIS HAPPENS IN A INTERSECTION DURING A START OR WHILE YIELDING, I FEAR AN ACCIDENT. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE THE POWER CAME BACK. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. *NM

REAR TAIL LIGHT FILLS WITH WATER AND FOGS UP CAUSING LIGHTS TO NOT BE SEEN GOOD...*NM

WE PURCHASED OUR 2003 SILVERADO IN SEPT. 2003 . FROM NOVEMBER 2003 WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE BRAKE FAILURES AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON . THE DEALER HAD THE TRUCK IN MAY FOR ALMOST A MONTH AND THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO US WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED . THE TRUCK CURRENTLY SITS IN OUR GARAGE AND WE REFUSE TO DRIVE IT. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THIS PROBLEM IS NORMAL AND THAT THE TRUCK IS SAFE. *NM

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHEVY DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL VEHICLES. WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THERE ARE SO MANY FAILURES WHY NOT RECALL AND REPLACE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS OF 3-10 MPH. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES; HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 6/20/2006 - *NM

CONSISTENT KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER HAS REGREASED THE SHAFT TWICE WITH SPECIAL GREASE AND ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT REPLACED THE WHOLE SHAFT WITH AN UPDATED VERSION. IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS THE SHAFT HAS BEGUN TO KNOCK AGAIN. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T TURN OFF OR CHANGE SPEED ONCE TURNED ON. ONLY OPERATE IN NORMAL OR HIGH SPEED. HAD TO PULL FUSE TO TURN THEM OFF. WILL BE CHECKING WITH DEALER TO INVESTIGATE SOLUTION. *NM

1-RUSTING & FLAKING OF REAR BRAKE ROTORS AT 13,482 MILES NY STATE AND GM INSPECTION DONE AT13,460 MILES 2-REAR BRAKE FAILURE 3-TWO GM DEALERS REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY THIRD GM REP STATES THIS IS NORMAL WEAR (NOT COVERED) ROTORS HAVE LARGE PITS AND CREVICES UP TO 2"LONG AND 1/2"WIDE IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ON BOTH REAR ROTORS/ HAD TOO BE REPLACED GM REFUSED TOO COVER COST I HAVE OLD PARTS AND PICTURES OF ROTORS ON VEHICLE. *NM

SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK. *NM

MY SPEEDOMETER GOES IN AND OUT. TYPICALLY DOESN'T WORK IN THE MORNING WHEN IT IS COLD. SOMETIMES WILL BE WORKING FINE THEN STOPS AND STAYS WHERE IT WAS WHEN IT STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD IT IS THE GAUGE CLUSTER THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED A POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACTED TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE HE SUGGESTED REPLACING THE MID SHAFT OF THE STEERING. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP VIN # [XXX] DO NOT WORK AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER IN SOMERSET PA WHERE I BOUGH IT AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO REPAIR IT. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THAT WAS THE NATURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND DID NOTHING. THE SECOND TIME AFTER I ALMOST WRECKED THE TRUCK THEY CLEANED THE ABS SENSORS AND SAID THAT WAS ALL THEY COULD DO. THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I WANTED THEM TO UNHOOK THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT. THIS ALL TOOK PLACE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. NOW GM IS RECALLING 1998-2002 SILVERADO PICKUP FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS BUT NOT MY 2003 TRUCK. MY TRUCK WAS BUILT IN 2002 AND I BOUGHT IT IN 2002 BUT IT IS A 2003 MODEL. I BELIEVE THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BEFORE I GET HURT. IF GM CAN'T REPAIR THIS TRUCK THEY SHOULD GIVE ME A NEW ONE. I ONLY HAVE 8,700 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND I BOUGHT IT FOR BAD WINTER ROADS AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T STOP AT SLOW SPEED ON SNOW OR ICE ROADS.*JB UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH NY STATE INSPECTION ON MARCH 28, 2005 AND PASSED ALTHOUGH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. FOUR MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED. GM WILL ONLY REDUCE THE PRICE FROM $225 TO $79, ALTHOUGH IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THEY SAID IT WAS A WEAR OR RUST ISSUE. BUT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE FINE. GM WAS NOT HONORING THE WARRANTY.*AK THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED DUE TO NOISE. *NM

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. ROTORS WERE CORRODED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT GM PUT ON "JUNK" PARTS AND WILL NOT ADMIT IT. TRIED TO WORK OUT THE SITUATION WITH GM BUT THEY REFUSED TO COOPERATE. HAD TO PAY FOR THE WORK MYSELF.

DT: CONSUMER STATES: VEHICLE HAD TERRIBLE STOPPING DISTANCE. HAD TO APPLY HARD PRESSURE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, TOOK IT TO BRAKE SPECIALIST, WHO SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BOOSTER.*AK *SB

SPEEDOMETER WAS JUMPING AROUND SPEEDS NOT INDICATED THE PROPER SPEED IF IT WORKED AT ALL.I FEEL IT IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE NOT KNOWING THE SPEED YOUR GOING FOR THE ROAD CONDITIONS AND WHEN SEARCHING INTERNET FOUND THAT IT IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM THAT GENERAL MOTORS STILL DOES NOTHING TO FIX FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND CHARGES THE OWNER A CHECK OUT FEE AND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLORS TO PUT A NEW DASH IN VEHICLE.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS GETTING RECALLED TAILGATE REPAIRS COMPLETED ON 2003 CHEVROLET LD 1500.*MR IN GM'S COMPUTER THE TAILGATE RECALL APPEARD TO HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT A MIXUP OCCURED SINCE HE ALSO OWNS A 2002 PICKUP. THE TAILGATE WAS REPLACED ON THE 2002 TRUCK BUT THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THEY MARKED THAT THE TAILGATE ON THE 2003 TRUCK WAS REPLACED INSTEAD. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS ALSO REPLACED. *NM

MY COMPLAINT IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB, 4X4 TRUCK. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS FELT SPONGY. AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE "LOW" BRAKE PEDAL, MY DEALER ADVISED THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MY REAR ROTORS REPAIRED & THE REAR BRAKE SHOES REPLACED., SO I HAD THE WORK DONE. ONE WEEK LATER, I AGAIN COMPLAINED THAT NOW WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO EVEN LOWER. THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS CHECKED OUT, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS CHECKED, & I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS OK, THERE WERE NO LEAKS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS TRUCK. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. IN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE WIPER BLADE WAS DEFECTIVE, THUS SCRATCHING THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO COMPLAIN TO GET THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED & THE WIPER REPAIRED. ALSO WITHING THE FIRST FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING, THE 4X4 SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW. ANOTHER COMPLAINT THAT THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP WAS THE WIND NOISE DUE TO A FAULTY DOOR GASKET ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS WAS NOT REPLACED, ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXED, WHICH ONLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT WHILE. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE O2 OXYGEN SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. WITHIN A MONTH, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, THIS TIME IT IS A STUCK OPEN VALVE SOLONOID DEALING WITH THE EMMISSION SYSTEM OF WHICH I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF 364.00 TO REAPAIR, THIS WOULD

SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. AT APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES THIS FIRST OCCURRED AND I CALLED A NEARBY DEALER TO SEE IF THEY COULD RESET THE COMPUTER THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. AT THE TIME THEY COULDN'T FIT ME IN AND ASKED THAT I SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. I DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH A CO-WORKER AND HIS 2004 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS IN THE SHOP. APPARENTLY IT HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM IT WAS 4-7 WEEKS TO GET NEW PARTS OR THEY COULD SEND OUT HIS EXISTING PARTS TO BE REWORKED. THE DELAER HAS SAID THAT A BULLITIN HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ORDERED. I WOULD THINK THAT VEHICLES A YEAR OR TWO OLD SHOULD HAVE A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. THE WAY I HAVE FOUND TO FIX IT IS TO STOP AND REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLES AND LET THE COMPUTER RESET. SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 120 MPH AND JUST STAYS THERE, EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK IS NOT RUNNING. I AM WONDERING IF THIS EFFECTS MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES OR MY MILEAGE READINGS.*AK

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS DRIVER HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED, AND REPROGRAMMED IT THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

MAJOR REPAIRS FIRST THE AXLE SEAL STARTED LEAKING 24000 MILES,ALSO NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER DIDN'T GET REPAIR UNTIL , RETURN FOR CHECK AT 36000 ,I FIXED THE TRUCK MYSELF BECAUSE WASN'T GETTING SERVICE FROM DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY TRUCK,FLOW CHEVROLET,OF WINSTON SALEM. NOW I HAD NOTICED TICKING WHEN I WOULD START THE ENGINE COLD AND HAVE BEEN LEFT TO SETTLE WITH HAVING THE TRUCK REPAIRED WITH IT COSTING ME THE CONSUMER, EVEN IF ,THE DEALERSHIP I WORKING WITH ME. BUT AT 51000 OR BETTER I SHOULDN'T BEHAVING THESE TYPE OF REPAIRS. *JB

MY HUSBAND OWNS A 03 SILVERADO C1500. I DRIVE IT TO SAVE ON GAS. I HAVE TRIED COMING TO A STOP BEFORE, AND HAD THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, I ALMOST MISSED MY TURN. I SCARED ME BECAUSE I KNOW YOU DO NOT NEED THAT MUCH PRESSURE ON BRAKES TO STOP. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I HAVE IS EVERYTIME I MAKE A LEFT TURN, THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. WE THOUGHT IS WAS THE SHROUD COVER, BUT WAS NOT. IT IS NOW GETTING LOUDER, AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR A RECALL FOR BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE KNOCKING NOISE? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR THE HELP! *NM

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND BOTH FRONTAL AND REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK. DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT VEHICLE PRODUCED A LOUD NOISE. *AK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IN THE STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPALCED, HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. *JB

POTENTIAL BRAKE FAILURE ON NEW VEHICLE. 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO INFORMATION CENTER INDICATED "REDUCED BRAKE POWER." CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN NEW MEXICO INDICATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VACUUM FOR BRAKE ASSIST. NEW MEXICO CHEVY DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX AND I WAS TRAVELING, SO THEY FLASHED THE IPC CARD TO ELIMINATE THE MESSAGE. I RETURNED TO HOUSTON, TX AND WESTSIDE CHEVROLET FLASHED THE IPC IN AN ATTEMPT TO MASK THE PROBLEMS AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET PICKUP WITH APPROX. 26,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKS LOUDLY WHEN UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING AND GETS WORSE BY THE WEEK. IT IS NOW SLAMMING INTO GEAR AND I AM AFRFAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT MIGHT FAIL AT SPEED OR IN TRAFFIC AND I AM AFRAID IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH SAY IT IS A NORMAL CONDITION AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE BUT THERE IS A BULLETIN OUT ABOUT IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY BE TRYING TO COVER UP AN APPARENT DEFECT ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. THIS WAS MY HUSBANDS TRUCK, WHO PASSED AWAY IN APRIL AND I NEED IT TO HAUL VARIOUS THINGS TO THE FARM WHICH IS A 6 HR. DRIVE BUT NOW I AM AFRAID TO MAKE THE TRIPS IN THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED OR OVERLOADED AND I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU COULD AFFROD ME ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTUION TO THIS MATTER. [XXX]*AK ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL PROCEEDED TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. *AK

WHEN CHANGING A FLAT TIRE ON A PICK UP TRUCK THE O E M BOTTLE JACK COLLAPSED NEARLY INJURING AN EMPLOYEE. THE BASE OF JACK CAME APART AT THE FOUR CRIMPED PLACES WHICH RE USED IN PLACE OF WELDS, RIVETS OR BOLTS. THESE JACKS NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED! WE REPLACED THE JACK WITH A HYDRAULIC JACK. WE STILL HAVE THE FAILED JACK AND WILL TAKE DIGITAL PICTURES OF IT.*AK *NM

THE VAN I PURCHASED HAS UNACCEPTABLE SEAT BELTS ON THE REAR BENCH. THE LAP BELT PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT RIDES TOO HIGH. IT RIDES UP UNDER THE ARM PITS OF A SMALLER PERSON, RATHER THAN ACROSS THE HIP BONES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF WE WERE EVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PORTION OF THE BELT BOLTED TO THE FLOOR WITH A SHORTER BELT, BUT THIS DID NOT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM.

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UP TRUCH IS MAKING A KLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD BUT LUBRICATE IT AND THAT THE NOISE WOULD RETURN WITHIN A MONTH. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT CAUSES ANY MORE TROUBLE. THANK YOU.*AK

STEERING THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING LEFT (SILVERADO 1500) THUD IS FELT AS SOMETHING FEELS LOOSE IN FRONT END. *AK

VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH QUADRA STEER (4 WHEEL STEERING). WHEN THIS SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS SLIDING REAR WHEELS WENT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THIS RESULTED IN CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. OWNERS MANUAL INDICATED THAT THIS SYSTEM COULD BE USED IN ANY WEATHER.*AK

FIVE TIMES TRUCK (17 MONTHS OLD AND 21000 MILES) HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIPS FOR "SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE" MESSAGE CENTER INDICATOR, ABS LIGHT, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT, ALARMS, AND INOPERABLE. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH CLANKING FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. EVERY TIME TRUCK WAS "FIXED" BY REPLACING/REPROGRAMMING THE TRANSFER CASE MODULE, AND LUBING OF STEERING COLUMN (WHICH MANUFACTURE INDICATES WAS A POOR LUBE JOB AT CONSTRUCTION). PROBLEM RECURRED. NOW DEALERSHIP INFORMS THAT THE MANUFACTURE ISSUED A TSB THAT INSTRUCTS DEALERSHIPS TO NOT REPLACE MODULES ANYMORE, AS GM IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND NEW MODULES WILL BE NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WERE TOLD THAT GM ENGINEERS ARE "INVESTIGATING" IT. NOW, IF MODULE FAILS AGAIN, OUR 4-WHHEL DRIVE TRUCK WILL BE WITHOUT 4-WHEEL DRIVE. DATE IS OF FIRST INCIDENT. NUMEROUS TSBS HAVE BEEN POSTED CONCERNING THESE PROBLEMS, GM DOES NOT RESPOND. DATE INDICATED IS DATE OF FIRST PROBLEM AT 8000 MILES. *AK

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 (V6) WAS APPARENTLY DESIGNED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR COIL SITUATED OVER THE DISTRIBUTOR AND POINTS. THE CONDENSOR COIL DRIPS MOISTURE ONTO AND INTO THE DISTRIBUTOR CAUSING CORROSION. THIS CORROSION CAUSES THE ENGINE TO HESITATE AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AT ACCELERATION TO 45 MPH. MY NEW VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD THE DISTRIBUTOR AND POINTS REPLACED TO "REMEDY" THE SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP WAS SUPPOSED TO WRAP THE CONDENSOR COIL WITH TAPE WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE CONDENSATE TO DRIP FURTHER INTO THE ENGINE BUT AS IT TURNS OUT THEY DIDN'T "GET AROUND" TO WRAPPING THE COILS. AS A RESULT, AFTER RUNNING THE A/C, THE ENGINE IS HESITATING AFTER ONLY 20 MILES OF DRIVING. THEY STATED THE FIX IS GOOD FOR AS LONG AS THE TAPE HOLDS UP. AFTER THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE MY PROBLEM TO PAY TO REPLACE THE DISTRIBUTOR EVERY 5 OR 10 THOUSAND MILES WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE. SO FAR, I HAVE CONTACTED 4 DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS IN THE HOUSTON AREA. EVERY SERVICE MANAGER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM EXISTS ON ALL V6 ENGINES FOR THIS TRUCK FOR YEARS 2002 AND 2003. THE SALES STAFF WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THEY EVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. I AM AWARE OF 3 OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEIR DEALERS WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM EXISTS.*AK

WE HAD AN ELECTRIC MALFUNCTION IN OUR STEERING COLUMN. THE STARTER HAD THE INSULATION ON THE WIRE WAS RUBBED THROUGH ENOUGH TOO SHORT OUT AND CAUSE IT TO BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE ENTIRE TRUCK SYSTEM SHUTDOWN. THE IGNITION AND THE KEY WAS HOT TO TOUCH WHEN WE TOUCH IT TO TAKE IT OUT. *LA

WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE DRIVER WOULD ALSO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FOWARD. THE OWNER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *PH *TS *NLM

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE AIR FLOW CONTROL SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES WENT FLAT. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER ST P245/75R16 *AK (THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT, AND THE RIGHT FRONT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GO FLAT) *SCC *JB