2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 complaints

CHRONIC FAILURE OF FUEL INJECTORS ON 2003 DURAMAX CHEVY TRUCK, DEAL HAS REPLACED INJECTORS THREE TIMES, NOW THEY ARE FAILING AGAIN AND WANT 5K TO FIX THEM. LAST FIX WAS 40,000 MILES AGO. HERE IS THE SHORT AND SKINNY. I WAS INFORMED (DURING AN INJECTOR SWAP IN MY TRUCK) THAT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INJECTORS THAT WERE TESTED BY GM AND THEIR PARTNERS (ISUZU AND BOSCH) PROVIDED GOOD DATA FOR THE ONGOING SERVICE CAMPAIGN, BUT WILL NOT BE RELEASED THROUGH GM PARTS. GM AND PARTNERS (BOSCH) HAVE MADE 2 MODIFICATIONS (DOCUMENTED) TO THE INJECTOR DESIGN FROM ORIGINAL AND HAS DEEMED THE CURRENT INCARNATION OF THIS INJECTOR ADEQUATE. THAT IS GM'S SOLUTION APPARENTLY. WILL IT BE A PERMANENT SOLUTION? WHO CAN SAY, BUT IT PROBABLY WILL BE THE ONLY SOLUTION WE EVER SEE. THE PRODUCTION AND DESIGN COST COMBINED WITH A "LIMITED" CUSTOMER BASE DICTATES THAT WE WILL PROBABLY NOT SEE A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT UNIT OF NEW DESIGN COME INTO THE MARKETPLACE. MANY FAILURE CAUSES HAVE BEEN THEORIZED, TWO MAIN MODES OF PREMATURE FAILURE HAVE EMERGED, BUT I AM OF THE THOUGHT THAT A WAVEFORM ANALYSIS OF THE POWER TO THE INJECTORS DONE OVER LONG TERM MIGHT YIELD SOME INTERESTING RESULTS. HAVING BEEN THROUGH THE MILL ON THESE INJECTORS PERSONALLY, AND HAVING READ VOLUMES OF INFORMATION, I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE EFFECT OF A PROBLEM ON A WEAK POINT (INJECTOR BODIES), AND NOT THE ROOT CAUSE. SO THE BUY IS STUCK WITH A POORLY ENGINEERED TRUCK. WHAT RECOURSE DO WE HAVE??? COME ON GM COME CLEAN

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD EXPERIENCED A MAJOR BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED/RUSTED LINES. WHILE MAKING A HARD STOP IN TRAFFIC THE LINE RUPTURED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE BRAKE LINE DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAB. MY BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED, AS THEY ARE ALL EXHIBITING HEAVY RUST DAMAGE. I KNOW THERE IS AN ACTIVE NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SPECIFIC MODEL AND YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2003 SILVERADO 2500HD BRAKE LINE FAILURE DO TO CORROSION IN LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO REAR BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED SO SUDDENLY THAT I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING AROUND THE WHEELS OR TRUCK. I GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. I HEARD A SQUEEZING SOUND AND SAW FLUID SQUIRTING FROM BENEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE STEEL BRAKE LINE ON TOP OF THE TRUCK FRAME WAS RUSTED AND DEVELOPED A HOLE FROM WHICH THE BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTED. THERE IS SECOND STEEL BRAKE LINE ON TOP OF THE THE FAILED LINE, WHICH IS ALSO RUSTED. THE BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. MY LAST VEHICLE HAD OVER 135,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE IN GREAT CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD UPON ENGAGEMENT AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL AFTER THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STOPPING. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,967.

LEAVING WOODS GOING DOWN A HILL WITH A LOAD OF FIREWOOD IN BED. APPLIED BRAKES & PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINE BECAUSE IT WAS TOO CORRODED TO REPAIR. 2ND INCIDENT: BACKING TRAILER INTO WATER TO TAKE BOAT OUT. APPLIED BRAKES & PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS OCCURRED ON 07/28/2011 WITH MILEAGE @ 105,000. AT THIS TIME ALL I KNOW IS THE BRAKE LINE BLEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GAUGES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

2003 CHEVY SILERADO TAILGATE POPS OPEN, HARD TO CLOSE AND HAS BEEN FIXED 3 TIMES. THIS IS AN ACCIENDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE CARGO CAN FALL OUT OF THE BED. I SPOKE WITH OTHERS AND THEY HAVE REPORTED THE SAME. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST OUT, 35,000 MILES ON PU TRUCK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR ROAD. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON LINE I FOUND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF FAILURES FOR BRAKE LINE RUST OUTS FOR THIS PERIOD OF TIME 1999-2004, THIS IS A 2003 CHEVY PU UP, NOT A 1959 PICKUP! I AM DISMAYED THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM! *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO RUPTURED BRAKE LINE DRIVER SIDE. PUMPED BRAKE PEDAL TO GET PRESSURE BUILT BACK UP IN ORDER TO BRING TRUCK TO A STOP. UPON INSPECTION SOME OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY RUSTED INCLUDING THE LINE THAT RUPTURED. OTHER BRAKE LINES APPEAR FINE, NO RUST. GM MUST HAVE HAD A BAD QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT. HOW WOULD SOME BRAKE LINES BE FINE AND OTHERS HAVE COMPLETE RUST OUT? DID GM HAVE MULTIPLE SUPPLIERS FOR THESE BRAKE LINES? THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVROLET 2500HD 2WD EXT CAB PICK UP TRUCK. *TR

BRAKING WHILE PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER AND TWO SEPARATE STEEL BRAKE LINES RUPTURED. IN PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL STEEL LINES DO TO HIGH LEVEL OF CORROSION. *TR

5/12/2011 2003 CHEVROLET 2500 HD 85,000 MILES WHILE APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC BEGAN TO BRAKE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY. STRUCK THE AUTOMOBILE IN FRONT OF ME AT APPROX. 20 MPH WHICH STRUCK THE AUTOMOBILE IN FRONT OF THEM. LUCKILY NO INJURIES REPORTED AT TIME OF INCIDENT. $1,500 REPAIRS TO FRONT END OF MY TRUCK AND UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF DAMAGES TO REPAIR OTHER AUTOMOBILES. BOTH WERE DRIVABLE ALTHOUGH APPROX. SAME AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AS MINE. TRUCK WAS TOWED FROM SCENE. DEALERSHIP FOUND BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED, $1,600. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTING TO A STOP WHEN SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING A SMALL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINES WERE VERY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE BRAKES ON A TRAILER IT WAS HAULING. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10003 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

I'VE HAD IT LESS THAN 1 YEAR, AND HAS UNDER 90,000 MILES. I LEFT MY HOUSE AND GOT 1/4 MILE DOWN THE STREET AND THE ENTIRE CAB OF THE TRUCK FILLED WITH SMOKE. HAD TO CALL 911 AND HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COME TO THE SCENE. AN ELECTRICAL FIRE ABOVE THE HEAD LINER KILLED THE ELECTRONICS IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. NO LIGHTS, POWER SEATS, RADIO, DASH CLUSTER, EXTERNAL LIGHTS AND SIGNALS, HORN, WINDOWS,NOTHING WORKS, ENGINE WONT START. THE FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED NEXT TO THE ON STAR SPEAKER IN THE HEADLINER. *TR

CORRODED BRAKE LINES ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, SOMETIMES EVERY DAY. NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FUEL GAUGE OFTEN SHOWS INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE CAR IS WARM THAN WHEN IT IS COLD. IT HAPPENS A LOT WHEN THE CAR IS HOT (E.G. HEATER IS ON VERY HIGH OR IN THE SUMMER). I'M AFRAID THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WILL TELL ME THAT I HAVE MORE FUEL THAN I REALLY DO AND, AS A RESULT, CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON A BUSY HIGHWAY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS STILL HAPPENS TO THE VEHICLE OFTEN. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN DONE. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY MANY OTHERS WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENS NOT ONLY TO THE FUEL GAUGE, BUT ALSO THESE OTHER GAUGES: THE SPEEDOMETER (WHICH COULD CAUSE ME TO DRIVE TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS OR BREAK THE SPEED LIMIT), OIL PRESSURE, ENGINE TEMP, VOLTMETER, TRANSMISSION TEMP AND TACHOMETER. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD PICK UP W/ A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES. THIS WINTER WHILE DRIVING THE BREAK PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR AND COULD NOT STOP. A SNOW EMBANKMENT STOPPED ME LUCKILY WITH NO INJURY AND NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A NEARBY CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED RIGHT THROUGH THE CALIPERS WERE CORRODED AT THE BLEEDER VALVE AND ROTORS WERE DELAMINATING . THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT IS COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES. I CANNOT SEE A 7 YEAR OLD VEHICLE W/ LOW MILES HAVING SUCH A MAIN MAJOR SYSTEM FAILURE AS THIS. THE COST FOR REPAIR WOULD BE $3,200 I CANNOT AFFORD THIS SO THE VEHICLE (WHICH IS MINT CONDITION) IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVE WAY. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD W/ 8.1L ENGINE. WITH 59,000 MILES. I NOTICED A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TOOK INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR SOME OTHER SERVICE AND HAD THEM CHECK THIS NOISE ALSO. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A WARPED RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I ALSO KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME ENGINE IN THERE MOTORHOMES THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ALL GAUGES QUIT WORKING. THEY WILL WORK EVERY NO AND THEN. *TR

BRAKE LINES CORRODE EASILY WHICH LEADS TO LEAKING AND LOSS OF BRAKES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING SITUATIONS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD TO REPLACE A SECTION OF BRAKE LINE. *TR

RUSTED AND LEAKING BRAKE LINES ON A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD 4X4. *TR

NEEDLE ON SPEEDOMETER FREEZES IN WINTER. I DO NOT KNOW MY SPEED! *TR

SUDDEN BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD - BRAKE LINES RUPTURED DUE TO RUST. TO CORRECT, NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES ON TRUCK, AS THE REMAINING LINES WERE NEAR FAILURE AS WELL. I SEE THERE IS AN OPEN EA11001 ON THIS, AND I WANTED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW I HAVE THE VERY SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THE FAILURE BECAME FREQUENT, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND CONFIRMED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 07V521000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; THEY AGREED TO CALL HIM AT A LATER DATE TO INFORM HIM IF THEY WERE GOING TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

I NOTICED THAT THE WAS A LEAK UNDER MY TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND TO MY SURPRISE IT WAS A BRAKE LINE AND AS I STARTED LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE VISUALLY IN SIMILAR SHAPE. THIS IS ON A 2003 SILVERADO WITH 62000 MILES, SO I AM NOW REPLACING ALL THE LINES BECAUSE IF I DIDN'T SEE THE DRIP IT COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT WITH A 7200 POUND TRUCK. *TR

I HAVE A CHEVY SILVERADO 03, 2500HD AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND WIRE HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO IT. I RECENTLY CHANGED A BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER BACK IN SEPTEMBER, NOW HERE IS DECEMBER AND THE SAME RESISTOR HAD BLOWN AGAIN. SO I REPLACED WITH NEW ONE, AND NOW THE WIRE HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO IT IS HEATING UP TO APPOINT THAT YOU CAN SMELL BURNING WIRES. I HAD CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON A LOT OF GM VEHICLES AND WANT TO CHARGE ME $160 TO CHANGE THE BAD WIRE HARNESS AND BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. I DON'T UNDER STAND WHY THIS IS NOT RECALLED FOR POSSIBLE BEING ABLE TO START A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO DISPLAY A SPEED OF 10 MPH. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. A PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BODY DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED AN IMPROPER READING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY 2500 SILVERADO WITH THE 6 LITER V8. 2 YEARS AGO I NOTICED A TICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER LOOKING CLOSER I FOUND A BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 130,000 MILES ON IT. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER WHILE CHANGING OIL I FOUND ANOTHER BROKEN BOLT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS YEAR WHILE CHANGING PLUGS I FOUND ANOTHER BROKEN BOLT ON THE LEFT SIDE. I WAS LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO GET SOME TIPS ON FIXING THE PROBLEM WHEN I CAME ACROSS A UTUBE VIDEO BY CARQUESTIONS AND FOUND OUT THIS IS NOT JUST BAD LUCK ON MY PART IT IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT BY GM. THIS IS NOT AN EASY FIX AND TO GET IT DONE IS MORE THAN I CAN AFFORD. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY NOW BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IT HAS CREATED WITH THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS WAS NOT THE RESULT OF ANY ACTIONS OF MINE. I HAVE DONE THE MAINTENANCE TO MAINTAIN THIS VEHICLE. GM NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SUDDEN BRAKING FAILURE ON 2003 CHEVY 2500HD. LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKE LINE PRESSURE. BRAKE LINES FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I USE THIS TRUCK TO PULL A 2-HORSE GOOSENECK TRAILER AND HAD LITERALLY JUST UNLOADED TWO HORSES AND UNHOOKED THE TRAILER. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE TRUCK TO LEAVE THE BARN, THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND FLUID WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY AND TRUCK. VERY SCARY AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. HAD THIS OCCURRED MOMENTS BEFORE WHILE PULLING THE LOADED TRAILER ON THE HIGHWAY, I AM ALMOST CERTAIN THAT MY SELF AND/OR SOMEONE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED, NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY OF THE HORSES. THERE WERE SUDDENLY NO BRAKES. I PULLED THE TRUCK ONTO THE GRASS AND CAME TO A STOP. IT IS STILL SITTING THERE BUT HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY TWO PEOPLE. COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. I AM NOW INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. PLEASE ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. THANK YOU. RESPECTFULLY, JULIE MILLER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NO LONGER WORKING AND DISPLAYED ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED IN 2007. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. UPDATED 01/28/11*LJ UPDATED 02/07/11

REAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURE BEHIND FUEL TANK ON 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WHILE NORMALLY DRIVEN. INSPECTED THE LINES FOR REPAIR AND FOUND SEVERE CORROSION OF ALL LINES AFT OF THE A.B.S. UNIT. HAVE REPLACED LINES WITH AFTERMARKET BENDABLE ONES AS PERFORMED ARE NOT AVAILABLE I AM TOLD. LARGE SECTIONS OF OLD LINE ARE IN MY POSSESSION. 60,000 MILES ON UNIT UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION IS TERRIBLE. *TR

2003 CHEVY 2500HD BRAKE LINE FAILURE,THE LINE RUNNING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS CONTROL RUBBED THRU AND FAILED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THERE IS EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES IN THIS AREA. MINE FAILED 35 INCHES FROM THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. *TR

COULD NOT REMOVE SPARE TIRE FROM VEHICLE. THE CABLE LOWERED THE TIRE UNTIL THE SECONDARY CATCH RESTRICTED THE LOWERING ANY FURTHER. FOLLOWED OWNERS MANUAL TO RESOLVE ISSUE, DID NOT WORK. CRANKED SPARE TIRE BACK TO MOUNTED POSITION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY HAD TO CUT THE CABLE AND UNBOLTED THE MECHANISM FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SECONDARY CATCH WAS ACCESSED AND RELEASED FROM THE SIDE. THE UNIT IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL AND A NEW UNIT IS WELL OVER $100. I NOW HAVE ACCESS TO THE SPARE BUT NOT THE FACTORY MOUNTING POSITION. GLAD I DON'T GET A FLAT TIRE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET K2500HD SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING 5 MPH FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. AS THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE YET HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

CATASTROPHIC BRAKE LINE RUPTURE IN BOTH CIRCUITS OF THE REDUNDANT HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. IF IT HAD OCCURRED 5 MILES EARLIER, THEIR WOULD HAVE BEEN A 7000 POUND MACHINE ROLLING ON I83 WITH NO BRAKES, PLACING UNWARY MOTORISTS AND THE DRIVER AT SIGNIFICANT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, YOU SHOULD PONDER THE POSSIBLE CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE TO REPORT THIS LATENT DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THESE BEHEMOTH MACHINES. AT THE VERY LEAST, EACH REGISTERED OWNER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY OF THE POSSIBLE FATAL MALFUNCTION. IF IT SAVES ONE LIFE!!! IF IT CAUSES ONE DEATH??? MY 1990 JEEP CHEROKEE STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES AT 297000 MILES! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MANAGERS, ACCOUNTANTS AND LAWYERS TELL ENGINEERS TO SHUT UP. REMEMBER THE CHALLENGER (SPACE SHUTTLE)? FASTER! CHEAPER! BETTER???? CORPORATE USA HAS ALREADY FAILED, SIZE IS IRRELEVANT. BEING A PART OWNER OF GM, CAN YOU SPELL CONFLICT OF INTEREST? *TR

HAVE 38,597 ON MY 2003 CHEVY SIL HD 4X4, HAD TO REPLACED ALL BRAKE ROTORS,BRAKES,CALIPERS. RUSTED SO BAD THEY WERE NOT WORKING? DRIVE SHAFT AND ALL UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND FRAME RUSTED? LIKE ITS 50 YEARS OLD. LIVE IN VA? WORST I'VE EVER SEEN! SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, DID MY METAL COME FROM CHINA? *TR

2003 CHEVROLET CK2500, WESTBOUND WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FENDER. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0367-89) *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THERE WAS ONE BRAKE LINE THAT WAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND WAS REPLACED. THE OTHER THREE RUSTED BRAKE LINES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. BRAKE LINES BENEATH DRIVER SEAT ALONG FRAME RAIL BURST WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT ON THE ROAD. WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO, MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETELY EMPTIED, AND NO BRAKES AT ALL. CURRENTLY AT PALLONE CHEVROLET IN SPRINGFIELD VA. AWAITING REPAIR. *TR

VEHICLE REMAINS RUNNING BUT SHOWS POWER REDUCTION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHUT IT OFF, PRESS THE ARROW BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL FOR A FEW SECOND AND RESTART. THIS HAPPENED ON I35 AT 70MPH 4 TIMES IN 40 MILES YESTERDAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO RUST. 08/19/11

2003 SILVERADO 2500HD EXT CAB 4X4, 42,000 MILES. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. LIVE IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN. ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE ALL RUSTED BRAKE LINES IS OVER 41,200. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANY BRAKE LINES CORRODING FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN DRIVEN IN SNOW OR ICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66000.

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF INSTRUMENT/GAUGES CLUSTER CAUSING UNKNOWN DRIVING SPEEDS AND UNABLE IDENTIFY POSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEMS AND UN ABLE IDENTIFY FUEL LEVEL. INTERMITTENT FAILURE OCCURRED FOR TWO YEARS UNTIL TOTALLY FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR

RUSTY BRAKE LINES, ALL SYSTEM BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE PARTS ARE RUSTING TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. TWO LINES FAILED. ALL SYSTEM PARTS ARE BEING REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HEAVY DUTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELL INTO THE FLOORBOARD MUCH FARTHER THAN NORMAL HOWEVER; THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH. THE REDUCED POWER WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE DEALER RE-ROUTED THE INSIDE ENGINE HARNESS YET THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED AN ENGINE RELEARN SERVICE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HEAVY DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS WERE OPERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HOWEVER WHEN THEY WERE OFF, THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION. WHEN THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE ON, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, REACTIVATE THE LIGHTS, RESTART THE ENGINE, AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONFIRM THE RESULTS OF THE PREVIOUS DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM LEFT FRONT BRAKE TO ABS PUMP CORRODED WHERE THE LINE IS EXPOSED IN THE WHEEL WELL. BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO FLOOR AND POOL OF FLUID WAS NOTICED UNDER FRONT OF VEHICLE. HAPPENED WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY SO NO ACCIDENT. *TR