2003 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED AND VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT IN REVERSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR CHECKUP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE BRAKE HOSES WERE TORN. THIS CAUSED THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN SHIFTING FROM THE SECOND TO THIRD GEAR A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS PRODUCED. DEALER HAS REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. C URRENTLY, WHEN SHIFTING FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR A LOUD NOISE IS PRODUCED. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL WHILE DRIVING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED TO REGISTER THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED VIA PHONE. *AK

2OO3 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, BRAKES ARE SPONGY, WILL NOT STOP QUICKLY, PEDAL NEEDS MORE FORCE THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE DRIVEN, DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG, THEY APPEAR NORMAL, I DISAGREE, THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING COMPLAINT ON THIS TRUCK, DATE IS WHEN TRUCK WAS 2 WEEKS OLD AS REFERENCE. TRUCKS RIGHT REAR WHEEL WILL ALSO LOCK UP ON DAMP ROAD UPON TRYING TO STOP. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, DEALER COULD DO NOTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL, AND DROVE INTO A EMBANKMENT. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH LEGS AND LEFT ARM. *AK

I ALONG WITH 4 CLOSE FRIENDS EACH INDIVIDUALLY OUN 2003 CHEVROLET 2500HD PICK UP TRUCKS. ALL OF US HAVE HAD A STEERING PROBLEM STEMMING FROM A STEERING COMPONENT CALLED THE "INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT" ALL OF MY FRIENDS HAVE HAD THEIR SHAFTS CHANGED OUT UNDER CHEVROLETS FACTORY WARRANTY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE MINE COVERED BECAUSE I AM OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY MILAGE, HOWEVER I DID HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BY MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS BAD. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS SHAFT DOES BUT I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK IN FEAR OF MY STEERING SHAFT BREAKING AND FALLING OUT. CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO COVER THIS PART AS A GOOD FAITH REPAIR SO I AM LOOKING INTO MAKING THIS A RECALL SITUATION DUE TO THE NUMBER OF WARRANTY REPAIRS THEY MAKE ON THESE TRUCKS.*AK

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. THE FUEL PUMP QUIT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD JUST UNDER 45,000 MILES. THE COST OF THE REPAIRS AMOUNTED TO $642, AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE TALKED WITH 2 OTHER OWNERS OF GM VEHICLES OF THIS TYPE AND YEAR AND THEY HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *JB

WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS PRODUCED. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

EXPERIANCED A TOTAL DIGITAL BLACKOUT OF ALL DIGITAL READ OUT ACCROSS THE DASH. COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT GEAR I WAS SHIFTING INTO. MILEAGE READOUT AND SUCH WAS BLACK. NO DISPLAY SHOWING RADIO OR HEATING/AC CONTROL.*AK

SPEEDOMETER READS ERRATICALLY WELL ABOVE OR BELOW ACTUAL SPEED OR MAY READ CORRECTLY THEN BECOME OFF BE A LITTLE OR A LOT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE HAD A RASH OF THESE FAILURES. COULD RESULT IN UNSAFE SPEEDS WITHOUT NOTICE. I FIRST NOTICED IT IN A 35 MPH ZONE WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER READ 35 AND I WAS PASSING EVERYONE QUICKLY. *JB

NHTSA RECALL 04V129000 ON THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL WITHOUT AN EXPLANATION. *AK *JB

AFTER HEARING GRINDING NOISES, I INSPECTED REAR BRAKES AND FOUND REAR INNER BRAKE PADS HAD PREMATURELY WORN OUT. AFTER DISASSEMBLING REAR BRAKES FOUND PADS FROZEN (STUCK) ON PAD GUIDES (HAD TO FORCE OFF WITH HAMMER) WHICH PREVENTED PADS RELEASING FROM ROTOR AND CAUSED UNEVEN AND PREMATURE WEAR OF PADS AND DESTROYED ROTORS. NEW PADS WERE PURCHASED AND UPON INSTALLATION REALIZED EVEN NEW PADS WOULD NOT SLIDE FREELY ON PAD GUIDES. LOCAL CHEVY DEALER STATES THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS. AFTER SEARCHING NUMEROUS FORUMS ON INTERNET AND SPEAKING WITH OTHER SILVERADO OWNERS FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM YET MANUFACTURER DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM FROM RECURRING I HAD GUIDE NOTCHES ON PADS MACHINED SLIGHTLY OVERSIZE THAN OEM. SO FAR NO PROBLEMS TO REPORT. IF I CAN FIGURE THIS OUT WHY CANT GM. *JB

THE STEERING SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER ORDERED THE PART, AND IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *AK THERE WAS A POPPING AND CRACKING SOUND. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. *SC THE PART WAS FINALLY REPLACED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD SNAPPED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

SPEEDOMETER HAS QUITE WORKING. THE ODOMETER ALL OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WORK. *AK

THE FUEL GAUGE STOPS WORKING ONCE THE VEHICLE BECOMES LOW ON GASOLINE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE, AND THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONSUMER TO CLEAR THE TRACKS. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED.*AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN: THE CONSUMER TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO HAVE RECALL THE RECALL (04V-129000) ON THE SUPPORT CABLE FIXED ON HIS TWO TRUCKS. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *NM REFERENCE CONSUMER LETTER 10109434 REGARDING THE OTHER 2003 CHEVROLET 2500 ALSO OWNED BY THE COMPLAINANT. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE MANUFACTURER HAS HAD ENOUGH TIME TO PROVIDE THE DEALER WITH THE PARTS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST HE WAS TRAVELING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, YOU CAN HEAR A NOISE AND THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER, AND THE LOWER STEERING COUPLING WAS DEFECTIVE. IT IS ON BACK ORDER. *NM

GAS PEDAL STICKS. AS MORE AND MORE PRESSURE USED TO ENGAGE, TRUCK LURCHES AHEAD . DEALER PERFORMED FUEL SYSTEM FLUSH FOR $93.00 BUT DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE PRODUCED A RATTLING SOUND WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

THE REAR DISC BRAKES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THEY WEAR COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE ROTORS BEFORE ONE IS AWARE THAT BRAKES ARE BAD. CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK

PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT FROM 1 TO 2ND AND AT TIMES WON'T SHIFT UNTIL YOU RELEASE GAS AND STEP ON GAS AGAIN. SOMETIMES WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO MOVE, THEN ENGAGES WHEN RPMS IS HIGH CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK INTO GEAR. *JB

SPEEDOMETER READS ERRATICALLY EITHER HIGHOR LOW. WILL REGISTER VARIOUS SPEED WHEN STOPPED. SOMETIMES WILL WORK PROPERLY, THEN GO BAD AGAIN. 1ST NOTICED WHEN READ 35 MPH ON ROAD KEEPING UP WITH TRAFFIC IN 60MPH ZONE. DEALER SAY HE HAS SEEN A RUN ON THIS PROBLEM WITH 5-6 IN LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. AT FIRST IT WOULD SEEM OKAY WHEN IT WARMED UP FOR 15-20 MINUTES NOW REALLY ERRATIC. REQUIRES MODULE REPLACEMENT AT $680 AND 7 DAYS TO GET PART. UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH NO RELIABLE SPEED MEASURE. *AK

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET 1500 Z71 EXT CAB PICKUP. ON DEC 23, 2004 THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT DECREASE ITS READING, EVEN IF THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL ONLY DISPLAY THE INCORRECT SPEED OR TOP OUT AND NOT MOVE FROM 120MPH. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND THE PART THEY NEED TO FIX THE SPEEDOMETER IS ON BACK ORDER FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS.*AK

THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT BACK OF THE FRONT WHEEL SIDE WAS 1/2 INCH LOWER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONDITION CARRIED ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FRAME AND TO THE BACK SPRINGS. *SC *JB

THE FRONT END WAS REPLACED TWICE FROM A CLANKING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED NO LESS THAN TWENTY TIMES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THE CLANKING SOUND WAS GONE.*AK

UNDER WARRANTY, REAR DRIVER'S SPRING SAGS 3/4 INCH AND MORE. JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, (40,000) SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO READ ACCURATELY, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. REAR VEW MIRROR DISPLAY SHOWS BACKWARD "F" FOR SEVENTIES, CAN NOT ISOLATE TEMP FROM COMPUS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN IT RAINS OR CAR IS WASHED.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW WHEN ROLLING DOWN REALEASES DOOR LATCH AND DOOR SWINGS OPEN WHEN PARKED. *AK

TRANSMISSION CLUNKING IN 2-3 UP SHIFT OR 3-2 DOWNSHIFT, MUSH LOUDER WHEN TOWING MY TRAILER IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO EXPLOYED BRAKES: BRAKE PEDAL IS ON THE FLOOR VERY VERY WEAK CANNOT STOP TRUCK ON A QUICK BRAKE 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 XCAB. *AK

CONSUMER WAS COMING FROM A ROAD TRIP. DURING THIS TRIP HE NOTICED THAT BRAKES FAILED. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET SERVICED. THEY TOLD HIM THAT REAR ROTORS RUSTED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO .5 TON. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR THE LAST 8 MONTHS. MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO ACT VERY JITTERY FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. IT IS STUCK POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. TWO DEALERS SAID THEY ARE SEEING THIS A LOT, AND HAVE A VERY LONG BACK ORDER FOR PARTS.*AK

WHEN TURNING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER CAN HEAR A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE IS CONTROLLABLE WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS. AT THE DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND WOULD NEED TO ORDER PARTS TO CORRECT IT. CONSUMER IS STILL WAITING FOR PARTS TO COME IN. *AK........DEALERSHIP LNDICATED THAT THEY HAVE HUNDREDS OF REPAIR PARTS ON ORDER, BUT RECEIVED NON E AS OF 12/28/2004.

AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A WEEK, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *JB *SC

COMPUTER GOES HAYWIRE BY LIGHTING ALL KIND OF IMFORMATION AND SOUNDING THE BUZZER.( COMPUTER STOPS ACTING OUT AFTER ONE TURN VEHICLE OFF AND STAR ENGINE AGAIN). STEERING WHEELS HAS A KNOCK WHICH IS GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. PASSENGER WINDOW MALFUNCTION, DOES NOT OPERATE. ( UP OR DOWN).

WHILE DRIVING STEERING MECHANISM MADE POPPING AND CLICKING NOISES. CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

AUDIBLE CLUNKING NOISE HEARD IN VEHICLE AND FELT IN STEERING WHEEL - STARTED AT 20,000 MILES AND NOW AT 30,000 IS EXTREMELY LOUD. DEALER VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM SAYS THEY ARE NOT REPLACING STEERING SHAFTS - ONLY GREASING. *AK

WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. WHEN STARTING UP, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND YOU MUST JERK IT TO BREAK LOOSE. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

DEFECTIVE SEAL IN STEERING MECHANISM. ( IN THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ) A REPAIR KIT IS OFFERED BUT IS ONLY TEMPORARY FIX. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THIS IS COMMON AND MAY HAVE TO BE REPEATED EVERY 15 TO 20,000 MILES AT OWNERS COST. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *AK

SEVERE TIRE PULLS, LEFT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED MOST PULL. EVEN DEVELOPED A SMALL BULGE IN THE TIRE TREAD ITSELF. CONDITION WORSENED WITH MILEAGE. CONSUMER TOOK HIS TRUCK TO 4WP STORE AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE TIRES UNDER PURCHASED WARRANTY. STORE MANAGER STATED THAT THE TIRE PULLS WERE COMMON AMONG ALL TIRE BRANDS AND FAILED TO REPLACE TIRES UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER AT A LATER TIME REPLACED WORN SUSPENSION PARTS DUE TO OUT OF BALANCE CONDITION AND VIBRATION CAUSED BY TIRE BULGES. CONSUMER ALSO FILED COMPLAINT WITH THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS STATE ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. *NM FB F2

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED EXCESSIVE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE, FOLLOWED BY LOW OIL PRESSURE, AND THE CRANK CASE GETTING FULL OF DIESEL. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT FUEL INJECTION BLEW OUT. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THE MANUFACTURER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART. THIS PART HAD BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR FOUR WEEKS. *AK *SC

I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM MY DOCTOR IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ON WV RT. #3, IN BECKLEY, WV, TRAVELING AT A SPEED LESS THAN 30 MPH, WHEN THE RT. REAR TIRE RUPTURED ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL; I HAD NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANY OBJECT, AND THE TIRE SHOWS NO TRAUMA TO ITS CARCASS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE LOSET POWER STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE POWER ASSIST PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING FLUID. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE IN APRIL 2004. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. WHEN WILL PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE? WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK THE PART FINALLY BECAME AVAILABLE OCTOBER 5, 2004. *NM

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER COULD FEEL VIBRATION IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR END. AFTER REPAIRS CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THIS MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON ICY ROADS.

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. *JB

WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BALANCE AND ROTATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS. *JB

KNOCK IN FRONT END, FELT IN STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS, NORMALLY WHEN TURNING. SERVICED EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES (DOCUMENTED), AND I ASKED THE SHOP FORMAN/MANAGERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM SINCE EARLY 2003 WHEN IT WAS FIRST NOTICED. WAS FINALLY TOLD IT WAS A SPLINE (?) NEEDING LUBED OR REPLACED BY A DEALERSHIP AND WAS ALSO ADVISED TO CONTACT GM AS IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE EARLY 2003 AND DEALERSHIPS NEW ABOUT IT THEN, HOWEVER, DIDN'T KNOW HOW OR WHAT TO DO TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. NOW VERY NOTICEABLE. SAFETY PROBLEM (??) . *NM