2003 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

TIRE JUST FELL APART ON THE THRUWAY. LUCKILY MY WIFE AND I ARE OK. I AM GOING TODAY TO BUY NEW TIRES. I WILL NOT KEEP OR OWN FIRESTONE TIRES AGAIN. THIS WAS NOT A BLOWOUT, THE TIRE FAILED. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. WHEN THE PASSENGER WAS STRAPPED IN AND LEANED FORWARD THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED INADVERTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND COMPLAINED TO THE MANUFACTURER. WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELTS MET SPECIFICATIONS, AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE IN FIRST GEAR. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

CLUNCKING UNDER HOOD FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE A 2001 TAHOE WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM. THE STEERING GEAR MUST BE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

VEHICLE STARTED BY ITSELF. THERE WERE NO KEYS IN IT. DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. WHILE OUT OF TOWN THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING ON ITS OWN BECAUSE CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE FULL OF GAS AND FOUND IT HALF EMPTY UPON RETURNING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CONSUMER WAS IN THE VEHICLE, ALL GAUGES WENT WILD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES DUE TO HIS HEAD HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK THE CHEVROLET TESTERS CAME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE IMPACT WAS NOT HARD ENOUGH NOR WAS THE VEHICLE GOING FAST ENOUGH FOR THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *NM

WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE CONSUMER HEARD A DISTURBING NOISE COMING FROM THE CLUTCH. *JB INITIALLY RTHE DEALER REPLACED THE U-JOINT BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. *NM

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR, AND THE PEDAL WAS HARD TO PUSH DOWN. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE MORE HE PUSHED THE LESS BRAKING POWER HE RECEIVED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

VEH HAS A CONSTANT PULSATION WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO AT HIGHER SPEEDS IN CRUISE CONTROL AND A FEW TIMES FELT LIKE VEH WAS GOING TO STALL WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL . *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL HAD SLIGHT HESITATION. THEN, THE VEHICLE STOPPED, AND A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE FRONT AXLE FAILED ON OUR 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD 4X4 4-DOOR PICKUP. IT HAS 39,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN USED IN LIGHT DUTY SITUATIONS ONLY (PRIMARILY HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH LIGHT TOWING). A LARGE SQUEAK DEVELOPED OVER A THREE WEEK PERIOD WHEN TURNING RIGHT CORNERS. OUR LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT WHEELS, ESPECIALLY THE DRIVERS SIDE, WERE CLOSE TO FALLING OFF THE TRUCK. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE LOCAL DEALER REPLACED BOTH FAILED MECHANISIMS WITHOUT QUESTION WITH IN STOCK PARTS. A LITTLE ODD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE MULTIPLE SETS OF FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES IN STOCK ON LAST YEAR'S MODEL, DON'T YOU THINK?*AK

I PURCHASED A NEW CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK ON 8/15/2003. I DROVE IT 15,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. ON ANOTHER TRIP RETURNING FROM DENVER TO DURANGO I WAS DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN THE BACK WHEELS SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO GO INTO AN UNCONTROLLED SKID AND I CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE TRUCK BOUNCED BACK INTO THE ROAD AND ALMOST FORCED OTHER CARS OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WAS VERY STEEP WITH NO GUARDRAIL. HAD I SKIDDED THAT DIRECTION, I WOULD HAVE TUMBLED SOME 200 FEET OR MORE. TO ADD TO THIS THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH THE MOUNTAIN. ALL OF THIS INFORMATION WAS NOTED IN THE COLORADO HIGHWAY PATROL ACCIDENT REPORT # 908FZEH21P. GENERAL MOTORS HAS ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY BUT 10+ WEEKS LATER HAS NOT REPLACED THE TOTALED TRUCK!*AK

ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN BRAKING. ALSO, AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. THEY HAD TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER =DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. BUT, DRIVER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE WHEN CABLES BROKE. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

2003 CHEVY 1500HD TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR A VIBRATION IN RUNNING GEAR, LAST DEALER INSTRUCTED ME TO LOWER TIRE PRESSURE FROM 50 IN FRONT AND 80 IN THE REAR TO 45 POUNDS ALL AROUND. THIS IS HALF THE RECOMMENED PRESSURE OF THE TRUCK AND I ASKED IF THIS WOULD BE SAFE, I WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. *JB

I AM COMPLAINING OF THE INSUFFICENT LUBE IN THE INTERMEDIATE STERRING SHAFT IN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2WD. A LOUD POPING COMES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AS YOU TURN. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER VEHICLES SIMILAR TO MINE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND WISH GM WOULD DO A RECALL.*AK

I AM COMPLAINING OF A CLUNKING SOUND AND A HARD SHIFT COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION IN A 2-3 UPSHIFT IN A 03 SILVERADO AUTOMATIC. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THAT GM SAYS THE NOISE AND SHIFTING IS NORMAL. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY CARS AND NOTHING I HAVE DRIVEN SHIFTS LIKE THAT. I WISH GM WOULD HAVE TO DO A RECALL AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

2003 2500 SILVARADO WITH 36,000 MILES. SO FAR THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING MODULE (DROPPED ITSELF INOT 4 LOW AT 70 MPH), TRANSMISSION (BECAME SO SLOPPY THAT IT SLAMMED PASSENGERS AROUND HAD TO BE REBUILT), AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR (QUIT WORKING AND THE NEW ONE WORKS POORLY), FUEL PUMP (DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF UTAH AND TOOK 4 DAYS TO GET THE PART), RADIO (HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER 4 VISITS), KEYLESS REMOTE FAILURES, AND 4 RECALLS. *AK

THE ENGINE SENSOR CONTINUED TO STAY ON WITHOUT WARNING . THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL MODULE SEAL, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB *TC

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. CONSUMER EXAMINED THE UNDER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT TIE ROD BROKE. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE COLLISION CAUSED THE TIE ROD TO BREAK. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED IN THE COLLISION, AND NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED.*AK FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. *TT

(1) WHILE CROSSING OVER A CATTLE GUARD AT 10-25 MPH THE SPARE TIRE HOIST AND SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE TRUCK WHICH ARE MOUNTED UNDERNEATH THE 2003 CHEVY DURAMAX PICKUP TRUCK. ( 2 )THE TIRE IMPACTED THE TRAILER BRAKE PLUG HOOKUP AND BROKE THE WELDS HOLDING IT ON. (3) ACCIDENT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR AND INTERAGENCY SAFETY COMMITEE. VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AND REPAIRS MADE WHEN POSSIBLE.*AK

BOUGHT A NEW 2003 Z-71 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IN SEPT 03'. HAD A BOUNCING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I PROBABLY NEEDED A TIRE BALANCE. SO I WENT TO THEIR TIRE SHOP. I DID THIS FIVE(5) SEPARATE TIMES. SO THEN THEY THOUGHT MAYBE A BAD TIRE. SO, I HAD ALL TIRES CHANGED. I HAVE NOW HAD THREE(3) DIFFERANT SETS OF TIRES PUT ONTO THIS VEHICLE. SO THEN I E-MAILED CHEVROLET WITH NO RESPONSE. ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER I E-MAILED THEM AGAIN. THIS TIME I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM CHEVROLET. THEY HAD ME SET UP A RIDE ALONG WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. JUST LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TEST DRIVE, THE SERVICE MANAGER COMMENTED ON THE VIBRATION IN HIS REAR THROUGH THE SEAT. 20 MINUTES LATER HIS COMMENT WAS "THIS WOULD DRIVE ME CRAZY!". AT THAT POINT THEY CHANGED THE REAR SHOCKS. NO HELP. SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WAS THEIR NEXT COARSE OF ACTION AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HE WAS MEETING WITH HIS REP. AND A ENGINEER AND WANTED THE TRUCK BACK AGAIN THREE WEEKS LATER. SO AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF, LATER I GOT A CALL FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THERE ARE TWO SETTING ON THE FRONT END THAT THEY WANTED TO TRY. I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK WITHOUT ANY EXPLAINATION FROM ANYONE ABOUT WHAT WAS DONE NOW. I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE IT BUT WAS TOLD THAT LEAVING IT THERE WOULD NOT HELP BECAUSE IF THIS DID NOT WORK THAT PRETTY MUCH TOO BAD. NO ONE HAD A SOLUTION FOR ME I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WAS DRIVIN' BE THE ENGINEER AND COMPARED TO SEVERAL OTHERS. THEY THEN SAID IT'S PRO

THE VEHICLE'S LOWER IDLE ARM AND BALL JOINT HAS FAILED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER 40 MPH. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE LEAF COIL SPRING AND TWO SPACE BARS. BUT, PROBLEM STILL RECURRED. MANUFACTURER ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM ,BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE IT. *AK

ABNORMAL NOISE HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVELINE WHEN SLOWING DOWN.*MR *JB

AIR CONDITIONING WILL BLOW HOT AIR, IF YOU PRESS THE SWITCH MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL START WORKING PROPERLY. *LA

STEERING SYSTEM EXHIBITS BUMPING VIBRATION AT ALL SPEEDS, WHICH DEALER ATTRIBUTES TO INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT PROBLEM WHICH HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY MANUFACTURER. CURRENTLY, NO PERMANENT FIX IS AVAILABLE, AND TEMPORARY FIX INVOLVES REPACKING SHAFT WITH GREASE AT 10K INTERVAL. *NM

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE LOADING AN ATV AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE TAILGATE AND RE-INJURED A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE. IF IT WASN'T FOR A COMMERCIAL GRADE DROP TRAILER HITCH THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MUCH MORE SERIOUS BODILY HARM. BOTH DIGITAL PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND THE TAILGATE HAS BEEN SENT TO COLONIAL WEST CHEVY IN FITCHBURG MASS. FOR IMMEDIATE REPAIR. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THERE'S NOT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AB OUT THIS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DASHBOARD LIGHTS WARN THE CONSUMER OF IMPENDING DANGER. A LIGHT WOULD INFORM OF REDUCE POWER AND GO OUT. THEN, ANOTHER LIGHT WOULD WARN OF REDUCE BRAKE POWER. VEHICLE WILL NOT STALL, BUT ONLY HAVE LIMITED POWER. DEALER PLACED THE VEHICLE ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, AND FOUND A COMPUTER GLITCH. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN TWO MONTHS.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE'S EXTENDED MIRROR DID NOT EXTEND FAR ENOUGH AS A RESULT, AN EXCESSIVE BLIND SPOT WAS PRODUCED. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT IF THE MIRROR WERE EXTENDED TWO MORE INCHES VISIBILITY WOULD BE GREATLY IMPROVED. *NM

WHILE WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO HAVE THE TAILGATE RECALL 04V129000 REPAIRS PERFORMED THE RIGHT TAILGATE CABLE BROKE, AND THE TAILGATE FELL ON THE CONSUMER'S HAND. THIS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING LOADED. *AK

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE PULLED SIDEWAYS. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. DEALER STATED THAT TIE ROD SEPARATED. *AK

(1) NA; (2) SEAT HEATER CONTROL SWITCH LOCATION. EASY/OFTEN INADVERTANT ACTIVATION WHEN OPERATING WINDOW OR MIRROR CONTROLS. ACTIVATION IS NOT NOTICED BECAUSE THE INDICATOR LIGHTS DO NOT FACE THE DRIVER. THE FIRST INDICATION IS WHEN YOUR BUTT STARTS TO FRY. ATTEMPTS TO DEACTIVATE THE HEATER IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE INDICATOR LIGHTS DO NOT FACE THE DRIVER SO YOU HAVE TO DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION FROM THE ROAD TO OPERATE THE HEATER. I HAVE RUN OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO TURN OFF THE HEATER WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE SEAT HEATER GETS TOO HOT AND PRESENTS A RISK OF BURN INJUIRY OR FIRE. (3) TODATE NOTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH WHEN VEHICLE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO THIRD/FOURTH/FIFTH, AND SIXTH GEARS, FLOWING VEHICLE AD ENGINE IDLED HIGH. CONSUMER ONLY NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE TOW BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL CRACKED. I WAS NOT NEAR THE DEALER AND TOOK OFF THE WHEEL AND HAD IT WELDED AT SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN CRACKED WHEELS. *JB

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WORN OUT SHAFT, AND LACK OF STEERING COLUMN LUBRICATION. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, UNDER ANY BRAKING CONDITIONS, THERE WAS A DELAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THE CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

1TO2 GEAR SLAMMING,WITHIN 900 MILES,ENGINE LIGHT ON AT 800 MILES,CHANGE OIL MESSAGE AT 740 MILES,ABS LIGHT ON AT ABOUT 8000 MILES,7500 MILES WOULD NOT START,POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE,EXTENDED CAB PASS. DOOR SQUEAKING LOUDLY,BOSE SOUND SPEAKER RATTLING,TAIL LIGHT SQUEAKING,2-3 UPSHIFT VERY ABRUPT AND LOUD,CLUNKY LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS FALLING OUT,TURN SIGNAL RIGHT FLASHERS WILL COME ON SOMETIMES UNTIL YOU CANCEL THE TURN SIGNAL,REAR BUMPER RUSTING OUT,TRUCK WILL SOMETIMES ROLL 2-4 INCHES WHEN FIRST STARTED,CHEVROLET REFUSED THIS TRUCK ON A LEMON LAW BUYBACK ,THEY INSTALLED A SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD FOR LATE UPSHIFT,NOT MUCH HELP,THEY REPLACED THE CRANK POS. SENSOR,TRUCK NOW STARTS,REPLACED TAILLIGHT,ONE LESS SQUEAK,PUT NUTS ON THE REAR DOOR SPEAKER,NOW IT HOPEFULLY WONT FALL OUT ,THEY WEDGED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR,TEMPORARY FIX,1500 MILES LATER SQUEEZING AGAIN,OIL LIFE MONITOR RESET(FIXED),REPAIRED,THE 2-3 UPSHIFT CLANKING THEY SAY IS NORMAL(RATTLES THE INSIDE OF THE CAB WHEN IT HAPPENS)BRAKES FADE AT LOW PEDAL PRESSURE,THEY SAY ITS NORMAL(SEEMS THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS SIGHT FOR THAT),TURN SIGNAL CAUSING FLASHERS TO COME ON,UNKNOWN WHY,OR HOW TO FIX IT,DEALERSHIP NOT EAGER TO FIX RUST ISSUE ON BUMBER,NOT AIRTIGHT CABIN WIND NOISE,CHEVROLET CLAIMS IT AS NORMAL,THEY CHANGED ALTERNATOR,AND PLUG-INS FOR LATE UPSHIFT,NO CHANGE,EAGER TO RID OF THIS TRUCK!!!*AK

1. POOR RIDE, VIBRATION, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. MOSTLY BETWEEN 35 TO 50 MPH. HAD THE PROBLEM WITH "STOCK" TIRES. REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET TIRES, SLIGHTLY LARGER. STILL HAD ANNOYING VIBRATION. TO A POINT THAT I DO NOT LIKE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE! 2. FUEL ECONOMY SUCKS! I "UPGRADED" FROM MY '92 GMC PICKUP WHICH GAVE ME 12 TO 14 MPG AROUND TOWN TO 15 TO 18 MPG ON A TRIP; TO MY "NEW" CHEV. WHICH IS GOOD FOR ABOUT 9.5 TO 9.8 MPG AROUND TOWN AND THE BEST EVER, ON A TRIP WAS 13.4 MPG!!! 3. THE BENCH-TYPE SEAT IS NOT ADJUSTABLE TO REMOVE THE "VEE" FEELING WHEN DRIVING. 4. THE SELF-DARKENING MIRRORS ARE A HAZARD WHEN TRYING TO BACKUP OR CHANGE LANES! 5. THE PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT LOCKSUP AND CAN'T BE FREED UNLESS YOU UNBUCKLE AND REATTACH THE BELT, ONLY TO HAVE IT LOCKUP AGAIN! I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS PRINCIPALLY FOR THE MILEAGE AND THE VERY ANNOYING VIBRATION! I HAVE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, ALSO WITH NO SUCCESS! I'VE CHANGED TIRES, ASKED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED FOR THE VIBRATION, ONLY TO HAVE SEPERATE SERVICE MANAGERS TELL ME THAT "IT SEEMS OKAY TO ME, AND THAT THERE'S NOTHING ON THE COMPUTER TO INDICATE A PROBLEM!" AND "YOU PUT BIGGER TIRES ON THE TRUCK! YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" I JUST "CELEBRATED" (?!!!) MY FIRST ANNIVERSARY WITH THE TRUCK AND ITS BEEN A MISERABLE YEAR!*AK

WHILE DRIVING TO THE DOCTOR I HEARD A LOUD METAL ON METAL CLUNK SOUND FROM TRANSMISSION HUMP. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, VEHICLE STARTED MISSING LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS AND STALLED. IN APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS THE FUEL GUAGE WENT FROM READING 1/4 TANK TO EMPTY.*AK SERVICE DEPT INFORMED US THAT THE ELECTRONIC FLOAT DEVICE LOCATED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK HAD FAILED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE REASON IT FAILED WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT GASOLINE DESTROYS THEM. WE CAN EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM INDEFINATELY BECAUSE GM HAS NO REPLACEMENT PART THAT WORKS . THE DEALER INFORMED US THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT ALL PICK UP TRUCKS MADE BY GM HAVE THIS PART AND WILL EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AT SOME POINT IN TIME. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU HAVE NO ACCURATE FUEL GUAGE AND SHOULD KEEP YOUR TRUCK AS FULL OF GAS AS POSSIBLE AT ALL TIMES.

1ST EVENT IN DECEMBER 03 ATEMPT TO PULL OUT OF PARKING SPACE STEERING WHEEL WOULDNOT TURN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE , SERVAL EVENTS SINCE WITH BRAKE APPLIED STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE. DEALER TECH. SAW EVENT ,CALLED GM TECHINAL SERVICE THEY GAVE NO REMEDY TO FIX PROBLEM ,TRUCK IS AT DEALERS NOW.

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED A LOST OF STEERING AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED THREE TIMES AND COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. *AK THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH DOWN A SLOPE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER (ENGINE, BRAKE, AND STEERING) THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE SWITCH FOUR TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE ENGINE TO START. THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF TWO MORE TIMES WITH SIMILAR INSTANCES. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AND FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, RESULTING IN A REAR END CRASH. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP ONLY REPAIRED THE BODY PARTS DAMAGED BY THE CRASH. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP INDICATED IT COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAK. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR, AND THE BODY PARTS THEY HAD REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HYDRO PLANE FROM THE DIESEL FUEL, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWING A TRAILER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE TRAILER JACK KNIFED AND DAMAGED THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHO FOUND A LEAK IN THE FUEL INJECTOR LINE.*AK

AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING ON A NEW CHEVY SILVERADO PICK-UP/ FOLLOWING A VEHICLE CRASH. DRIVER WAS INJURED, AND SCARRED. WAS HOSPITLIZED AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND WILL HAVE A LIFETIME SCAR ON FACE AREA. ALSO LEGS AND THIGHS ARE SCARRED. OUR SON WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED PASSING, LOST CONTROL WENT OFF HIGHWAY HEAD ON INTO DEEP DITCH, FLIPPED OVER, WENT SIDE TO SIDE COMING TO REST SIDEWAYS ON TIRES THAT WERE NOW FLAT AND STILL NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. SENT A COMPLAINT AND PICTURES, POLICE REPORT AND MEDICAL RECORDS TO GM, NO SATISFACTION FROM THERE. WHAT DOES A VEHICLE HAVE TO HAVE DONE TO HAVE AN AIRBAG DEPLOY???? VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. SON IS PERMANTLY SCARRED, AND PARENTS HAVE LOST FAITH IN CHEVY TRUCKS, AND AIRBAGS. HIS OLDER BROTHER CO-SIGNED SO HE WOULD HAVE A "NEW, SAFER" VEHICLE AND AM NOW SO VERY UPSET WITH GM AS TO AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THESE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY TO PROTECT OUR SON. THIS VEHICLE (HE WAS SPEEDING PASSING) WENT OFF THE ROAD HEAD ON INTO A DEEP DITCH, OVERTURNED SEVERAL TIMES, HIT SIDE TO SIDE IN DITCH, FLATTENED TIRES AND CAME TO REST ON SHOULDER OF ROAD. NOW HOW MUCH MORE DOES IT TAKE TO DEPLOY AN AIR BAG???? I THINK IF WE WERE WEALTHY AND COULD AFFORD A LAWYER THEY MAYBE WOULD OF LISTENED AND CHECKED THIS MORE, BUT AS WE ARE JUST "COMMON" HARD WORKING US CITIZENS, WE DON'T REALLY COUNT. ALSO OUR SON WAS DRINKING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, ( SHOULD NOT MATTER TO SAFETY OF VEHICLE EQUIPMENT) I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT "CATASTROPIC ENOUGH" OF A

MY 1 1/2 YEAR OLD 2003 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK, AFTER DOING WHAT IT SAYS IN ONE OF YOUR BULLETINS, CD GETS HOT, EJECTS CD, AND RESETS CLOCK TO 12:00, QUIT WORKING. WHILE I DRIVE A LOT AND THE TRUCK HAS 54000 MILES ON IT, THE STEREO HAS NEVER TOUCHED THE PAVEMENT, AND DOES NOT HAVE 54000 MILES ON IT, YET, CHEVROLET REFUSES TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE STEREO SYSTEM. WHICH MEANS, I GUESS, THAT THEY HAVE A LIFE EXPECTANCY, OF THEIR STEREO SYSTEMS, OF 1 1/2 YEARS. NO HELP FROM THE DEALER, OR GENERAL MOTORS AT ALL WITH THIS COMPLAINT. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE FOR 450.00, WHICH IS IDIOTIC TO GET REPLACED IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STAND BEHIND IT WHEN IT GOES BAD IN 1 1/2 YEARS. HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN GENERAL MOTORS LACK OF BACKING OF THEIR PRODUCTS. *LA

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED HYDRAULIC BOOSTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LEAKAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD HUMMING NOISE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE MUFFLER. *AK