2003 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

STEEP HILLSIDE INCLINE / DECLINE FAILURE OF SENSOR FOR FUEL GAUGE/ DO NOT KNOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER FAILURE, LEAVING TO BEING STRANDED REPAIR OF FAILURE COST OF 600.00 DOLLARS USDA / COMPLAINT IS AS FOLLOWS:OFF ROAD TRAVEL WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO IN THE EVENT YOU ARE IN A STEEP INCLINE OR DECLINE IT WOULD COST $600.00 TO REPAIR. REALLY NOT COST EFFECTIVE. *AK

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION., AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON THEIR OWN. MECHANIC REPLACED THE AIR BAGS, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HE DID SOMETHING TO THE COMPUTER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE LAST 4 MONTHS THE WINDOW HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN TURNING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

2003 SILVERADO 2500 TAIL GATE . RETURNED TRUCK TO ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET IN PALM BEACH FLA. THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR BROKEN TAILGATE STRAPS. TRUCK WAS ALSO COVERED BY BUMPER TO BUMPER INSURANCE SOLD TO ME BY ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE BROKEN STRAPS.

VERY EXCESSIVE DRIVETRAIN CLUNK WHILE DOWN SHIFTING 3-2 GEAR, UPSHIFT 2-3 AND NOW IS GETTING WORSE AS 1-2 AND 2-1 ARE CLUNKING DUE TO EXCESSIVE DRIVE TRAIN FREEPLAY. THE PROBLEM IS AGGARVATED ROUNDING SLOW CORNORS, DOWN A GRADE OR WITH A LOAD. THE DEALER TRIED TO MADE ME BELIEVE I WAS HEARING THINGS AND EVERTHING IS FINE THE FIRST TIME IN, YET EVERYONE WHO RIDES IN IT ASKS "WHATS THAT BANGING". THE SECOND TIME IN THE DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM I GOT A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN, WHICH SAYS OWNERS MAY FIND THE CLUNK OBJECTIONABLE?? WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT DURABILITY??? THERE IS NO WAY THIS DRIVETRAIN WILL LAST AS LONG AS A NONCLUNKER. THE DEALER WAS ALSO GOING TO GET ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR DRIVETRAIN, WHICH DIDN'T HAPPEN. VERY FRUSTRATED CHEVY WON'T FIX IT. IF OWNERS FIND IT OBJECTIONABLE IT SHOULD BE FIX. *AK

POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING BOX AND PRESSURE HOSE. BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1/2 TON PICKUP WITH 29000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FROZE UP AND RUINED MY REAR BRAKE PADS. CHEVY SAYS THAT THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF POOR MAINTENANCE ON MY PART. I DID EVERYTHING REQUIRED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. I HAVE TALKED WITH THREE OF MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE THE SAME PICKUP AND THEIR REAR BRAKES FAILED AT LOWER MILEAGES AND WERE COVERED AND THE DEALER ALSO INSTALLED A SPECIAL BRAKE DIRT COVER TO THE REAR BRAKES TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. I CONTEND THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE REAR DISC BRAKES AND CAN EXPECT TO REPLACE MY REAR BRAKES IN ANOTHER 18000 T0 24000 MILES. WOULD YOU LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FOR ME.

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. (NAR) *PH FIRE WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL AND/OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE VEHCLE. THE FIRE NOT ONLY DESTROYED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BUT DAMAGED THE SIDING OF THE HOUSE. *LA *CB

WHIEL DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*MR

ENGINE MAKES A TAPPING SOUND WHEN COLD OR WARM. DEALER SAID IT WAS CALLED A PISTON SLAP. DEALER ALSO SAID THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE SITUATION AT THIS TIME AND THAT IT WOULD NOT HURT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HEAR ENGINE NOISE ON A NEW VEHICLE. *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN DEAD STOP TO SECOND GEAR-MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED. "CLUNKING" NOISE WHEN SHIFTING. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. (2003-2500HD CREW). *AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING DOWN THE TAILGATE AND THE CABLES SNAPPED. CONSUMER PLACED THE CABLES INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO CABLES WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

AT LEAST ONE FUEL INJECTOR FAILED ON MY 6.6, DUAMAX. 3700 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. CAN NOT REPLACE JUST ONE. GM SAYS TO REPLACE ALL. NO WAY TO TEST INJECTORS. INJECTORS ARE NOT STOCKED BECAUSE OF HIGH PRICE. DOWN 13 DAYS BECAUSE PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

SERVICE 4 WD LIGHT COMES ON WHILE TOWING TRAILER. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING NEW CREATING THE PROBLEM. PER BBB ORDER CHEVROLET WAS TO HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO FIX VEHICLE AND CHEVROLET REP. INSISTED THAT HE WOULD PERSONALLY HAVE A ALLISON TRANSMISSION GURU PERSONALLY REVIEW MY VEHICLE. WELL THEY CHANGES SOME SORT OF PART WITHIN THE DRIVETRAIN AND THE GURU NEVER SHOWED UP. TO THIS DAY THE 4 WD LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND THEY SEEM TO JUST CALL IT A "MINOR FLAW" AND I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE TO MUCH! I PURCHASED THE TRUCK JUST ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND IT HAS 48000 MILES. I GUESS I'M JUST NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK THAT MUCH. I'M JUST LOST SINCE THEY SAY THE LEMON LAW IS GOOD FOR 18000 MILES ONLY AND I'M STUCK WITH THE TRUCK. PLEASE HELP WITH SOME INFO!!! *JB

SERVICE 4 WD LIGHT COMES ON WHILE TOWING TRAILER. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING NEW CREATING THE PROBLEM. PER BBB ORDER CHEVROLET WAS TO HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO FIX VEHICLE AND CHEVROLET REP. INSISTED THAT HE WOULD PERSONALLY HAVE A ALLISON TRANSMISSION GURU PERSONALLY REVIEW MY VEHICLE. WELL THEY CHANGES SOME SORT OF PART WITHIN THE DRIVETRAIN AND THE GURU NEVER SHOWED UP. TO THIS DAY THE 4 WD LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND THEY SEEM TO JUST CALL IT A "MINOR FLAW" AND I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE TO MUCH! I PURCHASED THE TRUCK JUST ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND IT HAS 48000 MILES. I GUESS I'M JUST NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK THAT MUCH. I'M JUST LOST SINCE THEY SAY THE LEMON LAW IS GOOD FOR 18000 MILES ONLY AND I'M STUCK WITH THE TRUCK. PLEASE HELP WITH SOME INFO!!! *JB

WHILE APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE IT WILL NOT HOLD. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK *SC

VEHICLE SEEMS TO GO INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING . THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES ALREADY. I WANT TO SWITCH DEALERS BUT GM TOLD ME NO I HAVE TO STAY WITH THE DEALER WHO WORKED ON THE VEHICLE. AS THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN CONSIDERABLY CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO LOCK AND HOLD ME BACK. ALSO AT TIMES THE VEHICLE JUST SLOWS DOWN WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CHECK 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE PUSH BUTTONS ON THE PANEL DO NOT OPERATE. (THE LIGHTS GO OUT) I ALSO THINK THIS HAS CAUSED MY ODOMETER TO FAST FORWARD. IT TELLS ME NOW THAT I HAVE 29900 MILES ON THE TRUCK . I HAVE ALL RECORDS AND NEED HELP. I TRAVEL TO WORK 8 TIMES A MONTH AND ROUND TRIP IS 114 MILES THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK OUT . CAN THEY CHECK THE ELECTRONICS AND SEE ACTUAL MILES FROM THE COMPUTER. *JB

TIRES DEVELOPED BUBBLES, AND THE STEEL BELTS ARE VISIBLE IN PLACES. ALSO, EXHAUST SYSTEM IS DESIGNED WITH THE PIPES SITTING DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE SPARE TIRE. *AK

MY 2003 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK HAS THE SEAT BELT BUILT INTO THE SEAT. I COMPLAINED THAT IT SQUEAKED SO THEY ORDERED A NEW BELT ASSEMBLY, BUT WHEN THEY WENT TO REPLACE IT THEY FOUND THE SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN. THEY ORDERED A NEW ON BUT WHEN I TALKED TO THEM THEY SAID IT IS SOMETHING THEY SEE A LOT BECAUSE OF OVER TORQUE AT THE FACTORY. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS MY WEARING THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT HAVE HELPED IN AN ACCIDDENT IF THE FRAME WAS ALREADY BROKEN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK BROKEN STERNUM, SPINE AND RIBS. THE CONSUMER WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. THE SDM CRASH DOWN LOAD FROM THE CRASH WAS SENT TO ODI WITH PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. CW *MR *JB

TRANSMISSION SHIFTED THROUGH ALL RANGES WHILE IN FIRST GEAR (LOW) WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT TO PASS. *AK

ALL ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE AND RECONDITION/REPLACE THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL TO DRIVABLE AND MECHANICALLY SAFE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CONDITION WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. (NAR) *PH *CB

PAINT OVER ENTIRE TRUCK IS VERY THIN AND CHIPS AND SCRATCHES DOWN TO THE METAL CAUSED BY SUCH THINGS AS SNOW BETWEEN TAILGATE AND BED. HAVE 3 OLDER CHEVROLET TRUCKS AND NONE OF THE OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

AT ANY SPEED WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND FEEL SPONGY. ALSO, WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WILL TAKE AN EXTREMELY LONG TIME TO STOP. DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKES WERE DESIGNED THAT WAY. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE REAR END STARTED SHAKING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED, ' THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES BEFORE RESTING ON ITS SIDE'. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE THREE PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT CONSUMER CAN'T SEE THE SIDES OF THE ROAD DUE TO POOR HEADLIGHT VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. DEALER INDICATED IT WOULD COST $100.00 TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

TAILGATE CABLES ON 2003 SILVERADO - PREMATURE RUSTING AND POSSIBLE FAILURE. INSPECTED TAILGATE CABLES AND FOUND THEM TO BE RUSTING ALREADY UNDERNEATH THE PLASTIC COATING. THE TRUCK IS ONLY 18 MOS OLD. THEY HAVEN'T BROKE YET, BUT I FEAR PERSONAL INJURY DUE TO THE FREQUENT USE OF THE TAILGATE - ESPECIALLY STANDING ON IT LOADING & UNLOADING BOXES AND CARGO. RELUCTANTLY, I MIGHT HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER SET OF (DEFECTIVE) CABLES.*AK

VEHICLE JACK IS TOO SHORT TO JACK UP VEHICLE TO CHANGE FLAT TIRE, JACK PLACED UNDER FRAME PER OWNERS MANUAL. PLACING 4INCH BY 4INCH BLOCK OF WOOD BETWEEN GROUND AND JACK SOLVES PROBLEM - JACK IS EXTENDED AS FAR AS IT WILL GO. THERE IS NO INTERNAL THREADED SCREW SHAFT IN JACK TO EXTEND IT. DEALER SAYS THERE IS ONLY ONE PART NUMBER FOR PICKUP JACK, TO WRITE "GM" ON SIDE OF BLOCK OF WOOD. GM SAYS IF THEY GET ENOUGH COMPLANTS THEY'LL LOOK INTO IT.. ADDING A BLOCK OF WOOD UNDER A FULLY EXTENDED JACK TO REMOVE A FLAT TIRE DOESN'T SEEM SAFE AS COMPAIRED TO A JACK THAT IS THE CORRECT FIT FOR A VEHICLE. AT THE PRICE I PAID FOR A NEW TRUCK I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM DOESN'T PROVIDE THE CORRECT JACK! EVERY SILVERADO OWNER WHO HAS A FLAT LIKE I DID WILL GET A SUPRISE WHEN THEY TRY TO CHANGE THE TIRE WITH THE PROVIDED JACK.*AK

ON THE ADVICE OF COUNCIL, I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO OUTLINE AND DOCUMENT TO GENERAL MOTORS CORP. DETAILS CONCERNING A VEHICLE INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE ON JANUARY 29, 2004, APPROXIMATELY 7:45 PM, WHILE DRIVING OUR 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD [XXX] MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON S.R. 224 EAST OF FINDLAY AT 40MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENTIRE FRONT END LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE (LATER DUPLICATED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT LARICHE CHEVROLET IN FINDLAY, OHIO) THROWING MY WIFE AND I VIOLENTLY AGAINST OUR RESTRAINTS. THIS RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL AND INABILITY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE WERE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD THAT IS FREQUENTED BY SEMI TRAILERS AND VEHICLES TRAVELING IN THE 55-60MPH RANGE, AND WERE COMPLETELY UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. AFTER PUSHING THE 2WD/4WD BUTTONS FRANTICALLY ON THE DASH AND SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE FINALLY MOVED IN REVERSE (2WD). I THEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A NEARBY DRIVEWAY. AFTER TESTING THE VEHICLE UP AND DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, WE PROCEEDED TO GET OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND WENT DIRECTLY HOME (APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LARICHE CHEVROLET THE FOLLOWING MORNING. (COMPLETE BACKGROUND OF SERVICE WORK IN MEMO PAGE) AS YOU CAN SEE THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH OF US, LEAVING MY WIFE UNWILLING TO TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, OUR PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED BY A TECHNICIAN AT LARICHE CHE

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES RELEASED POWER. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. *JB *JB

POWER TRAIN & TRANSMISSION, CLUNKS & SLIPS QUITE OFTEN ON ACCELERATION AND SOMETIMES WILL DOWNSHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. *AK

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AT LEAST AND HOUR AND A HALF. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

4X4 DOES NOT ACTIVATE WHEN NEEDED. TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. BULLATIN OUT FROM DEALER TO SERVICE TECHS STATING THERE IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM IN THE 4X4 PROGRAM AND AT THIS TIME CHEVROET DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE SAFETY: QUADRASTEER (4 WHEEL STEER) MANEUVERABILITY WHEN SLIDING ON ICE. WAS DRIVING MY CHEVROLET 1500HD CREW CAB 4X4 QUADRASTEER PICKUP 30 MPH (IN 40 MPH ZONE) AND COMING AROUND A RIGHT HAND BEND IN THE ROAD WHEN THE TRUCK HIT ICE ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO SLIDE OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. THE QUADRASTEER WAS ON AND ENGAGED. AT THIS SPEED THE QUADRASTEER HAS THE REAR WHEELS TURN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE FRONT WHEELS. AS THE TRUCK WAS SLIDING TO THE RIGHT, I RESPONDED AS CONVENTION DICTATES, WHICH IS TO TURN INTO THE SLIDE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING TO THE RIGHT (INTO THE SLIDE), THE REAR WHEELS TURNED TO THE LEFT, WHICH ALMOST INSTANTLY PUT THE TRUCK IN A FREE SLIDE NOW GOING SLIDE WAYS BECAUSE THE REAR WHEEL STEERING CAUSED THE BACK OF THE TRUCK TO COME AROUND FROM THE LEFT SIDE. THE QUADRASTEER SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE'S FREE SLIDE ACTED COUNTER-INTUITIVELY AND PUT THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL IN THE FREE-SLIDE. THE REAR WHEELS COMPLETE FOR CONTROL AGAINST THE FRONT WHEELS CONTROL AND MAKE THE OUTCOME OF THE SLIDE ON ICE EVEN MORE UNPREDICTABLE. ADDITIONALLY, NOWHERE IN THE DRIVING MANUAL, WHICH COMES WITH THE TRUCK, DOES IT STATE ANYTHING ABOUT THE DRIVING CONTROL BEING DIFFERENT FROM CONVENTIONAL HANDLING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN A FREE SLIDE ON ICE OR SNOW. THERE ARE NO WARNINGS IN THE MANUAL TO A GIVE HEADS UP FOR THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM, NOR IS THERE ANY SAFETY DEVICE IN THE QUADRASTEER SYSTEM W

IN MY OPINION... THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. UPON BRAKE APPLICATION @ SPEED... ALL FOUR WHEELS CONSISTANTLY "LOCK-UP"... TIRES SQUEAL... AND VEHICLE IS UNSTABLE. UPON VISITING THE DEALER TWO TIMES... THE CHEVROLET DEALER STATES ABS SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE SALESMAN @ THE DEALERSHIP STATES HE HAS HEARD THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM SEVERAL SILVERADO OWNERS... AND THE PROBLEM LIES WITHIN THE TIRES. THIS RAISES MY CONCERN THAT CHEVROLET HAS NOT ENGINEERED THE OEM TIRES TO BE PROPERLY MATCHED TO THE ABS SYSTEM... CREATING AN UNSAFE AND NON-FUNCTIONAL ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. I EXPECT MY ABS SYSTEM TO GRUNT... GROWL... GROAN... AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PULSATE... BUT, NOT "LOCK-UP" ALL FOUR WHEELS!!! I PREVIOUSLY OWNED 2001 AND 2002 CHEVROLET TRUCKS... AND I DIDN'T NOTICE THIS PROBLEM. IF THIS IS THE BEST CHEVROLET CAN DO... THEN I'LL BE LOOKING LOOK FOR A FORD... A DODGE... OR MAYBE A NEW FULL-SIZE NISSAN TRUCK IN 2004. HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS? *AK

SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED. NO APPARENT CAUSE AND NO FIX FOR IT.*AK

STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED UP, MOSTLY WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS, AND SOME WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT AND THE LEFT HUB. HOWEVER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

AT 6,130 MILES THE MESSAGE "CHECK 4X4" WAS DISPLAYED. AT THE SAME TIME, THE 4X4 CONTROL BUTTONS WENT INOPERABLE. THE 4X4 SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY DISABLE AND INOPERABLE. ONSTAR CONFIRMED VEHICLE REQUIRED SERVICE. REDWOOD CITY BOARDWALK FOUND "MODE SWITCH SHORTED, REPLACED MODE SWITCH" AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. DEALER REPLACED SWITCH MODULE WITH DIFFERENT COLOR (GRAY) MODULE THAN WAS PROVIDED WITH THE TRUCK NEW (BLACK), GRAY DOES NOT MATCH DASHBOARD.*AK

AT 4,702 MILES THE "CHECK ENGINE" MESSAGE DISPLAYED. ONSTAR CONFIRMED TRUCK REQUIRED SERVICE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS. BOARDWALK CHEVROLET IN REDWOOD CITY DIAGNOST THE PROBLEM AS "PCM NOT READING THROTTLE ANGLE" AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECT.*AK

FUEL PUMP FAILURE. WITH ONLY 10266 MILES ON ODOMETER, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. WE WERE NEARLY HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE MAKING IT TO A SHOULDER. *JB

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THE PEDAL FELT A LITTLE SPONGY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO START BRAKING EARLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS AIR IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM. *JB *SC *JB

THERE WERE FORGED ALUMINUM WHEELS IN WHICH 8 HUB CAP NUTS CAME LOOSE ON THEIR OWN. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HUB CAP MIGHT FLY OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *AK A LOCAL DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE NEW REPLACEMENT HUB CAPS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *SC *JB

UPON DEPRESSING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR CONSUMER NOTICE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE SHIFT CHANGE. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN TWO WHEEL DRIVE. *AK

TICKING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP, OCCURS AT IDLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OR MORE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POOR STABILITY AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK *NM

LIGHTS FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT WORK. BATTERY DIED. RADIO MADE LOUD HUMMING NOISE EVEN WHEN CAR SHUT OFF OVERNIGHT. AIR CONDITIONER BROKE. BUT THE CONTINUAL PROBLEM IS THE 4WD BECOMES INOPERABLE AND SERVICE 4WD MESSAGE APPEARS. GM HAS NO REPAIR. THEY STATE I MUST STOP TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO "WAKE UP" THE ELECTRONICS. IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES IN LAST SIX MONTHS WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW. THE DANGEROUS PART IS WHILE DRIVING IN ICE AND SNOW THE VEHICLE'S 4WD BECAME INOPERABLE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND A NEAR MISS CRASH. *CB

FIRST TIME:MAIN COMPUTER FAILED. SECOND TIME:STALLING, RUNNING ROUGH, BOGGS DOWN AND MAKES LOUD NOISE,MIS-FIRE IN #5 & #6 CILANDER.A/C NOT WORKING.NOT FIXED. THIRD TIME: EVERYTHING SAME AS SECOND TIME AND ENGINE LIGHT NOW COMING ON.NOT FIXED. FOURTH TIME:ALL LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON AND ALL MESSAGES APPEARING ON MESSAGE BOARD.NOT FIXED. AFTER COMPUTER CHANGED TRUCK PREFORMED UNSATISFACTORY AND IS STILL UNSATISFACTORY. ALL HAVING TO DO WITH COMPUTER. TOLD IT IS A RANDOM PROBLEM THAT IS HARD TO DETECT AND MAY NOT EVER BE FIXED.