2003 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO PU CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. GOOD FORTUNE HAD IT THAT I WAS AT A LOW SPEED AND NO CRASH OCCURRED. TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGED AND NEVER BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SEA WATER. NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT RUST EXISTS ON VEHICLE EXCEPT ON THE OTHER BRAKE LINES. RESEARCH SHOW THIS IS A COMMON AND SERIOUS PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS. *TR

LOW COOLANT LEVEL WARNING LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. HAD DEALER CHECK IT OUT AND THEY FOUND THAT MY VEHICLE HAD DEFECTIVE HEADS BULLETIN # 06-06-01-0198. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT 36,000 MILES FOR A SQUEALING NOISE. ALL FOUR OF THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED DUE TO RUST WHICH SEEMED TO REMEDY THE NOISE. AT 42,000 MILES THE ABS SYSTEM BEGAN TO PULSATE WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AT 56,000 THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND HE LOST ALL BRAKING FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. CHEVROLET ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH RUST AND CORROSION ON OTHER MODEL YEARS BUT THE 2003 DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND TOWING A TRAILER WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE BRAKE LINES ALSO EXHIBITED RUST. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME BY USING THE TRAILER BRAKES. HE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF BUT FOUND THERE WAS A SECOND BRAKE LINE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT NOTICE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING BRAKE LINE RUST FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF UPDATED 01/07/11

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO - ABS ACTIVATION DURING LOW SPEED BREAKING THAT LED TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, INTERMITTENT AT FIRST BUT OVER 3 TO 4 MONTHS INCREASED TO THE POINT THAT IT NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER FOR REPAIR, DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS SENSORS WERE CORRODED AND AFTER TESTING, FOUND THAT THE "LIFTING SENSOR CAUSING DIFFERENT WAVE LENGTHS AT SPEEDS BELOW 5MPH". THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF CLEANING THE RUST BUILD UP UNDER AND AROUND THE SENSORS AND REPLACEMENT OF BOTH SENSORS. THE REPAIR COST $430.00. TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL AND YEAR AND ADVISED TO FILE A CLAIM WITH GM FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COST AS THIS REPAIR WAS NOT AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT OR NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE OWNER. THIS REPAIR IS SIMILAR TO THE REMEDY MANDATED FOR THE EXACT SAME CONDITION UNDER RECALL NOTICE 05V379000 FOR CHEVROLET SILVERADOS, MODEL YEARS 1999-2002. THE CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT FILED WITH GM/CHEVROLET WAS SUMMARILY REJECTED WITH THE STATED REASON THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD. EVEN WHEN APPRISED THAT THERE IS A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THE SAME CONDITION ON VEHICLES ONE MODEL YEAR OLDER, CHEVROLET REFUSED TO NEGOTIATE THIS CLAIM. I THEN FILED A CLAIM WITH THE BBB AS RECOMMENDED IN MY VEHICLE'S OWNERS MANUAL AND THOUGH HELPFUL COULD NOT ASSIST STATING THAT VEHICLE IS OUT OF MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY PERIOD. LOOKING FOR HELP IN RECOUPING REPAIR COST FOR DAMAGE THAT WAS AS A RESULT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THE BRAKE LINE EXHIBITED A LARGE HOLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000. UPDATED 11/11/10 *BF UPDATED 11/18/10

I HAVE AN 03 CHEVY SILVERADO. MY SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY IF AT ALL. WHEN IT DOES WORK IT IS USUALLY OFF BY A GOOD BIT (HIGH AND LOW). IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS A ONE OWNER. I GOOGLED "SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER BAD" AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AS MINE. IT IS A REGULARLY OCCURRING PROBLEM FOR ME AND MANY OTHERS AS WELL. DEALER SAYS IT IS A $500 REPAIR. I NOW RELY ON MY GPS WHICH HAS A SPEEDOMETER FEATURE ON IT. *TR

THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT MY BRAKES WERE GOING TO FAIL! I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN WITH ME AND WAS APPROACHING AN INSECTION. I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. LUCKILY, I COASTED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. I TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK BY PUTTING IT INTO PARK, WHICH WAS A MISTAKE, THIS DID NOT STOP THE TRUCK SO I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRUCK BACK IN DRIVE. I THEN STEPPED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH STOPPED THE TRUCK. AT THIS TIME, I WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SO I DECIDED TO RELEASE THE BRAKE AND COAST OVER TO A SAFE LOCATION TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN. AS THE TRUCK STAYED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I AGAIN PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDDLE TO DISCOVER BRAKE FLUID SHOOTING OUT FROM TRUCK. WHEN THE TRUCKWAS LIFTED ONTO THE TOW TRUCK I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE BRAKE LINE HAD A LARGE HOLE, AS IF IT HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT. THIS WAS THEN CONFIRMED BY MY MECHANIC. ALL THE BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL EXTREMELY RUSTED AND I RUN THE RISK OF ANOTHER BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY HAVE TOLD ME THIS WILL BE MY OWN EXPENSE. THE TRUCK IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD. *TR

IN-DASH GEAR SELECTOR LIGHT IS INOPERABLE. LIGHT STOPPED BURNING FOR NO REASON AND DURING THE DAY TIME CAN NOT SEE WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT VEHICLE COULD NOT BE IN PARK AND COULD ROLL AWAY FROM VEHICLE OPERATOR WHEN IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE IN A PARKED POSITION. TO FIX THE LIGHT ONE LARGE PART THAT COVERS MULTIPLE DASH COMPONENTS IS REPLACED NOT JUST A SINGLE COMPONENT AND THIS PART COSTS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS EVEN IF OTHER COMPONENTS ARE WORKING FINE. THIS COMPONENT ALSO HAS TO BE INSTALLED BY A DEALERSHIP SINCE IT COVERS THE ODOMETER. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE I CAN FIND ON YOUR SITE TO SEND A COMPLAINT TO,MY ISSUE IS WITH ALL THE CHEVROLET RECALLS THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR MY TRUCK I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A LETTER OR A CARD OR ANY OTHER KIND OF NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK SINCE NEW AND HAVE HAD TO COME HERE TO PRINT EVERYTHING OUT AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT RESOLVED. SO I GUESS WHEN THEY SELL THE CAR OR TRUCK THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE ANY MORE TO NOTIFY THE OWNERS? I HAVE A CHEVROLET 2003 Z71 4X4 [XXX] IN MY OPINION THIS IS NOT VERY GOOD COMPANY TO CONSUMER RELATIONS. I DO THANK GOD FOR THIS SITE BEING HERE AS THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN SEEM TO KEEP UP ON THE ISSUES/TROUBLE/RECALLS THAT ARE OUT HERE TO FIND WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY TRUCK TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD AND RUNNING RIGHT. AT THIS TIME THEY ARE NOW ORDERING ME A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BECAUSE OF THE STEPPER MOTOR THAT WENT OUT AND IS REGISTERING OVER 120 MPH AT THIS TIME AND IM NOT EVEN DRIVING IT, THE DEALER SAID THAT HE HAD NO RECALL FOR THIS AND I PROCEEDED TO TELL HIM I HAVE THE PAPERWORK FOR YOUR SITE AND THEN HE WAS STILL GOING TO CHARGE ME FOR IT EXCEPT I SORT OF BLEW UP IN THE SERVICE DEPT.[XXX] *TR

ON 4-6-10, THE BRAKES OF MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UP TRUCK WITH 55,031 MILES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TRUCK WAS STOPPED AT THE TIME WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE TRUCK WAS IN DRIVE GEAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND BRAKING ABILITY WAS GONE. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL, BUT DID STOP ON THE LEVEL TERRAIN. NO INJURIES RESULTED. ON 4-7-10, THE REPAIRING MECHANIC REPORTED ALL BRAKE LINES WERE EXCESSIVELY CORRODED AND RUSTED, AND ONE OF THE LINES HAD BROKEN OPEN. ALL LINES WERE REPLACED. I WILL ATTEMPT TO RETRIEVE THE REPLACED BRAKE LINES FROM THE REPAIR GARAGE FOR YOUR USE. PLEASE ADVISE ME ACCORDINGLY. MY REPAIR BILL WAS $475.00, PAID ON 4-8-10, BY PERSONAL CHECK. THE SPEEDOMETER OF THIS VEHICLE OPERATES ERRATICALLY AND HAS CEASED TO OPERATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS SENSORS UNDER THE SEATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY. UPDATED 06/07/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A TURN AT 3 MPH WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID HAD BEEN RELEASED ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. HE STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, HE WAS RECEIVED A WARNING FROM A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER. THE OFFICER ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY TRAVELING 90 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,500 AND THE CURRENT WAS 83,500.

BAD CLUSTER (OIL GAUGES AND HIGH TEMPERATURE GAUGE) SO FAR ON A CHEVY SILVERADO 2003 SHOULD BE A RECALL REGARDING THIS MATTER. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? THANKS *TR

OUR SPEEDOMETER IN OUR 2003 CHEVY 1500 PICK STOPPED WORKING AFTER WE GOT A NOTICE THAT WAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WAS ONLY HONORED IF IT HAPPENED UNDER 80K MILES WE NEVER HAD THE ISSUE UNTIL WE WERE AT 99K MILES. SO MY COMPLAINT IS : IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO? WE HAVE 104K ON THE TRUCK NOW. *TR

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER. STARTED GIVING INCORRECT READINGS LAST MONTH. NOW UNIT IS STUCK AT 45 MPH. SOMETIMES NEEDLE WILL MOVE. *TR

AFTER PERUSING EXCESSIVE RUST TO UNDER-CARRIAGE OF 2003 SILVERADO, RESEARCHED OTHER COMPLAINTS AND FOUND NUMEROUS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THIS LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO RUST PROBLEMS. ENTIRE LEFT BRAKE LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST-THROUGH. ACTUAL RUST-THROUGH OF BRAKE LINE WAS NOT REPORTED TO GM AS AT THE TIME I SAW NO CORRELATION TO WHAT LATER BECAME A RUST THROUGH PROBLEM OF BUMPERS AND CARGO BODY. THIS WAS EXPERIENCED AFTER RUST-THROUGH WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. MY CONCERN IS WITH THE RUSTING OF BRAKE LINES AND POSSIBLE INJURY AND EVEN DEATH WHEN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE IS EXPERIENCED. IF THIS HAS NO RELEVANCE TO OTHER RUST PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVY SILVERADO FROM 2002 UNTIL 2009 THEN DISREGARD THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SS. THE HITCH RECEIVER STARTED TO BEND. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND HE WAS REFERRED TO A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE. THE RECEIVER HITCH WAS REPLACED WITH A BIGGER AND HEAVIER HITCH . THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT HE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15000 . THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30000.

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING. THE NEW "0" SEEMS TO BE SOMEWHERE AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT I HAD BEEN FORTUNATE THAT I HADN'T HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUSTER BEFORE THIS. I HAVE HAD SPORADIC MALFUNCTIONING IN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BUT I COULD LIVE WITH THAT...THE SPEEDOMETER IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD DIESEL. SPEEDOMETER MAXED OUT WHEN REALLY ONLY DOING 45MPH. GAUGE STUCK AT MAXED OUT POSITION. *TR

BOUGHT 2003 SILVERADO 3500 4X4 USED IN 2006. IT HAD 125,000 MILES AND RAN GREAT. IN OCTOBER 2006, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING INACCURATELY THE OIL AND BATTERY CHARGE GAUGE ARE NOT ACCURATE EITHER. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE MILEAGE. IT IS OVER THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER. I HAVE OVER 200,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK RUNS GREAT AND I WOULD NOT THINK TWICE ABOUT TAKING LONG TRIPS(OVER 2,000 MILES) AS I DO BECAUSE OF MY WORK. I DON'T THINK THERE SHOULD BE A MILEAGE LIMIT AT ALL. THERE IS CLEARLY A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE CLUSTER. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL PERIOD, NOT JUST A LETTER STATING THERE IS JUST A PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AGAIN. THANKS D.H *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 85,000 MILES. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING AT 80,000 MILES. WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING THE NEEDLE MOVES ALL THE WAY TO THE MAXIMUM. I HAVE HERD FROM MANY SILVERADO OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE VEHICLES. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE SPEEDOMETER AND OIL GAUGE FAIL TO WORK ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. OCCASIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK ON ZERO OR GOES ALL THE WAY TO 120 MPH. THE OIL GAUGE DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL AND THE DIAL BECOMES STUCK ALL THE WAY AT THE BOTTOM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET ISSUED A RECALL. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED NUMEROUS CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AND BELIEVES THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 02-23-09 *BF UPDATED 02/24/09. *JB

HAD FUEL IN OIL NEW INJECTORS REPLACED AND 5000 MILES LATER HAD TO REPLACE FUEL INJECTOR PUMP LEAKING ON BOTTOM. NOW TRUCK LOSE FUEL FROM FILTER AND HAS TO BE HAND PUMPED TO START TRUCK CAN SAT FOR DAYS AND BE OK OR MAY SAT FOR JUST COUPLE HOURS LOSE FUEL PRESSURE. HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE STEERING PUMP REPLACED. *TR

IN DECEMBER OF 2007 MY 2003 CHEVROLET EXTENDED CAP SILVERADO TRUCK'S SPEEDOMETER STARTED JUMPING AND GETTING STUCK; IT GAVE INACCURATE SPEED WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED. JAN 08-AN AUTO REPAIR SERVICE CHARGED ME $108.98 FOR A SPEED SENSOR, $75.74 FOR A CONNECTOR, AND BECAUSE OF THE TIME SPAN TO FIX, $86.95 FOR A NEW BATTERY GONE DEAD. THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO JUMP AND GET STUCK, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO PAY TO GET SPEEDOMETER REPLACED. BY NOV 08 ? SYMPTOMS GOT WORSE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, AT FIRST GOT STUCK AT 85MPH WHEN GOING 60, THEN IT CLIMBED TO 120MPH, THEN IT WENT PAST 120MPH AND IS NOW PERMANENTLY STUCK ON "R" ON THE DRIVE GEAR PANEL (STRAIGHT DOWN). MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED DURING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $350. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE POWER STEERING BOX; HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER IS WAITING FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FROM THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE TRUE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE POWER STEERING FAILED AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS, THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN UNTIL VEHICLE SPEED WAS INCREASED. UPDATED 10/07/08. *JB

SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO READ, OR REPORTS INCORRECT SPEED. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK AT TIMES. WHEN THEY DO START WORKING, THEY WILL NOT GO OFF UNLESS FUSE IS PULLED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. RECALL SHOULD BE DONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE FAILED DUE TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE OVERHEATING OF THE LAMP SOCKETS. WHEN YOU GO TO REPLACE THE LAMP' THE SOCKETS APPEARS TO BE BURNT AND BRITTLE AND ARE MISSING THE LITTLE METAL TABS USED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE LAMP BASE. YOU CANT REPLACE THE LAMP. THEREFORE I ONLY HAVE 1 DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT AND AM WORRIED ABOUT A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD WITH THE OTHER ONE. THE ONE THAT WORKS LOOKS LIKE IT'S NOT FAR FROM FAILING AND VERY SOON WONT BE WORKING EITHER. THE MORE I SEE THE AMOUNT OF GM VEHICLES (TRUCKS, SILVERADO, TAHOE, TRAILBLAZER, SIERRA, YUKON & ENVOY'S) WITHOUT TWO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, I REALLY DO WONDER IF GM HAS A REAL PROBLEM. I SEE SEVERAL EACH AND EVERY DAY WITHOUT ONE OR BOTH. I HAVE SPOKE TO OTHER OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ONE OR BOTH OF THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DECELERATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE MENTIONED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DUE TO ITS EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,500.

I AM AN EXPERIENCED CPST IN BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA. ON 7-30-08 I ASSISTED A MOTHER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW BRITAX MARATHON (CAMO PATTERN COVER) USING THE LATCH SYSTEM. MOTHER INDICATED SHE HAD JUST RECEIVED THE SEAT AND IT HAD BEEN BACK-ORDERED FOR SOME TIME. WHEN I PULLED BACK THE SEAT COVER TO ACCESS THE STORED LATCH ATTACHMENTS....I NOTED THAT THE ATTACHMENTS WERE STORED IN A MANNER THAT MIGHT LEAD TO MISUSE. THE ATTACHMENTS WERE ROUTED TO THE INSIDE OF THE HARNESS BEFORE BEING PLACED IN THE RECESSED STORAGE COMPARTMENT (IN THE SHELL TOWARD THE BACK OF THE SEAT). THE PROBLEM....UNLESS A PARENT LIFTS THE SEAT COVER ALL THE WAY TO VISUALIZE THE ? MISROUTING OF THE STORED CONNECTORS ...ENTANGLEMENT OF THE HARNESS COULD EASILY OCCUR WHEN THE ATTACHMENTS ARE REMOVED FROM THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT AND PULLED THROUGH THE RF BELT PATH PATH OPENINGS IN THE SHELL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CLIENT TO ASK FOR BATCH NUMBER AND SERIAL # ON THE PRODUCT BUT THE HOME PHONE SEEMS CONNECTED TO A FAX. INFORMATION I DO HAVE: BRITAX MARATHON MODEL # E9L0668 MFG 07/09/2008 FABRIC COVER...CAMO PATTERN I DID SPEAK WITH A BRITAX REPRESENTATIVE (CHRIS) ON 8-6-08 TO REPORT MY CONCERNS. I GAVE HIM THE MODEL # AND MFG DATE. HE DID NOT REQUEST ANY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OR CONTACT INFORMATION FROM ME FOR FOLLOW-UP. I AM ALWAYS SOMEWHAT CONCERNED WHEN NO FOLLOW-UP NAME / NUMBER IS REQUESTED ON A CONCERN I HAVE REGISTERED WITH A MANUFACTURER. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2003, MAKE=CHEVY , MOD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BEAT TIGHTENED. THE PASSENGER FELT DISCOMFORT AND DISCONNECTED THE SEAT BELT, WHICH SHOULD NOT BE DONE WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE TAILGATE OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND COMPLAINED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

VEHICLE LOOSING COOLANT. DETERMINED CYLINDER HEAD DEFECT, TSB #06-06-01-019B. CYLINDER HEAD EMBOSSED WITH CASTECH LOGO DEVELOPED A POROSITY CRACK IN A VERY SPECIFIC AREA. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS ON ITS SECOND SET OF ROTORS AND THIRD SET OF PADS. HE BELIEVES THAT THE 2003 AND 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *KB THE ROTORS WERE RUSTING AND FALLING APART. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A CONSTANT NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF AT TIMES, CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER AND REMOVE THE FUSE FOR W/S WIPERS. AFTERWARDS, AS I CONTINUE DRIVING AND IT STARTS RAINING AGAIN OR I GET SPLASHED BY ANOTHER DRIVER, MY VISIBILITY IS GREATLY DIMINISHED TO A POINT TO WHERE SAFETY IS OF "GRAVE" CONCERN. IT IS GETTING TO THE POINT TO WHERE IT IS HAPPENING TOO MUCH. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY. REGISTERS AT 70MPH WHEN STANDING STILL. *TR

WE HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 58,000 MILES. THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING SHAFT. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT IT I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE GREASED BUT THE NOISE WOULD RETURN. MY SON IS AN AUTO SALESMAN AND HAS TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OR HAVE HAD THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED. SHOULD NOT THE DEALER OR GM IN PARTICULAR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

INSTRUMENTATION CLUSTER PREMATURE FAILURE. *TR

ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER READINGS. STARTED WITH JUST READING A FEW MILES OVER. NOW 9 TIMES OUT OF 10 IT SAYS I'M DOING 20 TO 30MPH WHEN I START THE TRUCK. CHECKED ONLINE AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE BEFORE A RECALL? *TR

ON JANUARY 5, 2008 I ARRIVED HOME AT 11:30 PM AND PARKED MY TRUCK IN THE GARAGE ATTACHED TO MY HOUSE. I WENT TO BED AND AT AROUND 2:00 AM I SMELT SMOKE. I WALKED THROUGH THE HOUSE CHECKING ROOMS, WHEN I GOT TO THE SCREEN DOOR TO THE GARAGE THE HANDLE WAS HOT. I THEN WENT OUT MY FRONT DOOR AND CALLED 911. THE TRUCK WAS A LOSS AND PART OF MY GARAGE. IN LESS THEN 11 MONTHS THIS IS THE 2ND CHEVROLET/SILVERADO THAT I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS BURNT. *TR

BEGINNING AT AROUND 80,000 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED REPORTING MY SPEED CORRECTLY. IT WILL STAY AT 0 MPH OR 30 MPH THEN AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE A FEW TIMES IT WOULD RESET. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. BUT IT ONLY HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WAY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. TODAY (85,000MILES) I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY SPEED STOPPED AT 30 MPH AND WOULDN'T GO TO ZERO. I STOPPED TRIED TO GET IT TO RESET AND THEN IT STUCK AT 80MPH. I WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST. NOW IT IS NOT READING MY SPEED CORRECTLY AT ALL. IT WILL EITHER STAY AT 30, OR IT SAYS I'M GOING 20 WHEN I KNOW I AM GOING AT LEAST 60. THIS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. DIAGNOSTICS DON'T SEEM TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN DRIVING FRIDAY MORNING JAN. 18, 2008 THERE WAS A SMALL NOISE IN THE TRUCK. LATER AT NIGHT WHEN I PICKED UP MY WIFE I WENT TO BREAK AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME AND THAN WHEN WE STARTING GOING AGAIN THE WHOLE HUB ASSEMBLY CAME RIGHT OFF OF OUR TRUCK MAKING THE TRUCK COLLAPSE DOWN ON THAT SIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE THAT THE FAILURE MAY OCCUR IN SOME 2003-2004 CADILLAC, CHEVROLET, AND GMC VEHICLES. HOWEVER, BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE WAS OVER 70,000 MILES, HE WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR IT AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. HE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE GUARDRAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT# 10-9100758. *JB

LOW SPEED ACTIVATION OF ABS SYSTEM FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS CAUSED A COUPLE PARKED CAR INCIDENTS AND A COUPLE OF PARKING LOT STOP STRIP INCIDENTS. I AM TOLD BY A VERY GOOD DEALERSHIP IN DRYDEN NY THAT THIS IS THE SAME ABS SYSTEM THAT IS RECALLED ON 1999 - 2002 MODEL YEAR SILVERADO'S FOR THE VERY SAME ISSUE. WILL IT TAKE A DEATH FOR GM TO STEP UP TO THEIR PROBLEM? THE ENTERED DATE ONLY REFLECTS TODAY, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND ALL OTHER GAUGES ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DO NOT WORK PROPERLY THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120 MPH SOMETIMES, THE VOLT METER NEEDLE IS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN, THIS IS ON MY 2003 SILVERADO, ON MY 2004 SUBURBAN THE TACHOMETER READS WRONG ALL THE TIME AND IM WORRIED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DO THE SAME ON IT, THIS IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE MY WIFE AND KIDS USE EVERY DAY. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC. SOMETIMES READS 35-60 MPH IN PARK, SOMETIMES 120 MPH WHEN TRAVELING AT 30-60 MPH. THEN WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, BUT RESTS AT 120 MPH. ONLY WAY TO RESET IS TO TURN VEHICLE ON AND OFF 6-12 TIMES OVER A 30 MIN PERIOD. IN FEB 07 TOOK TO JACK SCHMITT CHEVY DEALER AND PAID $97.00 FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS TOLD ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $500.00. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED ASAP. *TR

SPEEDOMETER WAS FLUTTERING AND STICKING SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY IN COLD WEATHER. TYPICALLY, AFTER IT WARMED UP, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BECOME SOMEWHAT FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. THROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH GM DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN AND LETTERS OF NOTIFICATION HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO WARN OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS WEB SITE SHOWS COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM DATING BACK TO DEC OF 2005. A 70,000 MILE LIMIT HAS BEEN SET FOR GM TO COVER REPAIRS. MY SPEEDOMETER FINALLY BECAME TOTALLY INOPERABLE AT 105,000 MILES, AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. A MONTH LATER, I SEE THIS NOTICE. HOW CAN GM SET A MILEAGE LIMIT ON SAFETY? THIS SHOULD BE A TOTAL RECALL! AT $500. TO FIX, MOST OPERATORS ARE OBVIOUSLY LIKE ME. YOU FIX THE THINGS ON YOUR VEHICLE AS YOU CAN AFFORD TO OR IF IT MAKES THE VEHICLE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. I PUT OVER 20,000 MILES A YEAR ON MY TRUCK. LIKE AN ABOVE OWNER STATED, WHY AM I BEING PENALIZED FOR DRIVING MORE THAN 10K MILES A YEAR? WHY AM I BEING PENALIZED FOR USING THIS TRUCK ON LONG HAULS. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT TRUCK, AND I HAVE VERY FEW OTHER COMPLAINTS. HOWEVER, GM KNOWS THAT THEY PUT A DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE AND FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN THESE TRUCKS. NOW THEY WANT US, THEIR CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR IT? PLEASE NHTSA, THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE TURNED INTO A RECALL. *TR

SPEEDOMETER JUMPING ALL OVER. STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO AT AROUND 65,000MI. WHEN PROBLEM STARTED IT WOULD OCCUR ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY OTHER DAY. *TR