2003 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE AND DROPS INTO "LIMP MODE", THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE COMPUTER GIVE A CODE 1516 "DRIVE BY WIRE" SENSOR CALIBRATION PROBLEM. DEALER INDICATED "YELLOW" WIRE BROKEN ON SOME VEHICLES OTHERS HAVE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE SENSOR. DANGER IS ON LOOSE OF POWER IN TRAFFIC, INSTEAD OF A MESSAGE TO CHECK THE ENGINE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT MOVE. EVEN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 0 MILES PER HOUR. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE PHONE NUMBER TO FILE THE COMPLAINT.

SPEEDOMETER IS ACTING UP AND GIVING ME WRONG READINGS WHILE DRIVING. IT RESTS AT ABOUT 75 MPH WHILE I AM PARKED, AND WHILE DRIVING SOME TIMES GOES AS HIGH AS 125+ MPH WHEN I AM CLEARLY GOING 60-70. 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 51,000 MILES. NOTHING SIGNIFICANT HAPPENED TO MAKE THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN, AS I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT OCCURRED. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO THE VEHICLE TO ATTEMPT TO FIX IT AS I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS FAULTY PART. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING TURNS, THERE WAS RATTLING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALERSHIP GREASED THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED.

A POPPING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. DEALER REPLACED PART UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS INFORMED TODAY THAT IT IS BAD AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NOT FIX PROBLEM FROM GM AND THAT ALL THEY DO NOW IS TAKE A NEEDLE AND FILL WITH GREASE. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 SILVERADO TRUCK THAT HAS ONLY 24,000 MILES ON IT AND CHEVY SAID THE WARRANTY WAS OUT AND MY TRUCK HAD TO HAVE BRAKES AND NEW ROTORS PUT ON THIS WEEK. I FELL THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS TRUCK FOR ME. *JB

IN SEPTEMBER 2003, I PURCHASED A2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71. ON FEBRUARY 6, 2005, I HAD TO HAVE A "LUBE PACK" REPLACED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. EVERYTIME I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2005, I HAD TO HAVE THE "LUBE PACK" REPLACED AGAIN, FOR THE SAME REASON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER AGAIN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME NOISE. HE TOLD ME, AFTER CHECKING IT, THAT IT WOULD BE BEST IF I WAITED A LITTLE LONGER, BECAUSE GM WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE "LUB PACK" ONE MORE TIME AT THEIR COST. AFTER SEARCHING FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE WEB SITE, I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM; MANY OTHER PURCHASERS OF GM TRUCKS ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 1999. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT PART OF NHTS'S JOB WAS TO INVESTIGATE AND SEE THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN SO THAT THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS WAS INSURED. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT NO ONE, ESPECIALLY NHTS, KNOWS WHETHER THIS STEERING PROBLEM CONSTITUTES A DANGEROUS CONDITION. I REALIZE THAT A RECALL OF VEHICLES TO FIX THE PROBLEM WOULD BE MOST EXPENSIVE FOR GM, WHICH IS HAVING FINANCIAL PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME, BUT GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING NOTHING ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT COULD BE A SERIOUS ONE, EVEN IF JUST ONE LIFE IS LOST BECAUSE OF IT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THERE WAS MOISTURE ON THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT GRAB PROPERLY. THE CONDITION WORSENED WHILE TOWING ANY LOAD. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CALIPER ROD CORRODED DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING LOCATED IN A SALT BELT STATE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CALIPER BRACKETS, PADS, AND ROTORS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED IN A SALT BELT STATE. THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED.

2001 SILVERADO HAD CLUNKING AT LOW SPEED TURNS. DEALER PACKED GREASE AND ORDERED NEW STEERING BOX. NEVER CAME IN. PURCHASED 2003 HD SILVERADO. AT 50,000 THE CLUNKING AT LOW SPEED TURNS IS STARTING. YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL THE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IS THERE A DEFECT IN CHEVROLET STEERING ASSEMBLIES? *JB

LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAUSES THE TURN SIGNALS TO ACT AS HAZARD SIGNALS PREVENTING OTHER DRIVERS FROM KNOWING THE TRUCK IS TURNING LEFT. THERE IS A KNOW RECALL COERING THIS ISSUE WITH 03 SUVS AND TRUCKS, BUT CHEVY STATES IT DOES NOT EFFECT MY TRUCK. HERE IS THE RECALL FROM THE INTERNET." ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE DRIVER WISHING TO SIGNAL A TURN BY MOVING THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LEVER, (UP OR DOWN) MAY CAUSE THE FRONT MARKER/TURN LIGHTS AND REAR TURN LIGHTS TO FLASH IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO HAZARD WARNING, RATHER THAN FLASHING ON THE DESIRED SIDE ONLY. DEFECT CONSEQUENCE: THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CLEARLY SIGNAL THEIR INTENTIONS TO TURN, CHANGE TRAVEL LANES, OR POTENTIALLY WARN OTHERS OF AN IMPAIRED VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUSPECT FLASHER MODULES WITH A NEW FLASHER MODULE DESIGNED WITH SEALED RELAYS AND MORE DURABLE CONTACT MATERIAL INSIDE OF THE RELAYS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2005. ISUZU BEGAN MAILING OWNER LETTERS ON AUGUST 4, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727, BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, AND OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537. NOTES: GENERAL MOTORS CORP., 05044

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A CLUNKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DURING EACH VISIT, THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN LUBED. THE NOISE RETURNS EVERY TIME.

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE @ APPROX. 36,000 MILES. ASKED SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO EXAMINE BRAKES FOR WEAR. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DISC BRAKES WERE FINE, HOWEVER, THE REAR ROTORS WERE FLAKING AND RUSTED. REAR ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TRUCKS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT TYPICAL WEAR BASED ON HIS EXPERIENCE, PARTICULARLY AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD, EVERY YEAR SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK, I HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING GEAR BOX SHAFT SECTOR LUBED AND ONCE REPLACED. JUST HAD THIS DONE AGAIN TWO DAYS AGO. THIS IS AN IRRITATING PROBLEM SINCE WHEN IT IS GOING BAD OR NEEDS LUBED, IT HAS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR OR NOT. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY AND NOT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF IT HAPPENS OVER A YEAR AFTER LAST REPAIR, I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND I DON'T BELIEVE ANYONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT DONE. I HAVE HAD OTHER CHEVY'S AND OTHER MAKES OF TRUCKS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. *JB

FRONT AND BACK ROTORS NEED REPLACED, EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE, DUE TO RUSTING ROTORS. THIS CREATES AN UNFORESEEN EXPENSE AS WELL AS HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THAT MAY CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE IS AN INCREASED BRAKING EFFORT REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PEDAL ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. NEW BRAKE PADS WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE ON 6-11-06 BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 04V045000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING A TIRE REPLACEMENT THE DEALER NOTICED THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE TIRE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

TIE ROD CAME APART CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. TRUCK VEERED INTO PATH OF CAR CAUSING COLLISION. *NM

WE ALL NEED TO CONTACT GM AT WWW.CHEVROLET.COM AND COMPLAIN. I PURCHASED MY 2003 CHEVY 2500 HD IN NOV. 2005. IT HAD 32000 MILES ON IT. THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 36000 AND WHEN I HIT 38000 MILES THE PROBLEMS STARTED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED ACTING UP. I HAD WENT TO LEAVE AND EVERYTHING WAS DEAD NO POWER AT ALL. I WOULD JUMP IT AND THEN IT WAS FINE FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES. THE LAST TIME I JUMPED IT, IT CRANKED BUT I HAD NO POWER IT WOULDN'T MOVE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND ALL THE GAUGES WENT CRAZY. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY WAITED A MINUTE AND RECONNECTED IT AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE AGAIN. A WEEK LATER THE SPEED ODOMETER WENT CRAZY AND WOULDN'T GO BACK TO ZERO. NOW STARTING A FEW WEEKS AGO THE DRIVE TRAIN IS MAKING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE AND THE REAR WHEELS ARE WANTING TO LOCK UP WHEN I TRY TO START OFF. THESE PROBLEMS DON'T OCCUR EVERY TIME, BUT THE DRIVE TRAIN NOISE IS GETTING WORSE FROM ALL THE FEEDBACK I SEE ON THIS WEB SITE I FEEL I WOULD WASTE MY TIME CONTACTING GM. ALL OF US CHEVY OWNERS WITH PROBLEMS NEEDS TO CONTACT GM EVERY DAY ABOUT OUR $30,000 AND $40,000 DOLLAR HUNK OF SCRAP METAL. I HOPE MINE WILL BURN AND I WILL NOT EVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET PRODUCT AGAIN. HERE IS THERE WEB SITE WWW.CHEVROLET.COM. I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE PHONE # ON THE WEB SITE, BUT IT JUST STOPS RINGING. YOU CAN SEND THEM E-MAILS AND LETTERS. *JB

ANYONE HAD THEIR CHEVY TRUCK FUEL PUMP REPLACED? APPARENTLY THIS IS A DEFAULT ON LOTS OF 2000 AND LATER GM SUV'S & TRUCKS, A QUICK SURVEY OF PEOPLE I KNOW AND THEIR CONTACTS HAS REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE (4 CONFIRMED). MY 2003 TRUCK (45K MILES) IS SITTING IN A DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR ME TO AUTHORIZE +$1,000 IN REPAIRS (@10% OF THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK). THERE IS A RECALL FOR TAHOE'S & SUBURBANS ETC. REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I WANT TO ESCALATE THIS ISSUE AND MAKE IT A RECALL ITEM. A FUEL PUMP THAT FAILS TO DELIVER ENOUGH FUEL TO AN ENGINE WILL LEAN IT OUT AND EVENTUALLY KILL THE MOTOR, MAKING THIS A LARGER FINANCIAL AND HAZARDOUS ISSUE. PLEASE LET THE NHTSA KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO YOU. IF IT HAPPENED TO AN ASSOCIATE OF YOURS, PLEASE HAVE THEM EMAIL THE NTSB DIRECTLY. ON CRAIGSLIST. *JB

FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE NO REASON AT ALL, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL GO 'BALLISTIC', REGISTERING HIGHER THAN TRAVELING SPEED, AND OCCASIONALLY EVEN PEGGING OUT. "OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, IT WILL THEN DROP BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. THIS PHENOMENON WILL OCCUR IN WARM OR COOL TEMPERATURES, WITHIN 5 MILES OF STARTING, OR WELL INTO A LONGER DISTANCE OF TRAVEL. UPON INQUIRY AT SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS (I AM A FULL-TIME DRIVER AND TRAVEL A LOT), I HAVE HEARD VARIOUS REASONS FOR THIS OCCURRENCE, THE MOST PROMINENT HAVING TO DO WITH THE CLUSTER IN THE DASH, AND THE 'CURE' DEPENDS UPON THE PERSON TO WHOM I AM SPEAKING. AT ONE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER FOR 7 WEEKS. AT ANOTHER I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PARK THE TRUCK AND WAIT FOR A THIRD-PARTY REPAIR SERVICE TO DO THAT WORK. I WOULD BE UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WHILE WAITING, AS THE MILEAGE WOULD HAVE TO BE RE-PROGRAMMED INTO THE REPAIRED CLUSTER. WAITING TIME FOR THAT WAS ESTIMATED AT 4-6 WEEKS! (AS STATED, I RV FULL TIME, AND THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.) CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GM GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT OURS' IS AN ISOLATED SITUATION (EXPLAIN THAT 7-WEEK BACKORDER AT THE DEALERSHIP TO ME AGAIN!), AND THEREFORE MUST BE OF LITTLE CONSEQUENCE TO THEM! I AM CONCERNED FROM THE SAFETY STANDPOINT, AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHAT ONE'S SPEED IS. (GOING TOO SLOWLY CAN BE AS DANGEROUS AS GOING TO FAST--I FEAR BEING REAR-ENDED AS MUCH AS ANYTHING!) THERE MUST BE MORE FOLKS OUT THERE WHO HAVE NOT COMPLAINED, TO ACCOUNT

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROADS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE REAR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. 05/30/06 UPDATED - DEALER REMOVED REAR WHEELS AND NOTED ROTORS FLAKING APART. *TT

MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT GIVING THE RIGHT SPEED OR SOMETIMES, IT DOESN'T EVEN WORK AT ALL. I STILL GET MY TOTAL MILE ON THE ODOMETER BUT NOT MY SPEED. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE, BARELY USED TRUCK AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING? SOMETIMES IT WORKS BUT IS STILL OFF AND OTHER TIMES, IT JUST STOPS WORKING ALL TOGETHER. IF IT IS COLD, IT STOPS WORKING AND YOU HEAR A TAPPING NOISE COMING OUT OF THE CLUSTER. IF IT IS WARM WEATHER, YOU GET SOME RESPONSE OUT OF IT BUT IT IS NOT CORRECT. I WAS ALREADY PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT. THERE ARE I BELIEVE, 5 DIFFERENT SPEED SENSORS ON THE TRUCK AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE IS NOT WORKING. I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS! THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON CHATS AND FORUMS WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE CHEAP PARTS? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOUD, POPPING NOISE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER WHO LUBRICATED THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THE POPPING NOISE RESUMED, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE NEW STEERING COLUMN NEEDED ADDITIONAL LUBRICATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED OF THE PROBLEM.

CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. (INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT SERVICE KIT). *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING LOW SPEED TURNS, THE REAR WHEELS TURN LEFT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR WHEEL SENSORS, WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE AND WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, UPON INSPECTION THE DOOR LATCH FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

FREQUENTLY MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO HESITATES TO PULL OFF AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS FOR THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THEY STATE IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING WHICH HAS THE TRANSMISSION PULLING OFF IN SECOND GEAR INSTEAD OF FIRST AND THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM, JUST KEEP DRIVING. *JB

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING THAT I WAS SLOWING DOWN. MY SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THEN IT WILL START TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN. AND SOON SHOWS THAT YOU ARE GOING 0 MPH. AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS IN PARK AND NOT RUNNING, IT MIGHT WORK. SOMETIMES IT NEVER WORKS AGAIN FOR A DAY. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY OTHERS LIKE THIS AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT IS HAPPENING BUT CHEVROLET HAS NOT RECALLED IT YET. THEY TOLD ME IT RANGES FROM 2003- 2005. THEY HAVE WORKED ON EVERY ONE OF THESE YEARS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME EXCEPT REPLACE MY SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER, FOR ABOUT 1000 DOLLARS. WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. *NM

BRAKES ARE SOFT WITH LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. INVOLVED IN MINOR MVC. AFTERWARDS FOUND REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY RUSTED AND COMPONENTS CORRODED. REAR BRAKE CONTACT <50%. LESS THAN 25K MILES. *NM

I BROUGHT MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRUCK IN FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR BRAKES (ROTORS, PADS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT AND THE REAR ROTORS ARE HEAVILY RUSTED AND ARE CRUMBLING AWAY. THE DISC BRAKE PADS ARE ALSO COMPLETELY WORN OUT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND IS THE RESULT OF DEFECTIVE PARTS ON THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET FROM OTHER SILVERADO OWNERS INDICATING THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THESE ROTORS AND PADS AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE THERE ARE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS FROM FAILING BRAKES. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE WHEN IT RAINS A LOT. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER I NEED TO PAY $190.00 PLUS TAX. TO REPLACE A CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. WHICH I THINK IS A MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBILITY. PARTS DEPT CLERK TOLD ME HE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM ON OLDER TRUCKS. BUT THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED ON THE NEWER TRUCKS. *NM

DRIVERS SEAT HEATER ELEMENT BURNED OUT. REPAIR SHOWED SIGNIFICANT CHARRING OF THE ELEMENT FABRIC AND SEAT FOAM. *NM

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT KEEPS WEARING OUT EVERY 15 THOUSAND MILES AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED IT TWICE IN TWO YEARS IT IS WORN OUT AGAIN AT 45K MI. AND NEEDS REPLACED . IN MY OPINION THIS SHOULD BE A 100K MI PART AT LEAST. *NM

ON 25500HD SILVERADO, STEERING HAS TO MUCH FREE PLAY AND IS SLOPPY. STEERING ALSO WANDERS. HAD ALIGNMENT DONE 3 TIME WITHIN 2 MONTH PERIOD, AND STEERING SHAFT REPLACEMENT PER BULLETIN - DID NOT CORRECT SITUATION. STILL WONDERS TO LEFT. NOT SAFE WHEN HAULING A TRAILER OR NOT. TO DATE THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED PROPERLY. *JB

SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. *NM

DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH SIDE OF CAR THAT RAN RED LIGHT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE STEERING MAKES A RATTLE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED OR RESOLVED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND BELOW, THE STEERING ALLOWED TOO MUCH PLAY AND MANEUVERED LOOSELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE RACK AND PINION HAD A SLIGHT LEAK. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPONENTS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE SUCH AS WHEEL BEARINGS, BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD ENDS, CONTROL ARMS, STEERING GEAR, SHOCKS, STEERING LINKAGES, COILS SPRINGS, WHEEL HUBS STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING GEAR. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND LUBRICATED THE LAST TIME. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE STEERING DESIGN WAS FLAWED, WHICH CONTAINS A LOOSENESS THAT CAN'T SEEM TO BE CORRECTED. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED AT TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THE CLUTCHES WERE BURNT AND GLAZED. THE TIRES WERE EXHIBITING PREMATURE WEAR. UPDATED 08/02/06. *JB UPDATED 04/16/08

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CLUSTER PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 7/13/2006 - *NM

SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK AT A SPEED AND DOES NOT COME BACK DOWN UNTIL YOU CYCLE THE IGNITION ENOUGH TIMES TO GET IT TO RETURN TO 0 MPH. IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE GETTING ANY BETTER. *JB

I HAVE OWNED MY 2003 SILVERADO FOR JUST OVER 3 YEARS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS ALREADY: 1) THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD ONLY BLOW OUT HOT AIR-- HAS BEEN FIXED. 2)VIBRATION NOISE IN REAR END AROUND 30-40 MPH--?? CAN'T BE FIXED/DUPLICATED. 3) SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING--REPLACED AT MY COST; WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED, GO FIGURE; ALSO HAD TO GO TO COURT TO FIGHT SPEEDING TICKET! ( RELATIVE HAS SAME TRUCK, SAME PROBLEM!) 4) WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT SHUT OFF, I GET TO PAY FOR THIS ONE TOO, AFTER WARRANTY. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE OUT! NOT VERY SAFE IN CRAZY MI WEATHER!! 5) ALSO HAD TAILGATE CABLES REPLACED UNDER RECALL. 6) BACK SEAT LOOP REPLACED DUE TO RECALL. NO WONDER CHEVY IS NOT DOING WELL, WHO WANTS TO SPEND OVER $30,000 FOR A PIECE OF JUNK! WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER. *JB

1) SPEEDOMETER GRADUALLY BEGAN TO FAIL, REGISTERING FALSE SPEEDS. 2)IN THE DARK, I WAS DRIVING TOO FAST FOR ROAD CONDITIONS, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT A LOWER SPEED INDICATED. (I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR ISSUED VIOLATION) 3)THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM (I BELONG TO SILVERADO ENTHUSIAST FORUM) FURTHER THIS IS APPARENTLY A GM PROBLEM, AS AN 05 CHEVROLET IMPALA I DRIVE AT WORK (POLICE CRUISER) HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH LED TO AN ERRONEOUS ISSUANCE OF A SPEEDING VIOLATION ON A PACE (CORRECTED AT COURT). I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING AT NIGHT WITHOUT SURROUNDING TRAFFIC AS A REFERENCE. *NM

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT PROBLEM. HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE 99 MODEL CHEVY/GMC TRUCKS. THE ONLY FIX THEY HAVE IS TO REMOVE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND LUBE IT EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. AT ONE TIME GM WAS REPLACING THE SHAFTS WITH A NEW MODEL, HOWEVER THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT KEEPS OCCURRING. NOT SURE IF THE PROBLEM WOULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE INJURY SITUATION.*JB

PREMATURE REAR DISC BRAKE FAILURE--2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, 31750 MILES-REAR DISC ROTORS RUSTED, PITTED, FLAKING. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND DISCS AT MY COST. EVEN THOUGH ROTORS ARE OBVIOUSLY SUFFERING FROM WEATHER AND SALT, DEALER INSISTS THAT THE CALIPERS STILL WORK, THEREFORE IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. I CONTEND THAT THE LITERAL DISINTEGRATION OF THE ROTORS CAUSED THE RAPID WEAR OF THE BRAKE PADS. WHEN INSPECTED IN AUGUST OF 2005, I WAS TOLD THE PADS WERE AT 75% THICKNESS. THE TRUCK STILL HAS 6 MONTHS LEFT ON THE MANUF. WARRANTY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE OUTSIDE CONDITIONS ARE COLD THE STEERING IS STIFF. THIS OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE VALVE IN THE POWER STEERING. THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, #10013533, REGARDING THIS, BUT NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. THE WATER PUMP GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE TRANSFER CASE BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/22/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING A DECREASE IN BRAKING POWER AND THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEAKING, RUBBING NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES ON THE REAR WERE REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE BAD. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS NOT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT FEELS THE TWO ARE RELATED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD 21,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE STEERING SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND BROKEN. THE DEALER MADE ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THE STEERING SHAFT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 10,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE IS OCCASIONALLY DRIVEN AND ONLY ON PAVED ROADS.

FAILURE OF THE WINDSHILED WIPER CONTROL. WIPERS BEGAN BEING DIFFICULT TO TURN ON. THEN ONCE ON, THEY COULDN'T BE SHUT OFF. *NM

FAILURE OF THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARINGS. RESULTED IN SEVERE WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY NOTED IN TURNING TO THE LEFT. DEALER ADVISED THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN WHEEL FAILURE OR FIRE DUE TO OVERHEATING. VEHICLE HAS UNDER 42,000 MILES. *JB