2003 Chevrolet Silverado

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  THERE WAS A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE COMING TO A STOP SIGN. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. THERE WAS ALSO NO OTHER VEHICLES AT STOP SIGN OR AT CROSS STREET. WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. AT THE SHOP IT WAS NOTED THERE WAS A COMPLETE BRAKE LINE FAILURE AT THE ABS MODULE NEAR THE DRIVER DOOR OF ALL 6 REAR BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKE LINES ALL RUSTED THROUGH. THE SHOP NOTED THIS WAS A COMMON DEFECT OF THE CHEVY SILVERADOS. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE ESPECIALLY IN COLD CLIMATES WHERE SALT AND SNOW ACCUMULATES. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL TO FIX THIS DEFECT. ALL 6 BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. *JS

• 12/31/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS STOPPED ON BOAT RAMP AND STARTED TO BACK UP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO NOT LAUNCH BOAT AND TRUCK INTO RIVER AT THE SAME TIME. WE THEN HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO OUR LOCAL GARAGE AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED.THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW.THE SECOND TIME I WAS STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR . CHEVY SAYS YOU DON'T LOSE COMPLETE BRAKING BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CEO HAVE IT HAPPEN TO HIM. THIS PROBLEM WILL MAKE ME SELL THIS TRUCK .I WILL NOT BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AGAIN ..I HOPE THE NHTSB WILL MAKE CHEVY EITHER ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM OR FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE EITHER GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR

• 12/31/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY GAUGES FLUCTUATED,STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS SPEEDOMETER. CALLED GM THEY SAID IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY,COST APROX 600.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

• 12/31/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE LEFT DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT BURNED OUT. UPON REMOVING THE BULB THE SOCKET WAS BROWN AND THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS LOOKED CHARRED. THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL BULB INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. CLEANED CONTACTS WITH SANDPAPER AND INSTALLED NEW 4114 BULB AS WAS REMOVED. I STILL HAVE THE BURNED OUT BULB. *TR

• 12/31/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES MALFUNCTION AND DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL SEMI-UNIT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF OVER $500. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

• 12/31/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 12/31/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. SOME DAYS THE VEHICLE WOULD GO ALL DAY WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF. CONSUMER STATES SO FAR THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN 8 TIMES. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

• 12/30/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET P/U AND THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS VERY ERRATICALLY. IT USUALLY REGISTERS A MUCH FASTER SPEED THAN I AN TRAVELING. WHEN I AM STOPPED IT WILL SHOW A SPEED OF FORTY OR FIFTY MPH. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME AND GO. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO NOT KNOW YOUR SPEED. I KNOW MANY OTHER GM AND CHEVROLET VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

• 12/30/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 12/29/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER ON CHEVY 1500 SILVERADO 2003 ERRATIC AT TIMES. DEALERS AT FIRST DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A RECALL, AND NOW STATE I AM OUT OF POLICY ALLOWANCE. NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL, ONLY HEARD IN NEWS. PROBLEM HAS BECOME MUCH WORSE IN PAST 2 MONTHS, I FIRST REPORTED TO DEALER AT 70K IN JAN 2010. *TR

• 12/29/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MY BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ME TO GO THROUGH A STOP SIGN. THERE WAS A MINI VAN WITH 5 OCCUPANTS THAT SWERVED OFF THE ROAD TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL THAT MY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. UPON INSPECTION OF THE CAR ON 12/28 AT A GM DEALER I WAS TOLD MY BRAKE SYSTEM WAS RUSTED OUT AND CORRODED CAUSING MY BRAKES TO FAIL. I HAVE INVESTIGATED MYSELF THIS PROBLEM AND FIND OUT IT IS VERY COMMON ON THIS YEAR AND GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. EVERYONE THAT HAS THIS TRUCK IS AT RISK OF CRASHING AND DOESN'T EVEN KNOW IT. I WAS ONE OF THEM UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO.I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET GM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND ONLY BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES. THE WILL NOT SUPPLY ME WITH A CONTACT NUMBER FOR A ZONE REP OR ANYONE ELSE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE FAULTY BRAKE LINES BEFORE INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE KILLED IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY. *TR

• 12/29/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR DOES NOT GO TO ZERO, STARTS AT 65 MPH AND GOES OVER 120 MPH. IMMEDIATE FAILURE. SO FAR CHECKED TO SEE IF A RECALL, NOTED THAT YOUR WEBSITE HAD OVER 35 COMPLAINTS ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR

• 12/29/2005· STEERING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THEN HE PRESSED VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THEY FOUND THE HYDRAULIC PUMP THAT CONTROLLED THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK

• 12/29/2004· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/28/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS DRIVING HWY 19W TOWARD BURNSVILLE, N.C. A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THEY WERE EXTREMELY SOFT. I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. I WAS WITHIN 1/4 MILE OF A GARAGE AND I SLOWLY DROVE THE TRUCK TO IT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE LINES AND ADVISED THAT I HAVE THEM ALL REPLACED AS THEY HAD ALL RUSTED OUT. THE FUEL LINES RUSTED IN TWO IN 2013. THE CAB STARTED RUSTING IN 2008, AND NOW HAS HOLES FROM FRONT TO BACK INCLUDING BUMPERS FROM RUST. THE CAB MOUNTS HAVE ALSO RUSTED. *TR

• 12/28/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  ON AUGUST 7, 2013, I WAS HEADING INTO RICHMOND, KY AND WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. I BEGAN TO LIGHTLY APPLY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. AS I CONTINUED TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS OR MESSAGES ON THE DASH BOARD AT THIS TIME. I CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN BRAKE PRESSURE BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. WHILE STILL PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL NEAR THE FLOOR, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS BEGINNING TO SLOW DOWN, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO STOP AT THE LIGHT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR AT THE INTERSECTION AS I APPROACHED IT. I USED THE UPCOMING HILL TO CONTINUE TO SLOW DOWN AND EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO A VACANT PARKING LOT. ONCE I CAME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE DASH BOARD LIGHTS APPEARED ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUES. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL GM SERVICE STATION, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN 1ST GEAR AND SLOWLY MAKE MY WAY TO THE SERVICE LOCATION ON SIDE ACCESS ROADS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND SEVERAL HAD FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE AND THEY ALL NEEDED REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WAS OVER $2300. MY TRUCK HAD 185,591 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I HAD RECENTLY MOVED TO KY BUT WAS LIVING IN OHIO FOR MOST OF THE OWNERSHIP OF THE TRUCK. *TR

• 12/28/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN FUELING MY 2003 CHEVROLET 2500 HD PICKUP I NOTICED FUEL SPILLING OUT WHEN I TOOK THE SCREWDRIVER TO REMOVE THE CLAMP I NOTICE THE FILLER NECK WAS RUSTED THRU AND THE RUBBER HOSE WAS JUST FLOATING. NOW I CALLED CHEVROLET PARTS DEPARTMENT AND THIS IS GOING TO COST ME $400.00 FOR THE PART BECAUSE IT IS SOLD ALL ONE PIECE. *TR

• 12/28/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS A CORRODED BRAKE LINE CLIP. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSING THE BRAKE LINES TO DETERIORATE AND LEAK BRAKE FLUID. THE MECHANIC PARTIALLY REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINE CLIPS BUT ADVISED THAT EVENTUALLY, THE REMAINING CLIPS WOULD ALSO FAIL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,050. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 05/20/11

• 12/28/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MY NIGHTMARE STARTED WHEN I PULLED ONTO A FROM MY DRIVE WAY AND DROVE ABOUT A HALF BLOCK TO THE STOP SIGN IN MY 2003 SILVERADO AND NOTICED A MINI VAN GOING SOUTH. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I COULDN'T STOP. NO WARNING ON THE DASH NOTHING. THE VAN HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID ME AND ALMOST TIPPED OVER CONTAINING 5 PEOPLE. I SAW HIM COMING BUT COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO STOP IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE LAST THING ON MY MIND WAS NO BRAKES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 39 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE IN MY LIFE. YESTERDAY I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GOT THE USUAL RUN AROUND. THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED THEY WERE VERY CLEAR THAT MY CAR EVEN THOUGH ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT AND IS KEPT IN A GARAGE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THE BRAKE LINES. THE BEST PART WAS THEY WILL REPLACE THE LINES WITH STANDARD GM PARTS THE SAME ONES THAT ARE ON THE VEHICLE NOW. DOING THAT WILL HAVE THE SAME RESULTS AND A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. EVEN IF THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM PLEASE DON'T LET THEM DO THE REPAIRS WITH THE SAME INFERIOR BRAKE LINES THAT WE ALL HAVE NOW !!!! *TR

• 12/27/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  WAS DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AN HOUR WHEN TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND I HAD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD INTO DITCH. *TR

• 12/27/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD; THE SERVICE BRAKES LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

• 12/27/2007· STRUCTURE

  I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT AND THE BACK GLASS HINGE HAS CAME UNGLUED FROM THE GLASS AND FALLEN ON ONE SIDE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FOUR GLASS COMPANY'S THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MANY OF 2003 TAHOES AND SURBURBANS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BACK GLASS AND THAT IT IS A DEFECT. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS OVER 100,000 MILES BUT ITS THERE PROBLEM THEY ARE THE ONES THAT GLUED THE HINGES TO THE GLASS AND WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY 900.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE GLASS ESPECIALLY WHEN I DON'T HAVE IT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE THE CHEVROLET COMPANY FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS CAUSED THE BACK GLASS TO STICK UP OVER THE BACK ABOUT A INCH AND YOU CAN NOT EVEN OPEN IT BECAUSE THE HINGE ON THE GLASS HAS COME COMPLETELY UNGLUED IT FALLS DOWN WHEN YOU OPEN IT AND IS VERY VERY HARD TO CLOSE ONCE YOU OPEN IT. BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PICK UP ON THE GLASS AND TRY TO CLOSE IT AT THE SAME TIME BELIEVE ME MY FINGERS HAS GOTTEN SMASHED MANY TIMES SO I STOPPED EVEN OPENING IT. BUT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED I REALLY USED IT ALOT TO PUT STUFF IN THE BACK WHEN THE 3RD ROW SEAT WAS BEING USED IF YOU OPENED THE WHOLE DOOR THEN YOUR STUFF FALLS OUT BECAUSE THERE'S NOT MUCH ROOM TO PUT YOUR STUFF BACK THERE. *TR

• 12/27/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/27/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC, STICKS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, DOES NOT DISPLAY CORRECT SPEED. PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. WAS TOLD BY CHEVORLET DEALERSHIP THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN 2003 AND 2004 SILVERADO TRUCKS. INTERNET SEARCH FOR OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM PROVIDED NUMEROUS RESULTS. WITH ROAD CONDITIONS IN FLA SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE DUE TO RAIN THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, ITS HARD TO DRIVE SAFE IF YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. WAS TOLD THE PART WILL BE AT LEAST 2 MONTHS BACK ORDER. *NM

• 12/27/2004· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/26/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HOOD LATCH WAS RUSTING AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING DIESEL FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,173.

• 12/26/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CHEVY 2003 SILVERADO ODOMETER ERROR AFTER 70,000 MILES IT READS ODOMETER ERROR EVERY TIME YOU CRANK IT AND SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. *TR

• 12/26/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. *JB

• 12/25/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  REAR BRAKES RUSTED OUT FLUID BURST OUT NO BRAKES TWO YRS AGO. FAST FOREWORD SATURDAY 12/22/2018 BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR ,LINE FROM BRAKE BOOSTER TO PROPORTIONING VALVE BLEW OUT RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH.

• 12/25/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. UPON INVESTIGATION A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE WAS FOUND. ALL THE LINES WERE VERY RUSTY. TWO SECTIONS WERE REPLACED TO GET THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AGAIN AND MOST OF THE REST WILL NEED REPLACED BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAN BE TRUST WORTHY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER HERE IN PA THIS PAST SUMMER AND NO MENTION WAS MADE OF THIS CONDITION. *TR

• 12/24/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I NOTICED THAT THE WAS A LEAK UNDER MY TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND TO MY SURPRISE IT WAS A BRAKE LINE AND AS I STARTED LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE VISUALLY IN SIMILAR SHAPE. THIS IS ON A 2003 SILVERADO WITH 62000 MILES, SO I AM NOW REPLACING ALL THE LINES BECAUSE IF I DIDN'T SEE THE DRIP IT COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT WITH A 7200 POUND TRUCK. *TR

• 12/24/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER IS READING 20 OR 40 OR 120 OR 70 NO MATTER IF YOU ARE SITTING STILL, GOING 50. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE SPEEDOMETER IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. *NM

• 12/23/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS DISSENIGRATED AND FELL APART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS ON THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE SHOES FELL OFF OF THE TRUCK 5,000 MILES AFTER THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,754.

• 12/23/2002· SEAT BELTS,CHILD SEAT

  JUST PURCHASED 2003 4 DOOR CHEVY SILVERADO WITH LATCH SYSTEM. TRIED USING SYSTEM WITH EVENFLO BASE UNIT BUT LATCH BELT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY DUE TO THE BELT TIGHTENING UNIT BECOMING TO CLOSE TO PLASTIC HOLDER ALLOWING BELT IN SLIPPING OVER BASE UNIT.

• 12/22/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  THIS TRUCK HAS MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES SO THE BRAKES ARE NOT OVERUSED. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE BRAKE LINE BROKE AND MY PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN LOOKING ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS IS NORMAL I FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR BRAKE LINE BREAK IN THE SAME SPOT. A TRUCK SHOULD BE BUILT TO LAST MORE THEN 10 YEARS SINCE THEY WILL BE SOLD AND RESOLD MANY TIMES IN IT'S LIFESPAN. I DO LIVE IN SALT BELT, HOWEVER I ALWAYS SPRAY THE SALT OFF MY TRUCK AFTER I DRIVE ON SALTY ROADS. AND THERE IS VERY LITTLE RUST UNDER MY TRUCK EXCEPT THE BRAKE LINES. THIS IS CRAZY THAT A 5000 LB WORK TRUCK HAS CHEAP BRAKE LINES ON IT, JUST SO CHEVY CAN SAVE $5 PER VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A MIN REQUIREMENT ON PARTS THAT AFFECT THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. AND AS TO HAVING THE LINES INSPECTED? HOW CAN SOMEONE INSPECT A LINE AND VISUALLY SEE THAT IT IS ABOUT TO BREAK. YOU CAN SEE THAT YOUR BRAKE PADS ARE GETTING LOW AND THEY NEED CHANGED. CAN I SEE THAT THE METAL IS GETTING PRETTY THIN ON MY BRAKE LINES AND THEY NEED CHANGED?? NO. ALL BRAKE LINES GET A DEGREE OF RUST ON THEM, HOW CAN SOMEONE TELL IF THEY NEED CHANGED, TILL THEY BURST. *TR

• 12/22/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WERE REPEATED ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETECTED THE BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

• 12/22/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT CORRECTLY INDICATE SPEED. CAN SHOW BOTH LOWER AND HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEEDS. NO CORRECTIVE MEASURES AT THIS TIME. USING TACHOMETER TO GAUGE SPEED. *TR

• 12/22/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4-WD, SPUN IN "BLACK ICE", THEN STRUCK CONCRETE HIGHWAY BARRIER HEAD-ON AND "SQUARE" AT APPROX 50-MPH. FRONT END OF TRUCK WAS CRUSHED BACK APPROX 14-INCHES. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WITH THE RESULT THAT FACE STRUCK STEERING WHEEL, PRODUCING DEGLOVEMENT OF NOSE ON LEFT SIDE. LEFT KNEE STRUCK SWITCH ARRAY TO LOWER LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEAT BELT. DRIVER TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO NEAREST HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. ATTEMPTS TO DISCUSS PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (BIDDLE CHEVROLET, BOTHELL, WASHINGTON) HAVE BEEN NEITHER PRODUCTIVE OR SATISFYING. *TR

• 12/22/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/22/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER ACCURATE. I HAVE READ MANY POSTS FOR PEOPLE WITH THE SIMILAR TYPE OF VEHICLE 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND 2003 GMC YUKONS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE SPEEDOMETER LOCKS UP AND DISPLAYS SPEEDS AT LEAST 20-30 MPH OVER, THEN SOMETIMES REGISTERS 0 MPH WHEN TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE TO RESORT TO USING A PORTABLE GPS FOR MY SPEED DETECTION. THIS APPARENTLY IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES, IT IS A COSTLY FIX, AND GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN, PLEASE LOOK AT REQUIRING GM TO ISSUE A RECALL. THANK YOU. *NM

• 12/22/2005· STEERING

  DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT STEERING FAILURE . ANYTIME THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THE BRAKES MUST BE RELEASED, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD SLIGHTLY BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FOLLOWING ;THE GEAR BOX, GEAR SHAFT, POWER STEERING PUMP AND A VALVE IN THE POWER STEERING. AFTER EACH REPAIR THE PROBLEM REMAINED, AND IT WAS MORE EVIDENT IN THE MORNING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, WHO RESPONDED BY LETTER TO THE CONTACT TELLING HIM THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE, AND THEY WOULD DO NO FURTHER TESTING . *AK

• 12/21/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A CHEVY SILVERADO 03, 2500HD AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND WIRE HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO IT. I RECENTLY CHANGED A BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER BACK IN SEPTEMBER, NOW HERE IS DECEMBER AND THE SAME RESISTOR HAD BLOWN AGAIN. SO I REPLACED WITH NEW ONE, AND NOW THE WIRE HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO IT IS HEATING UP TO APPOINT THAT YOU CAN SMELL BURNING WIRES. I HAD CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON A LOT OF GM VEHICLES AND WANT TO CHARGE ME $160 TO CHANGE THE BAD WIRE HARNESS AND BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. I DON'T UNDER STAND WHY THIS IS NOT RECALLED FOR POSSIBLE BEING ABLE TO START A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS. THANK YOU *TR

• 12/21/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2003 TAHOE AND HAVE HAD THE SPEEDOMETER STICK A NUMBER OF TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER THE SERVICE TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITION SO THEY TOLD ME NOT TO REPAIR THE ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE COST. GM IS NOW OFFERING A "SPECIAL COVERAGE" THAT EXTENDS THE WARRANTY OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, HOWEVER ONLY IF THE TAHOE HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES OR YOU HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE UNDER 7 YEARS WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. I FEEL THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD ISSUE A FULL RECALL TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

• 12/21/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/21/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKE PROBLEM. CONTACT STATES BRAKES PULSATED IN REAR ROTORS. BRAKE WERE HEAVILY CORRODED AND DEALER REPLACED REAR ROTORS. *BF THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT SINCE THE USE OF ASBESTOS BRAKES HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED, BRAKE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE HAD BEEN REDUCED. THE DEALER WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT THE PAD MATERIAL FORMS DEPOSITS ON THE ROTORS CAUSING THE SURFACE TO BECOME LESS SMOOTH AND EVENTUALLY GIVING A PULSATING SENSATION LEADING TO POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE. ON JULY 20, 2007 THE CONSUMER BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE PULSATING ISSUE AGAIN, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO NON-USE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DISAGREED WITH THEIR FINDINGS, STATING THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THE CONSUMER TOOK POSSESSION OF THE OLD ROTORS AND SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE WORN TWICE AS HARD AS THE FRONT ROTORS THAT WERE ORIGINAL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKES WERE PRODUCING THE MAJORITY OF STOPPING POWER ON THE VEHICLE. THE LEFT REAR DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW LATCH *JB

• 12/21/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 SILVERADO FAILED WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. GLANCED DOWN AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NOTICED THAT I WAS TRAVELING 120 MPH IN A SCHOOL ZONE!!!!....OBVIOUSLY AN ERROR. THE SPEEDO NEEDLE IS GITTERY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERS. I'M GRAVELY CONCERNED THAT I NO LONGER KNOW HOW FAST/SLOW I'M DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE ADDRESSED/RESOLVED. *NM

• 12/21/2006· SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL *- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN HE HEARD A CRACKING NOISE IN HIS VEHICLE. WHILE CHECKING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED A LOT OF GREASE COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE SAME DAY THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC (NOT A DEALERSHIP) AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH HIS LOWER BALL JOINT. THAT OPINION, HE THEN CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED DEALER AND GET A DIAGNOSIS ON VEHICLE. WHEN HE TOOK IT TO HIS LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 12-02-06 THEY STATED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE JOINT WAS DAMAGE. AS WELL AS THIS PROBLEM THE CONTACT EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER ON 11-26-06. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT MOVE WHEN ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT HAS ALSO STATED THAT HE HAS A COPY OF THE DIAGNOSIS.

• 12/21/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  INVOLVED IN A 45 MPH COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIRBAGS IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

• 12/20/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. HAD TO DRIVE 60 MILES AND CHOSE EARLY MORNING DUE TO HAVING ALMOST BRAKING POWER. WE HAVE A FORD TRUCK OF THE SAME YEAR AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE STILL VERY GOOD. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS OTHER THAN A GOOD COMPANY GOING ON THE CHEAP. !!!! *TR

• 12/20/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO DISPLAY A SPEED OF 10 MPH. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. A PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BODY DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED AN IMPROPER READING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.