2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Problems & Recalls

My heater started to shut off then I’d turn it off then turn it back on then it’d come back on again. That went on for a few days. Started my truck in the morning and let it warm up for a few moments when I hear truck is on fire. The fire was in the cab of the truck. It was investigated and the...

Instrument panel stopped working. Speedometer, fuel gauge and ammeter not working.

The vehicle was being driven in a parking lot, fortunately, when there was a loud snapping noise that resulted in the total loss of steering control. The vehicle was moving at about 5 MPH at time of the incident. 10 minutes prior, it was being driven on the Freeway at 60 to 65 MPH. In the parking ...

When I try and use my left turn signal the hazard lights turn on!! Read numerous instances of this problem online with no solutions! A gentleman online referred me to turn this in to you(nhtsa.gov). The problem is ongoing!!

The undercarriage or frame of our recent purchase of our 2003 used chevrolet k1500 silverado was discovered recently after purchase to be rusted through and through and chipping off day by day. A private master mechanic has looked the truck over and said that it was not safe to drive. Upon further i...

My truck is a older model Chevrolet Silverado pickup HD the problem is it say engine power reduced. I have had it worked on a few times and keeps reducing if engine power. Can you tell me if there is a recall on this issue or at one point there was a recall? I have had the truck almost 2 years any i...

2003 CHEVROLET Silverado1500 HD have power hydro brake liitle leaking when driving so loud same time steering to turning so loud and very hard apply brake step on brake so loud try to stop not easy scary and parked at home right now, i beleive fact recall now because your repoert said that "found...

2003 CHEVROLET Silverado1500 HD have power hydro brake liitle leaking when driving so loud same time steering to turning so loud and very hard apply brake step on brake so loud try to stop not easy scary and parked at home right now, i beleive fact recall now because your repoert said that "found...

UNKNOWN. I went out to the to go somewhere, got in and noticed several big cracks.

I was driving in normal conditions around 45 mph with the air conditioner on high. Smoke starts pouring out from underneath the dash on the passenger side and once I get stopped the blower motor resistor had caught fire. I was able to put the fire out myself no incident report was filed. It caused d...

My engine has been giving me lean condition codes p0171, p0174 and truck is lacking performance really bad and coolant problems too please message me back

My engine has been giving me lean condition codes p0171, p0174 and truck is lacking performance really bad and coolant problems too please message me back

My engine has been giving me lean condition codes p0171, p0174 and truck is lacking performance really bad and coolant problems too please message me back

IGNITION WILL NOT INTERMITTENTLY START VEHICLE. DASH LIGHTS COME ON

Mileage: 163,000

RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES UNDER THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR WHERE THEY ARE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME.

Mileage: 138,000

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER- THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS IS THE SPEEDOMETER IF I HIT A BUMP THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING MY TRUCK SOMETIMES DIES ON ME GOING DOWN THE ROADS, I RECENTLY TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TOLD ME IT'S A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT SINCE MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WASNT...

Mileage: 1,989,900

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER- THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS IS THE SPEEDOMETER IF I HIT A BUMP THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING MY TRUCK SOMETIMES DIES ON ME GOING DOWN THE ROADS, I RECENTLY TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TOLD ME IT'S A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT SINCE MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WASNT...

Mileage: 1,989,900

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER- THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS IS THE SPEEDOMETER IF I HIT A BUMP THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING MY TRUCK SOMETIMES DIES ON ME GOING DOWN THE ROADS, I RECENTLY TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TOLD ME IT'S A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT SINCE MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WASNT...

Mileage: 1,989,900

NEW OPTIMA RED TOP KEEPS DRAINING. SECOND NEW BATTERY IN A MONTH. DEAD OVER NIGHT. I'VE READ THERE'S A RECALL ON OTHER VINS. YET MINE IS DOING THE SAME BATTERY DRAIN THING. LEFT MY WIFE AT MCDONALD'S TODAY HIGH AND DRY! WTF! DON'T MAKE ME GET A FORD!

Mileage: 218,000

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM DOWNTOWN SUDDENLY MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND I HAD TO LIMP HOME ,FRIEND CHECKED TRUCK AND FOUND TROUBLE CODE P2135 REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND ALSO SAID FOR ME TO CHECK IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM .

Mileage: 275,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE...

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LINDSAY CHEVROLET (5605 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191, (5...

Mileage: 102,799

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE PEGGED OUT AND NOT WORKING ALSO GEAR SELECTOR LIGHT NOT WORKING CAN'T TELL WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA RECALL. WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, WHILE I WAS TURNING.I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START IT BUT NOTHING. I BELIEVED IT TO BE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MUFFLER SHOP. AFTER FIXING THE PROBLEM TRUCK S...

Mileage: 198,000

THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP HOLDING THE FUEL TANK TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS RUSTED/CORRODED AND FAILED. THE RESULT WAS THE TANK STRAP SEPARATING FROM THE PORTION NEAR WHERE THE STRAP BOLTS TO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON PRIMARY CITY ROADS DURING THIS ISSUE. THE SEPARATED FUEL TANK ...

Mileage: 117,000

EMAIL FROM CONGRESSMAN SCHNEIDER ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENT REGARDING TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. *LD *TR

BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION AND STOP THE VEHICLE SLOWLY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, I COULD SEE BRAKE FLU...

Mileage: 144,000

AT ALL TIMES DURING OPERATION, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE HAS A 'SERVICE AIR BAG' MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, ALONG WITH THE RED ILLUMINATED SYMBOL INDICATING AIR BAG PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I'VE FOUND VIA INTERNET SEARCHES, THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON ON THE CHEVY TRUCKS. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE PROBLEM WOUL...

Mileage: 92,000

TAKATA RECALL FRAME IS BREAKING AIRBAG LIGHTS ON DASH IS MESSING UP

TAKATA RECALL FRAME IS BREAKING AIRBAG LIGHTS ON DASH IS MESSING UP

TAKATA RECALL FRAME IS BREAKING AIRBAG LIGHTS ON DASH IS MESSING UP

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2003 SILVERADO 1500 ARE RUSTING COMPLETELY OUT. TWO YEARS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE A PORTION OF THE PASSENGERS FRONT BRAKE LINE BECAUSE OF CORROSION. LAST YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE THE LINE THAT GOES FROM THE ABS TO THE REAR FLEXIBLE HOSE FITTING. TODAY I DISCOVERED THAT A LINE FROM T...

Mileage: 179,500

THE TPS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CHECK ENGINE CODE KEEPS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE TPS CODE GOES OFF THE ENGINE LOSES TOTAL POWER AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE ISSUE IS STILL REMAINING EVEN AFTER REPLACING DIFFERENT WIRE...

Mileage: 182,000

THE TPS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CHECK ENGINE CODE KEEPS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE TPS CODE GOES OFF THE ENGINE LOSES TOTAL POWER AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE ISSUE IS STILL REMAINING EVEN AFTER REPLACING DIFFERENT WIRE...

Mileage: 182,000

THE TPS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CHECK ENGINE CODE KEEPS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE TPS CODE GOES OFF THE ENGINE LOSES TOTAL POWER AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE ISSUE IS STILL REMAINING EVEN AFTER REPLACING DIFFERENT WIRE...

Mileage: 182,000

WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 THROUGH THE STATE INSPECTION LANES TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AREA WHERE FLUID WAS DRIPPING ALL THE BRAKE LINES TO THE ABS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. AT LEAST ONE OF THESE LINES FAILED WHILE DOING THE BRAKE CHECK DUMPING THE W...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR DID NOT ADJUST AND THE BUTTONS DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT CALLED PORTER CHEVROLET AT 302-722-4822 (LOCATED AT 414 E CLEVELAND AVE, NEWARK, DE 19711) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECA...

Mileage: 173,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR DID NOT ADJUST AND THE BUTTONS DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT CALLED PORTER CHEVROLET AT 302-722-4822 (LOCATED AT 414 E CLEVELAND AVE, NEWARK, DE 19711) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECA...

Mileage: 173,000

AS I GOT TO A BOTTOM OF A HILL AND APPLIED BRAKE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING USING PARKING BRAKE AND REVERSE. FOUND BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED BELOW DRIVERS SIDE. LUCKY NOT GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AND HAVING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY OR QUICK STOP, COULD HAVE BEEN...

Mileage: 239,000

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHEN COMING TO STOP AT BOTTOM OF HILL. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING, USING PARKING BRAKE AND REVERSE. COULD OF BEEN SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF HAD TO MAKE A QUICK OR EMERGENCY STOP ON BUSY HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 239,000

'TAKATA RECALL' MY AIR BAGS WERE FRAMED UNSAFE FROM BEING A VEHICLE FROM A WARM CLIMATE. REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED TO ENSURE SAFE GUARDS.

Mileage: 160,000

'TAKATA RECALL' MY AIR BAGS WERE FRAMED UNSAFE FROM BEING A VEHICLE FROM A WARM CLIMATE. REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED TO ENSURE SAFE GUARDS.

Mileage: 160,000

'TAKATA RECALL' MY AIR BAGS WERE FRAMED UNSAFE FROM BEING A VEHICLE FROM A WARM CLIMATE. REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED TO ENSURE SAFE GUARDS.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 800 (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED OFF AND ON. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A TAKATA SETTLEMENT NOTICE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE PARKED I ATTEMPTED TO PUT VEHICLE INTO GEAR, BUT FOOT WENT TO FLOOR WHILE ENGAGING BRAKES. CHECKED UNDER CAR AND DIDN'T NOTE FLUID LEAK SO I CHECK RESERVOIR WHICH WAS FULL. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THAT SAID THAT LINES CORRODED AND FAILED. THEY DESCRIBED HOW THEY WOULDN'T ONLY REPLAC...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CEASED TO FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

HAD TO REMOVE SEAT FOR REPAIRS. WHEN SEAT REPLACED RED SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AND MESSAGE APPEARS THAT SAYS "SERVICE AIR BAG." I CAN NOT PURCHASE SENSOR FOR THE SEAT WHICH IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE, BUT HAVE PURCHASE THE WHOLE UNIT WHICH INCLUDES THE MASTER UNIT UNDER THE DASH.

Mileage: 119,000

TAKATA RECALL, I CONTACTED HERNDON CHEVROLET AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME SINCE TAKATA HAS NOT SENT THEM REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT TAKATA WOULD NOT BE SENDING REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS SE...

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (VERY DANGEROUS). TRUCK JUST DIE WHILE DRIVING. HAVE IT CHECK TO LEARN THE FUEL PUMP IS NEEDS TO REPLACE. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FIND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM TO THIS TRUCK ... RECALL?

Mileage: 164,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER DEPRESSING THE PEDAL A SECOND TIME, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. A CRASH ALMOST OCCURRE...

Mileage: 210,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AN UNKNOWN INJURY WAS SUSTAINED TO THE DRIVER OF T...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (GRAHAM CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 1515 W 4TH ST MANSFIELD, OH 44906) AND WAS INFORMED OF THE REPAIR COST. THE ...

Mileage: 137,000

JUST HAD WORK DONE ON THE TRUCK AND IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE AUTOSHOP MY BRAKE LINE BURST CAUSING ME TO HAVE NO BRAKES. LIMPED THE TRUCK DOWN THE STREET TO MY WORK UNTIL I COULD TOW IT HOME. THERE IS NO REASON EVEN WITH LIVING IN A SNOW STATE THAT MY BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE FAILED.

Mileage: 127,000

MY BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE AND MY FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT CAUSEING FUEL LEAK. THE BRAKES WENT OUT IN MOTION FUEL LINE ALSO.

Mileage: 93,000

MY BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE AND MY FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT CAUSEING FUEL LEAK. THE BRAKES WENT OUT IN MOTION FUEL LINE ALSO.

Mileage: 93,000

THE BATTERY KEEPS BEING DRAINED WHEN ENGINE STAYS TURNED OFF. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS 2003 SILVERADO ISSUE WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS. WHEN I RESEARCHED ON A RECALL I FOUND THE RECALL NUMBER (02066) BUT IT STATES THAT OUR TRUCK VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED BUT THEN WHY HAVE...

Mileage: 175,000

THE BATTERY KEEPS BEING DRAINED WHEN ENGINE STAYS TURNED OFF. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS 2003 SILVERADO ISSUE WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS. WHEN I RESEARCHED ON A RECALL I FOUND THE RECALL NUMBER (02066) BUT IT STATES THAT OUR TRUCK VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED BUT THEN WHY HAVE...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A SEMI TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY THE PROPER SPEED INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD DISPLAY ZERO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 106,000

THIS ACTUALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH AN ACCIDENT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON OUR CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 DOESN'T WORK EXCEPT FOR THE SPEEDOMETER. THE MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE IS 68,901, HOURS DRIVEN 2,498.6. I CAN'T TELL WHAT THE AMOUNT OF GAS, OIL PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, ETC. IS. I REALL...

Mileage: 68,901

LUCKILY, I WAS ON MY STREET NEAR MY HOUSE WHEN MY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR...I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. I FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES AND WHEN I USED THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRU...

Mileage: 135,000

ON 2/20/2017 MY 2003 SILVERADO HAD A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SYSTEMS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME, DUE TO PREMATURE BRAKE LINE FAILURE, CAUSED BY BRAKE LINES THAT WERE NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND ROAD SALT USED IN MICHIGAN, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD AND DRIVEN.

Mileage: 145,054

REAR WHEEL BRAKES, EXCESSIVE WEAR

Mileage: 15,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. UPDATED 03/16/17*LJ TH...

Mileage: 121,000

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE OIL READER IS ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE REDUCED SPEED WARNING COMES ON THE ENGINE REDUCES SPEED AND CANNOT GO OVER 30 IN A 30 MILE RADIUS IT HAS DONE THIS TO ME 4 TIMES JUST THIS MORNING TO WORK. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE OIL READER IS ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE REDUCED SPEED WARNING COMES ON THE ENGINE REDUCES SPEED AND CANNOT GO OVER 30 IN A 30 MILE RADIUS IT HAS DONE THIS TO ME 4 TIMES JUST THIS MORNING TO WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS U...

Mileage: 130,000

OCT 29, 2016, 120,000MILES. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE FROM RUSTED BRAKE LINES WHILE DRIVING ON RURAL HIGHWAY SLOWING DOWN FROM DRIVING 55MPH. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HERE. THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES, WARN...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 2003 SILVERADO AND UPON ARRIVING HOME I FELT MY BRAKE PEDDLE GO TO THE FLOOR AND I COULDN'T STOP AND BACKED INTO MY TRAILER, I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND NOTICED A HUGE PUDDLE UNDER MY DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT THE STEEL HYDRAULIC LINE HAD RUSTED & BROKE. I AM DISABL...

Mileage: 160,212

I HAVE A 2003 SILVERADO AND UPON ARRIVING HOME I FELT MY BRAKE PEDDLE GO TO THE FLOOR AND I COULDN'T STOP AND BACKED INTO MY TRAILER, I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND NOTICED A HUGE PUDDLE UNDER MY DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT THE STEEL HYDRAULIC LINE HAD RUSTED & BROKE. I AM DISABL...

Mileage: 160,212

DRIVING ALONG AND WE APPROACHED A ROUND ABOUT CIRCLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS COMING EXTREMELY FAST WHICH FORCED ME TO BRAKE HARD, MY TRUCK STARTED TO BRAKE AND THEN ALL BRAKING WAS LOST. I SLAMMED THE TRUCK INTO 1ST GEAR AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FR...

Mileage: 150,000

WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR SMOKE CAME OUT. THE TRUCK HADN'T BEEN DRIVEN IN TWO DAYS AND NOTHING WAS PLUG IN TO THE CHARGING OUTLET. THE ENTIRE DASH HAD MELTED. THE HEAT WAS HOT ENOUGH TO CRACK THE WINDSHIELD AND POP OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. THE VHELIHICLE WAS PARKED THE DRIVEWAY OF THE ...

Mileage: 13,500

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORROSIVE FAILURE OF BRAKE LINE. $1500 REPAIR BILL.

Mileage: 115,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE.

Mileage: 187,000

THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED A FAILURE WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 103,000

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME A FEW NIGHTS AGO. WHEN APPROACHING AND INTERSECTION THE LIGHT TURNED RED. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE WERE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION BEFORE I COULD GET STOPPED. THANK GOD IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH T...

Mileage: 190,400

AT 60 TO 75MPH THERE IS A BAD VIBRATION OF THE TRUCK IT GETS SO BAD THE FREEWAY INTERCHANGES ARE SCARY...

Mileage: 147,000

I WAS PUTTING TRUCK IN REVERSE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, HAD TO PUT ON PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM CAME ON. BRAKE LINE BUSTED. HAS LINES LOOKED AT AND THEY FOUND ALL THE LINES WERE RUSTED. HAD REPAIRS DONE FOR 410.68. THE TRUCK WAS ON STEEP DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 77,532

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ...

Mileage: 130,000

I JUST BOUGHT MY TRUCK ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I WAS UNDER IT CHANGING THE OIL AND I NOTICED AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME MEMBERS AND THE BRAKE LINES. SOME OF IT LOOKS SO BAD THAT I AM CONCERNED OF HAVING EITHER FRAME BREAKAGE OR A BRAKE LINE FAILING. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER STORIES OF THE SAME...

Mileage: 188,000

I JUST BOUGHT MY TRUCK ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I WAS UNDER IT CHANGING THE OIL AND I NOTICED AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME MEMBERS AND THE BRAKE LINES. SOME OF IT LOOKS SO BAD THAT I AM CONCERNED OF HAVING EITHER FRAME BREAKAGE OR A BRAKE LINE FAILING. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER STORIES OF THE SAME...

Mileage: 188,000

MY BRAKE LINES RUPTURED. VEHICLE HAS 133000 MILES ON IT. THEIR IS ALSO EXCESSIVE RUSTING UNDERBODY.

Mileage: 3

WAS TRAVELING EAST ON HWY 158 AND PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF ZOO ROAD AT A RED LIGHT WITH CARS COMING AND THE PEDAL WHEN TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK BRAKES GRAB A COUPLE OF SHORT TIMES BUT DID NOT STOP THE TRUCK , WENT THRU THE INTERSECTION JUST MISSING A CAR , SMOKE WAS COMING FRO...

Mileage: 94,520

BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND BLEW OUT JUST AS I PULLED IN TO DRIVEWAY,(THANK GOODNESS ) AS WE WERE JUST DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR DOWNHILL GRADE IN A VERY BUSY SHOPPING DISTRICT WHERE WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 99,542

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW. I AM 77 AND A RETIRED FORMER MECHANIC. THE TRUCK HAS 4 WHEEL DISK BRAKES AND A SEPARATE INNER DRUM ON THE REAR BRAKES FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IT IS USELESS! THE SHOES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE A PAIN TO REPLACE AND DON'T WORK VERY WELL OR LAST VERY LONG. A POOR ENGINEERING...

Mileage: 15,000

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW. I AM 77 AND A RETIRED FORMER MECHANIC. THE TRUCK HAS 4 WHEEL DISK BRAKES AND A SEPARATE INNER DRUM ON THE REAR BRAKES FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IT IS USELESS! THE SHOES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE A PAIN TO REPLACE AND DON'T WORK VERY WELL OR LAST VERY LONG. A POOR ENGINEERING...

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE ...

Mileage: 41,000

THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING,AS WELL AS THE RPM INDICATOR AT APPROX. 26,000 MILES DRIVEN ON THE PICKUP.. I HAVE LEARNED THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS DEFECT RATHER THAN A RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED THE LETTER ADVISING ME OF THIS FROM GM, ALTHOUGH I OWNED THE PICKUP SINCE 2006. I STOPPE...

Mileage: 26,500

THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING,AS WELL AS THE RPM INDICATOR AT APPROX. 26,000 MILES DRIVEN ON THE PICKUP.. I HAVE LEARNED THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS DEFECT RATHER THAN A RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED THE LETTER ADVISING ME OF THIS FROM GM, ALTHOUGH I OWNED THE PICKUP SINCE 2006. I STOPPE...

Mileage: 26,500

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HARD LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. $590 REPAIR BILL.

Mileage: 120,000

BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU, HAD TO REPLACE ALL LINES, FUEL LINES RECENTLY LEAKED AND UPON INSPECTION ARE FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY RUST AS WELL, BAD MATERIAL USED IN THESE LINES, BIG SAFETY ISSUE WITH LEAKING FUEL AND INABILITY TO STOP WHEN BRAKES GO OUT

Mileage: 65,000

BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU, HAD TO REPLACE ALL LINES, FUEL LINES RECENTLY LEAKED AND UPON INSPECTION ARE FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY RUST AS WELL, BAD MATERIAL USED IN THESE LINES, BIG SAFETY ISSUE WITH LEAKING FUEL AND INABILITY TO STOP WHEN BRAKES GO OUT

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE AND THE TWO CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE AND THE TWO CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE AND THE TWO CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 85,000

A FRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY STREET IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA AT THE 45 MPH LIMIT. WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED FOR A RED LIGHT I APPLIED THE BRAKES ONLY TO HAVE THE PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY THE STREET HAS A WIDE BERM AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER AROUND TRAFFIC AND ROLL TO A STOP ...

Mileage: 113,900

WAS DRIVING HOME AND I HAD COMPLETE SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE AS I PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 125,000

INSTERMENT CLUSTER BAD SPEED,VOLTS,ETC.

Mileage: 60,000

INSTERMENT CLUSTER BAD SPEED,VOLTS,ETC.

Mileage: 60,000

INSTERMENT CLUSTER BAD SPEED,VOLTS,ETC.

Mileage: 60,000

WE ARE REPLACING ALL METAL BRAKE LINES AFTER A SECOND BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON THE TRUCK. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND GM FORCED TO REPLACE THE METAL TUBING. WHILE GOING 10 MILES PER HOUR ON A ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE GROUND AND FAILED ONE MONTH AFTER A BRAKE REPAIR- THIS Y...

Mileage: 165,000

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. COMPLETE 100% BRAKE FAILURE, NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. CRASH OCCURRED. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. TRUCK HAD RECENTLY BEEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION 3 MONTHS PRIOR. DEALER SERVICE DEPT. DID NOT REPORT PRESENCE OF CORRO...

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND HOUR I HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, WHIT THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND I REAR ENDED ANOTHER PICKUP TRUCK AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING THEW EMERGENCY RAKEAKE...

Mileage: 93,000

THE CLUSTER THE GAGES STOP WORKING THE TAC, OIL PRESSURE, BATTERY THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEM.ONE BY ONE GAGE STOP WORKING.

VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DECREASE POWER AND THE MESSAGE "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SHOWS ON MESSAGE DISPLAY. FIRST TIME WAS 9/8/2012. LAST TIME WAS FEB 24, 2015. HAS DONE THIS AT 25 MPH ON A CITY STREET, 35 MPH CITY STREET TWICE, AND 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY. SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED THREE TIMES. AM AFRAID TO USE VEH...

Mileage: 110,580

VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DECREASE POWER AND THE MESSAGE "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SHOWS ON MESSAGE DISPLAY. FIRST TIME WAS 9/8/2012. LAST TIME WAS FEB 24, 2015. HAS DONE THIS AT 25 MPH ON A CITY STREET, 35 MPH CITY STREET TWICE, AND 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY. SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED THREE TIMES. AM AFRAID TO USE VEH...

Mileage: 110,580

VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DECREASE POWER AND THE MESSAGE "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SHOWS ON MESSAGE DISPLAY. FIRST TIME WAS 9/8/2012. LAST TIME WAS FEB 24, 2015. HAS DONE THIS AT 25 MPH ON A CITY STREET, 35 MPH CITY STREET TWICE, AND 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY. SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED THREE TIMES. AM AFRAID TO USE VEH...

Mileage: 110,580

CLEANING & MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING UNDERBODY CLEANING, HAS BEEN PERFORMED RELIGIOUSLY ON MY TRUCK REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE & WHEN IT WAS PUT UP ON THE RACK, THE MECHANIC SAW THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT. I WAS SHOCKED SINCE IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND WAS EVEN...

Mileage: 42,200

SOUND COMING FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN PUSH ON GAS,NO POWER ON RIGHT SIDE GEAR LIGHT DOESN'T WORK I SERVICE 4 WD IT'S TELL ME TO SERVICE I START UP IT'S PICKS WHICH GEAR (STATIONARY) DOOR ON RIGHT STOP WORKING LOST ALL POWER.

Mileage: 88,000

SOUND COMING FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN PUSH ON GAS,NO POWER ON RIGHT SIDE GEAR LIGHT DOESN'T WORK I SERVICE 4 WD IT'S TELL ME TO SERVICE I START UP IT'S PICKS WHICH GEAR (STATIONARY) DOOR ON RIGHT STOP WORKING LOST ALL POWER.

Mileage: 88,000

SOUND COMING FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN PUSH ON GAS,NO POWER ON RIGHT SIDE GEAR LIGHT DOESN'T WORK I SERVICE 4 WD IT'S TELL ME TO SERVICE I START UP IT'S PICKS WHICH GEAR (STATIONARY) DOOR ON RIGHT STOP WORKING LOST ALL POWER.

Mileage: 88,000

REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE IN RUPTURED WHILE PULLING A LOADED TRAILER. LUCKILY IT WAS AT A SLOW SPEED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC OR POSSIBLE DEADLY FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN IF I HAD BEEN ON WINDING BACK ROADS ON HAD A FULLY LOADED TRAILED BEHIND ME.

Mileage: 130,000

WHEN DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR - HAD NO BRAKES, HAD TO RELY ON PARKING BRAKE. ONE BRAKE LINE, FROM PROPORTIONING VALVE TO ABS UNIT HAD BLOWN. ALL BRAKES FAILED. UPON LOOKING, THE BRAKE LINES RUNNING ON TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WERE DETERIORATI...

Mileage: 190,000

AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING, NO MATTER THE WEATHER OUR TRUCK RANDOMLY DIES. SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL SHE ALWAYS STARTS BACK UP RIGHT AWAY.HOWEVER DUE TO NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, IT DOES ON CITY STREETS AT 25MPH AND HAD ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH. WE ARE UNSURE STILL AT THE MOMENT THE ...

Mileage: 128,000

AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING, NO MATTER THE WEATHER OUR TRUCK RANDOMLY DIES. SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL SHE ALWAYS STARTS BACK UP RIGHT AWAY.HOWEVER DUE TO NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, IT DOES ON CITY STREETS AT 25MPH AND HAD ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH. WE ARE UNSURE STILL AT THE MOMENT THE ...

Mileage: 128,000

I WAS LUCKY TO SEE A SPOT OF FLUID ON MY DRIVEWAY. FIGURED IT WAS BRAKE FLUID SO I HAD MY WIFE PUMP THE BRAKES WHILE I LOOKED FOR THE LEAK. WHEN SHE PUSHED DOWN HARD THE LINE BUSTED AND I LOST ABOUT ALL MY BRAKE FLUID. I'VE INSPECTED MY LINES AND THEY ARE ALL RUSTED. I HAVE THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP...

Mileage: 127,000

BRAKE LINES RUST OUT COMPLETELY

WITHIN THE LAST YEAR 3 BRAKE LINES HAVE BROKE. THE FIRST TIME 2 BROKE, AND DUE TO ITS AGE I DID NOT THINK ANYMORE ABOUT IT, THEN THE THIRD JUST BROKE, THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN SO MANY BROKEN BRAKE LINES, ANOTHER CUSTOMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. TODAY I WAS TALKING TO MY NEIGHBOR AND ...

Mileage: 112,000

THE FRAME IS CRACKED BEHIND THE REAR SPRINGS IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT ON BOTH SIDES NOT RUSTED CRACKED.

Mileage: 140,000

THE FRAME IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES BEHIND THE REAR SPRINGS.

Mileage: 135,000

BREAK LINE RUSTED OUT. COULDNT STOP.

Mileage: 64,000

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAK AND NO OTHER VISIBLE OR PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF A BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONSU...

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAK AND NO OTHER VISIBLE OR PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF A BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONSU...

I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED MY BRAKE LINES ONCE ON THE TRUCK. AT A STOPLIGHT I HAD MY BRAKES GIVE OUT AGAIN. LOCAL MECHANIC STATES MY REAR BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES AND GM CONTINUES TO DENY THAT IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. BRAKES ARE TOO IMPORTANT TO HAVE CONSTA...

Mileage: 130,000

SLOWING DOWN FOR A YELLOW LIGHT TURNING RED SOON, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKING AT ALL. I PULLED BACK THE E-BRAKE LEVER AND PUSHED THE E BRAKE. ABLE TO PULL INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT OF A BANK (8:15AM) AND GET IT STOPPED. FLUID LEAKING FR L/RR PIPE AT L/RR TIRE AREA AND FROM...

Mileage: 190,000

LEAK UNDER DRIVERS DOOR JUST HAD OIL CHANGED SO THOUGHT IT WAS OIL FILTER NOT TIGHTENED , TOOK IT BACK TO OIL CHANGE PLACE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE LINE AND THAT HE WAS SURPRISED IT HASN'T BUSTED ALREADY. HUSBAND DROVE IT HOME AND AND GOT HALF MILE FROM HOME AND THEY BURST AND HE HAD TO DOWN S...

Mileage: 94,550

BRAKE LINE BROKE UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E106000 (WHEELS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIA...

Mileage: 120,000

WENT OUT TO LEAVE IN MY TRUCK AND AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE LINE BROKE. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS COMING DOWN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT ME...

Mileage: 92,000

DRIVING APROX. 45 MPH ,CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. DID HAVE ENOUGH BRAKES TO DRIVE TO A SAFE SPOT ,ON A SIDE ROAD.LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING ON THE GROUND . CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK TO FIND BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THRU. TOOK VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC FOR REPAI...

Mileage: 120,000

TRYING TO STOP RUSTED BRAKE LINE BLEW AVOIDED ACCIDENT BY USING PARKING BRAKE

Mileage: 190,000

CAME OUT OF A STORE AT A SHOPPING MALL AND NOTICED A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. A BRAKE LINE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND TRUCK BED HAS RUPTURED CAUSING AN ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF FLUID.

Mileage: 226,000

BRAKE LINES CORROSION AND LEAKING

Mileage: 165,000

HOPPED INTO MY VEHICLE FRIDAY MORNING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED AWAY. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE DAY BEFORE I WAS PULLING MY BOAT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. THERE'S A SCARY THOUGHT. BTW, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TH...

Mileage: 106,000

NO WARNING!!!(SOFT BRAKES OR DASHBOARD LIGHTS), TRUCK BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED IN TRAFFIC! AFTER STOP LIGHT, IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. SILVERADO CRASHED INTO SMALL CAR AND THEN, THAT CAR INTO ANOTHER. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE. I LOVED THIS TRUCK. I HAVE A FOLDER AN INCH THICK ON THIS VEHICLE'S MAINTE...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABL...

Mileage: 77,038

MY BRAKES FAILED COMING BACK FROM A 356 MILE TRIP. I WAS BACKING UP MY BOAT INTO THE GARAGE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. LUCKILY I STEPPED ON THE PARKING BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING SOMETHING. I THINK I AM REALLY LUCKY THE FAILURE DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVIN...

Mileage: 79,000

BRAKE LINING &FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

BRAKE LINING &FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST DAMAGE FROM INFERIOR COMPONENT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE WORK AND AS I ROLLED TOWARDS THE STOP SIGN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I ROLLED THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND INTO THE NEXT LANE, FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AT THE TIME. WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE I IMMEDIATELY SAW THE TRAIL OF...

Mileage: 150,000

ON APRIL 11, 2015 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 SILVERADO 1500 TO WORK. WHILE DRIVING ACROSS TOWN I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. MY BREAKS FELT VERY SOFT AND HAD ALMOST NO RESISTANCE. WHILE AT THE STOP LIGHT MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO CREEP FORWARD VERY SLOWLY INTO THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STA...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STA...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STA...

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS TOWING MY BOAT DOWN A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES FROM HOME. AS I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT TURNED YELLOW AND I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING POWER AND I ROLLED THROUGH A RED LIGHT. AS I COASTED I TRIED TH...

Mileage: 148,000

SEVERAL TIMES NOW THIS LAST 2 MONTHS MY TRUCK STOPS RUNNING. AT FIRST IT WOULD SLOW DOWN THEN STOP, THE LAST TIME IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN 3 TIMES FROM WORK TO HOME WHICH IS ONLY 10 MINUTES AWAY. THE IGNITION SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. I AM BRINGING THIS TO EVERYONES ATTENTION JUST IN CASE SOMEONE ELSE...

Mileage: 189,085

SEVERAL TIMES NOW THIS LAST 2 MONTHS MY TRUCK STOPS RUNNING. AT FIRST IT WOULD SLOW DOWN THEN STOP, THE LAST TIME IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN 3 TIMES FROM WORK TO HOME WHICH IS ONLY 10 MINUTES AWAY. THE IGNITION SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. I AM BRINGING THIS TO EVERYONES ATTENTION JUST IN CASE SOMEONE ELSE...

Mileage: 189,085

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED A FLUID PUDDLE IN THE SPOT WHERE IT WAS PARKED. UPON INVESTIGATING,IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES HAS RUPTURED. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION,ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND SOON TO ACCOMPANY THE RUPTURED LINE. I'M DISPLEASE...

Mileage: 61,000

NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE AS A RESULT OF BRAKE LINE RUST THRU. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT ALL OF THE STEEL LINES IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WERE CORRODED AND REQUIRED REPLACING. EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL HAS LEAKED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NEARLY ON THE FLOOR,...

Mileage: 105,000

MY CHEVY TRUCK IS A 2003 WITH 52000 MILES ON IT, ONE OWNER,THE ABS SENSORS IN THE FRONT WHEELS HAVE FAILED 3 TIMES NOW, WHAT'S SCARY IS UNLIKE OTHER VEHICLES, THE BRAKES FAIL WHEN THIS HAPPENS, OTHER VEHICLES THE ABS JUST SHUT OFF, STILL HAVE BRAKES, ALSO I AM ABOUT TO PUT ON MY 3RD SET OF BACK BR...

Mileage: 16,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAIL AS WELL AS THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

WHEN STARTING UP TRUCK I HEAR A CLICKING SOUND THEN IT GOES AWAY. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 99,808

I WAS STARTING UP MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO THIS MORNING TO GO TO WORK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL QUICKLY WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. AFTER ROLLING BACKWARDS FOR A LITTLE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I RECEIVED THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" MESSAGE ON THE CONTROL CLUSTER. LOOKING OUTSIDE T...

Mileage: 97,549

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS SEVERE RUST ON THE FRAME AND REAR SHACKLES. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH THE FRAME AND THE REAR SHACKLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PILE OF BRICK BOULDERS. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BACK SHOULDERS, AND NE...

Mileage: 160,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AFTER GETTING PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT I INSPECTED THE LINES AND SAW THAT THEY ALL HAD BUSTED AND WERE ALL VERY RUSTY I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED IT WASN'T WORTH FIXING...

Mileage: 110,000

AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, I HAD JUST LEFT A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN MY BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. THE BRAKE PETAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND RATHER THAN RISKING A COLLISION WITH ANY CARS OR PEOPLE, I DROVE INTO A SNOW BANK. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO LOOK FOR THE PROBL...

Mileage: 144,000

WHEN THE TRUCK IS CRANKED AND AT IDLE AND IN MOTION THE HEADLIGHTS AND ALL PANELS BLINK. THE LIGHT ON THE PANELS DO NOT COMPLETELY GO OUT BUT IT DIMS. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE WENT COMPLETELY OUT A FEW TIMES WHILE IN MOTION. WHEN THE INTERIOR LIGHT IS ON IT ALSO BLINKS AND DIMS. AT TIMES THE RADIO GOES H...

ATTEMPTED TO STOP VEHICLE, BRAKES FAILED (LATER FOUND TO BE DUE TO CORROSION) CRASHED INTO GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

DRIVING MY '03 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 (108,850 MILES ON THE VEHICLE) ON MY WAY TO GET MY OIL CHANGED, MY BRAKES SEEMED TO ALL OF A SUDDEN LOOSE MOST OF THEIR STOPPING ABILITY. I FIRST NOTICED IT APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AFTER TRAVELING ON A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH. I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ...

Mileage: 108,850

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO...

Mileage: 75,000

SECOND FAILURE OF BRAKE LINES DUE TO ROAD SALT. FIRST TIME BACK BRAKE LINES. THIS TIME FRONT BRAKE LINE. MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINES HE USES NICKEL AND WILL NOT ROT. HOW COME THE TRUCK IS NOT MADE WITH NICKEL BRAKE LINES? THIS WILL COST ME CLOSE TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS! EVERY MECHANIC I TALKED TO REPA...

Mileage: 109,000

LUCKILY WE WERE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON THE TRUCK. WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED A WEEK EARLIER WHILE WE (MY FAMILY OF 4) WERE TRAVELING ON RT 70 HAULING A GOLF CART WE AND/OR ANOTHER FAMILY MAY HAVE SUFFERED SEVERELY OR POSSIBLY DIED BECAUSE OF ...

Mileage: 107,000

AT LESS THAN 18000 ODOMETER MILES, THE DTC CO265-EBCM MOTOR RELAY CIRCUIT HAD A FAULT. THE THREE: ABS, BRAKE AND SERVICE BRAKE NOW LIGHTS CAME ON. ON 1/12/2015 THE RUSTED EBCM GROUND HAD BEEN REMOVED AND CLEANED AS PER THE 2003 CHEVROLET K SILVERADO - 4WD SERVICE MANUAL DOCUMENT ID:2245394. THIS P...

Mileage: 17,700

I RECEIVED A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WHEN IT CAME ON I COULDN'T TRAVEL MORE THAN 35 MPH. I WAS AFRAID FOR MY AND MY PASSENGERS LIFE AS WE WAS ON THE VERGE OF BEING HIT. I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE CODES CHECKED AND RECEIVED 7 DIFFERENT CODES...

Mileage: 260,000

AFTER MY TRUCK RECEIVED A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE A DECELERATED THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED UP. *TR

Mileage: 260,000

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE ENGINE DIES. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE RESTARTS AND OPERATES NORMALLY FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE INTERVAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND OTHER MECHANIC SHOPS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE T...

Mileage: 45,000

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE ENGINE DIES. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE RESTARTS AND OPERATES NORMALLY FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE INTERVAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND OTHER MECHANIC SHOPS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE T...

Mileage: 45,000

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...

Mileage: 222,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A DOWN HILL ROAD WITH A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM. I BEGAN TO PRESS THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK STOPPED AND ENDED UP IN AN EMPTY FIELD TO AVOID A WRECK WITH IMPACT. THERE WAS A HUGE WET SPOT ON THE STREET WHERE BY BRAKES FAILED. VERY SCARY ...

I WAS DRIVING ON A DOWN HILL ROAD WITH A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM. I BEGAN TO PRESS THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK STOPPED AND ENDED UP IN AN EMPTY FIELD TO AVOID A WRECK WITH IMPACT. THERE WAS A HUGE WET SPOT ON THE STREET WHERE BY BRAKES FAILED. VERY SCARY ...

I WAS DRIVING ON A DOWN HILL ROAD WITH A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM. I BEGAN TO PRESS THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK STOPPED AND ENDED UP IN AN EMPTY FIELD TO AVOID A WRECK WITH IMPACT. THERE WAS A HUGE WET SPOT ON THE STREET WHERE BY BRAKES FAILED. VERY SCARY ...

I LEFT MY HOME AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES BEFORE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. I WAS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES.UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION. AT THIS POINT THE PEDAL SEEMED TO TRAVEL FURTHER THAN USUAL. I LEFT THE PARKING LOT...

Mileage: 26,910

I LEFT MY HOME AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES BEFORE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. I WAS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES.UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION. AT THIS POINT THE PEDAL SEEMED TO TRAVEL FURTHER THAN USUAL. I LEFT THE PARKING LOT...

Mileage: 26,910

EARLIER THIS YEAR HAD MONROE MUFFLER AND BRAKES REPAIR A BRAKE LINE. LAST WEEK A SECOND LINE RUSTED THROUGH. PEP BOYS STATED THREE LINES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 268,900

WAS COASTING DOWN A HILL AND WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL THEN FELT VERY SOFT. THE TRUCK PROCEEDED TO STOP AFTER SEVERAL FEET LONGER THAN NORMALLY. THE NEXT TIME I STEPPED IN THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY, VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE MANUALLY DOWNSHIFTED T...

Mileage: 216,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...

Mileage: 90,000

THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND BRAKES GAVE OUT. I NARROWLY MISSED HITTING MY NEIGHBOR'S CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I PUT ON THE EBRAKE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED IT NEEDS ALL NEW BRAKE LINES. ESTIMATE IS $1215 PLUS TAX. ...

Mileage: 85,000

I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WITHOUT NOTICE. FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH SPEED LIMITS <20 MPH. BRAKES STARTED FEELING STRANGE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I TRIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH N...

Mileage: 149,000

WHILE LOOKING AT MY TRUCK AFTER GETTING IT BACK FROM THE SHOP GETTING ALL 4 OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED, I NOTICED THE FUEL LINES ARE LEAKING AND EXTREMELY CORRODED. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY LOVER, AND THIS IS MY FIRST NICE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. BOUGHT USED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. SO FAR WE HAV...

Mileage: 141,980

WHILE LOOKING AT MY TRUCK AFTER GETTING IT BACK FROM THE SHOP GETTING ALL 4 OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED, I NOTICED THE FUEL LINES ARE LEAKING AND EXTREMELY CORRODED. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY LOVER, AND THIS IS MY FIRST NICE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. BOUGHT USED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. SO FAR WE HAV...

Mileage: 141,980

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED ...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH SUBDIVISION APPROX. 20 MPH I APPLIED BRAKES. PEDAL DROPPED TO FLOOR, SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES WITH NO WARNING. BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING FROM DRIVER SIDE LINES REAR OF MODULE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM DUE TO GALVANIC CORROSION. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ?? *TR

Mileage: 53,720

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 SILVERADO 1500 DOWN A 3 LANE WIDE ROAD IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC UP TO A STOPLIGHT AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 15-45 MPH. I NOTICED THAT MY BREAKS FELT DIFFERENT THAN THEY NORMALLY DID, REQUIRING ME TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET "MODEST" BREAKING, NOT NEARLY ...

Mileage: 148,401

BRAKE LINES FAILED IN 2 PLACES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DUE TO CORROSION. RUSTED THROUGH UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR AND AT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR CALIPER. TRAVELING 40MPH APPLIED BRAKE TO MAKE TURN, INITIAL BRAKE RESISTANCE, THEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. REMOVED FOOT AND REAPPLIED PEDAL. ABLE TO MAKE TURN, TE...

Mileage: 125,000

TRAVELING 25 MILES HOME ON INTERSTATE VAN HAD BEEN CUTTING OUT IF I PULL OVER STOP WAIT, CAN RE-START AND GO A WHILE. CANT PREDICT IT SEEMED TO STAY RUNNING IF I WENT FASTER BIG MISTAKE MOVED TO PASS IT QUIT, AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS ALMOST HAD TO GO INTO MEDIUM AFTER YELLING AND WAVING ARMS AND PRAYIN...

Mileage: 160,000

TRAVELING 25 MILES HOME ON INTERSTATE VAN HAD BEEN CUTTING OUT IF I PULL OVER STOP WAIT, CAN RE-START AND GO A WHILE. CANT PREDICT IT SEEMED TO STAY RUNNING IF I WENT FASTER BIG MISTAKE MOVED TO PASS IT QUIT, AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS ALMOST HAD TO GO INTO MEDIUM AFTER YELLING AND WAVING ARMS AND PRAYIN...

Mileage: 160,000

TRAVELING 25 MILES HOME ON INTERSTATE VAN HAD BEEN CUTTING OUT IF I PULL OVER STOP WAIT, CAN RE-START AND GO A WHILE. CANT PREDICT IT SEEMED TO STAY RUNNING IF I WENT FASTER BIG MISTAKE MOVED TO PASS IT QUIT, AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS ALMOST HAD TO GO INTO MEDIUM AFTER YELLING AND WAVING ARMS AND PRAYIN...

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED AND WENT TO THE FLOOR IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. APPARENTLY THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED DUE TO BEING RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

HAD BEEN DUCK HUNTING WITH MY GRANDSONS PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND STARTED BACKING MY TRUCK INTO GARAGE WITH BOAT ATTACHED AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. AT THAT POINT I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. HAD TO PUSH PARKING BRAKE TO STOP TRUCK. WHEN I GOT OUT I SAW PUDDLE OF LIQUID ON DRIVEWAY ( BRAKE FLUID) ....

Mileage: 146,456

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HIS 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PULLING A TRAILER WHEN A DOG JUMP OUT IN FRONT OF US. HE PUT ON HIS BRAKE BUT HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY. THERE WAS A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE, A DROP OFF ON OUR SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A DOG IN FRONT OF US. WITH GOD'S HELP MY HUSBAND MISSED ALL OF THAT. MY HUSB...

Mileage: 121,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN BUSY ROAD, FOR NO REASON ENGINE POWER WAS SUDDENLY REDUCED WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. CALLED GM. NO RECALLS. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM, NOT WEAR AND TEAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 142,116

I FILED COMPLAINT 10650327 YESTERDAY AFTER LOOSING BRAKING ABILITY BECAUSE OF A BRAKE LINE RUPTURE IN THE SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINES OF MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TODAY THEY TOLD ME THE HYDRAULIC MODULE THE BRAKE LINES CONNECT TO IS CRUMBLING APART WHEN THEY TRY TO UNSCREW ...

Mileage: 106,500

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE AND LOSS OF BRAKES. SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINES, DRIVER SIDE ALONG FRAME AND LEADING TO ABS MODULE ARE SEVERELY RUSTED TO THE POINT OF DELAMINATION CAUSING ABRUPT LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND ANY ABILITY TO STOP. FORTUNATELY THIS RUPTURE HAPPENED WHILE MANEUVERING THE TRUCK IN MY ...

Mileage: 106,500

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PULLING A 27 FOOT CAMPER TO A WEEKEND CAMPING DESTINATION ALONG WITH MY FAMILY INCLUDING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. UPON OUR ARRIVAL AT THE CAMPGROUND, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND MY FOOT AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ENTIRELY TO THE FLOOR! I HAD TOT...

Mileage: 119,193

APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN IT TURNED YELLOW, PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TRUCK SLOWED A LITTLE, AND I ENDED UP COASTING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. LUCKILY THE CROSS TRAFFIC HAD NOT MOVED YET WHEN I WENT THROUGH. GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WALKED AR...

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK THIS MORNING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HIT THERE BRAKES SUDDENLY AND I HIT MY BRAKES AND THE TRUCK BRAKES ACTED LIKE THERE WAS AN ABS EVENT AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN US AND SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE GAUGES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO SEPARATE PRIVATE MECHANICS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED...

Mileage: 160,000

UPON TRYING TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNING RED A RIGID BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVER SEAT BURST OPEN AND BRAKE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR PAN AND TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP, IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND OTHERS TRYING TO AVOID ME RUNNING THE RED LIGHT GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. MY TRUCK CONTINUED TO ROLL AS I STEE...

Mileage: 91,300

A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, SERIOUSLY IMPAIRING THE BRAKING. THIS HAPPENED ON A DAY THAT ICE WAS ON THE ROAD, INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED, AND OTHERS INSPECTED AND DEEMED SAFE. ON OCTOBER 3, 2014, ANOTHER BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE AT LOW SPEED. N...

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVING ALONG AND CAME TO RED LIGHT,APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO FLOOR, I APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP TRUCK, NO WARNING OF A BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM, MY ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT A METAL BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION CAUSED THE LINE TO RUPTURE, HE ALSO STATED THAT ...

Mileage: 164,007

APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP, IT LEAKED ALL THE BRAKE FLUID, BRAKE LINES RUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 48,953

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH I APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP FOR SLOWING TRAFFIC. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AS IT NORMALLY WOULD. I WAS ABLE TO STEER TOWARD THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT...

Mileage: 129,539

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, LUCKILY I LIVE 4 MILES FROM MY JOB. I HAD BRAKES AT THE STOP LIGHT I DROVE FOR ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES MY PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. SOMEHOW I MADE IT HOME, I OPENED THE HOOD MY WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND I HAD PIN ...

Mileage: 100,023

I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. I PARKED IT IN THE PARKING LOT OUTSIDE OF THE SHOP AND WENT IN AND SAT DOWN TO WAIT. ALL OF A SUDDEN AN EMPLOYEE FROM THE SHOP CAME IN AND ASKED ME IF I HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY BRAKES, I REPLIED NO AS THEY HAD BEEN WORKING JUST F...

Mileage: 10,930

I HAD JUST PULLED OF THE INTERSTATE AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN A SMALL ROAD . I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.THANKFULL THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. ONCE EMERGENCY BRAKES EVENTUALLY BROUGHT ME TO A STOP,I GOT OUT THE TRUCK AND N...

Mileage: 126,300

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND THEY FAILED. THANK GOD THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS NEAR ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES BLOWING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE DRIVING LOST BRAKES , PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR . HAD TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. BRAKE LINE BLEW . *TR

Mileage: 136,000

THE 2003 SILVERADO 1500 SHORT BED PU U-JOINTS KEEP GOING OUT. HAVE REPLACED THEM ATLEAST 6 TIMES. PU HAD 30,000 WHEN PURCHASED IN 2006. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE BUILD OF THE PU THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, DON'T MATTER WHAT KIND OF TIRES I PUT ON THE PU IT HAS A VIBRATION ALL THE TIME. T...

THE 2003 SILVERADO 1500 SHORT BED PU U-JOINTS KEEP GOING OUT. HAVE REPLACED THEM ATLEAST 6 TIMES. PU HAD 30,000 WHEN PURCHASED IN 2006. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE BUILD OF THE PU THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, DON'T MATTER WHAT KIND OF TIRES I PUT ON THE PU IT HAS A VIBRATION ALL THE TIME. T...

THE 2003 SILVERADO 1500 SHORT BED PU U-JOINTS KEEP GOING OUT. HAVE REPLACED THEM ATLEAST 6 TIMES. PU HAD 30,000 WHEN PURCHASED IN 2006. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE BUILD OF THE PU THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, DON'T MATTER WHAT KIND OF TIRES I PUT ON THE PU IT HAS A VIBRATION ALL THE TIME. T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN MY TRUCK IS STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DAY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL. IF THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS TO COME ON, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I START AND STOP THE TRUCK. IF THE TRUCK SITS OVERNIGHT AND IS RESTARTED THE CLUSTER FUNCT...

Mileage: 98,840

ON 12/15/13 I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST ALL BRAKES. I WAS HELPLESS TO STOP THE TRUCK WITH MY POWER BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP MY VEHICLE WAS TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE. ON 12/17/13 I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC. HE INFORMED ME TH...

Mileage: 92,765

ON 09/18/2014 WHILE DRIVING IN MY DRIVEWAY I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ONLY GOING 5-10 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED A TRAIL OF FLUID AND A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER THE VEHICLE AT THE LEADING EDGE OF TH...

Mileage: 50,855

JUST LEAVING HOME TO GO LOOK AT SOME PARTS FOR A POLE BARN AND LEFT DRIVEWAY WENT TO STOP SIGH , I PROCEEDING TO GO DOWN MITCHELL HILL RD AND ON THE SECOND TURN NO BRAKES , LUCKILY I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA AND INSTANTLY APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT TRUCK INTO LOWER GEAR . THIS WAS ...

Mileage: 128,650

JUST LEAVING HOME TO GO LOOK AT SOME PARTS FOR A POLE BARN AND LEFT DRIVEWAY WENT TO STOP SIGH , I PROCEEDING TO GO DOWN MITCHELL HILL RD AND ON THE SECOND TURN NO BRAKES , LUCKILY I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA AND INSTANTLY APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT TRUCK INTO LOWER GEAR . THIS WAS ...

Mileage: 128,650

JUST LEAVING HOME TO GO LOOK AT SOME PARTS FOR A POLE BARN AND LEFT DRIVEWAY WENT TO STOP SIGH , I PROCEEDING TO GO DOWN MITCHELL HILL RD AND ON THE SECOND TURN NO BRAKES , LUCKILY I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA AND INSTANTLY APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT TRUCK INTO LOWER GEAR . THIS WAS ...

Mileage: 128,650

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY BRAKES WENT OUT AND ALMOST REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SOMETHING LEAKING FROM MY VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND MECHANIC SAID ALL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT SEEMED ODD WITH THIS YEAR OF VEH...

Mileage: 163,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TACHOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS AND FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ...

Mileage: 28,000

THE ABS BRAKES ON MY 4WD 1500 FAILED, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON A 4 LANE UNDIVIDED ROAD WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, PLAY CONTORTIONIST AND APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP.UPON INSPECTION I FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING BE...

Mileage: 90,116

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED ABNORMALLY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FRACTURED DUE TO RUST CORROSION CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LE...

Mileage: 30,000

8/21/14- LEFT WORK AT 5PM, APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SAFELY TURNED, PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED VEHICLE. FOUND BRAKE FLUID POOLING ON THE ROAD UNDER BED OF PICKUP. FOUND A BADLY RUSTED AND BLOWN ...

Mileage: 70,890

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR IN PARKING LOT AND "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM " WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO STOP USING PARKING BRAKE. FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES SEVERELY RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID LEAK UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 97,500

ALL SIX BRAKE LINES ROTTED AWAY, LOST 2 LINES WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT, NO WARNING, THANK GOD I WAS CLOSE TO HOME, 2 FRONT CALIPERS ROTTED SO BAD, I COULD NOT BLEED THE LINES... ALL THIS AFTER THE HEADS LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE OIL AT 40,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD CHEVY NEW ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE HEADS...

Mileage: 88,000

JUST LEFT HOME AND WAS DRIVING ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM HOME. CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WENT TO BRAKE FOR A RED LIGHT. THE TRUCK STARTED TO BRAKE AND THEN MY FOOT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE. MY PICKUP DID NOT STOP AND HAD TO GO THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO HONK AND...

Mileage: 160,000

I WAS LEAVING MY PARENTS HOUSE SUNDAY NIGHT AUGUST 24, 2014 AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR THE STOP SIGN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLEAN TO THE FLOOR BEFORE I FELT ANY BRAKING ACTION. MY BRAKE LIGHT/ALARM WENT OFF INSIDE THE CAB OF MY TRUCK AT THIS TIME SAYING I NEED TO SERVICE MY BRAKES. THANK GOODN...

REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS, HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS EVEN AFTER REPLACING: ACCELERATOR AND RECEIVER ON THROTTLE BODY AS WELL AS CHECKING WIRING HARN...

Mileage: 180,000

REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS, HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS EVEN AFTER REPLACING: ACCELERATOR AND RECEIVER ON THROTTLE BODY AS WELL AS CHECKING WIRING HARN...

Mileage: 180,000

REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS, HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS EVEN AFTER REPLACING: ACCELERATOR AND RECEIVER ON THROTTLE BODY AS WELL AS CHECKING WIRING HARN...

Mileage: 180,000

GOING OUT OF DRIVE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. LATER TURNED OUT TO BE A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED FROM BEING CORRODED. TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK A TREE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. NOT REPORTED TO INSURANCE BECAUSE DEDUCTIBLE HIGHER THAN DAMAGE. THIS FAILURE OF THE BREAK LINE HAPPENED ON...

Mileage: 126,000

BRAKE LINES RUSTED SEVERELY. NO FLUID LEAKS OR FAILURES YET, BUT I WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT NEW BRAKE LINES FROM GM DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE BEFORE THE LINES FAIL. SEVERE RUST, APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE THICKNESS OF THE LINES IS GONE DUE TO RUST. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON A ROADWAY IN THE TOWNSHIP WHERE I LIVE, AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. WHEN I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND " I HAD NO BRAKES!" I NEARLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING...

Mileage: 91,122

I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN A PARKING LOT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD TO SLAM ON ITS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS USELESS FOR STOPPING THE VEHICLE IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION BECAUSE ITS FOOT PEDAL IS PO...

Mileage: 71,415

I WAS APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION AND THE LIGHT TURNED YELLOW I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND MY BRAKES WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR NOT ABLE TO A STOP, I SPEED UP LITTLE TO MAKE IT THRU THE LIGHT AND PULLED OVER IN TO A VACANT LOT TO I CAME TO A STOP. THEN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND SERVICE BRAKES SYSTEM PO...

Mileage: 300,000

I WAS APPROACHING MD HIGHWAY 97 ON NICODEMUS ROAD WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT. FORTUNATELY NO VEHICLE WAS COMING AS I COULD NOT STOP. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INSUFFICENT FOR STOPPING THE TRUCK. I FINALLY HAD TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE TO ...

Mileage: 169,000

TRAVELING AT ABOUT 20 MPH INTO A CONGESTED INTERSECTION APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL GAVE NORMAL RESISTANCE, THE ABOUT A SECOND LATER WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THINKING MY BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW, I ADDED 12 OZ OF DOT 3 FLUID, PUMPED THE BRAK...

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS GETTING READY TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK FAILED. THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSED. AFTER PARKING THE TRUCK AND LOOKING AT THE BRAKE LINE (METAL LINE) ABOVE THE REAR-END HAD RUSTED CAUSING THE TUBE TO WEAKEN AND CRACK. *TR

Mileage: 76,112

THE BRAKES WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

RUSTED BRAKE LINES CAUSED BRAKE LINE TO BURST AND NO LONGER FUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LINES FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED EXTENSIVE RUST ON ALL SIX BRAKE LINES, CALIPERS, AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED ALL SIX BRAKE LINES AND REPLACED THE CALIPERS. THE...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LINES FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED EXTENSIVE RUST ON ALL SIX BRAKE LINES, CALIPERS, AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED ALL SIX BRAKE LINES AND REPLACED THE CALIPERS. THE...

Mileage: 100,000

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WAS WITH ME AND I WAS TOWING MY BROTHER IN LAWS SMALL TRACTOR ON MY DAD'S TANDEM AXLE TRAILER. WE HAD ALREADY DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES AND COMING UP TO THEIR HOUSE TURN OFF. I TURNED INTO THERE DRIVEWAY AND STARTED TO TURN SO WE COULD THEN BACK UP THE TRAILER TO HIS BARN TO UNLOAD H...

Mileage: 81,000

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME AND ON JULY 29, 2014 I WANTED TO DRIVE IT TO A STORE AND COULD NOT TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION SWITCH DID NOT WORK ANYMORE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 93000 MILES AND IN THE PAST 8 YEARS AND WE DID NOT DRIVE IT EVERY DAY. MANY DAYS AND WEEKS WAS...

Mileage: 93,000

WITHOUT WARNING, LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY TO PICK OUR 2 YEAR OLD UP FROM THE BABYSITTER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A WARNING ALARM SIMULTANEOUSLY ALERTED ME OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. THANKFULLY, THIS HAPPENED IN OUR DRIVEWAY ON THE WAY TO PICK UP OUR CHILD! I CAN'T I...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT, THE FRONT AND THE REAR BRAKE L...

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT, THE FRONT AND THE REAR BRAKE L...

Mileage: 38,000

ON FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2014 WHILE ON A FRIENDS PROPERTY IN PLACERVILLE, CA, MY SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BED OF MY TRUCK. I'D BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2003 AND DON'T RECALL EVER HAVING USED THE TIRE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. I WAS ABLE TO FIND A COUPLE OF THE PARTS THAT SECURED THE SPARE UND...

Mileage: 160,000

ON FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2014 WHILE ON A FRIENDS PROPERTY IN PLACERVILLE, CA, MY SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BED OF MY TRUCK. I'D BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2003 AND DON'T RECALL EVER HAVING USED THE TIRE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. I WAS ABLE TO FIND A COUPLE OF THE PARTS THAT SECURED THE SPARE UND...

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE APPROACHING A LEFT TURN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW FROM 45 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE FORCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRAKING PROCESS. THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP USING TH...

Mileage: 195,828

DRIVING TRUCK OUT OF PARKING AREA AT HOUSE ENTERING STREET AND BOTH BRAKE LINES SUPPLY TO ABS BROKE. THIS LEFT ME WITH NO BRAKES TO FRONT OR BACK. JUST ENOUGH BRAKE FLUID TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE THE TURN BACK INTO PARKING AREA BEHIND MY HOUSE. HAD TO USE PARKING BRAKE TO FULLY STOP TRUCK. CALLED FO...

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ON A SMOOTH PAVED COUNTY ROAD WITH MY A/C ON. IT WAS ABOUT 78 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I HAD THE A/C RUNNING ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE AIR JUST TURNED WARM. I TRIED 3 TIMES TURNING OFF THE A/C AND BACK ON, AND THE AIR FAILED TO COOL. I STOPPED THE TRUCK, TURNED THE A...

Mileage: 148,591

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ON A SMOOTH PAVED COUNTY ROAD WITH MY A/C ON. IT WAS ABOUT 78 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I HAD THE A/C RUNNING ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE AIR JUST TURNED WARM. I TRIED 3 TIMES TURNING OFF THE A/C AND BACK ON, AND THE AIR FAILED TO COOL. I STOPPED THE TRUCK, TURNED THE A...

Mileage: 148,591

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ON A SMOOTH PAVED COUNTY ROAD WITH MY A/C ON. IT WAS ABOUT 78 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I HAD THE A/C RUNNING ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE AIR JUST TURNED WARM. I TRIED 3 TIMES TURNING OFF THE A/C AND BACK ON, AND THE AIR FAILED TO COOL. I STOPPED THE TRUCK, TURNED THE A...

Mileage: 148,591

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE...

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK INTO THE FLOORBOARD. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE BEFO...

Mileage: 27,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK INTO THE FLOORBOARD. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE BEFO...

Mileage: 27,000

DURING COMMUTE TO WORK ON 22 APRIL 2014, AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT AND PRESSED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE MAIN CONSOLE CHIMED, SHOWED A MESSAGE TO CHECK BRAKES, AND I WAS ABLE TO PRESS THE BRAKE LEVER TO THE FLOOR. I WAS STILL ABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO REACHING THE STOPLIGHT. I SLOWLY RETURNE...

Mileage: 114,171

DURING COMMUTE TO WORK ON 22 APRIL 2014, AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT AND PRESSED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE MAIN CONSOLE CHIMED, SHOWED A MESSAGE TO CHECK BRAKES, AND I WAS ABLE TO PRESS THE BRAKE LEVER TO THE FLOOR. I WAS STILL ABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO REACHING THE STOPLIGHT. I SLOWLY RETURNE...

Mileage: 114,171

HAD TO MAKE QUICK STOP AND REQUIRED ME TO STEP ON BRAKES FAIRLY HARD. BLEW A BRAKE LINE AND LOST ALL BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO SERVE TO AVOID ACCIDENT, AND THEN USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP MYSELF. HAD TRUCK TAKEN TO SHOP, ALL BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND REQUIRED REPLACING. $1000+ JOB. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

TRAVELING NORTH ON 95 JUST OUTSIDE OF WILMINGTON DELAWARE IN MIDDLE TRAVEL LANES WHEN STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. HAD TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND TRAVEL ONTO MEDIUM TO AVOID ACCIDENT. I CHECKED UNDER TRUCK AND OBSERVED BRAKE LINE LEAKING FLUID UNDER DRIVERS SIDE. *T...

Mileage: 109,428

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BACKING PLATE FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. AS A RESULT, THE BACKING PLATE, BRAKE PADS AND ROTO...

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BACKING PLATE FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. AS A RESULT, THE BACKING PLATE, BRAKE PADS AND ROTO...

Mileage: 32,000

GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WITH A 700 LB LOAD IN THE BACK ON RT. 44. SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHE PUMPED THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF RT. 44 ONTO A SIDE STREET. WHILE PROCEEDING DOWN STREET THERE WERE LIMITED BRAKES. ...

Mileage: 84,859

I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKING AND PARKED VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLUID UNDER LEFT REAR AXLE AREA. BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING. I DO NOT THINK A TEN YEAR OLD TRUCK SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 76,535

MY SON [XXX] WANTED A 4X4 TRUCK SO THIS GUY [XXX] SAID HIS WAS FOR SALE HE COULD TEST DRIVE IT,WELL THE 4X4 DID NOT WORK ON THE TRUCK THE MINUTE MY SON SHIFTED IT IN TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE THE TIRE ROD AND SOMETHING ELSE,SO MY DAUGHTERS FATHER [XXX] WORKS ON VEHICLES AND SALES THEM TOO. WELL I ASKED [XXX]...

Mileage: 230,000

MY SON [XXX] WANTED A 4X4 TRUCK SO THIS GUY [XXX] SAID HIS WAS FOR SALE HE COULD TEST DRIVE IT,WELL THE 4X4 DID NOT WORK ON THE TRUCK THE MINUTE MY SON SHIFTED IT IN TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE THE TIRE ROD AND SOMETHING ELSE,SO MY DAUGHTERS FATHER [XXX] WORKS ON VEHICLES AND SALES THEM TOO. WELL I ASKED [XXX]...

Mileage: 230,000

ON WED, JUNE 25TH APPROXIMATELY 11:30 PM I HAD TO STOP QUICKLY DUE A STOP LIGHT CHANGING ON ME AND I FELT MY BRAKE PEDAL GET "SQUISHY" WHEN TRYING TO STOP. I VERIFIED THIS WHEN I TRIED STOPPING AT THE NEXT LIGHT AND THE PEDAL SUNK EVEN FURTHER AND IT TOOK EVEN LONGER TO STOP. BY THE TIME I GOT HOM...

Mileage: 109,450

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AFTER LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED. BRAKE LINE FAIL DO TO RUST. TRUCK'S STOPPING DISTANCE HAD INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY AND I WAS LUCKY WASN'T IN TRAFFIC. NO ACCIDENT OCCUR, TIMING WAS A FACTOR FOR THAT. OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT IF ...

Mileage: 122,268

DRIVING ON I271 NORTHBOUND, HEADING TO 77N, LEFT LANE OF HIGHWAY. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, THE ROAD WAS DRY. I WAS DOING 70 -72 MPH. SPEED LIMIT ON 271 IS 70. DRIVER IN RIGHT LANE SUDDENLY DECIDED TO SWITCH TO LEFT LANE, CUTTING IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF CAR IN FRONT OF ME. DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED...

Mileage: 192,000

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE LOST MY BRAKES. THANK GOD BOTH TIMES WERE AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS 2ND TIME OCCURRED IN A DRIVE THRU RESTAURANT. AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD JUST LEFT WITH THERE ORDER OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED THEM. I THEN DROVE VERY SHORT DISTANCE USING MY E...

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN I FOUND I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. REPAIR MECHANIC SAID BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ARE RUSTED OUT. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. *JS

Mileage: 214,523

I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER TO THE TRANNY, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DIAGNOSTIC CENTER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MOTOR, MY ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AS WELL BUT I CANT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 35 MILES AN HOUR IT ACCELERATES SLOWLY GAINING SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 171,000

I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER TO THE TRANNY, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DIAGNOSTIC CENTER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MOTOR, MY ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AS WELL BUT I CANT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 35 MILES AN HOUR IT ACCELERATES SLOWLY GAINING SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 171,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE KEY BACK AND FORTH IN THE IGNITION SWITCH NUMEROUS TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE...

Mileage: 162,829

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE KEY BACK AND FORTH IN THE IGNITION SWITCH NUMEROUS TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE...

Mileage: 162,829

DRIVING UP TO RED LIGHT. BEGAN TO BRAKE. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ENDED UP GOING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. LUCKILY ONCOMING TRAFFIC SAW ME AND STOPPED. UNDER FURTHER INSPECTION THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY FATHERS 2003 SILVER...

Mileage: 98,000

MADE A SEMI-HARD STOP, DUE TO A CAR PULLING IN FRONT, BRAKE LINE FAILED. THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT ALL THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. MY 15 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING, THIS COULD HAVE VERY EASILY BEEN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

HIT BRAKES AND A LINE BLEW ALMOST HIT CAR INFRONT OF ME. LIKE ALL GM TRUCKS IN SNOW COUNTRY MY BRAKE LINES RUSTED THRU ALONG WITH MY REAR BACKING PLATES RUSTING OFF. GM DEALERS ALL KNOW ABOUT THIS BUT NOTHING IS EVER DONE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED FROM BLOWN BRAKE LINES FOR THE...

Mileage: 82,950

HIT BRAKES AND A LINE BLEW ALMOST HIT CAR INFRONT OF ME. LIKE ALL GM TRUCKS IN SNOW COUNTRY MY BRAKE LINES RUSTED THRU ALONG WITH MY REAR BACKING PLATES RUSTING OFF. GM DEALERS ALL KNOW ABOUT THIS BUT NOTHING IS EVER DONE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED FROM BLOWN BRAKE LINES FOR THE...

Mileage: 82,950

APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT SIGNAL LIGHT. BRAKE LINE TO RIGHT FRONT BRAKE BROKE WITH PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *JS

Mileage: 76,053

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE R...

Mileage: 78,000

ELECTRICAL DASH BOARD INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND ALL GAUGES AND ETC., INTERMEDIATELY DOES NOT WORK. SOMETIMES THE DASHBOARD IS NOT WORKING, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN IT COMES BACK ON WORKING. IT'S GETTING WORSE. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL DASHBOARD? *TR

Mileage: 165,000

CAME OUT OF STORE ,STARTED VEHICLE BRAKE WARNING LITE AND CHIMES CAME ON .BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. DROVE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP (A SHORT DISTANCE) WAS TOLD THE STEEL BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH CONTAMINATING THE SYSTEM THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTE...

Mileage: 86,250

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS, FIVE MILES PER HOUR OR BELOW THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHICH PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING CORRECTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN LEAD TO REAR END COLLISION. THEY HAVE RECALLED MANY OTHER VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME EXACT PROB...

Mileage: 87,700

EXCESSIVE CORROSION ALL BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT AND REPLACED, ROCKER PANELS TOTALLY ROTTED, AND EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME VERY COMMON WITH THIS YEAR G M FRAME ,G M SAYS THEY ONLY COVER FOR ONE YEAR. SO I AM FILING A COMPLAINT TO SEE IF THIS CAN RECTIFIED BEFORE SOME ONE IS INJURED DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE...

Mileage: 100,000

EXCESSIVE CORROSION ALL BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT AND REPLACED, ROCKER PANELS TOTALLY ROTTED, AND EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME VERY COMMON WITH THIS YEAR G M FRAME ,G M SAYS THEY ONLY COVER FOR ONE YEAR. SO I AM FILING A COMPLAINT TO SEE IF THIS CAN RECTIFIED BEFORE SOME ONE IS INJURED DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE...

Mileage: 100,000

EXCESSIVE CORROSION ALL BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT AND REPLACED, ROCKER PANELS TOTALLY ROTTED, AND EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME VERY COMMON WITH THIS YEAR G M FRAME ,G M SAYS THEY ONLY COVER FOR ONE YEAR. SO I AM FILING A COMPLAINT TO SEE IF THIS CAN RECTIFIED BEFORE SOME ONE IS INJURED DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE...

Mileage: 100,000

STEPPED HARD ON BRAKES TO AVOID DEER AND THEN LOST ALL BRAKES ACCEPT EMERGENCY FOUND OUT CHEVY SILVERADOS HAVE LINE PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 107,143

WAS LEAVING STORE NEAR MY HOME AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER DROVE HOME USING EMERGENCY BRAKE ON INSPECTION FOUND LEAKING BRAKE LINE IN REAR OF TRUCK THEN INSPECTED ALL OTHER LINES AND FOUND THEM VERY RUSTED AS WELL THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY LEAK. *TR

Mileage: 57,910

I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WHERE MY TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNAL WAS RED AND I HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING IN MY 2003 SILVERADO C1500, WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION OR WARNING LIGHTS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT VERY LOW AND I COULD NOT STOP MY VEHICLE BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. I STEERED TO THE RIGHT OF TWO WA...

Mileage: 42,971

I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WHERE MY TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNAL WAS RED AND I HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING IN MY 2003 SILVERADO C1500, WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION OR WARNING LIGHTS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT VERY LOW AND I COULD NOT STOP MY VEHICLE BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. I STEERED TO THE RIGHT OF TWO WA...

Mileage: 42,971

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON 5/1/2014 TRAFFIC STOPPED SHORT. I HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE TRUCK STOPPED OK. TRAVELED ABOUT ANOTHER 2 BLOCKS AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE PEDEL TO STOP. IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I AD NO BRAKES. I HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP, AFTER THE TRUCK WAS TOWE...

Mileage: 88,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON 5/1/2014 TRAFFIC STOPPED SHORT. I HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE TRUCK STOPPED OK. TRAVELED ABOUT ANOTHER 2 BLOCKS AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE PEDEL TO STOP. IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I AD NO BRAKES. I HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP, AFTER THE TRUCK WAS TOWE...

Mileage: 88,000

SLOWLY LOSING BRAKES SOFT BRAKE PEDAL NO WARNING LIGHT. DROVE TO DEALER, TOLD ME RUSTY LEAKING BRAKE LINES ' WOULD COST ME $991.00 TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES. I TOLD THEM I COULD NOT PAY THAT, I ASK ABOUT A RECALL WITH NO AVAIL, THEY LET ME DRIVE IT HOME, BY THE TIME I GOT THERE I HAD NO BRAKES AT A...

Mileage: 119,331

BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO RUSTING OUT. BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AT THE TIME. I LOST BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

VEHICLE WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS & DO NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT THE CRASH EARLY ON. WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE ROLLED FRONT TO REAR 1 1/2 TO 2 1/2 TIMES, PRIOR TO COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. I SPENT 3 DAYS IN IC...

Mileage: 250,000

VEHICLE WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS & DO NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT THE CRASH EARLY ON. WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE ROLLED FRONT TO REAR 1 1/2 TO 2 1/2 TIMES, PRIOR TO COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. I SPENT 3 DAYS IN IC...

Mileage: 250,000

VEHICLE WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS & DO NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT THE CRASH EARLY ON. WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE ROLLED FRONT TO REAR 1 1/2 TO 2 1/2 TIMES, PRIOR TO COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. I SPENT 3 DAYS IN IC...

Mileage: 250,000

THE BOLTS ARE BROKEN OFF IN THE MANIFOLD, AFTER CHECKING YOU-TUBE I FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM THE GM HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE. *TR

Mileage: 119,856

THE BOLTS ARE BROKEN OFF IN THE MANIFOLD, AFTER CHECKING YOU-TUBE I FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM THE GM HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE. *TR

Mileage: 119,856

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE RE...

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE DRIVING, MY BRAKES SUDDENLY STARTED GOING SOFT. I STARTED PUMPING THE BRAKES WITHOUT ANY IMPROVEMENT. I WAS IN A PANIC BECAUSE I WAS ABOUT TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC WITH MY BASS BOAT. I WASN'T SURE I WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP, I HIT MY PARK BRAKE, THEN BRAKE FAIL INDICATOR ALARMS SOUNDED, I USED MY GEA...

Mileage: 129,748

SPEEDOMETER IS UNSTABLE, AND DOES NOT FULLY FUNCTION AT ALL TIMES. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

POWER STEERING IS LOST AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WENT TO BACK UP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE WAS CORRODED THROUGH AND ALL THE FLUID LEAKED OUT. *JS

Mileage: 110,000

HAD A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE PULLING INTO MAY DRIVEWAY STOPPED VEHICLE WITH PARKING BRAKE. METAL BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED ALL BRAKES LINES WERE RUSTED/CORRODED AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED (ALL METAL LINES) AT A SUBSTANTIAL COST. *TR

Mileage: 167,000

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT TEMPERATURES <32 DEGREES AND PAVEMENT IS WET OR SNOWCOVERED, ICE BUILD-UP STOPS THE BRAKES FROM WORKING. I HAVE HAD TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS GOING THROUGH RED LIGHTS OR ALMOST REAR-ENDING OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 136,660

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT TEMPERATURES <32 DEGREES AND PAVEMENT IS WET OR SNOWCOVERED, ICE BUILD-UP STOPS THE BRAKES FROM WORKING. I HAVE HAD TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS GOING THROUGH RED LIGHTS OR ALMOST REAR-ENDING OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 136,660

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT TEMPERATURES <32 DEGREES AND PAVEMENT IS WET OR SNOWCOVERED, ICE BUILD-UP STOPS THE BRAKES FROM WORKING. I HAVE HAD TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS GOING THROUGH RED LIGHTS OR ALMOST REAR-ENDING OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 136,660

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AT START UP DID NOT GO OUT, GOT BACK HOME NOTICED SPONGY PEDAL PARKED NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAK ON GROUND APPEARS TO BE LEAKING FROM LINE AROUND ABS UNIT UNDER TRUCK, ALMOST ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SUFFERING FROM SEVERE CORROSION AND NEED REPLACED, SAFETY SENSITIVE ITEMS SUCH AS BRAKE ...

Mileage: 101,000

WHILE PARKED, I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR AND PRESSED THE BRAKE. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE AND MY SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE ACTIVATED AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LIGHT. BRAKE FLUID IS SQUIRTING OUT OF A METAL BRAKE LINE IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, JUST ABOVE THE DRIVER REAR TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 110,815

WHILE DRIVING, MY BRAKES SUDDENLY STARTED GOING SOFT. I STARTED PUMPING THE BRAKES WITHOUT ANY IMPROVEMENT. I WAS IN A PANIC BECAUSE AS I ENTERED MY DRIVEWAY, I WASN'T SURE I WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP, AND HIT MY HOME. AS I ENTERED THE DRIVEWAY, MY PEDAL WAS AGAINST THE FLOOR, AND MY TRUCK WAS ABLE T...

Mileage: 88,000

I STARTED TO LEAVE MY HOME AND THE REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED. NO SLOW LEAK, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO SIGN OF LEAKAGE. IT COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE LINE IS VERY CORRODED. DEALER TOLD ME 2200.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

AFTER MAKING A PANIC STOP, THE DASHBOARD BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALERTING ME TO HAVE BRAKES SERVICED. PULLED IN TO PARKING LOT (AFTER THE LIGHT) AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK FROM THE BRAKE LINES LEADING INTO THE ABS CONTROLLER AND FROM A SHARP BEND IN THE LINE THAT OPERATE...

Mileage: 109,000

I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY BECAUSE I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE AUCTION THAT I WAS ATTENDING. WHEN I HEARD A NOISE I PARKED THE TRUCK AND LOOKED BACK TO SEE A WOMAN ROLLING A TIRE TOWARDS ME. SHE SAID YOU LOST YOUR TIRE. SURE ENOUGH THE TIRE ALONG WITH THE...

Mileage: 124,000

I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY BECAUSE I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE AUCTION THAT I WAS ATTENDING. WHEN I HEARD A NOISE I PARKED THE TRUCK AND LOOKED BACK TO SEE A WOMAN ROLLING A TIRE TOWARDS ME. SHE SAID YOU LOST YOUR TIRE. SURE ENOUGH THE TIRE ALONG WITH THE...

Mileage: 124,000

MY SON WAS DRIVING, WE WERE RETURNING FROM PRESCOTT AZ. WE WERE ON A SMALL DOWN HILL PART OF THE ROAD WHEN THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. I TOLD MY SON TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND TRY TO RESTART IT. THAT FAILED, IT MADE THE SAME NOISE AS A DEAD BATTERY WOULD. I TOLD HIM TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. HE...

Mileage: 124,000

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS NOW HAD TWO BRAKE LINE FAILURES (ONE IN 2010 AND ONE IN 2013) RESULTING IN NO BRAKING ABILITY. IN BOTH CASES THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS QUICKLY USED TO AVOID A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITHIN CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS. BOTH BRAKE LINE FAI...

Mileage: 90,841

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS NOW HAD TWO BRAKE LINE FAILURES (ONE IN 2010 AND ONE IN 2013) RESULTING IN NO BRAKING ABILITY. IN BOTH CASES THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS QUICKLY USED TO AVOID A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITHIN CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS. BOTH BRAKE LINE FAI...

Mileage: 90,841

WENT TO PARK MY TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, TRIED TO PUMP THE PEDAL BUT IT STILL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND LOOKED AT THE UNDER SIDE AND SEEN BRAKE FLUID RUNNING OUT OF A BRAKE LINE. AND I LOOKED A LITTLE CLOSER AND SEEN THAT MOST OF THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE TRUCK WE...

Mileage: 121,000

UPON LEAVING MY HOUSE IN SAID TRUCK YESTERDAY, 12/14/2014, FORTUNATELY I WAS STILL WITHIN MY SUBDIVISION, I EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, WITH THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE TRUCK WAS A SNOW BANK. THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE DISPLAYED AT THE SAME TI...

Mileage: 88,652

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES, THEY DID NOT WORK. WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKES, CAME TO A STOP. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED HOME APPLYING EMERGENCY BRAKE, THANK GOD I WAS ONLY AROUND THE BLOCK. UPON EXAMINING THE BRAKES UNDER THE CAR, ALL ...

Mileage: 77,500

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY FROM THE DRIVE WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN PARK POSITION AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V161000 PARKING BRAKE. THE DEALER ADV...

Mileage: 150,000

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AS SAYS "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND I AM ONLY ABLE TO TRAVEL BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH AND ALSO AS I COME TO A STOP LIGHT/SIGN THE TRUCK WANTS TO SPUTTER OUT AND DIE. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP T...

Mileage: 150,230

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AS SAYS "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND I AM ONLY ABLE TO TRAVEL BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH AND ALSO AS I COME TO A STOP LIGHT/SIGN THE TRUCK WANTS TO SPUTTER OUT AND DIE. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP T...

Mileage: 150,230

AS I WAS DRIVING AND USING THE BRAKES I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING FURTHER AND FURTHER TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE LEAK WAS FROM A REAR BRAKE LINE THAT HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. I LOOKED AT THE OTHER BRAKE LINES AN...

Mileage: 134,920

DRIVING ALONG COMING TO A CURVE, I APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I SLOWED DOWN BY DOWNSHIFTING AND STOPPED ON SIDE OF ROAD USING PARKING BRAKE. I LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING DOWN THE FRAME BY DRIVERS DOOR. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE TRUCK TOWED HOME. ...

Mileage: 82,300

THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF IN BIG SPOTS. THE TRUCK IS ALWAYS CLEAN AND WAXED. THE PAINT IS NOT STICKING TO THE PRIMER. HAVE HEARD OF OTHER GM TRUCK OWNERS SAYING THE SAME THING. JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE. LOVE MY TRUCK BUT IT LOOKS RAGGED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 188,000

I APPLIED BRAKES COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. APPLIED E-BRAKE TO STOP AND RESUMED TO REPAIR SHOP ON OTHER SIDE OF LIGHTS. FOUND BRAKE LINE HAD PIN HOLES. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING, THE ABS ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ALSO PRESENT ON DRY PAVEMENT AND CAUSED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 70,000

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 ME...

Mileage: 185,591

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

Mileage: 95,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 PICKUP ON SECONDARY STATE ROUTE. WHILE DESCENDING AN APPROXIMATE 6% GRADE INTO A RIGHT HAND TURN AT BOTTOM SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW FOR THE GRADE AND TURN AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE SERVICE BRAKE MESSAGE CAME UP IN THE DIC AND THE...

Mileage: 153,390

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 PICKUP ON SECONDARY STATE ROUTE. WHILE DESCENDING AN APPROXIMATE 6% GRADE INTO A RIGHT HAND TURN AT BOTTOM SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW FOR THE GRADE AND TURN AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE SERVICE BRAKE MESSAGE CAME UP IN THE DIC AND THE...

Mileage: 153,390

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 PICKUP ON SECONDARY STATE ROUTE. WHILE DESCENDING AN APPROXIMATE 6% GRADE INTO A RIGHT HAND TURN AT BOTTOM SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW FOR THE GRADE AND TURN AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE SERVICE BRAKE MESSAGE CAME UP IN THE DIC AND THE...

Mileage: 153,390

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP IN FRONT OF A STORE MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR I SHIFTED INTO PARK TO AVOID HITTING THE PERSON IN THE CROSSWALK. MY TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD ALL BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THE GM REP TOLD ME IT WAS AN OLD TRUCK WITH MANY MILES AS A RETIRED G...

Mileage: 176,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL SUNK INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. TH...

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ACTUATOR AND WINDOW MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT ...

Mileage: 67,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ACTUATOR AND WINDOW MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT ...

Mileage: 67,500

THE A/C HAD ENGAGED(TURNED ON) ITSELF FOLLOWING MY USE EARLIER THIS DAY, THE HEATER HAD WORKED WELL PREVIOUS THIS MORNING. THE TEMP WAS NINETEEN DEGREES OUTSIDE AND THE TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING, BY PRESSING THE BUTTON NOR WOULD ANY OF THE CONTROLS CAUSE...

Mileage: 230,300

THE BRAKES BEGAN FAILING AS WE WERE DRIVING TO WORK. MY WIFE CAREFULLY DROVE THE TRUCK STRAIGHT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND BARELY MANAGED TO STOP IT. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT SEVERAL BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION. THAT'S NOT SURPRISING CONSIDERING EVERYTHING UNDERNEATH THE CHASSIS IS CORRODING...

Mileage: 90,800

THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK TO MY HOUSE. LOOKING UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL, BRAKE FLUID COULD BE SEEN DRIPPING FROM A BRAKE LINE. *TR

Mileage: 96,345

PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ALMOST HIT MY OTHER CAR. STEERED AROUND IT AND WENT INTO THE YARD. AFTER CHECKING MY TRUCK I FOUND A METAL BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER DOOR RUSTED AND LEAKING FLUID. VERY LUCKY IT HAPPENED AT HOME I GUESS. *TR

Mileage: 120,771

WELL ABOUT MID 2012 THE BRAKE LINES JUST RUST OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK AND THE REAR. MY GIRL FRIEND WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK AND LOST ALL THE PEDAL PRESSURE. THANK GOD SHE WAS GOING UP IN THE PARKING GARAGE. RIGHT NOW I'M TRYING TO REPLACE LINE FUEL LINES. IT JUST STARTED POURING GAS OUT AFTER ...

Mileage: 137,882

WELL ABOUT MID 2012 THE BRAKE LINES JUST RUST OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK AND THE REAR. MY GIRL FRIEND WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK AND LOST ALL THE PEDAL PRESSURE. THANK GOD SHE WAS GOING UP IN THE PARKING GARAGE. RIGHT NOW I'M TRYING TO REPLACE LINE FUEL LINES. IT JUST STARTED POURING GAS OUT AFTER ...

Mileage: 137,882

WELL ABOUT MID 2012 THE BRAKE LINES JUST RUST OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK AND THE REAR. MY GIRL FRIEND WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK AND LOST ALL THE PEDAL PRESSURE. THANK GOD SHE WAS GOING UP IN THE PARKING GARAGE. RIGHT NOW I'M TRYING TO REPLACE LINE FUEL LINES. IT JUST STARTED POURING GAS OUT AFTER ...

Mileage: 137,882

WELL ABOUT MID 2012 THE BRAKE LINES JUST RUST OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK AND THE REAR. MY GIRL FRIEND WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK AND LOST ALL THE PEDAL PRESSURE. THANK GOD SHE WAS GOING UP IN THE PARKING GARAGE. RIGHT NOW I'M TRYING TO REPLACE LINE FUEL LINES. IT JUST STARTED POURING GAS OUT AFTER ...

Mileage: 137,882

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LATE AT NIGHT WHEN A DEER ENTERED MY LANE OF TRAVEL. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I LUCKILY AVOIDED THE DEER BY SWERVING. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY RESIDENCE BY DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ...

Mileage: 81,748

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL SUNK ABNORMALLY INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT IT ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 47,305

FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL LINE NEAR FRONT OF GAS TANK. UPON INSPECTION, FUEL LINE WAS ROTTED THROUGH. FURTHER INSPECTION BY MECHANIC FOUND FUEL AND VAPOR RETURN LINES WERE ALL CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A LEAKING FUEL LINE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO DUE TO...

Mileage: 139,993

WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT TOWING A TRAILER WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES AND GO IN CIRCLES TILL VEHICLE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND THAT A BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. I ALSO NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE...

Mileage: 63,000

WAS MAKING A 3-POINT TURN ON A LOCAL RESIDENTIAL STREET, AND SUDDENLY, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SLOWED THE TRUCK DOWN ENOUGH TO AVOID HITTING ANYTHING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, AND NEEDED A RUSTED-OUT BRAKE LINE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY R...

Mileage: 22,000

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING SOUNDS OR LIGHTS. MADE IT HOME WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE NEXT MORNING A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID WAS DISCOVERED ON THE DRIVEWAY. (DRIVER SIDE REAR) AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, A L...

Mileage: 173,309

TRIED TO USE MY BRAKES TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. PULLED OVER TO FIND MY BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 66,234

THIS IS THE SECOND BRAKE LINE THAT HAS FAILED ON MY 2003 SILVERADO 1500. THIS TIME MY 8MONTH PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING. SHE NEARLY DROVE RIGHT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THESE LINES BLOW BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND DOESN'T EVEN SLOW YOU DOWN! LUCKILY SHE T...

Mileage: 141,000

GOT IN TRUCK TO RETURN HOME, PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL,PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES AT ALL. LUCKILY WASN'T GOING BUT 5 MPH. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER NEXT DAY. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, COST OF REPLACEMENT TO BE 900.00. TRUCK HAS ONLY 53000 MILES. HA...

Mileage: 53,000

ON 09/10/13, 1:45 PM, I WAS DRIVING EAST ON S.R. 73 NEAR I-75 INTERSECTION. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LIGHT CHANGED TO YELLOW. I BRAKED SOMEWHAT HARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THERE WAS NO BRAKING CONTROL AT ALL AND I PROCEEDED THROUGH...

Mileage: 43,345

ON 09/10/13, 1:45 PM, I WAS DRIVING EAST ON S.R. 73 NEAR I-75 INTERSECTION. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LIGHT CHANGED TO YELLOW. I BRAKED SOMEWHAT HARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THERE WAS NO BRAKING CONTROL AT ALL AND I PROCEEDED THROUGH...

Mileage: 43,345

ON 09/10/13, 1:45 PM, I WAS DRIVING EAST ON S.R. 73 NEAR I-75 INTERSECTION. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LIGHT CHANGED TO YELLOW. I BRAKED SOMEWHAT HARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THERE WAS NO BRAKING CONTROL AT ALL AND I PROCEEDED THROUGH...

Mileage: 43,345

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES, FAILED TWICE ON THE VEHICLE. THE LAST BILL WAS $1200 FOR THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES AND $600 FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES, FAILED TWICE ON THE VEHICLE. THE LAST BILL WAS $1200 FOR THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES AND $600 FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.

TRAVELING DOWN BUSY FOUR LANE BOULEVARD AT 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC SLOWED IN FRONT OF ME, BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR, PUMPING BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. HAD TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION. WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE BY PUTTING IN A LOWER GEAR AND THEN RO...

Mileage: 73,000

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF CORRODED AND RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON A TEN YEAR OLD SILVERADO THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND TAKEN THROUGH CAR WASHES INCLUDING UNDERCARRIAGE WASHES AT LEAST SIX TIMES A YEAR HERE IN NEW JERSEY. AS I SLOWED FOR A LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED FURTHER THAN NORMAL ...

Mileage: 148,330

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE LEFT TURN, I HAD TO STOP TO LET TRAFFIC CLEAR. STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. DROVE IN LOW GEAR WITH BOAT IN TOW TO NEAREST PARKING LOT. CHECKED TOSEE WHAT WAS WRONG. FOUND A HOLE BRAKE LINE, LINE ALL RUSTED.

Mileage: 79,548

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED ON MARCH 1 2013 DIDN'T NOTICED ANY PROBLEMS EXCEPT A SLIGHT ENGINE NOISE. I THOUGHT THE ENGINE NOISE WAS TAPPING VALVES, BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS NOT ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT A YEAR. WHEN I CHANGED THE OIL FOR THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THAT THE REAR MANIFOLD BOLT WA...

Mileage: 91,200

NOTICED THAT BRAKES WERE "SPONGY" THE NIGHT BEFORE. IN THE MORNING I STARTED THE CAR, AND STARTED TO DRIVE OUT THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES , THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DASH BOARD INFORMATION CENTER INDICATED "SERVICE BRAKES". I GOT OUT AND LIFTED THE HOOD TO DETECT THE ISSUE. I ...

Mileage: 183,000

NOTICED THAT BRAKES WERE "SPONGY" THE NIGHT BEFORE. IN THE MORNING I STARTED THE CAR, AND STARTED TO DRIVE OUT THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES , THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DASH BOARD INFORMATION CENTER INDICATED "SERVICE BRAKES". I GOT OUT AND LIFTED THE HOOD TO DETECT THE ISSUE. I ...

Mileage: 183,000

WHEN CHANGING OIL FOUND VERY CORRODED BRAKE LINES, STARTED DOUSING WITH USED, OIL HASN'T HELPED. UNDER TRUCK TODAY 2013 EVERYTHING IS CORODED 70,000 MILES. *JS

Mileage: 25,000

I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. MADE A COMPLETE STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE WARNING DISPLAY STATED SERVICE BRAKES. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK, ALL MY BRAKE LINES WERE SERIOUSLY BUBBLING WITH RUST AND ONE OF THE LINES RUPTURED. I PLAN ON REPLACING THEM WITH AFTERMARKET STAINLESS LINE...

Mileage: 70,000

BRAKES FAILED COMING HOME FROM A ROUTINE ERRAND. APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. LOST BRAKE FLUID AND USE OF FRONT BRAKES. ADVISED BY AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED AND SERVICED QUARTERLY FOR OIL AND/OR FLUI...

Mileage: 124,999

MY DOG AND I HOPPED INTO MY 2003 SILVERADO SS TO VISIT MY MOTHER WHO LIVES ONLY ABOUT 15 MINUTES AWAY. AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT "A BUSY ROUTE" THAT WAS TURNING YELLOW AND I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR! LUCKILY WE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE IT THROUGH. MY MOTHERS HOUSE IS ...

Mileage: 93,000

BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, MY BRAKE PEDAL WHEAT TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPED SLOWER THAN USUAL. I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE LINE HAD BURST. ALL THE OTHER BAKE LINES ARE IN TERRIBLE RUSTY CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 90,674

MY WIFE AND NEWBORN CHILD WERE IN THE TRUCK, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. FURTHER INSPECTION INDICATES THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND BURST. LUCKILY THEY WERE TURNING AND GOING AROUND 10 MPH OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I STOPPED AT A FAST FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AND WHEN I CAME OUT, I SAW BRAKE FLUID PUDDLED BY THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW THE FLUID LEAKING OUT OF VERY CORRODED LINES. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AS I WAS FAR FROM HOME. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. I...

Mileage: 59,000

I WAS PULLING A TRAILER FULL OF FIREWOOD OUT OF A PASTURE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER GOING ABOUT ANOTHER 10 FEET AND I GOT OUT AND FOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER THE DRIVER'S DOOR. LO...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAD JUST GOT WORK AND STARTED TO DRIVE HOME, WHEN I APPROACHED THE FIRST STOP LIGHT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY TRUCK IN TIME BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND GOT OUT TO...

Mileage: 130,343

INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HEADS ON SEVERAL EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAD BROKEN OFF. REPORTEDLY, THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON DEFECT IN GM P/U TRUCKS AND SUV'S. FROM WHAT SOME TECHNICIANS HAVE SAID, GM USED SUBSTANDARD BOLTS FOR THIS APPLICATION, AND THAT THEY SIMPLY CANNOT BEAR UP UNDER THE HEAT F...

Mileage: 118,000

TO PREPARE FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, I WAS LOOKING OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN I NOTICE SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINES. AT THE REPAIR FACILITY WE PUT CAR ON RACK AND SAW SIGNIFICANT (90%) RUSTED BRAKE LINES. I AM HAVING ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED TO KNOW I AM OPERATING A VEHICLE THAT I WILL STOP WHEN I ...

Mileage: 116,451

DRIVING SOUTH ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY NEW JERSEY, STOPPED TO GET NJ NUMBERS, TRUCK STOPPED FINE. UPON GETTING BACK INTO TRUCK PLACED IN REVERSE STEPPED ON BRAKE, RIGHT TO THE FLOOR, NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS, NOTHING. WENT BACK INTO STORE BOUGHT SOME BRAKE FLUID FILLED RESERVOIR PUMPED BRAKES BACK UP ...

Mileage: 148,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG ALMOST HOME AND WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I STILL HAD A LITTLE STOPPING POWER SO I SLOWLY DROVE IT ON HOME. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE ON THE LEFT FRONT HAD RUPTURED. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED IT BUT ALL OF THE OTHER BRAKE LINES LOOK SEVERELY CORRODED AND...

Mileage: 66,000

HIT BRAKES AS ATTEMPTED TO STOP AFTER TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY. BRAKES FELT SOFT AS BEING APPLIED. APPLY PRESSURE TO STOP, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DID MANGE TO STOP BY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. AFTER STOPPING LARGE OIL POOL UNDER CAR. BOTH BRAKES LINES TO FRONT ANT REAR BRAKES WERE RUSTED AND HAD RUPTURE...

Mileage: 83,359

I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH SEVERAL CAR LENGTHS BEHIND 2 CARS IN FRONT OF ME. CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY IMMEDIATELY FAILED. SWERVED HARD INTO THE LEFT LANE TO AVOID COLLISION. CHECKED THE BRAKE LINES AND THEY ARE CORRODE...

Mileage: 68,507

IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC FOR APROX 4 MINS AND STOPPING AND STARTING HIT THE BRAKES , PEDDLE GOES TO FLOOR HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE NO BRAKES. AFTER ACCIDENT POLICE OFFICERS NOTICED FLUID COMING FROM UNDER TRUCK, CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE NO BRAKES AT ALL, WHEN ON TOW TRUCK{ FLAT BE...

Mileage: 81,232

IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC FOR APROX 4 MINS AND STOPPING AND STARTING HIT THE BRAKES , PEDDLE GOES TO FLOOR HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE NO BRAKES. AFTER ACCIDENT POLICE OFFICERS NOTICED FLUID COMING FROM UNDER TRUCK, CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE NO BRAKES AT ALL, WHEN ON TOW TRUCK{ FLAT BE...

Mileage: 81,232

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED 2,000.00 REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

BACKED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND PRESSED BRAKE TO STOP AND PEDAL WAS SUDDENLY EXTREMELY SOFT AND WENT VERY FAR DOWN. I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL AT THIS POINT. I HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP WHILE ONLY GOING A FEW MILES AN HOUR. I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS EARLIER AND HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING BRAKES WERE...

Mileage: 85,000

STOPPED TO GET GAS. AS I WAS PULLING OUT THE LOT, BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. TRIED TO PUMP BRAKES TO PRESSURIZE. I DECIDED TO PULL OVER. AS I WAS TURNING OFF ROAD TO INVESTIGATE I HEARD A LOUD POP. CHECK BRAKE LIGHT AND AUDIBLE CAME ON. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY ONLY TO DISCOVER BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS RE...

Mileage: 6,000

DRIVING DOWN 2 LANE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 IN A 45 MPH ZONE. TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED YELLOW AT THE WORST POSSIBLE MOMENT. DECIDED TO PANIC STOP, PRESSED THE PEDAL HARD, IMMEDIATELY THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE WARNING CAME ON. TRUCK DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT BRAKING TO STOP AND I HAD TO...

Mileage: 131,000

SLOWING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I NOTICED THE PEDAL DEPRESSING MORE THAN NORMAL. AT LIGHT THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. UNSAFE RIDE HOME WITH ALMOST ZERO BRAKING. LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF 80 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 81,000

TRUCK EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WHEN A CORRODED RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DURING AN ATTEMPTED HARD STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. SHIFTING THE TRANSMISS...

Mileage: 67,880

TRUCK EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WHEN A CORRODED RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DURING AN ATTEMPTED HARD STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. SHIFTING THE TRANSMISS...

Mileage: 67,880

THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED 3 YEARS AGO. AFTER THE FIRST MONTH OF PURCHASE I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE RETAILER WITH PEELING ON ALL FOUR SIDEWALLS. I CHOOSE TO HAVE THESE TIRES MOUNTED WITH THE WHITE LETTERING TO THE OUTSIDE AND THE PEELING WAS ON THE BLACK PART OF THE TIRES ALL OVER EVEN BETWEEN T...

Mileage: 113,407

(*AFFECTED PART - IT DOESN'T LET ME TO TYPE IPC - INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER) FUEL NEEDLE IS NOT OPERATING - COMPLETELY. BATTERY VOLTAGE NEEDLE - IS NOT OPERATING - COMPLETELY. SPEEDOMETER IS STICKING. LIGHTS AT DASHBOARD ARE DIM, TAKES COUPLE MINUTES TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. GM IS AWARE OF DEFECT...

Mileage: 90,000

APPROACHING A 3 WAY STOP INTERSECTION, UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP AT THE INTERSECTION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LAMPS OF ANY SORT WERE ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING OF THE PEDAL DID NOT PRODUCE ANY RESISTANCE. AFTER COUPLE...

Mileage: 127,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO C1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIR...

Mileage: 69,974

BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY ROTTED BEYOND REPAIR, SO BAD THAT THEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE ABS UNIT, WHICH SHOULD NOT BE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK, SO VULNERABLE TO CORROSION FROM SALT. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN STAINLESS LINES, OR ROUTED DIFFERENTLY. SAME WITH THE FUEL LINES. I WAS A DIE HARD CHEVY GUY, BU...

Mileage: 146,000

HAD JUST DRIVEN 30 MILES ON BACKROADS TO MY PARENTS HOUSE TO PICKUP AN ENCLOSED RACE TRAILER (FULLY LOADED) AND WAS BACKING UP TO HOOKUP, HAD GOTTEN OUT TO CHECK LINEUP AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN TO BACKUP FURTHER THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND GOT A "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING ON THE GAUGES. ...

Mileage: 115,000

COASTING TO A STOP SIGN. PRESSED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. ENGAGED EMERGENCY BRAKE JUST BEFORE REAR END COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AT STOP. A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID REMAINED AFTER A TOW HOME. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 45MPH AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I DID NOT HAVE TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES, HOWEVER, IF THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY BRAKING CONDITION, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND FLUID CAME OUT. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS EN...

Mileage: 114,896

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING AND DESCENDING A HILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED ALL...

Mileage: 101,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO, PURCHASED NEW WITH 92K MILES ON THE CLOCK NOW. WHILE STARTING OUT FROM MY DRIVEWAY, I STOPPED FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO PRESSURE RESISTANCE. I RETURNED TO THE GARAGE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE LEFT FRONT. A QUICK EXAMINATIO...

Mileage: 92,000

VEHICLE RESIDES IN "SALT BELT" STATE BUT RARELY DRIVEN IN THE WINTER MONTHS; MAINLY TO LEAVE FOR A 2-MONTH TRIP SOUTH. THANKS TO GOD THAT MY WIFE, OTHERS AND I ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY. JUST PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR REGULAR SERVICE/CHECK. PREVIOUS BRAKE WORK AT 47K MILES IN ...

Mileage: 64,834

I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER MORITZ CHEVROLET IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS REPLACED A PASSENGERS DOOR MODULE. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED DURING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AFTER I RESTARTED THE TRUCK, THE STEERING WHEEL WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I ALMOST HIT A CURB AFTER MAK...

Mileage: 60,292

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK TO COLLEGE AND PULLED INTO THE PARKING GARAGE AND WHEN LOOKING FOR A SPACE TO PARK THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP GOING LONG ENOUGH FOR THE VEHICLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPOT BUT THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY OUT. G.M. STATES THAT THE ...

Mileage: 57,250

I WAS TOWING A NEW RANGER BASS BOAT HOME FROM FISHING. I WAS COMING DOWN HILL TOWARD A STOP SIGN AT A INTERSECTION AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. THE CHECK BRAKES CAME UP ON INFO CENTER. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO JAM IT DOWN IN TO FIRST GEAR AND USE PARKING BREAK TO GET IT SLOWED ENOUGH TO T...

Mileage: 68,507

HAD HOOKED TRUCK TO A CAR TRAILER AND STEPPED ON BRAKES TO PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THERE WAS NO BRAKES AT ALL. UPON EXAMINING I FOUND THAT THREE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY FOUND THAT ALL BRAKE LINES AND ALSO THE FUEL LINES WERE BA...

Mileage: 116,000

HAD HOOKED TRUCK TO A CAR TRAILER AND STEPPED ON BRAKES TO PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THERE WAS NO BRAKES AT ALL. UPON EXAMINING I FOUND THAT THREE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY FOUND THAT ALL BRAKE LINES AND ALSO THE FUEL LINES WERE BA...

Mileage: 116,000

HAD HOOKED TRUCK TO A CAR TRAILER AND STEPPED ON BRAKES TO PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THERE WAS NO BRAKES AT ALL. UPON EXAMINING I FOUND THAT THREE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY FOUND THAT ALL BRAKE LINES AND ALSO THE FUEL LINES WERE BA...

Mileage: 116,000

HAD HOOKED TRUCK TO A CAR TRAILER AND STEPPED ON BRAKES TO PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THERE WAS NO BRAKES AT ALL. UPON EXAMINING I FOUND THAT THREE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY FOUND THAT ALL BRAKE LINES AND ALSO THE FUEL LINES WERE BA...

Mileage: 116,000

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 PICKUP. SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING APPEARED ON DASH DISPLAY. BRAKES ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR. CHECKED THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FOUND A MAJOR BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE. ALSO DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. AN ONL...

Mileage: 62,000

THIS IS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, REGULAR CAB, 5.3L V-8. IT HAS ABOUT 164500 HIGHWAY MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. THE BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT, AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT OTHER VEHICLES...WITHOUT WARNING. GM WILL NOT OFFER ANY HELP, ALTHOUGH THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM BASED ON RESEAR...

Mileage: 164,500

I WAS DRIVING AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER SLOWLY DECREASED TO 0 MILES PER HOUR. NOW AFTER ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR MY SPEEDOMETER QUITS. IF THERE IS ONE THING WITH A GUARANTEED LIFETIME WARRANTY IT SHOULD BE THE THING THAT TELLS ME HOW FAST IM GOING. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

APPLICATION OF BRAKES UPON SLOW DOWN OF GETTING OFF OF EXIT RAMP WAS SOFT AND FARTHER THEN NORMAL. 3 OR 4 APPLICATIONS FOR TURNS SEEMED OK. FINAL APPLICATION TO TURN INTO PROPERTY HAD BRAKE FAIL APPEAR AND BRAKE GO TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE NOT SLOW QUICKLY ENOUGH AND TRUCK RUNNING INTO MY FENCE SCRAPP...

Mileage: 78,696

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO ON A RURAL BUT RESIDENTIAL ROAD WITH A STEEP DECLINE AT ABOUT 35 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BUT WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE SERVICE BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS AIR IN THE BRAKE LINES SO I ATTEMPTED PUMPING T...

Mileage: 133,056

CAME TO A STOP BUT THE PEDAL FELT SOFT, WENT TWO MORE MILES TO MY DESTINATION AND BRAKES FELT EVEN SOFTER. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR, I PUT SOME ON MY FINGER TO SMELL IT AND KNEW IT WAS BRAKE FLUID. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS A BLOWN BRAKE LINE ...

Mileage: 69,745

BRAKE LINES ON TRUCK ARE EXTREMELY CORRODED, AREAS AFFECTED ARE CROSSING THE REAR END ALONG THE CHASSIS AND UNDER THE HOOD WHERE NO MOISTURE IS PRESENT. ALL LINES ON TRUCK WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND RUPTURED A BRAKE LINE,WHEN I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES THEY WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. I'VE OWNED SEVERAL CHEVROLETS AND HAVE HAD BRAKE LINE PROBLEMS WITH THE LAST THREE I'VE OWNED ,ALL RUSTED PREMATURELY IN MY OPINION. I THINK WITH A SAFETY ISSUE SUCH AS...

Mileage: 50,352

AUG. 1,2012 RIGHT FRONT LINES BURST. NOV.15,2012 LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINES BURST. SHOP RECOMMENDED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND NEEDED REPLACED. ESTIMATED $1600 TO 1800 PER RACETRACK AUTO BERLIN MARYLAND. I HAVE ALREADY PAID $200 FOR THE RIGHT BRAKE LINE AND EXPECT APPROX THE SAME BILL FOR THE LEF...

Mileage: 75,000

MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DRAINING THE POWER CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND AND LIGHT DIMMING WHEN THE TRUCK IS RUNNING. I WAS TOLD THE CHANGE THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH WAS DONE BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

STARTING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE NEAR PEORIA, IL, I LOOKED DOWN AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 95 MPH. I LOOKED AT MY GPS AND IT READ 54 MPH. WITHOUT TAKING MY EYES OFF THE NORMAL VIEWING SCOPE, I NOW HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. THIS ALSO SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH SILVERADOS. *TR

Mileage: 146,600

BRAKE PERFORMANCE WAS POOR, BUT BRAKES DID WORK BEFORE SERVICING THE SYSTEM. REPLACED ROTORS, PADS, CALIPERS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. BRAKES BLED SUCCESSFULLY. WAS BEGINNING A TEST DRIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH DASH WARNING OF BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE....

Mileage: 59,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 SILVERADO ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAY PULLING MY 7 X 14 TRAILER IN TRAFFIC AND WENT TO APPLY THE FOOT BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING WRONG, TRIED TO PUMP THE PEDAL AND NOTHING WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO HELP OF STOPPING, THE ONLY THING THAT KEPT...

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE TRUCK STARTED TO SLOWDOWN IN A NORMAL FASHION. JUST BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL PROCEEDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AT THAT MOMENT, AND NOT BEFORE, A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND A SYSTEM MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED SAYING T...

Mileage: 204,000

I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FELT FINE THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES WHAT'S SO EVER. I TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THEY WENT TO THERE FLOOR AGAIN AND WAS NOT STOPPING. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,882 AND THE CURRENT ...

Mileage: 39,882

WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK VEHICLE AND CAMPER TRAILER DOWN INCLINED DRIVEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD ABSOLUTE MINIMUM BRAKING FORCE. WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BEFORE IT AND TRAILER WENT OVER THE HILL, (AN APPROXIMATE 15 - 20 FOOT DROP IF IT HAD OCCURRED). UP...

Mileage: 89,000

WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK VEHICLE AND CAMPER TRAILER DOWN INCLINED DRIVEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD ABSOLUTE MINIMUM BRAKING FORCE. WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BEFORE IT AND TRAILER WENT OVER THE HILL, (AN APPROXIMATE 15 - 20 FOOT DROP IF IT HAD OCCURRED). UP...

Mileage: 89,000

WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK VEHICLE AND CAMPER TRAILER DOWN INCLINED DRIVEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD ABSOLUTE MINIMUM BRAKING FORCE. WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BEFORE IT AND TRAILER WENT OVER THE HILL, (AN APPROXIMATE 15 - 20 FOOT DROP IF IT HAD OCCURRED). UP...

Mileage: 89,000

HVAC SYSTEM SUDDENLY STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR WHILE ON AC POSITION. THE ONLY WAY IT COULD BE STOPPED WAS TO STOP THE TRUCK, SHUT OFF ENGINE & RE-START ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

HVAC SYSTEM SUDDENLY STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR WHILE ON AC POSITION. THE ONLY WAY IT COULD BE STOPPED WAS TO STOP THE TRUCK, SHUT OFF ENGINE & RE-START ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS ABS COMES ON AND FEELS LIKE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. ABS LITE DOES NOT COME ON. *TR

Mileage: 72,234

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BODY WAS SEVERELY RUSTED, COMPROMISING THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CON...

Mileage: 88,000

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHOWING BRAKE FAILURE WARNINGS. I COASTED TO A LOCAL MECHANICS AND MY BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM REWIRED WITH NON-COR...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED TH...

Mileage: 34,925

I HAVE A 2003 SILVERADO THAT HAS BEEN HAVING ROUGH IDLING ISSUES. THE TRUCK DOESN'T IDLE ROUGH EVERYDAY,BUT WHEN IT DOES THE VOLTAGE FLUXUATES BETWEEN 10-14 VOLTS. BEFORE THIS STARTED HAPPENING IT STAYED AT A STEADY 14 VOLTS. NOW THE VOLTAGE IS DROPPING AND THE RPM'S ARE DROPPING TO AROUND 200-300 R...

Mileage: 168,000

I HAVE A 2003 SILVERADO THAT HAS BEEN HAVING ROUGH IDLING ISSUES. THE TRUCK DOESN'T IDLE ROUGH EVERYDAY,BUT WHEN IT DOES THE VOLTAGE FLUXUATES BETWEEN 10-14 VOLTS. BEFORE THIS STARTED HAPPENING IT STAYED AT A STEADY 14 VOLTS. NOW THE VOLTAGE IS DROPPING AND THE RPM'S ARE DROPPING TO AROUND 200-300 R...

Mileage: 168,000

I HAVE A 2003 SILVERADO THAT HAS BEEN HAVING ROUGH IDLING ISSUES. THE TRUCK DOESN'T IDLE ROUGH EVERYDAY,BUT WHEN IT DOES THE VOLTAGE FLUXUATES BETWEEN 10-14 VOLTS. BEFORE THIS STARTED HAPPENING IT STAYED AT A STEADY 14 VOLTS. NOW THE VOLTAGE IS DROPPING AND THE RPM'S ARE DROPPING TO AROUND 200-300 R...

Mileage: 168,000

I PARKED MY TRUCK AT A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT NO PROBLEM. WE FINISHED EATING, STARTED TRUCK, PUSHED ON BRAKE TO PUT IN REVERSE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES OR RESISTANCE. INSPECTION REVEALED NO SIGNS OF LEAKS. LINES WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND EVENTUALLY A SMALL LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE FRON...

Mileage: 224,865

TRAVELING ON EXPRESSWAY AT 65 MPH. CUT OFF BY ANOTHER DRIVER SHIFTING INTO MY TRAFFIC LANE. HAD TO HIT MY BRAKES HARD. REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN TO AVOID ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED....

Mileage: 146,200

ON A DOWN HILL ROAD , A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY TRUCK AND I WENT TO APPLY BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. NO PRESSURE FELT AND I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND AVOIDED COLLISION. I HAD 50% OF BRAKE FLUID IN MASTER CYL. AND FLUID DRIPPING ON GROUND UNDER TRUCK AT BRAKE DISTR...

Mileage: 75,130

THE BOLT HEADS ON THE EXAUST MANIFOLD ARE SNAPPING OFF CAUSING AN EXAUST LEAK AND A POSSIBLE EMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

I STARTED DRIVIN WHEN MY BRAKE WARNING CAME ON. I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND HE ADVISED ME THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND HE COULDN'T ORDER A REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE MINE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

BRAKE LINE RUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 56,759

I WAS TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK WHEN IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. EVER SINCE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS ARE DIFFICULT UNLESS ENGINE RPMS ARE OVER 2000 MECHANIC SAYS STEERING BOX NEEDS REPLACED DON'T KNOW WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL I'VE HEARD OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PRO...

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING DUE TO CORRODED AND BROKEN BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRE...

Mileage: 103,823

BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND SPRUNG LEAK WHICH RESULTED IN NO BRAKES (TO THE FLOOR) EVEN WITH PUMPING BRAKES THERE WAS LITTLE BRAKING. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE CRADLE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE SAFETY LATCH IN ORDER TO DROP IT DOWN. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ...

Mileage: 100,000

SEVERE CORROSION ON ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES - VERY CLOSE TO RUSTING THROUGH AT LEFT REAR CALIPER TO AXLE MOUNT AND ALONG SIDE RAIL OF FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

I WAS SLOWING IN TRAFFIC TO STOP AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. I PASSED THE RED LIGHT AND MY TRUCK CAME TO A STOP IN THE INTERSECTION WHEN I THROUGH IT INTO PARK AND APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE. I NARROWLY MISSED A MOTORCYCLIST THAT WAS LEGALLY PASSING THRO...

Mileage: 18,010

COMING TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO STOP BEFORE I WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. MADE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP BARELY, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. MECHANIC FIX THE ONE THAT BROKE BUT SAID THE OTHERS ARE ABOUT TO GO ANY TIME . NOW I'...

Mileage: 90,000

THE UNDER SIDE OF TRUCK IS RUSTING OUT. ALL THE CALIPERS, BRAKE LINES, AND FUEL LINES ARE RUSTED BADLY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO BRAKE LINES ALREADY. ALSO THE FRAME IS RUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THE UNDER SIDE OF TRUCK IS RUSTING OUT. ALL THE CALIPERS, BRAKE LINES, AND FUEL LINES ARE RUSTED BADLY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO BRAKE LINES ALREADY. ALSO THE FRAME IS RUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THE UNDER SIDE OF TRUCK IS RUSTING OUT. ALL THE CALIPERS, BRAKE LINES, AND FUEL LINES ARE RUSTED BADLY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO BRAKE LINES ALREADY. ALSO THE FRAME IS RUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THE BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINES TO THE FRONT WHEELS ROTTED AND BURST. ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE ROTTED. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH, AND WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD NO WARNING THAT THE BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AFTER THE BRAKES FAILED. *TR WENT UNDER THE TRUCK, AND NOTICED ALL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED. IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING A...

Mileage: 112,000

GOING DOWN DRIVEWAY AND BRAKES FELT WEAK. PUSHED HARDER ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE RESIDUAL BRAKING CAPABILITY LEFT. STOPPED VEHICLE WITH PARKING BRAKE. UPON INSPECTION, NOTED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED ALONG THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL WELL FROM EXCESSIVE CORROSION. F...

Mileage: 43,450

WE WHERE DRIVING ALONG A STATE ROUTE WITH OUR 21 FOOT BOAT IN TOW HEADING TO THE LKE. WE WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO ENTER A GAS STATION. PEDAL WENT TO MUSH, AND I KNEW I HAD LOST THE REAR BRAKE LINE ON MY TRUCK. GOT IT STOPPED WITH OUT INCIDENT, AND GOT IT TOWED BACK HOME. THE STREAM OF BRAKE FLUID WO...

Mileage: 139,482

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FROM A MECHANIC, IT WAS NOTED THAT BOTH BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED (ONE WAS ROTTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE LINE). WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE GAS LINE AND CALIPER HAD SEVERE ...

Mileage: 100,000

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FROM A MECHANIC, IT WAS NOTED THAT BOTH BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED (ONE WAS ROTTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE LINE). WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE GAS LINE AND CALIPER HAD SEVERE ...

Mileage: 100,000

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FROM A MECHANIC, IT WAS NOTED THAT BOTH BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED (ONE WAS ROTTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE LINE). WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE GAS LINE AND CALIPER HAD SEVERE ...

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM CHARLESTON SC ON HWY 526 GOING TO ISSLE OF PALMS SC WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME,AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT BY THE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I STOPPED AND SAW THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS OUT OF FLUID. I REFILLED THE TANK AND CONTINUED ON ...

Mileage: 54,110

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MAN...

Mileage: 90,000

AN ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICING DEALER DIAGNOSED RUSTED THROUGH FUEL LINES, ALL OF WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 84,400

WHILE DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. I WAS ALMOST HOME AND WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE DRIVEWAY. UNDER THE TRUCK THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING OUT AND THE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL MY BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THEY ARE RUSTED EV...

Mileage: 56,454

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I WAS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY RESIDENCE SO I DROVE THE TRUCK BACK HOME USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE ...

Mileage: 56,232

SINCE DAY 1 WITH THIS VEHICLE THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN NOTICEABLY WEAK. IN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATIONS OR NEAR EMERGENCY STOP SITUATIONS REQUIRING A QUICK STOP WHEN I AM STANDING WITH FULL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THIS VEHICLE FAILS TO RESPOND AS EXPECTED. IT'S AS IF ONLY HALF THE BRAKES ARE WORKING...

Mileage: 4,500

AS I APPROACHED A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION BETWEEN TWO HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADS, I APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE AS USUAL. SUDDENLY THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING ACTION. FORTUNATELY THE OTHER CAR APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION WAS ABLE TO SLOW DO...

Mileage: 36,000

MY WIFE AND I WERE COMMUTING TO WORK THE MORNING OF 4/6/2012. A CAR IN FRONT OF US PUT THEIR BLINKER ON TO TURN LEFT...I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND TO MY SURPRISE THE BRAKES FAILED!! THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND WITH THE LOW MILES OF THE TRUCK AND BEING THE ORIGINAL OWNE...

Mileage: 54,683

BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. STARTED THE TRUCK AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LIVED IN INDIANA FOR 8 YEARS OF OWNING THE TRUCK. I HAVE LIVED IN FLORIDA FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. ALL LINES FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO THE ABS MODULATOR ARE RUSTED. THE REAR LINE IS OK. THE PROBLEM IS...

Mileage: 120,000

BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. STARTED THE TRUCK AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LIVED IN INDIANA FOR 8 YEARS OF OWNING THE TRUCK. I HAVE LIVED IN FLORIDA FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. ALL LINES FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO THE ABS MODULATOR ARE RUSTED. THE REAR LINE IS OK. THE PROBLEM IS...

Mileage: 120,000

COMING TO A RED LIGHT AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK WENT THRU A RED LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT W/ THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. INSPECTION REVELED THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. *T...

Mileage: 64,000

BRAKES FAILED WILE DRIVING, HAD TO USE MECHANICAL EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. COMPLETED STOP ACROSS TWO TRAFFIC LANES, ON COMING TRAFFIC STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID ACCIDENT. BRAKE LINES "RUSTED" THROUGH AND BLOW OUT LETTING ALL BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED OUT ONTO STREET. *TR

Mileage: 90,500

REDUCED ENGINE POWER GENERIC CODE P2135. *TR

Mileage: 189,216

I WAS COMING TO A VERY SLOW STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I TESTED THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE MOVING VERY SLOWLY, AND THE PEDAL CONTINUED TO GO TO THE FLOOR WITH A SWOOSHING SOUND. I HAD SOMEONE CHECK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND HE CONFIRM...

Mileage: 51,000

MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I WAS BACKING MY TRUCK UP TO HOOK UP MY BOAT. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. WHEN I INSPECTED WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM IT WAS FROM SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINE THAT BURST. THE OTHER BRAKE LINE...

Mileage: 79,000

I CONTACTED CHEVY CONCERNING MY FAILED INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WHY IT WASN'T UNDER A SAFETY RECALL AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS UNDER A COURTESY WARRANTY RECALL UP TO 7 YRS OR 80,000 MILES, WHICH I HAVE SUCCEEDED WHEN I COULD AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. CHEVY SAID THAT IT WASN'T UNDER A TOTAL RECALL BECAUSE A SP...

Mileage: 89,000

WHEN I GOT HOME TODAY I NOTICED A CLEAR PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE. UPON INVESTIGATING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK I SPOTTED A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. I FOLLOWED THE LINE TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND FOUND SEVERAL PLACES WHERE THE LINE WAS SEVERALLY CORRODED. THIS IS PLAINLY THE RES...

Mileage: 72,000

WE HAD BRAKE LINING FAILURES WHICH RESULT IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. LUCKY FOR US WE JUST GOT OFF OF A MAIN ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. ADVISED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. WE HAD TWO BREAKS AND LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID INSTANTLY. REPAIR ...

Mileage: 105,000

RUSTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE BRAKING AND CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL. THE RUPTURED BRAKE LINE IS GROUPED TIGHTLY WITH TWO OTHER LINES, THUS IT IS CAPTURING SALT & WATER CAUSING CORROSION. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO ACTUATE PARKING BRAKE TO AVOID CRASH AND INJURIES TO OTHERS. *TR

Mileage: 49,892

BRAKES ARE SOFT AND BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHEN IS PUSHED REQUIRING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FOOT PRESSURE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER AND DISTANCE. VEHICLE HAS A NEW BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, NEW BRAKE PADS, NEW ROTORS, AND NEW BRAKE FLUID. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVI...

Mileage: 116,000

WAS INFORMED DURING A STATE INSPECTION THAT ALL OF MY METAL BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION. THE INSPECTION WAS DONE AT THE DEALER WHERE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED AND I WAS TOLD THE CORROSION WAS PROBABLY FROM NOT PUTTING MANY MILES ON IT. *TR *JS

Mileage: 44,279

FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO BEING RUSTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS (4) MY LATE 2002 CHEVY Z71 DEVELOPED AN EXHAUST LEAK AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER STARTED BANGING AT IDLE OR AFTER PARKED. ENGINE HAS BLACK EXHAUST ON THE HEAD WHERE WE FOUND THE MAIN LEAK. SO, CARBON MONOXIDE HAS BEEN COMING INTO THE ...

WIPERS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AND WOULD NOT CHANGE SPEED. SOON AFTER, THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF AT ALL. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO STOP THEM, AND HAVE HAD TO STOP AND REPLACE THE FUSE IN THE RAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

I BOUGHT A USED CHEVROLET, SILVERADO, 2003, WITH 55,000 MILES FROM THIS DEALER. WITHIN ONE WEEK, IT SUFFERED A BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS TOWED BACK, REPLACED THE LEAKING TUBING, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. ABOUT 4 WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER BRAKE FAILURE, TOWED BACK, AND THIS TIME EVERY STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS REPL...

Mileage: 55,000

SLOWING FOR A RED LIGHT IN 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, APPLIED BRAKES AND FOOT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES! AT A REPAIR SHOP, TRUCK WAS PUT ON A LIFT AND THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME HOW ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND LEAKING. TRUCK IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND NOT USED OFF-ROAD OR IN ANY WAY T...

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO WORK AND APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR..VEHICLE DID COME TO A STOP AND DID NOT HIT ANYTHING BUT HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE...FOUND LINE UNDER L/S ALONG FRAME RAIL ROTTED AND LEAKING...AFTER A FULL INSPECTION AT THE DEALER.FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES TO BE ROTTED OR RUSTED...

Mileage: 61,500

I WAS PULLING INTO A RESTAURANT TODAY 01/15/12 AND HIT THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND WOULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID A COLLISION. I HAD HIT A BUMP PREVIOUSLY AND HEARD THE DOOR CHIME THEN LESS THAN 10MINS LATER THIS FAILURE. PREVIOUSLY I HAVE HAD NO P...

Mileage: 160,000

I HAVE HAD 2 BRAKE LINES ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 (66K MILES) CORRODE AND LEAK CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY, SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE 2ND FAILURE I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO REVIEW THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM ...

Mileage: 66,000

HIT IN REAR OF DRIVER SIDE CORNER OF BED AND SENT TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH FRONT OF TRUCK THEN ROLLING SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE HALTING TO A STOP. HIGHWAY PATROL REPORT TAKEN. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE EQUALIZER RUSTED THROUGH AND I HAD NO BRAKES. THE NEXT MONTH ANOTHER LINE GOING FROM THE EQUALIZER TO THE LEFT REAR RUSTED THROUGH, THEN IN AUGUST A LINE GOING TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK RUSTED THROUGH. LUCKILY IN ALL 3 CASES I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY...

Mileage: 172,000

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVER SIDE OF TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WENT INTO "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MODE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND IDLE SPEED. IT TOOK SEVERAL RESTARTS BEFORE IT CLEARED AND WOULD RUN CORRECTLY. ABOUT THE TIME I MADE IT HOME IT WENT BACK INTO THIS MODE AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLE...

Mileage: 119,000

MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WENT INTO "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MODE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND IDLE SPEED. IT TOOK SEVERAL RESTARTS BEFORE IT CLEARED AND WOULD RUN CORRECTLY. ABOUT THE TIME I MADE IT HOME IT WENT BACK INTO THIS MODE AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLE...

Mileage: 119,000

WHILE MAKING A TURN THE ENGINE CUT OFF. HAS DONE THIS 5 TIMES NOW.IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WAS VERY SCARY! *TR

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CREATE A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH STATE INSPECTION, THE INSPECTOR ADVISED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERALLY CORRODED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES...

Mileage: 77,000

JUST TAKING THE TRUCK OUT OF MY GARAGE AND MY FRONT BRAKE LINE BROKE. CHECKED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND SAW THAT THE LINES WERE ALL RUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE EMITTED FROM UNDER OF THE DASHBOARD INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCONNECT THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH STOPPED ...

Mileage: 137,254

WHILE RIDING ON MERRICK ROAD,I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. THE BRAKE PAD WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WENT THRU THE RED LIGHT WITH NO BRAKES. NO CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CARS ON THE SIDE STREETS SAW ME COMING AND DID NOT GO. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO ...

Mileage: 62,800

ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED, FROM THE PROP VALVE TO EACH RUBBER LINE ON ALL FOUR CALIPERS.IT APPEARS THAT GM USED STEEL LINES INSTEAD OF A MATERIAL THAT DOESN,T RUST(SS).IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS A SAFTEY CONCERN? I WAS LUCKY NO ONE OR ANY PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. *TT

Mileage: 93,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE...

Mileage: 18,200

WAS DRIVING ON MY COUNTRY BACK ROAD AROUND 35 MPH AND THE BRAKES WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I ENTERED A 4 WAY INTERSECTION LUCKILY NO ONE WAS GOING THRU AT THE TIME COULDNT STOP.BRAKE LINE BLEW FLUID UNDER TRUCK COULDNT BELIEVE THE LINES ARE TOTALLY ROTTED OUT,GM COULD NOT USE STAINLESS LINES THIS...

Mileage: 75,000

THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO DRAIN OUT AND MAKE THE BRAKES INOPERATIVE. THE BRAKE LINES ARE CONSTRUCTED OF STEEL TUBING, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN STAINLESS STEEL TO AVOID RUSTING. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I TOTALLY DISAGREE. THESE L...

Mileage: 88,050

THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO DRAIN OUT AND MAKE THE BRAKES INOPERATIVE. THE BRAKE LINES ARE CONSTRUCTED OF STEEL TUBING, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN STAINLESS STEEL TO AVOID RUSTING. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I TOTALLY DISAGREE. THESE L...

Mileage: 88,050

THE SUBURBAN WOULD STALL WHILE WAITING IN DRIVE THRU LINES. SEVERAL TIMES. DIES WHILE IN GEAR, PUT IN PARK AND WOULD THEN START UP. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. I KNEW I HAD GOTTEN A BAD TANK OF GAS, 2 MONTHS EARLIER. SO WE TRIED FUEL INJECTIONS, ETC... THE SUBURBAN WOULD DIE AND WOULD ...

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 56,000

BRAKE LINE RUNNING TO THE REAR RUPTURED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND ALL BRAKING WAS IMMEDIATELY LOST TO THE VEHICLE. ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY USE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THERE IS A RUBBING AND THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IT ONLY DOES IT AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5 TO 25 MPH, OR WHEN I TRAVEL OVER A ROUGH ROAD, OR IN OR OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. CHEVY OR GM WON'T REPAIR IT WITHOUT ME FORKING UP THE MONEY FIRST. IT IS MY...

Mileage: 25,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO - I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATING AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE GOING ALL THE WAY UP AND ALL THE WAY DOWN. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT CHEVY HAD A "SPECIAL POLICY" WHICH INTELS "THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE COVERS THE CONDITION DESCRIBED ABOVE FOR A PERIOD O...

Mileage: 90,000

BRAKE FAILURE, 2003 CHEVROLET SIVERADO 1500 LS Z71. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WENT TO STOP AT INTERSECTION,BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STEER OFF THE ROADWAY IN TO A GRASSY AREA TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NO PRIOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. VEHILCE ONLY HAS APPROX, 55000 MILES...

Mileage: 55,000

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z-71. THE CAR IS 8 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 17,714 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT HAS BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE ON MY ASPHALT DRIVE WAY. THE VEHICLE LOOKS TO BE IN PERFECT CONDITION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NON-GENERAL MOTORS REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT. AFT...

Mileage: 17,714

2003 SILVERADO 1500 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL ALL GAUGES WENT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BATTERY NO CHARGE LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THE JUNCTION BOX FED BY THE POSITIVE BATTERY CALBE WAS MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE ...

Mileage: 54,000

STEERING CLUNKS ON TURNS. DEALER REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT UNDER WARRANTY PER TSB. PROBLEM RESURFACED ON 09/29/2006 AT 44,045 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY . PROBLEM SHOWED UP AGAIN ON 06/17/2007 AT 54, 451 MILES. DEALER WANTED $280 FOR THE JOB. HAVE NOT REPAIRED. THE PR...

Mileage: 22,889

STEERING CLUNKS ON TURNS. DEALER REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT UNDER WARRANTY PER TSB. PROBLEM RESURFACED ON 09/29/2006 AT 44,045 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY . PROBLEM SHOWED UP AGAIN ON 06/17/2007 AT 54, 451 MILES. DEALER WANTED $280 FOR THE JOB. HAVE NOT REPAIRED. THE PR...

Mileage: 22,889

STEERING CLUNKS ON TURNS. DEALER REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT UNDER WARRANTY PER TSB. PROBLEM RESURFACED ON 09/29/2006 AT 44,045 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY . PROBLEM SHOWED UP AGAIN ON 06/17/2007 AT 54, 451 MILES. DEALER WANTED $280 FOR THE JOB. HAVE NOT REPAIRED. THE PR...

Mileage: 22,889

BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND BROKE WHILE MY WIFE WAS BRAKING GOING DOWN A HILL. PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT RUNNING INTO A CURB. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

FULL BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL TO FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT, WAS ABLE TO CONTROL AND STOP VEHICLE DUE TO LOW SPEED. CORROSION ON HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE. *TR

Mileage: 67,083

REDUCE ENGINE POWER MESSAGE. 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. DRIVING DOWN MAJOR 3 LANE HIGHWAY, MESSAGE APPEARS AND TRUCKS POWER GOES TO 15 MPH. TRIED TO GET INTO SLOWER LANE AND OFF HIGHWAY AND WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO NO POWER. TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE ANY FASTER THAN THIS. HAS HAPPENED...

Mileage: 162,000

REDUCE ENGINE POWER MESSAGE. 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. DRIVING DOWN MAJOR 3 LANE HIGHWAY, MESSAGE APPEARS AND TRUCKS POWER GOES TO 15 MPH. TRIED TO GET INTO SLOWER LANE AND OFF HIGHWAY AND WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO NO POWER. TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE ANY FASTER THAN THIS. HAS HAPPENED...

Mileage: 162,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AS HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FLUID WAS UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED STATING TO SERVICE BRAKES SOON. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 67,477

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF 180 MPH WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND PROGRESSED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED RATE WIT...

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY SILVERDO 1500 EX CAB TRUCK. I BOUGHT IT IN 2008, I STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WHEN I HIT 80,000 MILES. THERE WOULD BE TIMES IT WOULD WORK AND THEN QUIT. NOW THAT I HAVE 120,000 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A LAWSUIT FOR THI...

Mileage: 90,000

TRAVELING ON MAIN ROAD, HAD TO STOP QUICK TO AVOID VEHICLE IN FRONT MAKING SUDDEN STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO RIGHT OF STATED VEHICLE TO AVOID CONTACT. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, OBSERVED FLUID DRIPPING FROM BENEATH TRUCK BY DRIVER'S DOOR. BRAKE LINE CLUSTER ATTACHED TO ...

Mileage: 105,286

BRAKE FAILURE,RUSTED CORRODED LINE IN BRAKE LINE ABOVE GAS TANK LED TO A LEAK,CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHT. STEERED AWAY TO AVOID CRASH. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. REPAIRED AT GM DEALERSHIP ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MOSTLY PARKED INSIDE A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AND AWAY FROM THE ELEMENTS AND BELIEVED THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO T...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO SHIFT TO PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER INSPECTION, THEY ADVISED THAT ALL OF THE BRAK...

Mileage: 42,000

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ELECTRONIC DASH *TGW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY WORKING SINCE JULY 2010. THE GAUGE WOULD BE FINE AT FIRST, WHEN SUDDENLY IT WOULD REGISTER SPEEDS THAT WERE NOT CORRECT AND THE NEEDLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND TO ANY CHANGE IN SPEE...

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ELECTRONIC DASH *TGW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY WORKING SINCE JULY 2010. THE GAUGE WOULD BE FINE AT FIRST, WHEN SUDDENLY IT WOULD REGISTER SPEEDS THAT WERE NOT CORRECT AND THE NEEDLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND TO ANY CHANGE IN SPEE...

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ELECTRONIC DASH *TGW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY WORKING SINCE JULY 2010. THE GAUGE WOULD BE FINE AT FIRST, WHEN SUDDENLY IT WOULD REGISTER SPEEDS THAT WERE NOT CORRECT AND THE NEEDLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND TO ANY CHANGE IN SPEE...

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ELECTRONIC DASH *TGW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY WORKING SINCE JULY 2010. THE GAUGE WOULD BE FINE AT FIRST, WHEN SUDDENLY IT WOULD REGISTER SPEEDS THAT WERE NOT CORRECT AND THE NEEDLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND TO ANY CHANGE IN SPEE...

SPEEDOMETER. MAY GO TO 65 MPH SITTING STILL. WORKS PERIODICALLY AND THEN SUDDENLY WILL JUMPED TO 90 MPH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE - ESPECIALLY WHEN HAULING GRANDCHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE EMAILED GM THREE TIMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE OF ANY KIND. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONTAL AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO...

Mileage: 62,000

BRAKE LINE CORROSION / FAILURE. BRAKE ROTOR CORROSION / FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 47,957

TL*THE CONTACT WAS OPERATING A STATE OF MARYLAND FLEET 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 VEHICLE . WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 MPH, THE BRAKE WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL INITIALLY HAD BRAKING AND THE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH ZERO BRAKING. THE VEHICLE ROLLED THROUGH A RED LIGHT AN...

Mileage: 145,000

TL*THE CONTACT WAS OPERATING A STATE OF MARYLAND FLEET 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 VEHICLE . WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 MPH, THE BRAKE WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL INITIALLY HAD BRAKING AND THE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH ZERO BRAKING. THE VEHICLE ROLLED THROUGH A RED LIGHT AN...

Mileage: 145,000

PURCHASED A USED 2003 SILVERADO, 120,000KM. ENCODER MOTOR ON TRANSFER CASE (4X4) FAILED. WAS TOWED AND PART REPLACED. COST $900.00.ENCODER OFF MY TRUCK WAS CORRODED AND SEIZED. VERY POORLY BUILT. THIS IS APPARENTLY A PART COMMON TO MOST 4X4 GM TRUCKS. THIS MUST BE A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THE INDUSTRY AN...

Mileage: 122,138

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 5-10 MPH APPROACHING A COMPLETE STOP WHEN SUDDENLY, THE ABS ACTIVATED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, THE CONTACT DISABLED THE ABS FUSE. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 115,000

ADDENDUM TO 10376833. VIN ENTERED BELOW. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUST-THROUGH CAUSING LONG STOPPING DISTANCES AND REQUIRING RAPID PEDAL PUMPING. LOSS OF FLUID REQUIRED REFILLS TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN TO A SHOP. NO COLLISION OCCURRED. CAB-BACK REPLACEMENT OF STEEL LINES TOOK PLACE AT A COST OF $475. *LN

Mileage: 26,000

I WAS BRAKING TO GET OFF AN EXIT RAMP, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND WARNING BELL WAS RINGING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING BECAUSE I STAYED ON THE MAIN ROAD. IF I HAD TURNED DOWN THE EXIT RAMP, I WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED STOPPED TRAFFIC ...

Mileage: 102,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED TEN FEET OF ITS STOPPING DISTANCE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND STARTED TO PULSATE. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO COULD NO...

Mileage: 33,000

2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON 65 WHEN STOPPED AND WILL TRAVEL UPWARDS AS I DRIVE FASTER. FOR EXAMPLE IN A 35 MPH ZONE, WHEN I GUESTIMATE MY SPEED, I AM DRIVING ACCORDING TO MY SPEEDOMETER 110 MPH! *TR

Mileage: 92,000

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....

Mileage: 70,000

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 LO...

Mileage: 44,050

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 ...

Mileage: 53,300

TREAD ON MICHELIN LTX M/S SEPARATED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND QUARTER PANEL OF MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. THE TIRE HAD LESS THAN 18,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS PROPERLY INFLATED BEFORE THE TRIP BEGAN. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AT APPROX. 60 - 65 MPH AND THE TRUCK WAS STEERED TO THE...

Mileage: 52,000

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500'S GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE MALFUNCTIONING. WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE THE SPEEDOMETER READING STARTED SHOWING SPEEDS OF OVER 100 MPH WHILE CRUISING AT 70 MPH. WHEN I TURNED THE TRUCK OF THE GAUGE DID NOT DROP BELOW 75. SINCE I FIRST NOTICED THIS ISSUE THE GAUG...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI- BRAKE SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING UNDER 5 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE FA...

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED; THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CAL...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE LINES FAILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HEAR ANY NOISES NOR DID ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 24,800

MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK BRAKES FAILED THREE (3) DIFFERENT TIMES IN 2010.THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS. THE BRAKE LINE TUBING RUPTURED BECAUSE OF RUST AND CORROSION, LEAVING ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH NO BRAKES. MY TRUCK IS IN AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP NOW AND...

Mileage: 75,000

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING ROD ONCE ALREADY AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES DUE TO A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING. THIS SET ME BACK ABOUT $300.00 PARTS AND LABOR. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THIS PART. I AM STILL HA...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVARADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2003 76,000 MILES. BRAKES FAILED WHILE PULLING A 6000LB TRAILER ON AN INTERSTATE. RUSTY BRAKE LINES BURST WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHILE ENTERING A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. HAD NO BRAKES. IF CAR IN FRONT HADN'T SEEN ME COMING AND PULLED OVER, THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A FATALITY REPO...

Mileage: 76,000

APPLIED BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR,I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE CURB WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.UPON INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM I FOUND THAT ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES UNDER THE VEHICLE WERE RUSTED. ONE BRAKE LINE HAD BURST DUE TO THE CORROSION. THERE SHOU...

Mileage: 36,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TO ENTER AN OFF RAMP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED. I BARELY MISSED HITTING SOMEONE AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW AND STOP THE TRUCK. LUCKILY, I WAS GOING UP AN INCLINE AND HAD ROOM TO PUL...

Mileage: 20,843

CORRODED FRONT BRAKE LINES. ALSO FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

EVERY TIME WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT HAVE TO PRESS REAL HARD TO GET TRUCK TO STOP.THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FROM WHEN BRAND NEW, I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE WAY GM BRAKES FELT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER,TRUCK HAS 27,000 MILES,AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT12,000 MILES. I AM AN ASE MECHANIC ...

Mileage: 3,000

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK AND PRESSURE GAGE SOMETIMES WORKS INTERMITTENTLY ALONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE "RUSTED" BRAKE LINE HAD CRACKED OPEN AND ALLOWED FLUID TO ESCAPE. NO BRAKES. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY HOUSE. THIS HAPPENED TODAY,10/16/2010. IT IS A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO P/U ALL OF THE...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. IN AUGUST 2005, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE WIRING AT THE BRAKE HINGE WAS REPAIRED. IN 2010, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE V...

Mileage: 30,283

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 EXT. CAB 4.8L ENG. WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED ON THE OUTSIDE. I WILL BE REPLACING THEM. I HAVE ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. I ...

Mileage: 70,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED FOR AN UPCOMING RED LIGHT AND LOST BRAKES. FORTUNATELY THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND NOBODY WAS IN FRONT OF ME. MY BRAKED LINE CORRODED BY MY DRIVER FRONT TIRE. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC COMPANY REPLACE THE LINE. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

THE REAR BACKING PLATES ON MY 2003 SILVERADO COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY AND EXPOSED THE BRAKES AND DISC ROTORS AND CALIPERS TO EXTREME DIRT AND WINTER SALT. THIS CAUSED ONE BRAKE CALIPER TO FREEZE AND BOTH DISC ROTORS TO GET VERY BADLY PITTED. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE COMPONENTS FOR BOTH REAR BRAKES AT ...

Mileage: 111,000

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY SURFACES CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS PROBLEM AND THE FIX IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA DEFECT RECALL OF 05V379000. MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS A 2003 SO OUTSIDE THE RECALL AND DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ALSO HAVE REPLACED T...

Mileage: 89,000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE VEHICLE WILL REQUIRE A LONGER THAN NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM WILL BE INTERMITTENT AND INCREASE TO EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT SLOW SPEEDS (0-10MPH). THE SENSOR ON THE WHEEL BEARING NEEDS TO BE REM...

Mileage: 45,000

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH JUST UNDER 59,000 MILES. IT COASTED TO A STOP AND THEN I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHEVY DEALER. IT HAS NOW BEEN THERE THREE TIMES IN A WEEK. BILL SAYS FRONT BRAKE PADS THIN, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BADLY RUSTED, REPLACES FRONT BRAKE PADS AND BOTH FRONT B...

Mileage: 58,784

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY INTO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES AND CYLINDERS WERE CORR...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO STOP FOR A STOP LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE LINES IN THE REAR WERE REPLACED. THE REMEDY WAS SUCCESSFUL UNTIL 8/9/2010, WHEN T...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT...

Mileage: 90,000

BRAKE LINES ON REAR RUSTED IN HALF LEAKING OUT FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. HE CALLED THE...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE GEAR OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE RUPTURED FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ...

Mileage: 57,840

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE ON AN INCLINE AT 2 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL MUCH FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY ...

Mileage: 170,863

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...

Mileage: 78,000

LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. BRAKELINES RUSTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES FAILED FUEL LINES AND POWER STEERING LOOK BAD ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

WE BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO DRIVE TO COLLEGE. THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING CORRECTLY; IT WOULD GIVE RANDOM (INCORRECT) SPEEDS, OR NONE AT ALL. WE SPOKE WITH DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO SAID THE PART COSTS $500. THEY SAID THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THE 2003 CHEVY SILVE...

Mileage: 100,000

SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING AT ALL, WILL NOT REGISTER WHICH IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. IT IS CONSTANT, AND WE CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE WE HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, IT COST $492.50. GMC/CHEVY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IF YOUR VEHICLE IS 7 YEAR...

BRAKES HAVE BEEN SPONGY FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FRONT AND REAR ABOUT 3 TIMES SINCE BUYING TRUCK. TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAS SLOW RESPONSE TIME TO STOP AGAIN TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. TRUCK HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES AND UNDERSIDE LOOKS LIKE A RUS...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BEGIN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

2000 TO 2005 GM TRUCKS EXTRA CABS ROCKER PANELS RUSTING AWAY REAR BUMPER RUST AWAY AN BRAKE LINES RUSTING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IT FAILS STATE INSPECTION AN THE DEALERS NO ABOUT IT HAVE CONTACTED A FEW DEALERS AN HAVE BEEN TOLD OFF THE RECORD THAT IT A DESIGN FAULT FROM GM. THEIR ARE MANY JUNK YAR...

Mileage: 100,000

2000 TO 2005 GM TRUCKS EXTRA CABS ROCKER PANELS RUSTING AWAY REAR BUMPER RUST AWAY AN BRAKE LINES RUSTING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IT FAILS STATE INSPECTION AN THE DEALERS NO ABOUT IT HAVE CONTACTED A FEW DEALERS AN HAVE BEEN TOLD OFF THE RECORD THAT IT A DESIGN FAULT FROM GM. THEIR ARE MANY JUNK YAR...

Mileage: 100,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 SERIES. STEERING PROBLEMS EVERY YEAR OR TWO SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT. I THINK ALMOST THE WHOLE STEERING SYSTEM HAS BEEN WORKED ON OR REPLACED SINCE WE HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK, BUT NEVER A RECALL ON IT FOR THIS PROBLEM. DATES OF WORK: 9-23-04,10-18-04, 9-29-06,10-23-0811-10-08 AND ...

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP WITH 37,000 MILES AND I BELIEVE CHEVY IS USING INFERIOR COMPONENTS IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM . I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AT 35,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY STARTED TO RUST AND CRUMBLE. ONCE THE ROTORS STARTED TO RUST LARGE PORTIONS WOULD "FLAKE" OFF. RECENTLY ONE OF...

Mileage: 37,700

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED PREMATURELY AND THE DEALER IS RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT. PRIOR TO THIS I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE ISSUES AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, ROTORS WERE ALSO PREVIOUSLY REPLACED DUE TO SEVER RUST AND SPAWLING. ...

Mileage: 24,545

2003 CHEVROLET 1500 SILVERADO PICK UP. CONSUMER HAS A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER *TGW GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY DUE TO THE VEHICLE HAVING A SALVAGED TITLE. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKES. THE ABS KICK IN AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY ROADS. A VERY SOFT PEDAL AND SOMETIMES THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. THE BROUGHT TO MY DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THEY KEEP SAYING THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS 42,000 MILES AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE...

Mileage: 41,000

1. RAIN 2. WIPER MOTOR, WHENEVER I USE THE WIPERS, WIPER ARM STICKS AND WONT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION, AND SOMETIMES GOES ALL THE TO THE LEFT AND HANGS UP ON SIDE OF TRUCK, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PUSH THE ARM BACK ONTO WINDSHIELD AND THEN PUSH IT DOWN TO ITS HOME POSITION. 3. I WILL HAVE TO REPLA...

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED HE COULD SMELL SMOKE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES AND ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 20,000 MILES. TH...

Mileage: 19,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED HE COULD SMELL SMOKE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES AND ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 20,000 MILES. TH...

Mileage: 19,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE IN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES. REAR BRAKE LINE CORROSION LED TO LEAK AND FAILURE OF REAR BRAKES. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE SHOP, WHERE HEAVY CORROSION WAS FOUND ON ALL THREE OTHER BRAKE LINES. ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH SPECIALLY MANUFACTURED STAI...

Mileage: 24,000

TRUCK LOST ABILITY TO STOP EFFECTIVELY. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHERE MECHANIC FOUND BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED FROM CORROSION. BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 57,812

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE AIRB...

Mileage: 99,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. 4 LINES BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. I TOTAL LOST ALL BRAKES LUCKY NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES HAPPEN. HAD OVER $1200 IN REPAIR BILLS IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK DOWN THE STREET, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES, FRONT AND REAR, BECAUSE THEY WERE CORRODED AND POSED A SAFETY THREAT. THE TOTAL FOR THE REPAIRS WAS $1...

Mileage: 38,835

THE BRAKES (ROTORS AND PADS) NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DELAMINATED AND CORRODED. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW AND ONLY HAVE 22,352 MILES ON IT, AND THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TIME THIS TRUCK NEEDS BRAKES. I DID NOT KEEP OLD PARTS, BECAUSE THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY A CHEVROLET DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 9,830

I STARTED MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUT IT INTO GEAR THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY MY E-BRAKE WORKED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 57000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE FRONT BRAKE LINES. I AM ...

Mileage: 57,840

THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY RUSTED, THEY ARE NOT LEAKING YET BUT I AM CONCERNED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 PICKUP AND HAVE HAD TO SPEND $750 TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES THAT FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. I READ THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING A RECALL AND AM HOPEFUL THAT YOU DO TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 56,300

LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAUSES THE TURN SIGNALS TO ACT AS HAZARD SIGNALS PREVENTING OTHER DRIVERS FROM KNOWING THE TRUCK IS TURNING LEFT. IT IS SPORADIC, BUT OFTEN HEAR A BUZZ UNDER STEERING COLUMN WHEN IT OCCURS. SEE IT IS AN OFTEN REPORTED PROBLEM WITH A FAILED HAZARD LAMP FLASHER MODULE WHOSE CONTACTS ...

Mileage: 75,000

LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAUSES THE TURN SIGNALS TO ACT AS HAZARD SIGNALS PREVENTING OTHER DRIVERS FROM KNOWING THE TRUCK IS TURNING LEFT. IT IS SPORADIC, BUT OFTEN HEAR A BUZZ UNDER STEERING COLUMN WHEN IT OCCURS. SEE IT IS AN OFTEN REPORTED PROBLEM WITH A FAILED HAZARD LAMP FLASHER MODULE WHOSE CONTACTS ...

Mileage: 75,000

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER QUIT WORKING. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE GOING TO WORK THEN HOME. STARTED THE TRUCK TO GO TO CHURCH AND NOTHING WORKED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH EXCEPTION OF THE LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

WE HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE BRAKE LINE LET GO. HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS RUNNING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. THE PETAL EASILY WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR, NO RESISTANCE AT ALL. THE DEALER ASKED IF WE COULD DRIVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 10 MILES TO THE S...

Mileage: 75,000

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE A WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. SUBSEQUENT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH SEVERE ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE (SAME MODEL) WAS PURCHASED, IT TOO HAS A "SERVICE A...

Mileage: 90,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, NO REPAIRS...

Mileage: 48,000

MY 2003 CHEVROLET C/K 1500 SILVERADO IS HAVING A MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWING REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THEN, THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY DROPPED POWER. THE SPEED WILL DRAMATICALLY SLOW TO AROUND 15 MPH. THIS HAPPENED 3 PREVIOUS TIMES. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES AS A RESULT OF THE POWER R...

Mileage: 63,500

03 CHEV. SILVERADO 57,000 MILES, PURCHASED NEW BY MYSELF.BROUGHT TO DEALER DUE TO BRAKE WEAR INDICATOR NOISE @ 32,000 MILES. HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR ROTORS AND EIGHT PADS REPLACED DUE TO EXTREME RUST . TOO BAD TO TURN DOWN . I WAS TOLD THAT WAS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THAT TRUCK .$900.00 REPAIR. AT 52,000 MILE...

Mileage: 37,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, [XXX] STICKING SPEEDOMETER, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CORRECT SPEED. OUTSIDE WARRANTY EXTENSION PARAMETERS OF 7 YR 80,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WARRANTS A RECAL...

Mileage: 102,349

SPEEDO FAILED. NEEDLE STUCK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. CONTACTED GM. NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. GUESS SOMEBODY HAS TO DIE BEFORE THEY WILL TAKE ANY ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

PRODUCT DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 74,703

WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CAUSING ABS TO FALSELY ACTIVATE AT 8 MPH. SAME PROBLEM THAT GM HAS RECALLED FOR 1999-2002 MODEL YEAR OF SILVERADO. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

SPEEDOMETER STARTED WORKING SPORADICALLY. SOMETIMES STICKS BELOW 0, SOMETIMES MOVES SPORADICALLY AND DOES NOT INDICATE CORRECT SPEED. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT IS IT ONLY VALID FOR VEHICLES UNDER 80K MILES....

Mileage: 98,000

POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THIS STARTED OCCURRING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST NEW AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT DIDN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN BROUGHT IN FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, ...

Mileage: 48,000

ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER, ENGINE TROUBLE / CHECK ABS LIGHTS ALWAYS ON. NO SPECIFIC EVENT, JUST STARTED REGISTERING VERY HIGH SPEEDS OR VERY LOW SPEEDS THAT DID NOT MATCH ACTUAL SPEED OF VEHICLE. CHANGES EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON OR WHEN STOPPED. UNABLE TO GAUGE AND MAINTAIN S...

Mileage: 45,000

ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER, ENGINE TROUBLE / CHECK ABS LIGHTS ALWAYS ON. NO SPECIFIC EVENT, JUST STARTED REGISTERING VERY HIGH SPEEDS OR VERY LOW SPEEDS THAT DID NOT MATCH ACTUAL SPEED OF VEHICLE. CHANGES EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON OR WHEN STOPPED. UNABLE TO GAUGE AND MAINTAIN S...

Mileage: 45,000

CHEVY SILVERADO 5.3 L ENGINE. REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED. VEHICLE WILL NOT RUN ABOVE 20 MPH. MUST PULL OVER AND TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM. DEALER TRIED TWICE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT. I REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR SENSOR AND THE THROTTLE ...

Mileage: 150,000

JUST BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 WITH A 5.3LT ENGINE . PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE, IT WORKED WHEN TEST DROVE AT DEALER AND AFTER BUYING THE TRUCK IT STOPPED ON THE WAY HOME!!!! BEEN TOLD IT WILL COST HUNDREDS TO FIX !!!! AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE NET I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM...

Mileage: 13,104

JUST BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 WITH A 5.3LT ENGINE . PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE, IT WORKED WHEN TEST DROVE AT DEALER AND AFTER BUYING THE TRUCK IT STOPPED ON THE WAY HOME!!!! BEEN TOLD IT WILL COST HUNDREDS TO FIX !!!! AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE NET I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM...

Mileage: 13,104

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN DECEMBER 2009. SINCE THE ACCIDENT, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER MOVED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE INSTRUMENT ...

Mileage: 88,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO LT 1500 4WD EXT.CAB. BRAKES CHANGED X2 WITH 35,000 MILES ON NOW. LINES RUSTED CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. ABS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TOTAL FAILURE TO STOP. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN APPROX. ONE MONTH. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. COST APP...

Mileage: 35,000

THE CABLE MECHANISM THAT IS FASTENED TO THE FRAME OF THE UNDERSIDE OF MY PICK-UP TRUCK ALONG WITH THE SPARE TIRE FELL FROM MY TRUCK ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THIS MECHANISM IS WHAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE UNDER MY TRUCK BED AND HAS A WINCH WITH CABLE THAT RAISES AND LOWERS THE TIRE. THE MECHANISM SLIDES UNDER ST...

Mileage: 80,500

SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING AND/OR INACCURATE. *TR

Mileage: 46,500

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER IS SHOWING I'M TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN ACTUALLY DOING ABOUT 10 MPH, AND AT OTHER TIMES SHOWS I'M TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN ACTUALLY GOING SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER. THIS IS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS FAILED AND HE IS UNABLE TO READ ANY GAUGES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE HIS WARRANTY IS NOT VALID HE HAS TO PAY $400 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND A CLAIM WA...

Mileage: 174,000

RECENTLY I WENT TO START UP MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THINKING IT WAS AIR IN THE BREAK LINE I PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I REALIZED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE BREAK FLUID WAS LEAK...

Mileage: 44

APPLIED BRAKES HARD TO MISS A STRAY DOG THAT RAN OUT IN THE ROAD AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NOTICED FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND THAT METAL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL 4 OF THE LINES MYSELF AND THIS IS PROV...

Mileage: 34,000

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

Mileage: 74,000

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

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

Mileage: 113,000

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 NOS...

Mileage: 128,500

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 AND I WANT TO REPORT THE DEFECTS I'VE NOTICED WITH MY TRUCK. FIRST OF ALL, THE SEAT BELT TENDS TO JAM FOR NO REASON. I WAS SITTING AT THE INTERSECTION WHEN I TRIED TO LEAN OVER AND THE SEATBELT WAS JAMMED. I COULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ...

2003 THRU 2007 GM FULL SIZE TRUCKS AND VANS.THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LOCK CONTROL (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE BRAKE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK (BSTI)) DOES NOT OPERATE WITH THE KEY IN THE ACCESSORIES POSITION. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT IN AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSED.GM DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND GAV...

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; A CLUNKING NOISE CAME FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAIL...

Mileage: 30,142

BRAKE LINE'S COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT RESULTING IN NO BRAKES WHILE DRIVING,LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT OR INJURY,2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THIS IS VERY COMMON. GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE OIL TEMPERATURE GAUGE A FEW WEEKS AGO STARTED NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE NEEDLES WOULD STICK AND THEREFORE COULD NOT READ GAUGES. AT FIRST THEY WOULD JUST NOT WORK FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT NOW THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAVE A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET INFORMING ME THAT A PROBLEM L...

Mileage: 97,000

2003 EXT CAB SILVERADO 1500 4WD ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2003 EXT CAB SILVERADO 1500 4WD ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER READING INACCURATELY. ASCENDING TO 120MPH AND STAYING WHILE DOING POSTED SPEEDLIMIT. *TR

Mileage: 129,500

MY 2003 SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK TO THE FAR RIGHT. THE INFORMATION CENTER CHANGES FROM ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND SPANISH BY ITS SELF. THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR THE DIVERS SIDE WILL GO TO MAX HEAT BY ITS SELF. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT WOULD CAST $600 DOLLARS TO FIX THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO - POOR STEERING- I HAVE REPLACED THE GEARING BOX W/FRONT END ALIGNMENT DUE TO HAVING 4 ESTIMATES AND ADVISED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS DEFECTED. 6 MONTHS LATER - I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY SEVERAL CERTIFIED MECHANICS THAT THE GEAR BOX THAT WAS PUT IN IS ALSO DEFECTED. POOR STEERING CON...

Mileage: 78,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO - POOR STEERING- I HAVE REPLACED THE GEARING BOX W/FRONT END ALIGNMENT DUE TO HAVING 4 ESTIMATES AND ADVISED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS DEFECTED. 6 MONTHS LATER - I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY SEVERAL CERTIFIED MECHANICS THAT THE GEAR BOX THAT WAS PUT IN IS ALSO DEFECTED. POOR STEERING CON...

Mileage: 78,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO - POOR STEERING- I HAVE REPLACED THE GEARING BOX W/FRONT END ALIGNMENT DUE TO HAVING 4 ESTIMATES AND ADVISED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS DEFECTED. 6 MONTHS LATER - I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY SEVERAL CERTIFIED MECHANICS THAT THE GEAR BOX THAT WAS PUT IN IS ALSO DEFECTED. POOR STEERING CON...

Mileage: 78,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO - POOR STEERING- I HAVE REPLACED THE GEARING BOX W/FRONT END ALIGNMENT DUE TO HAVING 4 ESTIMATES AND ADVISED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS DEFECTED. 6 MONTHS LATER - I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY SEVERAL CERTIFIED MECHANICS THAT THE GEAR BOX THAT WAS PUT IN IS ALSO DEFECTED. POOR STEERING CON...

Mileage: 78,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO - POOR STEERING- I HAVE REPLACED THE GEARING BOX W/FRONT END ALIGNMENT DUE TO HAVING 4 ESTIMATES AND ADVISED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS DEFECTED. 6 MONTHS LATER - I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY SEVERAL CERTIFIED MECHANICS THAT THE GEAR BOX THAT WAS PUT IN IS ALSO DEFECTED. POOR STEERING CON...

Mileage: 78,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO - POOR STEERING- I HAVE REPLACED THE GEARING BOX W/FRONT END ALIGNMENT DUE TO HAVING 4 ESTIMATES AND ADVISED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS DEFECTED. 6 MONTHS LATER - I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY SEVERAL CERTIFIED MECHANICS THAT THE GEAR BOX THAT WAS PUT IN IS ALSO DEFECTED. POOR STEERING CON...

Mileage: 78,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO - POOR STEERING- I HAVE REPLACED THE GEARING BOX W/FRONT END ALIGNMENT DUE TO HAVING 4 ESTIMATES AND ADVISED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS DEFECTED. 6 MONTHS LATER - I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY SEVERAL CERTIFIED MECHANICS THAT THE GEAR BOX THAT WAS PUT IN IS ALSO DEFECTED. POOR STEERING CON...

Mileage: 78,000

I WAS HEADING DOWN INTERSTATE RUNNING AROUND 70 MPH. NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS RED LINE ON MY RPM AND WAS SLOWING DOWN. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK CAUSE TRANSMISSION WAS TORE SLAP OUT. I MOSTLY DRIVE ABOUT 70 MILES ROUND TRIP 5 DAYS A WEEK TO MY JOB OTHER THAN IT SETS IN THE DRIVE WAY. AFTER A BIG TOW B...

Mileage: 84,000

2003 CHEVY 1500HD TRUCK, THIS TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH 4 WHEEL STEERING. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO STEER INCORRECTLY. IT WAS TAKEN TO GM DEALER. WORK WAS DONE TO FIX PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND OUT LATER THAT THE REAR WHEELS WERE NOW TURNED TO THE LEFT MAKING THE TRUCK GO DOWN THE ROADSOME WHAT SIDEWAYS ABOUT 6 T...

Mileage: 101,000

STEERING BOX WENT OUT IN MY 2003 CHEVY 1500 SILVERADO ALL OF A SUDDEN AND I COULDN'T TURN TO THE LEFT WHILE PULLING OUT OR AT SLOW SPEEDS. DIDN'T NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS IN STEERING UP TO IT GOING OUT. JOHNSON CHEVY GARAGE HAD TO REPLACE STEERING BOX TO FIX. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 41,000 MILES ON IT AND THE...

Mileage: 41,000

BRAKE LINE ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRUCK RUSTED AND BURST WHILE MY CHILD AND WIFE WHERE IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BETWEEN 3-4 MPH, THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO PARK AND THE PARKING B...

Mileage: 70,000

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY SURFACES CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS PROBLEM AND THE FIX IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA DEFECT RECALL OF 05V379000. MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS A 2003 SO OUTSIDE THE RECALL AND DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY SURFACES CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS PROBLEM AND THE FIX IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA DEFECT RECALL OF 05V379000. MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS A 2003 SO OUTSIDE THE RECALL AND DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

CLASS ACTION COMPLAINTS SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 OWNER ALAN GOOLD. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

THE CLIMATE CONTROL FAN SPEED MODULE HAS SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS TO MELT. THE MODULE OVERHEATED TO A POINT THAT CAUSED SMOKE AND ALMOST IGNITED WILL COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 62,313

POOR BRAKING ON CHEVY SILVERADO K1500. SOFT PEDAL SINCE NEW. GARAGE KEPT WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES AND REAR ROTORS RUSTED OUT. WHEN NEW, CHEVY MECHANICS SAID SOFT PEDAL WAS NORMAL. RARELY DRIVEN AND MUST BE EXTRA CAREFUL IF PULLING A LIGHT TRAILER. JUST HAD REAR ROTORS REPLACED (OVER $300) AND STILL PO...

STEERING GEAR BOX FAILS TO WORK AT SLOW SPEEDS/LOW RPM. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME STUCK AND THEN INCREASED TO 80 MPH. CURRENTLY, THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 78 MPH AND DOES NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. HE HAD TO USE HIS GPS TO CONTROL HIS MILES PER H...

Mileage: 108,000

NOTICED ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION THAT I CAN SLIP THE GEAR SHAFT INTO DRIVE, REVERSE, WHATEVER, WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO HAVE NOTICED THIS ON MULTIPLE 2006-2007 CHEVY EXPRESS VANS. WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE START POSITION OR ENGINE IS S...

Mileage: 75,123

REAR BRAKES DRAG WEARING OUT ROTORS 35,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MY 2003 SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER WORKING PROPERLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. IT WILL SIT IDLE AT 20 MPH WHILE SITTING STILL AND SAY THAT I'M GOING 90 WHEN I'M GOING 70 MPH( OR SO I THINK. JUST GUESSING ). THE WEB SITES AND DEALERSHIPS ARE SAYING THAT GM WILL O...

Mileage: 109,000

I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A LOW SPEED OF 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. IT INCREASES YOUR STOPPING DISTANCE. I'VE NOTICED THEY HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON SILVERADO TRUCKS UP TO 2002, BUT I OWN A 2003. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A LOW SPEED OF 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. IT INCREASES YOUR STOPPING DISTANCE. I'VE NOTICED THEY HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON SILVERADO TRUCKS UP TO 2002, BUT I OWN A 2003. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, 1500 LT WITH ZR1 OFF ROAD SUSPENSION, 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES, 5.3 ENGINE. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR. NO STOPPING POWER. DEALER SAYS ITS NORMAL, NO VEHICLE EVER SHOULD HAVE PEDAL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, EXCEPT THE CLUTCH. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

PROBLEM IS INTERNAL GAUGE CLUSTER DEFECT. IN OTHER WORDS, THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE GAUGE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. MOSTLY MUCH HIGHER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED. I CALLED PURITAIN OF CAPE COD TO FIX AND THEY SAID VEHICLE HAS OVER THE 70,000 MILES. THEY SINCE HAVE GONE OUT ...

Mileage: 78,000

SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND THEN STOPPED WORKING. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 97,000 WHICH IS OVER THE MILEAGE FOR THE CURRENT WARRANTY REPAIR. COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN GM VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED WITHOUT MILEAGE LIMITATIONS. OWNER ALSO NOT SENT NOT...

Mileage: 93,000

4 TIMES IN 58,000 MILE THE FRONT STEERING SHAFT HAS NEEDED ATTENTION. TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, TWICE NOT. PAID FOR CORRECTION, 4TH TIME REFUSED TO PAY AS FEEL IT IS GM PROBLEM SINCE ALL 2003 CHEVY. SILVERADOS SUFFER FROM THIS. GM HAS DESIGNED A NEW PART BUT REFUSE TO INSTALL UNLESS CONSUMER PAYS FOR ...

Mileage: 18,000

4 TIMES IN 58,000 MILE THE FRONT STEERING SHAFT HAS NEEDED ATTENTION. TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, TWICE NOT. PAID FOR CORRECTION, 4TH TIME REFUSED TO PAY AS FEEL IT IS GM PROBLEM SINCE ALL 2003 CHEVY. SILVERADOS SUFFER FROM THIS. GM HAS DESIGNED A NEW PART BUT REFUSE TO INSTALL UNLESS CONSUMER PAYS FOR ...

Mileage: 18,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE IN HIS CARPORT WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTIVATED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER POSITIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES AND THE...

Mileage: 250,000

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ONLY 45,000 MILES. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE A BROKEN FORWARD CLUTCH. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (6 YRS OLD), SO WE CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY REFUSED ASSISTANCE, DUE TO AGE OF THE VEHICLE, IGNORING THE FACT THAT IT ON...

Mileage: 45,000

MY INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT READING ACTUALLY SPEED. IT ONLY DOES IT EVERY ONCE IN WHILE. IT ALWAYS READS SLOWER THEN WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED IS. AFTER THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF AWHILE IT READS RIGHT AFTER THE TRUCK IS RESTARTED. THE PRICE IS AROUND 500 TO REPLACE. MY TRUCK I BOUGHT USED WITH 100000 MILES ON ...

Mileage: 113,500

THERE IS A THUNKING SOUND THAT ORIGINATES SOMEWHERE IN THE STEERING MECHANISM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE STEERING BOX JUST NEEDED TO BE REPACKED WITH GREASE. IT FEELS AS IF IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT FEE...

Mileage: 27,500

ON DECEMBER 21, 2008, MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE SPEEDOMETER CAN INTERMITTENTLY READ ANYTHING FROM "ZERO" (WHEN I AM ACTUALLY DOING MORE THAN 50 MPH) TO 110 (WHEN I AM ACTUALLY DOING ABOUT 60 MPH). WHEN THE SYMPTOMS BEGAN TO OCCUR, I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER TO SEE ABOUT REPAIRS, AND ...

Mileage: 102,000

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO MY ANTI LOCK BAKING SYSTEM (ABS) AND MY STEERING COLUMN. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN MY ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THEN DIS-ENGAGED AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 10 MPH. WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, MY STEERING COLUMN HAD A ST...

Mileage: 97,535

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO MY ANTI LOCK BAKING SYSTEM (ABS) AND MY STEERING COLUMN. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN MY ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THEN DIS-ENGAGED AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 10 MPH. WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, MY STEERING COLUMN HAD A ST...

Mileage: 97,535

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO MY ANTI LOCK BAKING SYSTEM (ABS) AND MY STEERING COLUMN. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN MY ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THEN DIS-ENGAGED AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 10 MPH. WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, MY STEERING COLUMN HAD A ST...

Mileage: 97,535

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO MY ANTI LOCK BAKING SYSTEM (ABS) AND MY STEERING COLUMN. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN MY ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THEN DIS-ENGAGED AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 10 MPH. WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, MY STEERING COLUMN HAD A ST...

Mileage: 97,535

THE TRANSMISSION/DRIVE LINE SHIFTS HARD AND SEEMS TO BE IN A BIND DURING SHIFTING OPERATIONS. THERE ARE LOUD BANGING NOISES COMING FROM THE DRIVELINE/AXLES. THERE ALSO NOW SEEMS TO BE FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AXLE HOUSING. I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL AND HAD TO ADD ONE PINT OF AXLE ...

THE TRANSMISSION/DRIVE LINE SHIFTS HARD AND SEEMS TO BE IN A BIND DURING SHIFTING OPERATIONS. THERE ARE LOUD BANGING NOISES COMING FROM THE DRIVELINE/AXLES. THERE ALSO NOW SEEMS TO BE FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AXLE HOUSING. I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL AND HAD TO ADD ONE PINT OF AXLE ...

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 SILVERADO STARTED ACTING ERRATIC. AT FIRST THE VEHICLE SPEEDS WERE HIGHLY INACCURATE, I.E. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY USING A GPS UNIT THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED BETWEEN 100 AND 110 MPH. SHORTLY AFTER THE HAND WENT TO BOTTOM HORIZONTAL POSITION AND RENDERED THE SPEEDO...

Mileage: 90,000

DURING OCTOBER OF 2008, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS INFORMING ME THAT MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS AMONG A GROUP OF VEHICLES AFFECTED BY POTENTIAL INSTRUMENT GAUGE PROBLEMS, AND THAT I SHOULD ONLY BRING MY VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR EVALUATION IF I WAS ACTUALLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH...

Mileage: 125,000

I STARTED MY 2003 CHEVY TO LET IT WARM UP AND WENT BACK IN THE HOUSE THEN CAME BACK OUT FIND THE WIRING FOR THE HEATER UNDER THE PASSENGER DASH WAS ON FIRE. THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDETERMINED. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOME OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. ONLY THE MILEAGE AND GEAR SHIFTER AREAS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE RPM, SPEEDOMETER, GASOLINE, AND BATTERY GAUGES WERE ALL MALFUNCTIONING. ALL OF THE LIGHTS FAILE...

Mileage: 130,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES REPEATED CAUSE FAILURE TO STOP, ESPECIALLY ON SLIPPERY SURFACES. THE ALGORITHM DOES NOT WORK. WHILE DRIVING / COASTING AT 25 MPH, A CAR MADE A SUDDEN LANE CHANGE IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED, C...

Mileage: 72,000

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 STAT...

Mileage: 56,000

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

Mileage: 44,886

SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT 30MPH, WILL NOT RESET TO ZERO. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SURBURBAN 1500. HE STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOP WORKING.PULLED OVER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN THE INSTRUMENT WORKED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET THERE ARE PLENTY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS COMPONENT ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILU...

Mileage: 90,000

I BOUGHT A 2003 SILVERADO PICKUP FROM ALDEN CHEVY IN FAIRHAVEN MASS. IT HAD 37,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS 45000 ON IT NOW AND I,M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE OF CORROSION GETS INTO THE DRUM AND THE BRAKES GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING SCRAPING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE BRAK...

Mileage: 45,000

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY 1500 STICKS AND DOES NOT MOVE BACK TOWARD ZERO AS I SLOW DOWN AT TIMES. IT SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMON WHEN I HAVE THE HEAT ON WHICH IS NECESSARY IN WISCONSIN FOR MOST OF THE YEAR. IT STARTED TO HAPPEN AT THE END OF LAST WINTER BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR IT AT THE TIME...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HORN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE COMPONENTS UNDER WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE FAILURES FOR FREE. THE MANUFACTURER STAT...

Mileage: 6,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HORN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE COMPONENTS UNDER WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE FAILURES FOR FREE. THE MANUFACTURER STAT...

Mileage: 6,000

I REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS OF MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO A YEAR AGO. I HAD TO DO IT AGAIN THIS SPRING 2008 AND NOW IT IS READY FOR IT AGAIN. I HAVE DRIVEN MAYBE 15,000 MILES ON THIS LAST SET AND THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. I'M NOW GOING TO REPLACE THEM WITH AN AFTERMARKET SET. I ...

Mileage: 115,000

2003 CHEVY TAHOE AND SILVERADO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION, RATTLING AND PULLING IN STEERING. DEALER LUBES THE SHAFT WHICH ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM AS THE PROBLEM ALWAYS COMES BACK. *TR

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT CLUNKING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED BEFORE AND THE CLUNKING STOPPED FOR A WHILE, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVER SEAT MOVED FORWARD AND THE "CHECK AIRBAG" WARNING IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. MOVING THE SEAT BACK THE WARNING GOES OFF. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IF THE "CHECK AIRBAG" IS DISPLAYED THE AIRBAG FUNCTIONALITY IS ESSENTIALLY DISABLED. *TR

Mileage: 66,142

DRIVER SEAT MOVED FORWARD AND THE "CHECK AIRBAG" WARNING IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. MOVING THE SEAT BACK THE WARNING GOES OFF. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IF THE "CHECK AIRBAG" IS DISPLAYED THE AIRBAG FUNCTIONALITY IS ESSENTIALLY DISABLED. *TR

Mileage: 66,142

BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL. REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT AND A FEW WEEKS LATER IT STOPS WORKING. IF I REMOVE THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND TAP THE BULB THAT'S NOT WORKING, IT WORKS FINE FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN STOPS WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST YEAR. REPLACING WITH A NEW BULB WORKS OK FOR A...

Mileage: 50,000

FOUL SMELL FROM AIR VENTS DUE TO NO REPLACEABLE CABIN FILTER OR ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE IN DUCTS OR A/C COILS. *TR

EXPERIENCE LOW SPEED UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION, MULTIPLE TIMES, DAILY. CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4, YR 2003. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I RECEIVED TICKETS FOR DRIVING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. I FOUND OUT LATER IT WAS BECAUSE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN MY MODEL TRUCK WAS DEFECTIVE AND REGISTERING THE SPEED 10-15 MPH OVER ACTUAL. I CONSIDER THIS DEFECTIVE PART A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND REPORTED IT TO GM. THEN...

Mileage: 95,000

STEERING CONTINUES TO KNOCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS IN HIS VEHICLE CAUSED IT TO JERK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED, BUT MOST RECENTLY AT 55 MPH. THE DEALER REMOVED ALL OF THE WHEELS AND DISCOVERED UNEVEN PAD WEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO...

Mileage: 27,400

THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WENT OUT. NONE OF MY GAUGES A FUNCTIONAL. NOT EVEN THE GAS GAUGE. I'M AFRAID IF I RUN OUT OF GAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS INJURY. I GOT A LETTER FROM GM, THEY SAY ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT WONT RECALL THE PART. THEY O...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS MODEL YEAR WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE F...

Mileage: 32,000

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP STEERING DEFECT. INTERMEDIATE STEERING BECOMES LOOSE. POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. CURRENT REPAIR IS TO GREASE SHAFT TO DEADEN SOUND OF LOOSE SLIDING PARTS. STEERING PARTS IN QUESTION ARE CRUCIAL TO SAFE OPERATION. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 & 2500 TRUCKS BOTH HAVE INSTRUMENT PANEL/SPEEDOMETER THAT IS NO LONGER WORKING. CONSUMER WANTS THE DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACE AT NO CHARGE. *NJ

THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED THE 17TH OF JUNE AND TWO WKS LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ITS WAS REAL HARD TO GET IN 2ND GEAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT FOR US. THE PROBLEMS ARE THERE IS NO CAT CONVERTER,TWO SEALS AND A SENSOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOT TO...

Mileage: 120,835

THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED THE 17TH OF JUNE AND TWO WKS LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ITS WAS REAL HARD TO GET IN 2ND GEAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT FOR US. THE PROBLEMS ARE THERE IS NO CAT CONVERTER,TWO SEALS AND A SENSOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOT TO...

Mileage: 120,835

WE JUST RECEIVED CLASS ACTION SUIT PAPERS REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER TODAY ON 8-13-08. THE PAPER WORK SAYS GM BEGAN A SPECIAL COVERAGE CAMPAIGN ON 9-28-07 SO WHY ARE WE JUST NOW HEARING OF THIS. MY SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT AT 78K (MAY 4TH 2008)! HAD I RECEIVED THIS PAPERWORK THE SPEEDOMETE...

Mileage: 78,000

SPEEDOMETER / TACHOMETER INTERMITTENT FAILURES - WRONG SPEEDS SHOWN. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECOND GEAR WAS NOT CATCHING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CHEVROLET DEALER STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD BEEN CUT OUT, WHICH ...

Mileage: 120,535

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, THE CONTACT CAN FEEL THE BRAKES PULSATING. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO RUST AND N...

Mileage: 42,000

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THINKING THAT THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE GOING SLOW. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE RPM WAS MORE LIKE I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 95 MPH WHILE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 65 MPH. EVENTUALLY DURING THIS TRIP THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO MPH. AFTER STOPPING AND RESUMING THE TRIP ...

Mileage: 66,933

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO FREEZES UP, AND DOES NOT INDICATE THE TRUE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECALL/REPAIR FROM GM ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE LETTER STATES THAT THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR THE PROBLEM IF THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 7 YEARS OLD OR HAS LESS THAN...

Mileage: 77,000

UPON NORMAL BRAKING. A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, ALL BRAKE FLUID WAS LOST, AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 58,700

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY ON AND WON'T TURN OFF, YOU CAN TURN THEM ON HIGH, BUT NOT OFF OR INTERMITTENT. FUSE HAD TO BE PULLED TO GET THEM TO CUT OFF, BUT WHEN FUSE WAS REPLACED, WIPERS STAYED ON STILL. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT DRIVING WITH FUSE PULLED ANY RAINFALL COULD H...

Mileage: 43,202

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ON CODE B0103 MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE ABS SENSORS WERE REPLACED ON MY 2003 SILVERADO, UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE SPEEDOMETER WORK SOMETIME,OIL CLUSTER NEEDLE NOT WORKING. IT WAS A RECALL BUT YOU HAD TO BE UNDER LIKE 70 THOUSAND MILE TO GET THE SERVICE FREE AND I WAS OVER THE MILEAGE. THIS IS A DEFECT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS OVER 70 THOUSAND MILES. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS WITH ONLY 35000 MILES ON TRUCK AFTER TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH O3 SILVERADO TRUCKS THEY HAD TO REPLACE REAR PADS AT 26000 MILES AND ANOTHER AT 32000 MILES THE DEALER SHIP SAID CALIPER WAS STICKING THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVER UNDER WARRANT BUT WAS NOT IT MUST A PROBL...

Mileage: 36,000

I HAVE A 1500 CHEVY, SILVERADO. I WAS NOTIFIED BY ?? BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM HAS CLOSED. THE RECALL STATED A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. BUT, BECAUSE WE HAD MORE THAN 70,000 MILES IT WAS NOT COVERED. WE HAD TO PAY OVER $300.00. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED IN ...

Mileage: 63,000

I HAVE A 1500 CHEVY, SILVERADO. I WAS NOTIFIED BY ?? BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM HAS CLOSED. THE RECALL STATED A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. BUT, BECAUSE WE HAD MORE THAN 70,000 MILES IT WAS NOT COVERED. WE HAD TO PAY OVER $300.00. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED IN ...

Mileage: 63,000

SPEEDOMETER STICKS. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

REALIZED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT ACCURATE DURING A TRIP ON THE INTERSTATE, BECAME WORSE AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

I HAD ONE INCIDENT ABOUT 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR AGO WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY VEHICLE FAILED TO READ PROPERLY. I LATER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET STATING THERE WAS A DEFECT INVOLVING THE SPEEDOMETER. HOWEVER, THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE (ABOUT 100K AT THAT TIME) WAS OVER THE 70K MAXIMUM FOR THE C...

Mileage: 100,000

AIRBAG LIGHT, 53,000 MI ON VEHICLE, CODE B0103. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

GM SENT OUT A LETTER TELLING ITS CUSTOMERS THAT IF YOU HAD A SILVERADO (MINE IS A 2003) THAT HAS SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS IT COULD NBE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE IF IT HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILE OR 7 YEARS. MY TRUCK STARTED HAVING SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS WHEN IT HIT 81,000, SO EVEN THOUGH ITS 5 YEARS OLD I HAV...

Mileage: 81,000

MALFUNCTION OF HEATER CORE IN 03' C-1500 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. *TR

Mileage: 54,434

THE SPEEDO SLOWLY QUIT WORKING. ASKED SEVERAL SERVICE AGENTS AND DEALERS AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE OVER AND OVER UNTIL IT FORCED THE SPEEDO BACK INTO ZERO PLACEMENT, BUT NOW THAT DOES NOT WORK AND THE SPEEDO DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. ...

Mileage: 79,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE, KNOCKING FEELING AS HE TURNED HIS STEERING WHEEL MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TWICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS AN ONGOING FAILURE AND ALL THEY COULD DO WAS TO GREASE THE ST...

Mileage: 15,000

THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ACTING UP, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 20 WHEN I WAS STOPPED, THEN IT WOULD GO BELOW 0, AND NO FINALLY IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING CHEVY KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM BUT WOULD ONLY FIX IT IF THE TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 70,000 MILES AND WAS UNDER ...

Mileage: 90,000

POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM WITH STEERING SHAFT ON 2000-2005 CHEVY TRUCKS. I HAVE HAD MY STEERING WORKED ON TWICE TO SOLVE A KNOCKING IN THE COLUMN. GM DEALERSHIPS SAY IF IT GOES UNREPAIRED THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL FAILURE IN THE STEERING SHAFT. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS...

Mileage: 30,000

SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC. DOES NOT REFLECT ACTUALLY SPEED. NORMALLY JUMPS OR STAYS AT 20 MPH. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND I CAN SEE BY WEB RESEARCH A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. HOW DOES ONE MAINTAIN PROPER SEPARATION DISTANCE ? WHERE'S THE RECALL ?? *TR

Mileage: 79,000

TL*THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. ON MARCH 9, 2008, THE CONTACT'S SON PLACED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER, B...

Mileage: 51,280

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. IN 2007, A PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN INFERRED THAT THE ROTORS MAY POTENTIALLY FAIL. ONE YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMED HORRIBLY. AFTER CAREFULLY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED ...

Mileage: 73,000

I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP IN DECEMBER 2006. IN THE BEGINNING OF 2007, MANY OF MY INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES BEGIN TO STICK. SOME DAYS THEY WOULD WORK, SOME DAYS THEY WOULDN'T. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, I RECEIVED A "COURTESY" LETTER FROM GM DESCRIBING THE PROBLEMS HAPPENING TO MY VEHIC...

Mileage: 90,000

APPROX. 2 YEARS AGO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OUT IN OUR CHEVY SILVERADO TK. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS ABOUT 50K MI. ON THE TRUCK. WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE PANEL FIXED. WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AS IS. WE HAVE HAD MANY CHEVY TKS. ABOUT ONE MO. AGO WE RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT CHE...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FUNCTION WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED BETWEEN 4-15 MPH. WHEN HE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE PULSATED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 5-10 FEET. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ...

Mileage: 38,000

THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER GOES BLANK, NO READINGS. THIS AFFECTS THE SPEEDOMETER AS WELL AS ENGINE MONITORING GAUGES. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE. BESIDES THE LOSS OF SPEED INFORMATION, WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO MONITOR THE ENGINE THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF FAILURE IS IMMANENT. ENGINE FA...

Mileage: 94,000

(1) HOT HUMID WEATHER WAS APPARENTLY TOO MUCH FOR MY VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER. (2) THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FAILED IN ADDITION TO THE ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL WIRING GOING TO THE RESISTOR. (3) THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED COST $51.62, AND THE LABOR TO REPLACE THE PARTS COST $445.00. T...

Mileage: 31,208

(1) HOT HUMID WEATHER WAS APPARENTLY TOO MUCH FOR MY VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER. (2) THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FAILED IN ADDITION TO THE ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL WIRING GOING TO THE RESISTOR. (3) THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED COST $51.62, AND THE LABOR TO REPLACE THE PARTS COST $445.00. T...

Mileage: 31,208

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS A BRAKING ISSUE WHERE THE BRAKES FAIL TO WORK. THE GENERAL MOTORS CORP HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE IDENTIFYING MODEL YEARS 1999-2002. I CALLED THE GENERAL MOTORS CORP FOR HELP WITH THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY THEIR REPRESENTATIVE, I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EVALUATED BY...

Mileage: 89,000

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS A BRAKING ISSUE WHERE THE BRAKES FAIL TO WORK. THE GENERAL MOTORS CORP HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE IDENTIFYING MODEL YEARS 1999-2002. I CALLED THE GENERAL MOTORS CORP FOR HELP WITH THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY THEIR REPRESENTATIVE, I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EVALUATED BY...

Mileage: 89,000

2003 SILVERADO 1500 Z71 PICKUP REAR BRAKE PROBLEM AT 43,000 MILES. RUSTING BRAKE ROTORS CAUSE EXCESSIVE UNEVEN WEAR OF REAR BRAKE PADS. CONDITION LIMITED TO INSIDE SIDE OF REAR ROTORS. ONLY ONE-HALF INCH SURFACE OF ROTOR WAS SHINY AND REST OF ROTOR HAD SEVERE RUST THAT UNDER LOAD RESULTED IN PAD DAM...

2003 SILVERADO 1500 Z71 PICKUP REAR BRAKE PROBLEM AT 43,000 MILES. RUSTING BRAKE ROTORS CAUSE EXCESSIVE UNEVEN WEAR OF REAR BRAKE PADS. CONDITION LIMITED TO INSIDE SIDE OF REAR ROTORS. ONLY ONE-HALF INCH SURFACE OF ROTOR WAS SHINY AND REST OF ROTOR HAD SEVERE RUST THAT UNDER LOAD RESULTED IN PAD DAM...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS, FLUTTERS, AND BECOMES INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FAILURES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS THE CONTACTS RESPONSIBILITY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED...

Mileage: 71,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO 120 MPH AND STICK THERE. SOMETIMES IT WILL FALL BACK TO AROUND 80 BUT IT WILL NOT READ CORRECTLY. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 10-15 TIMES IT WILL RESET TO 0 AND THE DO IT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 67,500

SPEEDOMETER WITHER FREEZES OR REGISTERS GREATER OR LESSER THAN I AM DRIVING REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER SHIP WHERE THEY GAVE ME THE ADVISE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. THIS WORKED SEVERAL TIMES, SOMETIMES TAKING SEVERAL RESTARTS TO ACCOMPLISH. NOW I GET THE RECALL NOTICE AN...

Mileage: 30,000

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET PICKUP BECOMES ERRATIC AND STOPS WORKING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS COUNTRY. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING, SOUNDS LIKE DRY SHAFT. *TR

Mileage: 35,600

MY SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING. I RECEIVED A LETTER ON 1/9/2008 SAYING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH CLUSTER IN 2003 CHEVROLET TRUCKS AND IF YOUR VEHICLE HAD 70,000 OR LESS MILES THEY WOULD REPLACE IT. MY TRUCK HAS 100,000 MILES, BUT THE DASH HAD STOP WORKING BEFORE IT REACHED 70,000 MILES. I C...

Mileage: 68,000

THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY WORE OUT. THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE CHEV DEALER SAID THAT RUST HAD PENETRATED INTO THE ROTOR AND HAD CAUSED THE BRAKES TO PULSE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON PICKUPS LIKE MY 2003 SILVERADO K1500. IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM SINCE CHEVROLET SWITC...

Mileage: 53,000

MY SPEEDOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL EITHER FAILS COMPLETELY, WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO, OR READS INACCURATELY, THEREBY CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS; PUTTING ME AND THE OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHERE I DRIVE IN HARMS WAY SINCE I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST/SLOW...

Mileage: 84,000

AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AT BEST, IF IT WORKS AT ALL. SOMETIMES READS 120 MPH WHILE STOPPED OR 0 MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE READ LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES OF OTHER VICTIMS WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I WAS QUOTED $450-$600 TO REPAIR SPEEDO...

Mileage: 40,000

BLOWER HEATER MOTOR STUCK ON HIGH DRAINS BATTERY. MY BROTHER IN LAW STEVE STARR AND I BOTH BOUGHT SAME MODEL OF TRUCKS 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO AT THE SAME TIME AND BOTH VEHICLES FAILED WITH IN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER.*CN

Mileage: 51,800

THE DISPLAYED SPEEDOMETER SPEED IS LESS THEN ACTUAL. INITIALLY THE DISPLAYED SPEED WAS ONLY OFF BY 10 TO 15 MILES RESULTING IN DRIVING IN EXCESS OF THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND APPROACHING VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME TOO QUICKLY BEFORE I REALIZED THAT THE DISPLAYED SPEED WAS INCORRECT. THE PROBLEM HAS A...

Mileage: 117,237

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS, WHICH RESULTED IN A TRAFFIC CITATION. THE SPEEDOMETER COULD DISPLAY 100 MPH WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, THE DISPLAY WILL READ 60 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS F...

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45-55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED A TIRE IN THE ROAD. HE PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARE TIRE BRACKET ASSEMBLY HAD SHEARED OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE 2005 MODEL BRACKETS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANU...

Mileage: 100,000

THE 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS A DOCUMENTED DEFECT ON THEIR SPEEDOMETERS AND GAUGES AND REFUSE TO CORRECT THIS IF YOU DO NOT MEET A 7YR/70,000 WARRANTY PERIOD. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN AS FEW AS 28,000 MILES TO OVER 150,000 MILES. THIS IS AN UNSAFE DEFECT REPORTED BY CHEVROLET THAT THE DO NOT ...

Mileage: 114,000

1 SIX MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD GET STUCK. SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 65 I WAS REALLY GOING 75 ACCORDING TO THE ARIZONA HIGHWAY PATROL I WAS GIVEN A WARNING SINCE THE OFFICER SAW THAT MY SPEEDOMETER HAD STAYED STUCK AT 65 EVEN WH...

Mileage: 5,200

SPEEDOMETER WORKS IMPROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

IN MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO EX CAB Z71 LS MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY WHEN COLD. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I FIRST ENTER THE VEHICLE AND THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE CAB EQUALS THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE THE CAB WHICH IS EQUAL TO 40 DEGREES OR LESS, MY SPEEDOMETER STAYS AT ZERO UNTIL THE CAB WARMS UP. ON...

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED ACTING ERRATIC. IT WILL NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED, OFTEN STICKS ON A PARTICULAR SPEED WHEN I KNOW I'M EITHER GOING SLOWER OR FASTER. AT TIMES IT SHOWS I'M GOING IN EXCESS OF 120 MPH. IT SOMETIMES GOES BACK TO 0 WHEN IT IS SHUTDOWN. IT MAY, OR MAY FUNCTION CORRECTLY THE...

Mileage: 78,220

AT AROUND 124,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 55 MPH. I GAVE IT SOME MORE GAS AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEVER ROSE, ONLY FELL DOWN TO 0. AFTER MY TRIP WHERE THIS INITIALLY HAPPENED MY SPEEDOMETER HAS DONE THIS NEARLY EVERY TRIP WHERE THE SPEED REACHES 70 M...

Mileage: 124,000

AT AROUND 124,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 55 MPH. I GAVE IT SOME MORE GAS AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEVER ROSE, ONLY FELL DOWN TO 0. AFTER MY TRIP WHERE THIS INITIALLY HAPPENED MY SPEEDOMETER HAS DONE THIS NEARLY EVERY TRIP WHERE THE SPEED REACHES 70 M...

Mileage: 124,000

FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON I BEGAN LOSING COOLANT FLUID FROM MY SILVERADO TRUCK, BUT IT WAS NOT LEAKING OUT UPON THE GROUND. AFTER A MONTH OF THIS PROCESS, AND HAVING TO CONTINUALLY ADD COOLANT TO MY ENGINE, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC I HAVE KNOWN FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THINKING IT WAS MOST LIKELY A...

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. TACHOMETER JUMPS TO 6K-7K WHEN THE DASH LIGHTS ARE ON FOR A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD OF TIME. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE GOES TO ZERO. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO FAILS TO REGISTER CORRECT SPEED. THE INSTRUMENT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IT IS FAILING AGAIN. IT SEEMS THE INSTRUMENT IS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION FOR NO MORE THAN 50-60,000 MILES. *TR

THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER WOULD GREASE THE SHAFT AND THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY FOR AWHILE. NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. CUSTOMER STATED THAT AFTER 15,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. *KB

Mileage: 51,000

JUST RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER TODAY, I THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE I'VE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS AT ALL UNTIL THE LETTER ARRIVED IN THE MAIL 10/24/2007 WELL TODAY MY CLUSTER WENT OUT !!! SPEEDOMETER, OIL,PRESSURE, GAS, AMP, TEMP, MILEAGE AS WELL AL...

Mileage: 53,000

I HAVE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 Z71. IT IS ALWAY VIBRATING AND CLUNCKING. I BRING IT INTO FOR SERVICE AND AFTER ABOUT 4-6 MONTHS I AM IN THERE AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPT. STATED THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO FIX BUT TO GRE...

Mileage: 45,000

MY 2003, 1500 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 SPEEDOMETER IS GIVING ME TROUBLE. IT GETS STUCK AT ONE SPEED AS I CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. AND VISE VERSA, IT GETS STUCK AS I DECELERATE. SOME TIMES IT WILL GET STUCK AND NOT MOVE AT ALL. LOTS OF FORUMS I READ HAVE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. WHY WON'T TH...

Mileage: 45,000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES DURING LOW SPEED STOPS-EVEN ON DRY ROADS. STOPPING DISTANCE IS UNPREDICTABLE. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM ON SILVERADO'S AND YUKON'S OF DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WE LIVE IN A SALT ROAD ENVIRONMENT. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

CHEVY TRUCK BAD SPEEDOMETER. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT END VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE WORN OUT. THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,446.

Mileage: 123,000

I HAVE HAD CLUNKING, STIFFNESS, AND METAL TO METAL SOUNDS IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL IN WHICH THEY REPAIRED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY HAVE REPAIRED IT TWICE. IT IS NOW NEEDING ANOTHER REPAIR. THE CLUNKING AND NOISE IS MORE PREVALENT WHEN TURNING T...

Mileage: 21,052

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK LAST YEAR. FROM THE FIRST DAY THAT I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, I HEARD A TICKING COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS VERY ERRATIC AND THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. ALSO, THE ELECTRIC MIRROR HAS QUIT WORKING ...

Mileage: 38,500

STEERING COLUMN SHAFT IS POORLY DESIGNED, AND DEGRADES QUICKLY. MAINTENANCE MUST BE DONE FREQUENTLY BY AN EXPERIENCED TECHNICIAN, THUS MAKING IT VERY EXPENSIVE. LUBRICATING THE SHAFT ONLY WORKS TEMPORARILY. THE SHAFT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT BEFORE 70,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

STEERING COLUMN-I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 2003 Z71 FOR ABOUT 15 MONTHS AND THERE IS A TERRIBLE CLUNK FROM THE STEERING SHAFT. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT ON THE 2003 Z71 SILVERADO. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE ISN'T MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM OTHER THEN REGREASE...

Mileage: 48,000

AT 3,002 MILES, I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP OF THE WEAK, MUSHY BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS TOLD (OFF THE RECORD) THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING. NOTHING WAS DONE. I REPLACED THE FRONT & REAR PADS AND ROTORS IN 2006 WITH ?ULTRA PREMIUM? ROTORS AND ?CERAMIC SAFETY STOP? PADS FOR ALL THE WHEE...

Mileage: 3,002

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRACKET DETACHED FROM THE HOOD, CAUSING THE HOOD TO PARTIALLY LOOSEN. THE HOOD ALMOST SLAMMED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DENTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, VOLTAGE GAUGE, AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

TL- THE CONSUMER STATED STEERING BEGAN FEELING LOOSE AND MAKING NOISE ON ROUGH ROADS. THE CONSUMER STATED DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AT THE CONSUMER'S COST. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART HAD TO BE REPLACED YET AGAIN AT 82,867 MILES ON A GOOD FAITH GESTURE BY THE DEALER. UPDATE...

Mileage: 51,907

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE INDICATED SPEED WOULD SUDDENLY INCREASE FOR NO REASON AND WOULD NOT RECEDE WITH BRAKING OR WITH AN ACTUAL DECREASE IN SPEED TRAVELED. I COULD NOT RELY ON THE SPEEDOMETER ANYMORE ...

Mileage: 57,550

MY 2003 Z71 HAS ABOUT 58000 MILES ON IT AND FOR ABOUT THE LAST 20000 MILES THERE HAS BEEN A "CLUNK" NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN I HIT SMALL BUMPS OR ROUGH ROADS. I AM BRINGING IT TO A MECHANIC SOON. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

POOR STOPPING/BRAKING DISTANCE ON 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. TRUCK WILL NOT STOP IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE AND HAS FORCED ME TO EITHER STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR PROCEED THRU THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE I CANNOT STOP. STOPPING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS EVEN MORE TERRIFYING. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER...

Mileage: 5,000

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORK INFECT WILL SHOW THAT TRUCK (2003 SILVERADO 1500) IS TRAVELING AT 100 MILES AN HOUR WHILE IT STOP. IT FAIL ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT NOT TO MENTION ALL THE SPEEDING TICKETS DUE TO THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. DEALER SATES THAT I THE OWNER HAVE T...

Mileage: 1,000

2001 CHEVY Z71 TRUCK. ALL OF THE GAUGES QUIT WORKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 100 MPH, THE TACHOMETER, OIL, TEMPERATURE AND GAS GAUGES REGISTER ZERO. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATIC IN JANUARY OF 2007 WITH SPEEDS AT A STOP RANGING FROM 50-120 MILES PER HOUR. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IS BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER IS USUALLY INCORRECT AND IN VARYING DEGREES OF INACCURACY. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

WIPERS BLADES WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER I TURNED THEM ON. THEY DID TURN OFF ONE TIME AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR 2 DAYS BUT THE NEXT TIME IT RAINED AND I TURNED THEM ON, THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF. *TR

Mileage: 77,700

AT APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES I NOTICED AN OIL LEAK FROM THE TRANSFER CASE IN THE 2003 SILVERADO Z71. I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN MY AREA, WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY TOP SEAL ON THE TRANSFER CASE, AND CHARGED ME $500 FOR THE REPAIR AS THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. TWO WEEKS L...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND LOSES POWER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CONTACT PLANS TO CALL THE CHEVROLET DEALER. THE CURRENT AND ...

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE A 03' CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 Z71 WITH 70,000 MILES. JUST RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 30MPH WHILE NOT MOVING. AT 60MPH IT REGISTERS OVER 120MPH. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FIXED BY GM AT NO CHANGE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, A PASSENGER TURNED THE KEYS ONE NOTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION, WHICH CAUSED IT TO ROLL FORWARD. THE PASSENGER DID NOT HAVE HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT ...

Mileage: 126,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, A PASSENGER TURNED THE KEYS ONE NOTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION, WHICH CAUSED IT TO ROLL FORWARD. THE PASSENGER DID NOT HAVE HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT ...

Mileage: 126,000

COMPLETE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AFTER OFF AND ON PROBLEMS ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. CANNOT BE INSPECTED NOW AND IT COSTS TOO MUCH FOR OUT OF POCKET -825.00 TO FIX IT.

Mileage: 50,000

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500

NOISE IN STEERING COMPONENTS. HAD SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP TWICE UNDER WARRANTEE THEY DID A GREASE PACK ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS EACH TIME. MY NEPHEW WORKED FOR COLUMBUS OHIO DEALER AS MECHANIC HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT MY DEALER FOR SERVICE. HE ALSO STATED THERE WERE SEVE...

Mileage: 10,000

I OWN A 2003 SILVERADO LS HALF TON PICK UP TRUCK. THIS PAST WEEKEND, I WAS RETURNING FROM FT. WORTH, TX AND HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 67MPH. I WAS STOPPED AND TOLD THAT I WAS CLOCKED AT 85MPH. AFTER MUCH ARGUMENT, THE OFFICER ALLOWED ME TO LEAVE, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. APP...

Mileage: 51,850

ON MAY 20, 2007 AT 41,300 MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, TEMPERATURE, OIL AND FUEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. THESE GAUGES WERE NOT DIGITAL, THEY WEREA MOVING DIAL/STICK. THE DIGITAL ODOMETER AND INSTRUMENT PANELS STILL WORK. ALL FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND NONE WERE BLOWN.*AK A GOOGLE SEA...

Mileage: 41,300

THE ABS MODULE FAILED, LEADING TO THE ABS PUMP RUNNING ALL THE TIME. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

JUST 100 MILES AFTER PCM WAS REPLACED , OUT OF WARRANTY, ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE UNABLE TO GET TO DEALERSHIP FAST ENOUGH I DID SOME RESEARCH IN MY MANUAL, WHICH STATED THAT IF I SHUT DOWN VEHICLE AND LIGHT GOES OFF THEN PROBABLY NOTHING MAJOR TO WORRY ABOUT. INTERMITTENTLY THE LIGHT HA...

Mileage: 80,317

JUST 100 MILES AFTER PCM WAS REPLACED , OUT OF WARRANTY, ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE UNABLE TO GET TO DEALERSHIP FAST ENOUGH I DID SOME RESEARCH IN MY MANUAL, WHICH STATED THAT IF I SHUT DOWN VEHICLE AND LIGHT GOES OFF THEN PROBABLY NOTHING MAJOR TO WORRY ABOUT. INTERMITTENTLY THE LIGHT HA...

Mileage: 80,317

I OWN A 2003 C1500 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHICH HAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES ON IT. ON THREE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST SIX WEEKS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT POSTED SPEEDS THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE FROM APPROXIMATE 65 MPH, CORRECT READOUT, TO ANYWHERE BETWEEN 90-120 MPH. AFTER SITTING FOR 12 TO 3...

Mileage: 56,799

OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD - THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM REPEATEDLY ENGAGED AT SLOW SPEEDS, LESS THAN 10 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ,AND HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT INITIATED A RECALL 05V37900 ON 2002 AND...

OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD - THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM REPEATEDLY ENGAGED AT SLOW SPEEDS, LESS THAN 10 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ,AND HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT INITIATED A RECALL 05V37900 ON 2002 AND...

TRUCK DIED. LOST DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS, NO ENGINE CRANK, PCM FAILURE. HAD TO HAVE TOWED FROM SIDE OF EXPRESSWAY TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. FOUND OUT PCM WAS BAD ,AND HAD TO REPLACED. RARITY, BUT COINCIDENTAL WHEN IT HAPPENED JUST 217 MILES OVER THE 80,000 MILE GM WARRANTY TIME FRAME. I...

Mileage: 80,217

TRUCK DIED. LOST DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS, NO ENGINE CRANK, PCM FAILURE. HAD TO HAVE TOWED FROM SIDE OF EXPRESSWAY TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. FOUND OUT PCM WAS BAD ,AND HAD TO REPLACED. RARITY, BUT COINCIDENTAL WHEN IT HAPPENED JUST 217 MILES OVER THE 80,000 MILE GM WARRANTY TIME FRAME. I...

Mileage: 80,217

SPEEDOMETER FAILURES ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. I HAD DEALER REPLACE WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AND YOU CANNOT TELL WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED TO 120 MPH. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS STILL DRIVING AT 25 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. HE DISCONNECTED THE NEGATIVE...

Mileage: 27,800

MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING. IT HAD THE WRONG SPEED DISPLAYED AND CAUSED TO ME TO EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT FOR SEVERAL MILES AND THEN I GOING SLOWER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT. BOTH SITUATIONS CAUSED ME TO HAVE CLOSE RUN-INS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *JB

Mileage: 103,200

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 SPEEDOMETER INDICATING 120 MPH WITH WITH ENGINE OFF. SPEEDOMETER WILL FUNCTION BETWEEN 90 MPH & PEGGED OUT"WHEN DRIVING. GM WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A RECALL ITEM, AND LOOKING AT SOME ONLINE FORUMS THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2002 -2006 SILVERADOS. *AK

Mileage: 52,212

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STICKS AND GIVES INACURATE SPEED. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT DUE TO WRONG SPEED. I PERSONALLY FIND MYSELF LOKKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO TRY TO KEEP THE PROPER SPEED. VEY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY. *AK

Mileage: 63,000

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LT Z-71 AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WHILE AT STOP AND WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 WILL BE PEGGED OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ON RECALL. I FOUND AN ONLINE FORUM WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED DISGRUNTLED...

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK THAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER.THE SPEEDOMETER IS WAY OFF FROM THE CORRECT SPEED AND SOMETIMES DOSN'T MOVE AT ALL. I CAN'T EVER TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING. *AK

Mileage: 49,500

TOOK 2003 SILVERADO IN TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE COMPUTER UPDATED, EVER SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. IT IS ERRATIC, AND DISPLAYS SPEEDS MUCH HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. I AM ABLE TO TURN IGNITION ON AND OFF TO GET IT TO RESET BACK TO ZERO, BUT THAT IS NOT ALWAY...

Mileage: 83,000

WHEN OPERATING TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON BOTH SIGNALS, SO OTHER DRIVERS CAN'T TELL WHAT DIRECTION I'M TURNING OR CHANGING LANES NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED APPROXIMATE YEAR AGO AT JOE PANIAN CHEV DEALERSHIP AND PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN ABOUT WEEK AGO. *JB

Mileage: 53,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 11830 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 65 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT...

Mileage: 11,830

THE SPEEDOMETER IN 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS NOT WORKING. IT MAKES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF NOISE, AND GOT STUCK IN VARIOUS POSITIONS DURING ACCELERATION/ DECELERATION. MOVED BOTH DIRECTIONS IN A RATCHET MOTION.*AK

Mileage: 48,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT RECORD THE CORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TWO WEEKS AGO KNOWING THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. THE MECHANIC, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETER. THE FAILURE MILE...

Mileage: 115,000

THE SPEED SENSORS FAILED ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH BECAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. THE RECALL ONLY EXTENDS TO THE 2002 MODEL YEAR, AND GM WILL NOT FIX MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THIS CAUSED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. GM DOES NOT STAND BEHIND TH...

Mileage: 57,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 53,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED, BUT HAPPENED MORE WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO LUBRICATED THE V...

Mileage: 53,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 53,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED, BUT HAPPENED MORE WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO LUBRICATED THE V...

Mileage: 53,000

AT AROUND 13,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS BECAUSE THE METAL ON THE ROTORS FLAKED OFF AND RUINED THE PADS. AT AROUND 16,000, I REPLACED THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS FOR THE SAME REASON. AT AROUND 4,000 MILES THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS, SAME REASON. I ALSO COM...

Mileage: 4,000

SPEEDOMETER READING IS ERRATIC AT BEST. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. NEEDLE STARTS OFF AT BETWEEN 20-60 MPH. RETURNS TO ZERO SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES IT MOVES. SOMETIMES IT IS JUST STUCK. HAVE HEARD FROM NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *JB

SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENT. MOST OF THE TIME INDICATES 120 MPH. *JB

Mileage: 52,000

SPEEDOMETER IS ALL MESSED UP IT HAS INACCURATE READINGS MOST OF THE TIME AND DOESN'T WORK AT ALL THE REST OF THE TIME. THE DEALER CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY AND IS ASKING $500.00 TO FIX. MY DAUGHTER RECENTLY NOTIFIED ME THAT A LOCAL NEWS STATION HAD MANY CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM...

Mileage: 41,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 25000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 5 MPH, AND SLOWING DOWN TO STOP THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE/JERK. THE CONTACT PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO ...

Mileage: 25,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. STICKS. SOMETIMES WORKS. DEALER SAID $500 TO FIX. KNOW 3 OTHER 03-04 SILVERADO OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 82,000

PURCHASED NEW IN 2003, CHEVY SIVLERADO 1500, AT 40,000 MILES, PASSENGER SIDE HEATED MIRROR CRACKED AND BOTH HEATED MIRRORS NO LONGER WORK. AT ABOUT 88,000 MILES SPEEDOMETER IS JUMPING AND STICKING, WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO, CANNOT READ TRUE SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS NOW. *NM

PURCHASED NEW IN 2003, CHEVY SIVLERADO 1500, AT 40,000 MILES, PASSENGER SIDE HEATED MIRROR CRACKED AND BOTH HEATED MIRRORS NO LONGER WORK. AT ABOUT 88,000 MILES SPEEDOMETER IS JUMPING AND STICKING, WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO, CANNOT READ TRUE SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS NOW. *NM

ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER, READS ANYWHERE FROM 35 MPH TO OVER 120 MPH AT ALL TIMES. *JB

Mileage: 84,358

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WHICH SOUND LIKE THE STEERING SHAFT IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY USED A GRINDER ON THE STEERING SHAFT. IT WASN'T TOO LONG AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER THIS TIME NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER SAID I WOUL...

SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT VARIOUS READINGS AND IS RARELY ACCURATE. I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED ONE TICKET ($140). I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY FACTORS INVOLVED WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THINK GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL. ALSO TODAY, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. (HAD TO PULL THE FUSE) I HAV...

Mileage: 65,000

SERVICE 4WD MESSAGE COMES ON, LOOSE ALL 4WD CAPABILITY. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN SNOW, THUS CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN. *NM

Mileage: 39,990

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO AND MY SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER CURRENTLY DO NOT WORK. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY MENTIONED THAT IT IS COMMON BUT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ($500) I ASKED WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT A PLASTIC GEAR WEARS OUT. AFTER...

Mileage: 46,000

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT 53000 MILES. APPARENTLY, ALL INTERNAL PARTS. MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME SITUATION. THIS TYPE OF PART SHOULD NOT FAIL UNTIL 300,000 + MILES OR 25 YEARS! MOST PEOPLE ARE QUOTED (AND PAID) $500 - $1,000 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I'VE GOT A CALL IN TO GM DEALER, BUT...

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND JUMPS UP AND DOWN. FINALLY STOPS WORKING AND NEEDLE POINTS DOWN. NO WAY OF JUDGING SPEED. HAD IT REPROGRAMMED AT COST OF 10.00, DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. HAD A GAGE CLUSTER ORDER AND INSTALLED AT COST OF 300.00. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN CLUSTER IN A ...

Mileage: 30,650

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. *NM

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 120+MPH WHEN GOING 65 MPH. WHEN STOPPED IT INDICATED 60 MPH. DEALER REPLACED CLUSTER UNIT TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 29,018

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN VERY ERRATIC LATELY. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I CAN BE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 30 MPH OR EVEN 0 MPH. THERE IS REALLY NO CONSISTENCY TO HOW THE SPEEDOMETER MEASURES MY SPEED. *JB

Mileage: 75,500

MY SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 65 MPH AT A STANDSTILL. *JB

Mileage: 66,700

2003 SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. PINS AT 120 MPH ALL THE TIME. DISCONNECT BATTERY FOR 10 MINUTES. SPEEDOMETER FINE FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS, THEN SAME THING. BASED ON RESEARCH, SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. RECALL??? *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED ON THE 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AT 27638 MILES. THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED AGAIN AT 54000 MILES. AT TOM BANNING CHEVROLET THE MECHANIC STATED THAT EACH UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WOULD ONLY LA...

Mileage: 27,638

MY 03 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER IS ACTING ERRATICALLY. IT HAS BECOME STUCK AT 60 MPH WHEN AT A FULL STAND STILL STOP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE AWAY AND IS CAUSING ME MUCH CONCERN WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB

Mileage: 53,737

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT DARK. CAN NOT READ THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. *JB

Mileage: 71,404

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO MALFUNCTIONS FROM TIME TO TIME. AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN FOR AND HOUR OR SO IT WILL REGISTER THE SPEED AT WHICH IT WOULD REMAIN AT THE MOST, FOR INSTANCE IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND CAME TO A DEAD STOP IT WOULD STILL REGISTER 70 MPH. ALSO WHEN...

Mileage: 56,000

STEERING COLUMN - THE COLUMN MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. I CAN ALSO FEEL THE KNOCKING WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE BUSHING WAS REPLACED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS COME UP AGAIN. IT WENT AWAY FOR 6 MONTHS OR SO AND HAS BEEN BACK EVERY SINCE. *JB

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 2003 SILVERADO FOR FOUR YEARS NOW AND HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM: WITH 53000 MILES AT 10,000 MILES: STARTED DEALING WITH INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT CLUNK. SOMEWHAT RELIEVED TO FIND OUT THAT THE FRONT END ISN'T FALLING APART; DISMAYED TO HEAR THAT I MAY BE OBLIGED TO...

Mileage: 15,000

SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 60 MPH WHILE PARKED AND DOES NOT GO BACK DOWN TO ZERO. *JB

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

Mileage: 38,000

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

Mileage: 45,000

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 ...

Mileage: 50,000

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 FAS...

Mileage: 51,000

VEHICLE WAS IDLING POORLY, IT HAD A ROUGH IDLE THAT WOULD SHAKE THE VEHICLE. THIS CAME AND WENT, IT WAS NOT A CONSTANT PROBLEM BUT SLOWLY GREW WORSE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT 4 OF THE EIGHT CYLINDERS, ONE ENTIRE BANK, WAS MISFIRING. THE TROUBLE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR THAT WAS DUMPING 50% ...

Mileage: 53,451

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS QUIT WORKING PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS STUCK ON 120 MPH. *NM

Mileage: 43,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. THE DEALER DISCOVERED A MOUSE HAD STRIPPED THROUGH THE INSULATION AND CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRES UNDER THE FUSE BOX. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

Mileage: 53,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. THE DEALER DISCOVERED A MOUSE HAD STRIPPED THROUGH THE INSULATION AND CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRES UNDER THE FUSE BOX. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

Mileage: 53,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO, 56,8000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER WAS TACKING AT 50 MPH. IS NOW WORKING BACKWARDS FROM 140 MPH GOING ONLY AS FAR AS 80 MPH. CALLED DEALER, SAID NO RECALL. SAID IT WOULD COST $600 TO REPLACE "BUNDLE". JUST WENT THROUGH MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND I BELIEVE GM SHOULD STEP UP! *NM

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 03 CHEVROLET SILVERADO RANDOMLY STICKS. RIGHT NOW IT IS STUCK AT 80 MPH AND THE TRUCK IS STATIONARY AND IS NOT EVEN STARTED. THIS CAUSES MY SPEED TO DISPLAY WRONG AND I MUST USE SIMPLE ARITHMETIC TO FIGURE OUT HOW FAST I'M GOING. HOWEVER, AT THIS POINT, I CAN ONLY USE THAT A...

Mileage: 47,750

RATTLING IN STEERING WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS OR HITTING ROUGH ROAD GOING STRAIGHT. *NM

Mileage: 74,000

ERRATIC AND INACCURATE SPEEDOMETER READINGS ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. *JB

Mileage: 45,617

2003 CHEVROLET Z-71 EXT. CAB, 4.8 LITER, AUTO TRANS. LS MODEL. JUST TURNED 50,000 MILES ON 11-13-2006 AND SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AND INACCURATE! UNACCEPTABLE AND UNSAFE. I HAVE READ OVER 200 OF THE SAME CASES WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. SPEEDOMETER READS 100 WHEN TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. WHEN IN...

Mileage: 50,007

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN, THE SPEEDOMETER DEVELOPS AN "OFFSET ZERO." I REALIZED THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED SLOWING TO A STOP LIGHT. THE MOST DIRE CONSEQUENCE WAS SLOWING TO TURN AFTER REALIZING THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED AND HAVIN...

Mileage: 56,620

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NOISE CAUSED BY WEAR OR BAD PART DESIGN BY G.M. IN MY OPINION I THINK THIS WEAR COULD LEAD TO A STEERING FAILURE WHICH IS NOT G.M.'S OPINION. *NM

Mileage: 15,000

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHEEL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND LIGHT HAULING ON OCCASION. I PULLED THE REAR WHEELS AND NOTICED THE BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIBERS EXCESSIVELY ...

Mileage: 26,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN. WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN MY SPEEDOMETER WOULDN'T SHOW MY SPEED IT JUST STUCK AT 60 MPH. WHEN I WENT TO SPEED UP THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD SPEED UP ALSO SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 65 WHEN REALLY I WAS ONLY GOING 5 MPH. PULLED THE TRUCK OVER AND SHUT THE E...

Mileage: 38,000

PARKING BRAKE IS NOT HOLDING. I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC SILVERADO SS 6.0 V8 2003 MODEL. I STARTED TO ROLL DOWN A HILL BECAUSE MY BRAKES DIDN'T HOLD. THE ONLY THING THAT HELD WAS MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARS AND THAT IS PUTTING A STRAIN ON THEM AND MAKES IT HARD TO TAKE IN AND OUT OF GEAR. *JB

Mileage: 32,000

SPEEDOMETER GAUGE IS NOT READING THE CORRECT SPEED AND JUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS CAN CAUSE ME TO HAVE A ACCIDENT BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO TELL WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING. *JB

Mileage: 36,000

SPEEDOMETER GAUGE IS NOT READING THE CORRECT SPEED AND JUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS CAN CAUSE ME TO HAVE A ACCIDENT BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO TELL WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING. *JB

Mileage: 36,000

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON CHEVY SILVERADO 2 WHEEL DRIVE PREMATURE WEAR OUT. COST $700 TO REPLACE. VOSS CHEVY DIAGNOSED PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED AT A TIRE STORE BEFORE VOSS CONFIRMED IT. I WAS TOLD AT TIRE STORE IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2003 &2004 TRUCKS CHEVY DENIED HELP. I WENT TO ANOTHER GARAGE TO ...

Mileage: 59,000

STEERING GEAR BOX IS GOING OUT, PART HAS TO BE REPLACED. ME & 4 OTHERS THAT BOUGHT THIS PICKUP ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 30,000

OCT 2005, HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. SEPTEMBER 2006, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING/HUB ASSEMBLY IS GOING BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I DO NO OFF ROADING AND HAVE ONLY USED 4WD ABOUT 3 TIMES DURING THE WINTER.

WIPERS WON'T SHUT OFF. MOTOR COVER WITH CONTROLLER MODULE ONLY AVAILABLE AT DEALER FOR $100+. DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. TRUCK HAS 55000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 56,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING, THE ABS ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE PAST 10 MPH. ACCOMPANIED BY A SOUND LIKE AIR ESCAPING FROM THE BRAKE, THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PULSATE, AND EXTENDED THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. A SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE.

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME DURING A RAIN STORM MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. I HAD THEM ON AN INTERMITTENT SPEED AND THEY ALL OF SUDDEN WENT TO HIGH. ONCE I WAS HOME. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN MY WIPERS OFF AND THEY ONLY WENT TO LOW. I AM UNABLE TO TURN MY WIPERS OFF I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE. IF I ...

Mileage: 36,700

THE FRONT SPRINGS ON 2003 CHEVROLET 1500 SILVERED QUAD CAB TRUCKS ARE COLLAPSING AND GMC/CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM AND SAYS IT THE OWNERS RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE IN DESIGNING AND ENGINEERING THE TRUCK. THEY SENT OUT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO ALL DEALERS ABOUT PROBLEM AND SAYS IT T...

Mileage: 49,991

I HAVE A 2003 K1500 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT HAS A SEVERE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2 AND 3 GEAR. CHEVROLET ACKNOWLEDGES THE CLUNKING SOUND AND GAVE ME A DOCUMENT ID#1828818 WHICH STATES THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BUT NO SOLUTION. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER I PU...

SLOWLY (10 MPH) PULLED INTO STREET, TRAFFIC HAD ALREADY STOPPED. I STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE BARELY STOPPED, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE ALREADY STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IF THIS HAD BEEN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP FROM THE SPEED LIMIT I WOULD HAVE HIT THE OTHE...

Mileage: 25,394

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES. SOME OF THE CRACKS WERE BILATERAL, AND SOME OF THE CRACKS WERE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. THEY WERE ALSO LOCATED NEAR THE BEAD OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

Mileage: 69,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. AT THE LAST SECOND, THE BRAKES PULSATED AND THE PEDAL BECAME HARD TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

Mileage: 63,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON DIRT ROAD AND ASPHALT, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A CLUNKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE FRONT END. DURING THIS INCIDENT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED INCORRECT INFORMATION ON EVERY GAUGE. THE TRANS...

Mileage: 48,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON DIRT ROAD AND ASPHALT, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A CLUNKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE FRONT END. DURING THIS INCIDENT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED INCORRECT INFORMATION ON EVERY GAUGE. THE TRANS...

Mileage: 48,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON DIRT ROAD AND ASPHALT, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A CLUNKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE FRONT END. DURING THIS INCIDENT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED INCORRECT INFORMATION ON EVERY GAUGE. THE TRANS...

Mileage: 48,000

LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. GM - WAKE - UP. THERE IS A NONCONFORMING ITEM IN THE ABS SYSTEM. FIX YOUR PROBLEM. I HAVE PUT IN A NEW UNIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, HOWEVER, THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I WILL TRY THE PASSENGAR SIDE NEXT. I WILL SUBMIT MY COST TO GM T...

Mileage: 60,100

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, UPON ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING SHAFT PITMAN AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT KIT. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE STEERING NOISE CEASED ...

Mileage: 27,314

2003 CHEVEROLET SILVERADO HAS SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS. STOPPING QUICKLY IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY 1. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE UNLATCHED WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH . THE BUCKLE HAD UNLATCHED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

Mileage: 93,455

ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BRAKES. THIS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES FOR COLLISIONS. *NM

Mileage: 26,500

GENERAL TIRE LT 225/75/R16 LOAD D TREAD CAME OFF. IT WAS A NEW TIRE WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT. JULY 5 ANOTHER TIRE ON SAME VEHICLE THE TREAD CAME OFF. JULY 6 SAME VEHICLE ANOTHER GENERAL TIRE TREAD CAME OFF. JULY 12 RT FRONT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED BEFORE AND AFTER EACH INCIDENT...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, ON JULY 14, 2006 THE BATTERY FAILED AND LEAKED SULFURIC ACID ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY.

Mileage: 19,000

BRAKES FAIL WHEN VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO 5-10 MPH DUE TO DEFECTIVE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSORS. *NM

TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER NEEDLES SWEPT FULL RANGE AND ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. IF THIS HAPPENS IN A INTERSECTION DURING A START OR WHILE YIELDING, I FEAR AN ACCIDENT. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE THE POWER CAME BACK. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. *NM

Mileage: 41,200

REAR TAIL LIGHT FILLS WITH WATER AND FOGS UP CAUSING LIGHTS TO NOT BE SEEN GOOD...*NM

REAR TAIL LIGHT FILLS WITH WATER AND FOGS UP CAUSING LIGHTS TO NOT BE SEEN GOOD...*NM

WE PURCHASED OUR 2003 SILVERADO IN SEPT. 2003 . FROM NOVEMBER 2003 WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE BRAKE FAILURES AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON . THE DEALER HAD THE TRUCK IN MAY FOR ALMOST A MONTH AND THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO US WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO...

Mileage: 10,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHEVY DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL VEHICLES. WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THERE ARE SO MANY FAILURES WHY NOT RECALL AND REPLACE. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS OF 3-10 MPH. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES; HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 6/20/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 44,700

CONSISTENT KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER HAS REGREASED THE SHAFT TWICE WITH SPECIAL GREASE AND ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT REPLACED THE WHOLE SHAFT WITH AN UPDATED VERSION. IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS THE SHAFT HAS BEGUN TO KNOCK AGAIN. *NM

Mileage: 20,000

CONSISTENT KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER HAS REGREASED THE SHAFT TWICE WITH SPECIAL GREASE AND ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT REPLACED THE WHOLE SHAFT WITH AN UPDATED VERSION. IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS THE SHAFT HAS BEGUN TO KNOCK AGAIN. *NM

Mileage: 20,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T TURN OFF OR CHANGE SPEED ONCE TURNED ON. ONLY OPERATE IN NORMAL OR HIGH SPEED. HAD TO PULL FUSE TO TURN THEM OFF. WILL BE CHECKING WITH DEALER TO INVESTIGATE SOLUTION. *NM

Mileage: 54,500

1-RUSTING & FLAKING OF REAR BRAKE ROTORS AT 13,482 MILES NY STATE AND GM INSPECTION DONE AT13,460 MILES 2-REAR BRAKE FAILURE 3-TWO GM DEALERS REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY THIRD GM REP STATES THIS IS NORMAL WEAR (NOT COVERED) ROTORS HAVE LARGE PITS AND CREVICES UP TO 2"LONG AND 1/2"WIDE IN MULTIP...

Mileage: 13,482

SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

MY SPEEDOMETER GOES IN AND OUT. TYPICALLY DOESN'T WORK IN THE MORNING WHEN IT IS COLD. SOMETIMES WILL BE WORKING FINE THEN STOPS AND STAYS WHERE IT WAS WHEN IT STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD IT IS THE GAUGE CLUSTER THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 41,135

DT: THE CONTACT STATED A POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACTED TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE HE SUGGESTED REPLACING THE MID SHAFT OF THE STEERING. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP VIN # [XXX] DO NOT WORK AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER IN SOMERSET PA WHERE I BOUGH IT AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO REPAIR IT. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THAT WAS THE NATURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND DID NOTHING. THE SECOND TIME A...

Mileage: 1

DT: THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH NY STATE INSPECTION ON MARCH 28, 2005 AND PASSED ALTHOUGH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. FOUR MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED. GM WILL ONLY REDUCE THE PRICE FROM $225 TO $79, ALTH...

Mileage: 22,314

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. ROTORS WERE CORRODED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT GM PUT ON "JUNK" PARTS AND WILL NOT ADMIT IT. TRIED TO WORK OUT THE SITUATION WITH GM BUT THEY REFUSED TO COOPERATE. HAD TO PAY FOR THE WORK MYSELF.

Mileage: 50,000

DT: CONSUMER STATES: VEHICLE HAD TERRIBLE STOPPING DISTANCE. HAD TO APPLY HARD PRESSURE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, TOOK IT TO BRAKE SPECIALIST, WHO SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BOOSTER.*AK *SB

Mileage: 20,000

SPEEDOMETER WAS JUMPING AROUND SPEEDS NOT INDICATED THE PROPER SPEED IF IT WORKED AT ALL.I FEEL IT IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE NOT KNOWING THE SPEED YOUR GOING FOR THE ROAD CONDITIONS AND WHEN SEARCHING INTERNET FOUND THAT IT IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM THAT GENERAL MOTORS STILL DOES NOTHING TO FIX FOR SEVERAL...

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS GETTING RECALLED TAILGATE REPAIRS COMPLETED ON 2003 CHEVROLET LD 1500.*MR IN GM'S COMPUTER THE TAILGATE RECALL APPEARD TO HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT A MIXUP OCCURED SINCE HE ALSO OWNS A 2002 PICKUP. THE TAILGATE WAS REPLACED ON THE 2002 TRUC...

Mileage: 17,686

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS GETTING RECALLED TAILGATE REPAIRS COMPLETED ON 2003 CHEVROLET LD 1500.*MR IN GM'S COMPUTER THE TAILGATE RECALL APPEARD TO HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT A MIXUP OCCURED SINCE HE ALSO OWNS A 2002 PICKUP. THE TAILGATE WAS REPLACED ON THE 2002 TRUC...

Mileage: 17,686

MY COMPLAINT IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB, 4X4 TRUCK. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS FELT SPONGY. AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE "LOW" BRAKE PEDAL, MY DEALER ADVISED THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MY REAR ROTORS REPAIRED & THE REAR BRAKE SHOES REPLACED., SO I HAD THE WORK DONE....

Mileage: 40,000

MY COMPLAINT IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB, 4X4 TRUCK. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS FELT SPONGY. AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE "LOW" BRAKE PEDAL, MY DEALER ADVISED THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MY REAR ROTORS REPAIRED & THE REAR BRAKE SHOES REPLACED., SO I HAD THE WORK DONE....

Mileage: 40,000

MY COMPLAINT IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB, 4X4 TRUCK. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS FELT SPONGY. AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE "LOW" BRAKE PEDAL, MY DEALER ADVISED THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MY REAR ROTORS REPAIRED & THE REAR BRAKE SHOES REPLACED., SO I HAD THE WORK DONE....

Mileage: 40,000

SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. AT APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES THIS FIRST OCCURRED AND I CALLED A NEARBY DEALER TO SEE IF THEY COULD RESET THE COMPUTER THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. AT THE TIME THEY COULDN'T FIT ME IN AND ASKED THAT I SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. I DISCUSSED...

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS DRIVER HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED, AND REPROGRAMMED IT THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

MAJOR REPAIRS FIRST THE AXLE SEAL STARTED LEAKING 24000 MILES,ALSO NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER DIDN'T GET REPAIR UNTIL , RETURN FOR CHECK AT 36000 ,I FIXED THE TRUCK MYSELF BECAUSE WASN'T GETTING SERVICE FROM DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY TRUCK,FLOW CHEVROLET,OF WINSTON SALEM. NOW I HAD NOTICED TICKING ...

Mileage: 51,000

MY HUSBAND OWNS A 03 SILVERADO C1500. I DRIVE IT TO SAVE ON GAS. I HAVE TRIED COMING TO A STOP BEFORE, AND HAD THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, I ALMOST MISSED MY TURN. I SCARED ME BECAUSE I KNOW YOU DO NOT NEED THAT MUCH PRESSURE ON BRAKES TO STOP. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I HAVE IS EVERYTIME I MAKE ...

MY HUSBAND OWNS A 03 SILVERADO C1500. I DRIVE IT TO SAVE ON GAS. I HAVE TRIED COMING TO A STOP BEFORE, AND HAD THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, I ALMOST MISSED MY TURN. I SCARED ME BECAUSE I KNOW YOU DO NOT NEED THAT MUCH PRESSURE ON BRAKES TO STOP. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I HAVE IS EVERYTIME I MAKE ...

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND BOTH FRONTAL AND REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK. DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO...

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND BOTH FRONTAL AND REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK. DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO...

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND BOTH FRONTAL AND REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK. DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO...

WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT VEHICLE PRODUCED A LOUD NOISE. *AK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IN THE STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPALCED, HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

POTENTIAL BRAKE FAILURE ON NEW VEHICLE. 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO INFORMATION CENTER INDICATED "REDUCED BRAKE POWER." CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN NEW MEXICO INDICATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VACUUM FOR BRAKE ASSIST. NEW MEXICO CHEVY DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX AND ...

Mileage: 7,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET PICKUP WITH APPROX. 26,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKS LOUDLY WHEN UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING AND GETS WORSE BY THE WEEK. IT IS NOW SLAMMING INTO GEAR AND I AM AFRFAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT MIGHT FAIL AT SPEED OR IN TRAFFIC AND I AM AFRAID IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDE...

Mileage: 1,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL PROCEEDED TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. *AK

Mileage: 11,500

WHEN CHANGING A FLAT TIRE ON A PICK UP TRUCK THE O E M BOTTLE JACK COLLAPSED NEARLY INJURING AN EMPLOYEE. THE BASE OF JACK CAME APART AT THE FOUR CRIMPED PLACES WHICH RE USED IN PLACE OF WELDS, RIVETS OR BOLTS. THESE JACKS NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED! WE REP...

Mileage: 27,490

THE VAN I PURCHASED HAS UNACCEPTABLE SEAT BELTS ON THE REAR BENCH. THE LAP BELT PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT RIDES TOO HIGH. IT RIDES UP UNDER THE ARM PITS OF A SMALLER PERSON, RATHER THAN ACROSS THE HIP BONES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF WE WERE EVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE. ...

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UP TRUCH IS MAKING A KLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD BUT LUBRICATE IT AND THAT THE NOISE WOULD RETURN WITHIN A MONTH. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT CAUSES AN...

Mileage: 20,900

STEERING THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING LEFT (SILVERADO 1500) THUD IS FELT AS SOMETHING FEELS LOOSE IN FRONT END. *AK

VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH QUADRA STEER (4 WHEEL STEERING). WHEN THIS SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS SLIDING REAR WHEELS WENT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THIS RESULTED IN CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. OWNERS MANUAL INDICATED THAT THIS SYSTEM COULD BE USED IN A...

Mileage: 16,000

FIVE TIMES TRUCK (17 MONTHS OLD AND 21000 MILES) HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIPS FOR "SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE" MESSAGE CENTER INDICATOR, ABS LIGHT, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT, ALARMS, AND INOPERABLE. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH CLANKING FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. EVERY TIME TRUCK WAS "FIXED" BY REPLACING/REPROGRAMMING ...

Mileage: 8,236

FIVE TIMES TRUCK (17 MONTHS OLD AND 21000 MILES) HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIPS FOR "SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE" MESSAGE CENTER INDICATOR, ABS LIGHT, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT, ALARMS, AND INOPERABLE. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH CLANKING FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. EVERY TIME TRUCK WAS "FIXED" BY REPLACING/REPROGRAMMING ...

Mileage: 8,236

FIVE TIMES TRUCK (17 MONTHS OLD AND 21000 MILES) HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIPS FOR "SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE" MESSAGE CENTER INDICATOR, ABS LIGHT, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT, ALARMS, AND INOPERABLE. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH CLANKING FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. EVERY TIME TRUCK WAS "FIXED" BY REPLACING/REPROGRAMMING ...

Mileage: 8,236

FIVE TIMES TRUCK (17 MONTHS OLD AND 21000 MILES) HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIPS FOR "SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE" MESSAGE CENTER INDICATOR, ABS LIGHT, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT, ALARMS, AND INOPERABLE. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH CLANKING FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. EVERY TIME TRUCK WAS "FIXED" BY REPLACING/REPROGRAMMING ...

Mileage: 8,236

FIVE TIMES TRUCK (17 MONTHS OLD AND 21000 MILES) HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIPS FOR "SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE" MESSAGE CENTER INDICATOR, ABS LIGHT, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT, ALARMS, AND INOPERABLE. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH CLANKING FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. EVERY TIME TRUCK WAS "FIXED" BY REPLACING/REPROGRAMMING ...

Mileage: 8,236

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 (V6) WAS APPARENTLY DESIGNED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR COIL SITUATED OVER THE DISTRIBUTOR AND POINTS. THE CONDENSOR COIL DRIPS MOISTURE ONTO AND INTO THE DISTRIBUTOR CAUSING CORROSION. THIS CORROSION CAUSES THE ENGINE TO HESITATE AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AT ...

Mileage: 5,000

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 (V6) WAS APPARENTLY DESIGNED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR COIL SITUATED OVER THE DISTRIBUTOR AND POINTS. THE CONDENSOR COIL DRIPS MOISTURE ONTO AND INTO THE DISTRIBUTOR CAUSING CORROSION. THIS CORROSION CAUSES THE ENGINE TO HESITATE AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AT ...

Mileage: 5,000

WE HAD AN ELECTRIC MALFUNCTION IN OUR STEERING COLUMN. THE STARTER HAD THE INSULATION ON THE WIRE WAS RUBBED THROUGH ENOUGH TOO SHORT OUT AND CAUSE IT TO BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE ENTIRE TRUCK SYSTEM SHUTDOWN. THE IGNITION AND THE KEY WAS HOT TO TOUCH WHEN WE TOUCH IT TO TAKE IT OUT. *LA

Mileage: 15,664

WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE DRIVER WOULD ALSO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FOWARD. THE OWNER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *PH *TS *NLM

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE AIR FLOW CONTROL SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES WENT FLAT. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER ST P245/75R16 *AK (THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT, AND THE RIGHT FRONT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GO FLAT) *SCC *JB

Mileage: 10,700

COMPLAINT WITHDRAWAL OF ODI NUMBER 10018466. *MR THE CONSUMER DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE TIRE RATING ON THE VEHICLE. *SCC *JB *CB

I JUST BOUGHT A C1500 REGULAR CAB SHORT BED TRUCK. I WAS APPALLED TO FIND OUT THAT THE TIRES ARE RATED AT 950 LBS. AT MAX LOAD OF 44PSI. THE TRUCKS DRY CURB WEIGHT IS LISTED AT 4142 LBS. AND MAX PAY LOAD IS 1958. THESE NUMBERS INDICATED THAT THE TRUCK CHEVROLET SUPPLIED IS ON TIRES THAT ARE NOT EVE...

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO GOES INTO "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MODE. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. IF IT HAPPENS WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD RESULT. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THE REAL CONCERN IS TO HAVE A COMPUTER ABLE TO CONTROL TH...

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE, AND NOT STARTING AT TIMES.*JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE, AND NOT STARTING AT TIMES.*JB

DRIVETRAIN NOISE; RANGING FROM CLUNK TO METALLIC CLANK; PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE NEW. 1-2 UPSHIFT CAUSES CLUNK AT DRIVER SIDE FRONT. (4 WHEEL DRIVE MODEL) AND CLANK IAT DIFFERENTIAL. SITUATIONS WITH VERY LIGHT THROTTLE (1-2 SHIFT) RESULT AT TIMES WITH IMPACT/CLANK (W/ VERY AUDIBLE METALLIC SOUND);S...

Mileage: 200