2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Electrical System Problems

DASHBOARD LIGHT FLICKERING. ABS,TIRE PRESSURE, AND AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. RADIO COMES ON AND OFF. DID THIS FOR 40 MILES CONSTANTLY. OUTSIDE LIGHT WORKING FINE. SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK INSIDE, BUT WERE WORKING OUTSIDE. GAUGES (FUEL, SPEEDOMETER, THROTTLE, ETC) WOULD STOP WORKING OR WOULD STICK ON WHATEVER READING THEY WERE ON WHEN THE FLICKER HAPPENS.

Mileage: 116,442

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE ONLY STARTED WHEN THE CONTACT USED THE WIRELESS VEHICLE STARTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH MY TRUCK FROM THE BEGINNING. YOU CAN SAY IT'S A LEMON I HAD THE TRUCK FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED, RADIO DOESN'T WORK, WINDOW DOES WORK, BACK WINDOW SLIDER DOESN'T WORK. ALL LIGHTS ARE GOING ON. I SHOULD NOT HAVE ALL THIS ISSUES FOR THIS TRUCK. THAT'S WHY BOUGHT A NEW TRUCK. *TR

NOTICED THAT CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK WHILE DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTO SHOP TO HAVE PROBLEM FIXED, WAS TOLD BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON EVEN WHEN BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED (DID NOT REMAIN ON WHEN IGNITION WAS OFF), HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, A FELLOW DRIVE TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO AUTO SHOP, WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS OK. TOOK VEHICLE TO GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT GM HAD A RECALL IN MAY 2014 FOR PASSENGER CARS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,159. UPDATED 1/23/15*CN UPDATED 02/19/15*JB

Mileage: 107,159

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SINCE PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE LOST FUNCTION OF THE AIR CONTROL UNIT AND THEN RESET MONTHS LATER. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN ONCE TO PROGRAM THE COMPUTER AND AIR CONTROL UNIT, WHICH HAS GONE OUT TWICE AND THEN RETURNED BACK TO THE CORRECT FUNCTIONAL AIR SETTING MONTHS LATER AFTER SUPPOSEDLY PROGRAMED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. JUST RECENTLY IT HAS STARTED TO GIVE ME A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH STATES THE IGNITION SWITCH IS HAVING THE WRONG KEY, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING ME OTHER WARNINGS WITH TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK GAS CAP, AND THE RADIO TIME CLOCK RESETS ITSELF. I HAD TO REPLACE A BATTERY IN THIS VEHICLE IN IT'S 3RD YEAR. IS THIS VEHICLE IN TROUBLE AS ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS GENERAL MOTORS HAVE HAD??? *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHICH PREVENTED THE GAUGES TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 08/27/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT AND THE DOOR CHIME DOES NOT OPERATE. UPDATED 09/17/2014 *JS

Mileage: 37,000

ABS DOES NOT WORK, LIGHT IS ON THE DASH. AIRBAG LIGHTS ARE ON THE DASH AND NOT SURE IF THEY ARE WORKING, TAILGATE DOES NOT LATCH CLOSED. KEY DOES NOT ALWAYS WANT TO TURN AND WE NEED TO MOVE IT BACK AND FORTH BEFORE IT WILL START THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

DOORS CONTINUOUSLY LOCKING/UNLOCKING, ALL DASH LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY TURNING ON/OFF, CLOCK RESET ITSELF TO 12:00, ENGINE CUTTING IN/OUT WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, ALL OF WHICH OCCURRED WHILE AT FREEWAY SPEED. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER IN SACRAMENTO, CA. SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF THE CLOCK RESETTING ITSELF TO 12:00, COMPLETE POWER LOSS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. *JS

Mileage: 65,500

THIS RELATES TO THE VEHICLE RECALLS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT MY VEHICLE WOULD STOP RUNNING COMPLETELY BEFORE I KNEW UNFORTUNATELY THIS WAS ALWAYS AT SPEED SLOWER THAN5 MILES PER HOUR I DID NOT EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE AT TRAVELING SPEEDS HOWEVER WAS VERY ENCOURAGED TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM MY OWNERSHIP DUE TO THIS ISSUE I HAD REPORTED THE ISSUE TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS ANOTHER AUTO MECHANIC NEITHER OF WHICH WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

VEHICLE HAS DUAL AIR CONDITION (A/C) CONTROLS. THE DRIVER SIDE STARTS BLOWING HOT (HEATER HOT) AIR ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS OKAY, STAYS COLD. EVEN WHEN THE A/C IS TURNED OFF IT STILL BLOWS HOT AIR. EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN, IT IS STILL HOT AIR COMING OUT OF THE VENTS; LIKE AS IF THE HEATER IS ON. CLOSE THE VENTS BUT STILL BLOWS HOT. HAVE TO STOP A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETHING MUST RESET BECAUSE IT WORKS OKAY FOR A WHILE. SOMETIMES HAVE TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES TO GET HOME OR PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I LIVE AND DRIVE IN SOUTH TEXAS... IT GETS 105 IN THE SHADE... 120 IN A VEHICLE. I DECIDED TO FILE THIS BECAUSE I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NOW A FRIEND OF MY WIFE'S HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ON HER CHEVROLET. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE IS A DESIGN ISSUE. TO BE PROACTIVE AND NOT REACTIVE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. THE HEAT CAUSES SEVERE DISTRACTION. ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE IN THE VEHICLE IS YOUNG, ELDERLY, ILL ETC. THE DRIVER IS FORCED TO KEEP DRIVING. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET ON 3/4/2014. WAS CALLED BACK AND TOLD THEY COULD NOT HELP AND TO REPORT THIS TO NHTSA. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

WHEN GETTING ONSTAR TBT NAVIGATION THE ROUTE GUIDANCE IS DISPLAYED IN THE (DIC) RATHER THAN THE RADIO DISPLAY AS SHOWN IN ONSTAR COMMERCIALS AND DEALER DEMOS.

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN FLICKERING ON THE DASH AND IN THE CABIN. APPROXIMATELY 45 SECONDS TO ONE MINUTE AFTER THE INITIAL DASH AND LIGHT ISSUES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A NOTICE OF BATTERY CHARGING FAILURE OCCURRED, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS OF THIS OCCURRENCE I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF BEFORE THIS COULD OCCUR. BY THE TIME I COAXED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND DOOR LOCKS WERE NO LONGER WORKING. SMOKE AND FLAMES BEGAN TO ENTER THE COCKPIT AND I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN LESS THAN A MINUTE AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK, BED, AND GAS TANK SOON FOLLOWED. THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY CONSUMED AND IS NOW A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

DASH BOARD LIGHTS WORK ON AND OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 110,200

STARTING TO GET ONTO A HIGHWAY AND PULLED INTO A GAS STATION THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AT 40MPH AND WOULD NOT GO TO ZERO WHEN STOPPED BUT WHEN STARTED MOVING AGAIN IT ACTED LIKE 40 MPH WAS THE STARTING POINT AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO ZERO. *TR

Mileage: 91,213

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING. BURNED WIRE AND SMOKE EVIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

DEFECT IN MY 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AS REPORTED BY GM IN A LETTER RECENTLY RECEIVED. RECALL INITIATED IN CANADA, WHY HAS NHTSA NOT ISSUED ONE IN US. GM STATES MY 2007 TRUCK IS DEFECTIVE AND THE "INTERFACE BETWEEN THE ELECTRICAL TERMINALS ON THE RELAY RESISTOR MODULE AND THE WIRING CONNECTOR THAT POWERS THE MODULE MAY BE INCAPABLE OF CONDUCTING HIGHER CURRENT LEVELS FOR SUSTAINED PERIODS OF THE BLOWER MOTOR OPERATION.... THUS CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING WHICH WILL CAUSE THE BLOWER MOTOR NOT TO OPERATE AND CAN BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BURNING SMELL OR SMOKE." BASICALLY MY CAR CAN CATCH FIRE. *TR

I HAVE MARKED POWER TRAIN AND ELECTRICAL SINCE BOTH ARE INVOLVED. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY TRUCK MESSAGE CENTER INDICATED (REDUCED ENGINE POWER) . THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IMPEDED FROM ACCELERATING AND SLOWING DOWN TO NO MORE THEN 20 - 25 MILES PER HOUR. SINCE I COULD OF INTERFERED WITH THE TRAFFIC AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR BODILY INJURY TO OTHERS. A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE SINCE I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF OTHER VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME SCENARIO. *TR

Mileage: 96,490

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN A FIRE BEGAN UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V441000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

Mileage: 16,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LT. THE CONTACT STATED THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK ANYTIME HE ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN VERY SLOWLY. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AT 800-100 RPM'S UNTIL THE BRAKE IS APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE WOULD OCCASIONALLY SPEED UP TO APPROXIMATELY 1800 RPM'S. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED A NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED ON APRIL 11, 2001 DUE TO A FAULTY OIL PUMP. THE THROTTLE BODY AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED TWICE, THE HBAC CONTROL MODULE, OIL DEFLECTOR, PURGE VALVE AND CANISTER, MAF SENSOR, WIRING HARNESS, SPEED SENSOR, CO2 SENSOR, 175 AMP FUSE BOX, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND UNDER HOOD WIRING WERE ALL REPLACED. AN ENGINEER FROM GENERAL MOTORS HAS WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE AT ALL THREE DEALERSHIPS AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED LITTLE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 06/22/11 UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 3/8/12 *CN

Mileage: 46,000

2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEATED SIDE MIRRORS LOOKED AS IF THEY HAD OVER HEATED AND BURNED. BUBBLES, SINGE LOOKING AND DISCLORATION HAD OCCURRED ON THE OUTER CASE OF THE MIRRORS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH MIRRORS AS A GOODWILL GESTURE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RESURFACED A YEAR LATER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT MIRROR. THE DEALER FELT AS THOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE CAR WASH HAVING A HEATING SYSTEM THAT WAS PERHAPS TOO HOT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. HE LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V240000-ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

2007 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, CERTAIN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE COMPONENTS CONSISTS OF THE DOOR LOCK, GPS, RADIO, WINDOWS, AIR CONTROLS, ALL DASH GAUGES, ETC. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL DIFFERENT SERVICE WARNINGS WILL START FLASHING INCLUDING WHICH WILL INCLUDE "SERVICE AIR BAG", "SERVICE TIRE MONITOR, "SERVICE ENGINE", ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE, ONCE AT 50,000 MILES AND JUST TODAY AT 56,000. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF A COMPUTER LOCATED UNDER THE CARPET BENEATH THE DRIVER SEAT THAT WAS GETTING MOISTURE IN IT. THEY CUT A SLIT IN THE CARPET TO LET IT "AIR OUT" AND CHARGED ME $350.00. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE. BUT EVEN WITH THE CARPET CUTTING 'FIX', IT APPEARS TO STILL BE HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WATER COMES INTO VEHICLE THROUGH THIRD STOP LIGHT AND CAUSES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH MAKES SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT TO TURN AND THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN MY CONCERN IS AIR BAG FAILURE TO DEPLOY OR NOT TO DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHICH WAS PURCHASED USED ON AUGUST 25, 2007. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STEER ON ITS ON TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS OVER 10 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING, ONLY THE VEHICLE ITSELF. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE TIRES, TOW IN AND TOW OUT MECHANISMS, AND PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT, TO NO AVAIL. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE TO CORRECT THE ACTUAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE A POTENTIAL CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 35,000. UPDATED 02/23/10. *LJ THE BATTERY DIED, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 08/11/10*JB

Mileage: 6,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PURCHASED PRE-OWNED IN 2009. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL BEGAN SMOKING. ONCE THE SMOKING CEASED, HE NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE DOOR FAILED, INCLUDING THE POWER WINDOWS, MIRROR ADJUSTER AND POWER LOCKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SILVERADO'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO TOTALLY SHUTDOWN JUST FOR AN INSTANT. THIS LAST TIME ON 10/15/09, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTDOWN, THEN CAME BACK ON. I PARKED IT SHORTLY AFTER AND DISCOVERED MY ELECTRIC LOCKS DIDN'T WORK SO I TRIED STARING IT, BUT IT WAS DEAD. HAD TO HAVE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER COME JUMP IT AND I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE WAY THERE. OF COURSE, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID TRUCK CHECKED OUT PERFECTLY. OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO A 2ND DEALER THE NEXT AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71, 18,355 MILES STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TODAY AT 45 MPH, A/C ON HIGH SINCE IT WAS 90 DEGREE'S OUT AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAB STARTS FILLING UP WITH SMOKE AND A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS AND FROM UNDER THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, POPPED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE A/C WAS STILL ON AS I WAS GETTING OUT. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD SEEN NOTHING. I WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OPENED THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND SMOKE STARTED ROLLING. A PASSER BY STOPPED AND LUCKILY HAD A SOCKET SET SO I ASKED TO USE IT TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET THE A/C TO SHUT OFF. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE SAME TIME THE GENTLEMAN GOT BACK FROM GETTING HIS SOCKET SET OUT OF HIS CAR AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FOR ME AS I WAS THROWING MY BELONGINGS OUT OF THE TRUCK IN ATTEMPT TO SAVE THEM FROM A FIRE. THE SMOKE STOPPED WHEN THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE A/C SHUT OFF. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SINCE THE TRUCK IS STILL UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY, THEY TOWED IT IN AND SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2006-2009 GM FULLSIZE SUV'S & TRUCKS. THE BLOWER MOTORS BURN UP. I ASKED WHY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED AND THE SERVICE GUY SAID HE WASN'T SURE. THEY REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR, BLOWER RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR. THE OLD PARTS WERE LITERALLY MELTED AND WERE ACTUALLY ON FIRE. IF I WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY THE ENTIRE TRUCK WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED OR SUFFERED SERIOUS WATER DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS COULD BE LIFE THREATENING TO PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY OR PEOPLE WHO PANIC IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS. I PRAY THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO AN ELDERLY PERSON OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. GM NEEDS TO PUT OUT A RECALL REGARDING THESE ISSUES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE WEB AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF THESE SAME EXACT COMPLAINTS. DOES IT TAKE A DEATH BEFORE GM RECALLS THESE PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 18,355

WE HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE PROBLEM IS THAT ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE DASH QUITS, THE RADIO, THE GAUGES, THE AIR CONDITIONER, AIR BAGS DON'T WORK, THE STABILITITRACK IS OFF, THE TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF,AND THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED BUT THIS TIME A MESSAGE COMES ACROSS THE SPEEDOMETER THAT SAY ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND IT IS MISSING VERY BAD. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE ENGINE DID NOT MISS AND THAT MESSAGE DID NOT COME ACROSS THE SCREEN. THE PROBLEM RESOLVED ITS SELF THE FIRST TIME AND IT HAS BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 63,477

I AM A FIRE INVESTIGATOR WORKING FOR AN INSURANCE COMPANY. I RECENTLY INVESTIGATED A FIRE LOSS INVOLVING A 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO CLASSIC WHICH ORIGINATED BENEATH THE BENCH SEAT AND INVOLVED THE ELECTRICAL WIRING, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE SEAT. FORTUNATELY THE 85 YEAR OLD OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE TRUCK AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO KING CAB. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE STARTER HAS FAILED. INITIALLY, THE DEALER BELIEVED THAT THE ONSTAR WAS AFFECTING THE STARTER. THE MANUFACTURER REMEDIED THE ONSTAR ISSUE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER FINALLY STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE STARTER. THE CONTACT MUST CALL THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE STARTER DEFECT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

Mileage: 14,000

BATTERY CHARGING AT INCORRECT / INCONSISTENT LEVELS, THE GAGE WILL SHOW BATTERY CHARGING AT 15 OR HIGHER AND SUDDENLY CHANGE TO 11 OR LOWER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND THE MECHANICS EITHER DO NOT CHECK IT OR FAIL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. TODAY THE DEALER PROVIDED A BULLETIN STATING THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THIS BULLETIN IS DATED JULY 2008; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE FOR THIS ISSUE. ADDITIONAL ISSUE IS THE BACK UP WARNING FEATURE; THE VEHICLE HAS SENSORS THAT NOTIFY THE DRIVER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TOO CLOSE TO AN OBJECT, THE SENSORS EITHER FAIL TO WORK ALTOGETHER OR SIGNALS THE DRIVER WHEN IT IS TOO LATE. HAVE NEARLY BACKED UP INTO PEOPLE / OTHER VEHICLES, TO DATE NO ACCIDENTS. BUT THE VEHICLE SIZE IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN AN OBJECT IS BEHIND IT; OR HOW CLOSE IT IS. *TR

ON MAY 26 2008 MY CHEVY SILVERADO WIRES CAUGHT ON FIRE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT PUT OUT PRETTY QUICK WITH ONLY A MINOR BURN TO MY FINGER BUT GM DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK THEY CANT SAY WHY IT HAPPENED THERE TRYING TO BLAME IT ON ME I HOPE YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS SO MAYBE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THERE TRUCKS SOME ONE DON'T GET HURT OF DIE. *TR

Mileage: 19,000