2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

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 ICU AND AM NOW RECUPERATING AT HOME. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT . THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. *TR

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

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 GEAR SHIFT JERKING IT INTO REVERSE BUT HIT ANOTHER CAR. I HAD NO PRIOR NOTICE OR PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING OUT OF EMERGENCY CARE. I OPENED MY HOOD, AND NOTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR TO BE COMPLETELY EMPTY. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE SHOP, AND THEY NOTED MY BRAKE LINES TO BE RUSTED. TO REPLACE IT COST ME $1270.43. NOW I SEE WHERE YOU INVESTIGATED THIS AND FAILED TO ORDER RECALL. WHY HAVE THE NHTSA IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO PROTECT US, THE PUBLIC. *TR

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 REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ UPDATED 08/18/2014 *JS

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

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

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

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

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 LINES NEED TO BE BETTER PROTECTED FROM CORROSION. *TR

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