2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

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  • 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - GLADWIN, MI

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT HAS POSSIBLY ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL HAPHAZARDLY, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER NEITHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE NOR PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A DELAY IN DECELERATE FOR AT LEAST FOUR SECONDS AFTER DISENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME YET THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - GLADWIN, MI

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2 MPH IN REVERSE IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AND THERE WAS A THREE TO FIVE SECOND DELAYED RESPONSE BEFORE THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - WASHINGTON, DC

    2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DECEPTIVE PURCHASE PRACTICES AT DEALER *TGW

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - CHERRYVILLE, NC

    2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Z71 LT EXT. CAB, DRIVER FRONT SEAT FOAM DEALERSHIP SAID THEY REPLACED, BUT THE SEAT IS ANGLED TO THE LEFT AND THE SEAT BACK (WHAT YOU LEAN BACK ON), IS LEANING BACK ON THE LEFT. SEAT BELT CROSSES OVER LEFT BREAST AROUND YOUR NECK. THE SEAT (WHAT YOU SIT ON) SLANTS DOWN ON THE LEFT. THIS THROWS YOUR WHOLE BODY OFF BALANCE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOU ARE AT AN AWKWARD POSITION DRIVING IN MY VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND SHORTLY AFTER I NOTICED THE FRONT SEAT BACK WAS TWISTED TOWARD THE FRONT AND I TOOK IT BACK AND THAT IS WHEN ALL THE TROUBLE BEGAN. IF THERE WERE TO BE A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING COLUMN DEPLOY, IT WOULD IN FACT MAKE YOUR HEAD GO OFF THE HEADREST BECAUSE YOUR HEAD IS AT THE EDGE ON THE LEFT. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE SEAT MEETS GM SPECIFICATIONS, BUT I HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE SIT IN THE SEAT AND ALL SAY IT IS CROOKED. I HAVE CALLED THE GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND NOW I HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON MONDAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, SO A REPRESENTATIVE CAN INSPECT THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS TRUCK COULD BE FIXED, BUT THE PROBLEM IS WORSE AND NOW THE SEAT DOES NOT GO BACK AS FAR AS IT DID WHEN NEW AND THE WHOLE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN SWITCHED OUT AND I KNOW IT HAS THREE DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE THE SEAT LOOKS WARN AND THE FOAM IS SQUASHED DOWN AND THE PADDING IN THE BACK AND FRAME WIGGLE AROUND. THE SEAT IN MY TRUCK, WHEN I PURCHASED IT, WERE FIRM AND NOW THEY ARE LOOSE. POPPING NOISES I KEEP HEARING, LIKE SOMETHING IS BREAKING LOOSE, UNDER THE SEAT. THE LUMBAR, IF YOU CAN SIT STRAIGHT UP, HITS YOU IN YOURBACK, RIGHT SIDE AT LUMBAR AND LEFT SIDE WAY ABOVE YOUR HIP. WHAT DOES THIS TELL YOU? BUT, I FEEL, SINCE I PAID CASH FOR THIS VEHICLE, THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX ANYTHING AND IT ONLY HAS ABT. 10,800 MILES ON IT. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - STAR JUNCTION, PA

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT WAS RAINING THE DEFROST WOULD NOT FUNCTION. ALL OF THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WERE CLOUDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9500.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - NINEVEH, IN

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD EXTENDED CAB LT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HE TURNED THE DEFROSTER ON AND ALL OF THE WINDOWS BECAME CLOUDY. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED HE HAD TO CLEAN THE WINDOWS. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON GOING FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,300.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - RACINE, WI

    WHEN THE AIR TEMP STARTS TO DROP TO ABOUT 35 DEGREES THE TRUCK AUTOMATICALLY TURNS OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND IF THERE IS ANY MOISTURE ON THE COIL IT IS THEN BLOWN INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND SEVERELY FOGS UP THE INSIDE WINDOWS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT. HAD TO PULL OVER AND KEEP WINDOWS DOWN UNTIL THE MOISTURE EVAPORATED. (SHOWER EFFECT ON MIRROR). *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - TOLEDO, OH

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER OR FRONT PASSENGER IN PLACE. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS REPORTED AS INJURED. A PASSENGER FROM THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPORTED INJURED. THE POLICE APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,300. UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ UPDATED 02/14/11 *JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - MANASSAS, VA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
    - HADLEY, MA

    2010 CHEVROLET 1500 SILVERADO. CONSUMER STATES A DEFECT IN REGARDS TO OVERSIZED OFF ROAD TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH MUD FLAPS TO PREVENT THE OVERSIZED TIRES FROM THROWING DEBRIS, STONES AND GLASS ETC. TOWARD THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER