2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

WHILE STOPPED AT A BANK TELLER BOX I APPLIED THE THE BRAKES ONLY TO FIND THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE FLUID NEAR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL EITHER. *TR

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

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, APPROX 70MPH, VALVE STEM SEPARATED FROM NEW TIRE CAUSING COMPLETE DEFLATION WITHIN ABOUT 2 OR 3 MINS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF HITTING SOMETHING IN ROAD, NO TRAUMA TO RIM OR STEM ITSELF (OTHER THAN THE SHARP SPLIT FROM WHERE IT SEPARATED FROM TIRE), NO EXTREME CONDITIONS, JUST NORMAL CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. TIRE WAS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS OLD WITH LESS THAN 2,000 MILES. TOOK TIRE TO GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER. THEY REPLACED TIRE AND VALVE STEM WITH NEW ONE. OLD TIRE AND STEM LEFT WITH GOODYEAR. TIRE: GOODYEAR WRANGLER SILENT ARMOR, LT245/75R16, DOT MD11 Y5JV 2810. *TR

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

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 CAB AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SEEMS HOTTER THAN NORMAL. WHEN CHECKING INTO THE ISSUE, I FOUND EVERY TRUCK IN OUR COMPANY FLEET HAS THIS SAME ISSUE AND OUR ASSOCIATES THAT HAVE PERSONAL TRUCKS DRIVING TO WORK CHECKED THEIRS AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. FROM 1999 THRU 2008 YEARS. WHEN CONTACTING OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, THEY ADVISED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. EVERY PERSON I MENTION THIS TO, CHECKS THEIR TRUCK AND HAS THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE BROKEN BOLTS. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CONTRACTING AND EXPANDING TOO MUCH- CHEAP STEEL ATTACHED TO ALUMINUM HEADS APPEAR ON ALL OF THE V-8 TRUCK ENGINES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH HEAT AND CARBON MONOXIDE AS WELL AS THE COSTS TO REPAIR. *TR

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 REPLACED. THIS TRUCK HAD BEEN GARAGED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR THE STEEL BRAKE LINES.(VIN-[XXX] THIS ISSUE IS NOT ONLY VERY DANGEROUS, BUT BECAUSE IT IS BENEATH THE VEHICLE, IT IS VERY HARD TO DETECT BEFORE HAND. THIS ISSUE NEEDS VISIBILITY AND SAFETY ALERTS SO MECHANICS AND AUTOMOTIVE AND TRUCK DEALERSHIPS CAN PERFORM MORE THOROUGH INSPECTIONS TO PRECLUDE FATAL ACCIDENTS. IN CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER MECHANICS, THEY ARE SEEING AN INCREASED FREQUENCY OF CORRODED STEEL BRAKE LINES. I CAN GET CORRODED BRAKE LINES, IF NEEDED FOR EXAMINATION. BUT WE NEED MORE ATTENTION FOCUSED ON THE IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERN & THEN WE NEED TO STOP USING THE DE-ICERS OR REQUIRE VEHICLE BUILDERS TO USE CORROSION RESISTANT STEEL TUBING (SUCH AS STAINLESS STEEL TUBING).I KNOW IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE! I HOPE YOU CAN GET THE ?BALL? ROLLING. LET ME KNOW WHAT MORE YOU NEED / WANT. KIND REGARDS, [XXX] OFFICE:[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS CONDITION. APPARENTLY IT IS A DEFECT AND COME TO FIND OUT AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE, THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS BRAKE CORROSIAN ON CHEVY TRUCKS AND DRIVERS HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. NO RECALLS ON IT YET. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE CHEVY FESSES UP AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS? *TR

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 PREMATURELY...THIS VEHICLE IS NOT A WORK TRUCK IS VERY WELL KEPT.. *TR

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 PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES UNTIL THEN

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 AND ALL THE LINES COMING FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK ARE TERRIBLY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THEY ARE BUNCHED SO TIGHTLY TOGETHER RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK THAT MOISTURE CAN'T ESCAPE AND CAUSES CORROSION. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN, AND THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN STAINLESS STEEL FOR THIS DESIGN TO HAVE BEEN USED. SO FAR I HAVE SPENT $300 DOLLARS ON THE TWO LINES THAT DID FAIL, AND I AM NOW FORCED TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES AT A COST OF OVER $1000 DOLLARS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THIS DUE TO POOR DESIGN/CHOICE OF MATERIALS. *TR