2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

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 NOSE ON LEFT SIDE. LEFT KNEE STRUCK SWITCH ARRAY TO LOWER LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEAT BELT. DRIVER TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO NEAREST HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. ATTEMPTS TO DISCUSS PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (BIDDLE CHEVROLET, BOTHELL, WASHINGTON) HAVE BEEN NEITHER PRODUCTIVE OR SATISFYING. *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

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 TO ME AND SOME FRIENDS. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE A/C SYSTEM. MY TRUCK HAS DUAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL BLOW HOT AIR WHILE THE PASSENGERS SIDE BLOWS SOLD AIR ALL WHILE THE SETTINGS ARE BOTH IN COLD AIR. TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM BUT WITHIN 20 MINUTES I AM BACK TO SQUARE ONE. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY COMMON AS I HAVE HEARD MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. FINALLY, THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER SEEMS TO WORK ONLY WHEN IT WANTS TOO. I HAD THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 2 YRS AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND I EXPERIENCE THIS MORE OFTEN NOW. SOMETIMES OTHER GAUGES WILL NOT WORK EITHER SUCH AS THE BATTERY AND RPM GAUGE. *TR

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 GAVE ME A GM BULLETIN THAT SAYS"THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM IS ONLY ACTIVE WHEN THE IGNITION IS IN THE RUN OR ON POSITION." I KNOW THAT THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2003 AND YEARS AFTER 2007 THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF PARK WITH OUT THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED WITH THE KEY TURNED TO THE ACCESSORIES POSITION. IF IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM FROM 2003 TO 2007 WHY DID THEY CHANGE IT AND WHY WASN'T IT THAT WAY BEFORE? I THINK THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CREATE SERIOUS INJURIES OR WORSE. *TR

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 FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HUB. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HUB WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,142. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

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

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 LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN AND IF IT DID TO CONTACT MY DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM. IF THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS VALID THEN CHEVROLET WOULD REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LETTER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM IF THE PICKUP FELL BETWEEN THE GUIDELINES OF NO MORE THAN 70,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE, WHICHEVER OCCURRED FIRST. THEREFORE WHEN I SPOKE TO CHEVROLET AND MY PICKUP HAD 97,000 MILES, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN 7 YEARS SINCE PURCHASE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME BECAUSE I HAD GONE OVER THE MILEAGE RESTRICTION. THE PART CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT BY THE DEALER AND INSTALLED BY A CERTIFIED CHEVY MECHANIC, BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE PROGRAMMED. IT COST AROUND $350.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT ONLY OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE PART. I HAVE BEEN A DRIVER FOR A MAJOR DELIVERY COMPANY FOR 20 YEARS AND THIS PROBLEM FALLS IN THE CATEGORY OF A SAFETY ISSUE. THE GAS GAGE DOES NOT WORK, RESULTING IN NEVER KNOWING WHEN AND WHERE THE VEHICLE COULD RUN OUT OF GAS. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS NOT WORKING, THEREFORE NOT ALLOWING THE DRIVER OF THE PICKUP TO KNOW IF THERE IS ENOUGH OIL IN IT AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT OVERHEATING WHICH COULD RESULT IN BURNING A MOTOR UP. *TR

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

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

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