2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO - POOR STEERING- I HAVE REPLACED THE GEARING BOX W/FRONT END ALIGNMENT DUE TO HAVING 4 ESTIMATES AND ADVISED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS DEFECTED. 6 MONTHS LATER - I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY SEVERAL CERTIFIED MECHANICS THAT THE GEAR BOX THAT WAS PUT IN IS ALSO DEFECTED. POOR STEERING CONTROL, TRUCK PULLS ALL OVER THE ROAD WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. IF THE STEERING BOXES FOR THIS YEAR/MAKE VEHICLES ARE DEFECTED, WHY NOT COMPENSATE THE OWNERS FOR ALL THE EXPENSES. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THESE PARTS FOR THIS YEAR VEHICLE IS IN FACT DEFECTED. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS/ACCIDENTS/INJURIES DOES IT TAKE BEFORE THESE ISSUES ARE ACKNOWLEDGED? I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,500.00 JUST IN THE BRAKING AND STEERING REPAIRS AND YET FACED AGAIN WITH MORE COST OR EITHER GET RID OF MY TRUCK THAT I HAD FOR 1 YEAR. *TR

I WAS HEADING DOWN INTERSTATE RUNNING AROUND 70 MPH. NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS RED LINE ON MY RPM AND WAS SLOWING DOWN. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK CAUSE TRANSMISSION WAS TORE SLAP OUT. I MOSTLY DRIVE ABOUT 70 MILES ROUND TRIP 5 DAYS A WEEK TO MY JOB OTHER THAN IT SETS IN THE DRIVE WAY. AFTER A BIG TOW BILL TO HOME I HAVE TO PAY AGAIN TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP AND FIND OUT IT WILL BE A $1800 REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN A CHEVY OWNER ALL MY LIFE. HAD A 98 MODEL TRUCK JUST LIKE IT WENT TILL I ROLLED 250,000 ON IT WITH ONLY MINOR PROBLEMS. AND THIS ONE DOESN'T EVEN MAKE 85,000. *TR

2003 CHEVY 1500HD TRUCK, THIS TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH 4 WHEEL STEERING. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO STEER INCORRECTLY. IT WAS TAKEN TO GM DEALER. WORK WAS DONE TO FIX PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND OUT LATER THAT THE REAR WHEELS WERE NOW TURNED TO THE LEFT MAKING THE TRUCK GO DOWN THE ROADSOME WHAT SIDEWAYS ABOUT 6 TO10 INCHES..THIS MEANS THE FRONT END IN YOUR LANE AND THE BACK END IN SOMEONE ELSE'S. THIS COULD NOT BE STOPPED BY TURNING THE SYSTEM OFFA SAFETY FEATURE. GM WOULD NOT FIX OR ADMIT IT HAD A PROBLEM, SO I HAD THE TRUCK REPAIRED AGAIN AT MY COST. THIS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE FIX IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOME ONE DIE. *TR

STEERING BOX WENT OUT IN MY 2003 CHEVY 1500 SILVERADO ALL OF A SUDDEN AND I COULDN'T TURN TO THE LEFT WHILE PULLING OUT OR AT SLOW SPEEDS. DIDN'T NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS IN STEERING UP TO IT GOING OUT. JOHNSON CHEVY GARAGE HAD TO REPLACE STEERING BOX TO FIX. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 41,000 MILES ON IT AND THEY ALSO SAID GM KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAD A TBS OUT ON IT BUT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER A RECALL. I BOUGHT A BOX FROM ADVANCE AUTO FOR 350.00 AND PAID JOHNSON CHEVY GARAGE 157.00 FOR LABOR. *TR

BRAKE LINE ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRUCK RUSTED AND BURST WHILE MY CHILD AND WIFE WHERE IN THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BETWEEN 3-4 MPH, THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO PARK AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 07/14/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. UPDATED 07/16/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY SURFACES CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS PROBLEM AND THE FIX IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA DEFECT RECALL OF 05V379000. MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS A 2003 SO OUTSIDE THE RECALL AND DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

CLASS ACTION COMPLAINTS SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 OWNER ALAN GOOLD. *TR

THE CLIMATE CONTROL FAN SPEED MODULE HAS SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS TO MELT. THE MODULE OVERHEATED TO A POINT THAT CAUSED SMOKE AND ALMOST IGNITED WILL COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. *TR