2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

POOR BRAKING ON CHEVY SILVERADO K1500. SOFT PEDAL SINCE NEW. GARAGE KEPT WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES AND REAR ROTORS RUSTED OUT. WHEN NEW, CHEVY MECHANICS SAID SOFT PEDAL WAS NORMAL. RARELY DRIVEN AND MUST BE EXTRA CAREFUL IF PULLING A LIGHT TRAILER. JUST HAD REAR ROTORS REPLACED (OVER $300) AND STILL POOR BRAKES. THESE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED... *TR

NOTICED ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION THAT I CAN SLIP THE GEAR SHAFT INTO DRIVE, REVERSE, WHATEVER, WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO HAVE NOTICED THIS ON MULTIPLE 2006-2007 CHEVY EXPRESS VANS. WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE START POSITION OR ENGINE IS STARTED THAT THE BRAKE NEEDS TO BE DEPRESSED TO PLACE INTO GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME STUCK AND THEN INCREASED TO 80 MPH. CURRENTLY, THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 78 MPH AND DOES NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. HE HAD TO USE HIS GPS TO CONTROL HIS MILES PER HOUR WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND THAT THEY EXTENDED THE MILEAGE FAILURE REGARDING THE LAWSUIT. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO REPAIR HIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

MY 2003 SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER WORKING PROPERLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. IT WILL SIT IDLE AT 20 MPH WHILE SITTING STILL AND SAY THAT I'M GOING 90 WHEN I'M GOING 70 MPH( OR SO I THINK. JUST GUESSING ). THE WEB SITES AND DEALERSHIPS ARE SAYING THAT GM WILL ONLY FIX IT IF YOUR CAR IS UNDER 7 YRS OLD AND UNDER 70,00 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY GM CARS AND IS A DANGER TO DRIVERS(WE DO NOT KNOW THE ACTUAL SPEED WE ARE GOING!). *TR

I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A LOW SPEED OF 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. IT INCREASES YOUR STOPPING DISTANCE. I'VE NOTICED THEY HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON SILVERADO TRUCKS UP TO 2002, BUT I OWN A 2003. *TR

PROBLEM IS INTERNAL GAUGE CLUSTER DEFECT. IN OTHER WORDS, THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE GAUGE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. MOSTLY MUCH HIGHER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED. I CALLED PURITAIN OF CAPE COD TO FIX AND THEY SAID VEHICLE HAS OVER THE 70,000 MILES. THEY SINCE HAVE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, 1500 LT WITH ZR1 OFF ROAD SUSPENSION, 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES, 5.3 ENGINE. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR. NO STOPPING POWER. DEALER SAYS ITS NORMAL, NO VEHICLE EVER SHOULD HAVE PEDAL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, EXCEPT THE CLUTCH. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND THEN STOPPED WORKING. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 97,000 WHICH IS OVER THE MILEAGE FOR THE CURRENT WARRANTY REPAIR. COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN GM VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED WITHOUT MILEAGE LIMITATIONS. OWNER ALSO NOT SENT NOTIFICATION OF PROBLEM NOR WAS IT ON THE CARFAX REPORT WHEN VEHICLE PURCHASED. *TR

4 TIMES IN 58,000 MILE THE FRONT STEERING SHAFT HAS NEEDED ATTENTION. TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, TWICE NOT. PAID FOR CORRECTION, 4TH TIME REFUSED TO PAY AS FEEL IT IS GM PROBLEM SINCE ALL 2003 CHEVY. SILVERADOS SUFFER FROM THIS. GM HAS DESIGNED A NEW PART BUT REFUSE TO INSTALL UNLESS CONSUMER PAYS FOR IT. THEY ADMITTED IT IS A PROBLEM. SETTLED ONCE, THEY SAID INSTALLED A NEW PART , FOUND OUT THEY DID NOT . HAVE REFERRED IT TO NY STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE FOR ACTION, THEY ARE PRESENTLY TRYING TO MEDIATE. SINCE ALL SILVERADOS SUFFER FROM STEER SHAFT FAILURE SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED TO FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE IN HIS CARPORT WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTIVATED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER POSITIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGES. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY'S FOUNDATION, SIDING, AND GUTTERS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE DEALER PERFORMED A FREE REMEDY REPAIR ON THE EMERGENCY SERVICE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 250,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 */CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARKING FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE ROLLING DOWN A HILL AND CRASHING INTO A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. UPDATED 03/19/09. *JB