2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WENT OUT. NONE OF MY GAUGES A FUNCTIONAL. NOT EVEN THE GAS GAUGE. I'M AFRAID IF I RUN OUT OF GAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS INJURY. I GOT A LETTER FROM GM, THEY SAY ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT WONT RECALL THE PART. THEY ONLY FIX IT FOR YOU IF YOU ARE UNDER 70,000. MINE WENT OUT AT 70,000 SO THEY WILL NOT RECALL OR REPAIR. IF ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. PLEASE HELP ME & PROBABLY MANY OTHERS GET THIS RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS IN HIS VEHICLE CAUSED IT TO JERK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED, BUT MOST RECENTLY AT 55 MPH. THE DEALER REMOVED ALL OF THE WHEELS AND DISCOVERED UNEVEN PAD WEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE ALL THE PADS AND ROTORS AT THE APPROXIMATE COST OF $800. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD OFFER A SLIGHT DISCOUNT BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS A LOYAL CUSTOMER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,995 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS MODEL YEAR WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP STEERING DEFECT. INTERMEDIATE STEERING BECOMES LOOSE. POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. CURRENT REPAIR IS TO GREASE SHAFT TO DEADEN SOUND OF LOOSE SLIDING PARTS. STEERING PARTS IN QUESTION ARE CRUCIAL TO SAFE OPERATION. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 & 2500 TRUCKS BOTH HAVE INSTRUMENT PANEL/SPEEDOMETER THAT IS NO LONGER WORKING. CONSUMER WANTS THE DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACE AT NO CHARGE. *NJ

THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED THE 17TH OF JUNE AND TWO WKS LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ITS WAS REAL HARD TO GET IN 2ND GEAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT FOR US. THE PROBLEMS ARE THERE IS NO CAT CONVERTER,TWO SEALS AND A SENSOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOT TO MENTION 2ND GEAR IS MESSED .THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US AND GAVE US THE LIST OF THINGS WRONG AND THEY ARE THE 2ND GEAR ,THE SYNCHRONI,3ND GEAR,SYNCHRONI AND THE RING IN FIRST. ALL THIS IS TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAT CONVERTER. A AND Z AUTOS GOT MAD THAT WE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER. THEY KEEP GIVING US THE RUN AROUND AND HAVE NOT FIXED THE TRUCK YET AND THEY STILL HAVE IT AT THEIR SHOP. THEY WILL NOT RETURN OUR CALLS . *TR

WE JUST RECEIVED CLASS ACTION SUIT PAPERS REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER TODAY ON 8-13-08. THE PAPER WORK SAYS GM BEGAN A SPECIAL COVERAGE CAMPAIGN ON 9-28-07 SO WHY ARE WE JUST NOW HEARING OF THIS. MY SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT AT 78K (MAY 4TH 2008)! HAD I RECEIVED THIS PAPERWORK THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THIS LAWSUIT. AT THE TIME THEY (GM) DECIDED TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER (SEPTEMBER 2007) I ONLY HAD 68K. THIS IS UNFAIR. THE DEALER KNOWS THEY SHOULD RECALL THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT, BUT ARE WILLING TO SETTLE IN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. THERE IS JUST ONE PROBLEM! MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE A 2003 MODEL HAVE MORE THAN 70K ON THE VEHICLE. WE NOW HAVE 84K MILES, A SPEEDOMETER THAT HAS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING, AND A COMPANY THAT DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ERRORS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL! THERE ARE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT SO THEREFORE, SHOULD THERE NOT BE ENOUGH TO MAKE THEM RECALL THIS PRODUCT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECOND GEAR WAS NOT CATCHING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CHEVROLET DEALER STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD BEEN CUT OUT, WHICH WAS ILLEGAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,535 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,640. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, THE CONTACT CAN FEEL THE BRAKES PULSATING. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO RUST AND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE BRAKES WERE NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT BE IN THOSE CONDITIONS AFTER ONLY FOUR YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,950.

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THINKING THAT THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE GOING SLOW. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE RPM WAS MORE LIKE I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 95 MPH WHILE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 65 MPH. EVENTUALLY DURING THIS TRIP THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO MPH. AFTER STOPPING AND RESUMING THE TRIP THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY, BUT THAT ONLY LASTED FOR ABOUT 15 MILES WHEN I NOTICED IT AGAIN LOSING SPEED WHILE THE ENGINE RPM REMAINED THE SAME. AGAIN IT EVENTUALLY DROPPED TO ZERO. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE NOTED AT LEAST 300 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, OR RECEIVED A CITATION HAD I HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO HAVE BEEN OBSERVED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT BEFORE I DETECTED THE MALFUNCTION MYSELF. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR