2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,245.

BRAKES WENT OUT IN DRIVEWAY. TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE , FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND PARTS OF LINES WERE SNAPPED APART. THIS HAPPENED WITH NORMAL DRIVING,NO INCIDENT. THANK GOD NOBODY WAS HURT. SAD TO SAY I HAVE LOST MY FAITH IN CHEVY!!! *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPARE TIRE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE LOWERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE VIA E-MAIL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER PULLING OVER, SHE OBSERVED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A CLAIM ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER AT A LATER DATE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY. THE ENGINE POWER WAS ALSO EXTREMELY SLOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK CAP NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED SECURELY AFTER REFUELING. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE FAULTY FUEL TANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND REPOSITIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND THEY OFFERED TO REIMBURSE FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 05/11/12*LJ THE DEALER FOUND A LARGE EVAP LEAK AND THE VENT SOLENOID CIRCUIT WAS STUCK OPEN. UPDATED 06/01/12

EVERY 2500 MILE AFTER A OIL CHANGE I GET A LOW OIL ENGINE LIGHT AND HAVE TO ADD A QUART IN A HALF OF OIL TO TOP IT OFF AGAIN. AFTER DOING GM'S OIL CONSUMPTION TEST THREE TIMES GM TELLS ME THAT THE DEALER THAT I WAS BRING MY TRUCK TO FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST STATED THAT I WAS DRIVE MY TRUCK TO HARD ARE I WAS PULLING SOMETHING. *TR

VEHICLE STABILITRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE ONTO A HIGHWAY ACCELERATION RAMP, THE CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE ENGINE DIED. COULD NOT UNLOCK THE POWER STEERING. I WAS TOWING A HORSE TRAILER WELL WITHIN THE GROSS WEIGHT FOR THE VEHICLE. I HAD A HORSE IN THE TRAILER AT THE TIME. I ALSO HAD CHILDREN IN THE CAR. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND PULL INTO A SAFER AREA. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TOW THE TRAILER HOME BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CAR HESITATED AND CHUGGED ALONG SURGING INTO EACH GEAR. WHILE AT A STOP THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. I HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR SO THE CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT DIE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SURGE EACH TIME I STEPPED ON THE GAS. LIMITED TURNING RADIUS ON THE VEHICLE AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE A SHARP TURN WITHOUT A GRINDING NOISE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 XLT SUBURBAN THAT AFTER HAVING A CRACK DEVELOP OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOW SHOWS THAT THE AIR BAG IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

ON MY CHEVY TRUCK THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME I WAS ADVISED BY CHEVY SERVICE DEPT THAT IF THE LIGHT IS ON BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR

FUEL TANK INDICATOR FAULTY....AT HALF FULL IT REPORTS EMPTY.. THEN LIGHT COMES ON ..DING DING SOUNDS. 22 GALLON TANK THEN ONLY TAKES ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF GAS. QUOTE FROM DEALER... $100.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND $700.00 ESTIMATE TO REPAIR ....NOT GOOD.. ONLY 53,953 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. PURCHASED USED IN 2010. USING THE TRIP MILEAGE INDICATOR TO PLAN FUEL STOPS. HELP. *TT