2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HOUSING UNIT EXPLODED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED A LOUD POPPING NOISE DURING THE EXPLOSION. IMMEDIATELY, THE DRIVER PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. ONSTAR CUSTOMER SERVICE RESPONDED WITH AN INDICATION OF A FRONT END CRASH; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO CORROSION IN THE WIRING SYSTEM. THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

THE SPEAKER IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED BUZZING, AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS IT HAD SPREAD TO ALL FOUR SPEAKERS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY WON'T REPAIR IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A WELL KNOWN AND FREQUENTLY OCCURRING PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 2 AND 1/2 YEARS OLD. IT HAS OVER 50,000 MILES BECAUSE I HAVE A LONG COMMUTE TO WORK. *TR

WE BY A 2007 SILVERADO , IN BROWNSVILLE TX, 2008 NEW , ABOUT 5000 MILES START W/ PULSATION AND BRAKE PROBLEMS, WE TAKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGE 3 TIME THE DISC BRAKES, AND BRAKES PADS ,, TIRES AND CHIMES AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. W THIS TRUCK ITS A 4 DOORS TRUCK WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE ANY SPEED DO THE PULSATION AND MAKE A LOUD SOUND WHEN PRESS HARD THE BREAKS MY WIFE HAS A ACCIDENT IN DECEMBER 2008 IN MEXICO SHE SAID SHE PRESS THE BRAKES HARD AND DO NOT STOP SHE STOP W/ THE OTHER TRUCK SHE CRASH,, SHE DON'T HAVE ANY INJURIES ,, ANY SUGGESTION ABUT THIS PROBLEM ??? *TR

MY TRUCK WILL NOT START ALL THE TIME. 60 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING NEW TRUCK I STARTED HAVING MANY DEAD BATTERIES. I WAS RECEIVING EMAILS FROM ONSTAR AT SAME TIME TELLING ME THEY HAD DIAGNOSED MY TRUCK THE PRECEDING NIGHT. I ADVISED ONSTAR TO STAY OUT OF MY TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ABOUT 5 MONTHS LATER (NOVEMBER 2008) I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. I HAD ANOTHER DEAD BATTERY. LATEST HAPPENED 1/16/2009 TRUCK WOULD NOT START BUT BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED. I HAD TRUCK TAKEN TO DEALER. DEALER GOT IT STARTED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT FIX ANYTHING. I PICK UP TRUCK 1/20/2009. 1/21/2009 I STARTED TRUCK WITH MY REMOTE, GOT IN TRUCK, INSERTED KEY AND THEN TURNED OFF MOTOR. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND TRUCK WOULD NOT START. I WAITED AN HOUR AND TRIED TRUCK AGAIN. THE TRUCK STARTED. I DROVE IT IMMEDIATELY TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. GM CALLED ME 1/23/2009 AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 12 DIFFERENT TIMES. ONE TIME THE RADIO WAS OVERHEATED WHEN BATTERY WAS DEAD, BUT LATELY THE BATTERY IS NOT DEAD. THIS TRUCK IS PROVING TO BE VERY UNRELIABLE AND I AM VERY FRUSTRATED. CAN YOU HELP ME! *TR

THE TRUCK HAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO STOP, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN NEEDED, I HAVE NOTIFIED MY CHEVY SERVICE DEALER MANY TIMES 8 TO BE EXACT, IT HAS HAD MANY REPAIRS PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS TO THE BRAKES EVERY TIME I BRING IT IN. IT STARTED AT 10,000 MILES, AND CONTINUES EVERY 5000-8000 MILES. PADS, ROTORS REPLACED AT 10,386 -17,892- 22,171- 22,171 - 28,722 AND LAST WEEK AT 34,362 MILES CHEVY KEEPS REPLACING THE BRAKES, ROTORS OR CALIPERS BUT THE TRUCK IS STILL VERY HARD TO STOP WHEN DRIVING, IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A DANGER TO MYSELF AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD AT THE SAME TIME. I WANT TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AS I SEE MANY OTHER HAVE ON THE 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS AMERICAN AMTRAK TIRES (NA). THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE WERE CHANGED, BUT HAVE BEEN FAILING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 9,000 MILES, THE SECOND AT 16,000 MILES, AND THE THIRD AT 30,000 MILES. THE BRAKES CURRENTLY NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED, BUT CONTINUE TO MAKE A SQUEALING NOISE. WHEN THE CONTACT DRIVES THROUGH WATER, THE DEALER STATED THAT WATER EATS AWAY AT THE ROTORS AND THEY BECOME CRYSTALLIZED AND CRACK. HE DOES NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER THAT MUCH. THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WERE RATED AT 25,000, BUT HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. THIS LAST TIME HE PURCHASED MICHELIN TIRES THERE WERE NO FAILURES. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HIM BACK. THREE DAYS HAVE PASSED AND THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED A CALL. THE DOT NUMBER AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 05/05/09. LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. NINE MONTHS AFTER THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE HAD IT DETAILED. HE BEGAN NOTICING RUST SPOTS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO IRON DEPOSIT FROM THE TRANSPORTATION RAIL. AN ACID BATH TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD COST $400. THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STOPPED THE CLANKING NOISE; HOWEVER, IT RECURRED A WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE, BUT THERE IS NO REMEDY TO SATISFY THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE VEHICLE BACK UNLESS ALL THE FAILURES WERE RESOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,386.

HELLO- RECENTLY I HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHILE DRIVING ALONG A MAJOR INTERSTATE. MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. NO COLLISION OCCURRED, THEY JUST WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH IN TRAFFIC. STASEK CHEVROLET DID A FINE JOB OF REPAIRING THE INTERIOR AND I RECEIVED MY VEHICLE BACK 3 WEEKS LATER. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MGR. WHY IT HAPPENED, HE STATED HE DID NOT KNOW. I ASKED IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND I GOT THE SAME ANSWER.."I DON'T KNOW". MY DILEMMA AT THIS POINT IS THAT MY PERSONAL SAFETY(AS WELL AS MY FAMILIES) MAY BE AT RISK WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. I SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GM CORPORATE AND THEY DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THE MATTER AND REFUSED TO COOPERATE WITH ME. TOLD ME TO CONTACT A LAWYER. I CANT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY AT THIS TIME, OTHERWISE I WOULD PURSUE THAT ROUTE. I BELIEVE A PROPER RESOLUTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE WITH A NEW ONE OR PURCHASE IT BACK SO I COULD AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TRUCK. GM DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME. I'M NOT THE KIND OF PERSON TO TRY AND GOUGE MONEY OUT OF THE SITUATION WITH SOME MASSIVE LAWSUIT. I'M NOT SEEKING ANY MONETARY COMPENSATION FROM GM. MY PERSONAL SAFETY IS MORE IMPORTANT, AND I BELIEVE I DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE IN A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 19K MILES ON IT. ANY HELP WITH THIS ISSUE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. REGARDS, ERIC BAULER *TR

2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LTZ. MFCTR. 5/07. ~13K MILES. VEHICLE PARKED & "OFF". LOCALIZED (SMALL) FIRE LOCATED UNDER DASH BY RELAY BOARD NEAR BRAKE PEDAL. SELF EXTINGUISHED. NO AFTERMARKET PARTS INSTALLED. HISTORY OF "BURNING SMELL" ON START UP AND BATTERY DISCHARGE PRIOR TO FIRE. HAVE PHOTOS IF NEEDED. *TR

I LEASED A 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO LT-1500 PICKUP AND THE VALVE STEM ON A TIRE WAS BAD I SEE FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIRS? IS THERE A PATTERN FORMING HERE? *TR