2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATIC IN JANUARY OF 2007 WITH SPEEDS AT A STOP RANGING FROM 50-120 MILES PER HOUR. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IS BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER IS USUALLY INCORRECT AND IN VARYING DEGREES OF INACCURACY. *TR

WIPERS BLADES WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER I TURNED THEM ON. THEY DID TURN OFF ONE TIME AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR 2 DAYS BUT THE NEXT TIME IT RAINED AND I TURNED THEM ON, THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES I NOTICED AN OIL LEAK FROM THE TRANSFER CASE IN THE 2003 SILVERADO Z71. I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN MY AREA, WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY TOP SEAL ON THE TRANSFER CASE, AND CHARGED ME $500 FOR THE REPAIR AS THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. TWO WEEKS LATER AND LESS THAN 1000 MILES I NOTICED THE SAME AREA WAS LEAKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME YOU HAVE PIN HOLES IN THE SIDE OF YOUR CASE. IT' WAS LIKE A FLAW IN THE CASTING. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CLEAN IT OFF AND APPLY A LAYER OF JB WELD EPOXY TO IT TO SEAL IT UP. HOWEVER, 3000 MILES LATER WAS STILL WAS LEAKING. AFTER A WEEK OF WAITING AND MISSING PHONE CALLS GM CUSTOMER CARE AND THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSFER CASE AND THEY WOULD GLADLY PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR, $875 WOULD BE MY HALF AS THE TRUCK WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND LOSES POWER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CONTACT PLANS TO CALL THE CHEVROLET DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

I HAVE A 03' CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 Z71 WITH 70,000 MILES. JUST RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 30MPH WHILE NOT MOVING. AT 60MPH IT REGISTERS OVER 120MPH. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FIXED BY GM AT NO CHANGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, A PASSENGER TURNED THE KEYS ONE NOTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION, WHICH CAUSED IT TO ROLL FORWARD. THE PASSENGER DID NOT HAVE HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT ANY POINT. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO DO THAT FOR TOWING PURPOSES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE WAS INFORMED YOU WOULD HAVE TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO TRANSMISSION OUT OF BRAKE POSITION AND WAS ALARMED TO FIND THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT HAS THE DEFECT. THE CONSUMER STATED WOULD LIKE THE DANGEROUS DEFECT INVESTIGATE IT AS IT IS UNSAFE FOR NOT ONLY HIM BUT ALSO CHILDREN THAT COULD EASILY GET INTO THE VEHICLE AND MOVE THE IT. UPDATED 08/24/07 *TR

SPEEDOMETER RECORDS WRONG SPEED GRADUALLY MOVING AHEAD TO PEGGING SELF AT 120 MPH. EACH TIME VEHICLE WAS STOPPED SPEEDOMETER WILL CORRECT BY 5 MPH. THUS, I DID NOT KNOW SPEED I WAS MOVING AT. STARTED VEHICLE ENOUGH TIMES TO MOVE BACK TO 0.*AK

COMPLETE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AFTER OFF AND ON PROBLEMS ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. CANNOT BE INSPECTED NOW AND IT COSTS TOO MUCH FOR OUT OF POCKET -825.00 TO FIX IT.

NOISE IN STEERING COMPONENTS. HAD SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP TWICE UNDER WARRANTEE THEY DID A GREASE PACK ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS EACH TIME. MY NEPHEW WORKED FOR COLUMBUS OHIO DEALER AS MECHANIC HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT MY DEALER FOR SERVICE. HE ALSO STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS OUT ON THIS REPAIR. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DEALER WHERE PURCHESED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS A GM PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY THEM. TRUCK NOW HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED AROUND 10,000 MILES. I HAD TRUCK TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP WHERE THEY STATE TRUCK CAN NOT BE ALIGNED WITHOUT REPAIRS BEING MADE THEREFORE THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD.

I OWN A 2003 SILVERADO LS HALF TON PICK UP TRUCK. THIS PAST WEEKEND, I WAS RETURNING FROM FT. WORTH, TX AND HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 67MPH. I WAS STOPPED AND TOLD THAT I WAS CLOCKED AT 85MPH. AFTER MUCH ARGUMENT, THE OFFICER ALLOWED ME TO LEAVE, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. APPARENTLY, WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 67, THE SPEED HAD CREPT UP TO 85MPH. I DID NOT DRIVE MY TRUCK SUNDAY OR MONDAY, BUT WHEN I LEFT TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP TUESDAY MORNING, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WORKING FINE. MY MECHANIC CHECKED FOR ANY CODES AND IT TURNED UP AN IP CODE WHATEVER THAT MAY BE. CONSIDERING IT WOULD COST ABOUT $600.00 DOLLARS TO HAVE SOMETHING REPLACED THAT IS NOW WORKING, I ELECTED TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT. MY QUESTION IS, HOW CAN I TRUST THIS NOW? THIS CAN BE QUITE EXPENSIVE IF I AM ISSUED A CITATION, BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. SOMEONE CAN UNKNOWINGLY BE GOING THAT FAST IS A VERY BIG LIABILITY TO YOUR COMPANY AND TO MY LIFE. IF THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, THESE IP MODULES NEED TO BE RECALLED, THEY ARE A HAZARD. *TR