2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

I BOUGHT MY 2007 SILVERADO ON JULY 27,2006 I BEGAN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS NO MORE THAN TWO WEEKS LATER IT WENT IN THE SHOP AUGUST 08,2006 FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONING THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MODULE A COUPLE MONTHS LATER OCTOBER 10,2006 WIPERS WERE DOING THE SAME THEY AGAIN REPLACED THE MODULE AND MOTORS OK THAT'S FIXED,THEN MY BRAKES WERE LOCKING UP AND WOULD DRAG WHEN I WOULD STOP EVEN AT SPEEDS OF 5-10 MPH AND ALSO STAY LOCKED AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A STOP AND ALSO WAS PULLING LEFT THEN RIGHT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACE THE ROTORS. MARCH 26, 2007( I HAD MY RADIO BURN UP A CD AND LIGHTS IN RADIO BURN OUT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEREO AND THE BACK LIGHTS ON MY STEREO CONTROL BUTTONS AND OTHER BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL BURNT OUT THEY CHANGED THOSE. THEN MY ACCESSORY OUTLET KEEPS BURNING OUT ANY TIME I PLUG ANYTHING IN IT BLOWS A FUSE, MY SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER LIGHTS BURNT OUT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THAT) JUNE 28, 2007 BACK IN THE SHOP FOR A KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING SHAFT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT. MAY 05, 2008 STEERING WHEEL LIGHTS BURNT OUT AGAIN THEY REPLACED THE BUTTONS AGAIN. THEN AUGUST 31,2008 MY FAMILY AND I WERE LEAVING TOWN DUE TO A MANDATORY EVACUATION AND I WAS PULLING MY TRAILER WHEN I TOOK THE RAMP TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE I HAD NO TROUBLE STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN BUT WHEN I WENT TO CROSS INTO THE MEDIAN AT NO MORE THAN 5-10 MPH I HAD NO BRAKES AND WAS PUSHED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH I BOUGHT NEW TIRES IN JULY 2008 AND YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY ARE BEING TORN UP BY THE BRAKES I JUST GOT MY TRUCK BACK FROM THE SHOP AND NOTICED THE REAR BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP AGAIN AND DRAGGING THROUGH TURNS EVEN WITH NO BRAKES APPLIED AT 5-10 MPH DOES THIS SEEM LIKE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB WITH 4.8 LITER ENGINE. I LEFT THE TRUCK IDLING FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES. WHEN I CAME OUT TO THE TRUCK, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS FULLY INVOLVED IN FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS OLD AND HAD ABOUT 6500 MILES ON IT. FIRE MARSHALL WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. TRUCK WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

ON MY 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO I NOTICED THE FRONT TIRES WEARING BADLY ON THE INSIDE EVERYBODY SAID IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT. OVER THE PHONE AND IN PERSON THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND IT LOOK LIKE AN ALIGNMENT. HAD TIRES REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT CHECKED, BUT IT CAME OUT WITH IN SPECS. NEXT DAY FRONT BRAKES STARTED FAILING, CHEVY DEALER SAID WEAR AND TEAR. HAVING THE BRAKES LOOKED AT MECH TOLD ME THAT RIGHT PASS SIDE ROTOR WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT THE PAD HAD RIPPED FREE ON THE METAL BRACKET. WENT TO SHOP TO LOOK AND FOUND ALL PADS ARE RIPPING FREE FROM THE METAL CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE LOSS. PROBLEM FIXED BUT MECH. UNABLE TO BLEED SYSTEM PROPERLY DUE TO FAULTY OR CRACK MASTER CYLINDER. DEALER HAS PASSED IT ALL OFF AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. NOW A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILLED THROUGH GMC CORP. THE TOTAL LOSS OF BREAK PAD ARE UNKNOWN TO THE DRIVE AND COME ON WITH OUT ANY WARNING AS THE BREAK PADS DO NOT HAVE ANY WARNING STOPS TO INFORM DRIVER OF WORN OUT BRAKE PADS I ONLY HAVE 18,500 MILES AND PURCHASED HE TRUCK NEW FROM DEALER IN QUESTION. *TR

PROCOMP AT TIRES THAT I HAVE ON MY TRUCK AT THIS TIME HAVE TWO LARGE BULGES IN THE SIDE WHICH LOOK LIKE THE CORDS ARE COMING APART. I TOOK THE TIRES TO 4WHEEL PARTS AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY LOOKED FINE BUT WOULD REPLACED THEM BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENTS. THEN I TOOK THE TIRES TO TWO OTHER SHOPS AND BOTH INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRES HAD SEPARATED CORDS AND WERE A DANGER. NOW I DO NOT EVEN HAVE 10000 MILES ON THESE TIRES AND THEY ARE COMING APART AND THE DEALER OWNER OF THESE TIRES WILL NOT DO A THING TO ASSIST ME BEFORE THEY BLOW. THIS TO ME IS POOR WORKMANSHIP AND SALES ALONG WITH NO REGARDS TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY. PLEASE ASSIST ME AND OTHERS THAT SPENT OUR HARD EARNED MONEY TO GET THESE TIRES EITHER TAKEN OFF MARKET OR REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SILVERADO 1500 CLASSIC, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES COMPLETELY LOCK UP. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED IT CAUSED AND ACCIDENT, LUCKILY NO-ONE WAS INJURED. THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS, EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE SAME RESULT IS GIVEN EACH TIME "OUR COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW ANY CODES, SO NOTHING IS WRONG." IT MAINLY OCCURS AT SPEEDS AROUND 40-60 M.P.H., BUT HAS STARTED OCCURRING ON VERY HUMID OR RAINY DAYS. I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF SAFETY CONCERN AND HIS RESPONSE WAS, "WELL UNTIL A CODE COMES UP ON OUR COMPUTER, NOTHING IS WRONG." *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND SPUN OUT SIDEWAYS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 200 TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN TOW HAUL MODE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

AFTER ABOUT 7,000 MILES THE TREADS START TO COME OFF IN SMALL PIECES ON THE FRONT TIRES, (1/8" ). THE REAR TIRES CHUNKS ARE COMING OFF IN 1/4 ' TO 1/2' IN THE CENTER 3 ROWS OF THE TREADS. THIS IS MY 3RD SET OF TIRES. ALL RESULTING IN LOSE OF TREADS. *TR

I HIT A VEHICLE IN THE REAR AND THEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT ME IN THE REAR. THE FRONT SEATS OF MY 2007 SILVERADO FELL/RECLINED INTO THE BACK SEAT. I WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE SEATS FORWARD AFTER THE CRASH. *TR

THE REAR HEAD REST ON MY AND EVERY OTHER CHEVROLET SILVERADO CREW CAB ON THE DEALERS LOT DO NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION IF A SMALL AMOUNT OF FORCE IS PUT ON THEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS NORMAL SINCE THEY ALL DO IT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNSAFE FOR THE REAR PASSENGERS OF MY TRUCK IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT. THE HEAD REST PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY MY SON WHEN HE RAISED THE HEAD REST AND THEN LEANED HIS HEAD ON IT AND IT FELL DOWN TO IT'S LOW POSITION. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES YET BUT THERE COULD BE IN A REAR END COLLISION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. *TR

2007 CHEVY 1500 SILVERADO PICKUP BUMPERS - THE BUMPERS ON THESE PICKUPS ARE INADEQUATE. I REALIZE THE AGENCY DOES NOT HAVE A STANDARD FOR PICKUPS. THIS SHOULD BE CHANGED. I BUMPED INTO ANOTHER TRUCK THIS EVENING TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. THE IMPACT HAD TO HAVE OCCURRED AT A MPH RANGE OF 1 TO 2 MPH AT THE MOST. I STOPPED AND INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE ON MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE OTHER PICKUP INVOLVED. NONE WAS INITIALLY SEEN, EVEN BY A WITNESS. HOWEVER, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION A WHILE LATE, A PORTION OF MY BUMPER (THE PLASTIC END CAPS) ARE NOW RUBBING AGAINST THE PAINT. I BARELY BUMPED ANOTHER VEHICLE, NOW I HAVE TO SHELL OVER $1000 TO FIX SOME DAMAGE. YOU CAN NOT EVEN SEE WHERE THE COLLISION OCCURRED (THE FACE OF THE BUMPER) ON MY VEHICLE, JUST THAT THE BUMPER IS BENT. WHETHER IT IS A TRUCK OR CAR, 16 GAGE METAL WILL NOT HOLD UP TO EVEN THE SLIGHTEST COLLISION. TRUCK STANDARDS IN GENERAL NEED TO BE RAISED! DUSTIN GRANT *TR