2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM) INOPERATIVE. THE TPMS SYSTEM DOES NOT RELEARN AS OUTLINED IN THE VEHICLE OWNER MANUAL AND IF ATTEMPTED THE SYSTEM IS RENDERED INOPERATIVE. A CONSUMER MAY NOT KNOW THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION UNTIL THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO RELEARN, BUT GM SUPPLIED DOCUMENT ID# 1883524 INDICATES GENERAL MOTORS WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE ON 12/28/06. DESPITE THIS INFORMATION THEY CONTINUE TO IGNORE THIS ISSUE. IT HAS NOW BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THIS ISSUE. I ALSO ATTEMPTED THE RELEARN PROCEDURE IN A 2008 VEHICLE AS WELL AND IT DID NOT FUNCTION EITHER. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS CONTACTING GM AND INCLUDING THE SELLING DEALER TO RESOLVE THIS AND NO FIX IS AVAILABLE. SPECIFICALLY GM BUSINESS RESOURCES PAULO SALVADOR (800-231-1841 EXT 11824) STATES ?NO FIX WILL BE AVAILABLE?. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PERFORMING THE RELEARN PROCEDURE THE SYSTEM IS DISABLED AND INOPERATIVE. I DON'T THINK THIS WAS THE INTENT OF THE SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO RELEARN THE SYSTEM USING A TOOL ONLY AND THIS OPERATION IS NOT 100% EITHER. SOME INSTANCES THE TIRES WERE RELEARNED IN THE WRONG LOCATIONS. PERSONALLY THIS RESULTED IN A FRONT TIRE LOW INDICATION WHEN ACTUALLY IT WAS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE THAT WAS LOW. AND AS STATED BEFORE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RELEARN, THE SYSTEM GOES INOPERATIVE AND NO TIRE PRESSURE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. FURTHER RESEARCH CONCLUDED THAT DEALER TECHNICIANS DO NOT RELEARN TPMS WHEN ROTATING OR SERVICING TIRES. GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE INCOMPETENCE IN DEVELOPMENT AND REPAIR OF THIS SYSTEM. GM CLAIMS THEY ARE WORKING ON A FIX TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BUT IT?S BEEN OVER A YEAR NOW AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT WILL TAKE BEFORE GM REACTS. *TR

2007 CHEVY SILVERADO, PURCHASED IN LATE 2006. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. BRAKES SQUEAKING VERY LOUDLY, TRUCK IS BOUNCING ERRATICALLY AND SENSE A STEERING ISSUE. 1ST DEALER ALSO TOLD ME THE TIRES JUST NEEDED TO BE ROTATED. THE TRUCK IS NOW AT ANOTHER DEALER AND I HAVE YET TO HEAR THE VERDICT. THE TRUCK MAKES WHINING NOISES LIKE IN OLD TRUCKS WHEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO BAD. THIS TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 21,000 MILES. *TR

SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN A NON ACCIDENT SITUATION WHILE DRIVING...TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THAT BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

CLUNKING IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT. BELIEVED TO BE A STEERING COLUMN ISSUE. *TR

2007 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 WITH SAFETY ISSUES ON EXITING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGERS IN THE REAR CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM SOMEONE ON THE OUTSIDE. *KB THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RELEASE LEVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FRONT SEAT THAT WOULD ALLOW HIM TO PUSH THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEAT FORWARD. HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO REACH THE RELEASE HANDLE ON THE FRONT DOOR. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED ANY ATTEMPT TO USE THE BACK WINDOWS AS AN ALTERNATE ESCAPE ROUTE WOULD PRESENT A PROBLEM, AS THE WINDOW DESIGN ONLY ALLOWS MINIMAL PARTIAL OPENING. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES ARE HARD TO SEE WITHOUT THE DASH BEING LIT UP. ANY TIME IT IS NOT SUNNY OUT PRESENTS A HAZARD AS THE GAUGE CANNOT BE READ AT A GLANCE. THE DARK RED NEEDLE ON A BLACK BACKGROUND DOES NOT SHOW UP AND IS A DEFINITE HAZARD TO THE DRIVER. *TR

I HAVE A NEW CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 3000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I STARTED IT TODAY THE NAV/RADIO SCREEN DID NOT COME ON AT FIRST. IT REMAINED BLACK. IT FINALLY CAME ON AND I HEADED FOR WORK. BETWEEN 5 + 10 MILES IN THE DRIVE THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN FOR A INSTANCE (EVERYTHING WENT BLACK). THE ENGINE STAYED ON BUT THE TRUCK STOPPED FOR THAT INSTANCE. I WOULD GUESS SINCE THE TRANS IS ELECTRICAL WAS THE REASON THE TRUCK STOPPED WHEN THE ELECTRICAL WENT OUT. THIS OCCURRED 3-4 TIMES SO I HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE DEALER. THE NAV SYSTEM ALSO WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES WITH OUT THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL GOING OUT. IT DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, POSSIBLY SINCE IT WAS WARMED UP. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS EVER CAME ON. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BEFORE OR HAVE A CLUE WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS? THE DEALER IS SAYING THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I SUGGESTED TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT AND SEE IF THEY CAN EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM WHEN THE TRUCK IS COLD. THEY AGREED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DIGITAL SCREEN MODULE DISPLAYED A MALFUNCTION MESSAGE AND THE STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT INSTEAD DRIVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. AFTER NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY AND ENGINE FAILED. THE HYBRID CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE HYBRID OPEN FUSE MODULE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 345.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-60 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. ON OCTOBER 5, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SWERVED INTO A DITCH IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

REDUCE ENGINE POWER ALONG WITH SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, LEAVING VEHICLE WITH NO STEERING. ECU WAS RESET. NEXT DAY, PROBLEM CONTINUED SEVERAL TIMES. VEHICLE FINALLY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR