2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER NEEDLES SWEPT FULL RANGE AND ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. IF THIS HAPPENS IN A INTERSECTION DURING A START OR WHILE YIELDING, I FEAR AN ACCIDENT. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE THE POWER CAME BACK. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. *NM

BRAKES FAIL WHEN VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO 5-10 MPH DUE TO DEFECTIVE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSORS. *NM

REAR TAIL LIGHT FILLS WITH WATER AND FOGS UP CAUSING LIGHTS TO NOT BE SEEN GOOD...*NM

2003 CHEVY K1500 HD HAS HAD CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH KNOCKING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN. ALREADY HAVE TAKEN IT IN ONCE AND A "REPAIR" AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS PERFORMED BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT CONSISTED OF...THEY CLAIM THEY REPLACED THE PART BUT IT IS NOT 26,000 MILES LATER AND ITS DOING IT AGAIN WORSE THAN BEFORE. *JB

WE PURCHASED OUR 2003 SILVERADO IN SEPT. 2003 . FROM NOVEMBER 2003 WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE BRAKE FAILURES AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON . THE DEALER HAD THE TRUCK IN MAY FOR ALMOST A MONTH AND THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO US WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED . THE TRUCK CURRENTLY SITS IN OUR GARAGE AND WE REFUSE TO DRIVE IT. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THIS PROBLEM IS NORMAL AND THAT THE TRUCK IS SAFE. *NM

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHEVY DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL VEHICLES. WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THERE ARE SO MANY FAILURES WHY NOT RECALL AND REPLACE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS OF 3-10 MPH. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES; HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 6/20/2006 - *NM

CONSISTENT KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER HAS REGREASED THE SHAFT TWICE WITH SPECIAL GREASE AND ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT REPLACED THE WHOLE SHAFT WITH AN UPDATED VERSION. IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS THE SHAFT HAS BEGUN TO KNOCK AGAIN. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T TURN OFF OR CHANGE SPEED ONCE TURNED ON. ONLY OPERATE IN NORMAL OR HIGH SPEED. HAD TO PULL FUSE TO TURN THEM OFF. WILL BE CHECKING WITH DEALER TO INVESTIGATE SOLUTION. *NM

1-RUSTING & FLAKING OF REAR BRAKE ROTORS AT 13,482 MILES NY STATE AND GM INSPECTION DONE AT13,460 MILES 2-REAR BRAKE FAILURE 3-TWO GM DEALERS REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY THIRD GM REP STATES THIS IS NORMAL WEAR (NOT COVERED) ROTORS HAVE LARGE PITS AND CREVICES UP TO 2"LONG AND 1/2"WIDE IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ON BOTH REAR ROTORS/ HAD TOO BE REPLACED GM REFUSED TOO COVER COST I HAVE OLD PARTS AND PICTURES OF ROTORS ON VEHICLE. *NM