2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

I DROVE MY TRUCK TO MY SONS HOUSE FOR HIM TO USE PARKED IT. WHEN MY SON GOT INTO IT TO DO A CHORE IT HAD NO BRAKES. THE FRONT BRAKE LINE THAT GOES OVER TO THE RIGHT WHEEL HAD BURST WITHOUT ANY WARRING. JUST LUCKY HE WAS STILL IN HIS DRIVEWAY.

I WAS APPROACHING INTERSECTION WITH RED LIGHT .PRESS DOWN ON BRAKES AND HAD NO BRAKING EFFECT THERE WAS NO APPROACHING TRAFFIC ,WENT THUR RED LIGHT AND ACROSS TO ENTRANCE TO PARKING LOT HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP TRUCK.

HAD THE 2 MAIN BRAKE LINES THAT GO FROM RESOVOIR TO ABS CONTROL UNDER CARRIAGE ON FRAME FAIL AND SEVERELY LEAK OUT BRAKE FLUID SO I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. LUCKILY I WAS ON A SIDE STREET AND NOT ON HIGHWAY.

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT DUE TO A SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT MY PASSENGER AIRBAG ON MY CHEVY. THERE IS A CRACK ON MY DASH WHERE THE AIRBAG IS STORED CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE PRESSURE FROM THE AIRBAG CAN MAKE MY DASH A PROJECTILE KILLING PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DISCUSS THIS WITH GM/CHEVY BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEIR FAULTS. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MANY CHEVY/GM CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING. I HAVE PICTURES OF DASHES WITH THE CRACKS IN THE SAME PLACE EACH TIME. UNFORTUNATELY MANY OF THESE CUSTOMERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DISCUSS THIS CONCERN WITH GM ONLY TO BE TURNED AWAY.

WHEN PARKED ON A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TRUCK WAS IN A RURAL AREA AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK SOME TIME TO ARRIVE. THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMETLY 120 MILES THAT DAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED APPOXIMATLY 1 1/2 HOURS BEFORE IT SELF IGNIGHTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE EGR COOLER SENSOR FAILED AND BECAME INOPERABLE. AS A RESULT, THE EXHAUST PIPE OVERHEATED. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DIESEL FILTER SENSOR INCREASED EXCESSIVELY TO 1,500 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THE DASH AROUND THE AIRBAG IS CRACKED. THIS IS VERY COMMON ON 2007-2013 GM VEHICLES. IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, CONSIDERING NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN THEY ARE BROKEN. THE DASH IS CRACKED TO THE POINT WHERE IF THE AIRBAG WENT OFF, I WOULD NOT FEEL SAFE, IN FEAR OF SHRAPNEL COMING FROM THE DASH BEING IN FRONT OF THE INFLATING AIR BAGS. LOCAL DEALER OFFERED NO FIX, ASIDE FROM AN OVER $1,000 OUT OF POCKET REPAIR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,200. UPDATED 7/9/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION COOKING LINE TO THE RADIATOR WAS SEEPING OIL. THE DEALER STATED THE COOLING LINES BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WERE LEAKING OIL WERE THE METAL LINES CONNECTED TO THE RUBBER. UPDATED 08/13/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD INTO GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOLENOID CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DRUM WAS CRACKED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.