2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

PROBLEMS WHEN I BACK UP AND FORWARD, THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME, THAT IS NORMAL, BUT FOR A NEW VEHICLE IT'S NOT I DON'T LIKE IT THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING, THIS BOTHER ME, PLUS THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I TOOK IT IN AND I TOLD THEM SINCE THE FIRST TIME THAT IT WAS VIBRATING, IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE SOME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS TOO. *TR

FAILURE OF HOSE CRIMP IN PRESSURIZED TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE. NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABILITY THROUGH DEALERS (10) OR MANUFACTURER, IS INDICATIVE OF A LARGER PROBLEM. OTHER HOSE FAILURES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED, BY OTHER OWNERS OF BOTH 2006 AND 2007 MODEL YEARS. POSSIBILITY OF CATASTROPHIC HOSE JOINT FAILURE, AT HIGH SPEED, WITH POSSIBLE RESULTING ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE OR EXPLOSION. HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY INDEPENDENT ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC. DEALER REPRESENTATIVES CONFIRM (UNOFFICIALLY) THAT THEY ARE AWARE A PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THIS LINE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 5/10/2007. ON 7/20/2007 WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT. AND POLICE DEPT. AT THE SCENE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE MADE REPORTS STATING THE FIRE STARTED INSIDE THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE, MOST PROBABLY AT THE LEFT REAR CORNER OF THE CAB. MOST PROBABLY CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS SOME TRASH LOCATED IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK WHICH AFTER THE REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT, CAUGHT FIRE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BED AREA AS WELL. OVER $7000.00 DAMAGE DONE TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAB. AND TO THE BOX OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS WHAT THE INSURANCE CO PAID TO REPAIR THE TRUCK. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS REPORTED TO THEM. THEIR REPLY"CALL YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY" WHEN EXPLAINED THAT THE FIRE DEPT AND THE POLICE DEPT REPORTS STATED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK, AND MOST PROBABLY AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, THEIR REPLY AGAIN "CALL YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY" THE INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE BODY AND INTERIOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FIRE, AND IS IN SUBUGATION WITH CHEVROLET TO RECOUP THEIR LOSSES. AS YET CHEVROLET HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND EVEN DENIES THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. ON 12/11/2007 AT APPROX 8:15 AM I OBSERVED THAT THE TRUCK AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT IN THE DRIVEWAY. AND COVERED WITH SNOW AS THERE WAS ABOUT 7" OF SNOW FALL OVER NIGHT, THE REAR WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY DEFROSTED. THE TEMPERATURE AT THAT TIME WAS 28 DEG. F. THERE HAS BEEN NO CONTACT FROM CHEVROLET TO ME SINCE THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AUTO LINE PROGRAM WILL NOT ARBITRATE BECAUSE THERE IS PROPERTY DAMAGE . *TR

1. RETURNING HOME FROM A TRIP TOWING A TRAILER. 2. GM OEM TOW RECEIVER FAILED AND BENT "UPWARDS" DAMAGING/RUINING VEHICLE TOWING EQUIPMENT RENDERING IT UNUSABLE. 3. FILING THIS REPORT AND TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER RESULTING IN NO ACTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CAB FILLED WITH EXHAUST FUMES. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DISAGREED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT INSTALLED A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE DURING THE FAILURE AND IT REGISTERED 970 PPM. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED FROM UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER DID NOTHING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME, THEY REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT AND REBUILT THE REAR END. THE THIRD TIME, THEY REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS UNSTABLE CHARACTERISTICS WHEN DRIVEN UNLOADED ON A "WASHBOARDED ROAD",WITH TIRES AT RECOMMENDED AIR PRESSURES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DUR-MAX 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. HE THEN CRASHED INTO A SEMI-TRAILER AND STRUCK A BOULDER. NEITHER OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP. HE SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INSPECTOR TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND HE CONCLUDED THAT THE CONTACT WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE DEPLOYMENT. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH AN INTEGRATED BRAKE CONTROLLER THAT IS USED FOR HAULING A TRAILER WITH BRAKES. WHEN HE APPLIES THE BRAKES IN HIS VEHICLE, THE BRAKES ON THE TRAILER ARE SUPPOSED TO ILLUMINATE SIMULTANEOUSLY. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE CASE. WHILE HAULING A CAMPER AT 30 MPH, EACH TIME THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE TRAILER WOULD PUSH THE VEHICLE FORWARD, NEARLY CAUSING A REAR END CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WAS BRAND NEW. THE SECOND TIME, THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY NEEDED THE PROPER TOOLS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE THIRD TIME, THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A 2.5 SECOND DELAY FROM WHEN HE ELECTRONICALLY APPLIED THE BRAKES IN THE VEHICLE TO THE TIME THAT IT REACHED THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FELT MORE LIKE A 3.5 SECOND DELAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 500-1000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,606.

EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE VEHICLE WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY HAVE OBSERVED THE SMELL, BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. THEY ARE SUSPECTING THAT IT IS THE NEW DIESEL AFTER BURNER CAUSING THE SMELL. *JB