2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

WIRING ON HEATER BLOWER MOTOR OVERHEATED AND MELTED WIRE CASING PUTTING SMOKE INTO THE CAB AND LOOKS LIKE POSSIBLE SMALL FIRE WHEN I PULLED THE COVER OFF TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. FUSES DID NOT MELT WHEN WIRES MELTED TOGETHER AND BURNT CASING OFF. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET 2500 HD PICK-UP. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY SLOWLY AND WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED. GRABBED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION, REAR DRIVER SIDE METAL BRAKE LINE HAD SPLIT IN THE BEND IT MAKES TO REACH THE REAR AXLE FROM THE FRAME. ALL CONNECTIONS WERE TIGHT AND LEAK FREE. METAL LINE HAD CORRODED AND FAILED FOR NO REASON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS DISSENIGRATED AND FELL APART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS ON THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE SHOES FELL OFF OF THE TRUCK 5,000 MILES AFTER THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,754.

MY WIFE BOUGHT A USED 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD FROM A DEALERSHIP ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WE HAVE TWO PROBLEMS WHICH SEEM TO BE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO ENGAGE AT LOW SPEED, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD. I ALSO WOULD SMELL BURNING HYDRAULIC FLUID. I THOUGHT THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED BLED OR IT HAD A LEAK SOMEWHERE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THEY WERE ABLE TO TELL ME THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK NOT STOPPING WAS THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO HAVE THE RUST REMOVED FROM UNDERNEATH IT. THIS WOULD COST AROUND $300 DOLLARS, DEPENDING ON WHAT ELSE NEEDED DONE. THEY TOLD ME THIS YESTERDAY. THIS LEADS ME TO THE SECOND PROBLEM. I WAS AT MY FRIEND'S HOUSE AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW A LARGE PUDDLE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE GROUND. A CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT. LUCKILY, THE VEHICLE WASN'T MOVING AND NOBODY WAS HURT. *TR

THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT DURING A NORMAL STOP WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL FARTHER THAN EXPECTED AND REQUIRES EXTRA PEDAL PRESSURE TO COMPLETE THE STOP. THIS HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS NEAR-MISSES TO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME AT INTERSECTIONS, PARKING LOTS, ETC. *TR

STEERING IN 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO ..INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. TERRIBLE NOISE AND VIBRATIONS CAN BE HEARD AND FELT THRU THE FLOORBOARD. HAD FIXED AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO NUMEROUS GM DEALERS. NO ONE WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THEY SAY ITS A PROBLEM, ALL CHEVY'S HAVE IT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION EVEN IF ITS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE PRICE WE PAY FOR THE VEHICLES!!! *TR

I HAVE HAD SPEEDO PROBLEMS FOR OVER A 1 YEAR. NOW IT HAS BECOME REGULAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CHEVY TOLD ME TO GO AWAY BECAUSE I AM OVER MILEAGE REQUIREMENTS. I SEE I AM NOT ALONE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF WACKY SPEEDOMETERS OUT THERE. THIS KIND OF SERVICE HAS CONVINCED ME THAT CHEVY DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE IN BUSINESS ANYMORE. THE JOKES WILL NO LONGER BE ABOUT FIX OR REPAIR DAILY (FORD). *TR

THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY 2003 CHEVY C2500HD PICK UP TRUCK WERE MALFUNCTIONING CONSTANTLY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. EACH AND EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE, THE PEDAL WOULD ALMOST BOTTOM OUT AND THE TRUCK WAS HARD TO STOP. AND SEVERAL TIMES I WAS ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION BEFORE STOPPING.THE RIGHT AND LEFT ABS SENSORS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW SENSORS AT A COST OF ALMOST $500.00. I WAS NOT GIVEN THE OLD PARTS. THIS 03 TRUCK HAS ONLY 41,000 MILES AND I FILL THAT THE ORIGINAL SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THESE SENSORS ARE NOT A NORMAL MAINTENANCE PART AND ARE NOT LIKE FILTER,OIL CHANGES ,BRAKES JOBS WIPER BLADES WHICH ARE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEMS. THESE SENSORS ARE AN VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM . I BELIEVE CHEVROLET HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS MATTER. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION AND TOLD THEM THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD PAY FOR THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THESE PARTS.. THESE FAULTY SENSORS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CORROSION IN THE BREAK LINE OF HIS VEHICLE CAUSED BREAK FLUID LEAKAGE. BREAK FAILURE INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER.THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WHICH INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT HALF THE TIME THAT I BRAKE AND AT OTHER TIMES THE BRAKES OPERATE NORMALLY. YOU HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE GOING TO KICK IN EACH TIME THAT YOU APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR IN THE REAR OR GOING INTO AN INTERSECTION. *TR