2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

CHEVY 2500HD YEAR 2003 I FILL A BUMP EACH TIME I STOP AND PUT OFF IN MY TRUCK. IT FILL LIKE SOMETHING IS ROLLING AROUND IN THE BED. I THINK IT IS IN MY DIFFERENTIAL OR DRIVE SHAFT. *TR

INFERIOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE OF CHEVY. 2500 TRUCKS. THE BRAKES ARE INADEQUATE AND WEAR OUT PRE-MATURELY, CAUSING UN-SAFE BRAKING PERFORMANCE. CONTACTED G.M. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY AGREED TO TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM: WHICH WAS APPROVED AND DENIED TWICE. CONTACTED AREA DISTRICT SERVICE REP FOR G.M. AND HE ALSO DENIED A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. SPOKE WITH DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH G.M. BRAKES; THE MANUFACTURE WILL NOT ADMIT A DEFECT IN INFERIOR BRAKE QUALITY. THE BRAKES DEGRADE GRADUALLY, WITH VERY FEW MILES: 15,000- 20,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE OR MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOUD CRACKLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO GARAGE. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AND THE COLUMN FLEX COUPLING, IN WHICH THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,804. UPDATED 06/25/08 *BF

SMOKE FROM RIGHT REAR WHEEL. TOOK TO DEALER STATED AXLE OIL SEAL LEAK ONTO BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR. STATED LEFT REAR ROTOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT DUE TO CORROSION AND BEING TOO THIN. PROBLEM THESE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED WITH 41000 MILES. HOW CAN THE ROTOR BE TO THIN TURN WHEN IT WAS NEVER TURNED BEFORE. DEALER STATED WILL HAVE TO BUY A $380 DOLLAR ROTOR OUT OF POCKET. CONTACTED CHEVROLET ASSISTANCE THEY STATED NOT COVERED ON MY EXTENDED GMPP WARRANTY. WHY ARE OTHER VEHICLES LIKE THIS GETTING THERE ROTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY? VEHICLE SAT AT DEALER FROM APRIL 10 TO APRIL 25 WITH NO WORK DONE. *TR

DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS / LEFT AND RIGHT SIGNAL BULBS LIGHT FIXTURE OVER HEATING CAUSING SIGNAL BULB ORANGE TINT TO "MELT" OFF. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE REFLECTOR "BLACKENING" FROM MID BULB TO TOP. OVER HEATING CAUSES THE SIGNAL BULB TO PEEL AND TURN TO CLEAR BULB. VIOLATES CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE FOR SIGNALING. *TR

FUEL LINE FAILURE,FUEL LEAKING,FUEL SUPPLY AND RETURN HOSE RUBBED TROUGH ON BODY (BED) REPLACED PART #15044352 HOSE3.163 C $ 334.10 REPLACED PART #15044356 HOSE 3.163 $257.96. THE PARTS WERE NOT RETURNED AS REQUESTED, THEY WERE THROWN AWAY. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. IN AUGUST 2006 MY OIL PRESSURE GAGE STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY READ NO OIL PRESSURE EVEN THOUGH THE OIL LEVEL WAS ADEQUATE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A FUEL SYSTEM SERVICING TO A GM DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO TX AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A PRESSURE SWITCH. I ASKED IT TO BE REPAIRED ALONG WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM SERVICING. AT THE TIME MY VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FAILED TO ATTEMPT A REPAIR ON THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE EVEN THOUGH THE OTHER ITEMS WERE REPAIRED. I ELECTED NOT TO LET THEM KEEP MY VEHICLE LONGER TO AFFECT THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND ASKED IT TO BE REPAIRED. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THE ACTUAL PROBLEM WAS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700 TO REPLACE. I ELECTED NOT TO HAVE IT REPLACED DUE TO THE COST. AT THIS TIME MY VEHICLE HAD 71,000 MILES. IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO MALFUNCTION BY DISPLAYING THE WRONG SPEED OR STICKING AT ZERO. I AGAIN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO AGAIN SAID IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SHORTLY AFTER, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IT WOULD REPLACE OR REPAIR THE MALFUNCTION FREE OF CHARGE ON ANY VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL GM DEALER TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THIS SINCE IT ORIGINALLY MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THERE WAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED GM AND THEN TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS MORE THAN 70,000 MILES AND GM DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY WILL NOT PASS A STATE OF TEXAS SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. I AM MAKING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A FULL RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASED TO 115 MPH AND REMAINED IN THAT POSITION. AS OF FEBRUARY 8, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71,236.

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE NEEDLE STICKING. CONSUMER STATES THAT GM SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 70,000 MILES ON IT. KB*

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF INSTRUMENT/GAUGES CLUSTER CAUSING UNKNOWN DRIVING SPEEDS AND UNABLE IDENTIFY POSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEMS AND UN ABLE IDENTIFY FUEL LEVEL. INTERMITTENT FAILURE OCCURRED FOR TWO YEARS UNTIL TOTALLY FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR