2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES WORK FINE UP TO ABOUT 10 MPH THEN THE BRAKES SEEM TO RELEASE. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF COMING TO A STOP WITH NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE THE PROBLEM COULD CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OIL PUMP CREATED A HOLE IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BACK HALF OF THE TRANSFER CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,438 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY 2500 H.D. CREW CAB TRUCK. IN AUG OF 2007 MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP. IT WOULD STOP AT 20 MPH WHEN I WAS AT A DEAD STOP. I CAN START THE VEHICLE AND IT WILL GO DOWN 5 MPH FOR EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE. WHEN I HIT 0 IT WILL BE FINE FOR A WHILE. IT IS GETTING WORSE EVERY TIME I DO IT. FROM READING ON THE INTERNET I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE! *JB

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD HAS QUIT WORKING. THERE WAS NOT WARNING THAT IT WAS GOING TO FAIL. WHILE DRIVING ALL THE NEEDLES ACROSS THE PANEL WERE STUCK AT ZERO. NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TACHOMETER, TEMPERATURE. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATING WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE LAST 5-10 FEET OF BRAKING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD NEARLY CAUSING ME, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, TO REAR-END VERHICLE IN FRONT OF ME - ESPECIALLY WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE LT, SIZE 245/75/R16 TIRES. FIVE HOURS AFTER THE CONTACT PLACED AIR IN HER TIRE, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND CAUSED A BLOW OUT. SHE STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS INTACT, BUT THE THREAD WAS ALSO SEPARATED. THE DEALER SENT HER A LETTER STATING THAT THE TIRE EXCEEDED DEFLECTION. SHE CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT WHAT EXCEEDED DEFLECTION MEANT AND THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THIS REFERRED TO HER VEHICLE'S WEIGHT OVERLOAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE THAT WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE WAS A BRAND NEW SPARE TIRE. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,890 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET C/K 2500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE RIM, TIRE, AND WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE AND PAIN IN THE SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. HE STATED THAT THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE WAS CRACKED. THE TRANSMISSION IS FINE, BUT THERE IS A STRESS CRACK ON THE OUTER CASE. THE REPAIR WILL COST ANYWHERE FROM $3,000 - $4,000 AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL. THERE WERE 3,000 MILES ON THE TIRE AT THE TIME OF THE SEPARATION. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THERE WERE 13,000 MILES ON THE TIRE AT THE TIME OF THE SEPARATION. THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD INCORRECT TIRES. THE FAILED TIRE WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED A GASH ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. THE TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE CONSUMER STATED ALL FOUR TIRES FAILED WITHIN AN 18 MONTH PERIOD WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

2003 CHEVROLET 2500HD 4X4 SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT 38,000 MILES. VEHICLE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. READ FORUMS OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. GM SHOULD RECALL. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK