2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

1. CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. 2. SPEEDO STICKS ALMOST ALWAYS NOW. 3. GM WANTS $700 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT OTHERS ON WEB SAY IT IS TEMPORARY FIX. *NM

MY CHEVROLET 2500HD BEGAN MAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AT 67,500 MILES. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. THE WORN ASSEMBLY IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP THIS A QUITE COMMON FAILURE IN THE 2500HD. HAD THIS BEEN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE RESULTS VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN INSURMOUNTABLE. THE ASSEMBLY CONTAINS NON GREASE SEALED BEARINGS THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL AT THIS RATE. *JB

I JUST NOTICED THE SIDEWALLS OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES ( SIZE LT245/75R16 AT LOAD RANGE E) CRACKING IN A UNIFORM CIRCLE ABOUT 2 INCHES IN FROM THE EDGE OF THE TREAD. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE CRACKING ALONG A SEAM IN THE SIDEWALL OF SOME SORT. I REVIEWED THE WARRANTY AND IT STATES THAT DRY ROT CRACKS ARE COVERED FOR 4 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE OR IF NO PROOF OF PURCHASE EXISTS, 4 YEARS FROM THE MANUFACTURED DATE THE TIRES CAME AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A BRAND NEW 2003 SILVERADO 2500 PICK UP TRUCK THAT I PURCHASED ON APRIL 5, 2003. I AM ASSUMING THAT DATE QUALIFIES AS THE DATE OF MY PURCHASE OF THE TIRES. I HAD THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER IN HAYSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA LOOK AT THEM AND HIS POSITION IS THAT SINCE THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 20000 AND 2002, THE WARRANTY NO LONGER APPLIES. THESE PEOPLE ARE SELLING TIRES THAT ARE UNSAFE AND PRONE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE AND THEN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ON MY 2003 SILVERADO HD2500. I CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH OUR VEHICLES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. AFTER 1.5 WEEKS THERE G.M FINALLY LOOKS AT IT AND TOLD ME THE BRAKE OPERATION WAS NORMAL. I STARTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE HOME AND THE PEDAL ONCE AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR. I FOUND THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE HIGHER UP PERSON SAY THAT'S NORMAL. NOW WHAT? I CANT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FOR THE FEAR OF ANOTHER CRASH. GM IS NO HELP. *JB

2003 CHEVY 2500HD TRUCK. BRAKE ROTORS "SEVERELY RUSTED" AS STATED BY DEALER. TRUCK ONLY HAS 37,500 MILES; BRAKE PADS ONLY MAKING CONTACT WITH 1/3 OF ROTOR SURFACE ON ALL 4 ROTORS. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS BUT EXPECTS PROBLEM TO CONTINUE, WITH ALL 4 ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED IN NEAR FUTURE DUE TO POOR ROTOR QUALITY; WAS TOLD EVEN IF I REPLACED THE ROTORS, I'D STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN WITHIN 30K MILES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE UPPER BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED IN JUNE OF 2006 AND ON 11/9/2006 THE BALL JOINT FRACTURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER PREVIOUSLY GREASED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER THE SERVICE, THE RATTLING SOUND RETURNED. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE STEERING SHAFT WILL NEED TO BE GREASED EVERY 10000 MILES TO KEEP THE RATTLING SOUND AWAY. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER LONG TERM DAMAGE TO THE STEERING SHAFT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.

NORMAL 55-60 MPH DRIVE ON INTERSTATE TO WORK. SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO STICK AT 45 MPH EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS GOING FASTER. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE NOW MOVES IN A JERKY FASHION SLOWLY UP & SLOWLY BACK DOWN. NOTICED ONLINE THAT SEEMS TO BE A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH 2003 CHEVROLET VEHICLES AND STILL NO RECALL. I WILL NOT PAY $1000 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR PROBLEM AND HAVE A RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVROLET 2500HD CREW CAB 4X4. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND BRAKING BECAME HARDER. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS REPLACED, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED, THIS DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A COLLAPSED HOSE. THE HOSE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V045000, REGARDING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

ENGINE WILL FAIL TO START. SECOND TIME WITH PROBLEM 10/21/06. REPLACED FUSE TO CRANK RELAY FUSE BLOWS IMMEDIATELY. MADE THE TRUCK USELESS FOR SEVERAL DAYS MAKING TRAVEL TO WORK HECTIC. SAME FUSE CONTROLS TURN SIGNALS AS WELL. *NM