2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 Complaints

2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE BACKED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, HE DISCOVERED HE DID NOT HAVE BRAKES NOR POWER STEERING. *TA THE POWER STEERING PUMP, PULLEY AND SERPENTINE BELT WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/23/15. *JB UPDATED 04/15/15*JB

ON DECEMBER 17TH, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR A KEY/IGNITION RECALL.THEY INSTALLED A KEY INSERT AND KEY RINGS ON BOTH THE KEYS. ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 22ND, MY DAUGHTER INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND IT AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED ON HER AND SHE COULD NOT TURN THE KEY NOR COULD SHE TAKE THE KEY OUT. I CALLED BETTEN CHEVROLET THINKING THAT THIS HAD TO BE RELATED TO THE RECALL THAT WAS DONE. THE PERSON WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE AT BETTEN CHEVROLET STATED THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THIS WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL AND THAT SHE MUST HAVE A DEAD BATTERY AND THAT WE SHOULD TRY JUMPING IT. WE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START IT WITH NO AVAIL. I CALLED BETTEN BACK AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND A TOW TRUCK BUT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET TO MY CAR UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.I CALLED THE NEXT AFTERNOON AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY BATTERY WAS CORRODED AND FRIED AND THAT HAD ALSO FRIED MY COMPUTER MODULE. IS IT COINCIDENTAL THAT MY BATTERY CHECKED OUT GOOD ON THE INSPECTION BUT THAT IN 5 DAYS THE BATTERY IS CORRODED? I AM SURE THAT IF THE BATTERY WAS CORRODED ON THE INITIAL INSPECTION THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION AND SUGGESTED TO BE REPLACED AT THAT TIME. I TOLD HIM IT HAD TO BE RELATED TO SOMETHING THEY DID DURING THE RECALL MAINTENANCE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A SEPARATE INCIDENT AND THAT THIS WAS COINCIDENCE. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT ANY KEY THAT IS ALTERED WILL SEND AN ALERT TO THE CAR THAT THE KEY IS ALTERED AND THAT THIS COULD BE SOMEONE TRYING TO BREAK INTO THE VEHICLE AND THAT WOULD CAUSE THE KEY TO LOCK UP. THEREFORE, BETTEN ALTERING THE KEY FOR THE RECALL COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED THIS LOCK UP. THIS LOCK UP COULD HAVE CAUSED THE COMPUTER MODULE AND THE BATTERY TO FRY. *TR

SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO ROLL INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE ONLY WAY I STOPPED IT WAS SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. I NURSED THE TRUCK BACK HOME AND FOUND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED WITH ONE BLOWN OUT. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS ALMOST EMPTY IN ONE CHAMBER. THE OTHER CHAMBER WAS TOTALLY EMPTY. TRUCK HAS ONLY 28,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH TRANSMISSION LINES AT THERE EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THAT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,625.

OUR 2007 CHEVROLET 3500 4 X 4 WITH A 6.0 GAS ENGINE HAS FAILURE IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS AND IS CAUSING NOISE AND EMISSION ISSUES IN AND OUTSIDE THE CABIN AND IS AFFECTING HORSE POWER. OUR TRUCK HAS NOW 13,000 MILES ON IT! THIRTEEN THOUSAND. IT IS WELL CARED FOR AND LITTLE USED, THERE IS NO EXCUSE THAT WE FACE A THOUSAND DOLLAR OR MORE BILL TO REPAIR A UNIT THAT IS A LONG WAY FROM BEING A USED UNIT. WE KNOW OF MANY NOW, THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE, OUR FRIEND SAID HE WOULD NOT PAY THE DEALER TO DO IT FOR HIS TRUCK, THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN AND NO RECALL, BUT IT WAS AFFECTING EVERYTHING, AND YOU COULD NOT GAIN ACCESS TO THE BROKEN BOLTS UNLESS YOU TORE OUT THE TOP END OF THE MOTOR, SO HE REMOVED THE MOTOR AND REBUILT THESE PARTS HIMSELF, IT COST HIM HE SAID $700.00 TO DO IT HIMSELF. HE IS STILL MAD ABOUT IT. WE ARE WRITING YOU IN HOPES THAT YOU MAY INVESTIGATE AND HELP, THERE ARE EMISSION VIOLATIONS IN MANY STATES DUE TO THIS, AND THERE CAN BE A FIRE, IT CAN AFFECT THE SENSORS AND WILL TRIGGER CODES CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS NEARLY 7 OR 8 YEARS OF GM TRUCKS, 4.8, 5.7 AND THE 6.0 SIZE ENGINES. AT FIRST IT WAS NOT TOO BAD, BUT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE IN THE PAST FEW THOUSAND MILES. THE MILEAGE OF SEVEN THOUSAND IS MY APPROXIMATION OF WHEN I FIRST HEARD IT, I THOUGHT IT WAS EXHAUST, BUT I THOUGHT A PROTECTIVE PLATE OVER THE MUFFLER OR SOMETHING, NO WAY DID I THINK THE BOLTS OF THE MANIFOLD WERE BREAKING. PLEASE HELP US OUT ON THIS. *TT

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON THE 6.0L BREAK OFF AT THE HEAD CAUSING EXHAUST GAS TO LEAK INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE. WE HAVE 10 TRUCKS AROUND THIS YEAR AND MOST OR ALL HAVE HAD ALL EXHAUST STUDS REPLACED. MY LOCAL DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT HAPPENS TO ALL 6.0L ENGINES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES SINCE HE OWNED IT AND FEARED THE VEHICLE COULD STALL WHILE TOWING AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE CONTACT STATED THE REPAIR ONLY REMEDIES THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES FOR THE ALLISON TRANSMISSION. 123,000KM'S ON MY 3500 AND THE TRANSMISSION LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. 2 TIMES WERE ON WARRANTY AND THE 3RD I HAD TO PAY FOR MYSELF. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IS NOT COVERED, BUNCH OF BS. COST ME 850 DOLLARS TO FIX. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THEM, EVEN THE DEALER SHIP SAYS THEY HAVE LOTS OF PROBLEM WITH THE LINES. WHEN EVER IT TURNS COLD THEY START TO LEAK AND HAVE TO BE CHANGED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANS COOLER LINES WERE LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED; THE TRANSCOOLER LINES AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,890. UPDATED 01/21/11 *BF UPDATED 04/13/11