Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED SEATS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE AND BECOME ABNORMALLY HOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT SEATS COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT BURNED BY THE SEATS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
OVERHEATED CONNECTOR IN DASH, POSSIBLY LOOSE AT ASSEMBLY. ORIGIN BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL, DRIVER SIDE OF DASH. *TR
TAILGATE WILL EITHER NOT LATCH AND WILL NOT STAY LATCHED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IN MOTION. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE AND WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, UPON INSPECTION THE DOOR LATCH FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.
4X4 NOT WORKING, CHARCOAL CANISTER, CD-PLAYER 3 TIMES, COMPLETE NEW BRAKE SYSTEM FROM ROTORS,SEALS,CALIPERES ETC. THAT I PAID FOR $1,000., WINDOW REGULATOR, DOOR LATCHES, NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING AREA, DASH PEELING APART, CHAPMAN CHEVY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES TWICE WITHIN 50,000 MILES-I FINALLY WENT AND SPENT $1,200 ON NEW TIRES TO MAKE SURE MY FAMILY AND I OUR SAFE
SPEEDOMETER HAS QUITE WORKING. THE ODOMETER ALL OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WORK. *AK
PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW WHEN ROLLING DOWN REALEASES DOOR LATCH AND DOOR SWINGS OPEN WHEN PARKED. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE IN APRIL 2004. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. WHEN WILL PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE? WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK THE PART FINALLY BECAME AVAILABLE OCTOBER 5, 2004. *NM
2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE LOADING AN ATV AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE TAILGATE AND RE-INJURED A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE. IF IT WASN'T FOR A COMMERCIAL GRADE DROP TRAILER HITCH THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MUCH MORE SERIOUS BODILY HARM. BOTH DIGITAL PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND THE TAILGATE HAS BEEN SENT TO COLONIAL WEST CHEVY IN FITCHBURG MASS. FOR IMMEDIATE REPAIR. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THERE'S NOT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AB OUT THIS. *AK
1. POOR RIDE, VIBRATION, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. MOSTLY BETWEEN 35 TO 50 MPH. HAD THE PROBLEM WITH "STOCK" TIRES. REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET TIRES, SLIGHTLY LARGER. STILL HAD ANNOYING VIBRATION. TO A POINT THAT I DO NOT LIKE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE! 2. FUEL ECONOMY SUCKS! I "UPGRADED" FROM MY '92 GMC PICKUP WHICH GAVE ME 12 TO 14 MPG AROUND TOWN TO 15 TO 18 MPG ON A TRIP; TO MY "NEW" CHEV. WHICH IS GOOD FOR ABOUT 9.5 TO 9.8 MPG AROUND TOWN AND THE BEST EVER, ON A TRIP WAS 13.4 MPG!!! 3. THE BENCH-TYPE SEAT IS NOT ADJUSTABLE TO REMOVE THE "VEE" FEELING WHEN DRIVING. 4. THE SELF-DARKENING MIRRORS ARE A HAZARD WHEN TRYING TO BACKUP OR CHANGE LANES! 5. THE PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT LOCKSUP AND CAN'T BE FREED UNLESS YOU UNBUCKLE AND REATTACH THE BELT, ONLY TO HAVE IT LOCKUP AGAIN! I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS PRINCIPALLY FOR THE MILEAGE AND THE VERY ANNOYING VIBRATION! I HAVE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, ALSO WITH NO SUCCESS! I'VE CHANGED TIRES, ASKED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED FOR THE VIBRATION, ONLY TO HAVE SEPERATE SERVICE MANAGERS TELL ME THAT "IT SEEMS OKAY TO ME, AND THAT THERE'S NOTHING ON THE COMPUTER TO INDICATE A PROBLEM!" AND "YOU PUT BIGGER TIRES ON THE TRUCK! YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" I JUST "CELEBRATED" (?!!!) MY FIRST ANNIVERSARY WITH THE TRUCK AND ITS BEEN A MISERABLE YEAR!*AK
2003 SILVERADO 2500 TAIL GATE . RETURNED TRUCK TO ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET IN PALM BEACH FLA. THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR BROKEN TAILGATE STRAPS. TRUCK WAS ALSO COVERED BY BUMPER TO BUMPER INSURANCE SOLD TO ME BY ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE BROKEN STRAPS.
ERG VALVE FAILED 4-6 TIMES. STANDARD ALARM ON TRUCK TURNS ON AND OFF BY ITS SELF. DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. LOSES POWER TO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN YOU OPEN THE GLOVE BOX THE CARGO LIGHT COMES ON. *LA
ELECTRICAL SEATS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD, CRUSHING CORNER INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
TAILGATE ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DROPPED OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE HAULING A GOOSENECK HORSE TRAILER ON A GRAVEL ROAD. I DIDN'T NOTICE THIS WHEN IT HAPPENED. MADE A RIGHT TURN AND THE CORNER OF THE OPEN TAILGATE MADE CONTACT WITH THE HORSE TRAILER AND RIPPED THE TAILGATE OFF THE TRUCK. *NLM
TAIL GATE LATCH FAILED TO HOLD THE TAIL GATE IN THE LATCHED POSITION. THE TAIL GATE POPPED OPEN AND THE RETAINING CABLE ON THE PASSENGER OF THE TAIL GATE BROKE AS A RESULT OF THE TAIL GATE FALLING OPEN. THE TAIL GATE THEN CAME OUT OF ITS RETAINING SOCKET , ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND FELL TO THE GROUND. I WAS IN A ROAD CONSTRUCTION ZONE, WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OVER. AFTER ABOUT AN EIGHTH OF A MILE I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. THE TAIL GATE WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE LATCH AND THE FAILURE OF THE RETAINING CABLE. *JB
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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