2003 Chevrolet Silverado Powertrain (other) Problems

I PURCHASED MY CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK IN 2003 NEW OFF THE LOT AT [XXX] IN ROSEVILLE CALIFORNIA. WITHIN A COUPLE YEARS, I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND LOST POWER. I NEARLY HIT A HOMELESS MAN WITH A SHOPPING CART, AS I CAME UP OVER A SIDEWALK. I CALLED CHEVY AND GOT TOWED BACK IN. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SOLENOID? THEY FIXED IT AND THAT WAS THAT. A YEAR LATER, I AM DRIVING DOWN A BUSY MAJOR STREET AND MAKE A LEFT TURN. AS TURNING I LOSE POWER AND MY TRUCK DIES. CARS BEHIND ME HONKING. LIGHT CHANGES TO RED AND CARS STILL BEHIND ME. NOW OTHER LIGHTS ARE GREEN. I TURN MY KEY AGAIN AND IT TURNS ON AND I GET OUT OF THE WAY. I HAVE 4 TEENAGERS IN MY TRUCK WITH ME SCREAMING. I TAKE MY TRUCK TO [XXX] AND THEY TEST DRIVE. NOTHING HAPPENS. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING TO FIX. COULDN'T GET IT TO DIE ON THEM. A YEAR LATER, MAKE A U TURN ON BUSY STREET. IT DIES AND LOSES POWER. I HAVE NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING. CARS HONKING. AGAIN TAKE IT TO [XXX]. NOTHING. A YEAR LATER, TAKING A CAR LOAD OF WOMEN OUT TO DINNER AND DRINKS. ALL HARD WORKING MOTHERS. I AM THE ONLY NON DRINKER. AT MIDNIGHT I AM TAKING THE WOMEN HOME. U-TURN AT INTERSECTION, AND TRUCK DIES. AGAIN. NO BRAKES OR STEERING. SCARED WOMEN. TURN IT OVER AND IT GOES. I TAKE MY TRUCK TO [XXX]. THEY HAVE JUST MOVED TO ANOTHER BUILDING DOWN THE STREET. ALL MY RECORDS OF IGNITION PROBLEMS GONE. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHERE ANY OF THEM WENT. THEY TEST DRIVE. NOTHING. THEY HAVE YET TO FIX ANYTHING ON IT. IT HASN'T DONE IT IN OVER A YEAR. BUT NO TELLING WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN. IT JUST HAPPENS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10569184

Incident

Mar 10, 2012

Mileage

99,201 mi

MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO GOES INTO GEAR WITH OUT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, ALSO THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO GEAR WITH OUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THE E-BRAKE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE, THE E-BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE TRUCK. MY 2 YRS OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE TRUCK ON 9/20/2011 WHEN THE TRUCK WENT INTO GEAR. I LIVE ON A INCLINE MY TRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE HILL WHILE I WAS CHASING THE TRUCK ON FOOT, THE TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT A 98 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY ACROSS THE STREET. THE E-BRAKE WAS SET , THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE TRUCK, THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING! MY SON COULD HAVE KILLED HIMSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE DUE TO THE FACT THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10428325

Incident

Sep 20, 2011

Mileage

68,100 mi

THE LOCKING REAR AXLE ON MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD DOES NOT RELEASE WHEN ENTERING A TURN OR INTERSECTION FROM A STOP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE FORWARD AND FIGHT STEERING IN THE PROPER DIRECTION. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR HEAD ON COLLISIONS WITH OPPOSING TRAFFIC UPON FINALLY COMPLETING THE TURN. CHEVROLET INSPECTED THE REAR AXLE AND INSTALLED A LUBRICANT ADDITIVE AT APPROXIMATELY 10000 MILES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE,MODEL,AND YEAR VEHICLE WHO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10136810

Incident

Sep 16, 2005

Mileage

10,000 mi

I PURCHASED A NEW CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK ON 8/15/2003. I DROVE IT 15,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. ON ANOTHER TRIP RETURNING FROM DENVER TO DURANGO I WAS DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN THE BACK WHEELS SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO GO INTO AN UNCONTROLLED SKID AND I CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE TRUCK BOUNCED BACK INTO THE ROAD AND ALMOST FORCED OTHER CARS OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WAS VERY STEEP WITH NO GUARDRAIL. HAD I SKIDDED THAT DIRECTION, I WOULD HAVE TUMBLED SOME 200 FEET OR MORE. TO ADD TO THIS THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH THE MOUNTAIN. ALL OF THIS INFORMATION WAS NOTED IN THE COLORADO HIGHWAY PATROL ACCIDENT REPORT # 908FZEH21P. GENERAL MOTORS HAS ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY BUT 10+ WEEKS LATER HAS NOT REPLACED THE TOTALED TRUCK!*AK

NHTSA ID

10088906

Incident

Jun 25, 2004

Mileage

23,000 mi

ABNORMAL NOISE HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVELINE WHEN SLOWING DOWN.*MR *JB

NHTSA ID

10082178

Incident

Jul 1, 2004

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

NHTSA ID

10072623

Incident

Apr 30, 2004

Mileage

144 mi

VERY EXCESSIVE DRIVETRAIN CLUNK WHILE DOWN SHIFTING 3-2 GEAR, UPSHIFT 2-3 AND NOW IS GETTING WORSE AS 1-2 AND 2-1 ARE CLUNKING DUE TO EXCESSIVE DRIVE TRAIN FREEPLAY. THE PROBLEM IS AGGARVATED ROUNDING SLOW CORNORS, DOWN A GRADE OR WITH A LOAD. THE DEALER TRIED TO MADE ME BELIEVE I WAS HEARING THINGS AND EVERTHING IS FINE THE FIRST TIME IN, YET EVERYONE WHO RIDES IN IT ASKS "WHATS THAT BANGING". THE SECOND TIME IN THE DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM I GOT A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN, WHICH SAYS OWNERS MAY FIND THE CLUNK OBJECTIONABLE?? WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT DURABILITY??? THERE IS NO WAY THIS DRIVETRAIN WILL LAST AS LONG AS A NONCLUNKER. THE DEALER WAS ALSO GOING TO GET ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR DRIVETRAIN, WHICH DIDN'T HAPPEN. VERY FRUSTRATED CHEVY WON'T FIX IT. IF OWNERS FIND IT OBJECTIONABLE IT SHOULD BE FIX. *AK

NHTSA ID

10067545

Incident

Apr 19, 2003

VEHICLE SEEMS TO GO INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING . THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES ALREADY. I WANT TO SWITCH DEALERS BUT GM TOLD ME NO I HAVE TO STAY WITH THE DEALER WHO WORKED ON THE VEHICLE. AS THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN CONSIDERABLY CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO LOCK AND HOLD ME BACK. ALSO AT TIMES THE VEHICLE JUST SLOWS DOWN WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CHECK 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE PUSH BUTTONS ON THE PANEL DO NOT OPERATE. (THE LIGHTS GO OUT) I ALSO THINK THIS HAS CAUSED MY ODOMETER TO FAST FORWARD. IT TELLS ME NOW THAT I HAVE 29900 MILES ON THE TRUCK . I HAVE ALL RECORDS AND NEED HELP. I TRAVEL TO WORK 8 TIMES A MONTH AND ROUND TRIP IS 114 MILES THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK OUT . CAN THEY CHECK THE ELECTRONICS AND SEE ACTUAL MILES FROM THE COMPUTER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10062332

Incident

May 13, 2003

Mileage

6,903 mi

ALL ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE AND RECONDITION/REPLACE THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL TO DRIVABLE AND MECHANICALLY SAFE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CONDITION WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. (NAR) *PH *CB

NHTSA ID

10061766

Incident

Mar 1, 2004

STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED UP, MOSTLY WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS, AND SOME WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT AND THE LEFT HUB. HOWEVER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10056118

Incident

Oct 8, 2003

Mileage

19,765 mi

CONSTANT WIND NOISE FROM HOOD HINGE FLAPS AND TOP WINDSHIELD SEAL AT 50 AND ABOVE. ALSO DRIVER DOOR SEAL SQUEALS. I REPAIRED THE FLAPPING NOISES MYSELF AFTER THE DEALER TRIED 6 TIMES AND SAID IT WAS MY BUG DEFLECTOR. THE DOOR SEAL WAS REPLACED AFTER 6 TRIPS AND IS WORSE NOW THAN THEN. I REPAIRED THIS AS WELL AS I COULD. THEY REPLACED 1 OF 3 SEALS. AFTER 6 VISITS FOR MY GOODYEAR TIRES (NOTHING FOUND WRONG AGAIN) THEY DECIDE TO REPLACE THEM. IT TOOK 2 WEEKS TO GET TIRES AND THEN THEY REPLACED 2. THE TRANS IS CLUNKER AND HAS COMPUTER SOFTWARE ISSUES CAUSING SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE. THE COMPUTER THINKS IT IS OK SO NO CODES WILL BE STORED. I ALSO POINTED OUT THE GM TSB'S TO THEM ON THIS PROBLEM. I MAY AS WELL GO TO THE ZOO FOR SERVICE AT LEAST I GET TO EXPECT POOR SERVICE FROM WILD ANIMALS. I WROTE THE VP OF GM AND HE RESPONDED TO ME AND FORWARDED MY LETTER TO VP OF SALES AND SERVICE. WENT BACK FOR REPAIRS AND STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEMS AND THE NEW TIRES WITH 1000 MILES ARE BAD JUST LIKE THE OTHERS. $38,000 PIECE OF JUNK WITH $3.00 HR MONKEYS REPAIRING IT. WHAT A JOKE, THEY CAN HAVE THIS TRUCK BACK SINCE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WAS ALSO REFUSED SERVICE TWO TIMES BY MY LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT ELSE WHERE. SERVICE MANAGER SAID: "YOU ARE NOT OUR LOYAL CUSTOMER AND IF WE DECIDE TO SERVICE YOU, YOU GO BEHIND OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS, REGUARDLESS OF ORDER". I THINK HE MAY BE LOOKING FOR OTHER EMPLOYMENT NOW THAT THE VP CALLED ME TO DISCUSS MY CONCERNS, BUT THAT IS STILL AGAINST THE LAW AND THE GM CONTRACT. THINK I AM GOING TO JUST GET A HORSE AND WHEN IT STOPS WORKING JUST SHOOT IT.

NHTSA ID

10071175

Incident

Oct 15, 2003

Mileage

10,140 mi

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4WD, ABRUPT JERKING FROM TRANSMISSION OR DRIVE TRAIN, TENDS TO OCCUR WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS, DISTRACTS FROM GOOD CONTROL OF TRUCK. TRUCK HAS 14,000 MILES AND PROBLEM HAS BEEN EVIDENT FOR LAST 10,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10039625

Incident

Sep 27, 2003

Mileage

4,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED UP A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION DECELERATED EVEN WHEN THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE ALSO DIED ON TAKE OFF. GROMMETS ON LOWER CONTROLS RUBBED THE TORSION BARS. WHILE PUSHING ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CONSUMER HAD TO BUILD UP RPMS BY PRESSING THE GAS. THE VEHICLE DID NOT TAKE FUEL UNTIL THE RMPS BUILT UP WHEN CLIMBING HILLS. *JB *CB *JB

NHTSA ID

10020183

Incident

Mar 17, 2003

Mileage

309 mi

THE VEHICLE SWITCHED FROM 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE WITH OUT WARNING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10014617