2007 Chevrolet Silverado Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact stated that another vehicle crashed into her vehicle and damaged the front driver's side of the vehicle. The air bags deployed aggressively and emitted an unknown substance. The contact stated a police report had been filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The contact did receive medical attention. The contact stated that she sustained injury to her shoulder and bruises to her face and neck from the air bag. The contact stated the fumes from the air bag continue to give her headaches. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 220,000.

2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS RELATING TO THE RECALL AS WELL AS FOR THE RENTAL CAR.

DASHBOARD LIGHT FLICKERING. ABS,TIRE PRESSURE, AND AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. RADIO COMES ON AND OFF. DID THIS FOR 40 MILES CONSTANTLY. OUTSIDE LIGHT WORKING FINE. SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK INSIDE, BUT WERE WORKING OUTSIDE. GAUGES (FUEL, SPEEDOMETER, THROTTLE, ETC) WOULD STOP WORKING OR WOULD STICK ON WHATEVER READING THEY WERE ON WHEN THE FLICKER HAPPENS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE ONLY STARTED WHEN THE CONTACT USED THE WIRELESS VEHICLE STARTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ON MY 2007 SILVERADO I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO TAKE IT IN TO GET SERVICED FOR TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABILITRAK. MY ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT LIFTERS ARE ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE CONTROL AND IT FEELS VERY DANGEROUS.MY BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY BEING REPLACED AND I FEEL LIKE THERE IS SOME MAJOR ISSUES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT.

BRAKES FAILED AT STOP SIGN. GOT TRUCK BACK HOME AND IT HAS FAULTY BRAKE LINES

CRACKED DASH NEAR MY AIR BAG PROVIDE A BIG HAZARD. I HAVE OTHER CRACKS AROUND MY DASHBOARD ALSO, BUT THE THING THAT SCARES ME THE MOST IS THE CRACKS BY MY AIRBAG. I COULD LEAD TO PICES OF SHARP PLASTIC FLYING TO MY PASSENGER IF THE AIR BAG EVER GOES OFF. PLEASE WE NEED A RECALL.

3-4 RUST AREAS. 2-3 ROOF ABOVE WIND SHIELD. MAJOR BEING DRIVER SIDE NEXT TOO BRAKE LITE ON ROOF. RUST AREA IS APPROX. SIZE OF SILVER DOLLAR THRU ROOF. I HAVE FILLED THIS AREA WITH BONDO AND REPAINTED. SIMILAR SITUATION OCCURRED TO FRIEND. SITUATION COST HIM APPROX. $3K TO FIX ELECTRICAL PROBLEM RESULTING FROM THIS AS STATED BY CHEV DEALER DARE CTY.

The contact owned a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, he saw smoke exiting from under the hood. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road and when checking under the hood, he saw the fire under the engine. The contact stated the fire department extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed. The police was called but no report was filed. The contact stated no one was injured nor sought medical attention. The vehicle was not drivable. The insurance deemed the vehicle a total loss. The vehicle was towed to his residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

ON MY 2007 SILVERADO I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO TAKE IT IN TO GET SERVICED FOR TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABILITRAK. MY ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT LIFTERS ARE ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE CONTROL AND IT FEELS VERY DANGEROUS.MY BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY BEING REPLACED AND I FEEL LIKE THERE IS SOME MAJOR ISSUES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT.

COLLAPSED LIFTERS DIAGNOSED IN 5.3L ENGINE, MONUMENTAL REPAIR COST. VEHICLE HAS HAD OIL CHANGED RELIGIOUSLY EVERY 3000 MILES. WORKED ONE DAY NEXT VALVE TRAIN TRIED TO JUMP OUT OF THE HOOD.

WHILE MERGING ONTO THE EXPRESS WAY I HAD A MAJOR LOSS OF POWER AND A SLIGHT SHAKE IN MY SILVERADO. MULTIPLE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON (STABILITY TRACK, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BLINKING ENGINE LIGHT). ON MY WAY TO THE NEAREST GM DEALER, AT EVERY STOP LIGHT THE TRUCK LACKED POWER TO GET GOING WHEN THE PEDDLE WAS PUSHED, THEN IT WOULD KICK IN AND SCREECH THE TIRES. AFTER LEAVING THE TRUCK AT THE DEALER, I RECEIVE PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY STATING THAT THE LIFTER (AFM LIFTER) HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS STUCK. I ASKED WHAT CAUSES THIS (BECAUSE MY TRUCK ONLY HAS ABOUT 39,700 MILES ON IT), AND THE DEALER STATED IT WAS "AN ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE." I THEN RESEARCHED THE INTERNET (GM FORUMS, SOCIAL MEDIA, NHTSA) TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE. MANY OWNERS HAD THE BAD LIFTER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, ONLY TO HAVE A DIFFERENT LIFTER GO BAD. I DECIDED TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE ALL MY LIFTERS, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THEY RECOMMENDED AND THEY ADMITTED THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE I WOULD BE BACK IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON THE OTHER LIFTERS IF I DIDN'T REPLACE THEM. THE DEALER CONTACTED GM TO SEE IF ANY OF MY REPAIR COULD BE COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE 39,700 MILES ON IT, BUT MY TRUCK WAS 8 YEARS OLD SO THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T. I CONTACT GM TO SEE IF I COULD DIRECTLY GET ANYTHING COVERED SEEING I ONLY HAD 39,700 MILES, PLUS BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT JUST EXPIRED LAST YEAR. I WAS TRANSFERRED THROUGH 5 DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVES THAT ALL ADMITTED THAT THE LIFTER FAILURE IS "AN ISSUE, BUT NOT A RECALL." IF THEY KNOW ITS AN ISSUE, THE DEALERS KNOW ITS AN ISSUE, ITS A EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE ALL ACROSS THE INTERNET, WHY WONT GM TAKE CARE OF IT? MY SILVERADO COST OVER $45,000 WHEN NEW, YOU THINK IT SHOULD LAST WELL OVER 100,000 MILES WITH NO ENGINE PROBLEMS. *TR

FOR THE PAST YEAR 1/2 THE SERVICE STABILITRAK / SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON FOLLOWED BY HARD SHIFTS AND NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT FOR MY OWN SAFETY AND OTHERS ON THE ROADS ! I'VE SPENT OVER $2000 ON TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH NO PREVAIL !! VERY AGGRAVATED BY THIS PROBLEM AND NOBODY INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP CAN TELL ME WHY IT'S DOING THIS ! I REALLY NEED HELP ON THIS PROBLEM CAUSE I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN THAT I'M SCARED FOR THEM TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK ! HELP ME AND THE MILLIONS OF OTHERS I'VE SEEN WITH THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED NO ! RECALLS ON THIS !!? NOW THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE CAUSE BEFORE THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY AND STAY ON A FEW MINUTES AND EVERYTHING WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL , BUT NOW THEY STAY ON ALL THE TIME AND THE HARD SHIFTING FROM 1 AND 2 FOLLOW ALWAYS ! UNREAL !

I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH MY TRUCK FROM THE BEGINNING. YOU CAN SAY IT'S A LEMON I HAD THE TRUCK FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED, RADIO DOESN'T WORK, WINDOW DOES WORK, BACK WINDOW SLIDER DOESN'T WORK. ALL LIGHTS ARE GOING ON. I SHOULD NOT HAVE ALL THIS ISSUES FOR THIS TRUCK. THAT'S WHY BOUGHT A NEW TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN ARM LACERATION THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS CURRENTLY AT PLAINVIEW TEXAS, 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, UNABLE TO DRIVE DUE TO RAIN, HAD TO STOP TO WAIT FOR RAIN TO GO AWAY, WIPERS FELL TO WORK DURING COLD WEATHER. BOTH WIPER FROZE CAUSING THEM NOT TO WORK, HAD TO STOP AT DIFFERENT STORES TO CHECK IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. ONCE WE ENTER EL PASO TX STARTED TO WORK. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON A COLD WEATHER, WIPERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO WORK IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER, I WAS IN DANGEROUS DRIVING ALONG WITH MY 2 DAUGHTERS AND HUSBAND. *TR

DOORS CONTINUOUSLY LOCKING/UNLOCKING, ALL DASH LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY TURNING ON/OFF, CLOCK RESET ITSELF TO 12:00, ENGINE CUTTING IN/OUT WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, ALL OF WHICH OCCURRED WHILE AT FREEWAY SPEED. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER IN SACRAMENTO, CA. SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF THE CLOCK RESETTING ITSELF TO 12:00, COMPLETE POWER LOSS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BOLTS FROM THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,048 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,455.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE AND WHEEL HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,502.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 WITH GENERAL AMERITRAK TIRES, SIZE P245/70R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD WAS WEARING ON ALL FOUR REPLACEMENT TIRES AT 20,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRES TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE TIRE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CORRODED AND FULL OF WATER. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE FUEL LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL LINES HAD PREVIOUSLY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

ON MY 2007 SILVERADO I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO TAKE IT IN TO GET SERVICED FOR TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABILITRAK. MY ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT LIFTERS ARE ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE CONTROL AND IT FEELS VERY DANGEROUS.MY BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY BEING REPLACED AND I FEEL LIKE THERE IS SOME MAJOR ISSUES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT.

FOR THE PAST YEAR 1/2 THE SERVICE STABILITRAK / SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON FOLLOWED BY HARD SHIFTS AND NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT FOR MY OWN SAFETY AND OTHERS ON THE ROADS ! I'VE SPENT OVER $2000 ON TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH NO PREVAIL !! VERY AGGRAVATED BY THIS PROBLEM AND NOBODY INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP CAN TELL ME WHY IT'S DOING THIS ! I REALLY NEED HELP ON THIS PROBLEM CAUSE I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN THAT I'M SCARED FOR THEM TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK ! HELP ME AND THE MILLIONS OF OTHERS I'VE SEEN WITH THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED NO ! RECALLS ON THIS !!? NOW THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE CAUSE BEFORE THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY AND STAY ON A FEW MINUTES AND EVERYTHING WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL , BUT NOW THEY STAY ON ALL THE TIME AND THE HARD SHIFTING FROM 1 AND 2 FOLLOW ALWAYS ! UNREAL !

THE DRIVES SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH. PART # 19121537

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FRACTURED AND MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE MESSAGES DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURES RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT RELEASE THE DOOR LATCH. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000.

2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE GM TO BUY BACK TRUCK BECAUSE OF DESIGN FLAWS AND SUSPECTED LEMON *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ONSTAR ACTIVATED AND STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER CALLED ONSTAR TO TELL THEM THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE OPERATOR ASKED THE CONSUMER WERE THERE ANY LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO INSTRUCT THE CONSUMER ON HOW TO RESET THE LIGHT, AND STATED IF IT DIDN'T CLEAR WITHIN TWO DAYS TO CALL BACK. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE AND STARTED TO GO FORWARD, THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION, DUST FILLED THE TRUCK AND ONSTAR CAME ON SAYING THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. A WEEK LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATING THE EXPLOSION WAS CAUSED BY A POOR DESIGN IN THE GALLEYS IN THE FLOOR, THEY WENT FROM THE CENTER OF THE TRUCK TO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR UNDER A RUBBER MATE. ONE OF THE GALLEYS WENT THROUGH A RUBBER GROMMET WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK INTO A COMPARTMENT STORING VERY HIGH PRESSURE COMPACT CYLINDERS FOR THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELTS. THE WATER CAUSED CORROSION ON THE HIGH PRESSURE CYLINDERS AND CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. ALSO, THE TAILGATE LATCH WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY. THE DEALER FOUND THE PIVOTS HAD SEIZED. ON COLD STARTS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE AND THEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. THE DEALER FOUND A VALVE BODY BOLT BROKEN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE DEALER NOT TO MAKE ANY FURTHER REPAIRS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY FAILED. THE DEALER OBEYED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 20,000.

A LEAF SPRING ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BROKE. NOTICED LEAF SPRING RATTLING WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE SAME LEAF SPRING BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT ROCK ARM AND BALL JOINTS EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

THIRD BRAKELIGHT LEAKS WATER INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK RUSTING OUT FRAME AND DAMAGING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. APPARENT ON GOING PROBLEM WITH MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS-TIME TO OPEN A RECALL! *TR

BLINDING HEADLIGHTS ARE EQUIPPED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71, 18,355 MILES STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TODAY AT 45 MPH, A/C ON HIGH SINCE IT WAS 90 DEGREE'S OUT AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAB STARTS FILLING UP WITH SMOKE AND A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS AND FROM UNDER THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, POPPED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE A/C WAS STILL ON AS I WAS GETTING OUT. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD SEEN NOTHING. I WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OPENED THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND SMOKE STARTED ROLLING. A PASSER BY STOPPED AND LUCKILY HAD A SOCKET SET SO I ASKED TO USE IT TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET THE A/C TO SHUT OFF. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE SAME TIME THE GENTLEMAN GOT BACK FROM GETTING HIS SOCKET SET OUT OF HIS CAR AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FOR ME AS I WAS THROWING MY BELONGINGS OUT OF THE TRUCK IN ATTEMPT TO SAVE THEM FROM A FIRE. THE SMOKE STOPPED WHEN THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE A/C SHUT OFF. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SINCE THE TRUCK IS STILL UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY, THEY TOWED IT IN AND SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2006-2009 GM FULLSIZE SUV'S & TRUCKS. THE BLOWER MOTORS BURN UP. I ASKED WHY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED AND THE SERVICE GUY SAID HE WASN'T SURE. THEY REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR, BLOWER RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR. THE OLD PARTS WERE LITERALLY MELTED AND WERE ACTUALLY ON FIRE. IF I WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY THE ENTIRE TRUCK WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED OR SUFFERED SERIOUS WATER DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS COULD BE LIFE THREATENING TO PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY OR PEOPLE WHO PANIC IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS. I PRAY THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO AN ELDERLY PERSON OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. GM NEEDS TO PUT OUT A RECALL REGARDING THESE ISSUES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE WEB AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF THESE SAME EXACT COMPLAINTS. DOES IT TAKE A DEATH BEFORE GM RECALLS THESE PARTS. *TR