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2003 Chevrolet W-Series Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 28, 2009
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Feb 28, 2009

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2003 Chevrolet W-Series. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Brakes
Filed Feb 28, 2009

WAS DRIVING TO MY DEALER MOTORHOME SUPERSTORE ,VERO BCH. FL. 78 MILES AWAY I SMELLED SOMETHING HOT AND FLUID SMELL. I STOPPED LOOKED AROUND AND DROVE THE LAST COUPLE OF BLOCKS TO THE RV PLACE WHEN I GOT THERE THEY SAID MY FRONT WHEELS WERE SMOKING I SAW FLUID ALL OVER THE TIRES ,THEY SENT ME TO SERVICE CHEVROLET A FEW BLOCKS AWAY ON SATURDAY HE CALLED ME TO SAY I NEEDED NEW CALIPERS AND ROTORS AND PADS AND FT/SENSORSSEALS COVER BEARINGS COST TO ME 4,826.24///THIS OCCURRED 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE RV ///YESTERDAY I TOOK RV IN FOR SAFETY CHECK AND OIL CHANGE TO MAROONE CHEVY IN GREENACRES ,FL HE SAID THE BACK CALIPERS ARE BURNT ONE BOLT MISSING ,THE SPEED SENSOR IS MELTED CAUSING ABS LIGHT TO STAY ON, APROX COST 2,000. I HEAR NOW THAT THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE 2002/2003 DOLPHIN LX AND HAVE PUT ON LESS THAN 10,000. MILES NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. AT 57,000.MILES. ON ODOMIS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ? I WAS TOLD WORKHORSE WAS THE BEST , I 'M NOT SO SURE NOW? PLANNING A TRIP THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS THIS SUMMER FROM FLORIDA SHOULD I BE CONCERNED?*TR

NHTSA ID
10260298
Incident
Dec 11, 2006
Mileage
48,063 mi

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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