Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 09/21/2012 | 85000 | ||
| The part of the frame that holds up the gas tank and connects to the shock has rotted away. i had to replace both rear leaf spring shakels do to rust as well as the left rear brake line. the rear of the truck is rusting away. i have had to replace the fuel pump, there is a knock in the steering colum that i have had fixed once already, the engin has ticking sound when idleing, and the a/c compresor is broken | |||
| 06/20/2012 | 95224 | ||
| I was driving 60mph when construction cones brought traffic to one lane. as i began to apply my brakes, i could feel my foot going to the floor and i was not slowing at all. i tried the emergncy brake, and also no braking occured. i managed to drive onto the medium, and luckily was able to avoid all the construction junk that littered that area. after a very long time, i was able to safely maneuver to a safe stop. when i spoke with the mechanic, he told me there were no brake lines. | |||
| 10/15/2008 | 19000 | 1 | |
| I am writing regarding the very poor brake life and performance failure on my 2002 chevrolet pickup, 1500 series purchased new from a local dealer. at 19,500 miles the brakes were diagnosed (on 1-15-09) by the dealer as needing complete overhaul, a cost of $571.00. the problem was noticeable at 12,000 miles by excessive pedal travel, the same with the emergency brake. no action was taken or notice of brake wear indicated by the dealer when notified. by 17,000 miles the brakes were noisy and when informed the dealer said my rear rotors were rusty from low use and i should consider a replacement. unable to believe my brakes were worn out ( i'm 65 years old and have never had a vehicles' brakes wear out any where near this mileage) i decided to drive it more often to remove the rust. during this time my teenage daughter, with me as a passenger, nearly hit a semi unexpectedly blocking our lane, because the brakes worked very poorly. this was in the fall of 08. in november and december 08, i wrote to the dealer requesting cost sharing for brake repair. no response.. then, in late december i wrote to gm , customer affairs, in detroit,mi. requesting cost sharing due to premature wearout. they requested the cost estimate on 1-15-09 and then refused or denied any assistance based on low use. i am well aware of a broad problem with early brake wear on 2001 to 2004 (admitted by service reps at the dealer) light duty gm trucks, mostly due to rusty rotors, especially on the rears. this is further evidenced by the dealer estimate which showed expensive replacement ceramic pads, which were not original equipment. the dealer also admitted that at one time they tried to add a kit to shield the rear rotors from salt spray. these are all evidence of defective parts, something that should be covered by warranty regardless of the vehicles age or frequency of use. or covered by a recall. your website shows thousands of complaints on this item. please add mine. *tr | |||