Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 04/25/2011 | 112000 | ||
| While making a turn the engine cut off. has done this 5 times now.in heavy traffic was very scary! | |||
| 07/04/2010 | 56000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact was driving approximately 45 mph when the vehicle traveled over an uneven road surface and the reduced engine power mode warning message appeared. the check engine warning light was also illuminated and the vehicle stalled. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technician stated that the fuel pedal actuator had to be replaced. the pedal was replaced but to no avail, and the failure persisted. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technician was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not further repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 56,000. | |||
| 07/04/2010 | 56000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact was driving approximately 45 mph when the vehicle traveled over an uneven road surface and the reduced engine power mode warning message appeared. the check engine warning light was also illuminated and the vehicle stalled. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technician stated that the fuel pedal actuator had to be replaced. the pedal was replaced but to no avail, and the failure persisted. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technician was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not further repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 56,000. kmj | |||
| 10/30/2010 | 150000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 chevy silvarado 1500. while the vehicle was parked the contact noticed there was an oil leak from under the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and was repaired. the technician replaced the back of the transfer case. the failure mileage was 150,000. ds | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 120535 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that the second gear was not catching and the check engine warning light on the instrument panel. the failure was noticed while driving 50 mph. the chevrolet dealer stated that the catalytic converter had been cut out, which was illegal. the failure mileage was 120,535 and current mileage was 120,640. updated 09/10/08. *lj | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 06/01/2007 | 1 | ||
| Foul smell from air vents due to no replaceable cabin filter or accumulation of moisture in ducts or a/c coils. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 07/01/2007 | 40000 | 1 | 06/30/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving, the vehicle shuts off and loses power. the mechanic stated that nothing could be done and informed the contact that he should have purchased the extended warranty. the contact plans to call the chevrolet dealer. the current and failure mileages were 40,000. | |||
| 11/20/2006 | 53451 | 1 | 04/15/2003 |
| Vehicle was idling poorly, it had a rough idle that would shake the vehicle. this came and went, it was not a constant problem but slowly grew worse. it was diagnosed that 4 of the eight cylinders, one entire bank, was misfiring. the trouble was caused by a faulty oxygen sensor that was dumping 50% more fuel than needed into these cylinders. the sensor was replaced as was the spark plugs which had become fouled. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 07/03/2008 | 120835 | 1 | |
| The truck was purchased the 17th of june and two wks later the service engine light came on and its was real hard to get in 2nd gear. we took it to the chevy dealership and they checked it out for us. the problems are there is no cat converter,two seals and a sensor that needs to be replaced. not to mention 2nd gear is messed .the service manager told us and gave us the list of things wrong and they are the 2nd gear ,the synchroni,3nd gear,synchroni and the ring in first. all this is to do with the transmission and the cat converter. a and z autos got mad that we took it to the chevy dealer. they keep giving us the run around and have not fixed the truck yet and they still have it at their shop. they will not return our calls . *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
| 03/12/2007 | 80317 | 10 | 01/29/2003 |
| Just 100 miles after pcm was replaced , out of warranty, engine warning light came on. since unable to get to dealership fast enough i did some research in my manual, which stated that if i shut down vehicle and light goes off then probably nothing major to worry about. intermittently the light has came on, then gone off for the past 4000 miles. so with my oil change, had dealership run test on diagnostics, found bad catalytic converter. cost of repair, $ 862. well, i don't have that kind of money just floating around. therefore, i couldn't get it done this time around. so i don't have that fixed. i was told gm gives up to 80,000 warranty on the pcm module and the catalytic converter. strange how the light came on just 100 miles over the last work done. why is this happening to me and my truck? *ak | |||