Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 02/01/2011 | |||
| August 2007 purchased 2003 chevrolet silverado 41,000 miles found out after purchase manifold bolts on drivers side and passenger side were broke. took vehicle into chevrolet dealer had left side manifold replaced and bought up grade bolts from gm. as of february 2, 2011 manifold bolts are breaking again causing manifold leak which is a violation of emissions and also can cause a fire hazard if this problem isn't addressed that gm has faulty manifolds someone may end up seriously injured. the truck now has 72,000 miles on it dealership was notified of the second problem and no help was given. | |||
| 06/12/2009 | 60000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500 hd. while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle lost complete power. upon further inspection, the contact noticed flames under the hood of the vehicle. the fire department extinguished the flames, but the vehicle was completely destroyed. the cause of the failure was unknown. the failure and current mileages were 60,000. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 11/26/2010 | 88000 | ||
| 2003 chevrolet silverado exhaust manifold bolt broke. less than 100k miles. costly repair to have the bolt drilled out and replace all bolts and gasket. exhaust leaks and can hear ticking noise for the first 10 minutes or so after the vehicle is started. also causes my check engine light to come on, pulling error codes for oxygen sensors. | |||