Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 08/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| The paint is the biggest problem. we have not had the paint redone yet, but the estimate to get the paint fixed is $2600. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 4 | |||
| Vehicle would overheat and blow oil onto the vehicles behind it. also, transmission would go out. this has happened 4 times. dealer can't find a solution. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 12/31/2000 | 1 | 03/17/2000 | |
| Consumer (who is a mechanic) performed oil change on his vehicle and used a pennzoil oil filter, while driving the consumer heard a noise and the vehicle shut down, consumer saw smoke and looked under the vehicle and noticed that the oil filter was missing/fell off, the engine suffered damage due to the oil filter falling off. | |||
| 04/01/1998 | 12/02/1995 | ||
| Crankshaft broke behind 2nd and 3rd bearings. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | |||
| 143000 | 1 | 08/15/2002 | |
| While traveling , the consumer noticed smoke coming out of the exhaust. the dealer was notified and a technician stated the engine heads were cracked. *ak the dealer was contacted and got a mechanic who stated this year truck was always having these problems with the engine. the consumer was concerned because they did not have the funds to repair the vehicle. it cost approximately $4300.00 for repairs. *cb *jb | |||
| 04/04/2003 | 103000 | 1 | 06/22/1995 |
| Engine failure while driving. i have made complaints to chevrolet customer assistance regarding the engine failure on our 3/4 ton diesel truck and until the truck is in engine failure the mechanic cannot determine the cause. mean while i was told until the computer can determine the cause, nothing can be done. *jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer while traveling notice lost of vehicle power surging and lost of fuel usage. vehicle was service by dealer technician notice fuel pump need to be replaced. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 01/01/1997 | |||
| Vehicle, without any warning, will shut off. contacted dealer, and dealer replaced injection pump, it did not work. second time the problem occurred dealer replaced a sensor in vehicle, but that remedy did not work. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| Intermittently vehicle stalls without warning. dealer has inspected vehicle several times, and has not been able to duplicate problem.*ak | |||
| 08/25/2000 | 4 | 04/07/1999 | |
| Engine just fails without warning. fuel injection pump was replaced last year .pump was replaced last week, and after 75 miles it failed again. truck at the dealership at this time. *ak the truck has had not only injector pump failures. starter , alternator, fuel pump, clutch, pressure plate, universal joints, master cylinder and speedometer sender also had failed. *yh | |||
| 01/15/1999 | |||
| Vehicle experiences ongoing problem with engine stalling. until consumer was able to locate the problem involving electronic part between fuel pump shorting out, it cost consumer well over $1500.00 before correction was done. another problem involved the electric wiring running uder driver's seat shorting out. vehicle is stalling again. dealer/mfr. notified. *ak | |||
| 10/13/1997 | |||
| Vehicle is decelerating when put in drive. when going around a sharp curb at 20 mph the vehicle will die out without prior warning. also, power brakes went out, and the consumer almost had an accident. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 08/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| The paint is the biggest problem. we have not had the paint redone yet, but the estimate to get the paint fixed is $2600. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Exhaust noise. mjs | |||
| 07/30/1997 | 1 | 05/01/1995 | |
| The exhaust system failed, making loud noise from the muffler. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
| 07/17/1995 | 0 | ||
| While driving can smell fumes, smelled like the sewer. consumer had to goto the hospital because of health problems from this smell. *ak | |||