Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 12/01/2009 | 2000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. the contact stated the vehicle stalled without warning while driving at any speed intermittently, but the failure was become frequent, when the vehicle was turned off for a few moments it returns to normal. the vehicle was taken to the dealer whom performed a diagnosed; the failure was located at the crank position sensor. the manufacturer was contact, they advised the vehicle was not included in recall 07v521000 engine and engine cooling, but he will receive call back to inform him if they are going to assist with the repair. the vehicle has not been repaired the failure mileage was 2,000 and the current mileage was 105,000. li | |||
| 06/25/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. the contact stated that recently while pulling out onto the highway the vehicle would not accelerate. the vehicle has automatic headlights and if their on the vehicle looses all throttle. if the headlights are out the vehicle will accelerate. if the high beam switch is turned on the vehicle cuts off. to clear the failure the owner has to stop the vehicle and turn the lights on and restart it. the codes displayed when this failure happens are p0220, p010758, p1516, p1518, p1860. the dealer stated to bring the vehicle in and they will run diagnostics again. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 100,000. rd | |||
| 07/20/2006 | 53000 | 1 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was started, ran for 10 seconds and stalled completely. the vehicle was not able to be restarted. the vehicle was towed to a service dealer who was unable to duplicate or determine the problem. | |||
| 01/15/2005 | 54385 | 5 | 06/11/2003 |
| Consumer complaint concerning transmission failures on 2003 silverado. *ts the transmission fluid was burnt, the reverse gear was inoperable and the transmission shifter was loose. the power steering fluid was low. fluid was leaking from the gear box. the front seal on the power steering pump was worn and leaking, as well as the lower hose. the water pump gasket and lower radiator hose was leaking. the battery was replaced because it would not hold a charge. the a/c would only blow out air from the defrost vents. the a/c heater mode door actuator was worn. the check engine light illuminated. the fuel filter was replaced. the panel on the drivers seat was warped. the tires were replaced, however months later one of the tires developed a slow leak, due to a pin hole located in the sidewall. the rear pads and rotors were replaced. the front and rear shocks were replaced. the tail gate support cables were replaced. the rear tire blew out while driving. the second row seat belt was inoperative. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | |||
| 09/17/2007 | 62438 | 1 | 01/17/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. while driving 60 mph, the contact noticed oil leaking from the vehicle. the dealer stated that the oil pump created a hole in the transfer case. the dealer replaced the back half of the transfer case. the failure mileage was 62,438 and current mileage was 63,000. updated 01-14-08. *kb updated 12/12/07. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 01/03/2011 | 50000 | ||
| 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500hd w/ 8.1l engine. with 59,000 miles. i noticed a ticking noise coming from the engine compartment. i took into a dealership for some other service and had them check this noise also. it urned out to be a warped right side exhaust manifold. i also know people that have this same engine in there motorhomes that have had the same problem. | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 130000 | ||
| I have a 2003 chevy 2500 silverado with the 6 liter v8. 2 years ago i noticed a ticking sound from the engine compartment. after looking closer i found a broken exhaust manifold bolt on the right side. at that time the vehicle had about 130,000 miles on it. a couple months later while changing oil i found another broken bolt on the right side. this year while changing plugs i found another broken bolt on the left side. i was looking on the internet to get some tips on fixing the problem when i came across a utube video by carquestions and found out this is not just bad luck on my part it is a very wide spread problem and an obvious manufacturing defect by gm. this is not an easy fix and to get it done is more than i can afford. my check engine light is on constantly now because of the problem it has created with the emission control system. this was not the result of any actions of mine. i have done the maintenance to maintain this vehicle. gm needs to be responsible for fixing this problem. | |||