Chevy Trucks

I ordered a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox on 3/17/2012 and it came in last week, 4/13/2012. Everything I saw said this would be an E85 Flex Fuel car but mine is not. The dealer said they did not make Flex Fuel that week. Part of the reason I ordered this car was for the Flex Fuel. If you check your site of build your car, they only show Flex Fuel for the Equinox. The car is very nice but I'm not happy how this was done.

I started complaining about the engine making a loud clicking noise at about 40,000 miles. The dealer dismissed this a "normal". This is not something you would expect from a new car. Is this the quality Chevrolet offers? The dealership recommended installing a sound insulator. The issue I have is that this does not fix the problem, it only hides it. To me, it feels like they are stalling and once we have a 100,000 miles, all the costs will be for us. I have done some research on the Equinox 2010 and found many consumers complaining about the same thing. Is there a way we can force Chevrolet and the dealership to take responsibility?

We have a 2000 Chevy truck with less than 71,000 miles. We never had any problems with it. It has been kept inside and well taken care of. The other day, on the way to work, the spring broke and rusted in half. We had that fixed, and the following week, the brake lines rusted through and it had no brakes. Upon further inspection from the mechanic, he found the whole underneath of the truck has all lines and clamp that are severely rusted and need to be replaced. I began looking online and found other people who have this same problem. What I want to know is why GM hasn't done something about this sooner. The brake problem alone should have issued a recall.

We have decided it is time to replace the wife's car. We want a medium SUV or Crossover. We have looked at the Chevy Equinox LTZ and the GMC Terrain SLT-1 among other brands. We have always owned Chevy's, GMC's, and Olds. We decided on the Chevy Equinox LTZ. Here is the rub; we love the color White Diamond Tricoat. You can get that color in an Equinox LTZ with a 4 cylinder engine, but you cannot get it with a V6 cylinder engine. We also want the V6 and a towing package. You probably think this is silly, but we both like that color. So much in fact, we will probably start our search over. My parents and I have always had GM products but at 65, I may be changing. I am so disappointed that I am angry, that is why I have chosen "angry" for my experience.

I recently took the Chevy Express 2011, I recently bought, to be fixed from the steering locking when it was in use. The mechanics insist on saying there is nothing wrong. However, the steering wheel consistently locks and a noise from the suspension when being driven. Also, in the process of a U-turn, the steering wheel locked and causes an injury in my left arm in the elbow area.

I am upset with General Motors, as a company. I purchased a used 2006 Equinox in November, 2008, with 36,000 miles. At 52,000 miles, the head gasket failed, and needed $1,700 in repair. I am now faced with a second blown head gasket, or intake gasket (have not made it to the dealership yet) at 90,000 miles, and up to $1,400 in repairs. When you read the car forums, it is clearly a flaw in the coolant used, or the type of head gasket used. I also have a leak in the body of my car. I have never heard of that one! I am expected to pay $120 per hour diagnostic fee, and if General Motors determines it is a "design flaw", they will help cover the cost. From everything I have read, even with the evidence staring them in the face, they will not acknowledge. There is an issue with this car. Unfortunately, because of the economic downturn, and some financial problems, I cannot even qualify for a loan, to get out of this mess. Any help out there for the little people who didn't get bailed out by the government.

I own a 2003 Chevrolet truck. On the night of Jan 22, 2012, we had fairly strong winds, and it blew the paint off of the roof of my truck. I've been told that the paint/finish was inadequate during the late 1990's and early 2000's, and therefore, may be under warranty. The finish underneath the white paint was a smooth silver finish. I don't understand why paint was ever applied over such a smooth finish. The paint finish (some pieces are 8" to 9" square) were scattered over my yard.

I had contacted GM about a safety issue on my 2004 Chevy Trailblazer. I had researched the problem, and noted that it is a common problem on this car, from the years 2003 to 2007. I spoke with Mel in customer service about the issue, and he said I had to have it verified by a dealer. I had that done in 2010, but he said it had to be done again to see what help I could get to repair the problem.

I told Mel I did not have the money to get the repairs in hopes that GM would cover this issue. Mel said the only way to move forward, was to have it verified by the dealer. I expressed concern that they would not tell me anything different from last time, but he insisted that this was the next step. I took the car in, and the dealer told me nothing different from 2010. The only difference was that, it cost me $100.00, which was a shock, since no one told me that this would cost anything, since I was following what Mel told me to do.

I was misled twice, once by Mel, and then by the dealership. In this economy, a hundred dollars is a lot to me and my family. When I expressed concern over how I was misled, the only response was that they could credit it to the repair bill, but I already told Mel I did not have the money to repair the vehicle. I was then contacted by Laura, who proceeded to tell me there was nothing GM would do about the problem, and that the only thing about the money, was to have a credit. I asked for a refund, and she told me that this is not GM's business model. I was misled, and now out of $100.00, because I followed what GM told me, was the only way to find out if they could help me.

I am very disappointed in how GM will not take a stand, and correct this and refund $100.00 to maintain a once loyal customer. I am reporting this to any outlet possible. I was misled by GM, and just wanted them to correct the situation, but instead took a stand that they are okay with misleading a customer, instead of making amends. I will never buy another GM product, nor would I ever recommend anyone to buy their products. I know I am only one person, but hopefully, by me reporting, it does not happen to other hardworking Americans who trusted GM.

Mr. V. purchased 2006 Chevrolet Colorado LS Pickup Truck 4 Cylinder 2.8 fuel injected on January 3, 2012 from Grand Prize Chevrolet. The vehicle was supposed to be a certified used GM vehicle with a bumper to bumper 12 month/12,000 mile warranty and 100,000 mile/5 year power train limited warranty. When the vehicle began running rough and started losing gas mileage on the second week of ownership, he took it to his local Chevrolet dealership and they ran a diagnostic on his engine, which stated that the number 2 cylinder was misfiring. Thinking the vehicle had its bumper to bumper warranty, he asked the dealership to fix his vehicle.

According to the repairing dealership, Mr. V. did not have a certified used vehicle. There was no warranty and the repairs would have to come out of Mr. V.'s pocket for the repair of the vehicle.

Mr. V. went back to Grand Prize and informed them of his difficulties with repair on his supposed under warranty vehicle and was informed that the dealership was a little behind in putting in warranties. Two days later, he was informed that they have attempted to put the warranty paper work through and GM continues to kick it back as an unwarranted vehicle.

I went to pick my husband up from the airport around 2:15 yesterday. It had been raining earlier in the day and previous days prior. It had not been raining for a few hours. The road were still a little wet. I picked him up in his 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer. We left the airport. I took the exit ramp to go toward Cincinnati. I lost complete control of the truck. My husband said someone was watching over us. The truck went off at the best possible spot that it could. It finally stopped. If it would not have been that exact spot, he said we would have flipped and our son probably wouldn't have parents. My husband put the truck in AWD. He said that is the only way he can drive his truck in the rain. He said that was exactly what happened once before, that's why he started putting it into a different gear. I have to say when he had told me about that time previous, I brushed it off thinking, "Oh, it's nothing. My car has hydroplaned before".

We have had a lot of problems with the truck. I have never complained about them. I was thinking as time passes, you have to do repairs and brush everything off as normal. I will say sitting behind that driver's seat yesterday, what happened should have never happened. They do need to fix the problem whatever is going on. Not only could we have been killed, my son could have been left with no parents, no family. It could have involved another innocent person. Now it is actually scary to me knowing that even if I go out there, drive as safe and careful as I am supposed to, we don't have the company doing their job on making products and equipment that is safe. So, it did wake us up. We are getting a will made up. Some things are out of our control. I do believe the company needs to figure out what the heck is going on. Their family gets on the road everyday also. Even if they are not driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer, that loses it. One can drive next to them and lose it.

I experienced a loss of brakes last October 2010 so I had the system checked and worked on but they could not find the problem.

The dealer replaced the Master Cylinder Hydro Booster, rear brakes and reported that none of this helped but it cost me $1800. I brought the truck home and researched on the issue. I replaced the ABS sensors and all brakes, rotors, and brake hoses at the wheels yet I still experience brake pedal loss while performing sharp turns in either direction. The only way to recover is to pump the brake pedal.

I am living with a problem and I don't like it.

I purchased an 05 Colorado, which I enjoy. But shortly after purchasing the vehicle, the air conditioning was going in and out. I purchased another resistor and it seemed to have fixed the problem, but it happened again.

Upon further review, the pigtail wiring harness was/is burning/scorching on the lower speeds of the plug. I asked for assistance at Fox Chevrolet and they were not able or willing to help. I got another pigtail and it is now doing the same thing. I've called local salvage places and apparently I'm not the only one having the problem because they have no more.

The brakes on my 2002 Chevy 2500 pickup failed. The undercarriage has also rusted out badly.

Chevy never made to have it recalled even if they know the problem. And the dealer never made it known that there was a problem. So much for Carfax. No past records of problems were found. I should know better than to trust car dealerships, I suppose.

I had a loss of brakes suddenly with a truck full of people. It could have been deadly. No warning lights and no advance notice of any problems. Very lucky no one was hurt or killed.

I got my used 2005 Trailblazer 4wd in March 2010. My gas gauge was not working so I took it to a Chev dealership and they fixed it at my expense. I then had to replace the battery, and my speedometer does not work now, which I still have not fixed for I cannot afford it.

I am a divorced woman and I don't have that kind of money. The dealership told me it would cost around 400 to fix it. In the meantime, my fan stopped working in my truck. When I purchased it, the number 5 level would not work until last week, all levels of my fan stopped working so I purchased a resistor pack. My son- in-law fixed it for me so I have my AC fan back again. I feel that the speedometer is a safety issue and that it seems to be an ongoing problem with thousands of people. I think some action needs to be taken on this faulty equipment and I want everyone to complain to the Chev consumer complaints so we can get this problem taken care of. I hope that this is not a waste of my time because I truly love my truck. I just want these problems fixed. I'm just asking for some help!

I purchased my 2006 Chevrolet Trail Blazer in 2009. About 6 months later, My fuel gauge dropped and has not been able to read fuel level since. I have researched online, and discovered that many are having the same issue. With my car only 3 years young at the time, I would not expect such an issue. Every since then, I have run out of fuel at least 9 times, and was stuck on a major highway!

GM should enforce a recall and remedy this issue. This is my third Chvey, but the first time I am extremely dissatisfied. Given the fact that I am a single parent, between keeping a roof over my son and mine, and making this car payment, I can't afford to fix this issue that shouldn't have been an issue in the first place. I'm not getting out of my Chevy SUV. What I thought I paid for, which is quality.

I've had problems on my 2004 Chevy Silverado with the ABS on both front wheels and the brake system in general. The problem is that the brake pedal goes straight to the floor as the ABS is going off. Because the ABS sensor is built right into the wheel hub, you have to replace the whole hub and not just the sensor. Price is about $400 per wheel. I had the hubs done at about 40K miles. Now that I've had both front hubs replaced, my brake lines have totally rusted through and brake fluid spews out onto the road.

This happened to my wife and I while coming down a steep hill to a 4-way stop. As I was slowing starting to brake for the intersection, the brake pedal went further and further towards the floor. I was then pushing as hard as I could, shifting to a lower gear and then using the emergency brake. When I looked outside of the truck for what I didn't know, I seen where the brake line was rusted through and the fluid was still dripping out on the road. This could have been a loss of life situation had I come to the stop sign while another vehicle was going through the intersection.

The more research I do, the more I find that GM did not put any corrosive protection on any of the ABS system hubs, sensors or brake fluid lines. This also is true for gasoline lines, power steering and master cylinder lines. I'm amazed that there is not a class action suit against GM, if it was Toyota, it would be all over the television.

I've spent roughly $800 for the hubs. My truck is presently at a dealership for the rusted brake lines and I don't know what this will cost. I can deal with the money but I probably wouldn't be able to deal with any loss of life. I don't think loss of life is an issue with GM. Money is what they worship!

My 2006 Chevy trailblazer has had multiple repairs since new. Check engine light has been activated numerous times; repairs made and light continues to stay on. The fuel sensor, O2 sensors, weather stripping on doors has been replaced. The instrument cluster lights up daily. Several fault codes are activated according to mechanic, including O2 sensors, which will have to be replaced yet again. GM wanted me to come in and pay for a diagnostic test before determining if repairs are covered under warranty. Where is the recall on this model?

Safety concerns. My wife ran out of gas due to faulty gas gauge at a dangerous spot on a roadway. We've incurred numerous repair costs in an attempt to repair the check engine light to pass emissions testing. An emission waiver has already been granted based on money spent on repairs after the testing facility noted the fault codes and failed the vehicle.

On July 28, 2010 I was in an Accident in My 2006 Silverado PickupTruck. I went off the road and hit several trees down and the main one, I hit dead center of the front end of my truck and the trees had me trapped in the truck. The only part of the Vehicle the was not damaged was the Tailgate. My airbag didn't deploy. I have sent letters to General Motors(GM). They are not at all concerned of the fact that I have been getting them to understand. I understood the letters that they sent back to me. They just stated that the airbags are not made by them. So they are not responsible for the airbags not deploying.

My Vehicle wasn't damaged enough. I sent them pictures and they even has a so called Engineer from there Company go and check out the Vehicle where it was sold to a Salvage Yard in Kentucky. So, why? I don't understand why they would put some thing in the Vehicles that we are told how safe they are for us to drive? We believe every thing our Salesman tell us as they are trained to do to make a sale. Not only did the Airbag not deploy. But, the Onstar never came on until I pushed the Button to get help for me.

If I had not regained consciousness. There is no telling how long it would have take for someone to find my off the road where I was. All GM is concerned with is they are not responsible because they don't make the products that they put in their vehicles. But, they are the ones making the money at our life's expense. I have another vehicle that is made by them, that I'm still paying on and I'm very uneasy to drive that vehicle every time I get in it. That is why I'm so glad that my husband did replace my truck with another Chevy Truck. He bought us another Dodge which is what he traded in for the Chevy Truck.

Let me start off by saying that I had put everything into this small business and purchased a new Chevy C5500 rollback. I have been in the shop an endless number of times. The motor went bad at 243,000 miles a couple months out of warranty. So I know I have to get another to purchase a new motor. A little over 13,000 dollars then at 51,000 miles, the second motor goes bad.

GM put another motor in it based on the motor warranty at 8,000 miles. On the 3rd motor, it knacked at the shop. I'm in great jeopardy of losing everything because GM don't seem to want to help in anyway. I think that if their product doesn't work and it is their fault, why don't I get a rental truck so I can keep working? Something needs to be done and I don't know what else to do.

I was driving my 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 pickup and pulling an empty 16' cargo trailer, and started to descend an 8% grade hill. I had the Trans in TOW mode and started applying the brakes to slow from approx 50 mph, as I was going to turn at the bottom of the hill.

The brakes first held and then as I held brake pedal pressure constant the pedal went to the floor. I quickly realized I was in trouble and pulled the Trans to 3 and then 2. Thank God there was no one in front of me making the same left turn as I, as there was a steep tree lined hill to my right and it would have been catastrophic at that point.

I stepped on the emergency brake and got the truck stopped but missed my turn by approx. 100 feet. I recovered my composure and after a few minutes stopped shaking enough to limp my truck home using the emergency brake and 2nd gear. I was approx. 2 miles from my home on a country blacktop road. When checking out the truck brake lines found them to be extremely rusty and in one place split. I replaced that line only to fail a 2nd line while bleeding the brakes in my driveway.

After replacing the 2 lines from the master cylinder to the ABS module and the 2 lines from the module to the front wheel cylinders, I again ventured out only to again lose my brakes on the downgrade of my driveway again, which was the last straw, and I replace all the remaining lines. Pedal is still mushy but the brakes are holding and not leaking fluid. I am the 2nd owner of the truck and put maybe 3,000 miles a year on the truck.

I also own a 1997 automobile which has over 300,000 miles and never had a brake problem and the brake lines show very little rust, and I drive this vehicle all winter while I might use the truck a half dozen times during adverse conditions. I believe GM is at fault here by putting cheap steel brake lines on their trucks, probably as a cost reduction since they get the truck thru warranty but in actuality put the driver, passengers and others at risk do to the Safety problem they chose to ignore. That being, the brakes ability to stop the truck as they were designed to do.

I admit I'm not a truck mechanic but have worked for John Deere as a mechanical technician for the last 40 years and there is very little in the mechanical field that I can't repair.

On 1/19/2011, I purchased a black 4WD Silverado Chevrolet pickup. On 1/30/11, the horn began honking and the lights were flashing at odd times.

On 2/1/11, the truck would not start. So it was just parked in the garage. I called the Fletcher Chevrolet dealership. They would not send help to start the truck. I was advised to call Roadside Assistance.

Roadside Assistance called and I explained the problem. I told them that when I looked under the hood, there was water in the fuse box. Roadside Assistance suggested that Fletcher Chevrolet should look and find the cause of the problem. They advised me that I should not tell Fletcher about the water in the fuse box, but to give the problems encountered instead. Roadside Assistance said the wrecker would arrive within 96 minutes. It was snowing outside. The wrecker did not come. I tried calling them. The wrecker said they could not drive over the hills even though our SUV could go quite well and there were no hills around.

Finally, after several calls to Roadside Assistance and realizing we may not get a wrecker, the truck was pushed out of the garage on 2/4/11 and pulled to the end of the driveway by another pickup. After continuing statements from Roadside Assistance that the wrecker would arrive momentarily, we started asking for a different wrecker service (Action Towing, which was also telling us one thing) and we finally had a wrecker come and get the truck. The truck was taken to Fletcher Chevrolet on Friday.

On Monday (2/7/11), I called Fletcher Chevrolet to check on the status of the truck. Fletcher did not know it was there! Finally, I found that the keys had been given to the sales staff.

On 2/8/11, the service replaced the starter. When the truck returned, the horn would not honk. I strongly suspected they did not check the fuse box and that the problem was in the security system. Nevertheless, I left on a trip to Washington on the same day. On 2/26/11, however, I was awakened during night with horn honking outside the motel room. So I disabled the battery till next day.

On 2/27/11, the Chevrolet dealership discovered that the fuse box needed to be replaced. I ordered a fuse box which had to be shipped from Florida. I spent the next three days in Billings, Montana awaiting shipment of the part from Florida. On 3/2/11, the part arrived. The truck was repaired and I left Montana. Chevrolet said they will reimburse for the hotel bills I spent while waiting for the part to arrive.

7. OnStar already had four calls on a different number that are definitely not for this owner and this vehicle. Did another person activate this OnStar?

Last year I almost hit another vehicle while parking my 2000 GMC 1500 pickup truck. I hit the brakes and the pedal pushed back up. I had to release pressure from me pushing on brake and then reapply brake quickly in order for it to stop. I discovered that it was the wheel bearing going bad and the sensor is what caused this to happen. How can they put a sensor on something that will make something fail like that and put peoples live in danger? Looking at all the posts online it happens all the time like this. Cost $350.00 to repair.

Secondly just last month I pulled out of a parking lot and went to stop before the main road when my brake pedal went right to the floor. Again just missing another vehicle. Discovered that bad grade steel was installed on this truck for the Brake lines by the manufacturer because apparently again lots of complaints online about the brake lines rusting. Cost $1,000 repair. I just put $800.00 into getting all new Brake rotors and pads 6 months ago. It took the mechanic hours of hammering and torching everything off because of the rust. I am also looking at another $400.00 bill because my Brake Calipers are going to be next. I love my truck but GMC/ Chevy really blow it by using such cheap grade steel on the entire underbody of these trucks. The frame as well is all rusted.

2005 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD with 24,000 miles at the first problem and only 37,000 miles now. 2.5 years of airbag service lights, the wiring is deteriorating and some problems are only 9 miles apart. I'm definitely afraid of driving this vehicle and having the airbag go off in my face with trailer behind me. Now after reading about the brakes, this truck has got to go.

I own a 2007 Chevy Duramax. I purchased it new, and it has more shop time than miles. It has 35,852 miles now. I complained to Chevy at 1-800- ex. 32607. I talked to Barbara, and they never did a thing to help. They just said "We will take care of you" just to calm me down, then nothing. I got no call back. They did not fix my problems. It's in the shop since new. It was fixed for the following: 3 front ends, engine light 6 times, paint is off door moldings, open doors, and they are rotted on bottom inside, bed rails are rotted and have been like that since 8 months old. You have both front seats springs inside maybe making noises like it is 100 years old and I am only 180 lbs. So, it's not because I'm heavy. You can't lean on inside door rest, because of the noise coming from them is louder than radio. My case is open at Chevy, but my truck sits in my driveway waiting as I make payments on a $50,000.00 truck. I need help.

I had a 2001 1/2 ton Chevy truck. After having problems with the abs system kicking in when it was a few years old, every time I tried to stop, I had to pull the sensors, clean the rust, and replace. One sensor broke in the process and I had to pay for out of pocket. A month later there was a recall on it. Now on my 05 it was doing the same thing. After contacting GM, I was told that there is no recall on my model year and the problem I am having was fixed by the 05 model.

They want me to take in and charge me seventy some dollars an hour to diagnose the problem. I pulled the sensors, cleaned the rust, and replaced it once again. The left front was rusted in the hub and broke again. I once again had to buy a sensor out of pocket (over $250 at dealership). I feel GM should have covered this service since it is a known problem and had recalls on in previous models. It cost me $188 for a new sensor from Napa and an hour of my own time to fix.

My 2005 Chevy Silverado with 70,000 miles was put in for service on brakes, pulsating, not stopping at stops and ABS kicking in. The dealer (Nissan) replaced all rotors, calipers, drums, shoes and pads, and abs sensors, and flushed fluid lines and master, totaling $1400. In Feb. 2010, the problem comes back and I pulled ABS fuse to be able to operate and stop. It worked until about 8/2010. At 79000 miles it started pulsating. I took back to dealer under the 12-month 12,0000 mile warranty. Tech said I had bad rear axle seals that was leaking fluid on drums and shoes, $500 dollars later, pulled out of dealer and same problem, abs kicks in at low speeds and stops, tech drive along said that this is normal. I said it's normal to kick in abs on a straight stop on dry asphalt. he said, 'Yes, with this abs system it is." I will be taking them to small claims court and taking the truck to a Chevy dealer in my area.

Today when leaving the golf course to return home, I noticed my brakes went almost to the floor, but I could still stop. My 2001 S-10 has 24,950 miles on it. I drove the six miles home, and when inspecting under the hood, I noticed the brake fluid cylinder half full. I walked around the truck and found brake fluid pouring out of a rusted brake line that connected to the left rear wheel. The line is completely rusted.

Rust has been falling out of my tailgate for four years, and the panel under the hood beneath the windshield wiper motor has a 4" rusted out hole, as well as a quarter size rust out hole on the lower panel of right door, which looks like it rusted from the inside out. This pickup has been one repair bill after another. It wil be the last GM for me, especially with the Gov't Motors connection now.

My 1999 2500 Chevy Truck has rusted/rotted brake lines and one blown-out brake line. I almost hit my house with the truck trying to stop when it happened. This should not have happened to a truck with about 62,000 miles. My truck has not moved from my driveway in 5 months. What a let down from Chevy. GM would not pay for this or recall this dangerous problem. I am lucky I did not get hurt or damage my house when the brake pedal went to the floor when the brake line blew out. Is someone going to get hurt first before they recall this problem?

My 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD has poor brakes. My wife and I have been noticing this for the past month or two that the brakes just "disappear" when being applied. I haul a 2008 Dutchman Denali 5th wheel camper nearly every week end, and with the extra weight behind me, the brakes take extra long to stop and now they are feeling mushy.I will keep checking into recalls or GM bulletins for issues, but have already talked the a local GM dealer and they said everything was just fine.

Owner of 2005 Chevrolet Equinox with 76,000 miles (8-20-10). Over the past 6 months, headlight bulbs require replacing every 2-3 weeks. Dealer says the seals around the headlights are loose which causes moisture build-up thereby causing the bulbs to "blow out" frequently. I have researched this problem and found that this is a universal problem with the 2005 Chevy Equinox. It appears that GM failed to properly use a sealant for the headlights that is durable. While driving at night, the headlights are subject to malfunction without notice. This a critical issue as I have a long daily commute to and from work.

2002 Silverado 2500HD had to replace rear brakes and rotors at 24 k. Abs activates 100% of the time at less than 5 mph. This started around 40 k. Need a new front left sensor/wheel bearing. Rusty and leaky brake lines found at 70 k. All need to be replaced. Classic Chevy in Mentor won't fix under so-called recall.

On January 26, 2010, at 12:30 in the morning, my 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 with 46k miles on it caught fire by itself and burned to a total loss. We were asleep at the time. The dog barking at the flames woke us up and we called 911. The house would have caught on fire had we not been awakened by the dog. The truck was a total loss and burned to the ground, even melting engine parts. Our insurance company reimbursed us for the loss and we bought a Dodge 3500 truck.

I bought brand new 2007 Chevy Equinox in September 2007. It has been in shop numerous amount of time. I have made numerous phone calls to GM regarding this since first time in the shop. The only thing they would do is extend warranty 10,000 miles which is now up and again car is in shop for same exact problem. GM refuses to call me back as they have promised and refuses to let me speak to a supervisor.

Air bags in my husband's 2006 Chevy Silverrod 2500 pickup that was made by and with GM products. A truck that I loved driving so very much. I never thought that it would turn on me that way because we took such care of that truck as any one could see. Now have a very hard time getting around my home I hurt everywhere in my body. Both legs hit under the dashboard. My right foot is swollen all the time. I can hardly walk on it.

My chest and my breast where damaged by the seat belt that holds I know that the seat belt did its job. I can hardly breath and whenever I cough, it really lets me know I have broken ribs on my right side. I have a burn on my neck. I can't move my arms without pain. I have more problems with my neck. Because of all of these pains, I'm not able to drive myself to the doctors that I have to see on a regular schedule because I'm disabled and can't work any more. I can hardly do my house work with the pain I am in. I want to start a class action suit against GM for the air bags for not deploying as they should have and because of all the pain I'm in.

My 2003 Chevy Silverado brake pedal went to the floor while trying to stop at an intersection. This caused me to hit the vehicle in front of me. The anti-lock brakes never engaged.

I have a 2006 Chevy Silverado $33,000.00 still owe 16 thousand have full coverage as the bank has a lien on my truck went to Colorado for vacation and the dash melted they said not covered. I believe full coverage is full coverage. Please help if you can.

I own a 2002 Chevrolet 1500 Silverado pick-up truck. My complaint is that the trucks brakes are poor at best. I bought the truck new and the brakes were changed once (new rotors and pads). The problem is the master cylinder and the brake pedal travel is way too much for the effective braking. The pedal will bottom out on hard stops. This truck needs a recall!

On Friday, someone pulled out in front of me and the brake pedal went to the floor. I managed to stop without hitting anything, but when I got out, I noticed brake fluid running out from behind the cab. When I look underneath, the brake lines are rusted out on my 2003 Chevy Silverado. It seems a bit early for that to happen at 46,000 miles. According to my dealer, mine is the 3rd truck in the last 2 weeks with the same problem. All the lines are in about the same shape. I found pre-bent stainless steel lines on the Internet that the dealer is going to install since GM doesn't supply pre-bent replacements. Total bill will be about $1000 if they don't have to replace the calipers.

The spare tire cable on my 2002 S-10 broke at 125K miles. Luckily, there was no one behind me at the time but it could have been disastrous.

I have a 2002 Chevy Silverado 1500 that the park brake does not hold. It's been poor since it was new. I have replaced all the brakes and hardware in it at least 5 times since 2002. There is a recall on this e-brake system, but only for the manual transmission version of this truck. The funny thing is, they all use the same parts.

I looked online, and there are many thousands of people complaining about the same problem, and about the rest of the brake systems. I have been a heavy equipment mechanic for years and I can tell you that there is a huge flaw in the design of this entire system. Why won't they issue a service bulletin? Is it because there are millions of Chevy trucks and SUV's with the same problem? I need some help. I can't get my truck inspected because the park brake will not hold sufficiently, even though it has all brand new parts.

On April 11, 2009, I drive my '03 Silverado to the local Home Depot store. I am called to the front of store and my truck is smoking. I open the door and it goes up in flames. Insurance investigator says electrical fire behind the dash. I purchase an '05 GMC Sierra, July 21 2010. I stop for gas, fill up and get in the truck and notice smoke coming from the dash. I pull away from pump, run into the store to have them call fire dept and use fire extinguisher before they arrive. They are located no more than 100 yards away. It was engulfed in flames by this time. Fire behind dash. 2 GM trucks factory equipped, no add-ons and same source of fire in 15 months?

While vacationing in Cheticamp Nova Scotia, we were driving for 2 minutes and noticed smoke coming out from under the glove box. There was also an intense smell of burning rubber. I pulled over and got everyone out and we called the fire department. By the time they came, the truck was completely on fire. The fire started in the same location under the glove box.

We suspect that the fire was caused by wiring either air conditioning or something. The engine was not on fire when we first checked. Again, we all got out safely and got most of the stuff out. The truck completely burned within 20 minutes. Everyone in Cheticamp was great from the volunteer fire department, the tow truck company, and the police.

We are very thankful for their help and are grateful we got out safely. AAA totaled the truck and we are waiting for a settlement. Will call GM and check into this further. Truck was in great condition, maintained, and had around 100,000 miles. It was almost paid off of course.

There is a problem with the brakes on the 2002 Chevy Avalanche. I've read many other complaints. Mine is simple. I am putting my 4th set of brakes on the truck that has only 50,000 miles. Counting the original, that is 5 sets. There are no accidents yet as a result, but the cost of new brakes every 10,000 miles is excessive with pads each time, routers, calipers,etc., twice.

ABS fails for no reason on 2005 Silverado and recalls are for up too 2004 not my 2005. Why am I left out and hundreds more and why isn't this addressed. I can't stop, it just goes into, ABS down and the floor pedal goes for no reason without warning. It's scary and my wife won't drive it anymore. I need help, not a thousand dollar repair. This can cause danger of bodily injury or death. GMs fixing 2004 on a recall. What's up with that.

I purchase a 2001 Silverado LT 1500 4x4 in 2003 (mileage 34,000). The front brakes and rotors were rotting/wore out. Since I was not the original buyer, I thought this was excessive and agreed by Chevy service dept to replace entire rotors and brakes in amount of $450 dollars. The truck now has 86,000 and is used only on weekends on days trip to the beach (Maryland/Delaware). I guess I can explain the excessive corrosion due to the Maryland/Delaware area, but it appears that this related problem has to do with the quality of Rotors/brakes relationship. Currently, the truck has intermittent braking i.e. appears that ABS is activated during normal weather conditions (dry and clear weather).

Any advise other than replacement of Rotors/Brakes is appreciated.

The 2001 Silverado I purchased has door handles that are easily accessible by an outside predator. There is a design flaw in the model and is costing consumers thousands of dollars in insurance and repair cost. Both of my doors have been damaged and many items in the unit were stolen and damaged.

I own a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD. I was getting ready for work and heard a vehicle trying to turn over and saw smoke. I looked out my son's bedroom window and found the front of the truck on fire. It had not been moved in over 12 hours. The fire department came and the investigation stated it was electrical problem. The insurance company is only giving me the cash value and the GM is putting their heads in the sand. I called and they said that it is in claims. I asked for that number and they don't have it. No one is calling me nor trying to do the right thing. If a vehicle starts on fire by itself, shouldn't the GM be responsible? Why should it cost me money for something I didn't do.

I have a 2000 Silverado and last fall, I went to stop at a stop sign, but when I applied the brakes, they went to the floor. When I had it towed to my mechanic, he showed me where the brake line rusted out. Well, it happened again, thank God this time in my driveway as I was shifting to reverse. I have also had E brake cables rot out and snap. I have spent way too much on brake repairs in the past few years. To be honest, I am afraid to drive the truck any longer.

I have spent close to $1200.00 on brake components in the past 18 months.

I own a 2003 Chevrolet 2500HD Duramax with 75,000 miles. I was told at my last New York State inspection that the truck brake lines will not pass the next inspection. I will have to absorb the cost of replacing the brake line system.

I own a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup 1500 4x4. I am on my second set of ABS sensors. ABS kicks in at low speed making it difficult and dangerous to stop at low speeds. Over $400.00 to replace the first sensors before they issued a recall. Now second set are bad.

I have 2003 Chevy Trailblazer as of 7/1/10. Economic damage: Rear axle seals turned a $99 brake job into a $300 brake job. Water pump, self replace, $70 parts 3 hours time loss for labor fuel sending unit, $600 for dealer to replace and a day loss use of the vehicle Valve cover gasket leaking, $300 cost and a day loss use of vehicle instrument cluster stepper motors, $300 aftermarket repair have to send off to get repaired with "guaranteed" fixed stepper motors from GM. Same instrument cluster used on Tahoe and Suburban and has already been recalled for this, but GM refuses to recall TB for these due to lack of sufficient number of complaints.

The vehicle will be drivable without cluster, but it won't have instrumentation during the week it will take. It'd dangerous to be without speedometer and other warning gauges for a week. Additionally, the overall quality of the vehicle over time has diminished. Arm rest storage cover has broken, accessory plug cover broke off, volume dial for radio has developed a hole in the middle of the knob. This is the first vehicle in all my years that has had this many problems in this short mileage. Poor longevity quality, I thought newer vehicles were built to last. Apparently, not.

Over the years, I have been a very faithful GM consumer. I have purchased many new GM vehicles, company trucks, Camaros, trucks for myself and my wife & son, delivery vans, Astro vans, short wide custom truck and most recently, 2 Chevy Avalanches. I would never even consider purchasing another brand of vehicles until now. In 2002, I purchased a New Avalanche and I was so happy with it I could hardly wait for some body style changes.

When I saw the 2007 Avalanche, I could hardly wait to get one. Wow, what a let down! I don't even have 32,000 miles on it and I have had so much trouble with it I would not believe it if did not happen to me. I have had and still am having issues with wind noise, the door handles have broken off repeatedly. Once, when a service supervisor opened the door, one of the door handles broke off in his hand. There has been recalls on it. The stereo was supposed to have a 5.1 surround sound system and it is not (This should be false advertising or selling). This has never has been and never can be according to your service departments what was advertised.

They have cut the trim around the windshield to try and fix some of the wind noise and it is still having issues. The auto wiper sensor has had to be replaced, The seal around the rear tonneau covers was replaced due to leaking. The tonneau covers have faded just like the 2002s did and I was assured this issue was fixed and would not happen again by the dealer I purchased it from. It is faded as bad as the 2002 did easily. The retracting running boards make noise when opening and closing. The mirror makes a clicking noise when moving. This vehicle is not built very well. The quality control for your vehicles is absent for this vehicle. I can't believe how terrible this $50,000 vehicle is. I just purchased a Kia to use a company vehicle and it is a much better vehicle than the Avalanche. I paid $13,000.00 for the Kia!

I wish I would have never purchased the 2007 Avalanche and never sold my 2002 Avalanche. The 2002 was a much better vehicle when I sold it than this one when it was new. The 2002 had 150,000 miles on it when I sold it. This vehicle originally cost $48,000 and is not near the vehicle the other one was. I am extremely disappointed with quality and workmanship of this vehicle. I can't believe a GM has as many flaws in material and workmanship as this one does! I have sold at least 6-9 Avalanches for GM to my friends and relatives and that stops now!

The defrosters don't work very well and if it weren't for the warmer in the windshield washer fluid last year, there would have been several times I would have had to pull over and wait till it stopped snowing and find a place to get out and manually remove the ice / snow formed around the windshield. I purchased a vehicle with t his option for that reason. Now you want to pay me a $100 to remove this option. What a joke GM is becoming. If this were a cheap low end model, I would not have taken the time to tell you some of my frustrations with this vehicle; however, it is a top of the line model with almost every option available and it is still a lemon!

I have no problems with anyone I've come in contact with concerning my 2008 Chevy Silverado. I have no complaints with my truck mechanically. What I do have is a large complaint with the body. It's a truck, folks. I am extremely disapointed in the body panel thickness.

I realize it's cost-driven, but to make a pickup truck so cheap as to be able to dent all panels with such little force is inexcusable. This is the second Chevy Silverado I've purchased. The first one, a 2000, had very thin body panels, but this 2008 seems even thinner. What gives? If it's cost-driven to make these super cheap/thin panels, how about an option of thicker body panels. If the next year Silverado has this thin of body panels, I'll purchase no more Chevy trucks, and that goes for Ford and Dodge.

You expect a truck to be a little heavier to withstand payloads, bumping panels, etc. Even the cheap rear chrome bumper segments are "pop" riveted on to more cheap/thin metal. I do not want to hear it's a safety issue. I would like a response on this. I'm absolutely sure you have received complaints on this quite often. It's a shame because the vehicle is a very good one concerning everything else, but whoever made the stupid decision to go with this thin of body panels should be fired! Thanks for your time.

2004 Chevrolet Pick-Up, 32000 miles. The anti-lock brakes activate at very low speed causing the vehicle to not come to complete stop. The Chevy dealer said there was no recall notices on this truck. The dealer said it's about $900 to repair this.

2002 1500 Silverado bought new with 81000 miles. Two sets of brakes and rotors. The rear brake line burst, almost hit in front of me. I was lucky the front brakes worked and I stopped. All brake lines from master cylinder to wheels rusted and must be replaced for $1000.00 bucks. I will not buy another GM product.

I have had the service airbag light on in my 2005 Chevy Silverado now going on 5 months. I have had it to the dealership, just to have them fix the problem for 1 day. I have been researching blogs all over the internet about similar problems w/ GM vehicles. I am absolutely stunned by the shear # of complaints about the same issue w/ all types of GM vehicles. Most complainers have stated that GM knows about the issue. My biggest concern is when this light is on; I have no airbag in case of collision! Why can't GM do a recall about this issue? It is clearly a widespread problem affecting a lot of their products. WTF! I will never buy a GM product again. I will inform all people I talk to about GM' slack of ownership for this extreme problem of theirs.

I took my 2000 Chevy Silverado to the dealer after a recall notice for abs brake wheel sensors problems. One wheel sensor was replaced and the other cleaned. This did not help my troublesome brakes. Later, I ran into my garage door because my truck would not stop, plus many other close calls. Now my brake pedal goes all the way to the floor. After checking, I found all the brake lines rusted, totally rusted away. This truck has 77,000 miles on it. After having 7 Chevy/GMC trucks with no problems as this and most with many more miles, I am terribly disappointed with GM.

I have a 1997 Silverado pickup that keeps losing coolant. Just today, I added a full gallon of water. I understand it is caused by the anti freeze and I think GM should go good for it. None yet but there must be in the near future.

Brake lines severely rusted - line burst when I applied brake when vehicle pulled out in front of me - no accident though - both front lines replaced and also needed new master cylinder because of rust in brake fluid - total bill ~ $500. Almost in accident, what if happened going down mountain rd. or towing camper, snowmobiles, etc .? Truck was out of service for 3 days because of rust in fluid - contaminated whole brake system - abs, master cylinder, might not be the end of problems!

I have a 2005 Silverado with ABS kicking on at low speeds and light braking. I pulled the fuse for ABS and the brakes work fine. I have had the shop replace all drums and rotors, both calipers and rear slaves shoes and pads, new fluid and flushed. This is not considered a real problem from Chevy because of the low speed and just fender benders instead of high speed crashes. Maybe I have to roll over a pedestrian for them to take this problem seriously. Does anyone stand behind their goods anymore?

Rotted rear brake lines, luckily in a parking lot when they blew out! There were numerous rear brakes and adjustments to try and fix the anti-lock problem, still no luck. Now, the anti-lock light is staying on permanently.

My 2005 top-of-the-line Trailblazer XET with just over 30K miles had the AC completely fail and will require a $1,200 repair! Apparently, the pipe leading to the rear AC failed. This is the second major issue on this vehicle involving major corrosion or rust--the first time the car failed inspection just one month out of warranty requiring replacement of all 4 rotors--$1,200 again. Their resolution involved a 20% discount on the AC repair, still leaving me holding the bag for their substandard materials.

In April 2004, I purchased (paid $52,000 cash) for a 2004 Chevy Kodiak med. weight (C5500) Duramax diesel, crew cab truck. I am a horse breeder and hauled my own horses between two ranches (CO-OK) until 2009. First time out (May 2004) hauling horses to CO, upon return (empty trailer) to OK, truck acted up on I-40 in Texas. We suspected it was the fuel injectors. Truck had 7000 miles on it. We called Rush Truck Center OKC (open on Sundays, which was the day it was) and told to drive it as long as we could but we got off the road in western Oklahoma and truck had to be towed in to Oklahoma City. Rush Truck Center, Oklahoma City, OK (a Chevy dealership) had the truck until July.

GM Rep called in, two fuel injectors replaced, truck still smoked, all injectors replaced. Rush Truck Center advised us that fuel was pulled from our tank and said, "We don't want to accuse anyone but there was gasoline in the diesel." We were clearly set up on this one as we were hauling our own fuel in a separate tank on the back and truck acted up before we put fuel in it in Shamrock, TX (at a truck stop, in the trucker bay where only diesel is sold). (Note: Later we inquired and they had no complaints about the tanks, through written correspondence with this station). Two weeks into the truck being at Rush Truck Center, we asked the same lab to test the fuel that we had been carrying in a separate tank on the bed. This fuel tested negative.

GM Rep (at that time, Peter) and Rush Truck Center claimed that the fuel injectors were our responsibility. The cost of the repair and tow equaled $10,800, which I paid because I need to use this truck! We were told by an attorney to take photos of the service station where we did purchase fuel, etc. but nothing came of it. Then, after a few hauls done, at 11,000 miles the fuel injectors went out again. This time the truck was repaired at Performance Chevrolet, Farmington, NM (which is two hours south of our CO ranch and the closest repair shop for med. trucks). GM paid for the repair which totaled $4000. The manager at Performance told me that would have been the cost if we had to pay. (Big difference between the first repair in Oklahoma City). I was very dissatisfied, called the dealer in Georgia who we bought the truck from (Hardy' Chevrolet) but no one really cared. Under warranty, we were also experiencing other problems going back to the electrical system of this truck.

The electrical system has never worked properly, no warning lights went on when the truck initially was having problems (the breakdown in Texas May 2004), and numerous times the electrical harness had to be replaced. I do have all my paperwork on all the repairs under warranty plus what I've had to pay out of pocket (unfairly) and total downtime, which was too much the first year we owned it. In May-June 2005, after one haul to CO, truck broke down and had to be towed to Performance Chevrolet, Farmington NM and this time the diagnosis was "water in diesel." We paid $2000 to have the water taken out of the tank, left for Oklahoma and upon arriving in Shawnee, OK, the truck choked again and we drove directly to Harvey's Chevrolet, Shawnee, OK. And again, it was water in diesel. This time paying another $1800 (within 24 hours) for same thing. GM said they would reimburse me one of those and we never got reply after faxing to them several years ago.

After 2005, each year, some problem would end this "new" truck on warranty in the shop and now that we are 6 years down the road, still have pre-existing electrical problems that GM now refuses to take care of. I am getting ready to black tag this truck in Oklahoma (meaning park it and leave it parked) as it is unreliable, proven to be so and each time we broke down, GM is lucky we didn't have horses in tow. My intention was to make money with this truck, as I bought a 13 horse trailer after buying this truck, to do commercial horse hauling but I could not trust this truck as safety is my first concern. I had to take my 1996 Ford Powerstroke out of retirement in 2004 to do the hauling of my horses to CO and again in 2005, and my Ford has been used to compensate for what this 2004 Kodiak lacks. It's a lemon.

We inquired about lemon laws, etc in the beginning two years and we were lied to by GM and others that there is no lemon law for this type of truck. Two years ago, we were informed by others, this is not true. Yes, time has lapsed, but this truck cannot even be sold to another person (by me) as a private transaction because I know I will be sued for selling a lemon. Right now, we have the truck (over a week now) at Harvey's Chevrolet, Shawnee, OK for a diagnosis, which GM told us to get it in there for that to determine the ongoing problem. And GM has told us they are not paying (we are past warranty 124,000 miles on it but its still the same pre-existing, and never properly repaired) problem as Harvey's said it was "electric problems that go to the injectors.

I am still talking to GM. At their request, we brought truck in for a diagnosis and now are being asked to pay $180 for the diagnosis, which we already knew what it would be-- electrical. In the past, I have tried to get an attorney involved but they don't want to go up against the big GM. Clearly, I have been suckered on this truck, paid cash for something that is worst than a clunker to me. We have tried to talk to Peter (rep) about a replacement or something and found that in 2009, they have discontinued making these trucks and it's most likely because they were made poorly and the consumer has had to pay for their mistakes like I have. I would like some help, advice or where I can turn in resolving this.

I am very disgusted and disappointed with my 2003 Silverado 1500 4x4! I bought the truck new and have had numerous problems with it. For starters with only 11,000 miles, I had both front and back bumpers replaced within 20,000 miles all four rotors and pads; in less than 40,000 miles two rear calipers, and driver's side power window motor and another four rotors. Also, within 50,000 miles I had to replace the passenger rear taillight assembly and the front calipers. Now, with just over 70,000 miles, my brake lines corroded and I nearly missed hitting a school child getting off the bus had to shift into L1 to slow down. This is the worst vehicle I have owned and I am almost 50. Something needs to be done besides a bailout! The consequence is a lot of expense and down time since I have an excavation business and this is my personal work truck for estimates and job site visits.

I have been having electrical issues with my 2008 Silverado for the last 6 months. I have turned it in to have it repaired to be told that the issues of sound and such are normal, that they cannot duplicate the issue. Finally after having someone ride with me, they identified that I wasn't must "making it up" and they have been able to subsequently recreate the issue (and have put several hundreds of miles on my vehicle), only to promise me a resolution and or a rental that meets the same criteria of the vehicle I purchase while they are trying to fix it. They haven't provided that, or a firm day on when they can fix it, or a firm answer on why it is not working properly, or called timely when asked, or replaced parts asked of them, or even done upgrades in the system at my expense if it would fix the problem.

I am an unsatisfied GM customer. I have been loyal for years. I have had family members work for GM since the early 60s, and I am sure that because the GM cannot support me. I am pretty sure I will not support them in the future.

I have a 2001 Chevy Silverado truck. On 1/28/2010 in cold weather, the brakes suddenly failed. The brake pedal went down to the floor when pressure was applied with little to no braking. All of the brake lines were rusted badly and one had ruptured. I am discovering that this is a common problem with this truck. The total repair cost $1,369 and took a week to accomplish.

My Chevy Silverado 2000 brakes suck. They are always activating the anti-lock causing my truck not stop on time. I rear-ended the car in front of me because they stopped suddenly and it would not stop! Wreck, luckily, there was no major damage. I hate this truck because of that!

The 2001 Chevy Silverado brake pedal pulsed and the pedal went to the floor and I had to throw the transmission into park to get it to stop to avoid rear ending a car. The vehicle had recently passed the Maryland state inspection where the brakes were inspected. My wife and I instantly aged 5 years and I have a repair bill for $450 to replace the ABS sensors and front bearings.

I ordered and received a 2008 Chev 2500HD new from a local dealer. I ordered the vehicle with the "Snowplow Prep Package" which consists of a skid plate, and a heavy duty alternator. When it arrived, I also bought a 2008 Ultra mount 7-1/2' Western snowplow and installed it on the truck. From the very start, I noticed that as you used the snowplow, the Battery voltmeter on the dash showed the battery getting discharged. With continued usage of the plow, eventually the 2-4WD switch no longer functioned, and eventually even the clock in the truck would get reset and go to 12:00. There are two ways to get out of this condition: 1) Drive highway speed for 10-15 minutes to allow battery to recharge or 2) Shut the truck off and restart and the voltmeter worked as advertised.

I took the truck with the plow that first winter into the dealer, and after 15 minutes, they said everything was fine on the truck. This past winter, the problem continued, so again I took the truck back to the dealer, and again they stated all was well. I then took truck to an independent mechanic, and we did some 'testing'. After using plow for awhile, battery voltage would go down to 13 volts, and voltmeter showed battery in discharge state. We eent so far as to swap plows with another person who has a 2005 Chev 1/2 ton. The problem stayed with my truck. We also noticed that the Alternator never showed more than 120 amps of current draw, even though it is a 160 amp alternator.

Also we found that if the alternator wire was disconnected while voltmeter showed battery to be discharged, that the battery voltage went up immediately to 13.9 volts while alternator was disconnected, and then go back to 13.0 volts as soon as the wire was connected back up. I took it back to the dealer with the plow with that information. They then put their scan tool on, and found that with the snowplow connected, they only had to swivel plow from side to side twice before the ECM/BCM module would go into a 'fail mode' due to excessive current drain on the battery, and basically shut down the alternator to prevent it from being damaged. They also found that the ECM module always showed the signal to the alternator to be at 60% meaning the ECM module never told alternator to charge more than 60%.

At this point, the dealer also decided there was a problem and started to replace parts. They replaced the ECM module, BCM Module, and alternator. None of these fixed the issue. They then contacted their GM tech. The answer came back after GM techs talked to the engineers that the truck 'was operating as designed' and that no changes would be made.. There was nothing else the dealer could do, so I picked up the truck and plow. I then opened a complaint with GM, who referred me to District Service Tech, who did more research, and got back to me with the same answer, that it was operating as designed , and nothing was wrong and the complaint was closed.

2) If using a snowplow causes battery voltage to go down that bad to cause clock to reset and the 2-4WD mode switch to no longer function, then the alternator should be charging at 100%, or 160amps and it does not.

I am not an automotive engineer, but do understand computers. And to me, if the computer is shutting down the alternator operation and not allowing it to try to charge battery back up, at least up to the 160amp draw the alternator is capable of, then GM has a design problem in the computer operation in the truck. They should be able to change the electronic module programming to fix it. Unless GM comes out and says that a snowplow is not supported on the 2008 Silverado 2500HD, and that you can't run a snowplow on their "Heavy Duty" truck, and give me my money back on it or at least make it right, or fix the computer programming in the ECM module so that it does not tell the alternator to 'shutdown' just because a snowplow is attached.

This is my third Chevy truck. All had snowplows on them, and the first two handled the snowplow just fine. Not until somewhere between 2006 and 2008 did GM add the ECM/BCM module programming which makes a snowplow non-functional.

The brakes failed on my 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4wd pickup truck. The brake lines, calipers, and rotors rotted out. The service manager at the dealership informed me that this is a common problem and that the same thing happened to his truck. GM will do nothing to resolve the problem!

I have a 2002 2500 HD with a Duramax Diesel. I have own a lot of diesels (but not the converted 350 block) and each time their diesel program gets stronger and stronger. I love the Duramax, there's no other diesel out there that can touch them. But I am having a rust problem with this truck. The brake lines rusted out, the cab corners are rusted, the bed is rusted, the rear bumper is paper thin with rust, the spare rim is rusted, the mechanism to lower the spare is rusted, the tail gate is rusted, the bump stops are gone from rust, the front inner fenders are rusted, the frame is coated with rust, along with most of the front suspension parts. I replaced all the brake lines and then had a problem bleeding the brakes, which then I had to replace the ABS brake module. I just got done replacing the rotors, front and rear along with calipers and brake hoses. Everything is rusting away. I've been a Chevy man all my life. I currently have a 1985 K3500 which has less rust on it then my 2002 truck.

I told my wife it's time we start looking for a new truck due to all the problems with the 2002, but I'm not going to spend my hard earned money on another rust bucket.. The 2002 truck reminds me of my 1977 3/4 ton that I had to scrap due to rust. I only have 125,000 miles on my truck and I always have taken care of it myself as I am a State Inspection Mechanic for Pennsylvania for over 30+ years. But I'm at my wits end. What can be done? The parts that I replaced due to rust cost me well over $2000.00 and this is not including my labor.

Myself and my father both own 2002 Chevrolet 1500 Silverados. Both needed complete brake jobs prior to 40,000 miles and one wheel bearing replaced. The back of both front and rear rotors where completely deteriorated. The pads do not wear down much the rotors just rust and flake off. The trucks are garaged and well taken care of but have had poor brakes since day one. GM has a problem with their brakes for sure! I'm out the cost of the repairs but worse the braking problem almost caused three accidents. I did not realize brakes were bad until during two emergency stops the truck just wouldn't!

My 1999 Chevrolet Silverado is falling apart. I have been hammered with huge brake repair bills related to the emergency brake. All the brake lines went one day and I luckily got the emergency brake to work to stop me, and the door handles are rusting off. What the heck is happening to these vehicles? The truck has 92K miles and the mechanic I use now advises me the fuel line is ready to go, and next will be the transmission line from the salt erosion. I expect some rust to occur in a twelve year old vehicle, but this is ridiculous when it come to safety features. How to locate help because I surely cannot afford a new truck? $4000 in repairs and more on the horizon.

The brake lines on my 2000 Silverado rusted through. I had to replace all of my brake lines. Also, I keep going through rear brakes.

i bought my truck brand-new. it's a 2005 Chevy Silverado 4.3 v6. It's the work truck. This truck has run like crap since day one. i bought it on a rainy day, got like 8 miles down the road, and the engine started skipping. I brought it back to the dealership, and they had it for 2 days, gave it back, and still did it. i have had it in the shop countless times for the same reason and dumped hundreds of dollars into it, trying to get it right and nothing. It's been 5 years, and this truck is still doing it. I've had it. Never again.

I have a 2000 Blazer and the electric fuel pump in the gas tank went bad and I had it replaced. How can an electric fuel pump and installation cost $1,026.00? Is the module made of gold? The vehicle is not worth much more than that...

I purchased this used truck. According to CarFax, it was purchased new from Hallman Chevrolet in Erie, PA. It had 75,000 miles on it. I was sitting in a parking lot when the brake went to the floor. I slowly drove the vehicle to the local tire and brake repair shop, where they informed me that the brake lines were rusted. They referred me to a specialty brake shop and I had the vehicle towed there. They replaced the rusted lines with all new steel brake lines, and informed me that the fuel line is also rusted and would have to be replaced soon.

I received a letter from the corporation stating they had discovered a problem with Chevrolet vehicles equipped with a 6.6L Duramax Diesel engine. The letter stating as such, "General Motors is providing owners with additional protection for the fuel injectors. If this condition occurs on your Chevrolet Silverado within seven (7) years of the date your vehicle was originally placed in service or 200,000 miles, whichever occurs first, the condition will be repaired for you at no charge." Problem is Chevrolet not standing by what they have stated. I was told the injectors needed to be replaced last year, however, the dealer said it was at my own cost as it wasn't covered. There went $3,000.

Now one year later, I am told the injectors need to be replaced again. Same story from the dealer, still not covered, wants another $3,000. The irony is they say I need to replace one of those I just replaced last year. In looking through different individuals post on the internet, it appears I am not alone as there are many others complaining of the same problem, bad injectors and not being covered as stated. The consumers can not afford to replace injectors on the same vehicle every year which seems to be the case. Someone needs to hold Chevrolet responsible for a problem with their engine that continually causes the injectors to fail.

I have a 2005 Silverado 2500HD. I am at 88,000 miles and my speedometer is starting to malfunction. It will say I'm doing 10mph when I'm on the highway keeping up with traffic. GM said they issued a recall notice but put a max of 70,000 miles on it. Researching and investigating, most Silverados don't have this issue until well after the 70,000 mile mark. GM and the local dealership do not want to honor this repair now that I'm past the mileage. As well as conveniently I never received a recall notice otherwise working or not. I'd have taken my truck in to have this looked at and/or replaced.

I own two Silverado trucks, an 2003 and a 2005. When the 2003 had a total failure of its instrument cluster (speedometer failure with incorrect readings for speed). I called GM complaints and was told that my mileage exceeded the limits for the year and they would not pay to fix the problem. I paid to fix it and then they extended the mileage to an amount that would have covered my vehicle.

Now, I have a second truck that has the exact same problem and when I call GM, they have another anemic mileage requirement for the truck and I am supposedly out another $700.00 to fix a problem that they have taken to court themselves and are recovering millions in damages from their parts suppliers. So, why am I so excited. With Toyota vehicles killing people when their electronics go wrong, and the details on TV, my wife is frantic to have the truck repaired thinking that some type of similar problem with GM's electronics can cause her to crash.

GM is playing games again with their customers and I deeply resent it. When you call their customer service reps, they patiently listen to your complaint, put you on hold for 4 minutes and then come back on and say they can't help. All the while expressing sympathy. It is all a huge sham. Can you please do something about his type of behavior on the part of a huge company that is being run by my tax dollars? Can you please help?

We live on retirement incomes and cannot afford to fix all of GM's electronic gremlins in their vehicles out of our pocket. I can tell by the response on the internet web sites that their is quite a bit of outrage about this inherent design flaw in Silverado trucks. GM is recovering its money from the supplier of the defective parts but seems less than enthusiastic to help their customers.

I researched recalls on my 2001 Chevy Silverado 2500 truck as my anti-lock brakes have been going off prematurely and make my truck unsafe for driving, and 3 different websites have a list of 14 recalls on the 2500 Chevy Silverado series. I first contacted Lewis Chevrolet and they only listed one recall on the 2500 Chevy Silverado series and told me that it dealt with the tailgate. They told me there were no outstanding recalls on my truck and told me to call if I didn't like their answer. I was told they would be happy to fix my truck for around 1200 dollars! I called the 1 800 number and they told me that the recall did not pertain to my truck, but only the 1500 series, which makes no sense because the same parts were used on 1500 series and the 2500 series for almost all parts! The person on the phone from the 1 800 number again told me there were no outstanding recalls on my truck.

Well, Automotive, Automobile and Just Answer all have 14 recalls listed on the Chevy 2500 Silverado, ans I own a 2001 Chevy Silverado. So, why are they denying the recalls and not fixing my truck? Just in case they are needed here are the recall #'s. 05068c, 06083, NHTSA07v521000, 05042B, NHTSA05v379000, NHTS05v161000, 04094, NHTSA04v12900, NHTSA01v220000, NHTSA01v159000, NHTSA01v125000, NHTSA01v080000, NHTSA00v404000, 04007B. I just want my truck fixed so it will be safe to drive. The manufacturers of my truck need to legally fix my truck and stop giving me a runaround! Thank you, and I hope you are able to help me fix this problem.

I bought a new 2001 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 from a dealer in 2001. I have had problems with the cluster panel. All the lights on the cluster panel blink, sometimes it will even cut the truck off when the park reverse and neutral light blinks and then the truck comes back on. I called the dealer and he said they had a recall on 2002 and 2003 but not the 2001. I do think they should have a recall on this, because of the danger it may cause. I have already wrote once and haven't received a response. Just causes one scary feeling when you are driving down the road and your vehicle cuts off. Please help with this situation before it becomes like the Toyota problems.

Front wheel speed sensors failed on 2001 Chevy Silverado causing ABS system to activate at slow braking speeds which increased stopping distance. A recall was issued in 2005 and the problem is reoccurring after only a few more thousand miles. GM is unwilling to assist in the repairs to fix the problem and states they only cover this problem one time. The recall required the sensors to be removed, cleaned, and reinstalled. No replacement parts were issued. This was a temporary fix to a reoccurring problem that is causing danger to all motorists. Drivers are unable to control their stopping distances causing accidents with other vehicles and property.

In June 2009, my 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 pickup stalled and would not start. A local mechanic (not affiliated with GM or Chevrolet) diagnosed the problem as a failed fuel pump and replaced the pump with an after-market brand. Within hours, the same problem occurred. The same mechanic again replaced the pump, but this time with the same AC Delco brand pump that originally came on the truck. This pump lasted approximately 2 weeks, and then it failed in the same manner. I then took the truck to my local Chev dealer (Rudolph Chevrolet, El Paso, TX). They once again replaced the fuel pump with an OEM pump.

This pump lasted about 8 months (less than 6,000 miles) before the same stalling, will-not-start problem recurred. This time, the same dealer diagnosed the problem as a failed electrical connection in the under-the-hood fuse box assembly that adversely affected the electrical power to the pump. They replaced the fuse box assembly. That was 2 weeks or so ago, and so far so good.

I complained that their earlier fuel pump replacement (for which I paid in excess of $800) as being a mis-diagnosis of the actual problem, I asked that I be compensated for my expense. They offered to split the cost of the fuse box replacement with me 50-50. I reluctantly accepted that offer, with no obvious alternative. I needed my truck in good running condition.

Is there any history of recurring, premature failing fuel pumps or fuel pump operation on GM trucks similar to my 2005 Silverado 2500 model? P.S. I have taken good care of and done proper maintenance of this vehicle.

On January 28, 2010, my 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4wd truck with 46,800 miles caught fire and totally burned, it was just sitting in my drive way at 12:15 AM. My insurance company properly and promptly reimbursed us for this loss. I just wanted to add this event in support of Peter of Duluth, MN (9/27/04) who had an identical experience.

I had my 2000 Silverado 2500 brake line failure with only 53,000 miles on the vehicle. I keep it in a garage and clean. I am glad it happened when I was backing out of the driveway and my brake peddle went to the floor. I am so glad I was not on the highway. Why did Chevy have not notified us that this could be a problem? My mechanic told me this is a common problem because they used cheap break lines with no copper in them.

Instrument panel on 2003 trailblazer is not working, after researching on the internet and speaking with other people about this issue, it seems that I am not the only one. I was wondering if someone can investigate to see if it would warrant a recall. Out of the vehicles I have bought, I have never had anything like this. Plus before I sold my Silverado, I had to worked on also, replaced. It is growing problems on trailblazers, Tahoe etc. Very expensive and guaranteed for 12 months. You cannot replace one instrument, the whole cluster has to be replaced.

My 2004 Chevy Silverado 5.3L V-8 clatters very loudly in the mornings or when started up after sitting for several hours. When I checked the Internet, I found the problem to be piston slap which GM knows to be a defect. GM claims that this does not harm the motor. GM understands that this problem exists and whether or not GM will admit it, this situation could cause damage.

There is no alternative for those of us who are GM folks. There is a class action lawsuit regarding this defect but that could take a long time. GM should be made to take care of the problem.

I own a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado and have had constant issues with the fuel cap. I have had it replaced twice during the first 3 years and much too often a warning from the computer that the cap is loose. I check it regularly and and always seems tight. It is currently at the dealer being replaced for the third time! Up till now under warranty. Now, I start paying for diagnostics and part replacement. The fuel caps need a quality investigation. Maybe cheap and faulty caps are being used. They should last a long time. Since I take very good care of my vehicles, this kind of issues make me think twice about buying GM products!

I own a 1996 Chevy Silverado. I'm having problems with the ABS brake system. Quite a few others are having similar problems with this model vehicle. I'd like to know if there will be a recall.

I have been a GM owner for over 20 years. I purchased a 2004 Chevy Silverado 3500 4X4 Dually a few years ago. I bought this big of a truck because I wanted something that was heavy duty and would last a long time. I do not drive it a lot in bad weather due to getting salt on it. This year, I had to drive it in the snow and I only made it 6 miles from my house and the front axle tied up. The truck is out of warranty and has only 56K miles.

It has less than 60 miles on it in a 4 wheel drive. There was a service bulletin #03-04-19-001B on the use of mineral base gear oil in cold climate. Dealers were instructed to replace the mineral base gear oil in the front differential with synthetic gear oil or pinion bearing failure would happen. The truck was in the dealership for warranty work a few times and I never knew of this bulletin. I have talked to Chevy customer service and they are very uncooperative. I am very upset and will never buy a GM product again unless this is taken care of.

I took a lot of pride in my truck! I run a small business and will tell all 500 of my customers that come to me for motorcycle repair about the horrible quality issues at GM. A lot of my customers remarked on how nice my truck looks. I think GM should replace this part at no charge and keep me a 100% GM customer for life. Maybe another brand will have better quality? In this economy, I am lucky to make my house payment. I will be unable to drive my truck that I am making payments on until I can get the money for the $3,000.00 repair.

I have a couple of huge complaints with my Chevy Suburban, which I purchased new. I have constantly had to have the steering tightened. The bolt come loose and the car shakes when I drive and it is horrible when turning. The second is I believe very dangerous. The control panel stop working. So you have no idea if you have gas,oil and you done know how fast your going. I was told it would cost 550.00 dollars to repair. I have small children and not know how fast I am going or if I am going to run out of gas on the 5 freeway, it's a total hazard.

The brake lines on 2002 Chevy Suburban rusted out. All of them, the brakes failed almost causing serious injury possibly even death. Chevy brake lines for this vehicle are substandard and dangerous. The dealer says they are not responsible. Over 2,000 dollars was spent to replace brake lines and was nearly killed on highway while towing with the vehicle when brakes failed. Someone will get killed if it has not happened already. GM should fix it.

Had to replace front left hub assembly unit. After talking to mechanic, he informed me that this is a common problem. Also co-workers and in-laws have had or are having the same problem. This shouldn't with only 80,000 miles on a vehicle. Cost over $300.00 to have this fixed.

I purchased my second new pick-up in April 2009. The first was about a year before. It is a Chevy 1500 4x4/Z71, crew cab/short bed. It naturally came with four 17-inch tires and rims along with a spare tire. I just found out (December 2009) the spare tire that came with the pick-up doesn't match the other four tires. While I know that cars come with donut tires, pick-ups are much different. I happened to be fairly lucky and my spare tire is the same size and brand; however, it has different tread.

Now, it says in my 2009 owner's manual not to use different type tires on a vehicle as it may cause an accident. I'm sure GM doesn't care if I get into an accident or not, but I don't think it's right that I purchased a new vehicle and didn't know the spare was different. I know, I know, I should have looked, even though they wouldn't have done anything about it! As far as I'm concerned, it's like putting a cloth seat in the front and a leather seat in the back. It doesn't match. I have also just learned that GM purchases their tires in bulk, duh. The difference here is they are sold in lots. Not every new pick-up like mine has the same tires on it. I want to know why not! How do I even know where these tires came from--are they even new tires? I just don't feel like I've gotten what I paid for which was a lot, by the way. I just wanted to let people know what our "American" car companies are doing and that it's not right. Make sure you watch out and inspect everything that you buy very closely. I didn't, and now I'm kicking myself!

Have has a problem with a 2005 Chevy Silverado Pickup. ABS system un warranted activation at low speed affecting stopping distance. 1999 to 2003 chevy silverado's were previously recalled for the exact problem. 408,000 vehicles recalled for abs problem. Took truck to chevy dealer for repair paid $848.00 and one month later problem returned. Took truck to chevy dealer paid $115.00 to have diagnosis. This time advised the problem was other abs wheel hub not the one replaced on the left side. Spoke to GM and had little satisfaction. District Specialist were from Argentina and the Phillipeans unable to speak to customer service agent locally, appears they are all over seas.

My 2005 Chevy Trailblazer, and many others, has a defective speedometer cluster that has not been recalled. The actual speed vaires greatly from the actual vehicle speed and this could be very dangerous. The speedometer sometimes shows 10 mph and the actual speed is closer to 50 mph. GM was contacted, reference number 71-788668649, and I was informed they are aware of the problem but no recall or repair is authorized.

Brake lines on my 2001 silverado rusted out almost causing a serious accident. My brother has a 2000 silverado and has been dealing with the same issues.

1999 Chevy silverado with ABS braking system. In December 2009 I was following a police suv in the snow,when the Officer went to stop I applied my brakes in my silverado pickup with no effect. My truck just kept going as if not having any brakes at all. Thank God for not injuring him and for very minor damage. After the accident I noticed my brake pedal feeling spongy and had it looked at by my mechanic, He told me the brake line burst and would cost hundreds to repair. I removed the ABS fuse from my truck and it stops 1/2 the distance from before. This experience led me to investigate GMs ABS problem and noticed I am not the only one to have this happen to. I had to print out my findings from the Internet to show police I wasn't crazy.

my brake system on my 2002 chevy silverado are having the same problem as the ones in canada.which were recalled as northern states in the us.yet they were recalled,is someone going to die befor the problem is solved.gm better hope it is not in our truck.my grand children ride in it.come on gm we deserve to be safe in the south to.

Until am reading these comments on the advice of a friend, i realized why brakes on that one truck have never been right,after i bought it in 2000,is a good truck all over except for brakes..countless times replacing master cilinders,power boosters,wheel cilinders etc. bleeding themn many times,etc, now to read that it is a common problemis somewhat a relief,now does anybody know how to check for rust on lines or it should be visible on the outside???

I own a 2004 Avalanche that has never been used to tow or haul anything heavier than a christmas tree. We started haveing shifting issues with the auto transmission. Told by the dealer that the hub was worn down and there are metal shavings in the fluid. Transmission needs to be replaced. $2700. Truck has 70K miles on it, driven to work daily by my wife. How does a tranny, used like this, and maintained with good fluid, get chewed up after 70K miles?

I have brake problems like many of the people on these pages..I removed the ABS fuse now I have good brakes. I took a look at the sensors and there is no rust and looks like new so thats not the problem. Its in the abs system some where! If a sensor was sensing wrong you would have an abs light on. My truck is out of warranty and I think looking at all the complaints that this is a chevy/gmc defect! I need this fixed but I see from the reports that this will fall on deaf ears! The will just tell me there is nothing wrong with my brakes. I don't know what to do next..This is a safety issue!

I purchased a 07 chevy silverado in aug of 07, In Nov of 09 I had a clattering from the left side of the engine and it had been consuming a quart of oil in 3000 miles for the last three oil changes or so, I took it to miles cheverlet and was told that GM wanted them to check the truck every 5 hundred miles to monitor the oil consumtion! But were Going to do NOTHING about the clatter.

After informing them to tell GM I would trade it for a ford The same day and the noise was Not correct and unacceptable,They very rudely Said he (ed) would check with the service manager to see what could be done! I received a call back informing me that they needed to repace the complete set of Lifters and the heads would have to be removed to do so. This Truck has 33000 miles and have been very well maintained,

I will never purchase a GM product again and its sad as I have been a GM person all my life! When I leave the dealer after the work is completed I will be headed for the ford Store! I feel like the truck is not reliable and have had other querky things happen such as Rough running and ses light-resulted in the dealer cleaning the injectors and also traction service lights come on for no apearent reason, Nothing they can find they say. Now this, I really feel this Is becomming a nusence as they will have my truck for a week this time. 33,000 Miles...what a joke!

2007 z71 silverado has a very weak bumper. In our town you can tell if the truck is 2007 because of the weak bumper is out of place. I got in a ditch and the bumper broke the thing that holds the bumber on.

On a nother sore subject I know this has nothing to do with gm trucks but I bought a 08 pontiac G6 convrt in late Aug of 08 and now the paint is starting to flake off in spots I placed a complaint with Gm and the dealer I bought it from with no results. Contacted the BBB they told me nothing they can do. It still has gm warranty but both parties are just pointing fingers. Anyone have any suggestions?

The dealer did offer to touch it up, but the hole car needs to be repainted to stop the flaking completely.

I Bought a 2003 Chevy Silverado new. The brake lines are rusted and my truck has been garage kept since new. I now have to replace the brake lines- just one problem the lines have a 14mm nut with a 10 or 12 mm thread on the nut. (metric). I go to the Auto Parts store- several NAPA, Advanced, Hovis and they don't have any brake line or nuts that I can fix my truck. Okay, I go to the Chevy dealer and I will just buy the parts to fix my truck. Not! They don't show any metric lines for my truck???? So I have a truck and I cannot replace the rusted brake line because I can't buy the parts to fix it because they used metric lines on my truck and they don't have the parts to fix it. All it shows on their computer system is standard american threads and the parts guy tells me that I definately have a metric fitting. I said okay I bring it to you to fix it How are you going to fix it? He had no answer for me.

i bought a 2004 chevy avalanche . at less then 30,000 miles it started to clunk when going over a bump or turning . the dealer said they heard nothing . on the way home i heard the same noise . now i find out that they knew of the problem . it is the iss (intermediate steering shaft)they refuse to even ackowlegde it , but will repair it for $300 . the passenger window no longer works , the rear passenger window gets stuck 3/4 of the way up , all 4 speakers have dried out .at 65,000 garage kept miles , this should not be . my girlfriend has a toyota with 143,00 miles that runs perfect. at this point it is about integrity , which i feel is lacking with gm . i no longer trust them and will not buy a gm vehicle again . apparently the foreign companys build better cars .

I have a 2002 chevy silverado with 65,000 miles. I am the original owner and just found out that the brake lines are badly corroded and need to be replaced. This is dangerous situation and should not happen so soon. I believe the materials used by GM for the brake lines are inferior. I have researched this and many others have this problem too.

I have a chevy 2004 silverado crewcab with a 5.3liter engine and 144000.0 miles,3700hrs. The condition: it was leaking coolant w/o any visable signs. I had to have the engine heads replaced ($2800.00) do to a crack/porosity condition allowing coolant to come through the head and mix with the oil and burn creating white smoke at start-up at chevrolet recomendation. This is a Known problem that chevy acknowleges.In Corporate Technical service bulletin #06-06-01-019B,(6-12-2007) Which my engine "code T" is included in. Thier supplyer CASTEC for the heads have a known problem. I feel chevy and CASTEC should correct the problem at thier expense regardless of miles. This is a quality isssue that the consumer should not be required to pay for.

Have a 2002 Silverado which busted a brake line to left front wheel. Only have 46,000 miles on it. Checked all lines and found them all to be rusted out. I replaced all lines myself. Prior to brakelines rotting, I always coated lines with protectant as I live in the Northeast where salt is used. Protectant did not seem to help as steel used is inferior. You buy an American truck and they use imported cheap steel. Come on Chevy, get in the ballgame.

I have been told by 2 ASE certified mechanics that the anti-lock system on my truck has been recalled by Chevrolet. I have gone to my local dealership in person and even though 2001 Chevy silverados have been recalled my is not one of them. I have been told the same verbally by contacting Chevrolet. I have found that there is a recall, #05V379000, issued August 29, 2005 for my truck and they will not honor it.

To date I have had my brakes replaced twice and paid out over $1200 because the ABS is malfunctioning and ruining my brakes. I am now going to have to pay out $900 to replace the ABS that should be covered by recall.

Brake lines on my 2001 Chev PU rusted and failed ie. at about 8 yrs. I am 67 year of age and have never had this experience previously. My 1990 Jeep's brake lines (over twice as old) are just fine. Repair cost to date $800.

My name is Jeremy and I'm a Sergeant with the Florida Dept. of Corrections.

This is in regards to an article printed by Joe Benton on June 17th, 2008.

In Oct. 2007 I purchased a brand new 2007 Chevrolet Suburban from Gordon Chevrolet in Tampa Florida, it had 20 miles on it. This truck was my dream vehicle, since before getting my drivers license I wanted a Chevy Suburban. On December 9th 2008 while on my way home from work, at approximately 12:45 am, some of the warning lights came on. I pulled the vehicle off the road and popped the hood to see if anything was wrong visually. I got out of the truck and went to open the hood. As soon as I lifted the hood it exploded, blowing me back into the middle of the highway.

When I came too my face, hands and arm felt like they had been sprayed with pepper spray. I pulled a large chunk of skin off of my arm that was just hanging there. I looked at the truck and it was engulfed in flames. The Suburban had absolutely no aftermarket changes or any type of modifications done to it. All of its servicing and repair work was done at Cox Chevrolet in Bradenton Florida, a General Motors dealership. The truck had just over 35,000 miles on it.

It is coming up on one year since my truck exploded and I have still have not gotten a reason why it exploded. I have an attorney but we were told by General Motors they have neither interest nor any liability because of their bankruptcy. The selling dealership is uninterested and has washed their hands of us. And my insurance company has all but closed the file and seems uninterested in what happened to the truck.

My 2007 Chevy Cobalt has rattles in the engine compartment and pulls to the right. On Oct 1, 2009, they "fixed loose bushings and/or shaft, front control arm lower left replace". On Oct 21, I took it back with the same problems. They told me the "noise heard is normal (gear clash) no repairs will correct noise but there's no danger. Recommend replacing tires soon -down to wear bars - may be causing vehicle to pull right, need to replace to verify". The car did not pull to the right until after they fixed it the first time and there is enough tread to last until Spring.

My 02 Silverado with 40k miles was braking great until I attempted pulling a boat. All of a sudden, the petal went to the floor in Houston traffic and the truck kept rolling. After almost having a heart attack avoiding the traffic around me, I called a friend to come get the boat. Ever since, my ABS light is on and my brakes are failing just at the end of an abrubt stop. I've had three mechanics puzzled and no solution.

said they will not honor this and we are responsible for repair. I also know of an 03 with the same problem that actually ran into a pole because of the faulty abs system. I think the recall of the o2 is new so maybe enough complaints have not been noted for a recall on 03 or 04.The customer service from GM and O'Brien is soreley lacking. My truck sat there for 1-1/2days with no follow up from GM or O'Brein we had to call them.O'Brien said the truck was finished and to pick it up when we got there nothing was done to it. I called GM back they refused to fix the problem at their expense. This is a minor repair and they can't even show good customer service for something so small. I will be purchasing new cars in the future but not from GM or Pat O'Brien Cheverolt

Purchased a brand new '09 Chevy silverado from above GM dealer. 4 days later on way to vacation I noticed transmission fluid all over underside of vehicle. Towed to Chevrolet in Bluefield, WV. Shop could not find what was wrong with transmission. Transmission was replaced with REM transmission. Drove back to Ohio. Checked truck out, same problem as before.

Took truck to Coughlin Chevrolet the next day. They found problem to be the wrong transmission dipstick was installed by factory resulting in the transmission being overfilled with fluid resuling in fluid blowing out vent tube on top of transmission. This resulted in a potential fire hazard with tranny fluid leaking onto exhaust pipe. Lucky no fire happened.

Told dealer I no longer wanted vehicle and wanted GM to repurchase vehicle.I contacted a lawyer and now case is in GM's legal department

Yesterday I contacted a different dealer to get it fixed again as I almost made a drive thru out of a building. I was told the recall was fixed once and that it was now MY responsability to get it repaired at $100.00 an hour plus any parts that may break while cleaning the "wheel speed sensor". The sensor cost for replacement if broke anywhere from $58.00 to $158.00. As a consumer I don't feel as though it is my responsability to pay for this reocurring problem. It should be repaired over and over again if neccessary by Chevy Dealers with No cost to consumers.

I was told that this "wheel speed sensor" gets dirty and affectcs being able to stop at slow speeds. It is a simply fix that just "cleans" the sensor. About 1 hour of labor or so.

2004 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup 2500 HD 2/4 ton Pickup truck. At 28000 miles I had to replace all 4 brake rotors and all brake shoes due to rusted and frozen brake calipers. At 38000 miles, at times truck will stop ok until just before complete stop at which time the abs motor activates and the pedal goes to the floor. This happens at very slow speed and just before a complete stop. It is very unnerving and I am afraid of rolling through a stop sign or hitting someone in the rear. I am told the brake control module needs replacing, that it is a $700 part, and that there is a problem getting the part because there is a huge demand for the part and that almost every Silverado owner has had this problem. I have read countless accounts of brake problems with Silverados from a number of years. Can't someone start a class action against these guys? Come on man this company has been building brakes on vehicles for a hundred years. Why the junk? Especially on a 3/4 ton Heavy Duty pickup truck that is supposed to Work, and work hard, and tow, and plow. A 1962 VW Bug has better brakes. Some Lawyer could make a killing on a class action on these trucks. What a black eye on the Silverados. What junks.

I own a 2005 trailblazer the radio buttons as well as other buttons in the car ,are lossing the finish(peeling).gm had me take it to a dealer(pinebelt in lakewood nj)and told gm that it is a cosmetic thing.everything works.gm and pinebelt it is only paint on plasticand not covered outside the warranty,my bumpers are paint on plastic and they are not peeling.my 2005 colorado had the same problem and was taken care of.this should not happen to this caliber of car.between work/home we owm 12 gm autos,3 have this problem.is there something with 2005 radio and other buttons.the trailblazer has 45k on it and is in showroom condition.gm never gave me any options the just said no.i feel i bought a car that will not last cosmeticly and is going to be forced to spend money on things that should not be

I bought a new 2009 Silverado. I checked all brands of 1/2 ton PU trucks and put a lot of weight on selection based on fuel economy. the sticker and salesman siad the truck would get 20 mpg hwy. No way can I get over 17.6 mpg and that is driving 55-60 mph. I took it back to the dealer and they said there was nothing they could do. While there I overheard more complaints about fuel mileage. GM is misrepresenting the fule mileage average of their trucks. About 40 miles less on a tank of gas. Costing me about $10 more every 400 miles. But the maint hing is stress. I can't stop thinking I was screwed.

I was wondering; I have a 2007 Silverado with the fuel management system where 4 cylinders are suppose to shut down under no load conditions, I now have approx 15,000 miles on it and I'm using Mobil 1 Synthetic Oil.

The problem I seem to have even since it was brand new and I've discussed this with the dealer where I got the truck which is Bergstrom's of Appleton WI, that these 4 cylinders do not seem to be shutting down enough; it's almost as if you must be going down hill to get them do so, if your driving just on a flat hwy it doesn't even seem to go into the 4 cylinder mode enough; at least I do not think it does and it seems to even be worst when using cruise control. I can kind of coax in into four cylinder mode by letting up on the gas some but it doesn't seem to stay there very long.

According to the window sticker I believe it's supposed to be getting like 17-21 mpg if I remember correctly. And I am getting 15 mpg. I've had it to the dealership and let the Manager of the dealership drive it and at first they come back saying it looks like there may be something wrong and then they kept it overnight so he could drive it a bit more, after this they seemed to back peddle or renege and said there's nothing wrong with it. What I'm wondering but cannot seem to get a straight answer is if there's some type of adjustment that can be done on this system?

Have a 2003 Chev. 3500 truck. Have a popping in the steering column that has been "fixed" at least 4 times, under warranty, repairs last approx. 6 months, then it does it again. Now, the warranty is dead and I am faced with the same problem. GM says that it is a u-joint in steering column, repairs cost approx. 180.00 at a time. Others have complained about the same thing.

I have a 2004 Chevy Silverado HD with two brake issues. First, I experience a low pedal that bleeding has not corrected. Second, I experience anti-lock activation as I approach a complete stop. This causes me to put extra pressure on the pedal to stop. I have not experienced the brake line failures that I see on this site. I have removed most of the anti-lock connectors and cleaned hoping that there was a corrosion issue there. I am getting ready to tear into the brakes further, but was hopinig that someone has come up with the magic bullet to correct these issues. I am seeing these peoblems in many sites and was wondering if any resolution from the NEW GM can be expected for us loyal, but maybe not for long, customers.

i have a 2002 chevy silvered truck that the brake lines rotted then leaked and had not been able to stop truck. gm must have used a cheap metal for their brakelines. contacted gm the service techs i spoke to said they have seen this very often then denied that this happens after i spoke to their manager i think gm should have a recall on these lines. it so far has cost me over $2000.00 to fix it not to mention the truck not used to earn for my business. please act now. help us

Bought 2003 Dakota 3-20-09 that had the "13 point certification" with " a replaced left front brake rotor and pads" at 67,000. Now at 74,000 having severe poping/grinding noises in the left front of vehicle... Nothing but normal driving over last 7K miles.

I own a 2002 Chevrolet Z71 4x4 1500 pickup with 50,761 miles. This truck is maintained every 3000 miles and is in excellent condition. It is never used for off road. Recently while driving home the transmission went out. I had to have it towed to a very reliable transmission shop in town. Many of my friends are mechanics and said it was more than likely the sun shell. I was also informed that these have been defective since about 1998 or so and that chevrolet has made no attempt at all to correct this part and that they have seen this problem occuring for years.

When I got the truck to the transmission shop I was told the same story from someone who works on transmissions everyday. He says a large majority of his work is newer GM pickups with the same or more advanced transmission problems. He informed me that he only warranties transmission work on these pickups for 12,000 miles because they are so unreliable.

At a cost of over $2000, as the truck is no longer under warranty, I find myself debating on selling this truck and buying the original truck I was going to buy in 2002 a Toyota Tundra. A good friend of mine has had his own mechanic business for over 35 years and swears that the Toyota Trucks out surpass in every way the newer American built trucks. Hopefully the stimulus $$$ keep GM afloat becauce as far as this consumer is concerned, I'll be buying vehicles that are more reliable, Japanese built.

I have a 2001 Silverado pickup club cab. The cluster panel has started going on and off for about 8 months now. I have checked to see if there is a recall and there is on the 2002 & 2003 they have had the recall extended, but they did not extend the 2001, and it is doing the same thing.

Last year the truck was in the dealer for routine service and they informed me that the front rotors and pads should be replaced. I took the truck to my private shop and they replaced the front rotors and pads. Again they said it was a rust problem. .

A while back I was getting a pulsation in the brake pedal when stopping at low speed. I was informed that it was probably due to the anti-lock brake system and would have to go to the dealer to be put on a diagnostic computer. The problem got worse and at this point the brake pedal started going low. When I got to the dealer the pedal was down to the floor.. During this whole episode (pulsations & low brake pedal) the brake warning light NEVER came on.

. They informed me that the brake lines had rusted through, and asked me to come in to see and the condition of the undercarriage of the truck for myself. I have photos. They had to replace the lines front calipers and sensors due to rust. I have the old parts. I am now into over $2600 for brake repairs. I called GM and filed a letter of complaint. I also filed one with the state Attorney General's office. GM used inferior materials and now we have a safety problem with these vehicles.

Sivlerado Brake Problems -

My 2000 Chevrolet Silverado had a brake failure this week. The rear steel brake line ruptured, due to rust. The breach is located about 2 inches before it goes into the flexible brake hose at the rear of the truck.

I was luckier than some as I was not moving when this happened. I have never seen brake lines corrode on any vehicle like this. A recall should be done as this is a severe safety issue. Entire brake system from master cylinder to the calipers is being replaced with stainless lines.

I have also already had ther front brake rotors rerplaced 3 times and the rears twice due to corrosion. The truck has never been in or even near salt water. I've had many trucks over the years and have never experienced anyting like this. Clearly a design or material defect.

While driving her 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt (purchased new in 2006) my wife notice the power steering message suddenly appeared across the dash and instantainiously the steering wheel tightened up so much that all she could do was stop and get the car to the side of the road. Since the vehicle is equipped with a power steering control module and not the normal power steering system, there is no fluid to be filled and therefore a power leak was not the problem.

After taking the vehicle to the Hall Chevrolet for repair, it was said that the power steering control module and motor needed to be changed and it would cost over $700.00. The dealership noticing our pain gave a discount and got the price down to $688.00 with all over fees included. When the car was available for pickup I decided to check the car out before leaving the lot and found that it had been damaged while on the lot. So we were still unable to take the vehicle home.

This product should be recalled.

I purchased a new 1999 Chevrolet Silverado and have had nothing but problems with the brake system. Two years ago I had to have new rotors, pads, and dust shields put on the rear of the vehicle at my expense of nearly $600. Who ever heard of the dust shields on a vehicle rusting completely away with only 45,000 miles and the truck has always been garage kept to boot. I contacted Chevrolet customer service about the problem and they not so surprisingly told me that they felt that this was not a defect in materials and that they would not reimburse me for the money that I paid to have it repaired.

Now I am having brake issues again. This time it is really weird where sometimes when I apply the brakes the pedal does not want to go down and thus no braking action. I have to pump it once or twice to regain normal control over the pedal. Other times when I am coming to a rolling stop the pedal seems to give and the truck does not want to stop.

It also on occasions makes a chattering sort of noise like a faulty switch or something. The truck only has 59,000 miles on it now and I am on "pins & needles" when I am driving it, always being very cautious to try and time my braking at stop lights & signs. The owner of the garage where I had the dust shield service told me that he has serviced over 100 of the Silverados for the same problem........, and GM tells me that they are not responsible for the crap that they put into these trucks?

We have a Major Guard extended warranty. We were told this is a wear and tear issue and not covered. We understand under normal circumstances this might not be covered. (In March, 2009 this truck passed inspection.)With low mileage, the damaged rotors looking like they do, the care of this vehicle, We don't believe this is normal wear. It seems that the dealer has the final say, but with the GM Company being what it is at this time I don't believe the dealership is going to make waves.

We think GM should be responsible for the rotors, but most important should address the problem with the metal the rotors are made of. Is this a common problem with other GM products and does it pose a safety issue? Our brakes could have totally failed on the highway and caused a deadly accident.

Please make them at least check into this, before someone else gets hurt or worse.

First issue, the enviromental control fan would not shut off. Lithia Service had the 2003 trailblazer for 3 days before they could find the problem, and quote us a near $3000.00 price to repair the resisters, controls and other parts. Well not being stupid when it comes to electricity, i started from the fuse box with a voltmeter, and traced the wiring thru the car. Finding the Blower fan resister to be the only thing that was bad.

The 2003 Trailblazer blower motor resistor is such a problem that Chevy has changed the part number, and wiring harness for this part, and rip the consumer off by just waiting till it goes out. Total for the new parts thru Lithia $116 for wiring harness, $68 for the resistor. I bought the old version on ebay for $25.00 and my wife replaced it in about 7 min. Fixed and not had a problem since.

I have an 05 Chevy Z71 pickup Ext Cab the steering colum has a rattle in it. The dash speedometer does not work and a rear left til light keeps blowing out. I was wondering if Chevy is recalling any of these I had each one repaired at the dealer and they reoccured. Has anyone else experienced these issues.

Why cannot this noise be silenced? Who do I talk to about this problem and what is wrong with the belts. My mechanic has used Dayco and other brands each time. None are quiet. I would appreciate some advice on this matter.

I own a 2002 silverado with anti brake problems they go on whenever you slow down .the dealer told me im out of luck they will not fix them. the truck has 46000 these truck were recalled for this problem

2002 k2500 chevy pickup. blown 3 rusted brake lines in 6 years. costs over $600. rotors and calipers twice rusted beyond use.

Odometer is all messed up. Truck has done this thing where it doesn't start. When turning key truck acts like battery is completely dead. After a couple minutes the truck starts fine. This has happened several times and each time the odometer jumps 1200 - 1500 miles! Chevy dealer has never heard of issue. Dashboard displays REDUCED POWER. Garage said problem was throttle position sensor. Replaced and haven't had problem again, but what do I do about the odometer error? It doesn't reflect actual mileage, but much more than it really has! Has anyone else heard of this?

I bought my truck new in 2003. This is my personal truck that is only driven by me. I experienced problems with the brakes shortly after buying the truck (about 6 months). They work but seem to need more pedal pressure, than our other vehicles, to stop. I spoke with 2 Chevy mechanics (years ago), and they said that is just the way they are but that they are safe. I keep my truck in a warm dry garage and mostly use it once or twice a month for short trips in the area. I use it once every year or two, to go to Canada fishing. Hence, I only have 23,000 miles on it. The truck is my baby. I recently bought a small trailer to pull with it and found that even with a small load, the truck had difficulty stopping (pedal goes to the floor).

I took the truck to our local mechanic, and $350.00 later, he replaced the back brakes and rotors. The original brakes were still good, but he said I should replace them with the new rotors. The fronts are sure to follow. (Bear in mind that this truck is rarely out in the rain or snow.) He said the rotors were completely rusted out. I questioned him about it, and he said Chevy has had a lot of brake problems with their trucks for years. I did an internet search and discovered that he was correct. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of people having the exact same problem as I am - pedal goes to the floor. Many said they replaced their rotors with quality aftermarket rotors and replaced the factory 2-piston calipers with aftermarket 3-piston calipers to resolve the problem.

The consensus is that the factory steel rotors were manufactured with substandard metal and rust out quickly and that the factory calipers do not produce enough braking pressure to stop, unless you push significantly harder on the brake pedal (pedal goes to the floor). One Chevy mechanic told me that Chevy went back to rear drum brakes for a few years because of all the problems they were experiencing with the disk brakes. We will be buying two new trucks for our business soon, and I like our Chevys. But I like being able to stop even more. Did I mention the brake pedal goes to the floor?

I recently spoke with a Chevy Customer Service Rep, Jet, and he said there were no recalls for my truck at this time. I feel that since Chevy is going to wait until the government forces a recall for an obvious defect in the braking system, that will cost people's lives for the sake of profit; and that "I will brake" from the tradition of buying Chevy and do as so many others have and buy either a Toyota Tundra or a Nissan Titan.

My Chevy 2002 4x4 v6 Silverado brakes gave out when I was driving it due to a pinhole break in the brake line due to rust and corrosion. The rest of the brake lines are heavily pitted and my mechanic has recommended that the replacement of all of the brake lines is necessary for safety reasons. I have heard about this happening with a lot of trucks from Chevy with these brake lines and believe it to be an irresponsible risk and economic hazard to the consumers of these vehicles.

I purchased a 2006 Chevy 4-door pickup from this dealership that only had 27,000 miles on it, and I was told this vehicle was still under warranty. The air conditioner has quit working, and now that where we bought it from no longer existed (because it was one that closed down due to economic failures), no other Chevy dealership will repair it. I did look into some things that might be the problem, and I found burnt wires under the dash that connects to the air conditioner. It could be what's causing these fires.

My 1999 Chevy Silverado 1500 has severe rust issues for certain components. On 7/8/2009, I had a steel brake line burst because of rust damage. Upon inspection, the dealer noticed that all brake lines had significant rust damage. General Motors has no part number on these steel brake lines and cannot supply a replacement. I have not had the problem repaired as of this writing. A repair estimate is being completed as of this writing from the dealer.

2008 Chevy Trailblazer in shop since June 9, 2009 with cracked manifold pending replacement part under warranty. Chevy customer svc. says part has been shipped and changes story of ship date daily. Dealership says the problem is GM/Chevrolet not sending part. Meanwhile vehicle sits and is waiting.

Last year, I got into my 07 Chevy Suburban, placed my foot on the brake and placed it into reverse and heard a clink noise. At this time, I had 65,414 miles on it. When I placed my foot on the brake and placed it in drive, it would not go. It would only drive in 2nd gear or 3rd gear. I took it to the dealer the next day and they took it apart and found out they needed to replace the sprag, all the clutches, overrun steels, PCS solenoid, pump body bushing, overhaul trans, completely replace all related seals & gaskets, flush cooler, clear shift adapts and fill fluid.

What was interesting was the month before all this happened, Courtesy Chevrolet told me that I needed to service my trans at 60,000 miles so I did. One month later, it went out. It's now 07/03/09, not even a year later and the transmission has gone out again. It started on the freeway just jerking. It would not go fast; it would speed up, then slow down and make this ramped up noise. I took it to the dealer and the same report as before was the result. The dealer stated they needed to take it apart. It's internal and that will cost me because supposedly I am out of warranty even though it was just in here for a complete overhaul less than a year ago. The dealer stated the truck is out of warranty. The dealer will not replace it or repair it. I am being told that I am over my mileage.

As I look at all the consumer complaints, I realize I am not alone. I have had 3 fuel pumps replaced, battery replaced less than 30,000, and stereo equipment that they installed started smoking three days after I brought it home. I have had nothing but problems with this truck. I purchased this truck with 0 miles on it in 06 and I have had nothing but issues and have been fighting with General Motors and dealership regarding this truck from purchase date. GM is pushing it on the dealer and the dealer is pushing it back on GM. In the meantime, I am out of a vehicle to get me back and forth to work.

Engine on 2003 Chevy Trailblazer with 70K miles started making airplane-like noise. After having a diagnosis, it was found to be the clutch fan. After doing some research, found numerous people with same problem at online forums. It appears to be mostly 2002 and 2003 models and although there are many complaints about it, GM is not taking any responsibility for such issue. It would only be responsible of GM to perhaps publish a recall on this part since there is clearly a pattern of malfunction. Economic damage is 719 dollars for parts and labor to replace the clutch fan.

May 22, 2009, my chime went off as if I did not have my seat belt on, when in fact I had my seat belt on. As soon, as my seat belt chime went off, I got a red circle where usually it only shows what gear the truck is in like in drive while I'm driving. In the red circle, it reads ABS. Then under the steering column, the white text keeps blinking ABS faulty. The brake goes to the floor by itself and it gets soft. I also hear a slight clicking at the same time. I am afraid that one day, the brakes will just stop working altogether and I will not be able to stop the truck especially while I am driving on major highways requiring 50 or 55 MPH. I will sue General Motor Corporation if I am alive after the accident should one occur because at that high speed, I don't think I will get away with at least being hurt. This is the second time I am taking the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado with the same problem in two months.

We have a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. The steel brake lines rusted through and failed. The same thing happened to our prior truck, a 1991 Silverado. GM has been using an inferior and inadequate alloy for brake lines for years, even after the problem must have been apparent to them. GM could have prevented this failure with very little added manufacturing cost. Brakes failed in our driveway before entering traffic, fortunately. This will cost us several hundred dollars to replace all the corroded brake lines in the vehicle. I estimate GM saved less than $5 by not using a corrosion resistant alloy for this critical safety application.

My 2005 Chevrolet Equinox with 32,000 miles had a leaking head gasket that had to be replaced. The dealership quoted $1,600, but I got it replaced at an independent dealership just for $960.

My 2002 Chevy Silverado HD 2500 has severe rust issues for certain components. On 5/16/2009, I had a steel brake line burst because of rust damage. Upon inspection, I noticed that all brake lines had significant rust damage. General Motors has no part number on these steel brake lines and cannot supply a replacements. In addition to rusted out brake lines, I have the following other rust issues, severely rusted drive shaft, severely rusted front rotors, (I had to replace the rears last year), severely rusted washers on body mounts, severely rusted transmission casing and the frame starting to rust out. In my opinion, GM has a major quality and safety issue here. I contacted Chevrolet about the rusted brake lines and they blamed the problem on road salt. However, other components under the truck and the truck body itself look great. I believe that GM used inferior materials in certain components resulted in these parts rusting out.

In looking out on the internet, I have seen hundreds if not thousands of people with this same problem. Do a Google search on "Trailblazer fuel level sensor" and look at what pops up. GM has refused to do warranty repairs or issue a recall for an obviously inferior part GM has used in this vehicle.

GM did have me go to Ed Bozarth Chevy for a $49.00 diagnostic to determine what the problem really was. Ed Bozarth confirmed it was the fuel level sensor. The cost to repair this was approximately $425.00. That is not all that much, but since it was such a widespread problem, I felt Chevy should stand behind it's product. Any assistance you can provide will be appreciated.

transmission blew on a brand new 2007 Chevrolet 4500 box truck. Dealership just said there's nothing they can do when I'm still within 3 years of my warranty. I have the expense now of replacing the transmission on my own, an expense of approximately 4500.

I have a 2003 Chevy pick up 2500 HD and have nothing but problem with it. spends more time in shop than I have. Chevy is the biggest piece of junk I ever bought, never again will buy one, friends that just bought new wish now they did not but now, they have a bad designer or whatever????????????/

My breaks fail on an intermittent basis. Today I almost hit 2 pedestrians when I tried to stop for a light and they were in the cross-walk. After that they worked fine until I got home and almost ran into my garage door. This is the third or fourth time since I bought it in 2001 and after the warranty had expired.

I've been having problems with my engine every 2 - 3 years for the past 7 years. I've put in a new transmission, motor, the whole heater thing, cadillac converters, heater core being blocked, heater blown, the fans, my head gaskets, my car over heats and now once again I'm back at it again, fixing and paying for the whole thing.

I've just came upon this site today and read all the complaints from other people, not knowing or being informed that there were sooo much other people going through the same thing as I am going through. I've also had no idea of the law suit that has ended. I'm really surprised that GM would not post anything like these problems with their vehicles. I'm on the verge of buying a new vehicle and I'm not going with GM that's forsure. I've spent thuosands of dollars in the past 7 years when I could have bought at least a new vehilce and saved. I've always been a devoted chevy buyer, but now I believe I will have to leave chevy behind. I'm shocked. I'm a single lady with one income and it would be nice to get at least 75% reimbursed of what I've paid for repairs.

I currently own a 2002 silverado z71 4x4. Today while driving I noticed my brakes were softer then normal. Luck has it I was coming down a hill into traffic and when the truck stopped I decided to push the brakes a little harder and they dropped to the floor. Long story short I blew a brake line. My truck currently has 22,300 miles on it and rarely sees the road in salty weather. I am supprised to see that I am not the only one this has happened to. I love Gm vehicals and wouldn't buy anything else but that was scary.

If I would have pushed a little harder then i was tring to come to a stop i think i would have plowed into the cars infront of me. I think there needs to be a recall. My parents have an 03 yukon xl with 40k and it is rusting in the same spot

June of 2006 I bought a 06 Chevy Equinox LT. The mid size suv was brand new only 5 miles. In October 2007 I noticed my heater was no longer getting warm so I called the dealer and was asked to bring it in and have it checked out and repaired under warranty. I was told the Air mix vallve was broked. Now its April 2009 and the same thing happened, the heater is no longer getting warm. I'm told the Air Mix Valve is broken again which is what happened the first time.

My warranty is now expired and GM won't repair this problem. My truck is only 3 years old which I still owe $14k on. Is this a annual event where I can expect to lose heat ever year and a half? I'm very frustrated and don't know how to get this fixed. I will no longer purchase GM vehicles because this experience has left me very angry and COLD. I brought a brand new suv thinking I would have reliable transportation. Which the engine is fine, but NO heat! The dealership wants me to pay for another diagonsis and what every other expenses may come with this.

I'm a single mother who just bought a foreclosed house for my daughter and I. Every dime I saved went into this house. I can't afford to have this repaired and I feel that if GM had fixed this properly to begin with I wouldn't be here writing this complaint. When I called the dealership this morning they said this is not common. All the more reason to fix the problem and fix it right. Now my daughter and I ride with blankets in the mornings on our way to work and school.

The cluster in my 2004 Chevy Trailblazer went out, this affected my speedometer and tachometer. I have researched it on line and found this to be a problem with all Chevy models in 2003 & 2004. After calling Chevy and speaking to them several times, I was advised to take my truck to the dealer and have a diagnostic test done. A few days later Chevy called and agreed my cluster was bad. They admitted they are aware of cluster problems, however, they can not do anything for me other than offer me a $500 credit towards the purchase of a new Chevy vehicle.

I sent a follow up letter to Chevy informing them this is not right, and if they are aware of the problem, they should stand behind their work. Obviously there should be some sort of recall on their part, or at least keep their customers satisified. Chevy acknowledged my letter with a phone call stating that they had already dealt with my issue and their decision still stands.

The estimated cost of replacing the cluster is $400- $450. I am not able to replace it myself, it is more the point that they should do it since it is a problem they are aware of. My trade in value will be hurt, how much, I really don't know. This is also a safety issue when you don't know how fast you are going or how high your tach is. I bought a cheap GPS to help keep me within the speed limit. Thank you for your time!

Iknow of several people that are having to replace both wheel bearings with less than 50,000 miles.I just replaced both two days apart at 43,000 miles.

A friend of mine was pulling a boat on the interstate and a wheel bearing went out and when he applied the brakes the wheel caught and done 1,200 dollars damage.When the bearings go out the affect your braking ability.

I have owned a 2000 chevy silverado for a couple of years now and have always had trouble with the brakes. Durring normal driving they are fine, but if a panic stop is needed they arnt always there for me. Ive been a Chevrolet technician for several years and have seen this before. Ive tried upgrading the rotors, pads, and rubber hoses to a better quality. The brakes have improved but are still not the best. At the dealer, there isnt much we can do to fix this problem. Chevrolet doesn't see it as a cause for concern. But I certainly feel the pain of this issue and would like a fix. Newer models have a different master cylinder. My next attempt will be a junk yard master cylinder from a newer truck.

No damage yet but who knows when it may happen.

2004 silverado. at 35k rear rotors rusted thru. brake pads would have been ok but were destroyed by rotors. at 40 k front rotors rusted thru. brake pads were destroyed by rotors. Hello TOYOTA

had to replace all 4 rotors in 40k.

2007 silverado ith 5.3 flex engine 37000 miles - oil light comes on and oil pressure gauge shows low pressure - oil level good - all service performed on schedule - dealer has had car for 14 days with no resolution to the problem - tried new sensor, new oil pump, manual reading is still 5 psi! GM assures me warranty will correct problem - but I am without my truck during planting season !! (still no diagnosis)

In Oct.2008 I brought my 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD to Chevrolet in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. for an oil and filter change and N.Y. State Inspection. While waiting for the work to be completed I was ask to come and look at the vehicle while it was on the lift. I was shown the four brake rotors (still on the vehicle). The insides of the brake rotors were extremly damaged with rust, would not pass inspection and needed replacement. When I expressed my dismay and disgust (the vehicle only had 28.5k miles on it) I was told this had occured because the vehicle wasn't driven enough and we live in the rust belt. I told the mechanic that was rediculus, I've owned at least a dozen GM vehicles over the past 36 years and worked on cars since I was 14 years old. I was 53 years old at that time.

I have NEVER seen or heard of anything like this with a General Motors product. Antway I authorized the work to be done, I needed the N.Y. state inspection and it was obvious the brakes were unsafe. During this timeframe the extended warranty that I purchased from same said dealer above had filed CHAPTER 11.(Automotive Professionals,Inc. API) After dwelling on this, I decided to do some research and came to find that the brake systems in many GM light trucks have been problematic for several years and given similar responses varying slightly to fit GM's needs to mask the root of the problem. The majority being RUST and corrosion. It is obvious GM remains in DENIAL of this defect and refuses to correct or reimburse for replacement.

On March 18,2009 I called Chevrolet Customer Service to make my complaint. The gentleman took my information and advised I could expect a rely within 24 hrs. I did get a call back the same day from a woman named N. Ale, I was told she is a District Agent. She told me the vehicle first was out of warrenty (more than 36 months) and secondly was told by the dealership that performed the work that the vehicle was not driven enough. When I pressed her to tell me what milage would constitute enough, she reworded her reson for the rust as the vehicle sat. I told her this vehicle moves every day on the road, it has almost NEVER been off road.The vehicle has never towed anything heavier than a log splitter.

This service cost me $1224.00 plus tax. My first regret is allowing GM to do the work. From what I have read, previos VICTIMS that replaced their rotors with GM products had the same subsequent result. I am astonished that GM pulls this, I can't believe they have not been sued and/or taken to class action, and I will never buy a new GM vehicle again. It is NO WONDER thy are going bankrupt. Their problem is NOT the pay and benefits they give their workers, it is where they cut corners in their product (cheap material & outsourcing) to line their CEO greedy pockets. They couldn't care less about the public safety.

For the record, I purchased this vehicle new in October of 2004.