Chevy Trucks Reviews

I brought the truck to the dealer for front end noise. They had to replace a wheel bearing. When doing the work, they said the brakes were bad (all 4 wheels) and needed to be replaced - a 2004 Chevy Silverado with 23,195 miles. We have a Major Guard extended warranty. We were told this was 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, and 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.

First issue, the environmental 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 resistors, controls, and other parts. Well, I'm not being stupid when it comes to electricity. I started from the fuse box with a voltmeter, and traced the wiring through the car, finding the blower fan resistor 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 they rip the consumer off by just waiting till it goes out. Total for the new parts through Lithia is $116 for the wiring harness and $68 for the resistor. I bought the old version on eBay for $25.00 and my wife replaced it in about 7 minutes. It's fixed and did not have a problem since.

I have a 2005 Chevy Z71 extended cab pickup. The steering column has a rattle in it. The dash speedometer does not work, and a rear left tail light keeps blowing out. I was wondering if Chevy is recalling any of these. I had each one repaired at the dealer, and they reoccurred. Has anyone else experienced these issues?

I currently have a 1996 Chevy Blazer. It has a squeal in the engine which is supposedly attributed now to the serpentine belt. I was first told is was the alternator, then the belt tensioner. Now, my mechanic has replaced four serpentine belts but I still have the squeal. After the belt is replaced, the squeal goes away for a couple of days but it always returns. My mechanic is ** on Cleveland Avenue in Niagara Falls. My VIN # is ** and has approximately 80,000 miles on it. 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-lock brake problems. They go on whenever you slow down. The dealer told me I'm out of luck. They will not fix them. Please call me. The truck has 46,000. These truck were recalled for this problem

The 2002 K2500 Chevy pickup has blown 3 rusted brake lines in 6 years, costs over $600. The rotors and calipers were 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. I had it 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? My warranty will run out sooner than actual mileage. Resale value will be significantly lower with odometer reading higher than it really is.

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).

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.

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.

My brakes 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 overheats 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 so much other people going through the same thing as I am going through. I've also had no idea of the lawsuit that has ended.

I currently own a 2002 Silverado z71 4x4. Today, while driving, I noticed my brakes were softer than 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 surprised to see that I am not the only one this has happened to. I love GM vehicles and wouldn't buy anything else but that was scary.

In June of 2006, I bought a 2006 Chevy Equinox LT. The mid-sized SUV was brand new with 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 valve was broken. Now it’s 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.

The cluster in my 2004 Chevy Trailblazer went out. This affected my speedometer and tachometer. I have researched it online 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 cannot 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 was not right, and if they were 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 satisfied. Chevy acknowledged my letter with a phone call stating that they had already dealt with my issue and their decision still stands.

I own a 04 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 Ext Cab. I hunt in the woods. I also drive to where I hunt in the woods. 2 years ago, while driving through the woods, my right front tire/hub fell off. Took it to the dealer. They said it wasn't covered. Told them I'd take it up with my lawyer as the bolt that hold the upper arm on broke/fell out while driving. If I had been pulling my 30' trailer, it would have been a hell of a mess at 55 mph. They fixed it, no charge. Christmas day, my daughter and I were going up to the lake for the rest of the weekend. Battery dead. Put it on a charger and put the charger on the front left tire and noticed the same blot that failed 2 years ago only had 2 threads holding it on. Again, had I been pulling my 30' trailer with my daughter in the vehicle, what would have happened??? The dealership says it's not a defect. What the hell is it then? Do I just have ** for luck? Contacting Chevy Customer Service and Lawyer today. Has this happened to anyone else?

I bought a 2005 Chevrolet Suburban in 2005 new. I took very good care of this vehicle. After 51000 miles, the transmission failed.

I just recently bought a used 1999 GMC for my son and he was just involved in a car accident due to failed brakes. He was doing 25 mph turning onto the freeway on ramp and there is a dip in the road when he applied pressure to slow the truck down for the dip. He said the brakes were like a sponge and went to the floor, he then bounced off the curb and struck the right corner bumper of another vehicle, thank god no one was hurt. The auto shop said they checked the brakes and they were fine, but we have talked to many of our friends that also have chevy or Gmc trucks and they all said that their vehicle does the same thing. I wish we would of known this before we purchased the vehicle. I would have never bought a chevy. Now our insurance is probably going to go up and I think GMC should be responsible. After reading all of the other complaints, many of which sound so familiar to my son's incident, Chevy and GMC clearly have brake issues.

Purchased a new Silverado Pickup in August 2008. There is a clunking in the rear end. The local dealer put lube in as per the service bulletin. It stopped for a few days and is back. We called the 800 number who says there is nothing anyone can or will do... Problem was known when we purchased the truck and we were not advised of the problem. the service bulletin covers 2007 and 2008 models.

Our 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche has a reoccurring issue with its tire pressure system. When we put more than a couple hundred pounds into the bed, the tire monitor adjusts the rear tire pressure to accommodate the load. However, when we remove the weight, the tire pressure does not always correct itself. My right rear tire does not always fill. This week, my tire went from 31 or so to 24. I just made another appointment at my dealer after having this fixed already. For a $45,000 truck, I would expect more.

We purchased a 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche on 12/29/04. First problem was that the air conditioner went out on 9/1/05. Truck under warranty, so fixed free of charge. Second item to break on 10/26/05 was the transmission. 3 and 4 clutch burned out because of bad sprag; under warranty, so fixed free of charge. Third problem on 12/8/06 was faulty engine wiring. We had purchased extended warranty, so problem was fixed after payment of $100 deductible. Fourth problem was on 9/29/08, transmission failed. Same problem as when repaired on 10/26/05.

Bought my 2006 Chevrolet Silverado new from this dealership. After only 24000 miles, I started experiencing a pulsating in the brakes that created a severe shimmy in the steering wheel when brakes. The two front rotors had tobe turned and the drums, The problem still persisted. Now the the check engine light has come on the diagnosis is electrical---sylinoid, valve, vent.

The anti lock brake system prematurely activates during deceleration when approaching a stop. Just prior to a full stop the system causes the braking function to jump or stutter.

2006 2500HD the brakes failed in the rain. I was going no more than 25mph when I tried to stop for red light in the rain when all 4 wheels locked up no lights came on in dash. the 25mph crash caused 7,000.00 in damage to my truck and broke a bone spur off in my foot and tore my achilles tendon in my left foot. I have had 2 surgerys and still recovering 1 yr latter.

My wife and I were advised by our mechanic, during a routine oil change, that our engine should be flushed because of a build up that appeared to be sludge. We own a 2001 Chevy Blazer, and have always had preventive maintinance, as well as routine oil changes performed. We agreed to the engine flush. Three thousand miles later, we are back for our next oil change when the mechanic remarks on the condition of the oil that he is draining from the pan. Something doesn't look right. So he suggests another flush, which we agree to once more. Within a week later, I notice the temp gage is running a little on the warm side. When I checked it out, nothing seems to be out of the norm. I work just 3 miles from home and so I am barely putting miles on it. After a week of driving the gage is still fluctuating up and down. I took it to the mechanic down the street and he said it looked low on antifreeze. That was weird since we just had it topped off at the time of the oil change. He filled it back up and told us to drive it a few blocks, so we did. Thats when the temperature gage just buried itself and the engine light came on. When we got it back to the garage, shut off, and cooled down, we decided to check the oil. Thats when we learned that the oil was mixed with anti-freeze. It looked like cuppicino. Our blazer is now sitting at a repair garage awaiting about $1500.00 worth of repairs. We are told that the gaskets are toast, thanks to Dexcool.

On Sept.28,2007, I was enroute to Myrtle Beech,S.C. when my 2005 Chev Silverado with less than 8000 miles on it began to feel like I had a tire going flat. At that moment the truck began to shimmy and shake and boom, the right rear tire blew. I had been traveling 70 mph till I felt what I thought was low tire pressure. I imediatly slowed to around 55 mph to go up the next ramp to check my tires. I no sooner slowed to 55 mph when boom. The tire is a General Ameritrac Size P245-70R17 DOT# A383 BLE 2405 Made by Continental Tire Co. The Chevrolet dealership service manager laughed at me and said it was impact damage or something and that the tire rep would not do anything about it. I was wasting my time to call him. I have never felt so humiliated in my life. After reading other customer complaints, then I really did feel like I would be wasting my time. I would like someone to give me a logical explanation as to what happened. I still have the tire.

my chevy hhr has cut off while driving on on the highway while a truck is behind me and i move over, while on the jersey tpke, on the belt parkway in new york in the left lane on a busy holiday, it has shut off over 28 times, and going strong, while driving, if hit a little bump in the road, the gear shift had to be change, the breaks had 4 mm left , the remote control key fob battery low,was told by the dealer sales mgr that this was a demo but it was a rental and was told that i could trade out of the car but they basically wanted to sale me another car. i wanted the same car but new they wouldn't trade it the one on the lot that they had. they wanted my mother to cosign another loan and i told them no. that wasn't fair

I bought a 2001 chevy silverado brand new. About two years ago I received a recall on anti-lock brake problems,my truck was not messing up at the time, but Itook it in. With-in a year my truck started having problems with the anti-lock brakes kicking in at low speeds. I had rotors turned down.That didnt fix it. I replaced both rear rotors and brakes,still having same problem.I guess I will have to pull the fuse for the second time.

keep on have problems with brakes on 1999 chevy silverado 1500 4x4 ext.cab z71. i have replaced my pads, rotors, calipers, front hub and bearings, shock absorbers front and back. started have problems when purchased truck.

I wish now that I had traded it in when they were giving away trucks last summer. Now I have to fix it right away as it is a work truck and I have to make a couple of trips to NC to bring gramma up here. Only form of transportation is unsafe to drive. I will lose 350 dollars a day until it is fixed. Hopefully that will be next tuesday

on may 26 2008 my 2007 chevy truck caught on fire and chevy dont want to fix it the wireing under the hood is all melted and its bin three months now and still the run a round

I have a 2004 Chevy Silvarado with 33000miles, the climate control does not work properly. When the AC is on the left sides blows cold air while the passenger side blows hot air. I have been on the compurter checking if anyone else has these problems, I found 160 cases of the same thing. Something is wrong. GM will not help. I have been in touch with a rep. They said sorry we will give you a couple of free oil changes. That took 2 weeks of phone calls, sorry I don't need oil changes, I want my AC fixed! Diagnosis found defective heater control well over 500.00. it cost me $72.72 just to tell me something I already knew.

I have spoke with a GM adviser and it is so sad to know a company with inherent problems with speedometers in the silverado pickups has to charge a fee to tell me the speed o needs to be replaced at my cost. also the 4wd con trolls only work part time. this is a 2005 with less than 73000 miles on it. I purchased it new as well as many other GM cars and pickup over the last 35 years. as you can tell This will probably be my last GM. I am sure you don't give a damn but I do. I do not want to see any more American company's go away but this will happen if GM treat customers this way and doesn't stand behind there products...

My 2003 chevy silverado caught fire after 10 hrs of being parked, nearly identical situation as the Wisconsin incident I read about and incidents that sparked a federal investigation

I bought my Chevy Silverado brand new in 2004. The brakes were making noise at 38,000, so I bought it to my neighborhood repair shop. He replaced all 4 rotors and pads because the rotors were rotting off the truck. The brakes never even squealed from the pad wear indicators, telling me the rotors wore out before the pads.

i have a friend whose 2005 z71 caught on fire while driving down the highway. it burned up so fast, he barely got out. since that happened, i have heard there have been several 2005-2006 models burn up. i want to know if there really is a problem with that particular truck and has chevy addressed it. i have grandkids who ride in my truck regularly. my fried said i would not have time to get them out, the way his truck burned up.

I am having problems with the dual climate controls on my 2004 Chevy Silverado. At first the drivers side vent lets out heat when the a/c is on. The a/c will work when I first start up the truck but after a while it starts blowing out heat. I want to know if other Silerado owners are having this problem and if there has been a recall?

I own a 2003 Chevrolet Suburban. At 60,000 miles, I had to have the fuel pump replaced. When the fuel pump failed, my family and I were in heavy interstate traffic. The incident could have caused a serious accident resulting in serious injury.

Check engine light came on day 2 of owning a new 07 2500 HD Silverado with Allison Tranny. Light has come on 6 or 7 times. Dealer finally gave up and suggested by-back from GM Met with regional rep who is very manipulative with figures. Buy out figures fooled both dealer and us.

I could'nt stop! The truck was on lease and I had added $6000.00 worth of stuff/ Wheels fiberglass bed cover and all the chrome goodies. I lost thousands after the Insurance paid off the lease. The truck was a total loss. Chevy did nothing! The truck was on lease and I had added $6000.00 worth of stuff/ Wheels fiberglass bed cover and all the chrome goodies.I lost thousands after the Insurance paid off the lease. The truck was a total loss. Chevy did nothing!

Brake failure on my 2002 Chevy Silverado. 55k miles daily driven non-commercial usage. Pedal went to the floor in traffic on wet pavement. Had to engage the parking brake which caused rear wheel lock-up. I very nearly hit two pedestrians as I slid through a busy intersection. Vehicle was towed to the dealership where purchased.

My son's 2003 Chevrolet Trail Blazer,over a period of time, developed a slow trans leak at one of the trans cooling lines which never left any noticeable puddles, but eventually led to enough of a loss of trans fluid for the check engine light to come on during his way home from work one day, when I checked it and found it 4qts. low, it was too late, trans fluid smelled very burnt, so topped it off, road tested it and found trans to be slipping going into 3rd gear, checked underneath and found fluid on corner of catalytic converter because one trans line had no support, just heat wrap from factory, and over a period of time the line shifted close enough to exhaust to where corner of catalytic converter wore through line. Since I have AAA, I had it towed to a GM Dealer ( Jim Curley GMC in Lakewood NJ ) for them to check. Because the vehicle has 118k miles and all warranties have expired, the dealer concurred my findings ( I am a retired school bus mechanic with 40 yrs. of experience, so I know a thing or two about these types of problems and I've seen fires caused by this scenario eventhough the flashpoint of trans fluid is higher, but so are temperatures of catalytic converters ), so they gave me a $3500 estimate and a 800-462-8782 GM# to call. This all took place on July 28, 2008 andv I initially spoke to a Paul Reed at GM, sounded like between him and what Greg, the Service Mgr. at Curley told me of conversations between them during that week, there might be some assistance, but on Thursday July 31, Randy Courage called me back and said there was nothing they could do, and he really didn't understand my argument, as he wasn't mechanically inclined. Because of the steep price, I then took it to Cottman Transmission in Toms River, NJ, knowing they could save me $1000 on the rebuid vs. a GM Reman Trans at Curley. Since I know both Greg at Curley and Mark at Cottman from my working days, I trusted their opinions, work and knowledge. Mark at Cottman confirmed what I already knew, since he deals with Pine Belt Chevrolet in Lakewood, NJ , he consulted them for schematics on the trans line supports and since there were none listed for that make and model, they fabricated their own, so that lines wouldn't shift over again and contact the exhaust, along with Trans Rebuild. We picked up vehicle on this past Friday, I rechecked their work, was satisfied, paid them and was instructed to return vehicle in 2 weeks for recheck.My argument to GM was basically that since trans lines paralleled exhaust system and they installed a heat wrap on lines in that area, why not add simple supports to keep lines from ever chaffing against a very hot exhaust , where the angle of the catalytic converter corner is right in line where lines feed back to trans? As I said we had a school bus fire well documented in NJ by the NJMVC some years back caused by a similar power steering line coming too close to the exhaust and caught fire ( fortunately no children on board and driver safely escaped ) and I can honestly say that in both cases, these were lines that you'd have to be looking for trouble to find problems as they were not easily visible and this was validated by both places I took this wehicle to- the school bus fire brought on change to not only our school bus quarterlies with detailed chaffing checks, but with NJMVC throughout the state on their Bus Inspections, so I was hoping GM would recognize their engineering flaw, but obviously this hasn't been a repetitious problem, so I needed to try and follow-up with somebody, hope you can help.

Replacement cost is $461 parts, labor and taxes. Replacement part is a remanufactured part. Speedometer is an essential safety item. GM limited cost by "stonewalling" until a large number of vehicles exceeded milage limitation. Excessive number of failures of an item that rarely or ever fails indicates serious defect in manufactured part. Failure to recall places owners in a potentailly unsafe condition.

I do not drive my truck much. Mostly to pull our camper and haul a few things so I only put on about 6000 or so miles a year. This spring (2008) my rear brake were almost totally destroyed at 22000 miles! Out of warrenty! Was total that since I don't drive it much, they became rusty and ate thierselves up? Why not the front? Then while vacationing in Myrtle Beach, my antilock brake system failed. Pull the fuse to get home ( brakes worked) and found out they are also out of warrenty..at 25000 miles. Box is burnt up and $1200 to repair!

i bought an '08 1500 silverado crew cab on 2/13/08. the vehicle sat in my garage without being driven for 4 months. when i came home from my 4 month business trip i went out for an evening with friends. when i got home i parked the vehicle behind my house and went inside around midnight 6/22/08. around 2am i awoke to people in my front yard on cell phone and vehicles stopped in the road around my house. my truck was on fire in my back drive way. the fire department arrived and exstinguished the flames. a claim was made with my insurance company that day and general motors within 72 hours. i have since been dealing with general motors trying to get the claim paid. they have been doing their investigation. meanwhile, i'm left without the vehicle and making payments to my lender. i've made many attempts to talk with general motors but few ofmy calls have been returned. the lady assigned to my claim only works monday, wednesday and thursday. when she is out no one returns calls. i am very frustraighted with this and have decided to consult a lawyer to help expedite thee process.

im only 26 years old and dont get me wrong besides this problem this truck has been great but now im stuck with it because i wont be able to sell it for **** i was hoping it would be my first big investment and i guess everybody was correct vehicles are bad investments and this one was especially a bad investment. im stuck with this truck because of a tag on my title i cant trade it in or sell it if i had to because im in too deep with the truck.

Our company leased a Chevy Silverado and the truck has never driven right. It shakes and swerves constantly. We have taken it back 4 times and they keep changing tires. It shakes so hard sometimes that it shook the headlights out of the truck. This last time they said they would have a GMAC rep look at it, which they did, and said they would get back to us in 5 days. It's been more like 15 and have heard nothing. The truck is not right. It is and has been dangerous to drive and all we can get is GMAC gtelling us to pay for it. No one will fix it or resolve it.

The brake pedal was going to the floor with only 29,000 miles on my 2004 Silverado.I took it to my mechanic. Who found the rear brakes rusted to the rooter. I talked to my brother who said he had the same problem with his Gmc in Feb.Both are 2004. MY MECHANIC STATES THAT THE FACTORY METAL IN THE ROTORS AND THE PADS BOTH ARE RUSTING UP AND FREEZING . AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HE HAS SEEN BEFORE AND THE DEALER IS AWARE OF IT.

My old '97 had to pull fuse after spending 800.00 to fix. Repairs only lasted 10,000 miles.

I have a 2002 Chevy Silverado 25oo HD with about 44,000 miles on it. I purchased the truck June 29th, 2004 with only 22,818 miles on it. I use it sparingly, mostly for towing my camper, hnting and hauling stuff to the dump. Yesterday I had total brake failure while towing my camper. According to the repair shop my brake lines are rusted out all the way around and all four rotors are flaking. He says he ususally sees this on farm truck or in the Carolinas. This is neither. In reading the forums, it appears to be a common problem and wanted to post my concerns. The truck is not a farm truck and I do no plowing or similar activiites. Just seemed strange that the brake system would fail so completely. They also threw in that I need a new master cylinder.

We bought this Chevrolet Suburban 2004 by General Motors last March 2004. The problem all started when I was driving at the freeway, i noticed that the computerized dashboard was flashing service tire monitor and it kept on flashing. As I drive along like 45 mph, the speedometet reads 120 mph. I noticed also that the battery gauge is not functioning and the gauge is not moving. The rpm gauge is not functioning as well when you start the engine. That same day, going back home from work, when i turned on the engine as I was driving, I felt it right away that everytime I step on the gas, the speed is not picking up, until it suddenly stopped. I have it towed to my house. I reported it to GM and was told to bring it to the dealership to be checked. I have 67,880 mileage on this vehicle. This our first American car. I have a 16 year old Mitsubishi Diamante, I have a 15 year old Nissan Altima, I have an 11 year old Nissan Quest, I have an 8 year old Nissan Frontier. So far this vehicles did'nt give any major problems. This Chevrolet Suburban 2004 is our newest car and this is the first one that the transmission gave up.

I have a 1999 Z71 Chevy pickup that evidently has defective paint. It was garage kept through 2005 and well maintained. Now the clear coat paint on the top of the doors and roof is blistering. My truck always looked so good until now. I talked to a paint/body shop and they said the entire truck would have to be repainted because just painting part of it was impossible to match up.

Then later, the antifreezer smell turns out to be the heater core. It cost me a $1000 to get it fix (Raymond Chevrolet (Marieta, GA)). At the mean time, they also mess up my vehicle, the windshield noise (leak). Of course, they claim this windshield noise is normal without checking it out or fix it. The next problem is the antifreeze is go empty all the time and my check engine light again comes on. I spend money again at Reliable Chevrolet (Richardson, TX) for diagnostic, they said Coolant and oil mix together and would cost around $1000 to fix it. Again, I paid to get it fix. The engine oil is getting worse. At the dealer where I got my truck repair, Those service engineer got bad attitude toward customer. This is at Reliable Chevrolet, and is worst at Steve Raymond Chevrolet in Marieta, GA.

My 2001 Chevy Silverado 2500HD has a leaking rear axle seal. I bought the vehicle new and I realize it is not under warranty anymore however the problem started under warranty and has continued. I replaced the left 2 years into the extended warranty then the right 3 years in and the left again before the end (6 year) of my warranty. My left is again leaking. My mechanic said there is a design flaw with the seal. He replaced it and it is leaking after 1 week. Do I have any recourse regarding the lemon law or some other recourse do to thier design flaw?

17 inch steel rims rusted at 10 months old

truck cought fire do to bad wiring to a/c

I have had a series of problems with my 2006 Trailblazer SS. Before it was a year old, the transmission went out and I was left stranded. The dealership assured me there was no problem with fixing the transmission as oppose to replacing it. This year my gas fuel gage indicator and electronic fuel gage stopped working and showed I had more gas than I actually had; my oil indicator went to 100% life out of the blue when I knew it was due for an oil change. AND I recently was in a car accident which my air bag did not deploy nor was OnStar alerted. I was traveling 45 miles and t-boned another vehicle.

ABS systems are faulty on my 2000 Silverado. This is and on going problem that needs to be address in all states not just the north. Its not caused by salt or chemicals its just bad brakes, and no one knows until you goto hit the brakes and it won't let you mash them down, look out who or what ever is in front of you. A child could be run down by one of these vehicles. What is it going to take before some does something about this? I'm not saying anything that has'nt already been said and yet no one has stepped in and said enough already. Its no differant than with firestone tires, people had to die to get a problem fixed. DO NOT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN

The front and rear rotors and pads on my 2004 2400HD Silverado Chevrolet were replaced at 32,000 miles due to excessive delamination and rusting. The brakes had a spongy feel starting at around 20,000 miles and were almost unrecognizable as brakes when they were replaced. I purchased the truck new with the extended 60,000 mile warranty and have had all maintainance performed by the local GM dealership. State inspection was done by the dealership approximately 5 months prior to replacement and nothing was said about a developing rust problem which doesn't say much for their service department. The truck is used as a family vehicle only (no off-road or job-site usage) and was purchased for towing a 4600 lb boat. Towing was limited to about 200 miles per year and the truck is garaged year-round.

Ever since I purchased a 2004 Chev. Trailblazer been having problems, like engine just turns off and car accelerating suddently. On 6/17/08 these on-going problems caused the car to crash, causing damage to the car as well as damage to other cars and injury to myself. I was getting out of a parking space, when I put my foot on the petal to back out, the car suddently accelerated, all I could do was hold the steering wheel tight, next thing I knew the vehicle still when back and hit brazed a tree, stopping the impact somewhat then the vehicle swiveled into another parking lot and crashed to stop, sandwiched up against other vehicles.

1- Own a 2004 chevy z71 extended cab with a 5.3 motor replaced all rotors and brakes at 53000 miles brakes have hard pedal truck acts like its not going to stop. issue 2- fan switch was acting up burnt resistor and wiring conector melted reeding reports fairly common obviously a design flaw

Began hearing a screeching noised from the back tire area of my 2005 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD diesel which only has 18,040 miles. Len Stoler Chevy garage took a look and said it needed new brake pads and rotors re surfaced. Howver, said brakes were not under warranty past 12,000 miles so the cost would be over $600. Angry that these brakes would give out with so few miles, I decided to have Midas take a look. Len Stoler Chevy would not release my truck to Midas until we paid a $42 charge for looking at my brakes.

I purchased a Chev.Silverado Pickup 2005. My warranty has expired. I'm now looking at an outrageous bill concerning the repair of my transmission. My vechicle has only 53,000 miles on it. It has been well maintained thoughout my owning it. Is there a way for the manufacturer to compensate some of the cost or is there a flaw in the transmission that I'm unaware of?

While driving my vehicle to work I became aware of an exceptionally loud grinding noise whenever the brakes were applied. This occurred without any prior indications; no brake wear squeal, no reduced braking action. This vehicle is a 2006 Chevy Silverado, extended cab, with only 29000 miles, used for my commute to work which is usually once per week and either late in the evening or very early in the morning with little or no traffic and not much braking. It was inspected only 9 months prior and I was not informed of any excess wear in the brakes or even a need to get them renewed in the NEAR future. I took my vehicle to the dealership (still under warranty)to express my concerns, leaving the vehicle with them to look into the problem. I received a call the next day informing me that my front brake pads were down to the metal and would need to be replaced along with new rotors for an extortionate price. (Almost $500) I declined their generous offer and decided to take care of the problem myself. I purchased upgraded rotors and pads for the front, plus shoes for the rear for under $400. When I went to replace the front pads I found the braking material completely missing on one pad and a trace on another. It appeared that the braking material had broken of the pad. I had only driven the vehicle about 50 miles from the onset of the grinding noise until replacement. NEVER have I had brake pads or shoes wear from perfectly legal to gone in under 7000 miles. I questioned the service department who suggested it was not unusual. I later spoke to the service department manager at great length about his issue. He also claimed it was not unusual but would speak to a GM rep about my concerns. A few days later I received a call from the Service manager saying that GM would NOT be doing anything for me as it was normal wear and tear. I agreed to disagree and performed the service with far superior rotors, pads and shoes than GM equipment for considerably less than they were asking. Time will tell if the wear is improved; the breaking is far superior. I still possess the worn/destroyed pads and it is obvious the braking material broke away from the backing: They DID NOT wear out!

We bought a 2005 Chevy equinox from them with a promise of 30mpg. We are getting 15 mpg. They also told us that we got our van paid off and then they jacked the price of the car up to cover the neg equity on our van and didnt tell us. They stonewalled us and wouldnt return our calls. We tried to take them up on the three day no worry garuntee, but day three landed on a sunday when they were not open and we were told that we should have brought the car in on sunday and left it there.

While driving at posted speed, I could not turn right, steering wheel would hit lock ing device but I could turn left all the way. In order to stay in my lane, (two lane hyway) and aviod a head-on collision, I had to force the wheel right, thus breaking something inside column. Now steering wheel free wheels about a half a turn before engaging the steering box. 1999 Chevy 3500 with 34000 miles.

Bought my 02 Silverado 1500 long box extended cab new in Oct. of 02.It has always had very soft brakes. I've come close to hitting other cars in traffic. I don't drive the truck very often, it's now got 21,772 miles on it as of 6-03-08.I just put the second set of rotors and pads on all the way around, and it's still the same. What should I do? I don't feel safe driving it.

My 2005 Cheverlote Truck AC went out I took it to get it checked to two different chevy place in New Mexico and the both said that the wire harness to the ac blower had melted togeter also that it burned out what ever part goes to the switch. This truck is to new to have a problem like this, we pay to much money for our vehicles. Also they said there have been several trucks with this problem now why don't they make this a recall? They are charging me $600.00 to fix it. The bad part of this is it takes about 45 mins to remove and change the parts my parts alone are $250.00 labor $350.00 come on this is crazy. Cheverlote needs to do something with this!!!!!

In september of 2007 I was in a car accident.Based on previous good experences and word of mouth I choose Crown Chevy of Dublin to work on my truck.Chevy made an estimate and submitted it to state farm. State Farm approved it and cut a check, so work began. After 5 months i recieved my truck back. When i recieved the truck back many of the issues with the truck where not fixed. Once again i took the truck back to Chevy. They assured me that everything would be fixed correctly. Another month went by and they called saying the truck was ready. I went to Chevy and some of the of the damages went fixed. i had a third party inspect the truck and numerous things were still wrong, some of which were serious safty issues. I went to Chevy and spoke with Vickie Haze and she said that it was a lagitament claim and all issues with the truck would be fixed correctly for sure, and that this would be the last time, she assured me that it would be taken care of. May of 2008 i recieved the truck back and to my horror many issue werent fixed at all. I have no choice now but to seek help in resolving this matter, so my truck is safe to drive and they are held accountable for there actions or lack there of.
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The Service Engine Soon light came on on our 2004 Chevrolet Astro Minivan and we took it to a Chevrolet dealership to be diagnosed. They told us that the fuel tank was cracked on the top and we would have to have a new one put in. The cost to do this is $960 + tax. We cannot afford it - one of us is on Social Security. So we went to pick up our car. The problem we have is that the fuel tank is plastic (doesn't sound too safe to me) and it was cracked on the top. This was not from us damaging the tank, but from poor design on the part of the manufacturer. No damage was found on the tank, just the crack at the top. We do not have a problem with the dealership - they are only doing what they can. It is General Motors that designed the tank and will not stand behind it or recall it since it is defective.

In Feb 2004 I bought a new 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD pickup. The truck has always had a soft brake pedal and in the last 6-9 monthes has gotten worse and worse. Currently I only have 37000miles on the vehicle and do not drive it much. The pedal goes to the floor often and ABS engages often when vehicle gets under 10mph. Occasionally the steering momentarily locks up.

Funny that so many people have forgotten the bad paint jobs from GM in the 90's. We were recently contacted about a class action filed 10 years ago regarding our bubbling/peeling paint on our 1990 Chevy Van. It went bad in under 2 years after purchase! Calls to GM were rude and insensitive, noting that they were not responsible- with laughter in the background! The class action has taken over a decade and now the requirements for settlement appear that the purchaser still owns the vehicle...Now who would keep an 18 year old van?? Yes, we did, and are hoping the now rusted (due to all the paint falling off) thing finally gets a paint job. BUYER BEWARE- many of these companies have had issues in the past,and don't care, because litigation takes forever, and they are experts at avoiding responsibility. Sad to say, my 27year old Honda has a better original paint job than my 1990 GM. GO AMERICA!

NO BRAKES when it comes to bad brakes!!! ive owned 2 silverados a 2000 (1500) and a 2004 (2500)and ive had nothing but trouble with the brakes on these vehicles. on the 2000 i had to pay the dealership to completly replace all rotors and brake components because the rotors were junk and wore out before the ceramic brake pads which were still 70% to the good...rotors dont normally wearout before the pads!!!that cost me over $600.00 and today i had to take my 2004 in for brake work the service department at the dealership informed me that all rotors are shot and i would have to replace them along with pads and other brake components including the ABS sensors which are corroded and do not perform correctly they informed me that they have had this problem with other silverados and that there was a recall on the ABS sensors but mine did not fall in this recall...they believe this may be what has caused the other problems. they contacted GM, who offered to give me a $50.00 deductable to replace the ABS sensors which is nothing when compared to the $700.00 i have to pay the dealership the repair the damage that occured possibly a result of the ABS sensor not work properly. in both cases i found it was very hard to stop the vehicle and do believe that the wear and tear on the brakes is caused from applying much needed pressure to the brakes in order to get the vehicle to stop before colliding into the vehicle in front of me, or when approaching intersections

We purchased a 2000 ex-cab silverado,new and I'm here to tell you we have had nothing but trouble with the brakes. We took it to the dealer for the recall that they say is from salt and that was just the beginning. We had to put an ABS module that cost us $800 just for the part, not even a year later we took it back and they done more repair and that time the bill was still over $600. We took it to the dealer because the brakes just didn't feel like they would stop you, they said our brakes were fine. We drove it that way for a good while and we decided to take it to a garage not the dealership. They had to replace all four rotars because they were so rusted that it almost looked like the metal was peeling off in layers..another $517, then took it back again because the caliper was sticking and that cost us another $125. I am sick of hearing that everything is normal. It is not normal to have to spend this much money on the brakes. And guess what, the ABS and brake light is still on. Not sure what to do next. This is running into a lot of money and I can't afford to just keep spending and the garage we took it to is a very reputable shop and I know for a fact they are very honest. He tells us the computer is showing 7 different codes for the brakes and will take some time to run the codes to find out why the lights stay on. More money...when will GM wake up and take responsibilty for their faulty brakes. I sent and e-mail and got no response other than they received it and a representative would call me, and to this day I have never heard from them.

I brought a 2006 chevy trailblazer on sept 19 2006 and it had 24,519 miles on the vehicle. on 1/11/07 fuel gauge need to repace. (didn't know how much gas i had in the truck) the engine light came on and the seat outer trim coming off. They replace faulty level sensor (fuel) fuel level circuit high voltage and fix seat. Mileage when the replace the above items was 34,250. then on 2/07,3/07,4/07,5/07 all 4 tires went flat. on 4/08 need to replace fuel level sensor again,need to replace head and valves almost $5600.00 in repair.

I have had replaced steering intermediate shaft on my (bought new) 2002-Z71-silverado p/up. It was replaced at a dealership. It still is making the noise that can be felt thru the steering wheel and it makes a grinding sound and or knock when I turn corners etc. I've had replaced twice and took it back before the repair warranty was up and was told by the service adviser that it was chassis noises. The noise kept getting worse so I took back the fourth time and was told that I needed to replace the front end Idler arm, the Pivot arm and the left rocker arm (I'm not sure of the third item). I said I would come back and went for a second opinion to a Front end specialist and was told that the 3 items in question were perfectly sound. The truck was placed on the alignment rack and tested as I observed and all were perfectly tight. I did not go back to the dealer. Another problem has risen since that episode, now the rpm is running hi a/c transmission had 2 quarts oil above full so the other dealer tells. The excess was drained and the air bubbles started to dimish, but transmission will not shift correctly all the time. The new dealer is working on the problem trying to correct the high RPm's. I have 147500 miles on the truck, Never had any major problems with it untillll The steering shaft problem started. Will somebody have an answer or suggestion or diagnoses on this problem??

I have a 2001 silverado truck. When i apply my brakes at certain speeds there is a sudden violent vibration, steering wheel shakes. I checked my brakes and rotors out, all is fine. I figured it had to do somthing with the abs system, so i went on the web to see if anybody else had this problem. I didn't even know that there was a recall by GM on this probelm but only in certain states which is wrong. I am experiencing the same problem in the states that have this recall this should be a national recall. GM say's that this problem is only due cold weather states because of salt used on the roads for snow and grim well in california we have grim and snow on our roads as well.

My brakes have been mushy on my 2003 Chevy Silverado since I bought it. Was told that this is normal? Now at 33,000 miles my brake pedal nearly goes to the floor. I have it inspected and was told by Belle Tire store that I need new brakes, pad, callipers and rotors all around. Plus my upper steering shaft needs replacing. I was told also that my rotors are pitted and rusted. What is the deal, I only drove the truck once a week. I think these are safety issues and should be recalled.

2005 Chevrolet Silverado Ext Cab short bed, 4x4 Z71,Onstar and XM radio (separate antenna's) The vehicle has a problem with air getting in the space inside the roof.AT cruising speeds the sound of wires being moved by air is heard.Sveral GM dealers said air is getting inside and the sound is the wind/air moving the iwres in the roof . Noticed small bugs and spiders starting to live inside the truck. Windows are up and no way for them to get in unless there is a opening somewhere.

Bought a Chevy Silverado in 2005. In August of last year this truck started acting up with a little over 50,000 miles on it, took it to a garage in Pt. Pleasant, the truck would run for a little while then just stop and not start for a few days then would run again and stop, the garage in Pt. Pleasant run every kind of test and nothing showed they couldn't fix it (gave us back the money we paid and towed it to GMC garage in Gallipolis Ohio-they found broken wire-replaced it cost a little over $100 pick it up before we drove 10 miles did the same thing again-took it back they did some more work this time around $189 this time it run for less than a week and the light came back on and they said they put in a clutch and did some more work on it-- that they were working with a technician at the main office and he told them what to fix. Picked up again and did not get home before starting acting up again--my son has been working with a customer rep. since the truck started acting up before Thanksgiving last year. After so many times at the GMC place he was told that he had to take it to a Chevy dealer since it was a Chevy truck so he took it to C&O Motors since that is where he bought it again they told him something needed cleaned and (he had something in steering replaced which this is third time that he has had to have this done and I have an Impala which have had to have this done 2 times on and the mechanic there tells me this will not fix this problem and there will never be a recall on this item-we pick the truck up from C&O get it home as soon as my son come home from work and picked up his truck the light came back on before getting out of the driveway, this time they told him to take to Smith Buick which he did again they said that the same thing needed cleaned which now they have done twice and now they are telling us that there is all this other work to be done that one of the other garages messed up. Chevy has been covering these charges since no one can fix this truck now they are telling us we will have to pay almost $1000 more dollars and this in not guaranteed to fix this truck. Is this the way of American made products anymore? This child can not afford to keep putting money in a truck he bought new and expected to at least last until it was paid for, he is just starting in life. Can you tell us where to go from here

I bought a Chevrolet S1 ex cab new in 2000. It has less than 60,000 miles on it now. For the second time in less than two years I am having to replace the back door latch. Two years ago I had to replace the latch on the drivers seat which broke while I was driving. Both latches are plastic and they are unsafe. It is very expensive to replace these things as well as so inconvenient to wait for parts and then get them installed. I use it primarily to drive 10 miles to work and back and forth to the store. I am over 65, the only driver and have always maintained my vehicle. In these times on a fixed income and having to work again after retirement to make ends meet it is very hard for me to pay for these repairs.

I own an 89 1/2 ton which always worked great, other than little problems. I decieded to buy another truck as the 89 was getting old. I purchased a 04 silverado, with little miles on it. This week the abs pump motor failed. This truck is only 4 yrs. old. It cost me $1150.00 to get it fixed. This is why i wanted a newer truck to get away from all the problems. Lets just say i'm #%^$%# ****** off although the warranty is no longer any good, i think gm should come clean, and pay me back. I have owned many gm cars, trucks, but now i begin to think maybe i should be buying a ford. There is no reason for a pump motor to cost $1167.00 I now know GM SUCKS!! and i will tell everyone i know about your sucky products!!

I have a 1997 Chevrolet CK1500 Pick-up which had complete differential bearing failure. Chevrolet on their 800# said that they have no of premature bearing failure. I have spoken to several Chevy owners and have found two who have had the same failure in the 80,000 mile range, the same as I. The owners manual only requires checks of lube level up 135,000 miles. I had my pick-up rebuilt at a Specialty shop. Chevrolet at the 800# said I should have gone to a Chevrolet shop. My question is there has to be a technical reason for the premature failures. My Pick-up has had a *****-cat life. No heavy loads, etc. Never in water. I have seen several Chev pick-up that have had severe use and had no differential bearing failures.

The brakes on my 2004 chev silverado began making a grinding noise recently. I pulled the front wheels to check the pads and rotors. Pads are only about half worn but inside pad and rotor have a nasty wear pattern and rotor is badly pitted. Truck only has 44,000 miles on it, this should not be happening. Rear rotors are even worse and stopping ability is being affected. After talking with my dealer they say Chev still is not recognizing the problem as their responsibility. I even have an extended warranty but that excludes the wearing parts of brake systems even though they are unserviceable due to reasons other than wear. I don't think its worth turning the rotors because the pitting from rust is so bad. This is my 6th GM pickup over the last 30 years. I have been a happy and loyal GM customer up to now. None of my previous GM trucks had this kind of problem. This is obviously a faulty design or faulty materials problem that GM refuses to acknowledge even at the peril of losing a lot of loyal customers.

GM refuses to fix defect in 2004 Trailblazer with 40K miles. Speedometer quit working at abut 39K miles. They will fix this defect in Suburbans, Tahoes, trucks, but not Trailblazers... This is absurd.

My fuel pump on my 1995 chevy Blazer goes out about every 5,000 miles. This is not just my car. I read another report saying that a john elway dealership gets on average 10 blazers a week in for the same reason. This is rediculus and GM needs to fix the problem. They need to design a fuel pump that doesn't leave people stranded every 5,000 miles.

My 1996 Chevrolet K1500 pickup was parked in my driveway while I was at work no , I recieved a call at work from my nieghbor telling me my truck was on fire. No one was home at the time.The truck had not been driven for six days prior to the fire. In arrived home to find the Fire Department and Police waiting for me.Fortunately the truck was backed into the driveway and the Fired Department responed quickly enough so my house did not catch fire also. An arson Investigator was called, he arrived on the scene and after going over the vehicle determined a wire in the engine compartment started the fire. My Insurance company sent out an adjuster he determined the truck to be a total loss. in my conversation with him he reported that he sees similar fires in Chevy trucks frequently. My truck only had 118,000 miles on and was otherwise in very good condition. Of course the value the insurance company places on the vehicle and its value to me are substantially differant. Not to mention the time and inconvience of loss of use and searching for a replacement.

My 2002 silverado has been problems from day one. I baught it from a dealer in the minneapolis mn area. I drove it for a week and found things wrong with it. The blower motor needed replacement, the front passanger speaker was blown, there was a squeeking noice coming from the drive shaft. They fixed these problems, exept for the sqeeking from the drive shaft they said it was normal for silverado pickups to have it and it is not worth putting new parts on because it will likly happen again. After the weather became cold the truck started running bad in the mornings. only sometimes it would do this. Now a year later it is becomeing more common. After talking to a few mecanics i beleive the problem is from the intake gasket leaking. the check engine light did come on a few times it happened so i had it checked and replaced the map sensor. I talked to another macanics who thinks it is the intake gasket that is the proplem. he said make sure i flush the dex something coolent really well. Now after reading all the statements of other consumers it makes sense what the mecanic said. Now I am worried about what else is going to be wrong with my pickup after i replace the gasket. My loyalty towards GM is getting less and less with the more i read. I hate to say it but my next vehicle is going to be a toyota. :(

I am surprised to see that many people have had the same issues I have had with my 2001 Silverado, poor brakes. I have experienced the same problem poor braking under normal conditions, realy soft pedals, and a empty wallet trying to fix it. I have replaced nearly ever component of my brake system all for not.

bought a new 2007 surbaban in Nov 2006. After 9 months, transmission had to be replaced. After 13 months, 4 wheel transfer case was replaced. According to dealership, GM has issued several technical bulletins to dealers about transmission and transfer case defects 2007 suburbans. Despite tech bulletins, fought with dealer as they would not perform any warranty work until problems could be recreated: finally they did open up the casings to find torn up metal/bearins; etc.

I have had issues with my ABS system in my vehicle since it was purchased. Upon pressing the brakes, any hole or bump in the road causes the abs to engage. This has caused me to be super cautious when traveling on a roadway with any type of imperfections. I have escaped quite a few close calls when it comes to stopping before hitting vehicles.

I have a 2001 Chevy Silverado. When pressing the brakes while going slow the anti lock breaks kick on. I've talked to dealers and General Motors and they all say there is no open recall for this problem. I've read numerous websites, including yours, that say there is a recall, but GM continues to deny it. They will not fix the problem for me without me shelling out 100% of the cost of repair.

I own a 2004 chevrolet suburban. The vehicle has had major electrical issues from purchase starting around 25000 miles. The instrument cluster does not work reliably or intermittently. speedometer, oil pressure,voltage,temp,Fuel quantity, and tach are very unreliable. I understand the stepper motors in these units are defective yet chevrolet dismisses any issues with the instrument cluster. I have reviewed a couple of web sites adressing this very issue and have found this to be a commmon defect with these vehicles. there are multiple people on E bay selling refubished consoles and or motors to fix the defects. This seems to indicate a widespread defect. I also have had multiple issues with the electric fuel pump located in the fuel tank. The failure of this pump has led to complete shutdown of the engine at highway speeds and stalling at red lights and failed starts. the problem does not show up in the OBD II diagnostic check.

I own a 1998 Chevy Silverado 1500 K truck. I have had difficulty stopping because the ABS brake system appears to engage (I hear the noise it makes) when I am slowing down. On icy roads I expect to hear that sound, but not when I am on dry pavement. It is then almost like I have no brakes as hard as I step on the petal. The car appears to be braking and slowing down, and then it's almost like the brakes turn off and you just keep going. This does not occur every time I stop, but it happens more than not. I have already rolled through stop signs when I couldn't stop. I have also come very close to hitting cars stopping in front of me. So far I have been lucky enough to not have had any accidents. But what happens when I do hit another car in the rear? Or drive through my garage? Who is going to explain it to my insurance company or the police? According to everything I read this problem (according to GM) only begins with trucks in 1999. I would like someone from GM to come and drive my truck. They may change their mind.

We have a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado truck (K1500) with only 28,000 miles on it. We started hearing a grinding sound and took the truck into the Century dealership to look at it. We are told that all 4 rotors and disc pads have to be replaced. They told us that we didn't drive the truck enough so the sliders on the pads weren't moving correctly and that wore down the pads and eventually the rotors. We had never heard of such a thing and then saw that the rotors were rusty and chewed up at 28,000. We started checking around and found out a lot of people are told this and that Chevrolet has a problem with defective brake parts.

2005 GMC Sierra tail gate latches do not latch. causing tailgate to fall open while driving down the road. Have now found 5 other owners of simular vehicles, ie Chevy Silverado that are experiencing the same issue.