2003 Chevrolet Silverado problems, complaints & recalls

2016-03-31 · Service Brakes · 210,515 mi

“while routinely driving my 03 chev silverado truck, the brakes failed. when i was able to safely stop and move to a safe place, i looked under the vehicle and saw brake fluid leaking from one of the brake lines which had failed due to excessive corrosion. as a retired police officer, i have excellent driving skills which helped me to avoid a collis…”

2016-02-26 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 124,000 mi

“significant corrosion of the fuel (gasoline) lines causing leak and possible safety hazard (fire). several forums report brake and fuel line premature failure due to corrosion. gm not addressing this known problem.…”

2016-02-17 · Structure:body

“brake lines, gas line, transmission fluid lines all rusted/corroded beginning at under 50,000 miles. * had near accidents as the brake lines blew while driving on a highway and was decelerating in an attempt to come to a stop..pedal went to the floor, i continued on (foot off the gas) until the truck slowed down enough on it's own, shifted into …”

2016-02-01 · Service Brakes · 129,000 mi

“front brake lines rusted through and spilled brake fluid while moving at slow speed. had front brake lines replaced. six months or so later, rear brake lines rusted through and spilled brake fluid while moving at slow speed. had rear brake lines replaced. abs is now contaminated and is causing stop time delay, especially at high speed. almost c…”

2016-01-04 · Electrical System · 126,000 mi

“while driving, the heater blower stopped working and i smelled burning plastic or insulation. i pulled over and figured out it was coming from under the dash. logically i pulled the bottom cover off from below the blower assy.(former mechanic). smell was coming from plug harness and relay. melted wire insulation and melted plastic from plug harness…”

2015-11-13 · Service Brakes · 174,000 mi

“the front to rear brakes corroded to the point where they blew out when the brakes were applied while driving on the highway.…”

2015-11-05 · Service Brakes · 154,457 mi

“on october 22,2015 while driveing on interstate 75 the fuel pump stopped functioning and resulting in a near disasterous situation.results $751.81 repair cost plus tow. then one week later,october 29 2015 at wilmington pike and inertstate 675 red light my brake lines burst and i narrowly avoided a wreck. repair cost $870.17 .i was not noteafide of …”

2015-09-04 · Steering · 100,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado. while driving 60 mph, the vehicle lost power and failed to accelerate. the abs, check engine, and passenger side air bag lights remained illuminated. in addition, the power steering failed. the failures recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed, …”

2015-08-25 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 💥 crash · 🔥 fire

“this is the second of three fatal collisions investigated this year by my office involving chevrolet pickups that caught fire after being involved in frontal collisions. this was an off set head on, passenger side to passenger side. passenger in pickup was pinned in vehicle due to crush and consumed by fire.…”

2015-07-30 · Service Brakes · 82,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado. while driving approximately 35 mph and attempting to engage the brakes, the vehicle failed to stop. the emergency brake was used to stop the vehicle. after inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that brake fluid was leaking above the fuel tank. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic fo…”