2003 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 problems, complaints & recalls

2016-07-28 · Service Brakes · 108,000 mi

“driving through a rural town going about 45 miles an hour, i applied the brakes and they were very soft, brake pedal went near the floor, eased it home on front brakes (as rear line had ruptured). upon inspection brake line had rusted in two just behind the fuel tank (long section had rusted away). replaced line going to rear brakes.…”

2016-06-03 · Power Train · 85,337 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 3500. while driving approximately 4 mph, the clutch panel assembly fractured into the floorboard without warning. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and a dealer on two separate occasions where it was diagnosed that the clutch panel failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repai…”

2015-10-29 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 186,444 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 3500. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the engine stalled and there was an abnormal noise. the contact was a certified mechanic and diagnosed that the fuel injector failed. the vehicle was restarted and the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileag…”

2014-12-27 · Service Brakes · 140,880 mi

“was driving along at approximately 40 miles an hour when to apply the brakes the brake line ruptured and i had to steer off the road into ditch. *tr…”

2014-09-29 · Service Brakes · 107,124 mi

“i was driving to work in the morning on 9/23/14 and went to apply the brakes to slow down, when the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. i was able to slow down while down shifting the transmission and narrowly missing hitting the vehicle in front of me. i pulled over and noticed brake fluid leaking from beneath the brake master cylinder. …”

2014-08-19 · Service Brakes · 188,000 mi

“thank god my husband was with me and knew what to do. i was driving. as we were going down the interstate at 65 mph we hear a noise not having a clue in the world. he said we need to find a pull off and see what that could be. as i went to exit off i discovered i had no brakes. none whatsoever. as my husband gets it to a stop we discover brake flui…”

2014-06-04 · Service Brakes · 121,938 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 3500. the contact stated that the brakes failed with no warning. the contact attempted to drive the vehicle on a residential road and upon applying the brakes, the pedal extended to the floorboard. the contact was able to drive the vehicle onto the emergency lane, noticed there was a leak underneath…”

2014-04-28 · Exterior Lighting · 140,506 mi · 🔥 fire

“first complaint for this problem was reported on 10/21/10. complaint #10361641. same problem again dtr light on right side out,smelled burning wire saw that the same thing happened again. wires leading to light assembly melted and also melted the socket again. i think this could possibly lead to some sort of electrical fire in the engine compartm…”

2014-04-24 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 61,000 mi

“tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 3500. the contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who reset the computer and replaced the fuel tank along with the fuel transfer pump. the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage…”

2014-03-21 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 25,600 mi

“first failure was the dual braking system i was hooked up to a trailer and started down the driveway (about 0.4mile long) and stepped on the brake pedal which went to the floor boards. there was no stopping effort from the brakes. i used the manual control of the trailer brakes to stop the vehicle. both brake lines under the cab area had rusted out…”