Hit brakes and a line blew almost hit car infront of me. Like all gm trucks in snow country my brake lines rusted thru along with my rear backing plates rusting off. Gm dealers all know about this but nothing is ever done. I don't know how many people have to be killed from blown brake lines for them to do anything. I guess alot since they held off ten years on there current problem. I can't understand why when acouple of people get hurt or die and you know you have a problem it isn't delt with. Maybe because all of you are in bed together and it will cost some one some money. Thank you [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 body complaints
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Excessive corrosion all brake lines rotted out and replaced, rocker panels totally rotted, and excessive rust on frame very common with this year g m frame ,g m says they only cover for one year. So I am filing a complaint to see if this can rectified before some one is injured due to brake failure. Please help.
While driving home on 5/1/2014 traffic stopped short. I hit the brakes to stop. The truck stopped ok. Traveled about another 2 blocks and when I hit the brake pedel to stop. It went to the floor and I ad no brakes. I hit the back of another car due to not being able to stop, after the truck was towed to repair shop it was found to have rusted, broken brake line. This caused the truck not to stop. The insurance company wound up totaling the truck due to the damage.
I was extremely lucky because I had just gotten off the freeway and was pulling into the parking lot of the auction that I was attending. When I heard a noise I parked the truck and looked back to see a woman rolling a tire towards me. She said you lost your tire. Sure enough the tire along with the mechanism that drops and raises the tire came off the frame. I`m so glad it happened in the parking lot and not on the free way.
The paint is peeling off in big spots. The truck is always clean and waxed. The paint is not sticking to the primer. Have heard of other gm truck owners saying the same thing. Just wanted to know if there are other people having the same trouble. Love my truck but it looks ragged out.
Well about mid 2012 the brake lines just rust out in the middle of the truck and the rear. My girl friend was driving it to work and lost all the pedal pressure. Thank god she was going up in the parking garage. Right now I'm trying to replace line fuel lines. It just started pouring gas out after I just got to work. I nursed it home and made it. The return line is just all rusted out. Then I noticed all three lines where all rusted out. It's to bad nothing has been done yet I can't afford this! It is well known and understood by many that this is a big problem. Also to top that the frame looks more rusted than the 1989 dodge I just got ride of. I wash under the truck through out winter and don't understand why it's so bad already.
In bumper to bumper traffic for aprox 4 mins and stopping and starting hit the brakes , peddle goes to floor hitting car in front of me because no brakes. After accident police officers noticed fluid coming from under truck, called for a tow truck because no brakes at all, when on tow truck{ flat bed} they saw that brakes lines that run along frame were totally rotted out and popped causing this accident. Truck at the shop as we speak getting all new lines installed at the cost of 1000.00. Always bought a american vehicle all my life 55yrs but when I get this back it will be for sale....never again will I buy a chevy or any other american made vehicle.....I been a union pipefitter 40 yrs 3rd generation,,,,,and will be spreading the word.....................
The tires were purchased 3 years ago. After the first month of purchase I returned the vehicle to the retailer with peeling on all four sidewalls. I choose to have these tires mounted with the white lettering to the outside and the peeling was on the black part of the tires all over even between the lettering. The manager informed me I had ran against some curbing-now how does one run up against curbing with all four tires at one time and not even scar up the tire or the lettering? In my estimation this could not happen. He informed me it was a cosmetic defect and would do nothing about it. The situation became increasingly worse throughout the remainder of time with numerous flats, uneven wear and extreme vibration. This is a company vehicle and due to liability reasons and lack of support from the retailer, the vehicle was driven only 10,000 miles per year on these tires. My employee called and informed me of a flat on the vehicle and the other 3 tires were at the point where the steel belts were showing through. At this point I contacted the manager at the retailer only to be told I would be given credit of $49.00 per tire even though I had trouble from the very beginning. I personally feel like these tires should have been on the recall list from the very beginning but now I will be forced to pay full price at another distributor for another set of tires. The tires on our vehicles are our livelihood since this is a salesmen vehicle and many more dollars in sales could have been made had I not been afraid from a liability standpoint. Right now I can't afford to make a decision on this since new tires have not been budgeted for this vehicle and we have no extra ones at this time. For discount tires sake I hope there are no accidents that take place in this vehicle.
Was attempting to back vehicle and camper trailer down inclined driveway when suddenly the brake pedal went completely to the floor and I had absolute minimum braking force. Was able to stop vehicle before it and trailer went over the hill, (an approximate 15 - 20 foot drop if it had occurred). Upon inspection I found brake fluid on the driveway. Upon further inspection I discovered that a brake line leading from the master cylinder to the ABS controller was leaking. Upon further inspection I found that all the brake lines were severely corroded and ready to fail. I cannot believe how much rust is present on the brake lines and the fuel lines. This appears to be a major accident waiting to happen.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being inspected by a private mechanic, it was found that the body was severely rusted, compromising the structural integrity of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 88,000 and the current mileage was 136,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that he could not remove the spare tire from the cradle underneath the truck and the contact was unable to release the safety latch in order to drop it down. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The failure mileage was 100,000.
My wife and I own a 2003 chevrolet silverado z-71. The car is 8 years old with only 17,714 miles on the odometer. It has been parked outside on my asphalt drive way. The vehicle looks to be in perfect condition. I took the vehicle to a non-general motors repair shop to have the brakes looked at. After the vehicle had been hoisted up and inspected, I was asked to look at the amount of rust on the frame, differential housing, brakes, calipers, etc. The rust was so bad that it was literally flaking off the frame and differential housing. The mechanic was concerned about the safety of driving the vehicle. On july 22, 2011, I took the vehicle to the dealership (sullivans o'neill's chevrolet and buick, inc. In avon, ct) that I had purchased the truck from. I was advised not to drive the truck a lot as it was, in the service manager's opinion, unsafe. The service manager gave me a customer service phone number for gm. I called the number, set up a case file number and waited to hear a response to my complaint. None of the 3 people who were put on the case would even give me their last names. After about a week and a half, on august 2, I received a call from "maria" who informed me that there was nothing that gm would do for me. It was beyond the warranty, etc. I asked for a written response of their position and was refused. We are now left with an otherwise perfectly good truck that is unsafe to drive. There was enough prior work performed on the truck by the dealer that the severe rusting should have been brought to my attention.
2000 to 2005 gm trucks extra cabs rocker panels rusting away rear bumper rust away an brake lines rusting. This is a safety issue it fails state inspection an the dealers no about it have contacted a few dealers an have been told off the record that it a design fault from gm. Their are many junk yards who don't have bumpers for these trucks because of them rusting away have checked just to make sure it wasn't just me but its a problem with all these trucksthat are extra cabs. 90 percent are the 1500 pickups but you don't see this problem with regular cabs. Please look into this as for I have talked to many body shops an they see these trucks all the time here in maine. Plus I have gone in to the chevy dealers to see about trading in the truck an the first thing they go to is the rocker panels an brake lines an bumper an their comments typical gm truck they all do it. So they know their is a problem why aint they fixing their defects or design faults??
The cable mechanism that is fastened to the frame of the underside of my pick-up truck along with the spare tire fell from my truck onto the highway. This mechanism is what holds spare tire under my truck bed and has a winch with cable that raises and lowers the tire. The mechanism slides under steel support on side and is secured with a bolt on other side. The steel base around the bolt cracked and broke loose. Fortunately I lost my spare tire during daytime conditions and on lightly traveled road or a vehicle behind me could sustained damaged and passengers could be hurt. My truck is a chevrolet 2003 silverado 1500 2wd work truck model. I bought this truck new and have had few problems with it. I have just over 80,000 actual mile on the odometer of my truck.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 65 MPH, the bracket detached from the hood, causing the hood to partially loosen. The hood almost slammed into the windshield. The vehicle sustained minor dents. The current and failure mileages were 96,000.
Truck died. Lost dashboard functions, no engine crank, PCM failure. Had to have towed from side of expressway to dealership for diagnostic testing. Found out PCM was bad ,and had to replaced. Rarity, but coincidental when it happened just 217 miles over the 80,000 mile gm warranty time frame. It was almost a $800 bill that I had to fork out since there was no more warranty.
Consumer experiencing problems getting recalled tailgate repairs completed on 2003 chevrolet ld 1500.*mr in gm's computer the tailgate recall appeard to have already been done. The consumer believes that a mixup occured since he also owns a 2002 pickup. The tailgate was replaced on the 2002 truck but the consumer believes they marked that the tailgate on the 2003 truck was replaced instead. The steering shaft was also replaced.
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