Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving at various speeds, the speedometer failed to show the current speed of the vehicle, the oil pressure was not registering in the vehicle, and the horn failed to sound. The failures recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. ....updated 03-31-16 *bf the consumer stated seatbelts lock up and rear latch cover is broken, transmission shifting hard at times, exterior lighting expiring, windows going off track, and tires losing air pressure, has to be inflated at various times. *tr
2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated. Shortly after, the vehicle stalled and was able to be restarted. The contact was a certified ase and gm technician who diagnosed that the fuel flow control module failed due to corrosion. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.
Driving with air condition on the driver side will start blowing out hot air, passenger side cold air. Speed does not matter. It may happen once or twice in 5 miles or it may go several hundred before it happens again. If I turn the engine off then back on it works right until the next time. I thought it was only my truck until l looked at some online stuff, a lot of people are having the same problem. It is only trucks with dual air controls. The dealers will not address it because they can't duplicate it. I don't think they believe me or they just don't understand a very simple problem. Thanks mark.
Was driving my 2007 chevy silverado 1500 about 40 MPH when the door locks started locking and unlocking, all warning lights were flashing, speedometer would read then drop out the read again. Engine temporarily was shutting off then coming back on. Tried to accelerate to get it off the road and felt like transmission was affected but may have been because the was the engine was shutting off and on. Got home shut key off and lost all electrical power and could not restart. I was a gm tech so went into garage for a battery tester hooked it up and battery load tested good shut hood went to go back inside truck and power came back on and started right up. Has happened twice since then. Asked other gm techs still working at dealers and said they've never heard of problems like this happening.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the instrument cluster failed to work. The contact mentioned that after putting the seatbelt on, the seatbelt warning lamp flickered as well as various warning lamps and gauges. In addition, the contact stated that there was an electrical short in which the low beam as well as the rear tail lights shorted with no warning. The vehicle was not inspected or diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 38,000.
Bundled wiring under dash started smoldering while vehicle was parked in driveway, had been sitting for about 48 hours. I pulled much of the dash apart to make sure there wasn't an active fire. While being repaired at local chevy dealer. Wiring actually caught fire burning the repair techs hands. When I asked what could have caused this, they just told me that sometimes it happens and they don't know why.
Vehicle lights flicker while driving, lights do not go completely off. Very disconcerting on freeway in morning while going to work. Mowrie chevrolet had it for a week,but problem persists.
While driving at any speed would roll down window and head lights would dim. Blower for heater and defroster would cut in and out. There was a distinct odor when using defroster and then it quit all together. This was during winter which made the truck un-drivable until repaired. 10-14 day after the blower motor was replaced the oil sending unit stopped working and all warning lights were lite up. The dealer ship stated that it was a know issue with the wiring harness and needed to be replaced which was not cheap. They did say even though it is a know issue that we were responsible for the cost of repair.
Multiple occurrences. Clock resets itself. Turned key to start, no dash lights, no nothing..I retried after a couple of minutes, it started. Fuel pump stopped working, no power to it I was told. Fuel pump was new 2/10/13. They replaced the fuel control module 4/18/2013. Connections were cleaned and reset. This all worked fine until 3/12/2014. Same situations started again. But as before it would always eventually start. Same diagnosis, fuel control module and a some other expensive stuff. 3 weeks ago it didn't start, would grind with no fire. Fuel pump isn't getting power. I'm dead in the water. One of my sons works as a carpenter, welder and shipping specialist for a classified government facility. This facility has top notch mechanics to do all their maintenance including autos, going outside of the facility is not an option. These mechanics have 7 chevy 1500s of various years they have to keep running. They've offered that all of their trucks had the same issues as mine at one time. For the first 2 they did the module replacement stuff just like I did. Just like mine those fixes went south again. What they did then was to change out the entire ignition module with an improved version. They've done it for all 7 vehicles as the issues occurred, all are now working well, some for years. I'm trying that next. There may be some security items to fix. It seems to simple to me, but as I look at all of the interfaces of the vehicle with the ignition module, I'm giving it a shot. By the way battery connections are good, grounds are good, fuses are good, I have a basic 2007, manual windows and no remote stuff. If they'll let me I'll post the results.
The evening of march 10 2013 around 1700 hour my brother a single man, was fatally killed in his 2007 chevrolet silverado k1500 pick-up truck, approximately 1 mile from his home on a paved country road. He was pr0nounce dead @ 1730 hour. The cause of the accident has not been determined, yet the report will show that he was traveling on a down hill slope where he swerved off the pavement to the right and then over corrected back on to and crossed the pavement on the left and then back across the hi way on the right impacting a bridge embankment over turning over hitting a tree, resting right side up. His air bag never deployed. We were told there was not any thing wrong with the airbags mechanism, further that the crash was not head on. This vehicle is totally destroyed. I have it in storage for any one inspection. My brother was not ejected from the vehicle, I do believe, should the bags had deployed, my brother would be alive today. Also, further his steering from one side to the other indicated he had no power steering and finally, the skid marks on the gravel edge and not on the pavement, give an indication, there were no power assisted breaking all add up to the fact the vehicle lost its electric power by the key switch accidently shutting the engine off.
While driving at different speeds door locks will cycle on and off, exterior lights and dash display will go off, wipers will freeze, all gauges will go zero and two or three warning lights will come on such as stabilitrak, ABS brakes or service air bags. Lights etc will go off for 5 seconds which is dangerous. I took it to stewart chevrolet in colma on 2/3/14, they were able to duplicate problem on road tests but were unable to guarantee a fix if they replaced the body control module or applied tsb 08-07-30-0216 doc id# 2776388. How do I get this safety issue addressed?
I only get about a month or 2 use out of headlights. I replaced my light bulbs at least 8 times in the past 12 months. I only use my truck to go to work. Its never leaves the road and they should not keep blowing like that. I have noticed quiet a few other owners complaining about the same problem. I there a recall if not you need to check in to it please I cant afford to keep purchasing bulbs [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While driving to work, certain electrical components completely shut down. The components consists of the radio, all dash gauges, etc. In addition, several different service warnings will start flashing including which will include "service air bag", "service tire monitor, "service engine", etc. This has happened to me twice, once at 150,000 miles and just today at 153,000.
Week prior to incident these truck symptoms occurred simultaneously while driving in hot weather highway speed smooth dry surface highway. Abs light on service 4 wd on left speedometer and tachometer flicking off and on door locks flipping off and on shifting hard jerking rear end clunking odometer window going blank on 9/2/13 while driving hot weather at 25-30 MPH on dry gravel left rear wheel locked up without warning possibly due to down shift. Clunk in rear end service 4wd indicator light came on then went off. Service engine light came on immediately following left rear wheel lockup with the following codes. Code p0121 throttle position sensor p0171 lean air fuel ratio bank1 p0174 lean air fuel ratio bank 2 p0121 p0171 p0174.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the speedometer and other gauges on the instrument panel failed to operate. In addition, the contact stated that all of the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The failure was contributed to an accumulation of moisture in the front passenger's side carpet area that caused damage to the sdm module and the fuel sensor. Both the sdm module and the fuel sensor were replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000. ...updated 07-24-13 *bf the consumer stated the signal lights and radio would stop working, on several occasions the remote entry system failed. Also, the air bag light illuminated.
This is a recurring problem- my vehicle (purchased brand new by me) while cruising on the highway will start to try and cut off while driving. The door locks will pop up and down, the dash gauges power on and off, the headlamps flash on and off, etc... Last week the vehicle completely shut down while doing this and I had to coast to the side of the road. This happened three times in 48 hours.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated all the instrument panel lights went out while driving 35 MPH. Intermittently the light would go on and off; sometimes it would take at least two days before coming back on. The dealer was notified and advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred him to the federal safety agency in order to file a complaint. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 7,000 and the current mileage was 10,000. Updated 01/02/2013
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was turned off, the air conditioner continued to operate. The contact vehicle was not taken to a dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was 65,245.
The A/C fan quit. It smelled like burning plastic. Luckily I was able to exit the freeway safely and I have enough electrical knowledge I was able to determine a way to continue safely. It was a fire hazard waiting to happen inside the cab. The resistor was extremely hot and the wiring harness was melted. There were no blown fuses. I pulled fuses to reduce the chance of fire. I have previously attempted to deal with the chevrolet dealer nearest dfw, tx airport and gm over my bad engine block (also reported on this forum) and ........ So I am out the money for this fire hazard too. This is the last gm product I will ever own.
Smelled something burning but couldn't find where it was coming from until recently when my A/C blower motor stopped working. Found the blower resistor connector had melted and 3 of the 7 wires the harness had burnt for approximately 6 inches. This could be a major fire hazard.
When driving the truck the lights would dim and then have a loss of power. Didn't think much of it until one day getting out of the vehicle and shutting it off I went to put the key back in the ignition and there was no power what so ever no dome lights nothing... No clicks no dash lights nothing. Then had someone jump me power and truck started right away. Same day had my battery checked and alternator and everything came out fine nothing was wrong with it. Happened again about a week later but this time truck hesitated when key was turned then it did not start reset the clock in the truck and then had lights dimming everytime blinkers were turned on. Got home and had a feeling truck would not start if I took the key out sure enough everything was dead when I tried turning it back on. Had to jump it again. When that happened I got the battery replaced thinking it was faulty. Two weeks went by and it was fine then after punching on the gas a little to pass a semi the locks went up and down really fast and had lights dim again no message on the dash or anything. I got home and truck did not start again. Jumped it again then a week later going to work on the freeway the truck had extremely bad tremors and then the locks started locking and unlocking again the lights and stereo were going on and off and ABS light came on and vehicle kept going into neutral and drive every other few seconds witch caused a concern for my safety. Good thing I was only a few miles away from home. I turned around went home and sure enough turned it off put the key back in and no power . Explained failure to a dealership and said possibility was the ECM. And they could do nothing unless it was duplicated.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado. While the vehicle was parked the contact noticed the interior lights on the steering wheel were not working. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician stated that the fiber optic cables in the steering wheel would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
While listening to the radio, while truck was off, through auxiliary input, the truck suddenly cut off. I lost all power to power steering, power windows, lights, dash would not indicate what gear the truck was in, and of course truck would not start. Had to have truck towed to dealership, which they found the bcm had gone out. The dealership found that there was no voltage surge and no reason for the failure. A new bcm was placed in the truck at a 600$ expense to my self, and the truck is fine now. Still worried about why it happened and what caused it so I know it won't happen going down the road, or if I am in an unsafe place.
1 avg. Use of heat and A/C 2 melted wiring harness to blower motor 3 nothing done by gm.
This problem pertains to a 2007 chevy silverado. The blower motorshut off while I was driving. I saw smoke come out from under the dashboard by the passenger side. The connector that was attached to the resistor for the blower motor was melting due to extreme heat. The black wire was glowing bright red and was melting the plastic on the connector. After a phone call to the dealership where the truck was purchased, I found out that chevy already new about the problem and that they had seen it many times. The parts to repair it were in stock, they were purchased and replaced. The fan and A/C are now working. This has happened twice and I have to pay each time. This known problem should require gm to pay for the problem.
My son was driving on the highway in texas when the engine shut down and the car stopped running. He lost all power steering and could barely get off the road in time. The car had to be towed to the nearest town in gainesville. The diagnosis was the sending unit failed and in turn caused damage to the fuel pump that made it inoperable. My concern is that there was no warning light or any kind of indication that this problem was about to occur. There was no way to prevent this. The fuel level read that there should have been 1/4 to 1/2 tank of gas but the mechanic measured 1/8 - 1/4. I'm not sure if the gas level attributed to the shut down or not. That is something that I'm sure will be factored in to your investigation. I feel like this was a definite opportunity for me to speak up and take action. My son was spared from injury or death and there needs to be a solution to this problem to avoid these irreversible consequences. Whether it be an indicator light or better yet redesign of the systems so that they cannot shut down the car automatically. Remember he was driving 60 miles and hour on an extremely busy highway, the outcome could have easily been very grim, especially had it occurred at night. I may have been planning a funeral instead notifying people how to avoid one. Please take this as seriously as I have and take action to eliminate the potential damaging effects of this type of failure. I have documentation of shop records etc. And will be happy to provide any additional information you may need to proceed. Thank you for your time.
Turn on the radio, which is in a navigation system. Crackling sounds begin to be heard through the bose speakers after a few minutes and continue even after radio is turned off. Sound does not stop until key is in the off position and I exit the vehicle. The problem started infrequently, but now occurs every time I turn on the radio or navigation system. I took it to the dealer while it was still under warranty, but they stated no "codes" were showing on the computer. After doing some research on the internet and speaking to mechanics, I found that the radio is not connected to the computer system, but is independent. After speaking with the agency, they asked me to bring in the vehicle to re-evaluate the problem. I will drop off the vehicle on monday, march 15, 2010.
I have a 2007 chevy silverado classic that has only 52890 miles on it and the AC went out. My fiance said she noticed an odor of electrical fire or burning when the AC stopped. My kids where in the truck and could have been hurt by smoke inhalation or worse if it would have caught fire. After inspecting the truck I found the blower relay is malfunctioning and the connector is burnt and melted. No fuses or other "safety" measures prevented this. I looked it up online and there are many cases of people going through this. There are a few websites that sell a new relay and harness that range from only $75 upto $160, but this in not a full harness and cutting and splicing needs to be done. These problems started as far back as the mid 1990's, so why in 07 and beyond has this not been corrected?
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. The blower resistor on the heater unit where the seven wires that are plugged into the resistor over heated and melted the plug. There was also smoke present under the dashboard which also prevented the heater from operating normally. The dealer stated that the contact would be responsible for paying $167 for parts and labor. The is requesting that the manufacturer assume 100% of the cost. The failure mileage was 59,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the air conditioning system failed unexpectedly in his vehicle. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the wire harness burned and caused the resistor to fail. He is in the process of having the vehicle repaired at his expense. The failure and current mileages were 41,000.
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