2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500: engine stalls while driving

Filed Oct 5, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 195,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500. While driving 40 MPH, the reduced engine power light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle stalled in the middle of the highway, but the contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed, but not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 195,000.

Filed May 21, 2014 · Transmission · 60,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate and make a turn from a stop, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure recurred on four occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Jul 22, 2013 · Engine · 180,000 miles · IL

This is the 3rd time for injectors in our 2003 injectors, not one injector...all 8. Lucky this time just 4 hrs. From home and somebody to come with trailer to pick us up. Seems injectors only last 20 tp 30,000 miles and they are gone cracked. Gm wont back them knowing they are a problem, and $5,000.00 each time they are replaced. Gm injectors are junk out the door and leaving hundreds of owners stranded on highway and suffering tow bill and repairs, but this time we almost got rear ended by a semi truck which slammed on his breaks blowing a tire to miss us and our horse trailer with 3 horses in it. The abf trucker that almost hit us in the rear pulled over as we did, and told him the truck just stalled, we pulled the hood and diesel fuel was all over the place and he stated I cracked my injectors, the local gm dealer told me the same thing and that year has plenty of problems with injectors but gm wont replace them. What's it going to take, another bus load of kids killed to resolve this issue?? Another $5,000.00 donation to gm.

Filed Sep 18, 2012 · Brakes · 207,000 miles · LA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH and attempting to brake, the vehicle would not respond. The contact noticed white smoke coming from under the hood as vehicle stalled without warning. The brake lines were fractured and caused brake fluid to leak. The vehicle ignited in flames and burned parts of the exhaust system, the insulation firewall, the wiring harness and the wheel well. The fire department was contacted and a report was filed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or repair shop for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 207,000.

Filed Apr 29, 2011 · Fuel system · 50,000 miles · WY

Instrument cluster fuel gauge failure. This happens frequently, sometimes every day. Nothing has been found to correct the failure. The fuel gauge often shows inaccurate fuel level readings. It happens more often when the car is warm than when it is cold. It happens a lot when the car is hot (e.g. Heater is on very high or in the summer). I'm afraid that the fuel gauge will tell me that I have more fuel than I really do and, as a result, cause the engine to stall from fuel exhaustion on a busy highway resulting in an accident. This still happens to the vehicle often. Repairs have not been done. I have heard that many many others with this make of vehicle have the same problem. The same issue happens not only to the fuel gauge, but also these other gauges: the speedometer (which could cause me to drive too fast for conditions or break the speed limit), oil pressure, engine temp, voltmeter, transmission temp and tachometer.

Filed Jan 18, 2011 · Engine · 2,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while driving at any speed intermittently, but the failure became frequent, when the vehicle was turned off and within a few minutes it began to function normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic test and confirmed that the crank position sensor had failed. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in recall 07v521000 engine and engine cooling; they agreed to call him at a later date to inform him if they were going to assist with the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 2,000 and the current mileage was 105,000.

Filed Jun 28, 2010 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 heavy duty. The contact stated while entering a highway at unknown speeds, the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact stated when the automatic headlights were operating, the vehicle would not accelerate. However when they were off, there were no issues with acceleration. When the high beam lights were on, the vehicle would stall. The contact would have to shut off the engine, reactivate the lights, restart the engine, and then the vehicle would resume normal operation. The dealer advised having diagnostic testing performed on the vehicle. The vehicle was previously diagnosed however, there were no repairs made to the vehicle. The contact could not confirm the results of the previous diagnostic. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000 and the current was unknown.

Filed Aug 18, 2006 · Engine · 53,000 miles · CA

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was started, ran for 10 seconds and stalled completely. The vehicle was not able to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to a service dealer who was unable to duplicate or determine the problem.

Filed Apr 9, 2003 · Transmission · OH

2003 chevy 2500 truck, 6.0 liter engine with standard shift transmission. The truck has an electronic throttle. The throttle has a delay off of idle in RPM and power. When the truck is stopped at a light on a hill you cannot prevent excessive roll-back or stall because of the delay. If the truck is in a noisy environment the problem is even worse because you can not tell what the engine will do, or is doing unless you stare at the tachometer. You can not predict engine response from the throttle position when starting out from a dead stop on a grade. I have owned 3 cars, 2 turcks, backhoe and farm tractor with a standard shift transmission and have a valid state of ohio cdl license.