I was driving down the road at highway speed (65mph) and the front right steel brake line burst and I lost most of my brake fluid. Upon looking under the truck for the cause of the problem, I noticed that all of the brake lines and two of the fuel lines were badly corroded. I tow trailers often and I'm thankful I wasn't towing our 11,000lb 5th wheen camper when this happened or there would have been a horrific crash! I have done quite a bit of research and noticed that there are quite a few compliants about the same problem for this model year pickup. Is there a recall and how do I go about getting this fixed? I am out of work on medical leave and cannot afford to take the truck to the shop and "wait" for gm to think about re-embursing me.
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 fuel system complaints
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On exceptionally warm days and the vehicle is in normal operating temp. The vehicle fuel system will loose its prime while parked for a short period of time. When starting the vehicle, the vehicle will not start due to the fuel system losing its prime. During the time while pushing down on the primer plunger, desiel fuel leaks around the plunger making priming the fuel system difficult. Several attempts to prime the fuel system, the vehicle will eventually start. Again, this happens on warm to hot days and after the vehicle sits for less than an hour or so. Once the vehicle is primed and finally started, the vehicle will run normally. This only happens after the vehicle has been parked for a period of less/more than an hour.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that he applied the brakes in an attempt to stop and the brake pedal depressed all the way down to the floor. When the vehicle was stopped, the contact noticed brake fluid leaking from the brake lines. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, where they replaced all the brake lines. They also had to replace the calipers. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls or warranties covering the failure. They offered no other assistance. The contact stated that the fuel lines were also rotted and corroded. This was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,900. Updated 10/23/2014*lj updated 04/7/2015
Brake lines rotted out.
Tl* the contact own a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500hd. The contact stated that the brake lines, fuel lines, fuel straps and the exhaust manifold were rusted and corroded. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for routine maintenance and when the contact was advised of the failure. The dealer was notified who advised the contact that they would not repair the vehicle because most vehicles within the eastern region experienced the same rust failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 62,000.
Fuel injector failure.
2003 chevy 2500hd truck brake pedal went to the floor when leaving garage.....under vehicle found brake fluid puddle....upon inspection found severely rusted brake line was leaking.....year prior had same issue with a different line, so changed out line. Even changed a rusted line that wasn't leaking....when filled reservoir with fluid and pressed pedal, brake line going to rear of truck in an obscured, above the gas tank location, started to leak....once again .....severely rusted brake line, in an area free from any road debris....so alas, after dropping the gas tank and replacing this line, which meant every line has been replaced......no leaks!!! What is going on with these lines.....I baby this truck and it is in the garage 95% of the time always clean...this should never have happened!!!! After being a chevy man all my life.......I'm done.... Drive shaft, fuel tank guard, and fuel lines and filter all rusted.....from what?????
In late dec my diesel fuel return line rotted out from rust, and was leaking diesel fuel all over the road while driving or stopped at idle. I didn't notice it until I stopped to re-fuel and realized fuel was dripping from the under carriage of the truck. I was on travel for christmas, about 500 miles from home and there were no open auto shops around that I could find. I was able to cut the rotted section out and band aid fix the system with some rubber fuel line and hose clamps from autozone. This fix has seemed to hold up fairly well for the time being, but I have not been using my truck. Fast forward to last week when my brake line decided to burst, spewing brake fluid all over the road and the under carriage of my truck. Luckily I was able to control the vehicle and get it towed back home where it now sits. I've been doing the research and there are thousands of others with these same rusted out line issues on these gmc vehicles. I have yet to contact gm about it but I am sure they will not do anything for me as the truck does have higher millage. However, this is something that is happening to people with under 100k on their vehicles! Here are some of the links... The federal safety agency action number: dp10003 http://trucks.about.com/b/2011/08/01/brake-line-corrosion-suspected-in-gm-trucks.htm http://trucks.about.com/od/generalmotorstrucks/a/brake-line-corrosion-problems-in-gm-trucks.htm http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/webx/.f0d4fe5?displayrecent
When fueling my 2003 chevrolet 2500 hd pickup I noticed fuel spilling out when I took the screwdriver to remove the clamp I notice the filler neck was rusted thru and the rubber hose was just floating. Now I called chevrolet parts department and this is going to cost me $400.00 for the part because it is sold all one piece.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500. The contact stated that there was a fuel leak causing the vehicle to smoke abnormally. The dealer repaired the defect numerous times, but the failure continuously recurred. The manufacturer was notified, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 196,000.
Chronic failure of fuel injectors on 2003 duramax chevy truck, deal has replaced injectors three times, now they are failing again and want 5k to fix them. Last fix was 40,000 miles ago. Here is the short and skinny. I was informed (during an injector swap in my truck) that the different types of injectors that were tested by gm and their partners (isuzu and bosch) provided good data for the ongoing service campaign, but will not be released through gm parts. Gm and partners (bosch) have made 2 modifications (documented) to the injector design from original and has deemed the current incarnation of this injector adequate. That is gm's solution apparently. Will it be a permanent solution? Who can say, but it probably will be the only solution we ever see. The production and design cost combined with a "limited" customer base dictates that we will probably not see a complete replacement unit of new design come into the marketplace. Many failure causes have been theorized, two main modes of premature failure have emerged, but I am of the thought that a waveform analysis of the power to the injectors done over long term might yield some interesting results. Having been through the mill on these injectors personally, and having read volumes of information, I feel very strongly that we are looking at the effect of a problem on a weak point (injector bodies), and not the root cause. So the buy is stuck with a poorly engineered truck. What recourse do we have??? Come on gm come clean and do what is right, after all we the people bailed you out!
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. While driving approximately 40 MPH the speedometer began to display a speed of 10 MPH. As a result the vehicle was involved in a crash. A police report was filed. A passenger in the other vehicle was injured. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop where the body damages were repaired but the failure was not diagnosed. The contact also stated that the fuel gauge and the speedometer intermittently displayed an improper reading. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 104,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Unintended acceleration with my 2003 chevy silverado 2500hd 6.0l gas engine.
No incident yet.
2003 chevy 2500 hd truck: injector failed and caused engine failure; gm is declining the warranty although it is under the warranty.
Fuel line failure,fuel leaking,fuel supply and return hose rubbed trough on body (bed) replaced part #15044352 hose3.163 c $ 334.10 replaced part #15044356 hose 3.163 $257.96. The parts were not returned as requested, they were thrown away.
Tl* - the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado. While driving the speedometer will give faulty readings. At one point, contact was driving 25 MPH and the speedometer read 120 MPH. In order to get the vehicle to stop giving faulty readings contact has to stop the vehicle, shut it off and restart the vehicle, this procedure only fixed the problem temporarily. The contact took the vehicle to local dealership and they stated that they could't find anything wrong with the vehicle.
Consumer complaint concerning transmission failures on 2003 silverado. *ts the transmission fluid was burnt, the reverse gear was inoperable and the transmission shifter was loose. The power steering fluid was low. Fluid was leaking from the gear box. The front seal on the power steering pump was worn and leaking, as well as the lower hose. The water pump gasket and lower radiator hose was leaking. The battery was replaced because it would not hold a charge. The A/C would only blow out air from the defrost vents. The A/C heater mode door actuator was worn. The check engine light illuminated. The fuel filter was replaced. The panel on the drivers seat was warped. The tires were replaced, however months later one of the tires developed a slow leak, due to a pin hole located in the sidewall. The rear pads and rotors were replaced. The front and rear shocks were replaced. The tail gate support cables were replaced. The rear tire blew out while driving. The second row seat belt was inoperative.
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