| Service Brakes | 637.5%ODI 10474449 · 173,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN HE ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID A CRASH. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE AS A RESULT OF RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECT… Look up ODI 10474449 at NHTSA ↗ | 731.8%ODI 10496514 · 85,000 miTRAVELING DOWN HILL ON SNOW COVER ROADS AT ABOUT 40 MPH, THE LIGHT TURNED AND I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE REAR WHEELS STARTED SLIDING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IN TIME TO MAKE THE LIGHT, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE SHOULDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND COME TO A STOP. AFTER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT WERE BADLY CORRODED HAD RUPTURED. *TR Look up ODI 10496514 at NHTSA ↗ | 2726.7%ODI 10463594 · 87,900 miWHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT WITH MY WIFE AND NEWBORN, I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT "SPONGY" AND HAD NO MORE RESISTANCE TO THE PRESSURE MY FOOT APPLIED TO IT. I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION AT THE SAME SET OF STOP LIGHTS WITH MY TRANSMISSION BEING MY ONLY FORM OF VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THANKS BE TO GOD FOR KEEPING MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD SAFE THAT DAY FROM THE POTENTIAL DEVASTATION THAT COULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE WITH SUCH A CRITICAL FAILURE IN THE MECHANICS OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR Look up ODI 10463594 at NHTSA ↗ | 529.4%ODI 10464770 · 134,000 miBRAKE LINES CORRODED THROUGH DURING NORMAL OPERATION - RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. MECHANIC ESTIMATES $1200.00 FOR R&R. *TR Look up ODI 10464770 at NHTSA ↗ | 726.9%ODI 10545456 · 110,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN ODER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FIVE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. Look up ODI 10545456 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 425.0%ODI 10383433 · 85,000 miNOISE (GRUNTING SOUND) IN FRONT WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. SEEMS LIKE ABS IS RELEASING THE FRONT BRAKE. PULLED IN DRIVEWAY LAST NIGHT PUSH DOWN BRAKE PEDAL, THE TRUCK FRONT BRAKES MADE AN AWFUL SOUND, STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EFFECTED AND RAN OFF DRIVE INTO YARD. TRUCK HAS BEEN INTO DEALER TWICE, STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10383433 at NHTSA ↗ | 29.1%ODI 10456097 · 126,000 miBRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST / CORROSION. THESE BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL. THEY ARE MADE FROM LOW GRADE STEEL. IT AMAZES ME THAT SOMETHING AS CRITICAL AS BRAKES WOULD BE CHOSEN AS A WAY TO LOWER COSTS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE COMPANY WHICH MADE THE TRUCK WAS BAILED OUT BY THE SAME TAX PAYERS WHOSE LIVES THEY PUT AT RISK. NEXT TRUCK WILL BE A TOYOTA. *TR Look up ODI 10456097 at NHTSA ↗ | 2019.8%ODI 10327328 · 103,389 miBRAKE LINES HAVE ROTTEN OUT IN 6 YRS WITH OUT WARNING ,AND COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT, IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC LOW POWER IN BOOSTER. *TR Look up ODI 10327328 at NHTSA ↗ | 211.8%ODI 10328112 · 55,000 mi2 METAL BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT ON MY 2004 CHEVY 1/2 TON PU. THEY HAD BEEN RUSTED NEARLY THROUGH AND FIRST ONE BLEW THEN THE SECOND DIAGONAL IN A HARD STOP LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES EXCEPT THE EMERGENCY. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY BUT IT SURE COULD HAVE BEEN. THE LINES SEEMED TO HAVE LITTLE OR NO COATING TO PROTECT THEM FROM RUST AND CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN THIS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR Look up ODI 10328112 at NHTSA ↗ | 13.8%ODI 10424517 · 41,000 miAT LOW SPEEDS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WILL FUNCTION AND PULSE CAUSING AN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. ALONG WITH IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE IT IS ALSO AN ANNOYING NUISANCE ALWAYS HEARING THE LOUD PULSING OF THE ABS BRAKE. *TR Look up ODI 10424517 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electrical System | 16.3%ODI 11048743 · 80,000 miABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODACALLY Look up ODI 11048743 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.5%ODI 10639561 · 149,337 miSTARTED TO HEAR ENGINE EXHAUST GETTING LOUD, STARTED TO LOOK FOR EXHAUST LEAK AND FOUND THAT # 8 AND #7 PISTON LEAKING AT EXHAUST MANIFOLD DUE TO BROKEN BOLTS AND THEN ENGINE ERROR CODE O2 SENSOR BANK 1 WILL NOT TURN OFF, CAN NOT GET TRUCK TO PASS INSPECTION HAVE FOUND OUT OTHERS TRUCK OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10639561 at NHTSA ↗ | 1615.8%ODI 10171477 · 45,000 miSPEEDOMETER STOP FUNCTIONING AND DOESN'T ACCURATELY REFLECT THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 120+ MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE GM DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT PANEL MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $500. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FORUMS IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. SEE THIS WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-SILVERADO-1500/TR5QAB2MN19BL1D2J. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. *NM Look up ODI 10171477 at NHTSA ↗ | 211.8%ODI 10254656 · 39,000 miSPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK AN DOES NOT ACCURATELY GIVE SPEED. THERE ARE SO MANY REPAIR FACILITIES FOR THIS THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *TR Look up ODI 10254656 at NHTSA ↗ | 415.4%ODI 10371915 · 41,200 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO1500 HD.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GAVE INCORRECT SPEED INDICATIONS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THERE WAS A SPECIAL MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,374. Look up ODI 10371915 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1413.9%ODI 10177409 · 40,000 miI HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET P/U AND THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS VERY ERRATICALLY. IT USUALLY REGISTERS A MUCH FASTER SPEED THAN I AN TRAVELING. WHEN I AM STOPPED IT WILL SHOW A SPEED OF FORTY OR FIFTY MPH. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME AND GO. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO NOT KNOW YOUR SPEED. I KNOW MANY OTHER GM AND CHEVROLET VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM Look up ODI 10177409 at NHTSA ↗ | 15.9%ODI 10178118 · 72,000 miTL*- ON 08/30/06 CONTACT'S VEHICLE CHANGED FROM THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE GEAR INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION BY ITSELF. THE SAME DAY THE VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED ACTUAL SPEED INACCURATELY. ON 8/31/06 THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ICP AND THE ATC MODULE. ON 01/05/07 WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE SHOWED THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT CURRENTLY WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS LUBED. UPDATED 02/13/07. *JB Look up ODI 10178118 at NHTSA ↗ | 311.5%ODI 10213688 · 100,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MODULE SENSOR IS FAILING. AS A RESULT, HE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST HE IS DRIVING AT TIMES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE DEFECT AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 105,100. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB Look up ODI 10213688 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Steering | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 65.9%ODI 101715081. -POOR DESIGN OF STEERING SHAFT THAT ALLOWS LOWER SHAFT TO BECOME VERY LOOSE AND COULD RESULT IN LOOSE OR FAILED STEERING 2.- FAILED STEERING COLLISION 3. -LOWER SHAFT LUBRICATED IT FAILED. SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED EVER YEAR DURING THE LAST 3 YEARS AND NOW GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *NM Look up ODI 10171508 at NHTSA ↗ | 423.5%ODI 10178118 · 72,000 miTL*- ON 08/30/06 CONTACT'S VEHICLE CHANGED FROM THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE GEAR INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION BY ITSELF. THE SAME DAY THE VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED ACTUAL SPEED INACCURATELY. ON 8/31/06 THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ICP AND THE ATC MODULE. ON 01/05/07 WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE SHOWED THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT CURRENTLY WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS LUBED. UPDATED 02/13/07. *JB Look up ODI 10178118 at NHTSA ↗ | 13.8%ODI 10322741 · 23,000 miRATTLING IN STEERING COLUMN. STARTED AT 23,000 MILES. GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. GETTING WORRIED ABOUT STEERING FAILURE. *CN Look up ODI 10322741 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Power Train | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 29.1%ODI 10436422 · 24,000 miWHILE DRIVING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ABRUPTLY CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JUMP FORWARD. THE TRANSMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT HARD THROUGH ALL GEARS UNTIL TRUCK HAS BEEN STOPPED AND SHUT OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCE. IT HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 5 TIMES FROM 24000 MILES TIL NOW AT 31000 MILES OVER A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS. DEALER CHECKED TRANSMISSION AND STATES THAT FLUID IS BURNT, SLIPS IN SECOND GEAR AND RECOMMENDS A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTEAD OF REPAIR. THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO CON… Look up ODI 10436422 at NHTSA ↗ | 44.0%ODI 10402737 · 120,000 miGM 2004 1500HD TRUCK: GM CAN'T FIX THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER PROBLEM. THE CODE THAT THEY CAN'T FIX KEEPS SAYING ITS THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. I HAVE HAD GM DEALER TRY TO FIX WHAT THIS CODE IS TELLING THEM BUT STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. BASED OFF RESEARCH THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER GM TRUCK OWNERS. WHEN THIS SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON & DISPLAYS REDUCE ENGINE POWER THE TRUCK BASICALLY SHUTS DOWN. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN RUNNING IN THE LEFT LANE OF A MAJOR HWY AND ALMOST GOT RUN OVER. PLEASE HAVE GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I… Look up ODI 10402737 at NHTSA ↗ | 15.9%ODI 10482401 · 97,000 miWE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD TRUCK. WE HAVE HAD BRAKE LINES GO TWICE. THE LAST TIME WAS AT OUR TOWN DUMP. MY HUSBAND WAS STOPPED WITH THE TRUCK IN PARK AND WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO REAL STOPPING POWER. HE CHECKED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE AND THAT, TOO, WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT THAT CHEVY HAS BEEN ABLE TO USE SUCH DANGEROUS ENGINEERING ON SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS BRAKES. WE ALSO HAVE RUSTED TRANSMISSION LINES… Look up ODI 10482401 at NHTSA ↗ | 27.7%ODI 10467632 · 64,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID COMPONENTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO SUCCESSFUL REMEDY WAS DISCOVERED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SEIZE WHEN IN REVERSE AND THE CHECK POWER FLUID AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS… Look up ODI 10467632 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 418.2%ODI 10469241 · 95,000 mi5 EXHAUST BOLTS HAVE BROKEN OFF ON MY 6.0 LITER CHEVY ENGINE. 3 ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND 2 ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE THAT CHEVY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND. THE LOCAL DEALER QUOTED ME $2,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10469241 at NHTSA ↗ | 33.0%ODI 10544977 · 110,250 miLOST POWER TO ENGINE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. FAULT ON DASH SHOWED (REDUCED ENGINE POWER). PULLED TO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE TO NO AVAIL. AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES ENGINE STARTED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A FEW DAYS. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND HAVE STILL BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. IT WILL SOMETIMES DRIVE FOR A FEW DAYS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM, BUT SOME DAYS IT WILL OCCUR 10 OR MORE TIMES IN A DAY. I HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL WEBSITE… Look up ODI 10544977 at NHTSA ↗ | 15.9%ODI 10909897 · 35,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. TWO DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL CAP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 04/06/17 LJ *TR Look up ODI 10909897 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling | 16.3%ODI 10438818EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS MALFUNCTION ALLOWING EXHAUST GASES TO ENTER CAB OF VEHICLE. THIS ALSO CAN CAUSE WRONG READINGS TO THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM ( OXYGEN SENSOR ) TO RICHEN THE GAS MIXER TO ENGINE CAUSING EMISSION PROBLEMS. REASON FOR COMPLIANT, AFTER CHECKING INTERNET SITES. I FOUND OUT THIS IS A TO COMMON OF A PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET ( GM ) V8 ENGINES. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO, KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM EVERY WELL. THEY GET SEVERAL OF THIS TYPE OF REPAIRS MONTHLY. THEY REMOVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, RE-SURFACE, REMOVE BROKEN BOLTS AN… Look up ODI 10438818 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 65.9%ODI 10274707 · 60,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000. Look up ODI 10274707 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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