Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 1500 / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006083447 | Incident Date: Oct, 01 2006 |
| Consumer's City: WESTMINSTER | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILVERADO 1500 | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2GCEK19T831 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 26 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 2003 chevrolet silverado truck started making a loud grinding noise from the rear wheel. the vehicle only has 28,000 miles on it and has only been used for transportation of passengers and light hauling on occasion. i pulled the rear wheels and noticed the brake rotors and calibers excessively rusted to the point that the shoes where not contacting the rotor. the local gm dealer told me it was not under warranty( len stoler chevrolet in westminster md.) i replaced the rear pads and had the rotors turned down and also replaced both rear calibers with new ones and still the noise is there. also the brake pedal is very soft and almost goes completely to the floor even after numerous beedings of the calibers . there is no air coming out of the bleeders. the anti lock brakes apparently don't work because the wheels lock up and slide when you press hard on the brake pedal. this truck has been a nightmare when it comes to these brake problems. the brakes still don't function properly and nobody can tell me how it can be fixed properly since it clearly is a engineering design fault by general motors corporation many people have to get hurt or even killed with these faulty brakes before gm is held accountable for their faulty product? this vehicle was taken to lenstoler chevrolet under warranty for the brake pedal going to the floor on 10jun2005, where they replaced both rear rotors because they where rust pitted and out of round with just 20,136 miles on the vehicle. *nm |