2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

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! *TR

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD EXPERIENCED A MAJOR BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED/RUSTED LINES. WHILE MAKING A HARD STOP IN TRAFFIC THE LINE RUPTURED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE BRAKE LINE DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAB. MY BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED, AS THEY ARE ALL EXHIBITING HEAVY RUST DAMAGE. I KNOW THERE IS AN ACTIVE NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SPECIFIC MODEL AND YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED SO SUDDENLY THAT I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING AROUND THE WHEELS OR TRUCK. I GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. I HEARD A SQUEEZING SOUND AND SAW FLUID SQUIRTING FROM BENEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE STEEL BRAKE LINE ON TOP OF THE TRUCK FRAME WAS RUSTED AND DEVELOPED A HOLE FROM WHICH THE BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTED. THERE IS SECOND STEEL BRAKE LINE ON TOP OF THE THE FAILED LINE, WHICH IS ALSO RUSTED. THE BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. MY LAST VEHICLE HAD OVER 135,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE IN GREAT CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD UPON ENGAGEMENT AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL AFTER THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STOPPING. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,967.

LEAVING WOODS GOING DOWN A HILL WITH A LOAD OF FIREWOOD IN BED. APPLIED BRAKES & PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINE BECAUSE IT WAS TOO CORRODED TO REPAIR. 2ND INCIDENT: BACKING TRAILER INTO WATER TO TAKE BOAT OUT. APPLIED BRAKES & PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS OCCURRED ON 07/28/2011 WITH MILEAGE @ 105,000. AT THIS TIME ALL I KNOW IS THE BRAKE LINE BLEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GAUGES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST OUT, 35,000 MILES ON PU TRUCK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR ROAD. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON LINE I FOUND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF FAILURES FOR BRAKE LINE RUST OUTS FOR THIS PERIOD OF TIME 1999-2004, THIS IS A 2003 CHEVY PU UP, NOT A 1959 PICKUP! I AM DISMAYED THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM! *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO RUPTURED BRAKE LINE DRIVER SIDE. PUMPED BRAKE PEDAL TO GET PRESSURE BUILT BACK UP IN ORDER TO BRING TRUCK TO A STOP. UPON INSPECTION SOME OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY RUSTED INCLUDING THE LINE THAT RUPTURED. OTHER BRAKE LINES APPEAR FINE, NO RUST. GM MUST HAVE HAD A BAD QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT. HOW WOULD SOME BRAKE LINES BE FINE AND OTHERS HAVE COMPLETE RUST OUT? DID GM HAVE MULTIPLE SUPPLIERS FOR THESE BRAKE LINES? THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVROLET 2500HD 2WD EXT CAB PICK UP TRUCK. *TR