2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE OR MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOUD CRACKLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO GARAGE. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AND THE COLUMN FLEX COUPLING, IN WHICH THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,804. UPDATED 06/25/08 *BF

SMOKE FROM RIGHT REAR WHEEL. TOOK TO DEALER STATED AXLE OIL SEAL LEAK ONTO BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR. STATED LEFT REAR ROTOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT DUE TO CORROSION AND BEING TOO THIN. PROBLEM THESE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED WITH 41000 MILES. HOW CAN THE ROTOR BE TO THIN TURN WHEN IT WAS NEVER TURNED BEFORE. DEALER STATED WILL HAVE TO BUY A $380 DOLLAR ROTOR OUT OF POCKET. CONTACTED CHEVROLET ASSISTANCE THEY STATED NOT COVERED ON MY EXTENDED GMPP WARRANTY. WHY ARE OTHER VEHICLES LIKE THIS GETTING THERE ROTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY? VEHICLE SAT AT DEALER FROM APRIL 10 TO APRIL 25 WITH NO WORK DONE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. IN AUGUST 2006 MY OIL PRESSURE GAGE STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY READ NO OIL PRESSURE EVEN THOUGH THE OIL LEVEL WAS ADEQUATE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A FUEL SYSTEM SERVICING TO A GM DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO TX AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A PRESSURE SWITCH. I ASKED IT TO BE REPAIRED ALONG WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM SERVICING. AT THE TIME MY VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FAILED TO ATTEMPT A REPAIR ON THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE EVEN THOUGH THE OTHER ITEMS WERE REPAIRED. I ELECTED NOT TO LET THEM KEEP MY VEHICLE LONGER TO AFFECT THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND ASKED IT TO BE REPAIRED. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THE ACTUAL PROBLEM WAS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700 TO REPLACE. I ELECTED NOT TO HAVE IT REPLACED DUE TO THE COST. AT THIS TIME MY VEHICLE HAD 71,000 MILES. IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO MALFUNCTION BY DISPLAYING THE WRONG SPEED OR STICKING AT ZERO. I AGAIN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO AGAIN SAID IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SHORTLY AFTER, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IT WOULD REPLACE OR REPAIR THE MALFUNCTION FREE OF CHARGE ON ANY VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL GM DEALER TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THIS SINCE IT ORIGINALLY MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THERE WAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED GM AND THEN TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS MORE THAN 70,000 MILES AND GM DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY WILL NOT PASS A STATE OF TEXAS SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. I AM MAKING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A FULL RECALL. *TR