GVWR: Class 2G: 8,001 - 9,000 lb (3,629 - 4,082 kg)
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Silverado
Model Year: 2003
Other Engine Info: Iron
Plant City: Fort Wayne
Plant Company Name: GM Truck Group
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Indiana
Series: 2500
Trim: 3/4 Ton
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2005 SILVERADO PICK UP WITH 77000 MILES PULLING EMPTY TRAILER( WORK) BLOWS HOLE IN #7 PISTON NO WARNING, MAKE IT TO NEAREST DEALER TAKES THEM 2 WEEKS TO DECIDE ENGINE RUINED BUT NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, THEY SAID BY THERE ( GENERAL MOTORS) PAPERWORK IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A POWER ADDER( CHIP) THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM( WHICH I DID NOT HAVE). AFTER OBTAINED THERE ( TSB) INFORMATION IT STATES THAT ONLY IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE PISTONS DAMAGED THEN THERE IS A POWER ADDER, IF ONLY ONE IS DAMAGED IT IS A BAD INJECTOR, THEY REFUSED TO PAY AND I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY THERE $16000+ BILL TO PUT A NEW ENGINE SO TOOK TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND HAD ANOTHER ENGINE PUT IN. *TR
2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TODAY I WAS TOLD MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO (DIESEL, CREW CAB) NEEDED A NEW TRANSFER CASE. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. OUR COMPANY OWNS TWO OTHER SIMILAR 2003 VEHICLES (GMC MODEL). THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO BOTH OTHER VEHICLES. ONE AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES, THE OTHER AT 140,000 MILES. SOMETHING HAPPENS WITHIN THE TRANSFER CASE THAT CAUSES THE CASE TO BE PUNCTURED AND LOSE FLUID. THE CASE OVERHEATS AND EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE SEIZES UP. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS CONDITION IS $3,200. IN ADDITION IT CAUSES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE TO FAIL, RESULTING IN ANOTHER $500 OF DAMAGE. I ASSUME THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NO LONGER WORKS ONCE THIS HAPPENS. I WONDER HOW MANY VEHICLES THIS IS HAPPENING TO. ALL 3 OF OUR 2003 MODELS EXPERIENCED THIS. WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY TRANSFER CASES AT THE JUNK YARDS. THE LAST REPAIR WE HAD FOR THIS TOOK 2 WEEKS TO GET THE PARTS - THERE ARE NONE IN STOCK APPARENTLY. ALL OF THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLES AND IT MAY BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF IT DOES INDEED CAUSE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE TO FAIL. IT TOOK 2 WEEKS AT THE DEALER TO FIGURE OUT THAT THE DAMAGED TRANSFER CASE WAS CAUSING THE MODULES TO FAIL. ARE YOU GETTING LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS? IS THERE A SILENT RECALL OR CAMPAIGN COVERING THIS PROBLEM? IT IS HARD TO PAY THIS KIND OF MONEY ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS A $700/MONTH PAYMENT AND WAS PRESUMABLY PURCHASED FOR IT'S DURABILITY AND SAFETY. *NM