Ownership Cost for 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 LS
Estimated: $55948 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3922
$1882
$1647
$1490
$1333
$10274
Insurance
$1683
$1742
$1803
$1866
$1931
$9025
Fuel
$3120
$3214
$3326
$3459
$3615
$16734
Maintenance
$2763
$2775
$1539
$1897
$2291
$11265
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1479
$1479
$1479
$1479
$1479
$2191
Total Ownership Costs
$13944
$10920
$9828
$10267
$10989
$55948
Body Cab Type: Extra/Super/ Quad/Double/King/Extended
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 6600.0
Displacement CI: 402.75671102523
Displacement L: 6.6
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine Manufacturer: Isuzu
Engine Model: LB7
Fuel Type Primary: Diesel
GVWR: Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Silverado
Model Year: 2003
Plant City: Pontiac
Plant Company Name: Gm Truck Group
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Series: 3500
Trim: 1 Ton
Turbo: Yes
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE VEHICLE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS, AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP AT EVERY 3,000 TO 4,000 MILES. DEALER REPORTED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT NO SOLUTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING HOME AROUND 10 PM WITH SMALL CHILDREN; MY TRUCK STARTED TO SURGE, BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AND THE GAUGES DID NOT REGISTER ANYTHING ( ALL AT 0). THIS ROAD WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND OUTSIDE A BAD AREA, SO I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME FOLLOW ME HOME AND I DROVE HOME SLOWLY ALL THE WHILE ENDURING A CHUGGING MOTION. WHAT IS NORMALLY A 20 MINUTE TRIP BECAME AN HOUR AND A HALF TRIP. WHEN I GOT HOME AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT IT THINKING THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS COULD BE THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY HAD JUST BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START WHEN HE WENT TO RESTART IT AND THE DASH SAID 'UNKNOWN DRIVER". THROUGH SOME RESEARCH WE DISCOVERED IT IS A FAULTY PASSLOCK SYSTEM. WE WENT THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND IT WAS FIXED. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY AUGUST 18, 2011 WHILE DRIVING AND I NOW CAN NOT START MY VEHICLE OR HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE IT CAN NOT BE PUT ON A TRUCK BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS LOCKED UP TIGHT AND CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED. WE CHANGED THE BATTERIES IN THE KEY FOBS TO NO AVAIL. THE WINDOWS ARE STUCK OPEN AND IT IS RAINY SEASON HERE. THEY LIGHTS COME ON AND THE INFORMATION CENTER KEEPS SAYS 'UNKNOWN DRIVER." I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK FOR FEAR THAT THE NEXT TIME I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT. I HAVE AN 18 YEAR OLD THAT DRIVES MY TRUCK TO COLLEGE AND I LIVE IN GREAT FEAR THAT HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IF IT DOES THE SAME THING WHILE DRIVING IT. *TR