2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Wheels Problems

7 NHTSA complaints on file

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Wheels Issues in the 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

7 wheels complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.

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#10156153 | April 26, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING LOW SPEED TURNS, THE REAR WHEELS TURN LEFT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR WHEEL SENSORS, WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.

#10147007 | January 5, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE DEALER REPLACED A WHEEL SENSOR ON 9-2-03, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, WHICH ALSO DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT FINALLY DISABLED THE ABS IN 12-04 AS A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *AK

#10139184 | October 10, 2005

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAD FLAT TIRES WITH MY 2003 CHEVY 2500HD 4X4 TRUCK WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS. FORTUNATELY IN BOTH CASES IT WAS ON MY DRIVEWAY RATHER THAN ON A PUBLIC ROAD. THE ALUMINUM WHEELS APPEAR TO HAVE ELECTRO-CHEMICALLY WELDED THEMSELVES TO THE WHEEL HUBS. I COULD NOT REMOVE THEM (AFTER REMOVING ALL LUG NUTS OF COURSE) WITH A 12 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER & WOOD BLOCK. MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER INFORMED ME THEY USE A 20 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER. I REQUESTED SOME FORM OF ANTI-SEIZE MATERIAL BE APPLIED TO THE WHEEL/HUB INTERFACE BUT WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I EVEN DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW FEET WITH NO LUG NUTS INSTALLED TO BREAK THE WHEEL FREE TO NO AVAIL. I CALLED CHEVY ROADSIDE SERVICE WHO FACILITATED THE TIRE CHANGE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS HAD THIS FAILURE BEEN ON A HIGHWAY MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN ENDANGERED...

#10109126 | January 28, 2005 Crash

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL, AND DROVE INTO A EMBANKMENT. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH LEGS AND LEFT ARM. *AK

#10074720 | June 3, 2004

PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL CRACKED. I WAS NOT NEAR THE DEALER AND TOOK OFF THE WHEEL AND HAD IT WELDED AT SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN CRACKED WHEELS. *JB

#10072623 | May 14, 2004

1. POOR RIDE, VIBRATION, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. MOSTLY BETWEEN 35 TO 50 MPH. HAD THE PROBLEM WITH "STOCK" TIRES. REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET TIRES, SLIGHTLY LARGER. STILL HAD ANNOYING VIBRATION. TO A POINT THAT I DO NOT LIKE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE! 2. FUEL ECONOMY SUCKS! I "UPGRADED" FROM MY '92 GMC PICKUP WHICH GAVE ME 12 TO 14 MPG AROUND TOWN TO 15 TO 18 MPG ON A TRIP; TO MY "NEW" CHEV. WHICH IS GOOD FOR ABOUT 9.5 TO 9.8 MPG AROUND TOWN AND THE BEST EVER, ON A TRIP WAS 13.4 MPG!!! 3. THE BENCH-TYPE SEAT IS NOT ADJUSTABLE TO REMOVE THE "VEE" FEELING WHEN DRIVING. 4. THE SELF-DARKENING MIRRORS ARE A HAZARD WHEN TRYING TO BACKUP OR CHANGE LANES! 5. THE PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT LOCKSUP AND CAN'T BE FREED UNLESS YOU UNBUCKLE AND REATTACH THE BELT, ONLY TO HAVE IT LOCKUP AGAIN! I HAVE...

#10071121 | April 22, 2004

CENTER HUB CAPS WILL NOT STAY TIGHT. HAVE HAD A LOOSENING PROBLEM SINCE NEW. DEALER PROVIDED A BAG OF NEW PLASTIC NUTS. ON LAST TRIP THE LEFT FRONT HUB CENTER CAM OFF AND ENDED UP IN THE NORTH RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW CENTER HUB CAP AND ANOTHER BAG OF NUTS. SOME OF THE NEW NUTS WOULDN'T TIGHTEN AND HAD TO BE MOVED AROUND TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TO TIGHTEN. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE STAINLESS OVER-LAY SPOT WELDED TO THE STEEL WHEEL, THUS LIMITING THE THREAD CONTACT WITH THE LUG NUTS. THE PLASTIC NUTS ONLY GRAB THE STEEL LUG NUT BY 1 OR 2 THREADS. MY WINDOW STICKER SAYS CHROME STYLE STEEL WHEELS. THIS STATEMENT IS MIS-LEADING. THEY ARE A STEEL WHEEL WITH A STAINLESS HUB CAP WELDED TO THE WHEEL AND A PLASTIC CENTER HUB WITH PLASTIC NUTS. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS...

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