2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND BRAKING BECAME HARDER. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS REPLACED, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED, THIS DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A COLLAPSED HOSE. THE HOSE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V045000, REGARDING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THEY ACTIVATE ON DRY SURFACES WITHOUT ACTUAL WHEEL 'LOCK-UP' OCCURRING. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO COLLISIONS AT INTERSECTIONS AND ALSO NEARLY ROLLED INTO AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS RED IN MY DIRECTION WITH TRAFFIC PROCEEDING AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO MY VEHICLE. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON 2003 SILVERADO. *TS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT, THE REVERSE GEAR WAS INOPERABLE AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS LOOSE. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW. FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE GEAR BOX. THE FRONT SEAL ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS WORN AND LEAKING, AS WELL AS THE LOWER HOSE. THE WATER PUMP GASKET AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSE WAS LEAKING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. THE A/C WOULD ONLY BLOW OUT AIR FROM THE DEFROST VENTS. THE A/C HEATER MODE DOOR ACTUATOR WAS WORN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS WARPED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER MONTHS LATER ONE OF THE TIRES DEVELOPED A SLOW LEAK, DUE TO A PIN HOLE LOCATED IN THE SIDEWALL. THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS WERE REPLACED. THE TAIL GATE SUPPORT CABLES WERE REPLACED. THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE SECOND ROW SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB

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