2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

NORMAL 55-60 MPH DRIVE ON INTERSTATE TO WORK. SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO STICK AT 45 MPH EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS GOING FASTER. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE NOW MOVES IN A JERKY FASHION SLOWLY UP & SLOWLY BACK DOWN. NOTICED ONLINE THAT SEEMS TO BE A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH 2003 CHEVROLET VEHICLES AND STILL NO RECALL. I WILL NOT PAY $1000 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR PROBLEM AND HAVE A RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVROLET 2500HD CREW CAB 4X4. *NM

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.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE POOR QUALITY OF THE HITCH RECEIVERS IN THE SILVERADO 2500HD TRUCKS PUT ON THE STREET BY GM! I HAVE A '03, AND I'M GETTING A TT SOON. THE WELDS ARE RUSTY, AND LOOK AS THOUGH THEY MIGHT EVEN BE CRACKED! IF THIS RECEIVER BREAKS, AND I LIVE TO, I AM SUING GM. MY ATTY HAS A COPY AND PIC OF THE MAL-QUALITY RE THIS RECEIVER, AND INSTRUCTIONS TO GO FORWARD. IT SURE WOULD BE NICE IF GM COULD FIND IT IN THEIR ETHICAL COMPASS TO REPAIR/REPLACE THESE WITHOUT HAVING TO BE SPANKED ABOUT IT FIRST. *NM

I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AND FILTER CHANGED AND THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THERE WAS A LOT OF METAL PARTICLES IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FELT THERE WAS AN IMPENDING FAILURE. THE CHEVY DEALER TOLD ME TO WAIT TO SEE WHAT OCCURS SINCE HE HAD NOT HEARD OF AN ALLISON TRANSMISSION FAILING AT 50,000 MILES WHICH IS WHERE THE MILEAGE WAS AT WHEN I HAD THE ABOVE SERVICE DONE. IT SEEMS TO DRIVE FINE BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED. I HAVE A DURAMAX ENGINE WITH THE ALLISON TRANSMISSION BOUGHT IN 2003 OF A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO DIESEL 2500HD. LITTLE TOWING DONE WITH THE VEHICLE SO THAT IS NOT THE CAUSE. *NM

BOTH FRONT AND REAR CENTER-SEAT LAP RESTRAINT BELT LATCH COVERS (GM PART # 14863), FROM THE MALE END OF THE BELT FELL OFF. BOTH HAVE RECEIVED MINIMAL USE, HOWEVER THE TABS THAT HOLD THE COVERS TO THE BELT LATCH ARE BROKEN OFF. THIS ISSUE PRESENTS AN OBVIOUS COSMETIC DEFECT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY I AM UNSURE IF THE AFFECTED BELTS ARE SAFE TO USE EITHER BY ADULTS OR MY SOON TO BE BORN DAUGHTER IN A CHILD SEAT. WEAVER AUTO CENTER IN GRASS VALLEY, CA INFORMED US THAT GM WOULD NOT FURNISH REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR SEAT BELTS DUE TO LIABILITY/SAFETY REASONS. FURTHERMORE, TO REMEDY THE RESULTING COSMETIC OR SAFETY CONDITION I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW SEAT BELTS. *NM

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND A RATTLING NOISE WITHIN THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AGAIN BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT GREASED TO DECREASE THE RATTLING NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS STARTING TO MAKE NOISE AGAIN. UPDATED 11/03/06. *JB