1997 Chevrolet Silverado

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM. FROM TIRES ,ELECTRIC MIRRORS ,ELECTRIC WINDOWS,CLANKING/BANGING DRIVE SHAFT NOISE AND OTHER LITTLE QUIRKS. THE ONLY THING THAT I FEEL THAT WILL LAST (LONGER THAN MY PAYMENTS) IS THE MOTOR. THE DEALER OF THIS AUTO WASN'T MUCH BETTER; "THEY" JUST SAID THAT IT WAS AGOOD THING THAT I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY!!!

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL GO FROM DIFFERENT LANES, AND THERE IS VIBRATION WIHTIN THE STEERING WHEEL. GLOVE COMPARTMENT WON'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY, AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. ALSO, THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN SHFITING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR VEHICLE HAD BEEN INTO THE SHOP TWO TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

THE NUMBERS FAILURE AND FATALITIES AND ANYTHING THAT HAS A SERIES OF 9 IS ONLY IN THE BOXES SO THAT THE FORM WOULD ADVANCE TO THE NEXT STEP. EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK AS IT IS SHIFTING TO THIRD GEAR THE REAR DIFFERENTAL OR THE TRANMISSION MAKES A LOUD KLUNKING SOUND. I ALSO HAVE A RATTLE UNDER THE VEHICLE THAT THE DEALER SAYS THAT IS THE SHOCKS. THEY HAVE TIGHTENED THEM UP BUT THEY STILL RATTLE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM MYSELF BUT THEY REFUSE TO HELP. MY VOICE IS JUST NOT LOUD ENOUGH.

AT ABOUT 48000 MILES I STARTED EXPERIENCING A HARD SHIFT BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF IT WAS A LONG DRIVE OR SHORT . IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES. WHENEVER IT HAPPENS ALL I NEED TO DO IS PULL OVER, TURN THE ENGINE OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS, TURN IT ON AGAIN AND IT'S GONE TILL THE NEXT TIME. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SOMETIMES IT'S OFF, DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY CONNECTION TO THE FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM OCCURING. I DO NOT DRIVE MY TRUCK HARD. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY READ THE COMPUTER CODE AND TOLD ME THE THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY AND WOUD COST ABOUT $1500 TO RE-BUILD IT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BAD LUCK UNTIL YESTERDAY. I RAN INTO A REGGIE WILLIAMS WHO HAS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK, SAME ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM DOWN TO THE MILAGE WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING, HE WILL ALSO BE SENDING IN A FORM. SINCE MEETING REGGIE I HAVE BECOME VERY SUSPICIOUS. I'VE HAD OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS AND THEY LAST A LONG TIME WITHOUT PROBLEM, AND THOSE I HAVE HAD ARE MINOR. I CONTACTED THE CHEVY CUSTOMER SUPPORT PEOPLE AND THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHAT MYSELF AND REGGIE ARE EXPERIENCING. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.