Chevrolet / Silverado 1500 HD / 2003
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD problems
Owners have filed 124 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 24.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes at 21.8%.
Complaints124
Crashes4
Fires3
Injuries3
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 24.2% · 30
Service brakes 21.8% · 27
Service brakes, hydraulic 17.7% · 22
Steering 7.3% · 9
Engine and engine cooling 5.6% · 7
Fuel system, gasoline 3.2% · 4
Power train 3.2% · 4
Engine 2.4% · 3
Severity
Of those complaints, 4 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 3 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filings have fallen off, 9 in the last three years against 22 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 86,800 miles.
In owners' own words
I purchased the truck used with 83,000 miles in august of 2007. About a month later the water temp gauge moved all the way around and then went back to zero and stopped working. Then the speedometer was stuck for a few days and started working again. But for how long? And now I've heard gm issued an "extended warranty" just for the gauges and must have under 70,000 miles instead of a recall. Electrical system · reported at 84,000 miles
I have a 2003 Chevrolet p/u and the speedometer works very erratically. It usually registers a much faster speed than I an traveling. When I am stopped it will show a speed of forty or fifty mph. This problem seems to come and go. It is very unsafe to not know your speed. I know many other gm and Chevrolet vehicles of this year experience the same problem. Electrical system · reported at 40,000 miles
The contacts owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD. The contact stated that smoke was emitting out of the center of the air vent duct. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,403 and the current mileage was 150,000. Electrical system · reported at 68,403 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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