Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My heater started to shut off then I’d turn it off then turn it back on then it’d come back on again. That went on for… |
| 2023-07-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Instrument panel stopped working. Speedometer, fuel gauge and ammeter not working. |
| 2023-05-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | When I try and use my left turn signal the hazard lights turn on!! Read numerous instances of this problem online with … |
| 2022-06-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The undercarriage or frame of our recent purchase of our 2003 used chevrolet k1500 silverado was discovered recently af… |
| 2022-05-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My truck is a older model Chevrolet Silverado pickup HD the problem is it say engine power reduced. I have had it worke… |
| 2022-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2003 CHEVROLET Silverado1500 HD have power hydro brake liitle leaking when driving so loud same time steering to turni… |
| 2022-03-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | The vehicle was being driven in a parking lot, fortunately, when there was a loud snapping noise that resulted in the … |
| 2021-06-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was driving in normal conditions around 45 mph with the air conditioner on high. Smoke starts pouring out from undern… |
| 2021-06-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UNKNOWN. I went out to the to go somewhere, got in and noticed several big cracks. |
| 2020-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION WILL NOT INTERMITTENTLY START VEHICLE. DASH LIGHTS COME ON |
| 2020-11-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES UNDER THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR WHERE THEY ARE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. |
| 2020-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | NEW OPTIMA RED TOP KEEPS DRAINING. SECOND NEW BATTERY IN A MONTH. DEAD OVER NIGHT. I'VE READ THERE'S A RECALL ON OTHER … |
| 2020-07-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM DOWNTOWN SUDDENLY MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND I HAD TO LIMP HOME ,FRIEND CHECKED TRUCK AND FOUN… |
| 2020-01-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER- THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS IS THE SPEEDOMETER IF I HIT A BUMP THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING MY TRUC… |
| 2019-09-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD… |
| 2019-06-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION,… |
| 2019-05-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP HOLDING THE FUEL TANK TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS RUSTED/CORRODED AND FAILED. THE RESULT … |
| 2019-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OIL PRESSURE GAUGE PEGGED OUT AND NOT WORKING ALSO GEAR SELECTOR LIGHT NOT WORKING CAN'T TELL WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN |
| 2019-01-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | EMAIL FROM CONGRESSMAN SCHNEIDER ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENT REGARDING TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. *LD *TR |
| 2018-10-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING WHEN … |
| 2018-09-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AT ALL TIMES DURING OPERATION, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE HAS A 'SERVICE AIR BAG' MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, ALONG WIT… |
| 2018-08-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL FRAME IS BREAKING AIRBAG LIGHTS ON DASH IS MESSING UP |
| 2018-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2003 SILVERADO 1500 ARE RUSTING COMPLETELY OUT. TWO YEARS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE A PORTION OF THE P… |
| 2018-07-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 THROUGH THE STATE INSPECTION LANES TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. UPON… |
| 2018-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AS I GOT TO A BOTTOM OF A HILL AND APPLIED BRAKE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED WITHOUT HITTING AN… |
| 2018-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHEN COMING TO STOP AT BOTTOM OF HILL. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING, USING PARKING BRA… |
| 2018-03-06 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR DID NO… |
| 2017-11-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED I ATTEMPTED TO PUT VEHICLE INTO GEAR, BUT FOOT WENT TO FLOOR WHILE ENGAGING BRAKES. CHECKED UNDER CAR AND… |
| 2017-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 800 (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILL… |
| 2017-10-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, I CONTACTED HERNDON CHEVROLET AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. THE SERVICE DEPART… |
| 2017-10-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (VERY DANGEROUS). TRUCK JUST DIE WHILE DRIVING. HAVE IT CHECK TO LEAR… |
| 2017-10-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE TPS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CHECK ENGINE CODE KEEPS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE TPS CODE GOES OFF THE ENGINE… |
| 2017-10-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED… |
| 2017-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE … |
| 2017-09-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED … |
| 2017-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | JUST HAD WORK DONE ON THE TRUCK AND IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE AUTOSHOP MY BRAKE LINE BURST CAUSING ME TO HAVE NO BRAKES… |
| 2017-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CEASED TO FUNCTION W… |
| 2017-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE AND MY FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT CAUSEING FUEL LEAK. THE BRAKES WENT OUT IN M… |
| 2017-07-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE BATTERY KEEPS BEING DRAINED WHEN ENGINE STAYS TURNED OFF. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS 20… |
| 2017-04-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY THE PROPE… |
| 2017-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS ACTUALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH AN ACCIDENT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON OUR CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 DOESN'… |
| 2017-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON 2/20/2017 MY 2003 SILVERADO HAD A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SYSTEMS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME, DU… |
| 2017-02-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 'TAKATA RECALL' MY AIR BAGS WERE FRAMED UNSAFE FROM BEING A VEHICLE FROM A WARM CLIMATE. REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED TO ENSU… |
| 2016-12-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD … |
| 2016-12-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE OIL READER IS ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE REDUCE… |
| 2016-11-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER WA… |
| 2016-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG AND WE APPROACHED A ROUND ABOUT CIRCLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS COMING EXTREMELY FAST WHICH FORCED ME TO BRA… |
| 2016-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | OCT 29, 2016, 120,000MILES. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE FROM RUSTED BRAKE LINES WHILE DRIVING ON RURAL HIGHWAY SLOWING DOWN FRO… |
| 2016-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR SMOKE CAME OUT. THE TRUCK HADN'T BEEN DRIVEN IN TWO DAYS AND NOTHING WAS PLUG IN TO TH… |
| 2016-10-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORROSIVE FAILURE OF BRAKE LINE. $1500 REPAIR BILL. |