Ignition Problems of Chevrolet Silverado 1500

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the key was extremely difficult to turn and remove from the ignition. The vehicle also stalled on multiple occasions. The contact had to turn the key back and forth in the ignition switch numerous times in order for the vehicle to start. The contact also had difficulty turning the steering wheel upon making a turn. The steering wheel jerked violently and vibrated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 162,829.

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The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly shut off. The contact also experienced difficulty starting the vehicle due to a faulty ignition switch. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 98,000.

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My 2004 chevy silverado speedometer started reading wildly. With ignition off it might read 60mph, or 10mph. While driving it was wildly erratic and even maxed out at 120mpg while driving approx 45mph. I had 81,600 miles on the vehicle. Thus happened suddenly one day without warning while driving down the road. I almost had an accident at the sight of seeing my speedometer tell me I was doing 100mph when I was just driving slowly. It was a shocking experience.

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I purchased a 2004 z-71 silverado on December 31, 2007 with 16,020 miles. In July of 2008 my gauge cluster started working intermittently, at first only the oil and fuel gauges stopped now my whole cluster has been rendered useless. The dealership is making excuses not to stand behind their product, even though it is a known issue that is common knowledge to almost everyone who owns a gm truck. They have told me that it is my ignition not the gauge cluster, even though everything else that is powered off ignition power works perfectly fine. Being a former mechanic I can tell when someone is informed about what they are telling me, these service consultants are not! it is very frustrating that Chevrolet is not taking responsibly for their defective engineering. I have been a gm guy ever since I can remember. I currently have two Chevrolets 1984 z-28 camaro that I built from the ground up and a 2004 z-71 silverado. After this experience my loyalty to gm will be seriously scared. I will not purchase another gm vehicle. Cameron mcmillian.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While the vehicle was parked and with the keys in the ignition, a passenger turned the keys one notch. The vehicle was shifted out of the park position, which caused it to roll forward. The passenger did not have his foot on the brake pedal at any point. The service manager at the dealer stated that the vehicle is able to do that for towing purposes. The current and failure mileages were 126,000. The consumer stated when purchasing the vehicle he was informed you would have to push on the brake in order to transmission out of brake position and was alarmed to find that his vehicle was the only vehicle that has the defect. The consumer stated would like the dangerous defect investigate it as it is unsafe for not only him but also children that could easily get into the vehicle and move the it. Updated 08/24/07.

Speedometer will occasionally read from 5 to 30 mph from true speed. When this malfunction occurs, stopping the truck will not cause the speedometer to go to 0 mph as expected but will read, for instance, 25 mph. Turning the ignition off and restarting the engine while parked will make the speedometer read approximately 4 mph closer to zero each time. This malfunction has caused me to drive at inappropriate speed many times.