Six problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 based on all problems reported for the 2003 Silverado 2500.
In the middle of the taxiway, while I was traveling my truck turned off while it was running and did not turn on again, putting my safety at risk by being in the middle of the taxiway, after several minutes the truck was able to be removed from the road, then I was able to investigate that I am not the only one that the same thing has happened to him, there is no safety recall in this regard, the gm fabric is aware of these cases but only wrote a TSB, it was diagnosed with the scanner and it gave code u1800, before the event there were no lights warning but after the event there is a check engine light on.
Traveling on highway when smoke started coming from the dashboard. Pulled over and within several minutes the whole truck was on fire.
The contact owned a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. While driving 25 mph, the contact made a left turn and the reduced engine power light illuminated. The steering failed and the vehicle crashed into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact suffered nerve pain in the back and legs from the impact of the crash. Medical attention was not received. A police report was filed and the vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 196,000.
At freeway speeds I noticed the oil pressure had dropped to almost 2 out of 10 on the pressure gage. I stopped as soon as possible and let the engine cool for 20 minutes. I checked the oil level and color. It was ok in both respects. After another 30 minutes I restarted the engine and continued home. I watched the pressure gage for another hour and saw the pressure reading continue to fall to a dangerous level but there was nothing I could do. The next day I took the truck to the chevy dealer in el centro, CA 92243 for their analysis. They said it was only poor oil and needed changing. I let them service the truck as they wished. They also scanned (swept) the gages and changed the oil and sent me on my way. The next day it did the same thing. I did not return to the dealer as I was not prepared for an argument.
We were traveling east on I-90 in mass. Traffic came to a sudden stop. When the brakes were applied the truck began to slow and then the brake pedal went to the floor. Upon investigation after the crash we found at least two badly corroded brake lines that had burst.
Fuel injectors replaced all 8 injectors at 34901 miles, again at 85039, and again at 141,000 and now again at 185,000.