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2003 Chevrolet C/K SERIES Recalls & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2003 Chevrolet C/K SERIES right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 7 owner complaints are on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2003 Chevrolet C/K SERIES.

2003 Chevrolet C/K SERIES owner complaints

Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA about the 2003 Chevrolet C/K SERIES, describing incidents dated October 1, 2003 to January 11, 2008.

Most-cited components

Electrical System 3 complaints
Power Train 1 complaint
Service Brakes 1 complaint
Steering 1 complaint
Structure 1 complaint

Of the 7 complaints on file, 1 reports a crash; across all 7 complaints, owners report 1 injury (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #10277270 · Filed July 18, 2009
POOR BRAKING POWER. REPLACED ROTORS & REAR BRAKES DUE TO ROTORS RUSTING OUT AT ONLY 23,000 MILES. IN HARD STOP PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR. CHEVY SAYS THIS IS NORMAL...BEEN THIS WAY SINCE NEW. *TR
ODI #10217632 · Filed February 11, 2008
MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS A SPEEDOMETER ISSUE THAT SAYS I MA GOING 30 WHEN I AM STOPPED. GM PUTS OUT A RECALL BUT WILL ONLY FIX IT IF THE MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 70K. MINE WENT OUT AT 72K, HOW CONVENIENT. THIS IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. IF NOT KNOWING HOW FAST…
ODI #10197675 · Filed July 27, 2007
REPACKED THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A POPPING NOISE. THEN IT CAME BACK. SO THEY SAID THEY REPLACED IT. AND KNOW IT IS BACK AGAIN. *JB

Read all 7 complaints

NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2003 Chevrolet C/K SERIES in 3 investigations. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Defect Petition DP05-009: PARKING BRAKE FAILURE
Closed May 31, 2006
Engineering Analysis EA04-012: HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILRES
Closed February 28, 2005
- Recall 05V-005
Preliminary Evaluation PE03-057: PARKING BRAKE FAILURE
Closed April 9, 2004

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2003 Chevrolet C/K SERIES right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2003 Chevrolet C/K SERIES. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

7 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2003 Chevrolet C/K SERIES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ODI #10277270

Incident: October 1, 2003 · Filed: July 18, 2009

POOR BRAKING POWER. REPLACED ROTORS & REAR BRAKES DUE TO ROTORS RUSTING OUT AT ONLY 23,000 MILES. IN HARD STOP PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR. CHEVY SAYS THIS IS NORMAL...BEEN THIS WAY SINCE NEW. *TR

Electrical System

ODI #10217632

Incident: January 11, 2008 · Filed: February 11, 2008

MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS A SPEEDOMETER ISSUE THAT SAYS I MA GOING 30 WHEN I AM STOPPED. GM PUTS OUT A RECALL BUT WILL ONLY FIX IT IF THE MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 70K. MINE WENT OUT AT 72K, HOW CONVENIENT. THIS IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. IF NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING THEN WHY DO WE HAVE SPEED LIMITS? *TR

Steering

ODI #10197675

Incident: May 11, 2005 · Filed: July 27, 2007

REPACKED THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A POPPING NOISE. THEN IT CAME BACK. SO THEY SAID THEY REPLACED IT. AND KNOW IT IS BACK AGAIN. *JB

Electrical System

ODI #10178747

Incident: January 3, 2007 · Filed: January 15, 2007

WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD THE INSTRUMENT PANEL QUITS WORKING, OR PARTS OF IT QUIT WORKING. WHEN THE WEATHER GETS ABOVE 20 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO THE GAUGES START WORKING. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAVE HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO LEARN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003-2003 GM PICKUP TRUCKS. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT ACCORDING TO OUR SERVICE MAN AT OUR LOCAL VEHICLE REPAIR CENTER. HE SAID HE HAS HAD SEVERAL OF THESE TRUCKS IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS, WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD, THE CONNECTIONS RETRACT AND NO LONGER MAKE CONTACT. HE SAID HE HAS HAD TO SEND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BACK TO GM AND THEY FIX IT AND RETURN IT AT A COST OF OVER $250.00. WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW AND DO NOT BELIEVE THIS INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOULD BE FAILING WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD. IT IS DANGEROUS, AND VERY ANNOYING. *JB

Structure

ODI #10080346

1 injury

Incident: July 4, 2004 · Filed: July 4, 2004

WHILE AT A 4TH CELEBRATION ON THE TAILGATE OF MY AMERICAN CHEVROLET TRUCK MY WIFE AND 15 MONTH OLD LITTLE BOY, WAS SITTING THERE AND THE TAILGATE CABLES ON MY 2003 DURAMAX BROKE CAUSING MY WIFE AND CHILD TO HIT THE GROUND BUSTING HIS LIP. I ONLY HOPE THE IS NO TEETH DAMAGE. WILL CHEVROLET REPLACE MY BENT TAILGATE KNOWING THERE IS A RECALL, IF THEY CANT MAKE CABLES FAST ENOUGH, GET-R-DONE, WANT MY TAIL GATE FIXED ALSO AND MY KIDS TEETH. *AK

Power Train

ODI #10054552

Incident: January 20, 2004 · Filed: January 20, 2004

DRIVE TRAIN: CLUNK/CLANK DURING UPSHIFT UNDER LIGHT/EASY ACCELERATION. ALSO DURING DOWNSHIFT SUCH AS WHEN SLOWING FOR STOP LITE. ALSO DDURING SLOWING FOR TURN OR UPON QUICK ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HAS 4193 MILES. PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH VEHICLE SINCE NEW! OCT '03. VEHICLE ALSO HAS DEAD SPOT IN ACCEL WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. NOTE: WHEN SHIFTING TRANS (AT) FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR TO REVERSE OR ANY COMBINATION THERE IS A VERY NOTICEABLE DELAY IN THE TRANS SHIFTING. THIS COULD BE RELATED TO OVERALL PROBLEM. THE CLUNK/CLANK NOISE IS VERY NOTICEABLE. VERY AUDIBLE,NOT ONLY THAT, YOU CAN ALSO FEEL IT. N MY OPINION THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL IF VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT WHEN NEEDED. APPLE CHEVROLET IN RED LION,PA SAID NOISE IS NORMAL. BULL! *AK

Electrical System

ODI #10049573

Crash

Incident: November 20, 2003 · Filed: December 11, 2003

2003 CEHVROLET 3500 DURAMAX DIESEL, WHEN COMPUTER THINKS ENGINE WILL STALL IT IS PROGRAMED TO JUMP THE RPM'S 300 BY IT SELF, HAPPENED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF OWNERS HIP AND SEVERAL TIMES AFTER, DEALER HAD TRUCK 5 OUT OF THE FIRST 8 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP CAN NOT FIX AS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE AND IT DOES NOT SEND A FAULT CODE. I HAVE WOKRD MY WAY UP AT CHEV AND WAS TOLD TOUGH, IAND IF I HAD AN CCIDENT AND CAUSED INJURY TO SOME ONE THAT THEY HAVE LAWYERS ON STAFF FO THAT. THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP ADDMITTED TO ME HE WOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE OR LET ANYONE IN HIS DO SO. AFTER 8 WKS THEY OFFERED TO DO A BUY BACK AT OVER AN $8000. LOSS. I HAVE BEED ADVISED THAT IF I TRADE OR SELL THE TRUCK I HAVE TO DISCLOSE THIS DEFECT OR ELSE I AM LIABLE. I HAVE DONE AN INFORMAL SURVEY AND DICOVERED AT LEAST 20% DO THE SAME THING AND THE REAL NUMBER COULD BE AS HIGH AS A THIRD DO. THE PICKUP TRUCK IS TOO HEAVY TO BE COVERED UNDER ANY LEMON LAW AND GM KNOWS THIS. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH A MR. MCCABE AT 1-800-231-1841 EXT 57480 FILE # I-99869537. BASICLY I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PROBLEM IS IN MY HEAD. THE LAST TIME I PICKED THE PICKUP UP AT THE DEALERSHIP IT DID THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION I ALMOST HIT A CAR THERE. TWO WEEKS AGO I AHD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS CAUSING $2400 IN DAMAGES. I AM FRUSTRATED AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN. CUSTOMER RELATIONS CLAIMS THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE POWER TRAIN DIVISION ADDMITTED TO MY DEALER THEY DO. I WON'T LET MY 17 YEAR OLD SON OR ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THE TRUCK AS I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PUT MYSELF IN A LIABILTY SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE TRUCK. WHEN TALKING TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY HAVE THE SAME RESULTS WHEN THEY TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER NO FAULT COEDS THERFORE NO PROBLEM! HELP PURCHASED DATE 04/01/2003. *AK

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