2003 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck problems
Owners have filed 48 complaints with NHTSA about the 2003 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 35% of complaints. After that come brakes (23%) and steering (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 48 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 42 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 42 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 45,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 83,000 miles (14 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 injury reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2003 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck with enough data (36 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
General complaint: why can't car manufacturers install "interior" motion detectors in vehicles to reduce the risk to both children and pets being accidentally left in a vehicle on a hot day. The motion detector would only work when keys were removed and temperature inside the vehicle was above a determined limit. Alarm would go off when all requirements (key removal, temperature and interior motion/sound) were met. I just finished reading the story about the two young boys who died in their mother's SUV today.
While driving rt.523 to flemington,nj ,I needed to use the brakes to decelerate and when I pushed the pedal went to the floor no brakes [xxx] near rearended the vehicle in front of me. My vehicle is a chevrolet 2003 silverado 2500hd ext.cab truck shortbed. Later I found that all 4 brakelines rusted,corroded going to the ABS junction box under the cab driver's side.why is there no national recall for this? Are you waiting until someone gets killed,or a first responder gets injured before taking appropriate action?
The biggest issue with the growing number of SUV like vehicles on the roads is that you can't see through them. Very often accidents between non-SUV cars are caused by the fact that they can't see through an SUV. Those central-raised brake lights on cars - you can't see those if there is an SUV in front of you. Is this on anybody's radar screens?
A noise in the front end. Have had the car in several times but noise still remains. I don' want to find out the answer to my problem while I'm driving 65 MPH on the interstate. Understand.
Speedometer would move in conjunction with tachometer when vehicle was not in motion. Speedometer would stop at fastest speed and not return to 0 then subsequently goes higher with each start. Warning lights on and off. Rolling away when in park and no brakes. Still periodic problems with speedometer when cold or wet. Vehicle exceeds mileage that dealer will repair free of charge. (70000). Gauge cluster needs replacement. Known defect