2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET 2500. WHILE PARKED, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLAMES. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

ON DEC. 23, 2011, I TOOK MY SILVERADO INTO JOE FIRMENT FOR AN EXHAUST LEAK (WHICH IS AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM), SO I WANTED IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY. THEY FOUND NOTHING. ON MAY 22, 2012 I TOOK MY SILVERADO BACK TO JOE FIRMENT FOR THE 3RD TIME FOR THIS SAME ISSUE - EXHAUST LEAK. AT THAT TIME THEY HAD FOUND ONE BROKEN BOLT ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD (ACTUALLY THERE WERE TWO BROKEN BOLTS THAT I FOUND PERSONALLY UPON FURTHER INSPECTION). MY WARRANTY COVERED THE MANIFOLD BUT HAD JUST EXPIRED ON MAY 7, 2012. I ASKED THAT THEY HONOR MY WARRANTY SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 2011, BUT THEY FAILED TO DIAGNOSE IT. JOE FIRMENT REFUSED TO HONOR MY WARRANTY. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR GM PRODUCT. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION SUIT. HOW MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ARE ON RECORD? THIS BEING AN EMISSIONS ISSUE WILL CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO FAIL THE EMISSIONS TEST REQUIRED TO RENEW MY LICENSE PLATES. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER MY ORIGINAL WARRANTY SINCE THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE DIAGNOSED IT ON THE FIRST APPOINTMENT FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT A EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT WAS BROKEN. VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED AND REPAIR WOULD BE ABOUT 900.00. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR GM PRODUCT. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A POSSIBLE RECALL. THIS BEING AN EMISSIONS ISSUE WILL CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO FAIL THE EMISSIONS TEST AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE EXHAUST IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR

2007 CHEVY 2500 6.0 4X4 56,000 MILES BROKEN EXHAUST BOLTS. *TR

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. AFTER DRIVING 55 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND A HALF, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM SMOKE INHALATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,100.

WITH THE NEW EPA REGULATIONS REQUIRING THE DPF ON DIESEL ENGINES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS, WHERE AS WHEN THE TRUCK GOES INTO REGENERATION MODE AT LOW SPEEDS, (IE HEAVY TRAFFIC) THE FUMES EMITTED ARE SUCKED BACK INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. IN MY TRUCK REGENERATION WILL HAPPEN EACH TANK FULL OF DIESEL (1-2 TIMES PER WEEK). AT HIGH SPEEDS THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE. WHEN THE FUMES ARE SUCKED BACK INTO THE TRUCK THE OCCUPANTS EYES WILL BURN AND YOU START TO FEEL SLEEPY AND OR SICK TO YOUR STOMACH. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON-LINE IN SOME OF THE FORUMS AND OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING THAT CHILDREN WILL ACTUALLY VOMIT FROM THE SMELL IN THE CAB. IT SEEMS THERE IS A FIX TO THIS BY CHEVY, HOWEVER THEY ARE RELUCTANT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNLESS YOU MAKE A LARGE ENOUGH STINK AT THE DEALERSHIP LEVEL. I IMAGINE BECAUSE OF THE COST! IT SEEMS TO ME THAT AN ISSUE LIKE THIS WHERE FUMES ARE BEING PULLED INTO THE VEHICLE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY AN AUTHORITY SUCH AS YOURSELF. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THESE FUMES ARE NOT GOING TO EVENTUALLY CAUSE HEALTH ISSUES, OR EVEN WORST SOMEBODY FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A TSB FROM GM ON THIS ISSUE THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW BUT THE DEALERSHIPS DON'T TELL YOU. I WILL BE BRINGING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP NEXT WEEK AND FORCING THIS ISSUE TO GET THE PART THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, WATER ENTERED THE AIR FILTER AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY RESTARTED FIVE MINUTES LATER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO MODIFY THE ENTIRE INTAKE SYSTEM BY REMOVING THE SENSOR FROM THE FILTER TO THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE MODIFICATION WOULD RESOLVE THE FAILURE, BUT WAS OBLIGATED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CAB FILLED WITH EXHAUST FUMES. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DISAGREED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT INSTALLED A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE DURING THE FAILURE AND IT REGISTERED 970 PPM. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE VEHICLE WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY HAVE OBSERVED THE SMELL, BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. THEY ARE SUSPECTING THAT IT IS THE NEW DIESEL AFTER BURNER CAUSING THE SMELL. *JB

I HAVE HAD DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES IN THE 2007 SILVERADO SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW AT THE DEALER. I PUT A CARBON MONIXIDE DETECTOR IN THE TRUCK . WENT UP TO 495 LBS. HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES ALLREADY WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND.I SELL DIESEL TRUCKS FOR A LIVING AND FOUND AT LEAST 80 OTHER PEOPLE ON LINE AND OTHER PLACES THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE MYSELF LET ALONE PUT MY FAMILY IN IT.I HAVE ASKES CHEVROLET TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK, BUT I ALSO WANT THIS NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS, NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT ALL THE REST OF THE PEOPLE OUT THERE. *AK