2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES, FAILURE AT CRIMP BETWEEN RUBBER LINE AND METAL LINE, STARTED AT 11,000 MILES, REPLACED WITH NEW LINES NOW LEAKING AGAIN AT 20,000 MILES”

“AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LINES 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH ALLISON TRANSMISSION. FACTORY TRANSMISSION LINES LEAK AND MUST BE REPLACED. WHEN THE WEATHER TURNS COLD, THE LINES/CRIMPS HOLDING THE RUBBER HOSE TO THE PIPES FAIL AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LOST”

“WHILE DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE TRUCK I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAKING. THE FAILURE IS THE CAUSE OF A POOR FITTING DESIGN ON GM'S BEHALF, AND THEY HAVE NOT COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN UPDATED PART”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE”

“I AM NOT SATISFIED YOU HAVE DONE YOUR BEST TO REMEDY RECALL (15438, DATED JULY 2015) WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. NHTSAC ID# 15V324”

“THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR. I RECEIVED A LETTER IN JULY 2015 NOTIFYING ME OF RECALL. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE”

“THE INTERIOR DASH IS CRACKING. THE CRACKS ARE SEVERE AROUND THE AIRBAG AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER”

“THE DASH RIGHT NEXT TO THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS CRACKED AND LOOKS LIKE IT COULD EFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG IN CASE OF DEPLOYMENT”

“DASH BOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE PLASTIC SHARDS IF AIR BAG INFLATES”

“HAD THE 2 MAIN BRAKE LINES THAT GO FROM RESOVOIR TO ABS CONTROL UNDER CARRIAGE ON FRAME FAIL AND SEVERELY LEAK OUT BRAKE FLUID SO I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. LUCKILY I WAS ON A SIDE STREET AND NOT ON HIGHWAY”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, BRAKE FLUID WAS NOTICED LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD EXTENSIVE CORROSION”

“TOWING MY 12000LB. 5TH WHEEL ON INTERSTATE 95 JUST SOUTH OF PALM COAST FL. I PULLER OVER TO CHECK THE BRAKES ON THE 5TH WHEEL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS DEFECTIVE”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT CAUSING A CRASH”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND. IN ADDITION, THE COLUMN WAS JAMMED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DUR-MAX 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. HE THEN CRASHED INTO A SEMI-TRAILER AND STRUCK A BOULDER. NEITHER OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED”

“I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO MY TRUCK HEAD ON. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT EVEN DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS THE LARGER OF THE TWO, I EXPECTED THE BAGS TO DO THEIR INTENDED JOB, BUT THEY FAILED TO DO SO”

“THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE BACK OF A TRAILER TRUCK BUT THE AIRBAGS IN THE SILVERADO DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEATBELT AT TIME OF COLLISION BUT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES”

“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”

“WHEN PARKED ON A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TRUCK WAS IN A RURAL AREA AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK SOME TIME TO ARRIVE. THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS”

“ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. FACTORY DEFECT”