Problems with 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 POWER TRAIN

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500. the contact stated that the pump in the transfer case of the transmission failed. the contact stated that the failure caused a leak in the transfer case which allowed the transmission to drain all the transmission fluid from the transfer case. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 163,000.

On november 17, 2014, i was stopped in the middle lane of a highway waiting to pull into business parking lot, when i accelerated to pull in, my truck moved forward and then would only rev up the rpm's, almost getting hit by on coming traffic on the highway, i coasted in the parking lot, as the rpm's were still up, the transmission engaged and the truck moved forward with a loud thump. local dealership replaced a part ($900) and sent me on my way. on december 27, 2014 while driving away from my house, once again the engine would rev up and the truck just coasted until it engaged causing a loud thump. i called and left message with service writer. on january 02, 2015, i was with 1/2 mile of my house and truck would not shift, i was able to turn around and drive back to the house at a very low speed keeping the rpm's low. truck is currently at local dealership waiting for my approval to replace transfer case which has a pin hole in it and some other parts for $3100. i realize that problems can happen with any manufacture, however this gm issue with a pinhole in the transfer case that is caused by an internal part that breaks and drivers losing power to the drive train is a regular occurrence. i found many forums and solutions on the internet and one on nhtsa. after market parts have been developed to replace the cheap parts within the transfer case to prevent this from happening, unfortunately i did not research this issue prior to having the issue. in addition, i called a local repair shop to get an estimate for the transfer case replacement, i was told they repaired three in the last two weeks and two are in the shop for the same problem. loss of power to the drive train is not something to ignore, from personal vehicles to public safety vehicles, this power loss could turn into something much larger than some atf stain in the driveway. thank you

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500. the contact stated that while attempting to accelerate and make a turn from a stop, the vehicle stalled without warning. the failure recurred on four occasions. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who could not duplicate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. the vin was not available.

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500. the contact stated that the transfer case was designed with a defect. as a result, the pump in the transfer case wore a hole from the inside to the outside of the transfer case. this allowed the oil in the transfer case to pump out the hole and caused the transfer case to run drive. the dealer stated that the vehicle was out of warranty and the contact would have to pay for the repair. the failure mileage was 130,000. updated 3/16/09 *cn the power steering started leaking fluid. the dealer informed the consumer the power steering fluid leak was coming from the hydro booster onto the power steering gear. the consumer lost his brakes. it was discovered the booster rod was missing. the parking brake did not work and the instrument cluster failed as well. the speedometer did not work it was reading 60 mph even when the vehicle was parked. updated 03/18/09. *jb

Dt: the consumer states that 2003 chevrolet c 2500 was having a message on the instrument panel showing reduced engine power. then, the engine immediately dropped power. the speed will dramatically slow to around 15 mph. this happened 5 times currently. there have been several near misses as a result of the power reduction. the vehicle has been in the dealership 5 times for the engine power failure. the dealer replaced three times the wiring harness to the throttle position sensor, throttle body, power train control module, throttle actuator, control module, also, the ignition switch was replaced and the engine was still losing power. the manufacturer has been contacted, and the customer service department was very unwilling to help or provide the address to the regional office. the customer service representative was very rude and refused to transfer the call to his supervisor upon request of the consumer. *ak

The transfer case on my chevrolet 2500 hd crew cab has went out for the 2nd time in 2 years, 1st incident was march 2004 ,and now april 2005. plastic gears seem to strip whenever engaged in 4-wheel drive after not being utilized for any length of time.*ak

Took vehicle to dealer twice with complaint of parking brake non functional. allowed truck to move fwd. when parked on incline,prk brake pedal fully depressed. supposedly brakes adjusted twice,problem never better post dealer shop visit. took it to private shop. found to have pads soaked with differential fluid from rear end seal failure. most probable cause of emergency brake failure. on discussing with mechanic, he mentioned this is a known common failure on these units. paid for repairs myself. never submitted for warranty repair to the dealer or to the ext. warranty contract company (autogap xtend). problem is fixed now. seals ,old pads, repair receipt are in my possession. *nm

When loading and going around curves automatic transmission will go into neutral with gear shift still in drive. the motor raced, and vehicle was in shop twice. *ak

2003 chevy 2500 truck, 6.0 liter engine with standard shift transmission. the truck has an electronic throttle. the throttle has a delay off of idle in rpm and power. when the truck is stopped at a light on a hill you cannot prevent excessive roll-back or stall because of the delay. if the truck is in a noisy environment the problem is even worse because you can not tell what the engine will do, or is doing unless you stare at the tachometer. you can not predict engine response from the throttle position when starting out from a dead stop on a grade. i have owned 3 cars, 2 turcks, backhoe and farm tractor with a standard shift transmission and have a valid state of ohio cdl license.*jb

The vehicle down shifted erratically, which caused the rear wheels to lock and the vehicle to spin. *jb