I guess I am kind of ranting here. I bought my Silverado in July of 2010 and it was brand new. It currently has 16k miles on it. I was ...

I guess I am kind of ranting here. I bought my Silverado in July of 2010 and it was brand new. It currently has 16k miles on it. I was sort of disappointed with some minor issues--radio was faulty, there was some adhesive applied incorrectly on the windshield, dash panel came loose, etc. As I said, these were minor issues and didn't really affect driving it. For the past month or two it has had some hesitation when starting cold. I took it to my local dealer about 2 weeks ago and you can guess--kept it 2 hours and couldn't find anything wrong with it.

Fast forward to this past Friday, I was driving and truck started shaking. Got an error message saying Stabilitrack disabled (which is fine) but also says engine power is reduced. I had to drive home on the interstate and I kid you not--the damn truck wouldn't go faster then 35 miles per hour. So needless to say, I have been without a vehicle this weekend (the dealer's service dept is closed).

This is absolutely unacceptable. I have never had a vehicle with this type of issue after only 16k miles. That is the reason I bought a Silverado--I have to have a dependable vehicle. Well in theory that is. This weekend a truck I paid 33k for is setting in the parking lot. Wasted 2 hours at the dealer a few weeks ago and truck still barely starts when it is cold (I can't help but to think the issues are related). From what I have read, it may be a throttle body problem which is a known issue. I don't know--maybe having a Subaru spoiled me. I will never buy another Chevrolet again.

Quick question: Can you switch dealers?

i was thinking crappy dealership too..

what he said^^^^ we have two dealers in town,one is great the other s****

Copy and paste your text to http://www.chevrolet.com/pages/mds/help ... ntactUs.do.
I'd be pissed too, but don't give up on chevy yet.

Thanks. I guess I can try another dealer but really that is only part of the problem. My grandfather had a Blazer and that thing was going strong after 150k miles. That was about 20 years ago though. I will contact Chevy through that link.

And give yourself time to think on this... you REALLY think F@rd and Dudge are going to offer better products and service???

I have previously had 3 Ford Rangers and yes I can honestly say they had a much better build quality. I am very disappointed, I really expected to have my Chevrolet for 10 years or 150-200k miles with no major issues. I take great care of my vehicles which includes maintenance. It's just very frustrating.

...Or a Hon-duh Ridgeline. LOL

So why did you take the truck back after they told you there wasn't anything wrong? If it was me I would of said "Yes there is and you are going to find and fix it before it becomes a major issue. I have done this exact thing and they took it back in and ended up being a bad MAF sensor, truck had less than 10k on it at the time. I quit buying brand new trucks after having to work out the little things and taking a huge hit in depreciation, now I will look for months till I find the right one and the right deal. Have had good luck the past 13 years doing this. And taxes don't hurt as much when getting tags put on.