2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Rotor Problems
- 5
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- brake rotors · 4 records
- rear brake · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Caliper · Rotor
2003 silverado 1500 z71 pickup rear brake problem at 43,000 miles. Rusting brake rotors cause excessive uneven wear of rear brake pads. Condition limited to inside side of rear rotors. Only one-half inch surface of rotor was shiny and rest of rotor had severe rust that under load resulted in pad damage. Complained to dealer twice after purchase july '03, spongy, braking and sometimes hard to stop. They looked at it…
ODI 10216998
Rotor
The brake rotors needed to be replaced before they wore out. The service dept at the chev dealer said that rust had penetrated into the rotor and had caused the brakes to pulse. This is a common problem on pickups like my 2003 silverado k1500. It seems to be a design problem since chevrolet switched from rear drum brakes to rear disc brakes. Chevrolet started the problem by switching from drum brakes to disc brakes.…
ODI 10214304
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Rotor
Own a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500 4wd - the anti lock brake system repeatedly engaged at slow speeds, less than 10 mph when coming to a stop, making it difficult to stop. Truck was unsafe to drive ,and had to have repaired. This was the same problem that initiated a recall 05v37900 on 2002 and earlier models. This same problem was now occurring on my 2003 model , but this was not covered by any recall. My truck…
ODI 10190162
Rotor
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. In 2007, a professional technician inferred that the rotors may potentially fail. One year later, the contact noticed that when trying to stop the vehicle, the brake system performed horribly. After carefully inspecting the vehicle, he noticed that there was excessive rust on the brake rotors. He is in the process of replacing the rotors himself. The dealer stated…
ODI 10220270
Rotor
1-rusting & flaking of rear brake rotors at 13,482 miles ny state and gm inspection done at13,460 miles 2-rear brake failure 3-two gm dealers refused to repair under warranty third gm rep states this is normal wear (not covered) rotors have large pits and crevices up to 2"long and 1/2"wide in multiple locations on both rear rotors/ had too be replaced gm refused too cover cost i have old parts and pictures of rotors…
ODI 10151789