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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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2GCEC19X431••••••2003 Chevrolet Silverado
That is about average for the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado — 4 complaints per build across 473 builds.
4on this build
1754on the model
473builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 3Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakesSep 2017
The contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. While reversing out of the driveway, the brake pedal was applied and traveled to the floor without warning. The contact called a local dealer (graham chevrolet cadillac, 1515 w 4th st mansfield, oh 44906) and was informed of the…
Electrical SystemJan 2011
I own a 2003 chevy silverdo 1500 ex cab truck. I bought it in 2008, I started to have issues with the speedometer when I hit 80,000 miles. There would be times it would work and then quit. Now that I have 120,000 miles my speedometer does not work at all. I found out that there…
Electrical SystemMay 2009
We bought a 2003 chevy silverado 1500 pickup for our daughter to drive to college. The speedometer quit working correctly; it would give random (incorrect) speeds, or none at all. We spoke with different mechanics who said the part costs $500. They said this problem is common to…
Electrical SystemApr 2007
The entire instrument panel was acting up, then the speedometer was showing 20 when I was stopped, then it would go below 0, and no finally it does not work at all. I received a letter saying chevy knew this was a problem but would only fix it if the truck had less than 70,000…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 2GCEC19X431357371 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.