What are they?
2003 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra
What's special about them?
GM has seen fit to give its best-selling vehicles, the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickups, a variety of interior and exterior enhancements for the 2003 model year. On the Silverado, the truck's nose has been reshaped with a new grille, headlights, turn signals and hood. These changes are intended to make the Silverado look more aerodynamic and aggressive, as well as have it more closely resemble its truck cousins, the TrailBlazer and Avalanche. The GMC Sierra gains a new grille, a new front bumper and round foglights. Both trucks have power-folding exterior mirrors with integrated turn signals. The camper mirrors are now power extendable, as well.
On the inside, the front seats feature more sculpted contouring and redesigned headrests for improved comfort. On trucks with power seats, the side panels of the front seats have been re-shaped to provide easier access to the seat button controls. Additionally, trucks equipped with the so designated "Full Feature" seats now provide independently heated seat backs and cushions. For safety, 1500-series trucks have an automatic passenger-sensing system that deactivates the passenger-side airbag, based on the weight and position of the passenger seat occupant, to help protect children and small adults from airbag-induced injury.
Once settled, drivers will notice steering wheel-mounted audio and trip computer controls, a new center console and a new gauge cluster. The console includes a storage compartment and power outlet at the rear. On crew cabs and extended cabs, the rear of the console also provides second-row passengers with separate airflow vents. 2003 crew cabs offer an optional rear-seat DVD entertainment system. GMC Sierras also have a new dual-zone climate control system and a specially designed Bose audio system.
Powertrains are the same as in the 2002 trucks, but GM has expanded the availability of the Quadrasteer four-wheel-steering system. The system, first introduced exclusively on the GMC Sierra Denali, will be offered this calendar year as a regular production option on properly equipped 2002 GMC Sierra Wideside and Chevrolet Silverado Fleetside 2WD and 4WD extended cab short-box pickups. Quadrasteer also will be available on 2003 Silverado and Sierra 1500HD 2WD and 4WD short-box pickups, and three-quarter-ton full-size Chevy Suburban and Yukon XL, making them the industry's first full-size crew cabs and full-size utilities to offer this control and handling technology.
Why should you care?
The Silverado was last redesigned for the 1999 model year. These 2003 updates are significant improvements to an already capable truck. If you are a truck buyer, the next few years will offer some interesting choices: Dodge has its new Ram; Toyota has updated its 2003 Tundra; and Nissan plans to start selling a full-size truck in 2004. A redesigned Ford F-150 shouldn't too far off, either. How's a truck lover supposed to choose? — Brent Romans
2003 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra
What's special about them?
GM has seen fit to give its best-selling vehicles, the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickups, a variety of interior and exterior enhancements for the 2003 model year. On the Silverado, the truck's nose has been reshaped with a new grille, headlights, turn signals and hood. These changes are intended to make the Silverado look more aerodynamic and aggressive, as well as have it more closely resemble its truck cousins, the TrailBlazer and Avalanche. The GMC Sierra gains a new grille, a new front bumper and round foglights. Both trucks have power-folding exterior mirrors with integrated turn signals. The camper mirrors are now power extendable, as well.
On the inside, the front seats feature more sculpted contouring and redesigned headrests for improved comfort. On trucks with power seats, the side panels of the front seats have been re-shaped to provide easier access to the seat button controls. Additionally, trucks equipped with the so designated "Full Feature" seats now provide independently heated seat backs and cushions. For safety, 1500-series trucks have an automatic passenger-sensing system that deactivates the passenger-side airbag, based on the weight and position of the passenger seat occupant, to help protect children and small adults from airbag-induced injury.
Once settled, drivers will notice steering wheel-mounted audio and trip computer controls, a new center console and a new gauge cluster. The console includes a storage compartment and power outlet at the rear. On crew cabs and extended cabs, the rear of the console also provides second-row passengers with separate airflow vents. 2003 crew cabs offer an optional rear-seat DVD entertainment system. GMC Sierras also have a new dual-zone climate control system and a specially designed Bose audio system.
Powertrains are the same as in the 2002 trucks, but GM has expanded the availability of the Quadrasteer four-wheel-steering system. The system, first introduced exclusively on the GMC Sierra Denali, will be offered this calendar year as a regular production option on properly equipped 2002 GMC Sierra Wideside and Chevrolet Silverado Fleetside 2WD and 4WD extended cab short-box pickups. Quadrasteer also will be available on 2003 Silverado and Sierra 1500HD 2WD and 4WD short-box pickups, and three-quarter-ton full-size Chevy Suburban and Yukon XL, making them the industry's first full-size crew cabs and full-size utilities to offer this control and handling technology.
Why should you care?
The Silverado was last redesigned for the 1999 model year. These 2003 updates are significant improvements to an already capable truck. If you are a truck buyer, the next few years will offer some interesting choices: Dodge has its new Ram; Toyota has updated its 2003 Tundra; and Nissan plans to start selling a full-size truck in 2004. A redesigned Ford F-150 shouldn't too far off, either. How's a truck lover supposed to choose? — Brent Romans
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cnokc says:
05:33 PM, 05/21/2010
Having prob with the speedometer quiting off and on. what could be the prob?