Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2014 Chevrolet N300

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electronic Stability Control (esc)2
000
Steering1
000
Service Brakes1
000
Electrical System1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical System
Filed Sep 11, 202080,767 milesOK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON IT'S OWN AS I WAS PARKED AND WOULDN'T SHIFT BACK TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE ACTUATOR OR THE CONTROL MODULE OR BOTH AND THEY ARE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAVE FIXED MORE THAN HE CAN COUNT. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE TO THE POINT HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS JUST BY ME TELLING HIM IT SHIFTED ON ITS ON. THE SHIFT KNOB TO SHIFT FROM 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE DOESN'T WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I STARTED THE TRUCK AND IT SHIFTED BACK TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE A WEEK LATER ON ITS OWN AS I WAS DRIVING. NOW I'M SCARED TO EVEN TOUCH THE SHIFT KNOB.

Steering
Filed Sep 4, 202056,000 milesCA

AFTER A SHORT TRIP OF 120 MILES AND SITTING OVERNIGHT, STARTED TRUCK BUT HAVE NO STEERING. WHEEL IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jul 30, 202070,991 milesLA

WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 SILVERADO ON JULY 30 2020 I WAS TURNING ON A STREET UNDER 10 MILES A HOUR AND LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF MY TRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND CUT COMPLETELY OFF I BARELY MISSED A LITTLE GIRL STANDING ON THE CORNER OF THE STREET. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHOWED THEM THE RECALL THEY HAD ON THESE TRUCKS IN 2017 AND THEY KEPT MY TRUCK FOR A HOUR THEN CALLED ME AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT THEY COULDN'T HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN KILL PEOPLE. IT REALLY NEED TO BE TAKING CARE OF VERY VERY FAST.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jul 29, 2020100,000 milesMO

WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER STEERING AND STABILITRAK WARNING COMES ON DASH, NOW TRUCK IS COMPLETELY CUTTING OFF WHILE STILL SLOWING DOWN. NO BRAKING ASSISTANCE OR POWER STEERING, IN ADDITION RADIO ALSO CUTS OFF. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS IT APPEARS AFTER TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MIN.

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 29, 202072,000 milesFL

BRAKES DON'T WORK AT LOW SPEED (UNDER 5 MPH). TYPICALLY AFTER HEAVY BRAKE USAGE (HARD BRAKING OR HEAVY TRAFFIC). THIS FIRST OCCURRED 1/27. I HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED 1/28. THIS ISSUE OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY NOW.

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2014
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20152000Routine
2014 — this page5000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.