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2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2011 record →

Air Bags
Filed May 30, 2019WA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. FREEMONT CHEVROLET (5850 CUSHING PKWY, FREMONT, CA 94538, (510) 445-8700) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Structure › Body
Filed May 30, 201975,000 milesPA

A CRACKED HAS FORMED IN THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CRACK JUST APPEARED.

Air BagsCrash
Filed May 24, 2019168,000 milesFL

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH ON A 4 LANE ROAD. ANOTHER VEHICLE DID NOT YIELD AND I STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN THE SIDE WHILE HE WAS STATIONARY. DURING IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed May 17, 2019OR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AN ELK RAN INTO THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO POWER CHEVROLET (1422 N. COAST HWY, NEWPORT, OR), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE TORSO, KNEES, HIP, AND NECK, WHICH CAUSED HEADACHES AND NAUSEA WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

Air Bags
Filed May 17, 2019CA

TAKATA RECALL ... I WAS IN PROCESS OF GETTING A VALUE ON MY VEHICLE THRU KBB.COM AND KELLY BLUE BOOK HAD 5 RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. ONE OF THEM WAS THE TAKATA RECALL. NO ONE HAS NOTIFIED ME AND APPARENTLY THEY KNEW SINCE 2016. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY SINCE MY WIFE IS THE ONE WHO DRIVES THE TRUCK ALL THE TIME WITH MY 3 CHILDREN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED TO. THANKS....

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed May 13, 201940,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND FORMING INTO PIECES. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD LEAD TO THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *BF *AS

Air Bags
Filed May 9, 2019TX

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LOAN STAR CHEVROLET (18900 NORTHWEST FWY, JERSEY VILLAGE, TX 77065 (281) 653-6119) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 20, 2019160,000 milesAZ

INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. IT WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING CITY STREETS AND AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE LOCK BUTTONS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING DASHBOARDLIGHTS AND GAUGES GO OFF AND ON LIKE A PINBALL MACHINE, ALL WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS. SOMETIMES LOSING ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 18, 2019TN

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PAYNE CHEVROLET (2807 MEMORIAL BLVD, SPRINGFIELD, TN 37172, (615) 384-5573) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Engine
Filed Apr 9, 2019124,639 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND SHOOK. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THE CHECK ENGINE AND STABILITRAK WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEN STOLER CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 343 BALTIMORE BLVD, WESTMINSTER, MD 21157, (443) 650-0926) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL WAS TRAVELING BEHIND THE PISTON AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,639.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 8, 2019ID

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED CHIPMAN & TAYLOR CHEVROLET AT (509) 592-4152 (LOCATED AT 250 SE BISHOP BLVD, PULLMAN, WA 99163) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 1, 2019CA

TAKATA RECALL CHEV HAS NOT DEALT WITH THE REMEDY ON REPLACING AIR BAGS. FORD HAD A SETTLEMENT AND OTHER DEALERS HAVE DEALT WITH THE REPLACEMENTS. I WANT CHEV TO FIX MY VEHICLE NOW. ITS BEEN THREE YEARS OF WAITING!

Air Bags
Filed Mar 26, 2019FL

EVERY TIME WE CONTACT A DEALER TO GET OUR AIRBAGS CHANGED OUT WE ARE TOLD THEY DON'T HAVE ANY TO CHANGE OUT SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THE DEFECT AIRBAGS IN MY TRUCK.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 22, 2019149,000 milesMI

LEAKING FUEL AT FUEL PUMP AT TANK LINE RUSTED AWAY!

Air Bags
Filed Mar 13, 2019TX

"TAKATA RECALL" NHTSA RECALL NUMBER-16V381 I'M MERELY CONCERNED THAT'S ITS BEEN 3 YEARS SINCE I RECEIVED THE TAKATA RECALL LETTER, AND THAT GM'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN, "RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE." FROM WHAT I'VE GATHERED FROM THE RECALL, VEHICLES IN HOT, HUMID CLIMATES ARE MORE AT RISK. THIS ALSO CONCERNS ME, BECUASE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2011 WHILE LIVING IN HAWAII. I LIVED THERE FOR TWO YEARS, MOVED BACK TO TEXAS FOR A YEAR, THEN MOVED BACK TO HAWAII FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS, AND THEN BACK TO TEXAS, SHIPPING MY TRUCK BACK AND FORTH THROUGH THOSE MOVES. HAWAII IS EXTREMELY HUMID, AND MORE OVEN THAN NOT, HOT. AND TEXAS IS EXTREMELY HOT AND CAN GET HUMID. I'M WORRIED THAT MY TRUCK MIGHT BE MORE AT RISK.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 12, 2019FL

TAKATA RECALL - I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER ABOUT THIS RECALL IN JULY 2016 WHEN I RECEIVED THE LETTER AND IT HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED. I RECENTLY HAD MY TRUCK AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT HADN'T BEEN FIXED EITHER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO HAVE MY RECALLED AIRBAGS REPLACED.

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 4, 2019FL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS STRUCTURALLY INFERIOR DUE TO CRACKS FROM THE MIDDLE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DASHBOARD COULD AFFECT OTHER COMPONENTS, SUCH AS THE AIR BAGS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). NILES CHEVROLET (3500 N ROOSEVELT BLVD, KEY WEST, FL 33040, (305) 390-0320) STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 3, 2019100,000 milesTN

DASH IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 28, 201945,000 milesVA

THE DASH IS CRACKING AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND THE ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE SPEEDOMETER. THIS POSES A DANGER TO ALL OCCUPANTS IF A CRASH WERE TO HAPPEN AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WERE TO GO OFF. THIS WOULD SEND SHARDS OF BROKEN PLASTIC DASHBOARD EVERYWHERE. UNSAFE TO SAY THE LEAST.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 27, 201972,500 milesKY

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE I STOP LEAVE IT IN START POSITION AND IT WILL START BY ITSELF WHEN NOT ATTEMPTING TO START. AFTER THIS WHEN PUT INTO GEAR IT WILL SHUT OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

Seat Belts
Filed Feb 22, 2019IN

ALL 4 SEAT BELTS WILL NOT FULLY RETRACT

Air Bags
Filed Feb 18, 201980,000 milesTX

RECALL ON AIRBAGS. NO REMEDY FROM GM. DISCOVERED ON MY OWN THAT GOOD 2012 AIRBAGS HAVE SAME PART NUMBER AS MY RECALLED 2011 AIRBAGS. DEALER WILL NOT INSTALL GOOD 2012 AIRBAGS IN MY TRUCK. I WANT YOU TO DEMAND THAT GM BE ORDERED TO REPLACE MY RECALLED AIRBAGS WITH GOOD 2012 AIRBAGS.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 17, 201958,000 milesFL

ACCORDING TO NHTSA MY VEHICLE HAS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL . WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF YET ? I'VE ASKED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE'S NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 17, 201972,000 milesAL

TAKATA RECALL: THE TRADE IN VALUE ON MY METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED. IT COST ME NEARLY $5000 IN ACTUAL VALUE, AS A DEALER CANNOT RESELL A TRADED IN VEHICLE WITH AN ACTIVE RECALL AND MUST SEND IT TO BE AUCTIONED. SO I HAVE SUFFERED BOTH SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS FROM CONSTANTLY BEING IN FEAR THE AIRBAG IS GOING TO RANDOMLY BLOW MY NUTS OFF, AND CRIPPLING UNDUE MONETARY HARDSHIP BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF TAKATA OR GM TO RESOLVE THIS RECALL. WHICHT HAS BEEN ACTIVE FOR 5 [XXX] YEARS I MIGHT ADD. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY BECAUSE OF MY ANXIETY TO RISK DEATH BY AIRBAG DECAPITATION!! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 14, 201975,000 milesNY

BATTERY DIED DUE TO HEADLIGHTS COMING ON WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. LIGHTS CAN NOT BE SHUT OFF FROM SWITCH, OPENING THE HOOD I DETECTED ELECTRICAL SMELL. I REMOVED THE FUSE BOX COVER AND NOTICED WATER COLLECTING AND STAINS. I PULLED SEVERAL FUSES AND FOUND THREE THAT MELTED. ALL THIS HAPPENED AFTER A ICE STORM FOLLOWED BY A WARMING UP AND MELTING TREND THE WATER COLLECTED ON THE FENDER BRACE AND LEAKED INTO UNDER HOOD FUSE BLOCK. I REPLACED THE FUSE BLOCK AND ALL IS OK. THOUGH FUSES WERE MELTED APART THEY STILL MADE CONTACT AND EASILY COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. I DRILLED HOLES INTO FENDER BRACES AND REDIRECTED THE WATER.

Structure › BodyCrash
Filed Feb 8, 2019105,000 milesAL

MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TOP CONTROL ARM BROKE WHEN I HIT A POLE ON THE REAR OF MY TRUCK. IT SNAPPED OFF AT THE BALL. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND SIDE SWIPED A POLE AT ABOUT 5 MPH. SHOULD NOT HAVE SNAPPED A PART IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK! THERE IS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CORROSION UNDER MY TRUCK. EVEN BEHIND THE REAR TAIL LIGHT WHICH SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN EXPOSED, THERE'S RUST. THIS TRUCK HAS MORE RUST THAT TRUCKS THAT ARE 30 YEARS OLD.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 6, 201995,000 milesTN

MY DASH HAS CRACKED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES AT DIFFERENT TIMES. IT IS UNKNOWN TO ME WHAT CAUSED THE FIRST TWO CRACKS, BUT THE MOST RECENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT ALSO WORRIES ME THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, IT MAY AFFECT THE AIRBAGS OR EVEN PROJECT PIECES OF THE DASH TOWARDS ANYONE IN THE VEHICLE.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 2, 201940 milesLA

TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE YEARS AGO, RECALL #49151. I'VE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER ENOUGH TIMES THAT THEY KNOW ME AND KNOW WHY I'M CALLING AND HAVE BEEN VERY NICE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT HE NEEDS PART # 2049151 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT HE SAYS THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE HELP. THANKS

Air Bags
Filed Jan 28, 2019NM

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 24, 2019GA

THIS AIR BAG RECALL STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AFTER GREATER THAN THREE YEARS. WHY ARE WE STILL ALLOWING CARS WITH TAKATA AIR BAGS TO BE SOLD IN THIS COUNTRY WHE THEY HAVE NOT RESOLVED ISSUES WITH THOUSANDS OF CARS ALREADY ON THE ROAD? ARE YOU WAITING ON A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CITIZENS TO BE INJURED BEFORE TAKING ANY FURTHER ACTION?

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jan 24, 2019174,000 milesTX

UPON DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE SERVICE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGES. THE TRUCK HAD MINIMAL POWER WHEN STEPPING ON GAS AND TRUCK WOULD JERK. WHEN IDLING ENGINE IS LOUD AND SHAKES.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jan 22, 201980,000 milesMI

STABILTRAK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. SHORTLY THEREAFTER AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM AROSE, FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. OBVIOUS STEERING ASSIST FAILURE DURING A DROP IN VOLTAGE, AND THEN RETURN, WHICH CREATES UNMANAGEABLE AND DANGEROUS VEHICLE, RANDOM SURGES OCCURRING. CONTACTED GM FOR POSSIBLE RECALL? NON-EXISTENT. WE ARE FACED WITH A HUGE AUTO REPAIR BILL.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 15, 2019100,000 milesTN

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS PROMPTING ME TO THINK THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE TAKATA RECALL. MY 2011 SILVERADO HAS LESS THAN 100,00 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING NOISES, THEN IT STOPPED. PRIOR TO THAT NOTHING WAS INDICATED AS GOING WRONG. ONE MONTH LATER, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT MOVE INTO GEARS. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN THE SERVICE THAT I AM GETTING OUT OF IT.ALSO THE INTERIOR IS DETERIORATING. MY RADIO DIALS AND HEAT/AIR CONTROL BUTTONS ARE FADED. THE STEERING WHEEL IS PEELING. I EVEN BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY POWER WINDOW WENT OUT, FIXED BY WARRANTY. THIS TRUCK HAS TOO MANY DEFECTS AND I AM SEEKING SOME ANSWERS AND ASSISTING IN CORRECTING THESE PROBLEMS.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 11, 2019112,000 milesTX

MAY 27,2011 GM ANNOUCED A RECALL OF THE PASSEGER SIDE AIR BAG ON MY TRUCK. RECALL # 16V381. NOW THE DEALER TELLS ME GM IS ASKING Y'ALL TO ALLOW THEM CANCEL THIS RECALL. ARE WE THE CONSUMER EXPECTED TO JUST WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED WHEN ONE OF THESE DEFECTIVE INFLATORS RUPURES?? AND THEN GM MIGHT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. GM NEEDS TO BE PROACTIVE AND NOT REACTIVE. LETS GET THESE FIXED BEFORE MY WIFE OR SOMEONE ESLE GETS KILLED.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 10, 2019TX

TAKATA RECALL - NHTSA NUMBER 16V381. MAY 2016. I AM TOLD THAT GM FILED A NOTICE OF INCONSEQUENTIALITY REGARDING THIS RECALL IN AUGUST 2017, ROUGHLY 17 MONTHS AGO. I BELIEVE THE NEXT STEP IS FOR NHTSA TO ACCEPT OR DENY GM'S POSITION. WHEN SHOULD NHTSA'S RESPONSE BE EXPECTED?

Air Bags
Filed Jan 2, 2019NC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SCENIC BUICK GMC CADILLAC (2300 ROCKFORD ST, MT AIRY, NC 27030, (336) 789-9011) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 17, 201820 milesGA

IGNITION SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. IT WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING CITY STREETS AND AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE LOCK BUTTONS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK REPEATEDLY WHILE SHOWING THE TRUCK IN PARK, ALL WHILE GOING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. IT'S TERRIFYING. SOMETIMES IT WON'T START OR DO ANYTHING. BUT IF I JIGGLE IT THEN IT WILL START. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH MULTIPLE DRIVERS. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND DID SOME QUICK ONLINE SEARCHES AND THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS.

Unknown or OtherFire
Filed Dec 15, 2018160,000 milesLA

TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK BROKE AT THE BRACKET.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 30, 2018CA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (ROTOLO CHEVROLET, 16666 S HIGHLAND AVE, FONTANA, CA 92336, (909) 333-6924) STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Nov 27, 2018166,000 milesIN

DASH GAUGES AND LIGHTS TURN OFF AND ON WHILE IN PARK, DRIVING, AND STATIONARY. THIS TYPICALLY CAN BE FIXED BY TURNING THE TRUCK ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON BUT THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE WHEN DRIVING. THIS OCCURS ABOUT 1-2 TIMES PER DAY

Engine
Filed Nov 13, 201828,200 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING FROM A COLD START AND WOULD ALSO SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (REEDMAN TOLL CHEVROLET OF EXTON, 421 W LINCOLN HWY, EXTON, PA 19341, (484) 364-3809), BUT WAS DENIED SERVICE EVEN THOUGH THE MANUFACTURER SENT A LETTER OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE. THE WARRANTY WAS FOR A THROTTLE SENSOR MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE POWER TO BE REDUCED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,200.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 13, 2018TX

TAKATA RECALL NO REMEDY IN TIMELY MANNER.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 12, 2018LA

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE JULY 2016 FOR FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATORS .. HAVE BEEN CHECKING WEB SITE FOR RECALL AND IT KEEPS SAYING IT'S NET AVAILABLE YET ?? AM COURIOUS AS TO HOW LONG THIS TAKES. IT'S BEEN 2 YEARS

Electrical SystemFire
Filed Nov 8, 201897,428 milesCT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DEFROSTER BECAME INOPERATIVE. GOODYEAR PERFORMED AN ASSESSMENT OF THE VEHICLE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WITHIN THE DEFROSTER HOUSING HAD MELTED. BOB VALENTI CHEVROLET (3050, 72 JERRY BROWNE ROAD, MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT 06355, (860) 536-4931) WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR, WIRING HARNESS, AND TRANSISTOR WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: CAS-8-4809459254. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,428.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 7, 2018TX

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (HENNA CHEVROLET, 8805 N INTERSTATE HWY 35, AUSTIN, TX 78753, 1-(512) 832-1888) AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 16, 2018TX

I CONTACTED 5 DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA INQUIRING ABOUT REPLACING THE AIRBAG ON THE RECALL. I GOT A CALL FROM ONLY ONE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 13, 2018125,000 milesAL

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THAT MY 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 WAS UNDER RECALL FOR TAKATA AIRBAGS. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER THREE TIMES ASKING IF PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND STILL NO REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS. I LIVE IN ALABAMA WHICH IS A HUMID CLIMATE WHICH IS MORE ACCEPTABLE TO CAUSE AIR BAG TO BE DEFECTIVE.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Oct 11, 201859,000 milesNY

BRAKES FAILED ON I-26 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. SPEED WAS BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. TWO CARS WERE HIT. EXAMINATION SHOWED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AT LEFT FRONT. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOUND FLUID APPEARED TO BE LEAKING FROM BRAKE LINE. HE WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS FROM RUBBER HOSE OR METAL TUBING. HE DID SEE CORROSION. VEHICLE HAS UNDER 59K MILES AND IS REGISTERED IN NY. DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS 10/5/18. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT ABRA ASHEVILLE F150, 611 BREVARD RD ASHEVILLE, NC 28806 (828) 210-9292.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 10, 2018TX

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. RON CRAFT CHEVROLET (4114 I-10, BAYTOWN, TX 77521, 855-984-2876) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VINE TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TTT *JB

Air Bags
Filed Oct 5, 2018NV

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER (ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET, 5501 DREXEL RD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89130, 702-967-5500) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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