APPROX. 1 WEEK AGO WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, STABILITRAK ERROR POPS UP ON SCREEN AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND ENGAGED, STABILITRAK ERROR DISPLAYS AGAIN. INITIATED MY TURN SIGNAL TO SIGNAL LANE CHANGE WHICH DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON BUT NOT ENGAGED, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ON IT'S OWN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV AS AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT MIGHT BE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE ASSEMBLY AND FUSE BLOCK AND SAID IT WOULD COST ME $768 BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AND IS LIKELY JUST THE STARTING POINT. HAD THE RECALL DONE BACK IN AUGUST OF 2018 FOR THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING (WHERE THEY SIMPLY ERASED THE SOFTWARE AND LOADED NEW SOFTWARE) SO THE DEALERSHIP TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE.
2014 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 2014 record →
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS DUE TO VOLTAGE ISSUES. THE RECALL AND SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS FROM THE PREVIOUS RECALL. I HAVE NOTICED WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS I WILL TEMPORARILY LOOSE POWER STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN I AM IN A PARKING LOT, PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, AT LOW SPEEDS 5-10 MPH, AND WHEN I AM TURNING. THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING FOR A SECOND OR SO AND THEN COMES RIGHT BACK. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING AS IF THERE IS A LOW VOLTAGE ISSUE. THE VOLTAGE METER HAS BEEN IN THE NORMAL OPERATING RANGE, AND I HAVE HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ALARMS WHEN THESE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED TODAY 4/30/19 WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT.
BRAKES RANDOMLY BECOME VERY STIFF AND HARD TO PUSH MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPEN ABOUT 3-4 TIME OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE THEFT DETERRENT WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED "PLEASE ROLL DOWN DRIVER WINDOW". THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. HUDIBURG CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 6000 TINKER DIAGONAL, MIDWEST CITY, OK 73110, (844) 362-3330) WAS CALLED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
MILEAGE: APPROX. 43600 TWICE THIS PAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING, BOTH ON WEDNESDAY, THE ELECTRONICS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN 'NO ENGINE, NO STEERING, NO NOTHING'! ELECTRONICS RETURNED MUCH LIKE THERE WAS AN 'AUTO-RESET' BREAKER. ON FRIDAY MORNING BRIEFLY WOULD NOT START AND SIGNALED A PERIMETER READING. MY WIFE WAS WITH ME ON BOTH OCCURRENCES AND CONTINUED THE ISSUE WITH CLIFF WHEN THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED WITHOUT A REPAIR OF THE ISSUE. HER POINT WAS SIMPLE, THE VEHICLE COULD CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT. UPON RETURNING HOME SUSAN RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS MENTIONED WITH ONLY TWO MENTIONS OF POTENTIAL REPAIRS THAT MADE LITTLE SENSE; I.E., A FLY WHEEL SENSOR, THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE ASSEMBLY, A REPAIR OF G218 GROUND, ETC .
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TURNS OFF BY ITSELF, LOCKING STEERING WHEEL AND EVERYTHING GOING BLANK. AFTER A MINUTE OR SO VEHICLE WILL TURN BACK ON.
WELDS ON AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER/TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILED CAUSING THE FREON TO BE RELEASED AND AC SYSTEM TO FAIL. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
BRAKE PEDAL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO PUSH WHEN MOVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS(BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC) AS WELL AS REVERSING INTO DRIVEWAY CLOSE TO TO OTHER VEHICLES HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, HAVE TAKEN INTO LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL.
PAINT PEELING, THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. PEELING AROUND THE DOORS BUT GM WONT FIX IT AND NOW ITS OUT OF WARRANTY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR HAD EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROYAL NISSAN SUBARU (LOCATED AT 3845 NY-281, CORTLAND, NY 13045, (607) 753-9774) WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WAS REPLACED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,333.
HARD TO PRESS BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEED AND SOMETIMES UNABLE TO STOP DUE TO STIFFNESS OF PEDAL
AT VERY LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDDLE BECOMES VERY HARD AND WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT AND ONCE THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND STARTED AGAIN THE BRAKES WILL PERFORM LIKE NORMAL. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHILE PARKING OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.
AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE TRUCK, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY STIFF (HARD). I HAD TO APPLY BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK. THIS OCCURRED TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH. CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT OTHER SILVERADO AND SIERRA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM . THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR DIES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE! IN BOTH CASES I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING THE TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY AND AT HOME DEPOT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES UNTIL THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO STARLING CHEVROLET (1001 E IRLO BRONSON MEMORIAL HWY, ST CLOUD, FL 34760) WHERE THE BRAKE ASSIST VAUUM PUMP WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5195285314. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY HARD TO PUSH AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER DEPRESSING 2 OR3 TIMES
BRAKE BOOSTER WENT OUT AT SLOW SPEEDS. WAS BACKING UP AND NOTICED BRAKES WERE HARD TO PUSH. PULLED FORWARD AND THE SAME THING. ONCE I STARTED TO DRIVE THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. VERY HARD BRAKE PEDAL AFTER DRIVING AROUND PARKING LOT. CAR HAD TO BE LESS THAN 3MPH FOR PROBLEM TO OCCUR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
LOOSING BRAKES STARTS WHEN MOVING BACKWARDS I HAVE TO PUT BOTH FEET ON PEDAL TO STOP, THEN DOES SAME THING WHEN MOVING FORWARD. DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. STARTED AT ABOUT 29000 MILES HAVE ABOUT 29500 ON IT NOW HAVEN'T DRIVEN IN A FEW MONTHS
I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK USED 3 MO AGO, FROM A DEALER WITH ~101,000 MI ON IT. IN THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AFFECTING MULTIPLE SYSTEMS. INITIALLY, THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED THE STABILITRACK AND POWER STEERING DASH WARNINGS ALARMING, WITH A SLIGHT CHANGE IN RESPONSIVENESS OF THE STEERING. IT HAS PROGRESSED TO COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER (DASH, AC, RADIO, EVERYTHING GOES OUT, LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED STEERIN, AND 2/3 TIMES WITH THE VEHICLE REQUIRING BEING RESTARTED MANUALLY (ENGINE HAD ALSO SHUT DOWN). TYPICALLY AFTER THE ELECTRICAL FLICKER EITHER THE STABILITRACK, THE POWER STEERING OR BOTH MESSAGES WITH ALARM. THIS HAS GENERALLY HAPPENED WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 20 MPH AND 5 MPH, BUT IT NEXT ORIGINATES AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED. 2 OF THE 3 TIMES ALSO INCLUDED STOPPING WITH A GENTLE TURN, AS APPROACHING A STOP, FROM WHICH I WOULD THEN TURN. ONE OF THE ELECTRICAL FLICKERS OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CAPTURE A PICTURE AS THIS IS OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING, AND THE WARNING INDICATOR TURNS OFF AFTER 3-5 SECONDS.
TAKATA RECALL - TRIED PARKING TODAY AND BACKED INTO MY PARKING GARAGE WALL AT WORK - NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE BUT SCARED ME QUITE A LOT TO ALL THE SUDDEN LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY BRAKES - PEDAL BECAME STIFF - WOULD BARELY MOVE NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED IT AND THEN BRAKES STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. ALL THE FORUMS I AM READING IS RELATED TO VACUUM PUMP. THIS IS A JOKE THAT THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. THESE GENIUSES ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY ARE GOING TO FIX IT APPARENTLY. TRUCK IS 2014 SILVERADO 1500 LTZ Z71 WITH ONLY 29,000 MILES ON IT. SURE AS HELL IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD.
2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO MULTIPLE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND JUST RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT THE FAULTY VACUUM PUMP FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM. BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MINE FOR OVER A YEAR, BUT APPARENTLY IT'S ONLY COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER IF IT'S UNDER 72K MILES. EITHER IT'S A MANUFACTURER FAULT OR IT'S NOT. MY BEING OVER 72K MAKES IT 'MY PROBLEM' I SUPPOSE. SAD THEY ARE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS.
SUSPENSION MAKES NOISES WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMP. DRIVER SEAT FEELS LIKE IT MOVES/SHIFTS SLIGHTLY WHEN MAKING A TURN. NO BRAKE PEDAL OR 'ROCK' HARD BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS, IN TRAFFIC, OR WHEN IN REVERSE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SEIZED IN 4-WHEEL HIGH. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE SERVICE 4X4 OR SERVICE STABILITRAC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BIDELMAN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 4048 OAK ORCHARD RD, ALBION, NY 14411, (585) 331-8162) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TCM MODULE NEEDED TO HAVE A SOFTWARE UPDATE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED NOT TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE IN THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AXLE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CAPPELLINO BUICK GMC (5411 TRANSIT RD, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221, (716) 650-4471), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
BRAKES BECAME HARD TO PUSH AND TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP. IT STARTED OFF WHEN BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THEN DRIVING FORWARD SLOWLY. THAT WAS LAST FALL. NOW THE BRAKES ARE HARD TO DEPRESS ALL THE TIME, AND SOMETIMES HAVE TO USE BOTH FEET. BROUGHT IT TO MECHANIC SHOP AND IT IS THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP.
WHEN LOCKING DOORS PASSENGER REAR DOOR DOES NOT LOCK WHEN PARKED HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK
I LOSE POWER BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS THE PEDAL GETS VERY STIFF TO WHERE I CAN ALMOST NOT EVEN STOP. IT EVEN STARTED GETTING WORSE AT HIGH SPEEDS NOW
WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE CHANGED LANE INTO MY LANE WHICH FORCED ME TO BRAKE TO AVOID A COLLISION, BUT BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY STIFF AND REQUIRED MORE FORCE THAN USUAL TO APPLY THE THE BRAKES. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AND BUT HAD TO PULL OVER TO A PARKING LOT CHECK ON MY FAMILY WHO WERE SHAKEN UP ABOUT THE ORDEAL. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES TO SEE IF IT RESETS THE PROBLEM BUT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING IT AROUND THE PARKING LOT A FEW TIMES, THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE AND A BRAKE ASSIST SERVICE MESSAGE WAS NOW SHOWING.
BRAKES BECAME HARD TO PUSH DOWN AND COULD BARELY STOP. LUCKILY I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT WORK AND THE SIDEWALK LEDGE STOPPED ME. NOW WHEN I TRY TO STOP THE BRAKES WILL ONLY PUSH DOWN ABOUT AN INCH THEN ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PUSH DOWN TO STOP. FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY THE VACUUM PUMP.
ON 4/2/2019 WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, SLOWED TO MAKE LEFT TURN. WHILE MIDWAY THROUGH INTERSECTION, ENGINE DIED, DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES GONE. WITHIN SECONDS EVERYTHING POWERED BACK UP AND ENGINE RESUMED AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. WARNING INDICATORS WORDS FLASHED BRIEFLY. I CAUGHT "STABILITRACK". I DROVE FOR ANOTHER MILE AND AS I WAS ENTERING DRIVEWAY ABOUT 5 MPH AND WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, ENGINE AND DASH LIGHTS WENT OFF AGAIN AND RESTARTED AGAIN. PRIOR TO ALL THIS HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING AND THERE WAS A LITTLE DEADENING IN THE POWER STEERING. TRUCK HAD 72,950 MILES. I CHECKED THE GROUNDING POINTS AND CLEARED OUT THE DEADENING MATERIAL THAT SLIGHTLY IMPEDED IT. NOT SURE THIS WILL HELP. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ON 6/22/18 AT 64,888 MILES, I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. AT THAT TIME TOOK IT IN TO SHOP. THEY TIGHTENED THE GROUNDING BOLTS (G218) AND CLEANED THE BATTERY TERMINALS. I GUESS IT HELPED UNTIL RECENTLY. IT COST $180.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY FIRM. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER THE FAILURE, THE SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
AIRBAG SENSOR SERVICE LIGHT GOES ON FOR A WHILE THEN GOES OFF FOR A WHILE IF NOT MOVING WHEN THE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON STAYS ON IF THE SERVICE LIGHT IS OFF WHEN NOT MOVING IT STAYS OFF
TRUCK UNDER 52,000 MILES, HAD ALL KNOWN RECALLS (6) PERFORMED AT CLIFF ANSCHUETZ. ALL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED WITHIN MANUFACTURE SPECIFIED GUIDE LINES HERE ALSO. TRUCK NEVER DISPLAYED ERROR CODE OR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SINCE PURCHASED NEW. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 45 MILES AN HOUR MARCH 6, 2019, ENGINE MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH BEEP TONE: OIL PRESSURE LOW TURN OFF ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF, LET TRUCK SIT FOR 5 MINUTES. NO OIL OR FLUIDS WHERE LEAKING. OIL APPEARED NORMAL AND AT PROPER LEVEL, DID NOT SMELL BURNED. STARTED ENGINE ERROR CODE WAS GONE, DROVE 1 MILES TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP. SAME ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED AFTER GOING 100'. AUTO REPAIR SHOP GAVE ME BAD NEWS 3 CODES: 1) P0324 KNOCK SENSOR, 2) P0521 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE PERFORMANCE, 3) P06DD ENGINE OIL PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE STUCK OFF. WENT TO FELDMAN CHEVROLET OF HIGHLAND, TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, LAKESIDE TOWING DELIVERED MY TRUCK THERE. FELDMAN WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS STATING OUT OF WARRANTY. WILL GIVE ME $2000 DOLLARS OFF ON CERTI REBUILT MOTOR, MY COST $7,200 W/12 MONTH WARRANTY. NOT ACCEPTABLE. SALESMAN THERE OFFERED ME $8000 AS TRADE IN. WORKING WITH GM COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT, THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN ALL INFORMATION. BEEN NICE BUT SEEMS LIKE I AM CAUGHT IN MIDDLE BETWEEN HER AND SERVICE MANAGER AT FELDMAN. AS OF, 4/30/2019, I AM AWAITING A CALL BACK FROM GM. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS ENGINE DESCRIBED IN SO MANY BLOGS! GOOGLE 2014 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 ENGINE FAILURE. VACUUM PUMP
AC CONDENSER HAS A HOLE WHICH IS CAUSING THE FREON TO LEAK. THIS IS A KNOWN GM ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN IS NOT ALWAYS AN OPTION AND AS A RESULT UNSAFE AIR AND HEAT CONDITIONS ARE EXPERIENCED
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS MADE A REALLY LOUD POPPING NOISE, TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND THE RACK AND PINION ARE COMING APART. DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND BULLETIN 14204B AND IT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY TRUCK BUT THE VIN DOESN'T COME BACK. I HAVE KIDS AND THIS IS NOT ANYTHING TO TAKE LIGHTLY PER THE RECALL AND THE MECHANIC. IF IT IS SAME AS WHAT RECALL IS WHY ISN'T THIS TRUCK INCLUDED???? TOOK TO LOCAL CHVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY EVEN SAID SAME THING.
VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES. FIRST, POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW SPEED TURNS. THEN, THE CAR OCCASIONALLY LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER (SCREENS, GAUGES, LIGHTS, STARTER, GARAGE DOOR OPENER) WHILE PARKED AND OFF. THEN LAST WEEK, IT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AT 70+ MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. LOST POWER STEERING, ALL SCREENS TURNED OFF, GAUGES WHEN TO ZERO, ETC. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND THEN EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON. MANY WARNING LIGHTS INCLUDING POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, PARKING ASSIST DISABLED. THIS ALSO GAVE A 4WD SERVICE WARNING. NOW, I GET THE SERVICE 4WD WARNING EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE AND IT WILL NOT GO INTO 4 WD.
BRAKES ENGAGED AND LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DURING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS IN JULY 2018.TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & PROBLEM WAS THE BRAKING MODULE. HOWEVER, 6 MONTHS LATER AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND LOCK UP AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & THIS TIME THEY DETERMINED THE BOOSTER VALVE CONTROLLING THE BRAKE FLUID WAS THE ISSUE. 2 DAYS LATER, THE BRAKE ASSIST ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AGAIN. HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE ASSIST BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET IT TO RELEASE. THESE INSTANCES ARE OCCURRING WHILE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE BARE & TEMPS ARE ABOVE FREEZING. THIS IS DANGEROUS SINCE BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC TRAVELING ANYWHERE FROM 30 MPH TO 50 MPH.
WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES ACT LIKE LOSS OF POWER BRAKE AND HAVE AT LEAST 5 TIMES ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE COULDN'T STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED AND IT WAS THE VACUUM PUMP, AND AFTER FINDING OUT THE PROBLEM I FOUND ON THE WEB THAT THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS ON 2014-2018 GM TRUCKS AND WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED, ESPECIALLY AFTER IT COST ME OVER $800. I HAVE AROUND 72,000 MILES AND LOOKING ON THE WEB QUITE A FEW HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AS EARLY AS 10,000-30,000 BUT WAS TAKEN CARE OF UNDER WARRANTY AND PROBABLY WEREN'T REPORTED
AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD/IMPOSSIBLE TO PRESS AND DOES NOT SLOW DOWN THE TRUCK. IT FEELS AS IF I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS ACCORDING TO WHAT I AM SEEING WHILE RESEARCHING THE ISSUE.
AT LOW IDLE THE BRAKE ASSIST DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE TO PUSH VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE TO STOP. IN CITY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IT'S IMPOSSIBLE
MY TRUCK SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. MOSTLY WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE STEERING BECOMES STIFF ALSO.
* AC WHEN OUT YESTERDAY IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD I SEARCH ON YOUTUBE AND A LOT PEOPLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM IS FUNNY BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE SAY IS COMMON THIS PROBLEM NO IS NOT GENERAL MOTORS SURE MAKE A RECALL AND FIXED . *AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AFTER MY 2 ND YEAR *REAR MIDDLE SEAT WON'T LATCH
AT LOW SPEEDS OR IDLE, POWER BRAKES ARE LOST REQUIRING TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKING TO PREVENT COLLISIONS.
BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AFTER PRESSING 2 OR 3 TIMES WHEN ENGINE IS AT OR NEAR IDLE RESULTING IN ABSOLUTELY ZERO BRAKING ABILITY. OCCURS IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. RESULTED IN HAVING TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO PREVENT A COLLISION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMP SOUND AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREAT RIVER CHEVROLET GMC (264 DEVEREUX DR, NATCHEZ, MS 39120). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND KEPT FOR A MONTH. THE CONTACT PAID TO HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THE USED RACK AND PINION, BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE HIM THE PART. THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH HE HAD A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V414000 (STEERING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL AND CHARGED THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
SILVERADO WILL LOSS BRAKING POWER AT LOW SPEEDS (10MPH<) AND CONDITION WORSEN WHEN UNDER STOP-AND-GO-TRAFFIC.I HAVE DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE RELATED TO THE VACUUM PUMP - 12669488 GM ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT VACUUM PUMP
THE TRUCK SHAKES UNCOMFORTABLY AT VARYING INTENSITIES BETWEEN 70-80 MPH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND DID NOT RESTART FOR AT LEAST THIRTY MINUTES. RYAN CHEVROLET (1101 OLIVER RD, MONROE, LA 71201) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT COULD BRING IN THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED FOR A FEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.*BF . CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAS ISSUE WITH ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS SHUT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND TOOK TWENTY TO THIRTY MINUTES FOR THE ENGINE TO START BACK UP.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. STILLWATER MOTORS (5900 STILLWATER BLVD NORTH, STILLWATER, MN) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER TWICE IN 24 MONTHS. BOTH TIMES THE SITUATION WAS THE SAME, I WAS DRIVING AS USUAL AND IN NORMAL TRAFFIC WHEN I NEEDED TO BRAKE BUT MY PEDAL WAS HARD AS A ROCK AND I HAD TO USE BOTH FEET TO BRAKE.
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