COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, POWER STEERING, AIR BAGS, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND STEREO. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE JUMP STARTED TO MAKE TO HOME.
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints
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THE BRAKES KEEP GOING OUT LIKE THERE IS A VACUUM PROBLEM. THE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND BARELY CAN STOP. HAPPENS IN REVERSE AND FORWARD. NOTHING COMES UP ON THE DASH AS ANYTHING WRONG. HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND THEN IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAPPENS COMING UP TO STOP SIGNS AND WHEN BACKING INTO A PARKING STALL.
POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN GOING SLOW AND TRYING TO TURN. THE VOLTAGE INDICATOR GOES WAY DOWN INTO MINUS, THEN GOES BACK TO NORMAL. DEALER SAID IT WAS RACK AND PINION. THEY REPLACED IT AND IT FAILED AGAIN TWO DAYS LATER. I BELIEVE THE ELECTRIC STEERING PIWER ASSIST SYSTEM IS AT FAULT.
CRUISE CONTROL WILL SHUT OFF WHEN USING TURNING SIGNAL OR ROLLING UP WINDOWS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN BUSY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. SERVICE STABLI TRACK AND STEERING ASSIST REDUCED WILL COME UP ON DISPLAY. POWER STEERING IS INTERMITTENT WHEN TURNING. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN TURNING SIGNALS ARE USED. TRUCK WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN FOR A SPLIT SECOND WHILE DRIVING THEN EVERYTHING COMES BACK ON, COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WHEN KNOB FOR HEADLIGHTS IS TURNED FROM AUTO TO ON POSITION THE DASH AND INSTRUMENT PANEL GETS DIM AND STABLI TRACK AND REDUCED STEERING ASSIST MESSAGE COMES ON. REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK USING FOB, SOMETIMES I WILL HAVE TO HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE DOOR WILL UNLOCK AFTER LOCK HAS BEEN MANUALLY PUSHED DOWN. PASSENGER SEAT BELT DING IS ALSO INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. MY TRUCK JUST NOW STARTED HAVING ALL OF THESE ISSUES AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. WE DROVE FROM TEXAS TO KENTUCKY AND BACK TO TEXAS AND THESE ISSUES ALL STARTED DURING THIS TRIP. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY, I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT CHEVROLET AND CURRENTLY OWN THIS TRUCK AND A TAHOE BUT THEY MAY BE MY LAST. ALL BULBS ARE GOOD, ALL FUSES AND RELAYS ARE GOOD. TRUCK NOW HAS 66000 MILES ON IT. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AROUND 59000 MILES. SEEMS TO BE A WIRING OR ECM (COMPUTER) ISSUE TO ME. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE BUT YET NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MY VIN NUMBER.
ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE. WHILE IT WAS THERE, THEY PERFORMED THE POWER STEERING SAFETY RECALL. AFTER GOING TO TOWN ON FEBRUARY 24TH I STARTED MY TRUCK TO RETURN HOME AND THE DIC SHOWED A MESSAGE WHICH SAID, 'SERVICE POWER STEERING, DRIVE WITH CARE.' I NOW HAVE NO POWER STEERING AND IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE.
AT SLOW SPEED BRAKING SUCH AS ENTERING A PARKING SPOT BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE AND SLOW SPEED BRAKING AS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE BRAKES SEEM TO STOP WORKING AND THE PEDAL GETS HARD TO DEPRESS. STOPPING OCCURS WHEN GREAT FOOT PRESSURE IS APPLIED AND MAINTAINED. EVEN THEN IT WILL CREEP FORWARD OR BACKWARD A FEW INCHES
I HAVE A 2014 SILVERADO AND HAVE BEEN GETTING OFF AND ON GAS SMELL IN THE CAB. HAVE HAD A MECHANIC LIKE OK AT EVERY POSSIBILITY IT COULD BE AND HAVE FOUND NOTHING. HEAT IS ON AND IT IS WINTER TIME SOME TIMES WORSE WHEN YOU STOP AND THEN TURN RIGHT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING ICON FLASHED AND A LOCK INDICATOR DISPLAYED. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED AND VARIOUS UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS FLICKERED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SEIZED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AND EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TEAM LAKE ROAD AUTO SALES (13988 CONNEAUT LAKE RD, CONNEAUT LAKE, PA 16316, (814) 382-9336) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR OVER THREE WEEKS. A LOANER VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY SPECIFIC TECHNICAL GUIDELINES REGARDING DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER RELEASED THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE OWNER AND THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND A SECOND LOANER VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED BEFORE IT WAS PURCHASED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V414000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE REMEDY FAILED, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECOURSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: PE18012 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED ANY BRAKE SYSTEM RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FOUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALLS AND TWO STEERING RE
FAULTY BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. BRAKE PEDAL EXTREMELY STIFF, LOSS OF POWER ASSIST.
DURING A RECENT COLD SPELL I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 SILVERADO HOME WITH THE RE DEFROSTER ON. RANDOMLY I STARTED HEARING A WHISTLING SOUND, THEN WHEN I REACHED MY HOME I SAW THAT THE REAR WINDOW (TO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE SLIDING WINDOW) HAD RANDOMLY SHATTERED LEAVING GLASS PIECES ON THE TONNEAU COVER AND HAD FALLEN IN ON MY DAUGHTERS CAR SEAT. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR OTHER EVENT THAT PRECIPITATED THE SHATTERING, BUT AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR THE HOLE HAS SPREAD AND MORE GLASS CONTINUES TO FALL OUT.
ON JUNE 3, 2018 UPON CRANKING THE TRUCK, THE A/C BEGAN BLOWING EXTREMELY HOT AIR TO THE POINT IT LEFT A RED MARK ACROSS MY HAND AFTER FEELING FOR THE VENT WAITING FOR THE TEMPERATURE TO COOL DOWN. IT WAS 90 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND RAINING SO WINDOWS COULDN'T BE ROLLED DOWN. WINDSHIELD REMAINED FOGGY DUE TO HUMIDITY WITHIN THE TRUCK AND I HAD TO PULL OVER FREQUENTLY WHEN DRIVING IN ORDER TO WIPE THE WINDSHIELD TO BE ABLE TO SEE. TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT OF THE TRUCK, ONE IN A REAR FACING CAR SEAT WERE BEYOND OVER HEATED AND WELL ON THEIR WAY TO HEAT EXHAUSTION BY THE TIME WE REACHED THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO TEMPERATURES REACHING ABOVE 95 WITHIN THE CAB. TRUCK WAS SEEN AT DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED DUE TO VIBRATION FROM DRIVING, THE A/C DISCHARGE HOSE WAS CRACKED ALLOWING THE HEAT FROM THE ENGINE TO BE BLOWN DIRECTLY INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. HOSE WAS REPLACED AD A BRACKET ADDED TO IMPROVE THE STABILITY OF THE HOSE AND REFRIGERANT ADDED. EIGHT MONTHS AND 4 DAYS LATER, A/C SUDDENLY BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR AGAIN. WAS ADVISED AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE HIGH SIDE SERVICE PORT WAS NOW LEAKING AND NEEDED A VALVE REPLACEMENT AND REFRIGERANT ADDED AGAIN.
WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS ON A DOWNHILL GRADE FOR EXAMPLE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE BRAKES SOMETIMES FAIL BY REQUIRING EXTREME FOOT PRESSURE TO STOP AND REQUIRING EXTRA BRAKING DISTANCE. IT'S HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR AND IT IS SO SPORADIC AND UNEXPECTED THAT IT SCARES YOU TO DEATH WHEN IT DOES. IT ALSO HAPPENS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRUCK IS SLOWLY CREEPING DOWN A LIGHT GRADE.
AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BREAKS ON MY TRUCK DO NOT WORK. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW VACUUM PUMP. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE IS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH OBJECTS AND OTHER CARS MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENIG FOR CLOSE TO A YEAR AND A HALF NOW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A GROWLING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIFTH TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TWO REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AT JIM GLOVER CHEVROLET (707 W 51ST STREET, TULSA, OK 74107). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 328,665.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V414000 (STEERING). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
BRAKES GO STIFF WHEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS. STOPPING DISTANCE BECOMES GREATER. HAVE TO PUSH VERY HARD ON BRAKES TO GET TRUCK TO STOP. WORRIED ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR.
VACUUM PUMP FAILING WHILE BRAKING, TRUCK NOT STOPPING NORMAL, BUT "SLOWLY ROLLING" TO A STOP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING ON AN INCLINE, IT LOST POWER. TEN MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE POWERED ON AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UEBELHOR AND SONS CHEVROLET (972 WERNSING RD, JASPER, IN 47546, (812) 220-4860) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5037917388. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
FRONT DRIVER SEAT IS NOT TIGHT. HEATED SEAT NOT WORMING LIGHT ON BUT NO HEAT
WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE AND BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHILE PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND THE FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE PROBLEM.
WHEN DRIVING TRUCK AND TURNING THE STEERING GETS HARD AND TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO CONTROL IT AGAIN. ALSO WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT DRIVING SLOW THE POWER STEERING GETS HARD AND CAUSES STEREO SCREEN TO TURN OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND CAUSES HEADLIGHTS TO DIM. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS DIM. IT'S VERY UNSAFE WHEN TURNING, CAN ALMOST LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL FOR STEERING JERKING. NOT ONLY DOES THIS HAPPEN WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION BUT ALSO WHEN TRUCK IS STATIONARY.
TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN THE ENGINE SWITCHES TO V4 I LOOSE BRAKING POWER AND HAVE ALMOST REAR-ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ALSO SINCE I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS IT HAS ALSO CAUSED ME TO ALMOST DRIVE OFF THE ROAD DOWN A MOUNTAIN. WHILE BACKING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WHICH IS ALSO A HILL I HAVE LOST BRAKING ABILITY WHICH HAS CAUSE ME TO ROLL DOWN BACKWARDS ALMOST HITTING MY HOUSE AND ALMOST GOING OFF OF A CLIFF. I HAVE CALLED AND HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS SPENDING $120.00 FOR AN INSPECTION WITH THEM TELLING ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND IT SHOULD BE HANDLED BY A FULL RECALL DUE TO IT BEING A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD COST ME AND OTHERS OUR LIVES. PLEASE PUSH GM TO MAKE THIS A NATIONAL RECALL AND MAKE THEM PUT THE SAFETY OF PEOPLES LIVES AHEAD OF MAKING PROFIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
: THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM TEMPORARILY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING DURING OPERATION, CAUSING THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT NEEDED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO FLUCTUATE DRAMATICALLY DURING THE MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM CYCLES ON AND OFF. THE ISSUE IS ESPECIALLY PREVALENT DURING LOW-SPEED MANEUVERS AND CAN BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE FAILURE OF OTHER SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE RADIO, STABILITY CONTROL, DOOR-LOCK CYCLING, AIR CONDITION OR CRUISE CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY, WHEN I'M PARKING OR MAKING A TURN. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN MID TURN AS I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE TRUCK.
THE POWERS STEERING GOES OUT WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE . THE CAR HAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN , SEEMS TO BE EFFECTED BY TURNING THE BLINKERS ON ? , IT'S LIKE THERE IS A COMPLETE GLITCH IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ? THE ELECTRIC DASH COMES ON AND OFF & YESTERDAY THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START .... I TRIED IT MULTIPLE TIMES AND FINIAL AFTER 15 MINUTES IT TURNED OVER AND NO MORE ISSUES YESTERDAY .
BRAKES STOPPED WORKING OR RATHER WERE VERY HARD TO APPLY. THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN SLOW TRAFFIC AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. DEALER SAYS THE VACUUM ASSIST WENT BAD. I
VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING IT HAS DONE THIS 4 TIMES TO WHICH I LOSE ABILITY TO CONTROL STEERING AND I HAVE TO BRAKE AND TRY TO REACH SIDE OF STREET AS SOON POSSIBLE I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER EVERY TIME AND THEY DO NOT GIVE ME A CAUSE OF WHY THIS IS HAPPENING NOR DO THEY FIX IT. I HAVE BEEN CHARGED EACH TIME I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN TO VERIFY WHY IS THIS HAPPENING. I HAD A LETTTER SENT TO ME BY A LAW FIRM LAW OFFICE OF RONALD J BOLZ, PLLC. ADDRESS 30928 FORD ROAD GARDEN CITY MICHIGAN, 48135 PHONE NUMBER 1-888-453-6667 FAX NUMBER 1-888-334-8333 WEB ADDRESS WWW.LEMONAUTO.COM EMAIL ADDRESS RBOLZ@LEMON AUTO.COM. MANUFACTURE DENIED ANY CLAIM. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE AND THERE ARE MANY ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND THIS ISSUE MENTIONED ABOVE. I AM AFRAID TO USE VEHICLE TO WHERE I LOSE CONTROL AND CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. SEE DOCUMENTATION ON DATES OF OCCURENCE
STARTED VEHICLE PULLED OUT OF GARAGE AND POWER WENT OUT AND VEHICLE STOPPED EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. WOULDN'T START. NO POWER AT ALL. THEN WAITED ABOUT 1 MINUTE AND TRUCK STARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS RESET, CLOCK TIME. AND IT DISPLAYED SOME ERROR ON DASHBOARD ABOUT ROLLING DOWN WINDOW AND IT WILL CLEAR SYSTEM . BUT COULDN'T BECAUSE ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE I DROVE 7 MILES TO PICK MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL AND GOT OUT OF TRUCK GOT MY SON AND WHEN WE GOT BACK INTO TRUCK PUT KEY IN AND TURNED IT NOTHING TRUCK WOULDN'T START. NOTHING AT ALL. WAITED A MINUTE TRIED AGAIN TRUCK STARTED RIGHT UP. EXCEPT MY WINDOW WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN DRIVER FRONT WINDOW. EVERY OTHER WINDOW WORKS. THIS TRUCK IS BARELY 4 YEARS OLD.
TRUCK SHIFTS BAD, ALMOST LIKE THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING USUALLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN AROUND 3RD-4TH GEAR. THE TRUCK ALSO VIBRATES AT 35 MPH UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS ALL HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING.
THIS HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO STOP.BRAKE VACUUM PUMP LEAKS AND FILLS BRAKE BOOSTER WITH ENGINE OIL REDUCING VACUUM RESIVORE MAKING BRAKE PEDEL VERY HARD.WIL NOT STOP! I HAVE ALL PARTS AND VACUUM BOOSTER STILL FULL OF ENGINE OIL.
STABILITRAK LIGHT KICKS ON AND OFF, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND SHUDDERS WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, HEADLIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS BLINK LIKE THE TRUCKS ABOUT TO LOSE POWER. SEARCHING ONLINE IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A DEVICE BULLETIN THAT FIXES THESE ISSUES, BUT I SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY FOR A SAFETY AND COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK. PIT5405A IS THE BULLETIN NUMBER.
BRAKE VACUUM PUMP HAS DETERIORATED CAUSING INCREASED BRAKING EFFORT AND LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES AT SLOWER SPEEDS. VACUUM PUMP WAS REPLACED ON JANUARY 18, 2019, BUT WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL DESPITE NUMEROUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT I STARTED TO PUSH MY BRAKE PEDAL AND I NOTICED IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP WITHOUT CRASHING I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. I CHECKED TO SEE IF I HAVE FLUID IN MY BRAKES BOOSTER AND IT WAS FULL. I GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK AND STARTED IT UP AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. A FEW MINUTES LATER MY ABS LIGHT AND STABLE TRAC LIGHT CAME ON. WE GOT THE TRUCK TO MY BUDDY SHOP AND HE WHEN ONLINE TRYING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT VACUUM PUMP AND SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE VACUUM PUMP. I CALLED CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASK THEM WHAT WE COULD DO. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE TRUCK IN AND I COULD PAY FULL PRICE TO HAVE EVERYTHING FIXED AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME A RIDE TO PICK UP A RENTAL CAR THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE.
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, RADIO HEAD UNIT FLICKERS, ERROR MESSAGES (SERVICE STABLITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, REDUCED STEERING ASSIST) DOORS OCCASIONALLY WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK AND THEN TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF ALL TOGETHER. STEERING WHEEL RANDOMLY JERK OUT OF YOUR HANDS. SOMEBODY WILL END UP DEAD IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT FIXED, AND RECALLED. VERY COMMON THROUGH MY RESEARCH IN 2014 SILVERADOS/SIERRA'S.
FOR THE 3RD TIME IS LESS THAN 3 WEEKS, I'VE HAD POWER BRAKING COMPLETELY FAIL AT LOW SPEEDS WHICH HAS NEARLY LED TO RUNNING INTO AN OBJECT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE (USUALLY ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE, MY HOME, OR SOMETHING ELSE NEARBY WHEN PARKING). I JUST NOTICED ON SEVERAL FORUMS THAT THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED, AND NOW I'M HEADING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO PAY BETWEEN $600-1200 FOR REPAIRS ON MY 2014 VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 42K MILES.
KNOCK IN STEERING WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. RACK AND PINION HAS A KNOCK
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, I'D SAY ABOUT 4, WHEN REVERSING SLOWLY IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WENT OUT. I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN IN ORDER TO GET THE TRUCK TO COMPLETELY COME TO A STOP.
POWER BRAKES FAIL AT LOW SPEED. PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP.
FUEL PUMP/FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILURE AT 34000 MILES. DRIVING VEHICLE AT 40MPH AND SUDDENLY ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND TRUCK DIED. LOST ALL POWER AND COULD BARELY PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD IN BUSY TRAFFIC. DRIVING ON STATE HWY 15 NORTH BOUND. FORTUNATELY MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE PICKUP. DEALER REPAIRED AND SAID IT WAS A RELATIVELY COMMON PROBLEM. SECOND COMPLAINT WAS WIPER FAILURE IN HEAVY SNOW/WIND ON COUNTY HWY 29 BROWN CTY MN. FUSE BLOCK CORRODED AND CAUSED FAILURE. TRAVELLING AT 55MPH WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME (2 MILES) WITH OUT INCIDENT BUT VERY DANGEROUS. THE PART WAS DESCRIBED BY THE DEALER AS THE BCM FUSE BLOCK. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE LIFE THREATENING.
I AM HAVING ISSUES STOPPING DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP SYSTEM. I AM HAVING REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. RESULTED IS HAZARDOUS DRIVING PERFORMANCE.
TRUCK HAS 53,000 MILES AND AIR CONDITION WENT OUT. NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY ACCORDING TO CHEVY DEALER.
WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK AT SLOW SPEEDS (UNDER 20 MPH), IN THREE DIFFERENT PARKING LOTS WITH PEDESTRIANS PRESENT, THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND TO ANY LEVEL OF FOOT PRESSURE. THESE FAILURES HAPPENED OVER A 30-MINUTE SPAN. THE TRUCK KEPT MOVING FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I WAS PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO HELP WITH DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH AS MUCH FORCE AS I COULD. I HAD TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL TO HELP STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON REVIEWING INTERNET BLOGS OF THIS ISSUE I FOUND OTHERS HERE ON NHTSA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALSO FOUND GM/CHEVY HAD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS PUBLISHED FOR THIS ISSUE: PIT5361D & PIT5362B. WHAT FAILED WAS THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM PUMP/BOOSTER WHICH PROVIDES THE VACUUM FOR THE BRAKES TO FUNCTION. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY CHEVY DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS BRAKE VACUUM PUMP/BOOSTER REPAIR COST ME $1,100.00 AS THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY NOR WAS A RECALL AT THIS POINT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WITH SO MANY OTHERS AFFECTED, MYSELF INCLUDED, WITH THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT IT IS NOT YET A FULL RECALL ITEM. FACT IS, YOU CANNOT DRIVE A VEHICLE WITHOUT WORKING BRAKES, PERIOD. IT IS NOT A SITUATION SUCH AS BRAKE PADS BEING WORN (THEY ARE NOT), IT IS THE CORE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM THAT FAILED AND SHOULD BE UNDER A MAJOR RECALL. HERE ARE THE PARTS THAT WERE REPAIRED/REPLACED: BRAKE VACUUM PUMP, VACUUM PUMP BELT, A/C BELT, AND PIPE FROM PUMP TO THE BOOSTER. PLEASE ESCALATE THIS COMPLAINT AS THIS
MY STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO MOVE AND THE A/C DOES NOT WORK
POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING. THEN POWER STEERING WOULD WORK THEN GO OUT AGAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE RPMS INCREASED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
VEHICLE BRAKES FAIL WHEN IN REVERSE AND NEAR OTHER VEHICLES. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT KURTIS CHEVROLET MOREHEAD CITY NC, INFORMED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE BUT THAT NOT ENOUGH PATRON HAVE COMPLAINED TO SUPPORT A RECALL. THIS SAFETY ISSUE OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE OR FORWARD IN TRAFFIC.
IN LESS THAN A YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED IT THE WELDS ON THE RADIATOR CRACKED OPEN THE WELDS CRACKED OPEN ON THE AC CONDENSER THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT FROM SOMETHING EXPLODING INSIDE AND SHARDING METAL EVERYWHERE AND I HAVE ALSO HAD MY VACUUM PUMP GO OUT WHICH HAS SHOT METAL INTO MY ENGINE AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WHEN IT FIRST STARTED GOING OUT I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT IT WAS AND ALMOST CRASHED A FEW TIMES ON THE WAY HOME .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS WOULD MOVE AND ROCK WHEN MAKING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAY SKILLMAN CHEVROLET (3891 SOUTH POST RD, INDIANAPOLIS, ID) WHERE AN UNKNOWN PART WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
MY TRUCK HAS HAD 3 INSTANCES OF THE BRAKES NOT WORKING CORRECTLY IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. EACH TIME MY BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS DOWN AND MY TRUCK DID NOT STOP IN THE MANNER IT SHOULD HAVE. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT WAS AFTER STOPPING AND PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE TO PARK IT. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AND WOULDN'T GO DOWN THE WAY IT SHOULD. AFTER EACH INCIDENT AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE SAME HARD PEDAL PREVENTED THE BRAKES FROM WORKING CORRECTLY GOING FORWARD. AFTER STOPPING, TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. I FOUND A BULLETIN ONLINE THAT GENERAL MOTORS PUT OUT WHERE A MECHANIC INSPECTION SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO CHECK IF ANY OIL WAS IN THE BRAKE VACUUM LINE LEADING INTO THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER WITH THE OIL STEMMING FROM THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS NO OIL FOUND AND MY MECHANIC PERFORMED AN OVERNIGHT PRESSURE TEST ON THE VACUUM PUMP ITSELF AND THE FOLLOWING DAY FOUND THERE WAS NO VACUUM LEAK DETECTED. THIS TEST WAS PERFORMED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AFTER MY SECOND INCIDENT. MY 3RD INCIDENT HAPPENED THIS PAST FRIDAY 12/21/2018. MY TRUCK DID NOT STOP THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND I WOUND UP HAVING MY TRUCK DRIVE INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE AS MY BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN GOT REALLY HARD AND MY BRAKES FAILED. I AM VERY CONCERNED NOW THAT THERE IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW THAT DEVELOPED FROM A CASE OF POOR QUALITY MATERIALS USED IN THE MAKING OF THE PARTS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. MY TR
AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE BRAKING AFTER 2-4 PUMPS THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND I NEED TO USE EXTRA FORCE TO APPLY BRAKES. HAS HAPPENED WHILE BOARDING A FERRY DUE TO PRESSING THE BRAKE CONTINUOUSLY TO AVOID GOING TO FAST WHILE PARKING ON BOARD,AND DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IF THE GAS PEDAL WASN'T USED TO RESET VACUUM PRESSURE.
HAVING ISSUES WITH POWER STEERING GOING OUT LIGHTS FLICKERING DASH LIGHTS FLICKERING CRUSE CONTROL TURNING OFF BLUETOOTH SHUTTING OFF STABLETRAC COMING UP ON DASH AND OTHER PROBLEMS FLASHING ON AND OFF HAD MY HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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