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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 →

Electrical SystemCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 24, 201857,000 milesOH

THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED. THE DRIVER IS UNCLEAR IF THE BREAKS WORKED OR NOT, BUT HE ENDED UP STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL ACCIDENTALLY. HE HIT A TREE HEAD ON AND TOTALED THE TRUCK. HE NOTICED THE AUDIO SYSTEM LOST THE SIGNAL FROM HIS IPHONE AND BEGAN PLAYING THE LOCAL RADIO STATION AT THE SAME TIME. THE IPHONE WAS CONNECTED VIA AN AUXILIARY CORD. THE DRIVER IS FAMILIAR WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND IS QUITE SURE THE STEERING LOCKED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED EVEN WITH CONSIDERABLE EFFORT. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND IS LUCKY TO HAVE ONLY MINOR INJURIES. PRIOR TO THIS, RECALL #17276 WAS COMPLETED ON THE TRUCK, BUT AFTER THAT IT DID HAVE AN ELECTRICAL INCIDENT WHERE ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WENT HAYWIRE, BLINKING & BEEPING & TURNING ON & OFF, THEN EVERYTHING WENT DEAD, INCLUDING THE STEERING. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY & FOUND NO OTHER PROBLEMS. WE KEPT THE BATTERY THEY REPLACED, HAD IT TESTED & IT WAS FOUND TO BE FINE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUNDED THE COST OF THE NEW BATTERY, BUT OFFERED NO SOLUTION TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 23, 201889,000 milesOK

TRUCK DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION NEARLY CAUSING AN INJURY. DRIVER HAS TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK IN SAID BUSY INTERSECTION TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE TRUCK WOULD NOT TURN ON. THIS IS NOT A BATTERY ISSUE. RESEARCH HAS PROVEN HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK.TRUCK DIES SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHILE TURNING OR PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING SPOT. ELECTRICITY GLITCHES WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IF A BUMP IS HIT OR IF THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED MILDLY HARD. AS FOR THE DATE BELOW, IT HAPPENS LITERALLY EVERY DAY. THE CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT IS THE TRUCK DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 22, 2018970,000 milesTX

JUST PURCHASED TRUCK USED LESS THAN 2 WEEKS IN TRUCK WAS THROWING WARNING FOR STABLETRACK AC WOULD STOP WORKING RADIO WOULD STOP WORKING THEN LOADED UP THE FAMILY TO TAKE A LITTLE TRIP ABOUT 30 MILES AWAY WHEN YOU GOT TO THE DESTINATION GOING SLOW ON A RIGHT TURN TRUCK VIOLENTLY WHIPS STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HAND AND STALLS RESTART A TRUCK AND PROCEEDED FORWARD WITHIN 5 MINUTES IT REPEATED THE ABOVE VERY DANGEROUS HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD THE HALO AROUND IN THIS TRUCK AND I FEAR FOR OUR LIVES

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 21, 201870,000 milesKS

I BOUGHT THIS 2014 SILVERADO WITH 42,000 MILES IN OCTOBER 2015. I NOTICED THE TOP OF THE CAB, BY THE GPS/SATELLITE RADIO ANTENNA HAD A SPOT OF CLEAR COAT MISSING IT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF A DIME. I FIGURED THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. HOWEVER ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER BOTH FRONT DOORS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAVE DEVELOPED THE SAME ISSUE. BOTH SPOTS ARE VERY NOTICEABLE AND LOOK TERRIBLE. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE REAR QUARTERS HAVE CLEAR COAT THAT'S CHIPPED AWAY. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP AND THE FIRST THING THEY DID WAS OPENED THE DOOR AND NOTICED THAT I HAVE RUST FORMING ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE DOOR. THEY RECOMMENDED I TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AS CHEVY SUPPOSEDLY HAS A 10 YEAR CORROSION WARRANTY. THE FIRST DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO HELP AND TRIED TO SAY THAT I WAS WASHING IT WRONG. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM. I WALKED THEM AROUND THE WHOLE TRUCK SHOWING EVERY SPOT THAT HAS CHIPPED CLEAR COAT. THEY DID TAKE PICTURES OF ALL THE SPOTS I SHOWED THEM AND WOULD SUBMIT THEM TO GM WITH A FILED CLAIM. GM CAME BACK A FEW DAYS LATER AND SAID IT'S PRETTY MUCH MY PROBLEM SINCE I'M NOT THE 'FIRST OWNER'. I COULD FIX THE ISSUE MYSELF, BUT AFTER DOING SOME FURTHER RESEARCH. OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS COME BACK TO SAY THAT THE PROBLEM RETURNS, SOME CASES THESE TRUCKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY RESPRAYED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR A TRUCK AND IT GOES TO CRAP IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS. MY LAST CHEVY WAS 20 YEARS OLD WHEN I T

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 19, 201888,150 milesMA

I LOSE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING HARD LEFT SOMETIMES MY LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN I USE MY LEFT DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS AT TIMES AFTER A HARD LEFT TURN ENGINE STALLS TALK TO MY DEALER THE DEALER SAYS HE CANNOT HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT COULD BE INVOLVED I HAVE 88,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND THE DEALER SAYS IF HE TRIES TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THIS I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY HIM HE CANNOT TELL ME HOW MANY HOURS IT WOULD TAKE. ON TWO OR THREE WEBSITES I HAVE FOUND ONE IS A GM WEBSITE MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 19, 201874,186 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST, TRAILER BRAKE, AND STABILITRAK WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,186.

Engine
Filed Oct 18, 201855,000 milesAZ

STARTED SMELLING ANTIFREEZE NOTICE HAPPENED TO REPLACE ANTIFREEZE DID NOT FIND A LEAK FOR A COUPLE WEEKS THEN NOTICED AROUND RADIATOR WAS WET WITH ANTIFREEZE STARTED LEAKING WORSE FIND OUT THERE'S A RECALL ON 2014 SILVERADO RADIATOR CALL DEALER SAID ONLY CERTAIN TRUCKS ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF THE REST FOR SCREWED

Electrical System
Filed Oct 16, 2018MO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE THEFT DETERENT WARNING INDICATOR KEPT RANDOMLY FLASHING AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHORTED OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A DRASTIC LOSS OF POWER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, THE KEY FOB WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. INITIALLY, THE DEALER (LOU FUSZ CHEVROLET, 5120 I-70 NORTH OUTER RD, ST PETERS, MO 63376, (636) 875-5400) ONLY CLEARED THE CODES AND THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 16, 201875,000 milesCA

MY TRUCK ON A FEW DIFFERENT OCCASIONS HAS HAD THE STABILITY OF ARMING COME ON OUT OF NOWHERE AND GO OFF. WHEN I BACK MY TRUCK IN MY DRIVE WAY A COUPLE TIMES WHEN I AM GOING BACKWARDS AND TURNING I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK ALMOST DIE DUE TO THE DRAW FROM THE POWERSTERING PUMP AS I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE DIE ONCE WHILE BACKING IT IN THE DRIVEWAY LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE STREET FOR A MINUTE WHILE THE TRUCK SEEMED TO RE-BOOT. WHEN I AM IN PARK AT NIGHT IF THE TRUCK IS RUNNING IN PARK WITH THE LIGHTS ON AND I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH THE LIGHT WILL REALLY DIM AND PULSE AS THE STEERING WHEEL GOES BACK AND FORTH. WITH THESE ISSUES I HOPE THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AT AN INTERSECTION OR SOMEWHERE WITH MORE TRAFFIC AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 15, 201848,000 milesFL

POWER STEERING IS GIVING OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAUSING ISSUES WHILE TURNING AT LOWER SPEEDS & ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK A FEW TIMES AND THEN STABILITY CONTROL AND DASH ITEMS, AC & RADIO TURN OFF WHILE THIS HAPPENING - EVERYTHING MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING IS AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL INFO BELOW FROM CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THIS IS TAKEN PLACE A FEW TIMES AND MOST RECENTLY TOOK TRUCK INTO DEALERSHIP ON 10/12/18. WHEN POWER STEERING IS LOST, DRIVERS MAY ALSO NOTICE A DASHBOARD LIGHT WARNING THEM OF A POWER STEERING FAULT, OR THEY MAY NOTICE THAT ALL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE TEMPORARILY DISABLED, THE AGENCY SAYS. OTHER RELATED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, SUCH AS TRACTION CONTROL, AIR CONDITIONING, WARNING CHIMES, POWER DOOR LOCKS, AND CRUISE CONTROL, MAY ALSO STOP WORKING WHEN THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN LOST.

Steering
Filed Oct 14, 201830,000 milesID

AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING APPEARS TO STOP WORKING. THIS HAS CAUSED NEAR CRASHES. RANDOM TIMES.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 11, 201870,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING OR REVERSING AT 5 TO 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO DEPRESS. THE FAILURE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ABILITY AT THE SAME LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER (CHELSEA CHEVROLET BUICK, 2038 MCKERNAN DR, CHELSEA, MI 48118, (734) 475-8663) STATED THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT THE FAILURES, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD HELP WITH THE POWER STEERING FAILURE SINCE IT COULD STILL BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE EVALUATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN SINCE THIS REPORT. UPDATED 11/29/18*JB *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER BUT DID NOT FIX THE DEFECT.

Engine
Filed Oct 11, 201860,000 milesPA

THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING COOLANT, AND THERE IS A NEED TO FILL IT UP PERIODICALLY TO PREVENT OVERHEATING. THIS IS OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, BUT IS ONLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND COOLANT DRIPS ONTO THE GROUND.

Steering
Filed Oct 9, 201880,000 milesOH

TRUCK STALLS WHEN TURNING SHARPLY AT LOW SPEED (LIKE INTO A DRIVEWAY). SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTERWARD AND THE KEY FOB WON'T WORK. TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. MULTIPLE WARNINGS ABOUT ANTI THEFT, STABILI-TRAC, ETC.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 3, 2018NV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND VARIOUS OTHER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SEIZED EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER (ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET, 5501 DREXEL RD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89130, (702) 967-5500) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT AT THE DEALER FOR WEEKS. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A GROUND POINT G218 FAILURE WITH A HIGH NEGATIVE RESISTANCE CONCERNING THE BATTERY CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 3, 201883,000 milesAR

THIS IS THE 3RD AC CONDENSER THAT HAS FAILED ON THIS SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IS IS A FACTORY DEFECTIVE PART AND CONTINUES TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS $1,000'S OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS. WHO IS GOING TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE?

Seats
Filed Oct 2, 201863,000 milesWA

WHEN DRIVING (SITTING IN DRIVERS SEAT), WHEN YOU GO AROUND A CORNER YOU CAN FEEL THE SEAT MOVING. IT SEEMS TIGHT WHEN YOU GET OUT AND TRY MOVING IT BUT WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING CORNERS YOU CAN FEEL THE SEAT MOVE SLIDING SIDE TO SIDE. TALKED WITH DEALERSHIP ON PROBLEM, THEY CLAIM IT NEEDS A SHIM KIT. BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE WHAT I DEEM TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM. AT SOME POINT THE SEAT MAY COME COMPLETELY FREE.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 1, 201850,000 milesCO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHEVROLET NORTH (LOCATED AT 7320 N BROADWAY, DENVER, CO 80221, (720) 836-7087) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Crash
Filed Sep 26, 201872,000 milesNC

WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, USUALLY ALWAYS USING TURN SIGNAL, MY TRUCK WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH NO WARNING. THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND ALL ELECTRICAL IS LOST. LUCKILY I HAVEN'T BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO RESTART MY TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AFTER I GET TRUCK STARTED THERE ARE NUMEROUS ERROR CODES IN THE DISPLAY: OPEN AND CLOSE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, STABILATRAK, STEERING WHEEL ASSIST, STABILATRAK REDUCE SPEED B/C OF STEERING ASSIST, 2 KEYS PROGRAMMED. ALSO WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED (70-80 MPH) ON HIGHWAY THE STABILATRAK ERROR WOULD APPEAR WHEN I PUT TURN SIGNAL ON TO CHANGE LANES BUT TRUCK HAS NOT YET SHUT DOWN UNDER THAT CONDITION. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO 2 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS FOR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN ON ME WAS 9-19-2018 AND THE TRUCK DID NOT START RIGHT AWAY AND MY 4-WAY FLASHERS DID NOT WORK WHILE I WAS STRANDED IN THE INTERSECTION.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Sep 18, 201854,000 milesTX

I AM THE 2ND OWNER AND HAVE ONLY OWNED IT FOR 10 MONTHS. I HAVE FREQUENTLY HEARD CRACKING/POPPING NOISES WHILE DRIVING, BUT NO OTHER TRAFFIC NEAR, AND NO DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD. THIS MORNING, I GOT IN THE TRUCK AND NOTICED A VERY LARGE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. AS I HAVEN'T EVER HIT A ROCK IN THIS TRUCK, I WAS VERY CURIOUS. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THERE IS ZERO EVIDENCE OF ANY EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED SUCH A LARGE AND SPONTANEOUS CRACK TO APPEAR WHILE I WAS IN BED SLEEPING LAST NIGHT. TO BE FAIR, I HAVEN'T REPORTED IT TO A DEALER YET SINCE I JUST FOUND THE CRACK THIS MORNING, BUT THAT WILL BE MY NEXT STEP, ALTHOUGH I'M HIGHLY PESSIMISTIC THAT THEY WILL BE WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT (WHAT APPEARS IN MY OPINION TO BE) A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD. MY VERY FIRST SEARCH ON THE INTERNET LED ME TO MANY MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WHO HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS (MYSTERIOUS CRACK/POP SOUNDS WHEN NO OTHER TRAFFIC IS AROUND, OR DRIVING SLOWLY, AND SUDDEN/SPONTANEOUS CRACKS WITH NO ASSOCIATED DAMAGE TO THE GLASS. TO BE CLEAR, THIS CRACK APPEARD OVER NIGHT WHILE I WAS SLEEPING!

Engine
Filed Sep 14, 201881,600 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE STABILITRAK, BRAKE, AND STEERING OFF WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. FRONTIER CHEVROLET (1640 EAST HIGHWAY 66 ROUTE 66 AND HIGHWAY 81, EL RENO, OK 73036, (405) 262-3355) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT GENERAL MOTORS WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURES, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,600.

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 13, 201839,278 milesTX

AUSTIN, TX WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH INFANT CHILD, TRUCK AC WOULD NOT COOL CABIN IN AN UNSEASONABLY WARM NOVEMBER AFTERNOON. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED AS CRACK IN HIGH SIDE REFRIGERANT DISCHARGE HOSE. HAD IT REPAIRED & BRACKET INSTALLED. WHILE HAVING TRUCK IN SHOP BECAME AWARE THAT THIS WAS AN EMERGING ISSUE AND GM HAS NOT ACTED ON RESOLVING THE DESIGN FLAW.

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 13, 201867,400 milesTX

AUSTIN, TX 2ND TIME AC GOES OUT, TRUCK HAS 67,000 MILES. PREVIOUS FAILURE (NOV, 2016 @ 39378 MILES) WAS DUE TO FAULTY LINE/DESIGN IN REFRIGERANT DISCHARGE HOSE. HAD REPAIRED BY DEALER AND BRACKET INSTALLED. SEPT. 2018, AFTER LEAVING TRUCK PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE TRAVELING, EXPERIENCED WARM AIR BLOWING OUT OF VENTS UPON RETURN. WORKING WITH DEALER TO RESOLVE, FOR THE 2ND TIME.

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 12, 2018105,000 milesSC

AIR CONDITIONING-GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM OF THERE AIR CONDITIONERS IN MY TRUCK AS WELL AS MANY OTHER TRUCKS JUST LIKE MINE. HOWEVER THEY DO NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD HAVE BE DONE AND MANY PEOPLE AGREE ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THE PART WHICH IS THE CONDINSER IS A CRITICAL PART IN THE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM

Electrical System
Filed Sep 12, 2018101,000 milesMO

PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL 17276 LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST -- MY TRUCK IS NOT INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL, BUT I AM HAVING THE EXACT ISSUES DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, SUDDEN LOSS AND RETURN OF EPS ASSIST. THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING OR BACKING, BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE MOTIONS. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUTTING OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACTIVATING THE TURN INDICATOR TO CHANGE LANES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MAY BE RELATED TO THIS RECALL, AS THE ELECTRICAL SOFTWARE ISSUES CAN CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TO BECOME TEMPORARILY DISABLED, SUCH AS THE RADIO, STABILITRACK, DIC, CHIMES, DOOR-LOCK CYCLING, AIR CONDITIONING, OR CRUISE CONTROL. ALSO, WHEN THE TURN INDICATOR IS ACTIVATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF, THE DASH LIGHTS ALSO FLICKER. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THIS TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER ONCE TO FIX THIS, AND THEY REFUSED TO RUN THE RECALL BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS NOT IN THE RECALL GROUP. INSTEAD THEY CHARGED ME OVER $1,000 TO REPLACE A STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR, WHICH I NOW DOUBT WAS THE PROBLEM SINCE THE ISSUES WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND DISABLING OF CRUISE CONTROL HAVE RETURNED. I JUST WANT THIS FIXED.

Steering
Filed Sep 12, 201854,000 milesVA

THE STEERING BINDS UP ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS, AND AT TIMES AN AUDIBLE CLUNK CAN BE HEARD WHEN TURNING LEFT. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING RACK & PINION UNIT FAILED WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE INNER TIE ROD CONNECTS TO THE GEAR.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 11, 201836,870 milesMD

DRIVING TRUCK, SLOW SPEED, STABIL TRACK WARNING, POWER ASSISIT WARNING, DASH LIGHTS GO OUT , MASS ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN ALL OTHER DASH SYSTEMS. HEAD LIGHTS BLINK WITH RANDOM. I TRACED ISSUE TO A BAD GROUND CONNECTION IN THE DASH. SOUND REDUCTION MATERIAL WAS PINCHED UNDER GROUND STUD CONNECTION CAUSING HIGH RESISTANCE CONNECTION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE IT WILL EFFECT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT FAILS. IT IS A ASSEMBLY ISSUE ON THE PRODUCTION LINE AND ALL VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED FOR INSPECTION OF THIS ISSUE.

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 10, 201862,000 milesAZ

2014 SILVERADO 1500 LT. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE AT LOWER SPEEDS ... BRAKE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD TO PUSH. DON'T WANT TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. NOT SAFE. I MIGHT KILL SOMEBODY IF I DID DRIVE IT

Steering
Filed Sep 6, 201872,000 milesAZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT WHEN TURNING IT IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE DEALER (KINGMAN CHEVROLET BUICK, 3730 STOCKTON HILL RD, KINGMAN, AZ 86409, 928-757-4041) DIAGNOSED THAT A PART ON THE MIDDLE SHAFT DETERIORATED AND CAUSED THE U JOINT TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE U JOINT WAS FREEZING AND LACKED LUBRICATION, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. **TR *TR

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 5, 201850,000 milesNJ

VEHICLE HAS LOSS OF STEERING, STABILITRAC AND ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE FAILURE MOMENTARILY UNDER 1000 RPM. NOT AN EVERYDAY PROBLEM, BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND HAD RECALL FOR STEERING CONTROL DONE

Seat Belts
Filed Sep 4, 201840,000 milesKS

BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS IN THE BACK SEAT WILL NOT RETRACT. WHEN PASSENGERS PULL OUT THE SEATBELTS TO BUCKLE THEMSELVES IN, THE SEATBELT THEN HAS SLACK AND WILL NOT RETRACT AT ALL. THIS MAKES IT VERY UNSAFE FOR PASSENGERS AND CHILDREN RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURING AROUND MAY 2018.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 28, 2018TX

TAKATA RECALL- SINCE WE FIRST PURCHASED THE UNIT, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT FIRST STARTED WITH WITH SUSPENSION AND THE WHEELS, IT WAS DOING AN AWFUL LOT OF SHAKING IN THE INTERIOR AND ALSO CAUSING THE TIRES TO WARE OUT QUICKER. NOW THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, WE KEEP GETTING MESSAGES ON THE DASH TO SERVICE THE PROBLEMS BUT WE I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY KEEP SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG AND TO NOT WORRY ABOUT IT, BUT I AM A MOTHER OF 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND I AM WORRIED.

Power Train
Filed Aug 28, 2018145,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER WAS FAULTY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED 99,000 MILES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO H&N CHEVROLET (713 GRAND AVE, SPENCER, IA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. *BF *TR

Electrical System
Filed Aug 27, 201830,000 milesCA

VECHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 27, 201860,940 milesGA

I HAVE BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO THE CHEVROLET IN UNION CITY GEORGIA FOR THEM TO REPAIR THE RECALL 3 TIMES THIS YEAR AND THEY KEEP SAYING THEY RESET THE COMPUTER ESP AND YET THE PROBLEM STILL OCCUR EVERY BLUE MOON THE HEAD LIGHT FLICKER AND DIMS WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES THE INTERIOR LIGHT WILL DIM AND HEAD LIGHTS ALSO. ON 8/19/18 COMING HOME FROM WORK WHILE PARKING MY TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE TURNING. IT CUT OFF AND STEER WHEEL REVERSE BACK AND THIS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME MONTHS I HAVE TO CUT THE TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN TO GET IT TO ACT RIGHT AND IF I DRIVE FOR A WEEK ONE OF THEM DAYS IT WILL EVENTUALLY DO IT AGAIN I GO TO WORK EARLY IN THE MORNING AND WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON I NOTICE THEY DIM ONCE?S I PUT MY FEET ON THE BRAKES OR TURN ON THE TURN SIGNALS IT DIMS. NOW WHEN IT COMES BACK WHILE DRIVING I PLACE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND THE RADIO AND DASHBOARD INTERIOR LIGHT DIMS AND I?M REAL CAUTIONS WHEN I TURN THAT WHEN SOMETIMES IT WANT TO SHIFT OFF. I JUST WANT THE SITUATION FIX BESIDES THAT IT'S A GOOD TRUCK I?M JUST PARANOID WHILE DRIVING IT SOME DAYS I ALSO HAVE VIDEOS OF IT ACTING UP ON SINCE THE DEALERSHIP CLAIM THAT CAN'T FIND THE ISSUE. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 20, 201830 milesNM

BRAKES ON MY TRUCK HAVE FAILED AT LOW SPEED WHILE PARKING. AFTER ONLY 3-4 TIMES OF LIGHTLY PUMPING THE BRAKES THEY COMPLETELY GO HARD AND THE PEDDLE WILL NOT MOVE. NO MATTER WHAT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IS APPLIED THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN IN REVERSE THE MOST. BRAKE PADS, FLUIDS, ETC ARE ALL PERFECT. PROBLEM DOESN'T HAPPEN AT ALL WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED. ONLY OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT'S PROBABLY THE VACUUM FAILING... HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINS DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON TRUCKS

Electrical System
Filed Aug 18, 201852,110 milesAR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WHILE TURN ITSELF OFF WITH NO EXPLANATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. IT HAS INCREASED SINCE I GOT THE LAST RECALL DONE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT HAS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS TURNING ACROSS LANES AND DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE TRUCK SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF AND HAS TO BE RESTATED BY TURNING THE KEY.

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 16, 2018CA

PAINT FAILURE ON MY WHITE 2014 CHEVY SILVERADO. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ESCALATED MY COMPLAINT TO MARY BARRA'S OFFICE. DECLINED TO PROVIDE REMEDY OR CORRECTION STATING THERE ARE NO KNOWN DEFECTS TO THIS PRODUCT.

Engine
Filed Aug 13, 201850,000 milesPA

THE RADIATOR LEAKS. POSSIBLY RELATED TO SPECIAL COVERAGE 15829.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 13, 201865,000 milesLA

WHEN I AM BRAKING FREQUENTLY AT LOWER SPEEDS (EXAMPLE: IN LINE AT A DRIVE THRU) MY BRAKES GET HARDER AND HARDER TO PRESS UNTIL EVENTUALLY I CANNOT PRESS THEM AT ALL. I HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND CRANK IT AGAIN. ONLY THEN DOES IT WORK. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE COMES RIGHT BACK. APPARENTLY, MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING IT. THIS COULD BE DEADLY. OTHERS HAVE GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS. THERE IS EVEN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. TSB #PIT5361B

Electrical System
Filed Aug 12, 201826,000 milesLA

VEHICLE WONT START, BATTERY IS FINE, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT HAYWIRE, SAYS TO SERVICE EACH SYSTEM SEPERATELY WHEN TRYING TO START. ALL PASSENGER DOORS STOPPED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WITH KEY FOBS AND WITH DOOR BUTTONS AS WELL. COMPLETELY STRANDED WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, FORTUNANTLY.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 11, 201840,383 milesNY

SERVICE 4WD NOTIFICATION TURNED ON. 2 DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE IS LOCKED IN 4WD, MAKING REVERSING AND TURNING DIFFICULT. REDUCED TURNING RADIUS AS A RESULT. SOUND OF GRINDING WHEN TURNING. SENSATION OF TIRES GRIPPING OVERLY HARD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE AN ELECTRICAL RECALL WAS JUST DONE A MONTH PRIOR. THEY SAID THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE AND ACTUATOR MOTOR WERE FAULTY. THE ALIGNMENT, WHICH HAD BEEN JUST TUNED LESS THAN A MONTH PRIOR, WAS ALSO FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REDONE. THESE ITEMS WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,184.37.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 10, 201889,000 milesAR

LOSS OF BRAKING AT LOW SPEED. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP DUE TO FAULTY VACUUM PUMP. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND GM HAS EVEN REPLACED THE ORIGINAL PART NUMBER WITH A NEW UPDATED UNIT BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE OLD FAULTY ONES. IF THIS WASN'T A FAULTY PART THEN WHY REPLACE IT WITH AN "UPDATED" ONE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS BADLY INJURED OR KILLED.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 10, 201849,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME DARK, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL ON ITS OWN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE FAILURES WERE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 8-45-0947295. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V414000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Aug 10, 201868,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT EMITTED HOT AIR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT AN ELBOW HOSE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. *TT

Power Train
Filed Aug 4, 2018139,000 milesNY

WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND CAR HAD TO SLAM ON ITS BRAKES SO IT WOULDN'T HIT ME. THEN IT WAS SLUGGISH AND SLIPPING ON MY 30 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK ON INTERSTATE 81. ON THE WAY HOME IT STARTED TO GET WORSE AND MAKING AN AWFUL HUMMING SOUND OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH GMC AND CHEVY 1500 TRUCKS FROM 2014 TO 2017. I CHECK THE FLUIDS EVERY WEEK AND THERE ARE ALWAYS GOOD. IT JUST SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IF EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 3, 201875,000 milesSC

MY SILVERADO FREQUENTLY "SHUTS OFF" WHEN I AM MAKING TURNS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - THE LATEST TIME I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL PARTS TURN OFF. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE AND MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THEY HAVE "FIXED IT". I KEEP BRINGING THE TRUCK BACK TO THEM, BUT THEY WON'T ATTEMPT TO FIX IT AGAIN CITING LEMON LAWS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET THE TRUCK TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I AM BEYOND FRUSTRATED AND AT THIS POINT CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF AS I DRIVE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 3, 201852,230 milesIL

THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER HAS A SMALL LEAK CAUSING THE REFRIGERANT TO LEAK OUT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALL GM SILVERADOS 2014-2017 AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. THEY ARE ALL LEAKING IN THE SAME PLACE DUE TO A FAULTY WELD FROM THE FACTORY. THIS IS A $1200 REPAIR.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 3, 201835,000 milesTX

EPS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MESSAGE POPS UP WHEN GOING FROM COLD TO HOT TEMPERATURES OR WHEN RAINING AND STARTS TO WARM UP OUTSIDE SOMETIMES IT WILL LOCK UP UNDER LOW SPEED TURNS IN PARKING LOTS HAVE HAD GM DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT DO THE RECALL THEY SAY ITS SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S CAUSING IT AND I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX ESTIMATE OF $3,000 OUT OF WARRANTY AND RECALL REPAIR. HAVE HAD THE ISSUE FROM 35,000 MILES TO CURRENTLY 115,000 GM WILL NOT REPLACE GEAR BOX UNDER RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAY THE RECALL IS ONLY AN UPDATE AND IT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT DOESN'T SO THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. IN THE PICTURE PROVIDED YOU CAN SEE A BOLT FROM MANUFACTURER OF VEHICLE RUBBING ON THE EPS SENSOR WHICH I JUST NOTICED TODAY AND APPEARS TO BE LIKE THAT ON OTHER 14 MODELS I HAVE LOOKED AT AFTER DISCOVERING THE ISSUE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 2, 201880,000 milesFL

LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE VEHICLE WHILE AT SLOW SPEED. TRUCK SHOWS MULTIPLE WARNINGS, I.E. STABLITRAK, REDUCE STEERING, WINDOW, ETC. TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING; WHEEL TIGHTENS UP AND/OR JERKS HARD. VEH ENGINE REMAINS ON DURING MOST OCCURRENCES BUT OTHER TIMES, ENGINE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY. CAUSE; 218 GROUND WIRE BECOMES LOOSE AND NUT COMES COMPLETELY OFF POST (SEE PICS). SOLUTION: REINSTALL 218 GROUND WIRE TO POST.

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