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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 System
Filed May 19, 2018MN

WHILE CONDUCTING LOW SPEED MANUVEURS RADIO AND DASH FLASHES OFF, THEN ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS STILL IN DRIVE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST AND BRAKE ASSISTANCE. DASH AND RADIO TURN BACK ON AND WARNING MESSAGES STATING STABILITRAK DISABLED, STEERING ASSISTANCE REDUCED, 2 KEYS PROGRAMMED, OPEN AND CLOSE DRIVERS WINDOW, AND PARK ASSIST DISABLED ARE DISPLAYED. DEALERSHIP THINKS THIS COULD BE DUE TO CORROSION IN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT.

Electrical System
Filed May 17, 201832,000 milesCO

WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 CHEVY SILVERADO AT ANY SPEED IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE TURNING COMPLETELY DISABLING THE ENGINE, THIS ALSO HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL START AND SOMETIMES VEHICLE WON'T FOR SEVERAL MINUTES I WISH GM WOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE THAT I HAVE ONLY OWNED FOR 2 MONTHS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED I BOUGHT IT FROM PHIL LONG FORD IN COLORADO SPRINGS, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANY ISSUES WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE THEY'VE HAD MY TRUCK FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND I DON'T SEE THEM FINDING ANY ANSWERS

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 15, 201890,000 milesGA

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL SNATCHES AWAY FROM YOUR HAND. WHEN DOING SO, THE LOCKS UNLOCK AND LOCK, THEN THE STABILITRACK LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND TWICE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT DID BECAUSE IT SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. SHE IS SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND I OWE WAY TOO MUCH MONEY TO TRADE IT IN. I'VE TAKEN IT TO MY DEALERSHIP HERE AND THEY TRIED REPROGRAMMING IT DUE TO A RECALL BUT THAT DID NOT FIX IT. WHEN I CALLED TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE, THEY REPLIED THAT IT WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 1 1/2 HOUR LABOR TO DIAGNOSE IT AND THAT IT $110 AN HOUR. I'VE NOTICED WHILE LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE YEAR MODEL TRUCK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS. PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET STATE THAT IT IS A GROUNDING PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

Air Bags1 injured
Filed May 12, 2018TX

I HIT A POLE. HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ALL OF THE AIRBAGS. NEARLY CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF OF THE ROAD. BECAUSE THEY DEPLOYED I SUFFERED BRUISING. THEY DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I HAD THE MINOR ACCIDENT, BUT ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTERWARDS.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 12, 201835,000 milesWA

STEER ASSIST AND STABILITRAK ERRORR MESSAGES. SAYS TO SERVICE. MY A/C UNIT IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THIS. IT APPEARS THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN PART OF THE RECALL #17276 BUT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER OUR VIN DID NOT PULL IT UP. THE VEHICLE PULLS AND STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. A/C UNIT BLOWS OUT HOT AIR. WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND THE RPMS SHOOT UP. HAVE TO BREAK AND DECREASE SPEED FOR PROBLEM TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE RESETTING CRUISE CONTROL.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed May 11, 2018IL

A/C ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR, CANNOT DEFOG WINDOWS AT CERTAIN TIMES AND INCREASES THE LIKELY HOOD OF MY NEWBORN GETTING OVER HEATED. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY SAID IT IS THE NHTSA THAT WILL NOT DO THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT DANGEROUS. WELL WE WILL SEE HOW DANGEROUS IT IS WHEN WE CANT SEE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT DEFOG WINDOW OR WHAT THE HOSPITAL BILL WILL BE WHEN MY NEWBORN OVERHEATS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY A/C COMPRESSOR AND BRACKET FOR THE HOSE. A 2014 SHOULD NOT NEED A $1600.00 REPAIR. THAT IS 3 MONTHS PAYMENTS FOR A A/C.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 3, 2018101,648 milesMI

WHILE TURNING MY TRUCK ALL ELECTRONICS WANT TO FLASH MY LOCKS WILL LOCK /UNLOCK,MY LIGHTS WILL FLICKER OR FLASH, PARK ASSIST UNAVAILABLE WILL POP UP ON DASHBOARD AND MY TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF WHILE IM TRYING TO TURN

Unknown or Other
Filed May 3, 201850,000 milesKY

PAINT IS PEELING. STARTED OUT WITH A SMALL PIECE OF PAINT PEELING ON THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THIS EVENING I FOUND A MUCH LARGER PLACE MISSING PAINT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE WINDSHIELD. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2014+ MODEL YEARS. IS ANYTHING BEING RESEARCHED OR DONE ABOUT THIS SO THAT GM IS WILL CORRECT THE ISSUE? I EXPECT MORE FROM A $40K+ VEHICLE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 2, 2018TX

MY VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER TWICE WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON BUSY ROADS. ONCE BY MYSELF AND THE SECOND WITH MY FOUR GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER FIRST INCIDENT PAID 300 DOLLARS FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY TOLD ME COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEN IT HAPPEND AGAIN THE SECOND TIME IN A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH MY FOUR YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2017 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR VEHICLE BUT THEY ARE CLAIMING MINE ISN'T UNDER THAT RECALL AND REFUSING TO FIX IT. BOTH TIMES IT HAS HAPPEND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY GOES OUT AND THE TRUCK POWER SHUTS DOWN AND LOCKS UP ANYTHING CONNECTED TO THE TRUCK. ( FOR EXAMPLE MY PHONE WAS CHARGING AND IT LOCKED UP MY PHONE AFTER IT DID THIS) I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND CANNOT GET THE CHEVY(GENERAL MOTORS) DEALERSHIP TO HELP ME. THEY ARE CLAIMING NOT TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE RECALL IN 2017 AT ALL. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS TRUCK FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND IT HAS DONE THIS TO ME NOW 2 TIMES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. BOTH TIMES IN VERY BUSY AREAS WHERE MY TRUCK STALLS AND LOOSES POWER STEERING.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 28, 201874,149 milesFL

MY COMPLAINT IS HARD BRAKES. WHILE MOVING SLOW I EXPERIENCE HARD BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T WANT TO STOP ROLLING. THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY HAZZARD AND CONCERN. THIS NEED TO BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 26, 201880,000 milesTN

WHILE DRIVEING AND COMEING TO A STOP BRAKE PETAL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD . ALMOST RAN INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME .SPOKE WITH LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE VACUUM PUMP WAS THE PROBLEM AND MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR UNLESS I PAID FOR IT . MY TRUCK HAS 80000 MILES ON IT BUT WE USE IT TO TRAVEL .THIS SOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE .

Seats
Filed Apr 25, 2018PA

HEATED SEATS WORKING TO MFG SPECS PER DEALER BUT NO HEAT CAN BE FELT. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY HEAR THIS COMPLAINT FROM MANY AND THAT IT IS A POOR DESIGN ON THE PART OF THE MFG. I LOOKED ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MESSAGE BOARDS TO FIND THIS ISSUE IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. CHEVY SAYS THERE IS NO ISSUE BECAUSE SEATS ARE WORKING TO SPECS, WON'T GIVE ANY INFO FOR WHO ELSE TO CONTACT AT CHEVY TO ADDRESS THIS WIDESPREAD COMMON COMPLAINT. CHEVY REP SAYS THEY WILL NEED TO BE COMPELLED BY FEDERAL GOV TO ISSUE ANY RECALL AND WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY ADDRESS IT EVEN IF IT IS DETERMINED TO BE A POOR DESIGN. CONSUMERS PAID FOR HEATED SEATS THAT DUE TO A POOR DESIGN, DO NOT GET HOT, AND CHEVROLET IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. BASED UPON SOCIAL MEDIA & MESSAGE BOARDS ONLINE, THE COMPLAINT SEEMS TO BE SPECIFIC TO THE HEATED & AIR CONDITIONED LEATHER BUCKET SEATS IN THE 2014 & 2015 SILVERADO AND LIKELY GMC SIERRA AS WELL. CHEVY APPARENTLY KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND POSSIBLY REDESIGNED THE SEATS FOR THE 16 AND NEWER MODELS AS THERE ARE FEW COMPLAINTS THAT I COULD FIND FOR THOSE MODEL YEARS. IT SEEMS TO BE LIMITED TO 2 MODEL YEARS AND ONE TYPE OF SEAT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE CONTACTS AT CHEVROLET TO COMPEL THEM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND GIVE THEIR CUSTOMERS THE FEATURE THEY PAID FOR, HEATED SEATS THAT ACTUALLY GET WARM. MINE STAY COOL TO THE TOUCH ON MY 30 MILE, 45 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK DESPITE BEING TOLD THAT THEY ARE WORKING TO MFG SPEC. I HAVE HEATED SEATS IN BOTH MY CAMARO & IMP

Suspension
Filed Apr 24, 20181,250 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 70 MPH. THE FAILURE BEGAN IN OCTOBER OF 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (JIM NORTON CHEVROLET IN BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA, 918-615-2996) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,250.

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 23, 201846,000 milesIL

THE PAINT IS PEELING ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ON THE LOWER PART NEAR THE FRONT OF THE DOOR. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD ANY TYPE OF WORK DONE TO THE PAINT.

Air Bags1 injured
Filed Apr 23, 201836,209 milesCO

DURING A LATERAL MERGE PROCEDURE FROM A 30 DEGREE DECLINE TO A CITY STREET MOVING AT 16 MPH WITH MINIMAL LATERAL ACCELERATION THE ROLLOVER SENSOR SHOWED A 68 DEGREE SPIKE WITHIN 210 MILLISECONDS ENGAGING THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELT LOCKS. GIVING THE DRIVER A CONCUSSION. GM HAS DECLARED NORMAL SYSTEM OPERATION.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Apr 19, 201895,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED BUT ONLY HOT AIR WAS FELT COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 16, 201880,000 milesTX

MY 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS AT A GM DEALERSHIP FOR THE 4TH TIME DUE TO COMPLETE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE ISSUE STARTED DURING LOW SPEED SHARP TURNS BUT NOW IS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. COMPLETE LOSS OF USE OCCURS AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT COME BACK ON FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER THE OCCURRENCE. POWER STEERING RECALL HAS NOT RESOLVED IT, GROUND WIRE TIGHTENING HAS NOT RESOLVED AND MAIN BATTERY CABLE REPLACEMENT HAS NOT RESOLVED. DEALERSHIP RESPONSE IS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS CAUSED FROM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THIS COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING WILL CAUSE A SEVERE COLLISION AND NO RECALL OR RESOLUTION HAS BEEN CREATED BY GM.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 16, 201820 milesTX

MY TRUCK WILL SOMETIMES IDLE ROUGH THE STEERING GETS REAL HARD .WHEN APPLING THE BREAKS THE LIGHTS WILL DIM TEMPORARILY WHEN I COME TO A STOP AND TURN OFF MY TRUCK I LOOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER ..AND WILL NOT START AGAIN..THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY ....

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 11, 201849,861 milesTX

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AT LOW SPEEDS - FAULTY VACUUM PUMP VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE INTO A PARKING SPOT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT WITH INJURY BUT NOT LIMITED TO DEATH. NO INSURANCE CLAIMS WERE MADE. PARTS AND LABOR WAS 622.12 FOR THE VACUUM PUMP

Steering
Filed Apr 9, 201829,000 milesTX

BOUGHT A USED 2014 SILVERADO 1500 4X4 WITH 22K MILES AND ONE PREVIRUS OWNER. I HAD NO ISSUES AT FIRST BUT THE DEALER MADE ME AWARE OF A RECALL GM HAD OUT WHERE THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE POWER STEERING TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE ISSUE OF POWER STEERING LOSS AT SLOW SPEEDS. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND HAD THE "REPROGRAM" DONE. AFTER THAT I STARTED HAVING A POPPING IN THE STEERING COLUMN AT EXTREMELY LOW SPEED OR WHILE STATIONARY WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE POPPING STOPPED AND ONE EVENING I START MY TRUCK AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING. THE NEXT DAY I START MY TRUCK AND THE POWER STEERING IS WORKING FINE. I RUN AN ERRAND AND AS I'M COMING HOME THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE I'M TURNING AT A SLOW SPEED ALSO NEARLY CAUSING A WRECK WITH ANOTHER CAR. DEALER WON'T ADMIT TO THE PROBLEM BEING A PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE LIFT ON MY TRUCK AND THEN OVER QUOTED ME BY $500 FOR THE FIX ($2900 TOTAL AND $2200 FOR THE PART). JUST HAD A NEW RACK AND PINION INSTALLED FOR $2535.11 AND THE PART ALONE WAS $1859 FROM ANOTHER DEALER. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE PART HAS SINCE (THE RECALL) BEEN "REMANUFACTURED" WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT GM REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THEY FIXED IT QUIETLY ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE RATHER THAN MAKE IT RIGHT WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS.

Steering
Filed Apr 5, 201872,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY BECAME MORE DIFFICULT AND THE 'STABILITY TRACK" MESSAGE FLASHED. THE CONTACT STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 5, 201840,000 milesMN

2014 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 AND GMC SIERRA 1500 VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH E85 FLEX FUEL CAPABILITY (FHS), THE FLEXIBLE FUEL SENSOR MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE DURING NORMAL OPERATION DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED BY ROAD SALT AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS. WITH A FAULTY FLEX FUEL SENSOR, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AND REMOTE START WILL BE INOPERATIVE.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 3, 201880,200 milesMI

THE SERVICE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM WARNING CAME UP ON MY DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. REMOVING THE KEY AND OPENING THE DOOR RESET IT. THIS HAPPENED FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH. ON SUNDAY APRIL 1ST, A SIMILAR EVENT OCCURRED, EXCEPT THIS TIME, AFTER GETTING THE CAR STARTED I DROVE ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKE/STEERING SUPPORT AND THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF, LEAVING ME TO TRY BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP MYSELF (WHICH THANKFULLY I DID). I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING ON MONDAY, APRIL 2ND, AND THEY RAN TESTS AND FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN SAYING TO REPLACE THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE AND THE JUNCTION BOX. BEING A SERVICE BULLETIN ONLY THOUGH, IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND WOULD COST $675. BEING THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT CUTS ALL POWER WHILE SOMEONE IS DRIVING, I FEEL THIS TO BE UNFAIR.

Steering
Filed Apr 3, 2018NJ

2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE REPAIRS STATING THAT FAILURE WAS NOT THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THE POWER STEERING RECALL. *JS

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 31, 201862,000 milesFL

62000 MILES, AND MY 2014 SILVERADO'S, AC CONDENSOR IS GAPPED, AND SEEPING FREON...THIS NEEDS TO BE A NATIONAL RECALL. EVEN AN AC MAN TOLD ME HE KEEPS A HUGE AMOUNT OF THESE CONDENSORS ON HAND BECAUSE THEY BREAK TOO OFTEN, AND TOO EARLY IN A 2014-15 SILVERADO'S. SIMPLY A DESIGN FLAW ..AND SAY TO COSTLY FOR SUCH A SIMPLE CRACK. THANK YOU FOR RECALLING THIS.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 30, 201842,000 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LANDERS MCLARTY CHEVROLET IN HUNTSVILLE, AL, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 30, 201851,000 milesMI

THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED BECAUSE OF A LEAKING CONDENSER WITH ONLY 51,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT GM IS AWARE OF. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. I WROTE TO CHEVY AND THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE FEES I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR. THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, THIS SYSTEM FAILING WHEN JUST OUTSIDE WARRANTY IS NOT RIGHT.

Steering
Filed Mar 29, 2018KY

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A POPPING SOUND THAT IS HEARD..IT HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN DRIVING SLOW, PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, OR MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Mar 26, 201850,000 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED SEAT SENSOR AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM CEASED TO FUNCTION. SETH WADLEY CHEVROLET BUICK OF ADA (1301 N BROADWAY AVE, ADA, OK) WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE GMC MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEATED SEATS WERE REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 26, 201860,000 milesMI

THIS BRAKE ISSUE IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. WITH MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM HASN'T MADE THIS A RECALL YET. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION MY BRAKES HAVE STIFFENED UP AND STOPPED WORKING. ONE TIME WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND I HAD TO DRIVE IN THE DITCH TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ANOTHER TIME WAS IN REVERSE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND I NEARLY HIT A PARKED TRUCK. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. GM, WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 26, 201827,971 milesNY

WHILE AT A CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE A RECALL (17276 LOSS OF POWER STEERING) DONE ON MY TRUCK I ASKED THEM TO CHECK ON A GRINDING/WHINING NOISE FROM THE AREA OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ON THE ENGINE. THEY SAID IN FACT IT WAS THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER PUMP, THAT IT SHOULD BE FIXED OR I COULD EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. THEY FURTHER EXPLAINED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THAT EXPIRED A YEAR AGO AND WOULD NOW COST ME SOME $440. AM WONDERING IF OTHER FOLKS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS. I'VE READ OF IT HAPPENING TO OTHERS ON CERTAIN INTERNET BLOG SITES. TO MY WAY OF THINKING THE BRAKES (AND I SUPPOSE LOSS OF ABS/TRACTION CONTROL) ARE AT LEAST AS IMPORTANT AS THE STEERING THAT WAS ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM TO ISSUE A RECALL. BTW THE TRUCK HAD 27,971 MILES ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED, HARDLY 'WARN OUT'.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Mar 21, 201846,000 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT USED THE REMOTE STARTER TO WARM THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS HOT. THE CONTACT TURNED THE UNIT OFF AND THEN ON, AND HEAT EMITTED FROM THE VENTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LANCE BUICK GMC (2 CHAUNCY ST, MANSFIELD, MA 02048, (508) 339-3636) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND CONDENSER CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-3961924795. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Unknown or Other1 injured
Filed Mar 19, 201856,730 milesGA

WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THE AC UNIT BEGAN BLOWING WARM AIR. I AM NOW FORCED TO DRIVE MYSELF AND MY INFANT SON WHILE BEING EXPOSED TO POTENTIALLY LETHAL TEMPERATURES INSIDE THE CAR. EVERY TIME I REMOVE MY SON FROM HIS CAR SEAT HE IS SWEATING. IN ADDITION, IF IT IS RAINING OUTSIDE MY WINDOWS BECOME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF SINCE THE DEFROSTER IS LINKED TO A PROPERLY WORKING AC UNIT. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS SYSTEMIC ISSUE IN ALL SIMILAR VEHICLES AND HAS REFUSED TO RECTIFY THE HAZARD OR MITIGATE THE HEAT EXPOSURE TO MY CHILD.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 19, 201852,000 milesKY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO BLOW COLD AIR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRUCE WALTERS FORD-LINCOLN KIA (302 SOUTH MAYO, PIKEVILLE, KY 41501, (606) 444-2200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONDENSER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 18, 201848,000 milesTX

FAILURE OF STEERING, STABILITRAC, STEREO. WHEN YOU TRY TO STEER, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER, THE HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER, THE RADIO WOULD MAKE A SHORTING SOUND, AND THE SERVICE STABILITRAC WOULD DISPLAY. AN ONLINE SEARCH FOUND SEVERAL THREADS ON THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF KILLING SOMEONE. GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN (PIT5405A) RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM, YET THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL? THE MOST COMMON SOLUTION APPEARS TO BE SOME RUBBER INSULATION PINCHED UNDER A GROUND LUG UNDER THE DASH SO IT'S NOT MAINTENANCE RELATED. YET, THEY ARE CHARGING OWNERS TO FIX IT?

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 12, 201840,000 milesFL

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR IN A PARKING LOT IF YOU ARE ON AND OFF THE BREAKS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE BREAK PETAL WILL GET HARD AND THE BREAKS GO OUT. IVE BROUGHT THIS UP TO CHEVROLET CORPORATE AND THEY ARE ALREADY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFTEY CONCERN AND THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 12, 201877,000 milesNC

THE STABILITYTRACK WILL FLASH ON AND MAKE THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER OR WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK OUT OF MY HAND AND NOT LET ME MANEUVER THE WAY I WANT TO. AT THE SAME TIME THE TRUCK WILL BRIEFLY LOSE ALL POWER DISABLING EVERYTHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS AS WELL AS EVERYDAY CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING AND AT ALL SPEEDS FROM AS SLOW AS 5MPH TO AS FAST AS 70MPH. THERE HAS 2 TIMES AFTER THIS HAPPENS THAT I TURN THE TRUCK OFF TO TRY TO RESTART IT, THE TRUCK WILL BE COMPLETELY DEAD. NOT EVEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS WILL COME ON. THERE ARE OTHER TIMES WHERE I WILL LOSE ALL POWER TO MY RADIO AND DRIVER INFO CENTER AND IT STAYS BLACK UNTIL I RESTART THE TRUCK A FEW TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NOW 4 SEPARATE TIMES NOW AND EVERY TIME THEY SAY ITS SOMETHING NEW. I HAVE PAID A LITTLE OVER $800 SO FAR AND IT IS STILL HAPPENING. I AM NOW WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM GM/CHEVY TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO, BUT LOOKING AT WHAT I HAVE ALREADY DEALT WITH IT I AM NOT OPTIMISTIC. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND I AM AFRAID THAT ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECOVER MY STEERING AND I WILL GET IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK.

Steering
Filed Mar 12, 201851,000 milesAR

ON MARCH 1, 2018, I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 SILVERADO. WHEN I MADE A TURN MY POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. MY VEHICLL HAS 51,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP HAD PREVIOUSLY FIXED A RECALL ISSUE RELATED TO POWER STEERING, BUT INFORMED ME THAT THIS REPAIR WOULD COST $2500 AND WAS NOT COVERED. GM AGREED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND OFFERED $1000 TOWARDS THE REPAIR.

Engine
Filed Mar 6, 201870,000 milesOH

VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR CAUSING A COOLANT LEAK, AND ENGINE OIL TO ENTER THE COOLING SYSTEM. GENERAL MOTORS AS ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE #15829 APPLYING TO THIS YEAR AND MODEL SILVERADO, BUT ONLY CERTAIN VIN'S APPLY FOR WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THIS ISSUE. COVERAGE SHOULD INCLUDE ALL VIN NUMBERS EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE RADIATORS. DEALER NOW WANT'S $1,300.00 TO REPAIR WHAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A KNOWN DEFECT ADDRESSED ONLY PARTIALLY BY SPECIAL COVERAGE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 6, 2018AL

TAKATA RECALL CONDENSER NEEDS REPLACING.

Steering
Filed Mar 5, 201827,493 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V414000 (STEERING) IN AUGUST OF 2017. DURING THE SERVICE, THE EPS MODULE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED PER THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE LATER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE POWER STEERING FAILURES WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FURMAN CHEVROLET OF BRANDON, 9751 ADAMO DR. TAMPA, FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILURES WERE DUE TO A FAULTY STEERING WHEEL SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,493.

Engine
Filed Mar 3, 201839,450 milesNJ

I WAS DRIVING AROUND THE BACK OF A SHOPPING PLAZA WHEN MY ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A STALLING SOUND FOLLOWED BY MY BELTS SQUEALING. MY GAUGES LOOKED FINE AND THEN I LOOKED AT MY SIDE MIRROR TO SEE SMOKE TRAILING MY VEHICLE. I STOP AND OPEN MY HOOD TO SEE THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH SMOKE. I COULDN'T SEE ANY DAMAGE AT THAT POINT TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME MY A.C. COMPRESSOR SEIZED UP DUE TO LACK OF OIL IN THE COMPRESSOR AND MY ENGINE BELT WAS DESTROYED (WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE). I DID NOTICE EVERY TIME I TURNED THE FAN ON IN MY VEHICLE THE A.C. LIGHT WOULD ALWAYS COME ON BY ITSELF ENGAGING THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE A.C. SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH 39450 MILES ON IT AND THIS INCIDENT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I HAD TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP ALMOST $1000 FOR THE REPAIR.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 1, 201824,800 milesTX

"TAKATA RECALL" DRIVING ON N LOOP 820. VEHICLE DRIVING AHEAD OF ME BEGAN TO SWERVE, AND I AVOIDED THE CAR. ROADS WERE MODERATELY WET--I WAS TRAVELLING AROUND 40 MPH DUE TO POSSIBLE ICE ON OVERPASS. I WAS IN EXTREME LEFT LANE, BEGAN TO SLIDE AND TURNED INTO THE DIRECTION I SKIDDED AND MADE CONTACT WITH CENTER MEDIAN OF HIGHWAY. NEXT EXIT WAS CAMPUS DRIVE. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SENSOR WAS ILLUMINATED. I CALLED 911 AND POLICE VEHICLE ARRIVED AN HOUR LATER. THE TRUCK WAS IN THE MOST EXTREME LEFT HAND LANE BLOCKING DRIVERS BEHIND ME. THE SENSOR REMAINED ON, BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS TOWED TO BRUCE LOWRIE CHEVROLET.

Steering
Filed Mar 1, 201827,493 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V414000 (STEERING) IN AUGUST OF 2017. DURING THE SERVICE, THE EPS MODULE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED PER THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE LATER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FURMAN CHEVROLET OF BRANDON, 9751 ADAMO DR, TAMPA, FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILURES WERE DUE TO A FAULTY STEERING WHEEL SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,493.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 27, 201828,000 milesSD

WHEN FUELING VEHICLE, THE PUMP STOPS CONTINUOUSLY, AS THE HANDLE SHUTS OFF AS FUEL WILL NOT FLOW INTO TANK. FUEL IS UNABLE TO FLOW INTO TANK, SO HANDLE SHUTS OFF. YOU HAVE TO FUEL AT ONLY A TRICKLE. YOU SPEND TWENTY MINUTES TO TRY AND FILL THE VEHICLE. IF THE SYSTEM IS FOR VAPOR CONTROL IT HAS FAILED BECAUSE OF POOR DESIGN. YOU SPEND SEVEN TIMES MORE TIME,, STANDING AROUND PLAYING WITH THE FUELING HANDLE TO GET SOME FUEL INTO THE SYSTEM, THAN A SIMILAR VEHICLE NEXT TO YOU.

Steering
Filed Feb 27, 201845,000 milesOK

POWER STEERING GOES OFF AND WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THAT SAYS SERVICE POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENS INTERMEDTIALY WITHOUT WARNING. I CAN STOP TURN OFF THE TRUCK AND IT WILL SOMETIMES COME ON AND WORK FOR A SHORT TIME.

SteeringCrash
Filed Feb 27, 201878,000 milesAR

I HAD MY 3 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AT THE TIME THAT I LOST CONTROL ON MY 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. I WAS TURNING AND THE WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN ON ITS OWN AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL. THE INTERNAL COMPUTER KEPT SWITCHING ON AND OFF AS IF IT HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. I WAS INCHES AWAY FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND BEING AT FAULT OF AN ACCIDENT, NOT TO MENTION THE DANGER MY DAUGHTER WAS IN. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT I HIT A SIDEWALK DAMAGING THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE ON MY BUMPER. I WILL NEVER AGAIN MAKE ANOTHER CHEVROLET PURCHASE, AND PUT MY DAUGHTERS LIFE IN DANGER.

Engine
Filed Feb 27, 201870,542 milesNV

RADIATOR RECALL 15829 REF#N15170099 HAD TO HAVE MY RADIATOR REPLACED DUE TO A MFG DEFECT . GM ADVISED ME THAT MY VIN# NOT IN THE RECALL

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 26, 201847,771 milesMN

THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BACK GLASS SHATTERED AS THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE GLASS HAS REAR DEFROST HEAT WIRES IN IT AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS GLASS. OTHER REPORTS SAY THERE IS A SPALL IN THE GLASS AND IT IS HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLY.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Feb 26, 201863,000 milesAL

AC CONDENSER FAILURE CAUSING REFRIGERANT TO LEAK. AC SYSTEM DOES NOT BLOW COLD/DRY AIR TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD ADEQUATELY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. REFRIGERANT LEAK INTO GARAGE.

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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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