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2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

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Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jun 1, 201722,450 milesCA

I HAVE A 2014 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH THIS TRUCK UNTIL YESTERDAY!!!! AT 22,000 MILES THE TRUCK MALFUNCTIONED TWICE WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE. THE TRUCK SOME WHAT STALLED WITH OUT WARNING AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WENT CRAZY AND TRUCK LOST POWER. LESS THAN A HALF MILE LATER WHILE TURNING LEFT IN A CUL DE SAC THE TRUCK WENT CRAZY, STALLED, DASH LIT UP, THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT INTO SERVICE. 4 DAYS PAST WARRANTY EXPIRATION. CHEVY/JESSUP AUTO GRP WON'T FIX IT. KEVIN IN SERVICE SAID HE WOULD CALL ME ON WED AT 4 WITH UPDATE. THURS AT 11AM STILL NO WORD. DROPPED BY SERVICE DEPT. FOR UPDATE WITH KEVIN. HE SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE PRICE READY FOR REPAIR. DENIED COVERAGE UNDER RECENTLY EXPIRED WARRANTY. WHEN I SHOWED HIM A LIST OF SERIOUS COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONS AND SAFETY ISSUES FROM ONLINE CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS HE TOLD ME HE WASN'T INTERESTED AND HE HAD OTHER PEOPLE TO TEND TO. HE ALSO SAID I DROPPED BY WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT. IN OTHER WORDS, I NO LONGER WAS A PRIORITY. WHEN ASKED FOR SERVICE DEPT GENERAL MGR. ---OH-HE IS NOT AVAILABLE. SO NOW MY LOW MILEAGE TRUCK SITS WITH NO REPAIR, APPEARS TO BE A HAZARD TO DRIVE, GM NOT STANDING BEHIND NOR HAS A FIX FOR THE COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONS THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED WIDESPREAD ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM , LEAVES ME WITH A VERY EXPENSIVE PAPER WEIGHT THAT I AM FEARFUL TO DRIVE. IT'S ANOTHER IGNITION KEY GM COVER UP AND UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE DIE AN

Unknown or Other
Filed May 26, 201733,486 milesTN

AC CONDENSER - BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE AC WORKING, NOT WORKING, WORKING, NOT WORKING BUT NEVER STAYING OFF COMPLETELY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON MANY MILES BEFORE MY TRUCK REACHED 36,000 MILE WARRANTY END DATE AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND, OR I WAS TOLD SINCE IT WOULD BE WORKING JUST FIND WHEN I COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT. NOW I HAVE NO A/C WHATSOEVER. WAS TOLD THAT THE AC CONDENSERS HAVE BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR OVER 4 MONTHS NOW. THEY ARE HAPPY TO PLACE AN ORDER FOR PARTS NEEDED BUT I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS HAPPENING TO ALL 2013-2015 MODELS AT THIS TIME. GM MOST LIKELY WILL NOT DO A RECALL AND MOST LIKELY WILL NOT PAY FOR PARTS OR REPAIRS.

Service Brakes
Filed May 25, 201725,780 milesVA

NO POWER BRAKES. AT LOW SPEEDS VACUUM PUMP DOES NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH VACUUM FOR BRAKES TO WORK. VERY HARD BRAKE PEDAL FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN PIT5361B WHEN I SPOKE TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TOLD ME MY TRUCK WASN'T COVERED UNDER THIS BUT IT CLEARLY IS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND MIGHT CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS

Wheels
Filed May 25, 20171 milesCA

CONSTANT SHAKING COMING FROM REAR TIRE'S HAVE HAD THEM BALANCED, ROTATED AND WE STILL SHAKE.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 25, 2017AR

AC CONDENSER LEAKING. STUCK IN 4X4. DRIVER SEAT BASE MOVES

Unknown or Other
Filed May 19, 2017NY

AC IS BROKE, GM HAS SAID THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. I AND MANY OTHERS ARE NOW WAITING FOR A NATION WIDE BACK ORDERED PARTS. I WAS TOLD IT MAY TAKE UP TO TWO MONTHS FOR THE PARTS. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU

Electrical System
Filed May 19, 201740,000 milesNC

TRAVELING AT APPROX. 65MPH ON US17 A DIVIDED FOUR LANE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING WHICH RESULTED IN COMPLETE LOSS OF LIGHTS, SIGNALS, FLASHERS, HORN, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WENT INTO LOCKED POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP IN THE GRASS MEDIAN. AFTER COLLECTING MY THOUGHTS I TRIED TO RESTART THE TRUCK BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AND ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WOULD NOT OPERATE. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER WHILE I WAS ON MY CELL PHONE WITH A TOW SERVICE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAM ON ALONG WITH THE RADIO. THE TRUCK STARTED UP AND AFTER CALLING THE CLOSEST GM DEALER WHICH HAPPEN TO BE ONLY A FEW MILES AWAY I MADE MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. THEY WERE QUICKLY ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AS GM HAD ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN #PIT5405C ON THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. IT WAS CAUSED BY DASHBOARD FABRIC TRIM BEING CAUGHT UNDER A GROUND POST DURING ASSEMBLY THAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL SERVICE. THE TRUCK HAD APPROX. 40,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT AND IT SEEMS IT TOOK EITHER TWO YEARS OR THAT REASONABLY LOW MILEAGE BEFORE THE PROBLEM SURFACED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BY SIMPLY LOSING A GROUND POST AND TRIMMING OUT THE FABRIC INTRUSION. THEY WERE GREAT AND APOLOGIZED FOR WHAT THEY SAW AS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. THEY DID CHARGE AS THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY BUT SAID I SHOULD CONTACT GM CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR HELP WITH THE COST. GM REFUSED BUT IT WAS ONLY ABOUT $100.00 SO THAT IS NOT THE ISSU

Steering
Filed May 19, 201758,000 milesOK

SO FAR IT HAS ONLY DONE THIS UNDER LOW SPEED MAKING A TIGHT TURN LIKE UP TO A GAS PUMP OR INTO A PARKING SPACE THE DASH AND DISPLAY CENTER WILL FLASH ON AND OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK THE OTHER DIRECTION SO VIOLENTLY IT PULLS THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HAND. ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH I GOT A WARNING SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THAT STEERING ASSIST HAD BEEN REDUCED DRIVE WITH CAUTION. EVEN UNDER LOW SPEED IT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS BUT I'M AFRAID AT SOME POINT THIS WILL OCCUR AT A HIGHER SPEED. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED, THE FACTORY WARRANTY IS GONE BUT I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER BECAUSE I CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BEYOND THE WARRANTY BUT THEY CLAIM THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS AS A PROBLEM DESPITE THE FACT I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM DOCUMENTED, THAT'S WHAT PROMPTED ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT MY MECHANIC HOPING THEY CAN FIND A CAUSE/SOLUTION BUT I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING GM/CHEVY SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL ON AND FIXING INSTEAD OF PEOPLE HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET OR PRIVATE AFTER MARKET WARRANTY COMPANIES HAVING TO PAY FOR. I HAVE A VIDEO OF IT DOING IT ON MY IPHONE BUT DIDN'T KNOW IF I COULD INCLUDE VIDEO AND IT'S CURRENTLY ON MY PHONE AND NOT MY LAPTOP. I USED 02/01/2017 AS OCCURRENCE DATE BUT I'M NOT SURE OF THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME OR NOT, WE'VE HAD VEHICLE SINCE 12/2016 AND IT'S HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.

Air Bags
Filed May 18, 2017100 milesGA

ELECTRICAL, GET NUMEROUS WARNINGS HOOD OPEN, THEFT ALERT, AIR BAG, TRANSMISSION, HORN BEEPS NUMEROUS ALL TIMES OF DAY EVENING, KEY FOB AFRAID TO LOCK DOORS HAVE TO RESET NUMEROUS TIMES TO STOP HORN FROM SOUNDING...PIA ELECTRICAL BEEN TO DEALER PUT NEW BATTERY IN STILL PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS STARED AT 20,000 CAR NOW HAS 40,000 MLS.

Seats
Filed May 17, 201775,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT TRACK WAS FRACTURED AND BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT TRACK WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE REPRESENTATIVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND STATED THAT CHEVROLET WOULD NOT ISSUE A RECALL UNTIL FORCED BY NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 17, 201743,000 milesAZ

AC NO LONGER BLOWS COLD AIR. WHILE DRIVING, THE AC STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR AND WILL NOT BLOW ANY MORE.

Structure › Body
Filed May 15, 201753,000 milesTX

THE CONDENSER UNIT HAS CRACKED AND COME AWAY FOR THE STRUCTURAL HOUSING CAUSING THE UNIT TO LEAK FREON MEANING THAT THE A/C DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS A DESIGN FAULT FOR THE 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO MODELS THROUGH GM/CHEVROLET AND CURRENTLY THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THE PART (NR. 84211191). THIS SHOWS THAT THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND AS THINGS STAND CHEVROLET CANNOT EVEN GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE AS TO WHEN THE PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE AGAIN. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS SHOULD BE GROUNDS ENOUGH FOR SOME SORT OF REIMBURSEMENT / RECALL.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed May 15, 2017WI

THE TRUCK TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START AND WHEN IT IS RUNNING THE TRUCK WILL DIE. IT'S A FUEL PROBLEM BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT FUEL PUMP IT IS OR IF IT'S THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. IT ONLY HAS 63,000 MI.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 12, 201744,600 milesFL

COMPRESSOR FOR AIRCONDITIONER FROZE UP AT 44,600 WE DID NOT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON SAID VEHICLE ALSO THE SCREEN ON DASH BOARD TO BACK UP IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. WE WHERE DRIVING WHEN IT FROZE UP AND CAMERA IS WHEN WE ARE BACKING UP

Service Brakes
Filed May 10, 201743,000 milesTX

MY TRUCK HAS 43K MILES ON IT. DRIVING IT THE OTHER DAY ON A CITY STREET, I HEARD A SQUEALING SOUND, AND THEN THE BRAKES FAILED. I HAD TO PUSH DOWN REALLY HARD TO AVOID REAR ENDING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME ON MY WAY HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME I COULD SEE THAT THE BELT POWERING THE VACUUM ASSIST PUMP FOR THE BRAKES HAD SNAPPED. SO I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND PURCHASED ANOTHER ONE. PUT IT ONE AND STARTED THE TRUCK. THE SQUEALING WAS QUITE LOUD BECAUSE THE BELT WAS TURNING, BUT NOT THE VACUUM PUMP. SO I REMOVED THE PUMP AND DISCOVERED LARGE AMOUNTS OF METAL SHARDS IN THE OIL, WHICH NOW MEANS I CAN'T DRIVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT RISKING TAKING OUT MY ENGINE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 2, 201770,000 milesTX

AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSENING COIL WENT BAD.DEFECTIVE. GM CANT SELL ME ONE NEITHER CAN AFTER MARKET AOTO PARTS.NONE AVAILABLE BECAUSE ALL HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM MARKET BECAUSE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. SHOULD BE A RECALL.GM KNOWS THIS IS WIDE SPREAD AND WONT ACKNOWLEDGE. DEALERSHIPS HAVE WAVE OF THESE BAD.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 27, 201746,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND A LOUD NOISE COULD BE HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A MISSING BRAKE PAD ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 17, 201736,000 milesTX

DASH LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ALONG WITH HEADLIGHTS. WHEN YOU WOULD TURN THE WHEEL, THE ENTIRE DASH WOULD GO OUT LIKE YOU TURNED OFF THE KEY AND THEN COME RIGHT BACK ON. SOMETIMES THE TRUCK WOULD DIE IN THE ROAD AND DIED WHILE TURNING AND CREATED NEAR MISSES FOR ACCIDENTS. WHEN THE SYSTEM WOULD COME BACK ON, IT WOULD DISABLE THE STEERING ASSIST AND CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK BACK TOWARDS CENTER. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WITH VIDEO EVIDENCE OF PROBLEM AND THEY ADVISED THERE WAS NOT RECALLS, SERVICE BULLETINS OR EVEN KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM AND WANTED TO CHARGE $128.00 PER HOUR FLAT RATE TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AT HOME, I FOUND NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ON FORUMS AND RELATED BACK TO A KNOWN GROUND ISSUE UNDER THE DASH THAT IS LABELED G218 WHERE INSULATION OR MATERIAL IS FOUND UNDER THE GROUND NUT CREATING A HIGHER RESISTANCE. I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THIS MATERIAL MYSELF AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE SCARY PART ABOUT THIS IS, MY DAUGHTER HAD THE TRUCK DIE ON HER A COUPLE TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF IT. GM REFUSES TO ACCEPT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY ON THIS WHEN IT IS A GM MANUFACTURE PROBLEM.

Wheels
Filed Apr 15, 2017WV

20 INCH WHEELS VIBRATING INSTALLED NEW 275/55R20 TIRES STILL HAVE VIBRANTION

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 14, 201738,360 milesPA

EVENT #1: STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT ON CITY STREET TO TURN LEFT; LIGHT CHANGES; TUNED STEERING WHEEL RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT & ACCELERATED; CROSSING IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT OUT OF MY HANDS 3 TIMES TILL I BRAKED THE VEHICLE TO A STOP & SAT STILL FOR 5 SECONDS; COULD THEN STEER & DRIVE NORMALLY. EVENT # 2: VERY NEXT DAY; BACKING SLOWLY OUT OF DRIVEWAY; STOPPED ON STREET; TURNED STEERING WHEEL SLOWLY TO LEFT TO PROCEED DOWN STREET; STEERING WHEEL JERKS VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT; AFTER BRAKING & SITTING FOR 5 SECONDS WITH THE ENGINE IDLING AGAIN, WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. EVENT # 3: 15 MINUTES AFTER EVENT #2; AGAIN BACKING SLOWLY TO THE LEFT TO TURN AROUND, & THEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO PROCEED FORWARD, STEERING WHEEL JERKS VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT OUT OF MY HANDS. AGAIN AFTER BRAKING TO A STOP & SITTING AT IDLE FOR 5 SECONDS WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. DURING ALL 3 EVENTS, THE SCREEN DISPLAYED "SERVICE STABILITRAK". THIS ISSUE "STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY OUT OF MY HANDS" & "STEERING LOCKS UP (VIDEO INCLUDED) WHEN TURNING" IS FREQUENTLY DISCUSSED ON GM FORUMS BY OWNERS. ONE OWNER APPEARS TO HAVE SOLVED IT BY FIXING A POOR ELECTRICAL GROUND UNDER THE DASH.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Apr 14, 201775,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDOW DEFOGGER WAS NOT OPERABLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONDENSER UNIT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Apr 12, 201730,000 milesCT

TRAVELING APPX. 60 MPH CT RTE 8 WHEN DEER APPEARED SWERVED TO AVOID DIRECT IMPACT LOST STEERING CONTROL STRUCK UNKNOWN WENT AIRBORNE LANDED HARD STRUCK UNKNOWN NO INJURIES HOWEVER NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EITHER OCCURRED 4/07/17 APPX. 2200 HRS YOUTHFUL DRIVER W/ONE PASSENGER BOTH SEATBELTED SUFFERED FRONT END & SUBFRAME DAMAGE CAUSING MOTOR TO MOVE TOWARD CABIN CURRENTLY AT BODY SHOP TO DETERMINE REPAIRABLITY.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 11, 201751,000 milesOK

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND A SIGNAL LIGHT IS USED , CRUISE IS DISENGAGED OR IF THE WINDOWS ARE ROLLED UP OR DOWN THEN CRUISE WILL BE DISENGAGED. THIS ACTION WILL ALSO CAUSE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO DIM WHEN THE SIGNAL IS USED OR WINDOWS ROLLED UP OR DOWN. IF I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IT WILL CLEAR UP AND MAY GO ANOTHER HOUR BEFORE IT DOES IT AGAIN. THIS IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND SOMETIMES FLASHES A WARNING IN THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER,STABILITRAK DISABLED AND STEERING ASSIST DISABLED DRIVE WITH CAUTION. AGAIN IF I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT IT WILL WORK JUST FINE FOR A WHILE. THIS DOES SEEM TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR. THIS STARTED HAPPENING APPROX 6 MONTHS AGO WITH CRUISE BEING DISENGAGED AND THE DASH LIGHTS DIMMING WHILE USING THE SIGNAL LIGHTS OR THE WINDOW SWITCH. THE STABILITRAK AND STEERING WARNINGS STARTED 03/19/2017. ON 03/20/2017 I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2 MILES AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A LOW SPEED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS RIPPED FROM MY HANDS. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON APRIL 8TH WHILE PULLING A TRAILER WITH THE TOW HAUL MODE ENGAGED. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE AND KICKED THE VEHICLE INTO PASSING GEAR WHEN THE STABILITRAK AND STEERING WARNING BOTH CAME ON .

Suspension
Filed Apr 6, 201717,895 milesNC

VIBRATION AT 70 TO 75 MPH!

Seat Belts
Filed Apr 1, 201749,000 milesCO

THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT TIGHTEN UP TO YOUR LAP OR SHOULDER AFTER BEING SNAPPED TO THE STATIONARY PIECE. THE BELT CONTINUES TO DO THIS EVEN AFTER REPORTING TO DEALERSHIP COOK CHEVROLET IN CRAIG COLORADO AND TAKING THERE FOR THEM TO REPAIR.THEY GAVE ME A 400 ESTIMATE AND DID NOT REPAIR I ASSUME THIS WOULD BE FOUND ON MOST OF THESE VEHICLES FROM POOR MATERIALS, I WILL REPAIR THIS ISSUE MYSELF SINCE I CANNOT TRUST CHEVROLETS WORKMANSHIP.

Power Train
Filed Mar 27, 201740,000 milesFL

1. DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINING MECHANISM JAMMED AND STOPPED WORKING. HAD TO HAVE SEAT BACK FRAME ASSEMBLY REPLACED JUST AFTER WARRANTY. 2. SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION GENERALLY WORKS GOOD MOST OF THE TIME. ON OCCASIONS (ABOUT 50 SO FAR) WHEN BACKING OUT OF A SPACE AND SHIFTING GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT, THERE IS A 2-3 SECOND DELAY BEFORE IT SHIFTS AND JUMPS INTO GEAR WITH A CLUNK. THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS WHEN YOU ARE BACKING OUT INTO TRAFFIC IN PARKING LOT, ONTO A STREET, OR MAKING A 3-POINT TURN AND THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT WHEN YOU ANTICIPATE IT SHOULD AND YOU ARE STUCK THERE FOR THE DELAY. THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH. TOOK TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. DATE AT BOTTOM IS A GUESS. HAVE TO CHECK DEALER RECORDS AT HOME.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 27, 2017354,500 milesFL

WAS DRIVING TO THE DENTIST. PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT AND "STABILITRACK FAILURE" POPED UP. WAS PULLING INTO THE DOCTORS OFFICE NOT 8 MIN L8R CAME UP AGAIN BUT THIS TIME STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP THEN UN LOCKED THEN LOCKED UP MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE I WAS TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. THANKFULLY I WAS GOING AT AN EXTREMELY LOW SPEED AND I COULD CONTROL THE VEHICLE BETWEEN IT LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. WHEN I LEFT THE DOCTORS OFFICE I NOTICED MY SETTINGS RESET. EX DASHBOARD DISPLAY SHOWED THE RADIO STATION INSTEAD OF THE FUEL ECONOMY. I SIMPLY CHANGED IT AND NOTICED THE COMPUTER ERASED MY PREVIOUS FUEL ECONOMY. I'M ASSUMING THEIRS SOME MALFUNCTION BETWEEN THE COMPUTER AND THESE SYSTEMS. AND FROM THE LOOKS OF IT MY VEHICLE ISN'T THE ONLY VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE.DEALER SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BUT I`M TO SCARE TO DRIVE IT I DON`T` FEEL SAFE WHEN IT`S STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING

Exterior Lighting
Filed Mar 27, 20178,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME FOGGY AND OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ *AS

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 22, 201773,000 milesIL

THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND MOVING. THE VEHICLES STEERING CAPABILITIES MALFUNCTIONED AND COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING OCCURRED. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THERE WERE OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE EXPERIENCING STEERING FAILURE AS WELL. THERE IS VIDEO EVIDENCE ON YOUTUBE TO PROVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. SEE "2014 CHEVY SILVERADO STABILITRAK ISSUES PART 4" ON YOUTUBE TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY IS OCCURRING.

Steering
Filed Mar 21, 201742,000 milesMO

WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE STEERING LOCKED UP, JERKING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND REFERENCED A STABILITRAK SERVICE MESSAGE. VERY SCARY CAUSING A TOTAL LACK OF CONTROL WITH STEERING. FOUND MANY EXAMPLES ONLINE OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS, EVEN VIDEO EVIDENCE. TOOK TO CHEVY AND THEY "COULD NOT REPLICATE" SO NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I TRADED THE TRUCK FOR A NEW FORD. ODDLY ENOUGH MY NEIGHBOR NOTICED MY NEW TRUCK AND WE GOT TO TALKING. HIS 2014 GMC 1500 SIERRA HAS HAD THE SAW EXACT ISSUE. I CONTACTED GM WITH MY CONCERN WITH NO HELP AT ALL. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH VERY SERIOUS AND SCARY CONSEQUENCES. PLEASE MAKE GM FIX BEFORE FAMILIES HAVE TRAGIC ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE ISSUE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 20, 201733,500 milesNC

VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHEN COMING TO A STOP. LOSS OF STEERING POWER, ETC. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE AND AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES, THE ERROR POPPED UP STATING THAT THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM HAD KICKED IN AND THE VEHICLE STEERING JERKED ME INTO ANOTHER LANE ON INTERSTATE 485 AT ROUGHLY 70 MILES PER HOUR.. TWO DAYS LATER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, BUT AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE STARTED. TODAY AGAIN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SYSTEM STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS LOW AND THAT THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM WAS NOW ENGAGED. HAD TO JUMP THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. HAD BATTERY CHECKED AND IT CHECKED OUT COMPLETELY FINE. IT IS MY FEELING THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL OR A GROUND SOMEWHERE. AFTER REVIEWING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, THERE SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE STEERING TO COMPLETELY TAKE OVER AT 70 MILES PER HOUR.

Steering
Filed Mar 17, 201786,400 milesNM

WAS TURNING CORNER STEERING WHEEL JERKED OPPOSITE DIRECTION SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED TRUCK VERY HARD TO STEER ENDED IN BAR DITCH DROVE DOWN BUMPY ROAD POWER STEERING REACTIVED WHEN I TURN AGAIN SAME RESULT

Air Bags
Filed Mar 8, 201742,854 milesMI

RANDOM AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. DEALER FOUND CODE B0014 AND HAD BULLETIN TO REMOVE AND REPAIR CONNECTOR. CONNECTOR WAS REMOVED AND A NEW WIRE SECTION INSTALLED. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN WARNING LIGHT WAS ON THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT OPERATE. IT APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 8, 201720,000 milesMO

I PURCHASED THIS 2014 SILVERADO PICK UP NEW. AT ABOUT 20000 MILES IT BEGAN NOT STARTING, STOPPING WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE STEERING WHEEL IS JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS/ MOST OF THE RECORDED INFORMATION IS ERASED, THE INTRUSION ALARM ICON IS LIT AND MUST BE CANCELLED. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED YET. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL GM DEALERS. COMPLAINED TO GM DIRECTLY SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE MANY EMAILS FROM ME TO GM AND FROM GM TO ME. MY LOCAL DEALER HAS NOW REFUSED TO WORK ON MY VEHICLE. THEY PUT A COMPUTER ON IT AND IF THERE IS NO FAULT CODE THEY SAY "IIF THERE ISN'T A CODE WE WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO START" (A DIRECT QUOTE) THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 80000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME 60000 MILES MY WIFE AND I BOTH HAVE CANCER AND MUST TRAVEL 233 MILES ONE WAY FOR CHEMO AND TREATMENT EVERY 28 DAYS AND I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED TO MEET THAT NEED BUT HAS FAILED TO LIVE UP TO THE HYPE FROM GM AND THE CUSTOMER SUPPORT IS NOT SATISFACTORY I NEED SOME HELP NOW.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 6, 201742,000 milesTN

AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK FOR AN HOUR AND HALF I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, AS I WAS TURNING TO GO DOWN AN AISLE TO PARK THE TRUCK INTERIOR LIGHTING ON THE DASH DIMMED AND THE POWER STEERING DIED ENOUGH TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH WHILE TURNING. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE SINCE I HAD NO STEERING. I LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN DROVE TO AN EMPTY SECTION OF THE PARKING LOT AND DONE A FEW SLOW FIGURE EIGHTS SEEING IF THE ISSUE WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. AFTER NOTHING HAPPENED I PROCEEDED BACK TO THE PARKING AREA AND AGAIN AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE TRUCK SEEMED TO BE LOSING POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKING OUT OF MY HAD UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE POINT I COULD NO LONGER STEER THE TRUCK. THE SCREEN ON THE DASH SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY TRACTION CONTROL BUT THE GROUND WAS DRY AND PAVED. I AGAIN LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR A MINUTE AND WAS THEN ABLE TO PARK. AFTER SHOPPING I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO ANOTHER STOP AND THEN HOME WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. WHEN I WAS BACKING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AN ERROR MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE SCREEN SAYING THE BACKUP SAFETY DEVICES WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTED DIMMING AGAIN. THE STEERING DID NOT ACT UP DURING BACKUP MODE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ABOUT THE ISSUE RELATED TO LOW VOLTAGE CODES WHICH THEY SAID MY TRUCK SHOWED. THEY SAID THE BATTERY TESTED FINE AND CHEVROLET WOULD NOT LET THEM REPLACE ANYTHING SINCE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUES. THEY DID SAY THEY WERE REPLACING

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 5, 201739,000 milesTX

INTERMITTENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL WILL YANK FROM THE DRIVER'S HANDS AND WARNING ERRORS FOR STABILITRAK OR TRACTION CONTROL REPORTED IN CENTER INFO SCREEN, WHILE THE MYLINK SCREEN GOES BLANK. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURS WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS IN PARKING SITUATIONS. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE INVOLVING THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Fire
Filed Feb 28, 201735,000 milesNC

SINCE 05/02/2016 I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH CRAZY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. IT STARTED WITH HEAD LIGHTS DIMMING AT RANDOM TIMES. THEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, ACTIVITE TURN SIGNAL. WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD CUT OFF. SIMULATED 4 TIMES TO ENSURE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. CONTINUED DRIVING. AT 30 MPH THE AIR CONDITIONING TURNED OFF, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS & RADIO TURNED OFF BUT ENGINE STAYED RUNNING, 45 SECONDS LATER EVERYTHING TURNED BACK ON. AT THIS TIME THE WIFE FREAKED OUT & ASKED TO PARK, SCARED FOR HER SAFETY & MY OWN. PULLED FORWARD TO PARALLEL PARK, WENT TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. BEFORE REVERSE WAS INITIATED THE TRUCK THREW MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS (SERVICE STABLITRAK, ASSISTED STEERING, ETC). THE DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY JERKED & LOCKED UP. THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF. PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, TURNED KEY & STARTED RIGHT BACK UP WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO LOW VOLTAGE INDICATION AND NO PROBLEMS. GMC DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM & RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME WITHIN 2 DAYS. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 07/05/2016. THIS TIME IT WAS SENT TO CHEVROLET. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR & CHECKED THE SECURITY OF THE WIRE HARNESS. 07/11/2016 THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP & SHUT OFF AGAIN IN A STARBUCKS DRIVE THROUGH. THIS TIME LOCKING MYSELF & MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK FOR 3 MINUTES. WHEN IGNITION WAS TURNED, TRUCK WOULD NOT START, NO LIGHTS WOULD COME ON EITHER. THE TRUCK ACTED

Air Bags
Filed Feb 22, 2017OH

I RAN THE VIN FOR OUR VEHICLE AND CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. I GAVE THEM THE VIN, THEY EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS TWO RECALLS, SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THEM FIXED (BOTH SAFETY RELATED). UPON ARRIVAL - THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL IN THERE SYSTEM. I CHECKED BOTH THE NHTSA AND GM RECALL SITES, AND THEY BOTH SHOW THE ISSUE AS UNRESOLVED. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 2016007, NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V651 AND N150822, 16V209. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING UNDER OUR VIN.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 16, 201745,000 milesWA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN, RAIN WATER LEAKED FROM THE ONSTAR ANTENNA INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Seat Belts
Filed Feb 16, 2017FL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V209000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Seat BeltsCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 16, 201727,860 milesOR

JAN 7,2017 6MPH HIT A STEEL LIGHT POLE AND SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAP DID NOT LOCK CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 11, 201746,000 milesCA

I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY CHEVROLET ABOUT A RECALL THAT WAS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 2015 AND I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN APRIL 2015. I ONLY HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER "THREE WAY CHEVROLET/AUTOMOTIVE. THEY NEVER NOTIFIED ME ABOUT THE RECALL WHEN IT WAS STILL COVERED AND NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, THEY NOTIFIED ME SAYING THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO BE COVERED OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO HAVE OTHER RECALLS DONE WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND AFTER A 4X4 ISSUED RECALL WAS RELEASED. WHEN I NOTIFIED THE SERVICE PERSON ABOUT WHY IT WASN'T BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BEFORE, HE STATED THEIR WASN'T ANYTHING HE COULD DO.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 10, 201740,000 milesMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V209000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 16V651000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Steering
Filed Feb 7, 201738,000 milesPA

STEERING RACK AND PINION INTERNAL FAILURE AT 38000, AS CONFIRMED BY DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT IT COULD CAUSE THE STEERING TO LOCK UP AND ULTIMATELY CRASH THE VEHICLE

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Feb 4, 201719,940 milesIL

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, I WENT TO TURN RIGHT. AS TURNING TO THE RIGHT THE SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING APPEARED ON MY DASH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ITSELF AND FOUGHT AGAINST ME TURNING RIGHT. THE TRUCK WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL OUT AGAINST MY FORCE OF TURNING. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. THEN A FEW WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING MY DASH AND RADIO SCREENS KEPT FLICKERING ON AND OFF, EVERYTIME MAKING A LOUD CLICK SOUND. WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK PARKED, I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL AND IT FOUGHT AGAINST ME TRYING TO TURN IT. THE DASH READ SERVICE STABILITRAK AND ASSISTED POWER STEERING IS DISABLED. THE RADIO LOST ITS MEMORY AND THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. A THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE PARALLEL PARKING, BACKING UP AND TURNING THE WHEEL RIGHT, IT LOCKED AND FORCED ITSELF BACK LEFT. EVERYTIME IT HAPPENS IT IS MOVING SLOW OR JUST HAD FINISHED MOVING.

Power Train
Filed Feb 3, 2017ME

AFTER A STATE INSPECTION OF MY 2014 CHEVY SILVERADO, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION LINES HAD FAILED WHERE THE TWO PIECES ARE CRIMPED TOGETHER CAUSING THE LEAK.

Seat Belts
Filed Jan 30, 2017TX

HAD A RECALL ON DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT MAY BREAK BUT PASSENGER SIDE BROKE UPON A HARD BRAKE EVENT THROWING HIM INTO DASH CONTACTED CHEVROLET GOT IT REPAIRED AT MY COST 222 DOLLARS AND WAS TOLD SINCE IT WAS A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER WASN'T COVERED WAS MORE OR LESS BLOWN OFF AND CASE WAS CLOSED AFTER I THREATENED TO SUE CAN'T FIND A LAWYER BUT MY MAIN CONCERN IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT WHEN THE SEAT BELT BREAKS WHERE IS THE CONCERN FOR PEOPLE'S SAFETY FROM CHREVOLET

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Crash
Filed Jan 29, 201763,000 milesLA

AT 55,000 MI, THE TRUCK STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES, CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS. NUMEROUS WARNING MESSAGES ON THE DASH, SUCH AS SERVICE STABILITRAC, THEN IT JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HAND AND DIES WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jan 29, 201722,000 milesCA

THIS TRUCK HAD A STEERING FAILURE CAUSING A COLLISION AND IT WAS A MINOR FRONT COLLISION. THE WORSE PART IS CHEVROLET DENIES A PROBLEM BUT THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS. DURING THE COLLISION ON THE FRONT STRANGELY THE CURTAIN AIRBAGS IS ALL THAT DEPLOYED LEAVING DRIVER COMPLETELY UNPROTECTED!!! THE STEERING CAME BACK ON AFTER. THEN I GET A NOTICE THAT THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE IS RECALLED BECAUSE IT MAY NOT WORK OR DEPLOY BAGS WRONGFULLY. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED. THE TRUCK HAS 24000 MILES ON IT AND THE STEERING FAILED IN THE RAIN MAKING ME SWING OUT ALMOST STRIKING A SCHOOL BUS FULL OF SMALL CHILDREN. I HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALER AFTER HAVING AND PHOTOGRAPHING WITH A TIME STAMP 6 CODES FOR A MODULE FAILURE. THE CHEVY DEALER CALLS AND LIES TO ME AND DID THERE ARE NO CODES OR VOLTAGE TO THE MOTOR AND IT MAY BE A WIRE FROM THE ACCIDENT I TOLD THEM ABOUT. THE ACCIDENT WAS MINOR AND ONLY REQUIRED MINOR REPAIR AND A BUMPER. I THINK GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS A INVESTIGATION INTO THIS AND OWE ME CURTAIN AIR BAGS AND HEADLINER. THIS COMPANY IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND DEFIANT IN DEFECTIVE MOISTURE SENSITIVE DUE TO LACK OF SEALING ACCORDING TO HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF INTERNET POSTINGS. I OWE 34,000.00 ON THIS JUNK UNSAFE PRODUCT AND COMPLAINED AND ONLY GET JERKED AROUND. ABC NEWS HAS CONTACTED ME BACK FOR A STORY AS SOON AS I HERE BACK FROM YOU. *TR

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jan 26, 201724,000 milesCA

INTERMITTENT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LOSS CAUSED ACCIDENT. CHEVROLET DENIED IT. SAME PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT AGAIN BUT NO THERE IS NO ELECTRIC STEERING AT ALL AND VEHICLE STEERING IS UNABLE TO MANUALLY BE STEERED! IT WAS TOWED TO A SIMPSON CHEVROLET, GARDEN GROVE CA. 92643. 714 527 7000.THIS DEALER IS EVEN TRYING NOT TO WARRANTY IT!!! I NEED HELP HERE. THIS IS THE SAME TRUCK THAT DEPLOYED THE SIDE AIRBAGS ONLY AT A STEERING FAILURE INVOLVED ACCIDENT. SAME PROBLEM BUT NOW ITS DEAD ALL THE TIME.

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