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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 →

Power Train
Filed Aug 14, 201625,000 milesVA

VERY NOTICEABLE VIBRATION AT 25 MPH AND AGAIN AT 45 MPH. ONLY SEEMS TO AFFECT VEHICLE IN 4 CYLINDER MODE. LOTS OF INTERNET RESEARCH HAS FOUND THIS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY CHEVY SILVERADO 1500'S AS IT IS IN MINE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM WITH A COMPLAINT AND THEY HAVE GIVEN ME CASE # 8-2286316021. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO FIX ESTABLISHED AS OF YET. BUT, MY CONCERN IS WHEN DRIVING ON SNOW, ICE OR WET ROADS, THE VIBRATION COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH TRACTION. IF IT VIBRATES WHILE ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS THEN THE TRACTION IS REDUCED CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 11, 201614,000 milesNE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Suspension
Filed Aug 1, 201640,000 milesLA

WHEN BACKUP IT SOUND LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE REAR END. THE LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY LUBRICATING THE SPRING LEAFS. INDICATED THERE MAY BE SOME SORT OF PADDING BETWEEN LEAFS THAT MAY BE MISSING. LUBRICATION SOLVED PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. NOISE IS BACK AGAIN.

Steering
Filed Jul 29, 20168,000 milesPA

VIBRATION COMING BACK THROUGH STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. DID RESEARCH ON INTERNET AND SEE MANY CUSTOMERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUE WITH NO GM RESOLUTION AND GM APPARENTLY TRYING TO SAY IT IS NORMAL. HAD TIRES AND WHEELS FORCED BALANCED 7/29/2016 WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. GM IS AWARE OF THE COMPLAINT ON MY VEHICLE; REF: CLAIM 8-2177021918.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jul 22, 201634,320 milesPA

I WAS HAVING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. IN TRAFFIC AFTER HITTING MY BREAKS MANY TIMES I NOTICED MY DASH LIGHTS GO DIM, THE RADIO WOULD CUT OUT ONCE IN A WHILE AND MY GAUGE CLUSTER WOULD RESET JUST LIKE IT LOOKS WHEN YOU FIRST START THE TRUCK. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN APPROX.30 MIN. I WAS PLANNING ON TAKING IT IN THE FIRST CHANCE I GOT BUT THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING IN MY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, A CAR WAS COMING THE OPPOSITE WAY WHEN AND I HIT MY BREAKS THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY JERKED OUT OF MY HAND AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE UP ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND ALMOST INTO A RETAINING WALL. EVERYTHING WAS DINGING THE ABS AND OTHER LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE WORD STABILITAC WAS DISPLAYED ON THE CENTER DASH. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I GOT HOME AND TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY TRUCK FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND OFFERED NO REAL EXPLANATION FOR WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN IT WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. NOW HERE WE ARE A MONTH LATER I'M DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND TAKE MY EXIT FOR WORK. WHEN I HIT MY BREAKS THE LIGHTS GO DIM IN THE TRUCK, THE RADIO GOES OUT, THE ABS AND OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON, THINGS ARE DINGING AND STABILITRAC IS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN ON THE DASH. WHEN I STARTED INTO MY TURN THE WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY MANY TIMES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF MY TURN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE OFF RAMP. IT TOOK EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROA

Suspension
Filed Jul 22, 201624,000 milesTN

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, TO THE POINT THAT IT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE. IT IS ESPECIALLY STRONG AT APPROXIMATELY 74 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY CHEVROLET DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, MATCH BALANCED THE TIRES THREE TIMES, AND TURNED THE BRAKE ROTORS. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THE VIBRATION IS DUE TO THE NEW SUSPENSION DESIGN. I FOUND A GM BULLETIN, #PI1354C, THAT OUTLINES A SPECIFIC PROCEDURE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID NOT FOLLOW IT.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 22, 201656,764 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH LANES AND ALL POWER SEIZED IN THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,764.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jul 21, 201644,000 milesFL

AFTER HAVING THE BATTERY REPLACED, THE VEHICLE STARTED GIVING "STABILTRAK SERVICE REQUIRED" "REDUCED POWER TO STEERING" WARNINGS. AT THESE TIMES AND INTERMITTENTLY AFTERWARDS, THESE WOULD APPEAR AND THE STEERING WOULD THEN RESPOND AS IF THE ENGINE WERE NOT RUNNING WHILE UNDERWAY. THIS HAPPENED IN SEVERAL PARKING LOTS REQUIRING CLOSE MANEUVERING AS WELL AS ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, ENDANGERING MY FAMILY, MYSELF AND OTHERS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CLAIMED AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE POSITIVE ENGINE LEAD, STATING THAT WAS THE CAUSE. THE SAME ISSUE HAS ARISEN AGAIN AND NOW I AM BEING INFORMED THERE ARE NOW MULTIPLE LOW VOLTAGE CODES DUE TO THIS SHORT. RESEARCHING ONLINE FORUMS, THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE AMONG MANY WHO OWN THIS TRUCK. IT WOULD APPEAR THIS COULD BE A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING ON APPROX. JUNE 20TH AND CONTINUED UNTIL "REPAIRED" JUNE

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jul 13, 2016TX

I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUES HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FIRST I WAS BACKING UP INTO A PARKING SPOT AND MY SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING CAME ON, AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING LEFT AND RIGHT ON ITS OWN. 2ND TIME I WAS PULLING INTO MY PARENTS DRIVE WAY AND WARNING CAME ON WHILE TURNING CAUSING TRUCK TO JERK AND I ALMOST HIT THE CORNER OF THE HOUSE. A 3RD TIME HAPPENED AGAIN REVERSING BUT THIS TIME MY HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND I HAD MULTIPLE SERVICE WARNINGS POP UP. A 4TH TIME I WAS AGAIN ABOUT TO REVERSE. I WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN UP AND WHILE IN REVERSE AND FOOT ON BRAKE, I WOULD TURN STEERING WHEEL AND IT WOULD JERK BACK TO CENTER ON ITS OWN. I TOOK VIDEO OF THAT ACCURANCE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY NIGHT. I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS KEPT GOING DIM THEN BRIGHT. WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL GOING 75MPH I MOVED LEFT TO PASS A VEHICLE, WHEN I TURNED RIGHT SIGNAL ON TO COME BACK TO LANE MY CRUISE DISENGAGED. THIS HAPPEND 5 TIMES. BEFORE ONE OF THE OCCURRENCES WHILE IN CRUISE I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, AND MY VOLT GAUGE DROPPED TO 10 OR SO AND THE HEADLIGHTS ALMLST SHUT OFF AND ALL LIGHTS IN CAB FLIKERED ON AND OFF. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS ABOUT TO TURN OFF BUT DIDN'T. LAST ISSUE, A FEW TIMES I HAVE TRIED TO START THE TRUCK AND THE ANTI THEFT DETERANT COMES ON AND I HAVE TO TRY NUMEROS TIMES TO GET TRUCK TO START.

Equipment
Filed Jul 12, 2016OR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V822000 (EQUIPMENT). 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. UPDATED 08/30/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL ISSUE WAS RECTIFIED IN JULY 2016. UPDATED 10/26/16.*JB

Power Train
Filed Jul 9, 2016250 milesAL

AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL HR. IN RAIN WIPER MOTER STOP WHEN START OUT TRANS SLIPS AND GRABS SO HARD ITS LIKE REAR END IS GOING OUT IT LIKE BEING HIT IT SO HARD SEVERAL TIMES I THOUGHT I WAS HIT THE TIME ON RADIO WONT STAY ON THEY TRIED TO FIX IT SEVERAL TIMES BUT COULD NOT FINELY THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT RADIO. TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET SEVERAL TIMES COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG.

Structure › Body
Filed Jul 7, 201610,000 milesMN

PAINT AND FRAME COATING DEFECTIVE.

Structure › Body
Filed Jul 2, 201622,350 milesMI

THE FRAME HAS MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF RUST. FRONT TO BACK EVEN REACHING UP INTO THE CAB AT THE REAR SEAT MOUNTS. ONLY 22,000 MILES. NEVER SEEN THIS MUCH AGGRESSIVE RUST ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. FEAR IT COULD EFFECT THE VEHICLE SYSTEMS, BRAKES OR FRAME INTEGRITY, SEAT MOUNTS. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN JUNE 2016 (PRIVATE PARTY) AND DID NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THE ISSUE. ON BRIEF VISUAL INSPECTION LOOKED LIKE NORMAL MICHIGAN RUST. IT'S SO NEW AND THE BODY IS PERFECT DIDN'T THINK I HAD TO LOOK INTO RUST ISSUES. CHECKED CAR FAX FOR RECALLS AND ACCIDENTS.

Seat Belts
Filed Jul 1, 2016OK

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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Seat Belts
Filed Jun 24, 2016AZ

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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Seat Belts
Filed Jun 21, 2016NY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V209000 (SEAT BELTS) AND FELT THAT THE PART UNAVAILABILITY WAS UNREASONABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER DECLINED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Jun 20, 201648,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND MAKING A TURN, A POPPING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR CERTAIN OTHER MODEL VEHICLES PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V246000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Wheels
Filed Jun 20, 201630,400 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES REQUIRED TO BE ROTATED. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,400.

Seat Belts
Filed Jun 14, 201634,235 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT UNBUCKLED THE SEAT BELT, IT FAILED TO RETRACT BACK INTO THE WALL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V209000 (SEAT BELTS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,235. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/05/16*LJ UPDATED 12/14/2017*JS

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jun 13, 201645,098 milesPA

**STABILITRAK** WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE I NOTICED THAT WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE RADIO BLINKED OFF. THEN WHEN I ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNALS THE RADIO BLINKED OFF. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER AS WELL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO MY DEVELOPMENT THE TRUCK SHUT OFF, WHEEL WHIPPED HARD AND LOCKED WHILE MAKING THAT LEFT HAND TURN. THIS FORCED THE TRUCK INTO THE GRASS COMING WITHIN FEET OF A TREE. SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING APPEARED ON DASH. TRUCK WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BACKED OUT OF GRASS AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AT HOME.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jun 7, 201644,000 milesPA

PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE RADIO DISPLAY BLINKING OFF WHEN I PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL OR ACTIVATED TURN SIGNALS. THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE, BUT DID NOT THINK OF IT AS A SAFETY CONCERN. I THEN GOT STUCK IN A LITTLE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE ON FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD AND JUST ACTING STRANGE ALL TOGETHER. TRAFFIC WAS MOVING APPROX 30 MPH WHEN THE RADIO BLINKED OFF THE DOORS LOCKED, UNLOCKED THEN LOCKED AGAIN. A MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE DASH SOMETHING STABILITRAK THEN STARTED SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARD AGAIN. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND NO WHERE SAFELY TO PULL OVER. I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY [XXX] OLD CHILD AND HAD SOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS AT THIS POINT. NO MORE THAN A MILE LATER, WHILE IN THE SAME STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND APPLY THE BRAKES, THE RADIO BLINKED OFF AND THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 30-35 MPH IN TRAFFIC WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE TRUCK TO NEUTRAL TO START THE TRUCK AND CONTINUE TO THE NEXT EXIT. WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE TRUCK STARTED TO SPUTTER OUT ALMOST TO A STALL AND QUICKLY FLASHING A STABILITRAK MESSAGE AND THE DASH BLINKING OFF, UNTIL I RELEASED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. I CALLED TO HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER COME PICK MY CHILD UP AS I HAD SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS OF MY CHILD BEING IN THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUED TO MY APPOINTMENT WHICH INVOLVED ACCESSING THE TURNPIKE THROUGH TOLL BOOTHS. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER THE TOLL PLAZA THE TRUCK

Power Train
Filed May 31, 201618,500 milesLA

VIBRATION ISSUES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS BETWEEN 70 TO 80 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD MY WHEELS AND TIRES REBALANCED MANY TIMES. STILL HAVE ISSUES ON BEEN CHECKED.

Seat Belts
Filed May 31, 201640,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RECOIL WHEN UNLOCKED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE DOOR OPENED, THE SEAT BELTS HUNG OUT, CAUSING THE USERS TO MANUALLY PULL BACK THE BELTS TO AVOID TRIPPING. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Structure › Body
Filed May 23, 201632,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED INCLUDING THE CROSS BARS AND WHEEL WELLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed May 19, 201642,000 milesMO

VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE FIFTH TIME. WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE, WHEN CHANGING LANES AFTER TURN SIGNAL IS USED THE CRUISE SHUTS DOWN. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH, LOCKS FLIP UP N DOWN, STEERING WHEEL JERKS BACK N FORTH THEN VEHICLE DIES. THE INCIDENT THAT IS REASON FOR BEING IN THE SHOP NOW IS, WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, STEERING LOCKED N UNLOCKED, DOOR LOCKS AGAIN FLIPPED UP N DOWN, VEHICLE DIED WITH NO POWER. COULD NOT UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, NO POWER WHAT SO EVER, KEY WOULD NO TURN. EVENTUALLY I HEARD A PSST NOISE AND THE POWER CAME BACK. THE PREVIOUS TIMES TAKEN TO THE DEALER, I'M ALWAYS TOLD, CANNOT DUPLICATE. THIS IS A DANGER TO ME,MY FAMILY. AFTER BEING A FAITHFUL GM FAN FOR OVER 40+ YEARS THEY HAVE LOST THIS GUY TO ANOTHER MAKE OF VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING SO MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS, AS I, WITHOUT RESOLVE. THEY HAVE LOST MY TRUST.

Steering
Filed May 17, 201675,000 milesTX

POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT AND GRINDING SOUNDS. DEALERSHIP HAS US REPLACE A PART IN STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM NEVER STOPPED. TIE ROD CAUSING THE GEAR BOX TO GO OUT.

Power Train
Filed May 12, 201616,000 milesFL

THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER DUE TO LEAKING AT 16K MILES. VEHICLE NOW HAS 44K MILES AND THE LEAK IS BACK. THIS LEAK ALLOWS REAR AXLE OIL TO POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATE THE BRAKE PADS ON THAT WHEEL IF LEFT UNNOTICED LONG ENOUGH, WHICH COULD LEAD TO HINDERED BRAKING POWER ON THE WHEEL.

Power Train
Filed May 12, 201630,000 milesFL

VEHICLE EXHIBITS VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 75 MPH +. VIBRATION IS COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, SUCH AS REAR AXLE. VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING AT APPROX 30K MILES. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT 44K. NO VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE IS SMOOTH BELOW THE THRESHOLD SPEED NOTED ABOVE.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed May 4, 201651,000 milesOK

ON MARCH 20, 2016, MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT OFF OF THE SHOULDER OF THE PAVEMENT AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I SLAMMED INTO A BRICK MAILBOX AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH THUS CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. I SUSTAINED AN APPROXIMATE 3 INCH LONG GASH ON MY FOREHEAD FROM THE AIRBAG.

Engine
Filed May 3, 20167,000 milesCT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT OIL LEAKED FROM THE OIL FILTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT OIL FILTER PF63E HAD BEEN INSTALLED. THE ORIGINAL PF63 OIL FILTER WAS INSTALLED AND NO LEAKING WAS PRESENT. AFTER HAVING THE REPLACEMENT FILTER PF63E INSTALLED AGAIN, OIL CONTINUED TO LEAK FROM THE OIL FILTER. THE MANUFACTURER'S REPLACEMENT OIL FILTER (PF63E) EXPERIENCED THE FAILURES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, BUT THE ORIGINAL PART HAD NOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 2, 201630,879 milesMA

LEFT SEAT LANE DEPARTURE HAPTIC SENSOR CAUSING PAIN UPPER BACK THIGH WHEN SITTING IN SEAT IT GETTING WORSE WITH TIME.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 18, 20162,206 milesCA

DEALER STATES THAT PARTS FOR TWO CRITICAL RECALLS ON OUR 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WILL TAKES MONTHS TO RECEIVE BEFORE AN APPOINTMENT CAN BE MADE REPAIR. OUR VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED SPECIFICALLY FOR TOWING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER. THE TWO RECALLS INVOLVE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM AND TWO HITCH WELD BREAKAGE CAUSING THE TRAILER TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. WHAT IS THE RESOLUTION TO HAVE DEALERS PROVIDED IN A TIMELY MANNER THE PARTS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. WE CANNOT USE OUR VEHICLE FOR MONTHS NOW DUE TO THESE ISSUES?

Power Train
Filed Apr 5, 201612,000 milesNM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE REMAINED ENGAGED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, AND IT RANDOMLY DISENGAGED WITH AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND A JERKING VIBRATION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD NOT PROVIDED A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF A MANUFACTURER RECALL REPAIR AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER TO COMPLETE A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Mar 31, 201614,000 milesMN

AFTER DRIVING IN ANY TYPE OF MOISTURE (RAIN, SNOW, SLEET) THE HIGHBEAM LIGHTS HAVE CONDENSTATION COVERING MOST OR ALL OF THE LENS INSIDE. THIS MOISTUE WILL VARY BASED ON THE MILES DRIVEN AND INTENSITY OF THE SNOW OR RAIN REGARDLESS IF HIGHWAY OR CITY DRIVING. IT DOES APPEAR WORSE WITH HIGHWAY DRIVING. CHEVROLET SAYS "THIS IS NORMAL AND WE WILL ONLY REPLACE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IF THERE IS STANDING MOISTURE. THE HIGHBEAMS ARE FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. " THIS MOISTURE DOES INHIBIT THE LUMINS OR LIGHT COMING FROM THE HIGHBEAMS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 3, 201644,500 milesCA

A/C LINE ON MY NEW TRUCK KEEPS ON BREAKING, VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 10,000 MILES, HOWEVER THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURE, THEY NOW WANT TO SELL ME A BRACKET TO PREVENT THE LINE FROM VIBERATIING, WHICH IS THE CAUSE OF THIS LINE BREAKING. I FIND THIS NOT FAIR TO ANYONE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS GM PRODUCT, SILVERADO OR GMC SIERRA EQUIPPED WITH THIS ENGINE.

Power Train
Filed Mar 3, 201623,600 milesIA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 (NA) CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND CAUSED FURTHER DIFFICULTY AND DISCOMFORT WHILE DRIVING. FURTHERMORE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE MAKING A TURN AND THE VEHICLE HAD ISSUES ACCELERATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,600.

Unknown or Other1 injured
Filed Jan 29, 2016TX

3X3 SHARP METAL BOTTOM OF DOOR EDGE WENT THROUGH MY LEG SPEAR IS SHARP ENOUGH TO KILL A SMALL CHILD BY PENETRATION OF HEAD CHEST OR ABDOMEN DRIVER DOOR IS NOT ROUNDED IT IS A RAZOR LIKE TRIANGLE/AFTER LEAVING HOSP I WENT TO DEALER THEY SAID STYLE WAS MADE THAT WAY BY GM/I THEN CONTACTED MY CONGRESSWOMAN WHO TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU/FED TRADE COMMISSION AND DEPT TRANSP/EVERY 2014 OWNER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MY INJURY.SEE PHOTO ATTACHED

Air Bags1 injured
Filed Dec 18, 201515,800 milesMO

WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 CHEVY Z71 DOWN A BUMPY GRAVEL ROAD THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON.

Power Train
Filed Dec 15, 2015MA

TRUCK VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 28 TO 50 MPH.GM DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM.HAVENT HEARD FROM ANYBODY GOING ON 4 MONTHS.KEPT ON SENDING AND CALLING GM TO NO AVAIL.SERVICE MANAGER TOLD DEALER DO NOT WORK ON MY TRUCK AT ALL.BECAUSE OF THAT, I COULDN'T FILE FOR THE LEMON LAW.

Steering1 injured
Filed Dec 1, 201543,000 milesWA

AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A CAR WAS, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. I TRIED TO TURN AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL CONSEQUENTLY I HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE CAR. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.

Power Train
Filed Nov 22, 201515,000 milesNY

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH, THERE IS A VIBRATION FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO EXPERIENCED WHEN ACCELERATING AROUND TURNS AT ANY SPEED. DEALER ADVISED IT WAS WHEEL BALANCE AND BALANCED TIRES WITH NO RELIEF. HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH NO RELIEF. ISSUE BEGAN AFTER OIL CHANGE AT DEALERSHIP AT APPROX 15000 MILES.

Steering
Filed Nov 20, 201543,000 milesWA

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH. TURNED THE INDICATOR AND WAS GOING TO TURN RIGHT INTO A SIDE STREET.. A WARNING APPEARED ON MY DASH "POWER STEERING NEED SERVICE". LOST POWER STEERING AND WAS LUCKY TO STOP BEFORE THE TURNING AND NOT HIT A CAR ON THE SIDE STREET.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 19, 201537,000 milesNH

INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF HEADLIGHTS IS TERRIBLE. THE HIGH BEAMS ARE DIM AND THERE IS NO SIDE COVERAGE TO ALLOW SEEING THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. I WENT INTO THE DITCH WHEN TRYING TO AVOID ONCOMING CARS AND NEARLY HIT A JOGGER.

Power Train
Filed Nov 5, 201534,000 milesVA

@ AROUND 32,000 MILES I THREW A CODE, STABILITRACK SYSTEM ENGAGED AND IT HAD A SIGNIFICANT LOSE IN POWER. I CHECKED THE CODE AND IT WAS A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 7. I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL AND PLUG WIRE. NOW AT 34,000 MILES IT HAPPENS AGAIN. BUT THIS TIME TO CYLINDER 6. KNOWING WHAT TO LOOK FOR I CHECKED THE WIRE, WHICH WAS HANGING FREELY FROM THE PLUG, AND IT WAS CORRODED INSIDE THE BOOT AND I'M SURE THE COIL WAS AS WELL BUT I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO BE REPAIRED.

Engine
Filed Oct 28, 20153,026 milesCA

WHILE IN MOTION (40 MPH) VEHICLE WILL START VIBRATING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN I SLOWED DOWN OR CAME TO A STOP. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES. DEALER MECHANIC DISCOVERED IT WAS A LOOSE SPARK PLUG CABLE. IT WAS RECONNECTED 3 TIMES. NO PERMANENT FIX. CURRENT VEHICLE MILES = 28,000.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 26, 201510,000 milesAK

THE FACTORY HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2014 CHEVROLET 1500 SERIES PICKUP ARE A SAFETY CONCERN AND HAZARD. THE LOW BEAM SETTING IS EXTREMELY DIM AND WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET OR AT DAWN/DUSK IT FEELS THAT YOU ARE TRAVELING WITH THE PARKING LIGHTS ON. THE HIGH BEAMS PROJECT WELL, BUT DISPERSE QUICKLY. I HAVE OWNED A 1987 GMC SIERRA, A 2000 CHEVROLET 1500, AND A 2002 GMC SIERRA ALL OF WHICH HAD PERFECT ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS. GM OUTFITTED THE 2014 WITH A SAFETY HAZARD. MOST OF MY DRIVING OCCURS IN THE ARCTIC, WHICH 6 MONTHS OF THE YEAR IS PRACTICALLY DARK MOST OF THE DAY. I HAVE ALMOST HIT 3 MOOSE THIS MONTH BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD AHEAD UNDER HIGH BEAM OR LOW BEAM. I AM UPGRADING MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO THE COST OF $450.00 BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO SEE ON OUR REMOTE ROADS IN ALASKA. I LOVE THE TRUCK IN EVERY OTHER ASPECT, BUT THE STOCK HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. THANKS.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 8, 201535,000 milesOK

WE OWN A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. UPON TRAVELING A LOW RATE OF SPEED OR UNDER 40 MPH, THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE HESITATES NUMEROUS TIMES AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE DIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWICE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 35,024.

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 30, 20151,316 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BRAKE ASSIST, STIBILATRAC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKES WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT MOISTURE WAS PRESENT IN THE BRAKES SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND CHASSIS HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,316.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 29, 201532,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE EXTERIOR AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

Steering
Filed Sep 26, 201522,925 milesNM

WHEN THE BELOW MESSAGES ARE RECEIVED, STEERING THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, THE STEERING WHEEL THRASHES BACK AND FORTH (WHEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS - I.E. ATTEMPTING TO PARK) AND USUALLY ENTERS A "LOW POWER MODE" WHERE YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE, STEER OR ABOUT ANYTHING. IN ALL CASES, TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING SEEMS TO RETURN TO NORMAL UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. 9/6/15: WHILE MAKING A TURN, RECEIVED A "STABILITRAK OFF" AND "POWER STEERING ASSIST REDUCES DRIVE WITH CARE" 9/8/15; RECEIVED THE ABOVE TWO MESSAGES PLUS "SERVICE 4WD" - 9/10/15 DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR PER TSB 9/14/15: RECEIVED STABILITRAK AND PWR STEERING MESSAGES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE TRUCK -- DEALER STATED LOVE VOLTAGE CODES PRESENT, SO THEY CHARGED THE BATTER AND RETURNED THE TRUCK TO ME. 9/16/15: HAD THE STEERING WHEEL THRASHING WHEN BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, BUT NO MESSAGES 9/24/15: WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY (LUCKY TRAFFIC WAS SLOW) RECEIVED THE STABILITRAK (TWICE) AND PWR STEERING MESSAGES, SO I EXITED TO TAKE SIDE STREETS HOME. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN RECEIVED THE STABILITRAK AND PWR STEERING MESSAGE, THE LOW POWER MODE AND THRASHING STEERING. THIS OCCURRENCE WAS IN TRAFFIC AND DANGEROUS. CURRENTLY AT DEALER, THEY STATE THEY ARE REPLACING BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CABLES AND REROUTED A WIRE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN RUBBING THE FRAME. NOTE: THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2015 MODELS FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) GM # 14743 -- SAME SYMPTOMS...

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