HAVING A BAD SHUTTER GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints
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MY VEHICLE VIN DOES NOT SEEM LISTED FOR RECALL GM NO. N192268490 OR WAS SERVICED. YET, I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS AFTER SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE FOR PARKING, OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. MUCH MORE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO STOP AS IF LOSS OF POWER RESULTING IN MANUAL-ONLY BRAKING. THIS SEEMS TO GO AWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. PRIOR TO RECALL, THE ISSUE PREVIOUSLY RESULTED IN $3000 DAMAGE TO ANOTHER FAMILY VEHICLE PARKED ON OUR PRIVATE PROPERTY.
VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL FAIL WHILE DRIVING, IT MAY FAIL DURING IGNITION, AND IT MAY FAIL IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHUTDOWN. THESE FAILURES ARE CATASTROPHIC. ALL SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE FAIL AT ONCE. ALL STEERING AND BRAKING ASSISTANCE, ALL LIGHTS, HVAC, IGNITION, FUEL DELIVERY, ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS DYSFUNCTION. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN AND DOES OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY AS WELL AS RESIDENTIAL SPEEDS. ASSOCIATED FAILURES INCLUDE VARIOUS DASH MODULES UNRESPONSIVE OR OFF INTERMITTENTLY, STABILITRAC SERVICE MESSAGE, ACTION NEEDED MESSAGE: ROLL DOWN THEN UP DRIVER WINDOW, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTING INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING AND DIMMING, FROZEN OR GLITCHED OR OTHERWISE UNRESPONSIVE RADIO, STEERING WHEEL FORCEFULLY JERKING WITHOUT INPUT FROM DRIVER OR ROAD, 'TRACTION OFF' INDICATORS. ALL ISSUES ARE SPORADIC, CHRONIC, AND DEBILITATING. VEHICLE HAS DELIVERED STABILITRAK MESSAGES AND MOMENTARILY TRIPPED ALL ELECTRONICS WHILE DRIVING AS WELL. NOT EVERY FAILURE IS COMPLETE, SOME GLITCHES IN THE ELECTRICAL MAY PERSISTENTLY OCCUR UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THIS PUTS UN DUE STRAIN ON THE ATTENTION, MINDFULNESS, AND PEACE A DRIVER IS REASONABLY EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE IN ANY VEHICLE. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN A PRECURSOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE AND GREAT CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM ROADWAYS AND TRAFFIC.
HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AT PILES CHEVY AND DAN CUMMINS CHEVY MULTIPLE TIMES ALONG WITH TIRE DISCOUNTERS EVERYONE SAYS VEHICLE IS IN SPEC AND THE SHAKING AT 70 TO 75 MPH IS NORMAL HOWEVER I'VE OWNED MULTIPLE VEHICLES NON OF THEM HAS EVER HAD THIS ISSUE I CAN'T GET THE DEALER TO FIX IT THEY ONLY SAY IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE TRUCK ONLY HAS 57000 MILES ON IT.
WHEN I AM DRIVING I TURN THE BLINKER ON OR PRESS THE BRAKE AND THE STABLE TRACK COMES ON TRUCK TURNS OFF AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN I AM TURNING THE WHEEL OR PRESSING THE BRAKE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING I TELL THEM I ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAY IT'S YOUR HOLE WIRED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE I TELL THEM I NEED RECALLS DONE AND THEY STILL DO NOTHING
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A BACK ROAD, IT BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND BOG WHEN ACCELERATING. TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND TOOK OUT TRANSMISSION.
WHILE DRIVING, THE "SERVICE TRAILER BRAKES SYSTEM" KEPT COMING ON. THERE WAS A VISUAL AND AUDIO WARNING CHIME THAT WOULD NOT STOP. INSTEAD OF A SINGLE NOTIFICATION TO THE DRIVER, THE INTERMITTENT CONNECTION WOULD RESULT IN THE ERROR MESSAGE CONTINUOUSLY RE-APPEARING AND CHIMING. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING AND COULD INCREASE RISK OF CRASH. I REMOVED THE BRAKE GAIN CONTROLLER FROM THE DASH AND FOUND CORROSION ON AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT STRIP. AFTER CLEANING IT WITH ELECTRONICS CLEANER, THE ERROR MESSAGE WENT AWAY.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON MY VEHICLE. TURNS OUT IT IS CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MY VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED SO NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS GOING ON , BUT IT IS NOT NORMAL. THAT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PEICE FOR IT TO GIVE OUT JUST LIKE THAT. IN ALL HONESTY HAS TO BE THE WORST MODEL OF CHEVY I HAVE OWNED. SO MANY PROBLEMS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY THIS CAN BE A PROBLEM IN A NEWER VEHICLE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED THE MECHANICS DIDN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT.
THE VEHICLE WILL BE IN MOTION AND WHEN I TRY TO TURN ONTO A STREET, OR INTO A PARKING LOT, A WARNING FOR SERVICE STABILITRAK WILL COME ON, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, THE A/C WILL TURN OFF, THE LCD RADIO DISPLAY WILL GO BLANK, AND MY HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND OR TURN OFF. SOMETIMES THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF. HAS ALMOST CAUSED 2-3 ACCIDENTS SO FAR... ALSO WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF I HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND I PUT ON MY TURN SIGNAL IT WILL TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND FLICKER MY RADIO LCD DISPLAY, AND ALSO CAUSE A SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING. SOMETIMES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE, MY HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER, OR TURN OFF. CLEARLY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. WHEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE THERE APPEARS TO BE A RECALL FOR OTHER SILVERADO'S WITH THESE SAME ISSUES, BUT THERE ISN'T ONE CURRENTLY UNDER MY VIN NUMBER, HOWEVER IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND IS GETTING WORSE. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED AROUND 88,000 MILES
CODE P2138. TRUCK GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" WHEN PEDAL HARNESS SENSOR GETS WET. (I.E. DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN). POWER AND TRANSMISSION REDUCE SPEED TO LESS THAN 45MPH. WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR HIGHER THAN 2ND. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE INTERSTATE AT DRIVING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER AND LIMP 1 MILE TO THE NEAREST OFF RAMP CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE.
LONG STORY SHORT. THIS IS A WEEKLY ISSUE THAT I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS TRUCK. LAST YEAR ABOUT 5/2020 I TOOK IT ON A 6 HOUR-ROUND TRIP DRIVE. THE HIGHWAY IS 70 MILES PER HOUR. ABOUT MIDWAY BACK HOME THE TRUCK JERKED HARD AND SHUT OFF FOR A SECOND AND TURNED BACK ON. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH! I PULLED OVER TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS STILL "OKAY" TO DRIVE HOME FOR THE NEXT 2 HOURS. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT, THAT DID NOT RESULT INTO A SERIOUS COLLISION. I HAD A FULL TRUCK OF PEOPLE INCLUDING A CHILD ALONG WITH A 4X4 IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE "STABILITRACK" ALERT ALWAYS COMING ON EVERY SECOND. ANOTHER OCCASION I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN HALF-WAY THROUGH THE ENTRANCE WAY, THE TRUCK SHUT OFF, COMPLETELY. NONE OF THE LIGHTS TURNED ON, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT TURN ON FOR A GOOD 10 MINUTES. I WAS BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO ABOUT IT. THEN JUST RECENTLY I NOTICE THAT MY LIGHTS, ALL LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN I MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL OR WHEN I STEP ON THE BREAK AND GAS PEDALS. IF I DRIVE IT LONG ENOUGH ALL SOUND IS OFF EVEN THOUGH THE VOLUME IS UP. THEN WHEN I NEED TO MAKE ANY TURN, ANY DIRECTION, THE WHEEL BECOMES HARD TO TURN TO THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL THEN IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A SERIOUS COLLISON DUE TO THIS. I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUES I HAVE. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND IF THIS TRUCK IS THE REASON W
STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES DOSEN'T WANT TO TURN AT LOWER SPEED OR WHEN YU WANT TO PARK IN LIKE A PARKING LOT
THE TRUCK IS JUMPING RPMS I'VE HAD MANY MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND EVEN SWITCHED OUT PARTS OUT. I WAS TOLD TOLD IT COULD BE 4CYL TO 8CYL ADAPTING NOW I'M BEING TOLD THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS FAULTY .. THE TRUCK GETS STUCK AT A STOP LIGHT OR FEELS LIKE A HARD PULL WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND SOMETIMES EVEN MAKES A CLUNK NOISE.
HAPPENS 3-4 A WEEK WHEN DRIVING: I TURN TURN SIGNAL ON AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKER TRUCK FEELS LIKE LOSSES POWER, IF MAKING A U-TURN STEERING WHEEL GETS HARD AND TRUCK FEELS LIKE STALLING OUT. ON HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH STABILITRAK LIGHT FLASHED TWICE AND TRUCK FELT SLUGGISH VERY BRIEF. WHEN EXITING HIGHWAY AND TURNING ONTO CITY STREET AT 30MPH VERY BRIEFLY THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND STEERING WAS LIKE STUCK, ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT, TRUCK FELT LIKE IT TURNED OFF AND ON AND JOLTED FORWARD VERY HARD AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL. WHEN I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT THE STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND TRUCK STALLED BRIEFLY AGAIN WHILE TURNING AT 15MPH, ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND POWER STEERING LOST, TRUCK WENT BACK TO NORMAL ON ITS OWN.
TRUCK RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE POWER STEERING BECAME FIRM WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO PLATINUM CHEVROLET (3001 CORBY AVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
I STARTED MY TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY AND SMOKE POURED FROM THE BASE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BACK WINDOW AND THEN THE GLASS SHATTERED.
THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON A 2014 CHEVY SILVERADO I BOUGHT APR 2020. THE FIRST TIME WAS SEP 2020 AND DIAGNOSIS FROM THE MECHANIC SHOWED NOTHING FOUND. ONLY SHOWED ERROR CODE THAT COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPUTER WAS LOST. CODE WAS CLEARED AND IT DID NOT DO IT AGAIN UNTIL 2 MAR 2021. UPON INITIAL IGNITION, THE MESSAGE WINDOW READ "ACTION NEEDED. ROLL DRIVER WINDOW DOWN AND BACK UP, I DID THIS AND THEN IT WENT AWAY. AFTER DRIVING ON A FLAT, PAVED, DRY ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MPH. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, MY TRUCK DISPLAYED A MESSAGE THAT SAID "STABILITY CONTROL", THE ENGINE REVED, RPMS SHOT UP TO 5K AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLICKER SEVERAL TIMES, RADIO TURNED OFF AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. A SHORT TIME LATER AT A LIGHT AND THE MESSAGE APPEARED AGAIN, THE RADIO AND CLUSTER COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DIED. I PUT IT IN PARK, AND IT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY, ONLY TO DO IT AGAIN (STARTED AGAIN AS WELL). THE FIRST TWO TIMES THIS HAPPENED, THE TRUCK CAME BACK ON WITHOUT ISSUE AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER INTO A PARKING LOT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN MINUTES OF THE SECOND TIME AND I HAD JUST PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. THIS TIME, THE TRUCK COMPLETELY DIED (NO ELECTRICITY, NO ABILITY TO USE BLINKERS, HAZARDS, NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES ECT. COMPLETE OUTAGE. AFTER 10 MINUTES OF IT NOT COMING ON OR STARTING, I CALLED AAA TO TOW IT AND WHILE ON THE PHONE (APPROX 30 MINUTES, IT CAME BACK TO LIFE ON ITS OWN (RADIO, INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON) AND IT STARTED. I TRIED TO DR
THE VEHICLES AFM SYSTEM HAS BENT A PUSHROD IN MY TRUCK. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL. IS THIS BEING INVESTIGATED?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PALMETTO CHEVROLET CO., INC (1122 4TH AVE, CONWAY, SC 29526) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED INTO POSITION TO MANEUVER A REVERSE PARK. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND UNABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE LIGHTS FLICKER. G218 GROUND IS POSSIBLY THE CAUSE. NONETHELESS, THIS IS A HIGHLY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS MANUFACTURER FLAW. THE FOLLOWING IS A PUBLIC RESOURCE I USED TO IDENTIFY THE POSSIBLE CAUSE. HTTPS://WWW.GM-TRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/TOPIC/198500-2014-AND-UP-GUYS-WITH-FUNKY-ELECTRICAL-ISSUES/
THIS TRUCK HAS PROBLEMS WITH RADIATOR. WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN. THIS 2014 CHEVY IS PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM AND A BIG COMPANY LIKE U GUYS. WILL NOT STAND BEHIND ANY OF THE PROBLEMS
RADIATOR HAS STRESS CRACKS IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER. THE DEALER HAS DONE WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT AND THERMOSTATS UPGRADE. DEALER HAS REPLACED RADIATOR 3 TIMES AND I HAVE PAID LABOR AND PARTS. THE CRACKS OCCUR ABOUT EVERY 2 YEARS.
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS , THE TRUCK STALLS. THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHILE TURNING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO TURN WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V414000 (STEERING) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THEIR VEHICLE HAD NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,231.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.
RUST ACCUMULATION IS VERY EXTREME
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH THE AUDIBLE WARNING SOUND SIMULTANEOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND NEARLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD SPOKEN TO JOE BASIL CHEVROLET (5111 TRANSIT RD, DEPEW, NY 14043) WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V614000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
AT 72K MILES THE TORGUE CONVERTER ON MY 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LTZ REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT AN OUT OF THE POCKET EXPENSE OF $4486. THE AUTO REPAIR GARAGE WHERE I HAD THE WORK DONE REPORTED THEY HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE VEHICLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION COMING IN LATELY WITH AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE (72K) HAVING THIS ISSUE. I DRIVE MOSTLY AROUND TOWN (NOT MUCH HIGHWAY), HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND CAUGHT IT EARLY BEFORE LOSING ANY GEARS. UNFORTUNATELY, SOME VEHICLES HAVE ACTUALLY LOST GEARS. SOUNDS DANGEROUS.
SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR.IF VEHICLE EXOERIENCES THIS CONDITION AND STALLS WHILE IN MOTION, THERE COULD BE AN INCREASED RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
TRUCK DISPLAYS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND SHUTS OFF EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL. WHEN I'M DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS AND TURN STEERING WAY TO FAST TO EITHER SIDE I'LL GET MESSAGE STABILITY TRAK TURNED OFF AND FOLLOWED BY RADIO LOSING POWER. SOMETIMES TRUCK SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY AND SOMETIMES TRUCK JUST ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF BUT REMAINS ON. THERE'S TIMES WHERE I'LL GET THE MESSAGE FOR DRIVER WINDOW TO ROLL UP AND DOWN AND WINDOWS LOSE POWER. I'VE TAKEN TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL OF TIMES JUST TO LOSE OUT ON MONEY EVERY TIME BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM AND JUST KEEP CHARGING.
WITH ANY KIND OF ACCELERATION ABOVE 30 MPH, THERE IS A VIBRATION UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD AND SEAT AND THE VEHICLE IS "SEARCHING" FOR THE CORRECT RPM WITHIN A 200 RPM RANGE. WHEN IN A PARKING LOT WITH 4X4 HI ENGAGED, THE FRONT HUBS WILL BIND WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED OVER HALF WAY RIGHT OR LEFT, MAKING TIGHT TURNS DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE. I WILL BE TAKING THIS TO A DEALERSHIP TO HOPEFULLY GET DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. MILEAGE IS 114K
THE PAINT ON THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOORS IS PEELING OFF. LOOKS TO ME THAT IT'S A BAD BATCH OF PAINT. IT'S PEELING OFF ON THE SAME LOCATION ON BOTH DOORS AND THIS WASN'T CAUSED BY ROCK CHIPS OR ANY TYPE OF IMPACT.
VEHICLE WILL NOT START WHILE USING THE KEY AT TIMES; AS IF THE CAR BATTERY IS DEAD. OTHER TIMES IT DOES START; WILL GO A MONTH OF NO ISSUES AND THEN STARTS DOING IT AGAIN. USING THE REMOTE START WORKS FINE.
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BRAKES BECOME HARD AT LOW SPEED AND WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. BRAKES WORK NORMALLY AT HIGHER RPM, GETS WORSE DRIVING IN REVERSE OR JUST LETTING VEHICLE CREEP FORWARD.
I WAS HIT IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF MY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY AND ENDED UP HITTING THE WALL IT WILL NEED A BALLJOINT, CONTROL ARM, FENDER,HOOD AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT, STILL NEEDS FIXED BUT IT ONLY HAS 60K MILES ON IT
DRIVING DOWN HILL AT 25 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY POWER STEERING. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP JUST BEFORE HITTING AN EMBANKMENT. THE REPAIR REQUIRES A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL ASSIST COMPONENT. QUOTE OF $1,750.00 ON AUGUST 2017 I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE EPS ASSIST. THE SOFTWARE WAS COMPLETED BY KENDALL CHEVY IN AUGUST OF THAT YEAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED TO 55 MPH BUT RECORDED GOING 6-8 MPH ABOVE THE CRUISE CONTROL SETTING. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER CANTU CHEVROLET SALES & SERVICE (805 E RILEY ST, FREER, TX 78357 (800) 741-1494) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH "NEEDING A PROGRAMMER TO REPROGRAM THE SPEEDOMETER". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE AND DID NOT PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. *DT*JB
THE VACUUM PUMP FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING ASSISTANCE. MUSHY AND HARD PEDDLE. VERY NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS. MINE WENT OUT WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAUSING EXCESSIVE SPEED ON THE OFF RAMP AND INABILITY TO SAFELY BRAKE. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A RECALL FOR MY YEAR VEHICLE. AFTER CALLING THE DEALER I WAS TOLD M VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL.
REAR-END HAS TO BE REBUILD. MAKING WHINING NOISE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. DEALER SAYS IT IS COMMON WITH VEHICLE. WHY IS CHEVROLET ALLOWING THIS.
WHENEVER PULLING INTO PARKING LOT SLOWLY OR REVERSE PARKING COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, HAVE TO PUT IN PARK TO RESTART VEHICLE. USUALLY WHILE TURNING VEHICLE HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY.
TRANSMISSION PUMP ALL OF SUDDEN RENT OUT DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY
WHILE TRUCK IS TRAVELING DOWN ROAD TRUCK LOOSES POWER SHUTS OFF, DASH GOES BLANK, LOSES POWER STEERING. VERY DANGEROUS.
OIL COOLING LINES LEAKING WAS TOLD COULD POSSIBLY RUN OUT OF OIL
THIS PROBLEM WAS A RECALL AND WAS REPAIRED BEFORE AT NO COST. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I TOOK A 100 MILE ROUND TRIP DAY TRIP...ON THE WAY BACK I GOT A STEERING WARNING THAT FLASHED 2 TIMES ON MY DASHBOARD WHILE GOING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN WHEN TURNING INTO MY SUBDIVISION THE TRUCK STALLED AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME IN A HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT. I FEEL THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AND I HAUL A 36 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER OCCASIONALLY. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED...THE FIRST TIME IT WAS A FREE RECALL REPAIR...PLEASE ADVISE ON HOW TO PROCEED. I PLAN TO TRADE THE TRUCK IN ASAP DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY HUSBAND AND I ARE UP IN AGE AND NO LONGER ABLE TO TRAVEL.
TRUCK BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH AND WOULD JERK DURING TAKING OFF AND STOPPING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO REPORTED FUEL BUILDUP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PISTONS WERE BROKEN AS WELL. MY TRUCK HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT AND GM REFUSES TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE MISFIRE FROM FUEL BUILDUP BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS GREATER THAN 5 YEARS OLD.
WHILE EXITING INTERSTATE WE LOST ALL PULLING POWER. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS IT LET US MOVE THE VEHICLE BUT PULLING POWER WAS SLIPPING, THEN WE LOST PULL AGAIN AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. THERE WERE NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANYTHING AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. I HAVE JUST OVER 110,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND THE REPAIR SHOP TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS VEHICLE.
AT LOW SPEEDS ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING, A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL HAPPENS. IT BECOMES REALLY HARD TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THEN A FEW DIFFERENT MESSAGES POP UP "STABILITRAK" AND "PARKING ASSIST IS OF" AND SOMETIMES THE TRUCK COMPLETELY TURNS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING AND NO MATTER WHERE I AM I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN THE TRUCK BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 7 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
I REMOTE STARTED MY TRUCK AND IT STARTED SMOKING FROM THE REAR OF THE CREW CAB, IT WENT OUT BUT LEFT BROWN SNOW AROUND IT BUT ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE RIGHT REAR GLASS EXPLODED AND LUCKILY MY OLDEST DAUGHTER IS FORWARD FACING IN HER CHILD SEAT AND THE GLASS WENT OVER OR BEHIND HER CHAIR. IF MY YOUNGEST WAS THERE SHE WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY TAKEN GLASS TO THE FACE AND BEEN TOO YOUNG TO NOT PUT IT IN HER MOUTH IF IT DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY HURT HER. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REMOTE START WAS USED AND I BELIEVE MY VEHICLES REAR DEFROSTERS WERE ENGAGED DURING THE REMOTE START.THE SMOKE STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND I SHUT IT OFF TO GET IT TO GO AWAY AND REMOVED THEM STAINED SNOW FROM THE AREA. THE GLASS EXPLODED ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO OTHER WARNING SIGN. I SAW ONLINE THAT CANADA ALREADY HAS A RECALL OUT FOR THIS FIRE/SAFETY HAZARD AND I?M NOT SURE THE OUT OF POCKET REPLACEMENT WINDOW I GET WILL MAKE THE TRUCK ANY SAFER FOR ME AND MY KIDS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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