2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

ALWAYS HAD TRUCK GARAGED BUT NOW IN DRIVEWAY AND WHEN IT RAINS THE FLOOR FILLS WITH WATER

I WAS PARKING MY TRUCK IN A PARKING LOT SPACE, AND WHEN THE TRUCK WAS MOVING SLOW, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND HAD TO PUSH VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. I HAD A LOCAL DEALERSHIP RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE TRUCK, AND IT CAME UP AS A FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME REALLY STIFF AND DID NOT FUNCTION. ALSO, THE BRAKE ASSIST FAILURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TAKEN TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET OF SUGAR LAND (13115 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUGAR LAND, TX 77478). THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V578000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND THE REPAIRS HAD TO COVERED BY THE OWNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

ELECTRIC ASSIST NOT WORKING

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I'VE BEEN COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH MY VEHICLE UP UNTIL RECENTLY. A LITTLE OF THREE YEARS AGO, I DECIDED TO GIVE UP MY DODGE AND SWITCH OVER TO CHEVY. I LIKED WHAT THEY HAD TO OFFER IN THE 2015 SILVERADO. LONG STORY SHORT, A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, MY AC STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR ALL OF A SUDDEN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND FOUND OUT THAT MY CONDENSER HAD A LEAK. I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS ODD DUE TO THE FACT THAT I BARELY DRIVE THE TRUCK, LITERALLY. IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 28,600MILES ON IT IN ABOUT 40 MONTHS. WITH THAT SAID, I PROCEEDED TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH. MY FINDINGS WERE THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ALL TO COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS SINCE THE 2014 DESIGN. IS THERE ANYWAY TO GET SOMEONE WITHIN GM TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY SOME TYPE OF FLAW OR DEFECT IN EQUIPMENT DUE TO POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP? YOU MAY SAY THAT I SHOULD'VE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND ALL BUT I FEEL LIKE A COMPONENT SUCH AS A CONDENSER SHOULDN'T BE DEFECTIVE SO SOON EITHER, ESPECIALLY ON A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE THAT'S BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY. EVEN IF GM ISN'T WILLING TO HELP ME, I'D BE HAPPY WITH THEM FIXING THE PROBLEM FOR FUTURE CONSUMERS SO THAT THEY DON'T BECOME A "VICTIM" LIKE I HAVE. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND SOME OTHERS BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS OR ANYTHING. WHILE SEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND A "SPECIAL COVERAGE/PROGRAM" NUMBER (17336). IT WAS ALSO ALONG WITH

I WAS ON A CITY ROAD DRIVING AT 45 MPH ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER I USED THE FACTORY REMOTE START. SMOKE STARTED POURING FROM BEHIND THE REAR SEAT AND THEN ONE OF THE BACK WINDOWS SHATTERED. THIS IS A WIDELY REPORTED ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR IT.

IT WOULD ROLL EVEN WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS FAULTY AIR PUMP HAD TO GET AIR PUMP, TUBE, AIR PUMP BELT,ALTERNATOR BELT, AIR CONDITION BELT THAT COST ME $700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TIRES, THE PARK ASSIST BRAKES DID NOT WORK TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM BECOME RIGID AT LOW SPEED (APPROX 3MPH OR SO) AS IF THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS. THE VEHICLES STOPPING DISTANCE CHANGES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TOWARD THE FLOOR. THIS ISSUE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO MY GARAGE DOOR WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE ISSUE IS BEST DESCRIBED IN THE PENDING INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE GM BRAKING SYSTEM LOCATED UNDER CHEVROLET SILVERADO RECALLS. I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INVESTIGATION AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH MY VEHICLES BRAKES. THE INVESTIGATION STATEMENT DESCRIBES THE ISSUE AS A PROBLEM WITH DEGRADING BRAKE VACUUM COMPONENT.

DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS ESPECIALLY PARKING THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD TO DEPRESS AND BRAKING POWER IS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF SINCE 30,000 MILES AND NOW DAILY AT 60,000. THE ABS INDICATOR HAS GONE ON AND OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY NOW.

MULTIPLE TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS, USUALLY PARKING OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I LOSE ALL BRAKING POWER. IT'S TERRIFYING WHEN IT HAPPENS. I HAVE TO PUT MY FULL BODY WEIGHT (I'M A 200LB MALE) ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I MEAN I BARELY CAN BRING IT TO A STOP. LUCKILY I HAVEN'T HIT ANYTHING IN THE TIME IT TOOK FROM THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I COULD AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. THE PROBLEM WAS FIGURED OUT TO BE A BAD VACUUM PUMP. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH NOT MANY OWNERS REPORTING THEIR PROBLEMS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, I COULDN'T IMAGINE THAT HAPPENING AT HIGH SPEED, AS REPORTED BY OTHERS. IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES DO THAT. JUST TRYING TO HELP PREVENT SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.

I HAVE A 2015 1500 SILVERADO AND IT IS HAVING BRAKE ISSUES. THE PEDDLE BECOMES HARD TO DEPRESS AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT COME TO A STOP. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SEVERAL TIMES COMING TO A STOP AT LOW IDLE ON THE STREET. I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME IT WOULD BE $1100 AND GM DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT. THEY SAID THE VACUUM PUMP AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIX THIS.

AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES I NOTICED MY AC NOT WORKING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE VERY COSTLY TO FIX AND A COUPLE OF DEALERSHIPS NEAR ME WOULD NOT GET BACK TO ME ABOUT PRICE AND TO TO FIX IT, THEY TOLD ME ITS NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY. THEY DID TELL ME IT WOULD TAKE 9 HOURS TO FIX-BOOK TIME AND THE PARTS WOULD BE AROUND $300+. SEEMS TOO EARLY FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT TO STOP WORKING I NOTICE A SMELL INSIDE THE CAB AND IT WAS FROM THE EVAPORATOR COIL LEAKING. THIS HAPPENED IN MID SPRING AND JUST NOW WAS TOLD HOW TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET DUE TO COST AND FINDING SOMEONE TO DO IT.

AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY STIFF. IT IS HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS IN FORWARD AND REVERSE.

2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED ABS SYSTEM AND STABILITRAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS MADE AWARE OF A RECALL CONCERNING THE STEERING FAILURE AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS.*JS

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE FROM AFTER IT SHOWED WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE SIGNS OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) RECALL AFFECTING IT. THE DEALERSHIP APPLIED THE FIX THAT GM HAD AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE VERY NEXT DAY I EXPERIENCED WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM ACTING UP AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 M.P.H. ON THE HIGHWAY BEGINNING THE INTERCHANGE TO ANOTHER HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS. THE LOSS OF STEERING WAS ALMOST AS SOON AS I STARTED THE TURN AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GO OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THEN FOR THE NEXT 5-7 SECONDS I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT POWER STEERING. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING TURNED BACK ON AND, BECAUSE OF HOW HARD I WAS TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL, I ALMOST ENDED UP IN THE LANE TO MY RIGHT WHERE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS. I HAD NO PRIOR ISSUES LIKE THIS UNTIL THE RECALL WAS WORKED AT THE DEALERSHIP. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE TRUCK WAS ACTING WEIRD, AND AT A STOP THE TRUCK FELT AS IF IT WAS STRUGGLING TO STAY RUNNING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND AGREED TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THEM TWO DAYS LATER. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME IT IS DUE TO BAD BATTERY CABLES AND THAT CAUSED POWER LOSS DURING THE TURN. THEY SPENT HOURS SCANNING THE SYSTEM TO FIND THAT THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED, WHICH THEY CLAIM THEY COULD NOT FIND, BUT THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT THAT SHOWED ON THE DASH NOTIFYING ME THAT THE PO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE TO THE RIGHT LANE, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE AND WAS TOWED. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND DID NOT DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SEAT BELTS SHOCKED HIM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS EXPOSED AND THE AIR BAG SHOWED BURN MARKS AROUND THE EDGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

WHEN PLACING THE TRUCK IN REVERSE OR DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY ENGAGE. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW AND HAVE HAD TWO REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS AND OTHER ISSUES. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT GENERAL MOTORS CALLS THIS DELAYED ENGAGEMENT. DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN STATING THEY WILL NO LONGER REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS FOR DELAYED ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS UNSAFE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR AND THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE AND IT DOES NOT MOVE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED HARDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE BUT SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE AND UNEXPECTED DISTANCE. THIS SITUATION OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE TRUCK IS SITTING OVERNIGHT BUT CAN HAPPEN OTHER TIMES ALSO. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE SITUATION AND USUALLY REMEMBER TO NOT ACCELERATE AND WAIT AN EXTENDED TIME FOR ENGAGEMENT.

ENGINE POWER REDUCED ERROR POPS UP AND AND BASICALLY KILLS ANY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES INCLUDING TWICE AT INTERSTATE SPEED AND FEW TIMES UNDER 45MPH. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, RAILROAD, ETC., THE VEHICLE WOULD BE A SITTING DUCK.

TRUCK WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WAS REAR ENDED AND AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS INJURED AND JUST HAD SURGERY FOR NECK INJURY. ALSO HAD BACK INJECTIONS ALL DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT DECEMBER 24,2017

I UNERSTAND THAT YOU ARE ALREADY INVESTIGATING THE BRAKING BRAKING PROBLEM AT SLOW SPEEDS , I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME , CAN YOU PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR COMPLAINT LIST , AND KEEP ME INFORMED OF ANY RESULTS , THANKS (XXXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHENEVR I BACK THE TRUCK UP AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES TEMPORARILY FAIL FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-3 FEET. COMING TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS CAN ALSO CAUSE THE TRUCK TO TAKE EXTRA DISTANCE TO STOP. I HAVE CHANGED TO NEW BRAKE PADS, TURNED THE ROTORS, AND PURCHASED NEW TIRES. THE TRUCK BOUNCES SEVERELY WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH ON CONCRETE ROADS. ONLY ON CONCRETE. ASPHALT HAS NORMAL RIDE AS SOON AS THE ROAD TRANSITIONS THEN THE TRUCK BOUNCES.

VACUUM PUMP FOR BRAKE SYSTEM AND HOSE/TUBE THAT CONNECTS TO THE PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER I LOST BRAKES COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT!! THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP. MILEAGE WAS AT 55,096. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN A DRIVE THRU LINE AT CHIC FILA. BRAKES GOT VERY HARD AND I JUST KEPT ROLLING INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT TO ME. I STOPPED ROLLING JUST SHORT OF HITTING THE VEHICLE. I SLOWLY WENT THROUGH THE LINE TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT AND THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY ROCK HARD THE ENTIRE TIME. I HAD TO SIMPLY ROLL TO GET WHERE I NEEDED TO PARK SLOWLY.

PURCHASED USED 2015 SILVERADO LTZ WITH 87K MILES ON 12/1/2018 FROM DEALER. ON 12/2/2018 WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE FOR FIRST TIME, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ONLY MOVE 1/4 INCH WITH GREAT EFFORT (80-100LBS EFFORT), AND ONLY APPLIED ENOUGH BRAKING FORCE TO STOP TRUCK MOVING 2 MPH OVER 5 OR 6 FEET. WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RECREATE PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD WHILE UNDER 5-6MPH, EACH TIME TAKING ROUGHLY 10-12 FEET TO STOP WITH GREAT BRAKING EFFORT. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN 12/3 AFTER A SHORT TRIP (3 MILES, 40MPH) WHILE SLOWLY BACKING INTO PARKING SPACE. PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM PERSISTED. BACKED UP AGAIN, PROBLEM PERSISTED. MAXIMUM BRAKING FORCE WOULD NOT STOP TRUCK FROM ROLLING DOWN 7% GRADE FROM DEAD STOP. MAXIMUM BRAKING FORCE WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT STOP TRUCK IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. **** MUST DRIVE IN FAR RIGHT OR LEFT LANE TO ENSURE SPACE TO SWERVE INTO WHEN BRAKES FAIL TO AVOID COLLISION. **** EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD - WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS, INJURIES & PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ASAP.

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP IT GOT REALLY HARD, HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE TO STOP, THANKFULLY I HAD NO CONCRETE BARRIERS OR LIGHT POSTS IN FRONT OF ME TO CAUSE ANY DAMAGE JUST GRASS ON A HILL TO HELP ME STOP. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS BACKING UP TO MY GARAGE THAT WAS ON A SLIGHT HILL AND THE BRAKES GOT HARD BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY PUTTING THE TRUCK IN PARK AND USING MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIRD TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO GET OFF OF AN EXIT I NOTICED MY BRAKE STARTED TO GET HARD THANK GOODNESS I HAVE A TOW HAUL BOTTON AND I USED THAT TO HELP ME SLOW DOWN TO GET OFF THE EXIT. EVERYTIME MY BRAKES HAVE GOTTEN HARD IS WHEN I HAVE TO BACK DOWN A HILL, PULL DOWN A HILL, PARK IN A PARKING SPOT OR HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY TO SLOW DOWN.

BREAKING SYSTEM VACUUM PUMP FAILURE. COMMON AND KNOWN PROBLEM. BRAKES SPORADICALLY REQUIRE SUBSTANTIALLY MORE EFFORT TO SLOW VEHICLE AND INCREASES BREAKING DISTANCE SIGNIFICANT WITH NO WARNING. INCREASES LIKELIHOOD OF CRASHES. MINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 30 MILES AN HOUR ON AN EXIT RAMP ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. GM REFUSES TO COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND DESPITE KNOWING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL.

BRAKES BECOME EXTREMELY HARD AND HAVE TO PUSH DOWN WITH BIG FEET TO STOP.

BRAKE PEDAL IN THE TRUCK WILL OCCASIONALLY GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN REVERSE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN BACKING A BOAT TRAILER DOWN A RAMP AT A BOAT LAUNCH WHERE THE TRUCK IS AT AN ANGLE. HAVE LOST BRAKES MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN DOING THAT. FLUID IS FULL IN THE RESERVOIR AND THE MECHANICAL PORTION (BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS) CHECKED OUT AS FINE.

BRAKE PEDDLE RANDOMLY BECOMES HARD TO PUSH AND WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER OTHERWISE NORMAL FUNCTIONING. THIS OCCURS GENERALLY AT LOW SPEEDS IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS BUT RANDOMLY

I WAS DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED DRIVING STRAIGHT WHILE PARKING MY TRUCK AND THE BRAKES BECAME ROCK HARD AND COULD BARELY STOP WHICH I CAME INCHES FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS TRAVELING UNDER 5MPH JUST COASTING WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE NOTHING WAS HAPPENING WHICH I HAD TO PUT A LOT OF FORCE TO JUST BARELY STOP MY TRUCK IN TIME. THE DEALERSHIP I VISITED TOLD ME THE VACUUM PUMP FOR THE BRAKES WAS GOING OUT AND REPLACED IT SINCE I HAVE A 4 MONTH OLD BABY AND NEED A RELIABLE CAR. MY TRUCK ONLY HAD AROUND 50K MILES ON IT AND ALL THE CHEVY CARS MY FAMILY HAS OWNED HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH BRAKE BOOSTERS OR VACUUM PUMPS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ENOUGH PROBLEM THAT CHEVY HAS A BULLETIN FOR HARD BRAKE PEDALS DURING LOW SPEED. RUNNING A SEARCH ONLINE FOR THIS ISSUE COMES BACK WITH MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND QUITE A FEW HAVING REPEATED REPAIRS WITH THE PROBLEM ONLY RECURRING. THE BRAKES ARE NOT JUST HARD BUT PRETTY MUCH NON FUNCTIONAL WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS AND REALLY IS PRETTY SCARY WHEN I AM DRIVING AROUND MY BABY THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITH NO WARNING. FOR SUCH A KEY COMPONENT OF VEHICLE SAFETY, THIS ISSUE REALLY NEEDS A CLOSE LOOK AND A RECALL TO REMEDY THIS KNOWN DEFECT. THERE IS NO REASON THIS COMPONENT SHOULD GO OUT IN A 3 YEAR OLD TRUCK.

LOSS OF BRAKES 2 TIMES ONCE ON INTERSTATE 40, AND ONCE ON A HILL IN TOWN..BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR .FINELY STOPED.

I PURCHASED MY 2015 SILVERADO PRE-OWNED WITH 2,000 MILES IN OCTOBER 2016. IN MAY OF 2018 I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH MULTIPLE STATES. I WAS STUCK IN SLOW TRAFFIC FOR MULTIPLE HOURS DUE TO AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS THEN THAT I FIRST EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH MY BRAKES. WHEN MOVING AT A VERY SLOW PACE, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO LOSE THE POWER ASSIST. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR IT'S OIL SERVICE AT CASTROVILLE CHEVROLET ON 6/22/2018. I MENTIONED THIS ISSUE TO THE SERVICE WRITER WHO WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE SILVERADO BRAKES. AT THE TIME IT WAS COST PROHIBITIVE FOR ME TO HAVE IT INVESTIGATED AND COULD NOT LOSE THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN, AGAIN ONLY AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS PARKING. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 11/28/2018 WITH CASTROVILLE CHEVROLET TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. ALL OF THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION. I BELIEVED IT TO BE A VACUUM ISSUE AS IT ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APPROX 40 MPH, TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY AND I APPLIED AS MUCH FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I WAS PHYSICALLY ABLE TO. THE TRUCK BEGAN SLOWING BUT NOT NEARLY FAST ENOUGH AND I COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKE PERFORMANCE SEEMS TO HAVE DECLINED OVER TIME AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. THERE APPEARED TO BE PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT PERFORM AS EXPECTED. I AM REPORTING BECAUSE I READ AN ARTICLE REGARDING A PROBE INTO ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES ON THE YEAR TRUCK THAT I OWN. AT THE TIME I DID NOT THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT BUT NOW I BELIEVE THAT THIS BRAKING ISSUE MAY HAVE DIRECTLY RESULTED IN THE COLLISION.

BRAKES FAILED EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN NOV 26 CONSUMER REPORT ARTICLE AND EXACTLY AS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. BRAKES FAILED WHILE IN MOTION AT OUR LOCAL TRANSFER STATION (DUMP) WHILE TURNING - BACKING UP AND PULLING FORWARD. BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE TRUCKS RPM FELL BELOW 800 RPM AND THE VACUUM ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP AND I AM A LARGE MAN. HAVE COPY OF REPAIR BILL FROM DEALER DATED 10/03/18. DEALER WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUES AND HAD SERVICED OTHER CHEVROLET VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED CHEVROLET DIV/GM. MADE A CALL, SEND AND -MAIL AND WROTE A LETTER. NO RESPONSE TO LETTER OR E-MAIL ASKING FOR A REFUND. RECEIVED A CALL IN RESPONSE TO MY CALL. CHEV REP STATED THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM.?? TOLD THE CALLER THAN ONLY NEED TO CHECK THE INTERNET TO FIND MANY COMPLAINTS. CONSUMER REPORTS THAT ONLY 111 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THERE ARE MANY MORE. I SUSPECT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WILL INCREASE NOT THAT THE "CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG" SO TO SPEAK. PLEASE INSIST ON A RECALL I THINK IT WILL SAVE LIVES. NO NEED TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES.

WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL SLOWLY AND TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD TO PRESS AND USED BOTH FEET TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL TO EVENTUALLY MAKE THE TRUCK COME TO A STOP. CAUSED A MINOR (COSMETIC) SCRAPE ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BUMPER (SCRAPED CONCRETE WALL) DUE TO THE INABILITY TO STOP WHEN BRAKE WERE BEING PRESSED.

AT LOW SPEEDS MY BRAKES ARE VERY HARD TO PRESS. THE PEDAL GETS REALLY TIGHT AND WILL NOT PRESS DOWN. THE LONGER YOU TRY TO PRESS THE TIGHTER THEY GET. THE TRUCK WILL BARELY STOP BEFORE I ALMOST HIT SOMETHING. DOES NOT DO IT EVERY TIME, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE MORE FREQUENTLY. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I GO FROM A STOP, THEN ACCELERATE SLOWLY AND THEN TRY TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP (EX. WHEN PARKING).

BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD AND BRAKES INEFFECTIVE IF THE PEDAL IS PUSHED AND RELEASED AT IDLE. BRAKE DO NOT START WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR HAS BEEN PRESSED. "SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE DIAGNOSTICS SCREEN. DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE VACUUM PUMP.

I APPLIED THE BRAKES FIRMLY FOR A CAR STOPPING SHORT UNEXPECTEDLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I RELEASED THE BRAKE FOR A SECOND OR TWO TO ALLOW ROOM FOR THE CAR BEHIND ME TO STOP IN TIME. WHEN I REAPPLIED THE BRAKE THE SECOND TIME, THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO BRAKING ACTION. THE PEDAL DID NOT MORE AND DID NOT TRAVEL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO POWER ASSIST. I WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM LATER AT LOW SPEED WHEN THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHO COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG BUT REPLACED THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. THE CONDITION HAS NOT RE-OCCURRED SINCE THE REPAIR WAS MADE IN MAY. I HAVE INCLUDED A COPY OF THE SERVICE INVOICE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I SEE ON THE NEWS YOU ARE INVESTIGATING BRAKE ISSUES.

2015 SILVERADO 1500, 4X4, 41,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. AT SLOW SPEED ON CITY STREET DRIVING STRAIGHT (UNDER 5MPH), COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL POWER ASSISTANCE OF BRAKES. DRIVER NEEDED TO APPLY EXTREME MANUAL PRESSURE AT PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND NOT ROLL INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. IMMEDIATELY PARKED, CAME BACK ISSUES PERSISTED IN PARKING LOT, BUT THEN WENT AWAY WHEN AFTER SPEED OF APPROX 10MPH REACHED. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR DISPLAY INDICATORS TRIGGERED DURING INCIDENT. ISSUE HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. (APPROX 70 MILES SINCE ISSUE FIRST OCCURRED)

NOTICED BRAKES SEEMED TO STOP WORKING PROPERLY AT LOW RPM.HAPPENED WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. ALSO WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT REDLIGHT.

BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY HARD WHILE IN TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. DEALER INITIALLY COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE BUT EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP, IT GOT BETTER BUT STILL INTERMITTENTLY DOES IT. WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU HAVE TO STAND ON THE PEDAL WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP.

TRUCK HAS BECOME VERY HARD TO STOP LATLEY. BRAKE PADS LOOK NEW. DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. ALMOST REAR ENDED MULTIPLE CARS THIS MONTH. THINKING OF JUST TRADING IT IN ON A RAM. TRUCK DOESN'T WANT TO STOP!!!

WHILE BACKING UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL HAS VERY LITTLE TRAVEL AND IS HARD TO PUSH DOWN CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE BACKING WITH LITTLE STOPPING POWER OR EFFECT. THIS TAKES EFFECT ONLY WHEN BACKING AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE. SYSTEM CHECKED AT FIRESTONE TIRE CENTER AND RESULT INDICATED BRAKE VACUUM POWER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS OCCURS ALMOST DAILY WHEN BACKING UP.

AT LOW SPEEDS I HAVE NO BREAKS AND THE PEDAL IS ROCK HARD. ZERO TO 1/4' OF MOVEMENT AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. I NEARLY HIT SOMEONE.

WHILE BACKING UP FROM DRIVE WAY TRIED BRAKING TO STOP AND TRUCK CONTINUED TO TRAVEL ALMOST HITTING A VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED ON THE STREET. THE NEXT DAY BEFORE TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED MADE A STOP AT THE GAS STATION AND AGAIN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. DEALER DIAGNOSE BAD VACUUM PUMP AND OIL IN BRAKE BOOSTER AND LINES ,ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED COSTING OVER $1,300 DOLLARS.

I WAS COMING OFF A HILL AND TRYING TO BRAKE BEFORE MAKING A TURN ONTO ANOTHER ROAD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS, FELT VERY HARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A GARAGE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAULT IN THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER. I WILL ATTACH THE INVOICE FOR THE PARTS. THE TRUCK IS STILL GETTING FIXED AND DO NOT HAVE AN INVOICE FOR LABOR YET.

BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE AND SOFT AT TIMES, AND OTHER TIMES FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE NOT RELEASING ALL THE WAY MAKING IT PULL LEFT/RIGHT RANDOMLY AND VERY HARD TO CONTROL. OCCASIONALLY THE ABS ACTIVATES WHILE NOT MOVING/PARKED JUST BY BY HOLDING BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO FOUND OIL OF SOME KIND IN BRAKE FLUID DURING ROUTINE FLUSH. VACUUM PUMP MAKES QUITE A BIT OF NOISE.

HAVING ISSUES WITH BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS, SPECIFICALLY DURING BACKING UP. WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE I HAD THEM LOOK AT THE BRAKING PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD MY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP IS GOING BAD. I SAW AN ARTICLE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE BEING UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR POSSIBLE RECALL AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE MY VOICE WAS HEARD.

LOSS OF BRAKING AT IDLE SPEED BROUGHT T OK DESLER GHEY REPLACED MULTIPLE COMPONENTS EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED ALL BUT $100

I'VE NOTICED A BIG DECREES IN BREAKING PERFORMANCE IN THE PAST MONTH DOUBLING THE DISTANCE IT TAKES TO COMPLETELY STOP AND IT'S ALMOST CAUSED ME TO REAR END A FEW PEOPLE.