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2015 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 2015 record →

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 23, 201860,000 milesGA

DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR REPEATED BRAKING APPLICATIONS MY TRUCK LOSES BRAKING POWER. SEEMS TO BE A VACUUM ISSUE. ALMOST HAD A COLLISION IN A PARKING DECK.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 20, 201824,600 milesNY

I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND I WENT TO HIT MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WAS HARD AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND WENT VERY SLOW TO THE NEXT EXIT. I WENT TO PARK THE TRUCK AT THE HOTEL I WAS STAYING AT SHORTLY AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY AND AS I WAS IN REVERSE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT AGAIN THE TRUCK HAD A HARD BRAKE PEDAL AND WOULD NOT STOP. I DIDNT HIT ANYTHING THANK GOT BUT IT SCARED ME PRETTY GOOD. I CARPOOLED WITH A COWORKER FOR THE REST OF THAT WEEK WHILE WE WERE OUT OF TOWN FOR WORK. I ENDED UP DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME ABOUT 3 HRS AWAY FRIDAY EVENING AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE TRUCK MUCH SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED AND SINCE I HAD SEEN MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRUCK GOES INTO THE DEALER 11/27/18 AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL REPLACE WHAT NEEDS REPLACING. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK 9/26/18 WITH 21,000 MILES ROUGHLY AND THE TRUCK NOW 25,773. THE TRUCK IS A CERTIFIED PRE OWN VEHICLE IF THAT MATTERS.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 19, 201890,000 milesLA

NOTICED FAILURE OF VEHICLE TO STOP. LACK OF POWER ASSIST BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. BRAKE PEDAL IS ROCK HARD WITH LITTLE TO ZERO TRAVEL (1/4' AT MOST). VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE (REGARDLESS OF PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL) FOR SEVERAL FEET. WHILE THIS HAS OCCURRED IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE GEARS; THE ISSUE IS CONSISTENTLY OBSERVED IN REVERSE.

Steering
Filed Nov 19, 201855,100 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO CIOCCA CHEVROLET OF QUAKERTOWN (855 S WEST END BLVD, QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY, TORQUE SENSOR, AND HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,100.

Engine
Filed Nov 17, 201860,000 milesTX

AIR CONDITION COIL LEAK WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL ON SILVERADO, BUT ON TAHOE. THIS IS THE SAME PART AND SAME ISSUE, SO WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THE SILVERADO? I WOULD LIKE CREDIT FOR THE $1300 REPLACEMENT COST I PAID.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 16, 201852,000 milesPA

WHEN PUMPING BRAKES TO STOP, ON THE SECOND TO THIRD PUMP THE PEDAL GETS ROCK HARD AND VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. LOSS OF VACUUM PRESSURE SEEMS TO BE THE ISSUE. IN THE GM DEALER NOW, TELLING ME THE VACUUM BOOSTER DEFECTIVE

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 16, 201842,000 milesCA

I BROUGHT MY 2015 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AS MY BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. STOPPING REQUIRED VERY FORCEFULLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. ON NOVEMBER 7, 2018 THE REPAIR SHOP CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVY SERVICE MANAGER TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE GIVEN THAT THE VEHICLE IS A RECENT MODEL WITH LIMITED MILEAGE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER TAKING A LENGTHY DRIVE THE VEHICLE HAD SAME BRAKE PROBLEMS MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE GOING DOWN A HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL AUTO REPAIR ON NOVEMBER 15TH. REPAIR SHOP CALLED LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND SPOKE WITH PARTS MANAGER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON RECENT MODEL CHEVY SILVERADO AS THEY HAD A 2016 SILVERADO IN THERE SHOP SAME DAY FOR SAME PROBLEM. CHEVY DEALER PARTS MANAGER INDICATED THERE WAS NOT A CURRENT RECALL BUT THEY DID NOTICE AN ISSUE AS THEY HAD SOLD 10 ABS PUMPS IN JUST ONE WEEK! THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE ABS PUMP. THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE EQUIPMENT PLACED MY FAMILY AT RISK AND COST ME MORE THAN $900. MOST IMPORTANTLY THIS DEFECTIVE BRAKE EQUIPMENT IN THE RECENT MODEL CHEVY SILVERADO IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. HAD THERE BEEN A NEED TO STOP QUICKLY I FEEL CONFIDENT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 16, 201840,000 milesGA

JUST EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHILE BACKING INTO PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED TRUCK HAS JUST TURNED 40,000 MILES. BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD TO DEPRESS AS IF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. NOT THE CASE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH EXTREME PRESSURE AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BEFORE I BOUNCED OFF OF CURB. I UNDERSTAND CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS AND THERE IS SOME CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS OUT THERE. A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT, FROM ALL THE FORUMS I HAVE READ THIS DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I WILL TAKE INTO DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF IT DON'T KILL ME FIRST. HELP

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 15, 201893,000 milesNJ

AFTER DRIVING AT REGULAR SPEEDS BRAKES WORK FINE. IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC FEEL LIKE NO BRAKE PEDAL, HAVE TO PRESS VERY HARD TRUCK 2 GET TRUCK TO STOP.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 13, 201898,000 milesTX

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE SLOW SPEED MANEUVERS SUCH AS TURNING AND PARKING. BRAKES EITHER BECOME VERY HARD TO DEPRESS OR DEPRESS TO FLOOR. VERY DANGEROUS! CHEVROLET HAS A TSB OUT BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT HAS YET TO BE RECALLED. MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE EXPENSE RELATED TO THE REPAIR.$1500. PLEASE ADDRESS. PLEASE REFERENCE CHEVROLET'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (PIT5361B) FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Steering
Filed Nov 13, 2018NE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED TO MAKE A TURN, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND WENT INTO MANUAL MODE. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXERT EXTREME FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT KEPT THE VEHICLE PARKED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SteeringCrash1 killed
Filed Nov 11, 2018FL

MY FATHER DIED AFTER HAVING A ACCIDENT IN HIS TRUCK ON 11/8/18. I BELIEVE IT IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE RECENT RECALL , LEADING TO HIM DYING AFTER BEING PULLED OUT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND COLLAPSED AFTERWARDS. THE STRESS FROM THIS ACCIDENT ATTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 5, 201813,000 milesTX

SUN VISOR DRIVER SIDE

Power Train
Filed Nov 3, 2018AL

OUR TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM DRIVE IT THEY SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND SAID THEY WOULD DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM THAT GM IS WORKING ON A RECALL NOTICE BUT IT WOULD BE JANUARY 2019 BEFORE ANYTHING CAN BE DONE OUR TRUCK IS NOW DOWN AND WE CAN'T WAIT TIL JANUARY TO GET THE RECALL NOTICE TO GET IT FIXED WE DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE EVERYDAY TO GO TO WORK NOW WE'RE DOWN ONE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT TRYING TO HELP US GET OUR VEHICLE FIXED OR REPLACED WITHOUT THE RECALL NOTICE. THEY HAVE SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SITTING AT THERE DEALERSHIP 2015-2017 SILVERADO TRUCKS

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 2, 201859,000 milesSC

WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER TRUCK HAD BEEN IN USE FOR 2.5 HOURS, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SUDDENLY BECOME VERY HARD TO DEPRESS AND BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET. CONDITION PRESENT IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. HAPPENED ON 4 OCCASIONS, ALL AFTER 2.5 HOUR TRIPS. MECHANIC HAS FOUND DEFECTIVE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP AND BRAKE BOOSTER AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE AND FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

Power Train
Filed Nov 1, 201829,800 milesIL

A DEAFENING BUFFETING NOISE AND VIBRATION MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONCENTRATE ON THE ROAD. RADIO WON'T DROWN OUT THE NOISE. EAR ACHES, HEAD ACHES ETC. PLEASE HELP!

SteeringCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 31, 201836,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE KEPT ON GOING STRAIGHT DOWN A 20 FEET EMBANKMENT. ALL THE FRONTAL CURTAINS AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT AND AN ACCIDENT REPORT NUMBER: T8C3138TZCPH WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL, DIAGNOSED AS MULTIPLE CUTS TO THE HEAD, BRUISED SHOULDER AND A HEAD CONCLUSION, TREATED AND RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION TWO DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. *TT*JB

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 29, 201835,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 7 MPH, THE BRAKES PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND AS THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS STILL GOING 7 MPH AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO STOP ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTATED THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ALLEN TURNER CHEVROLET (4150 S FERDON BLVD, CRESTVIEW, FL 32536, (850) 398-4105) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 29, 201836,250 milesAZ

WHEN REVERSING THE BREAKS WERE VERY STIFF AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP LIKE IT SHOULD AND ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 27, 201842,000 milesIL

WHEN TRYING TO PARK THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS TO BECOME VERY STIFF AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WANT TO STOP. I HAVE TO USE ALL MY WEIGHT ON THE PEDAL TO GET MY VEHICLE TO STOP. IT SEEMS TO ALWAYS HAPPEN A SLOW SPEEDS. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN PARKING IN MY DRIVE WAY, A PARKING LOT, AND IT HAPPENED DURING A 3 POINT TURN.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 25, 201839,000 milesNC

MY TRUCK IS 3 YEARS OLD I HAVE 39,500 MILES. THE VACUUM PUMP HAS WENT OUT AND I LOSE THE ABILITY TO BRAKE AT TIMES LUCKILY MY HILL ASSIST PREVENTED ME FROM ROLLING DOWN A HILL. SECOND TIME HAPPENED WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF SIDE OF ROAD BEFORE I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE WITH THIS AFFECTING 2014-2018 MODELS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THIS IS A $700 REPLACEMENT CHARGE.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 25, 201867,000 milesCA

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN MODIFIFED BY EITHER A POWERFUL ENTITY OR BY THE DEALERSHIP ITSELF AT THE DIRECTION OF A POWERFUL ENTITY. TRUCK HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT FROM SAME DEALERSHIP OUT OF SHOW ROOM AND TRUSTED THEM. AFTER ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I COULDNT FIGURE OUT WHY. SEE BURN MARKS AROUND EDGES OF AIRBAGS ALONG WITH CONDUCTIVE STRING SEW INTO THEM. ALSO NOTICED EXTRA CONDUCTORS ADDED ALONG WITH EXTRA INSULATOR LAYER. CIGARETTE OUTLETS ALL MANIPULATED AFTER REPLACED WITH HIGHER OUTPUT PLUGS. ALSO FOUND AIR BAG SENSORS WHICH ARE DISCONTINUTED AS THEY BELONG TO TRUCKS FROM 2007-2009. FRAME IS FOR A 1TON TRUCK WHICH HAS BEENGREASED FRONT TO BACK. AXELS ARE CLEARLY OLDER AND ARE LABELED FOR A CK2500 (1 TOM) MODEL DRIVE SHAFT AND MANY OTHER COMPONENTS HAVE MARKINGS THROUGHOUT TO ESTABLISH PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE TO GUIDE SHORT OF ELECTRICITY TO DRIVER TO SHOCK ME. MODLES MODFIFIED TO GAIN ACCESS TO TRUCK. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. YOU GUYS HAVE TO SEE THIS TRUCK IN PERSON. WAY TOO UCH TO LIST. DEALERSHIP HAD IT LONG TIME TO DO REPAIRS. WHEN TAKEN BACK TO THEM TO FIGURE OUT HWY THE LOUD SHAKES, THE DEALERSHP CERTIFIED SHOP TECH STATED EVERYTHING IS PERFECTL NORMAL. THAT WA S A LIE.EEWWDDUUUUUUUUUUUUUEFU

Steering
Filed Oct 24, 201853,000 milesTX

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I WAS LEAVING MY LOCAL BANK AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND IT HAD NOT RETURNED. I DID SOME ONLINE SEARCHING AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THE SYMPTOMS WERE LOSS AND IMMEDIATE RETURN OF POWER STEERING BUT THOUGHT MAYBE MINE WAS ALSO ASSOCIATED. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO LYNN SMITH CHEVROLET IN BURLESON TX AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD AND THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS $3,000 OUT OF MY POCKET. MY TRUCK IS A 2015 WITH 53,XXX MILES IT HAD NEVER ACTED STRANGE OR GIVEN ME ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THAT ONE INCIDENT. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY TO HAVE A BREAK IN TRAFFIC AS IT CAUSED ME TO OCCUPY ALL THREE LANES WITH MY 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK.

Suspension
Filed Oct 23, 2018TX

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE I'VE NOTICED A RUFF RIDE . IT FEELS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM REAR END . I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP ON ROAD WHILE DRIVING AND IT BOUNCES AND VIBRATES ROUGHLY. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP A MONTH OR SO AFTER BUYING IT AND WAS TOLD MY TIRES WHERE NOT BALANCED , SO THEY BALANCED THEM AND STILL CAME OUT THE SAME . DECIDED TO GET A SECOND OPINION MONTHS LATER AND WAS TOLD IT HAD WEAK SHOCKS IN FRONT SO THEY CHANGED THOSE OUT . STILL NOTHING HAD CHANGED . SO RETURNED IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP A WEEK LATER AND THEY THEN DID THE REAR SHOCKS MENTIONING THEY WERE IN WEAK CONDITION. STILL NO CHANGE . AT THAT TIME MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY SO I GUESS THEY TROUBLESHOOT THE CHEAPEST WAY JUST TO GET THE CUSTOMER OUT OF THEIR AND SAVE MONEY ON THEIR END . NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS JUST OVER I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE GIVING ME OPTIONS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD WHEN MY WARRANTY WAS IN EFFECT.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 22, 201850,000 milesTX

TRANSMISSION IS CONTINUALLY HESITATING - WHEN COMING TO STOP AND THEN ACCELERATING AGAIN. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT 3 TIMES

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 22, 201837,000 milesCA

AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE ASSIST DOES NOT WORK, AND THERE IS A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKES.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 21, 2018249,800 milesTX

I 'AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY BRAKE PEDAL GETTING HARD WHEN I COME TO A STOP OR WHEN PARKING , AT A STOP SIGN , ANYTIME I 'AM AT A STAND STILL THE PEDAL WILL GET HARD ON ME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD TO ME BECAUSE IF YOUR NOT PAYING ATTENTION YOU COULD HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU OR BEHIND YOU. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME !!!

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 17, 20188,200 milesNY

THE TRUCK SHAKES AT SPEEDS OF FROM 35 MPH, THEN IT STOPS AND WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 ON THE THRUWAY IT SHAKES AGAIN. THE VIBRATION IS TRANSFERRED THROUGH THE GAS PEDEL AND INTO THE SEATS AND CONSOLE. ALSO WHEN BRAKEING IT SHAKES. ITS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. ALSO THE VOLTAGE METER DROPS AND I LOSE DASH BOARD LIGHTS.THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. I'M TIRED OF LOSEING VALUABLE DAYS OFF TO DRIVE UP TO DENOOYER CHEVY IN ALBANY TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THIS AGAIN. THE TRUCK TRAVELS STRAIGHT AND TRUE BUT SHAKES AT THOSE SPEEDS, SOMETIME IT MAKES A DROWNING SOUND AS IT HAPPENS.ITS IN THE FRONT END PART OF THE SUSPENSION I BELIEVE. THE TIRES WERE ALL HIGH SPEED BALANCED AND AIR IS PERFECT IN ALL 4 TIRES. HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCED THIS?

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Crash
Filed Oct 17, 201817,961 milesMN

ABT 1:24PM PARKING LOT SPACES ARE STRAIGHT DRIVER WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT AT WELLS FARGO IN THE W SIDE OF THE CITY BROUGHT A FRIEND TO BANK, GOT INTO VEHICLE STARTED HEADING OUT OF PARKING LOT DRIVER WAS GOING TOWARDS ONE DIRECTION TO GO TO THE RIGHT TO GET OUT THAN CHANGED MIND , HEADED TOWARS OTHER DIRECTION TO LEFT DRIVER MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN TO GO BETWEEN LIGHT POLE & OTHER VEHICLES PARKED IN LOT WATCHING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO LEFT & TO THE RIGHT WAS A LIGHT POLE DRIVER THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS FINE , NEXT THING YOU KNOW THE PASSANGER SCREAMED OUT "STOP" DRIVER HIT POLE PASSANGER STATES EVERYTHING WAS GOING FINE THAN VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT BY ITSELF DRIVER DID NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT THE WHEEL AT ALL WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF EXECUTING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE TIRES WERE COMPLETLY TURNED TO GO LEFT - DIDNT STRAIGHTEN OUT WHEELS AT ALL THAN ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT INTO POLE DRIVER STATES IN ABOUT 2 SECS. OR LESS VEHICLE SWITCHED WHILE EXECUTING TURN INTO POLE NO WITNESS VEHICLE'S POI - RIGHT OF THE CENTER OF VEHICLE'S FRONT BUMPER NO DAMAGE TO POLE - HIT CONCRETE BARRIER NO INJ. NO PR COLLISION CAME AS A COMPLETE SURPRISE DRIVER NOT SURE OF ANY CAMERAS IN THE AREA OF WELLS FARGO PARKING LOT- NOT SURE

Steering
Filed Oct 16, 201835,000 milesGA

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2015 CHEVY SILVERADO TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES AND HAVE A APPOUNTMENT FOR A THIRD TIME. I WAS INFORMED TODAY ITS THE RACK AND PINION ! SERIOUSLY MY TRUCK HAS 35000 MILES ON IT. COME ON ! ITS UNDER WARRANTY BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS HAPPENS AGAIN ? I AM A MOTHER OF 6 I DEOEND IN TH IS TRUCK AND IF ITS HAPPENING AT 35000 MILES THEN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AT 100000

Electronic Stability Control (esc)1 injured
Filed Oct 13, 2018120,000 milesTX

MY TRUCK WAS RECALLED I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY DEALER ABOUT THE RECALL. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO DECATUR JAMES WOODS CHEVROLET WHICH PERFORMED A RECALL ON THE EPS MODULE FOR A STEERING RECALL. NOTE PRIOR TO ME TAKING MY VEHICLE IN I HAD NO PROBLEMS OR ISSUES. I TAKE MY TRUCK IN FOR DOCUMENTED OIL CHANGES AND SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. ONCE THEY DID THE RECALL FLASH UPDATE REPROGRAMMING I PICKED UP MY TRUCK AND ON THE WAY HOME THE DASH LIGHTS BLINKED OFF THE STABILITRAC ERROR AND TOW HAUL ERROR BOTH CAME UP. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT IMMEDIATELY ON THE WAY USING HANDS FREE SYSTEM AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THE RECALL COULDN'T CAUSE THAT. ON THE ROAD TO MY HOUSE THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS LIGHT SPRAIN TO MY WRIST AND ALMOST TOOK ME OFF THE ROAD AS THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED TO WORK VERY WELL. THE TRUCK DIED TO A STOP. WHEN I RESTARTED IT SHOWED NO ERRORS AND ALL WORKED AGAIN. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN STARTED IT DISPLAYED A CALIBRATION ERROR AND HAD ME OPEN AND CLOSE MY DRIVER WINDOW. WHEN DRIVING TO MY DEALERSHIP JERRY'S CHEVY IT BLINKED THE DASH AGAIN WHEN I USED MY BLINKER TO CHANGE LANES. THE POWER AND RPM WHERE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. WHEN I GOT TO JERRY'S THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T TOUCH IT AND TAKE THE LIABILITY AND TO TAKE IT BACK TO DECATUR THEY HAD MESSED SOMETHING UP. NEXT MORNING TO TO LOCAL MECHANIC WE HAVE USED THEY PUT COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AND SHOWED ALL KINDS OF ERRORS AS WE TEST DROVE WHILE HOOKED UP. HE SAID THE RECALL PROG

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 12, 201863,000 milesTX

WHILE DRIVING INTO TOWN FROM A WEEKEND TRIP, WHEN TRYING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT FROM THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY BECAME STIFF AND WOULDN'T SLOW THE VEHICLE. IT REQUIRED BOTH FEET PRESSING DOWN HARD ON THE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME. AFTER TURNING OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTARTING IT, THE BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED ITS PRESSURE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. HOWEVER, WHEN COMING TO A STOP TO BACK INTO MY GARAGE, THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN, WAS UNDER PRESSURE, AND WOULD NOT STOP MY VEHICLE UNLESS EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, JUST FEET FROM THE WALL IN THE ALLEY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. LUCKILY, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WHILE GOING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, OR I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WRITE THIS. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY THE VACUUM PUMP WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. AFTER HAVING TO SHELL OUT MORE THAN $700 ON A PART FOR A TRUCK THAT'S A 2015 WITH 63,000 MILES WITH NO OTHER ISSUES, IS RIDICULOUS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY CHEVROLET. THIS ISN'T A PART THAT SHOULD FAIL ON THE VEHICLE.

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 9, 201827,000 milesPA

PAINT IS CONSTANTLY CHIPPING.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 8, 201854,781 milesAZ

WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, USUALLY ALWAYS USING TURN SIGNAL, MY TRUCK WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH NO WARNING. THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND ALL ELECTRICAL IS LOST. LUCKILY I HAVEN'T BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO RESTART MY TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION HAD TO JUMP OUT CAR SO I WASN'T IN SIDE IF HIT FINALLY CARS STOP HONKING I JUMPED BACK IN AND STARTED UP AGAIN I WAS SCARED HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME

SteeringCrash
Filed Oct 3, 201841,648 milesAR

THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON SEPT. 24 FOR RECALL REPAIR OF FAULTY STEERING. ON OCT.1 STEERING LOCKED UP AND BRAKES FAILED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ACCIDENT REPORT FILED WITH MISSOURI STATE POLICE.

Steering
Filed Oct 3, 201832,744 milesNY

AT 32,744 MILES AND 42 MONTHS THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY STARTED RATTLING AND SHIFTED TO 3:00. CODES SERVICE STABLE TRACK AND ASSISTED POWER STEERING APPEARED ON THE DASH LIGHTS. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS FAILURE ON STEERING RACK. TRUCK HAS NO MODIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED A NEW RACK AT A COST OF $1295.69. 2014 TRUCKS HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Sep 26, 201882,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS INSTALLING NERF BARS ON THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED, INCLUDING THE CROSS MEMBERS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 24, 201853,000 milesMO

AT LOW SPEEDS AND OR STARTING FROM A STOP AND REAPPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS EXTREMELY HARD AND WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING FORWARD. YOU MUST PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS YOU CAN WITH BOTH FEET TO TRY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AT EACH STOP. EACH OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Crash
Filed Sep 16, 201821,000 milesFL

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVING SLOW. COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING. WOULD ONLY GO STRAIGHT. AIR BAG DID NOT ENGAGE AND SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK. LIGHTS GO DIM AND FLASH. RADIO DISPLAY NOT WORKING CORRECT. BUT MAIN CONCERN IS INSIDE LIGHTS GO DIM OR FLASH.ON CITY STREETS DRIVING SLOW.

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 13, 201836,000 milesID

TAKATA RECALL .. WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK , 2015 SILVERADO WITH ONLY 38K MILES .. A (WARNING LIGHT ) DISPLAYS (SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM) IT CONTINUES TO CHIME & DISPLAY ON THE DASH NON STOP EVEN IF I HAVE A TRAILER HOOKED UP TO THE TRUCK OR NOT & IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M DRIVING . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO WHEN I AM TOWING MY TRAILER AS SOON AS IT DISPLAYS THE SERVICE TRAILER BREAK SYSTEM LIGHT, I LOSE THE ABILITY TO USE MY ELECTRIC TRAILER BREAKS UNTIL THE DISPLAY SHUTS OFF .. IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF THIS ISSUE CAN BE CHECKED IN TO .. I DID SEE THEY HAD A RECALL & THE SAME ISSUES FOR THE 2014 MODELS BUT NOT THE 2015

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 13, 201862,500 milesPA

MY BRAKES FAILED TO WORK WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO MY PARKING LOT. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY AND ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE BRAKES WORKED AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM (RIVER VIEW CHEVROLET IN MCKEESPORT PA) AND THEY SAID THEY DID EXTENSIVE TEST BUT COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM THAT WOULD CAUSED THE BRAKES TO NOT WORK.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 11, 201874,200 milesKS

THE IGNITION LOCK BOUND AND STUCK IN THE START POSITION TWICE. OTHER VEHICLES IN THE SAME YEAR MODEL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS PER YOUR CAMPAIGN# 15V640000 OR YOUR RECALL #N182156820. GM'S RECALL IS 15573. GM INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE RECALL GROUP EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 5, 201863,324 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT VERY FIRM. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO MORAN CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 4511 24TH AVE, FORT GRATIOT TWP, MI 48059, (812) 202-4062) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP, BRAKE BOOSTER, BRAKE LINES, AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,324.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 30, 201834,000 milesWI

BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD AT SLOW SPEEDS MAKING STOPPING VERY DIFFULCULT ESPECIALLY WHEN BACKING MY BOAT INTO THE LAKE. I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT TRUCK AND BOAT WERE ABOUT TO GO INTO THE LAKE.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 26, 201841,600 milesOH

VERY STIFF BRAKE PEDAL WHILE TRYING TO PARK AT SLOW SPEEDS. COULD NOT PRESS THE PEDAL HARD ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE I WAS BACKING INTO MY PARKING SPOT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES IN THE PARKING LOT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. IT ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I BACKED INTO MY PARKING SPACE WHEN I RETURNED HOME.

Engine
Filed Aug 24, 201849,000 milesMA

FUEL INJECTORS CAUSING CYLINDER MISFIRE - THIS ISSUE CAN BE VERY HAZARDOUS TO THE SAFETY OF DRIVER AND OTHERS. FIRST NOTICED ON HIGHWAY GOING STRAIGHT. THEN AGAIN NEXT MORNING, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DATE OCCURRED IS NOT EXACT, BUT CLOSE.

Engine
Filed Aug 24, 2018CA

A/C CONDENSOR LEAKS AND A/C STOPS WORKING THIS HAPPENS JUST AFTER THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY EXPIRES MY TRUCK AC STOP WORKING AT 37,688

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 23, 201889,000 milesOK

CONDENSER IS GOING OUT ON MY TRUCK.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 23, 201840,000 milesCA

BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD TO GET TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN WHILE I MOVED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. IT TURNS OUT THE VACUUM PUMP ON MY BRAKING SYSTEM WENT OUT.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 22, 201861,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

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