THE FORWARD PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR WENT OUT CAUSING MY DOOR TO BE UNABLE TO BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED BY KEY, OR UNLOCK SWITCH ON DOOR. IT'S NOW COSTING ME $215 TO GET FIXED. AND I'VE SEEN MANY OTHER VEHICLES HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT'S UNSAFE IT WILL NOT LOCK DURING DRIVING AND CAN'T LOCK IT IN PUBLIC AREAS.
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 →
8-SPEED TRANSMISSION SHIFTS STRANGE AND CLUNKS DURING SLOWDOWN/SPEED UP. DRIVETRAIN FEELS LOOSE AT TIMES AND DEALER DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE ANYTHING ISWRONG. ALSO AFTER TAKING OFF IN MORNING SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR THERE IS A HESITATION AND POWER DROP.
AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING. BLOWING HOT DUE TO WORN HOLE IN HOSE (THOUSANDS OF KNOWN ISSUES ALL WITH EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND FIXES... E X A C T L Y!!!!!!) CALLED CHEV, THE GUY SAID NHTSA TELLS THEM WHAT TO PAY FOR AND WHAT TO RECALL SO THEY'RE HANDS ARE CLEAN OF THIS ISSUE. PARDON????? WORN HOLE? CHECK BAD CONDENSER? CHECK NO BRACKET? CHECK DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER PARTICIPATION? NO WAY IN HELL! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE BUSINESS AND THERE'S NO WAY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND ANYONE ELSE I CAN CALL ARE NOT GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THIS. OH YEAH, THE A/C NEVER GETS USED, OTHERWISE I WOULD'VE HAD IT FIXED 20K MILES AGO UNDER WARRANTY BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WASN'T WORKING. THERE'S RESIDUE ON THE HOSES FROM THE LEAK WHICH THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD'VE CAUGHT BUT THEY DIDN'T. MAYBE I GO THAT ROUTE?
MY COMPLAINT OR SAFETY NOTICE IS THAT ON AUGUST 12 2018 THE BRAKE PEDAL ON MY 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 BEGAN COMPRESSING A SHORT DISTANCE AND THEN BECAME EXTREMELY HARD, THE VEHICLE IS BY ALL PHYSICAL MEANS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP EVEN AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO MY DEALER BELIEVING IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE "BRAKE SYSTEM VACUUM PUMP AND BOOSTER HAD FAILED DUE TO INTERNAL CONTAMINATION. THERE IS NO WARNING IN THE VEHICLE SENSING SYSTEM TO ADVISE THE OPERATOR TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED FOR THIS ISSUE. CHEVROLET ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB #PIT5361A & #PIT5361B) IN 2016. OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MINE BRAKES FAILED AFTER JUST PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY FROM A 600 MILE TRIP. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I WOULD HAVE LIKELY BEEN INJURED OR KILLED, AS WOULD ANY VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IN A CAR I COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY HIT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE, AND THERE ARE AN ENDLESS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS POSTED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL THAT I CAN FIND. IT WILL COST ME $1626 FOR THE REPAIR, I ASSUME THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE THE SAME TYPE THAT FAILED. UNDOUBTEDLY SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED, THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DRIVING AROUND AS I WRITE THIS COMPLAINT THAT ARE UNAWARE THEIR BRAKES MIGHT FAIL THE NEXT MOMENT THEY NEED THEM. ASK YOURSELF IF THIS HAS ALREADY CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, BUT THE FAILURE PERHAPS COULD NOT BE PINPOINT
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS AT LOW IDLE SPEED. WHEN TRUCK IS PUT IN GEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES STIFF AND VEHICLE CANNOT STOP. BRAKE PEDAL ALSO DOES THIS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. CHEVROLET SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? THE PROBLEM IS A MECHANICAL PUMP CALLED A POWER BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP. WE WERE TOLD THIS CAN BE REPLACED FOR $1100 AND IS NOT A WARRANTED PART. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEED IS TO HOLD YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GIVE VEHICLE GAS TO INCREASE THE RPM'S. HOW IS THIS SAFE?
MY 2015 SILVERADO HAS APPROX 80K MILES AND THE AC BLOWS HOT. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE AC CONDENSER CRACKED. I UNDERSTAND FROM READING MANY GM FORUMS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE HAPPENING SINCE 2014. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE FAULTY DESIGN AND STILL HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL OR TSB. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED A PRICE OF 1200 DOLLARS TO FIX A KNOWN ISSUE.
MY 2015 SILVERADO HAS APPROX 80K MILES AND THE AC BLOWS HOT. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE AC CONDENSER CRACKED. I UNDERSTAND FROM READING MANY GM FORUMS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE HAPPENING SINCE 2014. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE FAULTY DESIGN AND STILL HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL OR TSB. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED A PRICE OF 1200 DOLLARS TO FIX A KNOWN ISSUE.
MY 2015 SILVERADO BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR WITH A/C ON. HAVE HAD REFRIGERANT ADDED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT LEAKS OUT IN 3-4 DAYS. ANOTHER SERVICE LOCATION IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD A/C CONDENSER. LOOKED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS EXACT PROBLEM. SOME ARE SAYING THAT THERE IS A RECALL BUT MY DEALER SAYS THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS OR RECALLS. THIS IS BEING REPORTED AS 'WIDESPREAD FAILURE' SO VAST THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE DUE TO NATIONAL BACKORDERS.
SLOW SPEED NO BRAKES HARD PEDAL.I JUST READ ABOUT 100 COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS YET. I DON'T HAVE $1200 TO FIX THIS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MASTER BUICK GMC, 3710 WASHINGTON ROAD, AUGUSTA, GA 30907, (706)-760-2303) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TRUCK SHAKES SEVERELY WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 70 MPH ON MANY DIFFERENT ROAD TYPES. THIS PROBLEM STARTED NOT TOO LONG AFTER I GOT MY TRUCK NEW. AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT IT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THIS IS "STANDARD 22 INCH WHEEL VIBRATION." AFTER I HAD ABOUT 35000 MILES ON IT THE VIBRATION GOT SO BAD I COULDN'T STAND TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TIRES WERE WORE OUT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS STILL PLENTY OF TREAD. HAD ANOTHER SHOP LOOK AT IT AND THEY FOUND ONE OF THE WHEELS WAS EVER SO SLIGHTLY BENT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO CONFIRM. THEY SOLD ME A NEW WHEEL, THE PROBLEM DIDN'T GO AWAY OR CHANGE IN ANY WAY. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES AS THEY RECOMMENDED, PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE BUT NOT SO SEVERE UNTIL AFTER DRIVING A FEW THOUSAND MILES. THE MORE MILES I PUT ON THE TIRES THE WORSE THE VIBRATION GETS. TOOK IT BACK INTO THE DEALER AGAIN RECENTLY, THEY KEEP TELLING ME IT'S STANDARD VIBRATION FOR 22 INCH WHEELS. I KNOW THIS IS BOGUS BECAUSE I KNOW A FEW PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME WHEELS AND TIRES THAT DON'T HAVE THE SHAKING PROBLEM, THEY CAN DRIVE AS FAST AS THEY WANT AND IT'S SMOOTH. EVERYBODY THAT RIDES WITH ME ASKS WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. HOW CAN I CONVINCE THE DEALER THAT THERE IS AN ACTUAL PROBLEM?
IS A NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MILES AN HOUR, AND IS ALSO A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING IN TRAFFIC.
POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. APPROX 50,000 MILES DELEARSHIP STATES NO CURRENT RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE HOWEVER THERE WAS A LARGE RECALL FOR SAME ISSUE ON 2014 SILVERADO
AT 46000 MILES THE AC UNIT COMPRESSOR WENT BAD. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THESE GM VEHICLES. I PERSONALLY KNOW 4 TRUCKS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TO WONDER WHY GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THEY HAVE AN ISSUE.
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTION. BRAKE PETAL HAS LITTLE MOVEMENT, FEELS HARD AND VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND. TAKES A GREAT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO STOP VEHICLE THAN VEHICLE STILL MOVES.
MY PAINT IS FLAKING AWAY. SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME I WASH IT THE CHIPS MULTIPLY. CHIPS COVER THE ENTIRE NODY
BOUGHT MY VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO AND AIRBAG LIGHT AND AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO GET CHECKED OUT AND THE PASSENGER RETRACTABLE SENSOR IS BAD AND NEEDS FIXED. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH MY NEWER TRUCK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (STAR CHEVROLET, 1628 S AZALEA DR, WIGGINS, MS 39577, (678) 369-6037) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,038.
WHILE MOVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP.
SEVERAL TIMES COMMUTING IN TO WORK, WIFE SAID BRAKES FELT FUNNY, HARD TO STOP. I WOULD DRIVE AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS, THEN IT FINALLY HAPPENED TO ME IN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. TRIED TO STOP BUT TRUCK KEPT ROLLING, LOST BRAKING POWER AND THE TRUCK SLID FORWARD. MANAGED TO STOP BUT HAPPENED AGAIN TWO DAYS LATER AND IT HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED. BRAKE PEDAL GOES REAL STIFF WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND IT IS HARD FOR THE TRUCK TO STOP. GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CAR IN FRONT SLOWS DOWN TO TURN. I APPLIED BRAKES AND THE TRUCK WAS HARD TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STIFF AS I WAS PUSHING DOWN HARD. THE TRUCK FELT LIKE IT WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT BARELY. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR BEFORE IT TURNED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM PUMP AND PIPE. I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND TOLD THEM THAT I AM HAVING A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT A DEFECT OR REAL SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SAID THAT THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT ONLY HAS 61,156 MILES ON IT AS OF 9 JULY 2018. THE FIRST TIME THE ISSUE OCCURRED WAS IN MAY 2018. AT THAT TIME I HAD ABOUT 59,000+ MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. A COUPLE OF CERTIFIED MECHANICS STATED THAT THIS PART SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN IT HAS. I WOULD LIKE TO START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. SERVICE BULLETIN #PIT5361.
ALL SOUND STOPPED ON MY TRUCK. RADIO, TURN SIGNAL FEEDBACK, ETC. IT WAS WORKING AT END OF DAY BUT DID NOT WORK THE FOLLOWING MORNING. I SEARCHED AND FOUND RECALL #14315 BUT YOUR WEB SITE SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. IT HAS EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED BY THAT RECALL. I GOOGLED SYMPTOM AND FOUND WHERE SOMEONE HAD DISCONNECTED BATTERY FOR AWHILE AND THAT FIXED IT. DID FOR ME TOO BUT FEEL THE FIX IN RECALL 14315 SHOULD BE APPLIED TO MY TRUCK AS WELL.
LOSS OF POWER STEERING MOSTLY AT LOW SPEED. TRUCK LOSES POWER OR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. ALSO SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE HAD NO POWER UPON START THEN AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES IT WILL BE OK. LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING WHEN I SWITCHED TO BRIGHT LIGHTS. ALSO DRIVERS INFO CENTER GOES BLACK
FAULTY TAILGATE BUSHING (GM PART NO. 84331136/84131760), PLASTIC, ENGINEERING DEFECT. THE PART CRACKS, BREAKS, DISINTEGRATES, SIMPLY BY OPENING OR CLOSING THE TRUCK TAILGATE OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE BUSING WAS DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE TAILGATE BY REDUCING THE WEIGHT OR MUSCLE NEEDED TO REST THE TAILGATE WITHOUT SLAMMING. WHEN THE BUSING CRACKS OR BREAKS THEN THE TAILGATE SLAMS DOWN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE OWNER BECOMES ACCUSTOMED TO THE TAILGATE LOWERING WITH EASE, AND UPON THE FIRST TIME OPENING TAILGATE AFTER THE BUSHING HAS BEEN COMPROMISED, IT SLAMS DOWN, RISKING INJURY TO YOUR ARMS, POSSIBLY YOUR BACK OR ANYONE LIKE CHILDREN, A CHILD'S HEAD UNDERNEATH OR BELOW THE OWNERS WAIST. SECONDLY, GM IS "PRICE GAUGING" THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE PART COST LESS THAN $10 DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, AND THE CHEAPLY MANUFACTURED PART, WHICH IS MOST LIKELY SPUN ON A 3-D PRINTER BY A CANADIAN COMPANY COSTS $44 NOW. THEY DO NOT OFFER A OEM PART AND HAVE NOT CHANGED THE PLASTIC PART TO ADAPT TO ALL OF THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. THIS IS THE FOURTH BUSHING I HAVE TO REPLACE. ONLINE RESEARCH OF OTHER TRUCK OWNERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE INDICATE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PUBLIC PROBLEM. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP ME REPLACE THE PART AT NO COST. PLEASE HELP THE CONSUMER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT BETWEEN 2 AND 3 AND ON DOWN SHIFTING. NEVER DROVE A VEHICLE THAT DOES THIS. WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANS.
REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SAYS IT'S NOT LATCHED BUT IT IS. THEREFORE THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AND THE DOME LIGHTS DO NOT TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THIS COULD CAUSE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES AS I DON'T KNOW IF THE DOOR IS PROPERLY LATCHED SINCE IT SAYS THIS ALL THE TIME. MY CHILDREN RIDE IN THE VEHICLE AND THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN.
REAR POWER LOCKING ACTUATOR FAILS TO OPERATE CAUSING AUTOMATIC LOCK ON DOOR TO BECOME ABLE TO OPEN WITH CHILD SAFETY LOCK ENGAGED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40000 MILES CURRENTLY. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ABOUT REAR POWER LOCK ACTUATORS FAILING ON 2014 - 2018 CHEVROLET SILVERADO.
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING , SAFETY HAZARD! CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD NO RECALL ON MY SPECIFIC VIN # EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON SAME YEAR MAKE & MODEL VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY GM TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & GM WOULD TRY & ASSIST IN GETTING VEHICLE REPAIRED. WITH IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE AND SAME MAKE & MODEL AS VEHICLE THAT HAS RECALL IN PLACE FOR THE SAME PART, I FEEL GM SHOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING MOTOR AT NO COST TO ME.
VEHICLE IS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL WAS ADVISED BY DEALER IT'S A KNOWN GM ISSUE WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND ALSO YOU CAN HEAR THIS NOISE WHILE MOVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED 15MPH OR UNDER
I JOIN A LONG LIST OF CHEVROLET TRUCK OWNERS EXPERIENCING AC FAILURE FAR TOO SOON IN THE VEHICLE'S LIFE. MY 2015 SILVERADO 1500 4X4 Z71 WITH 42,000 MILES HAD THE AC COMPLETELY STOP WORKING OVER THE WEEKEND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 82F. UPON INSPECTION AT THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONDENSER HAD A LEAK ON THE TOP RIGHT SIDE AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE WARRANTY CLAIM, THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT HE HAS SUBMITTED THE CLAIM AND THAT HE, " ... HAD VERY LITTLE DOUBT THAT IT WOULD BE APPROVED." " WE SEE THIS A LOT," HE EXPLAINED. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE AND SEVERAL OWNERS ARE PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN INSTALLED ON SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE. GM'S "MOST DEPENDABLE TRUCK" SLOGAN IS WORTHY OF DEBATE.
WHILE DRIVING WITH WIPERS ON, THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ON BUT WIPERS NO LONGER FUNCTIONED AT ANY FREQUENCY.
DROVE IN THE RAIN AND THROUGH A COUPLE SMALL PUDDLES AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT LEAVE ME WITH NO POWER STEERING
THE STEERING SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING JERKS BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO TURN. I'VE SEEN THIS ISSUE REPORTED ON 2014'S ALSO. WE WERE STOPPED WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. THE STEERING JERKED AS I TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD AND SOMETHING ABOUT THE "STABILITRAK" BRIEFLY FLASHED ON THE DASH. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WE TURNED THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF, BUT IT TURNED ITSELF BACK ON AND THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN TRYING TO BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY.
MY 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CREWCAB LD HAS A VERY DANGEROUS STEERING ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS THE STEERING SYSTEM FULLY GIVES OUT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND SOMETIMES THE WHEELS JERKS BACK APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TURN. GM HAS RECALLED TRUCKS FOR THIS ISSUE ON ALL SILVERADO MODELS 2014/15 EXCEPT THE 2015 CREW CAB . THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE . THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 36,251 MILES AND IS TAKEN CARE OF TO THE FULLEST PER MANUFACTURERS GUIDELINES . THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS THAT GM HAS ADMITTED IT AND RECALLED MANY VEHICLES OUTSIDE THE TRUCKS AS WELL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, HOPEFULLY THEY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND MAKE A RECALL FOR ALL AFFECTED MODELS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR. CALLED DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AFTER I LEARNED THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. CHEVY WILL NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I TOLD THEM THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM STARTING WITH 2014 MODELS I WAS TOLD THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS. I WAS ALL SO TOLD THAT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ALL MY SERVICE WORK DONE WITH THEM THEY REALLY DON'T FEEL THEY NEED TO CUT ME A BRAKE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR REPAIR. DAVE MCDERMOTT CHEVROLET 655 MAIN ST EAST HAVEN CT
STEERING SYSTEM IS LOOSE WHICH CAN BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. OTHER YEARS WERE RECALLED. 2015 NOT RECALLED
AIR CONDITIONING ON MY 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS ONLY BLOWING WARM AIR.
DURING NORMAL DRIVING 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' NOTIFICATION POPS UP AND CAUSES ALL OF DASH AND RADIO TO FLICKER. IT GOES AWAY AND FLASHES AGAIN CONSISTENTLY. EVENTUALLY DASH AND RADIO WENT DARK AS IF VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE AC WAS ON. WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC
AFTER OWNING MY TRUCK FOR JUST OVER 2 YEARS AND 30K MILES, THE AC STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. WHEN PURCHASED NEW AND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS DRIVING IT, THE AC WORKED PERFECTLY, THIS HAPPENED FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE FOR A RESOLUTION, I CAME ACROSS MULTIPLE OTHER CHEVROLET OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE CULPRIT CAME TO BE KNOWN AS THE AC CONDENSER. IT IS KNOWN THAT THE CONDENSERS USED BY GM FOR THIS MODEL TRUCK HAVE WEAK WELDS AND THIS IS WHERE THE CONDENSER FAILS PRODUCING A SMALL LEAK. AS IT TURNS OUT, GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THE AC CONDENSERS ON THESE VEHICLES AND REFUSES TO COVER THEM UNDER WARRANTY AND WANTS TO CHARGE UPWARDS OF $1K DOLLARS TO REPLACE. I AM COMPLETELY UNSATISFIED WITH THIS CONSIDERING MY TRUCK IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD WITH UNDER 35K MILES ON IT. THIS IS TOO NEW OF A VEHICLE FOR THE AC TO BE HAVING PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE PARKING IN FORWARD OR REVERSE.
THE ENGINE HAS A TICKING NOISE LIKE A LIFTER OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. I'M TOLD THIS IS NORMAL ITS A TICKING FUEL PUMP FOR THE FUEL INJECTORS. I THINK GM IS BETTER THAN THAT AND CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO QUITE IT DOWN. IF THERE ENGINEERS CAN'T FIGURE IT GM SHOULD CONSIDER FINDING SOME THAT CAN! THE NEXT TIME I BUY A GM PRODUCT IT WILL NEED TO BE QUITE IF NOT I'LL BRAKE A FAMILY TRADITION FOR 80 YEARS AND BUY ANOTHER BRAND.
2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 5.3L 4X4 (48,000 MILES). WHILE DRIVING LAST NIGHT I WAS U-TURNING AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHEN THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, THEN FLASHED "STABILITRAK" ON THE DASH, AND JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HAND. SHOULD THERE HAVE BEEN SOMEONE COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION THERE SURLY WOULD HAVE A MAJOR HEAD ON COLLISION. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AFTER RE-FIRING THE TRUCK AND TRIED SOME LOW SPEED SHARP TURNS AND SURE ENOUGH THE SAME ISSUE. FLICKERING POWER, "STABILITRAK" FLASHING ON DASH, AND STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF MY HAND. WHEN I SAY STEERING JERKED ITS NOT AS IF I JUST LOST POWER STEERING, THE WHEEL WILL ACTUALLY JERK AS IF ITS TRYING TO GET BACK TO CENTER ON ITS OWN. I LEFT THE TRUCK OVER NIGHT AND WENT BACK THIS MORNING TO HAVE SOMEONE FOLLOW ME HOME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS NO ISSUED RECALL FOR MY VIN. I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS OF STORIES AND VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET VERY SIMILAR TO MINE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE SOME RECALLS FOR OTHER MODEL YEARS THAT SOUND LIKE THEY ARE AIMED AT THE PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR MY MODEL/YEAR AND EVERYONE I'VE FOUND THAT HAS HAD THE RECALLS FOR STEERING AND VOLTAGE ISSUES SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. ITS TERRIFYING THINKING THAT IM DRIVING A 6,000LBS MASS THAT CAN SHUT OFF AND STEER ITSELF OUT OF NO WHERE. RIDICULOUS THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY GM!
I'M ADDING TO THE GROWING LIST OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AC ISSUES WITH GM/CHEVY FULL-SIZED VEHICLES FROM 2014-2015. AS OF 5/3/2018, I HAD NOTICED MY AC ONLY BLOWING HOT AIR. TRIED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY, SAME THING. ONLY BEING 2 YEARS OLD, I FOUND IT INCREDIBLY ODD THAT THE FREON WOULD BE GONE ALREADY. UPON DOING MY RESEARCH ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A TREMENDOUSLY EGREGIOUS KNOWN ISSUE WITH GMC/CHEVY OWNERS AND A RECALL REGARDING THE PROBLEM HAS STILL NOT BEEN ISSUED TO CORRECT IT. GIVEN THE FACT MY VEHICLE HAS JUST FALLEN OUT WARRANTY AS WELL, IT'S INCREDIBLY INFURIATING THAT I'M NOW FORCED TO HAVE THESE REPAIRS COME OUT OF POCKET AND WAIT NEARLY A MONTH FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BY GMC/CHEVY BEFORE THE HOTTEST DAYS OF SUMMER ARRIVE.
WHILE PARKED OVER NIGHT IN THE GARAGE THE SABILITRAK LIGHT WAS ON AND SERVICE TRAILER SYSTEM. TRUCK WOULDN'T START SO I JUMP STARED HE TRUCK. THAT WORKED TWICE THOUGH OUT THE DAY AND ON MY LAST DRIVE WHILE I WAS REVERSING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLED FROM MY HAND AND THE 'STABILITRAK' LIGHT CAME ON! FINALLY WHILE PARKED BEFORE MY TRUCK ENGINE WOULDN'T TURN OVER THE 'STABILITRAK' LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND 'SERVICE TRAILER SYSTEM' I'VE NEVER USED MY TRAILER SYSTEM. MY TRUCK WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER 'CRANK'. I HAD TO TOW MY TRUCK HOME AND I'M JUST HAPPY THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WASN'T PULLED FROM MY HAND WITH MY TWO KIDS WITH ME IN THE ROAD!
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOCK WHEN INSERTED IN THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER WHILE IT IS STATIONERY IT HAS TO BE INSERTED TWO OR MORE TIMES BEFORE IT CASHES. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN IT WAS TAKEN THERE FOR MAINTENANCE AND WE WERE TOLD WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT TO BE REPLACED. SO NOW MY HUSBAND IS DRIVING WITH A SEAT BELT THAT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT.. ALSO I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATES BUT IT WAS REPORTED IN 2017.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT JIM NORTON CHEVROLET (3131 N ASPEN AVENUE, BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA, 918-258-8000) FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE CONDENSER BLEW OUT AND THE RADIATOR WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
ON MY WAY HOME PULLING A 5000 LBS BOAT AND TRAILER ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY MY BRAKES GET HARD AS A ROCK AND LOOSE THE ABILITY TO BASICALLY STOP WITH ANY QUICK RESPONSE. AFTER LIMPING THE TRUCK A SHORT DISTANCE TO A FRIENDS BUSINESS I LEARN THIS TRUCK HAS A BRAKE POWER ASSIST PUMP???????????? CALL ME OLD FASHION BUT THE VACUUM USUALLY COMES FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, NOT A RINKY DINK PUMP WITH A BELT TO DRIVE IT. TOTALLY UNSAFE IN MY OPINION. SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS BRAKES TO BE RELIED ON A RUBBER BAND AND A 5 DOLLAR CHINA BEARING. I FEEL THIS IS A POOR AND UNSAFE DESIGN AND COULD EASILY BEEN AVOIDED. NOW COMES THE ENJOYMENT OF HAVING IT REPAIRED AND ONLY A DEALER AVAILABLE PART. TRUCK JUST TURNED 50K AND MY DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THIS ITEM IS NOT.COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
THE STABILITRAK NOTIFICATION APPEARS AND THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES ON IT'S OWN TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE BACKING UP MORE THAN ONCE. ALSO, THE STEREO SCREEN HAS BLACKED OUT AND THE VEHICLES POWER CUT OUT ON MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE.
PAINT CHIPPING, PEELING OFF EVERYWHERE. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR 5 MONTHS AND HAVE 15-20 SPOTS WHERE IT IS FLAKING OR PEELING OFF. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY ISSUE YET WE FOUND WHERE THEY HAD SPOT TREATED SOME CHIPS!
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN A 1 WEEK PERIOD, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO DEPRESS WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION. A NOISE COULD BE HEARD SIMILAR TO THAT OF AN ACTIVE ABS. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WHILE PULLING INTO A CROWDED PARKING LOT. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PREVENT A COLLISION WITH A PARKED VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED, I WAS PARKING AT A CURB IN THE MAIN AREA OF MY TOWN AND AGAIN HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. INTERNET RESEARCH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE SAME EXPERIENCE.
WEAK PAINT, LOTS OF PEELING IN RANDOM SPOTS. SPECIFICALLY AROUND PASSENGER WINDOWS. DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT BEEN WILLING TO HELP OR FILE A COMPLAINT TO GM, SHOULD NOT PAY THIS MUCH FOR A VEHICLE AND THIS HAPPEN SO QUICKLY TO THE PAINT. I AM SCARED TO WASH IT, AS IT SEEMS TO MAKE THE ISSUE WORSE.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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