I purchased this vehicle back on February and noted that the transmission is kicking hard from first to second gear shift at all times. Went to the dealer and told me tech cannot find nothing wrong and that this is normal as is a 9 shift transmission. When at a fast food full line this vehicle shifted so hard that I almost hit the car on front on me. Having cars all my life and be a mechanic, I can tell you this hard shifting is a safety issue.
2019 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 2019 record →
Brake sensor went off,lights stayed on inside cab,radio screen and lights inside went out,tailgate went down while being driven and tools etc were lost. Radio came on and changed channels non stop for almost an hour even after shutting vehicle off 4 timea. After 8 hrs it was back to normal.
Failed lifter in engine due to GM’s terrible DFM and DOD system. Left me stranded 500 miles from home and 450 miles from my destination.
The transmission will sometimes hesitate/lag for a few seconds when shifting from 1st gear to 2nd gear. This seems to occur only cold starts where the vehicle has sat for a long period, such as overnight. On the most recent occurrence, I was stopped at a stop sign on my road and began to turn left (northbound) on to the busy highway. While turning from the stop sign on to the highway, the vehicle vehicle hesitated mid-shift and I lost acceleration. After a few seconds, a loud clunk was then heard, the truck jerked - throwing me forward, and acceleration was restored. This delay resulted in a near-miss collision as there was an approaching vehicle headed southbound and I was stuck in their lane since my vehicle was not accelerating. Issue reported to Heartland Chevrolet (501 Rte 291, Liberty, MO 64068) to document and investigate the issue. Vehicle taken to dealer next day. After 3 days of service, the dealer service team could not reproduce the issue and escalated to regional GM engineer (Service Manager called him directly.). Engineer stated that hesitation is normal. Still an on-going issue; work around has been to let the vehicle idle longer before driving on a cold start. Sometimes you can "feel" the hesitation and know when to let off the gas pedal few a few seconds until the shift in to 2nd to avoid the vehicle throwing you forward, being able to have better "control" of the hesitation issue.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP AND OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE HOWEVER, THE REVERSE GEAR WORKED AS DESIGNED. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS NOT STITCHED PROPERLY. THE SEAT BELT STRAP LOOSENED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SECURE HIS CHILD IN THE SEAT BELT. MTN VIEW CHEVY (310 E 20TH ST, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37408) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY COVERAGE AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND OPENED A CASE BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT RECALLS WERE VIN SPECIFIC AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. INVALID VIN.
MY TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING REALLY HARD PARTICULARLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. WHEN I BEGIN TO SLOW AND THEN START TO ACCELERATE JUST A LITTLE BIT IT SLAMS INTO GEAR AT TIMES CAUSING THE TRUCK LAUNCH FORWARD. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER NO LESS THEN 4 TIMES FOR THE ISSUE. THEY TELL ME THE SAME THING EVERY TIME. IF WE DON'T HAVE A CODE OR CAN'T REPLICATE IT WE CAN'T FIX IT. FROM RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM! I HAVE REAL SAFETY CONCERNS. SPECIFICALLY IF IT DOES ONE OF THESE HARD SHIFTS WHILE I AM IN TRAFFIC, I AM AFRAID IT WILL PUSH ME RIGHT INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.
THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" AND "SERVICE ESC" LIGHTS CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND ROUGH IDLE, RESISTED ROLL (SLIGHT BRAKE APPLIED, PERHAPS?) AND PER THE DEALER, NO CODE WAS STORED AND THERE IS NO FIX. BULLETIN PIT5728B SAYS DIFFERENT AND NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL FIXED. I AM REFUSING TO ACCEPT MY VEHICLE BACK UNTIL FIXED AS OF 27 APR 2021. [XXX] 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). *CC
TRANSMISSION ISSUES SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND SHATTERING WHEN DRIVING
WE WERE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY FROM A SIDEROAD & THE GAUGES STARTED GOING CRAZY THE TRUCK DIED. WOULDN'T RESTART. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF OF HIGHWAY & ONTO SHOULDER. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD TRUCK SINCE THEN. TODAY IS 4/21/21.
A CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE STANDS IN CANANDA AND ALASKA. THE EOC ENGINE COOLING LINES LEAK OIL. THE EOC CLAMP AND/OR ASSEMBLY LOOSENS CAUSING A SEVER OIL LEAK. MORE COMMON IN COLDER CLIMATE AREAS. LEAK ACCRUES AT ALL TIMES, WHEN RUNNING OR NOT.
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN 2019. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES. WHEN YOU PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND THEN PULL BACK INTO DRIVE TO TAKE OFF THE TRUCK JERKS YOU SO HARD THAT IT EVEN SQUEALS THE TIRES. I TALKED TO ANOTHER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN COOKEVILLE TN AND THEY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OR THE ISSUE AND CURRENTLY HAVE 9 OTHER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THERE WAS ANOTHER GUT IN THAT SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE SAME DAY ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH HIS TRUCK . EVERY TIME I TAKE IT BACK TO THE MURFREESBORO DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND THEY DO NOT KNOW OF ANY ISSUES WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE. THIS ISSUES HAS BEEN PRESENT FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AROUND 25 MPH MY STEERING SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT. CAUSING ME TO STRIKE A PARKED CAR. THIS HAPPENED ON4/10/21. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING MY TIRE TO STRIKE THE PARKED CAR. WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT SAID THAT MY WHEEL WAS COMING OFF BEFORE STRIKING THE CAR. THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE SUSPENSION ON MY TRUCK WAS RIPPED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE DRIVE AXLE. PIECES OF THE SUSPENSION BROKE INTO PIECES. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT WITH THE WAVERLY POLICE DEPT IN WAVERLY, OHIO 45690. REPORT NUMBER 21-050. TO MY SURPRISE COMING HOME FROM WORK ON 4/13/21 THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO A CO WORKERS NEW MODEL GMC SIERRA WHICH IS A SIMILAR VEHICLE. HE WAS JUST DRIVING AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION FELL OFF HIS VEHICLE CAUSING HIS TRUCK SUSPENSION TO HIT THE GROUND. I OBSERVED HIS VEHICLE AND THE DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION WAS BASICALLY IDENTICAL TO MY VEHICLE SUSPENSION. HIS VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT HOMETOWN CHEVROLET IN WAVERLY, OHIO 45690. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PERFECTION ONE COLLISION IN CHILLICOTHE OHIO.
TRUCK WILL REV HIGH AND NOT MOVE FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER STOPPING AT REDL LGHT THEN SLAM INTO FIRST GEAR AND LURCH FORWARD ABRUPTLY. THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE DAMAGED FROM DOING THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. ENGINE HAS 44000 MILES IS SERVICED ON TIME EVERY TIME AND NOT ABUSED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK BACKWARD AND FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JESSUP AUTO PLAZA (68111 E. PALM CANYON DR, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234, (760) 989-4071) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN UNSPECIFIED UPDATE NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,811.
HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES 2ND TO 3RD CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV HIGH - CITY DRIVING. WHEN TOWING BOAT IN TOW OR CAMPER IN TOW MODE, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SWITCH GEARS WHEN IT SHOULD CAUSING HIGH REV - CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD IT MULTIPLE TIMES BUT FIND "NOTHING" WRONG EVERY TIME AND THEN IT SHIFTS HARD UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER.
START-STOP SYSTEM NOT WORKING,
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, ALL 4 BRAKES LOCKED UP. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES THEN THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. I WAS TURNING ON A STATE HIGHWAY .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING GEARS TO REVERSE, THE BACK-UP CAMERA FLICKERED, AND THE SERVICE BACK-UP CAMERA MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOUCHER CHEVROLET, INC. (1421 E MORELAND BLVD, WAUKESHA, WI 53186, (262) 347-4107) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000. *DT
ON 2/22, MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO IT NOT STARTING. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ISSUE WAS SUPPOSEDLY A SOFTWARE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND MY VEHICLE IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN ON 3/29. IT WAS STATED THAT GM WILL HAVE TO ADVISE THE TECH ON WHAT TO DO FOR A PERMANENT FIX. THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE AND DISTURBING. MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON 3 OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 11,800 MILES ON IT.
3 ISSUES WITH LCD DISPLAY USED FOR RADIO. HANDS FREE DEVICES AND BACKUP CAMERA. !ST ISSUE IS AFTER BEING PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THE DISPLAY MAY FREEZE ON ITS LAST RADIO SETTING OR MAY GO COMPLETELY DEAD. CAR CAN BE DRIVEN BUT THERE IS NO ABILITY TO USE RADIO, HANDS FREE PHONE, MAPS FROM PHONE OR BACK UP CAMERA. ONLY FIX IS TO RUN THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES, REMOVE THE KEY AND OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE THE INSTRUMENTS SHUT DOWN. OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR WILL RESET THE DISPLAY AND AGAIN IT WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY. 2 BACKUP CAMERA SHUTS OFF WHILE BACKING UP. 3 ENTIRE DISPLAY SHUTS DOWN AND RESTARTS WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. ALL THESE EVENTS HAPPEN AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS SAT IDLE FOR MULTIPLE HOURS. ALSO WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTING TO DRIVE THE CAR. THESE EVENTS HAVE HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND GETTING MORE FREQUENT.
TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. SINCE I FIRST GOT IT I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BACKUP CAMERA FLASHING, GOING COMPLETELY BLANK, AND GIVING AN ERROR TO SERVICE REAR CAMERA SYSTEM. ALWAYS OCCURS WHILE IN REVERSE. DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED FIXING ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES AND NOW STATES THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS NORMAL IN THEIR VEHICLES. 11/25/19 DEALERSHIP REPLACED BACK UP CAMERA DUE TO LINES FLASHING THROUGH SCREEN WHILE BACKING UP. SCREEN FREQUENTLY WENT BLANK AND WOULD ALSO GIVE 'SERVICE REAR VISION SYSTEM' ERROR. 01/09/20 BACKUP CAMERA SYSTEM CONTINUES TO FLASH, GO BLANK, AND GIVE ERROR MESSAGE. DEALERSHIP STATED CAMERA WAS TESTED AND FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED. 10/22/20 SAME ISSUES PERSIST WITH BACKUP CAMERA SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP VERIFIED PROBLEM AND REPLACED CAMERA ASSEMBLY ON 12/14/20. 01/27/21 SAME PROBLEMS PERSIST. DEALERSHIP UPDATED SYSTEM AND CLAIMED NOT TO BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. WHILE PICKING UP VEHICLE FLASHING OCCURRED BEFORE I EVEN LEFT THE LOT. DEALERSHIP REQUESTED I REMOVE AMP (INSTALLED LONG AFTER PROBLEMS STARTED OCCURRING; HAVE DOCUMENTATION) BEFORE FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS COULD BE PERFORMED. 02/26/21 DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CHECKED OTHER TRUCKS IN THEIR LOT WHICH HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. SAYS A VOLTAGE DROP IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS WHAT'S CAUSING THE ISSUE AND STATED THERE IS NO FIX BECAUSE THIS IS A NORMAL OPERATION. 03/05/21 PROBLEMS PERSIST. DEALERSHIP BUILT A NEW ELECTRICAL HARNESS AND REPLACED RADIO SYSTEM. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. 03/09/21 TALKED TO GM CUSTOMER CARE. THEY ST
WHILE DRIVING TO SCHOOL WHICH IS APPROX 70 MILES FROM MY HOUSE, I WAS APPROX 10 MILES FROM MY END LOCATION AND HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES WITHOUT ISSUES. I WAS DRIVING ON I-70 AT 75 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, BRAKES WENT OUT, STEERING LOCKED, ALL ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF. THE TRUCK WAS DEAD FOR APPROX 4 SECONDS WHEN IT KICKED BACK ON ON ITS OWN. THE TRUCK CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING ABOUT 3 MILES AFTER THE FIRST TIME THE TRUCK DIED. THERE WERE NO MORE INCIDENTS DURING THAT TRIP. LATER THAT SAME DAY I WAS PULLING INTO KROGER PARKING LOT TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THE TRUCK WAS DEAD FOR APPROX 3-5 SECONDS EACH TIME WITH COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN BEFORE COMPLETELY RESTARTING ON ITS OWN AND CONTINUING LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED.
THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY HOME DRIVEWAY MONDAY AFTERNOON. IT WAS LOCKED. ON WEDNESDAY 2/24/21 OUR NEIGHBOR ALERTED MY WIFE THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE TRUCK. WE RAN OUT THERE, BUT IT WAS ALREADY HEAVILY SMOKING AND WE COULD HEAR CRACKLING AND POPPING NOISES. SHORTLY AFTER THE TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, PUT OUT THE FLAMES. THE FIRE MARSHAL DID AN INSPECTION AND INDICATED IT WAS LIKELY AN ELECTRICAL FIRE NEAR THE TAILGATE/HITCH/LICENSE PLATE.
DRIVING TRUCK AND NOTICED A JERK WHEN ACCELERATING ON 1ST AND 2ND GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A DELAYED ACCELERATION COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS IN TRAFFIC. ALSO WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK JERKS VIOLENTLY AS IF THE TRANSMISSION CAN'T ENGAGE OR DROPPED AND HAS THE DELAYED ISSUE FOREMENTIONED THE MAIN SCREEN ON THE VEHICLE KEEPS CYCLING TURNS ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY CAUSING DISTRACTION AND MAKES THE VEHICLE COMPUTER SYSTEM UNUSABLE
1.DRIVETRAIN ISSUE: AT THE 1ST. START OF THE DAY, WHEN SHIFTING INTO D (DRIVE GEAR) ; UPON ACCELERATING, THE TRUCKS TRANSMISSION DROPS OFF BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AS IF IT WERE PAUSING FOR 1-2 SECONDS, THEN TRUCK SURGES FORWARD ISSUE STARTED THE DAY I DROVE OFF THE LOT. THOUGHT IT WAS TRUCK JUST WORKING OUT A GLITCH, BUT HAS ALWAYS PERSISTED. 2. ELECTRICAL ISSUE: POWER MIRRORS; WHEN POWER MIRRORS ARE FOLDING INWARD MIRRORS DO NOT CLOSE AT THE SAME TIME, STARTED THE DAY I DROVE OFF THE LOT. AS TIME HAS PASSED IT NOW HAS BECOME AN EVEN LARGER ISSUE, THE POWER MOTOR IN MIRROR RUNS CONTINUALLY AFTER IT HAS BEEN OPEN OR CLOSED AS WELL AS MIRROR TILTING WHEN IN REVERSE. VERY DISTRACTING. 3. COLLISION CENSOR: ISSUE STARTED WITHIN LAST 90 DAYS; I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD/ HIGHWAY AT ANY TIME WITH NO OTHER OBSTACLES IN MY AREA, NOTHING AROUND MY TRUCK ON ANY OF THE FOUR SIDES,TRUCK WILL SOUND WARNING ALARM AS WELL AS THE DISPLAY IN THE DASH. I MAKE SURE ALL CENSORS ARE ALL CLEAN OF ANY DIRT-ICE-SNOW, VERY TROUBLING WHEN DRIVING AS IT MAKES ONE THINK THERE IS ON COMING OBSTACLES.
BACK UP CAMERA BECOMES "FUZZY" WHEN PUT IN REVERSE IN THE DARK. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IN THE DARK WHEN THERE NO LIGHTS OUTSIDE/ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHAT IF SOMEONE WALKS IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, AND I CAN'T SEE THEM BECAUSE OF THE "FUSSY" CAMERA.
DASH LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAYS "SERVICE BRAKE PAD MONITOR" WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT WAS WET/ICY OUTSIDE. NOT SURE IF THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, BUT I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE, BUT IT'S NOT SHOWING UP AS A RECALL ON THE RECALL WEBSITE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALL WHILE STATIONARY. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER WIN CHEVROLET, INC. (2201 E 223RD ST, CARSON, CA 90810, (877) 476-6172) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING AN UNKNOWN PART TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.
I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH WITH CRUISE ACTIVATED AND I NOTICED A "SHUDDER" AND IT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE. 10 MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED ONCE AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING ON I-40 AND THE ROAD SURFACE IS LEVEL IN THE AREAS THAT I WAS DRIVING. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW AND IT ONLY HAS 11,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER SEARCHING CAUSES OF THIS ISSUE ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE AND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON ALL MODELS OF GM CARS AND IT IS RELATED TO THE 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE.
FROM REVERSE GOING INTO DRIVE HAS DELAY SHIFT AND SHIFTS AND JERKS REAL HARD BEFORE GOING INTO DRIVE. ITS NOT ALL THE TIME BUT HAVE NOTICE IT ON DIFFERENT TIMES. FEELS LIKE REAR END OR TRANS IS SLIPPING
THIS TRUCK CONTINUES TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. YESTERDAY, AS I ATTEMPTED TO CROSS A ROAD, THE TRANSMISSION WAS "HUNG UP" BETWEEN GEARS RESULTING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE UNTIL TRAFFIC CAME MUCH CLOSER. IT STARTED FROM A STOP AND WHEN I TRIED TO CROSS THE ROAD IT WAS SHUDDERING BETWEEN GEARS. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ON THIS VEHICLE. SOMETIMES IT'S A HARD SHIFT, OTHER TIMES IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND AS I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE REVS AND IT IS NOT IN A GEAR AND IT FINALLY GRINDS INTO A GEAR AND THEN THERE IS A JOLT WHEN IT SLAMS INTO THE GEAR AND THE TRUCK LURCHES FORWARD OR SOMETIMES IT'S ENOUGH TO SQUEAL THE TIRES.
THE AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I HAD IT PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY DRIVEWAY AS A VERY SMALL INCLINE (~3%), BUT THE AUTO PARKING BRAKE WILL COME ON. THE SEVERAL TIMES IT STAYED ON, THE ORANGE 'SERVICE PARKING BRAKE' LIGHT WAS ON AND A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. I COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO RESET. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT HAD A CODE FOR EVAP PURGE PUMP MALFUNCTION. AFTER THEY REPLACED THIS THE LIGHT HASN'T COME BACK ON SINCE (ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO).
ONE WEEK AFTER BUYING THE TRUCK IN OCTOBER 2019 AN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON REGARDING THE BREAK SYSTEM, TOO THE TRUCK IN AND IN A FEW DAYS I HAD IT BACK AFTER REPROGRAMING THE COMPUTER. 27 JAN 2021 AFTER LEAVING WORK THE BREAKS FELT STRANGE BUT WITH NO ALERT I WENT ON HOME. COMING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT I TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK BUT HAD NO BREAKS, I PROCEEDED THROUGH ANOTHER RED LIGHT WITH NO BREAKS PUMPING THE BREAK PEDDLE I FINALLY HAD A LITTLE BREAK AND GOT THE TRUCK PULLED OVER. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO ANSWER. I CALLED AND HAD MY WIFE TO COME PICK ME UP, SHE ARRIVED AND WE DECIDED TO TRY AND START THE TRUCK AND SEE IF THE BREAKS WOULD HOLD. WE DID MAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR TWO DAYS WITH NO REAL ANSWER AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON! I CALLED SEVEN TIMES 28 JAN AND FINALLY HAD TO GO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON ALL I GOT WAS WE ARE WORKING ON IT. CALLED THREE TIMES JAN 29 WITH NO REPLY AND HAD TO STOP BY AND I THEY WOULD TELL ME WAS THAT IS WAS A MODULE AND CODING ISSUE. I ASKED FOR A LOAN VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND RESPOND IN THE AFTERNOON...WE SHALL SEE VERY VERY FRUSTRATING.
BACKUP CAMERA IS SO BRIGHT AT NIGHT THAT I CAN NOT SEE MY MIRRORS TO USE THEM. BACKUP CAMERA GETS LINES ON THE SCREEN. THIS HAPPENS WHERE MOVING OR SITTING STILL.
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN NOV OF 2019. THE REARVIEW CAMERA DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND GM DOES NOT WANT TO CHANGE MY CAMERA. THEY KEEP ON STATING THEY HAVEN'T FOUND A FIX AND ALWAYS LEAVE ME WITH NO NEW INFORMATION. I'VE OPENED TICKETS WITH THEM AND NOTHING. WAS READING ONLINE TODAY AND THEY STATE THAT THE ISSUE ONLY HAPPENS ON LOWER TRIM MODELS. MINE IS A CUSTOM TRIM MODEL. I WOULD LIKE THIS FIXED AS IT IS DANGEROUS, GOING REVERSE AND THE CAMERA GLITCHES OUT OR TURNS BLACK.
WHEN BACKING UP THE TRUCK AT NIGHT THE CENTER SCREEN GETS SO BRIGHT THAT YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR OR SIDE MIRRORS THE BACKUP CAMERA ITSELF IS A VERY POOR QUALITY CAMERA AT NIGHT AND THERE IS NO OPTION TO DIM THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE SCREEN OR TURN OFF THE CAMERA SO I CAN SEE AT THE REARVIEW MIRROR INSTEAD.
REAR VIEW CAMERA ON MY 2019 SILVERADO WT GOES IN AND OUT WHEN IN REVERSE. IT PUTS SEVERAL LINES WHICH CREATING A FUZZY VIEW ON THE SCREEN. THE PICTURE ON THE SCREEN PREVENTS A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. WHEN THE BREAKS ARE APPLIED THE IMAGE CLEARS UP AND ONCE THE BREAKS ARE RELEASE THE FUZZY IMAGE RETURNS.ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP GM IS WORKING TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. AFTER READING SEVERAL FORUMS SEVERAL OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. MY KIDS DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THIS IS MAJOR CONCERN
SERVICE PARKING BRAKE WARNING KEEPS COMING ON WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. IT'S ALREADY BEEN TO BE SERVICED AND THERE IS NO CURRENT FIX PER THE DEALER.
BACK UP CAMERA IS FUZZY AND INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYS SERVICE REAR VISION CAMERA . CHEVROLET DEALER HAS NO ANSWER SAYS GM DOESN'T OFFER A REPAIR OPTION
WHILE TAKING OFF FIST SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR TRANS SLIPS TO THE POINT OF LOSING FORWARD MOMENTUM FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. MULTIPLE TIMES IN SHOP AND FAILED TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. HAPPENS DAILY.
A COLD START ON MORNING VEHICLE HESITATES FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND SEARCHES FOR THE GEAR. SOMETIMES IT SLAMS INTO GEAR AND FEELS LIKE SOMEONE REAR ENDED ME. UNDER A YEAR OLD BEEN IN SHOP 5 TIMES. I WAS TOLD TO USE MY BRAKE PEDAL WHEN I CHANGE GEARS. TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND WILL CAUSE A CRASH
AFTER DRIVING MY 2019 RST SILVERADO THE TRUCK STARTING HARD SHIFTING OUT OF 1ST GEAR WHEN STARTING OUT. NOW AT 22000 MILES ALONG WITH IT SHIFTING HARD OUT OF 1ST GEAR, IT NOW IS SHUDDERING WHEN DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. WHEN IT SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND IT FILLS LIKE IT IS GOING TO DROP THE REAR END OUT OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS NOT NORMAL!
OIL COOLER LINES FAILED AT THE CRIMP OF THE RUBBER TO METAL LINE. AT 43,000 MI, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PURCHASED LINES AND HAD THEM REPLACED. FOUND OIL SPOTS ON THE DRIVEWAY AND INVESTIGATED. BECAUSE OF THE OTHERS MISFORTUNE AND LOSING ENGINES DUE TO THIS, I DID NOT START THE VEHICLE.
THE BREAKS WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGNE WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND ALMOST DIDN'T STOP ONCE STOPPED THE PEDAL STARTED PUSHING BACK AGAINST MY FOOT TILL THEY RETURN TO THE TOP OF THE PEDAL THEN THE TRUCK STARTED CREEPING FORWARD WHEN PUSHING BACK ON THE BREAKS THE PEDAL WAS VERY STIFF VERY HARD TO GET TRUCK TO STOP THEN PEDAL SLOWLY LEAKS DOWN TO THE FLOOR AT THIS POINT THE TRUCK DASH WILL BEEP AND A MESSAGE SAYING SERVICE BREAK ASSIST WILL APPEAR THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING EVERY TIME I TRY TO STOP
I BOUGHT A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500HD USED AND EVERY SINCE I'VE HAD IT, IT HAS A VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'VE HAD IT BACK TO CHENOWETH FORD WHERE I BOUGHT IT TWICE NOW AND THEY SENT ME TO HARRY GREEN CHEVROLET DEALER AND NO ONE HAS A CLUE WHAT IS CAUSING IT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE AND HAVE FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE THAT THEY ARE CALLING THE "CHEVY SHAKE" WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2014 THROUGH 2020. I EVEN FOUND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THIS ISSUE. THE TRUCK HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT AND I WOULD SAY THIS IS THE REASON THE PREVIOUS OWNER TRADED IT OFF. I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR ONCE WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THEY HAD IT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. WHICH WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY SAID THAT THE VIBRATION WAS 90 PERCENT GONE BUT THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO GO AWAY COMPLETELY AND THAT THEY HAD 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS WORKING ON IT.
THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND THREE ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE STILL IN MOTION. THESE ERRORS HAVE ALSO HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY, IN DECEMBER 2019 AND JUNE 2020. BOTH PREVIOUS TIMES THE MALFUNCTIONS WERE FIXED BY THE DEALER. THIS ISSUE CAUSES THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM TO NOT FUNCTION AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE TRUCK.
8 SPEED TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE TIMES SLIPS BETWEEN GEARS OR SURGES AHEAD WHEN IT SHIFTS UP. NOTIFIED DEALER 4 TIMES BUT THEY SAY ITS NORMAL THAT IT IS JUST HOW THE 8SPEED TRANSMISSION ACTS; IT IS NOT NORMAL. WHEN IT SLIPS THERE IS CONCERN OF NOT GETTING OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN IT SURGES FORWARD IT THROWS MY HEAD AGAINST HEAD REST.
I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AT APPROX. 5 MILES AN HOUR, WITH COWORKER IN VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT FIND A GEAR AND THE VEHICLE LOST MOMENTUM AND ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BREAKS BEFORE I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WE WERE AT KAISER HOSPITAL ASSISTING WITH THE COOLING TOWERS OF THE HOSPITAL. I HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON, AND SLOW MAKE MY WAY TO THE PARKING AREA. MY COWORKER WAS EXTREMELY WORRIED AND FELT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE, AS DID I. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE REAR TIRES AND BRAKES SEIZED WITH A MESSAGE NOT TO EXCEEDED 60 MPH WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO PALM CHEVROLET (2300 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, FL 34471 (352) 433-4105) TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE CONDUCTING A VIN SEARCH, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V889000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
DISPLAY MODULE GOES DARK, UN-OPERATIVE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN USING BLUETOOTH DURING A CALL OR USING NAVIGATION SETTING WHILE DRIVING. POWER WINDOWS UNRESPONSIVE (NOT STOPPING AT A PARTICULAR LEVEL, GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN) WHILE DRIVING. SUBSTANDARD WINDSHIELD INSIDE TRIM, FOAM COMING OFF. * TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK WHILE PARKED. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP SHOP MANY TIMES FOR REPEATED SAME ISSUES, SPECIALLY THE DISPLAY SCREEN MODULE, TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE JULY 2019 TO PRESENT- DEC 2020.
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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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