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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 →

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 15, 202012,000 milesFL

I BOUGHT THE 1ST TRUCK IN DECEMBER. THE BRAKES FAILED ON ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL IN ORLANDO. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE AND THE DASH LIGHT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A MASTER CYLINDER BUT COULD NOT GET IT BECAUSE CHEVY WAS ON STRIKE. I TRADED IN AND GOT A SECOND VEHICLE. THEY DID THE RECALL ON IT BEFORE I TOOK IT AND THEN THE BRAKES FAILED SO I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. THEY DID AN UPDATE ON IT AND I LEFT WITH IT THE SAME DAY. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE BRAKES FAILED... FIRST TIME ON 436 IN ORLANDO FLORIDA I WAS BEHIND A SCHOOL BUS AND THEY WENT OUT. LUCKILY I WAS FAR ENOUGH BEHIND IT I COULD GET PULLED OVER. SECOND TIME I WAS ON SR434 AND 17/92 IN LONGWOOD AT A RED LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS THE SECOND TRUCK. 2019 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. I TRIED TO TRADE IT BACK IN TO GET OUT OF THE 1500 INTO A 2500 AND THEY WANTED ME TO TAKE A $17,000 HIT. CHEVY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. I HAVE MADE TWO TOTAL PAYMENTS ON IT . I PAID 50K AND OWE 44327.00 ON IT. *TR

Power Train
Filed Apr 9, 20202,000 milesTX

RK PURCHASED A 2019 CHEVY SILVERADO LT 4X4 CREW IN 12/2019 RIGHT FROM THE START NOTICED HARD UNSETTLING LUNGING IN TRANSMISSION WHILE CHANGING GEARS FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE.( HARD JOLT -LUNGING ) IT WOULD, AT TIMES JOLT HARD ENOUGH TO SLOSH DRINK FROM CUPS INTO THE CUP HOLDER/ OR LAP !. AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 MILE RANGE THE TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY CEASED UP, WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE NOR DRIVE. THE ENGINES RPM HAD SHOT UP TO 2500 -3000 RPM'S AND WOULD BARLEY CRAWL. HAD IT TOWED IN TO DEALERSHIP . REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER AND STATED THAT THIS SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE , . BUT IT DIDN'T , STILL LUNGES AND JOLTS PRETTY MUCH EACH MORNING OR AT UNSUSPECTED TIMES WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERE INTO DRIVE. CURRENTLY HAS 6200 MILES NOW 4/2020 .HAVE CONTACTED GM AND RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER THAT NO ONE SEEMS WANTING TO ADDRESS AT THE GM -CHEVROLET HEAD QUARTERS. HAVE CALLED FROM 3/24/2020 UNTIL 4/9/2020 NO LIVE PERSON HAS ADDRESSED (VM AFTER VM)

Power Train
Filed Mar 24, 20207,000 milesDE

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING AT LOW SPEED CAUSES VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL ON EIGHT SPEED TRANSMISSIONS. TWO VISITS TO DEALER. TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED, NOT CHANGE. INFORMED THIS IS INHERENT IN THIS TRANSMISSION, JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. DOES NOT SHUTTER IN MANUAL MODE. READ FLORIDA HAS PENDING LAW SUIT FILLED. VERY UPSETTING SPEND THIS KIND OF MONEY FOR SOMETHING GM SHOULD BE ABLE TO EITHER FIX OR REPLACE TRANSMISSION. HAPPENS EVERY TIME TRUCK DRIVEN IN (D) DRIVE MODE.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 23, 2020CA

VEHICLE CAMERA SYSTEM FAILED ONCE AND DISPLAYED NEEDS REPAIR SERVICE. WORKING AT THE MOMENT

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Mar 19, 20206,500 milesLA

WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND WATCHING THE REAR VIEW CAMERA, WHILE IN MOTION, AS YOU GET CLOSER TO AN OBJECT THE CAMERA WILL GO BLACK FOR A FEW SECONDS, DISTURBING THE DRIVERS IMMEDIATE VIEW OF ANYTHING BEHIND THEM AND NOT VIEWABLE BY THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THIS PRESENTS THE POSSIBLY OF CRASHING INTO AN OBJECT BEHIND YOU UNEXPECTEDLY AND UNKNOWINGLY; WHETHER IT BE REVERSING IN A PARKING LOT OR INTO A SPOT NEAR OTHERS PERSONAL PROPERTY. IT HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.

Power Train
Filed Mar 16, 202010 milesKY

TRANSMISSION WILL HESITATE AND SHIFT VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR ESPECIALLY IN COLDER WEATHER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. DEALER CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SAID HARD HESITANT SHIFT WAS NORMAL.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 15, 20208,950 milesWI

REAR BACK UP CAMERA QUIT WORKING. THE CENTER MONITOR READ "SERVICE REAR VIEW CAMERA". TRIED TURNING THE MOTOR OFF AND ON NUMEROUS TIMES BUT STILL WOULD NOT WORK. PARKED THE TRUCK IN THE GARAGE THAT NIGHT AND WHEN I TRIED IT THE NEXT DAY IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. CALLED THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM BUT WAS TOLD THEY HADN'T HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT INITIALLY.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 12, 20207,426 milesMD

TRUCK WOULD NOT START IT WOULD JUST KEEP CRANKING

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 12, 20203,500 milesSC

I GET INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE AT MY STORAGE UNIT FACILITY AND WITHIN SECONDS TURN THE VEHICLE ON BY PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE DASHBOARD. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. THREE SECONDS AFTER I AM MOVING IN REVERSE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTS FLASHING WARNING MESSAGES SUCH AS NO SPEED OVER 62 MPH, ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEMS SOMETHING, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, AND ONCE AGAIN I WAS WITHOUT BRAKES! I WAS NOT GOING FAST, NOR IN TRAFFIC, BUT THE FACT REMAINS I HAD NO BRAKES, AGAIN! THIS ISSUE WAS 'FIXED' TWO MONTHS EARLIER IN ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE BRAKES. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I LOST THE ABILITY TO BRAKE, BUT THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IN ITS ENTIRETY, I MEAN TAKEN OFF THE STREETS. IT'S NOT JUST THE DRIVERS OF THE TRUCK WHO ARE IN DANGER, OTHER DRIVERS, PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS ARE ALSO IN DANGER. A FATALITY IS IMMINENT BUT I ASK THE NHTSA HOW MANY FATALITIES BEFORE THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE IS TAKEN OFF THE ROAD? EVERY SAFETY DEVICE ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED: AIRBAGS, SEATBELT, AND BRAKE SYSTEMS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO BRAKE ARE FAR GREATER THAN WHAT IS REPORTED HERE. PLEASE DON'T EXPECT GM TO FIX THIS ISSUE WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THE CAUSE BEHIND THE PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH! FIRST IT WAS ONSTAR, NOW IT IS THE COMPANY THEY HIRED TO CREATE THEIR COMPUTERIZED BRAKES. COMPUTERS HAVING SO MUCH CONTROL OVER VEHICLES, I'M LEARNING, IS NOT SAFE. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE I

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Mar 11, 2020MD

I BOUGHT A NEW 2019 CHEVY SILVERADO AT THE END OF 2019. THE BACKUP CAMERA FLICKERS AND CUTS OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO SOLUTION FOR IT. THIS CANNOT BE THE RIGHT ANSWER. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND WITH A LARGE TRUCK I DEPEND ON THE CAMERA WORKING. ALSO WITH PARKING I HAVE COME CLOSE TO DAMAGING THE TRUCK.

Service BrakesCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 3, 20204,100 milesGA

WHILE TRAVELING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE OF A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY WE NOTICED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US WAS NOT MOVING. WE WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH. WE COULD NOT MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE DUE TO VEHICLES ENTERING THAT LANE FROM AN ON RAMP. WE WERE ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY WHEN WE REALIZED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US WAS NOT MOVING. WE IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. WE HAD A VERY SEVERE COLLISION. WE SLAMMED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. THAT VEHICLE WENT LEFT INTO THE GUARDRAIL AND WE FINALLY STOPPED ON THE REAR BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE THAT HAD INITIALLY STOPPED WITH HALF OF THEIR VEHICLE STILL IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. TALKING LATER WITH MY SPOUSE WE BOTH REALIZED NEITHER OF US FELT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE. THERE WAS NO SOUND THAT IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKING HARD. I TOOK PICTURES AT THE SCENE. I FOUND IT ODD THAT THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY AND SHORTLY AFTER 11 AM. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY HUSBAND REQUIRED TREATMENT AT THE LOCAL ER. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED.

Power TrainCrash
Filed Feb 28, 202020 milesOK

THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN ANY DISTANCE, BUT FAR ENOUGH TO SHIFT GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WHEN THE AUTO ENGINE STOP IS DEACTIVATED MANUALLY OR AUTO ENGINE STOP DOESN'T ACTIVATE DUE TO DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. THE PROBLEM IS NOTICEABLE IN TRAFFIC, BUT MORE OF A CONCERN WHILE PRECISION PARKING AND WHEN MOVING SLOWLY WITHOUT THROTTLE OR BRAKE BEING APPLIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN MY VEHICLE AND IN ALL SIMILAR LOANER VEHICLES THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS ASSIGNED TO ME DURING SERVICE. SPECIFICALLY, WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN INCHING FORWARD TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT BRAKE OR THROTTLE, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING AND HIT THE SIGN, ANOTHER CAR, OR CURB. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT INTERMITTENT AND HAPPENS DURING EVERY DRIVE AND STOP.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 26, 2020VA

2/19/2020, AFTER ALREADY HAVING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE. I WAS LEAVING THE GYM, AND AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE I NEEDED TO PRESS THE BRAKES, AND HAD TO STAND ON THEM TO GET IT TO STOP. STEERING WAS LOCKED UP AND FINALLY GOT IT STOP. I PUT IT IN PARK TOOK PICTURES OF THE DASH. TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 25, 20209,100 milesMI

UPON STARTING MY TRUCK THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62 MPH TOP SPEED WARNING APPEARED, SERVICE ESC AND SERVICE TRAILER BRAKES. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I TURNED OFF MY TRUCK WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES RESTARTED THE WARNINGS DID NOT APPEAR BUT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATED. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES DID NOT EXCEED 40MPH I DROVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND ARRIVED HOME SAFELY. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL THAT IS THE RESULT FROM A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT WAS DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP WHEN MY TRUCK WAS BEING SERVICED IN DEC 2019 FOR A RECALL. THE NEW RECALL COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 24, 202010,400 milesPA

THE 7 INCH INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM WHICH CONTROLS THE LIGHTING , BLINKER CONTROLS AND VARIOUS OTHER CONTROLS TO INCLUDE ON STAR CONNECTIVITY WILL RANDOMLY NOT WORK UPON START UP AND NOT WORK AT ALL UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF FOR A AT LEAST A COUPLE OF MINUTES. SOME TIMES THE BLINKERS WORK PROPERLY AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T I HAVE VIDEO PROOF OF THIS HOWEVER THE FILE IS TOO LARGE TO DOWN LOAD.. I AM WORRIED THE THE COMPUTER CONTROLLING THE LIGHTING OF THE VEHICLE WILL FAIL.. THANK YOU

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 23, 2020IN

AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE B+ BATTERY CABLE AND THE ALTERNATOR COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE INTERMITTENT CONNECTION COULD ALSO LEAD TO ARCING, WHICH COULD GENERATE SUFFICIENT HEAT TO DAMAGE SURROUNDING MATERIAL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A FIRE. GM RECALL #: N192273510. THE PROBLEM IS EVEN THOUGH THEY CLAIMED THEY FIX IT. RECORD SHOWS THAT THE RECALL STILL INCOMPLETE. IF THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE THAT ESC AND ABS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING, THERE MAY BE INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH. GM RECALL #: N192268090 NHTSA RECALL 19V889 INVOLVED A SOFTWARE ERROR THAT COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE'S ESC AND ABS TELLTALE LAMPS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. IF A DRIVER WERE UNAWARE THAT ESC AND ABS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING, THERE MAY BE INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH. GM RECALL #: N192268091. AS I MENTIONED IT, THE RECORD SHOWS THESE RECALLS ARE INCOMPLETE. THEY GAVE ME THE TRUCK BACK ON 02/21/2020 AFTER ABOUT A MONTH THEY CLAIMED THEY REPAIRED IT.*DT*JB *DT *JS

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 20, 20203,200 milesVA

SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DIC.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 20, 20203,118 milesCO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE ECS LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRAILER BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOWS ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AROUND THE SEALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MEDVED CHEVROLET LOCATED AT (11001 W INTERSTATE 70 FRONTAGE RD N, WHEAT RIDGE, CO 80033) HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS WERE STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,118.*BF*JB

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 19, 202050 milesKY

MY BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT SHOW A CLEAR IMAGE WHEN BACKING UP AT NIGHT.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 18, 202035 milesGA

BACKUP CAMERA SO BURRY AT NIGHT CAN'T SEE OR TELL WHATS BEHIND THE TRUCK. NEVER HAD ONE LIKE THIS, DEALERSHIP SAID THERE'S THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. A $50,000.00 TRUCK SHOULD HAVE A WORKING CAMERA. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IN REVERSE.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 17, 2020300 milesTX

THE PAINT ON MY TRUCK SEEMS IN ADEQUATE. I HAVE MANY CHIPS AND SCRATCHES IN MY PAINT THEY I HAVE NEVER HAD BEFORE IN OTHER MODELS AND BRANDS. I DRIVE MY TRUCK CAREFULLY AND STAY OUT OF CONDITIONS WHERE SCRATCHES MAY OCCUR. BUT THE SMALLEST BLEMISH TURNS INTO A CHIP DOWN TO THE PRIMER. AS A CONSUMER I WOULD SAY THAT THE. INNER OF COATS OF PAINT AND CLEAR COAT USED IS MINIMAL. WOULD LIKE TO SEE A STRONGER LAYER OF PROTECTION AND THICKER COAT OF PAINT.

Power Train
Filed Feb 12, 202011,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JAKE SWEENEY CHEVROLET SERVICE DEALER LOCATED AT (33 W KEMPER RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45246) WHERE A ROAD TEST WAS COMPLETED AND DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Feb 12, 20207,100 milesME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WHOM WAS THE PASSENGER CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER HER SPOUSE, STATING THAT THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED IN EITHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MARLIN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC INC. (2145 RUE FRANK-CARREL, QUBEC, QC G1N 2G2, CANADA) WHERE THE ENGINEERS AT GM WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS AWAITING PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO TRAVELLING TO CANADA THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V889000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) AT QUIRK CHEVROLET OF BANGOR DEALER, (293 HOGAN RD, BANGOR, ME 04401). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Power Train
Filed Feb 11, 2020300 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ROUGHLY. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE AT A STOP, SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHTOWNE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC 695 BULLSBORO DR, NEWNAN, GA 30265 (678) 707-8624 BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Feb 10, 2020145,000 milesIL

BACK WINDOW ON TRUCK IS LEAKING WATER. HEADLINER IS DISCOLORED AND ITS VERY CLOSE TO AN AIRBAG. I'M HOPING ITS FIXED BEFORE THE WATER SETS OFF THE AIR BAG ACCIDENTALLY. FIRST DEALER FIX RESULTED IN A BIGGER LEAK THAN ORIGINAL.

Service BrakesCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 7, 202013,077 milesNC

TRUCK WAS RECALLED DUE TO BRAKING ISSUE, TOOK IN AND HAD RECALL PERFORMED. AFTER RECALL BRAKES FAILED, TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP. RETURNED FOR PICKUP AND BRADE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LEFT IT AGAIN FOR REPAIR. PICKED IT UP AFTER THIS AND WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF GETTING THE TRUCK BACK FROM THE DEALER THE BRAKES FAILED AND WE WERE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. WE WERE UNABLE TO STOP AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING ALONG A ROADWAY AND WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED IN FRONT OF OUR VEHICLE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND FAILED CAUSING US TO CRASH.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 7, 20208,000 milesWA

WHEN I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE 'SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST", 'TRAILER BRAKE MALFUNCTION (NO TRAILER ATTACHED) AND "SERVICE ECS" WARNINGS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I ACKNOWLEDGED THE CODES AND WAS DRIVING AWAY AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. I HAD TO STAND ON THE PEDDLES TO STOP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALSO. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES WORKED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS STAYED ON. ONLY HAVE ~8000 MILES ON VEHICLE.

Engine
Filed Feb 7, 2020CA

VERY HARD SHIFT IN THE MORNING SE JALONEA MUY FUERTE EN LA MAANA Y SIEMPRE HACE LOS CAMBIOS MUY FUERTE. CUANDO PARO EN UN STOP SE SIENTE QUE BRONCA HACIA DELANTE

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 6, 20208,807 milesTX

ON DEC 16 I STARTED MY VEHICLE VIA THE REMOTE START. I THEN GOT IN AND MY ECS, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, STEERING AND A LOT MORE LIGHTS LIGHT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. I WENT TO BACK IT UP I COULDNT STOP IT UNLESS I STUCK MY FOOT IN IT HARD AND I COULDNT EVEN STEER IT SO I WOULDNT WRECK. CALLED ONSTAR THEY SAID TO DRIVE CAREFULLY BUT NEEDS TO BE SERVICED WITHIN 7DAYS. I PARKED IT FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO WORK AND HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED AND WAS JUST A BATTERY ISSUES AND THEY FIXED A COUPLE OF RECALLS. THEN ON JAN 26 NOT EVEN A MONTH LATER I WAS AT THE GROCERY STORE AND STARTED THE TRUCK, STARTED BACKING UP AND THE DASHBOARD STARTED LIGHTING WARNINGS AND I COULDNT GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. FINALLY WITH EVERYTHING I HAD I GOT IT TO STOP. I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME CAUSE IT WAS SUNDAY SO I PUT ON MY FLASHERS DROVE LESS THAN 30MPH AND GOT IT HOME THANK GOODNESS WITHOUT CAUSING A WRECK. HAD IT TOWED BACK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND YOU KNOW THIS DEALER BLAMED THE OTHER DEALER SAID THEY DIDNT DO SOMETHING RIGHT AND THEY JUST RESET THE SYSTEM. A WEEK LATER, AND AGAIN HAVING IT TOWED WITH MY OWN INSURANCE CAUSE ONSTAR WOULDNT TOW IT TO THE DEALER I WANTED. I WASNT EVEN OFFERED A LOANER VEHICLE.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 5, 20202,300 milesOH

SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST WARNING HAS BEEN APPEARING SINCE DEC. 29, 2019. SINCE THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR THAT ISSUE. STILL HAPPENING EVEN AFTER THEY RE PROGRAMMED AND RE FLASHED THE ECBM. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME THIS OCCURRED, NO OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH

Electrical System
Filed Feb 5, 202015 milesIL

WHEN BACKING UP THE REAR VIEW CAMERA FLASH'S OUT EVERYTIME I PRESS THE BRAKES AND ALSO THERE ARE LINES THROUGH THE SCREEN.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 5, 20201,700 milesMT

I HAVE LOST POWER TO MY BRAKES ON 4 ISOLATED OCCASIONS IN THE SPAN OF A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS NEW VEHICLE. ON EACH OCCURRENCE THE SERVICE TRAILER BRAKES, SERVICE ESC, SERVICE SPEEDS AND I WOULD SMELL BURNING UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE AFTER OPERATION. ON 3 OF THE OCCASIONS I EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WHILE STATIONARY AND UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT ROUGHLY 60 MPH AND ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND LOST POWER TO THE BRAKING SYSTEMS.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 4, 20202,399 milesAK

ON JANUARY 22, 2020 I STARTED THE VEHICLE WITH USING THE MYCHEVROLET PHONE APP. I GOT INTO THE TRUCK AND PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON. THE FOLLOWING THREE WARNINGS APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL: 1) BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62 MPH TOP SPEED, 2)SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM, 3) SERVICE ESC ABS, BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN USING THE IGNITION BUTTON AND ALL WARNINGS AND LIGHTS CLEARED EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN ALL OF THIS HAPPENED. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM ONSTAR REPORTING THAT AN ISSUE WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS DETECTED. THIS VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN INTO THE DEALER THE PRIOR WEEK TO FIX ONE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE BATTERY CABLE, AND TWO OTHER RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKES.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 4, 20203,500 milesMI

MY BRAKES FAILED AT 3500 MILES ON MY 2019 SILVERADO. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN UPDATE #N192268091 ON THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THAT THIS HAD AN 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF TAKING CARE OF THE BRAKES NOT FAILING IN THE FUTURE, LEAVING A 20 PERCENT CHANCE THAT THEY WILL FAIL AGAIN. THIS TO ME IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME AND MY FAMILY. NOW WHEN I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE I GET CHEST PAINS AND JUST DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE. PLEASE HELP ME!

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 3, 202018,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FAILED TO UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE DOOR SWITCH ON THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (BLAISE ALEXANDER CHEVROLET LOCATED AT (405 ALEXANDER DR, MUNCY, PA 17756, (570) 505-5530) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO STATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NEW ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DEFOGGER ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. A CASE WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 1, 2020176 milesMA

PRESENT ON A 2019 CHEVY RST Z71 IN NIGHTTIME CONDITIONS, WHEN THE REAR BACKUP CAMERA IS ENGAGED THE QUALITY OF THE CAMERA IS EXTREMELY POOR WITH GRAINY / PIXELATED IMAGE AND MAY CUT OUT ENTIRELY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. THIS CONDITION POSSE A DANGER TO THE SAFETY OF ANY ONE OR ANY THING THE DRIVER MAY NOT SEE AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 1, 20206,700 milesMN

PARKED IN DRIVE WAY STARTED TRUCK AND MESSAGE POPPED UP SAYING DONT DRIVE OVER 60 AND LIGHTS ON DASH.BREAK PEDDLE ALSO HARD TO PUSH.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 1, 2020TX

TURNED ON TRUCK AND GOT MULTIPLE MESSAGES, "SERVICE ESC" AND "BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE - SPEED LIMITED TO 62 MPH." BRAKING WAS EXTREMELY LIMITED - EVEN AT HARDEST EFFORT, TRUCK STRUGGLED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TRUCK HAS 6700 MILES AND ALSO BRAKE PADS ARE REPORTING 14%/18% LIFE LEFT WHICH IS INNACURATE BASED ON AMOUNT OF DRIVING.

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 29, 20209,500 milesTX

I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AT A GROCERY STORE IN MOTION PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND MY BRAKES AND STEERING GOT VERY HARD. I HAD TO MASH THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. IT WAS HARD TO STEER AS WELL. THERE WAS LOTS OF ERROR MESSAGES AND LIGHTS ON. SERVICE ESC, TOP SPEED 62MPH, SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE. HAD TO WAIT 30 MINUTES AND START TRUCK. IT RUNS NOW BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS FIRST TIME I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU AND HAD TO PUSH THE TRUCK OUT OF THE WAY. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR A BUSY STREET IT COULD BE DEADLY. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS TRUCK ANYMORE.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jan 29, 202040 milesPA

WHEN THE BACK UP CAMERA IS ACTIVATED BY BEING PUT IN REVERSE IT IS SO BRIGHT THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR AT NIGHT. THIS IS A NON HD MONITOR AND THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST BRIGHTNESS OR TO TURN OFF THER SCREEN. IT COULD RESULT IN SCRAPING THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK OR HITTING SOMETHING. BACK UP CAMERAS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A REPLACEMENT FOR MIRRORS

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 28, 202042,250 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FREEDOM CHEVROLET 13483 I-10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78249, (210)- 697-6078 TO BE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,250.

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 28, 20204,000 milesMD

STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DASH FLASHED: BRAKE FAILURE, ESC FAILURE, DO NOT EXCEED 62 MPH, TRAILER BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVICED FOR BRAKE PAD WEAR ISSUE, THOUGH THE ERRONEOUS READINGS REMAIN (55% FRONT PADS LEFT @ 4000 MILES). ALL LIGHTS CLEARED, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, HAD NO POWER ASSIST WHATSOEVER ON BRAKES, VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON.

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 27, 20201,500 milesNC

PURCHASED NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 4,000 MILES WAS RUNNING FINE WHEN PARKED. WHEN IT WAS CRANKED TO GO HOME LISTED ESC FAILURE, SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK, TRAILERING SYSTEM FAILURE, LANE DEPARTURE DISABLED, SPEED LIMITED TO 60 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME, BUT THE BRAKES WERE SO HARD THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP. LOCAL DEALER IT WAS PURCHASED THROUGH "FIXED IT" LESS THAN 1,500 MILES LATER I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE! OBD HAS THE CODES C0021, C0021, P25A2, P25A2, P0606. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK! IF THAT ISSUE WERE TO HAPPEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I WOULD HAVE NO WAY OF STOPPING IN TIME. RIDICULOUS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 27, 202040 milesGA

BACK UP CAMERA IS FUZZY AT NIGHT AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO USE WHEN BACKING UP. USING IT AT NIGHT HAS RESULTED IN ALMOST BEING IN AN ACCIDENT ON TWO OCCASIONS. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED NO REPAIR AT THIS TIME AND IT MET GM SPECS. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND DOES IT EVERY TIME YOU BACK UP AT NIGHT.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 27, 2020399 milesOH

WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT THE CAMERA SCREEN IS SO BRIGHT IT BLINDS THE DRIVER AND CHEVY HAS NO WAY OF ADJUSTING THE SCREEN BRIGHTNESS.AS OF 1-27-2020 CHEVROLET IS FAILING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND IT WILL CAUSE A ACCIDENT

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 27, 2020667 milesAL

STARTED MY VEHICLE AND THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES CAME UP IMMEDIATELY: BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62 MPH TOP SPEED, SERVICE ESC, AND SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM. OTHER LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE, ESC, ABS AND PARKING BRAKE. WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AS FOR THEM TO SEE THE VEHICLE IN IT'S CURRENT STATE. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER THE BRAKES WHERE NOT FULLY FUNCTIONAL. I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKE FULLY DOWN AND IT WOULD COAST TO A STOP. DEPENDING ON THE SPEED WOULD DETERMINE HOW FAR IT WOULD COAST BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. BRAKE PEDAL HAD PRESSURE BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT START TO ACTIVE UNTIL FULLY PRESSED. EVEN THEN THE STOP WAS VERY SLOW AND WOULD COAST. EXAMPLE, DRIVING OUT OF MY OFFICE DRIVE TO THE MAN ROAD AT 5-10MPH IT COASTED A GOOD 30-60 FT. ONCE THE PEDAL WAS FULLY ENGAGED. VEHICLE HAS 667 MILES.

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 27, 2020510 milesMN

OUT OF NOWHERE MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ESC, BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, TRAILER BRAKE FAILURE, DO NOT GO OVER 62 MPH. BRAKES WERE NEAR NON FUNCTIONING.

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 24, 20201,338 milesFL

ON THE DASHBOARD GOT ABS, BRAKE, ENGINE, TC LIGHTS AND BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, VERY VERY POOR QUALITY, HIGHER SPEED 62MPH. WHEN I CHECKED WITH OBD READER, GOT 3 CODES AND 2 OF THOSE CODES ARE TIED TOGETHER WITH BRAKES SYSTEM. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING TO WORK

Engine
Filed Jan 24, 202049,880 milesFL

WHEN I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FIRST PROBLEM I START GETTING WAS THE 4WD SERVICE LIGHT AND WON'T BE ABLE TO SWITCH TO 4WD, AND WAS. CLOSE TO GET IN THE WRECK COUPLE TIME DURING THE WINTER STORM. SECOND PROBLEM WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND 70MPH ON HWY TRUCK GOT REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SLOWED DOWN MY SPEED A LOT, LUCKILY I DIDN'T HAVE VEHICLE TO CLOSE TO ME. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAD WAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES, I WAS DRIVING 25MPH AND MY VEHICLE GOT BLOCKED INSTANT AND WON'T MOVE FORWARD. IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPENED ON HWY DRIVING 70MPH AND VEHICLE TO STOP/BLOCK THE WHEELS AND SOMEONE TO BE BEHIND COULD BE A BIG WRECK. AND AFTER THAT ISSUES TRUCK WON'T GO FORWARD ANYMORE, JUST ON REVERSE

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 24, 20203,000 milesMA

5 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK ONE MONTH AGO; SHORTLY AFTER TURNING ON, SHIFTING INTO GEAR AND STARTING TO MOVE THE FOLLOWING DISPLAYS ON THE DASH 'SERVICE ESC, SERVICE PARKING BREAK, FLASHING ORANGE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT', THERE MAY HAVE BEEN OTHER LIGHTS TOO BUT THOSE ONES HAVE BEEN THERE EVERY TIME. USUALLY IT RESETS AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON. THE RIDE HOWEVER IS VERY JERKY UNTIL I AM ABLE TO DO SO AND THIS IS NOT A SAFE OPERATION CONDITION IF THERE IS NOT A QUICK AND EASY PLACE TO STOP TO RESET. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE ONSTAR PULL THE CODES RICE BUT THEY WERE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO SO IN TIME AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM WHEN THEY CONNECT TO THE ONBOARD DIAGNOSTICS. IT APPEARS THEY CAN'T SEE HISTORY, ONLY ACTIVE CODES. THERE WAS A BRAKE RECALL ON THIS TRUCK THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPROGRAMMED BEFORE I TOOK DELIVERY BUT I SUSPECT THAT THE 'SOFTWARE FIX' MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. IN HINDSIGHT, MY SALESMAN ALSO SEEMED LIKE HE MAY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT IT. I SAY THIS BECAUSE THE DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP I NOTICED THAT FRONT BRAKE PAD LIFE INDICATED ONLY 68% REMAINING WHICH SEEMED LOW FOR A 'NEW' TRUCK THAT HAD 2500 MILES (HAD BEEN DEALER COURTESY VEHICLE). HIS RESPONSE WHEN HE TRIED TO CLARIFY WAS SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF 'AND YOU WANT ME TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE WARNING ABOUT THE BRAKES?', IN RETROSPECT THAT RESPONSE INDICATES TO ME THAT HE MAY HAVE HAD AN AWARENESS OF THIS PROBLEM THAT I HAD NOT YET EXPERIENCED

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