2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

I WAS CLEANING THE INSIDE OUT AND NOTICED A HOLE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IN THE BOTTOM AREA AND THE LEATHER WAS THIN WHERE IT WAS TORN AND I WENT TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE MOST OF THE DAY TO TAKE IT OFF TO SEE IF IT WAS TORN OR A PUNCTURE SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY TRUCK TO THIS LIST FOR DEFECTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WOULD QUIT PULLING, AS IF IN NEUTRAL. HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ON MAY 10,2015. NO WARNING BEFORE LOSING POWER TO WHEELS AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH.ENGINE WAS RUNNING NORMAL BEFORE AND AFTER LOSING POWER TO THE WHEELS. I THINK THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IF YOU WERE PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC AND LOSS ALL POWER TO THE DRIVE. I NOW FEEL UNSAFE DURING THE VEHICLE OR TAKING IT ON TRIPS. I THINK YOU SHOULD PUT A REDALL ON THIS VEHICLE S DRIVE TRAIN, COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED FROM THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN 4WD 'AUTO', OFF PAVEMENT IN WATERFRONT AREA, I DID NOT THINK 4WD WAS ENGAGING. WHEN I SHIFTED TO 4H, THE SEAT IMMEDIATELY CLAM SHELLED IN AND DOWN ON ME. I RESET SEAT, AND NOTICED MIRRORS ALSO HAD MOVED. A FEW MINUTES LATTER I TRIED THE SAME MANEUVER WHILE MOVING <5 MPH, WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I DROVE THE 20+ MILES BACK HOME IN 4AUTO, BUT READY FOR A SURPRISE SHIFT INTO 4WD, WITH THE ACCOMPANYING, DANGEROUS SEAT POSITION CHANGE. IT OCCURRED 1 MORE TIME, WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY APPROACHING MY DRIVEWAY. I TRIED TO DUPLICATED IT A FEW MORE TIMES DURING A 2 WEEK PERIOD; NO OCCURRENCES. THE SALES PEOPLE TOLD ME TO USE 4AUTO AS MY REGUALR MODE. I DECIDED TO TRY 2H. NOW WHEN I GO FROM 2H TO 4AUTO, THE SEAT MOVES BACKWARD IN SHORT JOLTS. GOING TO 4H OR 4L, AS DIRECTED IN THE MANUAL, A CLAM SHELL EFFECT OCCURS. I HAVE DONE IT WITH OTHERS IN MY TRUCK, SO THEY CAN WITNESS THE SEAT TRY TO DEVOUR ME. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, I LEFT IT IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE SEAT & MIRRORS IN THEIR FINAL POSITION, SO OTHERS COULD GET IN AND SEE IF THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD DRIVE IN THAT POSITION. I HAVE NOT SET THE SET MEMORY, AND WAS VERY CAREFUL TO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING BUT THE 4WD CONTROL WHILE CHANGING DRIVE MODES. AS AN ASIDE, I NOTICED OTHERS OWNERS HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SEATS. MY 'SAFETY ALERT' SEAT, 'HEATED AND COOLED (PERFORATED)', 'FRONT FULL FEATURE', 'LEATHER APPOINTED BUCKETS' DEVELOPED A SMALL TEAR IN THE LOWER, MIDDLE PORTION OF THE SEAT. I WANTED IT REPLACED, AND OF COURSE, THE FRIENDLY DEALERSHIP STAFF TRIED TO SAY THIS WAS 'NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR'. THIS WAS AT LESS THAN 500 MILES, 350 OF WHICH THE DEALERSHIP PUT ON WHILE DRIVING IT FROM ANOTHER DEALER. THIS TRUCK IS USED FOR PLEASURE ONLY, NOT WORK, NO TOOL POUCHES OR IN POCKETS... IF IT WASN'T SUCH A BAD EXAMPLE OF HOW CUSTOMERS ARE TREATED BY SOME DEALERSHIPS, IT WOULD BE LAUGHABLE. CURRENT MILLAGE: 1,711 MI. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY TRUCK LOST IT'S POWER STEERING. AN ALERT POPPED UP TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION SERVICE POWER STEERING. IT TOOK ALL THE STRENGTH I HAD TO KEEP MY TRUCK ON THE ROAD AS THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AS I WAS APPROACHING A CURVE IN THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING JUST INSTANT LOSS OF STEERING. I HAD MY WHOLE FAMILY WITH ME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOW. I HAVE READ ONLINE IN MULTIPLE FORUMS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH QUITE A GREAT FREQUENCY IN 2014 SILVERADOS. *TR

DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT WHEN I NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE DASHBOARD AND SAW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER CALLING THE DEALER, I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE BACK HOME. THE TRUCK WOULDN'T GO PAST SECOND GEAR. I EVEN TRIED PUTTING IT ON MANUAL AND SHIFTING MYSELF. EVEN THOUGH THE LEVER WAS ON M, THE M ITSELF DID NOT LIGHT UP AND THE + - BUTTONS DID NOT WORK. THANKFULLY I MADE IT HOME WITH THE HAZARDS ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE THE FIRST TIME. NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT'S THE SPEED SENSORS. *JS

RANDOM WINDSHIELD CRACKING, ITS 15 F HERE COLD YES.... DROVE TRUCK TO GAS STATION, GOT BACK IN TRUCK, USED THE WINDSHIELD WASHER AND WATCHED IN AWE AS THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM WIPER BLADES AREA. HORZ. CRACK AROUND 4 FEET LONG, IMMED. TOOK TO MUNCIE CHEVY DEALER, SAID NOT GM PROBLEM....................... THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE...................... *JS

"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I PULLED OFF THE EXIT RAMP AND CAME TO A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO POWER. I PULLED INTO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND THE POWER WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND PULLED UP TO THE STOP SIGN WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON MAKING A RIGHT TURN, I NOTICED THE RPMS WERE UNUSUALLY HIGH AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING HIGHER THAN MAYBE 2ND GEAR. I PULLED INTO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT AGAIN AND CALLED CHEVROLET TOW SERVICES AND THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE TRUCK AS NEW WITH 450 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND RATTLE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO SIX CYLINDER MODE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS NOT BALANCED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. GM ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS/THERE IS AN ENGINEERING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THERE IS NO RECOMMENDED FIX. HAVING SAID THAT, THEY ADVISE THE VEHICLE IS PERFORMING "AS DESIGNED." BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS POORLY DESIGNED AND POORLY ENGINEERED, THEN POOR PERFORMANCE IS EXPECTED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ATTEMPT REPAIRS, SO I'M STUCK WITH THE VEHICLE S IS. THE PROBLEM IS, AND YOU KNOW THIS, THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE, AND NEITHER YOU NOR THE MANUFACTURER WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WORSE, THEY (CHEVROLET) CONTINUES TO SELL THESE TRUCKS KNOWING THERE ARE PROBLEMS. WORSE YET, THIS INFORMATION IS NOT BEING DISCLOSE TO NEW BUYERS UNDER THE VEIL OF "PERFORMING AS DESIGNED." LASTLY, NOTE THAT SINCE THERE ARE NO ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THERE MAY NOT BE A TRIGGER FOR THE LEMON LAW FILING ("... AT LEAST THREE ATTEMPTS..). REMEMBER, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS A NON- ISSUE TO YOU AND GM UNTIL SOMEBODY DIED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN A RURAL AREA, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LAMPS DID NOT PROVIDE CLEAR VISIBILITY FROM A DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.