2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

WHEN DRIVING, IF I DO SOMETHING ELECTRICAL, LIKE APPLYING THE BRAKES OR USING MY TURN SIGNAL, THE ENTIRE CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS OFF FOR A SECOND AND SOMETIMES JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HAND. IT USUALLY RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. I'VE HAD IT ALSO WHILE PARKED WITH JUST THE RADIO ON, THAT EVERYTHING JUST DIED. THEN IT TOOK A FEW TRIES BEFORE THE TRUCK ENGINE TURNED OVER TO TRY STARTING IT

DEFROSTER BUTTON ILLUMINATION IS INTERMITTENT. THIS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WHILE SEEKING TO FIND AND OPERATE THE DEFROSTER ACTIVATION WHILE DRIVING UNDER LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS 46,500 MILES ON IT, AND THE REPAIR IS STATED AT $700 WHICH INVOLVES A REPLACEMENT HEATER MODULE WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE BULBS AND REQUIRING A COMMON DATA BUS PROGRAMMING FEE, AND IS, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, NOT USER SERVICEABLE.

WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS OR HAVE TO APPLY A DECENT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE I HEAR A HIGH PITCHED NOISE AND MY BRAKES GET HARD AND I HAVE A HARD TIME STOPPING. I ALSO FEEL A CATCH AND RELEASE KIND OF JUMP IN THE PETAL WHEN THIS HAPPENS LIKE THE BRAKES CATCH THEN RELEASE.

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER, EXPERIENCE A TEMPORARY LOSS OF ELECTRIC STEERING (EPS) ASSIST FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN RETURN OF EPS ASSIST, PARTICULARLY DURING LOW-SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. THE LOSS AND SUDDEN RETURN OF EPS ASSIST TYPICALLY HAPPENS WITHIN A 1 SECOND PERIOD AND IS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL/

N192220470, A RECALL SUPPOSEDLY ONLY IN CANADA FULLY DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM. MY REAR GLASS EXPLODED WHEN I TURNED A CORNER. NO OBJECTS HIT IT, NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL ON THE VIN. THE CONTACT CALLED FIVE STAR CADILLAC (495 WATSON BLVD, WARNER ROBINS, GA 31093, (478) 302-0612) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

A/C CONDENSER FAILURE: AS I LIVE IN A CLIMATE THAT EXPERIENCES SNOW AND BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES MORE OFTEN THAN 80 DEGREE DAYS, I ONLY US MY AIR CONDITIONING MAYBE 5 MONTHS OF THE YEAR. I WENT TO USE MY A/C THIS SUMMER AND REALIZED IT WAS BLOWING WARM AIR. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DECIDED TO JUST ADD MORE R-134A WITH DYE TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. I FOUND USING A UV FLASHLIGHT THAT THE A/C CONDENSER HAS A PRETTY LARGE CRACK IN IT IN THE SAME LOCATION AS ON THE CHEVY SUBURBAN'S AND TAHOE'S. IT IS VISIBLE THROUGH THE GRILL TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE. AS THE QUOTE FOR THE JOB AT THE DEALERSHIP IS WELL OVER $500, I DECIDED TO JUST ROLL MY WINDOWS DOWN ALL SUMMER AND REPLACE THE A/C CONDENSER MYSELF OVER THE WINTER. I AM CURRENTLY GATHERING MY PARTS TO DO SO. APPARENTLY IT IS A 4-6 HOUR JOB, BUT ASIDE FROM PLOWING, SCHOOL, AND WORK, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET IT DONE. THIS IS FRUSTRATING THAT A (AT THE TIME) 4 YEAR-OLD VEHICLE HAS SO MANY DEFECTS THAT I WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE SUNK $5K+ INTO FOR UNCOMMON REPAIRS ON A 100K MILE, 4 YEAR-OLD TRUCK.

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED WANTING TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 5TH OR 6TH GEAR TO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR WHEN GOING UP A TINY INCLINE WHICH NORMALLY WOULDN'T BE CAUSE FOR ANY DOWNSHIFT. I SAW IT WAS FUNKY AND A MILE LATER, I LOST ALL POWER AND HAD A VARIETY OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. I PULLED OVER, CLEARED THEM AND RESTARTED THE TRUCK. IT LET ME DRIVE IN FIRST GEAR FOR A LITTLE WHILE UNTIL I REACHED A STOPLIGHT AND COULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. TOWED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE INTERSECTION THANKS TO MY FRIEND AND PUT IT ON A TOW TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PUMP FAILED AND EXPLODED, SENDING METAL CHUNKS ALL THROUGHOUT MY TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $4500 FOR A GM REBUILT 6L-80 AS IT WAS AT 98K MILES AND WAS NO LONGER UNDER ANY WARRANTIES. I DRIVE VERY CAUTIOUSLY AND ALMOST NEVER ALLOW RPM'S TO GO ABOVE 2500, NEVER SHIFT FROM REVERSE OR DRIVE TO ANY OTHER GEARS UNLESS FULLY STOPPED, AND DO MOST OF MY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. SO A MONTH LATER AND 4 GRAND LATER, MY TRUCK IS RUNNING AND DRIVING AGAIN.

STEERING WILL JERK BACK AND FORTH VERY SHARPLY AND DASH INFORMATION CENTER GOES BLANK WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SPEED WITH A/C AND RADIO GOING BLANK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP, CAUSING THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER EMICH CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 2033 S. WADSWORTH BLVD, LAKEWOOD, CO 80227, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V761000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.