2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THROUGH OUT, ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX AND NOW IT'S ABOVE THE RADIO. IT STARTED OUT WITH A SMALL CRACK ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX AND CONTINUING IN OTHER LOCATIONS. A COUPLE OF THE CRACKS HAPPEN WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED.

ONE NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY TRUCK HYDROPLANED. I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK STRAIGHT AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, AS I'M HEADING HOME ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED. THE DIC READS SERVICE STABILITRAK AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, THEN IT WILL DISPLAY STABILITRAK OFF AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF. I HAD THE CODES READ AND MY TROUBLE CODE WAS P069E - FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE REQUESTED MIL ILLUMINATION AND U0073 - CONTROL MODULE COMMUNICATION BUS A OFF. ALL THOSE LIGHTS MENTIONED ABOVE HAVE BEEN ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH. I LOOKED UP INFORMATION ABOUT THE FPCM AND FOUND OUT ABOUT GM RECALL 14515, I ENTERED MY VIN BUT THE ONLY RECALL THAT CAME UP WAS FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. AS I READ THROUGH THE 14515 RECALL, I FEEL MY TRUCK IS AFFECTED BY IT BECAUSE, WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK MY SPEEDOMETER JUMPS ALL AROUND AND IS NOT STABLE. ALSO, WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE, IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE STALLS AND THERE'S NO POWER THERE. OTHER TIMES, IT WILL DOWN SHIFT TO INCREASE RPMS, BUT THEN SOON SHIFT GEARS INTO A HIGHER GEAR THEN SHIFT BACK INTO A LOW GEAR AND REPEAT THIS UNTIL I LET OFF THE PEDAL. MY TOW HAUL MODE WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED, AND MOST OF THE TIME MY TRUCK WON'T EVEN START WHEN TRYING TO USE THE REMOTE START, INSTEAD LIGHTS JUST FLASH AS I'M HOLDING DOWN THE START BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB. THE TRUCK FEELS REALLY SLUGGISH ALMOST LIKE THERE'S NO POWER, IT SEEMS LIKE IT HUNTS FOR THE RIGHT GEARS WHILE DRIVING. OVERALL IT JUST FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

THE ENGINE IN THE CHEVY VEHICLES FROM 2007-2015 ALL HAVE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND REQUIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT ANYWHERE AFTER 500 MILES. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND NEEDS A NEW ENGINE A LITTLE OVER 5 YEARS LATER?

THE ENGINE IN THIS VEHICLE BURNS/VAPORIZES OIL AT A RAPID PACE. I HAVE A 2011, 114K MILES, AND HAD TO REPLACE THE PISTONS TO THE TUNE OF $5400 - CHEVROLET WOULD NOT HELP WITH COSTS. 6 YR OLD VEHICLE, JUST OVER 100K MILES AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE PISTONS.. I HAD KEPT UP ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP. HAVE A "WARRANTY FOREVER" , LIFE TIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, AND DENIED MY CLAIM BECAUSE IT WAS DUE TO 'WEAR AND TEAR'. HOW CAN MY 6 YR OLD, 114K MILE VEHICLES ESSENTIALLY NEED A NEW ENGINE? CHEVROLET SHOULD BE DISGUSTED WITH THEMSELVES. I KNOW MANY OTHERS WITH SIMILAR YEAR, SAME ENGINE AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I HAVE NOT FAITH IN THE CHEVROLET PRODUCT ANYMORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EMIT A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE ENGINE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE TOOK A LONGER AMOUNT OF TIME THAN USUAL TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER 7 SPARK PLUGS WERE BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECENTLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE (REFERENCE NUMBER: 8/2905223479). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,765.

THE DASH IN MY 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HAS A CRACK IN THE DASH AT THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. MY OPINION IS THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. EITHER THE AIR BAG COULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY OR POTENTIALLY BE DAMAGED. CHEVROLET HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAS CHOSEN NOT TO VOLUNTARILY TAKE CARE OF IT.

DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AROUND AIRBAG. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WOULD MEAN HUGE SHARDS OF PLASTIC FLYING AROUND CAB. POTENTIALLY PENETRATING SKIN AND EYES. HUGE PIECES. THIS IS NOT SAFE.

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND BREAKING AROUND AIRBAG. POSSIBLE PLASTIC SHRAPNEL IN EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IN MY TIME OF OWNERSHIP EXPOSURE TO ELEMENTS HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIMITED WITH USE OF COVERED PARKING OR SUNSHADE. CHEMICALS HAVE NEVER BEEN INTRODUCED TO THE AFFECTED AREA.

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AT UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF PASSENGER AIR BAG AND ABOVE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CRACK AT AIR BAG IS WORRISOME IN EVENT THAT IT MAY EFFECT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.