2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints
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2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500- ANTHEM, AZ
RPM INCREASES BETWEEN 4 AND 5.5K BUT UNABLE TO ACCELERATION AFTER DESCENSION FROM HILL WHILE DRIVING ON I-17. IT APPEARS MY TRANSMISSION/GEARS SLIP FOLLOWING HILL DESCENTS. ON 6 OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING TO AND FROM MOAB, UTAH ON AUG 9-10, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 4.5 - 5.5K AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL/DECLINE. I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE GEAR OR PICK UP SPEED UPON ACCELERATION. BRAKING DID NOT STOP THE REVS. I JUST KEPT MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR UNTIL THE GEAR EVENTUALLY KICKED IN. OTHERWISE THE TRUCK RIDE AND DRIVE IS AMAZING AND NO OTHER PROBLEM EXCEPT GETTING ANNOYING GEAR CLUNKS NOW AND THEN, EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED IT. BACK IN 2017 MIDWAY CHEVY SAID THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM. WELL, I DROVE MY TRUCK FOR THE FIRST TIME YESTERDAY SINCE THE INCIDENT. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED WHILE DESCENDING A VERY SMALL HILL IN ANTHEM. THIS TIME SPAN WAS MUCH SHORTER. I WANT TO MENTION THAT I HAVE DRIVEN MY TRUCK UP I-17 FROM ANTHEM, AZ TO FLAGSTAFF AND BEYOND AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS. I DO NOT HAVE A FLOOR MAT OR ANYTHING ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF TRANS FLUID LEAKING (ON GARAGE FLOOR ETC.), NO WAY TO CHECK MY TRANS FLUID LEVEL. NO MESSAGES SHOWED UP IN THE DIC (DRIVER INFO CTR), OR ON THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (MESSAGE CENTER) (I.E.: TRANSMISSION, SPEED, SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST, ETC.), NO DIAGNOSTIC WARNING AND THE AUGUST MONTHLY DIAGNOSTIC REPORT DID NOT REFLECT ANY PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK ANY FEATURES WERE ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING (I.E.: TOW/HAUL, HDC, GRADE BRAKING ETC.) . THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER TURNING TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTING, WHICH SHOULD DISENGAGE MOST FEATURES. I AM A 70 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND HAVEN;T DRIVEN THE TRUCK HARD OR NEVER HAULED ANYTHING. I AM 2K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. WILL NEVER PAY 53K FOR A VEHICLE WITH SUCH A LOUSY DRIVE-TRAIN WARRANTY.
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2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500- BROWNSVILLE, TX
I HAVE A 2016 CHEVY SILVERADO HIGH COUNTRY 6.2L ENGINE 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION 38,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION EITHER HESITATES OR SHIFTS ROUGHLY WHEN ACCELERATING. MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THIS OCCURRED MAKING A TURN IT NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF IT DECIDED TO HESITATE SHIFTING. GM HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT GIVE CUSTOMER MAGICAL FLUID FIXES THAT DON'T LAST IF THEY WORK AT ALL, THEY ARE NOW ON THE THIRD FLUID INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL FACTORY. THEY'VE BEEN TELLING CUSTOMERS THE TRANSMISSION JUST HAS TO RE-LEARN SHIFT PATTERNS FROM DAY ONE. A FRIEND OF MINE HAS ONE OF THESE TRUCKS AS WELL AND HAD ONE DEALER TELL HIM THAT'S JUST HOW THE TRUCK WORKS. IF THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE MODE OF OPERATION THEN WHY WAS THE TRUCK ALLOWED ON THE ROAD IN THE FIRST PLACE?
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2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500- APACHE JUNCTION, AZ
MY TRUCK HAS A BAD GAS SMELL WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING THE TRUCK. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH IT AND SAW A SMALL GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE TOP INSIDE OF THE TANK. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 26000 MILES ON IT, AND IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE INFORM ME IF YOU KNOW OF OTHER REPORTS OF GAS LEAKING ON THESE CHEVY TRUCKS
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2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500- PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK AND WOULD TURN ON HIS OWN. NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEIR CHEVROLET BUICK (GMC,1507 S MAIN ST, RED BUD, IL 62278) AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO RECALIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE UPDATE DID NOT WORK AND THE DEALER HAD TO RECALIBRATE THE STEERING AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE OF THE UNKNOWN TSB. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY CORRECTED THE ISSUE OF THE UNKNOWN BULLETIN AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500- ENTERPRISE, AL
A/C CONDENSOR CRACKED LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS. $1000 REPAIR. CHEVROLET RECALLED SUVS WITH THE SAME SYSTEM BUT NOT TRUCKS. WHEN WILL CHEVROLET MAKE THIS RIGHT
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2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500- ENTERPRISE, AL
CONSTANTLY HAVING FREON LEAKS IN THE SAME PLACE AND APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR THOUSANDS OF OTHERS
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2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500- CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL
THE TRANSMISSION ALWAYS RUNS HOT. I TOOK IT WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY TO GET FIX AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD RUN ABOUT 250' I DON'T THINK THIS IS TRUE NOW MY WARRANTY IS OVER AND THE PROBLEM NEVER WENT AWAY
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2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500- SOUTH BELOIT, IL
I WAS BACKING IN TO A LAKE TO PULL MY BOAT OUT AND ALMOST WENT RIGHT IN THE LAKE. EMERGENCY BRAKE SAVED ME. THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS SITUATION I HAVE EVER BEEN IN IN MY 56 YEARS OF LIVING. I AM FILING A LAW SUIT.
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2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500- LAURENS, SC
IN A PARKING GARAGE AND TRYING TO MANEUVER INTO A PARKING STALL. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD. THE ABS LIGHT FLASHED MOMENTARILY AND WENT OUT. THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES AND VERY LITTLE EFFECT TO STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. CONTINUED TO HAVE NO OR LIMITED BRAKES. WENT ON TO ANOTHER PARKING STALL WHERE NO ONE ELSE AROUND. CREPT INTO SPOT. WHEN ARRIVED BACK FROM TRIP, BRAKES WERE FINE. CALLED LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED VACUUM PUMP FREE OF CHARGE. HAS ONLY HAPPENED 2 TIMES SINCE THEM. ALL IN PARKING LOTS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS.
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2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500- LAURENS, SC
SINCE PURCHASED, TRUCK SHAKES AT ABOUT 70 MPH. ORIGINAL TIRES WERE MOUNTED AND BALANCED - STILL SHAKES. NEW SET OF TIRES WERE PUT IN - STILL SHAKES AT 70+MPH. HAPPENS ON ALL TYPES OF HIGHWAY SURFACES. ONGOING ISSUE.
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