2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

AFTER A 300 MILE DRIVE THE BRAKES ALL BUT FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE PEDAL WAS STIFF FEELING AND REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO STOP. GOING FORWARD SEEMED TO BE NORMAL THEN WHEN I BACKED UP AGAIN IT WAS BAD. THIS HAS OCCURRED A FEW TIMES NOW. THE LATEST WAS JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WAITING IN LINE FOR A DRIVE THRU PICKUP AND AFTER 20 MINS WHEN WE MOVED FORWARD THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER BOUCHER CHEVROLET, INC. (1421 E MORELAND BLVD, WAUKESHA, WI 53186:(262) 347-4107) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LIFTER ON CYLINDER NUMBER 6 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

IN THE FALL OF 2020, I RECEIVED A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING MY SEATBELT AND POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH THE PRE-TENSIONER CABLE THAT COULD FAIL. UNABLE TO GET INTO THE SHOP, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. ONE DAY, I REACHED OVER TO THE PASSENGER SEAT THE THE CABLE SNAPPED LEAVING ME 90 MILES FROM MY HOME WITHOUT A WORKING SEATBELT. WHEN I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP, THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE BULLETIN INDICATED IT WAS COVERED.

WITH ONLY 79,600 MILES THE ENGINE BEGAN MISFIRING. WE TOOK IT TO 2 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND WERE TOLD THE LIFTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED CAUSING $5600 IN REPAIRS. WE WERE FOLLOWED ALL THE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. AFTER INVESTIGATING IT WE DISCOVERED THIS ENGINE FAILURE WAS KNOWN TO GMC AS IT HAS EFFECTED SEVERAL OTHER GMC TRUCK ENGINES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2011 AND 2014.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON A TYPICAL WINTER DAY IN MICHIGAN. THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON TO MELT SOME SNOW/ICE ON THE REAR WINDOW. AFTER BEING QUIET/NORMAL, SUDDENLY A LOUD HISSING/SIZZLING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, LASTED LESS THAN A MINUTE BEFORE I WAS SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING. THE DEFROSTER CIRCUIT THEN FRIED IN A LARGE PUFF OF SMOKE WITH A SUBSTANTIAL "POP" SOUND. AFTER A BRIEF DELAY OF JUST A FEW SECONDS, THE REAR WINDOW GLASS EXPLODED/SHATTERED. THIS IS AFTER A KNOWN RECALL WAS ISSUED BY GM FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. I HAD THE ISSUE ADDRESSED AT MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST. IN THEIR SERVICE REPORT, IT SAID "INSPECTED REAR SLIDING WINDOW TERMINALS AND COVERS FOR DAMAGE. INSTALL REVISED TERMINAL COVER. ALSO INSTALL NEW DESIGN BUSS BAR COVERS. OK NO HEAT DAMAGE FOUND." AGAIN, MY PROBLEM OCCURRED *AFTER* MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ALLEGEDLY ADDRESSED THIS KNOWN PROBLEM AND ALREADY-ISSUED RECALL. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHETHER OR NOT THE REPAIRS/INSPECTION THEY CLAIMED THEY DID ACTUALLY HAPPENED. IF THEY DID, CLEARLY THEY DID NOT REMEDY THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. I AM NOW TRYING TO GET INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE REAR WINDOW. AT MINIMUM, THEY'VE SAID IT COULD TAKE TWO DAYS TO GET THE REPLACEMENT WINDOW.

IF I AM AT A STOP AND CREEP UP AND PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT GETS SOLID AND FAILS TO STOP THE VEHICLE!

I AM GETTING A LOT OF CLUNKING IN A TRANSMISSION WHEN IT'S UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING. ON THE ROAD UNDER 55 MPH. IDLE SURGES WHEN IT'S SWITCHING GEARS. WHEN IT GOES INTO V4 MODE AT ANY SPEED IT STARTS TO SHUDDER AND VIBRATE TO THE POINT AND YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE GAS PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL AND A LITTLE BIT IN THE SEAT. AND NOW ITS MAKING A RUBBING NOISE.

ACTIVATED REMOTE START ON VEHICLE. AS I GOT INTO VEHICLE, MY PASSENGER NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND THEN SAW THICK SMOKE COMING FROM REAR WINDOW. I TURNED OFF THE REAR DEFROSTER AND THE SMOKE STARTED TO DISSIPATE. MY REAR WINDOW THEN SHATTERED. GM RECALLED 159,000 VEHICLES IN CANADA DUE TO WHAT SEEMS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE WITH REAR DEFROSTERS. MY TRUCK WAS PURCHASED IN THE UNITED STATES.

BREAKS WILL NOT CATCH . AS I'M DRIVING AND TRYING TO STOP THE TRUCK WILL KEEP ROLLING . THIS IS EVEN WHEN DRIVING SLOW . THE BREAK PEDAL IS HARD . AND WILL NOT STOP. I TOOK TRUCK IN FOR A RECALL ON THE BREAK SYSTEM BUT THE LIGHT SENSOR IS STILL ON AND BREAKS WILL NOT CATCH. THIS IS GOING FORWARD BACKWARD PARKED OR GOING TO LIGHT . HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON FOR A MONTH.

REPORTING THAT GM IS AWARE OF LEAKING IN THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION LINES AND OIL COOLANT LINES BUT NO RECALL IS LISTED. I AM NOW HAVING ISSUES WITH ALL THREE AND HAVING TO REPLACE THEM.