2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

ON THE EVENING OF 12/17/19 I REMOTELY STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WARMED UP FOR PROBABLY TWO MINUTES. WE STARTED DRIVING AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND AN ELECTRICAL ARCING SOUND. IMMEDIATELY I TURNED OFF THE REAR DEFROST AS THAT IS WHERE THE SMOKE CAME FROM AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. LUCKILY THE THREE KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT WERE NOT INJURED AND WE DIDN'T END UP IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, AND GOT PARKED SAFELY. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER GM CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, AND IN CANADA A TSB ADVISING TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO THE REAR DEFROST TO PREVENT THIS EVENT FROM HAPPENING. IT SEEMS THAT THIS POTENTIALLY COULD'VE BEEN PREVENTED SAVING ME A GOOD SCARE AND A WINDOW REPLACEMENT AT $840.00

MY TRUCKS TRACTION CONTROL WILL COME ON WHEN GETTING ON OR OFF ONRAMPS, TURNS IN THE MOUNTAINS, AROUND TOWN, EVERYWHERE. IT IS VERY SCARY, THE TRUCK WILL SHOW THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND BEGIN TO LOSE POWER AND BECOME HARD TO STEER. I WENT OFF THE FREEWAY YESTERDAY WITH MY WHOLE FAMILY IN THE TRUCK,. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY TAKING A RAMP TO ANOTHER FREEWAY AND THE LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRUCK LOST POWER, THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO TURN AND I COULD NOT MAKE THE FREEWAY EXCHANGE AND WENT OFF THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO CHEVROLET 2 TIMES AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE EITHER UNABLE TO RECREATE THE SITUATION, OR THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR HAS THE VERY SAME TRUCK, YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS TRUCK IS A DEATHTRAP. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 YEARS WITH NO RESOLUTION. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM CHEVY, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT CARE IF WE GOT KILLED OR NOT, OR THEY WOULD HAVE KEPT WORKING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM.

LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE WAS TOLD THE STEERING RACK IS BAD. SOMETHING CUT LOOSE INSIDE

OUT OF THE BLUE AT 59,000 MILES I HAD A LIFER GO BAD AND THE DEALER WANTS $3500 TO FIX MY TRUCK.... I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL WHEN MY ON BOARD OIL CHANGE LIGHT TELLS ME I TAKE CARE OF MY TRUCK AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS WOULD HAPPEN I ASKED FOR CHEVY'S ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER AND NOW THEY TELL ME I HAVE AN ENGINE BLOCK ON MY TRUCK WHICH VOIDS MY ENGINE FROM THEM GIVING ME ASSISTANCE MY TRUCK IS A 2014 CREW CAB 4X4 LTZ TEXAS EDITION WHICH SRA DID FOR THE DEALERSHIP , THE CHEVY CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PERSON TELLS ME THE BLOCK WAS PUT ON 8/15 A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT MY TRUCK AND I ASKED WHAT WAS THIS ABOUT AND THEY COULDN'T TELL ME TO CALL MY DEALER AND ASK A DEVICE MANAGER AND WHEN I DID THAT THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT SO NOW I'M TO DO WHAT, THANK YOU CHEVROLET FOR A BELOW STANDARD QUALITY TRUCK....

CABLE THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT BELT HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME GM REPLACED IT AND NOW THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT.

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED AND TURNING, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS BACK THE OTHER DIRECTION REPEATEDLY. WHEN USING TURN SIGNALS THE DASH AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AS WELL AS WHEN I PRESS THE BREAK PEDAL SOMETIMES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN OFF!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXTRA STRENGTH WAS NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME OPERABLE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,335.

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT BRAKES, STATING AS THE VACUUM LEVEL DROPS, THE BRAKE ASSIST DECREASES, INCREASING BRAKING EFFORT, DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, FREE OF CHARGE. I HAVE DONE THIS AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS...I BELIEVE REPLACING THE VACUUM PUMP WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM AND BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL TO REPLACE SUCH. NOT TO JUST REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS AND FEEL THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND A MAJOR CONCERN. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME!

TRAVELING AT ALL SPEEDS THE STABILITYTRAK WILL TURN OFF WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE TRUCK WILL LOSE QUICKLY LOSE POWER AND THEN IT COMES BACK ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO GET FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND EACH TIME THEY COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW THAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED AND MAKE 2 COMPLAINT TO GM/CHEVY ([XXX]AND [XXX]) BOTH TIMES THE MANUFACTURER HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR ME. I DID THE RECALL BACK IN 2017 FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THAT DID NOT WORK. I HAVE HAD GROUNDING WIRE WORK DONE, A NEW BATTERY PUT IN, A NEW ENGINE FUSE BLOCK WITH WIRING HARNESS, AND RECENTLY A NEW STEERING COLUMN. NOTHING HAS WORKED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT LOW SPEEDS. BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES FIRM/LOCKED AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE PEDAL TO BE SUPPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL AFTER DRIVER'S MAXIMUM POWER IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENS IN FORWARD AND REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL WITH LITTLE TO NO CONTROL.