2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

WHEN MY TRUCK WAS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY IT HAD A RATCHETING CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE RACK AND PINION. THE TRUCK HAD 89000 ON IT AND I CALLED CHEVROLET FILED A COMPLAINT. I WAS DRIVING LAST SUMMER AND I LOST MY STEERING GOING DOWN THE ROAD THEN I GOT IT BACK. THEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE SOFTWARE UPDATE RECALL. THE CHEVROLET GARAGE TOLD ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION IS NOT COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. NOW THE TRUCK HAS 109000 AND THE RACK IS BINDING WORSE. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THEIR IS ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I'M HAVING. THESE RACKS NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

WE WERE DRIVING IN SEVIERVILLE, TN IN VERY BUSY TOURIST TRAFFIC GOING ABOUT 25 MPH WITH 2 BABIES IN THE BACK AND PULLING A TRAILER WITH A POLARIS RANGER. WHEN I WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES, THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. I COULDN'T PRESS IT IN UNLESS I USED 2 FEET AND APPLIED HARD PRESSURE. ONCE THE BRAKES WERE PUSHED ALL THE WAY IN, IT USED ENOUGH BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP. THE MECHANIC SAID WE NEED A NEW VACUUM PUMP AND BRAKE PADS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF WE WOULD HAVE MADE IT TO THE INTERSTATE.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION MOVING STRAIGHT FORWARD AT A VERY SLOW SPEED (INCHING OUT OF CAR WASH DURING DRYING CYCLE). DASH SERVICE INDICATOR CAME ON "SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE". LOST POWER STEERING ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY AS DASH SERVICE WARNING APPEARED. WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF GAS STATION WITH NO POWER STEERING AND PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURNED OFF TRUCK. CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD TO SEE IF ANY NOTICEABLE LOOSE CONNECTIONS (NONE). WIGGLED FUSES IN FUSE BOX UNDER HOOD. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND DASH "SERVICE" INDICATOR FLASHED ON BUT POWER STEERING WORKED FOR 2 CORNERS (200 YARDS) WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND FAILED WITH SAME SERVICE WARNING. LIMPED TRUCK WITH NO POWER STEERING TO DEALER ABOUT 3 MILES. NO NOTICEABLE AFFECT TO ACCELERATOR OR OTHER ELECTRONICS IN THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS 39,400 MILES ON IT.

DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO AFTER TRUCK IS TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION ....PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME NOW BUT IS GETTING WORSE

THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER SUFFERED A CRACK AND LEAKED REFRIGERANT REQUIRING THE ENTIRE CONDENSER TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. GM HAS OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART FOR OTHER MAKES AND MODELS WHICH USE THE EXACT SAME UNIT, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE REFUSED TO OFFER THE SAME COVERAGE TO SILVERADO OWNERS. A LACK OF A/C IN THE GULF COAST REGION RESULTS IN EXTREMELY HIGH INDOOR TEMPERATURES WHICH POSE HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS. ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS REQUIRE DRIVING WITH WINDOWS DOWN WHICH POSE SAFETY HAZARDS DUE TO REDUCED AWARENESS RESULTING FROM SUBSTANTIAL WIND NOISE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

AT LOW SPEEDS OF 15MPH OR LESS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLES BRAKE ASSIST STOPS WORKING AND THE ELECTRIC TO THE CAR FLASHES OFF. IF SPEEDS ARE LOW ENOUGH AND YOU APPLY BRAKES WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUTOFF AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND POOR DESIGN.

CONTINUOUS HEADLIGHT BUROUT. NEW LIGHTS LAST APPROX 2 MONTHS. LED, HALOGEN OR INCANDESCENT.

BRAKING IS VERY DIFFICULT WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS TO STOP, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. I HAVE HAD MANY VERY CLOSE ACCIDENTS WHERE I HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER VEHICLES DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP PROPERLY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ISSUE IS DUE TO THE BRAKE VACUUM ASSIST PUMP. THIS NEEDS A RECALL!

A/C FAILURE DUE TO CRACKS IN CONDENSER WELDMENTS. AC STARTS BLOWING WARM AIR, COMPRESSOR CYCLES CONTINUOUSLY, NOTICE THE ABSENCE OF THE COOLING FAN NOISE. ADDED ONE 12OZ CAN R134A, 1 OZ PAG OIL, BROUGHT LINE PRESSURES BACK> LS-40-45PSI/ HS>230-250PSI, VENT TEMP ON MAX-38 DEG. LASTS ABOUT A WEEK.

TRUCKS SHAKES AND VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OVER 65MPH. SHAKES ARE SO BAD IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE WHEELS ARE COMING LOOSE. TIRED HAVE BEEN REBALANCED. REPLACED. NEW RIMS. NO SOLUTION.