2020 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO YOUNG BUICK GMC (325 OVERLAND AVE, BURLEY, ID 83318) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. ## VIN PASSED ## CHEVROLET 2020 SILVERADO ##

IN MAY I PURCHASES A 2020 SILVERADO. ON DECEMBER 05TH, 2020. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HEADING HOME FROM MY SON'S FOOTBALL GAME . THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. BRAKING BECAME SLUGGISH AND STIFF. I INITIAL THOUGHT THE BRAKE FLUID HAD HAD LEAKED OUT. THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED POWER TO ALL OTHER SYSTEMS. ONCE HOME I CHECKED THE ENGINE BAY AND BRAKE CALIBERS AND FOUND THEM TO BE INTACT. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE HAS 12,400 MILES. AFTER A INITIAL ASSESSMENT, WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A "COMPUTER GLITCH" THAT WAS EFFECTING THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE SENSORS. THE BRAKE MODULE WAS REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION "SOFTWARE" WAS UPDATED. THIS WAS COMPLETED ON DECEMBER 09TH, 2020. UPON COMPLETION THE TECHS CONDUCTING A "DRIVE TEST", AT WHICH TIME THE WARNING APPEARED AGAIN. MY VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHILE THEY "TROUBLESHOOT" THE PROBLEM. DUE TO THE VAGUE RESPONSES BEING PROVIDED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE STAFF AND THE LACK OF AN ESTIMATED TIME LINE FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE REPAIRS. I BELIEVE THERE IS A MUCH LARGER ISSUE THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO REVEAL.

DROVE TO SAMS CLUB AND RETURNED TO MY TRUCK AN HOUR LATER. TURNED ON THE TRUCK AND I HAD A SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE, DRIVE WITH CARE WARNING AS WELL AS SERVICE ESC. IT WAS REALLY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND PULLED OUT THE MANUAL. AFTER 5 MINUTES, I TURNED THE TRUCK ON AND NO CHANGE. I KEPT READING AND ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER I TURNED ON THE TRUCK AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL WITH NO DASH MESSAGES. I DROVE HOME AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 12/14/202 WITH MY DEALER, ANCIRA CHEVROLET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHER SILVERADO OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY TRUCK ONLY HAD 4,529 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

IM GETTING A HARD CLUNK SOUND WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING AND ITS NOT FREQUENT ENOUGH TO TAKE IT IN TO REPLICATE.

TRAVELING AT ABOUT 75-80MPH, ON A HIGHWAY, - BRAKES ENGAGED, SLOWING VEHICLE BY ABOUT 15MPH CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JERK AS IF IT MISSED A GEAR. "SERVICE ESC" DIAGLOGUE, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

MY NEW 2020 CHEVY SILVERADO TRAIL BOSS TRUCK BURNED DOWN IN MY FRONT YARD. I HAD DRIVEN IT THAT MORNING FOR A SHORT DURATION AND IT WAS OPERATING NORMAL. I ARRIVED HOME AROUND 1:30PM, PARKED IT AND AWOKE TO IT FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS BEFORE IT IGNITED.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START FROM A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE AUTO START/STOP FUNCTION HAS STOPPED THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WILL FREQUENTLY HESITATE TO START, THEN ONCE STARTED EXHIBITS UNUSUAL ENGINE/TRANSMISSION BEHAVIOR. THIS TRUCK IS NOW ON ITS FIFTH CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT SERVICE FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES OF THE AUTO START/STOP FUNCTION. THE GM ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS REPORTS INDICATE 2 FAILURE MODES, ONE WITH THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AND THE OTHER WITH THE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY. I HAVE SEVERAL CONCERNS. 1, I MAY BE STRANDED AT AN INTERSECTION WITH A VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT RESTART AND/OR HAS STALLED IN THE INTERSECTION AND 2, THE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY WILL FAIL CATASTROPHICALLY LEADING TO A VEHICLE FIRE.

REPETITIVE FAULTS OF THE AUTO START/STOP SYSTEM. I HAVE NOTIFICATIONS ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE ONSTART DIAGNOSTICS SERVICE OF TWO IDENTICAL FAULTS. ONE, A DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE & TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND ONE A DEFECT WITH THE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY. TO DATE THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN EFFECTIVE REPAIR. THE LATEST ATTEMPT, REPLACING THE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, SOMEHOW HAS FORCED THE SYSTEM TO NO LONGER FUNCTION UNDER ANY CONDITION. DRIVING CONDITIONS VARIED EACH TIME.

WHILLE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, THE AUTOMATIC ENGINE STOP FEATURE ACTIVATED AND STOPPED THE ENGINE. WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDDLE THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED IN FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS IN A SOMEWHAT TIMELY FASHION EXCEPT THAT THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM THE FACTORY AS NONE WERE AVAILABLE. WOULD HAVE THOUGHT A STARTER DESIGNED TO START AND STOP NUMEROUS TIMES A DAY WOULD HAVE LASTED JUST A WHILE LONGER?

THE 2019-2021 SILVERADO'S HAVE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THEIR REARVIEW CAMERAS AT NIGHT TIME. THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN ON THESE VEHICLES DIMS APPROPRIATELY AT NIGHTTIME TO ENSURE SAFE VIEWING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER AT NIGHTTIME WITH THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN DIMMED, WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THE SCREEN GOES TO FULL BRIGHTNESS AND MAKES VISIBILITY OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE ON PARTIALLY LIT AREAS. THIS CAUSES SAFETY ISSUES AS YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE USE OF YOUR MIRRORS TO SEE OBSTRUCTIONS OR OBSTACLES. THIS IS FURTHER MAGNIFIED AS THE QUALITY OF THE REAR VIEW CAMERA AT NIGHT IS VERY POOR, SO THE POOR CAMERA QUALITY COUPLED WITH THE INABILITY TO EVEN USE THE VEHICLES MIRRORS TO SEE OUTSIDE CAUSES SAFETY ISSUES. MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED AND DOCUMENTED THIS SAME ISSUE AND HAVE RAISED CONCERNS WITH GM AND DEALERSHIPS TO NO AVAIL. THIS SHOULD BE AS SIMPLE AS A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO MAINTAIN SCREEN BRIGHTNESS WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE DURING NIGHTTIME OR DARK CONDITIONS.