2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HILLTOP CHEVROLET WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,367.

THE TRUCK WOULD GO OUT ALIGNMENT WITH NORMAL DRIVING AND THEY REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARING ONCE AND BAD ALREADY. IT BEEN ONLY TWO MONTH SINCE THEY REPLACE THE BEARING.

REAR LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, LEAF SPRING BUSHINGS AND HARDWARE PREMATURE FAILURE. POSSIBLE LEAF SPRING AND OR FRAME MOUNT INADEQUATELY DESIGNED. REAR LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, SPECIFICALLY THE BUSHINGS AND MOUNTING HARDWARE FAILED ON ONE SET OF LEAF SPRINGS, AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING ON A SECOND REPLACEMENT SET, RESULTING IN UNDESIRABLE BIND/WOBBLE SOUNDS AND HOLLOW THUMP NOISE FELT INSIDE THE CABIN (NOISE SIMILAR TO A LOOSE SPARE TIRE WOBBLING AND STRIKING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK BED). THE PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS BOTH IN REVERSE AND FORWARD. THE MORE MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT THE ISSUE BECOMES. THE CONCERN IS OF PREMATURE PART FAILURE OR BREAKAGE RESULTING IN INJURY. THE ORIGINAL SET OF GM LEAF SPRINGS THAT WERE INSTALLED AT THE GM FACTORY WERE MANUFACTURED IN CANADA AND FAILED AROUND 15,000 MILES. GM REPLACEMENT LEAF SPRINGS INSTALLED WERE MADE IN MEXICO AND ARE FAILING AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES. THE TOTAL MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AS OF 5/30/2017 IS ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE IS WELL CARED FOR AND IS ALWAYS SERVICED AT THE GM DEALERSHIP AT MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. PRIMARILY DAILY COMMUTER VEHICLE TO AND FROM A DESK JOB. NO HAULING OR LOADS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE MANUFACTURER/DEALERS ISSUED TSB'S RECOMMENDING TO PRESSURE WASH THE LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, CHECK SUSPENSION HARDWARE TORQUE SPECS, AND DISASSEMBLE, LUBE AND RE-ASSEMBLE THE LEAF SPRING PACK. THESE HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY A GM DEALER AND DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. REPLACING THE SPRINGS HAS NOT PERMANENTLY RESOLVED THE ISSUE. GM TRUCK FORUMS INDICATE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL AND YEAR+/- REPORT THE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES IN THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 AND SIERRA MODEL GM PICKUPS. SOME OWNERS HAVE REPLACED FACTORY PARTS WITH AFTERMARKET LEAF SPRINGS WITH SUCCESS IN PERMANANTLY RESOLVING THE ISSUE AND CONCERN.

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL CONTROLS: POWER STEERING, ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, AIRBAGS. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE COMPROMISED AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON A FEW TIMES IT WILL GO INTO A 'LIMP MODE'. I'VE BEEN STRANDED IN THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, ONCE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, AND TWICE WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. DURING ONE INCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE AND LOST ALL ENGINE POWER, AIRBAGS, SAFETY CONTROLS, AND POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST AND MAKE MY WAY OVER TO THE SHOULDER. GM AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND ARE NOW REFUSING TO HONOR THE WARRANTY, REPLACE THE VEHICLE, OR REFUND THE PURCHASE. THIS HAS BEEN A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE HAD MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAS DIED ON THE FREEWAY. NOT ONLY IS IT A SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY, BUT ANY OTHER VEHICLES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. AS SUCH I HAVE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER, BUT GM SEEMS INTENT ON IGNORING THIS.

FROM THE DAY I TOOK POSESSION OF THE TRUCK I HAVE COMPLAINED OF A VIBRATION IN THE CHASIS. I WAS FIRST TOLD I HAD FLAT SPOTS ON THE TIRES AND WERE REPLACED. DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. NEXT TOLD I HAD A NAIL IN MY TIRE, HAD IT REPLACED, DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. NEXT THEY TOLD ME ABOUT A FRICTION/ROAD TEST THAT WAS NEEDED ON SOME 1500 PICK UPS. THEY "BALANCED MY TIRES" AND TOLD ME I WAS GOOD TO GO. DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND THE VIBRATION CONTINUES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT 65MPH AND ABOVE ALTHOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED AT LOWER SPEEDS.

PURCHASED TRUCK IN FEBRUARY 2017 NEW HAD 100 MILES ON IT NOW HAS 4435 MILES ON IT NOW IT'S BEEN IN THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR VIBRATION ITSO GOING BACK FOR A 4TH TIME FOR THEVERYONE SAME ISSUE BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS HAS HAD 1 TIRE REPLACED ON RIGHT FRONT AND 1 RIM REPLACED ON RIGHT REAR STILL HAVE VIBRATION ISSUE THE THE DEALER IS PURCHASED IT AT SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT TOOK TO 2ND DEALER THEY FOUND THE ISSUES WITH IT IT STILL HAS VIBRATION AT 55 MPH TO 70 MPH AND DEVELOPED A BAD VIBRATION AT IDLE WHEN IN PARK AND GM IS INVOLVED

HEADREST INTERFERES CAUSES MY HEAD TO BE PUSHED FORWARD LIMITING MY VISION OF THE ROAD. THIS IS DISTRACTING DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO NOT BE ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER. AS I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS DURING PURCHASE, THE SALESPERSON SUGGESTED THAT THE HEADREST COULD BE TURNED BACKWARDS, AS DONE BY OTHER OWNERS. AS HE TRIED THIS TWO ITEMS WERE APPARENT, FIRST WAS NO SUPPORT FOR MY HEAD DURING A REAR END CRASH, AND SECOND THERE WAS NO POSITION HOLDS FOR RAISING OR LOWERING THE HEADREST. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO WORK WITH GM FOR A HEADREST PROPERLY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT MY HEAD AND BE COMFORTABLE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. THEY HAVE STATED THE HEADREST IS WORKING ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERS DESIGN, AND SAID I NEED TO READJUST THE SEAT. TO READJUST THE SEAT MEANS TO LEAN IT BACKWARD. THIS ACTION PUTS ME AT RISK FOR A FRONTAL CRASH BECAUSE NOW THE SEAT-BELT AND AIR BAG BECOME INEFFECTIVE ALLOWING ME TO SLIDE OUT UNDERNEATH BOTH. LEANING BACK IS NOT A COMFORTABLE POSITION FOR ME TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. AGAIN WE GET INTO THE DISTRACTED DRIVING SCENARIO. ONE GM PERSON SUGGESTED I PURCHASE AN AFTERMARKET HEADREST, BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT APPROVED AFTERMARKET HEADRESTS. I ASKED HIM ALSO ABOUT WHO WOULD BE HAVING THE LIABILITY IN CASE OF A CRASH. HE REFUSED TO ANSWER. ONE GM PERSON ALSO COMMENTED THAT THIS COMPLAINT WAS FIRST DOCUMENTED DURING THE 2010 YEAR MODEL LIGHT TRUCKS. I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING INVOLVED WITH AN INCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE HEADREST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED. WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES AND ROTATED THE WHEELS, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED TURNING AT ABOUT THE 10 O'CLOCK POSITION, JERKED HARD TO THE RIGHT OUT OF MY HANDS. I BRAKED AND TRIED TO TURN AGAIN, THE STEERING DID THIS REPEATLY FOR FIVE ATTEMPTS. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, WAITED ABOUT 10 SECONDS THEN RESTARTED THE TRUCK. THE STEERING THEN WORKED NORMALLY. MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF EPISODE 5 TIMES BETWEEN US. THIS TRUCK DOES HAVE THE LANE MONITORING SYSTEM AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE GENTLE TUG OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND VIBRATION IN THE SEAT. THIS IS NOT LIKE THAT. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VERY LOW SPEED WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND IT HAS HAPPENED AT VERY LOW CONTINUOUS SPEED SUCH AS ENTERING A DRIVEWAY. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED WHEN TURNING RIGHT. SOMETIMES IT CORRECTS ITSELF, SOMETIME YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND REBOOT IT. I HAVE GIVEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR EVALUATION. THEIR INITIAL REACTION WAS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. FORTUNATELY NO DAMAGE TO OURSELVES OR OTHERS, BUT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE. THAT IS WHY I FELT I SHOULD REPORT THIS.

TRANSMISSION WILL MAKE A HARD SHIFT SOMETIMES, MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND LIGHT TROTTLE. FEELS LIKE YOU JUST HIT A LARGE POTHOLE.