2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

THE TRUCK HAS A VIBRATION ISSUE THAT MY CHEVY DEALER CAN NOT CORRECT. TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED. STILL HAVE THE ISSUE. THEY INSTALLED 4 NEW TIRES AND RIMS AND STILL HAVE THE VIBRATION.

SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING INCLUDING FRONT END SHAKE AND BRAKING PROBLEM.VEHICLE ONLY HAS 6000 MILES AND BOTH COUNTRY CLUB MOTORS AND CHEVROLET CORP.HAVE DENIED AND FAULT OF THERE'S.I AM A AUTO TECH OF 26 YEARS AND ASE CERTIFIED IN STEERING AND SUSPENSION BELIEVE THAT DEFECTIVE FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS ARE VERY MUCH TO BLAME BUT I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM ALL ENDS.I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS A COVER UP AND REALLY NEEDS ATTENTION

I HAVE A 2016 SILVERADO Z71 4X4 HAS A LIFT KIT LIFT KIT WAS INSTALLED AT 5200 MILES TRUCK NOW HAS 6000MILES STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT FULL TURNS U CAN FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL POP AND CLUNK THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE 3500 MILES ONE TIME I FULL TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT IT ON THE STEERING WHEEL NEVER PAYED ATTENTION AND SINCE THEN I FELT THE CLUNK POP WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION AND NOW WITH THE LIFT ON I CAN FEEL IT POP MORE AND IT'S GETTING ANNOYING MY FRIEND ALSO WITH A 2015 SILVERADO 4X4 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 10K MILES WHEN TURNING 90DEGRESS HE GETS THE CLUNK AND FEELS IT SKIPS A GEAR FROM THE GEARS INSIDE THE RACK PINION NOW I'M SCARED THAT OR WORRIED THAT SOMETHING MIGHT. HAPPEN TO MY STEERING AND GOD FORBID I MIGHT LOSS CONTROL OF THE TRUCK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DEFROSTER WOULD NOT MELT THE ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES OF WAITING FOR THE ICE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE WINDSHIELD, THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE ICE MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,790.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A LOUD WINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,660.

STEADY DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 65 MPH, THE TRUCK SHUDDERS AND THE RPM TACH NEEDLE JUMPS. IT DOES NOT DO IT WHILE SHIFTING BUT WHEN RUNNING AT A STEADY SPEED. MY 4TH TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE ONLY FOCUSED ON THE VIBRATION OF THE TRUCK AND ARE NOW REPLACING THE THIRD TIRE. I AGREE THE VIBRATION IS BAD BUT THE SHUDDERING IS RIDICULOUS. THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN FOR THE SILVERADO WITH THE 6.2 TRANSMISSION WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. I CALLED THE SERVICE TECH WHO HAS MY TRUCK AND HE SAID "YOUR TRUCK DOESN'T HAVE THAT TRANSMISSION." I SAID "I REALIZE THAT RICH...HOWEVER IT IS THE SAME ISSUE." HE SAID AS SOON AS THEY GET THE NEW TIRE IN THEY ARE GOING TO TEST DRIVE IT SOME MORE. DID I MENTION THEY HAVE HAD IT FIVE DAYS THIS TIME AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE A TIRE. ALSO...ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN #PIP5337D, THE SHUDDER IS TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

STEERING STIFF IN COLD AND NEVER GETS BETTER AFTER VEHICLE WARMS UP. ANYTIME BELOW 5 DEGREES F. I HAVE HAD IT IN AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE WHOLE ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM WITH NO HELP TO THE ISSUE. I HAVE READ OTHER FORUMS WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. AT SLOW SPEEDS REQUIRES TWO HANDS TO TURN VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS IF IN A PANIC SITUATION. DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. I LIVE IN MN AND HAVE HAD OTHER GM PICKUPS (1999,2010,2013) WITH NO SUCH ISSUES IN THE COLD WEATHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE EVENING, A DEER SUDDENLY RAN ACROSS THE ROAD. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BUMPER STRUCK THE DEER. SUDDENLY, THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE, BUT THERE WERE NO FLAMES. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE INJURY WAS SUSTAINED, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS RESTARTED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING ILLUMINATED AND "SERVICE AIR BAG" WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND THEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,398. .....UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF *CN

THE DEFROST FUNCTION DOES NOT PREVENT ICE BULID UP ON WINDSHIELD AND BLOCKS DRIVER VISION. CLEARS PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WELL ENOUGH. BUT WITH DEFROST FAN SPEED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, AND THE HEAT TEMPERATURE AS HIGH AS I COULD STAND IT, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATING, WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT ICE BUILD UP AND BLOCKING DRIVERS VISION. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NEVER HAD A VEHICEL THAT HAD SUCH WEIRD ICE BUILD UP PATTERN.

ISSUE 1 - TRANSMISSION: THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS A 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION THAT CLUNKS / HARD SHIFTS (VERY HARD). GM INDICATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND/OR THE TRANSMISSION IS ADAPTING TO YOUR DRIVING STYLE. THE CLUNK IS VERY DISTRACTION (STARTLING) WHEN DRIVING. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HESITATES IN SELECTING GEARS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. ON TWO OCCASION, I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE ON TO THE INTERSTATE AND THE DELAYED TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT ALMOST RESULTED IN A COLLISION. ISSUE 2 - ENGINE: THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS AN ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT THAT DROPS THE TRUCK DOWN TO 4 CYLINDERS. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE ENTIRE TRUCK WILL VIBRATE / REVERBERATE CAUSING HEADACHES. GOOGLE "CHEVY SHAKES". *TR