2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY USED THE REMOTE STARTER TO START THE VEHICLE FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LITTLE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW. THE CONTACT WALKED OUT TO THE VEHICLE TO INVESTIGATE THE ORIGIN OF THE SMOKE AND NOTICED THAT THE GLASS FROM THE REAR WINDOW WAS GLOWING A CHERRY RED COLOR. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND EXITED THE VEHICLE RIGHT BEFORE THE REAR WINDOW GLASS SHATTERED. THE DEALER (ELM CHEVROLET, 301 E CHURCH ST, ELMIRA, NY 14901) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO WIRING SHORT CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE BACKING DOWN A SLOPED DRIVEWAY WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL HAS BECOME HARD TO PUSH AND BRAKING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHILE BACKING A TRAILER, IT TAKES A GREATER APPLIED FORCE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE.

I HAD A BRAKE DEFECTIVE VACUUM PUMP ON MY ON 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. I HAD THE VACUUM PUMP CHANGED ON 1/30/2019. MY BRAKES WERE LOSING PRESSURE WHEN I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY. MY BRAKES WOULD LOSE PRESSURE PRIMARILY WHILE I WAS BACKING UP. I HAVE NARROWLY MISSED HAVING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS (WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND PROPERTY) DUE TO THE PROBLEM. ON ONE INSTANCE, I LOST BRAKE PRESSURE GOING DOWN A HILL. BRAKING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED, AND SO WERE MY EFFORTS TO HALT MY TRUCK. I ALSO NOTICED MY BRAKES LOSING PRESSURE AFTER MY TRUCK GIVING ME SEVERAL ALERTS (WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED) ABOUT SERVICING THE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM. I AM NOT SURE IF THAT HAS ANY BEARING ON THE VACUUM PUMP. I WILL ALSO BE REPLACING THE TRAILER BRAKE SWITCH ON MY TRUCK. I HOPE THIS FIXES EVERYTHING AND I WILL NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM AGAIN. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN A PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK SINCE ABOUT AUGUST OR SO.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET IN THE EARLY MORNING THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL INSIDE THE CAB OF MY 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HIGH COUNTRY. SHORTLY AFTER I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING MY DRIVER-SIDE SLIDING BACK WINDOW SHATTERED WITH A LOUD EXPLOSION.

MY PAINT IT FLAKING/PEELING AROUND MY WHEEL WELLS AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANT FIX IT. THE PAINT JUST KEEPS PEELING AND PEELING I HAVE THREE SPOTS AND THEY KEEP GETTING BIGGER TO THE POINT THEY ARE RUSTING. THE PROBLEM IS THE PAINT ISN'T STICKING TO THE METAL/PRIMER VERY CHEAP PAINT.

AS MY WIFE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOPLIGHT AND AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, SHE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCERLATE. SHE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND STILL WOULD NOT ACCERLATE. SO DUE TO THIS THE TRUCK SLOWLY ROLLED FOWARD. SHE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT MOVE. LIKE IF THEY BECAME LOCKED AND WOULDN'T MOVE AN INCH. AT THIS POINT SHE IS TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD TO THE SHOULDER, TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THEN SHE FINDS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO LOCKED AND CAN NOT BE TURNED. IT'S TAKING HER MAXIMUM EFFORT TO STOP THE TRUCK FROM ROLLING FORWARD AND TO VEER OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES. SHE IS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER ABOUT 100 YARDS OF EFFORT AND WAITS ABOUT 10 MINUTES, BEFORE THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD FREE UP. NO ERROR MESSAGE WAS PRESENT THE ENTIRE TIME THESE FUNCTIONS WERE DISABLED AND AFTER THEY FREED UP, IT WAS LIKE IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS EVER BEEN ON THIS VEHICLE. STRONG BELIEF THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL.

FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE - DURING COLD WEATHER AND WHEN FIRST DRIVING WITHIN THE FIRST 1/2 MILE, A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR SPEED BUMP. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN VERY COLD AND WITHIN THE FIRST 1/2 MILE. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT 35000 MILES (KOONS CHEVROLET, TYSONS CORNER, VA) AND UNDER WARRANTY THEY RE-TORQUED THE FRONT FRAME CROSS MEMBER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS. I ACTUALLY COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET AND THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IN ALL MY YEARS REPAIRING CARS, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A "FRAME CROSS MEMBER" REQUIRING RE-TORQUEING ESPECIALLY ON A NEW VEHICLE. IF IT WAS LOOSE ALONG WITH THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS, THAT WOULD INDICATE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. 6 MONTHS LATER WHEN COLD AGAIN, BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY NOW STATE THAT "THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REQUIRED LUBRICATION". AGAIN, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A RUBBER BUSHING REQUIRING LUBRICATION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING THE TRUCK FROM THE DEALER, I TOOK PICTURES OF THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS SOWING ALL THE LUBRICANT OOZING OUT. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH GM AND THEY HAVE BEEN NON-RESPONSIVE. MY CONCERN IS WITH ALL THE VIBRATIONS THAT THESE TRUCKS HAVE REPORTED, THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHINGS WILL BE REDUCED AND COULD HAVE A SERIOUS DETRIMENTAL AFFECT DURING A CRASH AS THE VEHICLE GETS OLDER. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO GM SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE. THE DEALER JUST WANTS THE PROBLEM TO GO AWAY AND NOT SEE THE TRUCK AGAIN. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE PROPERLY FROM A TECHNICAL POINT OF VIEW FROM THEIR ENGINEERS.

THE DRIVERS SEAT MAKES A LATERAL MOVEMENT AND/OR CLICKING NOISE. THE SEAT IS NOT STABLE AND CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SEAT MOVEMENT WHEN DRIVING. GM IS COMPLETELY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM EXISTS ON 2014, 2015, 2016 SILVERADO'S AND ON OTHER GM VEHICLES. GM WILL REPAIR THE PROBLEM IF THE OWNER NOTICES IT DURING THE 36 MONTH/36000 MILES BUT IS REFUSING TO REPAIR IT AFTER THAT. GM HAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM IN 2017 AND NEWER VEHICLES. SERVICE BULLETIN #18-NA-377 DATED DEC 17, 2018 DOCUMENT ID # 5185379 APPLIES. THIS MOVEMENT AND NOISE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WHILE TURNING AND IS COMPLETELY DISTRACTING. THIS DEFECT IN THE FRONT SEAT MECHANISM ALLOWS FOR SAFETY CONCERNS THAT THE SEAT CAN BECOME DISLODGED ESPECIALLY DURING AN ACCIDENT. GM HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR AND CORRECT THIS DEFECT THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING), THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART; HOWEVER, IT STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY AFTER BEING RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ORIGINAL RON CARTER CHEVROLET (3206 FM 528 ROAD, CHEVROLET BUILDING, ALVIN, TX 77511,(281) 819-6007), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PRESS WHEN FREQUENTLY STOPPING, SUCH AS BACKING UP A TRAILER OR IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT MORE THAN ONCE. IT IS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT THERE ARE NO FAULT INDICATORS OR CODES DISPLAYED. IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN AND THEN START RANDOMLY IN TRAFFIC.