2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

WHEN HAVING TO APPLY THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY, SLOW TRAFFIC, STOP LIGHTS, BACKING A TRAILER. THE BRAKES BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO PUSH AND DO NOT FUNCTION. EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS BACKING A TRAILER DOWN A BOAT RAMP OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFICE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR

WHEN TRAVELING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY HARD AND YOU CAN NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES TOO MANY, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, $709.00 LATER, THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE VACUUM PUMP. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES BROUGHT IN FOR THE SAME REASON. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE PAST WEEK MY BRAKE PEDAL HAS BECOME EXTREMELY STIFF AT LOW SPEEDS AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN ON A BUSY CITY STREET. MY BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. CAUSING ME TO ROLL INTO THE PATH OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO STOP AND THE OTHER VEHICLE AVOIDED ME. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED THIS MORNING AS I BACKED INTO MY DRIVE WAY. AS I ATTEMPTED TO STOP MY PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. DESPITE STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE BEFORE IT STRUCK MY UTILITY TRAILER. THANKFULLY NO DAMAGED OCCURRED. I CONTACTED THE PARTS DEPARTMENT AT MISSION CHEVROLET IN EL PASO, TEXAS AND WAS ADVISED THE PART IS IN HEAVY DEMAND AND WILL BE UNAVAILABLE FOR 7 TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS.

WHILE BACKING UP VEHICLE, AT A SLOW SPEED, GRAVEL DRIVEWAY, BACKING DOWN HILL, BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AND REQUIRED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT MORE BRAKING EFFORT WITH MUCH LESS EFFECT. AFTER VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND MOVED FORWARD, THIS WAS STILL PRESENT. VEHICLE WAS AGAIN STOPPED AND THEN POWER CYCLED. THIS RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO NORMAL.

BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD, AND BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING, IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. USUALLY AT LOW SPEED, AND IT HAS MADE IT INTERESTING AT PARKING LOTS, OR STOP & GO TRAFFIC, AND PARKING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. WE HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING, AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. GOOGLED THE SYMPTOMS, AMD IT APPEARS THIS IS HAPPENING TO MORE CHEVROLET SILVERADOS THAN MINE, AND THE TECH'S SAY IT'S A BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ISSUE. I THINK CHEVROLET NEED TO FIX THIS ISSUE, SINCE IT'S HAPPENING TO SEVERAL TRUCKS, IT'S NOT JUST A FLAWED PUMP, BUT MORE LIKELY A PUMP WEEKNESS OVERALL. HAPPENED FIRST TIME A YEAR AGO, WHEN IN A FERRY LANE, AND THE SPEED WAS WALKING SPEED, AND WE BARELY MANAGED TO STOP BEFORE WE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US.

AT LOW SPEEDS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED IN THE TRUCK STILL ROLLS. ON THREE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED AND ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE WRECKS. ONCE WAS IN THE MOUNTAINS, ONCE WAS TURNING ON A CURVE, ONCE WAS ON A STRAIGHT FLAT BLACK TOP.

GM HAS RECALL 14315 FOR MY YEAR MAKE AND STYLE OF VEHICLE. THEY TELL ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED FOR THIS RECALL. MY VEHICLE HAS THE PROBLEMS LISTED IN THIS RECALL. ALL SOUNDS DO NOT WORK INCLUDING THE SEAT BEAT REMINDER, THE DOOR OPEN REMINDER AND ALL VEHICLE SOUNDS FROM THE SPEAKERS. GM WILL NOT REPAIR IT AS MY VIN DOES NOT COME UP IN THERE SYSTEM FOR THIS RECALL. HOW CAN MY VIN BE INCLUDED FOR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO OPERATE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED GENGRAS CHEVROLET AT (860) 748-4355 (585 CONNECTICUT BLVD, EAST HARTFORD, CT 06108) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE IN MOTION EITHER IN TRAFFIC, DRIVEWAYS OR PARKING LOTS THE POWER BRAKES WOULD STOP WORKING CAUSING THE TRUCK TO NOT BRAKE PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY STIFF AND WOULD NOT STOP. WHILE THIS DID NOT CAUSE ANY ACCIDENTS, IT WAS A NEAR MISS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE THEY SAID THE BRAKE "VACUUM PUMP HAS FAILED". THEY STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST $700.89. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED ON 11/28/2018, WITH NO OCCURANCES OF THIS ISSUE SINCE. THE TRUCK HAD 59,108 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF VACUUM PUMP REPLACEMENT. THE FIRST BRAKE ISSUE WAS AROUND 50,000 MILES AND HAPPENED ABOUT 8-10 TIMES BETWEEN JUNE AND NOVEMBER 2018.

DRIVING DOWN SINGLE LANE ROAD I BEGAN TO STOP FOR RED LIGHT, AS I BEGAN TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT WAS STIFF AND HAD SIGNIFICANT EFFECT SLOWING MY TRUCK. I DROVE OF RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD INTO WET GRASS TOO AVOID COLLISION OF SUV STOPED IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF CONTROL OR DAMAGE DONE TO EXTERIOR OF TRUCK OR MYSELF . AS I'M ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPED THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOY FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING SEVER DAMAGE IT THE INTERIOR PANELS, HEADLINER AND BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS THAT HAVE THAT CONTAIN SMALL CHARGE PERMINTLY LOCK AND NOW ARE UN USABLE.I WAS ONLY PERSON IN TRUCK BUT THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT IS RETRACTED AND LOCKED GUITAR STRING TIGHT.