2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

ELECTRIC STEERING FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A LONG TRIP, WHEN NEW. THE STEERING, WHEN OUT, WAS VERY HARD TO STEER BUT DID NOT LOCK UP OR CAUSE ANY SUDDEN TRUCK MOVEMENTS. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC STEERING ON THE NEW TRUCK. NO MORE ISSUES AFTERWARDS.

NO FAILURE, JUST POOR PERFORMANCE. GOODYEAR EAGLE LS-2 ON A 2016 SILVERADO. TIRES WERE SO OUT OF BALANCE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHOOK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SHOP HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL TIRES AS THEY COULD NOT BE BALANCED. DEFECTIVE TIRES!

NEW TRUCK PURCHASED AUG 12, 2016 HAS A BAD VIBRATION AND SHAKING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND ABOVE. THE DEALER BALANCED THE TIRES ON AUG 20TH BUT THE VIBRATION WAS STILL THERE ON THE WAY HOME. ON AUG 21RST THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING IN THE REAR END AND A LOT OF VIBRATION. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID A TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A BROKEN BELT. I RECEIVED NO SERVICE TICKET OR DOCUMENTATION FOR EITHER OF THE REPAIRS. WHEN I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, THE REP SAID THAT THE DEALER HAD NO REPAIR TICKET LISTED FOR MY TRUCK. MY WIFE AND I FEEL THE TRUCK WILL NOT BE SAFE OR RELIABLE.

MY TRUCK CAME WITH AN OPTIONAL $770.00 TRAILERING PACKAGE INCLUDING AUTO LOCKING 3.42 RATIO REAR END, 5.3 LITRE V-8. THE SALES PITCH IS I CAN NOW TOW 9800 POUNDS. THEY DON'T TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE NO TRAILER BRAKES! SO HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO STOP WHEN I'M TOWING 9800 LBS? I CONTACTED GM AND THEY GAVE ME A CLAIM # 8-2253662923 AND TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HEAR FROM THEM WITHIN 48 HOURS, 4 DAYS LATER I CALLED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT A SUPERVISOR NEEDED TO TALK TO ME, SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER ND SOMEONE WILL GET BACK TO ME, THAT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO. I THINK THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION, THIS WILL KILL PEOPLE! ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

THE STEEL CABLES THAT HOLD THE TAIL GATE IN THE DOWN POSITION ARE DIFFERENT LENGTHS. THE LEFT OR DRIVER SIDE CABLE IS THE ONLY CABLE THAT HAS TENSION ON IT IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE TAIL GATE IS ONLY ON ONE CABLE THAT COULD CAUSE FAILURE OF THE CABLE DUE TO THE WEIGHT AND COULD CAUSE THE TAIL GATE TO TORQUE AND BE DAMAGED. THE SLACK ON THE RIGHT OR PASSENGER SIDE CABLE HAS ABOUT A 6 INCH PLAY IN IT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND GM. THE DEALERSHIP AND GM STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE CABLES WERE ENGINEERED. I OWNED A 2002 GMC SIERRA PREVIOUSLY AND BOTH CABLES ON THE TAIL GATE WERE THE SAME LENGTH, WHICH DISTRIBUTED WEIGHT EVENLY. I LOOKED AT OTHER 2016 SILVERADO MODELS AND MOST HAD EXCESSIVE SLACK ON THE RIGHT TAIL GATE CABLE AS MINE, BUT SOME DIDN'T. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE INJURY IF WEIGHT IS ON THE CABLE AND COULD DAMAGE THE TAIL GATE ITSELF.

I WAS LEAVING MY HOME MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AS I WAS COMING UP TO THE 35 MPH SPEED LIMIT THERE WAS A BEEP AND THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO TURN. A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY ADVISING TO GET POWER STEERING SERVICED.I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS TWO MILES AWAY. WAS ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING PUMP WENT BAD. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 3,200 MILES AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT SINCE APRIL 29, 2016. CHEVROLET NOTIFIED. VEHICLE IS AT STEVENSON CHEVROLET, SWANSBORO, NC 28584. IF THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY I PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS.

THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE DRIVER HAD TO BRAKE FOR HEAVY TRAFFIC AHEAD. WITHOUT REASON BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO VEER OFF THE INTERSTATE AND ONTO THE FRONTAGE RD.THERE WAS NO IMPACT WITH ANYTHING PRIOR TO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO IMPACT AFTER DEPLOYMENT EITHER. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS HURT BY THE AIRBAGS. I RENDERED AID TO THIS DRIVER AND COMPLETED A INCIDENT REPORT. COLORADO STATE PATROL CASE # 3C161461

TREAD SEPARATION ON BRIDGESTONE TIRES DURING NORMAL OPERATION, TRAVELLING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEED. TIRES WERE FACTORY INSTALLED AND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT HAD APPROXIMATELY 9,500 MILES ON THEM. TIRE, FORTUNATELY, DID NOT DEFLATE BUT A LARGE SECTION OF THE TREAD SEPARATED AND RELEASED FROM THE TIRE. VEHICLE IS OWNED BY AVIS.

I HAVE WHAT HAS BEEN DEEMED "THE CHEVY SHAKE". TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND BALANCED. BUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 70 MPH AND ABOVE THERE IS A VERY NOTICEABLE VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK. I JUST READ A REPORT DESCRIBING THIS PROBLEM IN THE '14 & '15 MODELS BUT GM HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM YET IN '16.

THE SINGLE BULB FOR HIGH /LOW BEAM HID FACTORY HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM IT'S HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I CANNOT USE AT NIGHT PAID TOO MUCH MONEY.