2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BREAKS ON MY TRUCK DO NOT WORK. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW VACUUM PUMP. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE IS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH OBJECTS AND OTHER CARS MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENIG FOR CLOSE TO A YEAR AND A HALF NOW.

WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE AND BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHILE PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND THE FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING ON AN INCLINE, IT LOST POWER. TEN MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE POWERED ON AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UEBELHOR AND SONS CHEVROLET (972 WERNSING RD, JASPER, IN 47546, (812) 220-4860) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5037917388. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

VACUUM PUMP FAILING WHILE BRAKING, TRUCK NOT STOPPING NORMAL, BUT "SLOWLY ROLLING" TO A STOP.

BRAKES GO STIFF WHEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS. STOPPING DISTANCE BECOMES GREATER. HAVE TO PUSH VERY HARD ON BRAKES TO GET TRUCK TO STOP. WORRIED ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR.

WHEN DRIVING TRUCK AND TURNING THE STEERING GETS HARD AND TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO CONTROL IT AGAIN. ALSO WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT DRIVING SLOW THE POWER STEERING GETS HARD AND CAUSES STEREO SCREEN TO TURN OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND CAUSES HEADLIGHTS TO DIM. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS DIM. IT'S VERY UNSAFE WHEN TURNING, CAN ALMOST LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL FOR STEERING JERKING. NOT ONLY DOES THIS HAPPEN WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION BUT ALSO WHEN TRUCK IS STATIONARY.

TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN THE ENGINE SWITCHES TO V4 I LOOSE BRAKING POWER AND HAVE ALMOST REAR-ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ALSO SINCE I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS IT HAS ALSO CAUSED ME TO ALMOST DRIVE OFF THE ROAD DOWN A MOUNTAIN. WHILE BACKING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WHICH IS ALSO A HILL I HAVE LOST BRAKING ABILITY WHICH HAS CAUSE ME TO ROLL DOWN BACKWARDS ALMOST HITTING MY HOUSE AND ALMOST GOING OFF OF A CLIFF. I HAVE CALLED AND HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS SPENDING $120.00 FOR AN INSPECTION WITH THEM TELLING ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND IT SHOULD BE HANDLED BY A FULL RECALL DUE TO IT BEING A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD COST ME AND OTHERS OUR LIVES. PLEASE PUSH GM TO MAKE THIS A NATIONAL RECALL AND MAKE THEM PUT THE SAFETY OF PEOPLES LIVES AHEAD OF MAKING PROFIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

: THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM TEMPORARILY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING DURING OPERATION, CAUSING THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT NEEDED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO FLUCTUATE DRAMATICALLY DURING THE MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM CYCLES ON AND OFF. THE ISSUE IS ESPECIALLY PREVALENT DURING LOW-SPEED MANEUVERS AND CAN BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE FAILURE OF OTHER SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE RADIO, STABILITY CONTROL, DOOR-LOCK CYCLING, AIR CONDITION OR CRUISE CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY, WHEN I'M PARKING OR MAKING A TURN. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN MID TURN AS I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE TRUCK.

THE POWERS STEERING GOES OUT WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE . THE CAR HAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN , SEEMS TO BE EFFECTED BY TURNING THE BLINKERS ON ? , IT'S LIKE THERE IS A COMPLETE GLITCH IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ? THE ELECTRIC DASH COMES ON AND OFF & YESTERDAY THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START .... I TRIED IT MULTIPLE TIMES AND FINIAL AFTER 15 MINUTES IT TURNED OVER AND NO MORE ISSUES YESTERDAY .

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING OR RATHER WERE VERY HARD TO APPLY. THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN SLOW TRAFFIC AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. DEALER SAYS THE VACUUM ASSIST WENT BAD. I