2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

MY TRUCK HAS HAD 3 INSTANCES OF THE BRAKES NOT WORKING CORRECTLY IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. EACH TIME MY BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS DOWN AND MY TRUCK DID NOT STOP IN THE MANNER IT SHOULD HAVE. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT WAS AFTER STOPPING AND PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE TO PARK IT. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AND WOULDN'T GO DOWN THE WAY IT SHOULD. AFTER EACH INCIDENT AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE SAME HARD PEDAL PREVENTED THE BRAKES FROM WORKING CORRECTLY GOING FORWARD. AFTER STOPPING, TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. I FOUND A BULLETIN ONLINE THAT GENERAL MOTORS PUT OUT WHERE A MECHANIC INSPECTION SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO CHECK IF ANY OIL WAS IN THE BRAKE VACUUM LINE LEADING INTO THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER WITH THE OIL STEMMING FROM THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS NO OIL FOUND AND MY MECHANIC PERFORMED AN OVERNIGHT PRESSURE TEST ON THE VACUUM PUMP ITSELF AND THE FOLLOWING DAY FOUND THERE WAS NO VACUUM LEAK DETECTED. THIS TEST WAS PERFORMED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AFTER MY SECOND INCIDENT. MY 3RD INCIDENT HAPPENED THIS PAST FRIDAY 12/21/2018. MY TRUCK DID NOT STOP THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND I WOUND UP HAVING MY TRUCK DRIVE INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE AS MY BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN GOT REALLY HARD AND MY BRAKES FAILED. I AM VERY CONCERNED NOW THAT THERE IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW THAT DEVELOPED FROM A CASE OF POOR QUALITY MATERIALS USED IN THE MAKING OF THE PARTS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. MY TRUCK IS RARELY USED IN A ROUGH OR CARELESS MANNER, RARELY PERFORMS TOWING AND HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT. A RECALL IS WAY OVERDUE REGARDING THE BRAKING SITUATION.

HAVING ISSUES WITH POWER STEERING GOING OUT LIGHTS FLICKERING DASH LIGHTS FLICKERING CRUSE CONTROL TURNING OFF BLUETOOTH SHUTTING OFF STABLETRAC COMING UP ON DASH AND OTHER PROBLEMS FLASHING ON AND OFF HAD MY HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON

AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE BRAKING AFTER 2-4 PUMPS THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND I NEED TO USE EXTRA FORCE TO APPLY BRAKES. HAS HAPPENED WHILE BOARDING A FERRY DUE TO PRESSING THE BRAKE CONTINUOUSLY TO AVOID GOING TO FAST WHILE PARKING ON BOARD,AND DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IF THE GAS PEDAL WASN'T USED TO RESET VACUUM PRESSURE.

WHEN 'FEATHERING' MY BRAKES WHENEVER I'M IN A SMALL AREA (PARKING LOT, FITTING INTO A SPACE, MY BRAKES GRIND WHILE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO ROLL ANOTHER FOOT OR SO WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN AT A STOP SIGN/RED LIGHT IF I DISENGAGE THE BRAKE TO MOVE FORWARD A BIT AND THEN TRY TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE TRUCK IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. IT'S HAPPENED IN BOTH PARKING LOTS, MY DRIVEWAY, AND OFF RAMPS FROM A HIGHWAY.

THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CLAIMING THE THE TRACTION WAS UNSTABLE, ASSISTANCE REQUIRED. THEN WHEN TRUCK WAS IN MOTION AND WAS MAKI G A TURN THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, A TAPPING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL NAVARRE CHEVROLET (1620 BEGLIS PKWY, SULPHUR, LA 70663) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,446.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THE VEHICLE BEING INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER SPECIAL COVERAGE CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15829 (RADIATOR LEAK) FROM NOVEMBER 9, 2016, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V414000 (STEERING). AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON THE 101, IN CALABASAS CA. AS I TRIED TO BRAKE THE PEDAL GOT VERY HARD. EVERY TIME I BRAKED IT WAS TAKING LONGER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I'M TRAVELING TO MEXICO WITH MY FAMILY. I WILL TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN SIMI VALLEY, CA. I CONSIDER THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION OF ALL THE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT MAKES IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ALL OCCUPANTS AND OTHER DRIVERS WHO ARE NEXT TO THEM. I HOPE YOU TAKE IN CONSIDERATION MY CONCERN.

LIFE THREATHING STEERING ISSUE: 2014 SILVERADO WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE, EVEN WITH THE STRONGEST GRIP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS USUALLY OCCURS DURING TURNING AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME. THE STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON ONLY AFTER THE ISSUE ARISES THUS NO WARNING BEFORE THIS HAPPENS . I HAVE DOCUMENTED THIS OCCURRING BY VIDEO AND OTHER 2014 SILVERADO OWNERS HAVE ALSO. CHECK OUT YOUTUBE AND SEE FOR YOURSELF, SEARCH: 2014 SILVERADO STABILITRAK PROBLEMS. I FIND IT UNBELIEVABLE NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED GM TO DO SOMETHING, THE DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE (AND SIMILAR GM PRODUCTS WITH THE SAME REPORTED ISSUE) AND OTHER MOTORIST FACE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. GM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND ATTRIBUTES IT TO MANY COMPONENTS: GROUND CABLES, BATTERIES, GROUNDING LUGS, BCM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LOW VOLTAGE.....ON AND ON. AGAIN CHECK OUT THE GM-TRUCKS.COM WEBSITE AND CONFIRM FROM OTHER OWNERS POSTINGS. I'VE REPAIRED / REPLACED THE: BATTERY, CUT THE MATERIAL OUT FROM UNDER THE G218 GROUNDING LUG, NEW BATTERY CABLES, THERE IS EVEN A TSB PIT5405A, ALL TO NO AVAIL. THERE IS NO EXACT SOLUTION THAT I OR THE GM REPAIR SHOPS (SO I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALER) CAN DEFINITIVELY PUT AN ANSWER TO, SO THE POOR CONSUMER IS LEFT WITH A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE FORCED TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE AND NEVER TRUST YOUR LIFE BEING IN ONE OR BEING ON THE ROAD AROUND ONE OF THEM. NHTSA PLEASE MAKE GM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REMEDY THIS ISSUE!!!!!!!

THE VEHICLE SUFFERED INTERMITTENT FAILURES TO START (ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK). THE INITIAL ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE ISSUE BY THE DEALER WAS TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE. THE BATTERY BEING REPLACED WAS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND IT WAS THE SECOND BATTERY THE DEALER HAD REPLACED IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS. THE INITIAL REPAIRS FAILED. ULTIMATELY, THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY STARTER MOTOR. A CHECK OF THE PART NUMBER OF THE FACTORY STARTER MOTOR THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED (SEE ATTACHED PHOTO) INDICATES IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO/GMC SIERRA 1500 WITH THE 4.3L V6 ENGINE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE HAS THE 5.3L V8 ENGINE. EITHER THE INCORRECT PART WAS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY OR GM DETERMINED IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE 5.3L V8 ENGINE AND DISCONTINUED USING IT FOR THIS MODEL. REGARDLESS, GM NEVER MADE ANY NOTIFICATION OF THE ISSUE.