2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES AFTER A SERIES OF BRAKE APPLICATIONS AT LOW SPEED. BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY FIRM AND PULSATES, STOPPING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. PEDAL FEEL RETURNS TO NORMAL AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE BUT THE ISSUE RETURNS AFTER A SERIES OF BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATIONS IN A SHORT TIME SPAN. FIRST NOTICED IN A PARKING LOT AS PULLING INTO A SPACE, BUT PROBLEM REPEATED ON CITY STREETS AS PULLING UP TO STOP LIGHTS OR IN CITY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.

TAKATA RECALL - 2014 CHEVY SILVERADO LTZ ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO NOW, I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND NOW I HAVE HAD ENOUGH! WHEN TURNING ON A LOW SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND SEEMS TO BOUNCE BACK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS. IT USE TO HAPPEN MAYBE 1-2 TIMES EVERY MONTH WHILE PARKING IN MY DRIVE WAY. USE TO BE ALWAYS IN MY DRIVEWAY ONLY. AND NOW THAT THANKSGIVING PASSED AND I WAS DOING SOME SHOPPING WITH MY KIDS; FROM 11/22/18-NOW 11/25/18, IT HAS LOCKED ON ME ABOUT 15 TIMES! ONCE TURNING LEFT ON A GREEN LIGHT ON A BUSY CITY STREET, IT LOCKED AND WOULDN'T TURN WAS GOING STRAIGHT WITH MY KIDS INSIDE AND MY WIFE DRIVING! ANOTHER TIME PARKING AT STORE PARKING LOTS WITH CARS IN FRONT AND BEHIND ME! AND JUST NOW 7:26 P.M. IT LOCKED 5 TIMES WHILE PARKING! I TOOK IT TO GET IT CHECKED OUT BACK IN AUGUST I BELIEVE AND ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS NOTHING IS WRONG. I CAN NOT KEEP DRIVING THIS OR HAVING MY WIFE DRIVE MY KIDS AND RISK LOOSING THEM! YOU NEED TO FIX THIS NOW! PLEASE! I BELIEVE THERE IS A RECALL GOING ARROUND; I BELIEVE THE RECALL NUMBER IS 17V414000 A LOT OF WHAT IT SAYS SOUNDS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS TO MY TRUCK.

DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING POWER ASSIST IS LOST AND BRAKING IS DIFFICULT. VEHICLE TAKES LONGER TO STOP.

DROVE 35 MILES. STOPPED OK. BACKED UP ABOUT 5 MPH. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ONLY PUSH DOWN ABOUT ONE QUARTER INCH WITH NO BRAKING ACTION. PRESSED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE AND GOT SLIGHT BRAKING. WE HAD IT REPAIRED AT A SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A VACUUM PUMP AND A SENSOR THAT HAD GONE BAD.

ANY TIME, WHILE I AM DRIVING, THE BRAKES TURN ROCK HARD WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO, THE BRAKES WOULD ONLY TURN HARD WHEN I WAS GOING 20MPH OR SLOWER. NOW IT'S EVERYTIME I TRY TO BRAKE WHILE DRIVING. EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I AM STATIONARY. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT. IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD IN ME TO STOP MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE BRAKES. MY HUSBAND, WHO IS A MECHANIC, LOOKED AT MY BRAKE PADS AND THEY ARE FINE. I KEEP HAVING THE SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST BADGE POP UP ON MY DASH WHEN I HAVE TROUBLE BRAKING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS TO FIX THE VACUUM PUMP, BRAKE BOOSTER, OR WHATEVER MAYBE CAUSING THE ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS NOW EVERYTIME I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, COUNTRY ROAD, MY DRIVEWAY, OR TURNING. I HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED DRIVING MY TRUCK UNTIL THE ISSUE IS FIXED, DUE TO IT BEING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. I HAVE HORSES SO I USE MY TRUCK ON A DAILY OCCURRENCE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR NEEDS. THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND A RECALL NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT BECOME VERY STIFF. IN THE DIC, 'SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST ' APEARS. HARD TO STOP WHEN MOVING AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING SLOW. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TRAVELING WITH MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE.

I STARTED MY TRUCK AND WHILE IN A PARKED POSITION THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS A MESSAGE REGARDING POWER-STEERING HAS BEEN REDUCED, PLEASE DRIVE WITH CAUTION. I GOOGLED IT AND NOTICE THAT MY PARTICULAR MODEL HAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND RE-CALLED. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID SINCE MY VIN # HAS NO OPEN RECALLS, THEY COULDN'T ASSIST AND THAT I HAVE THE OPTION TO TAKE IT TO A SERVICE SHOP AND PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX. IT IS FRUSTRATING THAT WITH ALL THE INFORMATION ONLINE I COULDN'T GET ANY HELP ON THIS MATTER.

DRIVING FROM OHIO TO FLORIDA ON AUGUST 4, 2018. THE LAST 200-300 MILES THE BRAKES WORKED FINE DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. WHEN I WOULD GET IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC - STOP AT A LIGHT, GOING THROUGH A DRIVE-THRU, GAS STATION STOP, ETC. - THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE VERY HARD TO PUSH, HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO STOP VEHICLE AND IT WOULD STILL SLIGHTLY ROLL. HAD TO CONTACT CHEVY DEALER IN KISSIMEE, FLORIDA TO CHECK OUT PROBLEM AND THEY DIAGNOSED BRAKE BOOSTER AND VACUUM PUMP FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN MAKING A SUDDEN, MOMENTARY GRINDING OR ZIPPER SOUND, USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I ACCELERATE HARD. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME, ONLY SPORADICALLY BUT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND AT LOWER RATES OF SPEED NOW. WHEN IT BEGAN, I WAS USUALLY DOING AROUND 70 MPH, BUT HAS STARTED TO DO IT AROUND 55 MPH AND THEN TODAY IT DID IT AT AROUND 40 MPH. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TWICE, BUT THEY COULDN'T WORK ON IT BECAUSE THE TRUCK NEVER MADE THE NOISE WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS WITH ME.

COMPLETE A/C FAILURE IN 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LTZ Z71 WHILE ON VACATION. STOPPED TO GET GAS AND A/C WOULD NOT COOL UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. 475 MILES LATER AT 95 DEGREES, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP. DEFECTIVE CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED, (AT MY EXPENSE), WITH NEW "REDESIGNED" GM PART AT A COST OF $1,309.94. FOUND NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEMS THROUGH MY DEALER AND THE INTERNET. GM HAS OFFERED NO RELIEF FOR THIS DEFECT. IN FACT THEY HAVE TRIED TO MISLEAD ME BY STATING THAT THE DEALER USED A REFURBISHED PART WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. THIS IS AN OUTRIGHT LIE!