2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

STEERING IS GETTING LOOSER AND LOOSER WHEN DRIVING WITH ONLY 59,000 MILES ON TRUCK. ALSO STEERING GEAR BOX LEAKING AND DEALER SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND CHARGED ME.

I PURCHASED A HEAVY LARGE STEEL CABINET WHICH WAS LOADED ONTO MY PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN I ARRIVED AT HOME, I WAS GOING TO LIFT THE CABINET OFF OF MY TRUCK WITH A JOHN DEERE LOADER. I PARKED MY TRUCK ON MY LAWN. I THEN DROVE THE LOADER UP TO THE TRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I RAISED THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER OVER THE CABINET AND CONNECTED IT TO THE CABINET WITH A CHAIN. I RAISED THE BUCKET UP UNTIL THE CABINET WAS ABOUT 4 INCHES OFF THE TRUCK BED. I GOT OFF THE LOADER AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK FORWARD OUT FROM UNDER THE CABINET. I STARTED TO PULL FORWARD SLOWLY WHEN I NOTICED THE BACK OF THE CABINET SEEM TO TILT SLIGHTLY DOWNWARD. I WAS CONCERNED THE WHEEL ON THE CABINET WOULD GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SPACE OF THE BED AND THE TAILGATE. I DECIDED TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK AND RAISE THE BUCKET A FEW MORE INCHES HIGHER. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK ( THE PARK DASH LIGHT CAME ON) AND I GOT OUT. I WALKED TOWARD THE LOADER CAB. WHEN I WAS HALFWAY THERE, THE PICKUP TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARD, HITTING THE CABINET WHICH WAS SUSPENDED FROM THE LOADER STOPPING THE TRUCK. THAT CAUSED THE CABINET TO STRIKE THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BED, PUSHING IT INTO THE CAB, BREAKING THE BACK WINDOW AND DENTING THE CAB ROOF. THERE WAS OVER $9000.00 DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. I HAD A $2000.00 INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE. I HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN I MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER BETWEEN THE " REVERSE " AND " PARK" DETENTS, THERE IS A FLAT SPOT WHERE THE SHIFT LEVER CAN STAY AND A LIGHT WILL INDICATE EITHER "R" OR "P" DEPENDING WHERE IT RESTS ON THAT FLAT SPOT. THIS ONLY HAPPENS BETWEEN "PARK" AND "REVERSE". WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK THE LIGHT INDICATED "PARK" BUT WAS ON THE FLAT SPOT AND HELD IN PARK UNTIL IT SLIPPED BACK TO THE REVERSE DETENT CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. THERE SHOULD BE NO WAY THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER SHOULD BE ABLE TO REST BETWEEN GEARS INDICATING IT IS IN PARK.

ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THERE BECAME BETWEEN 3 AND 31/2 INCHES OF SLACK IN THE STEERING. THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DARTED TO THE SIDE. COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A COLLISION. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC I SPOKE WITH OVER THE PHONE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, AS DID THE DEALERSHIP WE SPOKE WITH. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SUDDEN SLACK IN THE STEERING BOX. COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION! ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS HAVE NO SLACK EXCEPT THE STEERING BOX.

I HAVE AUTO DOOR LOCKS, BUT NO MANUAL UNLOCKS. IF THERE IS A POWER LOSS OR FRONT END ACCIDENT AND BATTERY IS DAMAGED YOU CANNOT UNLOCK DOORS FROM INSIDE VEHICLE TO GET OUT. SEEMS LIKE A HAZARD AS THE DOOR BUTTONS ARE ALSO DOWN INSIDE THERE HOLE AND YOU CANNOT PULL THEM EITHER.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ~65 MPH, THE STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME VERY LOOSE. HAD ABOUT 4 INCHES OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL BEFORE THE TIRES WOULD TURN. VERY HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE IN LANE.

LOCK SYSTEM FAILURE- CHILD'S FINGER CAUGHT IN DOOR. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. WE WERE PREPARING TO GO TO SCHOOL. BOTH FRONT DOORS WERE OPEN, MY DAUGHTER WAS PLACING HER BACKPACK IN FRONT FLOORBOARD FOR SCHOOL. WHILE DOING SO, I REACHED IN AND STARTED THE TRUCK. THE LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED. SHE PUSHED THE FRT PASSENGER DOOR TO, BUT CAUGHT THE FISRT JOINT OF HER THUMB IN THE DOOR JAMB. THE DOOR REMAINED IN THE HALF LATCHED POSITION. EVEN AFTER UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSIDE, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE LOCK TO PHYSICALLY DISENGAGE AND ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN TO FREE HER FINGER. THE ENTIRE TIME SHE WAS SCREAMING, AND OUT OF DESPERATION SHE YANKED HER THUMB OUT. HER ENTIRE THUMB IS SWOLLEN, AND BLACK AND BLUE ON THE END. I ABSOLUTELY DESPISE THIS LOCKING FEATURE ON THE TRUCK- IT IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME CONSIDER RETURNING THE VEHICLE- AND I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 6 MONTHS. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW IN MARCH 2016 FROM FRANKLIN, TN. IT WAS A SERVICE LOANER WITH 4700 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME.

'STEERING EXTREMELY LOOSE; STEERING BOX LEAKING FLUID. STEERING WORSENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, HARD TO KEEP STRAIGHT ON ROAD DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL.

2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRAILER TOWING MIRRORS VISIBILITY ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MIRRORS SIT 6 TO 8 INCHES TOO HIGH, BLOCKING THE VIEW OF CRITICAL AREAS TO THE SIDES AND AHEAD ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE MIRRORS ALSO INTERFERE WITH THE VIEW OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT INTERSECTIONS AND PEDESTRIANS. THE THICK POSTS BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DOORS EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 08/28/2017*JS

EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL PLAY OR (LASH). WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I CAN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL 3 INCHES PAST CENTER TO EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE TRUCK HAS NO RESPONSE. THIS IS EXTREMELY STRESSFUL BECAUSE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN YOUR LANE BECAUSE OF CHANGING ROAD GRADES AND CROWNS. ALSO THE TRUCK DID NOT EXHIBIT THIS BEHAVIOR UNTIL THE 15,000 MILE MARK. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. GM HAS RELEASED TSB DOCUMENTS (PIT5501F) DEALING WITH IT, BUT IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING A 3/4 TON TRUCK WITH UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING!!!!!

OVER A PERIOD OF APROX 600 MILES/3DAYS, THE STEERING HAS GONE FROM NEAR 0 SLACK/PLAY TO WELL OVER 1 1/2 INCHES OF PLAY RESULTING ERRATIC STEERING RESPONSE WHICH, WHEN ON NARROW HIGHWAYS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STAY IN YOUR LANE. SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAD CLOSE CALLS BOTH WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC AND WITH RUNNING OFF ROAD. IS OBVIOUS MOST PROBLEMATIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS