2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. CLASSIC CHEVROLET (1101 W. STATE HIGHWAY 114, GRAPEVINE, TX) STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED RIVERSIDE CHEVROLET (4270 U S 231, WETUMPKA, AL 36092, (334) 472-0325) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A DOCUMENT STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK IN THE FAST LANE OF THE FREEWAY WHEN I HEARD A FAINT SQUEALING NOISE AND THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. I BEGAN CROSSING ALL 4 LANES AND BY THE TIME I MADE IT TO THE THE SLOW LANE THE TRUCK COMPLETELY DIED. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST OFF OF THE FREEWAY DUE TO MY QUICK REACTION AND LACK OF TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, BUT THE SITUATION WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SO WITH HEAVIER TRAFFIC OR A LESS AWARE DRIVER. LATER DIAGNOSIS AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE CP4 FUEL PUMP DISINTEGRATED INSIDE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DIESEL TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER I LEARNED THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE REPAIR COMES WITH A $10,000 PRICE TAG. I WAS ALSO VERY SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND GM CONTINUED TO USE THEM UNTIL 2017...7 YEARS! MY TRUCK IS A 2011 WITH ONLY 54K MILES, AND THEY JUST FIXED A 2017 WITH ONLY 7K MILES! I HAVE SINCE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH FINDING HUNDREDS OF LOW MILEAGE GM DURAMAX DIESEL BETWEEN 2011-2017 WITH THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BOTTOM OF THE FAILURE ITSELF AND I FOUND THE FOLLOWING...THE BOSCH CP4 FUEL PUMPS THAT WERE USED IN THESE TRUCKS (ALSO FOUND IN LATE FORD AND VW DIESELS) ARE MADE IN EUROPE TO DIFFERENT SPECIFICATIONS. THE PUMPS RELY ON LUBRICANT FOUND IN DIESEL #1 TO OPERATE SMOOTHLY AND LAST A LONG TIME. HERE IN THE U.S. WE ONLY HAVE DIESEL #2 WHICH LACKS THAT LUBRICANT AND CAUSES THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE PUMP TO DISINTEGRATE SENDING METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS IS WHY THE REPAIR AVERAGES $10,000 ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM BECOMES CONTAMINATED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. A VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIEING WITH SECONDS NOTICE ON THE FREEWAY IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE IN MY EYES. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S A COMMON FAILURE THAT CAN BE PREVENTED.

TAKATA RECALL: MY FAMILY AND I SUFFERED A SEVERE CAR ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WE HIT GOING 70MPH INTO A FLIPPED 18 WHEELER ON THE HIGHWAY.

TAKATA AIR BAGS REMEDY STILL UNAVAILABLE. THE CHECK AIR BAGS LIGHT ON DASH KEEPS COMING ON. I'D REALLY LIKE TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED

I PUT MY VIN IN YOUR DATABASE TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR TAKATA AIRBAGS. PER YOUR WEB SITE, GM REQUEST A PETITION OF INCONSEQUENTUALITY FOR MY MODEL VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH TAKATA HAS IDENTIFIED THEIR AIRBAGS AS BEING INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK. THERE WAS TO HAVE BEEN A RULING, AGAIN PER YOUR WEBSITE, IN AUGUST OF 2017. THERE IS REFERENCE TO A DOCKET NUMBER WHICH I COULD NOT LOCATE. SO, I'M ASKING WHAT IS THE LATEST NHTSA RULING REGARDING GM'S PETITION OF INCONSEQUENTIALITY? I MAY BE DRIVING AROUND IN A DANGEROUS VEHICLE WHICH SEEMS TO NOT MATTER TO GM OR TO NHTSA. PLEASE CALM MY FEARS AND GIVE ME THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION, EVEN IF IT MAY BE SOMETHING I DON'T WISH TO HEAR. THANK YOU

TAKATA RECALL: I WANT THIS AIRBAG REPLACED!! THIS AIRBAG HAS BEEN UNDER RECALL SINCE 05/2016. GM FILED FOR INCONSEQUENTIALITY AND YOUR WEBSITE SAYS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND DECIDED BY 2017. IT IS NOW 08/2018, BUT TODAY, GM SAYS NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE, STILL. THIS AIRBAG IS A POTENTIAL LOADED SHOTGUN POINTED AT MY PASSENGERS. I NEED A REMEDY FOR THIS AIRBAG ASAP! I THINK WE HAVE BEEN PATIENT ENOUGH!!!!

TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) HAS FAILED SLAMMING THE MOVING TRUCK INTO 1ST GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO "LIMP MODE" IT HAS ALSO VIOLENTLY SHIFT INTO REVERSE WHILE IN THE PARKED POSITION.

THE DASH IS CRACKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. IF THE AIRBAG HAS TO INFLATE I AM AFRAID IT WILL SEND PIECES OF DASH INTO THE PASSENGERS FACE.