2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

ON 09/22/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1610HRS I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-95 IN THE STATE OF MAINE. I ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY NEAR SIDNEY, ME. I TAPPED ON THE BRAKE TO CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL. AS I BRAKED MY VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO SPEED UP. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE MY VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED AND ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN ITS SPEED. THIS SITUATION NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND TOOK AGGRESSIVE BRAKING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON 09/23/2014 I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS SITUATION DOCUMENTED AT FRANK GALOS CHEVORLET IN SACO, ME. THEY REFUSED TO DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AT 1-800-222-1020 AND HAD THE PROBLEM DOCUMENTED. COMPLAINT # [XXX]. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN A NEAR DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY ACCIDENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

RIGHT FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. TIRE IS A MICHELIN LTX MS2 SIZE 275 70 18. THIS IS THE SAME SERIES TIRE THAT MICHELIN HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL ON BUT A DIFFERENT SIZE. CAN ONLY SUSPECT THAT THIS TIRE SIZE HAS SAME PROBLEM SINCE THERE IS NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF THE TIRE BEING CUT ANYWHERE AS INSPECTED BY BLACK'S TIRE SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC WHICH WAS THE NEAREST MICHELIN DEALER AT THE END OF MY TRIP TO NC. ALSO HAVE PICTURE OF TIRE IF NEEDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MESSAGE CAME ON DIC SAYING LOW DEF 727 MILES. DID NOT QUITE KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT. FOUND OUT. GM SAYS IT SHOULD COME ON AT 1000 MILES. NOPE. CAME ON 2 X 727 AND 72. THERE IS NO WAY TO CHECK THE DEF LEVEL. SOMEONE REALIZED THIS AS THE NEWER TRUCKS HAVE GAUGES OR OTHER WAYS TO CHECK. I FEEL THIS COULD BECOME AN ISSUE IF THE VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND NO CLOSE PLACES TO PURCHASE DEF. I TALKED TO GM. THEY DON'T SEEM TO CONCERNED ABOUT THE WHOLE THING. A SIMPLE FIX WOULD BE TO MAKE IT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECK. PULL OUT THE DIP STICK/CHECK THE FLUID/ADD FLUID IF NECESSARY THROUGH THE SAME TUBE THAT THE DIPSTICK CAME OUT OF. MY TRUCK HAS A TUBE UNDER THE HOOD WHERE YOU ADD DEF. AGAIN THERE IS NO WAY TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU NEED. YOU JUST KEEP ADDING TILL IT SPITS OUT OF THE TUBE. I FEEL GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH AN UPDATE OF SOME SORT SO A MOTORIST VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTS SLOWING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST.. *TR

UPON THE START UP, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL BEGIN TO SHUT GAUGES DOWN, TURN ON ALL WARNING LIGHT, TACH AND SPEEDOMETER GO TO 0. THEN THE TACH/SPEEDO WILL COME BACK WITH ALL GAUGES OFF AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON. THEN THE GAUGES COME ON AND THE WARNING LIGHT WILL TURN OFF. THIS CAN CONTINUE UP TO 15-20 MINUTES WHILE UNDER WAY. IT ACTUALLY APPEARS THE TRUCK HAS IS NOT RUNNING WHILE YOU ARE ACTUALLY TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE HAPPEN WHILE SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT AND MOVING OVER 60 MPH. IT IS TEMPERATURE RELATED WHEN IT IS COLD OUT (40 DEGREES), THE SEQUENCE HAPPENS EVERY 20-30 SECONDS WITH THE CLUSTER NOT TOTALLY WORKING FOR MORE THAN 15 SECONDS. THIS CONTINUES FOR OVER 5-10 MINUTES! THIS ISSUE IS SPOT ON TO AN ISSUE/RECALL OF '03-08 GM TRUCKS. *TR

TRAVELING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR, ACCELERATED AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK GOING UP TO 80 MILES PER HOUR IN A 60 MPH ZONE. I STOMPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO NO AVAIL. I HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID A CRASH. PULLED OVER AND FINALLY KEPT STOMPING THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL IT RELEASED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FRAME WAS PERFORATED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,700. *TR

THIS IS AN RV TRAILER TIRE. SIDEWALL HAS SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. SIDEWALL IS TORN ALONG WHAT APPEARS TO BE POLYESTER CORD ALONG ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM THE TREAD. THE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80R 16 LOAD RANGE E. BLOWOUT OCCURRED AT 45 MPH ON BLACKTOP. TIRE PRESSURE CAREFULLY MAINTAINED AT SPEC 80PSI. ABSOLUTELY NO OVERLOAD ISSUES. TIRE SMOKED PROFUSELY BUT NO FIRE. *TR

THE TRUCK HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACE THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE LIGHT SOON CAME BACK ON DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP WHICH SENT THE CAR INTO SAFE MODE, WHICH MADE THE CAR DO A NOSE DIVE FROM 55 TO 15 IN A MATTER OF SECONDS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE IN ATLANTA. *JS

2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. CONSUMER STATES SEVERE ELECTRICAL FIRE DAMAGE TO THE DASH, WINDSHIELD AND ALL WIRING COMPONENTS TO THE CAB. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE WENT TO TAKE PICTURES FOR HIS INSURANCE COMPANY, HE NOTICED THE TRUCK STARTED TO SPARK UNDER THE DASH. HE CLOSED THE DOOR AND WALKED AWAY. AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY, HE TURNED AROUND AND NOTICED SMOKE ROLLING OUT OF THE WINDOWS. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT GIVEN ANY PAPERWORK. *JB