Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2013)

443 consumer complaints on file.

#10840403March 7, 2016
WHEELS
CHROME COVER OF 20" WHEEL CAME OFF AND ENTIRE WHEEL WAS REPLACED ON 1/28/2016. IT CAME OFF AGAIN ON FEB . 16., 2016 WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826017February 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO REAR SLIDING ELECTRIC WINDOW STUCK OPEN. THE MOTOR CAN BE HEARD WORKING, BUT THE WINDOW DOES NOT MOVE. RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN YEARS 2014, 2015, 2016, BUT NOT 2013?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825445February 10, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN 2 PLACES NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. SHOULD IT DEPLOY THERE WILL BE A PIECE AS LONG AS A BIG KNIFE THAT WILL BECOME A PROJECTILE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824549February 5, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BREAKING . CONCERNED ABOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AND CAN'T GET OUT , ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A FIRE! SEARCHING INTERNET , I FIND A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR HANDLES.TRUCK WAS PARKED AND WIFE TRIED TO OPEN DOOR AND THE HANDLE COME OFF IN HER HAND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821876January 23, 2016
AIR BAGS
ON 1/22/2016, I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A MAJOR STREET. THE VEHICLE I COLLIDED WITH APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 35MPH WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED!!! THE SMELL OF GUN POWDER WAS THROUGH OUT MY VEHICLE. ALSO THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON MY DASH BOARD. NONE OF THE FACTORY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE FRONT END COLLISION!!!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818025January 5, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2013 LTZ SILVERADO 47,000 MILAGE DASH CRACKED IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF AIRBAG AREA. FEEL COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED CAUSING THE DASH TO THROW SHARDS OF PLASTIC IN CAB. IT CRACKED ONE DAY JUST AS I STARTED TRUCK WHILE STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809597December 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
UPDATE OF NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10809089. THE STABILITRAK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER HAS INCREASED TO THE FOLLOWING OBD CODES: P0010, P0122, P0202, P0233, P0335, P0455, P0340, P1682, P2089 AS WELL. AT THIS POINT THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANYTHING LEFT ON THE VEHICLE THAT DOES WORK. SINCE THE RECALLS AND TECHNICAL BULLETINS ALL APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN "COMPLETED" FOR THIS VEHICLE I GUESS I CAN LOOK FORWARD TO REPEATING THE SAME PROBLEMATIC REPAIRS AGAIN AND AGAIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THAT I OWN THIS VEHICLE WHICH DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE RESOLVED BUT MERELY BAND AIDED AWAY UNTIL THEY REAPPEAR. EVEN THE DRIVERS DOOR SWITCHES ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH TELLS ME THAT THIS IS RELATED TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS THE MATTER HAD FORCED CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT WERE DESIGNED TO FAIL WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONSUMERS SAFETY NOR FINANCIAL BURDENS. IT APPEARS THAT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHICH MOST ARE DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND GROUNDING ISSUES AS MANY TECHNICIANS ARE REPORTING. AT THIS POINT THE TRUCK NEEDS TO BE TOTALED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809089December 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING POORLY AND THROWING MANY CODES (EVAP, STABILITRAK, ABS, CAM, IGNITION, INJECTION, AND EVEN THROTTLE ERRORS FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO BEEN BUMPING (NOT SLIPPING) IN 2ND GEAR UNDER LOAD. YESTERDAY THE TRUCK STARTED RUNNING REALLY ROUGH AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING REALLY HARD (UP AND DOWN) JUST BEFORE THE MESSAGE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND THE "STABILITRAK CAME ON AGAIN. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I AM TOWING A 30' TOW BEHIND CAMPER WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THIS HAS EFFECTED EVERYTHING FROM MY FUEL ECONOMY, HANDLING AND NOW EVEN BASIC OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. STABILITRAK HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. THE REPAIR FACILITY HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE ECU/ECM IS THE MOST LIKELY CULPRIT AND THEREFORE IT IS BEING REPLACED BECAUSE I WILL NOT PLACE MYSELF NOR ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD INTO HARMS WAY NOR DO I WANT TO END UP A STATISTIC OF ANOTHER MANUFACTURER KNOWN DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795294November 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IT RUNS FROM THE CORNER OF THE AIRBAG COVER TO THE EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD PIECE. THE DASHBOARD PIECE IS ELEVATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CRACK. THERE IS ALSO A SECOND CRACK FORMING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SAME DASHBOARD PIECE NEAR THE DRIVER INSTRUMENT PANEL HOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794541November 17, 2015
WHEELS
I HAVE HAD A VIBRATION ISSUE SINCE GETTING MY SECOND SET OF REPLACEMENT RIMS. I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF WHEELS AND THE VIBRATION IS WORSE. WHILE HAVING A COMPETENT DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THE FRONT WHEELS FAKE CHROME PLASTIC CAP CAME OFF ON THE MECHANIC WHILE DRIVING IT. THE OTHER 3 ARE LOOSE. GM SAID THEY WILL REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BUT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE OTHER 3 EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WOULD BE THE FOURTH SET OF WHEELS IN 28000 MILES. THE FIRST SET WAS REPLACED AT 1000 MILES. THE VIBRATION ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS IS DUE TO THE CRAPPY WHEELS. ALUMINUM WHEELS WITH A FOAM LAMINATE WITH THE FAKE CHROME PLASTIC CAP SOMEHOW ADHERED TO THE FOAM. THESE ARE 20" FAKE CHROME CLAD WHEELS. I ASKED THE DEALER TO TOW IT IN AND REPLACE THE WHEELS AGAIN. I ALSO CONTACTED GM ZONE OFFICE WITH AN EMPLOYEE GETTING BACK TO ME WITH A PREPARED STATEMENT HE DID NOT WANT TO DEVIATE FROM. I INFORMED HIM THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE THE MOTORCYCLIST THAT GETS THE PART IN THE HEAD WHEN ANOTHER ONE COMES APART. I COULD NOT GET AN ANSWER FROM EITHER THE DEALER OR GM AS TO IT BEING SAFE OR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS TOLD THE OTHER 3 WHEELS ARE AT MY COST EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE TRUCK HAS A CONTINUOUS VIBRATION ISSUE. I HAVE ATTACHED A PHOTO. THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY TO BALANCE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHTS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO EACH WHEEL IS ABSURD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787120October 29, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON AUG 2, 2015 ABOUT 25 MILES EAST OF GRAND JUNCTION CO. DRIVING SPEED WAS ABOUT 65 MPH ON INTERSTAE I-70. MY CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 WENT INTO A COMPUTER SHUT DOWN.BEING A SKILLED PROFESSIONAL DRIVER , WITH A CLASS A CDL I JUST MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE TRUCK SHUR DOWN, TRUCK AND TRAVEL TRAILER I WAS TOWING NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO ED BOZARTH GM DEALER.ON MONDAY I WAS INFORMED WOULD NEED TO PAY $ 775 TO DETERMINE POINT OF FAILURE. AT THE TIME A COMPANY CALLED SPEEDCO WAS AND MAYBE SUSPECT AS TO CAUSE. THE DID A OIL CHANGE AND FUEL FILTER IN W. MEMPHIS AR. THIS SERVICE WAS DONE ON JULY 24,2015. ON JULY 25,2015 TRUCK NO START, SPEEDCO CAME OUT WITH ANOTHER FUEL FILTER. WHEN FIRST FUEL FILTER TAKEN OFF , THERE WERE NO GASKETS. HOWEVER GM APPEARS TO BE CONCELING MATERIAL FACTS AS TO INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETINS. THIS BULLETIN AS TO POINT FAILER WAS PRINTED AUG 3, 2015 , 5 PAGES . A ESTIMATE BY SAID DEALER WAS GIVEN TO SPEEDCO AND MYSELF IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 8,692.02. WHEN THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP WENT , SENT METAL SHAVINGS THOUGH MY WHOLE SYSTEM ENGINE, FUEL OIL, COOLING SYSTEM ECT. GM HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME, HOWEVER FAILED TO DISCLOSE TO ITS CUSTOMERS. IN MY OPINION TO ALLOW FOR WARRANTY TO EXPIRE. ONCE SPEEDCO WAS PRESENTED WITH SERVICE BULLETIN THEY BACKED DOWN FROM PAYING. GM HAD PROVED TO SPEEDCO THAT GM IS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED GM IN DETRIOIT MANY TIMES WITH DIFFERENT CASE NUMBERS. ONE PHONE CALL I GOT FROM GM , STATED THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATED STATED ABOVE WAS FAR LOW. WHEN I ASKED HOW MUCH, STATED TO ME COULD NOT SAY HOWEVER MUCH HIGHER. I'M IN POSSESSION OF A LOT OF DOCUMENTATION. I HAVN'T SCANED THE DOCUMENTS YET. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED IN OCT. OF 2013 FOR $ 56,000, BANK FINANCING. ALSO THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED TO EARN A LIVING PULLING NEW TRAVEL TRAILERS. MY EXCELLENT CREDIT IS ON THE LINE DUE TO THIS LEMOM. TRUCK HAD 20K, WITH WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786471October 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. AFTER THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR INTAKE HOSE NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RESET. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781869October 13, 2015
STEERING
WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING RANDOMLY SEEMS TO LOCK-UP AND I HAVE TO PUT MY FULL STRENTGH INTO THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE TRUCK TO TURN. IT WILL ONLY HAPPEN FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THEN ACT NORMALLY. BUT IT HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE SEVERAL COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW BUT SEEMS TO BE PROGRESSIVELY HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK BUT THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS NOR CAN THEY GET THE VEHICLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO--IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN I AM TURNING TO THE RIGHT,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781017October 9, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779968October 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG. AN ONLINE SEARCH HAS TURNED UP HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CRACKS, SOME MUCH WORSE, ON SIMILAR CHEVROLET AND GMC VEHICLES. MANY OWNERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT AIRBAG SAFETY WITH THE CRACKED DASHBOARD. IN MY CASE, I NEVER LEAVE OR PLACE ANYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD, I.E. FEET, MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF WEIGHT, ETC. IT WAS FIRST NOTICED ABOUT SEP 26, 2015. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ANOMALY THAT OCCURRED TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776538September 25, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 (NA) CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND BACKWARD AFTER STARTING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN COLD WEATHER. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT WITH AN EXTREMELY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760905September 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 9000 MILES ON IT JULY OF 2014. WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS FOUND THAT THE FRAME WAX IS PEELING RESULTING IN THE FRAME RUSTING. DEALERS ARE ADVISING BECAUSE OF MILEAGE (40K) NOT THEIR ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759057August 25, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758887August 24, 2015
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. ONCE THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED, IT FAILED TO DEFROST THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FLAP WAS STUCK AND MANUALLY MOVED THE FLAPPER. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. MA 10/19/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE COLD AND THE DRIVER SIDE WAS NORMAL. HOWEVER, AFTER ADJUSTING THE TEMPERATURE SEVERAL TIMES, IT WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AFTER 5-10 MINUTES. UPDATED 03/31/16. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758645August 23, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING AT APPROX 35-40 MPH APPROACHING A HAIRPIN TURN TRIED TO BREAK AND VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN SLID THROUGH THE CORNER INTO A ROCK, PUT THE VEHICLE IS REVERSE AND PRESSED ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE RPM INCREASED ON OWN TRIED TO BREAK THE RPM DID NOT DIMINISH(FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR) BEFORE I HAD TIME TO SHUT THE TRUCK OFF I HIT A TREE BEHIND ME. IT APPEARS SOMETHING STUCK IN ACCELERATOR (MECHANICAL) OR THE COMPUTER SYSTEM( ELECTRONICS) FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TESTED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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