Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2015)

1,418 consumer complaints on file.

#10882244July 2, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. I'M UNABLE TO SEE MORE THAN 20' IN FRONT OF THE THE TRUCK. CHEVY SAID THE HEADLIGHTS WERE UPDATED BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. I'VE HIT SEVERAL OBSTACLES IN THE ROAD BECAUSE I SIMPLY COULDNT SEE IT. I'VE HAD PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF THIS MODEL AND THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST HEADLIGHT SETUP. I'VE READ THOUSANDS OF ONLINE POSTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON VARIOUS FORUMS, SO APPEARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHILE MOVING. THE DARKER THE ROADWAY THE WORSE THE PROBLEM BECOMES. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881478June 29, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TRAILER NOT CONNECT WARNING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881484June 29, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
CHECK TRAILER WIRING WARNING - WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, WEATHER, SMOOTH VERSUS ROUGH ROADS, WHILE PULLING TWO DIFFERENT TRAILERS, THE TRUCK INDICATES TO CHECK THE WIRING AND 1 SECOND LATER IT INDICATED THE TRAILER IS CONNECTED. IT MAY HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN A MILE AND THEN NOT OCCUR FOR 50 MILES. ONE TIME THERE WAS A MESSAGE TO CHECK THE BRAKE CONTROLLER. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I HOOK A TRAILER UP TO THE TRUCK. TRUCK IS AT THE DEALER AND THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN I PULLED THE SAME TRAILERS WITH MY 2012 CHEVY PICKUP, I DID NOT HAVE THIS CONCERN. ONLY STARTED WITH THE NEW TRUCK. IS A CONCERN WHEN THE TRAILER BRAKES DO NOT WORK DURING THIS TIME. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN I TOW MY TRAVEL TRAILER AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876582June 25, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
SERVICE# PIP4112Q 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. 10,000 MILES. DURING ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING OR CHANGING LANES VEHICLE HESITATES AND SAG. RESULT OF TORQUE MANAGEMENT. SAFETY CONCERN WITH TURNING INTO TRAFFIC. MANUFACTURER STATES WORKING AS DESIGNED AND FAILING TO RESPOND WITH REPAIR/RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876508June 24, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED IN PARK, WAS PARKED OPENING A GATE AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POP AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD,WITH A TRAILER,LOAD OF HAY, HAS DONE LOTS OF DAMAGE HAS 2000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS STATIONARY THEN STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876297June 23, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
QUOTED GAS MILEAGE FOR V6 MODEL WAS 25/19, I AM ONLY GETTING 19 MILES PER GALLON. I CHOSE THE V6 DUE TO BETTER GAS MILAGE BUT I'M GETTING LESS MILAGE THAN THE V8 MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875745June 21, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS BORDER ON UN-SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875082June 19, 2016
STEERING
I BOUGHT THE CAR THREE DAYS EARLIER. THE VEHICLE HAS 4800 MILES ON IT. IT IS A CERTIFIED USED TRUCK. I WAS DRIVING ON A CURVY ROAD ON THE SIDE OF A SMALL MOUNTAIN. WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED THE STEERING GETTING A LITTLE PLAY IN IT, NOT MUCH EVER SO SLIGHT. WHEN I GOT TO THE 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN, ONTO ANOTHER ROAD, I FOUND I HAD LOST THE ABILITY TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK STARTED TOWARD THE TREES. I HIT THE BRAKES AND GAVE IT ALL I HAD, MUSCLE WISE, IN ORDER TO MAKE THE TURN. I PULLED OVER AND REGAINED MY COM-POSHER. I DID NOTICE THERE WAS A MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AND TO BE CAREFUL DRIVING, I DID NOT NOTICE THAT MESSAGE BEFORE THE INCIDENT. I THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE TO TO THE DEALERSHIP VERY SLOWLY WITH THE FLASHERS ON. I ONLY HAD TO MAKE FIVE TURNS AND EIGHT MILES TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE STEERING WAS MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISES AND JERKY MOTIONS. THERE WAS NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE DURING THIS INCIDENT. I JUST WONDER WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN IF MY WIFE OR ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS WERE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873296June 8, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT FIRST THE STEERING WAS HEAVY AT TIMES WHEN I WOULD MAKE A 3 POINT TURN OR IF I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THEN MOVING FORWARD. THEN ONE TIME IT COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AS I MERGED INTO CITY TRAFFIC COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873331June 8, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRUCK HAS A CONSTANT VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE VERIFIED THE PROBLEM, GM FIELD ENGINEERS VERIFIED THERE IS AN ISSUE, AND THE ENGINEER RECOMMENDED THE DEALER CHANGE REAR END PARTS, STILL NO FIX. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FELT ROADFORCE BALANCING THE TIRES WOULD HELP; IT HAS NOT. THE TRUCK ALSO MAKES A CHIRPING NOISE WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM 4 CYLINDERS BACK TO 8 CYLINDERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870709May 24, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO VIBRATION ISSUES, EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE BEING CUT AND U-JOINTS OOZING GREASE. ALSO HAVE NUMEROUS VIDEOS ON THE VIBRATION ISSUES LIKE MANY OTHERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865872May 19, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7 PIN TRAILER CONECTOR IS MAUFACTURES AND INSTALL UPSIDE DOWN ON ALL SILVERADO TRUCKS SINCE AT LEAST 2014 AND POSSILBLY 2013. THE DOOR HOLDS THE PLUG IN; HOWERVER THE DOOR FLIPPING DOWN THE PLUG AND BOUCE AND BECOME DISCONNECTED. THIS CONNEXTION PLAYS A VITAL ROLEINLIGHTS AND BRAKING. BOTH CAN AND WILL BE LOST GM EGINEERS ARE ARWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER ARE NOT FIXINGIT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865567May 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
I WAS STATIONARY, WAITING FOR ON COMING TRAFFIC TO CLEAR SO I COULD TURN LEFT WHEN I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A VEHICLE DOING AT LEAST 70. I WAS THROWN INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC WHERE I WAS THEN HIT IN THE FRONT. THE CAB FILLED WITH A WHITE POWDER LIKE SMOKE BUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED ON A FM ROAD WHERE I RECEIVED INTERNAL INJURIES WHICH I'M STILLING TRYING TO GET HEALED. ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON MAY 3, 2016
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10865421May 17, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED IN REVERSE, THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER ALL THE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED FROM THE VEHICLE, THE HORN SOUNDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864612May 12, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED INTO FIRST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT FORWARD ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. ....UPDATED 0711/16 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863883May 9, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KIDS LOCKED IN MY TRUCK, IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER REMOTE START. (REPRODUCIBLE) MY KIDS GOT LOCKED IN MY CAR A FEW WEEKS AGO WHERE THE UNLOCK BUTTON WASN'T WORKING, I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE UNTIL IT HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN. I WAS GETTING READY TO TAKE MY 15 YEAR OLD SON TO SCHOOL. I UNLOCKED THE CAR SO HE COULD PUT HIS STUFF IN, AND SHORTLY AFTER I REMOTE STARTED THE CAR. MY OLDER SON WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME I REMOTE STARTED THE CAR, WHILE I CONTINUED TO GET MY YOUNGER 4 YEAR OLD READY IN THE HOUSE. WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR WITH MY SON, MY HANDS WERE FULL AND I ASKED MY SON TO UNLOCK THE CAR. HE PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON AND NOTHING HAPPENED, AND THE DOOR REMAINED LOCKED WITH HIM INSIDE. HE COULD NOT UNLOCK THE CAR DOORS TO GET OUT! (I DO HAVE VIDEO OF THIS AND CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM IT AT ANY TIME) LET'S UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE: WHAT IF HE GOT SICK IN THE CAR, OR HAD TO USE THE BATHROOM, OR MEDICAL EMERGENCY? WHAT IF MY SON WAS EATING BREAKFAST AND CHOKED ON SOMETHING WHILE I WAS INSIDE FOR 5-10 MINUTES GETTING MY YOUNGER SON READY? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862747May 3, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS STARTING AT AND ABOVE 70 MPH THERE IS AN AUDIBLE NOISE NOT PRESENT AT ANY OTHER TIME OR CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS IS ALSO FELT THRU THE GAS PETAL SO MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE A DEFECT OR OUT-OF-BALANCE COMPONENT. I DEMONSTRATED THIS CONDITION WITH THE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN ON THIS AND ANOTHER IDENTICAL 1500 AND IT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. DISCUSSING THIS WITH ANOTHER 2015 SILVERADO 1500 OWNER FOUND THAT THEIR VEHICLE ALSO HAS THE SAME CONDITION. IN FACT THEIR VEHICLE WHEN OPERATED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 70 MPH VIBRATES SO NOTICEABLY THAT THE CUP HOLDERS SPILL THE CONTENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861997April 28, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A REPRODUCIBLE CONDITION EXISTS WHEN THE DRIVER REMOVES THEIR FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, THEN QUICKLY ENGAGES CRUISE CONTROL, THEN PUSHES THE MINUS (-) BUTTON REPEATEDLY TO DECELERATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THAT THE VEHICLE CRUISE LOCKS UP AND FLIPS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE DESIRED SPEED AND THE ORIGINAL SET SPEED, AND DOES NOT DECELERATE. THIS CAN OCCUR FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, WHERE THE DRIVER BELIEVES THEY ARE DECELERATING THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT IT IS LOCKED AT ITS ORIGINAL SETTING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861463April 26, 2016
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, WHEELS
MY SILVERADO HAS DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AROUND 4-5000 MILES FROM NEW. THE VIBRATION STARTS AROUND 60MPH AND INCREASES IN INTENSITY UP TO AND BEYOND 80MPH, THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT IN TEXAS. THE VIBRATION CAN BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE CABIN IN THE SEATS, CENTER CONSOLE, STEERING WHEEL, DOORS AND GAS PEDAL. ON MY LAST 3+ HOUR DRIVE I HAD TO STOP MIDWAY BECAUSE THE VIBRATIONS GAVE ME A HEADACHE. THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE EVER. AFTER 3 VISITS TO THE DEALER AND MULTIPLE ROAD FORCE BALANCE AND TIRE REPLACEMENTS LATER THE DEALER STATES THE TRUCK IS OPERATING NORMAL AND IS IN SPEC. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND I'M WORKING ON TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH GM TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861313April 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COMBO 4 PIN AND 7 PIN TRAILER CONNECTION IS UPSIDE DOWN. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF TRAILER LIGHTS AND BRAKES. WITH CONNECTION UPSIDE DOWN THE 7 PIN DOOR WILL NOT HOLD PLUG IN TIGHTLY AND CAUSE THE BRAKE AND GROUND PINS TO POSSIBLE DISCONNECT. LOOSING BRAKES WHILE PULLING A HEAVING LOAD IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. PLUG NEEDS TO BE INVERTED TO ENSURE THE DOOR LATCH HOLDS THE PLUG AT THE HIGH POINT AND WEIGHT OF THE CORD HOLDS THE PLUG IN TIGHTLY DEALER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND GM ENGINEER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE.. NEITHER HAS YET TO FIX. SAME DESIGN EXISTS ON 2013 AND 2014 SILVERADO'S 1500, 2500 AND 3500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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