Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2016)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#11353993September 9, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
RPM INCREASES BETWEEN 4 AND 5.5K BUT UNABLE TO ACCELERATION AFTER DESCENSION FROM HILL WHILE DRIVING ON I-17. IT APPEARS MY TRANSMISSION/GEARS SLIP FOLLOWING HILL DESCENTS. ON 6 OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING TO AND FROM MOAB, UTAH ON AUG 9-10, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 4.5 - 5.5K AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL/DECLINE. I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE GEAR OR PICK UP SPEED UPON ACCELERATION. BRAKING DID NOT STOP THE REVS. I JUST KEPT MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR UNTIL THE GEAR EVENTUALLY KICKED IN. OTHERWISE THE TRUCK RIDE AND DRIVE IS AMAZING AND NO OTHER PROBLEM EXCEPT GETTING ANNOYING GEAR CLUNKS NOW AND THEN, EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED IT. BACK IN 2017 MIDWAY CHEVY SAID THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM. WELL, I DROVE MY TRUCK FOR THE FIRST TIME YESTERDAY SINCE THE INCIDENT. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED WHILE DESCENDING A VERY SMALL HILL IN ANTHEM. THIS TIME SPAN WAS MUCH SHORTER. I WANT TO MENTION THAT I HAVE DRIVEN MY TRUCK UP I-17 FROM ANTHEM, AZ TO FLAGSTAFF AND BEYOND AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS. I DO NOT HAVE A FLOOR MAT OR ANYTHING ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF TRANS FLUID LEAKING (ON GARAGE FLOOR ETC.), NO WAY TO CHECK MY TRANS FLUID LEVEL. NO MESSAGES SHOWED UP IN THE DIC (DRIVER INFO CTR), OR ON THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (MESSAGE CENTER) (I.E.: TRANSMISSION, SPEED, SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST, ETC.), NO DIAGNOSTIC WARNING AND THE AUGUST MONTHLY DIAGNOSTIC REPORT DID NOT REFLECT ANY PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK ANY FEATURES WERE ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING (I.E.: TOW/HAUL, HDC, GRADE BRAKING ETC.) . THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER TURNING TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTING, WHICH SHOULD DISENGAGE MOST FEATURES. I AM A 70 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND HAVEN;T DRIVEN THE TRUCK HARD OR NEVER HAULED ANYTHING. I AM 2K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. WILL NEVER PAY 53K FOR A VEHICLE WITH SUCH A LOUSY DRIVE-TRAIN WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353450September 6, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2016 CHEVY SILVERADO HIGH COUNTRY 6.2L ENGINE 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION 38,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION EITHER HESITATES OR SHIFTS ROUGHLY WHEN ACCELERATING. MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THIS OCCURRED MAKING A TURN IT NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF IT DECIDED TO HESITATE SHIFTING. GM HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT GIVE CUSTOMER MAGICAL FLUID FIXES THAT DON'T LAST IF THEY WORK AT ALL, THEY ARE NOW ON THE THIRD FLUID INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL FACTORY. THEY'VE BEEN TELLING CUSTOMERS THE TRANSMISSION JUST HAS TO RE-LEARN SHIFT PATTERNS FROM DAY ONE. A FRIEND OF MINE HAS ONE OF THESE TRUCKS AS WELL AND HAD ONE DEALER TELL HIM THAT'S JUST HOW THE TRUCK WORKS. IF THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE MODE OF OPERATION THEN WHY WAS THE TRUCK ALLOWED ON THE ROAD IN THE FIRST PLACE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352246August 31, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY TRUCK HAS A BAD GAS SMELL WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING THE TRUCK. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH IT AND SAW A SMALL GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE TOP INSIDE OF THE TANK. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 26000 MILES ON IT, AND IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE INFORM ME IF YOU KNOW OF OTHER REPORTS OF GAS LEAKING ON THESE CHEVY TRUCKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351619August 27, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK AND WOULD TURN ON HIS OWN. NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEIR CHEVROLET BUICK (GMC,1507 S MAIN ST, RED BUD, IL 62278) AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO RECALIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE UPDATE DID NOT WORK AND THE DEALER HAD TO RECALIBRATE THE STEERING AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE OF THE UNKNOWN TSB. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY CORRECTED THE ISSUE OF THE UNKNOWN BULLETIN AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351292August 26, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSTANTLY HAVING FREON LEAKS IN THE SAME PLACE AND APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR THOUSANDS OF OTHERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351344August 26, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A/C CONDENSOR CRACKED LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS. $1000 REPAIR. CHEVROLET RECALLED SUVS WITH THE SAME SYSTEM BUT NOT TRUCKS. WHEN WILL CHEVROLET MAKE THIS RIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351279August 25, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRANSMISSION ALWAYS RUNS HOT. I TOOK IT WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY TO GET FIX AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD RUN ABOUT 250' I DON'T THINK THIS IS TRUE NOW MY WARRANTY IS OVER AND THE PROBLEM NEVER WENT AWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349956August 17, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS BACKING IN TO A LAKE TO PULL MY BOAT OUT AND ALMOST WENT RIGHT IN THE LAKE. EMERGENCY BRAKE SAVED ME. THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS SITUATION I HAVE EVER BEEN IN IN MY 56 YEARS OF LIVING. I AM FILING A LAW SUIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349736August 16, 2020
POWER TRAIN
SINCE PURCHASED, TRUCK SHAKES AT ABOUT 70 MPH. ORIGINAL TIRES WERE MOUNTED AND BALANCED - STILL SHAKES. NEW SET OF TIRES WERE PUT IN - STILL SHAKES AT 70+MPH. HAPPENS ON ALL TYPES OF HIGHWAY SURFACES. ONGOING ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349737August 16, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
IN A PARKING GARAGE AND TRYING TO MANEUVER INTO A PARKING STALL. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD. THE ABS LIGHT FLASHED MOMENTARILY AND WENT OUT. THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES AND VERY LITTLE EFFECT TO STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. CONTINUED TO HAVE NO OR LIMITED BRAKES. WENT ON TO ANOTHER PARKING STALL WHERE NO ONE ELSE AROUND. CREPT INTO SPOT. WHEN ARRIVED BACK FROM TRIP, BRAKES WERE FINE. CALLED LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED VACUUM PUMP FREE OF CHARGE. HAS ONLY HAPPENED 2 TIMES SINCE THEM. ALL IN PARKING LOTS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348591August 11, 2020
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE HAS THE 6.2L V8 AND THE 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION! THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED FOR SHUTTERING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HOWEVER STILL CONTINUES TO SHIFT VERY HARD GOING UP IN GEARS BUT MORE SO WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. IT SEEMS AS IF IT DOESN'T KNOW WHICH GEAR TO GO IN. IT LURCHES FORWARD AT TIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AS WELL! THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS NORMAL FOR THAT TRANSMISSION HOWEVER I DISAGREE! MY VEHICLE HAS 55000 MILES ON IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343395August 5, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THIS TRUCK SHAKES HORRIBLY OVER 70 MPH. AFTER LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS AND SEEING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE NOWHERE TO TURN AND NO HOPE THAT A DEALERSHIP WILL BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR FIX THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343198August 4, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE RATTLED AND VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO WEBB CHEVY PLAINFIELD (16140 S LINCOLN HWY, PLAINFIELD, IL 60586, (815)261-0118) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE ROAD TESTED. THE MECHANIC ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, A FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MECHANIC ALSO INSPECTED THE TIRES, TRANSMISSION, THE DRIVESHAFT, AND THE REAR AXLES, BUT FOUND NO ISSUES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 750. *BF CONSUMER STATED HE IS STLL EXPERIENCING VIBRATION AND DEALER DID NOT HAVE ANY REPAIRS FOR THIS CONDITION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343063August 3, 2020
POWER TRAIN
MY TRUCK WAS SHAKING AND SHUDDERING, ALONG WITH HARD UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT WHILE DRIVING. IT STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND WOULD SPUTTER WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE TRUCK WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343090August 3, 2020
STEERING
WARNING ALARM GOES OFF AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT HAPPENS WITH VECHILE IN MOTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342612July 31, 2020
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DIVE LINE VIBRATION, NOT FROM OUT OF BALANCE WHEELS. IT OCCURS AROUND 70 MPH AND LIVES IN AND OUT. THE SHAKE/VIBRATION IS ALWAYS PRESENT BUT GETS FLUCTUATES AT A CONTINUOUS SPEED. GOES FROM A SLIGHT FLOOR VIBRATION TO THE ENTIRE CENTER CONSOLE SHAKING WATER OUT OF ITS CUP. FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO COME OFF THE BACK. IT CAN BE SEEN THAT THE REAR END IS SHAKING LEFT TO RIGHT FROM THE DRIVERS MIRROR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342291July 30, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED HARD OUT OF MY HAND. THE SCREENS ALL WENT BLANK. I WAS HALFWAY ONTO THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND LUCKILY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT DID IT AGAIN. IT TOOK THREE TIMES TO GET THE CAR GOING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND PRIOR TO THE SCREEN JUST BLACKED OUT ONLY THEN THE AC BLOWER FAN SURGED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE AGAIN SHUT OFF AS I WAS TURNING FROM DUAL HIGHWAY TO THE DEALER AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. ALSO WHEN I BACKED OUT THAT MORNING THE REAR FELT LIKE THEIR WAS SOME SLIPPAGE. I BOUGHT MY 2016 SILVERADO USED IN 2018 WITH 24K MILES ON IT. THE ODOMETER JUST TURNED 50K TWO DAYS AGO, SO THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD AND HAS ALWAYS HAD PROPER SERVICE.I BEGAN RESEARCHING AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT ONLINE SO I THOUGHT THERE MUST BE A RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THERE IS ONLY A "BULLETIN" AND THAT SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE KNOWN REPAIRS NEEDED TO FIX THIS ISSUE THAT CLEARLY GM IS AWARE OF. REPAIRS ARE OVER 1300 DOLLARS! I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT SUCH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND WILL NOT FIX IT FOR OWNERS. HOW MANY INJURIES AND DEATHS MUST OCCUR BEFORE A BULLETIN WARRANTS BECOMING A RECALL? I ALSO NOTED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER, RIGHT BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ACCORDING THE THE CAR FAX TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. SO THIS WAS KNOWN BY GM AND DEALER WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. DECEITFUL. I HAVE A FAMILY THAT RELIES ON THIS VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND NOW I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT OR TRADE IT AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342428July 30, 2020
POWER TRAIN
UPON LEAVING MY RESIDENCE AND HEADING TO WORK IN THE MORNING, THE TRUCK STARTED SPUTTERING AND CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE ACTION IMPEDED THE TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CUT ON. AFTER REVIEWING THE FAULT CODE, IT DISPLAYED A P0300 MISFIRE CODE AND P050D, COMMONLY RELATED TO FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 34000 MILES WHEN THE ISSUE STARTED. LOCAL CHEVY DEALER ADVISED THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND BUMPER TO BUMPER HAS EXPIRED. THE ISSUE IS NOW RE OCCURRING AND THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE ON BACK ORDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341940July 28, 2020
STEERING
POWER STEERING LOST TEMPORARILY, LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF FAST AND VEHICLE DASH WENT BLACK AND TRUCK DIED WHILE TURNING CAUSING ME TO HIT A CAR. MOVING ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341111July 23, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED AND JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALKER JONES MEGA CENTER (2718 MEMORIAL DR, WAYCROSS, GA 31503, (912) 490-8033) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINALS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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