Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#11537359August 9, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
I have had several instances when it has become difficult stopping my vehicle, particularly under low-speed conditions like when approaching a stop light or while in a parking lot. I have had to use both feet and all my force to stop the vehicle and several of these times was while towing which only added to the difficulty and danger of the situation. I have replaced my brake pads, rear calipers and flushed the brake fluid all of which has not helped or resolved the issue. A shuttering in the brake pedal often times accompanies this issue, similar to the ABS system activating. I see there is a recall 19V645000 which from my online research seems to mimic what I am experiencing but when I called Chevrolet directly, I was told to make a report on this website. I was not offered any assistance in the matter.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537441August 9, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The vehicle starter began malfunctioning, upon having that repaired by the dealership the brakes on the truck failed while underway. The dealership subsequently replaced the fuse panel and said it was resolved, that was in November 2022. The starter again began having problems engaging yesterday.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537445August 9, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
While driving the truck, something electrical seems to "reset" and upon that occurring, the brakes and other things quit working. This has happened in this truck twice within the last 10,000 miles. The dealership "resets the electrical system" and the truck runs fine for a period of time, but it has happened twice that the brakes have failed while going down the road.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537451August 9, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the braking system suddenly failed causing the brake pedal to become extremely hard to press and the vehicle would not immediately stop. As a result, the contact crashed into a utility pole. During the incident, no injuries were reported and no police report was filed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The contact indicated that the vehicle was previously serviced under the NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V761000(Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced that same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 118,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537476August 9, 2023
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
Vehicle began to shudder on the highway, managed to pull off at next exit and drive to nearest gas station approximately 3 miles away from the highway. Vehicle was towed to neared GM dealership. Dealership has determined that the fault is caused by a failed or multiple failed Camshaft Lifters inside the engine. This has been reported to be a common issue with the GM 5.3L Engine with no active recalls. The vehicle shudder began on a highway during construction where the highway was restricted to one lane. There was an accident with bumper to bumper traffic where an ambulance required way. The vehicle was not in stable condition and could have caused safety risks to other drivers on the high way as well as my passengers and myself. There were no symptoms prior to the vehicle shudder, the Check Engine Light did not come on until about 3 miles of driving closer to the gas station. The Service is being warranted by GM. There are active GM tickets open. Vehicle is being serviced by Stickland Cadillac Buick GMC Chevy in Brantford Ontario Canada
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537526August 9, 2023
ENGINE
My 2018 Chevy Silverado 1500 keeps stalling/dying when making turns. There is zero correlation to speed, stop and go, slow, fast, sharp or gradual turn, acceleration or slow rolling start, hard stop then start. It happens mostly when turning right, or left, mostly right. It 's happened 12 times from July '22 to January '23.Dash only shows mileage when it dies. (digital). Rest of console is black (similar to when remote started). It has happened when remote started (twice), other times when manually started with the key. I have tried to recreate stalling turning/starting fast/slow/sharp, etc in empty parking lots while videoing multiple times without success. I took it in to dealer's service center in January '23. They trouble shot it, determining that it was a faulty fuse box and changed that out. It has continued to occur despite this "fix." It has occurred 8 times since January, four of those times in the last 3 weeks, twice on one day. All of these times, except yesterday, I was lucky that no one was behind me. Yesterday, it happened when I turned left. I was able to place it in park restart, and continue. I stopped at stop sign, then turned right. It died again while a truck was behind me. Because it had happened so often, I shifted into neutral, restarted engine, shifted into drive and was able to get enough speed to avoid them hitting me from behind. I was luck the other driver noted that I had stopped and slowed down accordingly. Had I been in heavy traffic, that may not have been the outcome. I know there is a recall for the 2017 year models PIT5405C which describes the exact same thing happening, including engine revving when accelerating from stop after restarting. It then requires stopping, turning off and restarting. I am taking it back to the dealer's service center for further trouble shooting in two days. The service center does all my maintenance and oil changes. I would welcome someone else inspecting/trouble shooting to fix the problem.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537533August 9, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My 2008 Silverado has rusted and cracked frame and doesn’t pass inspection I am [XXX] and on SSI disability and can not afford to pay for repairs, the truck runs great and has 158,000 miles on it I traded in a 1999 Silverado and it had 240,000 miles on it with no rust and no issues whatsoever should of kept that, I am very upset and disappointed with this truck, can you please reach out to me and help me out any way you can. Thanks [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537564August 9, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Rear view camera has moisture that builds up within the lens and makes it difficult to see what is behind when reversing. I've read online about many others complaining of similar issues from different source websites.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537058August 8, 2023
SUSPENSION
I have an odd bounce/vibration front suspension both tires intermitting bounce on flat roads. It feels similar to drive on washboards raises on the highway. Suspension bouncing extremely fast. Transmission issues: Some owners have experienced jerky shifts, delayed gear engagement. On and Off Noise Click In dashboard.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11537082August 8, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while attempting to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal extended to the floorboard, extending the stopping distance. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the vacuum pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V603000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536874August 7, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Our truck 7 pin female hitch plug caught fire and caught our trailer on fire. There is a recall for the 2009 Chevy 2500's but the recall is not on our VIN Number. We would like to report this just in case it is happening to other 2009 Chevy 2500 trucks. ,
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536895August 7, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
When I hook up my 35' fifth wheel camper to the truck the brake controller from the truck to the camper acknowledges the connection then when I start to drive my truck dash states, "check trailer wiring". This is an extremely dangerous condition. At times I will get a message that states that the trailer wiring is connected then the brakes will work for a short time. I just saw a document ID no 6379278 that was posted on line that states what i said above. It has been back to the dealer a couple of times for this.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536912August 7, 2023
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
Loss of power/misfire on cylinder 6 Diagnosis is cam/lifters. 8/4/2023 120k miles. Shift to park warning at 60,000 miles. continues. Max speed held to 65mph due to abs system???? for 10 minutes at approximately 90k miles. Park assist failure (complete) at approximately 80k miles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536709August 5, 2023
ENGINE
Lifters failed 7,588 miles November 2021. Dealer replace both lifter banks since trucks mileage was less than 8k miles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536712August 5, 2023
ENGINE
July 18th 2022 16,059 miles engine issues again. This time was 21 hours from home. Cause reported was oil pump failed. New engine to be installed. Asked if previous engine issues was resolved aka lifters but couldn’t get a 100 precent yes or no. Truck now has little over 30k and from time to time makes noises like lifters chattering. I pray it’s been addressed but fell it may still fail again. Just will it be under warranty or out of warranty next time.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536427August 4, 2023
POWER TRAIN
GEAR SLAMMING INTO LOW GEAR FROM DRIVE, JERKS, WILL NOT COME OUT OF LOW GEAR. WARMING LAMP COMES ON. HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536507August 4, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated when she started the vehicle and attempted to shift into reverse(R) there was an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel was locked. The contact was unable to turn the steering wheel. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle regained power steering functionality. The contact stated that the loss of power steering had occurred once. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536527August 4, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Trailer brake system alert constantly comes on. with or without trailer connected. It comes on from the time I start the truck until I shut it off. It is a distraction when the warning chime is constantly ringing. I can't even use my speaker phone due to the chime constantly ringing. I took it to the local dealer and they can't find the problem. No code comes up on their machines for the problem. No other problems before this happened. Just started about 2 months ago and will not shut off.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536536August 4, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Transmisión control module stopped working while driving on the highway. It went from going 70 miles per hour on the highway to 15 miles per hour. Very scary and dangerous.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536198August 3, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Continued loss of trailer lights and brakes. This truck has the tow package installed by the manufacturer and apparently the truck doesn’t recognize or see LED lights causing it to lose the connection between the truck and trailer
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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