Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2016)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#11681947August 20, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
Stability track came on left me stuck a On train tracks and middle of an entersection
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11677522July 31, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Vehicle will cut off as if an electrical short and the Service Stabilitrak indicator will flash on the dashboard along with warning chimes. This has happened twice at highway speed (65mph) and several times at low speed (1st gear) especially while turning. The steering wheel locks and can not be turned. I've almost been involved in 2 accidents this week because the truck turns off while making a turn. Also the MyLink infotainment system screen has gone completely blank while driving. Although functioning, the displays comes on and off. This has happened off and on for 3 months.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11677037July 29, 2025
ENGINE
65,300 miles on my 2016 Chevrolet Silverado with the 5.3 liter engine. Engine lifter and camshaft failure due to the AFM/DFM system. Now my truck is being worked on as we speak by a performance shop who says these seem to be a normal occurrence. Some with more miles and some with less millage. After doing some research online, this is a very common problem. And on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook there is a lot of people having same issues. My question is why isn't this being looked into. I've asked other mechanics, speed shops, and including a Chevrolet Dealer mechanic and he said yes that AFM/DFM is a major problem. But no recall from GM. Please help. This is not a cheap repair, and It's definitely unfair to many others that will have these same issues.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11676829July 28, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
For the last month or so, occasionally when I am going anywhere around 30-60 and I press the brakes, the vehicle will lose power for a few seconds and Stabilitrak is activated. It has locked up the brakes twice in the last 2 weeks when I was parking and could have caused an accident and if it happens when I am driving, I worry that it will cause an accident. I did some research and saw that there is a recall on my year and model. The symptoms it describes are exactly what my truck is doing but when I put in my VIN, it does not show the recall on my truck.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11675965July 24, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed to restart. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000. The VIN was not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11674256July 17, 2025
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle had experienced hesitation to accelerate and reduced speeds. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11673776July 15, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
There is a recall (N182202780) for certain models of gm apparently, but my truck does not fall under the recall though it is the same exact problem with the brake vacuum. When pumping my brake pedal, my brakes become almost non responsive, causing me to back into my secondary vehicle.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11672997July 12, 2025
STEERING
I own a 2016 Chevy Silverado 1500 with around 61,000 miles on it. I work from home at the moment so I do not put a lot of miles on the vehicle. I drove the vehicle last on July 5 2025 and it sat in our driveway until July 10 2025. I got into the truck and the dash read “service power steering drive with care” and the power steering would not work and it was very difficult to turn the wheel. I tried starting the truck again and the message still displayed and the loss of power steering became intermittent. The power steering would work briefly and then the steering would lock up become stiff again. I let the truck sit over night and came out the next day in the afternoon to see what it was doing. I started the truck and the message did not display I tried to drive it up and down the road to see if it would come back. I drove for about 5 minutes and parked it back in my driveway and the issue came right back. I’m afraid to drive it completely on any main roads for the fact it might come back while I’m driving and cause me to crash or worse.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11672942July 11, 2025
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This vehicle has been driven only on highway and local paved suburban roads. Fully maintained per Manufacturer recommendations. This vehicle has never been used to tow. Transmission suddenly failed during driving creating an unsafe condition on a 55mph busy road.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11670879July 2, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
At low speeds and turning right or left the steering wheel locks up if wheel is turned quickly and engine quits momentarily, power is lost to instruments and radio, etc. or in one case the vehicle has shut off completely. I saw that there was a recall for this on earlier models but not for my VIN (2016 Silverado 1500)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11670569July 1, 2025
POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS
Problem 1: passenger side seatbelt does not retract. Problem 2: the transmission failed due to a bad torque converter. This is apparently a well known problem that General Motors has been ignoring. The cost to repair is approximately $6,500.00 which, for a senior citizen is really going to hurt my cost of living.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11669885June 28, 2025
STEERING
Power steering intermittently goes out. Mostly when it's hot out, slow speeds, and cornering.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11669383June 26, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
Transmission issues already had one replaced 5/9/24 having issues again going to be 3rd transmission also having issues now with electrical system going out while driving and dinging noise,when entering or exiting vehicle here rebooting system whining. Going to contact car coverage to have vehicle inspected again for the problems.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11667055June 15, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
We had a auto shop do work and left are breaks lose And they do not tighten bolts both break calibers were lose and according to the lawyer we spoke with they do not have a business licenses Triad Transmission & Auto Repair 244 NC-22, Ramseur, NC 27316 Junior akins and John kearns
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11665358June 6, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Tranmission isn't running right and gas and brakes are not working properly. Also fuel pump or relay gets hot shuts off while driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11664810June 4, 2025
SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle and attempting to fasten the driver's side seat belt, the seat belt floor anchor detached. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the seat belt floor anchor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 260,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11662733May 23, 2025
STEERING
Power steering suddenly quit at highway speed. Found a loose negative battery Pole. Tighten it. Then two weeks later it did the same thing at highway speed. No steering at all. Very dangerous at 70 mph on curved roads. Took it to chev dealer truck repair shop. Said the negative cable was bad and an electric motor in the steering housing had an electric short. Able to fix it at $2729!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11662495May 22, 2025
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I have a 2016 Silverado 1500 I bought new. It only has 33000 miles on it. Last week I was backing my boat into the shop and the steering wheel jerked back and forth on its own pretty violently and a stabilitrac warning popped up and the radio screen kinda went dead for a second. Then last night I was pulling in a parking space at a restaurant and it did it again. This time it jerked and went dead enough to cut the truck completely off. I had to put it in park and crank the truck again. It actually reset the radios time and date.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11661555May 16, 2025
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal tapping sound coming from the engine compartment. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V274000 (Engine and Engine Cooling), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11661314May 15, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Air conditioning stopped cooling, research found AC condenser cracked allowing Freon to leak out.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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