Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2016)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#10955380February 17, 2017
STEERING
I HAVE A 2016 SILVERADO Z71 4X4 HAS A LIFT KIT LIFT KIT WAS INSTALLED AT 5200 MILES TRUCK NOW HAS 6000MILES STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT FULL TURNS U CAN FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL POP AND CLUNK THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE 3500 MILES ONE TIME I FULL TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT IT ON THE STEERING WHEEL NEVER PAYED ATTENTION AND SINCE THEN I FELT THE CLUNK POP WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION AND NOW WITH THE LIFT ON I CAN FEEL IT POP MORE AND IT'S GETTING ANNOYING MY FRIEND ALSO WITH A 2015 SILVERADO 4X4 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 10K MILES WHEN TURNING 90DEGRESS HE GETS THE CLUNK AND FEELS IT SKIPS A GEAR FROM THE GEARS INSIDE THE RACK PINION NOW I'M SCARED THAT OR WORRIED THAT SOMETHING MIGHT. HAPPEN TO MY STEERING AND GOD FORBID I MIGHT LOSS CONTROL OF THE TRUCK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10953742February 9, 2017
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DEFROSTER WOULD NOT MELT THE ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES OF WAITING FOR THE ICE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE WINDSHIELD, THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE ICE MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,790.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950097February 7, 2017
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A LOUD WINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,660.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949232February 3, 2017
STEERING
STEERING STIFF IN COLD AND NEVER GETS BETTER AFTER VEHICLE WARMS UP. ANYTIME BELOW 5 DEGREES F. I HAVE HAD IT IN AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE WHOLE ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM WITH NO HELP TO THE ISSUE. I HAVE READ OTHER FORUMS WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. AT SLOW SPEEDS REQUIRES TWO HANDS TO TURN VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS IF IN A PANIC SITUATION. DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. I LIVE IN MN AND HAVE HAD OTHER GM PICKUPS (1999,2010,2013) WITH NO SUCH ISSUES IN THE COLD WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949292February 3, 2017
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
STEADY DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 65 MPH, THE TRUCK SHUDDERS AND THE RPM TACH NEEDLE JUMPS. IT DOES NOT DO IT WHILE SHIFTING BUT WHEN RUNNING AT A STEADY SPEED. MY 4TH TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE ONLY FOCUSED ON THE VIBRATION OF THE TRUCK AND ARE NOW REPLACING THE THIRD TIRE. I AGREE THE VIBRATION IS BAD BUT THE SHUDDERING IS RIDICULOUS. THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN FOR THE SILVERADO WITH THE 6.2 TRANSMISSION WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. I CALLED THE SERVICE TECH WHO HAS MY TRUCK AND HE SAID "YOUR TRUCK DOESN'T HAVE THAT TRANSMISSION." I SAID "I REALIZE THAT RICH...HOWEVER IT IS THE SAME ISSUE." HE SAID AS SOON AS THEY GET THE NEW TIRE IN THEY ARE GOING TO TEST DRIVE IT SOME MORE. DID I MENTION THEY HAVE HAD IT FIVE DAYS THIS TIME AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE A TIRE. ALSO...ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN #PIP5337D, THE SHUDDER IS TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948961February 1, 2017
STEERING
AT 7500 MILES MY TRUCKS STEERING BECAME REALLY LOOSE. COULD MOVE 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH OUT ANY WHEEL MOVEMENT. WHICH CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948757January 31, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS, BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAMS ARE VERY POOR FOR A 2016 VEHICLE. THE LIGHT THEY PROJECT ONTO THE ROADWAY WILL WASHOUT IN A WET OR DARK ROAD AND IN MY OPINION NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR A NEW VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947782January 26, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE EVENING, A DEER SUDDENLY RAN ACROSS THE ROAD. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BUMPER STRUCK THE DEER. SUDDENLY, THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE, BUT THERE WERE NO FLAMES. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE INJURY WAS SUSTAINED, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS RESTARTED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING ILLUMINATED AND "SERVICE AIR BAG" WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND THEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,398. .....UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10947270January 23, 2017
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED, THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, WITH THE RECIRCULATE BUTTON LIT AND DASH LEVEL VENTS SELECTED, I WAS OVERCOME BY TRUCK EXHAUST FUMES (A TRUCK PULLED IN MY LANE AHEAD OF ME ON THE ROADWAY) AND BRIEFLY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE FROM CHOKING AND COUGHING ON IT'S FUMES FROM THE TRUCK EXHAUST. THE FUMES CAME THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WHICH PUMPED THE FUMES INTO MY VEHICLE CABIN. I WAS ON A HIGH SPEED LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY AND WAS IN A BUSY AND DANGEROUS AREA AS TWO HIGH SPEED ENTRANCE RAMPS CAME FROM THE RIGHT, ALSO NO SHOULDERS TO STOP DUE TO THE BEGINNING OF A BRIDGE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN MY VEHICLE AND STOP COUGHING, SEE AGAIN AND REGAIN CONTROL AFTER OPENING THE WINDOWS AND LETTING THE BAD AIR OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10945219January 13, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DEFROST FUNCTION DOES NOT PREVENT ICE BULID UP ON WINDSHIELD AND BLOCKS DRIVER VISION. CLEARS PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WELL ENOUGH. BUT WITH DEFROST FAN SPEED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, AND THE HEAT TEMPERATURE AS HIGH AS I COULD STAND IT, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATING, WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT ICE BUILD UP AND BLOCKING DRIVERS VISION. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NEVER HAD A VEHICEL THAT HAD SUCH WEIRD ICE BUILD UP PATTERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944186January 10, 2017
STEERING
THE SAFETY CONCERN ON THIS ISSUE IS THE SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF VEHICULAR STEERING CONTROL. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN TO 1,700 TOTAL MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE TRUCK'S STEERING CONTROL BECAME SLOPPY IN 70MPH + INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DRIVING RESULTING IN HIGHWAY WANDER SIMILAR TO DRIVING IN WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPG+ (WHERE AT TIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN POSITION IN YOUR HIGHWAY LANE). SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE STEERING BOX SHOWED THAT THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN ARM LASH ADJUSTMENT SCREW ON THE STEERING BOX HAD BACKED OFF APPROXIMATELY 3/8", THE STEERING HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY AND THE STEERING BOX WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. THE STEERING SYSTEM ON THIS TRUCK IS A DIGITAL STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM. THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND UNSUCCESSFULLY (NO CHANGE IN FUNCTIONALITY) REPAIRED UNDER GM TSB #PIT5501C (REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING BOX) AND SUBSEQUENTLY SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED (TO DATE) UNDER GM TSB #PIT5501D (REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN ARM SHAFT WITH AN UPDATED DESIGN GM P/N 84240812. CURRENTLY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 5,500 TOTAL ODOMETER MILES ON THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10939620January 4, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ISSUE 1 - TRANSMISSION: THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS A 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION THAT CLUNKS / HARD SHIFTS (VERY HARD). GM INDICATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND/OR THE TRANSMISSION IS ADAPTING TO YOUR DRIVING STYLE. THE CLUNK IS VERY DISTRACTION (STARTLING) WHEN DRIVING. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HESITATES IN SELECTING GEARS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. ON TWO OCCASION, I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE ON TO THE INTERSTATE AND THE DELAYED TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT ALMOST RESULTED IN A COLLISION. ISSUE 2 - ENGINE: THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS AN ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT THAT DROPS THE TRUCK DOWN TO 4 CYLINDERS. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE ENTIRE TRUCK WILL VIBRATE / REVERBERATE CAUSING HEADACHES. GOOGLE "CHEVY SHAKES". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10939189January 3, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO TRANSFER FUEL PUMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934136December 9, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER CONTROL ARMS FRACTURED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930333December 7, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, WHEELS
WENT TO MAKE LEFT TURN ON WET ROAD AN IT DIDN'T TURN IT SLIDE AN KEPT GOING STRAIGHT .IT JUST DOESN'T STOP IT SLIDES YES VEHICLE WAS MOVING THE ROAD WAS WET MADE THIS SAME TURN FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS IN MANY CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCKS AN THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED DIFFERENT TIME EVERYONE ALL TRAFFIC STOPS AT ONCE I TRIED TO STOP AN I SLIDE IN TO A VEHICLE SO HARD IT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT BEFORE STOPPING THERE ARE 4 OF THESE TRUCKS BOUGHT AT THE SAME TIME SAME TRUCK SAME TIRE ON ALL 4 VEHICLES AND THERE ALL DRIVING AN ACTING THE SAME WAY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930297December 6, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WE HAVE HAD REPEATED INSTANCES, WHERE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND FUEL GUAGE FLAT LINES. IF YOU CAN NOT GET TO A QUALIFIED DEALER SOON ENOUGH, VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING[ACTUALLY IT REMAINS RUNNING UNTIL IT ALMOST COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP]. WE HAVE HAD TO INSTANCES OF SHUT DOWN, AND AT LEAST 6 INSTANCES ALTOGETHER OF ENGINE LIGHT/ FUEL GUAGE FLAT LINE. THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED SINCE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN SERVICE IN JANUARY / 2016. WE USE THIS VEHICLE TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE LOWER 48, AND PARTS OF CANADA, TO PICK UP BREEDING BULLS, THAT HAVE VALUES RANGING AS HIGH AS 1 MILLION OR MORE. THESE ANIMALS HAVE ALL BEEN TESTED FOR TRANSPORT BACK TO OUR FACILITIES IN PLAIN CITY, OH, AND ONCE ON THE TRAILER, ARE NOT TO BE REMOVED, UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY, BECAUSE OF REGULATIONS. OUR CONCERN IS THAT, WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS VEHICLE IS GOING UP A MOUNTAIN HWY OR ANY OTHER SITUATION WHERE THERE IS ANOTHER VEHICLE FOLLOWING TO CLOSELY AND THEY HIT US AND END UP KILLING THE ANIMALS, ME, THE PERSON THAT HIT ME, OR ALL OF US OVER A FUEL TRANSFER PUMP THAT GM SAYS IS NOT PART OF IT'S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY OR NO LONGER IN IT'S BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THEIR LINE IS, THAT THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY REPAIRED, AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THEREFORE THERE IS NO ISSUE OR ANY REASON TO KEEP A CASE FILE # ON IT. WE HAVE LEARNED THRU OTHER INSTANCES, THAT THERE IS A DEALER SERVICE BULLITEN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING, AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION, WHICH HAS YET TO COME TO LIGHT. ALL INSTANCES ON THIS MATTER HAVE HAPPENED IN VARIOUS STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHILE CRUISING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 & 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HWY TO THIS DATE, WITH THE LAST INSTANCE BEING ON 12/01/2016. WE HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS TO GM OF SAFETY, AND AN ACTUAL FIX FOR THIS ISSUE, AND SO FAR THE BEST WE GET FROM THEM IS, WE'RE SORRY FOR YOUR INCONVENIENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929994December 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
11/24/2016 LOW SPEED COLLISION AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT 11 MPH UNDER BRAKING BOTH STAGES CAUSING INJURY TO 3 PEOPLE. SEAT BELTS RETRACTED VIOLENTLY CAUSING INJURY. INVOLVED IN RECALL 16007 DEALER STATED TO LEAVE IT FOR 2 WEEKS TO REPAIR ON 11/10/2014.GM CLAIM #849421 FILE SDM FILE DOWNLOADED AND LOCKED BY ESIS PHILLIP NOTTINGHAM ON 12/1/2016.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10929540December 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PARKING ASSIST DISPLAY WOULD ERRONIOUSLY ACTIVATE ALONG WITH AN AUDIBLE CHIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928259November 28, 2016
ENGINE, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK FORCEFULLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VIBRATION CAUSED THE HEAD LAMPS TO VIBRATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VOLTAGE SPEED ONLY READ THROUGH 10.5-11. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,790. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927265November 21, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY WET SNOW AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS GET COVERED AND MAKE VISIBILITY ALMOST 0% LIGHTS DO NOT GENERATE ANY HEAT ON THE LENS TO MELT OFF THE SNOW OR ICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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