Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2014)
1,611 consumer complaints on file.
- #11111490July 16, 2018ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING DURING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS AND WILL ALSO TURN VEHICLE OFF. IF VEHICLE DOES NOT TURN OFF, VEHICLE WILL DISPLAY "REDUSED POWER STEERING ASSIST" AND A STABILITRAK WARNING. IF VEHICLE TURNS OFF, VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN ON RIGHT AWAY AND DASHBOARD DISPLAY WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN KEY IS IN THE ON POSITION. AFTER ATTEMPTS TO TURN VEHICLE ON, THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRES IS SMELLED IN THE CAB WITH NO OBVIOUS ELECTRICAL FIRE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11111333July 14, 2018SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 50MPH WHEN A STABILITRAK MESSAGE CAME UP. AFTER IT CAME UP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN FOR A COUPLE SECONDS. I LOST ALL STEERING AND BRAKING DURING THIS TIME AS IF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN BEFORE I COULD PUT IT INTO PARK AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF. IT IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DOING THIS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11110682July 11, 2018ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
2014 1500 LTZ ALMOST KILLED MYSELF SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. LIGHTS BEGIN TO FLICKER AND THAT'S THE FIRST WARNING SIGN TO WATCH FOR. STEERING ASSIST SHUTS DOWN AND TRUCK STALLS IF TURN CONTINUES AT LOW SPEED. SHUT DOWN HAS HAPPENED VARIOUS TIMES NOW PUTTING THROUGH A DRIVE THRU. VEHICLE ALSO SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 75MPH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11110695July 11, 2018VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEFROSTER FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THOMPSON CHEVROLET (3960 N UBLY RD, UBLY, MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,742.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11110696July 11, 2018VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THOMPSON CHEVROLET (3960 N UBLY RD, UBLY, MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,274.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11110819July 11, 2018UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BELIEVE MY TRUCK HAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER. MY AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING AND NOW ONLY BLOWS WARM AIR. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11110640July 10, 2018SERVICE BRAKES
TWICE IN THE LAST THREE DAYS THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK HAVE FAILED AT LOW SPEED WHILE PARKING. AFTER ONLY 3-4 TIMES OF LIGHTLY PUMPING THE BRAKES THEY COMPLETELY GO HARD AND THE PEDDLE WILL NOT MOVE. NO MATTER WHAT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IS APPLIED THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN IN REVERSE THE MOST. BRAKE PADS, FLUIDS, ETC ARE ALL PERFECT. PROBLEM DOESN'T HAPPEN AT ALL WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED. ONLY OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT'S PROBABLY THE VACUUM FAILING... HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINS DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON TRUCKS WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON AVERAGE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11110266July 9, 2018STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SANDS CHEVROLET OF GLENDALE (5418 GRAND AVE, GLENDALE, AZ 85301) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11110090July 8, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THIS VEHICLE WILL HAVE ISSUES WHEN TURNING? ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THIS VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF COMPLETELY ON ITS OWN AND THEN SUDDENLY TURN BACK ON AFTER I RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON HWY I-35 WHILE I WAS CHANGING LANES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11109697July 5, 2018STEERING
THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY WENT OUT AS PER ILLUMINATION ON THE DASH. THE RADIO, A/C, AND INSIDE LIGHTS WENT OFF TOO. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL 17V-414 STATES. AFTER CALLING GM, I FOUND OUT THIS RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON 11/2017 BY THE PRIOR OWNER( I PURCHASED TRUCK IN APRIL 2018). DESPITE THE RECALL BEING DONE, THE TRUCK IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. GM STATED THAT THE RECALL HAS BEEN CLOSED AND THEY WOULD ONLY PAY FOR THE PART NOT THE LABOR! THERE IS NO PART-IT'S A SOFTWARE UODATE/REBOOT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THIS EFFECTS THE STEERING OF THE TRUCK. THIS COULD CAUSE ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE A WRECK. OBVIOUSLY, THE INITIAL REPAIR DID NOT TAKE. IT IS UNFATHOMABLE THAT I AM TO BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A RECALL THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY DONE THE FIRST TIME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11105353July 3, 2018SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS FAULTY AND FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V209000 (SEAT BELTS) AT PLATINUM CHEVROLET (3001 CORBY AVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407, (866) 578-0076); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11105385July 3, 2018VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROL FUNCTIONS FAILED TO OPERATE FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER DURING EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE DEALER (JOHN SAUDER CHEVROLET OF NEW HOLLAND, 875 W MAIN ST, NEW HOLLAND, PA 1755I, (717) 723-9966) WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONDENSER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AN INTERNAL LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONDENSER WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11105036July 2, 2018UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AC STOPPED WORKING. ALL IS DOES IS BLOW HOT AIR. AFTER RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VECHILE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11105002July 1, 2018UNKNOWN OR OTHER
57K ON MY 2014 SILVERADO AND THE AC WENT OUT. BLOWING HOT AIR ON A 45THOUSAND DOLLAR TRUCK ISN'T ACCEPTABLE MORE RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT IT'S A CONDENSER FAILURE ON THESES TRUCK IS VERY WIDE SPREAD NOT JUST A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF TRUCKS PLEASE CAN YOU HAVE CHEVY DO A RECALL TO FIX THIS OR PROBLEM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11104778June 29, 2018FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PER DEALERSHIP THE UPPER AC HOSE THAT HOOKS TO THE CONDENSER WILL CRACK DUE TO NEEDING A BRACKET THAT WAS NOT INSTALLED AT ALL. THE COST FOR ME TO REPAIR IS 1200 TO 1500 BIT WHY WHEN THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WILL CHEVROLET NOT FIX IT. PLEASE RESPOND THE A.C. WORKED FINE ONE DAY AND THEN ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THE NEXT DAY. DOES NOT COOL AT ALL. CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX A CHEVROLET ERROR AND PREFER NOT TO TAKE IT FURTHER. I WOULD JUST LIKE MY A.C. TO BE FIXED! PLEASE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11104480June 28, 2018ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITRAC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED IN UNISON WITH THE INDICATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES STARTED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V414000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RYAN CHEVROLET (1101 OLIVER RD, MONROE, LA 71201, (318) 387-2222) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE RESULTS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11104588June 28, 2018UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A/C WENT OUT, COMING UP ON SOME HOT DAYS. THE A/C HOSE AFTER ONLY 41000 MILES HAS WORN A HOLE IN IT SOMEHOW. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? DEALERSHIP IN SAN LEANDRO WANTS $750 TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE SEEN ISSUES WITH THE CONDENSOR WONDERING IF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AS WELL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11104205June 27, 2018UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A/C ISSUES WITH TRUCK, THIS TRUCK AND MANY OTHER 2014/2015 SILVERADO'S HAVE ISSUES, AS ANYONE CAN LOOK ONLINE AND SEE. IV CALLED CHEVROLET AND TOLD THEM OF MY PROBLEMS AND ISSUES, THEY TOLD ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT AT THIS WEBSITE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11104248June 27, 2018ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (STONEBRIAR CHEVROLET, 9950 TX-121, FRISCO, TX 75035), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,600.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11104045June 26, 2018POWER TRAIN
2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LTZ CREW CAB TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS SERVICED IN 2015 AT 48,900 MILES. STILL EXPERIENCED HARD DOWN SHIFT AND TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS IS BECAUSE ITS A TRUCK. AT 100,763 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS CAVITATING, LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRAVELING AND WITH LOUD INTERMITTING SOUNDS OF METAL ON METAL. GOT THE TRUCK IN FOR LOCAL TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT AND LITTERED WITH HEAVY METAL FRAGMENTS FROM THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. OTHER LOCAL (FRIENDS) OF 2014 TRUCK OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS CONDITION WHICH ALL RESULTED IN A TRANSMISSION REBUILD WHICH IS $4,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE STRANGE PROBLEM IS THEY ARE FAILING AT 100K MILES AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN SENT SERVICE ADVISORIES TO NOT WARRANTY ANY POWERTRAINS AFTER 100K MILES EVEN IF THE DATE IS STILL EFFECTIVE. THIS TRUCK WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE CAVITATION BEGAN AND SHORTLY AFTER (100 MILES OR SO) BEGAN METAL ON METAL SOUNDS AND LOUD CLACKING FORM THE TRANSMISSION AREA UNDER THE TRUCK. IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION TO LOOK INTO THIS DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. JUST A QUICK BACKGROUND, I AM A LONG TIME CHEVROLET OWNER AND HAVE A 1998 K 1500 AND HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE AND REPLACED TWO TRANSMISSIONS SO I KNOW IT DOESN'T LAST FOREVER BUT I WOULD HOPE CHEVROLET WANTS TO KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING IN THEIR PREMIUM LINE UP OF TRUCKS. I WOULD ONLY HOPE THE POWER TRAIN WOULD LAST LONGER THAN 100K MILES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0