Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2014)
1,611 consumer complaints on file.
- #10978744April 17, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASH LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ALONG WITH HEADLIGHTS. WHEN YOU WOULD TURN THE WHEEL, THE ENTIRE DASH WOULD GO OUT LIKE YOU TURNED OFF THE KEY AND THEN COME RIGHT BACK ON. SOMETIMES THE TRUCK WOULD DIE IN THE ROAD AND DIED WHILE TURNING AND CREATED NEAR MISSES FOR ACCIDENTS. WHEN THE SYSTEM WOULD COME BACK ON, IT WOULD DISABLE THE STEERING ASSIST AND CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK BACK TOWARDS CENTER. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WITH VIDEO EVIDENCE OF PROBLEM AND THEY ADVISED THERE WAS NOT RECALLS, SERVICE BULLETINS OR EVEN KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM AND WANTED TO CHARGE $128.00 PER HOUR FLAT RATE TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AT HOME, I FOUND NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ON FORUMS AND RELATED BACK TO A KNOWN GROUND ISSUE UNDER THE DASH THAT IS LABELED G218 WHERE INSULATION OR MATERIAL IS FOUND UNDER THE GROUND NUT CREATING A HIGHER RESISTANCE. I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THIS MATERIAL MYSELF AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE SCARY PART ABOUT THIS IS, MY DAUGHTER HAD THE TRUCK DIE ON HER A COUPLE TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF IT. GM REFUSES TO ACCEPT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY ON THIS WHEN IT IS A GM MANUFACTURE PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10978642April 15, 2017WHEELS
20 INCH WHEELS VIBRATING INSTALLED NEW 275/55R20 TIRES STILL HAVE VIBRANTION
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10972404April 14, 2017ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
EVENT #1: STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT ON CITY STREET TO TURN LEFT; LIGHT CHANGES; TUNED STEERING WHEEL RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT & ACCELERATED; CROSSING IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT OUT OF MY HANDS 3 TIMES TILL I BRAKED THE VEHICLE TO A STOP & SAT STILL FOR 5 SECONDS; COULD THEN STEER & DRIVE NORMALLY. EVENT # 2: VERY NEXT DAY; BACKING SLOWLY OUT OF DRIVEWAY; STOPPED ON STREET; TURNED STEERING WHEEL SLOWLY TO LEFT TO PROCEED DOWN STREET; STEERING WHEEL JERKS VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT; AFTER BRAKING & SITTING FOR 5 SECONDS WITH THE ENGINE IDLING AGAIN, WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. EVENT # 3: 15 MINUTES AFTER EVENT #2; AGAIN BACKING SLOWLY TO THE LEFT TO TURN AROUND, & THEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO PROCEED FORWARD, STEERING WHEEL JERKS VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT OUT OF MY HANDS. AGAIN AFTER BRAKING TO A STOP & SITTING AT IDLE FOR 5 SECONDS WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. DURING ALL 3 EVENTS, THE SCREEN DISPLAYED "SERVICE STABILITRAK". THIS ISSUE "STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY OUT OF MY HANDS" & "STEERING LOCKS UP (VIDEO INCLUDED) WHEN TURNING" IS FREQUENTLY DISCUSSED ON GM FORUMS BY OWNERS. ONE OWNER APPEARS TO HAVE SOLVED IT BY FIXING A POOR ELECTRICAL GROUND UNDER THE DASH.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10978573April 14, 2017VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDOW DEFOGGER WAS NOT OPERABLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONDENSER UNIT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10972095April 12, 2017AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
TRAVELING APPX. 60 MPH CT RTE 8 WHEN DEER APPEARED SWERVED TO AVOID DIRECT IMPACT LOST STEERING CONTROL STRUCK UNKNOWN WENT AIRBORNE LANDED HARD STRUCK UNKNOWN NO INJURIES HOWEVER NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EITHER OCCURRED 4/07/17 APPX. 2200 HRS YOUTHFUL DRIVER W/ONE PASSENGER BOTH SEATBELTED SUFFERED FRONT END & SUBFRAME DAMAGE CAUSING MOTOR TO MOVE TOWARD CABIN CURRENTLY AT BODY SHOP TO DETERMINE REPAIRABLITY.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10971837April 11, 2017ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND A SIGNAL LIGHT IS USED , CRUISE IS DISENGAGED OR IF THE WINDOWS ARE ROLLED UP OR DOWN THEN CRUISE WILL BE DISENGAGED. THIS ACTION WILL ALSO CAUSE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO DIM WHEN THE SIGNAL IS USED OR WINDOWS ROLLED UP OR DOWN. IF I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IT WILL CLEAR UP AND MAY GO ANOTHER HOUR BEFORE IT DOES IT AGAIN. THIS IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND SOMETIMES FLASHES A WARNING IN THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER,STABILITRAK DISABLED AND STEERING ASSIST DISABLED DRIVE WITH CAUTION. AGAIN IF I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT IT WILL WORK JUST FINE FOR A WHILE. THIS DOES SEEM TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR. THIS STARTED HAPPENING APPROX 6 MONTHS AGO WITH CRUISE BEING DISENGAGED AND THE DASH LIGHTS DIMMING WHILE USING THE SIGNAL LIGHTS OR THE WINDOW SWITCH. THE STABILITRAK AND STEERING WARNINGS STARTED 03/19/2017. ON 03/20/2017 I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2 MILES AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A LOW SPEED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS RIPPED FROM MY HANDS. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON APRIL 8TH WHILE PULLING A TRAILER WITH THE TOW HAUL MODE ENGAGED. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE AND KICKED THE VEHICLE INTO PASSING GEAR WHEN THE STABILITRAK AND STEERING WARNING BOTH CAME ON .
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10970902April 6, 2017SUSPENSION, WHEELS
VIBRATION AT 70 TO 75 MPH!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969865April 1, 2017SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT TIGHTEN UP TO YOUR LAP OR SHOULDER AFTER BEING SNAPPED TO THE STATIONARY PIECE. THE BELT CONTINUES TO DO THIS EVEN AFTER REPORTING TO DEALERSHIP COOK CHEVROLET IN CRAIG COLORADO AND TAKING THERE FOR THEM TO REPAIR.THEY GAVE ME A 400 ESTIMATE AND DID NOT REPAIR I ASSUME THIS WOULD BE FOUND ON MOST OF THESE VEHICLES FROM POOR MATERIALS, I WILL REPAIR THIS ISSUE MYSELF SINCE I CANNOT TRUST CHEVROLETS WORKMANSHIP.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10968673March 27, 2017POWER TRAIN, SEATS
1. DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINING MECHANISM JAMMED AND STOPPED WORKING. HAD TO HAVE SEAT BACK FRAME ASSEMBLY REPLACED JUST AFTER WARRANTY. 2. SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION GENERALLY WORKS GOOD MOST OF THE TIME. ON OCCASIONS (ABOUT 50 SO FAR) WHEN BACKING OUT OF A SPACE AND SHIFTING GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT, THERE IS A 2-3 SECOND DELAY BEFORE IT SHIFTS AND JUMPS INTO GEAR WITH A CLUNK. THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS WHEN YOU ARE BACKING OUT INTO TRAFFIC IN PARKING LOT, ONTO A STREET, OR MAKING A 3-POINT TURN AND THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT WHEN YOU ANTICIPATE IT SHOULD AND YOU ARE STUCK THERE FOR THE DELAY. THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH. TOOK TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. DATE AT BOTTOM IS A GUESS. HAVE TO CHECK DEALER RECORDS AT HOME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10968761March 27, 2017ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WAS DRIVING TO THE DENTIST. PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT AND "STABILITRACK FAILURE" POPED UP. WAS PULLING INTO THE DOCTORS OFFICE NOT 8 MIN L8R CAME UP AGAIN BUT THIS TIME STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP THEN UN LOCKED THEN LOCKED UP MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE I WAS TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. THANKFULLY I WAS GOING AT AN EXTREMELY LOW SPEED AND I COULD CONTROL THE VEHICLE BETWEEN IT LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. WHEN I LEFT THE DOCTORS OFFICE I NOTICED MY SETTINGS RESET. EX DASHBOARD DISPLAY SHOWED THE RADIO STATION INSTEAD OF THE FUEL ECONOMY. I SIMPLY CHANGED IT AND NOTICED THE COMPUTER ERASED MY PREVIOUS FUEL ECONOMY. I'M ASSUMING THEIRS SOME MALFUNCTION BETWEEN THE COMPUTER AND THESE SYSTEMS. AND FROM THE LOOKS OF IT MY VEHICLE ISN'T THE ONLY VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE.DEALER SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BUT I`M TO SCARE TO DRIVE IT I DON`T` FEEL SAFE WHEN IT`S STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10968811March 27, 2017EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME FOGGY AND OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ *AS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10967722March 22, 2017ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND MOVING. THE VEHICLES STEERING CAPABILITIES MALFUNCTIONED AND COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING OCCURRED. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THERE WERE OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE EXPERIENCING STEERING FAILURE AS WELL. THERE IS VIDEO EVIDENCE ON YOUTUBE TO PROVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. SEE "2014 CHEVY SILVERADO STABILITRAK ISSUES PART 4" ON YOUTUBE TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY IS OCCURRING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10967653March 21, 2017STEERING
WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE STEERING LOCKED UP, JERKING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND REFERENCED A STABILITRAK SERVICE MESSAGE. VERY SCARY CAUSING A TOTAL LACK OF CONTROL WITH STEERING. FOUND MANY EXAMPLES ONLINE OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS, EVEN VIDEO EVIDENCE. TOOK TO CHEVY AND THEY "COULD NOT REPLICATE" SO NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I TRADED THE TRUCK FOR A NEW FORD. ODDLY ENOUGH MY NEIGHBOR NOTICED MY NEW TRUCK AND WE GOT TO TALKING. HIS 2014 GMC 1500 SIERRA HAS HAD THE SAW EXACT ISSUE. I CONTACTED GM WITH MY CONCERN WITH NO HELP AT ALL. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH VERY SERIOUS AND SCARY CONSEQUENCES. PLEASE MAKE GM FIX BEFORE FAMILIES HAVE TRAGIC ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10967380March 20, 2017ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHEN COMING TO A STOP. LOSS OF STEERING POWER, ETC. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE AND AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES, THE ERROR POPPED UP STATING THAT THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM HAD KICKED IN AND THE VEHICLE STEERING JERKED ME INTO ANOTHER LANE ON INTERSTATE 485 AT ROUGHLY 70 MILES PER HOUR.. TWO DAYS LATER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, BUT AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE STARTED. TODAY AGAIN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SYSTEM STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS LOW AND THAT THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM WAS NOW ENGAGED. HAD TO JUMP THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. HAD BATTERY CHECKED AND IT CHECKED OUT COMPLETELY FINE. IT IS MY FEELING THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL OR A GROUND SOMEWHERE. AFTER REVIEWING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, THERE SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE STEERING TO COMPLETELY TAKE OVER AT 70 MILES PER HOUR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10966574March 17, 2017STEERING
WAS TURNING CORNER STEERING WHEEL JERKED OPPOSITE DIRECTION SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED TRUCK VERY HARD TO STEER ENDED IN BAR DITCH DROVE DOWN BUMPY ROAD POWER STEERING REACTIVED WHEN I TURN AGAIN SAME RESULT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10959610March 8, 2017AIR BAGS
RANDOM AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. DEALER FOUND CODE B0014 AND HAD BULLETIN TO REMOVE AND REPAIR CONNECTOR. CONNECTOR WAS REMOVED AND A NEW WIRE SECTION INSTALLED. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN WARNING LIGHT WAS ON THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT OPERATE. IT APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10959688March 8, 2017ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I PURCHASED THIS 2014 SILVERADO PICK UP NEW. AT ABOUT 20000 MILES IT BEGAN NOT STARTING, STOPPING WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE STEERING WHEEL IS JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS/ MOST OF THE RECORDED INFORMATION IS ERASED, THE INTRUSION ALARM ICON IS LIT AND MUST BE CANCELLED. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED YET. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL GM DEALERS. COMPLAINED TO GM DIRECTLY SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE MANY EMAILS FROM ME TO GM AND FROM GM TO ME. MY LOCAL DEALER HAS NOW REFUSED TO WORK ON MY VEHICLE. THEY PUT A COMPUTER ON IT AND IF THERE IS NO FAULT CODE THEY SAY "IIF THERE ISN'T A CODE WE WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO START" (A DIRECT QUOTE) THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 80000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME 60000 MILES MY WIFE AND I BOTH HAVE CANCER AND MUST TRAVEL 233 MILES ONE WAY FOR CHEMO AND TREATMENT EVERY 28 DAYS AND I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED TO MEET THAT NEED BUT HAS FAILED TO LIVE UP TO THE HYPE FROM GM AND THE CUSTOMER SUPPORT IS NOT SATISFACTORY I NEED SOME HELP NOW.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10958977March 6, 2017ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK FOR AN HOUR AND HALF I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, AS I WAS TURNING TO GO DOWN AN AISLE TO PARK THE TRUCK INTERIOR LIGHTING ON THE DASH DIMMED AND THE POWER STEERING DIED ENOUGH TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH WHILE TURNING. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE SINCE I HAD NO STEERING. I LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN DROVE TO AN EMPTY SECTION OF THE PARKING LOT AND DONE A FEW SLOW FIGURE EIGHTS SEEING IF THE ISSUE WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. AFTER NOTHING HAPPENED I PROCEEDED BACK TO THE PARKING AREA AND AGAIN AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE TRUCK SEEMED TO BE LOSING POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKING OUT OF MY HAD UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE POINT I COULD NO LONGER STEER THE TRUCK. THE SCREEN ON THE DASH SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY TRACTION CONTROL BUT THE GROUND WAS DRY AND PAVED. I AGAIN LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR A MINUTE AND WAS THEN ABLE TO PARK. AFTER SHOPPING I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO ANOTHER STOP AND THEN HOME WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. WHEN I WAS BACKING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AN ERROR MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE SCREEN SAYING THE BACKUP SAFETY DEVICES WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTED DIMMING AGAIN. THE STEERING DID NOT ACT UP DURING BACKUP MODE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ABOUT THE ISSUE RELATED TO LOW VOLTAGE CODES WHICH THEY SAID MY TRUCK SHOWED. THEY SAID THE BATTERY TESTED FINE AND CHEVROLET WOULD NOT LET THEM REPLACE ANYTHING SINCE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUES. THEY DID SAY THEY WERE REPLACING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE THOUGH BUT WOULD NOT SAY WHY THEY WERE REPLACING IT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10958663March 5, 2017ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
INTERMITTENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL WILL YANK FROM THE DRIVER'S HANDS AND WARNING ERRORS FOR STABILITRAK OR TRACTION CONTROL REPORTED IN CENTER INFO SCREEN, WHILE THE MYLINK SCREEN GOES BLANK. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURS WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS IN PARKING SITUATIONS. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE INVOLVING THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10957473February 28, 2017ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
SINCE 05/02/2016 I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH CRAZY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. IT STARTED WITH HEAD LIGHTS DIMMING AT RANDOM TIMES. THEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, ACTIVITE TURN SIGNAL. WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD CUT OFF. SIMULATED 4 TIMES TO ENSURE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. CONTINUED DRIVING. AT 30 MPH THE AIR CONDITIONING TURNED OFF, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS & RADIO TURNED OFF BUT ENGINE STAYED RUNNING, 45 SECONDS LATER EVERYTHING TURNED BACK ON. AT THIS TIME THE WIFE FREAKED OUT & ASKED TO PARK, SCARED FOR HER SAFETY & MY OWN. PULLED FORWARD TO PARALLEL PARK, WENT TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. BEFORE REVERSE WAS INITIATED THE TRUCK THREW MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS (SERVICE STABLITRAK, ASSISTED STEERING, ETC). THE DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY JERKED & LOCKED UP. THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF. PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, TURNED KEY & STARTED RIGHT BACK UP WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO LOW VOLTAGE INDICATION AND NO PROBLEMS. GMC DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM & RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME WITHIN 2 DAYS. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 07/05/2016. THIS TIME IT WAS SENT TO CHEVROLET. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR & CHECKED THE SECURITY OF THE WIRE HARNESS. 07/11/2016 THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP & SHUT OFF AGAIN IN A STARBUCKS DRIVE THROUGH. THIS TIME LOCKING MYSELF & MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK FOR 3 MINUTES. WHEN IGNITION WAS TURNED, TRUCK WOULD NOT START, NO LIGHTS WOULD COME ON EITHER. THE TRUCK ACTED DEAD. THIS TIME CHEVROLET REPLACED GAS PEDAL. 10/31/16 THE TRUCK SHUTOFF & LOCKED UP AGAIN. THIS TIME I TOOK VIDEO TO PROVE MY CASE IN HOPES IT WOULD HELP THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TESTED BATTERY AND CABLES. 12/19/2016 IT HAPPENED AGAIN & ALSO SMELT BURNING. CHEVY REPLACED ALTERNATOR CABLE & NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE. COULD NOT SMELL BURNING. 01/10/17. ENGINE FIRE CAUSED BY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY CABLE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0