Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2011)

773 consumer complaints on file.

#11403920March 19, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH IS CRACKING - PORTION CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD- JUST LIKE SOMEONE BREAKING A PIECE PEANUT BRITTLE OFF - GETTING WORSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11400091March 10, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
GOOD MORNING MY HEAD LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. WHEN I TOUCH THE WIRE IT GOES BACK ON TILL I HIT A BUMP. I'VE BEEN ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399533March 6, 2021
AIR BAGS
I HAVE HAD 2 SAFETY RECALL NOTICES ON THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS, THAT COULD BE FATAL. 1ST WAS IN 2016, 2ND 2021. LAST ONE STILL SAYS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. SHOULDN'T DISABLE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OR FIX IT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399344March 5, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER GUARANTY CHEVROLET MOTORS, INC (711 17TH ST, SANTA ANA, CA 92701, (714) 426-9092) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399141March 4, 2021
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRACKING VEHICLE ALSO INVOLVED IN GM RECALL N212328760
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398658March 2, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THAT CYLINDER #1 AND #7 WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMOTE START FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE TACHOMETER FLUCTUATED UP AND DOWN WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LUNGED FORWARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LEGACY MOTOR COMPANY (820 SW 21ST STREET, TOPEKA, KS 66604, (785) 438-2690) WHO STATED THAT THE CYLINDER #1 AND #7 FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL THE ENTIRE ENGINE FAILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398756March 2, 2021
AIR BAGS
NI GOT A NOTICE ABOUT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG BEING DEFECTIVE AND JIM BARNARD CHEVROLET CAN'T HELP ME IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG INFLATOR??? SO, HOW MANY YEARS WILL I HAVE TO WAIT TIL IT'S CORRECTED. BEING A ROAD SAFETY HAZARD, IF MY PASSENGER IS SERIOUSLY HURT, DUE TO GM NOT REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. THEN I CAN SUE GM FOR BIG BUCKS!! NOW THAT I HAVE THE PROOF OF THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG INFLATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398481March 1, 2021
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V054000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NEITHER A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS FRUSTRATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ## VIN PASSED ## CHEVROLET 2011 SILVERADO ##
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397747February 24, 2021
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAVE A RECALL ON PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG, ALSO HAVE A CRACKED DASHBOARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396949February 19, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 OWNER. NEVER DRIVEN ON SALTED ROADS(SOUTH LOUISIANA).LIVE 100 MILES FROM COASTLINE,NOT IN A SALTWATER ENVIRONMENT. OR DRIVEN IN WATER OTHER THAN RAIN. CRUISE CONTROL DROPPING OUT, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING WHEN SUPPOSED TO. TRACTION CONTROL DROPPING OUT, SERVICE MESSAGES CYCLING IN AND OUT--TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITRAC , ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, RED BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. SPEEDOMETER GOING CRAZY. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO GM DEALER FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR. CAUSE- INTERNAL FAILURE OF ECBM-ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, DUE TO CORROSION IN THE CONNECTOR DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. HAD TO REPLACE THE MODULE, AND THE VEHICLE CHASSIS WIRING HARNESS. TOTAL REPAIR WAS $1,830.39 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THE DEALER REPORTED TO ME THAT THE DESIGN/INSTALLATION LOCATION OF THIS MODULE IS FLAWED, AND A FAULTY DESIGN ALLOWED MOISTURE TO GET INTO THE MODULE THRU THE CONNECTOR.WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTIONS INTO THE ECBM ALSO BECOMING CORRODED.. DEALER ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS FAULTY DESIGN WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME A RECALL, AND FOR ME TO KEEP MY INVOICE OF THIS REPAIR, AS TO BE ABLE TO CLAIM A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396708February 17, 2021
ENGINE
I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE MOUNTS ON MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TWICE, NOW I'M GETTING READY TO REPLACE FOR A THIRD TIME. THE ENGINE MOUNTS MUST HAVE A DEFECT WITH THE MATERIAL THAT ARE USED TO MAKE THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395946February 12, 2021
AIR BAGS
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE WHEN I PULLED THE AUTO CHECK VIN REPORT FOR MY TRUCK. CALLED AUTONATION CHEVROLET - WACO TO SCHEDULE SERVICE REPAIR AND HAD IT SCHEDULED. DUE TO A SCHEDULING CONFLICT I HAD TO RESCHEDULE MY APPOINTMENT AT WHICH POINT I WAS TOLD THAT GM HAS NOT RELEASED THE INFORMATION TO FIX THIS RECALL. SO MY AIRBAG CAN EXPLODE AND KILL ME BUT GM HAS NOT REMEDY YET AND I WAS GIVEN NO TIMELINE AS TO WHEN A REMEDY WILL BE OR WILL EVER BE AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395385February 9, 2021
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V050000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. JUD KUHN CHEVROLET (3740 HIGHWAY 9 E, LITTLE RIVER, SC 29566, (843) 399-4400) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395404February 9, 2021
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND TOWING A 36 FEET LONG CAMPER, THE MESSAGES INDICATING A FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE WAS DISPLAYED BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER SOLOMON CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 4886 MONTGOMERY HWY, DOTHAN, AL 36303 WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION OF A CP3 PUMP INJECTOR AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,779.*DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395169February 8, 2021
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONT IN CRASH AT APPROX. 40MPH ON A CITY STREET. AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED AT A GM DEALERSHIP DUE TO RECALL TOO.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11394498February 3, 2021
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWN A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) AND HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CAPITOL CHEVROLET (2855 MAPLE AVE NE, SALEM, OR 97301) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390692January 29, 2021
AIR BAGS
NO FOLLOW-UP ON RESOLUTION FOR DEFECTIVE AIR BAG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390720January 29, 2021
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON THOUGH NOT IN A ACCIDENT SEEMS LIKE ALL GM VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED THEY TEND TO GO OFF RIGHT AROUND THE HUNDRED THOUSAND MILE MARK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388614January 17, 2021
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART COULD CAUSE SHRAPNEL IF AIRBAGS DEPLOY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386284January 3, 2021
AIR BAGS
GM RECALL #2049151 (NHTSA #16V381) WAS ISSUED MAY 27, 2016, OVER 4 YEARS AGO. THE STATUS OF THE RECALL HAS REMAINED "INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE" FOR YEARS WHILE I DRIVE AROUND IN A VEHICLE THAT THE NHTSA HAS DEEMED UNSAFE, PLACING ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER. THE US GOVERNMENT, THROUGH MUST ORDER GM TO COMPLY WITH REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT OF THESE AFFECTED VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE BY SIGNIFICANT AND ON-GOING FINES FOR EACH VEHICLE NOT REMEDIATED UNTIL COMPLIANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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