Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2011)

773 consumer complaints on file.

#11319574March 28, 2020
AIR BAGS
LAST YEAR THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON MY 2011 SILVERADO WITH 80,000 MILES. I HAD IT IN A GM BODY SHOP FOR UNRELATED REPAIR AND ASKED THEM TO DIAGNOSE IT. THEY CONNECTED THEIR READER AND COULD NOT FIND A THE PROBLEM AND DIRECTED ME TO THE DEALER. I INVESTIGATED FURTHER LAST WEEK AND FOUND BOTH FRONT DISINTEGRATED FROM CORROSION. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHO COULD FIND NO RECORD OF SUCH A PROBLEM, THEY REFERRED ME TO GM WITH THE SAME RESULT. THIS IS AN LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND I FIND THIS TYPE OF EARLY FAILURE OF 2 IDENTICAL PARTS UNREASONABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317689March 12, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. VICTORVILLE CHEVROLET LOCATED AT (15425 DOS PALMAS RD, VICTORVILLE, CA 92392) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE PART WAS NOT 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
#11317582March 11, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF IT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE CAB/ BED AREA. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED HOWEVER THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT. THE FIRE CAUSED THE SIDING TO AN ADJACENT HOUSE TO MELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316594March 6, 2020
AIR BAGS
ALREADY HAS A RECALL THAT HAS BEEN LASTING FOR 9 YEARS! I BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET IS WAITING FOR MORE OF THESE TO NO LONGER BEING USED, SO THEY WON'T HAVE TO FIX SO MANY. YET MY FAMILY APPARENTLY IS IN DANGER! MAY 27,2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER2049151 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V381 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316122March 4, 2020
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, BURNS 2 QUARTS OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. MULTIPLE VALVE LIFTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSE BY LOW OIL. HAD LIFTERS REPLACED LAST SUMMER. FAULTY OIL MONITOR DESIGN, DOESN'T INDICATE OIL IS LOW. THIS HAPPENS DURING NORMAL USE OF VEHICLE. ONGOING ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310939February 23, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKING IN SEVERAL SPOTS ONE LARGE CRACK NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG ANOTHER VERY LARGE CRACK OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON DRIVERS SIDE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309784February 18, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASH STARTED CRACKING WITH BIG CRACKS IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I WENT TO GET IN I NOTICED MY DASHBOARD HAD STARTED CRACKING IN3 DIFFERENT PLACES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308815February 12, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FUEL FILTER CLOGGED MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DENNY MENHOLT CHEVROLET BUICK GMC 1172 16TH ST, CODY, WY 82414 (307) 527-7101 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP EXPLODED AND THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,658.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308069February 9, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD CRACKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306829February 3, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2011 CHEVY 2500. 6.6 TURBO DIESEL AT 136K MILES. MY DEF HEATER JUST WENT OUT AND MY DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S ONLY UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 120K MILES. I'VE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE AND THERE'S A LOT OF 2011S THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. IT'S COSTING ME $1200 TO FIX PLUS A DAY OFF WORK. I'M SELF EMPLOYED AND IF I SELL A FAULTY PRODUCT I'M REQUIRED TO REPLACE FOR FREE. G.M SHOULD BE DOING THE SAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301214January 22, 2020
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WAS RECALLED IN 2016 AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE A REMEDY. RECALL NUMBER 2049151
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298250January 9, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292392January 1, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE AND AS SOON AS I GOT A FEW HOUSES DOWN THE ROAD MY DOOR LOCKS STARTED UNLOCKING AND LOCKING THEMSELVES OVER AND OVER AND THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE ALONG WITH THE RPM GAUGE AND THE ROAD UP WOULD TURN OFF AND ON AND THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP AND THEN RELEASE AND IT DID THIS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF. ONCE THE TRUCK WAS OFF IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I HAD TAKEN THE BATTERY OUT TO BE TESTED AND IT WAS FINE. THE ALTERNATOR WAS FINE AND AS FAR AS I COULD SEE THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE CABLES FROM THE BATTERY WERE CLEAN TOO. I'VE TRACED THE GROUND AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE IN BAD SHAPE EITHER. WELL AFTER I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO MY HOUSE IT SAT FOR A FEW DAYS AND AFTER A COUPLE DAYS IT RANDOMLY STARTED BACK UP. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM EVERYTHING IS GOOD AND THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE AFTERMARKET HEAD UNIT. WELL ONCE I GOT MY TRUCK BACK THE HEAD UNIT NO LONGER WORKS OR GETS POWER? WELL NOW A MONTH LATER SAME PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK IS TOTALLY DEAD BUT BATTERY AND ETC IS FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290078December 19, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288226December 10, 2019
SEAT BELTS
PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM DAVE SMITH MOTORS ON OCT 7,2019 AND THE REAR SEAT BELTS DO T MATCH OR OPERATE AFTER BEING TOLD IT WENT THROUGH A 125 POINT INSPECTION AND ON THEIR SITE SAYS SEATBELTS ARE INSPECTED AND I HAVE UNOPERATIONAL SEAT BELTS WHICH IS A SAFTEY HAZARD ON THEIR PART AS THEY SOLD A VEHICLE WITH UNMATCHED AND OPERATIONAL SAFTEY BELTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287451December 6, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STABILITY CONTROL ALARM BLINKING ,TRACTION CONTROL ALARM BLINKING,, SPEEDOMETER GOING ERRATIC, BRAKE LITE STAYING IN ALARM,CRUISE CONTROL DROPPING OUT,POWER LOSS TEMPORARILY. SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS (AUTO XMISSION) WAS VERY ROUGH.THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT GREW STEADILY WORSE. GM DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE EBCM, AND THE CHASSIS WIRINGHARNESS. SEVERE CORROSION. VEHICLE NEVER DRIVEN IN SALTED ROADS,NEVER FLOODED,NEVER DRIVEN THRU WATER. THE LOCATION OF THE EBCM IS POORLY DESIGNED. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A MODULE THIS CORRODED,AS IT WAS IN PIECES WHEN THEY PULLED AND OPENED IT. I WAITED 4 MONTHS TO GET IT FIXED, AS A EARLY MECHANIC SAW AN ELECTRICAL FAULT, BUT COULDN'T PINPOINT IT AS IT WASN'T STAYING IN FAULT. HE SAID IT NEEDED TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT COULD BE PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. HAD TO BRING TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AS IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. COST ME $1878.36 TO GET REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287229December 5, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH RED RIVER CHEVROLET (221 TRAFFIC ST, BOSSIER CITY, LA 71111, (318) 549-7500) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND ASSURED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281375November 20, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT MY VEHICLE WHEN I PULLED THE DOOR HANDLE ONLY TO HAVE IT BREAK OFF IN MY HAND. I WENT TO REACH TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING LEFT TO PULL TO OPEN THE DOOR ONLY TO FIND THE HANDLE HAD BROKEN OFF CLEANLY FROM THE MECHANISM, LEAVING NO OTHER WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE THROUGH THE WINDOW OR BY SLIDING ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE VEHICLE TO EXIT THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY I THOUGHT THAT IF THIS HAD BEEN AN EMERGENCY, SUCH AS A FIRE OR WRECK, I WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE AND TIMELY MANNER, RISKING FURTHER INJURY OR DEATH. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT A REPLACEMENT HANDLE & MECHANISM, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH MOST GM VEHICLES. I VIEW THIS AS A SAFETY CONCERN MORE THAN JUST A NORMAL MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR ISSUE, SIMILAR TO THE SAFETY CONCERN OF A COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT'S DOOR NOT OPENING IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY EXIT DURING AN ACCIDENT. GM, FORD, DODGE, AND ALL AUTOMOBILE MAKERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT A COMMON OR SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH A SAFETY ITEM, SUCH AS AN EXIT DOOR, SHOULD BE CORRECTED TO AVOID DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280688November 17, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM HAVE WENT OFF SEVERAL TIMES IN THE COURSE OF THE LAST MONTH. THE CAR GOES TO ROUGH IDLE AND TRANSMISSION KICKING BACK REALLY BAD. EVERY TIME THE MECHANIC HA CHECKED, AT LEAST THREE, HE HAD FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I THINK THIS SOMETHING RELATED WITH SOFTWARE. LOOKING INTO INTERNET, SEEMS TO BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED WITH THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11276876October 29, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. KUNI CHEVROLET (2449 FULTON AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825, (916) 426-4089) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS 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

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