2015 Chevrolet Silverado Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME REALLY STIFF AND DID NOT FUNCTION. ALSO, THE BRAKE ASSIST FAILURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TAKEN TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET OF SUGAR LAND (13115 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUGAR LAND, TX 77478). THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V578000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND THE REPAIRS HAD TO COVERED BY THE OWNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

ALWAYS HAD TRUCK GARAGED BUT NOW IN DRIVEWAY AND WHEN IT RAINS THE FLOOR FILLS WITH WATER

PAINT IS PEALING OFF DOORS, ROOF, HOOD, ETC.

THE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND I HAVE NEVER HOOKED UP TO A TRAILER THAT HAS BRAKES. THIS LIGHTS COMES ON SPORADICALLY. CONCERNED AS I HAVE HEARD THAT CHEVROLET USES TOO LIGHT OF WIRE IN THEIR LIGHT TRUCKS. THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT COMES ON IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS (CITY, FREEWAY, HIGHWAYS, GRAVEL ROADS...). *TR

I WAS ON A CITY ROAD DRIVING AT 45 MPH ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER I USED THE FACTORY REMOTE START. SMOKE STARTED POURING FROM BEHIND THE REAR SEAT AND THEN ONE OF THE BACK WINDOWS SHATTERED. THIS IS A WIDELY REPORTED ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR IT.

FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE - DURING COLD WEATHER AND WHEN FIRST DRIVING WITHIN THE FIRST 1/2 MILE, A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR SPEED BUMP. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN VERY COLD AND WITHIN THE FIRST 1/2 MILE. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT 35000 MILES (KOONS CHEVROLET, TYSONS CORNER, VA) AND UNDER WARRANTY THEY RE-TORQUED THE FRONT FRAME CROSS MEMBER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS. I ACTUALLY COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET AND THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IN ALL MY YEARS REPAIRING CARS, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A "FRAME CROSS MEMBER" REQUIRING RE-TORQUEING ESPECIALLY ON A NEW VEHICLE. IF IT WAS LOOSE ALONG WITH THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS, THAT WOULD INDICATE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. 6 MONTHS LATER WHEN COLD AGAIN, BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY NOW STATE THAT "THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REQUIRED LUBRICATION". AGAIN, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A RUBBER BUSHING REQUIRING LUBRICATION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING THE TRUCK FROM THE DEALER, I TOOK PICTURES OF THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS SOWING ALL THE LUBRICANT OOZING OUT. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH GM AND THEY HAVE BEEN NON-RESPONSIVE. MY CONCERN IS WITH ALL THE VIBRATIONS THAT THESE TRUCKS HAVE REPORTED, THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHINGS WILL BE REDUCED AND COULD HAVE A SERIOUS DETRIMENTAL AFFECT DURING A CRASH AS THE VEHICLE GETS OLDER. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO GM SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE. THE DEALER JUST WANTS THE PROBLEM TO GO AWAY AND NOT SEE THE TRUCK AGAIN. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE PROPERLY FROM A TECHNICAL POINT OF VIEW FROM THEIR ENGINEERS.

MY PAINT IT FLAKING/PEELING AROUND MY WHEEL WELLS AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANT FIX IT. THE PAINT JUST KEEPS PEELING AND PEELING I HAVE THREE SPOTS AND THEY KEEP GETTING BIGGER TO THE POINT THEY ARE RUSTING. THE PROBLEM IS THE PAINT ISN'T STICKING TO THE METAL/PRIMER VERY CHEAP PAINT.

IT WOULD ROLL EVEN WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS FAULTY AIR PUMP HAD TO GET AIR PUMP, TUBE, AIR PUMP BELT,ALTERNATOR BELT, AIR CONDITION BELT THAT COST ME $700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TIRES, THE PARK ASSIST BRAKES DID NOT WORK TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

DRIVING DOWN SINGLE LANE ROAD I BEGAN TO STOP FOR RED LIGHT, AS I BEGAN TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT WAS STIFF AND HAD SIGNIFICANT EFFECT SLOWING MY TRUCK. I DROVE OF RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD INTO WET GRASS TOO AVOID COLLISION OF SUV STOPED IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF CONTROL OR DAMAGE DONE TO EXTERIOR OF TRUCK OR MYSELF . AS I'M ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPED THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOY FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING SEVER DAMAGE IT THE INTERIOR PANELS, HEADLINER AND BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS THAT HAVE THAT CONTAIN SMALL CHARGE PERMINTLY LOCK AND NOW ARE UN USABLE.I WAS ONLY PERSON IN TRUCK BUT THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT IS RETRACTED AND LOCKED GUITAR STRING TIGHT.

AT LOW SPEEDS (SUCH AS IN PARKING LOTS, AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, ECT.) I LOSE BRAKE ASSIST, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I'VE BEEN COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH MY VEHICLE UP UNTIL RECENTLY. A LITTLE OF THREE YEARS AGO, I DECIDED TO GIVE UP MY DODGE AND SWITCH OVER TO CHEVY. I LIKED WHAT THEY HAD TO OFFER IN THE 2015 SILVERADO. LONG STORY SHORT, A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, MY AC STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR ALL OF A SUDDEN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND FOUND OUT THAT MY CONDENSER HAD A LEAK. I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS ODD DUE TO THE FACT THAT I BARELY DRIVE THE TRUCK, LITERALLY. IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 28,600MILES ON IT IN ABOUT 40 MONTHS. WITH THAT SAID, I PROCEEDED TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH. MY FINDINGS WERE THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ALL TO COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS SINCE THE 2014 DESIGN. IS THERE ANYWAY TO GET SOMEONE WITHIN GM TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY SOME TYPE OF FLAW OR DEFECT IN EQUIPMENT DUE TO POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP? YOU MAY SAY THAT I SHOULD'VE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND ALL BUT I FEEL LIKE A COMPONENT SUCH AS A CONDENSER SHOULDN'T BE DEFECTIVE SO SOON EITHER, ESPECIALLY ON A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE THAT'S BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY. EVEN IF GM ISN'T WILLING TO HELP ME, I'D BE HAPPY WITH THEM FIXING THE PROBLEM FOR FUTURE CONSUMERS SO THAT THEY DON'T BECOME A "VICTIM" LIKE I HAVE. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND SOME OTHERS BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS OR ANYTHING. WHILE SEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND A "SPECIAL COVERAGE/PROGRAM" NUMBER (17336). IT WAS ALSO ALONG WITH NHTSA ID 10135138.

I HAVE A 2015 1500 SILVERADO AND IT IS HAVING BRAKE ISSUES. THE PEDDLE BECOMES HARD TO DEPRESS AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT COME TO A STOP. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SEVERAL TIMES COMING TO A STOP AT LOW IDLE ON THE STREET. I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME IT WOULD BE $1100 AND GM DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT. THEY SAID THE VACUUM PUMP AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIX THIS.

WHEN I GO SLOW THE BREAK PEDAL GET SO HARD I CAN STOP

ON 12/15/2018 MY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP WENT OUT. I HAD IT REPLACED AT A DEALERSHIP. TOTAL COST $1506.56. MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE BOOSTER, AND A CONNECTING PIPE HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. APRIL 2019, I RECEIVE A LETTER FROM GM, DESCRIBING THIS ISSUE AND SAYING IF I HAVE LESS THAN 72,000 MILES OR BOUGHT IT NEW WITHIN THE LAST 6 YEARS,WHICHEVER COME FIRST, THEY WILL FIX IT. BRAKES ARE A VERY SERIOUS COMPONENT. THIS PROBLEM DATES BACK TO THE 2014,S. I FEEL GM SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR MY REPAIR COST, SINCE THE PROBLEM CAME FROM THEIR PLANT. I HAVE MORE MILES ON MY TRUCK THAN THEY SAY THEY WILL COVER. BRAKES AND THE COMPONENTS ARE THINGS THEY SHOULD COVER. I HAVE INVOICES AND PROOF THAT I PAID THESE EXPENSES. EVERY PERSON PAYS HARD EARNED MONEY FOR A NEW VEHICLE. MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO BACK THEIR VEHICLES. I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET WHEN THIS PUMP WENT OUT. I HAD ALL I COULD DO TO STOP IT, USING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

AT LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT OR IN OUT OF A PARKING SPOT THE BRAKE PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY BECOMES EXCESSIVE AND NON-FUNCTIONING. VEHICLE NEEDS TO ROLL TO A STOP ON ITS OWN. ONCE STOPPED AND PUT INTO GEAR PEDAL FUNCTIONS AGAIN. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. AFTER DOING A SEARCH ONLINE I SEE A NUMBER OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE. SEEMS TO BE A BAD VACUUM PUMP. WANTED TO REPORT IT AS WELL HOPING IT WILL LEAD TO A SAFETY RECALL.

WHEN PLACING THE TRUCK IN REVERSE OR DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY ENGAGE. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW AND HAVE HAD TWO REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS AND OTHER ISSUES. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT GENERAL MOTORS CALLS THIS DELAYED ENGAGEMENT. DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN STATING THEY WILL NO LONGER REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS FOR DELAYED ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS UNSAFE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR AND THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE AND IT DOES NOT MOVE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED HARDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE BUT SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE AND UNEXPECTED DISTANCE. THIS SITUATION OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE TRUCK IS SITTING OVERNIGHT BUT CAN HAPPEN OTHER TIMES ALSO. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE SITUATION AND USUALLY REMEMBER TO NOT ACCELERATE AND WAIT AN EXTENDED TIME FOR ENGAGEMENT.

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE FROM AFTER IT SHOWED WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE SIGNS OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) RECALL AFFECTING IT. THE DEALERSHIP APPLIED THE FIX THAT GM HAD AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE VERY NEXT DAY I EXPERIENCED WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM ACTING UP AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 M.P.H. ON THE HIGHWAY BEGINNING THE INTERCHANGE TO ANOTHER HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS. THE LOSS OF STEERING WAS ALMOST AS SOON AS I STARTED THE TURN AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GO OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THEN FOR THE NEXT 5-7 SECONDS I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT POWER STEERING. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING TURNED BACK ON AND, BECAUSE OF HOW HARD I WAS TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL, I ALMOST ENDED UP IN THE LANE TO MY RIGHT WHERE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS. I HAD NO PRIOR ISSUES LIKE THIS UNTIL THE RECALL WAS WORKED AT THE DEALERSHIP. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE TRUCK WAS ACTING WEIRD, AND AT A STOP THE TRUCK FELT AS IF IT WAS STRUGGLING TO STAY RUNNING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND AGREED TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THEM TWO DAYS LATER. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME IT IS DUE TO BAD BATTERY CABLES AND THAT CAUSED POWER LOSS DURING THE TURN. THEY SPENT HOURS SCANNING THE SYSTEM TO FIND THAT THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED, WHICH THEY CLAIM THEY COULD NOT FIND, BUT THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT THAT SHOWED ON THE DASH NOTIFYING ME THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT AND TO DRIVE WITH CARE, SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY DID NOT FIND IT DURING THEIR SCAN. THEY THEN TELL ME THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN, THAT CAME OUT A MONTH AFTER THE EPS RECALL DID, AND IT WILL BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. I CANNOT STOP THINKING THAT THIS ISSUE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE EPS SOFTWARE FIX AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED TO THE RECALL TO REPLACE THE BATTERY CABLES.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PUSH DOWN AND WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK WITHIN THE NORMALLY EXPECTED STOPPING DISTANCE. MOST OF THE TIME THE BRAKES WORKED PERFECTLY FINE - THIS ISSUE SEEMED TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY, BUT AFTER IT HAPPENED ENOUGH TIMES I REALIZED IT WAS ONLY HAPPENING AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT HAPPENED TO ME IN A COUPLE PARKING LOTS, THE DRIVE-THRU AT MCDONALDS, AND WHILE BACKING UP A TRAILER. THESE INCIDENTS WERE SEPARATED BY MANY MONTHS, WITH THE BRAKES FINE IN BETWEEN. IT WASN'T UNTIL I RECEIVED THE SERVICE BULLETIN LETTER FROM CHEVY THAT I FULLY REALIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE VACUUM PUMP AND THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN FINE SINCE. CHEVY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST BECAUSE I WAS BEYOND THEIR 72,000 MILE LIMIT (ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED BEFORE I WAS AT THAT MILEAGE), SO I PAID $561 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE NEW PUMP INSTALLED. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. I REALIZED THE SERIOUSNESS OF IT THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME WHICH WAS WHEN I WAS BACKING UP THE TRAILER FOR MY KIDS BOY SCOUT TROOP AND FOUND MYSELF UNABLE TO STOP QUICKLY. I HAD TO LEAVE THE TRAILER WHERE I GOT IT TO STOP INSTEAD OF WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO PLACE IT.

ENGINE POWER REDUCED ERROR POPS UP AND AND BASICALLY KILLS ANY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES INCLUDING TWICE AT INTERSTATE SPEED AND FEW TIMES UNDER 45MPH. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, RAILROAD, ETC., THE VEHICLE WOULD BE A SITTING DUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE: C265/65R18, AND DOT: 4AXPJH1R1215. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. IN ADDITION, ALL FOUR TIRES CONTAINED BUBBLES. THE TIRES AND BATTERY HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. PRESTON HOOD CHEVROLET (212 HOLLYWOOD BLVD NW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548, (850) 610-7278) DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHENEVR I BACK THE TRUCK UP AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES TEMPORARILY FAIL FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-3 FEET. COMING TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS CAN ALSO CAUSE THE TRUCK TO TAKE EXTRA DISTANCE TO STOP. I HAVE CHANGED TO NEW BRAKE PADS, TURNED THE ROTORS, AND PURCHASED NEW TIRES. THE TRUCK BOUNCES SEVERELY WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH ON CONCRETE ROADS. ONLY ON CONCRETE. ASPHALT HAS NORMAL RIDE AS SOON AS THE ROAD TRANSITIONS THEN THE TRUCK BOUNCES.

PURCHASED USED 2015 SILVERADO LTZ WITH 87K MILES ON 12/1/2018 FROM DEALER. ON 12/2/2018 WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE FOR FIRST TIME, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ONLY MOVE 1/4 INCH WITH GREAT EFFORT (80-100LBS EFFORT), AND ONLY APPLIED ENOUGH BRAKING FORCE TO STOP TRUCK MOVING 2 MPH OVER 5 OR 6 FEET. WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RECREATE PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD WHILE UNDER 5-6MPH, EACH TIME TAKING ROUGHLY 10-12 FEET TO STOP WITH GREAT BRAKING EFFORT. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN 12/3 AFTER A SHORT TRIP (3 MILES, 40MPH) WHILE SLOWLY BACKING INTO PARKING SPACE. PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM PERSISTED. BACKED UP AGAIN, PROBLEM PERSISTED. MAXIMUM BRAKING FORCE WOULD NOT STOP TRUCK FROM ROLLING DOWN 7% GRADE FROM DEAD STOP. MAXIMUM BRAKING FORCE WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT STOP TRUCK IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. **** MUST DRIVE IN FAR RIGHT OR LEFT LANE TO ENSURE SPACE TO SWERVE INTO WHEN BRAKES FAIL TO AVOID COLLISION. **** EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD - WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS, INJURIES & PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ASAP.

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP IT GOT REALLY HARD, HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE TO STOP, THANKFULLY I HAD NO CONCRETE BARRIERS OR LIGHT POSTS IN FRONT OF ME TO CAUSE ANY DAMAGE JUST GRASS ON A HILL TO HELP ME STOP. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS BACKING UP TO MY GARAGE THAT WAS ON A SLIGHT HILL AND THE BRAKES GOT HARD BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY PUTTING THE TRUCK IN PARK AND USING MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIRD TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO GET OFF OF AN EXIT I NOTICED MY BRAKE STARTED TO GET HARD THANK GOODNESS I HAVE A TOW HAUL BOTTON AND I USED THAT TO HELP ME SLOW DOWN TO GET OFF THE EXIT. EVERYTIME MY BRAKES HAVE GOTTEN HARD IS WHEN I HAVE TO BACK DOWN A HILL, PULL DOWN A HILL, PARK IN A PARKING SPOT OR HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY TO SLOW DOWN.

ELECTRIC ASSIST NOT WORKING

BRAKE PEDAL IN THE TRUCK WILL OCCASIONALLY GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN REVERSE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN BACKING A BOAT TRAILER DOWN A RAMP AT A BOAT LAUNCH WHERE THE TRUCK IS AT AN ANGLE. HAVE LOST BRAKES MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN DOING THAT. FLUID IS FULL IN THE RESERVOIR AND THE MECHANICAL PORTION (BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS) CHECKED OUT AS FINE.

BRAKE PEDDLE RANDOMLY BECOMES HARD TO PUSH AND WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER OTHERWISE NORMAL FUNCTIONING. THIS OCCURS GENERALLY AT LOW SPEEDS IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS BUT RANDOMLY

TRUCK HAS BECOME VERY HARD TO STOP LATLEY. BRAKE PADS LOOK NEW. DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. ALMOST REAR ENDED MULTIPLE CARS THIS MONTH. THINKING OF JUST TRADING IT IN ON A RAM. TRUCK DOESN'T WANT TO STOP!!!

AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE IN MOTION EITHER IN TRAFFIC, DRIVEWAYS OR PARKING LOTS THE POWER BRAKES WOULD STOP WORKING CAUSING THE TRUCK TO NOT BRAKE PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY STIFF AND WOULD NOT STOP. WHILE THIS DID NOT CAUSE ANY ACCIDENTS, IT WAS A NEAR MISS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE THEY SAID THE BRAKE "VACUUM PUMP HAS FAILED". THEY STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST $700.89. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED ON 11/28/2018, WITH NO OCCURANCES OF THIS ISSUE SINCE. THE TRUCK HAD 59,108 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF VACUUM PUMP REPLACEMENT. THE FIRST BRAKE ISSUE WAS AROUND 50,000 MILES AND HAPPENED ABOUT 8-10 TIMES BETWEEN JUNE AND NOVEMBER 2018.

AT LOW SPEEDS I HAVE NO BREAKS AND THE PEDAL IS ROCK HARD. ZERO TO 1/4' OF MOVEMENT AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. I NEARLY HIT SOMEONE.

WHILE BACKING UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL HAS VERY LITTLE TRAVEL AND IS HARD TO PUSH DOWN CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE BACKING WITH LITTLE STOPPING POWER OR EFFECT. THIS TAKES EFFECT ONLY WHEN BACKING AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE. SYSTEM CHECKED AT FIRESTONE TIRE CENTER AND RESULT INDICATED BRAKE VACUUM POWER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS OCCURS ALMOST DAILY WHEN BACKING UP.

BREAKING SYSTEM VACUUM PUMP FAILURE. COMMON AND KNOWN PROBLEM. BRAKES SPORADICALLY REQUIRE SUBSTANTIALLY MORE EFFORT TO SLOW VEHICLE AND INCREASES BREAKING DISTANCE SIGNIFICANT WITH NO WARNING. INCREASES LIKELIHOOD OF CRASHES. MINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 30 MILES AN HOUR ON AN EXIT RAMP ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. GM REFUSES TO COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND DESPITE KNOWING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL.

2015 SILVERADO 1500, 4X4, 41,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. AT SLOW SPEED ON CITY STREET DRIVING STRAIGHT (UNDER 5MPH), COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL POWER ASSISTANCE OF BRAKES. DRIVER NEEDED TO APPLY EXTREME MANUAL PRESSURE AT PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND NOT ROLL INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. IMMEDIATELY PARKED, CAME BACK ISSUES PERSISTED IN PARKING LOT, BUT THEN WENT AWAY WHEN AFTER SPEED OF APPROX 10MPH REACHED. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR DISPLAY INDICATORS TRIGGERED DURING INCIDENT. ISSUE HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. (APPROX 70 MILES SINCE ISSUE FIRST OCCURRED)

AT LOW SPEEDS MY BRAKES ARE VERY HARD TO PRESS. THE PEDAL GETS REALLY TIGHT AND WILL NOT PRESS DOWN. THE LONGER YOU TRY TO PRESS THE TIGHTER THEY GET. THE TRUCK WILL BARELY STOP BEFORE I ALMOST HIT SOMETHING. DOES NOT DO IT EVERY TIME, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE MORE FREQUENTLY. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I GO FROM A STOP, THEN ACCELERATE SLOWLY AND THEN TRY TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP (EX. WHEN PARKING).

RECALL ON BRAKING SYSTEM, REPORTED TO GM DEALER, WAITED, DROVE VEHICLE WHILE STILL ON RECALL, DEALERSHIP QUOTED THAT IT WILL BE OKAY, ( TRAVEL TO MED APPOINTMENTS) AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, FINALLY GOT IT IN, (ITS FIXED), CONTINUED DRIVING IT, STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING, THE PEDAL WAS JUMPING, OH! THAT'S NORMAL STATED THE TECHNICIAN, I CONTINUED DRIVING, I CALLED THE DEALER SHIP I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM, NEW IN 2015, EXPLAINED EXPLAIN TO THEM THE PROBLEM IM HAVING, (SAID WELL BRING IT TO THE DEALER SHIP NEAR YOU, DID THAT!) AGAIN NOWHERE, CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT, WELL BRING IT IN, TECH TOOK FOR A RIDE, THAT'S WHAT THEY NORMALLY DO, VIBRATE LIKE THAT , YAH. WELL FRUSTRATED AS I WAS WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE, TO MY MED APPOINTMENTS, WELL, COMING BACK STOP AT AN ESTABLISHMENT, AS WE WERE PULLING IN THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP!, AND I SLID RIGHT INTO A MENTAL POLE, DAMAGING THE ENTIRE FRONT OF OUR TRUCK, THE FORCE OF THE HIT LUNGED BOTH I AND MY WIFE FORWARD AT AN ABRUPT STOP! MY WIFE SUSTAIN A NECK AND BACK INJURY, MY LEFT SHOULDER, REPORT TO INS, AND PROPERTY OWNER, MY INS PAY OUT FOR THE DAMAGE. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER SHIP, WE'LL HAVE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE START TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF BY REPLACING THE SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

I WAS COMING OFF A HILL AND TRYING TO BRAKE BEFORE MAKING A TURN ONTO ANOTHER ROAD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS, FELT VERY HARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A GARAGE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAULT IN THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER. I WILL ATTACH THE INVOICE FOR THE PARTS. THE TRUCK IS STILL GETTING FIXED AND DO NOT HAVE AN INVOICE FOR LABOR YET.

NOTICED FAILURE OF VEHICLE TO STOP. LACK OF POWER ASSIST BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. BRAKE PEDAL IS ROCK HARD WITH LITTLE TO ZERO TRAVEL (1/4' AT MOST). VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE (REGARDLESS OF PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL) FOR SEVERAL FEET. WHILE THIS HAS OCCURRED IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE GEARS; THE ISSUE IS CONSISTENTLY OBSERVED IN REVERSE.

JUST EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHILE BACKING INTO PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED TRUCK HAS JUST TURNED 40,000 MILES. BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD TO DEPRESS AS IF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. NOT THE CASE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH EXTREME PRESSURE AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BEFORE I BOUNCED OFF OF CURB. I UNDERSTAND CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS AND THERE IS SOME CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS OUT THERE. A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT, FROM ALL THE FORUMS I HAVE READ THIS DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I WILL TAKE INTO DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF IT DON'T KILL ME FIRST. HELP

WHILE BACKING UP FROM DRIVE WAY TRIED BRAKING TO STOP AND TRUCK CONTINUED TO TRAVEL ALMOST HITTING A VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED ON THE STREET. THE NEXT DAY BEFORE TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED MADE A STOP AT THE GAS STATION AND AGAIN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. DEALER DIAGNOSE BAD VACUUM PUMP AND OIL IN BRAKE BOOSTER AND LINES ,ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED COSTING OVER $1,300 DOLLARS.

WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL SLOWLY AND TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD TO PRESS AND USED BOTH FEET TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL TO EVENTUALLY MAKE THE TRUCK COME TO A STOP. CAUSED A MINOR (COSMETIC) SCRAPE ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BUMPER (SCRAPED CONCRETE WALL) DUE TO THE INABILITY TO STOP WHEN BRAKE WERE BEING PRESSED.

WHEN PUMPING BRAKES TO STOP, ON THE SECOND TO THIRD PUMP THE PEDAL GETS ROCK HARD AND VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. LOSS OF VACUUM PRESSURE SEEMS TO BE THE ISSUE. IN THE GM DEALER NOW, TELLING ME THE VACUUM BOOSTER DEFECTIVE

NOTICED BRAKES SEEMED TO STOP WORKING PROPERLY AT LOW RPM.HAPPENED WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. ALSO WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT REDLIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FAULTY. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT HARD AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO RADLEY CHEVROLET (3670 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22408, (540) 898-4000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,320. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

VACUUM PUMP FOR BRAKE SYSTEM AND HOSE/TUBE THAT CONNECTS TO THE PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER I LOST BRAKES COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT!! THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP. MILEAGE WAS AT 55,096. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN A DRIVE THRU LINE AT CHIC FILA. BRAKES GOT VERY HARD AND I JUST KEPT ROLLING INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT TO ME. I STOPPED ROLLING JUST SHORT OF HITTING THE VEHICLE. I SLOWLY WENT THROUGH THE LINE TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT AND THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY ROCK HARD THE ENTIRE TIME. I HAD TO SIMPLY ROLL TO GET WHERE I NEEDED TO PARK SLOWLY.

AFTER DRIVING AT REGULAR SPEEDS BRAKES WORK FINE. IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC FEEL LIKE NO BRAKE PEDAL, HAVE TO PRESS VERY HARD TRUCK 2 GET TRUCK TO STOP.

VACUUM PUMP. MY VACUUM PUMP WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY. EVERY FEW PRESSES OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT TOOK MUCH LONGER TO STOP. IT WAS SCARY AND I AM VERY THANKFUL I DIDN'T GET IN A WRECK. I GOT IT FIXED AT MY CHEVROLET DEALER. THE COST FOR REPAIR WAS $600. WORST PART IS MY VEHICLE, A 2015, ONY HAD 27,000 MILES ON IT. STILL FEELS NEW AND THE BRAKES FAILED.

MY FATHER DIED AFTER HAVING A ACCIDENT IN HIS TRUCK ON 11/8/18. I BELIEVE IT IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE RECENT RECALL , LEADING TO HIM DYING AFTER BEING PULLED OUT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND COLLAPSED AFTERWARDS. THE STRESS FROM THIS ACCIDENT ATTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH.

I BROUGHT MY 2015 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AS MY BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. STOPPING REQUIRED VERY FORCEFULLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. ON NOVEMBER 7, 2018 THE REPAIR SHOP CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVY SERVICE MANAGER TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE GIVEN THAT THE VEHICLE IS A RECENT MODEL WITH LIMITED MILEAGE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER TAKING A LENGTHY DRIVE THE VEHICLE HAD SAME BRAKE PROBLEMS MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE GOING DOWN A HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL AUTO REPAIR ON NOVEMBER 15TH. REPAIR SHOP CALLED LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND SPOKE WITH PARTS MANAGER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON RECENT MODEL CHEVY SILVERADO AS THEY HAD A 2016 SILVERADO IN THERE SHOP SAME DAY FOR SAME PROBLEM. CHEVY DEALER PARTS MANAGER INDICATED THERE WAS NOT A CURRENT RECALL BUT THEY DID NOTICE AN ISSUE AS THEY HAD SOLD 10 ABS PUMPS IN JUST ONE WEEK! THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE ABS PUMP. THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE EQUIPMENT PLACED MY FAMILY AT RISK AND COST ME MORE THAN $900. MOST IMPORTANTLY THIS DEFECTIVE BRAKE EQUIPMENT IN THE RECENT MODEL CHEVY SILVERADO IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. HAD THERE BEEN A NEED TO STOP QUICKLY I FEEL CONFIDENT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION.

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE SLOW SPEED MANEUVERS SUCH AS TURNING AND PARKING. BRAKES EITHER BECOME VERY HARD TO DEPRESS OR DEPRESS TO FLOOR. VERY DANGEROUS! CHEVROLET HAS A TSB OUT BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT HAS YET TO BE RECALLED. MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE EXPENSE RELATED TO THE REPAIR.$1500. PLEASE ADDRESS. PLEASE REFERENCE CHEVROLET'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (PIT5361B) FOR MORE INFORMATION.