NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
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I HAD A BRAKE DEFECTIVE VACUUM PUMP ON MY ON 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. I HAD THE VACUUM PUMP CHANGED ON 1/30/2019. MY BRAKES WERE LOSING PRESSURE WHEN I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY. MY BRAKES WOULD LOSE PRESSURE PRIMARILY WHILE I WAS BACKING UP. I HAVE NARROWLY MISSED HAVING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS (WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND PROPERTY) DUE TO THE PROBLEM. ON ONE INSTANCE, I LOST BRAKE PRESSURE GOING DOWN A HILL. BRAKING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED, AND SO WERE MY EFFORTS TO HALT MY TRUCK. I ALSO NOTICED MY BRAKES LOSING PRESSURE AFTER MY TRUCK GIVING ME SEVERAL ALERTS (WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED) ABOUT SERVICING THE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM. I AM NOT SURE IF THAT HAS ANY BEARING ON THE VACUUM PUMP. I WILL ALSO BE REPLACING THE TRAILER BRAKE SWITCH ON MY TRUCK. I HOPE THIS FIXES EVERYTHING AND I WILL NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM AGAIN. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN A PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK SINCE ABOUT AUGUST OR SO.
BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY HARD WHILE IN TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. DEALER INITIALLY COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE BUT EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP, IT GOT BETTER BUT STILL INTERMITTENTLY DOES IT. WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU HAVE TO STAND ON THE PEDAL WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP.
AIR CONDITION COIL LEAK WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL ON SILVERADO, BUT ON TAHOE. THIS IS THE SAME PART AND SAME ISSUE, SO WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THE SILVERADO? I WOULD LIKE CREDIT FOR THE $1300 REPLACEMENT COST I PAID.
AT LOW SPEEDS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED IN THE TRUCK STILL ROLLS. ON THREE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED AND ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE WRECKS. ONCE WAS IN THE MOUNTAINS, ONCE WAS TURNING ON A CURVE, ONCE WAS ON A STRAIGHT FLAT BLACK TOP.
WHEN MY TRUCK WAS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY IT HAD A RATCHETING CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE RACK AND PINION. THE TRUCK HAD 89000 ON IT AND I CALLED CHEVROLET FILED A COMPLAINT. I WAS DRIVING LAST SUMMER AND I LOST MY STEERING GOING DOWN THE ROAD THEN I GOT IT BACK. THEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE SOFTWARE UPDATE RECALL. THE CHEVROLET GARAGE TOLD ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION IS NOT COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. NOW THE TRUCK HAS 109000 AND THE RACK IS BINDING WORSE. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THEIR IS ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I'M HAVING. THESE RACKS NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
MY 2015 SILVERADO HAS APPROX 80K MILES AND THE AC BLOWS HOT. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE AC CONDENSER CRACKED. I UNDERSTAND FROM READING MANY GM FORUMS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE HAPPENING SINCE 2014. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE FAULTY DESIGN AND STILL HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL OR TSB. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED A PRICE OF 1200 DOLLARS TO FIX A KNOWN ISSUE.
MY 2015 SILVERADO HAS APPROX 80K MILES AND THE AC BLOWS HOT. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE AC CONDENSER CRACKED. I UNDERSTAND FROM READING MANY GM FORUMS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE HAPPENING SINCE 2014. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE FAULTY DESIGN AND STILL HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL OR TSB. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED A PRICE OF 1200 DOLLARS TO FIX A KNOWN ISSUE.
THE FORWARD PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR WENT OUT CAUSING MY DOOR TO BE UNABLE TO BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED BY KEY, OR UNLOCK SWITCH ON DOOR. IT'S NOW COSTING ME $215 TO GET FIXED. AND I'VE SEEN MANY OTHER VEHICLES HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT'S UNSAFE IT WILL NOT LOCK DURING DRIVING AND CAN'T LOCK IT IN PUBLIC AREAS.
POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. APPROX 50,000 MILES DELEARSHIP STATES NO CURRENT RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE HOWEVER THERE WAS A LARGE RECALL FOR SAME ISSUE ON 2014 SILVERADO
AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING. BLOWING HOT DUE TO WORN HOLE IN HOSE (THOUSANDS OF KNOWN ISSUES ALL WITH EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND FIXES... E X A C T L Y!!!!!!) CALLED CHEV, THE GUY SAID NHTSA TELLS THEM WHAT TO PAY FOR AND WHAT TO RECALL SO THEY'RE HANDS ARE CLEAN OF THIS ISSUE. PARDON????? WORN HOLE? CHECK BAD CONDENSER? CHECK NO BRACKET? CHECK DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER PARTICIPATION? NO WAY IN HELL! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE BUSINESS AND THERE'S NO WAY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND ANYONE ELSE I CAN CALL ARE NOT GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THIS. OH YEAH, THE A/C NEVER GETS USED, OTHERWISE I WOULD'VE HAD IT FIXED 20K MILES AGO UNDER WARRANTY BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WASN'T WORKING. THERE'S RESIDUE ON THE HOSES FROM THE LEAK WHICH THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD'VE CAUGHT BUT THEY DIDN'T. MAYBE I GO THAT ROUTE?
MY PAINT IS FLAKING AWAY. SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME I WASH IT THE CHIPS MULTIPLY. CHIPS COVER THE ENTIRE NODY
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTION. BRAKE PETAL HAS LITTLE MOVEMENT, FEELS HARD AND VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND. TAKES A GREAT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO STOP VEHICLE THAN VEHICLE STILL MOVES.
BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD AT SLOW SPEEDS MAKING STOPPING VERY DIFFULCULT ESPECIALLY WHEN BACKING MY BOAT INTO THE LAKE. I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT TRUCK AND BOAT WERE ABOUT TO GO INTO THE LAKE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (STAR CHEVROLET, 1628 S AZALEA DR, WIGGINS, MS 39577, (678) 369-6037) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,038.
WHILE MOVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP.
VACUUM PUMP ON 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON JULY 8, 2018. APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WERE HARD AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS. THEY EVENTUALLY STARTED TO WORK SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP. THIS OCCURRED OFF AND ON FOR OVER TWO WEEKS, USUALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS, UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THEM FIXED ON JULY 24, 2018. SEE REPAIR ORDER. I WANTED TO FILE THIS BECAUSE I SAW THE NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM PUMPS AND MINE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER.
SLOW SPEED NO BRAKES HARD PEDAL.I JUST READ ABOUT 100 COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS YET. I DON'T HAVE $1200 TO FIX THIS.
MY 2015 SILVERADO BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR WITH A/C ON. HAVE HAD REFRIGERANT ADDED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT LEAKS OUT IN 3-4 DAYS. ANOTHER SERVICE LOCATION IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD A/C CONDENSER. LOOKED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS EXACT PROBLEM. SOME ARE SAYING THAT THERE IS A RECALL BUT MY DEALER SAYS THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS OR RECALLS. THIS IS BEING REPORTED AS 'WIDESPREAD FAILURE' SO VAST THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE DUE TO NATIONAL BACKORDERS.
ALL SOUND STOPPED ON MY TRUCK. RADIO, TURN SIGNAL FEEDBACK, ETC. IT WAS WORKING AT END OF DAY BUT DID NOT WORK THE FOLLOWING MORNING. I SEARCHED AND FOUND RECALL #14315 BUT YOUR WEB SITE SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. IT HAS EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED BY THAT RECALL. I GOOGLED SYMPTOM AND FOUND WHERE SOMEONE HAD DISCONNECTED BATTERY FOR AWHILE AND THAT FIXED IT. DID FOR ME TOO BUT FEEL THE FIX IN RECALL 14315 SHOULD BE APPLIED TO MY TRUCK AS WELL.
BOUGHT MY VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO AND AIRBAG LIGHT AND AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO GET CHECKED OUT AND THE PASSENGER RETRACTABLE SENSOR IS BAD AND NEEDS FIXED. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH MY NEWER TRUCK.
CONDENSER IS GOING OUT ON MY TRUCK.
LOSS OF POWER STEERING MOSTLY AT LOW SPEED. TRUCK LOSES POWER OR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. ALSO SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE HAD NO POWER UPON START THEN AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES IT WILL BE OK. LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING WHEN I SWITCHED TO BRIGHT LIGHTS. ALSO DRIVERS INFO CENTER GOES BLACK
FAULTY TAILGATE BUSHING (GM PART NO. 84331136/84131760), PLASTIC, ENGINEERING DEFECT. THE PART CRACKS, BREAKS, DISINTEGRATES, SIMPLY BY OPENING OR CLOSING THE TRUCK TAILGATE OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE BUSING WAS DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE TAILGATE BY REDUCING THE WEIGHT OR MUSCLE NEEDED TO REST THE TAILGATE WITHOUT SLAMMING. WHEN THE BUSING CRACKS OR BREAKS THEN THE TAILGATE SLAMS DOWN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE OWNER BECOMES ACCUSTOMED TO THE TAILGATE LOWERING WITH EASE, AND UPON THE FIRST TIME OPENING TAILGATE AFTER THE BUSHING HAS BEEN COMPROMISED, IT SLAMS DOWN, RISKING INJURY TO YOUR ARMS, POSSIBLY YOUR BACK OR ANYONE LIKE CHILDREN, A CHILD'S HEAD UNDERNEATH OR BELOW THE OWNERS WAIST. SECONDLY, GM IS "PRICE GAUGING" THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE PART COST LESS THAN $10 DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, AND THE CHEAPLY MANUFACTURED PART, WHICH IS MOST LIKELY SPUN ON A 3-D PRINTER BY A CANADIAN COMPANY COSTS $44 NOW. THEY DO NOT OFFER A OEM PART AND HAVE NOT CHANGED THE PLASTIC PART TO ADAPT TO ALL OF THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. THIS IS THE FOURTH BUSHING I HAVE TO REPLACE. ONLINE RESEARCH OF OTHER TRUCK OWNERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE INDICATE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PUBLIC PROBLEM. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP ME REPLACE THE PART AT NO COST. PLEASE HELP THE CONSUMER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
AT 46000 MILES THE AC UNIT COMPRESSOR WENT BAD. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THESE GM VEHICLES. I PERSONALLY KNOW 4 TRUCKS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TO WONDER WHY GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THEY HAVE AN ISSUE.
REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SAYS IT'S NOT LATCHED BUT IT IS. THEREFORE THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AND THE DOME LIGHTS DO NOT TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THIS COULD CAUSE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES AS I DON'T KNOW IF THE DOOR IS PROPERLY LATCHED SINCE IT SAYS THIS ALL THE TIME. MY CHILDREN RIDE IN THE VEHICLE AND THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN.
REAR POWER LOCKING ACTUATOR FAILS TO OPERATE CAUSING AUTOMATIC LOCK ON DOOR TO BECOME ABLE TO OPEN WITH CHILD SAFETY LOCK ENGAGED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40000 MILES CURRENTLY. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ABOUT REAR POWER LOCK ACTUATORS FAILING ON 2014 - 2018 CHEVROLET SILVERADO.
WHILE DRIVING WITH WIPERS ON, THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ON BUT WIPERS NO LONGER FUNCTIONED AT ANY FREQUENCY.
I JOIN A LONG LIST OF CHEVROLET TRUCK OWNERS EXPERIENCING AC FAILURE FAR TOO SOON IN THE VEHICLE'S LIFE. MY 2015 SILVERADO 1500 4X4 Z71 WITH 42,000 MILES HAD THE AC COMPLETELY STOP WORKING OVER THE WEEKEND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 82F. UPON INSPECTION AT THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONDENSER HAD A LEAK ON THE TOP RIGHT SIDE AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE WARRANTY CLAIM, THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT HE HAS SUBMITTED THE CLAIM AND THAT HE, " ... HAD VERY LITTLE DOUBT THAT IT WOULD BE APPROVED." " WE SEE THIS A LOT," HE EXPLAINED. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE AND SEVERAL OWNERS ARE PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN INSTALLED ON SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE. GM'S "MOST DEPENDABLE TRUCK" SLOGAN IS WORTHY OF DEBATE.
DROVE IN THE RAIN AND THROUGH A COUPLE SMALL PUDDLES AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT LEAVE ME WITH NO POWER STEERING
THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM BECOME RIGID AT LOW SPEED (APPROX 3MPH OR SO) AS IF THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS. THE VEHICLES STOPPING DISTANCE CHANGES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TOWARD THE FLOOR. THIS ISSUE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO MY GARAGE DOOR WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE ISSUE IS BEST DESCRIBED IN THE PENDING INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE GM BRAKING SYSTEM LOCATED UNDER CHEVROLET SILVERADO RECALLS. I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INVESTIGATION AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH MY VEHICLES BRAKES. THE INVESTIGATION STATEMENT DESCRIBES THE ISSUE AS A PROBLEM WITH DEGRADING BRAKE VACUUM COMPONENT.
THE STEERING SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING JERKS BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO TURN. I'VE SEEN THIS ISSUE REPORTED ON 2014'S ALSO. WE WERE STOPPED WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. THE STEERING JERKED AS I TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD AND SOMETHING ABOUT THE "STABILITRAK" BRIEFLY FLASHED ON THE DASH. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WE TURNED THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF, BUT IT TURNED ITSELF BACK ON AND THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN TRYING TO BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY.
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING , SAFETY HAZARD! CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD NO RECALL ON MY SPECIFIC VIN # EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON SAME YEAR MAKE & MODEL VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY GM TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & GM WOULD TRY & ASSIST IN GETTING VEHICLE REPAIRED. WITH IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE AND SAME MAKE & MODEL AS VEHICLE THAT HAS RECALL IN PLACE FOR THE SAME PART, I FEEL GM SHOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING MOTOR AT NO COST TO ME.
MY 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CREWCAB LD HAS A VERY DANGEROUS STEERING ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS THE STEERING SYSTEM FULLY GIVES OUT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND SOMETIMES THE WHEELS JERKS BACK APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TURN. GM HAS RECALLED TRUCKS FOR THIS ISSUE ON ALL SILVERADO MODELS 2014/15 EXCEPT THE 2015 CREW CAB . THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE . THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 36,251 MILES AND IS TAKEN CARE OF TO THE FULLEST PER MANUFACTURERS GUIDELINES . THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS THAT GM HAS ADMITTED IT AND RECALLED MANY VEHICLES OUTSIDE THE TRUCKS AS WELL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, HOPEFULLY THEY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND MAKE A RECALL FOR ALL AFFECTED MODELS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.
VEHICLE IS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL WAS ADVISED BY DEALER IT'S A KNOWN GM ISSUE WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND ALSO YOU CAN HEAR THIS NOISE WHILE MOVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED 15MPH OR UNDER
BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN DIMINISHED BRAKING PERFORMANCE. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS WE WERE PULLING A CAMPER WHEN IT HAPPENED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED VACUUM PUMP WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT 78260MILES ALTHOUGH CONDITION STARTED BEFORE THAT. WE RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT BUT IT ONLY APPLIES TO 72000 MILES OR 6 YEARS. THE REPAIR COST US OVER $500.
The wax coating on the frame is falling off and the frame has rust all over. This is a manufacturing defect that Chevrolet refuses to repair under warranty. This is a known problem throughout the Silverado owners.
AIR CONDITIONING ON MY 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS ONLY BLOWING WARM AIR.
DURING NORMAL DRIVING 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' NOTIFICATION POPS UP AND CAUSES ALL OF DASH AND RADIO TO FLICKER. IT GOES AWAY AND FLASHES AGAIN CONSISTENTLY. EVENTUALLY DASH AND RADIO WENT DARK AS IF VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE AC WAS ON. WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC
EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE I'VE NOTICED A RUFF RIDE . IT FEELS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM REAR END . I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP ON ROAD WHILE DRIVING AND IT BOUNCES AND VIBRATES ROUGHLY. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP A MONTH OR SO AFTER BUYING IT AND WAS TOLD MY TIRES WHERE NOT BALANCED , SO THEY BALANCED THEM AND STILL CAME OUT THE SAME . DECIDED TO GET A SECOND OPINION MONTHS LATER AND WAS TOLD IT HAD WEAK SHOCKS IN FRONT SO THEY CHANGED THOSE OUT . STILL NOTHING HAD CHANGED . SO RETURNED IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP A WEEK LATER AND THEY THEN DID THE REAR SHOCKS MENTIONING THEY WERE IN WEAK CONDITION. STILL NO CHANGE . AT THAT TIME MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY SO I GUESS THEY TROUBLESHOOT THE CHEAPEST WAY JUST TO GET THE CUSTOMER OUT OF THEIR AND SAVE MONEY ON THEIR END . NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS JUST OVER I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE GIVING ME OPTIONS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD WHEN MY WARRANTY WAS IN EFFECT.
I PURCHASED MY 2015 SILVERADO PRE-OWNED WITH 2,000 MILES IN OCTOBER 2016. IN MAY OF 2018 I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH MULTIPLE STATES. I WAS STUCK IN SLOW TRAFFIC FOR MULTIPLE HOURS DUE TO AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS THEN THAT I FIRST EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH MY BRAKES. WHEN MOVING AT A VERY SLOW PACE, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO LOSE THE POWER ASSIST. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR IT'S OIL SERVICE AT CASTROVILLE CHEVROLET ON 6/22/2018. I MENTIONED THIS ISSUE TO THE SERVICE WRITER WHO WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE SILVERADO BRAKES. AT THE TIME IT WAS COST PROHIBITIVE FOR ME TO HAVE IT INVESTIGATED AND COULD NOT LOSE THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN, AGAIN ONLY AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS PARKING. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 11/28/2018 WITH CASTROVILLE CHEVROLET TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. ALL OF THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION. I BELIEVED IT TO BE A VACUUM ISSUE AS IT ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS.
SEVERAL TIMES COMMUTING IN TO WORK, WIFE SAID BRAKES FELT FUNNY, HARD TO STOP. I WOULD DRIVE AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS, THEN IT FINALLY HAPPENED TO ME IN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. TRIED TO STOP BUT TRUCK KEPT ROLLING, LOST BRAKING POWER AND THE TRUCK SLID FORWARD. MANAGED TO STOP BUT HAPPENED AGAIN TWO DAYS LATER AND IT HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED. BRAKE PEDAL GOES REAL STIFF WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND IT IS HARD FOR THE TRUCK TO STOP. GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CAR IN FRONT SLOWS DOWN TO TURN. I APPLIED BRAKES AND THE TRUCK WAS HARD TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STIFF AS I WAS PUSHING DOWN HARD. THE TRUCK FELT LIKE IT WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT BARELY. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR BEFORE IT TURNED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM PUMP AND PIPE. I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND TOLD THEM THAT I AM HAVING A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT A DEFECT OR REAL SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SAID THAT THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT ONLY HAS 61,156 MILES ON IT AS OF 9 JULY 2018. THE FIRST TIME THE ISSUE OCCURRED WAS IN MAY 2018. AT THAT TIME I HAD ABOUT 59,000+ MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. A COUPLE OF CERTIFIED MECHANICS STATED THAT THIS PART SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN IT HAS. I WOULD LIKE TO START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. SERVICE BULLETIN #PIT5361.
2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 5.3L 4X4 (48,000 MILES). WHILE DRIVING LAST NIGHT I WAS U-TURNING AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHEN THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, THEN FLASHED "STABILITRAK" ON THE DASH, AND JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HAND. SHOULD THERE HAVE BEEN SOMEONE COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION THERE SURLY WOULD HAVE A MAJOR HEAD ON COLLISION. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AFTER RE-FIRING THE TRUCK AND TRIED SOME LOW SPEED SHARP TURNS AND SURE ENOUGH THE SAME ISSUE. FLICKERING POWER, "STABILITRAK" FLASHING ON DASH, AND STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF MY HAND. WHEN I SAY STEERING JERKED ITS NOT AS IF I JUST LOST POWER STEERING, THE WHEEL WILL ACTUALLY JERK AS IF ITS TRYING TO GET BACK TO CENTER ON ITS OWN. I LEFT THE TRUCK OVER NIGHT AND WENT BACK THIS MORNING TO HAVE SOMEONE FOLLOW ME HOME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS NO ISSUED RECALL FOR MY VIN. I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS OF STORIES AND VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET VERY SIMILAR TO MINE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE SOME RECALLS FOR OTHER MODEL YEARS THAT SOUND LIKE THEY ARE AIMED AT THE PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR MY MODEL/YEAR AND EVERYONE I'VE FOUND THAT HAS HAD THE RECALLS FOR STEERING AND VOLTAGE ISSUES SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. ITS TERRIFYING THINKING THAT IM DRIVING A 6,000LBS MASS THAT CAN SHUT OFF AND STEER ITSELF OUT OF NO WHERE. RIDICULOUS THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY GM!
WHILE PARKED OVER NIGHT IN THE GARAGE THE SABILITRAK LIGHT WAS ON AND SERVICE TRAILER SYSTEM. TRUCK WOULDN'T START SO I JUMP STARED HE TRUCK. THAT WORKED TWICE THOUGH OUT THE DAY AND ON MY LAST DRIVE WHILE I WAS REVERSING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLED FROM MY HAND AND THE 'STABILITRAK' LIGHT CAME ON! FINALLY WHILE PARKED BEFORE MY TRUCK ENGINE WOULDN'T TURN OVER THE 'STABILITRAK' LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND 'SERVICE TRAILER SYSTEM' I'VE NEVER USED MY TRAILER SYSTEM. MY TRUCK WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER 'CRANK'. I HAD TO TOW MY TRUCK HOME AND I'M JUST HAPPY THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WASN'T PULLED FROM MY HAND WITH MY TWO KIDS WITH ME IN THE ROAD!
VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE PARKING IN FORWARD OR REVERSE.
I'M ADDING TO THE GROWING LIST OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AC ISSUES WITH GM/CHEVY FULL-SIZED VEHICLES FROM 2014-2015. AS OF 5/3/2018, I HAD NOTICED MY AC ONLY BLOWING HOT AIR. TRIED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY, SAME THING. ONLY BEING 2 YEARS OLD, I FOUND IT INCREDIBLY ODD THAT THE FREON WOULD BE GONE ALREADY. UPON DOING MY RESEARCH ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A TREMENDOUSLY EGREGIOUS KNOWN ISSUE WITH GMC/CHEVY OWNERS AND A RECALL REGARDING THE PROBLEM HAS STILL NOT BEEN ISSUED TO CORRECT IT. GIVEN THE FACT MY VEHICLE HAS JUST FALLEN OUT WARRANTY AS WELL, IT'S INCREDIBLY INFURIATING THAT I'M NOW FORCED TO HAVE THESE REPAIRS COME OUT OF POCKET AND WAIT NEARLY A MONTH FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BY GMC/CHEVY BEFORE THE HOTTEST DAYS OF SUMMER ARRIVE.
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR. CALLED DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AFTER I LEARNED THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. CHEVY WILL NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I TOLD THEM THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM STARTING WITH 2014 MODELS I WAS TOLD THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS. I WAS ALL SO TOLD THAT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ALL MY SERVICE WORK DONE WITH THEM THEY REALLY DON'T FEEL THEY NEED TO CUT ME A BRAKE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR REPAIR. DAVE MCDERMOTT CHEVROLET 655 MAIN ST EAST HAVEN CT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO CIOCCA CHEVROLET OF QUAKERTOWN (855 S WEST END BLVD, QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY, TORQUE SENSOR, AND HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,100.
CONTINUOUS HEADLIGHT BUROUT. NEW LIGHTS LAST APPROX 2 MONTHS. LED, HALOGEN OR INCANDESCENT.
ON MY WAY HOME PULLING A 5000 LBS BOAT AND TRAILER ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY MY BRAKES GET HARD AS A ROCK AND LOOSE THE ABILITY TO BASICALLY STOP WITH ANY QUICK RESPONSE. AFTER LIMPING THE TRUCK A SHORT DISTANCE TO A FRIENDS BUSINESS I LEARN THIS TRUCK HAS A BRAKE POWER ASSIST PUMP???????????? CALL ME OLD FASHION BUT THE VACUUM USUALLY COMES FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, NOT A RINKY DINK PUMP WITH A BELT TO DRIVE IT. TOTALLY UNSAFE IN MY OPINION. SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS BRAKES TO BE RELIED ON A RUBBER BAND AND A 5 DOLLAR CHINA BEARING. I FEEL THIS IS A POOR AND UNSAFE DESIGN AND COULD EASILY BEEN AVOIDED. NOW COMES THE ENJOYMENT OF HAVING IT REPAIRED AND ONLY A DEALER AVAILABLE PART. TRUCK JUST TURNED 50K AND MY DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THIS ITEM IS NOT.COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
Hesitation when trying to pass and loss of power clicking noise from engine. Black smoke while driving on the highway.