NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
MY BRAKES FAILED AT 3500 MILES ON MY 2019 SILVERADO. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN UPDATE #N192268091 ON THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THAT THIS HAD AN 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF TAKING CARE OF THE BRAKES NOT FAILING IN THE FUTURE, LEAVING A 20 PERCENT CHANCE THAT THEY WILL FAIL AGAIN. THIS TO ME IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME AND MY FAMILY. NOW WHEN I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE I GET CHEST PAINS AND JUST DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE. PLEASE HELP ME!
OUT OF NOWHERE MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ESC, BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, TRAILER BRAKE FAILURE, DO NOT GO OVER 62 MPH. BRAKES WERE NEAR NON FUNCTIONING.
STARTED MY VEHICLE AND THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES CAME UP IMMEDIATELY: BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62 MPH TOP SPEED, SERVICE ESC, AND SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM. OTHER LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE, ESC, ABS AND PARKING BRAKE. WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AS FOR THEM TO SEE THE VEHICLE IN IT'S CURRENT STATE. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER THE BRAKES WHERE NOT FULLY FUNCTIONAL. I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKE FULLY DOWN AND IT WOULD COAST TO A STOP. DEPENDING ON THE SPEED WOULD DETERMINE HOW FAR IT WOULD COAST BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. BRAKE PEDAL HAD PRESSURE BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT START TO ACTIVE UNTIL FULLY PRESSED. EVEN THEN THE STOP WAS VERY SLOW AND WOULD COAST. EXAMPLE, DRIVING OUT OF MY OFFICE DRIVE TO THE MAN ROAD AT 5-10MPH IT COASTED A GOOD 30-60 FT. ONCE THE PEDAL WAS FULLY ENGAGED. VEHICLE HAS 667 MILES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FREEDOM CHEVROLET 13483 I-10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78249, (210)- 697-6078 TO BE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,250.
PURCHASED NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 4,000 MILES WAS RUNNING FINE WHEN PARKED. WHEN IT WAS CRANKED TO GO HOME LISTED ESC FAILURE, SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK, TRAILERING SYSTEM FAILURE, LANE DEPARTURE DISABLED, SPEED LIMITED TO 60 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME, BUT THE BRAKES WERE SO HARD THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP. LOCAL DEALER IT WAS PURCHASED THROUGH "FIXED IT" LESS THAN 1,500 MILES LATER I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE! OBD HAS THE CODES C0021, C0021, P25A2, P25A2, P0606. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK! IF THAT ISSUE WERE TO HAPPEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I WOULD HAVE NO WAY OF STOPPING IN TIME. RIDICULOUS.
The right bank lifters collapsed this was back in January of 2020. The right bank lifters were replaced haven't had any issues with the lifters since I did however deactivate DFM and auto stop start and I know that is why there hasn't been any more lifter issues. This complaint was way overdue I should have done it years ago.
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE VEHICLE SPEED LIMITED TO 100 KPH ECS FAILED . BRAKE RECALL AND SEAT BELT RECALL PERFORMED DEC 28 2019 ERROR TRAILER BRAKE REQUIRES SERVICE NEVER TOWED WITH THIS VEHICLE RESOLVE PENDING VEHICLE AS AT A LOCAL DEALER . 4160 KILOMETER ON VEHICLE
5 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK ONE MONTH AGO; SHORTLY AFTER TURNING ON, SHIFTING INTO GEAR AND STARTING TO MOVE THE FOLLOWING DISPLAYS ON THE DASH 'SERVICE ESC, SERVICE PARKING BREAK, FLASHING ORANGE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT', THERE MAY HAVE BEEN OTHER LIGHTS TOO BUT THOSE ONES HAVE BEEN THERE EVERY TIME. USUALLY IT RESETS AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON. THE RIDE HOWEVER IS VERY JERKY UNTIL I AM ABLE TO DO SO AND THIS IS NOT A SAFE OPERATION CONDITION IF THERE IS NOT A QUICK AND EASY PLACE TO STOP TO RESET. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE ONSTAR PULL THE CODES RICE BUT THEY WERE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO SO IN TIME AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM WHEN THEY CONNECT TO THE ONBOARD DIAGNOSTICS. IT APPEARS THEY CAN'T SEE HISTORY, ONLY ACTIVE CODES. THERE WAS A BRAKE RECALL ON THIS TRUCK THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPROGRAMMED BEFORE I TOOK DELIVERY BUT I SUSPECT THAT THE 'SOFTWARE FIX' MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. IN HINDSIGHT, MY SALESMAN ALSO SEEMED LIKE HE MAY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT IT. I SAY THIS BECAUSE THE DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP I NOTICED THAT FRONT BRAKE PAD LIFE INDICATED ONLY 68% REMAINING WHICH SEEMED LOW FOR A 'NEW' TRUCK THAT HAD 2500 MILES (HAD BEEN DEALER COURTESY VEHICLE). HIS RESPONSE WHEN HE TRIED TO CLARIFY WAS SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF 'AND YOU WANT ME TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE WARNING ABOUT THE BRAKES?', IN RETROSPECT THAT RESPONSE INDICATES TO ME THAT HE MAY HAVE HAD AN AWARENESS OF THIS PROBLEM THAT I HAD NOT YET EXPERIENCED AND WAS NOT WHAT I WAS ASKING ABOUT AT THE TIME. HE NEVER SEEMED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I WAS GETTING AT ABOUT THE BRAKE PAD LIFE WHEN I REEXPLAINED SO I EVENTUALLY DECIDE JUST TO FORGET ABOUT IT AND RESIGNED TO THE FACT THAT I MAY HAVE TO PUT NEW BRAKE PADS ON THIS TRUCK BEFORE THE LEASE IS UP IN 39 MONTHS.
ON THE DASHBOARD GOT ABS, BRAKE, ENGINE, TC LIGHTS AND BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, VERY VERY POOR QUALITY, HIGHER SPEED 62MPH. WHEN I CHECKED WITH OBD READER, GOT 3 CODES AND 2 OF THOSE CODES ARE TIED TOGETHER WITH BRAKES SYSTEM. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING TO WORK
STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DASH FLASHED: BRAKE FAILURE, ESC FAILURE, DO NOT EXCEED 62 MPH, TRAILER BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVICED FOR BRAKE PAD WEAR ISSUE, THOUGH THE ERRONEOUS READINGS REMAIN (55% FRONT PADS LEFT @ 4000 MILES). ALL LIGHTS CLEARED, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, HAD NO POWER ASSIST WHATSOEVER ON BRAKES, VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON.
ON JANUARY 22, 2020 I STARTED THE VEHICLE WITH USING THE MYCHEVROLET PHONE APP. I GOT INTO THE TRUCK AND PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON. THE FOLLOWING THREE WARNINGS APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL: 1) BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62 MPH TOP SPEED, 2)SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM, 3) SERVICE ESC ABS, BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN USING THE IGNITION BUTTON AND ALL WARNINGS AND LIGHTS CLEARED EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN ALL OF THIS HAPPENED. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM ONSTAR REPORTING THAT AN ISSUE WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS DETECTED. THIS VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN INTO THE DEALER THE PRIOR WEEK TO FIX ONE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE BATTERY CABLE, AND TWO OTHER RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKES.
TRUCK LOST POWER STEERING AND ESC AFTER 15K MILES. PROBLEM SEEMS INTERMITTENT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE TIME.
REDUCED ABILITY TO BRAKE MY TRUCK ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT.. WARNING LIGHT POPPED UP ABS, BRAKE,TRACTION CONTROL WITH WARNINGS GOING ACROSS DASH LIKE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62 MPH TOP SPEED, SERVICE TRAILER BRAKES. CODES C0021 P0606,& P25A2. HAD UPDATE FOR THIS PROBLEM A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND IT WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX THIS THE DEALERSHIP SAID OVER THE PHONE WHEN CALLED TODAY. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE .I AM PRETTY SURE THAT UPDATE JUST UPDATES THE MESSAGING LETTING THE DRIVER KNOW HE OR SHE IS ABOUT TO DIE. TAKING IT INTO DEALER LATER TODAY. ZF TRW INTEGRATED BRAKE CONTROL (IBC) HAD EARLY MANUFACTURING ISSUE LEAVING METAL SHAVING IN THE UNITS. THESE SHAVING WOULD SCORE THE WALLS AND DAMAGE UNITS,NO ONES INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT WOULD COST GM TOO MUCH TO REPLACE ALL IBCS IN EVERY TRUCK DURING EARLY STAGES OF THE T1 LAUNCH. TRW KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS PILES OF THESE SITTING ON ENGINEERS DESKS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON ALL EARLY PRODUCTION T1 TRUCK TO REPLACE THESE IBCS. GM HAS ONLY BEEN REPLACING THESE ON A CASE BY CASE BASES WHEN SOMEONE REPORTS THIS PROBLEM AND THEIR VIN NUMBER FALLS WITHIN TRW SUSPECTED PROBLEM DATES. BY THIS TIME ITS TOO LATE AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENTS.
I WAS STOPPED ON A HILLSIDE WITH ENGINE RUNNING, SHIFT LEVER IN PARK, AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE TRUCK COMPUTER PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. I TRIED THIS THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OF IT ROLLING BACKWARDS.
AFTER REMOTE START MYCHEV APP VEHICLE STATIONARY FOUR DASH MESSAGES SERVICE ESC SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE - 62 MPH TOP SPEED STEERING ASSIST REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE  LIGHTS ON DASH THAT WERE ILLUMINATED ABS CHECK ENGINE BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL TRIED TO DRIVE. BRAKES AND STEERING LIMITED COULD NOT DRIVE UNSAFE TURNED OFF IGNITION RESTARTED THREW FIVE CODES INCLUDING P0606 C0021 P25A2 CALLED ONSTAR, THEY SAID ALL SYSTEMS SHOWING FAILED TAKE TO DEALER CALLED GM- THEY SAID TO HAVE IT TOWED REMOTE START AGAIN- SAME MESSAGES DEALER APPT TOMORROW.
WHILE REVERSING THE REAR-VIEW CAMERA TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. AN ERROR MESSAGE SHOWS ON THE DISPLAY. THE DISPLAY ALSO FLASHES WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN REVERSE. DEALER STATES GM IS AWARE AND DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS 3300 MILES. VIDEO AND PAPERWORK AVAILABLE.
VEHICLE BRAKES WERE MUSHY AND THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL DISPLAYED ON THE DASH AS WAS THE SYMBOL FOR STEERING ( WAVY LINES UNDER A CAR PICTURE), ALSO THESE THREE CODES WERE SCROLLING ON THE DASH: BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62 MPH TOP SPEED, SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM, SERVICE ESC. THESE ISSUES REPEATED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS WERE USED FOR THREE " REPAIRS". THE ISSUES CAME UP AFTER I STARTED THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PRESSING THE START BUTTON. THE CODES BEGAN SCROLLING EACH TIME, AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT FIRM/ NOT NORMAL.
WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT THE CAMERA SCREEN IS SO BRIGHT IT BLINDS THE DRIVER AND CHEVY HAS NO WAY OF ADJUSTING THE SCREEN BRIGHTNESS.AS OF 1-27-2020 CHEVROLET IS FAILING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND IT WILL CAUSE A ACCIDENT
GM know about the problem they are having with there L90 transmission. I did what they recommended. Had the dealer flush 3 times. It's only a temporary fix until the warranty runs out. That's why they changed there warranty to 5 years 60000. Now a few months later the shifting hard is back and now shuttering hard. I drive a lot of highway and a little nurvise of something happening. I only have 63000 miles on my 2019 Chevy Silverado.
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the first day she drove the vehicle after it was delivered to her from Hawaii, the brake pedal was depressed and made abnormal ticking sounds. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact stated that the failure recurred and the message "Check the Brake Pad" appeared on the instrument panel. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V814000 (Seat Belts), 19V888000 (Electrical System), 20V792000 (Seat Belts) and 19V889000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Service Brakes, Electronic Stability Control) however, there were no dealers in American Samoa to perform the recall repairs. The dealer in Hawaii was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70.
STARTED THE TRUCK UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ABS, BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ALL ON WITH A MESSAGE IN THE CENTER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. LIMPED VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE WORKED ON. THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS WORKING AT ABOUT 10%. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO GM NEED TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS AND GET THEM FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES
VEHICLE SHIFTS HARSHLY MAKING CONTROL QUESTIONABLE AT TIMES. I WENT TO ACCELERATE AROUND A VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER UNTIL IT FOUND A GEAR. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS TRUCK ESPECIALLY ON SLIPPERY WINTER ROADS. BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES NO FIX. PLEASE HELP
I WAS BACKING UP AT A RATE OF 15 MPH WHEN A MESSAGE FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD SAYING SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF UNSAFE TO DRIVE OVER 62 MPH, BRAKE FAILURE, ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. I HIT MY BRAKES AND NOTHING. I KEPT DRIVING BACKWARDS. I COULDN'T STOP UNTIL THE TRUCK CAME TO A STOP ON IT'S OWN. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND TURNED IT BACK ON WITH A MESSAGE SAYING 'SEE DEALER BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.' I WAS AT A STORAGE UNIT, LEAVING MY UNIT.
STARTED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NEARLY GONE. BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK HAD TO SLOW TO A STOP. THANKFULLY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE ROAD BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE PUT MY WELL-BEING AT RISK ALIGN WITH OTHERS. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL OF THE VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM!!! HOW CAN ANYONE BE ALLOWED TO SELL A VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT PROPERLY STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED?
ABS, ESC, TRAILER BRAKING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO FAIL. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR THIS DEFECT. THE TRUCK HAS HAD 5 RECALLS, ONE FOR THE SEATBELT, FOUR FOR THE BRAKES. I DRIVE A LOT OF MILES IN ROUGH CONDITIONS AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. MY WARRANTY IS UP IN ABOUT 7000 AND I DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK WITH THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE.
ON THE EVENING OIF 1/11/20, I WENT TO THE PARKING LOT AND STARTED MY TRUCK AND MULTIPLE WARNINGS CAME UP ON THE INFO CENTER FOR THE BRAKES - BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE MAX SPEED 62MPH; SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM; SERVICE ESC. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, RESTARTED IT AND RECEIVED THE SAME MESSAGE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE TRUCK THE THREE MILES TO MY HOUSE WITH VERY LIMITED BRAKING CAPABILITY. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO CHECK THE TRUCK 15 MINUTES LATER, THE BRAKES HAD RETURNED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING AND WAS ADVISED TODAY THAT THEY DIAGNOSED A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS PRIOR. THE SERVICE ADVISER NOTED THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON ISSUE AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE A NATIONWIDE RECALL IF THE CURRENT SOFTWARE UPDATE IS CAUSING THE MASTER CYLINDER TO FAIL AT THIS RATE.
WHEN I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FIRST PROBLEM I START GETTING WAS THE 4WD SERVICE LIGHT AND WON'T BE ABLE TO SWITCH TO 4WD, AND WAS. CLOSE TO GET IN THE WRECK COUPLE TIME DURING THE WINTER STORM. SECOND PROBLEM WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND 70MPH ON HWY TRUCK GOT REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SLOWED DOWN MY SPEED A LOT, LUCKILY I DIDN'T HAVE VEHICLE TO CLOSE TO ME. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAD WAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES, I WAS DRIVING 25MPH AND MY VEHICLE GOT BLOCKED INSTANT AND WON'T MOVE FORWARD. IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPENED ON HWY DRIVING 70MPH AND VEHICLE TO STOP/BLOCK THE WHEELS AND SOMEONE TO BE BEHIND COULD BE A BIG WRECK. AND AFTER THAT ISSUES TRUCK WON'T GO FORWARD ANYMORE, JUST ON REVERSE
I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AT A GROCERY STORE IN MOTION PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND MY BRAKES AND STEERING GOT VERY HARD. I HAD TO MASH THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. IT WAS HARD TO STEER AS WELL. THERE WAS LOTS OF ERROR MESSAGES AND LIGHTS ON. SERVICE ESC, TOP SPEED 62MPH, SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE. HAD TO WAIT 30 MINUTES AND START TRUCK. IT RUNS NOW BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS FIRST TIME I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU AND HAD TO PUSH THE TRUCK OUT OF THE WAY. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR A BUSY STREET IT COULD BE DEADLY. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS TRUCK ANYMORE.
ON 1/10/20, I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A MAJOR FREEWAY. JUST BEFORE 5:00 PM I HIT TRAFFIC AND SLOWED DOWN TO ROUGHLY 5-10 MPH. AT THAT MOMENT MY DASHBOARD LIT UP AND A NOTIFICATION STATING, "BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE" AND "SERVICE ESC" POPPED UP ON MY DASH. AT THAT POINT I WAS UNABLE TO STOP WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES. LUCKILY I HAD A LARGE ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN MY TRUCK AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS WELL AS THE TWO LANES BESIDE ME HAVING AN OPENING AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER AND COAST TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SHOULDER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION. HAD I LOST MY BRAKES 10 SECOND SOONER I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO STOP AND CAUSED A POTENTIALLY FATAL CAR ACCIDENT.
EVERY MORNING SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW HAS 2600 ON IT NOW WHEN COLD I PULL OUT ONTO STREET WHEN VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR THE SHIFT SHIFT SLIPS AND FLARES LIKE IT S IN NEUTRAL AND VEHICLE WILL HESITATE SLOW DOWN WHILE IT'S WAITING TO GET INTO SECOND GEAR, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THEIR IS NO FORWARD MOVEMENT DURING THIS AND POSSIBLY COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE VEHICLE WON'T MOVE QUICK ENOUGH, AFTER SHIFT 2-3 IS PERFECT AND 3-4 WILL DO SAME THING SLIP AND FLARE, I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NORMAL BUT I AM A AUTOMOTIVE TECH AND HAVE BEEN FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH TRANS BUT GM WON'T ADMIT PROBLEM THIS IS WIDE SPREAD AS THERE ARE THE SAME OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE.
I WAS DRIVING GOING AROUND A CORNER WHEN I EXPERIENCED TOTAL SYSTEM BRAKE FAILURE AS DEER RAN ACROSS THE ROAD AND I HAD TO SWERVE INTO A DITCH TO AVOID THEM. I HAD SERVICE ESC , TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AND A TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE SHOW ON MY DASH ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTS I WAS UNAWARE WHAT THEIR PURPOSE WAS.
OIL LINE COME OFF OIL COOLER FRONT OF ENGINE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CRAMPING ON HOSE NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
I HAVE LOST POWER TO MY BRAKES ON 4 ISOLATED OCCASIONS IN THE SPAN OF A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS NEW VEHICLE. ON EACH OCCURRENCE THE SERVICE TRAILER BRAKES, SERVICE ESC, SERVICE SPEEDS AND I WOULD SMELL BURNING UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE AFTER OPERATION. ON 3 OF THE OCCASIONS I EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WHILE STATIONARY AND UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT ROUGHLY 60 MPH AND ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND LOST POWER TO THE BRAKING SYSTEMS.
LOSS OF BRAKES!!! STARTED VEHICLE AND RECEIVED TO FOLLOWING ON DASH DISPLAY: * "SERVICE ESC" * "BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62 MPH TOP SPEED" * "SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM" * "ABS" DISPLAY * "BRAKE" DISPLAY * "ESC" DISPLAY
I OWN A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LTZ. I PURCHASED IT NEW 35 DAYS AGO. I RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST IT'S BRAKING ABILITY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE COASTED UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DISPLAY INDICATED SERVICE TRAIIER BRAKE SYSTEM, SERVICE ESC, BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, AND CEL. I POWERED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE CEL REMAINED ON. THE OTHER LIGHTS WENT AWAY. THE BRAKES APPEARED TO WORK BETTER BUT WHEN I APPLIED THEM I EXPERIENCED A JERKING MOTION. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, PRINCE CHEVROLET, LEDO RD. ALBANY, GA. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT THAT YIELDED NO RESOLUTION AS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON WHEN I LEFT THE APPOINTMENT AND IS STILL ON NOW. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM "MIGHT" BE A RESULT OF STARTING MY VEHICLE USING THE "MY CHEVROLET" MOBILE APP. I WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING WAS DONE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE AS THEY DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TECH DID FIND A SERVICE BULLETIN AND BASED UPON THE CONTENTS THEREOF, I WAS ADVISED NOT TO USE THE APP ANYMORE. FURTHER, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A CALL WHEN A SOLUTION WAS DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2400.
SERVICE ESC,SERVICE TRAILER BRAKING SYSTEM, BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62MPH TOP SPEED AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AT DEALER AFTER RECALL FOR ESC BRAKE MODULE HAS BEEN PERFORMED
WHILE TRAVELING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE OF A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY WE NOTICED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US WAS NOT MOVING. WE WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH. WE COULD NOT MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE DUE TO VEHICLES ENTERING THAT LANE FROM AN ON RAMP. WE WERE ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY WHEN WE REALIZED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US WAS NOT MOVING. WE IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. WE HAD A VERY SEVERE COLLISION. WE SLAMMED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. THAT VEHICLE WENT LEFT INTO THE GUARDRAIL AND WE FINALLY STOPPED ON THE REAR BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE THAT HAD INITIALLY STOPPED WITH HALF OF THEIR VEHICLE STILL IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. TALKING LATER WITH MY SPOUSE WE BOTH REALIZED NEITHER OF US FELT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE. THERE WAS NO SOUND THAT IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKING HARD. I TOOK PICTURES AT THE SCENE. I FOUND IT ODD THAT THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY AND SHORTLY AFTER 11 AM. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY HUSBAND REQUIRED TREATMENT AT THE LOCAL ER. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED.
DRIVING WHEN A NOTE CAME ON THE DASH. 'LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING TURN OFF ENGINE IMMEDIATELY'. I DID, AND CHECKED THE OIL. IT IS EMPTY. THERE IS ONLY 30,000 KM ON THIS TRUCK. NOT IMPRESSED. HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS THAT WERE WORN OUT AT ONLY 25,000 KM. HAD A BAD VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. IT WAS A TRANSMISSION MOUNT ISSUE.
POOR VISIBILITY WITH REAR CAMERA AT NIGHT TIME WHEN BACKING UP AND THE BRIGHTNESS AND REFLECTION IS BLINDING WHILE TRYING TO USE SIDE MIRRORS
THE ESC LIGHT HAS COME ON AND IT BECOMES DANGEROUSLY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND/OR STEER. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN ONE WEEK. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE FIRST ISSUE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ALL SET. THE DAY AFTER I GOT THE TRUCK BACK, IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOW REMAINS ON AND I'M WAITING FOR A SERVICE APPOINTMENT....AGAIN!!
REVERSE CAMERA CUTS IN AND OUT WHEN BACKING UP, LINES IN SCREEN WITH A MESSAGE SAYING SERVICE REVERSE CAMERA. WENT TO DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR IT, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT IS A CAMERA FOR ASSISTING LONG FOR A DRIVING PURPOSE.
BACK UP CAMERA SYSTEM IS TOO BRIGHT ALMOST BLINDING AT NIGHT AND IS POOR QUALITY. THE BRIGHT SCREEN MAKE IS DIFFICULT TO SEE BEHIND.
SERVICE ABS, SERVICE ESC, AND "BRAKE FAILURE 62MPH SPEED LIMITED" LIGHTS COME ON AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY VERY LIMITED BRAKING. RECALL FOR BRAKE CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMING WAS COMPLETED ON 1/03/20. DROVE TRUCK 1.5 LIMES AND LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, STEERING ALSO BECAME STIFF. THIS WAS ALWAYS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HAS HAPPENED ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS
1.DRIVETRAIN ISSUE: AT THE 1ST. START OF THE DAY, WHEN SHIFTING INTO D (DRIVE GEAR) ; UPON ACCELERATING, THE TRUCKS TRANSMISSION DROPS OFF BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AS IF IT WERE PAUSING FOR 1-2 SECONDS, THEN TRUCK SURGES FORWARD ISSUE STARTED THE DAY I DROVE OFF THE LOT. THOUGHT IT WAS TRUCK JUST WORKING OUT A GLITCH, BUT HAS ALWAYS PERSISTED. 2. ELECTRICAL ISSUE: POWER MIRRORS; WHEN POWER MIRRORS ARE FOLDING INWARD MIRRORS DO NOT CLOSE AT THE SAME TIME, STARTED THE DAY I DROVE OFF THE LOT. AS TIME HAS PASSED IT NOW HAS BECOME AN EVEN LARGER ISSUE, THE POWER MOTOR IN MIRROR RUNS CONTINUALLY AFTER IT HAS BEEN OPEN OR CLOSED AS WELL AS MIRROR TILTING WHEN IN REVERSE. VERY DISTRACTING. 3. COLLISION CENSOR: ISSUE STARTED WITHIN LAST 90 DAYS; I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD/ HIGHWAY AT ANY TIME WITH NO OTHER OBSTACLES IN MY AREA, NOTHING AROUND MY TRUCK ON ANY OF THE FOUR SIDES,TRUCK WILL SOUND WARNING ALARM AS WELL AS THE DISPLAY IN THE DASH. I MAKE SURE ALL CENSORS ARE ALL CLEAN OF ANY DIRT-ICE-SNOW, VERY TROUBLING WHEN DRIVING AS IT MAKES ONE THINK THERE IS ON COMING OBSTACLES.
HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES 2ND TO 3RD CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV HIGH - CITY DRIVING. WHEN TOWING BOAT IN TOW OR CAMPER IN TOW MODE, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SWITCH GEARS WHEN IT SHOULD CAUSING HIGH REV - CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD IT MULTIPLE TIMES BUT FIND "NOTHING" WRONG EVERY TIME AND THEN IT SHIFTS HARD UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER.
PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE REVERSE CAMERA POPS UP BUT IS EXTREMELY LOW QUALITY, I HAD BETTER QUALITY ON A SCREEN HALF THIS SIZE FROM FORD THAT WAS 6 YEARS OLDER THE SCREEN IS HAZY WITH LINES RUNNING ACROSS IT, WHILE REVERSING OR PRESSING THE BRAKES THE SCREEN GETS GLITCHY AND WILL EVEN COMPLETELY CUT OFF AND SAY 'SERVICE VISION SYSTEM, I HAVE LESS THAN 100 MILES ON THIS TRUCK, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING BUT IT SEEMS THE DEALERS HAVE NO FIX FOR IT APPARENTLY
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN AN ICE STORM THE BRAKE FUNCTION WENT COMPLETELY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I HAD TO PUT TRUCK INTO LOW. ALMOST CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT GIVEN THE WEATHER AND THE LOSS OF ANY BRAKE FUNCTION. I WAS IN A CITY PULLING FORWARD.
REAR BACKUP CAMERA SCREEN GETS FUZZY WITH SEVERAL WHITE LINES ACROSS MAINLY DURING NIGHT DRIVING. VERY POOR VISIBILITY FOR A BRAND NEW TRUCK/CAMERA. GOOD VISIBILITY IS CRITICAL FOR BACKING UP IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT AT NIGHT. CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE!! TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER 12/30/19 DURING THE DAY, AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE, HOWEVER DID KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH OTHER VEHICLES. NO RESOLUTION WAS GIVEN, SAID TO COME BACK WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN.
SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST WARNING HAS BEEN APPEARING SINCE DEC. 29, 2019. SINCE THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR THAT ISSUE. STILL HAPPENING EVEN AFTER THEY RE PROGRAMMED AND RE FLASHED THE ECBM. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME THIS OCCURRED, NO OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH
AS I LEFT TO HEAD TO THE STORE THIS EVENING I IMMEDIATELY HAD 3 CODES COME UP ON MY DASH AFTER I TURNED THE IGNITION ON. (BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. 62MPH TOP SPEED. SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM. SERVICE ESC). I THOUGHT IT WAS A GLITCH SO I BACKED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WITH RESISTANCE OF THE BRAKES. I HAD IT IN 4X4 DUE TO SNOW SO I ASSUMED ITS JUST FEELING ROUGH FROM THAT. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET I LIVE ON TO A MAJOR ROAD AND WENT STRAIGHT INTO CROSS TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. I NEARLY DIED FROM A SNOW PLOW COMING. I PUMPED THE BRAKES ONCE I DIDN'T FEEL THEM WORKING AND IT FELT LIKE I WAS PUSHING ON A CEMENT BLOCK. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS I HAVE COME CLOSE TO DYING IN A RECALLED COBALT BEFORE BOW I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS TRUCK SINCE THERES NO ACTIVE RECALL-JUST LIKE THE COBALT!!! I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND MY AUTISTIC CHILD'S LIFE AS THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO OUR DOCTORS. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND I CONTACTED MY FRIEND WHO WORKS IN SERVICE TO ALSO DOCCUMENT WITH HIM WHEN IT OCCURRED.
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