2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2017· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE 2016 SILVERADO HAS A PROGRAMMING ISSUE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I DRIVE UNDER A LOAD GOING UP A HILL IT CHUGS LIKE I HAVE A MISS FIRE ISSUE. THE PROGRAMMING IS SET SO IT STAYS IN THE HIGHEST GEAR FOR TO LONG WHEN DRIVING IN CITY CONDITIONS. IT STAYS IN 6TH GEAR GOING 25-30MPH AND WHEN YOU NEED THE THROTTLE. THE TRANSMISSION CAN'T DECIDE WHICH GEAR TO BE IN. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I WENT TO PULL OUT OF A SIDE ROAD ONTO A MAIN ROAD AND THE TRUCK FELL FLAT ON ITS FACE LIKE I HIT A KILL SWITCH AND IT ALL MOST CAUSED ME TO GET T-BONED. I HIT THE THROTTLE MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE IT DECIDED IT WAS GOING TO 100% THROTTLE AND HAVE ME GOING OUT SIDEWAYS ONTO THE MAIN ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE CONFIRMED IT TO BE A PROGRAMMING ISSUE, BUT THERE IS NO FIX FROM GM AND THE DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT BECAUSE OF EPA LAWS, BUT THERE ARE AFTERMARKET TUNERS THAT ADDRESS THIS VERY ISSUE AND FIXES THE PROBLEM AND ALSO VOIDS WARRANTY OF THE TRUCK. IT'S HAD THE ISSUE SINCE THE 2ND WEEK I'VE OWNED IT FROM NEW. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO KEEP CALLING GM TO COMPLAIN, BUT ALL GM DOES IS SEND ME TO THE DEALER. WHERE I'M TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH IF IT HASN'T ALL READY. I HAVE 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AUTO TECHNICIAN FIELD AND MY FAMILY COMBINED OVER 100 YEARS. YOU KNOW THE ISSUE IS BAD WHEN A BEGINNER DRIVER NOTICES THE ISSUE. IF YOU HAVE A LOCAL PERSON. I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE THEM FOR A RIDE TO SHOW THEM. FOR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT STARTED IN 2ND WEEK OF JULY TO PRESENT. IT ONLY HAD AROUND 300 MILES WHEN IT STARTED.

• 12/30/2024· POWER TRAIN

  Common issue with these trucks shudders while driving on highway Current lawsuit for same problem

• 12/30/2024· STRUCTURE

  rear window leaking water from top of cab into tru A common problem on chevy and gmc pickup trucks.Danger of mold forming inside of vehicle which is a health hazard.

• 12/30/2023· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  1. What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Response: Slowing down to make a left turn, Steering locked up, Electrical devices flashing, Service Stabilitrak Indicator, Chimming, Engine shut off then turned back on 2. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Response: YES truck shut off when turning across traffic 3. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Response: Has the problem been reproduced -Yes Response: confirmed by a dealer or independent service center -No 4. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Response: No 5: Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? Response: Yes, chimming, then Service Stabilitrak indicator, then steering wheel lock up, engine cut out

• 12/29/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN DRIVEWAY OF RESIDENCE, RUNNING AFTER BEING STARTED WITH REMOTE START. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS ABOUT 35F. FRONT AND REAR WINDOW DEFROSTERS TYPICALLY COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS REMOTE STARTED IN THE WINTER MONTHS. REAR WINDOW OF TRUCK HAS THREE SEPARATE PANES, THE TWO OUTER PANES ARE STATIONARY AND THE MIDDLE SLIDES OPENS VIA A SWITCH IN THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE. ALL WINDOWS IN VEHICLE WERE CLOSED. I WAS STANDING BESIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD CRACKING SOUND AND SMALL PIECES OF THE REAR WINDOW PANE BEHIND THE DRIVER FELL TO THE GROUND. THE WINDOW CONTINUED TO MAKE A CRACKING SOUNDS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE INITIAL SOUND. THERE IS A SLIGHT SMELL OF ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNING INSIDE THE VEHICLE VERY CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE OF THE DAMAGED PANE OF GLASS. DESPITE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, GM CLAIMS THAT THE VIN OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2020/MC-10171416-9999.PDF HTTPS://WWWAPPS.TC.GC.CA/SAF-SEC-SUR/7/VRDB-BDRV/SEARCH-RECHERCHE/DETAIL.ASPX?LANG=ENG&MK=0&MD=0&FY=0&TY=9999&FT=&LS=0&SY=0&RN=2019325&CF=SEARCHRESULT&PG=50 HTTPS://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2019/07/12/CHEVROLET-SILVERADO-GMC-SIERRA-DEFROSTER-CIRCUIT-RECALL/

• 12/29/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  COLD WEATHER (25-30 DEGREES?) ON 12/24, SO REMOTE STARTED TRUCK AND BEGAN DRIVING (REAR DEFROSTER AUTO STARTS). HEARD SLIGHT SIZZLE NOISE, BUT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS...THEN WIFE (RIDING IN BACK) HEARD IT GET WORSE, THEN A LITTLE SMOKE, THEN REAR-WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE POPPED/CRACKED/SHATTERED (TRUCK HAS A SLIDING REAR WINDOW, SO 3 SECTIONS). DIDN'T BLOW OUT, BUT IS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. TAPED IT TO KEEP PIECES FROM BLOWING APART. TALKED TO DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER CARE, AND THEY ADVISED OF AN OPEN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT IT ONLY APPLIES TO VEHICLES IN CERTAIN STATES (COLD WEATHER)...INCLUDING MI, BUT I'M 1 HOUR SOUTH IN NORTHERN IN. #N192265660-01 IS THE PROGRAM NUMBER (REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER THERMAL EVENTS - US ONLY _(MAR 25, 2020). THE PROBLEM ALSO SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMON IN CANADA WHERE A FULL RECALL IS IN EFFECT. AT THIS POINT, HOWEVER, GM CUSTOMER CARE (CASE # 9-6442774509) SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING AND REFERRED ME BACK TO DEALER...WHO I WILL ASSUME WILL REFER ME BACK TO CUST CARE AGAIN. I'M WAITING ON THEIR RESPONSE. MAKES NO SENSE THAT THEY WILL REIMBURSE ONLY FOR VEHICLES IN CERTAIN STATES. I'M IN THE SAME COLD CLIMATE AS MICHIGAN AND MANY OF THE OTHER IMPACTED STATES. LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS TO REPAIR, BUT FOR NOW I'M WAITING TO MAKE SURE SOMEONE WILL PAY FOR IT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT GM IS REFUSING TO REIMBURSE (EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE CLEARLY WILLING IN MANY OTHER STATES). ANY SUGGESTIONS?

• 12/29/2017· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SHUDDER OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN SEPTEMBER 2017. GM TECHNICIANS SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND IT. SHUDDER SPREAD TO ALL SPEEDS - ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS GOING UPHILL. TRUCK WOULD LURCH FORWARD FROM GEAR TO GEAR AND GENERALLY RUN WITH A CONSTANT VIBRATION. IN DECEMBER 2017 GM TECHNICIAN REPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND DIAGNOSED IT AS A MALFUNCTIONING TORQUE CONVERTER. I AM NOW WAITING FOR THE NEW PARTS TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. THE TRUCK HAD NO TRANSMISSION SHUDDER PROBLEMS FOR THE 1ST 12 MONTHS I OWNED IT.

• 12/28/2021· SERVICE BRAKES

  The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 5 MPH from a complete stop, the brake pedal was depressed but went all the way to the floorboard and hesitated to respond, causing a 3 feet delay in stopping distance. The brake assist warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving and whenever he would depress the brake pedal several times. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V645000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

• 12/27/2018· SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  THE BRAKES BUILD UP PRESSURE WHEN PUSHED MULTIPLE TIMES CAUSING THE BRAKES TO NOT ENGAGE AND PROPERLY STOP THE VEHICLE. THEY GET SO TIGHT YOU HAVE TO PUT ALL WEIGHT AND FORCE POSSIBLE IN THEM TO STOP. I'VE CALLED MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND EVEN CALLED GM DIRECTLY AND AFTER INVESTIGATION THEY SAY THEY COULD NOT SIMULATE THE ISSUE AND ITS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THIS AND IT WAS VERY EASY TO FIND AS A KNOWN ISSUE AMONGST GM OWNERS.

• 12/26/2022· POWER TRAIN

  Transmission 6 speed is acting crazy by jumping without giving it gas, stalling , transmission is garbage

• 12/26/2019· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO REPSOND ALONG WITH LOSS OF POWER STERRING. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SIDESWIPE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO STEER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO EVERETT CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (161 US HWY 70 SE, HICKORY, NC 28602, (828) 393-0876) WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND FRONT BUMPER WERE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY SENT AN ADJUSTER TO THE DEALER WHO DEEMED THE VEHICLE WITH NEEDING COSMETIC REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V761000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. *DL PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

• 12/26/2018· STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE IS 2 YEARS OLD 26K MILES & BLACK PAINT IS FLAKING. LOOKS LIKE WHITE OVERSPRAY WHERE PAINT HAS FLAKED. WHITE SPOTS EVERYWHERE. METAL IS EXPOSED. NEVER HAD A VEHICLE FLAKE PAINT LIKE THIS. I DO NOT DRIVE ON GRAVEL ROADS. UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE & PRICE. *TR

• 12/25/2022· POWER TRAIN

  Transmission slipping, it shudders really bad at times, I’ve already replaced the transmissions twice. It’s ridiculous

• 12/24/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE PEDAL GETS EXTREMELY HARD AND FEELS LIKE MAYBE ABS TRIES TO ACTIVATE AT TIMES. USUALLY AFTER PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL A COUPLE TIMES IN TRAFFIC OR PARKING LOTS. I'VE ALMOST DRIVEN INTO OTHER VEHICLES AND A BUILDING WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT NOW SEVERAL TIMES. TODAY WHILE COASTING DOWNHILL TOWARD A STOP LIGHT I ALMOST COULDN'T STOP AT THE LIGHT! THE TRUCK, A 2016 SILVERADO ONLY HAS 57K MILES ON IT. HOPEFULLY THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WILL COVER WHATEVER IS GOING ON. I'M CALLING THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING IN THE MORNING

• 12/23/2019· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DUBLIN CHEVROLET (2046 VETERANS BLVD, DUBLIN, GA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CASE 9-5717232477). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

• 12/22/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHERFire

  I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST TO THE VEHICLE. WITHIN ABOUT 30 SECONDS, I SAW SMOKE RISING FROM THE CENTER PART OF THE REAR WINDOW AS IF THE DEFROSTER HAD STARTED A FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE REAR DEFROST OFF AND THE SMOKE CEASED. WITHIN A MATER OF SECONDS, THE RIGHT PANEL OF THE REAR WINDOW POPPED VERY LOUDLY AS IT SHATTERED, PRESUMABLY FROM THE FIRE. I WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I DO HAVE A POWER REAR WINDOW ON THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS A RECALL ALREADY IN CANADA FOR CHEVROLET SILVERADO'S OF MY MODEL YEAR WITH THE REAR POWER WINDOW HAVING FIRES STARTED BY THE REAR DEFROSTER.

• 12/22/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  VEHICLE LOSES MOST TO ALL OF THE PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AT SLOWER SPEEDS OR IF COASTING (FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR) FOR SHORT PERIODS. BRAKING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND STOPPING DISTANCE DRASTICALLY INCREASES. SERVICE BRAKES MESSAGE COMES ON WHILE IN TRAFFIC AS WELL, BUT ONLY AS A SERVICE NOTICE, NOT A WARNING. THIS AS BEEN ON GOING SINCE JANUARY 2017, BUT HAS GOTTEN DRAMATICALLY WORSE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING THROUGH CITY'S IN TRAFFIC AND PARKING LOTS AT SLOW SPEED. NO ACCIDENT TO REPORT, BUT TOO MANY NEAR MISSES TO COUNT. YESTERDAY WAS THE LATEST EVENT. ON THE INTERSTATE, IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING 0-15 MPH, IT TOOK A SOLID 5 FEET OR MORE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM 10 MPH TO ZERO WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET. I WAS NOT TOWING ANYTHING AND THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY LOADED WITH 5 PASSENGERS AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF LUGGAGE. ROADS WERE DRY AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS ROUGHLY 60 DEGREES F. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION OR OTHER EVENTS.

• 12/22/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. A NEIGHBOR ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. A DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED WAS NOT DETERMINED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO GO THROUGH HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

• 12/21/2021· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I was driving down the road when it sounded like a firearm was discharged in the cab of my truck . I look in the rear view mirror and see the driver's side of the rear window has blown outward. It is a headed glass and the heater, for the glass, was on at the time.

• 12/21/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN APPLYING BREAK PRESSURE AT SLOW SPEEDS LET'S SAY UNDER 10MPH. IF BREAKS ARE PRESSED REPEATEDLY ALL BREAK FORCE IS LOST AND BREAK PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD. BREAKS DO NOT BECOME USEABLE UNTIL YOU BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND WHILE IN PARKING IS LOTS.

• 12/20/2023· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  My 2016 Silverado automatic vehicle has approximately 88,000 miles and the transmission needs replaced. It will not shift gears. This transmission should not need replaced after only 88,000 miles.

• 12/20/2019· SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A SIGN POST. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOU BACHRODT AUTOMALL (815-332-3000, LOCATED AT 7070 CHERRYVALE N. BLVD, ROCKFORD, IL 61112), BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR MAY NOT RESOLVE THE CURRENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

• 12/19/2022· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  Rear Defroster malfunction. After starting the vehicle smoke was coming from the rear cab of my truck in the area that the power sliding window meets the rest of the rear window. In the same area, one of the metal strips for the defroster was glowing red hot. Seconds later the rear window shattered within inches of my face. There were no warning lights or messages prior to the defroster malfunctioning. The vehicle is yet to be disabled and the dealer refuses to look at the vehicle until the rear window is fixed. There are messages and recalls from the manufacturer for this issue on the same year make and model as my vehicle but for some reason my trucks vin number is not associated with that recall.

• 12/19/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WARRANTY ENDED IN JULY 2019. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN NOV 2019 WITH A P050D CODE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 32,0000 MILES. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP (AUTONATION CHEVROLET IN GILBERT, AZ) AND WAS TOLD TWO FUEL INJECTORS WERE THE CAUSE AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID ONE OF THE INJECTOR FUEL RODS AND GASKET WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS AT THE FACTORY. I PUSHED FOR GM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE NO PREVIOUS INJECTOR WORK HAD BEEN DONE. THE EXCEPTION WAS CLEANING THE INJECTORS AS PART OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, WHICH OCCURRED IN AUG 2019 AND WAS COMPLETED AT DEALERSHIP. GM AGREED TO PAY HALF THE COST OF REPAIR. HOWEVER, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE THEY SHOULD'VE PAID THE ENTIRE COST SINCE THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FACTORY DEFECT. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE IF MY INJECTORS WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY, CHANCES ARE OTHER VEHICLES HAVE THEM INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AS WELL.

• 12/19/2018· SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  2016 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKES ARE INACTIVE AT LOW SPEEDS. BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY STIFF IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP NOW GETTING REPAIRED. I WILL SEND MY VIN NUMBER WHEN I GET MY TRUCK BACK .

• 12/18/2020· STEERING

  WHEN USUALLY DOING THREE POINT TURN MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT MY RADIO GOES OUT AIR CONDITIONING EVERYTHING AND THEN COMES RIGHT BACK ON I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S A VOLTAGE DROP TO THE STEERING I SEE A LOT OF RECALLS ON IT AND MINES DOING THE SAME THING AND ALSO THE STABLE TRACK COMES ON AND TRAILER SYSTEM MORNING COMES ON HAS NOT EVER DONE ANYTHING WHEN DRIVING USUALLY WHEN PARKING

• 12/18/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE BRAKE GETS HARD WHEN YOU PUSH IT DOWN, AND IT WONT STOP. WE WERE AT A POND LOOKING AT THE WILDLIFE JUST BARELY MOVING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A MOMENT, HOWEVER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKE FELT LIKE IT WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN AND WAS VERY HARD BUT YET, THE TRUCK KEPT ROLLING. I WAS IN A VERY BUSY CITY AND WAS SCARED THAT IT MIGHT NOT STOP IN TRAFFIC. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES AND THAT MADE IT WORSE. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND IT WAS WELL WITHIN THE NORMAL LEVEL. THE TRUCK SEEMED TO DO OK ON THE HIGHWAY AS WE WERE COMING HOME, AS LONG AS YOU DIDNT PUSH IT DOWN TWICE...IE, YOU HAD TO PUSH ONCE AND HOLD IT CAUSE IT WOULD GET HARD IF YOU LIFTED YOUR FOOT AND BRAKED SGAIN. THE PROBLEM WAS MOSTLY IN TOWN WHERE THERE WERE NUMEROUS TIMES YOU HAVE TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC, RED LIGHTS, TURNING, ETC... THE VEHICLE JUST WOULDN'T STOP. I HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS BEFORE I COULD GET IT HOME. THE CHEVROLET DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER? (MIGHT NOT HAVE SAID THAT AS HE DID) AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS SEEMS LIKE FAULTY MANUFACTURING OR JUST A BAD PRODUCT THAT GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED SO CONSUMERS COULD GET IT FIXED BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS OCCURRED. I'M THANKFUL WE WEREN'T INJURED OR ANYONE ELSE, BUT THIS MAY NOT BE THE CASE FOR SOMEONE ELSE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BY GM AND THEY NEED TO MAKE IT RIGHT. I WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALER TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT IT'S UNFAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT GM SHOULD HAVE MADE RIGHT ALREADY.

• 12/17/2019· STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  FIRST OFF THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON ME A BUNCH OF TIMES. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER BEFORE THE RECALLS STARTED AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE CAUSING TWO LOW SPEED ACCIDENTS WITH NO DAMAGE BUT SCARY. NOTE I HAVE TWO KIDS IN THE CAR. BEEN IN FOR MULTIPLE RECALLS. ONE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN A DRIVE THRU AND ONE IN MY DRIVEWAY. BOTH WERE FRONT END COLLISIONS BUT NO DAMAGE. SECOND THE TRUCK SHAKES AT HIGHER SPEEDS.STARTING AT 24MPH UP TO 80. MY KIDS TEETH SHATTER IN THE BACK. THAT'S HOW BAD IT IS. DEALERS SAID THERE IS NO FIX FOR THAT SO I STARTED BY RE BALANCING MY TIRES AND AFTER THAT DIDN'T WORK I GOT NEW TIRES. STILL HAVE THE ISSUE AND ITS MORE OF A HEADACHE TO BRING IT INTO THE DEALER CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX IT OR CAN'T. CURRENTLY ON 40,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND ALREADY HAD A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES WITH OIL PUMP FAILURE, STEERING COLUMN REPLACED DUE TO MOVING HORIZONTAL. SEAT ISSUES THEY COULDN'T FIX SO HAD TO REPLACE THE BRACKET AND BRAKES ARE ONGOING.

• 12/16/2019· POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2016 SILVERADO IN 2016 AND HAVE PUT 72000 (HIGHWAY) MILES ON IT. TOOK IT IN TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND HESITATING WHILE ACCELERATING AND WHINE RIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NEXT GEAR. TORQUE CONVERTER IS FAILING SENDING METAL SHAVINGS THROUGH MY TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYING IT. A BILL OF GREATER THAN 5500 FOR THIS TRANSMISSION IS ABSURD BUT NOT AS CRAZY AS A 3 YEAR OLD TRANSMISSION FAILING ON YOU.

• 12/15/2025· VISIBILITYFire

  The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the rear sliding glass defroster element overheated. The contact was unsure but thought that the defroster had activated independently. The contact stated that the heating element had caught fire, burned a hole through the weather stripping, and shattered the rear sliding glass. The contact extinguished the fire with a can of soda. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.

• 12/15/2022· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while making left and right turns, the steering wheel started to jerk, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle took approximately five minutes to restart. The stabili-trak warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the ground and live battery cable in the steering wheel needed to be replaced due to low voltage. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

• 12/15/2021· SERVICE BRAKES

  Loss of brakes at low speeds, may require pumping of brakes. Had an update performed and thought bit was corrected. Have experienced it 4 or 5 times since. Vehicle continues to roll a few feet before stopping. Corrects itself after restart of vehicle.

• 12/14/2021· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 10 MPH, the brakes intermittently failed, and the brake pedal was stiff. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The independent mechanic did not diagnose or repair the vehicle. The dealer was made aware of the failure and scheduled an upcoming appointment. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

• 12/13/2025· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I have had so much issues as has thousands upon thousands of other people related to the arm on my truck nothing but issues regarding it

• 12/13/2022· POWER TRAIN

  Torque converter failed causing destruction of transmission.

• 12/12/2022· SERVICE BRAKES

  ABS is activated at low speed. Hard pedal and stopping is almost impossible at speeds less than 5 MPH in forward or reverse drive.

• 12/12/2020· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKES START FAILING ( BRAKE PEDAL HARD) WHEN PARKING AFTER DRIVING

• 12/12/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE BRAKE PEDAL RESPONSE BECOMES INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE . BOTH FEET REQUIRED TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING. COULD HAVE MADE A SLOW SPEED REAR END COLLISION. CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP REPAIRS ARE A NEW VACUUM PUMP. THE TRUCK HAS 60,000 MILES.

• 12/11/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. RANDOMLY THE PEDAL STIFFENS A D WONT LET ME BRAKE PROPERLY. IT HAPPENS IN REVERSE AND IN DRIVE. WHEN PRESSING ON THE PEDAL IT WILL SORT OF LOCK UP AND KEEP GOING A FEW FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP L. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, I'M IN THE MILITARY I HAVE A NEWBORN CHILD I DO NOT NEED TO BE HURT AT HOME WHILE DRIVING AROUND. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO GE THIS FIXED.

• 12/11/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  1) COLD STARTS, PUT TRUCK IN GEAR (FORWARD/REVERSE) TRUCK DOES NOT MOVE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TRUCK LURCHES INTO DIRECTION SELECTED. VELOCITY OF TRUCK ACCELERATION IS ENOUGH TO SPIN TIRES ON GRAVEL, GRASS AND PAVEMENT. 2) AFTER EXTENDED HIGHWAY DRIVING AND CI.ING TO A STOP (EXIT RAMP) AND TRANS SLIPS UPON INITIAL START AND SHIFTING. 3) STOP AND GO DRIVING ON EXPRESS (45 MINS.) WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED TO MOVE AND REMOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE, TRUCK ROLLS AND WHEN SHIFTING INTO NEXT GEAR, TRANS ABRUPTLY SHIFTS AND SQUAWK TIRES. HAD TO ALLOW TRUCK TO START ROLLING WHILE KEEPING FOOT ON BRAKE AND KEEPING TRUCK FROM LURCHING FORWARD AND SQUEALING TIRES AND HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. 4) WHEN PASSING OR ACCELERATING ONTO EXPRESSWAY, CAN FEEL THE PROPULSION FLUTTERING. * PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND EXPERIENCED SINCE NEW. NUMEROUS TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP AND RECALIBRATED SHIFTING AND PROBLEM CONTINUES. I HAVE PICS OF TIRE SPIN UPON INITIAL ENGAGEMENT OF TRANS AND ABRUBTLY ACCELERATING VEHICLE .

• 12/11/2018· STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURECrash

  STEERING IS BAD AND IT SHACK ALOT THE BKAKES ARE NOT THAT GOOD I SLIP ON THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME

• 12/11/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN I WAS PARKING MY TRUCK THE BRAKE WAS HARD TO PUSH. PULLING FORWARD HITTING THE BRAKE TOOK ALLOT OF EFFORT. BACKING INTO TO PARKING SPOT AND HITTING BRAKE TOOK ALLOT OF EFFORT. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I ALMOST RAN INTO A POLE IN THE PARKING LOT AS I PULLED FORWARD. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED IN THE SITUATION OF ME PARKING.

• 12/10/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE THE BRAKES NEVER SEEMED TO BE ADEQUATE. YOU WOULD HAVE TO PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKES THAN NORMAL TO MAKE THE TRUCK STOP. DURING ROUTINE SERVICE THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THE BRAKES, DRIVERS SIDE REAR WERE ALMOST METAL TO METAL AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS SLIGHTLY BETTER. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE 2/3 WORN AND ALL OF THE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS TRUCK IS LEASED AND HAS ONLY 32000 MILES ON IT THEREFORE SHOULDN'T NEED TO BE REPLACING BRAKES AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. PER THE DEALERSHIP IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS BRAKES FALL UNDER THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF A VEHICLE. AGAIN, WE FEEL THAT WITH ONLY 32000 MILES BRAKES SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GM TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS THE 4TH NEW GM TRUCK THAT I'VE OWNED OR LEASED AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES BEFORE WITH BRAKES.

• 12/09/2025· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there was a loud rattling sound coming from the engine compartment, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked unexpectedly, with the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal became inoperable. The contact reported that the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard, and the ABS system vibrated following the brake pedal failure. No warning lights were illuminated for the brake failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 139,000.

• 12/09/2019· SERVICE BRAKES

  LOW SPEED BRAKE HESITATION. ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ENGAGING AND NOW ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. ONLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEED. NORMAL AND HIGH SPEED BRAKING IS FINE. RECALL WORK FOR THE BRAKE PRESSURE ASSIST COMPLETED 3 WEEKS AGO BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AND FEELS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THE WORK WAS DONE.

• 12/09/2016· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER CONTROL ARMS FRACTURED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

• 12/08/2018· STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

• 12/08/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  POWER BRAKE FAILURE. LOST BRAKES PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE. PARKING SPACE BARRIER STOPPED THE TRUCK. BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN AFTER LETTING TRUCK SIT AND RESTART ENGINE. VERY DANGEROUS! TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND THE VACUUM PUMP FAILED INTERNALLY. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER REPAIRS FOR FAULTY VACUUM PUMP DESPITE SAFETY ISSUE. TOTAL COST WAS $724+TAX. ONLY 43,000 MILES ON TRUCK. GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT ADDRESS. SERVICE BULLETIN PIT5361B.

• 12/07/2022· STEERING

  The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH and making a right turn, the vehicle lost power steering functionality, requiring extra effort while turning the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle then stalled. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact shifted into park(P), removed the key from the ignition, and then reinserted the key and was able to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle regained power steering functionality. The contact stated that the failure had been intermittent but recently became constant. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V586000 (Steering). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,900.

• 12/07/2016· STEERING,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  WENT TO MAKE LEFT TURN ON WET ROAD AN IT DIDN'T TURN IT SLIDE AN KEPT GOING STRAIGHT .IT JUST DOESN'T STOP IT SLIDES YES VEHICLE WAS MOVING THE ROAD WAS WET MADE THIS SAME TURN FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS IN MANY CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCKS AN THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED DIFFERENT TIME EVERYONE ALL TRAFFIC STOPS AT ONCE I TRIED TO STOP AN I SLIDE IN TO A VEHICLE SO HARD IT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT BEFORE STOPPING THERE ARE 4 OF THESE TRUCKS BOUGHT AT THE SAME TIME SAME TRUCK SAME TIRE ON ALL 4 VEHICLES AND THERE ALL DRIVING AN ACTING THE SAME WAY. *TR