10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
15 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
61,740 miles

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problem #240

Dec 162019

Silverado 1500

  • 95,000 miles
My trucks traction control will come on when getting on or off onramps, turns in the mountains, around town, everywhere. It is very scary, the truck will show the traction control light and begin to lose power and become hard to steer. I went off the freeway yesterday with my whole family in the truck, . I was on the freeway taking a ramp to another freeway and the light came on, the truck lost power, the steering became hard to turn and I could not make the freeway exchange and went off the highway. I have taken it to Chevrolet 2 times and they said that they were either unable to recreate the situation, or that they don't know what the problem is. My next door neighbor has the very same truck, year, make and model with the same issue. This truck is a deathtrap. This has been going on for 2 years with no resolution. I will never buy another vehicle from Chevy, because they do not care if we got killed or not, or they would have kept working to figure out the problem.

- Canyon Lake, CA, USA

problem #239

Oct 112019

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Loud clunking noise when turning has been getting worse was told the steering rack is bad. Something cut loose inside

- Lewes, DE, USA

problem #238

Dec 082019

Silverado 1500

  • 180,000 miles
While operating vehicle at low speed and turning, the steering wheel turns back the other direction repeatedly. When using turn signals the dash and headlights flicker as well as when I press the break pedal sometimes causing the vehicle to turn off!

- Anna, TX, USA

problem #237

Sep 012019

Silverado 1500

  • 41,335 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that extra strength was needed to steer the vehicle and the "service power steering drive with care" warning indicator illuminated. The contact mentioned that the vehicle violently jerked when the steering wheel became operable again. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,335.

- Pueblo, CO, USA

problem #236

Aug 202019

Silverado 1500 8-cyl

  • 111,594 miles
Traveling at all speeds the stabilitytrak will turn off when hitting the brakes. Simultaneously, the truck will lose quickly lose power and then it comes back on. I have taken the truck to get fixed multiple times at a Chevy dealership and each time they come up with something new that could be the problem. I have called and make 2 complaint to GM/Chevy ([xxx]and [xxx]) both times the manufacturer have done nothing for me. I did the recall back in 2017 for this problem and that did not work. I have had grounding wire work done, a new battery put in, a new engine fuse block with wiring harness, and recently a new steering column. Nothing has worked. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Jacksonville, NC, USA

problem #235

Jul 012019

Silverado 1500

  • 85,000 miles
The power steering locks up for just a second and the triggers the stabilitrack warning. The lights flicker when I turn the turn signal on, it will shut off and turn back on when turning at low speeds. All issues that have been recalled on 2014 Silverado. Just not my 2014 Silverado

- Jackson Center, PA, USA

problem #234

Oct 012019

Silverado 1500 8-cyl

  • 92,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While operating the vehicle, the stabilitrak message displayed and the power steering malfunctioned. The contact stated that the steering wheel became very difficult to turn and the headlights flashed on and off. The vehicle was taken to roberts Chevrolet(3301 S. mill St, pryor, ok) where it was diagnosed that the battery cable was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 92,000.

- Pryor, OK, USA

problem #233

Jun 252019

Silverado 1500

  • 49,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 10 mph, the steering seized intermittently without warning. Porter Chevrolet (414 E cleveland ave, newark, de 19711, (302) 722-4822) was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred multiple times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.

- Newark, DE, USA

problem #232

Jun 102019

Silverado 1500

  • 74,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 19V645000 (service brakes, hydraulic). While driving and making turns, the steering wheel seized and failed to move. In addition, the brake pedal was difficult to depress and the vehicle lost power. When the vehicle was restarted, it operated as designed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to sullivan-parkhill automotive (40 w anthony dr, champaign, il 61822, (217) 903-2817) where it was diagnosed that a software update, sensor, and new steering column were needed. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to best Chevrolet (2600 veterans memorial blvd, kenner, la 70062, (504) 315-7790), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The contact stated that the failure was similar to NHTSA campaign number: 17V414000 (steering). The failure mileage was 74,000.

- Morris, IL, USA

problem #231

Oct 272019

Silverado 1500

  • 48,978 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving at a low speed and approaching a traffic light, the vehicle lost complete power, including power steering ability. The vehicle restarted on its own after a few seconds. When the vehicle was driven and parked, the service stabilitrak illuminated and the vehicle shut off again. After a few attempts, the vehicle restarted and was driven to the contact's home. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 48,978.

- Corpus Cristi, TX, USA

problem #230

Jan 012019

Silverado 1500

  • 51,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. When the brake pedal was depressed, the power assist warning indicator illuminated, the power assist failed, the doors would unlock and lock intermittently, the air bag warning indicator illuminated, and the air conditioning would turn on and off intermittently. The contact stated that the failures became more persistent after having the vehicle repaired per an unknown recall involving the brakes. Tom bell Chevrolet (located at 800 Alabama St, redlands, ca 92374, 909-748-1833) was contacted and stated that there was no recall for the failures. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 51,000.

- Mentone, CA, USA

problem #229

Jul 012019

Silverado 1500

  • 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving at low speeds, turning, or reversing the vehicle, the power steering assist warning indicator illuminated and the power steering failed. Shortly after, the vehicle shut off. When the failure occurred, the contact had to restart the vehicle in order for the power steering to return to normal. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #228

Aug 122019

Silverado 1500

  • 75,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 20 mph, multiple warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact was able to park the vehicle safely and turn off the ignition. The contact waited three minutes before he restarted the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 75,000.

- Whittier, CA, USA

problem #227

Sep 012017

Silverado 1500

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. When making turns, the steering wheel jerked away from the driver. The vehicle stopped in the middle of the turn and the entire instrument panel illuminated. In addition, the "power steering was reduced, drive with caution" message appeared. The vehicle was taken to landers Chevrolet of norman (1221 ed noble pkwy, norman, ok 73072, (405) 321-7021) where it was kept for two weeks, but they could not duplicate the failure. The manufacturer asked if the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but did not assist. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was unknown.

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

problem #226

Jun 012019

Silverado 1500

  • 141,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving at low speeds and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle stalled and the steering wheel seized. In addition, the service stability, traction, and steering assist disable warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to westside Chevrolet (23001 katy fwy, katy, tx 77450, (281) 394-1894) where the following failure codes appeared: Trailer brake driver control module system voltage, license plate lamp circuit short to battery, control module power circuit voltage below threshold, passenger side front brake pressure sensory circuit, invalid data received from inflatable restraint sensing, electronic control unit hardware, general checks on failure, and control module power circuit voltage below threshold. The cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 141,000.

- Spring, TX, USA

problem #225

Aug 262019

Silverado 1500

  • 42,000 miles
During a turn to a side street the vehicle shut off. All steering and brakes were inoperable. There was an engine malfunction light and a message about there being 2 identical keys for the truck then anti theft flashed. While stopped in the intersection blocking traffic, a message directed to roll down the drivers window then back up. When that was done, electrical came back on and steering was restored. The vehicle was started and is now unsafe for use. The control for being on or off is unreliable and therefore unsafe to use as a Transport. 42000 miles on the 2014 high country Silverado. No steering. No brakes...that makes it unsafe. Would you put your family in this vehicle and ask them to drive safely" how do you justify giving total control to volatile software? how about at 75 mph and it fails" just know it can happen would have ensured I considered another purchase. I believe that information alone will justify someone else's marketing data.

- Chama, NM, USA

problem #224

Aug 102019

Silverado 1500

  • 36,100 miles
When coming down the street to turn in my driveway the service power steering warning appeared on my dash at about 25 mph. It was tough to turn in but it appeared to be working some. Turned off when stopped and restarted, and had no steering ability other than slight turn. Called dealer who brought it in and said that recall campaign was underway and that they would see if that would fix it. They called me next day to tell me I needed an entire steering system that would cost in excess of $1,900 with taxes, plus I would require an alignment. I looked up to see if there were any recalls or service bulletins that might help fix this issue. Dealer offered a slight discount for loyalty and told me to call Chevrolet for further financial assistance as I balked at the cost for a relatively new truck. (purchased January 2015 I did and they assigned a case number almost 1 week ago. I have made several calls to the dealer and Chevrolet and they have not made any attempts to resolve the issue.

- Central Square , NY, USA

problem #223

Aug 092019

Silverado 1500

  • 63,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving various speeds in the driveway, the vehicle stalled. Additionally, the steering wheel spontaneously moved to the center and the stability control, reduce steering assist, and air bag warning indicators flashed. The contact called paul masse Chevrolet (1111 taunton ave route 44, East providence, ri 02914, (401) 680-1261, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: [xxx] and service request number: [xxx]. the manufacturer also provided a $100 voucher towards the repair cost. The failure mileage was 63,000. 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).

- Tiverton, RI, USA

problem #222

Jul 162019

Silverado 1500

  • 19,000 miles
Turned a corner while braking, the engine died, "service stabilitrac soon" illuminated on the instrument panel; driving down the road pulling a light weight boat trailer, the engine died but came back on immediately and the "service stabilitrac" illuminated; pulled into a parking lot and as I turned about halfway through the turn the engine died and "service stabilitrac soon" illuminated. I took to the truck to the Chevrolet dealer and they diagnosed the positive battery terminal was loose and the positive cable had too much resistance - $507 later and approximately 10,000 miles later reared it's ugly head again. Coming back from a morning drive to the lake and the 'service stabilitrac' light illuminated but the truck didn't die, a little further down the road it did the same thing and died but started right back up on its own while driving, started to back into my driveway and it died in the middle of the road, turned the ignition off and attempted to start it two or three more times, nothing!!! it's like there was no battery installed. Every time this happens I lose steering, the brakes seem to fade but I am able to stop on the slow turns like into the parking lot. In all instances the vehicle was moving. One time I noticed an increase in the A/C speed within the cab and the 'service stabilitrac' illuminated but as soon as I turned about half way into a parking area, it died, but continued to pick back up on the engine running. The local dealer had also perfomed some service bulletin regarding the campaign for 'loss of steering assist' at 19,340 miles. The vehicle currently has 42,000 miles..... the date "when did this happen" was today 7/16/2019 but the other times were various before this date.

- Del City, OK, USA

problem #221

Jun 102019

Silverado 1500

  • 80,000 miles
While engaging slow idle speed turns, my 2014 Silverado will occasionally completely lose all power steering and the engine will shut off completely. I have also had the same issue occur while driving straight and applying the brake or rolling up windows. During these terrifying situations, a message comes across the dash saying one or all of the following "electronic power steering reduced. Drive with caution" "stabilitrack" "trailer brakes". this issue seems to be very sporadic and unpredictable. I looked up possible solutions and had a mechanic fix a poor grounding connection under the dash which they thought could be the cause but did not resolve the problem. Please help!

- Bozeman, MT, USA

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