10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
26 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 1
Average Mileage:
36,234 miles

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problem #133

Oct 082017

Silverado 1500

  • 17,967 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle began to hesitate when the brake pedal was depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to St clair Chevrolet Buick GMC (located at 3050 king rd, china township, mi 48054, (810) 637-1546), but they were unable to duplicate the failure. The failure continued. The contact had both rearview mirrors and the back up camera replaced, and an unknown sensor and the vacuum bag were reprogrammed twice. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V645000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 17,967.

- Clay Township, MI, USA

problem #132

Aug 092019

Silverado 1500

  • 150,000 miles
The contact owned a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 19V645000 (service brakes, hydraulic). While the contact's son was driving 45 mph, the brake pedal was applied, but failed to stop the vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of a tractor trailer. The instrument panel warning indicators flickered during the failure. The driver was injured, but did not receive medical attention. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 150,000.

- Woodland, AL, USA

problem #131

Oct 182019

Silverado 1500

  • 37,965 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 10 mph, the vehicle vibrated when the brake pedal was depressed and the pedal traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle failed to stop and the emergency brake had to be engaged. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to barton Chevrolet (800 auto park pl, newburgh, NY 12550, (845) 561-7600) where it was diagnosed that the vacuum pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 37,965.

- Wallkill, NY, USA

problem #130

Oct 032019

Silverado 1500

  • 58,500 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the vaccum pump failed, which prevented the brakes from engaging when reversing or moving forward less than 5 mph. When hauling the boat with the vehicle in reverse, the vehicle rolled forward whether the gear was in drive or reverse. Also, the brake pedal became difficult to depress. The contact stated that the failure occurred when the vehicle was driven at low speeds. The vehicle was taken to james wood Chevrolet (3906 I 35 East South 201, denton, tx 76210, (972) 434-1515) to be repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 19V645000 (service brakes); however, the repair did not correct the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 58,500.

- Hickory Creek, TX, USA

problem #129

Sep 022019

Silverado 1500

  • 98,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 19V645000 (service brakes, hydraulic). While driving at low speeds, the brake pedal was difficult to depress and traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle slowly came to a stop. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to rydell Chevrolet (8600 devonshire St #1309, northridge, ca 91324, (866) 802-5628) where it was diagnosed that the brake booster pump needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 591190. No further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

- Venutra, CA, USA

problem #128

May 202019

Silverado 1500 8-cyl

  • miles
2016 Chevrolet Silverado. Consumer writes in regards to brake vacuum pump safety recall. The consumer stated the brake vacuum pump and the transmission failed. The consumer requested to be reimbursed for the repairs.

- Dana Point, CA, USA

problem #127

Sep 082019

Silverado 1500

  • 82,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the brakes seized intermittently. On September 5, 2019, the vehicle was taken to high plains motors Inc (331 front St, wolf pointe, mt 59201) for diagnostic testing. The contact was informed that NHTSA campaign number: 19V645000 (service brakes) applied to the failure. The software update was performed; however, the failure was becoming worse. On September 9, 2019), the vehicle was brought back to the same dealer and the contact that the contact would be responsible for the repairs since the recall repairs were performed already. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

- Poplar, MT, USA

problem #126

Sep 012019

Silverado 1500

  • 43,128 miles
Brakes locked up wile, driving for a second time in less than a month, the first time was 07/13/2019 depaua Chevrolet had to 0rder electrical moduals called ebcm and bpmv that was suppose to be the reason the brakes locked up it took a month for them to get parts and now the brakes have locked up again after spending $2512.02 toget them repaired. I would like to know if any body else has had this problem with there 2016 Chevy silverodo 4wheel drives. This happened while driving.

- Lanesborough, MA, USA

problem #125

Aug 192019

Silverado 1500

  • 81,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While the vehicle was being reversed on several occasions, the brakes became inoperable. The contact stated that extra effort was needed to slow down the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 18V578000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.

- Kunkletown, PA, USA

problem #124

Jul 252019

Silverado 1500

  • 88,000 miles
Brake pedal becomes very hard to push at low speed, almost unable to stop the truck most times. Happens on a daily basis

- Carrollton, OH, USA

problem #123

Jul 142019

Silverado 1500

  • 50,000 miles
Brakes become very difficult to depress after 2-3 depressions of the pedal. Happens mostly in parking lots and stop/go traffic. Driver must apply great pressure to slow/stop vehicle.

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

problem #122

Jul 052019

Silverado 1500

  • 48,900 miles
Driving around parking lots or stuck in traffic going slow and having to press the brake pedal frequently the pedal will go very hard and takes both feet to press down on it and basically have no brakes. I have I to pull over or stop and shut the truck off and sit for a min then restart and I get my brakes back. I think it has something to do with the vacuum assist pump not working correctly. I have not taken in to the shop yet cause I'm out of the bumper to bumper warranty

- Macon, GA, USA

problem #121

Jul 062019

Silverado 1500

  • 50,000 miles
Reoccurring braking problems at low speeds whenever pressure is applied to the brake in quick succession (ie bumper to bumper traffic) the brake pedal becomes harder/stiffer to press and applies little to no brake without excessive force. I have only noticed this braking problem at low speeds because of the conditions that cause the problem. This happens when the vehicle is driving straight as well as turning. The vehicle also make a sound as if the ABS system is activating and the brake pedal feels as though the ABS system is activating. No lights illuminated on the dashboard during the braking. My vehicle only has about 50K miles. The vehicle was also bought from a certified Chevrolet dealer

- Lisbon Falls, ME, USA

problem #120

Feb 232018

Silverado 1500

  • 52,000 miles
I was driveing the vehical pulling a boat on a trailer coming up to a stop sign, I then went to press the brake and the pedal was hard and the truck wouldnt stop. It was very difficult to press the brake and if my wife had been driving im not sure she would have had the stregth to press the brake and stop the truck. This is a very dangerous issue. Took the truck to the dealer and they said that the vacumm pump had failed and needed to be replace along with the vacumm hoses and the brake booster. The dealer wanted $1400 to replace these components on a two year old truck. I replaced all the components with factory parts.

- Gloucester, VA, USA

problem #119

May 142019

Silverado 1500

  • 85,000 miles
Brakes barely work at low speed and require a lot of pressure to get the vehicle to stop. Nearly backed my truck into a lake while backing down a boat launch. Very dangerous! there are so may complaints on this issue and the NHTSA has been "investigating" it for over 6 months now. When will something be done?

- Portage, MI, USA

problem #118

Jun 122019

Silverado 1500

  • 98,000 miles
Unresponsive brakes at low speed. Very dangerous and not sure why this isnt a recall. How many people have to get injured or die before its fixed?

- Clermont, FL, USA

problem #117

Jun 102019

Silverado 1500

  • 68,000 miles
The brakes went stiff and my wife was barely able to get the truck to stop. This was luckily just backing out of our drive way. It could have been really bad if she was going faster or needed to stop quick.

- Santaquin, UT, USA

problem #116

Nov 212018

Silverado 1500

  • 55,000 miles
When applied brake pedal was very difficult to push down and brakes did not function properly. Vehicle was in motion on a city street at time of incident. Took to Chevrolet dealership and they told me it was a bad brake booster and that they have had a lot of trouble with them.

- Nevada, MO, USA

problem #115

May 272019

Silverado 1500

  • 22,000 miles
On the date cited, I was backing up a trailer down a hill slowly. Had released the brakes then reapplied and suddenly the brake pedal was stiff and it was very hard to stop. Manually applied full strength trailer brakes and the trailer helped stop the truck. 3 days later (5/30/19) I experienced a similar incident. I was parked, put the truck in drive accidentally and took my foot off the brake. When I applied the brake again quickly to switch to reverse, the pedal was extremely stiff. Nearly hit the vehicle in front of me. Put into reverse and no issue. At no point was a "service brake assist" message displayed as noted in a 'special warranty' letter received from GM in the mail between the incidents. No other error codes or messages were displayed. 2 years ago after having towed a trailer, the message "service brake assist" was displayed on the screen once, the local service dealer pulled codes and did not perform any repair.

- Cedar Rapids, IA, USA

problem #114

Apr 202019

Silverado 1500

  • 10,000 miles
April 2019 letter from GM saying my brakes could possibly loose their vacuum assist. They do not want to fix the problem unless I have problems and extended the warranty to 6 years and 72,000. What a cop out, what if my brakes do not work properly in a tight stopping situation? I have attached a copy of the letter, please do not let GM play with our safety on a $52,000 vehicle or any vehicle.

- Forsyth, GA, USA

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