10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
10 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
36,012 miles

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problem #41

Sep 072019

Silverado 1500

  • 25,830 miles
Electronic power steering suddenly stopped working. Vehicle is a 2016 Chevrolet truck with 25,852 miles. A very dangerous thing to happen with a male driver. I shudder to think what would have happen if the sudden loss of power steering had happened to my wife on a curvy road. GM has recalled 1 million plus 14-15 GM vehicles over this problem. They say the 2016 is not in the recall. The $1,500 plus dollar cost is on me. Why is GM being allowed to continue selling vehicles with electronic steering?

- East Bend, NC, USA

problem #40

Jul 302018

Silverado 1500

  • 63,000 miles
At 63000 my truck started making clicking and popping noises in the front end. The truck was taken to the dealership and it was determined that the electronic rack and pinion was bad. This problem is exibited in 2014 GM trucks as well and the issue should be looked into. A failing asisted steering could be dangerous and cause big problems.

- Gloucester, VA, USA

problem #39

Jul 262019

Silverado 1500

  • 70,000 miles
The truck will yank the steering wheel back and forth, multiple electrical errors will occur and the engine sometimes dies while the truck is moving at slow speeds and turning. A stabilitrack error shows on the dash. This happens almost daily.this truck is accident free and appears in excellent condition.

- Loranger, LA, USA

problem #38

Jul 032019

Silverado 1500

  • 53,000 miles
My battery failed at 53,000 miles, and after changing the battery the electronic power steering would not work. I've also noticed electrical issues with the display panel, and the stereo changing channels. I've taken the car to the dealership in roseville, ca. And await details on repair.

- Rocklin, CA, USA

problem #37

Jul 062019

Silverado 1500

  • 49,235 miles
Car stalls and restarts when driving and turning. Car won't turn or go. Have almost wrecked multiple times. Says something about stabilitrak

- Garden City, MI, USA

problem #36

Apr 272019

Silverado 1500

  • 37,500 miles
While turning onto a road, I turned the steering wheel approximately 20% and suddenly the steering wheel kicked back hard nearly breaking my wrist. Once I pulled off I was able to repeat the process several times in either direction, I have video of this issue. When it kicked back, I would lose all electrical power to dash instrumentation and also upon power coming back on, I would get stabilitrak errors and the vehicle and traction controlled would be turned off.

- Robesonia, PA, USA

problem #35

Apr 042019

Silverado 1500

  • 47,400 miles
I was driving down my street. Waiting to turn left to wait at stoplight. When going I couldn't turn the steering wheel. Traffic was coming from both sides when failure occurred. The only thing that saved my life was to continue straight through to the other side of the street. This incident could've killed me if was traveling at higher speeds. Total loss of control of the vehicle. This is a major safety issue.

- Spring Valley, CA, USA

problem #34

Jan 232018

Silverado 1500

  • 75,573 miles
My truck has a defective electric power steering system that is known to be defected as the same system was recalled for all other models equipped with ut but because my vehicle is a special version the company expects me the customer to pay for this 4 figure repair out of pocket knowing the system is defective the steering just quit out of nowhere for no apparent reason it worked fine then went to drive it and it didn't have power steering it was stationary at the time I got in to go to the store and steering was gone

- Pocahontas, AR, USA

problem #33

Dec 012018

Silverado 1500

  • 52,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving slow speeds, the steering wheel violently jerked and the vehicle shook and lost power. Also, the electronic stability control indicator illuminated. The "parking assist off" and "roll down the side windows" messages were also displayed. The vehicle was taken to knudtsen Chevrolet (1900 E polston ave, post falls, id 83854, (208) 664-8107), but they were unable to duplicate the failures. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: [xxx]. no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 52,000. 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).

- Post Falls, ID, USA

problem #32

Mar 212019

Silverado 1500

  • 38,700 miles
While backing out of a parking spot the steering wheel jerked itself out of my hand, almost breaking my hand and locked up and couldn't be turned at all. While locked up it finally broke free for a bit and jerked itself out of my hands again. Put it into drive to pull forward so I didn't get hit by other vehiclse in parking lot too. It did the same thing going forward, jerked itself from my hands, the radio even changed stations on its own. During this the dic showed a stabilitrak needs service message and worked ok once I finally got it to back out and go forward and as long as the vehicle wasn't shut off it ran ok, abut once shutoff, the same issues returned every time, even at the Chevrolet dealer where it sits now in mission, tx these events occurred while stationary and also while vehicle was in motion which is downright dangerous. While this is not my video or my truck, this is exactly what I am explaining above: [xxx] 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).

- Alcoa, TN, USA

problem #31

Feb 072019

Silverado 1500

  • 21,279 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the bolts holding the steering in place were loose. At times, while making a turn, the vehicle would continue in a straight line. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to mike maroone Chevrolet (230 N academy blvd, Colorado springs, co 80909, (719) 888-5393), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 21,279.

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

problem #30

Jan 072019

Silverado 1500

  • 35,000 miles
When driving 2016 Silverado 1500, I put on brake and lost power to steering. Dealership said there was no recall. Other time when touching the brake, lights got brighter on touch pad for radio and for over 200 miles while someone was in passenger seat, it said passenger airbag was off. While turning and applying brake, loose all steering. It happens while driving. Not sitting still. First time it happened, 8 2as turning in the driveway and lost all power and had to slam on the brakes 2 times to avoid going into the ditch

- Porter, TX, USA

problem #29

Sep 162016

Silverado 1500

  • 24,000 miles
Steering is bad and it shack alot the bkakes are not that good I slip on the car in front of

- Menifee, CA, USA

problem #28

Dec 072018

Silverado 1500

  • 33,000 miles
Shaking at highway speeds

- Frankfort, IL, USA

problem #27

Oct 222018

Silverado 1500 6-cyl

  • 65,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While backing out of a driveway, the steering lost power and the service power steering indicator illuminated. The contact called dan cummins Chevrolet Buick dealer at 859-987-4345 (located at 1020 mlk jr blvd, paris, ky 40361) add was informed to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000. Updated 12/20/18

- Paris, KS, USA

problem #26

Oct 042018

Silverado 1500

  • 75,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 45 mph, the steering wheel shook without warning. Once the vehicle came to a complete stop, it operated normally. Paris Chevrolet Buick GMC (1915 N main St, paris, tx 75460, (906) 669-1144) was contacted for a diagnostic appointment. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls. The failure mileage was 75,000.

- Dekalb, TX, USA

problem #25

Jun 182018

Silverado 1500

  • 40,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving and turning into a fuel station, unknown warning indicators illuminated and the steering wheel seized. The contact had to slam on the brake pedal to avoid hitting a person and a gas pump. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and it operated normally as the power steering was reset. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (alamo city Chevrolet, 9400 san pedro ave, san antonio, tx 78216, (210) 987-2134) where it was diagnosed that the electrical power steering shorted out and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was called and the contact was awaiting a call back as the warranty had expired. The failure mileage was 40,000.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #24

Jun 242018

Silverado 1500

  • 41,000 miles
I bought the truck brand new in March of 2016. At just over 2 years and 40,000 miles, the electric power steering system started failing intermittently while driving the vehicle, seizing control of the steering. It happened while stopped, then it happened when turning on a city street. Extremely dangerous and should not happen on a new vehicle. Chevy is refusing to do anything about it even though this was a known issue and recall on the '14 & '15 model years.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #23

Jun 032018

Silverado 1500

  • 41,000 miles
Driving down a country road the power steering failed while going around a corner at 40mph and came back almost causing total loss of control.

- Templeton, MA, USA

problem #22

Apr 122018

Silverado 1500

  • 19,000 miles
Makiing a turn the steering locked and engine died 2 times and yesterday while diving on the freeway at 70 miles per hour it died and managed to pull off the road. First time we allmost got hit by an other car. Im very, very concern. Truck has 19K miles

- Elsa, TX, USA

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