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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
11 / 8
Injuries / Deaths:
8 / 0
Average Mileage:
51,404 miles

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2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 electrical problems

electrical problem

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2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Owner Comments (Page 6 of 17)

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problem #232

Sep 052020

Silverado 1500

  • 76,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving home, a stabilitrak warning appeared on the dash and my ac/radio began to stop but ramped back up after the dismissal. Once I got to my street, I made a left and the truck completed turned off. My steering wheel locked up, the wheel locked up, and there was no power to the vehicle. After about 3 minutes, the vehicle lights turned on and I was able to get to my driveway. I cannot imagine what would have happened if I was on the freeway. There's many other people on the web that have had the same issue with this truck.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #231

Jul 292020

Silverado 1500

  • 130,000 miles
150 miles after regular service of engine light/ABS/and stabiltrak lights being on, and an oil change, the truck stalled (luckily I was in my own driveway). Shortly after, the engine light, followed by ABS light came on. Suddenly the speedometer gauge acted wildly, there was a very hard shift. I put it on cruise control just to help the engine quit hard shifting....cc cancelled itself out. Everything sets back to normal for a minute or less and it all happens again, this time taking away power steering and a louder "hard shift". in the mean time, every warning I think there is would pop up...."stabiltrak off, starring assist reduced...etc". this just continues and seems to get more aggressive, more frequent...including resetting to normal briefly each time. Schumacher Buick/GM/Chevy said it could be tcm, or ECM, or another I can't recall. Unhappy with lack of knowledge of issue, and a "let's try this then this then this..", it has perplexed not one but two very accredited mechanic teams. The truck has 130,000 miles, and was serviced as it should have been by the Chevy dealer since iacquired it new. It never had any similar issue until just after its most recent maintenance. Thankfully this all occurred within miles of my home, as the issue is most definitely a threat to any hopes of safety. Towing it, is the only way to safely move that vehicle after experiencing the issues.

- Jupiter, FL, USA

problem #230

Aug 102020

Silverado 1500

  • 99,500 miles
When slowing down to make turn ac and radio go out, rpms die down, stablitrak light comes on and goes off truck stalls loose power steering. This started Aug. 10th and happens daily

- Keyser, WV, USA

problem #229

Aug 202020

Silverado 1500

  • 125,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Started making a turn and the truck instantly shut off leading to power steering loss causing me to end up in the opposing lane almost hitting two children and their father on bikes. Father didn't have much patience with me trying to explain that it was a problem with the truck... fix this issue or else it will become a huge liability. Buy back all of these trucks and crush them.

- Coatesville, PA, USA

problem #228

Aug 132020

Silverado 1500

  • 67,111 miles
While driving through a public parking lot, at a slow turn the truck stopped dead. No power, barely was able to stop without hitting parked vehicles. To make it even more dangerous than it already was, another car almost hit me because of my sudden stop. I was then trapped in my pickup. Windows and doors would not open. No response from turning the key. This is the second time its happened and both were at low speeds. The first time I thought it was my error. I looked it up on social media and found many others had the same problem. Some people said no recall on such a 'common' and unsafe problem, another said there was a recall open. I was told by GM headquarters no recall. Told by service mgr at the dealership, told me there is a recall issued. Only after I brought it to the dealership, they tell me it'll cost me $364. I asked about what he told me only 3 days earlier of the recall, he then denied it. With the severity of the problem and the numbers of persons who complained, I would think this should be at Chevy's expense. I will be taking the truck on vacation the end of the month. If something should happen, I've instructed our two children to secure a good lawyer and open a wrongful death/injury suit. I will have documentation of the information I reviewed through social media comments along with this complaint and the repairs by this 'certified' dealership at their ready.

- New Milford, PA, USA

problem #227

Aug 162020

Silverado 1500

  • 89,500 miles
Loss of power and steering when parking, turning the steering wheel and when pushing on the brake pedal when making turns atstop signs or at traffic lights.

- Marion Center, PA, USA

problem #226

Aug 172020

Silverado 1500

  • 10 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Loss of power to vehicle when making turns at low speeds on city roads, in parking lots, and on and off highways, you have to place vehicle in park and turn back on. Steering assist and stabilitrak has been becoming disabled on a regular basis along with the steering wheel being jerked out of my hands while making turns on city streets, in parking lots, and on and off the highway. Service stabilitrak and steering assist messages are displayed during these time however do not leave a check engine light no to be scanned. GM dealer states they are not able to duplicate the issue and are not able to fix it. This is a safety concern for me and other drivers on the road.

- Grant, MI, USA

problem #225

Aug 132020

Silverado 1500

  • 15 miles
Sometimes when I hold down on the brake pedal some electrical issue happenes and my steering wheel gets very hard my ac turns off my whole dashboard turns off and so does my radio then after about 10 seconds it turns back on. I also noticed that when I'm rolling up the windows my headlights dim. I think somethings wrong with the electrical system of the vehicle I had the battery checked once and it was not the voltage it needed I replaced it with the battery from the dealership it was well for about three months and the issue reoccurred. When I am reversing my steering wheel gets very hard as I'm pressing on the pedal while I'm parking it doesn't do it all the time but it does do it frequently.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #224

Aug 052020

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Having major complications with steering while backing up, loss or power steering and brake system not working accurately

- Wylie, TX, USA

problem #223

Jun 012020

Silverado 1500

  • 80,000 miles
In motion and at low speed, the vehicle stalls out when idling into a tight turn, like a parking lot or space. it hasn't always cut totally off. Usually the 'stability trac' light comes on with the failure, but some times it just cuts off, and when I crank it restarts right up.

- Spring, TX, USA

problem #222

Jul 292020

Silverado 1500

  • 115,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

When driving a making a turn, the vehicle dies!! it can be restarted, but the danger of someone ass ending you is a scary one! has happened a number of times, it stalls and then you can restart. No definite date as it happens often

- Tucumcari, NM, USA

problem #221

Aug 052020

Silverado 1500

  • 87,000 miles
Twice now while driving in a parking lot and also on a street making a turn, the electrical flashed, turned off and then the truck died, locking the power steering and power brakes. Dealer service department has twoce said battery, but based on so many others with the same issue on many cehvy forums, this is an electrical issue and needs a recall. Extremely dangerous!

- Santa Rosa, CA, USA

problem #220

Aug 022020

Silverado 1500

  • 120,000 miles
Stabilitrek flashes and then vehicles steering locks up and the truck dies. Usually it's when I'm going slow and usually it's when I'm turning. This is happening now in August of 2020 but also happened a few years ago and then there was a recall. It's very dangerous. No warning and the truck dies very unexpectedly. Please fix this problem I see others are complaining too

- Burleson, TX, USA

problem #219

Aug 012020

Silverado 1500

  • 72,000 miles
I am having issues with my 2914 Silverado losing power steering and turning off when I place the car in reverse to back into a parking spot. The truck has also cut off randomly when turning the steering wheel in a parking lot. The issue is not constant thus hard to diagnose. I have taken the truck to Chevy twice and the mechanics were not able to recreate the issue.

- Stafford, VA, USA

problem #218

Jul 292020

Silverado 1500

  • 18 miles
While driving stabilitrack light comes on all electrical flickers while driving, also shuts off while driving which is dangerous and can be fatal.

- West Covina, CA, USA

problem #217

Jul 262020

Silverado 1500

  • 60,205 miles
I was slowing down to make a right turn, I didn't have to come to a complete stop but when the vehicle got below 15mph or so. The steering locked up. And it acted like I had turned the vehicle off. All of the lights went off, inside and out. And the vehicle died. Luckily it didn't cause an accident and it did start up and I was able to get it home but since then the lights flicker and the touch screen radio goes black and won't do anything. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. and the steering feels like one minute you have power steering and the next you don't now.

- Pound, VA, USA

problem #216

Jul 012020

Silverado 1500

  • miles
The paint on the top cab is peeling and the door locks stick all the time.

- Modesto, CA, USA

problem #215

Jul 152020

Silverado 1500 8-cyl

  • 119,000 miles
Truck flashed service stbilitrak and then shut off while driving and shot right and made me go up and over a curb at 35 mph. Scanner says voltage lost in BCM and now it says to service the trailer brake system with no trailer hooked up.

- Salem, UT, USA

problem #214

Jul 112020

Silverado 1500 8-cyl

  • 115,000 miles
When I am turning, my vehicle loses power and or dies. If my emergency lights are on it causes my ac to turn so low it almost doesn't work and other electrical problems. I was almost hit in an intersection because my vehicle died due to loss of power when I was turning.

- Victorville, CA, USA

problem #213

Jul 032020

Silverado 1500

  • 53,300 miles
It started with the truck losing power when making slow speed turns into driveway/parking spot which includes loss of power steering which has caused me to almost crash several times. The power used to come back up but now it is resulting in the truck just turning itself off mid turn and not just on slow turns. It happened when I was making a turn onto a street and I was forced to muscle the truck off the side of the road- no power at all so no power steering-going about 10-15 mph. When driving with cruise control on if you use the turn signal it kicks off the cruise control. The ac will just stop and the truck will just shut off. The whole time all/any of this is happening my dash is telling me stability control is off, steering assist of off drive with care....if the dash has any power that is. The trailer brake system flashes like I am using the brakes when I am sitting in the truck door open, key out. I have unplugged that thinking it was the problem but it didn't change anything. At times it is completely random that all power almost bottoms out and comes back moments later. There is definitely something wrong and as see I am not the only one having these same issues...should investigate and offer recall and get these trucks fixed before someone does crash. My truck only has 53,300 miles on it and it has a new battery and we have checked the alternator. The date below would be when I almost crashed turning the corner and truck died.

- Hamlin, NY, USA

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