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Wheels locked up. Garage states it is 4 wheel drive transfer case. Garage checked with GM for a recall and this issue is on recall for this type/year of truck but VIN is not included in the recall. Transfer case must be reprogrammed according to diagnostic test and GM confirmed that is the fix. This vehicle has just over 40,000 miles on it and GM stated it is not covered by recall.
Fuel system is going bad have to replace fuel injectors at 90,000 miles. Keep a check engine light on and makeing cyl 6 misfire. Replace all of the spark plugs and wires and still not fix.
Transmission failed at 93K miles. Luckily for me, I was a month away from warranty expiring. However, so many people have ended up on the wrong side of the warranty I wanted to make sure I file a report so GM can maybe recall their weak transmissions or torque converter. Trans has been shifting and shuddering so hard from 1st to 2nd gear and 2nd back to 1st. Was driving home from work on the highway and all of a sudden trans would not shift into 6th gear. When taking exit home, truck died. Restarted and got codes P0741 and P0700. Took to dealer and they replaced the transmission. Fluid smelt burnt and metal shavings in pan.
Torque converter gave out. The vehicle would make a loud vibration and cause the vehicle RPM to go up and down. I ended up having to replace the whole transmission.
The truck was on street. Transmisionwould not engage in the. Second gear, or any gear. Turned car off. Started truck again same problem. Even in reverse. Truck was in lake arrowhead on mountain road by houses. Called flat bed tow truck. Towed back home to long beach. 200 miles!. the truck is in my drive way waiting for an transmission appointment. Strange drove around the block and had no problem. Even backed in to my driveway with no problem. So not trust truck now.
- Long Beach, CA, USA
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I am getting a lot of clunking in a transmission when it's up shifting and down shifting. On the road under 55 mph. Idle surges when it's switching gears. When it goes into V4 mode at any speed it starts to shudder and vibrate to the point and you can feel it in the gas pedal and steering wheel and a little bit in the seat. And now its making a rubbing noise.
I have about 85000 miles on my car, I was driving to work and the engine light came up. The code for the engine light came up as P06da which most likely indicates a problem with the engine oil control solenoid (based on most of the videos and reviews on the internet). Unfortunately, GM never made a recall about this!! this problem costs about 3K to fix at the dealer.
Transmission would not change gears. Slipping and caused high revs and sometimes would shift. They told me the hub that contained gears 4-6 was damaged. This a few months after cylinder #7 blew and had to replaced. All of course a few months after the warranty expired. Been complaining about the transmission for years.
When driving truck on a busy road the warning sign of (service stabilitrak) pops up on dashboard and lights would flicker turning on and off as the truck would also seem to turn off and quickly back on regaining electric power. When reversing it started locking the steering wheel and the (service stabilitrak) warning sign would pop up. Truck was taken to dealership twice for recalls and they said problem was corrected and now it's there for the third time as we speak. When I parked in my driveway I was able to record the incident and video was sent to dealership mechanic. Last Sunday as I headed out to buy dinner, my vehicle seemed to be running fine. I noticed the dashboard lights flickered twice and that was it. When I was approximately 25 miles from my residence (service stabilitrak) warning popped on dashboard and truck completely turned off locking my brakes loosing complete control of the vehicle and it went on its own into a busy intersection going downhill. Steering wheel and brake was locked loosing all electrical and driving control. It would not turn, it would not do any changes. My truck ended up bumping into a sidewalk, I was terrified as I almost lost my life. Shaking in fear I tried to restart my truck and it did turn on. I went inside the shopping center parking lot, parked and called aaa so my vehicle could be towed to our nearest dealership. We had an appointment at the dealership for Tuesday due to negative reviews and they were going to look at our vehicle again. However, I never expected that I would almost loose my life. It's the third time it's been seen and I fear it will be the same scenario. I cannot put my family's life at risk. The truck is currently at the dealership being serviced. I will not be driving this vehicle unless I have been given proof that they fixed the issue. I have documentation for proof.
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered without warning. The contact stated that the following day the vehicle failed to shift gears. The vehicle was towed dan tobin Chevrolet, Inc. (2589 billingsley rd, columbus, oh 43235) where it was diagnosed that there was metal shards from the torque converter and the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered to pay a nominal part of the repair cost. The approximate failure mileage was 136,000. The VIN was not provided.
When I purchased this vehicle I went to the dealership to complain about the transmission. When applying the gas, the car hesitated. I was told the car was "learning" and this was part of the computer system. Now that the warranty is off, it now needs a new transmission.
Me and over 100 people I know have had issues with the 6 speed transmissions in the 2014+ Silverado. Mine currently is shifting hard. All of these vehicles are experiencing way too many issues before they should (less than 150K miles). Sometimes my transmission won't shift and leaves me going at an unsafe slow rate of speed in the middle of a busy highway
Often, when making low speed turns the entire engine and electrical system shuts off. There is no power steering when this happens and it's difficult and dangerous to try to coast to a safe spot to try to restart the vehicle. Generally, it starts back up again within a few minutes. In the three years that we've owned the vehicle, it has been to two different Chevy dealerships more than once and both dealerships say there's no problem. It's frustrating that it seems to be a common issue yet there's no answer to the problem and no recall.
This is a follow up from complaint #11228752 regarding the ac issues on Chevy &GMC pickups from 2014 thru 2017 year models. From research I did 98% of the failures was the condenser which also includes the transmission oil cooler. My condenser failed on the drivers side first 3 tubes below the transmission oil cooler as did my friends 2016 Sierra and another friend's 2016 Texas edition Sierra. Same failure same location and between 60 & 75K. Repaired mine myself & my warranty paid me back for new condenser ($219) but not the freon or my labor. There's most definitely an issue on this part and saw no visible difference in the old/ new piece other than a 6'X 6' square of aluminum type flex pad in the upper left corner on driver's side. Similar to the 2018 models not affected by this problem.
Severe vibration between 65 and 80 mph. Driver must stay below 65mph. That's dangerous on a interstate highway. Dealer unable to repair. Driveshaft specialist Inc. Tampa fl, told me drive shaft is defective, the material is too thin and it must be replaced, with a new one of better quality ( thicker metal) cost is 600. To 800. Usd. This truck has only 32,000. Miles seems to have started around 25,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that at low speeds the transmission malfunctions, failing to shift gears when the accelerator pedal was being depressed. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled and was hit by another vehicle. Th ce contact stated was taking the vehicle to a local dealer for diagnoses. The contact tried to call the manufacturer but could not get through a live person. The contact researched on line and found there were issues with debris in the transmission of Chevrolet trucks. The failure mileage was 46,300.
Our 2015 Silverado 1500 has stuttering/ hesitation when accelerating, when turning on to a street you can not get up to speed quick enough it acts like there is something hold it back. We have replaced the spark plug and wire and all the coil packs. The voltage meter on the truck keep fluctuating so we replaced the alternator and the battery and that did nothing and kept fluctuating so we got another alternator and another and another and another.. so 5 alternators later and still no fix. But the hard shifting is the main concern. Because when you are driving trying to get into another lane the truck with just start hesitating and jerking until it launches into gear. 1st gear going into 2nd gear the truck will shift extremely hard and 2nd going into 3rd feels like you are galloping until it finally engages. The computer has been replaced and reprogrammed with all updates by and ase certified mechanic. Also did a transmission fluid flush and changed. No service light. Just baffled with all these complaints about transmission why nothing is down. It is a serious safety issue.
Rpms were rising above 6,000 without any power. Randomly while on highway, truck only had 112,000 miles on it and had to have a new transmission put in. And has had many other issues such as the lifters closing while on the highway and brake issues. The worst model truck ever made.
Our 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 had transmission issues at 38,000 miles and the vehicle had only 84 miles when it was purchased. The transmission would not shift out of first gear and the check engine light was on. I could only drive about 70 mph on the interstate and it felt like I was pushing the engine. This was while returning the truck to the dealership where we purchased it. We are disappointed with the performance of a vehicle we paid good money on. The vehicle is currently at the dealership and is line with 15 other vehicles with transmission problems. This is not what I thought Chevrolet GM was about with the production of their vehicles.
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- Pottsville, PA, USA