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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
15,105 miles

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2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 engine problems

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2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Owner Comments (Page 4 of 5)

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problem #35

Sep 072020

Silverado 1500

  • miles

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

The transmission will sometimes hesitate/lag for a few seconds when shifting from 1st gear to 2nd gear. This seems to occur only cold starts where the vehicle has sat for a long period, such as overnight. On the most recent occurrence, I was stopped at a stop sign on my road and began to turn left (northbound) on to the busy highway. While turning from the stop sign on to the highway, the vehicle vehicle hesitated mid-shift and I lost acceleration. After a few seconds, a loud clunk was then heard, the truck jerked - throwing me forward, and acceleration was restored. This delay resulted in a near-miss collision as there was an approaching vehicle headed southbound and I was stuck in their lane since my vehicle was not accelerating. Issue reported to Heartland Chevrolet (501 Rte 291, Liberty, MO 64068) to document and investigate the issue. Vehicle taken to dealer next day. After 3 days of service, the dealer service team could not reproduce the issue and escalated to regional GM engineer (Service Manager called him directly.). Engineer stated that hesitation is normal. Still an on-going issue; work around has been to let the vehicle idle longer before driving on a cold start. Sometimes you can "feel" the hesitation and know when to let off the gas pedal few a few seconds until the shift in to 2nd to avoid the vehicle throwing you forward, being able to have better "control" of the hesitation issue.

- Platte City, MO, USA

problem #34

Apr 262021

Silverado 1500

  • 39,000 miles
The "service brake system" and "service ESC" lights came on, along with the service engine light and rough idle, resisted roll (slight brake applied, perhaps?) and per the dealer, no code was stored and there is no fix. Bulletin pit5728B says different and not to drive the vehicle until fixed. I am refusing to accept my vehicle back until fixed as of 27 Apr 2021. [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).

- La Marque, TX, USA

problem #33

Apr 172021

Silverado 1500

  • 30,000 miles
We were merging onto a highway from a sideroad & the gauges started going crazy the truck died. Wouldn't restart. Luckily we were able to get off of highway & onto shoulder. Dealership has had truck since then. Today is 4/21/21.

- Troy, MO, USA

problem #32

Apr 062021

Silverado 1500

  • 32,344 miles

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

A current recall for this issue stands in cananda and Alaska. The eoc engine cooling lines leak oil. The eoc clamp and/or assembly loosens causing a sever oil leak. More common in colder climate areas. Leak accrues at all times, when running or not.

- Newton, NH, USA

problem #31

Apr 092021

Silverado 1500

  • 35,000 miles
Truck will rev high and not move for 2 or 3 seconds when accelerating after stopping at redl lght then slam into first gear and lurch forward abruptly. The motor mounts are damaged from doing this over and over again. Engine has 44000 miles is serviced on time every time and not abused.

- Bealeton, VA, USA

problem #30

Mar 012021

Silverado 1500

  • 33,000 miles
While driving to school which is approx 70 miles from my house, I was approx 10 miles from my end location and had been driving for 1 hour and 15 minutes without issues. I was driving on I-70 at 75 mph when the truck completely shut down. The engine shut off, brakes went out, steering locked, all electrical shut off. The truck was dead for approx 4 seconds when it kicked back on on its own. The truck continued down the road like nothing had happened. The truck did the same thing about 3 miles after the first time the truck died. There were no more incidents during that trip. Later that same day I was pulling into kroger parking lot turning into a parking spot at about 5 mph when the truck completely shut down again. The truck was dead for approx 3-5 seconds each time with completely shutdown before completely restarting on its own and continuing like nothing happened.

- Crawfordsville, IN, USA

problem #29

Jun 152020

Silverado 1500

  • 20,000 miles

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

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle stall while stationary. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer win Chevrolet, Inc. (2201 E 223rd St, carson, ca 90810, (877) 476-6172) where it was diagnosed with needing an unknown part to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was referred to the dealer to have the vehicle repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

- Gardena, CA, USA

problem #28

Jan 032021

Silverado 1500

  • 43,127 miles
Oil cooler lines failed at the crimp of the rubber to metal line. At 43,000 mi, not covered under warranty. Purchased lines and had them replaced. Found oil spots on the driveway and investigated. Because of the others misfortune and losing engines due to this, I did not start the vehicle.

- Aledo, TX, USA

problem #27

Dec 082020

Silverado 1500

  • 22,000 miles
I was driving up a hill at approx. 5 miles an hour, with coworker in vehicle. The transmission could not find a gear and the vehicle lost momentum and rolled backwards down the hill. I had to slam on my breaks before I hit another vehicle. We were at kaiser hospital assisting with the cooling towers of the hospital. I had to turn the vehicle off and then on, and slow make my way to the parking area. My coworker was extremely worried and felt the vehicle was unsafe, as did I. this problem has happened several times.

- Westminster, CA, USA

problem #26

Nov 242020

Silverado 1500

  • 16,000 miles
While driving to work at 75mph my oil pressure went to 0 on the gauge and the instrumentation panel lit up saying 'no oil pressure turn off vehicle' I pulled over in a timely manner. I exited the truck to find oil leaking from multiple areas under the truck. I had my truck towed to terry marxen dealership in flagstaff AZ and the advisor told me it was a oil cooler line that had failed. Currently there is an open recall #N192220080 for this in Canada and the state of Alaska only but it seems other vehicles are being affected here in the lower 48. This seems to be a safety issue as the engine can stall or lock up at various speeds causing uncertainties.

- Parks, AZ, USA

problem #25

Nov 122020

Silverado 1500

  • 12,000 miles

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

After noticing oil leaking from my vehicle, when parked, I researched on the internet for potential problems. I inspected the underside of the truck. Oil was covering the skid plate, all the way to the back of the transmission pan. When I placed the truck on ramps the oil that had pooled on the skid plate ran out. These trucks have a known issue of leaking or rupturing oil cooler lines. General Motors has chosen to ignore the problem. The NHTSA has issued a recall for vehicles only in Alaska and Canada, when the problem occurs everywhere. Here is the recall id: N192220080 engine oil cooler lines detaching from crimp ' Canada and state of Alaska only copyright 2019 General Motors. All rights reserved. Page 1 of 3 release date: December 2019 revision: 00 here are the ids of complaints that match the description of the problem on the NHTSA website: NHTSA id number: 11343141 NHTSA id number: 11298622 NHTSA id number: 11297163 also, a simple internet search revealed dozens of cases. I to determine the problem without ever removing the skid plate or looking under the vehicle.

- Taylor, MI, USA

problem #24

Apr 242020

Silverado 1500

  • 30 miles
When shifting from drive to reverse the transmission makes a grinding/slipping noise. At speeds over 30 mph same grinding/slipping noise occurs seldom. Dealer says it's normal.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #23

Aug 242020

Silverado 1500

  • 40,000 miles
The truck has had the battery die a few times over the past couple weeks for no apparent reason. Then we let it sit for a week and go to start it and all of our warning lights come on and lots of warnings start flashing across the screen stating reduced engine output, etc. The truck won't start. We hook it up to my husbands work van to charge the battery (per the request of the dealer) and it finally starts, but when it starts, the entire instrument cluster was out. We couldn't see anything. We let it sit overnight and started it again the next day and still nothing on the instrument cluster. The dealer sent a tow to pick it up. The look it over and can't find anything wrong with it. They disconnect the battery, reconnect the battery and now say it's fine. They want to charge us a fee because they couldn't find anything wrong with the truck, but obviously something was wrong or this wouldn't have happened.

- Franklin, IN, USA

problem #22

Jul 312020

Silverado 1500

  • 11,000 miles
Oil cooler line ruptured causing engine to lose oil pressure. Fortunately, I was on a city street and was able to pull over and shut off the engine. Upon checking the engine I found excessive oil leaking to the ground. Doing research on the internet this is not a rare occurrence for these GM oil line hoses to fail. Imagine this happening while driving 65 miles an hour on a highway and no where to pull over.

- Rahway, NJ, USA

problem #21

May 252020

Silverado 1500 8-cyl

  • 3,050 miles
After performing the latest recalls the check engine light illuminated with a P25A2 code. I did not notice any change in the vehicle handling or performance. After I took the vehicle to the dealership for service they told me that they couldn't find an error code, only the P25A2 code which is to illuminate the check engine light. I believe it was the brake system that triggered the light if I recall what the service technician told me correctly. Additionally, at idle speed, especially while turning the steering wheel the vehicle seems to lung forward at times creating the risk of a potential front end collision.

- Blacklick, OH, USA

problem #20

May 192020

Silverado 1500 8-cyl

  • 20,983 miles
Vehicle lost all power while driving for 4-5 seconds.

- Suffolk, VA, USA

problem #19

Mar 052020

Silverado 1500

  • 7,426 miles
Truck would not start it would just keep cranking

- Silver Spring, MD, USA

problem #18

Feb 012020

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Very hard shift in the morning SE jalonea muy fuerte en la maana Y siempre hace los cambios muy fuerte. Cuando paro en un stop SE siente que bronca hacia delante

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #17

Jan 222020

Silverado 1500

  • 2,399 miles
On January 22, 2020 I started the vehicle with using the mychevrolet phone app. I got into the truck and pushed the ignition button. The following three warnings appeared on the instrument panel: 1) brake system failure 62 mph top speed, 2)service trailer brake system, 3) service ESC ABS, brake, traction control, and check engine lights illuminated. I turned the vehicle off and turned it back on again using the ignition button and all warnings and lights cleared except the check engine remained illuminated. The vehicle was parked when all of this happened. I received an email from onstar reporting that an issue with the antilock braking system was detected. This vehicle had just been into the dealer the prior week to fix one recall associated with the battery cable, and two other recalls associated with the brakes.

- Eagle River, AK, USA

problem #16

Jan 112020

Silverado 1500

  • 49,880 miles
When I was driving this vehicle first problem I start getting was the 4WD service light and won't be able to switch to 4WD, and was. Close to get in the wreck couple time during the winter storm. Second problem was when I was driving around 70mph on hwy truck got reduced engine power and slowed down my speed a lot, luckily I didn't have vehicle to close to me. Another problem I had was transmission issues, I was driving 25mph and my vehicle got blocked instant and won't move forward. Imagine if this happened on hwy driving 70mph and vehicle to stop/block the wheels and someone to be behind could be a big wreck. And after that issues truck won't go forward anymore, just on reverse

- Orlando, FL, USA

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