This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Driving 20 mph on paved downtown street when cross arm failed causing wheel to twist 90 degrees causing damage to brakes, drivetrain, abs, and steering. No warning just pop and trying to maintain my lane before able to turn into parking lot. Towed to dealer and diagnosed with control arm failure. They are aware of this issue and now replace control arms stronger rough country control arms and level the truck differently. DeAler is claiming GMC will not cover and they are calling it a suspension issue and out of warranty two months. Truck has 26000 miles on it. Lucky event happened at 20 mph and I was able to maintain control of vehicle
Today while driving, the upper ball joint separated from the control arm, causing the truck to pull hard to the right. I was able to keep from wrecking the truck. While doing research it seems that this is a common occurrence with the Silverado Trail Boss and the Sierra AT4. I read a safety recall report on these vehicles, 21V-718, after reading this, it's exactly what happened with my truck. Ball joints is rusting and corroded. Vehicle is able to be inspected upon request. If I had been on the freeway traveling, it would have caused a severe single or multiple car accident as I lost control to steer. No symptoms leading up to the situation.
Upper control arm failure twice, 1st time it happen was Feb. 2023 then last Thursday 09/21/23 happen again if going at a high rate of spped would of lost control, 1st time was doing 35mph then 2nd was doing about 10mph no warning just snapped the ball joint
While driving down the interstate hi-way, I heard a pop and my truck started to swerve into the adjoining lane. I turned the steering wheel in the opposite direction and the truck started making a rubbing sound and very hard to steer. I finally got it to the side of the hi-way and seen my passenger side front wheel leaning in. The upper balljoint/control arm broke. Luckily no-one was in the lane next to me or it would have caused a serious crash.
At 11,000 miles my car began to wobble dangerously. I took it to the dealership and they informed me that two Pins were missing from the alignment cams. They blamed Goodyear for not doing a good alignment at 3,000 miles. Goodyear says they see a lot of these issues in their shop and believes GM needs to recall and fix this issue on all of its models. The repair cost me $459.69. GM said this was not covered under warranty, since someone else did the alignment. This doesn't see fair and I think the government needs to look into this.
My truck has already had a shimmy feel in the transmission around 60 mph it shook and would slip gears. I just had it get worse this week. I also noticed that the front end is not shaking really bad from 60-75 mph on newly paved roads. The truck used to drive like a dream now its driving so rough and there is something going on!
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 60 mph hauling a load, the vehicle started pulling to left. The contact turned the steering wheel sideways to straighten the vehicle. The vehicle shifted sideways whenever there was a bump in the roadway. The contact drove the vehicle home at a reduced speed. The contact stated that the front was also rubbing against the axle. The vehicle was taken to feldman Chevrolet of livonia (32570 Plymouth rd, livonia, mi 48150, (734) 367-4664) and diagnosed with a bent subframe. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under warranty or a recall. The contact was informed that the camber nipples fractured causing the subframe to bend. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was informed that an internal investigation would be conducted and he would be given a callback. The failure mileage was 9,800.
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- Boise, ID, USA