Driver assistanceElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed Aug 23, 2023
The TCM failed in rush hour traffic! In Minneapolis Minnesota, the stability control light came on, traction control light came on, no throttle, no power. We backed up traffic, got push to the side of the road, towed to the service shop, and was told the Transmission control module (TCM) failed. Then told they are on national backorder from GM. The truck has been down for 3 months with no answers or parts in sight.
- NHTSA ID
- 11540427
- Incident
- Jun 2, 2023
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Oct 5, 2022
For the past few years I keep getting code P2138. I have spent several thousand dollars trying to get my truck fixed. I have replaced the accelerator pedal at least 3 times. Replaced the throttle body. Did a complete rewire. Replaced the ECM and still the dealership can’t figure it out. Every time I leave I’m hopeful the problem is resolved but then a month or two later I will be driving and then my truck will lose engine power. Someone is going to get killed because of this if they haven’t already. Extremely frustrated.
- NHTSA ID
- 11488117
- Incident
- Sep 26, 2022
Driver assistanceEnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Dec 18, 2019
DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH STABILI TRAK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER. ALL POWER TO ENGINE GONE AND I SEE IN CHEVY FORUM THIS IS COMMON WTH WHERE IS THE RECALL?? OH ONLY 43,000 MILES TOO
- NHTSA ID
- 11289928
- Incident
- Dec 18, 2019
- Mileage
- 43,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 16, 2019
WHILE DRIVING ON I 81 THE TRUCK WENT INTO REDUCED POWER MODE AND VIOLENTLY WENT FROM 70 MILES PER HOUR TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. THIS MODE IS VERY DANGEROUS! FORTY PERCENT OF THE TRAFFIC ON I 81 IS TRACTOR TRAILER. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AS THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT AN CAUSE THIS CONDITION TO OCCUR!!
- NHTSA ID
- 11220398
- Incident
- Jun 12, 2019
- Mileage
- 184,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Jan 7, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET CHARLESTON (1500 SAVANNAH HWY, CHARLESTON, SC 29407, (843) 300-1232) AND WAS INFORMED TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 11165013
- Incident
- Jan 21, 2018
- Mileage
- 140,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalSteering
Filed Oct 24, 2017
AT 75MPH ON TOLL ROAD AT NIGHT, SUDDENLY THE LIGHTS (ALL EXTERNAL & INTERNAL) WENT DARK. HAZARD LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK, ENGINE QUIT, BELL WENT OFF (DOOR-KEY IN IGNITION BELL), RPM SURGED. WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ROAD AND WAITED 10 MINUTES AND TRUCK STARTED. DROVE OFF, GOT TO 60 AND SAME THING HAPPENED. WAITED 30 MINUTES AND TRUCK WAS OK EXCEPT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED -DOOR/KEY BELL WENT OFF. DEALER HAD TRUCK FOR THREE DAYS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. WENT TO UTUBE AND TYPED IN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS-2009 SILVERADO AND SEVERAL PAGES OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM APPEARED.CALLED DEALER TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE BATTERY GROUND CABLE AND TO CHECK THE MEGA FUSE. SO FAR THE TRUCK IS RUNNING OK (INCIDENT HAPPENED IN JULY 2017) SEEMS LIKE THE BACK YARD MECHANICS KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS SERIOUS, DRIVING AT NIGHT AT 75 AND LOSING ALL ELECTRICS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE MANUFACTURE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE POOR QUALITY GROUND CABLES; THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!
- NHTSA ID
- 11039210
- Incident
- Jul 26, 2017
- Mileage
- 49,750 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalSeat belts
Filed May 28, 2017
AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND WHEN IT IS WARM OUTSIDE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR ELECTRICAL LOCK WILL NOT WORK. IT TRIES TO PUSH LOCK TO UNLOCK POSITION, BUT ONLY PUSHES IT HALF WAY. I HAVE READ A LOT ABOUT THESE CONCERNS ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE. IS THIS 2 RECALLS? IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX.
- NHTSA ID
- 10991962
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2016
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Dec 5, 2016
I HAVE SEEN YOUTUBE VIDEO'S/FORUMS ONLINE ABOUT THE 2009 MODEL YEAR SILVERADO'S INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER FAILING WHILE DRIVING, AS WELL AS MY OWN. VERY UNSAFE AND SCARY. HAPPENS ON STARTUP, DRIVING, AND PARKED. NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL DO IT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10930094
- Incident
- Dec 5, 2016
- Mileage
- 93,000 mi
Body & structureDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Sep 9, 2016
THE TRUCK WAS SITTING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND MY NEIGHBOR NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS AND WIPERS CAME ON (TRUCK WAS NOT ON, NO KEYS WERE IN IT, NOBODY WAS IN IT OR NEAR IT!). SMOKE THEN BEGAN TO BILLOW OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND A FIRE STARTED. MY NEIGHBOR WAS ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FUSE PANEL CAUGHT ON FIRE. THEY CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE PART. DEALING WITH INSURANCE NOW.
- NHTSA ID
- 10905022
- Incident
- Sep 7, 2016
- Mileage
- 105,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jun 8, 2016
SO ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO I REPLACED THE BATTERY TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE TILL ABOUT MONTH THREE. I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE ELECTRICAL STARTED FREAKING OUT ON ME. I POPPED THE HOOD AND PUSHED THE NEGATIVE WIRE FOR THE BATTERY DOWN AND IT STOPPED FOR A GOOD TWO MONTHS SO TODAY (JUNE 7TH, 2016)I WAS ON MY WAY TO AUTOZONE TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE BATTERY FOR ME AND ON MY WAY OVER TO THEM TRUCK THRE A TEMPER TANTRUM AND STARTED WITH THE FREAKING OUT THEN I WAS ALMOST THERE AND IT JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC I WAS LUCKLY IN THE TURNING LANE TO TURN INTO THE AUTOZONE. IT ALSO FID IT WHEN I WAS COMING OVER THE MOUNTAIN FREAKING OUT WITH THE ELECTRICAL. THEN JUST COMPLETLY CAME TO A STOP AT THE INTERSECTION AS I WAS TURNING LEFT ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER SILVERADO 2500 THAT WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME. BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE IT'LL BE OKAY THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST START UP AGAIN.
- NHTSA ID
- 10873330
- Incident
- Mar 2, 2016
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed May 31, 2016
WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE EVERYTHING GOES CRAZY AT ONCE: DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK, ENGINE CUTS AND GOES BACK ON, STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF, TRANSMISSION KICKS OUT OF GEAR AND THEN DOWNSHIFTS SENDING THE ENGINE TO OVER 5,000 RPM, RADIO GOES OFF AND ON OFF AND ON. THIS EVENT LASTS FOR ABOUT 5 TO 7 SECONDS THEN EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS PROBLEM SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO NHTSA ID #10871399. IT IS AN EXTREMELY SCARY EVENT AND WHEN IN TRAFFIC GOING 70 AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS AND THE SPEED DROPS TO 50 LIKE YOU SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN TOUCHED. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE HIT THIS MORNING. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2014 WITH 114,000 MILES, THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN 2014 WITH APPROX. 118,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 171,500.
- NHTSA ID
- 10871564
- Incident
- May 31, 2016
- Mileage
- 171,500 mi
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed May 29, 2016
THE VEHICLE FIRST STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL TROUBLES WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE DOOR LOCKS WERE CYCLING RAPIDLY, THE GAUGES WERE BOUNCING ALL OVER THE DIALS, WE LOST POWER, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE FLASHING, AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING, AND WE WERE COASTING - ON AN INTERSTATE. WE PULLED OVER AND SHUT IT OFF FOR A FEW MOMENTS, STARTED IT UP AND TOOK OFF AGAIN, WITH NO TROUBLE. GOT HOME AND I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR/IDENTICAL STORIES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY CHARGED US $200, AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED FIXED, FOR A WHOLE TWO MONTHS, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE SAID IN THEIR POSTS. IT HAS DONE IT AT LEAST 7 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND WE HAVE RESORTED TO PUSHING IN THE FUSES, WHICH WIGGLE LOOSE - AND IT SEEMS TO FIX IT, ALBEIT TEMPORARILY. UNTIL TODAY. IT STARTED HAPPENING ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN, AND WE PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, TOOK OFF THE COVER, AND PUSHED DOWN THE FUSES, BUT NONE WERE LOOSE. IT ACTED UP ABOUT 3 MORE TIMES ON THE WAY BACK HOME, AND WE HAD TO TURN AROUND TO GET THE TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY BEFORE IT JUST DIED ALTOGETHER. WE MISSED AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CUSTOMER (WE DO CONSTRUCTION) BECAUSE OF IT. IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE - WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER. GM SAYS THEY'RE SYMPATHETIC, BUT THAT DOESN'T FIX IT. WE DON'T NEED SYMPATHY, WE NEED RESULTS! THEY ALSO SAY THEY'VE NOT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM - BULL----. THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM, THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THUS FAR, I DON'T THINK ANYONE HAS BEEN KILLED, SO THE BEAN COUNTERS AREN'T RATTLED YET. SO FAR, NO LAWSUITS THAT I KNOW OF - THEY GET TO RIDE OFF INTO THE SUNSET WITH OUR MONEY AND ALL WE GET IS A JUNK TRUCK THAT YOU CAN'T RELY UPON EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES.
- NHTSA ID
- 10871399
- Incident
- Jun 17, 2015
- Mileage
- 48,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Mar 13, 2015
WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE ABS LIGHT. IT STAYED ON, SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED IT WAS THE BRAKE SWITCH AND HE REPLACED IT. IT HAS BEEN FINE UNTIL RECENTLY, WHEN IT CAME ON AGAIN AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STICKING ON, SO I REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH AGAIN. SO, FAR IT'S STAYED OFF. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY TRUCK MY START HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS OUR OTHER GM VEHICLE, WHICH ALSO INVOLVES THE STABILITRAK/TRACTION CONTROL/REDUCED POWER LIGHTS COMING ON. REDUCED POWER IS DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAVE READ GM FORUMS AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING AS FAR BACK AS 6 YEARS, AND GM STILL HAS NOT FIGURED OUT HOW TO FIX IT.
- NHTSA ID
- 10706737
- Incident
- Mar 17, 2014
- Mileage
- 88,986 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Nov 17, 2014
I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ONE MORNING ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL(LUCKILY I WASN'T TO FAR FROM HOME WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED) WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE DASH SHOWED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE STABILITITRAK, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND EVENTUALLY WAS NOT ABLE TO GO PAST 45 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND MY VEHICLE AND PARKED, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, AND THEN STARTED IT BACK UP ONLY TO SHOW THE SAME ICONS ON THE DASH. AFTER TURNING AROUND AND SLOWLY RETURNING TO MY HOUSE I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND HAD TO TAKE MY WIFE'S CAR TO WORK. UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD HAVE GONE EXTREMELY BAD AND AN ACCIDENT MAY HAVE OCCURRED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON TREND ON THE INTERNET AND FORUMS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM! *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10655406
- Incident
- Nov 17, 2014
- Mileage
- 45,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistancePowertrain (other)
Filed Nov 9, 2014
I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCASIONALLY SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW, BUT RECENTLY IT STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING ON A REGULAR BASIS. START THE TRUCK AND IT'S FINE, BUT GO TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THE SERVICE ENGINE, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE ABS LIGHTS AND MESSAGES COME ON THE DASH. TODAY, I PRESSED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING IT AND HEARD A CLICK WHEN I DID SO, SO I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED AND FOUND THAT IF I PUSH MY BRAKE PEDAL VERY FAR, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. I JUST HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AND INSPECTED AT THE GM DEALERSHIP ABOUT 9 MONTHS/5,000 MILES AGO. HOPEFULLY THIS TRUCK DOESN'T GET ME OR MY WIFE INTO A FATAL ACCIDENT... *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10653670
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2014
- Mileage
- 65,000 mi
Driver assistanceFuel system
Filed May 15, 2014
WAS JUST LEAVING FUNERAL AND STARTED VEHICLE THEN SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, STABILITRAK OFF, LOSS OF CONTROL NOTICED DISPLAYED. TRIED TO DRIVE BUT EXPERIENCED BUCKING AND DRASTIC POWER LOSS. TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID FAILURE WAS DUE TO FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR - A PROBLEM HE INDICATED WAS RECURRING FOR THAT VEHICLE. LUCKILY HE SERVICED UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY. BUT DISAPPOINTING TO SEE AT LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10588548
- Incident
- Jan 7, 2014
- Mileage
- 39,289 mi
Driver assistanceOther / unspecified
Filed Mar 22, 2013
SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, STABILITRAK OFF, LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10504123
- Incident
- Jan 13, 2010
- Mileage
- 60,000 mi
Driver assistanceOther / unspecified
Filed Nov 21, 2012
WHILE PULLING ONTO I83 I PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE TO MERGE. THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT STICKING IT IN THE DOWN POSITION CAUSING THE TRUCK TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE AFTER I LEFT MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO USE MY FEET TO PULL THE FLOOR MAT BACK TOWARDS THE SEAT TO RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, MOST RECENTLY NOVEMBER 20, 2012. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10485454
- Incident
- Jul 7, 2009
- Mileage
- 6,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 21, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE RPMS WOULD RACE EXCESSIVELY AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO PERFORM NORMALLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,050.
- NHTSA ID
- 10448622
- Incident
- Feb 15, 2012
- Mileage
- 18,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jan 9, 2012
I WAS AT 60 TO 65 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE AND THE TRUCK POWERED THE MOTOR DOWN. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MODULE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF AT THE LAST SAFE EXIT FOR QUITE A WAY. ONSTAR RECOMMENDED NOT DRIVING IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DID THE DIAGNOSTIC AND AT 28000 MILES TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. IT TOOK 5 DAYS TO GET A "NEW" ONE.( APROX 1/26/11) ON APROX 12/15/11 AN ALMOST IDENTICAL THING HAPPENED, MILEAGE 50,000. OUT OF WARRANTY I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP. THEIR COMPUTER TEST CONCLUDED A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTION. $450.00 TO REPAIR. CALL THE DEALER " NO THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY" DEALER CONCLUDED THAT IT "JUST NEEDED CLEANED". PRIOR TO SERVICE (I RELY ON THIS TRUCK FOR WORK, I CAN NOT GET A RIDE, I CAN NOT RIDE A BUS) I WAS ABLE TO "RESET " THE STABILITRACK ( THE BUTTON WOULD NOT TURN IT OFF) BY PULLING 4 FUSES UNDER THE HOOD FUSE BLOCK. BUT BOY WHEN IT HAD ENOUGH THE TRUCK WOULD POWER THE MOTOR DOWN AND WITHIN 15 SECONDS THE TRUCK WOULD DIE RIGHT WHERE IT WAS. 5 MPH, OR 15 MPH NO POWER NOTHING, BRAKES ,STEERING GONE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10443240
- Incident
- Jan 26, 2011
- Mileage
- 28,000 mi
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed May 31, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DECELERATING AND DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND OR STOP AS FAST AS IT SHOULD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OR REENACT IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,800. UPDATED 07/0811 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK AT TIMES. UPDATED 08/05/11
- NHTSA ID
- 10403916
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2010
- Mileage
- 11,800 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 6, 2011
I HAVE A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE ON GRADES OR EVER SMALL SLOPES. THE VEHICLE FREE ROLLS AS FAST AS YOU WILL LET IT IN OVER DRIVE, 3RD GEAR, 1ST OR 2ND. THERE IS NO ENGINE BREAKING AT ALL. GM SAYS THIS IS PROPER OPERATION FOR THE VEHICLE, AND THERE IS NO SOFTWARE OR MECHANICAL FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2004 OF THE SAME MODEL AND IT WORKS PERFECTLY, WITH VERY EFFECTIVE SPEED CONTROL. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, AND ACTUALLY IN MY OPINION CANNOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL. MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS IS AN ONGOING COMPLAINT, THAT GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE AS A DEFINITE DEFECT IN DESIGN. THE SAME DAY MY VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED, THE LOCAL POLICE HAD ONE OF THEIR TRUCKS OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT CANNOT USE THIS OPTION ON THE VEHICLE, I CAN ONLY RIDE MY BREAKS DOWN SLOPES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10375040
- Incident
- Jan 4, 2011
- Mileage
- 100 mi
Body & structureDriver assistanceInterior & seats
Filed Mar 11, 2010
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I OWN A 2009 CHEVY PICKUP WITH A EXTENDED CAB WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THE DOORS SHUTTER AND FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO OPEN THE DEALER IS SAYING THERE WAS A NATIONAL RECALL FOR STRIKER PLATES THEY PUT THEM ON WITH NO CHANGE I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY KIDS IN THIS TRUCK BECAUSE THE DOORS MIGHT OPEN AND GAS PEDAL DOESN'T SEEM TO RESPOND CORRECTLY [XXX] *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10318795
- Incident
- Mar 10, 2010
- Mileage
- 3,000 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.