Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brakes seized. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the brakes. The contact stated that the dashboard was also cracked. There was a dollar-sized hole in the dashboard. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where they informed the contact there was a hairline fracture on the dashboard. The vehicle was not repaired. The air bag was previously replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 28,000.
1 OWNER. NEVER DRIVEN ON SALTED ROADS(SOUTH LOUISIANA).LIVE 100 MILES FROM COASTLINE,NOT IN A SALTWATER ENVIRONMENT. OR DRIVEN IN WATER OTHER THAN RAIN. CRUISE CONTROL DROPPING OUT, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING WHEN SUPPOSED TO. TRACTION CONTROL DROPPING OUT, SERVICE MESSAGES CYCLING IN AND OUT--TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITRAC , ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, RED BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. SPEEDOMETER GOING CRAZY. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO GM DEALER FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR. CAUSE- INTERNAL FAILURE OF ECBM-ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, DUE TO CORROSION IN THE CONNECTOR DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. HAD TO REPLACE THE MODULE, AND THE VEHICLE CHASSIS WIRING HARNESS. TOTAL REPAIR WAS $1,830.39 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THE DEALER REPORTED TO ME THAT THE DESIGN/INSTALLATION LOCATION OF THIS MODULE IS FLAWED, AND A FAULTY DESIGN ALLOWED MOISTURE TO GET INTO THE MODULE THRU THE CONNECTOR.WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTIONS INTO THE ECBM ALSO BECOMING CORRODED.. DEALER ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS FAULTY DESIGN WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME A RECALL, AND FOR ME TO KEEP MY INVOICE OF THIS REPAIR, AS TO BE ABLE TO CLAIM A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR.
CONTINUE TO GET THE 'CHECK AIR BAG' MESSAGE WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, HEAR A SOUND COMING FROM THE ROD THAT TIES INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER CONTINUE TO GET THE 'TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF' MESSAGE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING, BRAKES, THE RADIO AND SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS BECAME INOPERABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-5 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD, AND THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS RETURNED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V827000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE AND AS SOON AS I GOT A FEW HOUSES DOWN THE ROAD MY DOOR LOCKS STARTED UNLOCKING AND LOCKING THEMSELVES OVER AND OVER AND THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE ALONG WITH THE RPM GAUGE AND THE ROAD UP WOULD TURN OFF AND ON AND THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP AND THEN RELEASE AND IT DID THIS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF. ONCE THE TRUCK WAS OFF IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I HAD TAKEN THE BATTERY OUT TO BE TESTED AND IT WAS FINE. THE ALTERNATOR WAS FINE AND AS FAR AS I COULD SEE THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE CABLES FROM THE BATTERY WERE CLEAN TOO. I'VE TRACED THE GROUND AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE IN BAD SHAPE EITHER. WELL AFTER I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO MY HOUSE IT SAT FOR A FEW DAYS AND AFTER A COUPLE DAYS IT RANDOMLY STARTED BACK UP. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM EVERYTHING IS GOOD AND THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE AFTERMARKET HEAD UNIT. WELL ONCE I GOT MY TRUCK BACK THE HEAD UNIT NO LONGER WORKS OR GETS POWER? WELL NOW A MONTH LATER SAME PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK IS TOTALLY DEAD BUT BATTERY AND ETC IS FINE.
BRAKES FAILED ON I-26 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. SPEED WAS BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. TWO CARS WERE HIT. EXAMINATION SHOWED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AT LEFT FRONT. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOUND FLUID APPEARED TO BE LEAKING FROM BRAKE LINE. HE WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS FROM RUBBER HOSE OR METAL TUBING. HE DID SEE CORROSION. VEHICLE HAS UNDER 59K MILES AND IS REGISTERED IN NY. DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS 10/5/18. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT ABRA ASHEVILLE F150, 611 BREVARD RD ASHEVILLE, NC 28806 (828) 210-9292.
BADLY RUSTED ENGINE AND UNDER BODY FRAMES ,TRANSMISSION COOLER AND COOLER LINES RUSTED AWAY. 4 WHEEL DRIVE LINKAGE. FRONT DISC ROTORS HAD 3/16 THICK FLAKED RUST, COOLANT HOSES CLAMPS RUSTED AWAY CAUSING COOLANT LOSS. TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK GRIPL RUSTED OFF. MY COMPLAINT TO GM CASE # IS 8-3141634993 TRUCK HSS LESS THAN 20000 MILES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EMIT A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE ENGINE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE TOOK A LONGER AMOUNT OF TIME THAN USUAL TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER 7 SPARK PLUGS WERE BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECENTLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE (REFERENCE NUMBER: 8/2905223479). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,765.
MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MESSAGES TO SERVICE BOTH OF THESE SYSTEMS ARE IN MY INFORMATION CENTER. MY BRAKES ARE NOW DRAGGING THE ROTORS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THIS STARTED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
WHILE LEAVING OUR HOUSE TO GO TO WORK THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL/ ANTI SKID DASHBOARD CAME ON AND THE TRUCK REFUSED TO GO. IT HAD NOT POWER. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. AFTER THAT THE STABILITRAK AND THE ANTI SKID AND THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON TAKING AWAY MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND MAKING MY CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I ALSO HAUL MY HORSE SO IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO MOVE MY HORSE ANYWHERE WHEN THIS SERVICE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. IT HAS NOT COME ON WHILE HAULING ANYTHING. IT COMES ON RANDOMLY WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WEIGHT IN OR ON THE TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DRUM DETERIORATED AND THE BRAKE SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS, THE FRONT PADS, THE REAR DRUMS, THE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND THE SPRING KIT. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
MY PROBLEM STARTED AROUND OCTOBER 25, 2014, A WEEK BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP.. THE BACK BRAKES STARTED TO CHATTER WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. IT WAS COMING FROM THE BACK BRAKES NOT THE FRONT.. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE INSPECTION SHOWED THE LR WHEEL CYLINDER LEAKING HEAVILY AND CONTAMINATION SHOES. RR ALSO SEEPING. NEC TO REPLACE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS AND BLEED SYSTEM. REPLACED REAR SHOES AND CLEANED AFFECTED AREAS. RESURFACED DRUMS AND REASSEMBLED. I PAID $514.74 FOR THIS, AND WITH A REWARD CARD, I GOT $15.00 OFF, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO $499.74. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MGR. FROM HAMILTON CHEVROLET ON 11/7/14, AND HE SAID HE WOULD SEE IF HE COULD GET ME A REFUND FOR HALF OF THE CHARGE, AND SHOULD GET THE CHECK FROM GM IN ABOUT TWO WKS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A GM PROBLEM, AND WITH ONLY 35, 574 MILES ON MY TRUCK THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I AM A 73 YR. OLD RETIRE, AND HAVING TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR REALLY SET ME BACK. I HAVE OWNED MANY GM VEHICLES, AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLES, AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE SERVICED REGULARLY. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS, AND GET BACK TO ME. THANK YOU. *TR
I WAS DRIVING AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A STOP CAUSING IT TO COLLIDE WITH THE BRICK BUILDING I DO NOT WHAT THE TRUCK SPEEDED UP TO BUT BOTH OF THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND I MISSED A LITTLE 5 YEAR OLD GIRL BY ABOUT 2 INCHES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND AND TURNED DOWNWARD. THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPAIRED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,976 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VIBRATION IS STILL PRESENT IN THE FRONT END. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. UPDATED 05/17/12 UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ UPDATED 06/06/12 *JS UPDATED 06/11/12.*JB UPDATED 06/26/12 THE CONSUMER STATED HE CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. UPDATED 06/10/13
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, HE WOULD FEEL A PULSATING SENSATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE MIGHT NEED TO REPLACE THE PADS AND RESURFACE BOTH THE ROTORS AND DRUMS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PULSATION CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114. * REQUEST THAT COMPLAINT BE DELETED * 12/14/2011 CW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH AND ABOVE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6.
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