Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. 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. 8 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
The truck brakes or something locked up and cause me to crash the truck. Police report was filed and insurance company has appraised the truck. No warning lights or anything came on.
While pulling into a parking spot the steering stopped working almost causing me to crash into another car. I shut the car off and restarted and the power steering was still out.. thank god i wasn’t on the highway
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT CALLED TITUS-WILL CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (2425 CARRIAGE LOOP SW, OLYMPIA, WA 98502, (360) 464-4251) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.
I HAVE A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LT., VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN TRIED TO START THE ENGINE, THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT MOVE IN START POSITION, ALL PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON FINE. HAD TOWED TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD CAUSING THE IGNITION TO NOT TURN. STEERING COLUMN AND IGNITION HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS REPAIRED. ISSUE LEFT ME STRANDED. DEALER SAID NO RECALL. WITH STEERING BEING A MAJOR SAFETY ITEM, I WAS SURPRISED THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL. NEVER HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS AND BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE KNUCKLE ASSEMBLIES FRACTURED AND FELL OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN CHEVROLET DEALER IN AUBURN, WA WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
STEERING COLUMN BROKE IN PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT. FULL LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CAN SPIN STEERING WHEEL IN COMPLETE CIRCLE. *TR
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.
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