2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Exterior lighting Problems

Noticeable at night. Headlights on, turn signal on, foot on brake slowing down, making a turn, 1) headlights flicker, 2) headlights flicker and complete dash goes black, or 3) all of #2 and steering goes stiff. Has been happening more often. Last time, during the day, turning against oncoming traffic and engine shutdown, started again, shutdown and started, again with dash going black and steering went stiff. When the engine stops and restarts, it does it on its own. I don’t need to turn the ignition key. Very unnerving. My wife won’t drive the truck. Safety at risk is a “yes”. I have noticed when this all happens, the traction control wording comes on the dash and a bell rings. All this has been happening over the last six months. Vehicle only has 94K miles on it.

NHTSA ID

11643243

Incident

Feb 14, 2025

Transmission failure along with over heating an also grounding wire issues dash lights flickering along with headlights, and truck shutting off while driving loosing power steering!!!!

NHTSA ID

11617796

Incident

Oct 2, 2024

Not related to my vehicle: Even in my truck, the frequency of oncoming and rear vehicle headlight blinding is of great concern. I have noticed that the problem occurs more often with modified pickups of heavy duty pickups. One simple correction could be to limit the absolute height of any driving headlamps. Additionally, in an effort to improve driver visibility by focusing the beams to a concentrated area of view, vs the old heads where the lights failed at the edges of the field of view has greatly contributed to the problem.

NHTSA ID

11580195

Incident

Mar 29, 2024

When something is hit (or pot hole/ rough road etc.)stabiltrak warning and check engine lights flickers, all panel lights go out, and vehicle seems to shut down briefly because you can notice AC go warmer. This is a safety issue.

NHTSA ID

11534893

Incident

Jul 22, 2023

HeadLights and park lights keep blow the bulbs both sides An the brake pedal gets hard as a rock and started pushing back up to me Just does it at low speeds and backing up At low speed

NHTSA ID

11472657

Incident

Jul 7, 2022

My vehicle's headlamps are so dull I can't see at night. I contacted GM and they offered to replace them if I would pay half the cost , which I was going to do , but I had a heart attack and surgery & was in intensive care for almost a month. When I became able to come home , after I missed my appointment due to this situation , I contacted GM and they said they were not going to help me because I didn't have it done in time. My vehicle is always parked in a garage and well kept. The headlamps are VERY dull and dangerous to drive at night. I would like Gm to replace them as I believe this is a manufacture's defect. I was a GM Dealer for several years and don't believe this is their usual practice , giving them the benefit of the doubt. These are dangerous as I can't see at night and oncoming traffic can't see me either clearly. Please help me. This is DANGEROUS!

NHTSA ID

11441861

Incident

Nov 28, 2021

I have a 21014 Chevy K1500 Silverado ([XXX]). In 2019 the vehicle started having issues: Steering system started “fighting” me. When at very low speeds (trying to navigate slow turns as in a parking lot or stopped and starting a turn) the steering system would go back the opposite direction so hard that it would almost pull a muscle in my arm, seemingly wanting to go back to top dead center. Other symptoms of the situation include hot temperatures (90+), Radio on, Air Cond. on, Low speed or stopped, voltage seems low. This had happened many many times to me, to the point that one; I could predict when it would happen, such as making a left turn across traffic at an intersection or parking lot, and two; I would not let anyone else drive the vehicle, because it was a safety issue. I have a video of the issue as I was backing into my garage. Could drive to the store and after a short period in the store attempt to start the vehicle, but the truck acted like it was dead. I would remove the positive cable from the battery for about 10 seconds and put it back and the truck would start. Symptoms of the situation: hot temperatures (90+). This happened several times. I took the truck to Hubler Chevrolet, who told me that a power cable from the battery was defective, but could not tell me what was wrong with it. I declined the work and took it to another mechanic that found that other similar issues have been solved by ensuring that the vehicle is properly grounded to the frame. This solved the issue. Now it is 2021 and I am now losing power steering at low speed turns (parking lot maneuvers, or backing up into my driveway). Temperatures are not a symptom of the issue as it is too late in the year and temps are not that high. The head lights are also blinking when applying the brakes. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

11437726

Incident

Mar 1, 2018

WHEN I AM DRIVING I TURN THE BLINKER ON OR PRESS THE BRAKE AND THE STABLE TRACK COMES ON TRUCK TURNS OFF AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN I AM TURNING THE WHEEL OR PRESSING THE BRAKE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING I TELL THEM I ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAY IT'S YOUR HOLE WIRED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE I TELL THEM I NEED RECALLS DONE AND THEY STILL DO NOTHING

NHTSA ID

11405080

Incident

Mar 1, 2021

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WILL BE IN MOTION AND WHEN I TRY TO TURN ONTO A STREET, OR INTO A PARKING LOT, A WARNING FOR SERVICE STABILITRAK WILL COME ON, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, THE A/C WILL TURN OFF, THE LCD RADIO DISPLAY WILL GO BLANK, AND MY HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND OR TURN OFF. SOMETIMES THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF. HAS ALMOST CAUSED 2-3 ACCIDENTS SO FAR... ALSO WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF I HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND I PUT ON MY TURN SIGNAL IT WILL TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND FLICKER MY RADIO LCD DISPLAY, AND ALSO CAUSE A SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING. SOMETIMES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE, MY HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER, OR TURN OFF. CLEARLY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. WHEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE THERE APPEARS TO BE A RECALL FOR OTHER SILVERADO'S WITH THESE SAME ISSUES, BUT THERE ISN'T ONE CURRENTLY UNDER MY VIN NUMBER, HOWEVER IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND IS GETTING WORSE. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED AROUND 88,000 MILES

NHTSA ID

11403782

Incident

Mar 18, 2021

Mileage

90,000 mi

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON A 2014 CHEVY SILVERADO I BOUGHT APR 2020. THE FIRST TIME WAS SEP 2020 AND DIAGNOSIS FROM THE MECHANIC SHOWED NOTHING FOUND. ONLY SHOWED ERROR CODE THAT COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPUTER WAS LOST. CODE WAS CLEARED AND IT DID NOT DO IT AGAIN UNTIL 2 MAR 2021. UPON INITIAL IGNITION, THE MESSAGE WINDOW READ "ACTION NEEDED. ROLL DRIVER WINDOW DOWN AND BACK UP, I DID THIS AND THEN IT WENT AWAY. AFTER DRIVING ON A FLAT, PAVED, DRY ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MPH. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, MY TRUCK DISPLAYED A MESSAGE THAT SAID "STABILITY CONTROL", THE ENGINE REVED, RPMS SHOT UP TO 5K AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLICKER SEVERAL TIMES, RADIO TURNED OFF AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. A SHORT TIME LATER AT A LIGHT AND THE MESSAGE APPEARED AGAIN, THE RADIO AND CLUSTER COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DIED. I PUT IT IN PARK, AND IT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY, ONLY TO DO IT AGAIN (STARTED AGAIN AS WELL). THE FIRST TWO TIMES THIS HAPPENED, THE TRUCK CAME BACK ON WITHOUT ISSUE AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER INTO A PARKING LOT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN MINUTES OF THE SECOND TIME AND I HAD JUST PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. THIS TIME, THE TRUCK COMPLETELY DIED (NO ELECTRICITY, NO ABILITY TO USE BLINKERS, HAZARDS, NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES ECT. COMPLETE OUTAGE. AFTER 10 MINUTES OF IT NOT COMING ON OR STARTING, I CALLED AAA TO TOW IT AND WHILE ON THE PHONE (APPROX 30 MINUTES, IT CAME BACK TO LIFE ON ITS OWN (RADIO, INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON) AND IT STARTED. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME, AND AT ONE LIGHT, IT DIED AGAIN BUT RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE OF THE DOZENS OF CASES OF THE SAME ISSUES (SOME OF WHICH VEHICLES DIED WHILE AT DRIVING SPEEDS) WITH SIMILAR YEAR AND MODEL GM VEHICLES ON FORUMS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION BY GM AND NEEDS TO BE DOCUMENTED.

NHTSA ID

11398910

Incident

Mar 2, 2021

Mileage

74,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED INTO POSITION TO MANEUVER A REVERSE PARK. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND UNABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE LIGHTS FLICKER. G218 GROUND IS POSSIBLY THE CAUSE. NONETHELESS, THIS IS A HIGHLY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS MANUFACTURER FLAW. THE FOLLOWING IS A PUBLIC RESOURCE I USED TO IDENTIFY THE POSSIBLE CAUSE. HTTPS://WWW.GM-TRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/TOPIC/198500-2014-AND-UP-GUYS-WITH-FUNKY-ELECTRICAL-ISSUES/

NHTSA ID

11398609

Incident

Mar 1, 2021

Mileage

127,000 mi

TRUCK DISPLAYS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND SHUTS OFF EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL. WHEN I'M DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS AND TURN STEERING WAY TO FAST TO EITHER SIDE I'LL GET MESSAGE STABILITY TRAK TURNED OFF AND FOLLOWED BY RADIO LOSING POWER. SOMETIMES TRUCK SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY AND SOMETIMES TRUCK JUST ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF BUT REMAINS ON. THERE'S TIMES WHERE I'LL GET THE MESSAGE FOR DRIVER WINDOW TO ROLL UP AND DOWN AND WINDOWS LOSE POWER. I'VE TAKEN TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL OF TIMES JUST TO LOSE OUT ON MONEY EVERY TIME BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM AND JUST KEEP CHARGING.

NHTSA ID

11394416

Incident

Feb 3, 2021

Mileage

89,000 mi

TRANSMISSION PUMP ALL OF SUDDEN RENT OUT DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY

NHTSA ID

11387677

Incident

Jan 1, 2021

Mileage

130,000 mi

HEAD LIGHT HOUSINGS MICRO CRACKING ON THE LENS. THIS ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE BRIGHTNESS AND SEEMS TO BLIND ON COMING DRIVERS! OVER TIME THESE CONTINUE TO GET WORSE. NOTE IN THE QUESTION "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN/" IT DOESN'T ALLOW OVER TIME SO I AM INSERTING TODAYS DATE

NHTSA ID

11372466

Incident

Oct 30, 2020

WHILE MOVING AT LOW SPEED ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER STEERING AND HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM AND FLICKER. ALSO SITTING AT IDLE VEHICLE WILL HAVE NO POWER STEERING AND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, LIGHTS WILL DIM TO ALMOST GOING OUT COMPLETELY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN MAKING A TURN AND THIS HAPPENS VEHICLE WILL DISPLAY THAT STABIL TRAC HAS BEEN DISENGAGED. DOOR LOCKS ALSO UNLOCKED AND LOCKED WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING. ALSO WHEN TRAVELING AND USING CRUISE CONTROL WHEN TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNALS CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGE AND STABIL TRAC NOTIFICATION WILL COME ON IN DISPLAY. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO STATING IT WAS BAD AND THESE ISSUES MIMICKED A BAD BATTERY. ALL PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST.

NHTSA ID

11308313

Incident

Feb 10, 2020

Mileage

74,000 mi

I BOUGHT THIS 2014 SILVERADO NEW. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FOGGING UP ON THE INSIDE WHICH MAKES IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. ALSO , THE STEERING WHEEL IS COMING APART AROUND THE AIR BAG , WHICH MAY GET IN THE WAY OF ME SAFELY STEERING IT OR MIGHT CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY.THIS VEHICLE IS STORED IN A CLIMATE CONTROLLED ENVIROMENT EVERY DAY. IT DOES NOT SIT OUTSIDE, SO THE SUN HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD'NT HELP ME. PLEASE HELP AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT. THANKS. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 26000 MILES ON IT. I OWN SEVERAL GM VEHICLES , BUT THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH.

NHTSA ID

11230777

Incident

Jun 27, 2019

WHILE ENGAGING SLOW IDLE SPEED TURNS, MY 2014 SILVERADO WILL OCCASIONALLY COMPLETELY LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE SAME ISSUE OCCUR WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND APPLYING THE BRAKE OR ROLLING UP WINDOWS. DURING THESE TERRIFYING SITUATIONS, A MESSAGE COMES ACROSS THE DASH SAYING ONE OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING "ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING REDUCED. DRIVE WITH CAUTION" "STABILITRACK" "TRAILER BRAKES". THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE VERY SPORADIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. I LOOKED UP POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS AND HAD A MECHANIC FIX A POOR GROUNDING CONNECTION UNDER THE DASH WHICH THEY THOUGHT COULD BE THE CAUSE BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP!

NHTSA ID

11229958

Incident

Jun 10, 2019

Mileage

80,000 mi

AFTER 1 HOUR OF DRIVING AND STOPPING AT A INTERSECTION TRUCK DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION CAUSING ME TO ALMOST BE INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT SINCE I WAS DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION WITHOUT WARNING OR REASON I HAD JUST ACCELERATED THROUGH LIGHT WHEN TRUCK SHUT DOWN

NHTSA ID

11206153

Incident

May 7, 2019

Mileage

40 mi

COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, POWER STEERING, AIR BAGS, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND STEREO. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE JUMP STARTED TO MAKE TO HOME.

NHTSA ID

11184242

Incident

Mar 5, 2019

Mileage

121,000 mi

CRUISE CONTROL WILL SHUT OFF WHEN USING TURNING SIGNAL OR ROLLING UP WINDOWS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN BUSY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. SERVICE STABLI TRACK AND STEERING ASSIST REDUCED WILL COME UP ON DISPLAY. POWER STEERING IS INTERMITTENT WHEN TURNING. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN TURNING SIGNALS ARE USED. TRUCK WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN FOR A SPLIT SECOND WHILE DRIVING THEN EVERYTHING COMES BACK ON, COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WHEN KNOB FOR HEADLIGHTS IS TURNED FROM AUTO TO ON POSITION THE DASH AND INSTRUMENT PANEL GETS DIM AND STABLI TRACK AND REDUCED STEERING ASSIST MESSAGE COMES ON. REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK USING FOB, SOMETIMES I WILL HAVE TO HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE DOOR WILL UNLOCK AFTER LOCK HAS BEEN MANUALLY PUSHED DOWN. PASSENGER SEAT BELT DING IS ALSO INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. MY TRUCK JUST NOW STARTED HAVING ALL OF THESE ISSUES AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. WE DROVE FROM TEXAS TO KENTUCKY AND BACK TO TEXAS AND THESE ISSUES ALL STARTED DURING THIS TRIP. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY, I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT CHEVROLET AND CURRENTLY OWN THIS TRUCK AND A TAHOE BUT THEY MAY BE MY LAST. ALL BULBS ARE GOOD, ALL FUSES AND RELAYS ARE GOOD. TRUCK NOW HAS 66000 MILES ON IT. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AROUND 59000 MILES. SEEMS TO BE A WIRING OR ECM (COMPUTER) ISSUE TO ME. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE BUT YET NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MY VIN NUMBER.

NHTSA ID

11183336

Incident

Feb 24, 2019

Mileage

64,000 mi

STABILITRAK LIGHT KICKS ON AND OFF, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND SHUDDERS WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, HEADLIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS BLINK LIKE THE TRUCKS ABOUT TO LOSE POWER. SEARCHING ONLINE IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A DEVICE BULLETIN THAT FIXES THESE ISSUES, BUT I SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY FOR A SAFETY AND COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK. PIT5405A IS THE BULLETIN NUMBER.

NHTSA ID

11171845

Incident

Jan 24, 2019

Mileage

89,350 mi

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, RADIO HEAD UNIT FLICKERS, ERROR MESSAGES (SERVICE STABLITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, REDUCED STEERING ASSIST) DOORS OCCASIONALLY WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK AND THEN TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF ALL TOGETHER. STEERING WHEEL RANDOMLY JERK OUT OF YOUR HANDS. SOMEBODY WILL END UP DEAD IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT FIXED, AND RECALLED. VERY COMMON THROUGH MY RESEARCH IN 2014 SILVERADOS/SIERRA'S.

NHTSA ID

11171165

Incident

Jan 18, 2019

Mileage

65,000 mi

AIR BAG ERROR LIGHTS ERROR

NHTSA ID

11151376

Incident

Nov 4, 2018

Mileage

83,000 mi

LEAKING HEADLINER COMING IN THROUGH THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT AND XM SATELLITE RADIO

NHTSA ID

11151223

Incident

Nov 3, 2018

Mileage

46,200 mi

I HAVE BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO THE CHEVROLET IN UNION CITY GEORGIA FOR THEM TO REPAIR THE RECALL 3 TIMES THIS YEAR AND THEY KEEP SAYING THEY RESET THE COMPUTER ESP AND YET THE PROBLEM STILL OCCUR EVERY BLUE MOON THE HEAD LIGHT FLICKER AND DIMS WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES THE INTERIOR LIGHT WILL DIM AND HEAD LIGHTS ALSO. ON 8/19/18 COMING HOME FROM WORK WHILE PARKING MY TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE TURNING. IT CUT OFF AND STEER WHEEL REVERSE BACK AND THIS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME MONTHS I HAVE TO CUT THE TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN TO GET IT TO ACT RIGHT AND IF I DRIVE FOR A WEEK ONE OF THEM DAYS IT WILL EVENTUALLY DO IT AGAIN I GO TO WORK EARLY IN THE MORNING AND WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON I NOTICE THEY DIM ONCE?S I PUT MY FEET ON THE BRAKES OR TURN ON THE TURN SIGNALS IT DIMS. NOW WHEN IT COMES BACK WHILE DRIVING I PLACE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND THE RADIO AND DASHBOARD INTERIOR LIGHT DIMS AND I?M REAL CAUTIONS WHEN I TURN THAT WHEN SOMETIMES IT WANT TO SHIFT OFF. I JUST WANT THE SITUATION FIX BESIDES THAT IT'S A GOOD TRUCK I?M JUST PARANOID WHILE DRIVING IT SOME DAYS I ALSO HAVE VIDEOS OF IT ACTING UP ON SINCE THE DEALERSHIP CLAIM THAT CAN'T FIND THE ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11122860

Incident

Aug 19, 2018

Mileage

60,940 mi