2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Exterior lighting Problems

I bought the truck around [XXX] from Barkau CDJR, Freeport IL. Two hours away from the dealer the truck went completely dead in traffic. A message appeared on the info screen that said roll down the drivers window and back up to reset the system when the truck finally restarted. Got home with it and called the dealer and let the know. In the next few weeks it happened a couple of more times. It was taken to Tapper Chevrolet in Paw Paw, MI to be serviced. The tech thought it was a problem in the fuse Block and replaced that, after that on the week end the truck was returned the problem happened 3 times. Took it back to Tapper's and they checked it again, had it for 4 days and could not replicate the problem. Kept having issues and took it to 1st Choice Automotive LLC in Dowagiac, MI, he went through the wiring and cleaned some grounds and it seemed to work for a while. Now it is doing the same thing again. It just shuts down randomly for no reason. You lose steering, brakes, you have no control when it happens and no warning when it is going to happen. Have searched You Tube and have seen many other complaints of the same problem with no solution. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11582568

Incident

Apr 12, 2024

2015 Chevy Silverado 1500 LT/LTZ Double Cab 5.3 liter v8. Electrical short to power in underhood fuse block part number 84303175. Passenger side brake/tail light stay on constantly even when vehicle is shut off and key is out of ignition. Driver side brake/tail light works fine, customer had to disconnect harness to prevent battery from going dead. Hare Chevrolet Dealership, Noblesville Indiana, found short to power in under hood fuse block. Invoice: 340227 Part: 84303175 Customer pay 674.17 replacement of under hood fuse block. * MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN *

NHTSA ID

11461261

Incident

Apr 5, 2022

I’ve only owned my 2015 Chevy Silverado 1500 for 8 months now and I’ve been noticing my paint starting to bubble and I popped one and water came pouring out I have also had to change my left rear turn signal twice my top light socket keeps melting and you can just buy a pig tail you have to get all three light sockets and they are 136.89 and the sound in the truck don’t also work if the truck sits longer then 5 hours I have no sound and I’ve replaced battery already I also will get a clicking noise from under the steering wheel when the truck turns off it lasts from 1 min to 15 mins and stops thank you

NHTSA ID

11460168

Incident

Dec 2, 2021

Seal deteriorated on 3rd brake light at top of cab, allowing water inside the light and the vehicle. Concerned about possible wire/electrical short circuit.

NHTSA ID

11446474

Incident

Jan 1, 2022

unknown When driving vehicle will randomly and often lose power -- the radio and dash lights go out, the steering wheel locks up -- sometimes the vehicle will have to be restarted

NHTSA ID

11425661

Incident

May 16, 2021

WATER FILTRATION FROM THE SHARK ANTENNA AND REAR THIRD LIGHT, WITH POSSIBLE SHORT ON A DASH BOARD AND INSTRUMENTAL PANEL (ALREADY OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE WITH NO LIGHT ON A INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AND NO FUNCTION OF THE ALL GAUGES INCLUDING SPEED GAUGE) THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ESPECIALLY ON RAINY DAYS ON STATIONARY VEHICLE AND ALSO IN A DRIVING CONDITIONS BOLT CITY AND HIGHWAY TIME. THE PHOTO SHOWING ARE ONLY THE RECENT BUT THE PROBLEM HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THAN NOW. THIS TIME WAS THE WORST EVER

NHTSA ID

11412866

Incident

Apr 18, 2021

DRIVING AT LOW SPEED LIGHTS FLICKER LOSE POWER STEERING TRUCK STOPS RUNNING STEERING LOCKS UP

NHTSA ID

11403848

Incident

Mar 2, 2021

Mileage

46,000 mi

RADIO AND TURN SIGNAL "CLICKING" SOUND WILL NOT WORK SOMETIMES WHEN TRUCK IS TURNED ON. IF I TURN OFF VEHICLE AND COME BACK 5-10MINS MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND SEEMS TO BE WORST WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE.

NHTSA ID

11390724

Incident

Jun 12, 2020

Mileage

58,000 mi

TRUCK SEEMS TO LOSE POWER WHEN SLOWING DOWN. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. DASH DISPLAY GO DARK AND COMES BACK. STABILITY TRACK WARNING. AIRBAG WARNING. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER. AC AND FAN GO OUT. HAPPENS WHEN MAKING TURNS AT A SLOW SPEED. AND WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE AT ANY SPEED.

NHTSA ID

11378567

Incident

Dec 8, 2020

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE THE AUDIBLE INDICATOR LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THIS INCLUDED THE INDICATOR SOUND FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE TO WARN OF ANY POSSIBLE COLLISIONS. THE PASSENGER SIDE INDICATOR SOUND IF THE SEATBELT AND DOOR WERE AJAR DID NOT WORK AS WELL. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR ANTITHEFT PROTECTION AND ROLLAWAY PREVENTION ALSO DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER HUTCH CHEVROLET BUICK GMC1004 3RD ST, PAINTSVILLE, KY 41240 (606) 297-4066 SAID TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE BEFORE THE REPAIR FEES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO SAID THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS UNREPAIRED PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

NHTSA ID

11375183

Incident

Sep 1, 2020

Mileage

65,000 mi

FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES CRACKING ONLY ON THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS NOT ON THE HIGH BEAM A KNOWN ISSUE THAT GM IS IGNORING AND ITS DEALERSHIPS OTHER OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT HAS GREATLY IMPACTED ME DRIVING MY TRUCK AT NIGHT LIKE I SAID GM KNOWS ABOUT THE DEFECT IN THEIR HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AS I WAS TOLD FROM THE GM MECHANIC AND SERVICE WRITER AND GM OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT ALL OVER THE INTER NET STARTS A LITTLE BIT OVER TIME UNTIL ITS VERY NOTICABLE STARTS SPIDER WED CRACKS

NHTSA ID

11299593

Incident

Mar 12, 2018

CONTINUOUS HEADLIGHT BUROUT. NEW LIGHTS LAST APPROX 2 MONTHS. LED, HALOGEN OR INCANDESCENT.

NHTSA ID

11231748

Incident

Apr 25, 2018

Mileage

32,000 mi

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE TRUCK STEERING LOCKED UP AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN A DRIVE THRU FAST FOOD PLACE. I'M SCARED IT'S GOING TO CAUSE ME TO WRECK WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHEN IT HAPPENS AND MY LIGHTS, RADIO, AND DOOR LOCKS GO OUT THEN COME BACK ON.

NHTSA ID

11217647

Incident

Jun 3, 2019

Mileage

125,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FELT VERY HARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS ON A DAILY BASIS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES WERE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO BE VERY DIM. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO JUD KUHN CHEVROLET (3740 HWY 9 E, LITTLE RIVER, SC 29566) AND THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,216.

NHTSA ID

11205173

Incident

Apr 2, 2019

Mileage

65,216 mi

HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING WHEN ON. WHILE IN MOTION MY STABILITRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATES ALONG WITH THE SEATBELT LIGHT. WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNAL THE RADIO DISPLAY GOES OUT FOR ABOUT A SECOND AND TURNS BACK ON. WHEN BRAKING THE RADIO DISPLAY GOES OFF FOR A SECOND. I GET A LOW BATTERY SIGNAL MAYBE 2 OR 3 TIMES A WEEK, I DRIVE MY TRUCK DAILY. IT HAS 76K MILES. I LOSE POWER STEERING AFTER ABOUT 150 MILE DRIVE. ITS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS. 4/22/2019 WAS THE WORST. ALL OF IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY ON A 175 MILE DRIVE

NHTSA ID

11203057

Incident

Apr 22, 2019

Mileage

175 mi

I NOTICED A WATER LEAK IN THE HEAD LINER BY THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. I HAD IT INSPECTED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF WATER LEAKS COMING THROUGH THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ABOVE THE BACK WINDOW. WE TRIED FIXING IT USING A NEW GASKET, SILICONE, AND EVEN A NEW LIGHT WITH NEW SEALS AND NOTHING HAS FIXED THE ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11175713

Incident

Jan 17, 2019

Mileage

37,400 mi

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVING SLOW. COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING. WOULD ONLY GO STRAIGHT. AIR BAG DID NOT ENGAGE AND SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK. LIGHTS GO DIM AND FLASH. RADIO DISPLAY NOT WORKING CORRECT. BUT MAIN CONCERN IS INSIDE LIGHTS GO DIM OR FLASH.ON CITY STREETS DRIVING SLOW.

NHTSA ID

11129714

Incident

Feb 14, 2016

Mileage

21,000 mi

REAR TAIL LIGHT WIRING HARNESS FOR BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE LET MOISTURE IN CAUSING CORROSION IN THE ELECTRICAL PLUGS. THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED AND HAVE HAD TO BOTH BE REPLACED WITHIN 8 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER.

NHTSA ID

11083861

Incident

Mar 20, 2018

Mileage

65,000 mi

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 2015 1500 SILVERADO LEAKED INTO MY HEADLINER. NOW THERE IS A BROWN LINE ALL THE WAY ACROSS MY HEADLINER ABOVE THE REAR WINDOW. EVEN THE SERVICE GUY AT CHEVY SAID IT WOULDN'T LEANK ANYMORE. HE HAS HAD QUITE A FEW TRUCKS COME THROUGH WITH THIS ISSUE. THE FIX WAS $153.00. HOW WILL I KNOW IF MOLD FORMS DUE TO THIS? MY TRUCK WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY DURING THE RAIN.

NHTSA ID

11065885

Incident

Jan 30, 2018

Mileage

62,500 mi

ONE MORNING WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 CHEVY SILVERADO, I NOTICED A MESSAGE ON THE DASH BOARD SCREEN WHICH READ "RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT SIGNAL FAILURE. I WENT TO THE NEAREST AUTO PARTS STORE AND PURCHASED REPLACEMENT BULBS AND NOTICED THAT THE BULBS WEREN'T THE PROBLEM. I ALSO CHECKED THE FUSES AND DID NOT FIND ANY BLOWN FUSES WHICH AGAIN WASN'T THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT WILL TURN ON IF THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT WILL NOT BLINK WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHT IS ON OR IF THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED. LATER THAT NIGHT I REALIZED THAT NONE OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WORKED EITHER; WEATHER THE LIGHT IS IN THE DOOR POSITION OR THE ON POSITION. I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT WITH THIS TRUCK BEING SO NEW WITH LESS THAN 45000 MILES, THESE PROBLEMS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.

NHTSA ID

11016077

Incident

Jul 8, 2017

Mileage

45,000 mi

IT BEGAN WITH THE HEADLIGHTS/PARKING LIGHTS FLICKERING FOR A FEW WEEKS. LATER THE TRUCK BEGAN TO GIVE ERROR MESSAGES ABOUT STABILITY CONTROL, TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL, AND OTHERS. FINALLY IT VIOLENTLY JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS (TRUCK HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING). THIS HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN VARIOUS TURNS BUT I AM CONCERNED IT COULD HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH WOULD CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH AND/OR DEATH. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WITH MY FAMILY MEMBERS ON BOARD.

NHTSA ID

10967419

Incident

Mar 19, 2017

Mileage

18,000 mi

2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HIGH COUNTRY LOW BEAM HEADLAMP PERFORMANCE IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. THEY ARE A PROJECTOR STYLE HEADLAMP CONFIGURATION WHICH EMITS A VERY FOCUSED BEAM OF LIGHT THAT IS SO NARROW FROM SIDE TO SIDE THAT WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN YOU HAVE EXTREMELY LIMITED PERIPHERAL VISION. THE BEAM OF LIGHT IS FAR ENOUGH AHEAD OF THE TRUCK AND HAS SUCH A SHARP CUTOFF LINE, YOU CANNOT SEE IF THERE IS ANYBODY STANDING ON THE SIDEWALK WAITING TO CROSS. IT'S ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WHERE YOU CAN TURN FROM STREET TO STREET BECAUSE THERE AGAIN IS SUCH A LIMITED FIELD OF LIGHT PROJECTED. OVERALL THE HEADLAMPS ARE VERY DIM. HIGH BEAM PERFORMANCE IS ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE BOTH THE LOW AND HIGH BEAMS LAMPS ARE ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE HIGH BEAM LAMP IS A COMPLEX REFLECTOR CONFIGURATION THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES AND WORKS WELL. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT HIGH BEAMS ARE USED VERY LITTLE BECAUSE OF THE OTHER CARS AND TRUCKS ON THE ROAD. IT'S A SHAME THAT A PICKUP WITH A LIST PRICE OF OVER $50,000 HAS SUCH POOR HEADLAMPS.

NHTSA ID

10947989

Incident

Jan 27, 2017

Mileage

28,000 mi

THE LOW BEAM LIGHTING ON THE CHEVROLET 1500 HIGH COUNTRY PROJECTOR STYLE HEADLAMPS IS VERY POOR. LOW LIGHT OUTPUT AND WHAT LIGHT THERE IS IN VERY NARROWLY FOCUSED IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. LITTLE OR NO LIGHTING TO THE SIDES WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN MAKING A TURN.

NHTSA ID

10945497

Incident

Jan 1, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TOO DIM TO DRIVE DURING NIGHT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10928544

Incident

Nov 7, 2016

Mileage

50,000 mi

POOR HEADLIGHTS, WON'T DRIVE THE TRUCK AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE POOR ILLUMINATION

NHTSA ID

10920375

Incident

Oct 23, 2015