2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Body & structure Problems

Main body panel bubbling paint just under rear doors both side of vehicle.

NHTSA ID

11730762

Incident

Feb 5, 2025

The contact owns 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while inspecting the vehicle, the contact became aware of rust to the sub frame and there were horizontal lines to the sub frame which became progressively worse overtime. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contract was informed that wax could be added to the rust and that the contact had to pay for the repair. The contact was informed that the failure was not under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to Technical Service Bulletin: 19-NA-255 (Wax Coating on Frame Peeling, Metal Shows Corrosion/Rusting); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,681.

NHTSA ID

11687626

Incident

Mar 15, 2019

Mileage

80,681 mi

rear window leaking water from top of cab into tru A common problem on chevy and gmc pickup trucks.Danger of mold forming inside of vehicle which is a health hazard.

NHTSA ID

11633227

Incident

Dec 30, 2024

We bought this vehicle used at Goodwin Chevrolet in Oxford Maine in November 2019. It has 80,000 on it. We were told by our mechanics yesterday that it won't take another sticker because of the frame being rusted. GM knew they were having problems with these frames on these vehicles. I don't have an extended warranty. So now we have a vehicle that is no good to us. Completely unacceptable. I have a November 14th appointment with Goodwin to look at this truck. No idea what to do next.

NHTSA ID

11622940

Incident

Sep 30, 2024

Unknown. There is times when parking my truck. I press on the brake paddle and it sound and feels like my truck jerks at first before it brakes. This has been going on for almost the 8 years I’ve own the truck. Also I have only owned the truck for 8 years and my paint is already peeling off. It doesn’t have anything to do with the brakes. I just had my truck serviced the brakes and drums. It still does it.

NHTSA ID

11603660

Incident

Jul 21, 2019

The body and frame of my 2016 Chevy Silverado is rusted from the inside out. The frame under the vehicle has holes and the structure and stability of the vehicle has been compromised due to the extensive rust within the frame. Chevy needs to include 2016 Silverado's in their frame rust recall that extends to 2015 vehicles. They need to replace the frames on these trucks to meet safety standards. Obviously something was missed when assembling these vehicles.

NHTSA ID

11583082

Incident

Feb 1, 2023

THE ASSIST TAILGATE NO LONGER WORKS. THE TAILGATE IS SUPPOSED TO LOWER SLOWLY. NOW IT JUST SLAMS DOWN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT SLAMMED DOWN ON MY LEG. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT DOES COVER THIS,HOWEVER THE REPAIR DOESN'T LAST. WE'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND IT IS STILL BROKEN. THEY KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS ,BUT SAY THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO REPAIR THE ACTUAL ISSUE. PLEASE HELP

NHTSA ID

11389723

Incident

Nov 6, 2020

Mileage

41,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN DRIVEWAY OF RESIDENCE, RUNNING AFTER BEING STARTED WITH REMOTE START. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS ABOUT 35F. FRONT AND REAR WINDOW DEFROSTERS TYPICALLY COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS REMOTE STARTED IN THE WINTER MONTHS. REAR WINDOW OF TRUCK HAS THREE SEPARATE PANES, THE TWO OUTER PANES ARE STATIONARY AND THE MIDDLE SLIDES OPENS VIA A SWITCH IN THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE. ALL WINDOWS IN VEHICLE WERE CLOSED. I WAS STANDING BESIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD CRACKING SOUND AND SMALL PIECES OF THE REAR WINDOW PANE BEHIND THE DRIVER FELL TO THE GROUND. THE WINDOW CONTINUED TO MAKE A CRACKING SOUNDS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE INITIAL SOUND. THERE IS A SLIGHT SMELL OF ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNING INSIDE THE VEHICLE VERY CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE OF THE DAMAGED PANE OF GLASS. DESPITE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, GM CLAIMS THAT THE VIN OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2020/MC-10171416-9999.PDF HTTPS://WWWAPPS.TC.GC.CA/SAF-SEC-SUR/7/VRDB-BDRV/SEARCH-RECHERCHE/DETAIL.ASPX?LANG=ENG&MK=0&MD=0&FY=0&TY=9999&FT=&LS=0&SY=0&RN=2019325&CF=SEARCHRESULT&PG=50 HTTPS://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2019/07/12/CHEVROLET-SILVERADO-GMC-SIERRA-DEFROSTER-CIRCUIT-RECALL/

NHTSA ID

11385432

Incident

Dec 29, 2020

Mileage

33,100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE RATTLED AND VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO WEBB CHEVY PLAINFIELD (16140 S LINCOLN HWY, PLAINFIELD, IL 60586, (815)261-0118) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE ROAD TESTED. THE MECHANIC ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, A FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MECHANIC ALSO INSPECTED THE TIRES, TRANSMISSION, THE DRIVESHAFT, AND THE REAR AXLES, BUT FOUND NO ISSUES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 750. *BF CONSUMER STATED HE IS STLL EXPERIENCING VIBRATION AND DEALER DID NOT HAVE ANY REPAIRS FOR THIS CONDITION.*JB

NHTSA ID

11343198

Incident

Apr 1, 2016

Mileage

750 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS MORE EVIDENT WHILE DOWNSHIFTING. ALSO, WHILE TURNING, THE REAR WHEELS WOULD RANDOMLY SEIZE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK. BOWSER CHEVROLET (201 7TH AVE, BEAVER FALLS, PA) STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ID

11296843

Incident

Nov 15, 2019

Mileage

70,000 mi

RECENTLY ON 12/24/2019 MY TRUCK STARTED LEAKING ON THE ROOF INTERIOR ABOVE THE DRIVERS SEAT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 1/1/2020 AND WAS MUCH WORSE FROM THE SIDE DRIVERS DOOR TO ACROSS THE ROOF TO THE MIDDLE COUNSEL AREA. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN TO A MECHANIC AND A BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE 'SHARK FIN' RADIO ANTENNA CAUSING THE LEAK. THE TRUCK HAS UNDER 35,XXX MILES AND JUST HIT ONLY 4 YEARS OLD IN AGE. I CONTACTED GM TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME AS THE BODY SHOP EXPRESSED THERE HAS BEEN OTHER GM TRUCKS IN TOWN WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAVE REPORTED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM RECENTLY. I CALLED 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE AT GM TO SEEK HELP WITH WARRANTY OR ANY COVERAGE TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ALL EXPRESSED THERE WAS NO HELP.

NHTSA ID

11296839

Incident

Dec 24, 2019

Mileage

30,000 mi

FACTORY INSTALLED RUNNING BOARDS BECOME UNATTACHED TO VEHICLE DUE TO HOLDING CLIP NUTS RUSTING AT WELD. LUCKILY PERSONAL INSPECTION (TO TRACK DOWN A NUISANCE RATTLE) FOUND FAILURE BEFORE IT BECAME UNATTACHED. CHEVY ONLY SOLUTION WAS FOR ME TO BUY NEW RUNNING BOARDS (WHICH PRIME CHEVROLET PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID CONTAINED THE SAME TYPE OF MOUNTING HARDWARE). NO INDIVIDUAL REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE OFFERED.

NHTSA ID

11193394

Incident

Apr 2, 2019

Mileage

30,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING WITH NO OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD AND RANDOMLY THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT. IT WAS WINTER AND THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON AT THE TIME. I SMELLED BURNING WIRES AND SHUT EVERYTHING OFF BUT MY HEADLIGHTS AND HEARD A LOUD POP WHEN THE WINDOW BLEW OUT. THIS HAPPENED AT 4AM WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

11164969

Incident

Mar 19, 2018

Mileage

35,000 mi

LEAVING A CHIEFS GAME IN KANSAS CITY I WAS WAITING IN TRAFFIC. WE SLOWLY MOVED FORWARD AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE I RAN INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME . THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO HIS BUMPER BUT I GOT A DENT THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL. LATER ON THE WAY HOME I RELISED THAT IT WAS STILL DOING IN AT LOW RPMS SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AMD THEY SAID MY VACUME PUMP WAS GOING OUT!! AT 45000 MILES???? THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11164636

Incident

Dec 30, 2018

Mileage

45,800 mi

VEHICLE IS 2 YEARS OLD 26K MILES & BLACK PAINT IS FLAKING. LOOKS LIKE WHITE OVERSPRAY WHERE PAINT HAS FLAKED. WHITE SPOTS EVERYWHERE. METAL IS EXPOSED. NEVER HAD A VEHICLE FLAKE PAINT LIKE THIS. I DO NOT DRIVE ON GRAVEL ROADS. UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE & PRICE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11163424

Incident

Jul 1, 2018

Mileage

26,000 mi

STEERING IS BAD AND IT SHACK ALOT THE BKAKES ARE NOT THAT GOOD I SLIP ON THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME

NHTSA ID

11160650

Incident

Sep 16, 2016

Mileage

24,000 mi

MY TRUCK HAS LARGE SPOTS OF PAINT CHIPPING OFF ALL OVER THE TRUCK. HOOD, CAB, TAILGATE AND SIDES. IT WAS GARAGE KEPT WITH NO EXPOSURE TO HAIL OR CHEMICALS. THE SERVICE MANAGE AT THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE PAINT BUT THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID

11122070

Incident

Jun 12, 2018

THE PAINT ON BODY OF TRUCK CHIPS AND SCRATCHES AS WELL AS HAS DEEP SWIRLS. IT IS JUST NOW A YEAR OLD AND THE FRONT END, HOOD, SIDES ALL HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO CHIPS AND SCRATCHES THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT ALL. I HAND WASH MY VEHICLE SO IT IS NOT CAUSED BY A CAR WASH. THE PAINT IN OTHER BLOGS WITH CHEVROLET HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE VERY FAULTY DUE TO EPA REGULATIONS. ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE HAD HAS NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. MY DAUGHTER HAS A BLACK JEEP, NO PROBLEMS, I HAD A BLACK JEEP, NO PROBLEMS. I PAID THE MOST I HAVE EVER PAID FOR A VEHICLE AGAIN BLACK AND THE PAINT JOB IS HORRIBLE! SADLY IT IS SOMETHING WELL KNOWN FOR CHEVROLET.

NHTSA ID

11019999

Incident

Jun 10, 2016

WE ARE AN AUTOMOBILE SERVICE CENTER. OUR CUSTOMER DROPPED THEIR VEHICLE OFF ON A PARTICULARLY RAINY DAY. THE INSIDE OF THE GLASS WAS COVERED WITH THICK CONDENSATION EVEN THOUGH THE DEFROSTER MODE WITH A/C ON WAS SELECTED. ON HIGH SPEED, THERE WAS VERY LITTLE AIRFLOW FROM THE VENTS. UPON LOWERING THE DRIVER'S WINDOW, THE FAN SPEED, NOISE AND FLOW ALL INCREASED DRAMATICALLY. AN INSPECTION BEHIND THE SEATS REVEALED SOME ITEMS BUT NOT ENOUGH TO COVER THE ENTIRE REAR OF THE CAB. EXTERNAL INSPECTION FOUND AN OUTLET VENT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. BACK INSIDE THE TRUCK THERE WAS NO INSIDE OR INLET VENT TO BE FOUND. REMOVAL OF THE CARPETING ON THE REAR WALL OF THE CAB REVEALED A HEAVY, RUBBER BACKED INSULATING MATERIAL THAT EFFECTIVELY SEALED OFF THE VENT. REMOVAL OF A SMALL PORTION OF THE INSULATING MATERIAL AND THE CARPETING IMPROVED AIRFLOW IMMEDIATELY AND EFFECTIVELY DEFROSTED THE GLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHILE WE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THIS DEFECT IS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVERS BOTH FROM A VISIBILITY STAND POINT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASED CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS DUE TO IMPROPER CAB VENTILATION.

NHTSA ID

10970431

Incident

Apr 4, 2017

Mileage

43,670 mi

I PURCHASED MY TRUCK IN AUGUST 2016. I NOTICED A VIBRATION FROM 70-80 MPH. VERY NOTICEABLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND MORE RECENTLY IN THE DRIVER SEAT. IT'S BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. THEY PICOSCOPED (SERVICE TOOL) TO ISOLATE THE VIBRATION. PERFORMED LOTS OF BALANCING, NEW TIRES, DRIVE SHAFT, DIFFERENTIAL (RING & PINION). VIBRATION MORE NOTICEABLE THAN EVER. BUT THEY CLAIM IT'S WITHIN SPEC. THEY HAVE A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER MEETING MY CAR AT THE DEALER ON WEDNESDAY 11/09/2016, BUT THE DEALER IS ALREADY SETTING ME UP FOR DISAPPOINTMENT. THIS PROMPTED ME TO SEARCH ON LINE TODAY WHERE I FOUND "CHEVY SHAKES". THE STORIES MATCH MY EXPERIENCE COMPLETELY. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT MY TRUCK UNTIL I HIT 75, THEN I BECOME SO INFURIATED THAT MY $50K TRUCK WITH 2,700 MILES APPARENTLY ISN'T GOING TO BE FIXABLE FROM WHAT I'VE READ. I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL A POTENTIAL BUYER IF FOR SOME REASON I HAD TO SELL IT. IT CLEARLY HAS A PROBLEM. IF I'M TOLD IT CAN'T BE FIXED, I WILL DEMAND MY MONEY BACK. I'M AT 75 EVERY DAY, AND THE VIBRATION ISN'T ONLY ANNOYING, BUT IT NUMBS YOUR HANDS FROM THE SHAKING.

NHTSA ID

10924047

Incident

Oct 6, 2016

Mileage

2,700 mi

2800 MILEAGE SINCE NEW BECAUSE I HAVE PROBLEMS FUELING THE TANK. I CANNOT GET FUEL TO PUMP INTO THE TANK CORRECTLY. IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. I'VE TAKEN IT TO MANY DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS THINKING IT WAS A GAS PUMP ISSUE. THE PUMP HANDLE CLICKS OFF WHEN TRYING TO FILL THE TANK. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE HOW FAST YOU TRY TO FILL THE TANK OR HOW DEEP THE NOZZLE IS INSERTED INTO THE TUBE. I HAD A CHEVROLET SERVICE PERSON AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TRY TO FILL THE TANK TO VERIFY MY ISSUE. HE NOTICED THERE IS A PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED FOR A "TSB" AND THERE IS ONE DETAILING A REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK. SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THEY WOULD CALL AFTER GETTING IN THE PART IN 3 DAYS. THEY NEVER CALLED BACK. I CALLED BACK AFTER A WEEK BECAUSE THEY NEVER RETURNED MY COMPLAINT ISSUE. SHE STATED THAT THEY CANNOT GET THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM FROM GM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT A RECALL. I MUST FILL MY TANK WITH A GAS CAN TO GET IT TO TAKE ANY GAS. A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE AND FUEL SPILLAGE. I LIKE THE TRUCK. I JUST CAN'T FUEL IT WITH A GAS PUMP.

NHTSA ID

10918028

Incident

Oct 17, 2016

Mileage

2,800 mi