2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 638 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 8th highest complaint count among 19 Silverado 1500 model years with reports.
Of the 2011 reports, 29 involved a crash and 6 involved a fire. 39 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP, and VI or "Zone A." Additionally GM is recalling certain 2011-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, Yukon XL and 2011-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AZ, AR, DE, DC, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2010-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL and 2010-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 25, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed to 40 VIN owners on May 11, 2021. A second owner notification letter was mailed to all other owners on January 24, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328800.
Campaign 21V054000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 1, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328760.
Campaign 21V050000 on NHTSA.gov
Suspension, rear, axle, spindleJan 6, 2011
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, COLORADO, EXPRESS, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; AND GMC CANYON, SIERRA, SAVANA, YUKON AND YUKON XL VEHICLES. THE REAR AXLE CROSS PINS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND COULD FRACTURE AND BECOME DISPLACED WITHIN THE REAR AXLE. SHOULD THE PIN SHIFT OUT OF POSITION, IT COULD CREATE AN INTERFERENCE CONDITION AND CAUSE THE REAR AXLE TO LOCK.
THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REAR AXLE CROSS PIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Campaign 11V007000 on NHTSA.gov
Suspension, rear, axle, spindleDec 17, 2010
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT, CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO LD AND GMC SIERRA LD VEHICLES. THE REAR AXLE CROSS PINS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND COULD FRACTURE AND BECOME DISPLACED WITHIN THE REAR AXLE. SHOULD THE PIN SHIFT OUT OF POSITION, IT COULD CREATE AN INTERFERENCE CONDITION AND CAUSE THE REAR AXLE TO LOCK.
THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REAR AXLE CROSS PIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Campaign 10V643000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: electronic stability control (esc)
22 reports, newest first. Show all
Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Sep 12, 2020
TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 60MPH THE TRACSION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING FOLLOWED BY THE TRUCK STARTING TO MISS HARD. GOT TO FRIENDS HOUSE CHANGED #1 SPARK PLUG ALL BETTER NOW AT LEAST FOR 1,000 MILES THEN WILL HAVE TO CHANGE IT AGAIN. WENT THROUGH THIS WITH THE LAST ONE WE TRADED FOR THIS ONE. THEN IT DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK THAT'S WHEN WE TRADED IT.
Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Dec 6, 2019
STABILITY CONTROL ALARM BLINKING ,TRACTION CONTROL ALARM BLINKING,, SPEEDOMETER GOING ERRATIC, BRAKE LITE STAYING IN ALARM,CRUISE CONTROL DROPPING OUT,POWER LOSS TEMPORARILY. SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS (AUTO XMISSION) WAS VERY ROUGH.THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT GREW STEADILY WORSE. GM DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE EBCM, AND THE CHASSIS WIRINGHARNESS. SEVERE CORROSION. VEHICLE NEVER DRIVEN IN SALTED ROADS,NEVER FLOODED,NEVER DRIVEN THRU WATER. THE LOCATION OF THE EBCM IS POORLY DESIGNED. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A MODULE THIS CORRODED,AS IT WAS IN PIECES WHEN THEY PULLED AND OPENED IT. I WAITED 4 MONTHS TO GET IT FIXED, AS A EARLY MECHANIC SAW AN ELECTRICAL FAULT, BUT COULDN'T PINPOINT IT AS IT WASN'T STAYING IN FAULT. HE SAID IT NEEDED TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT COULD BE PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. HAD TO BRING TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AS IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. COST ME $1878.36 TO GET REPAIRED.
Electronic stability control (ESC), Nov 17, 2019
STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM HAVE WENT OFF SEVERAL TIMES IN THE COURSE OF THE LAST MONTH. THE CAR GOES TO ROUGH IDLE AND TRANSMISSION KICKING BACK REALLY BAD. EVERY TIME THE MECHANIC HA CHECKED, AT LEAST THREE, HE HAD FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I THINK THIS SOMETHING RELATED WITH SOFTWARE. LOOKING INTO INTERNET, SEEMS TO BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED WITH THIS PROBLEM.
Other or unspecified, Electronic stability control (ESC), Jul 22, 2019
WHILE DRIVING, THE STABILTRAK,ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND THE VEHICLE POWERS DOWN AND BARELY MOVES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MOSTLY DURING COLD WEATHER, ALTHOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED IN WARM WEATHER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE TRYING TO MANEUVER OUT OF TRAFFIC. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND WHEN CHECKED OVER THEY REPORTED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER SITTING THERE ALL NIGHT. THIS IS DANGEROUS! I HAVE READ MANY INSTANCES OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER SILVERADO OWNERS. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES, THE LATEST AROUND JANUARY OF 2019.
Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Jan 24, 2019
UPON DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE SERVICE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGES. THE TRUCK HAD MINIMAL POWER WHEN STEPPING ON GAS AND TRUCK WOULD JERK. WHEN IDLING ENGINE IS LOUD AND SHAKES.
Electronic stability control (ESC), Jan 22, 2019
STABILTRAK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. SHORTLY THEREAFTER AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM AROSE, FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. OBVIOUS STEERING ASSIST FAILURE DURING A DROP IN VOLTAGE, AND THEN RETURN, WHICH CREATES UNMANAGEABLE AND DANGEROUS VEHICLE, RANDOM SURGES OCCURRING. CONTACTED GM FOR POSSIBLE RECALL? NON-EXISTENT. WE ARE FACED WITH A HUGE AUTO REPAIR BILL.
Exterior lighting, Electronic stability control (ESC), Nov 27, 2018
DASH GAUGES AND LIGHTS TURN OFF AND ON WHILE IN PARK, DRIVING, AND STATIONARY. THIS TYPICALLY CAN BE FIXED BY TURNING THE TRUCK ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON BUT THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE WHEN DRIVING. THIS OCCURS ABOUT 1-2 TIMES PER DAY
Electronic stability control (ESC), Service brakes, Engine, Oct 1, 2018
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
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Electronic stability control (ESC), Apr 10, 2018
AIRBAGS AND NOTHING UP FRONT WORKS
Air bags, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Mar 15, 2018
TAKATA RECALL AND ANOTHER ISSUE OF POWER LOSS----- I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCH TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TAKATA AIR BAGS REPLACES AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPLACE THEM. POWER LOSS: I CAN BE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A DRASTIC AND IMMEDIATE POWER REDUCTION. I HAVE NEARLY BEE REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE JERKS SUDDENLY THROWING EVERYTHING FORWARD AS THOUGH IT IS NEARLY A SUDDEN STOP. IT WILL NOT DRIVE OVER 20 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT WILL NOT RESET UNTIL I PULL OVER, REMOVE, AND REASSEMBLE, THE BATTERY CABLES. THIS HAPPENS DURING, AND FOLLOWING, EVERY RAINY DAY. IT ALSO HAPPENS FOR NO SPECIFIED REASON. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS--NO RAIN AT ALL.
Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Fuel/propulsion system, Apr 29, 2017
ONE NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY TRUCK HYDROPLANED. I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK STRAIGHT AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, AS I'M HEADING HOME ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED. THE DIC READS SERVICE STABILITRAK AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, THEN IT WILL DISPLAY STABILITRAK OFF AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF. I HAD THE CODES READ AND MY TROUBLE CODE WAS P069E - FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE REQUESTED MIL ILLUMINATION AND U0073 - CONTROL MODULE COMMUNICATION BUS A OFF. ALL THOSE LIGHTS MENTIONED ABOVE HAVE BEEN ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH. I LOOKED UP INFORMATION ABOUT THE FPCM AND FOUND OUT ABOUT GM RECALL 14515, I ENTERED MY VIN BUT THE ONLY RECALL THAT CAME UP WAS FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. AS I READ THROUGH THE 14515 RECALL, I FEEL MY TRUCK IS AFFECTED BY IT BECAUSE, WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK MY SPEEDOMETER JUMPS ALL AROUND AND IS NOT STABLE. ALSO, WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE, IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE STALLS AND THERE'S NO POWER THERE. OTHER TIMES, IT WILL DOWN SHIFT TO INCREASE RPMS, BUT THEN SOON SHIFT GEARS INTO A HIGHER GEAR THEN SHIFT BACK INTO A LOW GEAR AND REPEAT THIS UNTIL I LET OFF THE PEDAL. MY TOW HAUL MODE WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED, AND MOST OF THE TIME MY TRUCK WON'T EVEN START WHEN TRYING TO USE THE REMOTE START, INSTEAD LIGHTS JUST FLASH AS I'M HOLDING DOWN THE START BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB. THE TRUCK FEELS REALLY SLUGGISH ALMOST LIKE THERE'S NO POWER, IT SEEMS LIKE IT HUNTS FOR THE RIGHT GEARS WHILE DRIVING. OVERALL IT JUST FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Mar 20, 2017
VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH. TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED "SERVICE STABILITRAK" "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGES. VEHICLE SLOWED AND TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED. VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WITH ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 35 MPH IN A FLAT GRADE. ON A STEEP INCLINE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 15MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. PARKING THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SEVERAL IGNITION CYCLES HAVE IN THE PAST HAVE RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES USING A DRIVE BY WIRE THROTTLE BODY AND IT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER MODEL YEARS.
Electronic stability control (ESC), May 19, 2016
MY TRACTION STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CHARGED ME $100.00 TO DIAGNOSE IT AND TAPE A SENSOR. A WEEK LATER IT CAME ON AGAIN, I LOOKED THIS ISSUE UP ON THE INTERNET AND EVERYBODY IS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. WHY IS THIS NOT A SAFETY RECALL? I HAVE LESS THAN 46,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE, I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS ISSUE. GM BETTER DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Service brakes, Apr 13, 2016
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.
Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Feb 13, 2016
2011 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 RECALL.
Electronic stability control (ESC), Feb 10, 2016
WE HAVE HAD A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL FEATURE ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE BUYING IT. RANDOMLY AND OUT OF NOWHERE IT WILL SHOW STABILITRAK OFF ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE BECOMES SLUGGISH WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS, TO ME, IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION GETTING STUCK WHEN STARTING WHERE IT GRINDS THE STARTER. I HAVE TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND START IT AGAIN TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE STABILITRAK ISSUE. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.
Electronic stability control (ESC), Feb 24, 2015
SERVICE STABILITRAC LIGHT COMES ON. WILL COME ON AT VARIOUS TIMES. WILL GO OFF AFTER CAR HAS SAT OVERNIGHT. COMES ON AGAIN RANDOMLY. *JS
Electronic stability control (ESC), Traction control system, Feb 10, 2015
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON & THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT ALL OVER INTERNET PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEM THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED & FIXED BY GM. *TR
Electronic stability control (ESC), Jan 23, 2015
I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN. AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS IT JUMPED AND SHIFTED HARD, HAD TO CRUISE ALL THE WAY HOME VEHICLE WOULDN'T START BACK UP. STABILITY AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON ENGINE REDUCED SPEED AND CUT OFF. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Service brakes, Jan 28, 2014
DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ABOUT 10 MILES INTO THE TRIP WHEN THE TRUCK LOST SPEED, THE ABS BRAKES DID A SLIGHT ON AND OFF PULSATING EVERY COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND GIVING IT GAS THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO 35 OR 40 MPH AND WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER. THE DASH INDICATOR SHOWED MESSAGES STATING STABILITRAK TRACTION CONTROL TURNED OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. IT JOLTED REAL HARD WHEN IT SHIFTS GEARS. WHEN I MASHED THE BRAKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKES TO HOLD THE TRUCK THERE. I PULLED INTO A STORE POPPED THE HOOD AND FINDING NOTHING I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTED IT BUT NOTHING CHANGED AND THE ERROR MESSAGES WERE STILL BEING DISPLAYED. THE TRUCKS ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. I HEADED HOME AND IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER AND JOLTED HARD AS IT SHIFTED GEARS. I COUDLN'T GO BUT 35 OR 40 MPH ON THE LEVEL GROUND. IF I WENT UP A SLIGHT HILL THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN MORE UNTIL I GOT PAST THE HILL. I GAVE IT GAS AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT HAD NO POWER AND WOULDN'T GO 35 OR 40 MPH. I PARKED THE TRUCK IN THE GARAGE AND IN 10 MINUTES I WENT TO START IT TO GET THE ERROR MESSAGES AND IT STARTED UP FINE AND THE ENGINE WASN'T RUNNING ROUGH. I DROVE IT 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND BACK AND IT RAN PERFECT. I GOOGLED THE ERROR MESSAGES AND FOUND ALOT OF COMPLAINTS AND COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE CHEVROLET FORUM WEBSITE. NO RECALL INFORMATION JUST ALOT OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND ALOT WORSE CASES THAT ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? I READ THAT I WILL PROBABLY HAVE THE ISSUE AGAIN BECAUSE AFTER IT SITS FOR 10 MIN IT PROBABLY WON'T HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL A FEW MINUTES OR DAYS LATER. I CAN ONLY HOPE DOESN'T CAUSE ME TO HAVE A WRECK AND KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Structure, Electronic stability control (ESC), Mar 6, 2013
THE TRUCK I PURCHASED HAS A MAX TOWING PACKAGE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SAFELY TOW 10,600# IN CREW CAB CONFIGURATION. I HAVE A 28' PACE DAYTONA TRAILER THAT WEIGHS UNDER 8,000# AS I TOW IT. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRUCK HAS A VERY SEVERE SWAY ISSUE. IT IS FRIGHTENING TO DRIVE AS THE TRAILER STARTS SHIFTING THE REAR OF THE TRUCK BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THE TRUCK AS YET, BUT I FEEL THE SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MICHIGAN TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE. THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP SOLVE MY PROBLEM. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING THE TRUCK AND TRAILER TO LONE STAR CHEVROLET IN HOUSTON WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. SEVERAL VISITS THERE AND TALKING TO SEVERAL SERVICE PEOPLE HAS YIELDED NO HELP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK CAN'T PULL A TRAILER OF THAT PHYSICAL SIZE. ODDLY ENOUGH, THE 2012 MODEL TRUCK ADVERTISES A NEW SWAY CONTROL FEATURE. THIS 2013 BROCHURE EVER DEPICTS A SCENE OF THE TRAILER SWAYING AS MINE DOES, WITH A BOX TYPE TRAILER IN THE ADD. SINCE CHEVROLET CLAIMS IT HAS NO HISTORY OF THIS BEING AN ISSUE, I FELT THAT I SHOULD NOTIFY SOMEONE OF THIS UNSAFE SITUATION WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE MY PROBLEM WITH SOMEONE WHO MIGHT RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AND TRY TO PREVENT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Engine and engine cooling, Electronic stability control (ESC), Feb 17, 2012
I WAS TRAVELING ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING A SLOW MOVING TRUCK IN THE RIGHT LANE AHEAD OF ME. THERE WAS ANOTHER TRUCK BEHIND ME IN MY LANE. I MOVED TO THE LEFT LANE TO PASS THE SLOW TRUCK. JUST AFTER I BEGAN THE PASS MY PICKUP SLOWED QUICKLY AND BEGAN FLASHING ERROR MESSAGES: STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED, ENGINE POWER REDUCED & SERVICE STABILITRAK. THE TRUCK BEHIND ME HAD MOVED UP CLOSE AND FOLLOWED ME AROUND THE SLOW MOVING TRUCK. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND CONTINUED SLOWING QUICKLY. I HAD JUST ENOUGH ROOM TO SWERVE IN BEHIND THE SLOW TRUCK AS MY SPEED FELL BELOW ITS SPEED. THE TRUCK BEHIND ME NARROWLY AVOIDED A REAR IMPACT WITH MY TRUCK, WHICH, I BELIEVE, WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND TRIED TO SPEED UP. ABOUT 40 MPH WAS ALL MY TRUCK WOULD DO. I STOPPED AND GOT OUT THE MANUAL. IT SAID TO RESET THE STABILITRAK, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR 30 SECONDS. I DID THAT AND THE TRUCK SEEMED TO FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, AT LEAST AS FAR AS ENGINE POWER. I STILL HAD TRACTION CONTROL & STABILITRAK ERROR MESSAGES AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN 40 MILES TO MY HOME TOWN WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY TRUCK INTO THE CHEVY DEALER ON THE 30TH. THE SERVICE REP RECOGNIZED MY DESCRIPTION IMMEDIATELY AS A "THROTTLE SENSOR" FAILURE. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MY CONCERNS ARE DUAL: FIRST, ONLY LUCK AND YEARS OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATION TRAINING ENABLED ME TO AVOID BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY THE FOLLOWING TRUCK WHEN MY TRUCK UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER. AN IMPACT WOULD HAVE LIKELY BE LIFE THREATENING CONSIDERING THE SPEED AND PROXIMITY OF TWO TRUCKS. SECOND, SUBSEQUENTLY, I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE INTERNET REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE GOING BACK SEVERAL MODEL YEARS AND MY SERVICE PAPER WORK INDICATES A GM SERVICE BULLETIN FOR IT EXISTS. *TR