general problems of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - part 1

When driving in traffic about 10 mph engine shuts down and power steering goes out. . When I slow to turn, the engine shuts down sometimes and the power steering goes out. No warnings. I’m afraid to drive it. I almost hit a lady while turning in a parking lot because the steering went out and it died. Sometime it’s hard to turn the key to start the truck. This has happened 9 or 10 times now.

I bought a truck from paul gerber auto sales, inc(used car dealer) in omaha nebraska. The transmission is bad because of the torque converter and a known issue where the transmission fluid gets too hot causing the torque converter to become damaged. There are also multiple known safety recalls with this vehicle and the issue with the transmission has been confirmed by a independent mechanic. The dealer had me driving it down roads that didn't take the vehicle through all of its gears so the problem wasn't noticed until after I had gotten on to the freeway. Went on the freeway I noticed that it was shifting up hard and downshifting hard as well as a rumble strip effects in the vehicle struggled to get up to speed or was sluggish. When I was clear and tried to pull out into a lane from an intersection the vehicle struggled to get up to speed and I was nearly rear-ended. That's when I took it to have an obd reading which caused the check engine light to turn on and notice that codes were pending which means that the dealership cleared the codes before the test drive. Please have not been made aware yet but I will be filing a report.

Vehicle is experiencing intermittent electrical issues, including vehicle completely shutting off while driving, driver window security warning message appears, radio, outside temp and fuel economy will reset when starting the truck. Last time it shut down while coming to a stop, a message appeared on the driver information screen saying “3 key programmed to vehicle”. Sometimes before it shuts down while driving, the radio and dash lights go out followed by engine stalling and there are different messages that appear briefly, like, service stabilitrac, roll driver window down & 3 keys programmed. The truck has shut down on me while operating 7 times in the last 3 months! this is extremely dangerous as I lose power steering & brakes! it has happened while in the middle of a busy intersection, in a round about, pulling into a parking spot, driveway and while driving straight on a road. I have cleaned & checked all ground locations, replaced the battery and alternator, cleaned battery terminals and cables, checked all the fuses and nothing has made it stop!.

Twice know I have had the truck shutdown when turning to the left at slow speed . Took the truck to a maint shop and they had three codes in the computer but nothing they could fix so they cleared the codes and said to drive it and if it happens again to bring it in and they'll see what they can find out ,but my have to go to agm service center to have it checked . So I'm drive carefully and hope not to have a accident.

The truck went in for the fuel injector number 6 again. Went in on June 13 and on the 12 as well. On the 12 they said it was the number 6 coil. They then gave it back but the next day had to be returned again for the same problem. This time they found the number 6 fuel injector was possibly shorted out. The service manager did call and said that I was right that it was the fuel injector. I feel that I paid for a coil that should not have been replaced in the first place.

I am writing to report a significant mechanical failure with my 2014 Chevrolet silverado, which I believe warrants further attention due to its potential safety implications and its connection to a widely documented defect affecting many gm vehicles equipped with active fuel management (afm) systems. The engine suffered lifter and camshaft failure. This is a well-known problem with gm trucks using afm systems and can pose a safety hazard, particularly if the vehicle stalls while driving. Failed component: the engine’s valve lifters and camshaft failed. The components and repair documentation are available for inspection upon request. Safety risk: this failure caused loss of power while driving, creating a risk of stalling in traffic, which could endanger both myself and other drivers on the road. Confirmed diagnosis: the issue was confirmed by the dealership where I service my truck, team Chevrolet in las vegas, nv. They identified the lifter and camshaft failure as the source of the symptoms. Inspection history: the vehicle has been inspected and diagnosed by the repair facility. I reported my concerns directly to general motors and formally requested goodwill assistance and an extended warranty to cover the repairs. However, gm denied my goodwill and extended warranty request despite widespread reports and tsbs. Warning signs: these warning signs began to show June, 2025 after picking it up from the service department at team Chevrolet as it had been serviced. The truck was taken back to the dealership within 30 minutes of picking it up.

I was driving home from work on 5/9/2025 and my truck slowly started to loose power and I almost got rear ended going up a hill. No check engine lights or symptoms noted prior I was able to make it to the chevy dealer here in town where I live and dropped off. Dealer noted cyl 4 has a misfireand there is a tick noise on that bank. Checked and found no compression on cyl 4, removed valve cover and found that the lifter for cyl 4 is broken and pushrod bent. After reasearching found this to be a common problem, contacted chevy reagarding this as truck is low miles (88k) no help offered.

While driving to work a month ago (3/19/25) I lost the power to accelerate out of nowhere. And my truck started making this noise, what I can only describe as a winding up noise while trying to accelerate. I was going 55mph on a busy morning commute. There were no warning lights. I pulled over and shut the truck off. Checked oil (even though it was changed a week or 2 prior). Oil was fine. Let truck sit for 10 mins then tried to turn back on, it started but had that winding up noise when just sitting in idle, the check engine light then came on after it was on for a minute or so. Ran codes at home, and truck started making an additional rattle noise on top of the winding up noise when had to be turned on. One code was the crankshaft position sensor, we changed that out. Then the truck wouldn't start. Taken to dealership, and they said initially they found a broken connector to the engine harness. Fixed that then truck started but still making the rattle/clunk type noise and louder than at home so they continued diagnostics because they said the noise sounds like a rod knock, so rod either being bent/broken/slipping. Further diagnostics found that oil and coolant are mixed along with metal shavings through engine so new engine is needed.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, there was an abnormal sound coming from the rear end of the vehicle. The contact discovered that there was white and blue smoke coming from the exhaust. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Ignition lock actuator faulty. Causing ingition to be stuck in start position.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who identified a misfire in cylinder #4, resulting in damages to the lifters and camshaft. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 20 mph, the engine made an abnormal knocking sound. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with lifters failure. The mechanic determined that the lifters needed to be replaced. Additionally, the mechanic informed the contact that if the camshaft had failed, the camshaft and the engine would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 147,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 55 mph and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended and decelerated unintendedly. The contact pulled over to the side of the road, turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The contact was able to continue driving; however, the vehicle failed to exceed 20 mph. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine lifters needed to be replaced, and the contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, where the upper part of the engine was rebuilt, and the lifters were replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 98,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 50 mph, the vehicle began to jerk. The vehicle downshifted and upshifted violently. There was smoke coming from the tailpipe. The accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle was slow to respond. The vehicle stopped and lunged forward. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to service the vehicle and referred the contact to the dealer. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the fuel injectors and cylinder #7 needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The onstar error message was displayed and stated to disregard. The contact used and obd tool and retrieved dtc code: p0207 (power train injector) and p0300 “power train”; and a random cylinder misfire was detected. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact there were no open recalls on the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.

I have put 2 cat converters in 2 yrs in this truck there was a recall for an engine control module that when it gets heated could start a fire but it gets too hot and the converter gets clogged and oil starts going through engine. The dealer us out of business and went to jail. I can't keep putting new converts in and can't get inspection sticker because it causes the check engine light yo come on. What do I do now?.

Check engine light came on and the code was cylinder 7 misfire 'code p0307'. It was replaced the first time and only lasted less than two months. The same code came up again and when they put a new one in they had to tow it back because it failed not even 30 minutes later.

The contact owned a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the rear driveway, he noticed a reflection of flames, and then he noticed that the hood of the vehicle had caught on fire. The contact stated that the fire extended to the front headliner and front seats of the vehicle. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with the assistance of the fire department. A fire department report was filed. There was no injury sustained. There was no police report filed. The vehicle remained at the contact's residence, awaiting to be totaled. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 212,000.

Steering assist disabled comes on while driving and steering locks up and shuts everything off,and then starts back. Very very dangerous on the road not knowing where or when you're not in control of the vehicle. When this occurs engine stops,no brakes.

Lifter failure.

Vehicle has intermitten reduced engine display while traveling down the high way. Causes the vehicle to downshift and significantly increase engine rpm. I’m fearing if this continues to happen it will blow up my engine. The ecu shows code p2138. After some research I’ve learned gm is aware of this fsult in their vehicles and I believe they should be the one paying for their mistake. Not me.

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.

I have been getting the reduced engine power message due to the drive by wire components and the truck will go into limp mode. This is a very dangerous event due to the fact that a driver not knowing when this will happen. I have pulled into the road many times before and have this happen, and when it does go into limp mode, you are dead in the middle of the road trying to avoid being hit by on-coming cars. It is a known issue with gm for years now and many technical bulletins have been sent out about it.

The air conditioner condenser has a small leak causing the refrigerant to leak out. This is a known problem with all gm silverado 2014-2017 and a recall needs to be issued. They are all leaking in the same place due to a faulty weld from the factory.

Afm lifters failure: - during the afm activation and deactivation the lifters on my truck were observed to be collapsed causing the engine to malfunction. Transmission/torque converter: clunking noise when shifting between gears makies noise when the gear is in neutral rough shifting “chevy shake” - my truuk shakes violently while driving over 35 miles per hour, tires, alignment, etc was been tripple checked and replaced, dealer states it is within spec (even the shacking).

Lifter failure happened while traveling home from florida to SC. I was towing a vehicle and barely made it home. Having to drive at low speeds on the interstate put me at risk for accident. Now that I’m home I’m losing money because I have been unable to work due to not being able to drive the truck. The dealership quoted me $4700 to fix when there is a known class action lawsuit for this exact problem. Gm should just replace these motors. This is very dangerous. There were no prior warning signs it just started ticking after stopping for fuel.

- 2014 silverado afm/dfm/lifter failure. - while driving, truck misfired and lost power without warning or check engine light. - truck abruptly slowed down, forced to pull over putting myself and others in danger. - turned off engine and restarted, still no check engine light. - started driving again but had constant misfires and ticking noises. - took truck immediately to the shop. - service center confirmed lifter failure and common issues with afm/dfm. - the truck is a one owner vehicle which is current on all maintenance/service. - no previous symptoms or warnings of premature lifter failure.

Faulty active fuel management lifter, cylinder 6 misfire causes engine to suddenly lose power. Mechanic has replaced faulty lifter twice within a couple weeks and same issue keeps occurring.

The vehicle is now at 158,109 mi as of January 5th 2024 at approximately 148,000 to 152,000 mi I noticed the transmission and or the rear differential starting to slip have play and making various noises and sounds along with a jerking feeling where you would hit the gas and you could see the tachometer wind up a little bit and then when it seems the gears would catch or however it works it would jerk you forward with a bang feeling like somebody hit you from behind but there's no one back there a few times I would hit the gas to leave from a stop and merge into traffic and the vehicle would not move at all until 2 or 3 seconds had passed for the engine and transmission to finally catch up with each other or something I've noticed many recalls and problems on these transmissions as well as the same issues on a previous chevy silverado 2014 I had prior to this one I'm very concerned that at some point I'm going to try and enter a traffic situation and not be able to have forward motion taking a chance on being part of a collision due to the vehicle not moving forward as required when you hit the gas pedal. I've noticed signs of fluid around my rear differential cover I continuously check the fluid in the transmission it is always fine I would like to have it checked out as the engine is an excellent motor with no obvious problems I take care of it changing the oil and performing maintenance regularly as expected and required.

Braking system!!! yes avaliable for inspection anytime. When traveling no matter the speed when applying the brakes no matter the situation the brakes dont work the pedal feels real hard to push for a man of my stature 6'1" 265 pds. 1st time was getting home and the pedal goes hard and brakes dont work. This has happened numerous numerous times in drive thrus, intersections, stop lights and stop sign's, home almost taking out the garage door almost running my kids over!!!! hugh problems respectively if that were to ever happen. This is a manufacturer problem and owner nightmares that needs to be fixed before serious injuries happen. . . 2ndly, the engine lifters &transmission is another hugh problem for a person who works extremely hard for everthing he owns and takes care of his vehicle very meticulously because of how hard I worked for every penny to buy my all-time favorite trucks!!! ive owned many silverado's over my 47yrs of life and never have I been so disappointed in a vehicle for manufacturer flaws at the purchaser's expense!!!!! and we the purchaser's are not talking nickles and dimes either!!!!! thousands after we paid hard earned tens of thousands to purchase the xxxxxx of xxxx and it kills me to say that but its what I feel after a lifetime of loyalty to silverado's and the people that manufacture them. You must address every major problem and yyyooooouuuu know what they are!!!!! if a recall is not done for no fault of ours the loyal people that love our trucks I will not for the rest of my days on this beatiful planet ever by a gm product again. And I believe so many loyal others will follow suit. Do what's right and we all win in the end. Or you, yes you, will lose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! stand behind your product like we have, some all our lives or may carma have its way with you and we will stand by just as you and do nothing. As for the important questions that come after this section it has been happing for years! thanks 4your money sorry about your luck.

Heavy smell of gasoline in the cab and the bed of my truck as well as outside of the truck began on February 23, 2023. The truck is also harder to turn over or start since the smell has begun. Due to the gasoline smell, it is causing a nauseous feeling, severe headaches, coughing and a red flush over my wife’s face when she is in the truck. The transmission line leak has been leaking for quite some time and I have to replace the transmission fluid a least a quart of fluid every two weeks. I was not notified of the safety recalls for the fuel pump pressure regulator and the transmission oil cooler line leak/ fire danger on my 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. I have taken my truck to be assessed by the Chevrolet dealer on 03/13/2023, and they determined that my truck does indeed have both of these safety recall problems but that they will not repair them. They stated it is a closed recall and my 95k+ miles were too high. The safety recall bulletin #14121 and #13370a both state no mileage limitation and declare my make and model affected by these safety failures. I have paid off the loan to my truck early only to be unable to drive it safely or enjoy it. I have never been late on any of my payments and was proud to pay it off early. This model truck has had several recalls including an incident with the front wheel falling off due to a mechanical failure, that was shocking and frightening when it happened after only owning it for approx. 2 years. With the fuel leaking and carbon monoxide, and the transmission fluid leaking, the dealer should take responsibility and repair these problems that they know are a safety and fire issue as stated in the recall bulletins and make my vehicle operable again. I am only asking that the dealership provide me with the repairs they said are needed to the failures caused by improper installations and or faulty equipment from the manufacturer as stated in the safety bulletin recalls.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was driving sluggishly. The contact stated that the vehicle lost motive power. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure recurred, but the contact was able to drive the vehicle to her destination. The contact stated that the fuel pump had been replaced several months prior to the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Automatic fuel management system failure has caused a p0300 code as multiple misfire diagnosed to cylinder 4 dead with no compression. This vehicle is no longer drivable and I still owe $21,000. Gm knows of this failure for a long time. At current I have no way to pay for repairs and making payments on a truck I can not drive. I bought this vehicle used at 83,000 miles and have put 16,000 miles on it in 2 1/2 years.

Using a signal for lane changes causes cruise control to disengage, suspension messages and air bag failure messages as well as tire failure icon would all come on and when leaving the exit ramp and decelerating the engine would die and system would lock up without ability to steer. So dangerous. Then next trip all is good but the engine failing while driving has happened a half dozen times. The last incident was another engine failure during an exit from the interstate in November.

Steering assistance failed during slow speed turn into side street. Vehicle stalled with no power to steer or brake. Engine turned off allowing vehicle to dead stick accross two lanes of traffic for opposite direction. Vehicle came to rest in parking lot nearby. Had there been vehicles in those lanes an accident would have occurred. Dash board monitor gives signals that "stability track" off and check engine have issues. In August of 2017 received recall letter from gm citing problem with eps (electric power steering). Took vehicle to serpentini chevy on August 13th 2017 and they reprogramed eps module. Milage at this time was 20,085. They did not charge for repair. In 2017 my vehicle had no symptoms of recall. Now in 2022 this eps problem is happening with milage 54,000 twice almost causing mva.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 55 mph, the brake pedal was depressed down to the floorboard, but the vehicle failed to stop immediately. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The vehicle slowed down and came to a stop with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The failure occurred on 4 separate occasions. The vehicle was towed to the dealer; however, no cause for the failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired; however, the contact replaced the brake pads. The contact stated that on another occasion, while driving 55 mph, the vehicle lost motive power, the steering wheel locked, and lost functionality. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle and the vehicle returned to normal functionality. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, no cause for the failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that on another occasion while driving 55 mph, the a/c stopped functioning as intended. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with a coolant leak. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.