general problems of the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - part 2

53 problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 based on all problems reported for the 2016 Silverado 1500.

36 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2021

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while coming to a stop and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle started to lose motive power. The vehicle lost motive power and the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that after several seconds the vehicle regained motive power. The failure recurred approximately 5-6 times. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who was unable to identify the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.

37 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2021

My truck has a shudder/ shake while accelerating as well as rough shifts here and there. If certain speeds are maintained, the shudder is constant. This causes uneven speeds, noises, and distractions. I fear one day the transmission will fully give out while driving and I will crash. My vehicle is available for inspection. The problem is easily reproduced as it happens every time I drive. As well, the truck was recently at an independent service center and the problem was confirmed by an associate. The vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer as they told me it would cost me $180 just for a diagnostic which they will need my car for two days. There are no current dash lights on. This is a known issue and Chevrolet should be held accountable.

38 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 03/24/2021

The truck shakes while in slowing down or in a stop . . . . . And the wifi doesn't work I keep I been calling already for months to Chevrolet onstar for the resolution and they keep saying it fixed and it not.

39 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 02/21/2021

The truck will cut engine at any speed, totally losing power to breaks, steering, odometers etc. It mostly comes back on after a few seconds and sends a code of many different kids (service park assist, stabiitrac, roll window down and back up, trailer brake assist etc) this is very dangerous and needs to be recalled. This could happen during a critical driving move and could end up deadly. Currently, there are 70,000 miles on this truck and out of standard warranty and will probably cost a lot to fix. (labor mostly) research shows that this is pretty common and very scary. Gm even has a service bulletin out (18-na-161) showing that this is a common problem and is very dangerous, thus need to cover the recall right away.

40 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 02/20/2021

This is my family auto I usually use only on weekends three weeks ago engine light come out I took to the mechanic shop for a test and they told me this looks as need a recall from the manufacturer dealer the truck runs good with out problem but the engine light come out I will upload what's the shop says.

41 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 11/04/2020

When driving, if I do something electrical, like applying the brakes or using my turn signal, the entire car electrical system shuts off for a second and sometimes jerks the steering wheel out of my hand. It usually restarts immediately on its own while driving. I've had it also while parked with just the radio on, that everything just died. Then it took a few tries before the truck engine turned over to try starting it.

42 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 09/06/2020

I have a 2016 chevy silverado high country 6. 2l engine 8 speed transmission 38,000 miles. Transmission either hesitates or shifts roughly when accelerating. Multiple times when this occurred making a turn it nearly caused an accident if it decided to hesitate shifting. Gm has done nothing about this problem except give customer magical fluid fixes that don't last if they work at all, they are now on the third fluid including the original factory. They've been telling customers the transmission just has to re-learn shift patterns from day one. A friend of mine has one of these trucks as well and had one dealer tell him that's just how the truck works. If this is an acceptable mode of operation then why was the truck allowed on the road in the first place?.

43 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 04/28/2020

Ac condenser cracking blowing hot air.

44 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 07/08/2019

Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet silverado . The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle started to violently vibrated and hesitated with the traction control warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to team Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac 1069 canton rd, wintersville, OH 43953 (740) 326-4130 where the lifters were replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 1800. Dr.

45 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 06/20/2019

I was driving down highway when engine lost power and stopped. It was transported to dealership. The fuel injectors, fuel rails , and catalytic converter need to be replaced.

46 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 03/23/2019

Ac failure of newer Chevrolet vehicles. Ac loses freon due to poor design and manufacturing of ac system. Freon leaks into environment uncontrolled. If you continue to add freon to bandage faulty parts, all you do is continue to lose freon into the environment. General motors knows of this failure, but yet does nothing about it. It is happening across several of their vehicle's. Leaks are bad enough that ac system only operates for a couple of days until it needs recharging.

47 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 03/14/2019

Driving at 2 miles an hour or 65 miles an hour I have an issue with a bad vibration and a shaking coming unknown source. It feels like I'm hitting potholes that are a foot deep when traveling down the road it happens in various times I could be traveling on the highway and it scares me to the point where I have to pull over the vibration is in a floorboard the gas pedal the brake pedal it continues to get worse everyday I've had it to the shop one to two times a month for over a year. When traveling on a regular county road it happens it happens on the highway it happens in parking lots the vibration that I'm feeling from the floorboard into the gas pedal the brake pedal is a all-the-time thing at a idle it has a bad vibration coming from the motor the shop cannot find out none of my problems I've had it in the shop and spent thousands of dollars on in and no one source of vibration and unknown source of why it feels like I have a flat spot where I'm hitting potholes all the time from the front end I've had three sets of tires on it.

48 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 12/01/2018

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving slow speeds, the steering wheel violently jerked and the vehicle shook and lost power. Also, the electronic stability control indicator illuminated. The "parking assist off" and "roll down the side windows" messages were also displayed. The vehicle was taken to knudtsen Chevrolet (1900 e polston Ave, post falls, id 83854, (208) 664-8107), but they were unable to duplicate the failures. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 9-5137893474. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 52,000.

49 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 12/19/2017

(kh - no dealer info) tl the contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact was alerted by a neighbor that the vehicle was on fire. Upon inspection, the contact noticed flames. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not towed. A determination of whether the vehicle was destroyed was not determined. The manufacturer was notified and advised the contact that they would need to go through his insurance company. There were no injuries. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000. The VIN was not provided.

50 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 11/20/2016

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle shook forcefully. There were no warning indicators illuminated and the vibration caused the head lamps to vibrate. The contact stated that the voltage speed only read through 10. 5-11. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,790.

51 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 06/15/2016

It is commonly known the chevy 5. 3 and 6. 2 engines have lifter problems. Not sure why there has not been some sort of recall done already.

52 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 05/06/2016

Issue 1 - transmission: the Chevrolet silverado has a 6-speed transmission that clunks / hard shifts (very hard). Gm indicates that this is normal and/or the transmission is adapting to your driving style. The clunk is very distraction (startling) when driving. The transmission also hesitates in selecting gears. This is very dangerous when attempting to accelerate into traffic. On two occassion, I attempted to merge on to the interstate and the delayed transmission engagement almost resulted in a collision. Issue 2 - engine: the Chevrolet silverado has an active fuel management that drops the truck down to 4 cylinders. When this occurs, the entire truck will vibrate / reverberate causing headaches. Google "chevy shakes".

53 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 12/31/1969

We have replaced the engine twice and the transmission once spending 18,000 dollars on a truck that was 54,000 plus dollars that we bought in 2019 and we still owe over 5 grand on currently. Currently now were having a stablittrack malfunction weve been told by numerous mechanics how awful this year for yjis particular vehicle is because its the first year gm decided to put in a Smart engine . We definitely regret ever buying this gm product ??we truly need help with the repairs for tnis truck ! its stranded us numerous times even shutting off trying to go thru a red light !.



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