Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 owners have reported 92 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (40 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (24 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Chevrolet Silverado 1500


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Chevrolet Silverado 1500

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

When I bought the truck it was working fine. Went through chevy and got all the inspections done before buying the truck and it worked fine. About 2 months later my front collision automatic breaking, lane keep and assist, and automatic high berms stopped working.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

These incidents are unrelated: 1) multiple times the adaptive cruise brakes when no object is in front of the vehicle. Almost causing the vehicle behind to rear end you. 2) engine failure while driving.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

The radio system is severely defective, exhibiting: •complete loss of sound with no audio output •severe crackling and static when sound does work •intermittent failures that create safety concerns when navigation or hands-free calling fails.   Read details...

The Forward Collision Avoidance problem

The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking space and turning the steering wheel to the right, the vehicle surged forward going up onto the curb, and the contact depressed the brake pedal; however, the vehicle failed to stop.   Read details...




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