Equipment Problems of Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - part 2

I have been shopping for a truck for a little over a year now specifically a 2012 chevy silverado. To date everyone I found has frame and body rust but the frame rust is so bad that most aren’t safe to drive.

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Unknown…randomly started on fire after driving. Police report was filed under 25-000653/altoona police (I don’t have a copy).

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Truck rev high without much acceleration clunking noise when accelerating hard shifting shuttering.

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Chevy silverado shakes at 20, 40,65 and 70 mph chevy shake.

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Over the course of ownership the chassis of this vehicle has gotten horrendously corroded, which has caused structural components of the frame to begin to develop rust holes needing repair. These holes in the chassis are caused by the incorrect application of the factory chassis wax coating and has caused the entire frame to become deeply rusted through in many areas. Additionally I have been through two transmissions, the first occurring at around 55,000 miles of use, and the second around 105,000 miles. Seems there is a point of failure after around 50,000 miles on these transmissions.

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The frame is completely rusted my mechanic said it is paper thin and is in danger of falling gm is not offering to fix this even though it is a TSB it is very dangerous to drive.

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Water found in rear interior of cab, water leak at rear sliding window. I noticed water spots on the left and right sides of the headliner. I took it to a dealer (malloy chevy winchester va), and the said it was a TSB put out on this problem and they would file a claim. The truck has 48000 miles and the bumper to bumper company denied the claim. Have the TSB didn't matter to them. Can you assist in any way with this?.

Electronics for hands free stopped working. This part was already replaced once. When backing up, the whole truck shut down. I restarted, it said to roll drivers side window down and up. Truck started up again. Few days later. . . Returning from trip, lost power, windshield wipers came on, electronics in truck started blinking. Pulled over, rolled driver's side window up and down. Started back on road. This has happened numerous times. Whenever I gave it extra gas, asking for power to pass, same thing mentioned above happened. Very stressful! next day, hit a hole, truck totally shut down again. Husband was able to safely coast off road, however, if he had been pulling out at a major intersection, this could have been bad. Warning light that comes with shutdown says "stabltrack issue". I have not seen our dealer service department yet, but plan to very soon. Very unsafe. . . And I love this truck!!!!.

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The lock actuators on the truck have failed multiple times on each door. The rear locks have failed again. I have replaced them numerous times. I do see a lot of people complaining on forums about the same issue. I always have to check to make sure my doors lock when I exit my vehicle. I have put todays date as the incident due to multiple times the locks have failed.

Unknown, my transmission gave up on me but there was no warning light and I almost got in a car accident due to the transmission 8l90.

We bought this truck in 2020 with only in two years had to have the transmission rebuilt within warranty 2 1/2 years later after rebuilding the transmission with the dealer warranty, the transmission gives out again same problems as before now the warranty expired and we have to pay out of pocket to have the transmission replaced as no one is reaponxible for repairs. This has been an ongoing issue since the beginning and I don’t understand what this transmission is not being recalled if you could please explain multiple people that I have talked to and multiple mechanics have advised me that this is an ongoing issue with this make and model. I only wish I had known this before purchasing and now I’m hoping that I can get help on this.

A trailer hitch has an sticker stating the tow vehicle maximum trailer rating for the hitch. Owner's manual and towing safety stickers on the driver's side door only state the maximum dead weight for a hitch. . . That is the weight applied if a trailer is attached to the tow vehicle's hitch ball. This sticker give you maximum if a trailer is installed with a weight distribution hitch assembly. On my 2025 silverado, as well on four other silverados I viewed at a dealer, and a few GMC sierras, also viewed at dealers, the sticker is applied; however, impossible to read the specifications supplied by the sticker. I have uploaded two files: one, is the sticker as viewed on a 2016 GMC that is attached to the bottom of the hitch, easy to read and obtain the safety information contained. Second photo is how the sticker is attached to my 2025 silverado (and as noted on all other vehicles I viewed at dealerships) and as you can see, the specifications are not readable. I even tried a mirror and not enough room for the mirror to fit and allow viewing of the stats. The information on this sticker is required to safely pull a trailer with a weight distribution style hitch assembly. And to require a sticker, but not make as requirement it needs to be legible is ludicrous. Thanks.

Transmission isssues hard shifting and no shifting at times. I informed the dealership about the recall on this issue and they are saying it doesn’t fall under the recall which isn’t true because my vehicles is showing all of the symptoms under the recall #n242454440.

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Rain is coming in through the back window. Dealer is stating that the rain is coming from the sliding window but satellite is stating it’s the brake light on the top of the truck.

My vehicle has 43k miles and I just got a p1098 code. I took it to a local mechanic and they have determined that the engine coolant control valve position sensor is not functioning. This is causing the fan to run at 100% at all times. I am also getting a message on the dash stating that the vehicle is in reduced acceleration mode. When doing my research I have found that this part is failing on multiple silverado's. The part is on national back order and the dealership won't answer any questions regarding warranty.

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I’m reporting a safety concern involving a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with the 3. 0l duramax diesel engine. The vehicle went into limp mode and died on the side of the road. Aaa installed a new battery, which temporarily restored operation, though the “service charging system” warning remained. I drove it home, let it sit for several days, and then took it to a Chevrolet dealership. Although the warning light had cleared, I brought it in out of caution. The first dealer diagnosed a failed alternator and recommended replacement at a cost of $2,158. 75. I was also told the vehicle was not included in any active recalls related to this issue. Believing the price was high and wanting a second opinion, I went to another Chevrolet dealer. They ran the same diagnostic and found no issue with the alternator or generator, charging only a diagnostic fee. They also said if the alternator had needed replacement, the cost would have been around $1,300. I mentioned to both dealers that I had seen similar alternator/charging system failures recalled on other 2020 silverado models. Online forums and customer complaints suggest that many Silverado 1500 trucks with the 3. 0l duramax are experiencing similar problems, indicating a potentially broader issue. Given the inconsistency in diagnostics, the significant cost discrepancy, and the number of similar consumer reports, I believe this issue may be more widespread than current recalls reflect. I respectfully request that NHTSA investigate whether the existing recall should be expanded or if a new recall should be issued for 2020 Silverado 1500 models equipped with the 3. 0l duramax. This issue occurred shortly after a separate failure related to the nox sensor, which I am submitting under a separate complaint.

While driving, the emergency brake engages and locks the car up coming to a complete stop mid driving (on highway!). This has happened 3 times now, took it into dealer, they did a computer update and released. It has since happened again, with my child in the car!.

My tailgate started opening randomly for 2 consecutive days now. This happens while the vehicle is in park with the keys out of the ignition and also while driving down the road exposing items in the bed to possibly fall out and cause potential injury or death from accidents.

Diesel engine continues to overheat, even after the oil temperature sensor failure dealership repair. Truck is very well maintained. However, common and trending issue amongst 1500 silverado diesel owners is overheating which causes engine to loose power while driving and even get so hot it can catch fire. Warning lights appear only when problem is at engine failure point. Also, we lost power or reduced power on freeway which almost caused an accident and engine was smoking. We had it towed to epic Chevrolet in sacramento, CA. Within one week of dealership repair covered under powertrain warranty, dealership said overheating engine is due to a “new” code for coolant pump. In short, fire and driving safety hazard that can cost lives if not addressed by NHTSA.

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I was enjoying my day off with my family while driving torch highway when I try to pick up my speed to merge in, but my truck was not responding, when stepping on gas, I certainly did not saw any of them gears change I had to put to the for our safety and had to call a tow truck.

Had a check engine code and the dealership diagnosed the problem as being the coolant control valve. However being still under warranty they said that part is no longer covered under powertrain warranty as of Feb 1st. They now want me to pay 4400 for a part that fails often. Is there anything I can do?.

I had my windshield replaced and the installer said when he removed the old glass, the bottom of the glass didn't have the rubber strip accross the bottom. Our rear sliding window has had a small leak, so we asked him to check it out too. He noticed that the window also does not have the rubber weather seal.

Hard shifting, mainly first to second gear. Shuddering at high speeds, and hard downshifting.

My onstar module stopped working on my 23 chevy silverado. I am planning a vacation and with out onstar I risk being stranded without this service. My wifi does not work I can not see the speed limit I am unable to contact onstar for help if needed whether that be for directions, or help if I have and emergency. I can not use the handsfree google assistant I took it to my dealer and when I took it I was 400 miles past the warranty. I was not aware of the issue until I tried the handsfree google assistant and if did not work.

Crank no start with a p129f set due to internal speed failure between fuel pump and fuel pump control module. Updated design module and pump must be replaced together se apago dejandonos en medio DE 2 carriles en una curva y no funcionaban las intermitentes pasaban muchos autos y trailers estabamos mi esposo mi hijo DE 7 años y yo gracias a dios no se nos estampo un trailer mi hijo ES autista y DE el miedo no ha podido dormir bien ni yo tampoco aun tiemblo era domingo y no podiamos conseguir una grua y llame a Chevrolet dijeron que llegarian en 16 minutos y tardaron mas DE 1 hora la llevaron a mi casa y el lunes la llevaron a la agencia DE Chevrolet muchas camionetas han tenido esa falla no se por que no hay avisos en esta pagina me quieren cobrar mucho y la camioneta solo tiene 7921 millas no hubo mensajes DE advertenci ni luces hasta despues DE que se detuvo la camioneta y ya no quizo avanzar se apagaba inmediatamente.

The tail gate on my 2023 silverado has started to open on its own both while driving and while stopped as well as attempting to open every 3-5 minutes while the vehicle is off. I contacted Chevrolet after I saw there was open recalls for this exact issue to see if my truck was covered with this recall and to my chagrin it is not. But from what I read, this is the exact issue that other drivers of silverados between the years of 2020-2024 have been experiencing.

When I am driving my vehicle and I pull in to park, I put the gear shift into park and shut the vehichle off and a light comes on in the dash and says shift to park. And the vehichle will not shut down for several minutes after this light comes on. It also feels like there is a hesitation in the transmission at times after I start the vehicle and start driving.

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The tumbler in keyed switch is locked up solid . Cannot turn key to start or turn on.

I get a shift to park message on my dash behind steering wheel whenever I put the vehicle in park and turn it off. It want let the vehicle completely shutdown.

Electrical component failure in the tailgate handle causes the tailgate to come open at anytime during driving. Also the malfunction causes your battery to go dead.

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The car while I’m driving, when I start driving it has a kick could be transmission.