Chevrolet Silverado 1500 owners have reported 2 problems related to winch equipment (under the equipment category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Chevrolet Silverado 1500 based on all problems reported for the Silverado 1500.
Safety latch on spare tire winch lowering system won't dis engage. Spare tire can't be accessed to replace flat tire. I believe this is a safety issue, especially when stranded on the road shoulder exposed to high speed traffic. The aaa tow truck driver said that this a frequent problem with gm products and has since been redesigned. Shouldn't gm fix their previous mistakes.
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Twice I have had the spare tire winch cable break on me,if this was to happen in heavy traffic or high speeds it could cause serious injury or death,and I was never aware it was gone until I needed the spare.
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