Exterior Lighting Related Problems of the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

Table 1 shows one common exterior lighting related problems of the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500.

Table 1. Exterior Lighting related problems of Chevrolet Silverado 2500

Problem Category Number of Problems
Exterior Lighting problems
4

Exterior Lighting problem #1

Tail light assembly falls out of the truck body due to faulty bolt connections that fail ( crumble and break off) due to heat from parking in the sun.

Exterior Lighting problem #2

Dashboard lights and audio system shut off randomly for one second while driving, and then turned back on. When shutting the truck off, all power was lost for one second.

Exterior Lighting problem #3

When in drive entering an incline the engine will lurch to a higher gear. Also when driving the light in the front panel will go dark. Can not read speed, tack, gas level all black. ( for 30 sec, 45 sec then for an hour and a half) also the air-conditioning will turn on automatically without me turning it on and no indicator it is on. Then later the air-conditioning indicator light will turn on . Still without me turning on the air-conditioning. At all times truck was in motion on street or highway.

Exterior Lighting problem #4

Brightness level for the center console display (radio, climate controls) cannot be dimmed. When adjusting the volume, changing airflow, tuning radio etc, a banner is displayed along the top of the screen that is so bright it is almost blinding at night. It significantly impairs night vision. There needs to be a dimming option. The banner is the same brightness regardless of speed or time of day. Chevy 2500 silverado wt.


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