Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Chevrolet Silverado 3500

Chevrolet Silverado 3500 owners have reported 7 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 (4 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Chevrolet Silverado 3500


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Chevrolet Silverado 3500

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Driving at hiway speed and towing a 40' travel trailer the transmission failed and put my family in grave danger. Gm is aware of this issue as they have issued a service bulletin due to an engineering flaw. . . .   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

On April 13, 2026, I experienced two safety-related malfunctions while driving my 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 ltz on a two-lane highway in light rain. At approximately 6:24:05 pm, the windshield wipers stopped in the upright position for about 2–3 seconds while the vehicle was in motion,   Read details...

The Sensing System Radar problem

The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. The contact stated while driving 65 mph and above, the radar sensors failed to function intermittently. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The dealer found no cause for the failure.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

I’ve heard all the horror stories about faulty electrical issues. I’m chasing an issue now on my 2018 with only 87,000 miles after spending a bunch of money on batteries hub assemblies random control modules to try to fix an issue of stabilitrak, traction control, abs, trailer brakes,   Read details...




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