2016 Chevrolet SILVERADO 3500 problems and owner complaints

NEW TRUCK HAD LOSE STEERING WHEN I TOOK DELIVERY, REQUIRING OVER CORRECTION. WITH JUST 4529 IN MILEAGE ON IT I TOOK IT BACK TO MY DEALER. WAS TOLD THEY ALREADY HAD MADE REPAIRS TO FOUR OTHER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC RECIRCULATING BALL STEERING GEAR. STEERING GEAR ADJUSTER WAY TOO FAR OUT, LEAKING AT SHAFT SEALS. REPLACED GEAR AND THE NEW ONE WAS BAD AS WELL, WITH STEERING STICKING AND THEN SLIPPING. REPLACED WITH SECOND NEW GEAR AND VEHICLE CHECKED OUT AND WAS RETURNED TO ME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPI…

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10909772 at NHTSA ↗

THE SAFETY CONCERN ON THIS ISSUE IS THE SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF VEHICULAR STEERING CONTROL. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN TO 1,700 TOTAL MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE TRUCK'S STEERING CONTROL BECAME SLOPPY IN 70MPH + INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DRIVING RESULTING IN HIGHWAY WANDER SIMILAR TO DRIVING IN WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPG+ (WHERE AT TIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN POSITION IN YOUR HIGHWAY LANE). SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE STEERING BOX SHOWED THAT THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN ARM LASH ADJUSTMENT SCREW ON THE STEERING BOX HAD BACKED OF…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10944186 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH HAULING A GOOSE NECK FLATBED DUEL TANDEM TRAILER, THE POWER BUS BAR SHORTED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH A LOOSE WIRE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STARTER. THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE CONTACT WAS LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE WIRES AND REPLACED ALL OF THE BUS BARS. THE NEXT MORNING, WITHIN LESS THAN 20 MILES, THE BUS BARS FAILED…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10909332 at NHTSA ↗

THE TRUCK IS A 2016 CHEVROLET 3500 HD DIESEL, WHEN THE TRUCK GOES INTO REGENERATION MODE THE TRUCK ACCELERATES WITHOUT NOTICE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S IN PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL OR DRIVE, THE RPM OF THE ENGINE SPEEDS UP TO ABOUT 900 RPM. IN A FORWARD MOTION IT WILL SPEED UP FROM 6 MPH TO 10 MPH IN DRIVE WITHOUT NOTICE. IN REVERSE IT WILL SPEED UP TO 5 MPH WITHOUT NOTICE. IF YOU ARE AT A STOP LIGHT AND IT GOES INTO REGENERATION MODE IT WILL ALMOST PUSH THROUGH THE BRAKE, INADVERTENTLY CATCHING YOU OFF GUARD AND HAVING TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE WITH …

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10979485 at NHTSA ↗

P2636 TRANSFER PUMP - DRIVER INDICATED FUEL GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING FROM FULL TO EMPTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY. DRIVER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION STRONG FUEL ODOR. DEALERSHIP FOUND CLEARED CODE AND FOUND GAUGES READING NORMAL, THEN PUMP "GOT LOUD AND HOT AND QUIT OPERATING". REPLACED FUEL TRANSFER PUMP. VEHICLE HAD 40,396 MILES. BELIEVE THIS TO BE A HAZARD TO OUR DRIVERS, WITH FUEL LEAK/FIRE AND STALLING POTENTIAL OUTCOMES.

Owner-reported narrative. 40,396 miles reported. Look up ODI 10966553 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE SPEED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HERB EASLEY MOTORS (1125 CENTRAL E FWY, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76306, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL RAILS. IN ADDITION, THE FAN CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED,…

Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11084287 at NHTSA ↗

THERE IS NO GRILLE BILLET COVERING THE RADIATOR IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND DEBRIS FILLS THE COILS ON THE RADIATOR CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO RUN HOT

Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10908108 at NHTSA ↗

4 WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT ENGAGE BEFORE. STUCK ON AN SNOWY PARKING STRUCTURE AND COULD NOT GET UP THE RAMP, DUE TO 4WD NOT ENGAGING.DRIVE SHAFT PARTS BROKE WHILE ENGAGING 4WD. IT WAS CRACKED PRIOR TO THE BREAK, BUT THE TORQUE CAUSED IT TO SNAP IMPACTING THE TRANSMISSION,RIPPING OUT THE FILTER FROM THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IRREPARABLE DAMAGE. REAR WHEELS WERE IN MUD NEAR A BOAT RAMP. FRONT TIRES WERE ON DRY GROUND. ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT, REAR TIRES SPUN. STOPPED TRUCK, PUT INTO 4 HI AND THE FRONT TIRES WOULD NOT CATCH, AND REAR SPUN. DIGGING DEEPER …

Owner-reported narrative. 13,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11000948 at NHTSA ↗

GAS EXPLODED OUT THE TOP OF THE TANK - CAUSING GAS TO FLOW OUT OF THE TOP. NO FIRE STARTED SINCE IT HAPPENED RIGHT AS THE FIRETRUCK WAS PASSING THE AREA. THEY HEARD THE NOISE AND SMELLED THE GAS. THEY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND MARKED OFF THE AREA. THEY ALSO ASSISTED IN CLEANING UP THE SPILL. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE AND THEY CONTINUED TO COAST TO A SAFE SPOT SINCE THE TRUCK NO LONGER WAS GETTING FUEL.

Owner-reported narrative. 21,971 miles reported. Look up ODI 10979746 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING VEHICLE ABS AND SKID WARNING LIGHTS APPEARS, BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING APPEARS ALWAYS LIT WHILE IN TOWING MODE. NONE STOP BEEPING. NO REASON WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED BY MULTIPLE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE CHANGED SENSORS, TOWING PLUG TWICE, ELECTRICAL REWIRING. BEGAN TOWING 1 HOUR AFTER REPAIRS AND THE SAME PROBLEMS BEGAN ALL OVER AGAIN. NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN NOTICED $2700.00 LATER

Owner-reported narrative. 75,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11039430 at NHTSA ↗