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3rd Generation Silverado 1500 News and Notes

Bite-sized content about all the recalls, lawsuits, and investigations surrounding the 2014-2018 Silverado 1500.

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  • A lawsuit says a failed vacuum pump in GM’s brake boosters can make the brake pedal extremely hard to push, leading to longer stopping distances and accidents. While investigating a rear-end collision involving the lead plaintiff ”GM told her she should read the manual to understand how the brakes worked.” Nothing says “we value our customers” like accusing them of not knowing how brakes work. GM promised to fix the plaintiff’s bumper in exchange for confidentiality. Obviously this didn’t go over well.

    Posted on
    October 10, 2018
    Tagged
    #lawsuit
    Source
    carcomplaints.com
  • Low voltage is temporarily disabling the power steering in more than 1 million GM trucks and SUVs, prompting a massive recall for the 2015 model year. A near carbon-copy recall was made for similar vehicles back in August 2017. The major difference? It was 2014 model year.

    Posted on
    September 13, 2018
    Tagged
    #recall
    Source
    carcomplaints.com
  • GM is recalling 23,000 vehicles because the a seat belt pretensioner cable may no longer be attached. The automaker had been monitoring the field for signs of pretensioner cables wearing down in 2014-2016 trucks and SUVs and monitoring warranty data, leading the automaker to open an internal investigation.

    Posted on
    May 27, 2018
    Tagged
    #recall
    Source
    carcomplaints.com
  • KSBH is Kansas City has a story about a frustrated Chevrolet owner who is tired of his truck's excessive vibrations, especially on the highway. [Mike] Hollingsworth said the shaking began within weeks of purchasing the truck. Because he bought it new, Hollingsworth said he didn't take it for a test drive ... That was the biggest mistake I made," he said.

    Posted on
    July 7, 2017
    Tagged
    #news
    Source
    kshb.com
  • GM is recalling nearly 4,800 new trucks and SUVs, and telling their owners to stop driving until their front upper control arms can be repaired. GM blames the problem on a bad weld near the control arm bushing, a problem the automaker discovered on a GMC Yukon XL Denali. The faulty weld can cause the control arm to change shape and eventually separate.

    Posted on
    May 4, 2016
    Tagged
    #news
    Source
    carcomplaints.com
  • Turns out the flexible steel cables GM used to connect its seat belts to the body of their trucks might be a little too flexible. (The) cable can break over time due to a driver repeatedly getting into the seat, causing the cable to bend and eventually separate. GM says it discovered the seat belt problem by looking at warranty data, but no accidents or injuries have been reported.

    Posted on
    April 16, 2016
    Tagged
    #recall
    Source
    carcomplaints.com

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