2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 stability control problems

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact was alerted by OnStar of a failure with the stability system. While the contact’s husband was driving 45 MPH, the vehicle was jerking; the brakes were sticking while the brake pedal was depressed. The failure persisted while driving 50 MPH. The driver used the back roads while driving to the residence. The brakes and ABS warning lights were flashing quickly. The vehicle was taken to AutoZone, and DTC: U0422, was retrieved. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V761000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Service Brakes, Electronic Stability Control (ESC); and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 113,000.

NHTSA complaint #11754512 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal was inadvertently depressed while depressing the accelerator pedal. The messages "Service Stabili-trak" and "Service Trailer Brake" were displayed. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed, and errors code: C0131 & C0161 were retrieved. The vehicle was diagnosed at the owner's expense. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,741.

NHTSA complaint #11721521 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the “Service Stabili-trak” message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the instrument panel went black, the vehicle lost motive power and decelerated unintendedly. The contact was able to coast to the side of the road. The contact waited approximately 10 minutes before restarting the vehicle and continued driving. The warning light was no longer illuminated. The failure occurred two more times while driving to the residence. The vehicle was taken to several certified mechanics who were unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and opened a case. The manufacturer assisted the contact in scheduling an appointment with the dealer. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 123,000.

NHTSA complaint #11675056 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds and in also while reversing, the “Trailer brake system Service” and "Stabili-trak Service" messages were displayed. Additionally, the ABS warning light flashed on the instrument panel. The vehicle stalled on several occasions; however, on other occasions, the power steering function became inoperable. The vehicle was able to be restarted after each failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

NHTSA complaint #11606436 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the Stabili-trak warning light was illuminated. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled. While making a turn at 40 MPH, the vehicle shut off. The contact used OnStar to perform a diagnostic test, and the result was a failure with the fuel pump. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to another dealer, Chevrolet of West (225 T M W Pkwy, West, TX 76691) where it was diagnosed that the battery fuse box and ground cables needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 41,000.

NHTSA complaint #11541597 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 MPH and approaching a bend, the vehicle lost motive power and shuddered. The traction control and check engine warning lights were illuminated. There was smoke coming from the vehicle. The vehicle had previously lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the battery needed to be replaced. The battery was replaced. The mechanic informed the contact that there was a possible electrical failure. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the lifters needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure was approximately 88,799.

NHTSA complaint #11525673 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while stopped at a stop light, the accelerator pedal was depressed, and the vehicle failed to respond. The check engine warning light and the service stabili-trak warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to notify the manufacturer of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 99,000.

NHTSA complaint #11525007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced unintended braking. Additionally, the steering wheel was shaking while driving. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V761000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Service Brakes, Electronic Stability Control) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.

NHTSA complaint #11498972 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH and towing a trailer, the stabilitrak warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The ABS and traction control warning lights were intermittently flashing. Soon after the warning lights appeared, the brakes started to lock up and the contact lost control of the vehicle and veered off to the right side of the roadway. The brake pedal released soon after the failure and the warning lights disappeared. The contact was able to resume normal driving at a low rate of speed with the hazard lights activated. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000. The VIN was not available.

NHTSA complaint #11432428 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TRUCK WILL LOSE ALL POWER, EVERYTHING WILL SHUT OFF, AND THEN COME RIGHT BACK ON. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC, SLOWING DOWN TURNING RIGHT AND TURNING LEFT, AND WHILE MOVING STRAIGHT AHEAD. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ONCE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE STABILITRAC WARNING WILL COME ON AND GO OFF AND HAVE HAD STALL WARNING FLASH IN TRAFFIC AT STOP LIGHTS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST 12,000 MILES AND I HAVE 20,083 MILES ON TRUCK NOW. THE CLOCK AND RADIO RESET. IT SHUTDOWN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BEEN TRYING TO GET IT INTO DEALERSHIP SINCE 3 WEEKS AGO AND NO LUCK. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK.

NHTSA complaint #11364076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WHILE DRIVING 41-60MPH, THE TRUCK STARTS TO IDLE AS IF THE BRAKES ARE BEING PUSHED ON ONE TIRE AND THE BRAKE PEDALS AND GAS PEDAL TEND TO VIBRATE AS IF IT WERE TO FALL OFF. AFTER AWHILE DOING THAT, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT MESSAGE COMES ON AFTER REACHING THE MIDDLE OF THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE AND THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. SEEMS LIKE IT DOES IT WHEN IT'S ON LOW TEMPERATURE.

NHTSA complaint #11363831 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

FIRST THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING, WHILE DRIVING ON A NORMAL STREET IN TOWN. THEN THE STABILITRAK SERVICE MESSAGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE MESSAGE CAME UP THE TRUCK WOULD NO LONGER GO WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE STABILITRAK IN ORDER TO MAKE IT HOME AND THE TRUCK SHIFTED VERY HARD INTO EACH GEAR AND ONLY WOULD SHIFT BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 RPMS.

NHTSA complaint #11363236 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

SERVICE STABILATRACT COMES ON BEFORE I START THE TRUCK STILL SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. AND SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE TRANNY REALLY BANGS AND CLUNKS A LOT IT'S ANNOYING WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IT GEAR CHASES WAY TO MUCH. IT CAN'T BE GOOD FOR THE TRANNY LIFE.

NHTSA complaint #11316685 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE INFO PANEL IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH AND ALL STEERING CAPABILITY IS LOST. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STATIONARY AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND THEN RECONNECTING IT. I'VE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CONTINUE MONITORING THE PROBLEM. I'M OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN I'M DRIVING, SINCE, LIKE I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED, YOU COMPLETELY LOSE THE ABILITY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. OTHER MESSAGES POP AS WELL. "TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM REQUIRES SERVICING." "TRAILER BRAKE REQUIRES SERVICING." MANY OF THE ELECTRICAL FEATURES ON THE DASH QUIT WORKING.

NHTSA complaint #11292405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR, THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC OPTIONS DO NOT WORK. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS PARKED AND STARTED, THE WEATHER WAS AROUND 50F AND CLEAR. THE SECOND TIME WAS AFTER GETTING GAS WHILE PARKED, THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND AROUND 82F. AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS FOR 10-15 MINUTES (OFF AFTER THE FIRST START) YOU CAN RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WILL GO INTO GEAR BUT IN A LIMP MODE STATE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL WORK BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY AND THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS APART.

NHTSA complaint #11217652 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

I BOUGHT THIS 2018 SILVERADO BRAND NEW 20 MILES ON IT I HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THE FIRST DAY I DROVE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP TRUCK HAS LOUD NOISE INSIDE THE CABIN COMING FRYGHE DOORS 6 MONTHS AFTER THE GAUGES ARE NOT READING ACCURATELY TOOK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEPT FOR A MONTH THEY FIX THE GAUGES BUG THE NOISE STILL HAPPENING WORST TRUCK EVER FOR 40 K I OWN A 2004 AND THE INSIDE IS REALLY QUIET ALSO THE PAINT IS CHIPPING THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S CAUSE THE DRIVING CONDITIONS I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BUT PAINT IS CHIPPING IN THE SIDE AND BACK OF THE TRUCK I DID MY RESEARCH AND LOOK ON YOUTUBE AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS CHEVROLET SHOULD REALLY LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE WE ALL GO AND TRADE IT IN FOR A FORD I HAVE PICTURES OF THIS I'LL TRY TO POST IT IF I CAN LOOK AT THE GAUGES EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK IS OFF

NHTSA complaint #11187176 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TRUCK STATIONARY. STARTED ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY MESSAGE SHOWED UP ON DASHBOARD INDICATING STEERING ASSIST LOW, DRIVE CAREFULLY. NO POWER STEERING. TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIT. SHIFTED INTO REVERSE; TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE AS IF IN NEUTRAL. TRUCK MOVE MOVE FORWARD IN DRIVE. SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED TWICE. NO CHANGE. DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE.

NHTSA complaint #11073513 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.