2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 acceleration problems

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

On Sunday, April 12, 2026, at approximately 5:00 PM, I experienced a sudden and complete engine failure while driving my 2019 Chevy Silverado equipped with the 6.2L V8 engine. Without warning, the vehicle lost all ability to accelerate, creating an immediate and dangerous situation for myself, my family, and surrounding drivers. I was forced to rely on the vehicle’s remaining momentum to maneuver to the side of the road, all while other drivers honked as I attempted to merge with no engine power. This incident caused significant stress and posed a serious safety risk. My vehicle had to be towed home and then to [XXX] Casa Chevrolet at [XXX] . After inspection, the dealership informed me that the engine requires a full rebuild, despite the vehicle having only 115,697 miles. According to the dealership, the engine shows **no compression on all cylinders**, **crankshaft and camshaft compression failure**, **pistons coated in oil and fuel with visible damage**, and a **non‑functioning timing chain likely due to a broken guide**. These findings mirror the exact symptoms currently under investigation in GM’s **EA25007** inquiry involving the 6.2L V8 (L87) engines in 2021–2025 GM trucks and SUVs GM has already issued a major recall affecting nearly **600,000 vehicles** due to defective connecting rods and crankshafts that can cause sudden engine failure, stalling, and potential fire hazards. Although my 2019 Silverado is not included in the recall, it is experiencing the same catastrophic engine failure associated with the defective components identified in the investigation. The dealership has quoted me $10,000 for an engine rebuild and has refused to assist with the cost. I have also filed a complaint directly with GM, as this failure presents the same safety risks and mechanical defects acknowledged in the recalled models. This sudden engine failure placed my family and other motorists in immediate danger, and the lack of w INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA complaint #11737709 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I have a 2019 Chevrolet High Country, have always kept it serviced and maintained. Driving down the road it randomly lost power, wouldn't let me (driver) give gas, started shaking and making loud clanking noise from the engine. Was able to pull over to the side of the road, recorded the noise it was making. Called a tow company to get it towed to the nearest Chevrolet Dealer ship and they confirmed that the engine was no longer good. Related problem to the 6.2l motor issues. They are requested for a New motor.

NHTSA complaint #11736248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

My 2019 Chevrolet Silverado has experienced repeated engine issues, including a confirmed timing chain failure. The vehicle has been taken in for repairs approximately 6–7 times for the same or related engine problems. Most concerning, the vehicle has stalled while driving, creating a serious safety hazard. Loss of power while in motion puts me and others at risk of an accident. Despite multiple repair attempts, the issue has not been permanently resolved. The timing chain failure is a major engine defect and not expected for a vehicle of this age and mileage. I am filing this complaint due to the safety risk associated with engine stalling and failure.

NHTSA complaint #11719530 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

The vehicle was shifting hard and eratically on the highway. All dashboard lights came on including the ESC failure warning. A misfire in cylinder 2 occurred without any warning lights causing the vehicle engine to stop running on a highway. The mechanic repair shop did a disgnostic evaluation and reported a catastrophic engine failure from cylinder 2. The engine does not run and requires full replacement. The vehicle has only 80,000 miles.

NHTSA complaint #11704272 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Reduced engine power message pops up while driving Check engine light stays on Codes that came up for Cadillac converter And transmission failure

NHTSA complaint #11686478 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Truck goes into limp mode several times… fuses pop when it does..it does it when I drive or hit any slight bump

NHTSA complaint #11674410 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that upon shifting into drive, the vehicle unexpectedly lurched forward. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 131,000.

NHTSA complaint #11617240 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Service park brake and service ESC lights are on, check engine on and motor making a knocking noise

NHTSA complaint #11562837 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

When pulling off or slowing down, there's hesitation, jerking, and kicking or slamming going in or out of gear. Was passing a vehicle one day and it started going, then lost acceleration. I put it to the floor, still no acceleration. My Abs/Traction light came on, the rear end started like bouncing, or something with traction. As I pulled over, the abs/traction light went off. A few times we complained about it, they looked at it, but said they couldn't find nothing wrong with it. It's still happening and it is dangerous. I have a 17 yr old Autistic son, I drive him everyday to school, almost 4 hrs a day. We bought the truck cause we needed something reliable. But now that our warranty is up we can't afford to get it fixed. They made sure to let us know about our warranty was out. But at the time they looked at it, we had warranty. But when it came to get it looked at it would take days, and we needed a rental but they never had one, so we would have to wait till they had an opening. Please help thanks [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA complaint #11540015 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Lifter randomly went bad while driving down highway. Safety concern is being put into low power mode on an interstate and vehicle running rough. No warning lights and perfect performance before it happened.

NHTSA complaint #11523613 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Pressed the brake and service ESC/ service Brake Assist/ Check Engine/ ABS/ lights came on. Speed was restricted to 43 mph, speed was restricted to 62 mph. Cruise control was disabled. Brake Pad monitoring system read incorrectly. Took it to dealership for further inspection.

NHTSA complaint #11490725 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND RESUMING DRIVING, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY MADE AN ABRUPT STOP WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVEN BY A FRIEND TO GRIECO CHEVROLET OF DELRAY BEACH (2605 S FEDERAL HWY, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483) TO INFORM THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #11331736 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I HAVE LOST POWER TO MY BRAKES ON 4 ISOLATED OCCASIONS IN THE SPAN OF A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS NEW VEHICLE. ON EACH OCCURRENCE THE SERVICE TRAILER BRAKES, SERVICE ESC, SERVICE SPEEDS AND I WOULD SMELL BURNING UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE AFTER OPERATION. ON 3 OF THE OCCASIONS I EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WHILE STATIONARY AND UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT ROUGHLY 60 MPH AND ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND LOST POWER TO THE BRAKING SYSTEMS.

NHTSA complaint #11307391 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TURNED ON TRUCK AND GOT MULTIPLE MESSAGES, "SERVICE ESC" AND "BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE - SPEED LIMITED TO 62 MPH." BRAKING WAS EXTREMELY LIMITED - EVEN AT HARDEST EFFORT, TRUCK STRUGGLED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TRUCK HAS 6700 MILES AND ALSO BRAKE PADS ARE REPORTING 14%/18% LIFE LEFT WHICH IS INNACURATE BASED ON AMOUNT OF DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #11306502 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SERVICE ESC,SERVICE TRAILER BRAKING SYSTEM, BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62MPH TOP SPEED AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AT DEALER AFTER RECALL FOR ESC BRAKE MODULE HAS BEEN PERFORMED

NHTSA complaint #11297249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I TOOK IT TUESDAY 12/17/19 IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT 4K MILES TO GET UNDER 7K SERVICE. FOR MY 2019 HIGH COUNTRY. AS I WAS NOTIFIED I WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I LOOKED ON ONSTAR. SAW THERE WAS A RECALL AND FIGURED THEY COULD TWO THINGS AT ONCE. COME TO FIND OUT THERE WERE THREE RECALLS. WHICH I GET IT, THINGS HAPPEN. I GET IT HOME TUESDAY NIGHT NO ISSUES. THURSDAY 12/19/19 AROUND 6 PM, AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND IT WOULDN'T STOP. I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKES. I AM 6'2' AND 300 LBS. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EASILY STOPPING. I HAD NUMEROUS DASHBOARD DISPLAYS. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE DISPLAYED ITEMS. I CALLED RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET AT 6:53 PM ON 12/19/19 AND SINCE I LIVE CLOSE DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER, AS I WAS HEADED OUT OF TOWN SUNDAY AND WANTED THIS FIXED. SO.... HERE COMES THE ISSUE BESIDES IT NOT STOPPING THAT I AM EVEN MORE FIRED UP ABOUT! THE SERVICE GUY, CALLED ME FRIDAY MORNING TO SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW, WITH THE DISPLAY SAYING SERVICE ESC, TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM, AND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE NOT TO GO ABOVE 62 MPH, I AM PRETTY SURE IT TRIGGERED AN CODE AND WOULD BE IN CODE HISTORY. I TOLD HIM I HAD PICTURES OF THE DASH DISPLAY AND THAT THEY NEEDED TO CHECK THE CODE HISTORY. HE TOLD ME AT ONE POINT IT WAS THE VACUUM, BUT THEN TOLD ME THAT THE VACUUM WAS AN ISSUE WITH LAST YEARS MODEL. AND THAT HE WAS HAVING HIS MASTER TECHNICIAN LOOK AT IT. AROUND 4 PM ON FRIDAY, WITH A FAMILY TRIP COMING UP SUNDAY 12/22/19 AND NOT HEARING ANYTHING I CALLED A FEW TIMES TO FIND OUT IF I NEEDED TO RENT A CAR OR THEY COULD GET ME A LOANER. I GOT A CALL AROUND 5:13 PM ON 12/19/19 TELLING ME IT'S READY AND THEY REINSTALLED THE SOFTWARE AND THE MASTER TECHNICIAN DROVE IT. SAID HE IS COMFORTABLE. I WAS SCARED THEN AND SCARED NOW TO PUT THEM BACK IN THAT VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #11291170 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STARTED VEHICLE UP FROM A PARKING LOT, PROCEEDED TO INTERSECTION. WENT TO HIT MY BRAKES FOR THE RED LIGHT. AND WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. I HAD ABOUT 10% OF BRAKES AT THIS POINT. COULD NOT STOP FOR RED LIGHT, BUT WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE RIGHT, PARALLEL WITH THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO AVOID A SERIOUS COLLISION. THE TRUCK IS SETTING AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW. AND I'M BEING TOLD THAT PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED.

NHTSA complaint #11291034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THE MOST RECENT ISSUE OCCURRED ON OR ABOUT 11/15/2019 WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILE PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE HAD AN ENGINE LOST OF POWER. POWER REDUCED IMMEDIATELY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN MOVING IN THE 2 LANE ON A HIGHWAY INCLINE. INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT. PREVIOUS LOST OF POWER ISSUE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY COMPONENT THAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SERVICE TOO. ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 14, 2019, THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE FUNCTION WHEN EXITING OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTER ONTO A MAIN STREET. THIS TOO ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP DESPITE USING THE EMERGENCY POWER BRAKE. ALL INCIDENTS HAD MY CHILDREN PRESENT.

NHTSA complaint #11282269 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.