2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 other reported problems

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When backing the sensors fail to notify the driver/operator of forcibly engaging impending objects such as a small child or object by an audible noise alert that increases in loudness as the vehicle gets closer to the child/ person or object. I purchased the Pickup truck in 2020 with 17,000 miles and currently have 28,000 miles. the audible alarm cease to function well over a year ago, as I just became aware of your reporting site. Such safety items as cameras and alarms are not vehicle options. There sole purpose is to save lives!!

NHTSA complaint #11745141 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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2019 Silverado experienced sudden engine failure while driving, creating a safety hazard. Had taken vehicle to Serpentine in Tallmadge Ohio for brake repair as well as a ticking sound a couple of times within the past 2 years. Each time the complaint regarding the noise it made was not addressed or documented as they said it was the brakes. While driving the truck, it started clanking and banging, smoking and spewed oil all over engine and ground. The truck is completely inoperable.

NHTSA complaint #11741331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I have a severe safety concern regarding the auto shut off for this Chevy Silverado pick up. Several times I have almost gotten into an accident because while slowing briefly to stop before making a left, turn across traffic, the engine shuts off. When you press the gas, the engine starts back up, but the delay causes a safety concern with oncoming traffic. This feature should have a longer delay or be selectable to turn on. Not require someone to disable it. Every time is driven.

NHTSA complaint #11740239 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Esc system Poor braking. Engine idling rough. Almost hit another car

NHTSA complaint #11739651 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Suddenly my vehicle would not allow me to shift into different gears and was stuck in drive gear. The shift selector does not allow me to change gears even though it has the same resistance on the shift selector lever. In order to allow the vehicle to shift gears, I had to go under the vehicle to manually switch gears by pulling the transmission selector located under the vehicle. Each time I drive my truck I have to go under my vehicle and manually pull the transmission selector to change gears out of drive.

NHTSA complaint #11735641 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Oil cooler lines are leaking oil. A known GM issue with many owner complaints online. Transmission issues. Motor issues. electrical issues. brake issues. These particular trucks have many issues and nobody is taking responsibility for the issues.

NHTSA complaint #11726169 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I am reporting a catastrophic internal engine failure in a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 at 87,600 miles. Prior to this event, there were NO warning lights or symptoms. While traveling alone during the holiday on a remote, one-lane road with no shoulder, the vehicle suddenly suffered a loss of power. Every warning light on the dashboard illuminated at once, followed by shaking, misfiring, and loud knocking from the engine. Because I was on a one-lane road with no place to pull over, this created an immediate safety hazard for me and oncoming traffic. I had the car towed to the dealership ( where I bought the truck) confirmed the failure was a collapsed lifter and scored camshaft (which i found out to be a known design flaw in the 5.3L DFM engine). The dealer said it was not under warranty. I felt held over a barrel by the dealership; they initially provided an inflated quote and told me it would cost approximately $1,200, not including tax and shop fees, just to put the engine back together if I wanted to tow it elsewhere for a second opinion. I was forced to pay over $8,395 under protest just to regain use of my primary vehicle after 42 days of downtime. Upon completion, the dealer provided a "Lifetime Warranty" on the replacement parts. This is a tacit admission that these components were never intended to fail during the life of the vehicle. GM refuses to include this vehicle in its coverage list, treating a dangerous engine stall as a simple "out of warranty" repair. This is a systemic safety defect that requires a mandatory recall expansion before it results in a terrible accident. My understanding is that a Class Action lawsuit, Harrison vs. General Motors, for this same thing, but they say my car is not in it, i should have been put on notice for this so I could protect myself.

NHTSA complaint #11723279 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Engine oil cooler line leaks and crimping does not hold hose tight enough and slipped off crimp fitting. line came completely off of crimp fitting and leaked all engine oil. Forced engine to be turned off and low engine oil marked on dash.

NHTSA complaint #11721450 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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My truck locks up the back tires at 7 mph. No warning lights come on and the only indication it is going to happen is when shifting from park to reverse it bangs extremely hard.

NHTSA complaint #11710831 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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The oil cooler line was un-lodged from the metal crimp that secures it while I was pulling away causing total loss of all engine oil in a matter of seconds. Not only does the car immediately tell you to turn your car off to avoid catastrophic engine failure, but this is also dangerous for other drivers as the oil may cause a hazard for controlling the vehicle going through the oil.

NHTSA complaint #11708942 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Unknown, ESC , traction control, service brake. The truck stop and those 2 codes shows and is on but doesn’t it move

NHTSA complaint #11706232 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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My 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with the 5.3L engine developed a severe tick, misfire, and rough idle at only 93,000 miles. This was diagnosed as a collapsed AFM lifter on Cylinder 2. GM 5.3L AFM lifter failure is extremely common in these trucks and causes sudden loss of power, misfires, and unsafe driving conditions. This is a known widespread defect, yet GM has not issued a recall. The failure happened without warning and required major engine disassembly. This should be investigated as a safety and reliability issue.

NHTSA complaint #11702276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Transmission-Has always shuddered and hesitates when shifting. Problem seems to get worse. Dealer had no answer except try flushing transmission. I read this is an inherent problem.

NHTSA complaint #11688106 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, VIN [XXX] . Purchased in 2020 from McLarty Chevrolet Little Rock, AR. Dealer, Russell Chevrolet Sherwood, AR installed remanufactured engine 03/13/2025 at Russell Chevrolet (Service Order [XXX]). Since installation of engine and last time I got it out of the shop on 8/1/25, repeated safety-critical failures: check engine light comes on/loses power/shuts off at intersections, have to push to safe place on the side of interstate or exit, wait 30-45 minutes before start waiting. Most recent 5 Breakdowns while on vacation in Florida: [XXX] Pensacola, FL in the garage, [XXX] Perdido Keys at traffic light, Flowood MS, [XXX] at a major high light, Pine Bluff AR, [XXX], [XXX] , [XXX] at traffic light. Four+ dealer visits, problem persists, unsafe to operate, major business loss. Attached documentation shows repeated failed repairs and out-of-pocket costs paying $963.73 per month to Wells Fargo. Request investigation and enforcement. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA complaint #11680296 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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GM refuses to cover catalytic converter recall 20V-005 despite matching VIN/build criteria. Failure occurred at 88k, but dealer refused service at the time. I'm now driving it at 108k. Private garage confirmed it's critically plugged.

NHTSA complaint #11679211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I have a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT and I am having issues with the transmission bucking, hesitating, slipping. I am also having issues with the variable timing system. The variable timing system started acting up last year and when I took it to the dealer they replaced it and I was charged over $400 for it to be repaired. It happened again the beginning of this year and I took it back to the dealer. They told me the oil was dirty and suggested an oil change to fix the issue. I had the oil change done and now I am having the same problem again and have already had the oil changed. I need help since I am paying for a vehicle that is sitting in my driveway not being able to be used. There are 6 codes that have popped up including the variable timing system, cylinder 4 misfire, brake system, and I'm not exactly sure what the other ones are.

NHTSA complaint #11676707 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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The transmission does not shift smoothly. It actually will lurch forward after a stop at a sign or traffic light. It hesitates upon acceleration. I find it unerving and possibly dangerous. It was fixed by the dealer on October 22, 2024 and was good for 6 months but has started to do the same thing again.

NHTSA complaint #11671871 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Sliding rear window leaks in 3 spots. Leak poses the safety risk of mold growth inside the vehicle along with the potential of water getting inside of electrical components and air bag device compartments. The problem was reproduced and confirmed at the dealership, to which the plastic seal at the top of the rear window was confirmed to have failed in 3 locations. Dealership recommended replacing the entire back window and assembly with what they believe to be the same window assembly that failed. The only inspection completed on the vehicle to date has been the dealership GM certified technicians. Musty smell after rain and observed staining on the headliner is when the issue was first identified.

NHTSA complaint #11664922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Getting a Shift to park message on dash screen also getting radio to be unresponsive (like the screen is frozen) also puts a message of no information detected

NHTSA complaint #11664073 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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It’s been draining the battery every couple of days,sometimes the screen won’t turn off it just stays on but black it won’t even play the radio the tailgate won’t open most of the time the dashboard is been over heating it gets extremely hot I tough it was just Texas weather but on winter days was hotter than normal when I put it in park it won’t it keeps beeping and showing a message to put packing on sometimes you can hear a very thin noise coming from the dashboard ..transmission vibrates over 50-60 mph

NHTSA complaint #11664130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I was driving down the road and my oil lines from my engine to my oil cooler exploded and oil went everywhere. I turned off the truck immediately. I started looking around and there is a Bulletin (N192220080) addressing this issue with my make model and year vehicle but my VIN was not included. I called GM and they said since this was issued by NHTSA they have to be the ones to update the bulletin or issue a new one if this is happening on more vehicles.

NHTSA complaint #11661454 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Truck rev high without much acceleration Clunking noise when accelerating Hard shifting Shuttering

NHTSA complaint #11658486 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Hard shifting, mainly first to second gear. Shuddering at high speeds, and hard downshifting.

NHTSA complaint #11651638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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NHTSA complaint #11648027 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Was at a red light after a very short drive, as soon as the light turned green I let off break hit gas and felt a huge kick that felt as if I was rear ended. I let off the gas and another big kick happened. Check engine light came on and dashboard read “Service ECS and Service parking break”. Truck would not accelerate and I was stuck in the middle of a very busy intersection. Turned truck off turned back on and it allowed me to at least accelerate and get out of the intersection but the truck was revving at high RPMs and not going faster than 20mph. I’m assuming truck went into limp mode. Got truck to mechanic where they said all the codes were TRANSMISSION CODES. Truck was then towed to Monterey transmissions in Stuart, FL where they stated it was confirmed a new transmission would be need. They explained that there is a recall for 462 thousand 2019 chevy Silverado 1500s. But my VIN is not associated with this claim. Why? When I have the same valve body that has been religiously failing on all other 2019 Chevy Silverado’s. All this occurred on [XXX]. Vehicle will be available for inspection as it is undriveable. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA complaint #11644547 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I had known transmission problems resulting in $5974 repairs. I consider this an extreme safety issue. Had the transmission failed in heavy traffic, it would present a dangerous situation for both me and others near me. This is a known issue by GM, nothing is being done to correct this problem.

NHTSA complaint #11632373 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Pulling an enclosed trailer with my 2019 Chevy PU. Stopped at a gas station and discovered the tailgate had dropped down while driving. Making the turn into the gas station with the trailer in tow creased the tailgate considerably by the jack on the trailer. Thankfully nothing was noticed missing from the truck bed that was needed for our trip. Very unhappy for the faulty tailgate opening while traveling. Request contact for repair as I see there are recalls on this matter but not my truck when indeed it did happen.

NHTSA complaint #11628496 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.