2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Electrical System Problems
9 NHTSA complaints on file
Electrical System Issues in the 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500
9 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 2 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Electrical System Complaints
It is a transmission control module wear a lobster transmission into a Garin. Will not let you speed up or speed down and it is unsafe and GM IS making us pay for the bill. The contact stated transmission control module all across the country on back order, you cannot get a dealer to get you one within six months GM should have to do something about this.
GM is aware of a known failure in their Transmission Control Modules. My part number is 24256670. My truck has 87,000 miles on it and not drivable due to this failed electronic component. There are thousands of people just like me experiencing this issue. Check engine light illuminates once unit gets hot. Multiple codes will display at this time. This happened at a stop light, causing traffic jam and congestion, unnecessary safety infringement on all i affected.
Fuel pump fuse socket has melted in addition to fuse being blown. Fuel pump had been replaced twice with OEM fuel pump. Entire fuse box must be replaced. Occasionally, a no start condition can be traced to fuse contacts losing conductivity which can be resolved by removing them reinstalling fuse. Has potential of causing electrical fire
TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) HAS FAILED SLAMMING THE MOVING TRUCK INTO 1ST GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO "LIMP MODE" IT HAS ALSO VIOLENTLY SHIFT INTO REVERSE WHILE IN THE PARKED POSITION.
RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, WARNING BELLS & LIGHTS FLASH, MESSAGE IN DIC STATE SERVICE STABILITRAK/TRACTION CONTROL. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES DEAD, A/C QUITS COOLING & RADIO QUITS. IF THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRIVABLE. AS SOON AS YOU STOP OR ARE STOPPED WHEN IT OCCURS, THE TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN, AND CAN BE REVVED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, OPENING THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND WAITING A COUPLE OF MINUTES, YOU CAN RESTART THE ENGINE, THE GAUGES AND TRANSMISSION WILL ONCE AGAIN OPERATE. IT HAS NOW STARTED TO PERIODICALLY CAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT AND DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK TO NOT FUNCTION AS WELL.
BATTERY NEEDED TO BE JUMPED OFF. JUMPED OFF BATTERY AND THEN DECIDED TO GO AND PURCHASE A NEW ONE. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH, FLAMES AND SMOKE STARTED COMING UP OVER HOOD. PULLED OVER, PARKED AND JUMPED OUT AND STARTED THROWING ITEMS OUT OF VEHICLE. CALLED 911, BUT BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED, THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED. IT IS A COMPLETE LOSS.
UPON THE START UP, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL BEGIN TO SHUT GAUGES DOWN, TURN ON ALL WARNING LIGHT, TACH AND SPEEDOMETER GO TO 0. THEN THE TACH/SPEEDO WILL COME BACK WITH ALL GAUGES OFF AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON. THEN THE GAUGES COME ON AND THE WARNING LIGHT WILL TURN OFF. THIS CAN CONTINUE UP TO 15-20 MINUTES WHILE UNDER WAY. IT ACTUALLY APPEARS THE TRUCK HAS IS NOT RUNNING WHILE YOU ARE ACTUALLY TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE HAPPEN WHILE SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT AND MOVING OVER 60 MPH. IT IS TEMPERATURE RELATED WHEN IT IS COLD OUT (40 DEGREES), THE SEQUENCE HAPPENS EVERY 20-30 SECONDS WITH THE CLUSTER NOT TOTALLY WORKING FOR MORE THAN 15 SECONDS. THIS CONTINUES FOR OVER 5-10 MINUTES! THIS ISSUE IS SPOT ON TO AN ISSUE/RECALL OF '03-08 GM TRUCKS. *TR
2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. CONSUMER STATES SEVERE ELECTRICAL FIRE DAMAGE TO THE DASH, WINDSHIELD AND ALL WIRING COMPONENTS TO THE CAB. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE WENT TO TAKE PICTURES FOR HIS INSURANCE COMPANY, HE NOTICED THE TRUCK STARTED TO SPARK UNDER THE DASH. HE CLOSED THE DOOR AND WALKED AWAY. AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY, HE TURNED AROUND AND NOTICED SMOKE ROLLING OUT OF THE WINDOWS. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT GIVEN ANY PAPERWORK. *JB
NEW VEHICLE FRONT END SUSPENSION BEGAN TO RANDOMLY VIOLENTLY SHAKE AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS (ONCE @ 55 MPH & ONCE @ 70 MPH). THE SHAKING WAS SO BAD THAT THE DRIVER COULD BARLEY HOLD THE WHEEL STRAIGHT TO AVOID LOSING CONTROL & CRASHING. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING THE VEHICLE 4 WD LIGHT WAS BLINKING DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN 2 WD. ONCE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER HE INSPECTED THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO FIND NO MECHANICAL ISSUES (NO FLAT TIRES, THINGS IN THE WHEELS, ETC...). DRIVER THEN BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN & THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. DRIVER CALLED ONSTAR & THEY STATED THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES IN THE SYSTEM. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. THIS TIME THE DRIVER NEARLY GOT INTO A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE...
Other 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Problem Areas
Air Bags
40 complaints
Unknown Or Other
11 complaints
Engine
9 complaints
Power Train
9 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
8 complaints
Structurebody
5 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
5 complaints
Wheels
5 complaints
Steering
4 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
3 complaints
Seat Belts
3 complaints
Tires
3 complaints
Fuel System Diesel
2 complaints
Traction Control System
2 complaints
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systememission Controlurea Injection System Def
1 complaint
Equipment
1 complaint
Exterior Lighting
1 complaint
Fuel System Dieseldelivery
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasoline
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmissioncontrol Module Tcmpcmtecm
1 complaint
Structure
1 complaint
Suspension
1 complaint
Suspensionfront
1 complaint
Visibilityrearview Mirrorsdevicesexterior
1 complaint