2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Suspension Problems
11 NHTSA complaints on file
Suspension Issues in the 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
11 suspension complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Suspension Complaints
BETWEEN THE ROAD SPEEDS OF 45-65 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES THE FRONT END SHAKES THE VEHICLE DOES IT IN ANY ROAD CONDITION AND WEATHER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED 3 TIME TO NO AVAIL
THE VEHICLE HAS AN ESTABLISHED, MEASUREABLE AND DOCUMENTED VIBRATION PROBLEM THAT RANDOMLY INCREASES & DECREASES IN APPLITUDE & FREQUENCY AT ALL SPEEDS. GM IS UNABLE TO RESOLVE AFTER 12 DEALER ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE SETS OF TIRES, REAR DIFFERENTIAL, DRIVE SHAFTS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS ALL FAILING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. GM STATED VIBRATION IS INHERENT TO THE DESIGN AND NO FURTHER ACTION NEEDED OR WILL BE TAKEN EVER FOR VIBRATION, REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCE. SUCH A VIBRATION IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE IT IS ESSENTIALLY LIKE CUTTING WIRES TO WARNING TELL-TALES BY REMOVING A DRIVER'S ABILITY TO DISCERN TIRE/SUSPENSION/POWERTRAIN/STEERING PROBLEMS THAT CAN ONLY BE IDENTIFIED BY FEELING A VIBRATION (SUCH AS A LOOSE WHEEL OR DAMAGED SUSPSENSION COMPONENTS) PRIOR TO A CATASTROPHIC EVENT, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. NOT ONLY FOR THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS, BUT ALSO FOR ANY ROAD USER WHEN IT RESULTS IN THE DRIVER LOOSING CONTROL OF THE...
2014 SILVERADO SHAKES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX IT. THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING ON THE VEHICLE DATING BACK TO OCT. 2013, GM HAS BEEN AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED. DEALERSHIPS ARE STILL SELLING THE TRUCK KNOWING THAT THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS REPORTED.
I PURCHASED THE 2014 CHEVY SILVERADO CREW CAB LT TEXAS EDITION FROM RELIABLE CHEVROLET IN RICHARDSON, TX. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING WITHOUT A TEST DRIVE IT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A VIBRATION, STEERING PROBLEM, AND SCRATCHES ON THE BED.. BECAUSE IT WAS A DEMO OF WAS TOLD BY THE NEW CAR SALESMAN THAT THEY HAD MADE SURE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THAT THE SCRATCHES WERE SUPERFICIAL AND IT'S A DEMO SO THAT'S HOW IT IS. I SPOKE WITH THE BUSINESS MANAGER AND THEY PUT A SPAY IN BED LINER TO FIX THE SCRATCHES AND DID A BALANCE ON THE TIRE. I PICKED THE TRUCK UP AND THE STEERING AND VIBRATION PROBLEMS WERE STILL THERE. IT WENT BACK INTO THE SHOP AGAIN AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE ANY PROBLEMS. THE STEERING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE IT SWERVES AS IF THE TRUCK HAD A FEW DRINKS. I TOLD...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED IN A STRONG MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIBRATION WAS FROM THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
I PURCHASED MY 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ON 7/11/14. ON THE WAY HOME I CALLED THE DEALER TO TELL THEM THAT IT HAD A BAD VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS ATTEMPTED ON 7/25/14 WITH 1207 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK BACK AT LEAST 8 TIMES FOR A REPAIR. THE DEALER HAS REPLACE TIRES. THEY HAVE BALANCED THE TIRES AT LEAST 6 TIMES THAT I KNOW ABOUT. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE HAVE REPLACE THE RING GEAR AND PINION. REPLACED THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL ( THEY SWAPPED IT FROM ANOTHER NEW TRUCK) THEY HAVE REPOSITIONED THE MOTOR MOUNTS. NOW THEY ARE WANTING TO REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN PATIENT WITH THEM TRYING TO LET THEM FIX THE CONCERN. THEY HAVE A GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE ENGINEER INVOLVED AND HE HAS SEVERAL PARTS ORDERED FOR IT. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TALKED TO THEIR FACTORY REP...
THE VEHICLE HAS A SHAKE AND VIBRATION IN THE SEATS, STEERING AND SUSPENSION AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS OF 65 MPH AND ABOVE ON SMOOTH ROADS IT HAS HAD THE SHAKE AND VIBRATION SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT NEW. *TR
SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IS HAS HAD A VIBRATION FROM 5-20, 40-50, AND 68-78. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM ALONE WITH NO RESOLUTION. GENERAL MOTORS UNDERSTANDS THEIR IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK BUT DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. THE VIBRATION IS FELT IN THE SEAT, THE GAS PEDAL, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE REST OF THE TRUCK. TIRES WERE INDEXED, ROTATED, AND BALANCED, ALONG WITH THE DRIVE LINE SPECIFICATIONS INSPECTED AND WERE FOUND WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS EVEN THOUGHT VIBRATION PERSISTS. OTHER ISSUES I HAVE HAD WERE THE EXHAUST SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN TRANSFERRING FROM V8/V4 MODE, IN WHICH THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, WATER LEAKING FROM THE SUNROOF AND WINDSHIELD, FRAME COATING PEELING OFF CAUSING THE FRAME TO RUST, THE SEAT FRAME SHIFTING, MOVING AND CLICKING WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE, HD RADIO LOSES SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY, RADIO AND HVAC KNOBS WERE...
FRAME ON MY BRAND NEW 2014 SILVERADO HAS MAJOR RUST ISSUES, CHEVY DEALERS SAY OH IT'S NORMAL. IT'S NOT NORMAL FOR A VERY EXPENSIVE TRUCK TO RUST WHILE SITTING ON A LOT. I'M NOT SURE IT WILL BE SAFE IN A FEW YEARS AT THE RATE IT'S RUSTING. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE ON SEVERAL PLACES ON THE NET. *TR
SEVERE VIBRATIONS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 58-70 MPH. VIBRATIONS PULSATE. VIBRATIONS TRAVEL THROUGH FLOOR BOARDS STEERING WHEEL AND GAS PEDAL. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED DRIVE SHAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE PROBLEM. NEW DRIVE SHAFT WAS ORDERED. DRIVE SHAFT INSTALLED YESTERDAY. THE VIBRATIONS IS WORSE. TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP TODAY. TRIP NUMBER THREE TRUCK HAS ONLY 1400 MILES ON IT. INFORMED GM. THEY SENT ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO SOLUTION. *TR
ON FRIDAY MAY 23, 2014, I WAS BACKING AN EMPTY BOAT TRAILER DOWN MY PRIVATE BOAT LAUNCH WITH MY NEW 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP. WHEN I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP, STARTED SPINNING WHEELS, AND SHOT DOWN THE RAMP HITTING THREE BULKHEAD PILINGS EIGHT FEET APART, FINALLY WEDGING THE TRUCK INTO THE LAST PILING AND STOPPING BEFORE GOING INTO THE WATER. THE INCIDENT LASTED LESS THAN FIVE SECONDS AND MY FOOT NEVER LEFT THE BRAKE AS WITNESSED BY A THIRD PARTY VERIFYING THE BRAKE LIGHTS NEVER WENT OFF. I FEEL OBLIGATED TO REPORT THIS TO BOTH CHEVROLET AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. HAD THIS OCCURRED IN A PUBLIC PARKING AREA, SERIOUS INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLES COULD HAVE RESULTED. AN INSURANCE CLAIM HAS BEEN MADE, AND AFTER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, THE VEHICLE WILL BE...
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Power Train
35 complaints
Electrical System
20 complaints
Steering
18 complaints
Engine
16 complaints
Structurebody
10 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
9 complaints
Wheels
9 complaints
Service Brakes
8 complaints
Air Bags
7 complaints
Seats
7 complaints
Unknown Or Other
7 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
5 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
5 complaints
Structure
4 complaints
Exterior Lighting
3 complaints
Seat Belts
2 complaints
Air Bagsfrontalsensorcontrol Module
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Cooling
1 complaint
Equipmentelectricalnavigational Systemglobal Positioning System
1 complaint
Equipmentelectricalradiotape Deckcd Etc
1 complaint
Exterior Lightingheadlights
1 complaint
Interior Lighting
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Power Traindrivelinedriveshaft
1 complaint
Power Traintransfer Case 4 Wheel Drive
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicpedals And Linkages
1 complaint
Steeringhydraulic Power Assistpower Steering Fluid
1 complaint
Structurebodydoorhandleinterior
1 complaint
Structureframe And Membersunderbody Shields
1 complaint
Structureinterior Panelsceiling
1 complaint
Suspensionrear
1 complaint
Tires
1 complaint
Visibility
1 complaint
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac System
1 complaint
Visibilitywiper
1 complaint