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My headlights are flickering. When steering, headlights dim. When using turn signals, headlights dim. Power steering randomly cuts out in parking lots. Trailer brake service warning came up on instrument screen. I read ground G218 is causing a short and I removed the insulation under the nut that could cause high resistance and it fixed everything for about 3 weeks but the lights and steering problem is still happening. Dealer thought maybe trailer brake control system but I did not have them replace, instead found G218 issues online. No open recalls. Sounds similar to other complaints. No codes. No issue with battery or alternator.
At start up the radio and info screen on dash between the RPM and speedometer was reset as if the negative battery cable was removed and replaced. The power steering died out later on a turn onto my block and was on and off as it jerked out of my hands while parallel parking. Start up the next day and the reset was back with the wheel free to turn for now. I haven't moved the truck for fear of the steering going out again. Truck has 44,450 miles.
The vehicle was driving around a curve at approximately 45 mph when the steering locked. The driver is unclear if the breaks worked or not, but he ended up stepping on the gas pedal accidentally. He hit a tree head on and totaled the truck. He noticed the audio system lost the signal from his iphone and began playing the local radio station at the same time. The iphone was connected via an auxiliary cord. The driver is familiar with a loss of power steering and is quite sure the steering locked and was unable to be moved even with considerable effort. The driver was taken to a hospital by ambulance and is lucky to have only minor injuries. Prior to this, recall #17276 was completed on the truck, but after that it did have an electrical incident where all electrical components went haywire, blinking & beeping & turning on & off, then everything went dead, including the steering. The truck was towed to the dealership who replaced the battery & found no other problems. We kept the battery they replaced, had it tested & it was found to be fine. The dealership refunded the cost of the new battery, but offered no solution to the electrical problem.
Truck dies in the middle of the intersection nearly causing an injury. Driver has to get out of the truck in said busy intersection to try to figure out the problem, because truck would not turn on. This is not a battery issue. Research has proven hundreds of other people are having these same issues with this particular truck.truck dies several times a day while turning or pulling into a driveway or parking spot. Electricity glitches when driving down the road if a bump is hit or if the brakes are pressed mildly hard. As for the date below, it happens literally every day. The cause for complaint is the truck died in the middle of a busy intersection nearly causing an accident.
Just purchased truck used less than 2 weeks in truck was throwing warning for stabletrack ac would stop working radio would stop working then loaded up the family to take a little trip about 30 miles away when you got to the destination going slow on a right turn truck violently whips steering wheel out of hand and stalls restart a truck and proceeded forward within 5 minutes it repeated the above very dangerous have a 4 year old the halo around in this truck and I fear for our lives
- Porter, TX, USA
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The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While attempting to drive the vehicle, the power steering assist, trailer brake, and stabilitrak warning indicators illuminated. When the contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, it operated normally. The vehicle was driven to an unknown dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. No further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 74,186.
I lose electric power steering while turning hard left sometimes my lights flicker when I use my left directional signals at times after a hard left turn engine stalls talk to my dealer the dealer says he cannot help me with this problem because there are so many different things that could be involved I have 88,000 miles on this truck and the dealer says if he tries to attempt to repair this I would be responsible to pay him he cannot tell me how many hours it would take. On two or three websites I have found one is a GM website many people have complained about this issue.
My truck on a few different occasions has had the stability of arming come on out of nowhere and go off. When I back my truck in my drive way a couple times when I am going backwards and turning I have had the truck almost die due to the draw from the powerstering pump as I turn the steering wheel. I have had the engine die once while backing it in the driveway leaving me stranded in the street for a minute while the truck seemed to re-boot. When I am in park at night if the truck is running in park with the lights on and I turn the steering wheel back and forth the light will really dim and pulse as the steering wheel goes back and forth. With these issues I hope that this doesn't happen at an intersection or somewhere with more traffic and cause an accident that I have no control over.
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that there was an internal failure pertaining to the electrical system. The theft deterent warning indicator kept randomly flashing and various warning indicators and gauges on the instrument panel shorted out. The contact stated that there was also a drastic loss of power, the vehicle failed to start, the key fob worked intermittently, and the vehicle stalled several times. Initially, the dealer (lou fusz Chevrolet, 5120 I-70 North outer rd, St peters, mo 63376, (636) 875-5400) only cleared the codes and the failures continued. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was not available..
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the stability traction control warning indicator flashed intermittently and various other warning indicators illuminated. In addition, the entertainment system flickered and the vehicle stalled several times due to a sudden loss of power. In addition, the electronic power steering seized each time the failure occurred. The dealer (ed bozarth Chevrolet, 5501 drexel rd, las vegas, nv 89130, (702) 967-5500) was notified of the failures. The vehicle was kept at the dealer for weeks. The dealer indicated that the vehicle had a ground point G218 failure with a high negative resistance concerning the battery cable. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was not available.
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 75 mph, the steering wheel seized and all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and was able to drive normally; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to autonation Chevrolet North (located at 7320 N broadway, denver, co 80221, (720) 836-7087) where it was diagnosed, but a failure code could not be located. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
While slowing down to make a turn, usually always using turn signal, my truck will completely shut down in the middle of the intersection with no warning. The engine shuts down and all electrical is lost. Luckily I haven't been hit by another vehicle while trying to restart my truck in the middle of the intersection. After I get truck started there are numerous error codes in the display: Open and close drivers side window, stabilatrak, steering wheel assist, stabilatrak reduce speed B/C of steering assist, 2 keys programmed. Also while traveling at high rate of speed (70-80 mph) on highway the stabilatrak error would appear when I put turn signal on to change lanes but truck has not yet shut down under that condition. I have taken my truck to 2 different Chevrolet dealers for this dangerous problem but they have not been able to find the problem. The last time the truck shut down on me was 9-19-2018 and the truck did not start right away and my 4-way flashers did not work while I was stranded in the intersection.
Product safety recall 17276 loss of steering assist -- my truck is not involved in this recall, but I am having the exact issues described in the recall, sudden loss and return of eps assist. This happens at low speeds when turning or backing, both forward and reverse motions. I am also having issues with the cruise control shutting off intermittently when activating the turn indicator to change lanes. I understand that this may be related to this recall, as the electrical software issues can cause other electrical systems to become temporarily disabled, such as the radio, stabilitrack, dic, chimes, door-lock cycling, air conditioning, or cruise control. Also, when the turn indicator is activated and the cruise control shuts off, the dash lights also flicker. I have already had this truck in to the dealer once to fix this, and they refused to run the recall because my truck was not in the recall group. Instead they charged me over $1,000 to replace a steering wheel position sensor, which I now doubt was the problem since the issues with loss of steering and disabling of cruise control have returned. I just want this fixed.
Driving truck, slow speed, stabil track warning, power assisit warning, dash lights go out, mass electrical failure in all other dash systems. Head lights blink with random. I traced issue to a bad ground connection in the dash. Sound reduction material was pinched under ground stud connection causing high resistance connection. This is a dangerous issue it will effect control of the vehicle when it fails. It is a assembly issue on the production line and all vehicles need to be recalled for inspection of this issue.
Vehicle has loss of steering, stabilitrac and electrical and engine failure momentarily under 1000 RPM. Not an everyday problem, but is becoming more frequent and had recall for steering control done
While driving vehicle while turn itself off with no explanation. This has happened multiple times in the last few months. It has increased since I got the last recall done. This is extremely dangerous as it has shut off while I was turning across lanes and died in the middle of the intersection. The truck shuts completely off and has to be restated by turning the key.
Vehicle wont start, battery is fine, and electrical system went haywire, says to service each system seperately when trying to start. All passenger doors stopped locking and unlocking with key fobs and with door buttons as well. Completely stranded without a vehicle. The vehicle was stationary, fortunantly.
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 20 mph, the power steering assist warning indicator illuminated, the instrument panel became dark, and the steering wheel was difficult to turn. The steering wheel returned to normal on its own after a few minutes. The failures were experienced several times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and provided the contact with case number: 8-45-0947295. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 17V414000 (steering). The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The failure mileage was 49,000.
My Silverado frequently "shuts off" when I am making turns. This is extremely dangerous - the latest time I was pulling out into traffic and the engine and all electrical parts turn off. I was nearly hit by another vehicle. There was a recall for this exact issue and my local Chevrolet dealer said they have "fixed it". I keep bringing the truck back to them, but they won't attempt to fix it again citing lemon laws because they can't get the truck to replicate the issue. I am beyond frustrated and at this point concerned about the safety of my children and myself as I drive.
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- Bellevue, WA, USA