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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2016 Silverado has a few problems reported here & there, but that's to be expected for a popular model. More importantly, it has no significant problem trends -- both with our complaint data & same with complaints made to the NHTSA.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
25 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 1
Average Mileage:
37,621 miles

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2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes problems

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2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Owner Comments (Page 5 of 12)

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problem #160

May 042019

Silverado 1500 8-cyl

  • 51,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Usually after more than one stop when moving less than 5 mph with foot of the gas (like when parking) break pedal requires extreme pressure to stop vehicle.this after brake software was re-programmed during a recall. When backing a 6000 lb trailer (without electric brakes trailer has hydraulic surge brakes) down a hill it becomes dangerous! to back a trailer down a hill you must put the truck in neutral, use your right foot to keep the engine RPM up and brake with your right foot. This allows the vacuum pump to supply enough vacuum for the power brakes to work combine this with watching and guiding the trailer and it causes extreme worry. If you don;T keep the engine RPM up to produce vacuum you cannot safely the trailer, it will travel much further before stopping and require a massive effort on the pedal to stop the truck and trailer. This happened every time I launch my boat in 2019. Truck now has about 51000 miles on it. Other than the brakes it has been problem free.

- Essex, MD, USA

problem #159

May 032020

Silverado 1500

  • 58,634 miles
When stopping vehicle the break pedal has been vibrating and going to the floor for a few days. This usually resolves after a few minutes. However today the break pedal vibrated and went to the floor and has not come back up. This is not allowing the truck to stop in reverse or forward motion. When put in reverse and then pressure applied to break the pedal appears to stay on the floor of truck. When placed in drive the pedal will have some pressure behind it but then will abruptly go to floor and not allow truck to stop. This occurred before the last break recall on this truck. Recall was completed and then a few months later the same issue has occurred. There is adequate break fluid in reservoir and does not appear to be leaking. Break pads are in good condition. This seems to be either an internal computer issue or and issue with the break pedal itself. This happened while pulling into a parking spot at a slow rate of speed.

- Niles, MI, USA

problem #158

May 022020

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Brake pedal turned rock solid. Very difficult to brake. This happened to me while I was driving with my family. Almost crashed into another car approaching the stop light. GM needs to recall the vacuum pump asap. It's dangerous!

- Rogers, AR, USA

problem #157

Apr 182020

Silverado 1500

  • 10,175 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My 2016 Silverado was already recalled for the brakes, I took it to the dealer weber Chevrolet, and they said they fixed the recall. This was several months ago. Yesterday I started up my truck and a brake service message appeared, when I put the truck into drive and went down the street the brakes were mush, they were almost unresponsive at the low speed I was going. I had to push the brake pedal to almost the floor at the stop and heard a loud growling sound from either undertake hood or the wheels. So what ever they work did for the recall notice did not fix the problem described in your recalls for this 2016 truck.

- St.Louis, MO, USA

problem #156

Mar 282020

Silverado 1500

  • 89,000 miles
Backed into a spot at work and when I put the brakes on to stop the truck was very hard to stop.. the break peddle didn't go down all the way... I was on a flat surface

- Olivehurst, CA, USA

problem #155

Apr 042020

Silverado 1500

  • 48,000 miles
Silverado 1500. While moving at slow speed, like in line at a drive thru, the brakes will sometimes get real hard to push petal to bring vehicle to stop. It happens in reverse moving slow and its extremely uncomfortable when I'm backing boat in boat ramp and the brakes fail to a point that I have to stand on the petal and engage parking brake so I don't lose my truck and trailer into the water. I happened once about 6 months ago but didn't do it again til a March 1 and has happened 4 times since. Thanks for your time and consideration.

- Oviedo, FL, USA

problem #154

Mar 162020

Silverado 1500

  • 32,300 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Got in my vehicle and started to go and when I pressed on the brakes to stop I noticed that the brakes were fluttering and not stopping properly. So I looked up and there's a recall on GM model but not the Chevy model. So I called my dealer where I bought it from and they told me the same that there are no recalls on mine but to bring it in anyway.

- Wilmington, NC, USA

problem #153

Feb 142018

Silverado 1500

  • miles
I owen Chevy 1500 2016. I received recall on the truck when saw it I was surprised do too I got to two car accident before I receive the recall. After contacting GM motor they said the is the software need update however it didn't end there still have problems with the brakes and GM denied any involvement of the two accident.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #152

Mar 012020

Silverado 1500

  • 95,000 miles
I experienced a hard brake pedal at low speed with minimal stopping prior to the vehicle being recalled for the brake vacuum pump issue that was to reprogram the electronic brake control module. The recall has been performed in early December 2019 and since the recall I've experienced the hard brake pedal with increased stopping distance several times at low speed and in one particular instance a trailer was in tow as I was maneuvering into a parking spot. The recall in my opinion was not the actual solution to a potentially dangerous issue.

- Agwawm, MA, USA

problem #151

Mar 012020

Silverado 1500

  • 77,300 miles
2 brake specific problems. 1.) backing out my driveway (sloped downhill)at low speed, I hear the the vehicles anti-lock brake system engage. Causing slow stopping distance. It does not trigger any warning lights on the dash. 2.) while backing up into a parking space, vehicles brake pedal became rock hard and had to use great pressure with both feet to stop vehicle. I put it in drive just to see any difference- same rock hard pedal. Parked, shut vehicle off, and went into restaurant. After an hour inside, returned to vehicle to go home. Brake pedal was back to normal.

- Warren, OH, USA

problem #150

Feb 012018

Silverado 1500

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

This for 2016 Chevrolet siverado ltz D/C 5.3L 4X4 T/A1500 model CK15543 purchase date: 05/26/16 as of the last past year I've experience steering control failure, stability control failure and brake system failure. The truck can not be driven safely. Visit dealer about 10 times and they don't have a clue of how to fix this safety problems. This vehicle is listed under recall by GM and dealer has not been able to fix.

- North Miami, FL, USA

problem #149

Feb 142020

Silverado 1500

  • 38,000 miles
There is a recall for my vehicles brakes, I have attempted to have this serviced as my brakes completely went out on me while driving my children this morning, I spent hours on the phone trying to get de luz to understand that I cannot safely drive my vehicle on the road as my brakes do not work correctly.. I was told that they only help I could get was if I drove my truck 80 miles to the nearest dealer where I would probably end up stranded as they also would not cover any rental vehicle. Not to mention, after calling this authorized dealer directly, they had informed me that they would not be able to schedule my service for at least 3-4 weeks from now. This is unacceptable. I have a valid and verified recall for a safety hazard and my only option is to "drive it and try not to crash (with my children- and then figure out my own ride 80 miles back to my home and then be car-less for who knows how long??)

- Kailua Kona, HI, USA

problem #148

Jan 292020

Silverado 1500

  • 41,000 miles
Approaching intersection stop light, tried to applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor no brakes after several attempts. Was forced to use the emergency brake to stop but still had collision with another vehicle. After the dealership reviewed the brakes it was determined that the right front brake caliper mounting bolt was missing which allowed the caliper to rotate off of the rotor and clear the piston from the rotor surface and then the piston was forced out of the cylinder and loss of brake fluid resulted.

- Loves Park, IL, USA

problem #147

Dec 302019

Silverado 1500

  • 59,344 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado. While driving 45 mph, the brake pedal was hard and depressed to the floor without warning. The vehicle was towed to East syracuse Chevrolet 1 Chevy dr, East syracuse, NY 13057 (315) 437-3311 where diagnosed that the vacuum pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however the failure recurred. The manufacture was contacted who referred contact to another local dealer. The failure mileage was 59,344.

- Liver Pool, NY, USA

problem #146

Dec 282019

Silverado 1500

  • 36,500 miles
I took my truck in a couple of months ago for a recall that had to do with the braking system. Well the other day while driving in a parking lot at very low speeds, my brake pedal started vibrating and got really hard, I was barely able to press the brake. I scary situation that I know is happening to a lot more people who own GM trucks. I hope you guys make GM do a second recall for 2014-18 GM trucks, to replace the brake booster pumps. My local dealership told me that it's a common issue for people who've had the first recall done.

- Sunnyvale, CA, USA

problem #145

Jan 302020

Silverado 1500

  • 93,000 miles
Lost vacuum on brakes at low speed or stopped. Was informed by cheverolet dealership that the part I need is on backorder and could not be fixed at this time. Was also told that GM does not consider this problem to cause the truck to be unsafe even though I do not feel safe. They also informed me that they extended the warranty on this part because they were having so many issues with it. In my opinion it should be a recall and they should be able to provide me with the part needed to keep my truck safe to drive. The dealership made me sign something to be able to leave with my truck. Thanks you for considering this issue.

- Charleston, SC, USA

problem #144

Jan 272020

Silverado 1500

  • 43,000 miles
Brakes when being applied under low speeds is not stopping the vehicle.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #143

Jan 172020

Silverado 1500

  • 50,000 miles
Took my truck in for the brake issue recall because I was experiencing loss of brakes at low speeds. I would primarily see this when stuck in slow moving traffic or backing my truck up to the trailer.....etc. I took it into the dealership for the recall which they supposedly performed and fixed. Well 2 months later I am still experiencing the same issue. I was pulling into the garage the other day and it wouldn't stop which caused me to hit my dirt bikes sitting in front of me. Another time I was pulling up to a stop light and came to complete stop then I let off the brakes and then pressed them again and when I did this I had to mash it all the way to floor and it sounded like the ABS were locking up or making a noise. I came so close to hitting a pedestrian in the cross walk. So in all since the "fix" 2 months ago I have had them fail and hit something in my garage, and 2 very close calls of almost hitting another car or person. I have experienced this since about 15K miles on the vehicle and currently I have 55K on it. This seems to happen very randomly as in I could do the same thing again (pull into garage) and it works fine one time then the next not work at all.

- Murray, UT, USA

problem #142

Jan 072020

Silverado 1500

  • 68,500 miles
Hard petal at extremly low speeds since I purchased the vehicle. Dealer did recall programming change but brakes are still an issue at very low speed and also very hard braking backing up my trailer or boat.

- Iron Mountain, MI, USA

problem #141

Jan 112020

Silverado 1500

  • 28,000 miles
I had taken my truck into the dealer to get an update for a barking issue. A month later I am noticing hard stops when braking. Contacted the dealer and they stated it's a vacuum pump issue. Im surprised that this is not a recall as there have been almost 500 complaints filed.

- Moreno Valley, CA, USA

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