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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:
2 / 6
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
26,414 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 electrical problems

electrical problem

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2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Owner Comments (Page 4 of 5)

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problem #35

Jun 262020

Silverado 1500

  • 124,000 miles

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

While setting in a drive thru my steering wheel will jerk back and fourth and then my truck will die. I get several different messages on my dash stability track needs service, window needs rolled down then up, or trailer assist. This has happened multiple times.

- Carney, OK, USA

problem #34

May 092020

Silverado 1500 8-cyl

  • 18,869 miles
I was attempting to open the door to remove my child, the door would not open.I then began to problem solve the issue and realized the rear passenger door does not lock with key fob or unlock manually or with key fob. The door will lock manually but I can not open the door from inside manually, it will not unlock from the drivers side control unlock, or with the key fob. This is a very serious safety concern, if there was an emergency passengers or driver could not exit through that door.

- Garden Grove, CA, USA

problem #33

Jan 182020

Silverado 1500

  • 42,500 miles
Started by vehicle with remote start. Rear window defrost was on. I did hear some crackling noise by the window, but after getting things around forgot about it. 20 minutes or so into my drive I started to smell something hot/electrical. Noticed the rear defrost was still on so I shut that off too see if that was causing the hot smell. Moments later the section of rear window on the drivers side exploded with a loud bang. All the glass in that section was shattered and eventually fell out that back (luckily not inside). I was under motion when it happened, but it was on a smooth road, nothing overhanging above (like lines that could drop ice) and not traffic near me. The glass pattern appear like the glass was blown out, not inward like if it had been impacted by an object.

- Chenoa, IL, USA

problem #32

Jan 152020

Silverado 1500

  • 50,000 miles

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

Erratic steering and slow speed?S jerky car dies ground problem

- Washington, DC, USA

problem #31

Jun 012019

Silverado 1500

  • 40,000 miles
About 6 months ago now, under slow speeds and making a turn most of the time, my truck will shut down and jerk the wheel from my hands aggressively. This has happened about 20 times so far. About a week ago, I hit the gas to make a pass, the truck down shifted and shut down on me for about 5 second going down the highway. There has also been times when I've got the brake or put both front windows up and the radio would go out. Can anyone tell me what's going on and what to do. I rely on my truck allot but it is very dangerous to drive like this. When these issues occur the service stabletrack light comes on.

- Conway, SC, USA

problem #30

Dec 182019

Silverado 1500

  • 91,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving at low speeds, the vehicle stalled and the warning indicator illuminated for the driver to open and close the driver's side window. In addition, the trailer brake indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing and repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The contact stated that the failure occurred three times. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.

- Bethel, NY, USA

problem #29

Nov 292019

Silverado 1500

  • 48,000 miles

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

When driving vehicle it losses all power, engine, brakes, steering, no dash lights, no controls and shuts off no control of vehicle at all, very unsafe! vehicle was in motion & turning on highway. This has happened several times but keeps getting worse each time and would not restart. Happened today 11/29/2019 I let vehicle sit for around 1hr after 1hr past vehicle started like normal. But safety issue need resolved!

- Candler, NC, USA

problem #28

Oct 082017

Silverado 1500

  • 17,967 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle began to hesitate when the brake pedal was depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to St clair Chevrolet Buick GMC (located at 3050 king rd, china township, mi 48054, (810) 637-1546), but they were unable to duplicate the failure. The failure continued. The contact had both rearview mirrors and the back up camera replaced, and an unknown sensor and the vacuum bag were reprogrammed twice. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V645000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 17,967.

- Clay Township, MI, USA

problem #27

Sep 202019

Silverado 1500

  • 37,619 miles
While attempting to make a left turn the "trailer brake system" light appeared on the dash and the steering locked up causing me to drive straight into the woods nearly hitting a tree. The truck lost all power including lights and then everything came back on as normal and the steering was no longer locked up. A week prior while sitting still at a drive through window the same incident with the steering lock up and warning light happened while attempting to pull out. It was brief and all systems returned to normal.

- Newmanstown, PA, USA

problem #26

Jul 262019

Silverado 1500

  • 70,000 miles
The truck will yank the steering wheel back and forth, multiple electrical errors will occur and the engine sometimes dies while the truck is moving at slow speeds and turning. A stabilitrack error shows on the dash. This happens almost daily.this truck is accident free and appears in excellent condition.

- Loranger, LA, USA

problem #25

Jul 132019

Silverado 1500

  • 42,226 miles

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

The ebcm with bpmv according to the Chevrolet dealership is what caused my brakes to lock up and run all the roters and brake pads.they will not cover the cost of this unit, vehical was in motion on a city street

- Lanesborough, MA, USA

problem #24

Jul 062019

Silverado 1500

  • 49,235 miles
Car stalls and restarts when driving and turning. Car won't turn or go. Have almost wrecked multiple times. Says something about stabilitrak

- Garden City, MI, USA

problem #23

Apr 272019

Silverado 1500

  • 37,500 miles
While turning onto a road, I turned the steering wheel approximately 20% and suddenly the steering wheel kicked back hard nearly breaking my wrist. Once I pulled off I was able to repeat the process several times in either direction, I have video of this issue. When it kicked back, I would lose all electrical power to dash instrumentation and also upon power coming back on, I would get stabilitrak errors and the vehicle and traction controlled would be turned off.

- Robesonia, PA, USA

problem #22

Feb 012019

Silverado 1500

  • 35,000 miles
Horn will not sound when depressing steering wheel horn button. The horn will sound when using key fob to lock the doors. This happens when the vehicle is moving and at a stop.

- Missouri City, TX, USA

problem #21

Feb 282019

Silverado 1500

  • 15 miles
The radio fail to provide audio warning when the key has been left in the ignition and the door is open-door when the driver does not fasten their seat belt, driver is at greater risk of injury in a crash. Driver can't hear when the turn signal and radio when dead.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #20

Dec 012018

Silverado 1500

  • 52,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving slow speeds, the steering wheel violently jerked and the vehicle shook and lost power. Also, the electronic stability control indicator illuminated. The "parking assist off" and "roll down the side windows" messages were also displayed. The vehicle was taken to knudtsen Chevrolet (1900 E polston ave, post falls, id 83854, (208) 664-8107), but they were unable to duplicate the failures. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: [xxx]. no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 52,000. Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Post Falls, ID, USA

problem #19

Mar 122019

Silverado 1500

  • 48,500 miles
While driving at a slow speed, approximately 10 mph preparing to come to a stop on a little used street, the vehicle instantly died. There was no power and no warning at all. All electrical power was gone and the engine was completely off. The instrumentation panel completely lost all power at the same time the engine turned off completely. I turned the ignition off, placed it in park, turned the ignition on and had no power. Turned it off again, then back on. The instrumentation panel lit up, gauges went haywire then the display read *open then close driver side window*. I did that, then the vehicle started back up again and has driven normally since. If that were to happen in heavy traffic at high speed, the obvious could occur.

- Clarksville, TN, USA

problem #18

Feb 212019

Silverado 1500

  • 35,250 miles
There was a hissing sound and smoke in the area of the rear power sliding window, I had read about this concern online and was able to shut my rear defroster off before it blew out the back window but not everyone is that lucky. GM has a bulletin about a small water leak in the same area but does not acknowledge that it is related to the rear window shattering. The water leaks in directly onto the power components of the glass, creates a short that overheats the glass, and ultimately ends with the rear glass shattering. I was lucky enough to catch mine before it blew out but that could cause a hazard for anyone sitting in the back seat, I do not feel that there should be a recall but some sort of extended coverage on this component for those who express the same complaint. Even if you catch it before the window blows out, the damage from the short is only fixed by replacing the entire rear window assembly (that is what they did to mine). Concern could be moving or stationary as long as the rear defroster is in use. Link to water leak bulletin: Https://GM.oemdtc.com/8793/water-leak-under-back-glass-from-power-sliding-window-2014-2016-Chevrolet-Silverado-GMC-Sierra where the leak is identified is exactly where I saw the smoke come from. More complaints may also be found here: Https://www.GM-trucks.com/forums/topic/209824-2017-Sierra-denali-rear-window-exploded/?page=11

- Kentwood, MI, USA

problem #17

Nov 142018

Silverado 1500

  • 50,000 miles
I made a turn at an intersection going 0mph to 10mph (low speed) and the engine shut down. Luckily I had a enough momentum to clear the intersection and not get T-boned. I was able to put the vehicle into neutral and start it again to drive off. No dash lights came on and I still had power steering indicating the key was still in the on position. I believe this is not an uncommon problem as there are at least 2 other reports of this happening in the NHTSA data base with this particular trucks year, make and model. That means there are now 3 complaints out of 10 relating to this very problem under the category of engine for this trucks year make and model. There are also more reports of this happening on various forms around the internet but have not been reported to the NHTSA. I bought this vehicle used from a car dealership 2 months ago with 47,000 miles on it and this incident happened at the 50,000 mile mark. I have called the dealer ship to see if there was any know knowledge of this happening to other people or any service bulletins out there relating to this issue but have not received a call back yet.

- Tuttle, OK, USA

problem #16

Oct 312018

Silverado 1500

  • 56,000 miles
Happened 2X (3/15/18 & 10/31/18) in motion @ 70mph on highway the instrument cluster reset. Gauges dropped to 0, pegged out at top, then began reading properly, similar to the vehicle starting. All other screens went black and reset themselves. No warning lights came on. This is similar to NHTSA document 2014-03896 on 2014 GM Silverado, but appears to be different root cause. My vehicle had a phone plugged in and android auto in use, but I was not changing volumes or songs. Also, the first time it happened was when a phone call came in.

- Beaufort, SC, USA

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