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.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
While driving down highway at 70 mph, stabilitrac light comes on and truck rapidly grabs to the right and suddenly you are on the shoulder fighting to get back on road, truck also starts to decelerate and hard to accelerate.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to move. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000.
When you try to accelerate, the truck does not respond. The truck acceleration feels like their is a flat spot in the acceleration. This is very dangerous. Several of my family members have almost gotten in terrible T-bone accidents due to this malfunction. Brought the truck to the local dealership & the said they replaced the throttle position sensor & it is worse now.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle would not respond. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing three different times. The technicians were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and had an engineer further inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 6,900. Kmj
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado. While driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. The contact depressed the brake pedal and was able to stop the vehicle. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 2,500.
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- Roxboro, NC, USA