2011 Chevrolet Silverado

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS DISPLAYED AND THE MOTOR IS HESITATING. THIS ISSUE IS A SECOND OCCURRENCE DUE TO THE VALVE COVER LEAKING AND CAUSING THE SPARK PLUGS TO GO BAD. FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROXIMATELY 29000 MILES AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 39000 MILES AND THE ISSUE HAS RECURRED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CONTINUALLY RECURRING PROBLEM FOR 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. AFTER CONTINUALLY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING. 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 22,000.

2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON A STEEP INCLINE, WITH THE TRUCK AND TRAILER LOADED, THE ENGINE'S RPM SUDDENLY WENT TO 5500 RPM, WITHOUT INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND STRONGLY PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD RETURN TO A NORMAL RPM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVEROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP A DIRT HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 2MPH THE CONTACT STATED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TOWING A BASS BOAT, THE REAR BUMPER COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BUMPER WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT SHOULD GET AN AFTER MARKET BUMPER SINCE THE FACTORY BUMPER WAS BUILT TO SPECIFICATIONS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ALTER IT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BUMPER DID NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH AND TOWING ABILITY AS IT WAS ADVERTISED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A BASS BOAT WAS LOADED ONTO THE TRAILER. THE CONSUMER STEPPED OFF THE TRAILER ONTO THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CHEVY PICKUP, WHEN THE CORNER COLLAPSED TO THE DOWNWARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PLANNED TO EXCHANGE THE BUMPER FOR A STURDY ONE. THE MANUFACTURER THEN STATED THE BUMPER MET REGULATIONS SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BUMPER COULD BE BENT BY SIMPLY USING HIS HAND WITH BARELY ANY EFFORT. UPDATED 10/16/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER HEAD REST WAS TOO HIGH AND CAUSED THE CONTACT'S BACK, NECK AND HEAD TO PAIN. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT DUE TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS, THE HEAD REST COULD NOT BE REMOVED BUT THE CONTACT COULD HAVE THE HEAD REST MODIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,138.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT SOMEONE HAD STOLEN THE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CUT ONCE THE TIRE WAS ATTACHED AND THE CABLE WAS RETRACTED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,115.

I WAS TRAVELING ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING A SLOW MOVING TRUCK IN THE RIGHT LANE AHEAD OF ME. THERE WAS ANOTHER TRUCK BEHIND ME IN MY LANE. I MOVED TO THE LEFT LANE TO PASS THE SLOW TRUCK. JUST AFTER I BEGAN THE PASS MY PICKUP SLOWED QUICKLY AND BEGAN FLASHING ERROR MESSAGES: STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED, ENGINE POWER REDUCED & SERVICE STABILITRAK. THE TRUCK BEHIND ME HAD MOVED UP CLOSE AND FOLLOWED ME AROUND THE SLOW MOVING TRUCK. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND CONTINUED SLOWING QUICKLY. I HAD JUST ENOUGH ROOM TO SWERVE IN BEHIND THE SLOW TRUCK AS MY SPEED FELL BELOW ITS SPEED. THE TRUCK BEHIND ME NARROWLY AVOIDED A REAR IMPACT WITH MY TRUCK, WHICH, I BELIEVE, WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND TRIED TO SPEED UP. ABOUT 40 MPH WAS ALL MY TRUCK WOULD DO. I STOPPED AND GOT OUT THE MANUAL. IT SAID TO RESET THE STABILITRAK, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR 30 SECONDS. I DID THAT AND THE TRUCK SEEMED TO FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, AT LEAST AS FAR AS ENGINE POWER. I STILL HAD TRACTION CONTROL & STABILITRAK ERROR MESSAGES AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN 40 MILES TO MY HOME TOWN WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY TRUCK INTO THE CHEVY DEALER ON THE 30TH. THE SERVICE REP RECOGNIZED MY DESCRIPTION IMMEDIATELY AS A "THROTTLE SENSOR" FAILURE. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MY CONCERNS ARE DUAL: FIRST, ONLY LUCK AND YEARS OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATION TRAINING ENABLED ME TO AVOID BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY THE FOLLOWING TRUCK WHEN MY TRUCK UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER. AN IMPACT WOULD HAVE LIKELY BE LIFE THREATENING CONSIDERING THE SPEED AND PROXIMITY OF TWO TRUCKS. SECOND, SUBSEQUENTLY, I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE INTERNET REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE GOING BACK SEVERAL MODEL YEARS AND MY SERVICE PAPER WORK INDICATES A GM SERVICE BULLETIN FOR IT EXISTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WITH EXTREME PRESSURE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THE COMPUTER WAS SUPPOSE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 03/06/12