82 complaints reported

2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Steering

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
82
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
2

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Feb 2023

2015 CHEVY Silverado rack and pinion steering went only after 34,000. There are 900 cars recalled. My vin was not mentioned but the something happen to me, No warning. I did my research and 2014,2015,2016 all effected. It's something to do with the module. I have two small children do you know how frightening this is. How could this me the company said my car is not affected by the vin. but it is. They are not owning up to the situation. Can you help me please?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2022
Dec 2022

The contact's husband owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while her husband was parking the vehicle, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The contact stated that the steering wheel felt abnormally stiff, causing difficulties while steering the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 41,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2022
Sep 2022

As reported in a previous recall, the electric steering cut out on me on two separate occasions during low speed turning into parking spots.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2022
Oct 2021

Originally had a recall for the power steering and my truck went to get that recall done and not even 2 months later the same exact thing happened. Lower steering went out. I’ve already put in a complaint a while back when it happened but never heard anything so im putting in another one until i hear something to get ot fixed/reimbursed

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2020
Jul 2021

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5-10 mph, the electric power steering failed, and the steering wheel ceased. The dealer was made aware of the failure and scheduled an upcoming appointment to diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,304.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2021
Jul 2021

The power steering quits working for a few seconds then comes back on making it extremely difficult to steer vehicle..

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2021
Jun 2021

The Contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the steering wheel failed. The steering wheel locked when driving at low speeds, the steering wheel also locked when attempting to park the vehicle. The contact stated that there was no warning light before during or after the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2021
Jan 2021

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the steering wheel failed. The steering wheel became hard to turn to require excessive force to steer the vehicle. The contact was able to drive the vehicle onto the road shoulder. The contact restarted the vehicle and the steering wheel failed to operate as designed. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V586000 (Steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was not available.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2021
Jul 2020

WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I LOST POWER STEERING - THIS HAPPENED AFTER RECALLS WERE PERFORMED. ON THE THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALER I WAS ASKED TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSIS TO RESOLVE THE REOCCURRING POWER STEERING ISSUE. WALKED OUT OF DEALERSHIP, WASTED MY MORNING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2020
Jul 2020

AT LOWER SPEEDS AND IDLE THE POWER STEERING FAILS ALONG WITH CERTAIN ELECTRICAL DEVICES ON THE VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2020
Jun 2020

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHIN A YEAR OF THE RECALL HAS BEEN DONE. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2020
Jun 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Jun 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE STEERING CEASED WITH THE POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SONS CHEVROLET (3615 MANCHESTER EXPY, COLUMBUS, GA 31909) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V719000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2020
May 2020

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LOST POWER STEERING SUDDENLY AND ALMOST WRECKED THE TRUCK. MESSAGE ON DASH READS SERVICE POWER STEERING, DRIVE WITH CARE! READ WHERE 450,000+ 2015 CHEVY SILVERDOS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS BUT MY TRUCK WASN'T IN THE RECALL LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THANKS *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2020
Mar 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2019
Feb 2020

ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I HAVE LOST STEERING CONTROL WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT LOW SPEED. THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK UP FOR ONE TO TWO SECONDS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN RIGHT. 1. IN TURNING LANE ON CITY STREET TURNING RIGHT ONTO SIDE STREET. FROM STATIONARY POSITION I PRESSED ON THE GAS TO TURN RIGHT AND CROSS TRAFFIC. STEERING LOCKED UP AND TRUCK WOULD NOT TURN RIGHT. IN ABOUT A SECOND OR SO THE STEERING FREED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON 2. AT A DRIVE THROUGH CAR WAS IN STATIONARY POSITION. AT THE END OF WASH AND DRY OUT TRUCK IN DRIVE AND PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT. STEERING LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN RIGHT FOR ABOUT A SECOND OR SO. THEN STEERING FREED AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. 3. AT STOP LIGHT STATIONARY MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN PRESSED ON GAS AND STEERING LOCKED UP FOR A SECOND OR SO. THEN STEERING FREED AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2020
Dec 2019 Injury

PARKED MY TRUCK CAME OUT TO GET IN AND GO TO WORK AND HAD NO POWER STEERING AT ALL I WAS BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BATTLE CREEK CITY STREET UNABLE TO TURN IT EVEN BROKE MY FINGER/TENDON ON FINGER MAY HAVING TO HAVE SURGERY DUE TO NO POWER STEERING AND THE GREAT FORCE I HAD TO USE TO TRY TO GET IT OUT OF THE ROAD

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2019
Sep 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ONCE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CUTTER CHEVROLET (711 ALA MOANA BLVD, HONOLULU, HI 96813, (877) 471-1766) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER UPDATED THE EPS MODULE SOFTWARE APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2017
Sep 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FINDLAY CHEVROLET (6800 S TORREY PINES DR, LAS VEGAS, NV 89118, (702) 982-4000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY GROUND CABLE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5568612928. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2019
Sep 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING HAD MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. IN ADDITION, WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER BUFF WHELAN (40445 VAN DYKE AVE, STERLING HEIGHTS MI.) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2019
Jul 2019

LOSE POWER STEERING AND LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING AND STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2019
Jul 2019

WHEN MY TRUCK WAS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY IT HAD A RATCHETING CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE RACK AND PINION. THE TRUCK HAD 89000 ON IT AND I CALLED CHEVROLET FILED A COMPLAINT. I WAS DRIVING LAST SUMMER AND I LOST MY STEERING GOING DOWN THE ROAD THEN I GOT IT BACK. THEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE SOFTWARE UPDATE RECALL. THE CHEVROLET GARAGE TOLD ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION IS NOT COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. NOW THE TRUCK HAS 109000 AND THE RACK IS BINDING WORSE. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THEIR IS ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I'M HAVING. THESE RACKS NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2018
Jul 2019

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION MOVING STRAIGHT FORWARD AT A VERY SLOW SPEED (INCHING OUT OF CAR WASH DURING DRYING CYCLE). DASH SERVICE INDICATOR CAME ON "SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE". LOST POWER STEERING ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY AS DASH SERVICE WARNING APPEARED. WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF GAS STATION WITH NO POWER STEERING AND PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURNED OFF TRUCK. CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD TO SEE IF ANY NOTICEABLE LOOSE CONNECTIONS (NONE). WIGGLED FUSES IN FUSE BOX UNDER HOOD. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND DASH "SERVICE" INDICATOR FLASHED ON BUT POWER STEERING WORKED FOR 2 CORNERS (200 YARDS) WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND FAILED WITH SAME SERVICE WARNING. LIMPED TRUCK WITH NO POWER STEERING TO DEALER ABOUT 3 MILES. NO NOTICEABLE AFFECT TO ACCELERATOR OR OTHER ELECTRONICS IN THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS 39,400 MILES ON IT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2019
Jun 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING TO THE RIGHT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 8501 N OWASSO EXPY, OWASSO, OK 74055, (888) 981-6002) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,600.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2019
May 2019

TRUCK WAS SERVICED FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST PROGRAMMING RECALL. OK FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN: POWER STEERING LOST, LOW SPEED WHOBBLE & STEERING WHEEL SHAKE. ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS TO REPLACE POWER STEERING MOTOR ASSIST KIT. I NEVER GOT THIS ORIGINAL RECALL. I STILL HAVE A SERIOUS STEERING PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. ## VIN PASSED ## CHEVY SILVERADO LTZ 2015 ##

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2018

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The 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 82 Steering complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.