35 complaints reported

2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Electrical System

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

Reports
35
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

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Nov 2019

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!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2019
Jul 2019

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2019
Apr 2019

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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2019
Mar 2019

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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2019
Oct 2018 Fire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT WAS PROGRESSING. TWO DEALERS WERE CONTACTED: BRAD DEERY AUTO GROUP (844-877-2770, LOCATED AT 112 N 2ND ST, MAQUOKETA, IA 52060) AND AN UNKNOWN DEALER WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V084000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR AND THE RADIO FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2017
Sep 2018

GM WIRELESS CHARGING IN MY 2016 SILVERADO ISN'T COMPARABLE WITH ANY MODERN DEVICES. IT ONLY WORKS WITH THEIR RECOMMENDED DEVICES WHICH WASN'T STATED WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2015
Jul 2018

ALL FORMS OF SOUND ON THE VEHICLE STOPS, FOR EXAMPLE THE RADIO SHUTS OFF, TURNING SIGNALS WORK BUT NO SOUND, DOOR SOUNDS, SEATBELT ALARM ETC. NONE OF THESE SOUNDS WORK. THIS HAPPENS ON RANDOM OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES IT FIXES ITSELF ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED OF OR THE BATTERY RESET. SUPPOSEDLY IT WAS ALREADY RESOLVED WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE ISSUE STILL CONTINUES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2017
Feb 2018

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 SILVERADOS, 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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2018
Nov 2017

I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK FROM DAY 1 DROVE OFF THE LOT WITH 3 MILES. 5000 MILES POWER INVERTER SHORTS OUT. THEN THE WINDSHIELD WASHER MOTOR. MY 18 MONTH OLD WAS IN THE THE VEHICLE WITH ME SMOKES UP THE INTERIOR WITH ELECTRICAL SMOKE. A MONTH AFTER SHORTED OUT FUEL INJECTOR. RADIO WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. HAVE VIDEO TO BACK UP. GM FLIES OUT SOME ENGINEERS TO LOOK AT TRUCK INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT THE WHOLE PICTURE THESE DUMB [XXX] ARE LOOKING AT THE RADIO!!!. COX CHEVY OF BRADENTON FLORIDA IS NOTHING BUT A BUNCH A LYING PIECES OF [XXX]. [XXX] WILL NOT LET YOU TALK TO THE OWNERS. THEY ARE LIARS WILL CHEAT YOU IN ANYWAY THEY CAN!!!. SERVICE PEOPLE CAN'T DUPLICATE ISSUE STATED WHEN IT HAPPENS VIDEO THE PROBLEM AND SHOW US WHAT A [XXX] JOKE. [XXX] COULDN'T FIND A WAY OUT OF A PAPER BAG. CHEVROLET IS THE BIGGEST PILE OF CRAP ON THE MARKET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2017
Feb 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PARKING ASSIST DISPLAY WOULD ERRONIOUSLY ACTIVATE ALONG WITH AN AUDIBLE CHIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2016

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The 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 35 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.