2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Engine
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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AC FAILURE OF NEWER CHEVROLET VEHICLES. AC LOSES FREON DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING OF AC SYSTEM. FREON LEAKS INTO ENVIRONMENT UNCONTROLLED. IF YOU CONTINUE TO ADD FREON TO BANDAGE FAULTY PARTS, ALL YOU DO IS CONTINUE TO LOSE FREON INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS OF THIS FAILURE, BUT YET DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS HAPPENING ACROSS SEVERAL OF THEIR VEHICLE'S. LEAKS ARE BAD ENOUGH THAT AC SYSTEM ONLY OPERATES FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL IT NEEDS RECHARGING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CONDENSER WAS LEAKING FREON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEAK BEGAN A MONTH AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CONDENSER AND VACUUM, AND THE FREON NEEDED TO BE REFILLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND HESITATED. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. CONTACT STATED FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 1800 MILES WITH BAD SPARK PLUGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TEAM CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (1069 CANTON RD, WINTERSVILLE, OH 43953, (740) 326-4130) WHERE THE LIFTERS WERE REPLACED WITH 2300 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800. *BF*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO IT STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BRAD DEERY MOTORS (LOCATED AT 112 N 2ND ST, MAQUOKETA, IA 52060, (563) 235-2923) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,999.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER FIVE MINUTES AND WAS DRIVEN TO STYKEMAIN CHEVROLET (1255 N WILLIAMS ST, PAULDING, OH 45879, (419) 399-2071). THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE A FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
MY TRUCK IS A 2016 AND IS BURNING OIL TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR THIS TRUCK TO BURN OIL BUT FOR A BRAND NEW TRUCK I THINK IT IT'S NOT TRUE WHEN I HAD 2004 TAHOE AND I NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE MY BROTHER BOUGHT A NEW TRUCK AND IS NOT BURNING ANYTHING
STARTING VEHICLE UP AT MY HOME. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT IDLED ROUGHLY. I TOOK IT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND COOLANT GETTING INTO A CYLINDER. THEY HAVE TO ORDER A NEW CYLINDER HEAD. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 18 MONTHS OLD WITH 15600 MILES ON IT.
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The 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 32 Engine complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.