65 complaints reported

2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Brakes

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

Reports
65
Crashes
6
Fires
0
Injuries
2

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Dec 2020

THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND THREE ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE STILL IN MOTION. THESE ERRORS HAVE ALSO HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY, IN DECEMBER 2019 AND JUNE 2020. BOTH PREVIOUS TIMES THE MALFUNCTIONS WERE FIXED BY THE DEALER. THIS ISSUE CAUSES THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM TO NOT FUNCTION AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE TRUCK.

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

STARTED TRUCK AND IMMEDIATELY TRACTION CONTROL, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP, AND BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH. MESSAGES ALSO APPEARED SAYING THE VEHICLE WILL NOT EXCEED 43 MPH, AND THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD FAILED. AVOIDED EXPRESSWAY GOING HOME, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO EXCEED 43 MPH. NEXT DAY CHEVROLET ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED TRUCK TO RIVERSIDE CHEVROLET, WETUMPKA, AL. SERVICE REP SAID MASTER CYLINDER "CAME APART" AND NOTHING LIKE THIS WAS SEEN BEFORE (THEY SELL AND SERVICE A LOT OF TRUCKS). MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. DROVE TRUCK HOME ABOUT 25 MILES AND BRAKES WORKED FINE. WILL UPDATE IF PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2020
Dec 2020 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WHOM WAS THE PASSENGER CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER HER SPOUSE, STATING THAT THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED IN EITHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MARLIN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC INC. (2145 RUE FRANK-CARREL, QUBEC, QC G1N 2G2, CANADA) WHERE THE ENGINEERS AT GM WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS AWAITING PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO TRAVELLING TO CANADA THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V889000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) AT QUIRK CHEVROLET OF BANGOR DEALER, (293 HOGAN RD, BANGOR, ME 04401). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2020
Nov 2020

BRAKE INTERMITTENTLY PRESSES TO FLOOR WHEN APPLIED UNABLE TO STOP. HAPPENS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. MUST BOTTOM OUT BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOORBOARD FOR BRAKES TO EVEN START TO APPLY AND NEVER FULLY APPLY TO STOP VEHICLE. INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE 10 FOLD! NO LIGHTS COME ON AND ALL EQUIPMENT LOOKS TO BE IN WORKING ORDER AND NO DAMAGE. THE TRUCK IS RELATIVELY NEW

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2020
Nov 2020

TWICE WHEN PULLING A SMALL EMPTY TRAILER RECENTLY, I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND HAD ALMOST NO BRAKING POWER. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AS CONCRETE WITH ALMOST NO TRAVEL AND I HAD TO STAND ON IT TO STOP THE TRUCK WHICH ROLLED INTO THE INTERSECTION BOTH TIMES. BOTH ATTEMPTED STOPS WERE FROM A LOW SPEED AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES BEFORE OR AFTER AND NO WARNING LIGHTS. GOOD THING I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC OR I COULD HAVE BEEN T-BONED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2019
Sep 2020

I WAS DRIVING GOING AROUND A CORNER WHEN I EXPERIENCED TOTAL SYSTEM BRAKE FAILURE AS DEER RAN ACROSS THE ROAD AND I HAD TO SWERVE INTO A DITCH TO AVOID THEM. I HAD SERVICE ESC , TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AND A TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE SHOW ON MY DASH ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTS I WAS UNAWARE WHAT THEIR PURPOSE WAS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2020
Aug 2020

I AM AN OIL FIELD INSPECTOR AND IN MY TRUCK ALL DAY LONG. WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND START MOVING FORWARD, THE BACK BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON FOR THE BRAKES LOCKING UP. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND A DEALERSHIP IN PORTLAND TX REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND MASTER CYLINDER. SAFTEY ISSUE DUE TO MY TRAVELING ALOT AND TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE CHEVROLET TO REPLACE MY TRUCK WITH A SAFE AND RELIABLE PICKUP.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2020
Aug 2020

I OWN A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LTZ. I PURCHASED IT NEW 35 DAYS AGO. I RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST IT'S BRAKING ABILITY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE COASTED UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DISPLAY INDICATED SERVICE TRAIIER BRAKE SYSTEM, SERVICE ESC, BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, AND CEL. I POWERED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE CEL REMAINED ON. THE OTHER LIGHTS WENT AWAY. THE BRAKES APPEARED TO WORK BETTER BUT WHEN I APPLIED THEM I EXPERIENCED A JERKING MOTION. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, PRINCE CHEVROLET, LEDO RD. ALBANY, GA. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT THAT YIELDED NO RESOLUTION AS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON WHEN I LEFT THE APPOINTMENT AND IS STILL ON NOW. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM "MIGHT" BE A RESULT OF STARTING MY VEHICLE USING THE "MY CHEVROLET" MOBILE APP. I WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING WAS DONE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE AS THEY DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TECH DID FIND A SERVICE BULLETIN AND BASED UPON THE CONTENTS THEREOF, I WAS ADVISED NOT TO USE THE APP ANYMORE. FURTHER, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A CALL WHEN A SOLUTION WAS DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2400.

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

ON MAY 22, 2020, MY HUSBAND [XXX] WAS DRIVING ON FOOTHILL AVE IN FONTANA, CA TOWARDS CHERRY AVE AND HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AND A MESSAGE OF SYSTEM BRAKE FAILURE APPEARED AND ALL THE MESSAGE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. AS HE COULD NOT BRAKE, HE WENT THROUGH RED LIGHTS AND STOP ACCELERATING THE TRUCK UNTIL SLOWING DOWN. HE WAS THEN ABLE TO GET INTO A GAS STATION AS THE TRUCK WAS SLOWING DOWN AND SHIFT THE TRUCK TO PARKING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER ON MAY 23, 2020 AND AFTER EXPLAINING WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, HE INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT SERVICE THE TRUCK AS AN APPOINTMENT WAS NEEDED. MY HUSBAND THEN WAITED UNTIL THE APPOINTMENT DATE ON 06/06/20 FOR THE TRUCK TO BE SERVICE. ON 12/21/19 THE TRUCK WAS SERVICE FOR BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE RECALL AND THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND. THIS WAS A TRAUMATIC SITUATION AND WE DO NOT FEEL CONFORTABLE DRIVING THE TRUCK. THERE WERE NO MAJOR INJURIES AND HOPE THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENS. I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE RESOLVE AS PEOPLE'S LIVES SHOULD TO BE PLACE AT RISK OF BEING INJURED. A COMPLAINT WAS FILE WITH GM HOWEVER THEY DENIED THE REPURCHASE OF THE TRUCK. REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2020
Jul 2020 Crash Injury

TRUCK WAS RECALLED DUE TO BRAKING ISSUE, TOOK IN AND HAD RECALL PERFORMED. AFTER RECALL BRAKES FAILED, TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP. RETURNED FOR PICKUP AND BRADE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LEFT IT AGAIN FOR REPAIR. PICKED IT UP AFTER THIS AND WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF GETTING THE TRUCK BACK FROM THE DEALER THE BRAKES FAILED AND WE WERE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. WE WERE UNABLE TO STOP AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING ALONG A ROADWAY AND WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED IN FRONT OF OUR VEHICLE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND FAILED CAUSING US TO CRASH.

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

AROUND DEC 15TH, I WAS NOTIFIED OF A NEW RECALL RELATED TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM: N192268090 BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WARNING. I IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPT WITH MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO GET THIS RECALL FIXED. I TOOK IT IN ON 12/17. I HAD TO LEAVE THE TRUCK OVERNIGHT. I PICKED IT UP ON 12/18. ON 12/20, AFTER LEAVING THE MOVIES WITH MY FAMILY, I HAD A TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE - ON CITY STREET. MY DASH LIT UP WITH ABS, CEL AND WARNINGS SUCH AS "BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62 MPH TOP SPEED". WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES, THEY WERE STIFF AND DID NOT STOP THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY. THEY WERE VERY HARD TO PUSH IN. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME. I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING 12/21. THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK UNTIL THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY 12/28. THEY SAID GM TOLD THEM THE ISSUE WAS LOOSE BATTERY CABLES THAT INTERFERED WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THEY TIGHTENED THEM AND SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO. I PICKED MY TRUCK UP THAT DAY. THAT NIGHT, AFTER LEAVING A BASKETBALL GAME WITH MY FAMILY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN - COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE - AFTER TURNING TRUCK ON. I RETURNED MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER ON THE 30TH WHERE IT IS STILL SITTING. THEY TOLD ME GM SAID NOT TO RELEASE THE TRUCK BACK TO OWNER UNTIL ENGINEERS FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE. I HAVE OPENED A CASE WITH GM CASE # [XXX]. I HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 DIFFERENT AGENTS - NEITHER OF WHICH HAVE OFFERED ANY UPDATES. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY TRUCK FOR OVER 2 WEEKS AND THERE IS NO UPDATES TO THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN MY NEW TRUCK & FEEL THAT MY FAMILY IS NOT SAFE. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS IN THE SAME BOAT IN THE CHEVY FORUM I FOLLOW. HTTPS://WWW.GM-TRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/FORUM/245-20192020-SILVERADO-SIERRA-TROUBLESHOOTING/ THIS IS VERY SAD AND I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN GM/CHEVY. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF $$ ON A NEW VEHICLE AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2019
May 2020

SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST WARNING HAS BEEN APPEARING SINCE DEC. 29, 2019. SINCE THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR THAT ISSUE. STILL HAPPENING EVEN AFTER THEY RE PROGRAMMED AND RE FLASHED THE ECBM. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME THIS OCCURRED, NO OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2019
Apr 2020

I BOUGHT THE 1ST TRUCK IN DECEMBER. THE BRAKES FAILED ON ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL IN ORLANDO. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE AND THE DASH LIGHT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A MASTER CYLINDER BUT COULD NOT GET IT BECAUSE CHEVY WAS ON STRIKE. I TRADED IN AND GOT A SECOND VEHICLE. THEY DID THE RECALL ON IT BEFORE I TOOK IT AND THEN THE BRAKES FAILED SO I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. THEY DID AN UPDATE ON IT AND I LEFT WITH IT THE SAME DAY. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE BRAKES FAILED... FIRST TIME ON 436 IN ORLANDO FLORIDA I WAS BEHIND A SCHOOL BUS AND THEY WENT OUT. LUCKILY I WAS FAR ENOUGH BEHIND IT I COULD GET PULLED OVER. SECOND TIME I WAS ON SR434 AND 17/92 IN LONGWOOD AT A RED LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS THE SECOND TRUCK. 2019 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. I TRIED TO TRADE IT BACK IN TO GET OUT OF THE 1500 INTO A 2500 AND THEY WANTED ME TO TAKE A $17,000 HIT. CHEVY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. I HAVE MADE TWO TOTAL PAYMENTS ON IT . I PAID 50K AND OWE 44327.00 ON IT. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2020
Apr 2020

MY BRAKES FAILED AT 3500 MILES ON MY 2019 SILVERADO. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN UPDATE #N192268091 ON THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THAT THIS HAD AN 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF TAKING CARE OF THE BRAKES NOT FAILING IN THE FUTURE, LEAVING A 20 PERCENT CHANCE THAT THEY WILL FAIL AGAIN. THIS TO ME IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME AND MY FAMILY. NOW WHEN I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE I GET CHEST PAINS AND JUST DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE. PLEASE HELP ME!

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

WHILE TRAVELING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE OF A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY WE NOTICED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US WAS NOT MOVING. WE WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH. WE COULD NOT MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE DUE TO VEHICLES ENTERING THAT LANE FROM AN ON RAMP. WE WERE ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY WHEN WE REALIZED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US WAS NOT MOVING. WE IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. WE HAD A VERY SEVERE COLLISION. WE SLAMMED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. THAT VEHICLE WENT LEFT INTO THE GUARDRAIL AND WE FINALLY STOPPED ON THE REAR BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE THAT HAD INITIALLY STOPPED WITH HALF OF THEIR VEHICLE STILL IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. TALKING LATER WITH MY SPOUSE WE BOTH REALIZED NEITHER OF US FELT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE. THERE WAS NO SOUND THAT IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKING HARD. I TOOK PICTURES AT THE SCENE. I FOUND IT ODD THAT THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY AND SHORTLY AFTER 11 AM. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY HUSBAND REQUIRED TREATMENT AT THE LOCAL ER. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE ECS LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRAILER BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOWS ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AROUND THE SEALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MEDVED CHEVROLET LOCATED AT (11001 W INTERSTATE 70 FRONTAGE RD N, WHEAT RIDGE, CO 80033) HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS WERE STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,118.*BF*JB

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

I'VE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO A GM CERTIFIED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO GET IT'S OIL CHANGED AND ALONG WITH THAT THEY INFORMED ME OF COMPLETING A SAFETY RECALL PERTAINING TO IT'S BRAKES. THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE RECALL HAD BEEN DONE MY BRAKES HAD GONE SOFT AND MY DASH LIT UP WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT MESSAGES. SERVICE ESC, SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM, AND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62 MPH TOP SPEED. I DECIDED TO BRING IT IN AGAIN AND HAD THE RECALL DONE ONCE MORE. THIS TIME IT LASTED A FEW DAYS UNTIL MY BRAKES HAD GONE OUT ONCE MORE WITH THE SAME MESSAGES. IT'S ALREADY BEEN A SAFETY RISK AS THE SECOND TIME IT HAD HAPPENED I COULDN'T STOP AND WENT THROUGH A 4 WAY INTERSECTION NEARLY MISSING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE DECEMBER 26, 2019. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE "IS NO KNOWN FIX PER GM" NOW I'M IN A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE PAYING FOR A TRUCK THAT CAN'T BE DRIVEN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2019
Jan 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FREEDOM CHEVROLET 13483 I-10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78249, (210)- 697-6078 TO BE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,250.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Jan 2020

STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DASH FLASHED: BRAKE FAILURE, ESC FAILURE, DO NOT EXCEED 62 MPH, TRAILER BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVICED FOR BRAKE PAD WEAR ISSUE, THOUGH THE ERRONEOUS READINGS REMAIN (55% FRONT PADS LEFT @ 4000 MILES). ALL LIGHTS CLEARED, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, HAD NO POWER ASSIST WHATSOEVER ON BRAKES, VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Jan 2020

ON THE DASHBOARD GOT ABS, BRAKE, ENGINE, TC LIGHTS AND BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, VERY VERY POOR QUALITY, HIGHER SPEED 62MPH. WHEN I CHECKED WITH OBD READER, GOT 3 CODES AND 2 OF THOSE CODES ARE TIED TOGETHER WITH BRAKES SYSTEM. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING TO WORK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Jan 2020

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE VEHICLE SPEED LIMITED TO 100 KPH ECS FAILED . BRAKE RECALL AND SEAT BELT RECALL PERFORMED DEC 28 2019 ERROR TRAILER BRAKE REQUIRES SERVICE NEVER TOWED WITH THIS VEHICLE RESOLVE PENDING VEHICLE AS AT A LOCAL DEALER . 4160 KILOMETER ON VEHICLE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Jan 2020 Crash

2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE BRAKES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKED BECAME INEFFICIENT AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS CAUSING 2 CRASHES. *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2019
Jan 2020

ON THE EVENING OIF 1/11/20, I WENT TO THE PARKING LOT AND STARTED MY TRUCK AND MULTIPLE WARNINGS CAME UP ON THE INFO CENTER FOR THE BRAKES - BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE MAX SPEED 62MPH; SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM; SERVICE ESC. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, RESTARTED IT AND RECEIVED THE SAME MESSAGE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE TRUCK THE THREE MILES TO MY HOUSE WITH VERY LIMITED BRAKING CAPABILITY. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO CHECK THE TRUCK 15 MINUTES LATER, THE BRAKES HAD RETURNED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING AND WAS ADVISED TODAY THAT THEY DIAGNOSED A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS PRIOR. THE SERVICE ADVISER NOTED THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON ISSUE AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE A NATIONWIDE RECALL IF THE CURRENT SOFTWARE UPDATE IS CAUSING THE MASTER CYLINDER TO FAIL AT THIS RATE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2020
Jan 2020

PARKED IN DRIVE WAY STARTED TRUCK AND MESSAGE POPPED UP SAYING DONT DRIVE OVER 60 AND LIGHTS ON DASH.BREAK PEDDLE ALSO HARD TO PUSH.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Dec 2019

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN AN ICE STORM THE BRAKE FUNCTION WENT COMPLETELY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I HAD TO PUT TRUCK INTO LOW. ALMOST CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT GIVEN THE WEATHER AND THE LOSS OF ANY BRAKE FUNCTION. I WAS IN A CITY PULLING FORWARD.

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

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The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 65 Brakes complaints on file. 6 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.