2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

BACKUP CAMERA AT NIGHT BLURRY AND SHINES EYE VERY HARD TO SEE TO BACKUP

THE BACKUP CAMERA SCREEN IS AT FULL BRIGHTNESS AT NIGHT IN THE PITCH DARK MAKING FOR THIS ISSUE. IF YOU ARE LOOKING IN YOUR SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS TO BACKUP AND LOOK TO THE RIGHT ONE, PASSING THE SCREEN, YOU ARE BLINDED BY THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE SCREEN. THIS, IN MY OPINION, IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS ISSUE IS ALSO PRESENT IN OTHER 2019 TRUCKS.

THE BACKUP CAMERA SYSTEM IS ESSENTIALLY UNUSABLE AT NIGHT WHEN REVERSING. THE IMAGE QUALITY IS FUZZY AT BEST AND CUTS IN AND OUT WITH HORIZONTAL LINES FLASHING THROUGH IT. ON TOP OF THE FACT THAT IT IS A FUZZY IMAGE, IT IS SO BRIGHT, IT IS UNBEARABLE TO LOOK AT, IT'S BASICALLY WHITE-WASHED.

THE BACKUP CAMERA IS USELESS AT NIGHT, I ALREADY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE TRIM OF THE TRUCK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR/75 MILES. I PULLED OVER TO CLEAN OUT MY TRUCK. I PARKED IN A VACANT PARKING LOT. THE TRUCK'S ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. IT WAS PARKED AT THE TOP OF A HILL. I GOT OUT OF THE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT, AND WALKED AROUND BEHIND TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND CLEANED OUT SOME TRASH. I THEN WALKED BACK AROUND TO THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, AND REMOVED MORE TRASH. I WALKED ABOUT 15-25 FEET AWAY, TO PUT THE TRASH IN THE GARBAGE CAN. THE TRUCK MADE A WEIRD 'CHIRP-CHIRP-CHIRP' ALARM/ELECTRICAL TYPE NOISE, AND THEN DROVE BACKWARDS. THE REVERSE LIGHTS WERE ON. I RAN AFTER THE TRUCK, THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS LOCKED. I PUSHED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR AND HOPPED UP ON THE RUNNING BOARD. I OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR AND JUMPED IN, AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I STOPPED THE TRUCK, LITERALLY ONE FOOT FROM GOING OVER AN 8 FOOT CONCRETE EMBANKMENT. I AM REALLY TERRIFIED BY WHAT HAPPENED. IT WAS IN PARK. IT HAS THAT NEW SYSTEM WHERE THE KEYS STAY IN YOUR POCKET AND EVERYTHING IS PUSH BUTTON (START, UNLOCK) THE VEHICLE'S COLUMN SHIFTER WAS STILL IN PARK WHEN I STOPPED THE TRUCK. PHOTOS: 1.) THIS IS THE HILL, AND SPACE I WAS PARKED IN. 2.) THESE ARE MY TIRE TRACKS, MY TRUCKS TIRES HIT THAT SHEET METAL, AND YOU CAN SEE THE APPROXIMATE 8 FOOT DROP WITH THE DUMPSTERS. 3.) THIS SHOWS THE CONCRETE SPEED BUMP THING THAT MY TRUCK BACKED OVER WHEN IT WAS ROLLING OUT OF CONTROL THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MECHANICALLY POSSIBLE. IF IT WAS IN PARK IT CAN'T HAPPEN (THEORETICALLY) IF IT WAS IN REVERSE, IT WOULD HAVE BACKED UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER LETTING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. IF IT HAD BEEN IN NEUTRAL, IT WOULD HAVE DRIFTED BACKWARDS IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE GRADE OF THE HILL. IF IT HAD BEEN IN DRIVE OR LOW, IT WOULD HAVE MOVED FORWARD, OR STAYED STILL.

THIS VEHICLE IS A BRAND NEW 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TRAIL BOSS. THIS TRUCK HAS THE 4.3L V6. THE FIRST TIME BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY I NOTICED THE BACKUP CAMERA FLICKERED EVERYTIME I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL. I REPEATED BACKING UP SEVERAL TIMES AND AT ONE POINT THE BACKUP CAMERA FLICKERED AND WENT OFF (SCREEN WENT BLANK/BLACK WITH A MESSAGE "SERVICE REAR VISION SYSTEM". WHEN THE BACKUP CAMERA CAME BACK ON THE GUIDELINES FOR BACKING UP HAD DISAPPEARED. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE GUIDELINES BACK ON THE SCREEN UNTIL I CHANGED THE SHIFTER TO DRIVE OR PARK THEN BACK INTO REVERSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE BACKUP CAMERA SCREEN REPEATEDLY FLICKERS AND INTERMITTENTLY WILL GO BLANK WITH A LOSS OF GUIDELINES. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 4/1/19. THEIR REPORT WAS THAT THE SYSTEM DID IN FACT FLICKER AND THE SCREEN SHUT OFF MOMENTARILY HOWEVER STATED IT IS "NORMAL" FOR THESE VEHICLE. THEY GAVE ME A 2019 SILVERADO LOANER WITH THE SAME ACCESSORY PACKAGE AND THAT CAMERA DID THE SAME THING. THE DEALER NOTED THAT THEY TESTED MULTIPLE SIMILAR MODEL VEHICLES AND THEY ALL PERFORMED THE SAME WAY. THE DEALER MENTIONED IT OCCURRING ON THE MODEL WITH THE SMALLER DISPLAY SCREEN AND THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOT OCCURRING WITH THE LARGER DISPLAY SCREEN. MY CONCERN IS HAVING CHILDREN IF BACKING UP AND THE SCREEN MOMENTARILY BLANKS OUT I LOSE REAR BACKUP CAMERA VISION CAUSING A POTENTIALLY FATAL CATASTROPHE. THE DEALER SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE STARTED DOING THIS WITH LESS THAN 20MILES ON IT AND NOW WITH APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES ON IT THE ISSUE CONTINUES. I AM CONCERNED THAT A FATAL ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THIS ISSUE BE RESOLVED AND ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE CONSUMER FOR GM TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!