2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Steering Problems
- 46
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 46 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- steering wheel · 16 records
- power steering · 15 records
- failure mileage · 7 records
- lost power · 5 records
- repaired failure · 5 records
- illuminated taken · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 20 |
| 30–60k mi | 17 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Erratic steering and slow speed?s jerky car dies ground problem
ODI 11299665
Service Brakes · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While making a left turn at a stop sign, the brake pedal failed to repsond along with loss of power sterring. The brakes did not engage, causing the contact to sideswipe another vehicle. The contact managed to steer the vehicle onto the shoulder and applied the emergency brake to come to a complete stop. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries…
Crash reported
ODI 11291284
Service Brakes · Steering · Unknown Or Other
First off the brakes have failed on me a bunch of times. I brought it to the dealer before the recalls started and they said it was normal. The problem got worse causing two low speed accidents with no damage but scary. Note i have two kids in the car. Been in for multiple recalls. One accident happened in a drive thru and one in my driveway. Both were front end collisions but no damage. Second the truck shakes at…
Crash reported
ODI 11289554
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 55 mph over a bump in the road, the steering wheel shook. When the vehicle decelerated to 10 mph, the shaking stopped. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to bob howard chevrolet (located at 13130 broadway ext, oklahoma city, ok 73114, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the idler arm and steering gear box needed…
Crash reported
ODI 11270167
Steering
Electronic power steering suddenly stopped working. Vehicle is a 2016 chevrolet truck with 25,852 miles. A very dangerous thing to happen with a male driver. I shudder to think what would have happen if the sudden loss of power steering had happened to my wife on a curvy road. Gm has recalled 1 million plus 14-15 gm vehicles over this problem. They say the 2016 is not in the recall. The $1,500 plus dollar cost is on…
ODI 11254282
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving various speeds, the steering wheel jerked out of the contact's hand and the service stabilitrac warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. *dt
ODI 11257833
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The truck will yank the steering wheel back and forth, multiple electrical errors will occur and the engine sometimes dies while the truck is moving at slow speeds and turning. A stabilitrack error shows on the dash. This happens almost daily.this truck is accident free and appears in excellent condition.
ODI 11235199
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Car stalls and restarts when driving and turning. Car won't turn or go. Have almost wrecked multiple times. Says something about stabilitrak
ODI 11229796
Steering
My battery failed at 53,000 miles, and after changing the battery the electronic power steering would not work. I've also noticed electrical issues with the display panel, and the stereo changing channels. I've taken the car to the dealership in roseville, ca. And await details on repair.
ODI 11231897
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power while driving various speeds and the power steering indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to victory layne chevrolet [redacted], located at [redacted], fort myers, fl 33901) where it was diagnosed that the power steering module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made…
ODI 11269166
Electrical System · Steering
While turning onto a road, i turned the steering wheel approximately 20% and suddenly the steering wheel kicked back hard nearly breaking my wrist. Once i pulled off i was able to repeat the process several times in either direction, i have video of this issue. When it kicked back, i would lose all electrical power to dash instrumentation and also upon power coming back on, i would get stabilitrak errors and the…
ODI 11204214
Steering
I was driving down my street. Waiting to turn left to wait at stoplight. When going i couldn't turn the steering wheel. Traffic was coming from both sides when failure occurred. The only thing that saved my life was to continue straight through to the other side of the street. This incident could've killed me if was traveling at higher speeds. Total loss of control of the vehicle. This is a major safety issue.
ODI 11194123
Steering
While backing out of a parking spot the steering wheel jerked itself out of my hand, almost breaking my hand and locked up and couldn't be turned at all. While locked up it finally broke free for a bit and jerked itself out of my hands again. Put it into drive to pull forward so i didn't get hit by other vehiclse in parking lot too. It did the same thing going forward, jerked itself from my hands, the radio even…
ODI 11191114
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the bolts holding the steering in place were loose. At times, while making a turn, the vehicle would continue in a straight line. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to mike maroone chevrolet (230 n academy blvd, colorado springs, co 80909, [redacted]), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was…
ODI 11176502
Service Brakes · Steering
When driving 2016 silverado 1500, i put on brake and lost power to steering. Dealership said there was no recall. Other time when touching the brake, lights got brighter on touch pad for radio and for over 200 miles while someone was in passenger seat, it said passenger airbag was off. While turning and applying brake, loose all steering. It happens while driving. Not sitting still. First time it happened, 8 2as…
ODI 11164939
Steering · Suspension · Wheels
SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS
ODI 11156973
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving slow speeds, the steering wheel violently jerked and the vehicle shook and lost power. Also, the electronic stability control indicator illuminated. The "parking assist off" and "roll down the side windows" messages were also displayed. The vehicle was taken to knudtsen chevrolet (1900 e polston ave, post falls, id 83854, [redacted]), but they were…
ODI 11191822
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While backing out of a driveway, the steering lost power and the service power steering indicator illuminated. The contact called dan cummins chevrolet buick dealer at [redacted] (located at [redacted], paris, ky 40361) add was informed to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The vehicle…
ODI 11142825
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 45 mph, the steering wheel shook without warning. Once the vehicle came to a complete stop, it operated normally. Paris chevrolet buick gmc (1915 n main st, paris, tx 75460, [redacted]) was contacted for a diagnostic appointment. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the…
ODI 11133485
Steering
At 63000 my truck started making clicking and popping noises in the front end. The truck was taken to the dealership and it was determined that the electronic rack and pinion was bad. This problem is exibited in 2014 gm trucks as well and the issue should be looked into. A failing asisted steering could be dangerous and cause big problems.
ODI 11242525
Steering
I bought the truck brand new in march of 2016. At just over 2 years and 40,000 miles, the electric power steering system started failing intermittently while driving the vehicle, seizing control of the steering. It happened while stopped, then it happened when turning on a city street. Extremely dangerous and should not happen on a new vehicle. Chevy is refusing to do anything about it even though this was a known…
ODI 11111847
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving and turning into a fuel station, unknown warning indicators illuminated and the steering wheel seized. The contact had to slam on the brake pedal to avoid hitting a person and a gas pump. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and it operated normally as the power steering was reset. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (alamo city…
ODI 11112113
Steering
Driving down a country road the power steering failed while going around a corner at 40mph and came back almost causing total loss of control.
ODI 11100179
Electrical System · Steering
Makiing a turn the steering locked and engine died 2 times and yesterday while diving on the freeway at 70 miles per hour it died and managed to pull off the road. First time we allmost got hit by an other car . Im very, very concern . Truck has 19k miles
ODI 11084927
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The stabilitrak has been going off at random times, several times in a row. Twice, over the span of two days, the stabilitrak has gone off while in motion, pulling into a parking spot on dry ground. It has also gone off about 4 times back-to-back while at slow speeds on an on ramp. The main display has also been randomly shutting off (screen goes black) without warning or obvious reason.
ODI 11075118