1. Chevrolet Silverado 1500
  2. Problems
  3. 2016
  4. Vehicle Speed Control

2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

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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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi3

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 15, 2016 · 1,500 miles

    Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control

    I had two episodes of sudden unintended acceleration while driving highway speeds on a highway. Truck is weeks old- 1500miles only. Brakes still worked so i was able to stop. Rpms continued to escalate in neutral and park. Had to turn off engine quickly to abort the problem. I'm taking the truck in for evaluation tomorrow. My wife and two oldest sons were in the vehicle. *tr

    ODI 10916365

  • October 1, 2016 · 20,000 miles

    Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control

    This vehicle (2016 silverado) has all the characteristics associated with the "chevy shake", an unresolvable driveline under seat vibration that is very severe at times. Gm has issued service bulletin pi1354c which i followed at my expense to reduce / eliminate the severe shake that occurs at speeds of 69 ' 79 mph with no improvement. I believe it is a safety matter when a vehicle shakes to the extent of driver…

    ODI 11015773

  • July 4, 2016

    Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    The 2016 silverado has a programming issue for the transmission. When i drive under a load going up a hill it chugs like i have a miss fire issue. The programming is set so it stays in the highest gear for to long when driving in city conditions. It stays in 6th gear going 25-30mph and when you need the throttle. The transmission can't decide which gear to be in. On two different occasions i went to pull out of a…

    ODI 11057710

  • May 7, 2016 · 45 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    A condition exists where, after the driver has used the gas pedal to accelerate, then has removed their foot from the pedal, then presses the cruise "set" button a brief moment later, and then immediately attempts to decelerate by repeatedly pressing minus "-" on the cruise control, that the speed control becomes confused and displays multiple different speeds, while maintaining the original speed, even though the…

    ODI 10863717