2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Service Brakes Problems
- 142
- 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 142 stored complaint records:
- 17 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pedal · 60 records
- vacuum pump · 28 records
- stop traffic · 18 records
- very hard · 16 records
- pedal becomes · 15 records
- brake booster · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 82 |
| 60–100k mi | 29 |
| 1–30k mi | 20 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
There is a recall for my vehicles brakes, i have attempted to have this serviced as my brakes completely went out on me while driving my children this morning, i spent hours on the phone trying to get de luz to understand that i cannot safely drive my vehicle on the road as my brakes do not work correctly.. I was told that they only help i could get was if i drove my truck 80 miles to the nearest dealer where i…
ODI 11309270
Service Brakes
Brakes when being applied under low speeds is not stopping the vehicle.
ODI 11302435
Service Brakes
Took my truck in for the brake issue recall because i was experiencing loss of brakes at low speeds. I would primarily see this when stuck in slow moving traffic or backing my truck up to the trailer.....etc. I took it into the dealership for the recall which they supposedly performed and fixed. Well 2 months later i am still experiencing the same issue. I was pulling into the garage the other day and it wouldn't…
Crash reported
ODI 11301332
Service Brakes
Hard petal at extremly low speeds since i purchased the vehicle. Dealer did recall programming change but brakes are still an issue at very low speed and also very hard braking backing up my trailer or boat.
ODI 11300354
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado. While driving 45 mph, the brake pedal was hard and depressed to the floor without warning. The vehicle was towed to east syracuse chevrolet [redacted], east syracuse, ny 13057 [redacted] where diagnosed that the vacuum pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however the failure recurred. The manufacture was contacted who referred contact to another local…
ODI 11307644
Service Brakes
I took my truck in a couple of months ago for a recall that had to do with the braking system. Well the other day while driving in a parking lot at very low speeds, my brake pedal started vibrating and got really hard, i was barely able to press the brake. I scary situation that i know is happening to a lot more people who own gm trucks. I hope you guys make gm do a second recall for 2014-18 gm trucks, to replace…
ODI 11306881
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
Hard petal at low speeds. Dealer did recall but brakes are now worse. Recall did not work. Worse when in drive through or slow stop and go traffic.
ODI 11282253
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
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 10 mph, the vehicle vibrated when the brake pedal was depressed and the pedal traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle failed to stop and the emergency brake had to be engaged. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to barton chevrolet ([redacted], newburgh, ny 12550, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the vacuum…
ODI 11269858
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the vaccum pump failed, which prevented the brakes from engaging when reversing or moving forward less than 5 mph. When hauling the boat with the vehicle in reverse, the vehicle rolled forward whether the gear was in drive or reverse. Also, the brake pedal became difficult to depress. The contact stated that the failure occurred when the…
ODI 11269443
Service Brakes
2016 chevrolet silverado. Consumer writes in regards to hydraulic brake system safety recall. *ld the consumer requested to be reimbursed for the recall repair. *js
ODI 11280093
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the brakes seized intermittently. On september 5, 2019, the vehicle was taken to high plains motors inc ([redacted], wolf pointe, mt 59201) for diagnostic testing. The contact was informed that nhtsa campaign number: 19v645000 (service brakes) applied to the failure. The software update was performed; however, the failure was becoming…
ODI 11254507
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 19v645000 (service brakes, hydraulic). While driving at low speeds, the brake pedal was difficult to depress and traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle slowly came to a stop. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to rydell chevrolet ([redacted] #1309, northridge, ca…
ODI 11265459
Service Brakes
Brakes locked up wile,driving for a second time in less than a month , the first time was 07/13/2019 depaua chevrolet had to 0rder electrical moduals called ebcm and bpmv that was suppose to be the reason the brakes locked up it took a month for them to get parts and now the brakes have locked up again after spending $2512.02 toget them repaired . I would like to know if any body else has had this problem with there…
ODI 11252704
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While the vehicle was being reversed on several occasions, the brakes became inoperable. The contact stated that extra effort was needed to slow down the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 18v578000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. The approximate…
ODI 11245163
Service Brakes
Brake pedal becomes very hard to push at low speed, almost unable to stop the truck most times. Happens on a daily basis
ODI 11234937
Service Brakes
Brakes become very difficult to depress after 2-3 depressions of the pedal. Happens mostly in parking lots and stop/go traffic. Driver must apply great pressure to slow/stop vehicle.
ODI 11231959
Service Brakes
Reoccurring braking problems at low speeds whenever pressure is applied to the brake in quick succession (ie bumper to bumper traffic) the brake pedal becomes harder/stiffer to press and applies little to no brake without excessive force. I have only noticed this braking problem at low speeds because of the conditions that cause the problem. This happens when the vehicle is driving straight as well as turning. The…
ODI 11229832
Service Brakes
Driving around parking lots or stuck in traffic going slow and having to press the brake pedal frequently the pedal will go very hard and takes both feet to press down on it and basically have no brakes. I have i to pull over or stop and shut the truck off and sit for a min then restart and i get my brakes back. I think it has something to do with the vacuum assist pump not working correctly. I have not taken in to…
ODI 11230029
Service Brakes
Unresponsive brakes at low speed. Very dangerous and not sure why this isnt a recall. How many people have to get injured or die before its fixed?
ODI 11219593
Service Brakes
The brakes went stiff and my wife was barely able to get the truck to stop. This was luckily just backing out of our drive way. It could have been really bad if she was going faster or needed to stop quick.
ODI 11219141
Service Brakes
On the date cited, i was backing up a trailer down a hill slowly. Had released the brakes then reapplied and suddenly the brake pedal was stiff and it was very hard to stop. Manually applied full strength trailer brakes and the trailer helped stop the truck. 3 days later (5/30/19) i experienced a similar incident. I was parked, put the truck in drive accidentally and took my foot off the brake. When i applied the…
ODI 11216965
Service Brakes
Vacuum pump failed suddenly, almost had a collision due to very hard braking. The vehicle is currently at the dealer for repairs ($2,100 including new brakes). I don't have any documentation yet.
ODI 11209016
Service Brakes
Brake paddle will sometimes go hard on a second application most notably when going slow as if the power brake part of the system is not working, still have a good paddle but almost no stopping power. Looking for a recall, not found.
ODI 11208354
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