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Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

178
Owner complaint records in our dataset
21
Years with records
1999–2019
Stored years

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 178 stored complaint records:

  • 16 indicate a crash
  • 7 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire
  • 1 indicate a death

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • cruise control · 21 records
  • engine power · 15 records
  • throttle body · 14 records
  • traction control · 12 records
  • accelerator pedal · 11 records
  • failure mileage · 11 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi54
30–60k mi31
60–100k mi30
100–150k mi21
150–400k mi14

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • February 1, 2020

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    Turned on truck and got multiple messages, "service esc" and "brake system failure - speed limited to 62 mph." braking was extremely limited - even at hardest effort, truck struggled to come to a complete stop. Truck has 6700 miles and also brake pads are reporting 14%/18% life left which is innacurate based on amount of driving.

    ODI 11306502

    2019 records in this system

  • January 22, 2020 · 211,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    While driving on a highway stabilitrack turns off then few seconds later traction control turns off then i get either a cylinder misfire or throttle body code. Truck then goes into reduced power mode with rough idle. I can clear the codes with obd reader and it runs fine for a while.

    ODI 11301255

    2010 records in this system

  • January 14, 2020 · 10,200 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    The abs system failed when braking on a snowy, icy, slippery road locking all four wheels causing the vehicle to skid out of control. The brake light and abs light and tcs icon were displayed. The brakes had to be released to regain steering control and judicious use of manual braking eventually brought the vehicle to a stop. The abs pump motor was noted running continuously even with the engine off. Onstar…

    ODI 11299661

    2017 records in this system

  • January 7, 2020 · 1,700 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    I have lost power to my brakes on 4 isolated occasions in the span of a month after purchasing this new vehicle. On each occurrence the service trailer brakes, service esc, service speeds and i would smell burning upon exiting the vehicle after operation. On 3 of the occasions i experienced this issue while stationary and upon starting the vehicle. On one occasion i was operating the vehicle at roughly 60 mph and…

    ODI 11307391

    2019 records in this system

  • January 5, 2020 · 1,878 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    Service esc,service trailer braking system, brake system failure 62mph top speed and a check engine light. Have another appointment at dealer after recall for esc brake module has been performed

    ODI 11297249

    2019 records in this system

  • December 19, 2019 · 4,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    I took it tuesday 12/17/19 in for an oil change at 4k miles to get under 7k service. For my 2019 high country. As i was notified i was due for an oil change. I looked on onstar. Saw there was a recall and figured they could two things at once. Come to find out there were three recalls. Which i get it, things happen. I get it home tuesday night no issues. Thursday 12/19/19 around 6 pm, as i was backing out of my…

    ODI 11291170

    2019 records in this system

  • November 15, 2019 · 4,000 miles

    Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    The most recent issue occurred on or about 11/15/2019 when traveling on the highway at approximately 65 mile per hour, the vehicle had an engine lost of power. Power reduced immediately and all of a sudden when moving in the 2 lane on a highway incline. Incident almost caused a fatal accident. Previous lost of power issue was taken to the dealership and i was advised that it was a throttle body component that was…

    ODI 11282269

    2019 records in this system

  • November 10, 2019 · 11,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I was traveling south on i65 in tennessee, with the cruise control set at 76mph. I was near mile marker 27 on a steep incline when a car moved in front of me causing me to tap the brake to come off cruise control and slow down. When the car merged right, clearing my path, i touched the resume button to reach-engage the cruise control. I immediately felt the overdrive kick in, which seemed normal because i was going…

    ODI 11282332

    2018 records in this system