2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Brakes
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Brakes seem to sputter/skip when applying when traveling above 40 mph. I had an inspection done with Brake Masters. They inspected brake pads, rotors and performed a road test. They stated Brakes pads and rotors were still good about another year left. They did say brakes sputtered at about 40 mph and over. They thought it could be issue with brake vacuum system Thanks
While approaching stoplight stepped on brakes and had zero braking power. Coasted to service company they confirmed no braking power. They determined vacuum was bad and replaced
the brakes have a hard pedal with no brakes at low speed . In reverse have to apply lots of pressure to brake pedal, and this does not always work. I read there is a recall. I want to get repaired before an accident occurs. This is on going, not just the date below.
My 2014 chevy silverado when backing down boat ramp break pedal will go all the way to the floor. I almost lost my whole truck an boat. This just started . I have little over 33 thousand miles on truck.
When stopping at slow speeds in stop and go traffic my abs would kick on and the power breaks would not work and I would need to press the break pedal very hard to stop. Only seems to happen in stop and go traffic at slow speeds but it's super scarey.
WHEN I TRY TO USE MY BRAKES THEY FEEL LIKE THERE'S NO PRESSURE AND I HAVE TO PUMP BRAKES REPEATEDLY TO STOP. ALSO FEEL A LITTLE VIBRATION. THIS DOES HAPPEN EVERY TIME. MOSTLY WHEN I'M TRYING TO SLOW DOWN TO PARK IT OR STOP AT A LIGHT.
Brake padel still rock hard at low speeds even after the so called fix for this issue that GM did for the previous recall
At low speed the power brakes no longer work. The brake pedal has to be pushed to the floor in order to stop. The pedal does not return to its original position and remains soft/spongy and pushed in. Almost caused an accident when this was first discovered.
MY VEHICLE VIN DOES NOT SEEM LISTED FOR RECALL GM NO. N192268490 OR WAS SERVICED. YET, I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS AFTER SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE FOR PARKING, OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. MUCH MORE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO STOP AS IF LOSS OF POWER RESULTING IN MANUAL-ONLY BRAKING. THIS SEEMS TO GO AWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. PRIOR TO RECALL, THE ISSUE PREVIOUSLY RESULTED IN $3000 DAMAGE TO ANOTHER FAMILY VEHICLE PARKED ON OUR PRIVATE PROPERTY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,507.
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the brakes failed to engage properly when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer and repaired under the unknown recall however, the failure occurred 4 months later. The vehicle was then taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed with the brake assist pump needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 165,000.
My vehicle lost the ability to apply brakes or slow down, the vehicle had a rock hard peddle at low speed. There was no illuminated light on the dashboard no warning! I barely avoided a collision and scraped my truck driving off the road to try and stop it. The issue is worst at lower RPM!
BRAKES BECOME HARD AT LOW SPEED AND WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. BRAKES WORK NORMALLY AT HIGHER RPM, GETS WORSE DRIVING IN REVERSE OR JUST LETTING VEHICLE CREEP FORWARD.
THE VACUUM PUMP FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING ASSISTANCE. MUSHY AND HARD PEDDLE. VERY NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS. MINE WENT OUT WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAUSING EXCESSIVE SPEED ON THE OFF RAMP AND INABILITY TO SAFELY BRAKE. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A RECALL FOR MY YEAR VEHICLE. AFTER CALLING THE DEALER I WAS TOLD M VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL.
I believe my 2014 silverado has a recall for the vacuum brake pump. I just purchased the truck a month ago And I noticed when I take off in drive or reverse and hit the brake pedal it doesn’t want to move and becomes stiff. It has almost caused me to have 2 accidents now. After doing research and looking things up I have come to know there as a recall on these trucks for the vacuum brake pump and I don’t think this truck has ever been fixed for it. I would like to get this fixed before it causes an accident.
BRAKE POWER FAILURE, WHERE AS THE BRAKE BECAME STIFF AND IT WAS HARD TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE TRUCK WAS MOVING LESS THEN 10MPH AND HAD A UTILITY TRAILER ON THE HITCH. THE TRUCK WAS ON RESIDENTIAL ROAD. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE FOR A TOTAL OF THREE FAILURES UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. MOVING UNDER 10 MPH ON SURFACE STREETS AND HAVING A CAMPER TRAILER ON THE HITCH OF THE TRUCK.
MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON APRIL 14, 2020 FOR AN OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION, ETC. AND THE WORK WAS ALSO PERFORMED FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000. I HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM PRIOR TO THIS DATE - NO INCREASED PRESSURE, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING. AFTER THIS DATE I NOTICED MY BRAKES SKIPPING WHILE IN REVERSE ON AN INCLINE. I LIVE AT THE TOP OF A HILL AND MY DRIVEWAY IS ALSO A HILL, SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. HOWEVER, I WAS REVERSING OUT OF A SLIGHTLY INCLINED PARKING SPOT AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT AND PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE TRUCK WAS STILL NOT STOPPING. I MANAGED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND GET THE CAR INTO DRIVE TO AVOID HITTING A CAR BEHIND ME IN THE PARKING LOT. LATER THAT SAME DAY I WHEN REVERSING OUT OF ANOTHER SLIGHTLY INCLINED PARKING SPOT HAD TO FULLY USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD NOT PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AT ALL DUE TO SO MUCH PRESSURE. I TOOK MY TRUCK IMMEDIATELY TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT GET TO IT THAT DAY, BUT THAT I COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND BRING IT BACK FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. I REFUSED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK OFF THEIR LOT AND AM APPALLED THAT IT WOULD EVEN BE SUGGESTED AFTER HEARING THAT THE BRAKES MAY OR MAY NOT WORK. I CALLED THE NEXT DAY AT LUNCH TIME AFTER I HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE BRAKE PUMP AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. I WAS AGAIN TOLD I COULD COME GET MY TRUCK AND DRIVE IT UNTIL THE PART CAME IN (BECAUSE I TOLD THEM I WASN'T PAYING FOR THEIR LOANER CAR I'M CURRENTLY DRIVING THAT THEY WILL TRY TO CHARGE ME FOR). I TOLD THE MAN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HE'S CRAZY IF HE THINKS I'M GOING TO COME GET A TRUCK WHERE THE BRAKES MAY NOT WORK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE VEHICLE DAMAGE IF NOT ADDRESSED. *TR
ALREADY HAD THE MODULE UPDATE AND BRAKES ARE STILL SHUTTERING AND LOSING PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND GETS SUPER HARD. THIS SAME THING WAS HAPPENING BEFORE THE MODULE UPDATE RECALL WAY LAST YEAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIRM REQUIRING EXTRA EFFORT IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE REPAIR TO MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATIONS NUMBER: SB-PIT5361B SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,652.*DT*JB CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DENIED BRAKE COVERAGE BY THE DEALER, ZIMBRICK CHEV SAN PRAIRIE, WI 53590 608-837-2500. *JB
THE VACUUM PUMP HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE, PRODUCING NO VACUUM PRESSURE TO THE BREAK ASSIST. THE RECALL SUGGESTING THE RECALIBRATION OF THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL HAD BEEN COMPLETED MONTHS PRIOR. THIS RESULTED IN SIMILAR SYMPTOMS, VIBRATION IN THE BREAK AND A HARD BRAKE PEDAL. ONCE IT COMPLETELY FAILED, THE PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND STOPPING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. INITIALLY, THE PEDAL VIBRATION WAS NOTICED AT SLOWER SPEEDS. WHEN THE PUMP FAILED, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON AN OFF RAMP COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN. IT TOOK ALMOST STANDING ON THE BREAK PEDAL TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 72,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
WHILE BACKING THE CAMPER INTO A CAMP SITE WITH A SLIGHT UPGRADE, WHEN I MOVING FORWARD TO STRAIGHTEN THE TRUCK, THE BRAK PEDAL BECAME HARD TO PUSH DOWN. EACH TIME I PRESSED THE BRAKES, IT BECAME HARDER TO PRESS, AND I FELT A PULSING SENSATION PUSHING BACK UP ON THE PEDAL. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, IT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO PUSH DOWN ON THE PEDAL. I WAS MOVING UNDER 1 MPH AT THE TIME WITH NOTHING IN MY WAY. AFTER BACKING UP AGAIN, I TRIED IT AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THIS TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER PREVIOUSLY FOR THE RECALL LISTED FOR BRAKING BOOSTER THAT REQUIRED RECALIBRATING THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. I BELIEVE THE SERVICE EITHER DIDN'T WORK, OR IT CREATED A NEW PROBLEM. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, WARM, AND EVERYTHING WAS DRY. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER BRAKING PROBLEMS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO SLOW OR STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY FIRM. THE SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBURBAN CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 12475 PLAZA DR, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344, (952) 388-0061, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE ASSIST VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND A SOFTWARE UPDATE NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE VACUUM PUMP WAS NOT REPLACED DUE TO PARTS BEING ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED ASE NUMBER: 9-5741973364. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
RECALL NUMBER N192217410 AND LOCAL DEALER WONT SERVICE. SAYING IT MUST BE TAKEN TO CANADA TO BE SERVICED. SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST ERROR ON DIC. WHY SEND RECALL NOTICE IF COUNTRY OF USE IS NOT AUTHORIZING THE RECALL. IS IT ONLY DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES?
WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AND IN DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS, BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY. AT FIRST I WAS TRYING TO STOP WHILE IN REVERSE TO GO FORWARD. I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD TO VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. WHEN I WENT FORWARD, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AND WERE EXTREMELY HARD TO PRESS DOWN TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I STOPPED DRIVING AT THAT POINT BECAUSE I WAS IN A TIGHT PARKING LOT AND DIDNT FEEL I COULD SLOW QUICK ENOUGH TO NOT RUN INTO OTHER VEHICLES.
LOW SPEED BRAKE FAILURE,5MPH OR LESS.BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD TO PUSH AND STOPPING THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT.
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The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 198 Brakes complaints on file. 13 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.