2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Brakes

AS I LEFT TO HEAD TO THE STORE THIS EVENING I IMMEDIATELY HAD 3 CODES COME UP ON MY DASH AFTER I TURNED THE IGNITION ON. (BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. 62MPH TOP SPEED. SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM. SERVICE ESC). I THOUGHT IT WAS A GLITCH SO I BACKED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WITH RESISTANCE OF THE BRAKES. I HAD IT IN 4X4 DUE TO SNOW SO I ASSUMED ITS JUST FEELING ROUGH FROM THAT. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET I LIVE ON TO A MAJOR ROAD AND WENT STRAIGHT INTO CROSS TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. I NEARLY DIED FROM A SNOW PLOW COMING. I PUMPED THE BRAKES ONCE I DIDN'T FEEL THEM WORKING AND IT FELT LIKE I WAS PUSHING ON A CEMENT BLOCK. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS I HAVE COME CLOSE TO DYING IN A RECALLED COBALT BEFORE BOW I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS TRUCK SINCE THERES NO ACTIVE RECALL-JUST LIKE THE COBALT!!! I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND MY AUTISTIC CHILD'S LIFE AS THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO OUR DOCTORS. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND I CONTACTED MY FRIEND WHO WORKS IN SERVICE TO ALSO DOCCUMENT WITH HIM WHEN IT OCCURRED.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE MY BRAKES FELT SOFT AND SEEMED UNRESPONSIVE. PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE AND STARTED MOVING FORWARD AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH ABOUT 5-10% BRAKING POWER. TRUCK BARELY STOPPED BEFORE ENTERING MOVING CROSS TRAFFIC. TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE DISPLAYING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE SPEED LIMITED TO 62 MPH. LIMPED TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES. EVERY TIME I HAD TO STOP I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TWICE AND ON THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED I WOULD GAIN APPROXIMATELY 50% BRAKING POWER. TRUCK HAS ALREADY HAD ALL RECALLS PERFORMED AND SPECIFICALLY, THE RECALLS RELATED TO "FIXING" THIS EXACT ISSUE. DEALER PUT THE TRUCK ON THE COMPUTER AND EXPLAINED ONLY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN ACTIVATED DUE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM BUT COULDN'T SAY WHAT HAPPENED. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO HAVE ME DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME, 40 MILES ON THE FREEWAY, AND BRING BACK IN 3 DAYS FOR AN APPOINTMENT. FEELING THIS WAS AN UNSAFE OPTION I REQUESTED THEY KEEP THE TRUCK UNTIL IT COULD BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED AND TO PUT ME IN A LOANER OR PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION WHICH THEY DID.

LOST ALL BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT 5MPH

WHILE REVERSING ON OUR DRIVEWAY THE TRUCK LOST ABOUT 90% OF ITS ABILITY TO BRAKE. THE PEDALS WERE PRESSED HARD AND ALL THE WAY DOWN UNTIL IT SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. WE TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WERE VERY DISMISSIVE SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. AT THE DEALERSHIP WE DROVE IT AGAIN AND THE BRAKES WERE WORKING NORMALLY. LEFT THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T WANT TO CHECK IT. THE TRUCK ALSO HAD TWO RECALLS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTATION THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR STREET? MY FAMILIES SAFETY IS NOTHING TO BE DISMISSIVE ABOUT.

ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCK UP, SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES, HAD TOWED TO DEALER SHIP ON 12/18/19, PICKED UP ON 12/19/20 ADVISED BREAKING SYSTEM ONLY NEEDED REPROGRAMMED. DROVE FOR ABOUT 40 MILES IT WAS FINE, STOP FOR A FEW MINUTES TRUCK RUNNING IN PARK, THEN DROVE ABOUT 1-1/2 MILE, AS I ENTERED A MAJOR INTERSECTION ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP, NEARLY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT , THE TRUCK WHEELS LOCKED UP 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES WHILE TRY TO OFF THE MAIN ROAD.....AGAIN HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WAITING FOR UPDATE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM

WARNING MESSAGE CAME ACROSS SCREEN OF "BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE 62 MPH TOP SPEED". VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP AND HAD I BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO THE INTEGRATED BRAKE CONTROLLER. I FEEL THAT 62 MPH IS A UNSAFE SPEED TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE OPERATED AT WITH SUCH A FAILURE. A 90TH PERCENTILE FEMALE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITH SUCH A FAILURE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE REQUIRED TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN MANUAL MODE.

I ENDED UP COASTING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE MY BRAKES WENT FROM 100% TO MAYBE 5% CAPACITY. I WAS ONLY GOING MAYBE 25MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND THANK GOD THAT NO ONE WAS COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WHEN I COULDN'T STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SERVICE BRAKE, BRAKE ASSIST, CHECK ENGINE, AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PINE BELT CHEVROLET (732-523-0826, LOCATED AT 1088 NEW JERSEY 88, LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP, NJ 08701) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE IN WRITING. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 270.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE COASTED UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROTOLO CHEVROLET (16666 S HIGHLAND AVE, FONTANA, CA 92336, (909) 333-6924) WHERE THE BRAKE MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,360.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. ALSO, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO IDLE, PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, AND CAME TO A STOP. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JIM BUTLER CHEVROLET (759 GRAVOIS BLUFFS BLVD, FENTON, MO 63026, (636) 349-3222) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,588.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND ROLLED TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAFONTAINE CHEVROLET (7120 DEXTER ANN ARBOR RD, DEXTER, MI 48130, (734) 408-4075) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. IN ADDITION, SERVICE CODE: P25A2 (TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE CONTROL) WAS DISPLAYED AND THE ONSTAR FEATURE DISPLAYED FAILURES WITH THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, VACUUM PUMP, AND MASTER CYLINDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT LOOSE AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO DEPRESS AND STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE POWER BRAKE ASSIST AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING INDICATORS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE; HOWEVER, THE BRAKES APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WITH FOLSOM CHEVROLET (12655 AUTO MALL CIR, FOLSOM, CA 95630, (916) 985-5600). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,570.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHERE IT CAME TO A ROLLING STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOU FUSZ CHEVROLET (5120 N SERVICE RD, ST PETERS, MO 63376, (636) 875-5400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. A DRIVING TEST WAS ALSO COMPLETED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5453112774. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800.

WHILE BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT, LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY EVEN THOUGH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN AFTER MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS INCLUDING ENGINE ONE CAME ON AND MESSAGES REFERRING TO BREAK SYSTEM FAILURE - 62 MPH MAXIMUM SPEED AND SERVICE TRAILER BREAK SYSTEM. ONSTAR ALSO EMAILED STATING ISSUE WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. VEHICLES WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSIS SHOWS NOTHING! SOME UPDATES WERE MADE TO SOFTWARE THAT WAS ALL. CONTACTED GM AND THEY OPENED A CASE.

TODAY 1/29/2019 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY SPONGY AND I ROLLED INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO FULLY COMPRESS THE PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, ANY OWNER OF THIS TRUCK KNOW'S HOW RESPONSIVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS AND IT ONLY TAKES A SLIGHT TOUCH TO COME TO A FULL QUICK STOP. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE TODAY, I DROVE IT BACK TO MY SHOP AND THE ENTIRE 10 MIN. DRIVE IT REPEATED THIS FAILURE. I GOT BACK TO MY SHOP AND CALLED CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, I COULD NOT GET IT TO REPRODUCE THIS BEHAVIOR.