2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: sudden loss of power

Filed Jan 21, 2026 · Engine · FL

The truck lost power, starred sputtering and misfiring. I shut the engine down, restarted and was able to drive it home. This same issue occurred a couple more times but each time it was restarted it drove okay. I started doing research and found a history of this same issue being reported by other owners and upon complaining to GM, nothing was done. I stopped driving the truck and it has been sitting for 3 years now. On April 22 2024 I had the truck towed to Stingray Chevrolet to have the issue checked. I was informed that the engine was would need to be replaced at a cost estimated to be 18K. I had the truck towed back to my home and it has been sitting, until I decide what I am going to do. I have continued investigating and I have found where GM acknowledged there were engine issues that dated back from 2013/2014 more than 10 years where the same problems were reported. Several law suits were found to have been filed with some wins and some losses including class action suits. I wrote GM and asked them to step up, do the right thing and replace the engine. They refused naturally so I have been waiting, contemplating my actions but the fact still remains. GM built and sold defective engines back into the early 2000's and replaced these 5.3L V8's with another engine that there are still defects being reported. I would like for GM to fully replace the engine including all components and Auxiliary devices on my truck, at no cost to me. Give it another 100K mile guarantee and compensate me for the 3 years I have not been able to use my truck.

Filed Jul 12, 2023 · Acceleration, Engine · ME · 4 injuries

Stabiltrack System, Traction Control System, Reduced Engine Power. Since purchase of the vehicle, intermittent immediate failure or previously stated vehicle systems caused critical safety concerns for occupants and other drivers while operating. Vehicle looses power enters safety "Limp Mode" due to faulty engineering. Upon inspection by State Police and Fire/EMS, owners urged to contact vehicle manufacturer and the federal safety agency to report issue. Failure of system first happened around 140k miles on odometer. No safety or warning lamps were present prior to stated malfunction of vehicle. Malfunction appears now daily causing impaired drivability and serious safety concerns for occupants and fellow drivers. Messages on Dashboard State The Following. "Service Stabiltrack, Service Traction Control, Reduced Engine Power". NO Certain Cause OR Remedy from manufacturer.

Filed Aug 13, 2021 · Brakes · CA

The service stabilitrak/traction control come on (ABS) at random times when driving. The truck begins to shift hard and lose power as I am driving making it very dangerous on the road especially at close proximity to other vehicles. I have taken it in and nothing can be found or done because they can't seem to find the problem. The truck has 73,000 miles on it. I am beyond frustrated and scared to drive it on the freeway because I never know when it will come up; it has been happening once a week (sometimes two) since June 2021. I just don't understand how GM allows this to happen and not fix the problem; it is clearly a danger on the road for myself, family, and others. Please look into this as I have read so many situations of other owners of GM models dealing with this disaster!

Filed Mar 25, 2021 · Engine · 112,000 miles · MI

Truck was purchased certified pre-owned in june 2017, in june 2018 problems arose including rough idling, service engine light activation, and stabilitrak off message activation on the dash readout. General motors (gm) technical service bulletin (tsb) #10-06-01-008m was issued december, 2014 to address the repair for this problem. The issue was motor oil reaching the #1 and #7 cylinders thus fouling those two spark plugs.the truck was repaired under the extended warranty. The same symptoms appeared again in august 2020 and the chevy dealership diagnosed the same issue (mis-fire in the #7 cylinder) as described in the tsb. Since the vehicle was no longer under warranty, gm would not pay for the repair. I chose to deal with the symptoms myself which involved installing new spark plugs in the two cylinders. In mid-march of this year (2021), the symptoms appeared again and again the #1 and #7 spark plugs were fouled with motor oil. In each case, the vehicle was in motion when the symptoms presented. It's my understanding that stabilitrak is designed to help prevent accidents by giving the driver better control of the silverado. If a service stabilitrak warning appears, the silverado will no longer be assisted when a loss in lateral traction is detected. Additionally, the rough idling affects acceleration (loss of power.)

Filed Sep 25, 2018 · Steering · 12,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet silverado 1500. While the contact was attempting to park the vehicle in reverse, the power steering seized without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred periodically. The vehicle was taken to alexander chevrolet buick gmc (2211 tn-46, dickson, tn 37055, (615) 446-5141) and the contact was informed that the electrical power steering was designed to operate in that manner. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 12,000. *dt the consumer was not parking in reverse, but backing out of a parking space. The steering has never seized; however, the vehicle has lost power assisted steering while parking or, leaving parking.