2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Nov 8, 2024 · Transmission · TN

The transmission at less then 150,000 miles grinds and causes a vibration through the steering wheel. It is available for inspection if need be. There was no sign of this failure before it happened. It has made the truck unsafe to operate because of it were to fail it would cause a complete loss of power to the drive shaft, and currently is causing intermittent power loss to the drive shaft. It has been inspected by a local Chevrolet dealership as well as an independent transmission shop that both confirmed the torque converter has begun to fail. The local dealership as well as the transmission shop have both stated they have had a large number of trucks with the same issue come in over the last year. The service manager at the dealership even informed me that there should be a recall put out for the issue. I have even put in a complaint to GM and there was nothing done about the issue. I went back and forth with them for months

Filed Apr 8, 2021 · Transmission · 97,235 miles · AL

Having a bad shutter grinding noise coming from transmission

Filed Feb 9, 2021 · Transmission · 72,000 miles · DE

At 72k miles the torgue converter on my 2014 chevrolet silverado ltz required replacement at an out of the pocket expense of $4486. The auto repair garage where I had the work done reported they have seen multiple vehicles with this transmission coming in lately with around the same mileage (72k) having this issue. I drive mostly around town (not much highway), heard a grinding sound and caught it early before losing any gears. Unfortunately, some vehicles have actually lost gears. Sounds dangerous.

Filed Dec 24, 2018 · Brakes · 93,250 miles · WI

When 'feathering' my brakes whenever I'm in a small area (parking lot, fitting into a space, my brakes grind while pushed all the way to the floor and the truck continues to roll another foot or so when coming to a stop. This has also happened when at a stop sign/red light if I disengage the brake to move forward a bit and then try to stop. This happens with the truck in drive or reverse. It's happened in both parking lots, my driveway, and off ramps from a highway.

Filed Nov 14, 2018 · LA

My truck has been making a sudden, momentary grinding or zipper sound, usually happens when I accelerate hard. It doesn't do it all the time, only sporadically but seems to be happening more often and at lower rates of speed now. When it began, I was usually doing around 70 MPH, but has started to do it around 55 MPH and then today it did it at around 40 MPH. I have brought it in twice, but they couldn't work on it because the truck never made the noise while the mechanic was with me.

Filed Nov 12, 2018 · Body · 27,000 miles · MD

My 2014 chevy silverado has less than 36000 miles on it and has severe rust and corrosion issues throughout the entire frame. Metal is flaking off the flame in large pieces and support elements have significant rust inside and outside. The rest of the vehicle looks brand new. I contacted chevy and they told me it was a known issue and take it to the dealer. The dealer inspected it and said that since none of the corrosion or rust was not "through" meaning they could stick their finger through a hole, it was not covered. They offered to replace the frame at my cost. This is severe rust. It is not simple surface rust expected on vehicle. It is flaking off and would take significant labor to grind/brush and repair. The frame as it is now is a safety issue and I cringe every time I hit a pothole. I fear for my safety and for the safety of my occupants and fellow drivers if the frame were to collapse while driving due to poor construction and severe rust. I informed the dealership of this asking how flaking rust on the main frame and support members was not an issue and was told it was "minor" rust.

Filed Aug 11, 2018 · Driver assistance · 40,383 miles · NY

Service 4wd notification turned on. 2 days later, the vehicle is locked in 4wd, making reversing and turning difficult. Reduced turning radius as a result. Sound of grinding when turning. Sensation of tires gripping overly hard. Took it to the dealership because an electrical recall was just done a month prior. They said the transfer case control module and actuator motor were faulty. The alignment, which had been just tuned less than a month prior, was also faulty and needed to be redone. These items were replaced at a cost of $1,184.37.

Filed Mar 26, 2018 · Brakes, Engine · 27,971 miles · NY

While at a chevy dealer to have a recall (17276 loss of power steering) done on my truck I asked them to check on a grinding/whining noise from the area of the brake booster pump on the engine. They said in fact it was the brake vacuum booster pump, that it should be fixed or I could experience a sudden loss of braking power. They further explained it would have been covered under warranty but that expired a year ago and would now cost me some $440. Am wondering if other folks have complained about this. I've read of it happening to others on certain internet blog sites. To my way of thinking the brakes (and I suppose loss of ABS/traction control) are at least as important as the steering that was enough of a problem to issue a recall. Btw the truck had 27,971 miles on it when the problem started, hardly 'warn out'.

Filed Mar 3, 2018 · Engine · 39,450 miles · NJ

I was driving around the back of a shopping plaza when my engine started to make a stalling sound followed by my belts squealing. My gauges looked fine and then I looked at my side mirror to see smoke trailing my vehicle. I stop and open my hood to see the entire engine compartment filled with smoke. I couldn't see any damage at that point to pin point the problem. My vehicle was towed to a chevy dealership and the mechanic told me my a.c. Compressor seized up due to lack of oil in the compressor and my engine belt was destroyed (which was the cause of the smoke). I did notice every time I turned the fan on in my vehicle the a.c. Light would always come on by itself engaging the compressor for the a.c. System. This vehicle is 3 years old with 39450 miles on it and this incident should not have happened. I had to pay the dealership almost $1000 for the repair.

Filed May 10, 2017 · Brakes · 43,000 miles · TX

My truck has 43k miles on it. Driving it the other day on a city street, I heard a squealing sound, and then the brakes failed. I had to push down really hard to avoid rear ending a car in front of me on my way home. When I got home I could see that the belt powering the vacuum assist pump for the brakes had snapped. So I went to autozone and purchased another one. Put it one and started the truck. The squealing was quite loud because the belt was turning, but not the vacuum pump. So I removed the pump and discovered large amounts of metal shards in the oil, which now means I can't drive the truck without risking taking out my engine. This should not be happening on a 3 year old vehicle.

Filed May 17, 2016 · Steering · 75,000 miles · TX

Power steering problems. Locks up when turning right or left and grinding sounds. Dealership has us replace a part in steering column problem never stopped. Tie rod causing the gear box to go out.

Filed Aug 25, 2014 · Transmission · 1,500 miles · WI

I was towing a trailer utilizing the tow/haul mode, when suddenly the vehicle drastically slowed and the tires squealed and the RPM's went way up. It was like the vehicle suddenly downshifted into low gear by itself.