My brake assist light kept coming on, and when I would be going at a low speed and applying the brake, the brake peddle would get very hard and stiff. I would have to apply all possible weight I can in order to get the vehicle to stop. I was informed today that a vacuum pump is causing this issue, and needs to be replaced. The dealership told me that this is becoming a common problem that they are seeing. This is very dangerous, as I could have easily hit somebody, or been unable to stop when backing into my garage. If it had been my wife driving, I don't know if she would have been able to get it stopped with how hard I was having to press the brakes repeatedly. This happened while in a parking lot in motion, and also while backing into my garage
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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After driving for any amount of time at a highway speed, the brake pedal is extremely hard to push and the vehicle will continue to roll for several feet at slow speeds, usually under 10 MPH. For example, when coming to a stop light or trying to park in a parking lot. Very unsafe. I backed into a concrete wall, luckily did not damage my truck. After research, many people have stated it is a defective vacuum pump. Poor performance by gm, not to mention the lack of customer service or backing of the bad parts they are putting in vehicles. Brakes not working in a vehicle due to a faulty part is unsafe. I'm havjng trouble having gm even admitting it's a problem, and I hope I don't injure or kill myself or somebody else because of this issue. 71000 miles
I have a 2014 silverado with 60k miles. On sunday, I was pulling into the garage after a short errand and I lost most of the braking power. I was able to stop the truck by pressing the brake pedal hard. I immediately drove backwards and it did the same thing. I restarted the vehicle the issue went away, mind you during all of this the ABS light never came on either. Searching online I found a bulletin in some rare situations, a customer may comment on a hard brake pedal or that increased effort is needed to depress the brake pedal. While performing normal diagnostics, fluid may be found in the brake booster and/or the booster vacuum line. If engine oil is found, it is important the following parts are replaced. If not, the condition will return. 1. Vacuum pump 2. Vacuum line between the booster and the pump 3. Brake booster 4. Master cylinder after finding this and reading all the accounts I feel like gm needs to make this a special coverage. This is 100% safety concern
When pumping the break going in reverse or forward slow I lose all braking power and pedal does not push down at all.
I was pulling into work and brake peddle got stiff then no brakes I was baking into parking spot and concrete wall stopped the truck I took it straight to the dealer and they said vacuum pump and brake booster needed to be replaced a service bulletin was out for it but was not under warranty and it would cost $1000 dollars to fix it 68,000 miles on the truck this happens at 15 MPH if someone would have been in front of me it could have killed them
When in reverse and applying the brake, brake pedal is so hard to push and will not stop vehicle. Only happens in reverse. Doesn't matter if on incline or on flat. Brake pedal cannot be pushed and vehicle still moving in reverse position.
At low speeds in bumper to bumper traffic the brake pedal was extremely hard with maybe a 1/4" of travel. The truck barely stopped had to use the e-brake to assist the vehical to stop. Made it over to the shoulder of the freeway. Turned the vehical off. Got out checked the brakes visually. Everything seemed ok. I started the vehical up and with caution tried moving the vehical and every thing was back to normal. Three weeks later it did the same thing parking along the curb in front of my house.
My brake pedal just got hard. It took was all I could do to stop my truck,thank goodness I was in a 35 MPH zone and not at highway speeds. I was on vac and went to local dealer to see what happened. My brake vacuum pump failed & it cost me $504.00 to repair
When applying brake with motor at idle or close to it. The brake pedal will get hard. I checked vacuum from the separate vacuum pump and only had 9 in hg. It will build and store some vacuum but will also fade as it idles. I replaced the pump and I now have 26 in hg and when parking or doing short maneuvers all is good. I have replaced the pump at a price of $135 and did the work myself.
I attempted to stop the vehicle at a low speed and when I applied the brakes, the brake pedal was rock hard. The truck did not want to stop and took a considerable amount of force on the pedal to get the truck to stop.
Many times the brake pedal is hard when depressed and stopping is very slow. Most times it has happened at low speed when approaching stop lights or parking. One time was at over 65mph. Have been to 2 dealers and neither can get the issue to repeat or get a code to diagnose. Problem happened first at 40k miles and continues now at 60k miles.
Driving 70 miles an hour on the toll road in a booster pump went out and no breaks had to stop manually fortunately there were no cars in front of me I replacing the booster pump the dealer will not respond there advice was for me to buy an extended warranty. 40,000 miles on the truck I bought it in 2015 december a demo at 5000 miles on it and it now has 40,000 miles .this is a very serious problem my uses the truck to commute too work daily had she been driving she would have wrecked the truck
Per attached work orders, my brakes were going to the floor in reverse only. They replaced master cylinder and said all fixed. Several weeks later happened again so now replaced vacuum & booster pump. That was 2 weeks ago. Still working and filed complaint with gm but they said nothing they could do. These have no moving or mechanical parts and should probably never wear out. Prior to all this I was getting a report to service electronic trailer brakes but had not hooked up a trailer? When first pointed this out they said could not find anything. Second time they replaced electronic switch as "bad". Personally I feel it had nothing to do with all the parts replaced and feel strongly that this is electronic and related to the ABS braking system electronics or mother board. Vehicle was in reverse moving slowly. Damaged rear bumper last fail due to unable to stop vehicle. If someone was behind me directing me there is a good chance they could have been crushed or injured seriously. I feel this is a recall waiting to happen.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of power. Also, the ABS and stabilitrak warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Eddy's chevrolet cadillac (8801 e kellogg dr, wichita, ks) diagnosed that the battery was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact received notification of the vehicle being involved in a tsb. The vehicle was taken to davis-moore chevrolet (8200 w kellogg dr, wichita, ks) where a software update was performed; however, the failure recurred on six occasions. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 54,000.
The truck turned off on me on the freeway and I lost control for a few seconds. Had to pay to get it towed to my house because it was at night couldn't take it to the dealer. Took it to the dealer after and they said it was my battery . I'm just getting tired of all the issues that gm has. I'm getting frustrated of taking my truck in for recalls every other month! Can some one help I'm trying to get my money back .
While driving my 2014 silverado my brakes became hard to use. I had to push hard with both get to get them to work. Then I drove the rest of the way and they where fine until I tried to park and it happened again. I found on a forum that this is a vaccume pump issue that is common in this year.
Very very hard brake peddle at low speeds. I have been told the vacuum pump needs replaced. The vehicle had less than 50,000 miles.
Brake pedal is hard to press in making vehicle hard to stop
My service light is constantly going off for "trailer brake system". It has been doing it for quite some time. I have taken it to the dealer several times to be looked at with no luck. Today I drove it about 20 miles and it must have chimed about 30 times. It is a constant distraction when I'm driving not to mention very irritating. It does it in park, in drive, dry and wet weather.
No power brakes. At low speeds vacuum pump does not provide enough vacuum for brakes to work. Very hard brake pedal feels like you have no brakes. There is a service bulletin pit5361b when I spoke to chevrolet customer service they told me my truck wasn't covered under this but it clearly is. This is very unsafe and might cause many accidents or deaths
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet silverado. While driving various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed and a loud noise could be heard. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was a missing brake pad on the front driver side wheel. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was out of warranty. The failure mileage was 46,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 20 MPH, the power steering seized without warning. In addition, the brakes locked up without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
I was traveling on a highway doing 55 MPH. I say the light turn red and applied my brakes. There were no brakes as the pedal went to the floor. Fortunately we were able to roll to a stop without crashing into the car in front. I was towed to my dealer where they diagnosed it as a brake booster failure. This is just not right and seems too dangerous for such a new vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 45 MPH, the service trailer brake system displayed across the message board. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to multiple dealers who were unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Dealer states that parts for two critical recalls on our 2014 chevrolet silverado will takes months to receive before an appointment can be made repair. Our vehicle was purchased specifically for towing our travel trailer. The two recalls involve rear braking system and two hitch weld breakage causing the trailer to break away from the vehicle. What is the resolution to have dealers provided in a timely manner the parts necessary to complete repairs. We cannot use our vehicle for months now due to these issues?
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, brake assist, stibilatrac and traction control warning light illuminated. The brakes would erroneously activate causing the vehicle to suddenly stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that moisture was present in the brakes system. The vehicle was repaired but the failure continued to occur. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who replaced the master brake cylinder and chassis harness. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,316.
While returning from a trip pulling my camper trailer on july 15, 2014, the trailer brake system failed (no brakes to camper), with message "service brake system". Dealer replaced the trailer brake control module. Trailer brakes worked fine until march 27, 2015 when trailer brake system failed again while pulling my camper and had message "service brake system". Both times after restarting the engine, trailer brake system is restored but will fail after several restarts.
I own a 2014 chevy z71 that had a sherrod lift package installed at there factory and I have brought it into the dealer for excessive tire wear and the second time it was in the dealer discovered that all 4 brake lines were about to burst due to excessive wear and incorrect installation of the lift. My concern is there are alot of these trucks on the market and had I drove it another week it would have been fatal for me or someone I hit due to brake failure. I feel this issue needs to addressed due to the severity of the issue. The dealer deadlined my vehicle due to a major safety factor and contacted sherrod. As of yet I have not heard from sherrod about the repair. Its the thousands of other drivers of these vehicles I am concerned about. If the one I owned was done incorrectly but to specs according to sherrod than in 7000 miles if mine were within days of bursting than so are theres. I have pictures of the lines if someone needs them. Something has to be done or lives will and are at steak.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 3 MPH, the vehicle independently shifted into neutral and the brakes and power steering failed. As a result, the contact crashed the vehicle into a light pole. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v374000 (power train) after the crash. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 7,000.
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