2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Feb 4, 2026 · Electrical, Steering · CT

Vehicle has electrical issues with headlamps flickering and power steering loss (which is electronic) at lower speeds. Power and radio intermittently cut out momentarily and on occasion a "stabilitrac loss" warning flashes. Looking online, many consumers experience this issue which appears to be due to faulty ground or battery connections and many have reported complete loss of power at highway speeds resulting in accidents. This appears on several Chevrolet vehicles, but especially on the Silverado and GMC Sierra 2014-2017 models. I am very surprised a recall has not been issued yet for this very dangerous and potentially fatal issue.

Filed Sep 30, 2025 · Electrical, Locks · 129,000 miles · AL

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the door locks were independently locking and unlocking, and the hazard lights were flashing intermittently. The contact stated that the interior lights and the headlights were activated without the contact using the key fob or manually turning the lights on. The contact stated that the 12-Volt battery and alternator were replaced, but the vehicle still experienced electrical failures. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the door lock actuator and the wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 129,000.

Filed Aug 12, 2025 · TN

Vehicle stabilitrak light comes on and engine dies. Headlights flicker and completely cut off at night. When starting vehicle the dash says to roll the driver window down and then up to continue. Tonight August 12th 2025, the air quit completely and headlights cut off. Engine dies while in gear. When I put truck in reverse engine will die. Sometimes turning the wheel will cause the engine to cut off or lights to go out. I have taken to the dealership multiple times for this issue and it has yet to be resolved. This has been going on for around 7-8 months. I bought the truck in December and it’s been in the shop 4 times now.

Filed Aug 9, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · TN

I estimate this has happened over 10 times. I lose all electrical power to the vehicle and the car shuts off, often this is preceded by loss of power steering and low speed. The last time this happened when pulling out into traffic; the steering kicked back, the truck lost all electrical power, dash went blank, radio dark, including loss of head lights, I will reiterate that this happened while pulling into traffic. This truck cost me over $40k new and I believe Chevy is aware of the problem, then simply don't want to cover the cost of parts and labor to fix. The dealership told me they had no idea what the issue could be, then I found several GM documents online. It appears this is a known issue, and they even list 2015 Silverado on documents. Bulletin No.: 18-NA-161 (The issues in this match exactly what I've experienced) also Reference Number:N172085440 Please help me convince Chevrolet to fix this issue or force them to do a recall.

Filed Mar 11, 2021 · Electrical, Steering · 75,000 miles · TX

On several occasions the truck will completely shut off while in a turn. All dashboard information shuts down. On several occasions driving about 35-50 MPH going straight and then turning on blinker attempting to make a lane change the truck cuts out and shuts off for a second and turns back on. The headlights flicker and using power windows sometimes causes the truck to shut off for a second and come back on. This happens in park, turning, or driving down the road. I have already had the vehicle in the shop and this is after the software update, and the vacuum pump for the brakes was replaced twice.

Filed Dec 8, 2020 · Electrical, Lights · 60,000 miles · CA

Truck seems to lose power when slowing down. Steering wheel locks up. Dash display go dark and comes back. Stability track warning. Airbag warning. Headlights flicker. Ac and fan go out. Happens when making turns at a slow speed. And when hitting the brake at any speed.

Filed Jul 27, 2020 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 51,000 miles · LA

While driving, the radio and all other electric components will go dark or quit working altogether, including the AC blower, compressor, headlights, etc. Sometime I get the stabilitrack alert with 3 or 4 tones, which resets automatically. When waiting in a drive through line today, when I depress the brake pedal, it happens again. While waiting in line, I sometimes put the transmission in park. When I depress the brake, and move the transmission control into drive, it happens, and more frequently, the engine shuts off. When turning the wheel, the power steering seems to go out, making it almost impossible to turn the vehicle, all the while the stabilitrack alarm goes off, the headlights go dark, the AC shuts down, the dash display goes dark, the door locks cycle up and down, and the engine shuts down. Today, it almost caused me not to negotiate turning from a major road into a parking lot. I lost all power to the steering, the engine shut down, and my brakes were non-existent. After reading other complaints on here, I decided I needed to tell my story. I received the recall notices, and have not ventured to the dealership for repairs, fearing exposure to the covid-19 virus. After reading everyone else's problems, and hearing that even the recall repairs do not fix the problem, I cannot help but wonder if there is more going on here than gm is willing to admit. I will not let my wife drive this vehicle, because if it happens to her, there is no way she can maneuver a stalled vehicle with no power steering and no brakes. So it looks I have the same story as others, and no real solution to my problem that the dealerships are willing to fix, or even admitting that there is a problem.

Filed Jul 21, 2020 · Electrical, Steering · 114,458 miles · OH

The steering wheel gets hard to turn at low speeds like it's going out. When I stop and turn the wheel the headlights dim.

Filed Jan 15, 2020 · Lights · IL

Front headlight assemblies cracking only on the daytime running lights not on the high beam a known issue that gm is ignoring and its dealerships other owners are complaining about has greatly impacted me driving my truck at night like I said gm knows about the defect in their headlight assemblies as I was told from the gm mechanic and service writer and gm owners are complaining about it all over the inter net starts a little bit over time until its very noticable starts spider wed cracks

Filed Jul 14, 2019 · Lights · 32,000 miles · LA

Continuous headlight burout. New lights last approx 2 months. Led, halogen or incandescent.

Filed May 9, 2019 · Steering · 40,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving the at various speeds, the power steering had malfunctioned causing the steering wheel to become difficult to turn in either direction. In addition, when turning the steering wheel the head lights would flicker off and on. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer buff whelan (40445 van dyke ave, sterling heights mi.) who was unable to determine the cause of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.

Filed May 2, 2019 · Brakes, Lights · 65,216 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 30 MPH and approaching a red light, the brake pedal was depressed, but felt very hard. The contact had to pump the brake pedal several times to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the brake failure occurred for the past two months on a daily basis. The contact also stated that the headlight assemblies were fractured and caused the headlights to be very dim. The contact drove the vehicle to jud kuhn chevrolet (3740 hwy 9 e, little river, sc 29566) and they offered to repair the headlight assemblies; however, the contact would have to pay half of the repair cost. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 65,216.